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Sash of Merit for outgoing UK envoy Qatar tops in SEC to make density of millionaires DOHA: Qatar has the world’s KG education highest density of millionaires. According to a new report by The Boston Consulting Group (BCG), more than 14 percent of households in the country hold at least $1m in private compulsory wealth. Globally, only 0.9 per- cent of households had assets Admission age put at three years of at least $1m, The Huffington Post reported yesterday citing DOHA: The Supreme Education for entry into schools. Pre-school the BCG’s Global Wealth 2013 Council (SEC) is planning to education is fast gaining popular- report. “Nowhere on earth will make pre-school (kindergarten) ity among Qatari and expatriate you find as many millionaires and secondary education man- populations, with establishment concentrated in a place as in datory for all Qatari children. of several state-funded and pri- Qatar”, the news portal said. Once early education has been vate kindergartens across the THE PENINSULA made compulsory, parents will be country. The KG system in Qatar required to enrol their children in is based on a two-year curriculum GCC to act against kindergartens at the age of three. with much emphasis on outdoor Primary education in Qatar starts activities. Hezbollah members at the age of five. The SEC said it had made it The SEC set up the first mandatory for all kindergartens RIYADH: The Gulf Cooperation kindergartens as part of the to have an attached playground, C o u n c i l s a i d i t w i l l t a k e m e a s u r e s Independent school system dur- besides having outdoor activity against members of Lebanon’s ing the 2008-2009 academic year. rooms. Such facilities should also Hezbollah over the movement’s Currently, there are 58 KGs meet safety and health standards. The Emir H H Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani presenting the Sash of Merit to outgoing British Ambassador, military intervention against associated with Independent Of the 58 kindergartens associ- Michael O’Neil, at the Emiri Diwan yesterday. Syrian rebels. The measures will schools and another 10 KGs ated with Independent schools, affect their “residency permits, have been planned in the next 49 have separate buildings. Each and financial and commercial academic year, which begins in accommodates 150 to 300 chil- transactions,” said a GCC state- September, SEC said in a state- dren, with three subjects — sci- ment issued late on Monday. The ment yesterday. ence, arts and language. English Ashghal signs QR7.2bn road contracts statement urged the Lebanese Primary education is manda- language is part of the curriculum. government to “assume its tory in Qatar and now the author- The facilities in a kindergar- DOHA: The Public Works construction contracts. The con- lines across the country.” responsibilities towards the ities are laying more emphasis on ten include classroom, library, Authority (Ashghal) yesterday struction contracts are worth The programme will deliver behaviour of Hezbollah and its early education as well as second- music room and two activity announced awarding contracts QR3.9bn, while the remaining over 900km of new roads and an illegal and inhumane practices ary education. “Early education is rooms — indoor and outdoor and worth QR7.2bn (about $2bn) to contracts for design, consultancy array of underpasses, flyovers and in Syria and the region.” AFP based on the concept of learning a playground. Computers, story build 24 expressways across the and supervision services are val- multi-level interchanges to enable through play. Psychologists have books and CDs are an integral country. ued at QR3.3bn,” said Nasser free-flowing traffic and shortened Today’s edition of found that this is highly impor- part of the learning process, the The contracts are part of Ali Al Mawlawi, President of journey times. The Peninsula includes tant for the development of chil- SEC said. Ashghal’s main road projects, Ashghal. Although Ashghal has set a tar- supplement on dren, especially their language The SEC last year unified the which will be connected with Al Mawlawi, while speaking get for all its big ticket projects to skills. Once they become fluent resource books for all kindergar- the main streets inside and out- with The Peninsula on the side- be completed by the end of 2018, in their first language, it will be tens associated with Independent side Doha. Once completed, the lines of the signing ceremony, the deadline for the above projects easy for them to learn other lan- schools. All KG and preparatory projects are expected to help ease said: “Ashghal has plans to invest has been fixed for the first quarter guages,” said the statement. (KG2) teachers have been under- traffic congestion. about QR100bn over the next 10 of 2016. SEC added that early educa- going training. “Today, we have signed 10 years in building a network of THE PENINSULA tion will better prepare children THE PENINSULA contracts including two big well-connected roads and sewer Continued on page 6

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Qatar to take part in Unesco meeting The Peninsula publishes style guide DOHA: Qatar will take part in a three- the conference, said the conference comes day international conference on intan- within the framework of cultural events DOHA: The Peninsula has published its Emir of Qatar Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al gible cultural heritage, which is due to which had been organised by Unesco, in style guide, becoming the first English Thani is addressed as His Highness while the open in China’s Chengdu city on Friday. cooperation with the member states sig- daily in the region to transform its style ruler of Bahrain takes the title ‘His Majesty’. The event is held by the United Nations natories to the convention on intangible sheet into a book. “We believe that style is not only about lan- Educational, Scientific, and Cultural cultural heritage in 2003. The guide was prepared by the edito- guage, but also social and cultural correct- Organisation (Unesco), in cooperation He said Qatar has participated in this rial staff and contains the standards in the ness,” says the introduction of The Peninsula with the Ministry of Culture of China. celebration and had organised a workshop English language, design, style and format Style. Hamad Hamdan Al Muhannadi, the under the title “Challenges of capacity followed by the newspaper. Copies of the 141-page guide have been dis- Director of Heritage administration at the building in the field of intangible cultural “This guide will be useful to journalism stu- tributed among journalism students at Qatar Ministry of Culture, Arts and Heritage, heritage in the Arab countries” in January dents and media professionals working in this University and other students and journalists who is also head of the Qatari delegation to last year. QNA region. For example, you will learn that the in the country. THE PENINSULA Call to boost women’s rights US-Islamic World Forum urges promoting economies of Egypt, Tunisia

DOHA: The 10th US-Islamic World Forum concluded here at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel with a declaration of a set of recommendations calling for enhancement of freedom of expression, freedom of religion, social change and prevention from economic collapse. The Forum also called for promoting the overall growth in Egypt and Tunisia as well as enhancing the rights of women in Islamic countries that suffer conflict in addition to common interests and to participate in a dynamic world. It also called for religious tolerance and encouraging gov- ernments to conduct reforms in a transparent manner and involve the public in decisions A discussion at the closing session of the US-Islamic World Forum at the Ritz-Carlton in Doha yesterday. making to achieve development, justice and the establishment of a strong economy and the fight women’s participation in politi- principle of the two countries. continuation of previous efforts against corruption and the cal affairs and economic activi- Tamara Cofman, Director with regard to the relation- involvement of women in eco- ties for the desired economic of the US Saban Center for ship between the US and the nomic activities in the medium change according to the context Middle East Policy at Brookings Muslim world and to comple- term. The recommendations of each country. Institution commended the sub- ment similar work comes in the also included the need to provide The Forum also stressed the stantial support provided by future. She expressed hope that greater assistance to countries importance of working to find Qatar for this Forum since its all would cooperate to achieve in transition period through common interests in this ever- inception, saying “without the the desired interest. increasing coordination and changing world as well as pro- support of the Emir H H Sheikh She announced that the partnerships and the exchange moting religious and diplomatic Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, next Forum will be held in of knowledge and expertise . coordination in support of peace and his wise vision the Forum Washington, DC, and hoped The Forum also recom- and stability and the values of would not have achieved the suc- that it would be an opportunity mended enactment of laws human rights. It also called for cesses that it has reached.” for further constructive discus- and cultural norms and adopt supporting the peace process in She said in her speech at the sions that benefit the US and approaches that encourage the Middle East to achieve the closing session: “The Forum is a the Islamic world. QNA WEDNESDAY 12 JUNE 2013 04 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com HOME Over 38,000 tickets sold for Disney show Mickey and Minnie tour Doha ahead of the opening

DOHA: Over 38,000 tickets have been sold for the “Disney On Ice celebrates 100 Years of Magic” which opens tomor- row at the Qatar National Convention Centre (QNCC). The event which runs for four days will have eight public and three private shows. After months of preparation, the magnificent skaters are ready to dazzle audiences as they pre- pare to take boys and girls, as well as mums and dads, on an enchanting journey through their favourite Disney stories, both classic and new. First Secretary Anil Nautiyal with members of the Indian Community Benevolent Forum. Produced by Feld Entertainment, Disney On Ice celebrates 100 Years of Magic brings together an international team of award-winning skaters, Indian Community Benevolent well-loved songs, stunning chore- ography, dazzling sets and beau- tiful costumes to provide fond Disney memories. Forum bids farewell to diplomat “We are really excited about the start of the shows. The cast DOHA: The Management address and felicitated Anil by the General Secretary of ICBF and crew have worked extremely Committee members and the Nautiyal. He shared his expe- Arvind Partil. Milaan Arun com- hard and many hours have gone Advisory committee of the riences highlighting Nautiyal’s péred the proceedings. into making this mammoth pro- Indian Community Benevolent kindness, warmth and support Anil Nautiyal spoke with humil- duction possible. From the ice Forum (ICBF) bid farewell to the ICBF. Chairman of the ity mentioning that he was fortu- rink, to the innovative sets, to to the First Secretary (HOC, Advisory Committee, Nilanshu nate to be of service in resolving iron-on sequins on the costumes, Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse in front of Doha’s iconic skyline. Consular & RTI) Anil Nautiyal Dey, Habib Un Nabi, Issa, Divakar problems of the underprivileged each detail has been fine tuned at a function at the Aalishan Poojary of the previous manage- Indians along with the ICBF dur- to make this a once in a lifetime from Disney’s The Little during this grand celebration. restaurant recently. ment committee, Ismail Nagoor of ing his tenure at Qatar. He cited experience. This stunning produc- Mermaid, The Lion King and Ahead of the opening Mickey The function was attended by present management committee few examples, his experience with tion will leave audiences breath- Beauty and the Beast will be and Minnie Mouse were spotted Deputy Chief of Mission, (Labour, shared their experiences appreci- ICBF, praising its activities and less and we are proud to share taking to the ice with beloved around town, including in front Death Cases and Community ating the passion and dedication thanked everyone associated with the Disney magic by bringing this princesses Cinderella and Snow of Doha’s iconic skyline on the Welfare) Indian embassy and of Anil Nautiyal in serving the the forum event to Qatar,” said Ali Haidary, White. Corniche and visiting fans at a also CO of ICBF, P S Sasi Kumar, under privileged. The highlight of the evening Founder and CEO of Sport & Joining them are Woody and local mall. community leaders’ families of the Vice President of ICBF Baby was the presentation of poetry Entertainment Solutions (SES), Buzz from Disney/Pixar’s Toy Children and adults of all ages Management Committee and the Kurian projected a different angle by Sangeetha Nautiyal eulogising the organisers of Disney On Ice, Story, Nemo and Dory from were thrilled to have their pic- Advisory committee members of of Nautiyal. Treasurer of ICBF, and detailing the humanitarian produced by Feld Entertainment. Disney/Pixar’s Finding Nemo and tures taken with their favourite the ICBF. Jatin Pathak, provided the vote activities of ICBF for the under- Tomorrow Mickey Mouse, even Stitch from Lilo & Stitch Disney characters. President of ICBF, Kareem of thanks. privileged providing them succour Minnie Mouse and their friends drops in to wreak his usual havoc THE PENINSULA Abdulla, gave the welcome The programme was organised and solace. THE PENINSULA QIB motivates customers to spend abroad with Visa

DOHA: Qatar Islamic Bank outside Qatar. Customers who are for travellers. You can also keep immediately. You are also able to convenience of cashless shopping total international point-of-sale (QIB), Qatar’s leading Islamic planning to spend their summer track of your spending by check- reclaim any fraudulent purchases, and you can enjoy a number of amount spent up to a certain financial institution, has vacation abroad have another rea- ing your monthly statement. It’s whereas if you lose cash, it is gone discounts at international res- amount. launched a special “International son to use their cards versus cash. always better to use your card forever. QIB’s various cards are taurants and hotels. The QIB- Supplementary cards will be Summer Spends” promotion, QIB offers a range of credit rather than carry large amounts specifically designed for the con- Qatar Airways co-branded card eligible and will be included with in which customers have the and debit cards, each offering a of cash. venience of travellers. The Debit comes with free membership to the primary cardholder; but only chance to win back everything variety of features. All cards are With a card, you can also pay (Visa) Cards offer cashless con- Burgundy level in Qatar Airways’ active cards at the time of the they spend internationally using accepted locally and internation- for expensive items safely and venience and enable you to with- Privilege Club and enables you to draw will be eligible to enter. The their Visa card between June 1 ally at millions of electronic selling securely. Strict security measures draw cash 24/7 or pay for your earn bonus Qmiles every time you draw will be held in September. and August 31. points, merchant outlets and 1.8 are in place when you make a card purchases from your current or use your card. More details on the scheme are All of QIB’s Visa cardholders million ATMs in banks, airports, purchase. Plus you have QIB’s savings account, within the limits QIB’s ‘Summer Spends’ pro- available on QIB’s website at www. are eligible for the prize draw and retailers worldwide. back-up if you need to dispute a of your balance. motion will enable 10 lucky win- qib.com.qa, or by calling the QIB every time they use any of QIB’s All QIB cards offer a fast and purchase. If your card is lost or The QIB Classic/Gold/Platinum ners, who will be selected from a call centre on 44448444. credit/debit cards for purchases convenient way to shop especially stolen, you can report and block it credit cards also offer you the random draw, to win back their THE PENINSULA

Ooredoo says 200 4G sites now operational DOHA: Qatar’s telecoms leader Ooredoo has reached a milestone in the rollout of 4G network across the country, doubling the number of base sites since the launch, with around 200 4G sites now live across the country, a press statement said. More customers have signed up for the 4G Long-Term Evolution (LTE) network, the country’s fastest-ever mobile broadband network. To access 4G services, customers need to have 4G-enabled devices that are compatible with 800 MHz and 2,600 MHz frequencies (Band 7 and 20), and then need to subscribe to the Shahry Unlimited Mobile Broadband Plan, and can then unlock the 4G service with the 4G Key. A new range of data plans and 4G services will be launched in the near future. According to the statement, Ooredoo has seen record demand from customers access- ing 4G at the Sealine Beach Resort, reflecting the increas- ing use of My-Fi devices outdoors. As part of upgrading the 4G coverage, the telecom giant has launched an engaging new campaign led by Nasser Al Attiyah – the Qatari Olympic medallist, World Rally winner, and Ooredoo’s brand ambassador. The campaign, which will be broadcast across the country and on social media, demonstrates Al Attiyah as an icon and symbol of Qatar’s achievements and speed. Providing 4G at major sporting events, in May 2013, Ooredoo installed 4G at the Lusail International Circuit for the Qatar International Road Racing Championship. Fans have used 4G to share real-time photos and videos of the races on social media. With its on-going expansion programme, Ooredoo is increasing the total number of sites every week. Ooredoo is rolling-out 4G in phases, covering Al Wakra, Al Khor and Dukhan by the Holy Month of Ramadan, followed by Umm Said. 4G provides connection speeds “at the speed of life” – or three-to-six times faster than the 3G network. Using 4G-enabled devices, customers can easily stream HD video and music, transfer large files and access multime- dia-rich websites from their mobile devices. THE PENINSULA WEDNESDAY 12 JUNE 2013 HOME www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 05 Aspire lures people to walk more in malls Villaggio and Landmark malls join to boost health

DOHA: Aspire Zone Foundation the community to lead active, walking times for each mall, as (AZF) has partnered with healthy lifestyles, while adapting well as health tips.” Villaggio and Landmark to to the environment.” Waleed Khoury, Managing launch its brand-new “Walk “Since the inauguration of step Director of Landmark, said: “At More…Walk in Malls” initiative, into health, we have been working Landmark we believe that with it was announced in a signing towards creating innovative solu- this partnership we are reshap- ceremony yesterday. tions to help deal with the sum- ing the perception of malls from The initiative will be offi- mer, especially during the month just a place to meet material cially inaugurated on Saturday of Ramadan which falls in this needs to a key player in the com- at Villaggio and on June 29 at period. Walking is a great form munity that influences people’s Landmark. of exercise as it helps with weight lifestyles and encourages them Both launches will take place management, lowers blood pres- to take positive steps towards between 8am and 10am. sure and cholesterol, as well as a healthier future for them and The drive is part of the com- reduces the risk of heart disease their children.” munity-inspired programme, and stroke. In addition, it is easily Commenting on the initiative, “step into health” and aims to accessible to everyone and can be Carole Sabbagha, Marketing encourage residents to walk along undertaken by all members of the Director of Villaggio, said: “We the corridors of the malls before community,” he added. are delighted to be a part of this the stores open every day. Abdullah Saeed Al Mohannadi, initiative. The step into health Officials during the signing ceremony of Aspire Zone Foundation’s health drive yesterday. Dr Mohammed Ghaith Al a researcher at Aspetar, said: success has seen over the past few Kuwari, Director of Healthy “This initiative is based on cre- months, combined with Villaggio’s Lifestyle Programme at Aspetar, ating walking trails that enable ability to draw thousands of visi- Villaggio and Landmark will they have completed the circuits. The “step into health team” is said: “We hope this innovative individuals to count steps. This tors and tourists, enables us to feature special walking trails In addition, there will be a ensuring that the malls will be initiative will inspire thousands information is clearly marked join forces to spread the benefits for members of the community. raffle on offer featuring prizes equipped with signs, maps and of people to continue exercising on maps at each mall. The maps of “Walk More…Walk in Malls”. Each track will be equipped with donated by Commercialbank and walking routes that feature dis- during the hot summer months. can also be downloaded directly And this is the least we can do signs and maps, and members of Ooredoo, key sponsors of step tances and the number of steps The initiative demonstrates from the step into health website. to contribute to a more active the AZF team will be on hand into health. Moreover, 100 ped- per circuit, enabling participants Aspire Zone Foundation’s com- In addition, comprehensive fly- Qatari society.” to help. Participants will receive ometers will be given away to the to track their progress levels. mitment to helping members of ers will be available that include The official launches at stamps at stations to prove that first group of participants. THE PENINSULA Orientalist Museum donates Concerts in tribute to Egypt singer DOHA: Qatar Music Academy denotes to a harbour where ships to our two forthcoming concerts will hold two free Arab music return home after long voyages, and to share in our passion for QR12,000 to Qatar Charity concerts on Thursday at 6.35pm and is an apt name for the ensem- Arab music.” The ensemble will at the Museum of Islamic Art ble as they act as guardians of perform on traditional instru- DOHA: The Orientalist Atrium and on June 22 at 5pm maqam musical heritage from all ments such as the oud, buzuq, nay, Museum has donated QR12,000 at the Katara Drama Theatre. over the Arab world. qanun, violin (kaman) and Middle to Qatar Charity, raised through Both will celebrate the life Dr Abdul Ghafour Al Heeti, Eastern percussion instruments the sale of tote bags created and works of Egyptian composer Principal of the academy, said: such as darbukkah, riq, duhul from recycled art collateral and and singer Mohammad ‘Abd Al “Marasi provides our students and tar. “We established Marasi part of the Museum’s ongoing Wahab. A legend in the world of and the wider community with to explore an eclectic range of Afrehom project. modern Arabic music, Al Wahab’s opportunities to explore theo- classical, neo-classical and pop- Afrehom — which means melodies have captured the hearts retical, practical and historical ular forms of Arab music from ‘make them happy’ in Arabic of millions and made him a much- interests in maqam music. This throughout the Middle East, and — looks at ways to recycle art loved musical personality. comes in line with our vision of to showcase the compositional material for charity. Initiated The shows will feature the promoting music appreciation and improvisational techniques by Kabir Abdulrazak, the Marasi ensemble comprising and awareness in Qatar, to fos- unique to our culture,” said Issa Orientalist Museum’s Head of teachers from the academy’s Arab ter new talent and to preserve Boulos, Head of Arab Music at Operations, and Fatema Sorore, Music Department. the legacy of Arabian musical Qatar Music Academy. the Orientalist Museum’s Head of The Arabic word Marasi culture. We welcome everyone THE PENINSULA Events, the project’s first under- taking transformed Art of Travel exhibit banners into one-of-a- kind tote bags. In two months the several hun- dred tote bags have been sold out. The funds raised will go directly to Qatar Charity’s blind children project. “On behalf of Qatar Charity, I would like to express my thanks and gratitude to the administra- tion of the Orientalist Museum for their generous donation and support for projects of humani- tarian cause that target people with disabilities, mainly blind and visually impaired people. This is a clear indication of their sense of responsibility towards the Qatari society,” said Sheikha al-Muftah from Qatar Charity. Abdulrazak said: “It seemed like a good idea to re-cycle the Officials of the Orientalist Museum and Qatar Charity during the donation. colorful banners from the exhi- bition, so we decided to convert them into Tote bags, and donate a number of upcoming Afrehom an important educational the proceeds to a worthy cause.” initiatives, to be announced soon. resource for the larger commu- “The collaboration with Qatar “This is our first initiative in nity of blind or visually impaired Charity brings the recycled the field of charity projects, and children, who must have access graphic banners to life,” said we hope the Orientalist Museum, to the world’s visual art culture,” Sorore. through the museum-charity said Museum Director, Dr Olga The Orientalist Museum has organization partnership becomes Nefedova. THE PENINSULA WEDNESDAY 12 JUNE 2013 06 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com HOME QFBA briefs Healthcare to get ministries on development QR38bn boost products DOHA: Qatar Finance and Business Academy (QFBA), the Minister discusses progress of National Health Strategy financial services training pro- vider, held a briefing session in collaboration with the Ministry BY FAZEENA SALEEM achieved by implementing the Committee for Preventive Health of Economy and Finance at mandatory counselling and pre- was formed to prepare and imple- Four Seasons Hotel yesterday. DOHA: Qatar will inject a marital testing, and systemis- ment a national strategy, the plan The event introduced QFBA’s whopping QR38bn into its ing the healthcare labour force of National Nutrition and Physical development products to the healthcare system in the next through the Qatar Council for Activity Strategy was approved Qatari ministries as well as gov- five years, which is a huge Healthcare Practitioners has been while occupational health emer- ernmental bodies. Various parties increase from its annual spend- completed. gency preparedness, food safety discussed potential collaboration ing of QR1.34bn. NHS has 39 projects out and environment health are in and the establishment of strategic The expenditure will be purely of which 38 are under active progress. partnerships in the near future. on workforce and services pro- implementation. More than 11 An electronic health strat- The two-hour session began vided for the patients, excluding percent of the strategy outputs egy and the healthcare database with QFBA showcasing its devel- infrastructure, said Minister of have already been achieved, with strategy are likely to be launched opment products to governmental Health H E Abdulla bin Khalid significant progress made in all soon to integrate health service in representatives. Al Qahtani, speaking at an event remaining areas. a more effective way. This was followed by a Q&A held on Monday to mark the “It has been two years since we Also the Supreme Council of The Minister of Health H E Abdulla bin Khalid Al Qahtani, speaking at an session for ministers and govern- completion of two years of the started the NHS and the chal- Health has sought to develop event to mark the completion of two years of the National Health Strategy ment representatives to famil- National Health Strategy (NHS) lenge continues to grow daily. It is the first National Healthcare (NHS) 2011-2016. ABDUL BASIT iarise themselves with the role 2011-2016. a great and unexpected challenge, Workforce Strategy, which is QFBA has in the development The five-year NHS has com- but it is rooted on an established at its final stage to identify and Academic Health System and hospital care preventing diseases and training of Qatar’s financial pleted two projects within two foundation guaranteeing success,” develop healthcare providers to over the next three years, the and providing best treatment. sector professionals. years and another 38 projects are said Al Qahtani. meet the growth and needs of the Academic Health System will Qatar Mental Health initia- QFBA highlighted all of its ini- under implementation. The NHS has set seven goals population. improve standards of patient care, tive contributes to the human tiatives are directly in line with However, the number of NHS to achieve as a ‘Comprehensive Developments in four key areas help train the next generation of development pillar of the Qatar Qatar National Vision 2030. projects has been increased by world class health system,’ ‘An of health service as academic clinical and scientific leaders in National Vision 2030, which rec- QFBA CEO, Dr. Abdulaziz Al nearly 30 percent since its launch integrated system of healthcare,’ health system, primary health- Qatar and support research. ognises that a healthy mind is as Horr, said: “QFBA can provide and QR38bn will be spent for the ‘Preventive healthcare,’ ‘Skilled care, mental health and national Primary Healthcare improve- important as a healthy body. The governmental sectors with a series health sector in the next five national work force,’ ‘National health insurance were also briefed ment is related to increasing Supreme Council of Health is of programmes and professional years, explained the Minister. health policy,’ and ‘Affective and at the event. workforce, skills of doctors and planning to launch a new Mental certificates in financial, admin- Reducing the risks of mar- affordable services.’ Needs of patients and the pop- nurses, redesigning the patient Health Strategy this year. istrative, and technical fields. riages between relatives has been Some aims such as the National ulation are at the centre of the pathway between primary and THE PENINSULA We have strategic partnerships with a number of internation- ally recognised institutions that provide education, certification and accreditation to the finance One in five suffers from mental illness: Official industry. Therefore, QFBA offers the best available counselling and BY FAZEENA SALEEM severity and duration of the sick- recovery and how to access men- training services.” ness vary. tal health care, tailored to their Dr Al Horr emphasised that DOHA: Qatar will soon have “It can significantly interfere needs. QFBA is always looking to invest a Mental Health Strategy to with an individual’s life, however, “Public education is critical in local talent. “QFBA believes in address the alarming increase mental illness is treatable, espe- to Qatar’s mission to increase the importance of investing in the in mental disorders in the cially if identified early,” said Dr awareness about mental health human potential to build a knowl- country. It has been found that Ghuloum, speaking at an event and reduce the stigma associ- edge based economy. We also see nearly one in five people here held to mark the completion of ated with mental illnesses,” said the value of building capacities, experience a mental disorder. two years of the National Health Dr Ghuloum. leveraging professional standards, The Supreme Council of Health Strategy 2011-2016. “Whether it is in a primary and supporting training providers (SCH) is planning to launch the As one of the key projects of care, community based or a hos- with technical tools and exper- new strategy by year-end. the National Health Strategy, pital setting, people with mental tise to increase performance A survey has found that plans to promote good mental health issues will have access to levels and develop themselves around 20 percent adult visi- health and well-being, prevent the right care, at the right time professionally.” tors to primary healthcare cen- mental disorders and develop and in the right place,” she said. The Head of Public Budget tres are likely to have a form of high quality services are to be Plans are under way for mental Department at the Ministry of a mental health disorder, said implemented soon. healthcare in community-based Economy and Finance, Sheikh Senior Consultant Psychiatrist Negative attitudes and stigma settings and to integrate mental Saud bin Naser Al Thani, said: at Hamad Medical Corporation prevent individuals and families health within the broader health “Our Ministry and QFBA are (HMC) Dr Suhaila Ghuloum, on from seeking help for mental ill- system in Qatar. working together to meet the Monday. Mental illnesses such as nesses similar to other countries. Skilled healthcare profession- ever-increasing demands of the depression, anxiety, schizophrenia The strategy would implement als will also be recruited to imple- Senior Consultant Psychiatrist at Hamad Medical Corporation Dr Suhaila market to provide the best avail- and bipolar disorders are com- mental health services focus- ment the strategy successfully. Ghuloum, during her presentation. ABDUL BASIT able solutions to the financial mon among people, although the ing on early intervention and THE PENINSULA industry.” THE PENINSULA

QFB launches region’s first metal MasterCard DOHA: Qatar First Bank One of the salient features (QFB), Qatar’s first independ- of the card is the donation of a ent Shariah-compliant bank percentage of each customer’s regulated by QFC Regulatory monthly spending to Qatar-based Authority, yesterday announced charities among these the Sheikh the launch of the first Shariah- Thani bin Abdullah Foundation compliant metal ‘World Elite for Humanitarian Services MasterCard Charge Card’ in (RAF). Qatar and the Mena region. The Chief Executive Officer of launch is the opening initiative QFB, Emad Mansour, said: “We in QFB’s recently announced are proud to be the first bank to strategy of becoming a full- launch a Shariah-compliant metal service Shariah-compliant charge card in Qatar and Mena. institution and is undertaken in Affluent clients demand unique collaboration with MasterCard, experiences in dining, travel or a leading technology company shopping. Our carefully-tailored in the global payments industry. proposition promises to take these This highly exclusive metal experiences to the next level. Our QFB World Elite MasterCard QFB World Elite MasterCard Charge Card is accepted at more Charge Card will allow our afflu- than 35.9 million outlets in over ent clients to enjoy personalised 210 countries. offers, priority status and impec- President of Ashghal, Engineer Nasser Al Mawlawi, with other contractors and officials during the Ashghal Expressway Projects Consultancy and It will be offered by invitation cable hospitality wherever they Construction Contracts signing ceremony at Sheraton yesterday. ABDUL BASIT only. The card provides an inno- go. It is their passport to a richer vative experience–based service and more exclusive lifestyle.” platform for affluent customers Area Business Head for Qatar, and is packed with a host of high Oman and Kuwait at MasterCard, Seven-year plan to deliver over 30 major road projects value benefits and rewards which Safdar Khan, commented: “This include travel benefits, lifestyle is the first metal payment card Continued from page 1 Shihaniya to Al Jemailiya Link south of Air Force Roundabout. As construction work on concierge and insurance, among to be issued in the Mena region, These road projects have Road and many others. 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Austria begins withdrawing Golan Erdogan vows no more tolerance peacekeepers VIENNA: Austria has begun Police fire tear gas as armed protesters throw stones and petrol bombs on Taksim Square withdrawing peacekeepers from the Golan Heights, wind- ISTANBUL: Turkish riot ing down a four-decade mission police fired tear gas and water due to spillover fighting from cannon at hundreds of pro- the Syrian civil war, the defence testers armed with rocks and ministry said. fireworks yesterday as they Austrian troops had already tried to take back control of moved from the Quneitra cross- a central Istanbul square at ing point to a United Nations base the heart of anti-government inside the Israeli-held part of the demonstrations. heights yesterday. Prime Minister Recep Tayyip “The first 60 to 80 soldiers will Erdogan called on the demonstra- land in Vienna tomorrow after- tors to leave Taksim Square and noon, so you can already see the warned that he would show “no withdrawal on site,” Defence more tolerance” for the unrelent- Ministry spokesman Andreas ing mass demonstrations against Strobl said. his Islamic-rooted government. The Austrians have patrolled The premier made no mention the buffer zone between Israel of the olive branch yesterday and and Syria as part of the United resumed his tough stance against Nations Disengagement Observer the demonstrators who have Force since it was set up in 1974. thrown up the biggest challenge The Vienna government said yet to his decade-long rule. last week it would pull out after “This episode is now over. We worsening fighting between won’t show any more tolerance,” Syrian rebels and government the premier told lawmakers of his forces sent its soldiers running Justice and Development Party for cover. (AKP) in a speech broadcast live Two soldiers were wounded last on television. Protesters reinforce a burning barricade during clashes in Istanbul’s Taksim Square yesterday. RIGHT: A protester holds a flag as riot police use water week after Syrian rebels catured “A comprehensive attack cannons. a border post then were driven against Turkey has been carried out by government troops. out,” Erdogan told parliamentary market turmoil, fell to its weak- hung by protesters from a build- fireworks and petrol bombs at the dismissed the protesters as “capul- Foreign Minister Michael group meeting of his AK Party. est against its dollar/euro basket ing overlooking Taksim but the police on the edge of the square. cular”, or riff-raff. But Deputy Spindelegger said Austria would “The increase in interest rates, since October 2011. local governor said they had no Hundreds more protesters, many Prime Minister Bulent Arinc said now negotiate with the United the fall in the stock markets, the The cost of insuring Turkish intention of breaking up a peace- wearing face masks and builders’ on Monday leaders of the Gezi Park Nations about an orderly hando- deterioration in the investment debt against default rose to its ful campaign against government helmets, gathered on steps lead- Platform group had asked to meet ver to the next contingent, “if environment, the intimidation of highest in ten months, although redevelopment plans inside the ing from the square to the park. him and Erdogan had agreed. A there is one”, but reserved the investors — the efforts to distort it remained far from crisis levels. adjoining Gezi Park, where the “This movement won’t end meeting was expected today. right to stick to its timetable for Turkey’s image have been put in Western allies have expressed demonstrations first began. Riot here. We’ve started something Erdogan has made many demo- a full exit within four weeks. place as a systematic project,” concern about the troubles in a police moved into the park briefly, much bigger than this park ... cratic reforms, taming a military Russia has offered to replace he said. Riot police backed by key Nato ally bordering Syria, then withdrew. After this, I don’t think people that toppled four governments in Austria in the Golan Heights, armoured vehicles moved into Iraq and Iran. Washington has “Our aim is to remove the will go back to being afraid of this four decades, starting entry talks which were captured by Israel in Taksim Square, epicentre of held up Erdogan’s Turkey as an signs and pictures on the Ataturk government or any government,” with the European Union, rein- the 1967 Middle East War, but the more than ten days of protest, example of an Islamic democracy statue and the Ataturk Cultural said student Seyyit Cikmen, 19, as ing in rights abuses by police and United Nations turned down the soon after dawn. Bulldozers began that could be emulated elsewhere Centre. We have no other aim,” the crowd chanted “Every place is forging peace talks with Kurdish offer because the agreement with removing barricades made of pav- in the Middle East. Istanbul Governor Huseyin Avni Taksim, every place resistance.” rebels to end a three-decades-old Israel and Syria precludes perma- ing stones and corrugated iron. The police move came a day Mutlu wrote on Twitter. Police appealed to the protest- war that has cost 40,000 lives. nent members of the UN Security What began as a protest at after Erdogan agreed to meet ers not to throw rocks, calling His AK Party has taken Turkey Council from taking part. redevelopment plans for Gezi protest leaders, whose peaceful POLICE APPEAL from loudspeakers, “Dear Gezi from a crisis-prone economy to Park, a leafy corner of the square, demonstrations two weeks ago Police hung a single Turkish friends. We are unhappy with Europe’s fastest-growing over the has grown into an unprecedented spiralled into anti-government flag and picture of the founder this situation. We don’t want to past decade, and has won three Aid nurse killed in challenge to Erdogan who has protests in cities across the coun- of the Turkish secular state, intervene. We don’t want to harm successive elections, each time governed for over 10 years. Victor try in which three people have Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, from you. Please withdraw.” with a higher share of the vote. Darfur crossfire in three consecutive elections, he been killed. the building. Protesters accuse Turkey’s Medical Association But the protests have shaken says the protests are engineered “I invite all demonstrators, Erdogan of an authoritarian said that as of late Monday, 4,947 Turkey’s reputation for stability. KHARTOUM: A Sudanese by vandals, terrorist elements and all protesters, to see the big pic- rule and some suspect him of people had sought treatment in The ferocity of the initial police nurse working for an interna- unnamed foreign forces. ture and the game that is being ambitions to replace the secular hospitals and voluntary infirma- crackdown has drawn criticism tional aid agency in Sudan’s The unrest has knocked inves- played,” Erdogan said. “The ones republic with an Islamic order - ries for injuries, ranging from cuts from the West and Erdogan has troubled Darfur region has been tor confidence in a country long who are sincere should with- something Erdogan denies. and burns to breathing difficulties increasingly accused foreign shot dead during a gun battle one of the world’s best perform- draw ... and I expect this from Crowd control vehicles fired from tear gas inhalation, since forces of trying to aggravate the inside a camp for displaced peo- ing emerging markets, and the them as their prime minister.” water cannon against groups of the unrest began more than ten troubles. ple, humanitarian workers said lira, already suffering from wider Police removed huge banners protesters who threw stones, days ago. Erdogan has repeatedly REUTERS yesterday. It is the first known death of an aid worker in Sudan since a Sudanese driver for the United Nations World Food Programme US hits Hezbollah was killed during an attack in agents in Africa Reformists back Rohani in Iran vote war-torn South Kordofan state last August. Ali Al Zatari, the DUBAI: Iranian reformists led United Nations chief in Sudan, with sanctions by former President Mohammad said the killing occurred on WASHINGTON: The United Khatami have endorsed Hassan Sunday in North Camp, in Central States announced sanctions Rohani, the lone moderate con- Darfur’s Nertiti town. He strongly against four Lebanese sup- testing Friday’s election for the condemned the “senseless crime”. porters of Hezbollah yesterday, presidency, held by hardline “The killing of this aid worker, alleging they were working to Mahmoud Ahmadinejad for the and the injury of several other extend the group’s influence in past eight years. civilians, occurred because an West Africa. Within Iran’s complex mix of exchange of fire took place in The US Treasury Department clerical rulers and elected offi- a camp for people displaced by named the four as responsible for cials, Supreme Leader Ayatollah fighting in Darfur. The civilian Hezbollah’s activities in Sierra Ali Khamenei has the final say on and humanitarian nature of these Leone, Senegal, Ivory Coast and big issues like Tehran’s disputed camps must be respected.” Gambia: Ali Ibrahim Al Watfa, nuclear programme and its sup- Abbas Loutfe Fawaz, Ali Ahmad port for President Bashar Al Chehade, and Hicham Nmer Assad in Syria’s civil war. No doubts about Iran’s Khanafer, respectively. But the next president may at The operatives “have organised least change the style of Iran’s N-programme: Putin fund-raising efforts, recruited dealings with the world after members, and in some cases fiery populist Ahmadinejad steps MOSCOW: Russian President styled themselves as ambassadors down in August. He will also be an Vladimir Putin said yesterday of Hezbollah’s Foreign Relations important adviser to Khamenei he has no doubt that Iran is Department,” the Treasury said in and take charge of trying to fix adhering to international com- a statement. The sanctions freeze an economy battered by interna- mitments on nuclear non-pro- any assets they have on US soil and tional sanctions, mismanagement liferation but that regional and ban Americans and US businesses and corruption. international concerns about from any transactions with them. One conservative and the Tehran’s nuclear programme The United States has desig- only reformist in the race have could not be ignored. nated Hezbollah, a Lebanon-based dropped out in the last two days, Putin, whose country is among Shia militia, as a terrorist group. leaving four candidates ultra-loyal six world powers seeking to “Today’s designations... fur- to Khamenei, one outsider, and An Iranian supporter of Hassan Rohani, moderate presidential candidate and former top nuclear negotiator, works ensure that Iran does not seek to ther expose the alarming reach Rohani, a moderate cleric. on her laptop in one of his campaign offices in Tehran, yesterday. develop nuclear weapons, also said of Hezbollah’s activities and its Khatami, who won two presi- Iranian threats to Israel’s exist- determination to create a world- dential election landslides in ... since 1989 is that the size of the is a world of difference in politics But despite months of talks on ence were unacceptable. wide funding and recruitment 1997 and 2001, threw his weight Iranian elite and the size of the between bad and worse,” wrote the issue, the conservatives have network to support its violence behind Rohani yesterday after popular support for the Islamic Iranian author and journalist been unable to unite behind a and criminal enterprises around Mohammad Reza Aref, the sole Republic has narrowed down sig- Hooman Majd in the Foreign single candidate and Khamenei Saudi beheads Syrian the world,” the department said. reformist candidate approved by nificantly,” said Mohsen Milani, Affairs journal. “Even if they feel appears to have not yet inter- “Even as Hezbollah claims to Iran’s Guardian Council, with- Iran expert at the University of like holding their noses as they vened to make them do so. for drug smuggling be a resistance organisation, its drew on Monday night. South Florida. cast a ballot, they will, in all prob- Among the hardliners, chief expansive global network is send- Aref was seen as lacklustre and “There is a large constituency, ability, still go to the polls.” nuclear negotiator Saeed Jalili RIYADH: Saudi authorities ing money and operatives to carry had little public following. I would say somewhere between The possibility of popular appears to be a leading candidate. beheaded yesterday a Syrian out terrorist attacks around the The reformists’ backing of 55 to 65 percent of the electorate momentum mounting behind He has clashed with even his con- man convicted of trying to world and fighters to the front Rohani, a former chief nuclear that is hungry for reform, hun- Rohani, just as it appeared to servative rivals on his uncompro- smuggle narcotics into the lines of the Syrian civil war.” negotiator known for his con- gry for change,” he told report- shift behind two reformist can- mising stance in nuclear talks and ultra-conservative kingdom, the David Cohen, the Treasury’s ciliatory approach, is an effort to ers. “The conservative faction didates in the 2009 election, may would maintain the same policy interior ministry said. under secretary for terrorism and attract the votes of those Iranians does not have support among this spur hardliners to thin their field as president. Hussam Al Rjoob had financial intelligence, vowed to use hoping for greater freedoms and constituency.” of candidates to stand a better Chief among Jalili’s hardline attempted to “smuggle a large “all tools at our disposal” to dis- an end to their country’s diplo- Many reform-minded Iranians chance of victory. critics is Ali Akbar Velayati, amount of narcotic tablets,” the rupt Hezbollah’s efforts to extend matic isolation. will still turn out to vote, despite Khamenei does not want a former foreign minister and ministry said in a statement car- its influence beyond the borders A high election turnout, with their disappointment at the mea- to take any chances after the a close adviser to Khamenei. ried by SPA state news agency. of Lebanon. “These actions are no repeat of the violent protests gre outcome of Khatami’s eight embarrassment of the 2009 pro- Former police chief and current His execution in the northern increasingly important as the that followed the disputed 2009 years of cautious reform, and tests, analysts say, pointing to the mayor of Tehran Mohammad province of Jawf brings to 51 the funding from Hezbollah’s tradi- poll, will be a stamp of legitimacy their scepticism after what they exclusion from the race of politi- Baqer Qalibaf is the other major number of people executed in tional patron, Iran, is squeezed by for the Islamic Republic and its believe was Ahmadinejad’s rigged cal heavyweight Akbar Hashemi contender from the hardline Saudi Arabia this year. international sanctions,” Cohen clerical rulers. reelection in 2009. Rafsanjani and a protege of camp. AGENCIES said. AFP “What we have been witnessing “Iranians appreciate that there Ahmadinejad. REUTERS WEDNESDAY 12 JUNE 2013 08 VIEWS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com

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GYPT and Ethiopia are at loggerheads over the sharing of Nile waters. Sparks have been flying in the past few days as Egypt warned its neighbour Developing nations’ success Eagainst doing anything that would adversely affect the flow of the river, while Ethiopia refused to listen. The dispute is over Ethiopia’s diversion of a section of the Blue Nile for a dam project, which Egypt says will hit the flow boosting fortunes of poor of water. “If a single drop of the Nile is lost, our blood will be the alternative,” President Mohammed Mursi said on BY JONATHAN POWER Monday. The middle class is growing at a pace Over the last decade Africa, once the There is no doubt that this is tough and angry rhetoric, like never before. Within a dozen years backwater of development, has started but it shows the importance of Nile for Egypt. A government ever in the history of man- the South will account for three-fifths steadily to move ahead. report says the proposed dam on the Blue Nile could affect kind have living conditions and of the one billion households earning The region has grown at 5 percent Nprospects of so many people more than $20,000 a year. a year in recent years — and that’s an the supply of water for irrigation and hydroelectric power changed so dramatically and so fast. Between 1990 and today the South’s average. The two most populous coun- generation, with disastrous consequences for people relying The birthplace of the Industrial share of the world’s middle class popu- tries, Nigeria and Ethiopia, have aver- on the river. A government official in Cairo has said that it’s Revolution, Great Britain, took 150 lation expanded from 28 percent to 58 aged over 7 percent. a matter of life or death for his country and the government years to double its output. The US percent. Africa has six out of the world’s top will have to resort to tough measures. Egypt relies on the which industrialised later took 50 Even in the poorer parts of India 10 fastest growing countries today. A years. Both countries had a popula- or Africa, mobile phones, motorbikes lot of it is due to the boom in commod- Nile for almost all of its water and has historically opposed tion of less than 10 million when they and contraceptives are fairly common. ity buying — everything from bananas upstream projects on the world’s longest river. industrialised. Phone sales are up to a cumulative 600 and sisal to iron ore and oil — in par- Ethiopia, source of the largest of the Nile’s two Today China and India, with popula- million in Africa — and climbing fast. ticular by China. tributaries, may start filling the dam on the Blue Nile River tions over a billion each, have doubled International trade has rocketed. But growth is also strong in those by 2015. Construction of the $4.3bn dam began in 2011 and is their output in less than 20 years — Not just China with its massive amount countries which rely on a more diversi- scheduled for completion in 2017. and many other developing countries of cheap exports but also the likes of fied economy and agriculture. Even net have done as well. Thailand with its exports of parts and importing countries, such as Ethiopia, Egypt and The project, known as the Grand According to the recent UN Human components in the auto and electron- Rwanda and Uganda continue to grow Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, will Development ics industries, Kenya which has cor- fast. Ethiopia are generate 6,000 megawatts once Report — which nered much of the fresh flower market During the present Great Recession, locked in a built and will be Africa’s largest everyone should in Europe and Brazil with its aircraft thanks to a recent past of sound fiscal hydropower plant. According to read online — it industry. and monetary management, growth dispute over reports, is more exciting Between 1980 and 2010 the South has been only been marginally affected. One thing rarely than most novels increased its share of world mer- The UN’s Human Development the sharing of An escalation of the crisis will noted is that — reports that chandise trade from 25 percent to 47 Index is the best way to measure Nile waters, but not be in the interest of both by 2050 Brazil, percent and of world output from 33 poverty because it factors in not just countries and they need to look at many developing China and India percent to around a half. income levels but infant mortality, edu- a negotiated a negotiated settlement. Ethiopia countries, will account for South-South trade has also increased cation and suchlike. has a moral duty not to resort 40 percent of the fast, from less than 8 percent of world By this standard only two countries settlement alone world’s output. merchandise trade to over 26 percent have not increased their well-being — to unilateral actions that will despite their is good for both The combined today. Zimbabwe and Lesotho. disturb the status quo, especially hectic growth, incomes of eight This is improving the lot of the Out of 132 developing countries countries. since Nile is the lifeline of every have crime developing coun- world’s poor not just in incomes but in a good 40 have shot up fast in the country through which it flows. tries — Brazil, infant and maternal mortality, disease, index. A sample: Ghana, Rwanda, Egypt too has to realise that harsh rhetoric will not help rates a good Argentina, China, education, the provision of fresh water Mozambique and Gabon in Africa; solve the problem. According to Prime Minister Hisham India, Indonesia, and sewerage which are, in my opinion, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and India in deal lower than Mexico, South more important than incomes. South Asia; Tunisia and Qatar in the Qandil, Egypt has legal, diplomatic and technical alternatives Africa and Even by the conventional measure Arab states; China, Laos and Vietnam to deal with the situation if the dam proves harmful to the the US and not Turkey — already of poverty — national income per head in East Asia; and Brazil, Mexico and country and Ethiopia insists on building it. Cairo needs to too far behind equals that of the — the number of people in extreme Chile in South America. explore those alternatives. The country is going through a US. poverty has fallen from 43 percent 20 One thing rarely noted is that many difficult phase with a post-revolution government trying to Europe’s. Their success years ago to 20 percent today. developing countries, despite their hec- establish both order and democracy, and tension with its is boosting the In China alone 500 million people tic growth, have crime rates a good fortunes of many have been lifted out of poverty. deal lower than the US and not too neighbour is something it cannot afford to aggravate. poorer countries, not least in Africa, The Millennium Development goal far behind Europe’s. Water is a source of tension in many parts of the world because of higher levels of trade, of halving the proportion of people liv- Indeed, the Muslim Arab countries and experts have even warned that wars will be fought in investment and capital inflows and, ing on less than $1.25 a day relative to have a better record than most of future over sharing of this precious resource. The Egyptian- perhaps most critically, India’s sale 1990 has been met five years before the Europe. In contrast, a large majority of Ethiopian dispute is an example of how these dire warnings of affordable medicines and medical target date. the Christian countries of Africa and, equipment. The Economist in a recent cover even more so, Latin America have bad can become true. For the same reason, a legal framework The most important engine of story estimates that extreme poverty crime rates. has to be put in place over sharing of water between growth of the developing South is their will fall by 2030 to a mere 3 percent of What’s my message? Go, baby, go! countries and regions to prevent tension • own domestic markets. the total developing world population. THE PENINSULA The other side Quote of Tackling the Taliban the day NE LOOK at the mess in continues even after large anti-militia frustrated with the lack of security and single nation-state. Even the Libyan Libya explains why the protests, during which tens of thou- intimidation that armed groups have army appears to be helpless in bring- international community, sands of protesters demanded the created. ing these autonomous groups under Odespite its antipathy for ejection of armed groups, were held Kidnappings and extortion have its control. Certain people think Bashar Al Assad, is hesitant to arm last year. reportedly been on the rise after So, it’s no surprise that even at a the Syrian rebels. And now, at least 25 people have revolution. In March, heavily armed time when Assad’s forces have taken that if this entire Two years after Muammar died after clashes broke out as pro- gunmen in Tripoli, laid a two-week control of the strategically important region (Middle East) Gaddafi’s regime collapsed, the nas- testers demanding the disbanding seige of the foreign and justice min- town of Qusayr and the Golan Heights cent state still struggles to impose of militias outside the headquarters istries after the government agreed crossing, major international stake- is fashioned in a law and order in a territory rife with of the Libya Shield Brigade — militia to pass a law banning anyone who holders are still balking at the idea certain manner and marauding militias. Armed rebels, that has flatly refused to lay down its held senior positions in Gaddafi’s of supplying arms to the rebels. For who led the fight against Gaddafi and weapons. regime from holding office in the new them, a Syria where armed militias branded a democracy, made a democratic order possible, While sources from the Syrian army administration. (most of them with Islamist leanings) are now the most serious problem have said that the particular brigade is The existence of militias also sig- reign supreme is even worse than the then everything will that Libya faces. a special force of the army (and hence nifies a failure of the government to current state of civil war. be fine. This is not The struggle for their disarmament a legal entity), ordinary Libyans are unite post-revolution Libya into a Khaleej Times Vladimir Putin the case. Russian President WEDNESDAY 12 JUNE 2013 VIEWS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 09 We can’t just say ‘arm Why political protests in Syria rebels’ – we must be clear what it means Turkey matter to the West BY FRANK LEDWIDGE but had little success in trying to track down stray manpads in ith Syrian forces Afghanistan, Iraq and Libya. In This isn’t just about reported to be mov- Aleppo or elsewhere, they may ing on areas around well take down a few MIGs or lipstick – if Turkey WSyria’s second city, helicopters; the trouble is that Aleppo, the cause of so-called lib- they are more effective against eral interventionism appears to be Airbuses or Boeings. can’t reconcile receiving a boost. The next question, and the “The regime has chemical uncomfortable one, is: “What if secularism, Islam weapons and is using them; we ‘arming the rebels’ has no effect?” cannot stand by,” goes the argu- The Syrian opposition knows that ment. Not wishing to frighten the no “game-changer” weapons are and democracy, horses with talk yet of “boots on on the agenda. The objective of the ground”, we hear “arm the the anti-Assad forces is full-scale there will be global rebels” instead. Unless we do, Western military intervention. We says General Salim Idriss, Chief need to understand that once we of Staff of the Free Syrian Army, start down the road marked “arm- repercussions. who seems to command very few ing the rebels”, we are on a journey troops, those same rebels will not that will take us to “no-fly zones” BY SAFAK PAVEY attend any peace talks. and beyond. The first question any sensi- Syria is likely by then to be hat does it mean to the ble politician needs to ask is: “If armed with the latest, and highly people of Turkey? Is it a we’re doing this, with what kind effective, Russian missiles. A question of whether we of weapons shall we ‘arm the serving RAF officer told me that can buy alcohol when we rebels?’ What can we provide over the Syrian air defence system was please, or whether cabin and above the more than $3bn of “layered and serious. We would Wcrew of Turkish airlines are allowed to wear weapons” Let’s assume that those take casualties.” That means red lipstick? “rebels” who are minimally mili- dead or captured British airmen. It cannot be these eye-catching issues, tarily competent are not jihadists Our no-fly zone would lack UN beloved of the media, that have brought people linked to Al Qaeda who learned backing as we have spent the last out on to the streets in their tens of thousands. their trade killing British and US two years antagonising Russia. Let me draw a different picture of the current soldiers in Iraq. We will then hear talk of “safe challenges to secularism in Turkey, as pro- Let’s also assume, rightly, that havens” protected by whatever testers continue to express their frustration jets, artillery and tanks are off few thousand British troops can with a government that seems to be defined the menu. These require years be spared from the baleful, sput- by inflexible religiosity. of training. What about “small tering Helmand campaign. A Education, for one thing, is in peril. Turkey’s arms”, rifles, mortars and such case-hardened US armed forces, ruling Justice and Development (AK) party things? A batch of past-their- backed by an equally reluctant has given the lion’s share of the budget to sell-by-date British SA80 rifles President Obama, are not keen mosques and religious schools, cutting schools will be unwelcome in a coun- to get involved in another Middle that provide secular education adrift. Turkish riot policemen hit by petrol bombs during a protest at Taksim Square in Istanbul. try knee-deep in more suitable East quagmire. They know that There are 67,000 schools and 85,000 mosques. Kalashnikovs. What about anti- once again they will be doing Over the past few months, in Istanbul alone, Corruption is rampant. The government West who would never tolerate such politics tank missiles? The trouble with the heavy lifting. We need to get 98 primary schools have been converted into now employs public sector workers according and restrictions in their countries. more effective weapons, such as beyond appeals to false analo- state-run religious Imam Hatip schools. to their religious knowledge, rather than their The discourse of the West and the attitudes the UK’s Javelin, is that they need gies: “Remember Bosnia” — the A woman complained to me in my capac- scores in the civil service examinations. of its leaders are important because they influ- extensive training by experienced Bosnian Serbs had the support ity as an opposition MP that her daughter’s By securing privileged positions for their ence public debate in Turkey. soldiers to be useful. Those would of clapped-out Serbia — or “what school of 1,200 students was turned into an adherents in education and the bureaucracy, However, the West, understandably obsessed be our soldiers. about Rwanda” — the killers had Imam Hatip school with a capacity of only 320. the government has dealt a serious blow to the with its security concerns and strategies, looks The same applies for the more no external support. We need to Soon, only children of the well-to-do will be fragile democratic tradition in our country. the other way at the Turkish government’s dangerous question of anti-air- be clear, and now, what we are able to receive a secular education. We shook off the leaden hand of the mili- abuses. craft missiles, known as “man- trying to achieve and whether we “What are we, the poor, supposed to do?” tary only to find that pious politicians who As a member of the opposition, what I want pads” in the trade (man-portable can achieve it. We need a clear she asked. claimed to be working for equality have placed is not for the West to intervene in our internal anti-aircraft defence systems), strategy. The last 10 years would Freedom of speech is also threatened. It is an equally heavy burden of autocracy and affairs, but for it to stop shielding a govern- which require experienced han- indicate that we are not particu- well known that Turkey has more imprisoned intolerance on us. ment with such little regard for the values of dling. The US, Britain and other larly good at that. journalists than any other country, but as a The same Turkey that today finds itself in freedom. countries have made great efforts THE GUARDIAN result of the chilling effect of these prosecu- this position was considered a beacon after its Who else will be able to reconcile Islam, tions on the press, many stories never make establishment in 1923, an important labora- secularism and democracy once Turkey fails? news. The government is quick to clamp down tory where a modern and secular government What are the global consequences of this on dissent. was reconciled with a Muslim society, however failure? The government has embarked on a proc- delicate that synthesis might have been. I urge those in the West who believe that ess of reshaping Turkey. In our country today, It was widely believed that Turkey’s trans- Turkey and the globe benefit from a democ- politics — and many other aspects of social and formation set a model for the rest of the racy whose fabric is interwoven with religion economic life — are increasingly differentiated Islamic world. to look again at what that fabric looks like on the basis of how pious people are. The hope was that the reforms of the new today — our society’s rights shredded in the It takes great courage to eat in public during republic would be carried over to future name of yet another intolerant majority. Ramadan fasting. Religion classes in schools generations. Bear in mind how valuable a secular Turkey teach the protocols of worship instead of reli- I do not support excluding faith from pub- is for the world. gious philosophy. lic life. But political Islam in our country does Do not forfeit the last secularists in the Those, such as the Alevis, who do not not content itself with the role of moral guide. Middle East to the purge taking place in the embrace the Sunni tradition, are considered Rather it aspires to mould everyone to the same name of democracy, as if a lower level of rights adversaries by the government. imagined pious Sunni national character by is somehow “good enough” for our region, While the impeccable legal status that was wrapping society in restrictive rules, ostensibly when you would never accept such restrictions previously accorded to women has not been for the public’s own welfare, and then policing in yours — just as France used to stamp the challenged, profound transformations in wom- citizens and punishing those who disagree. university diplomas earned by its Arab colonial en’s social status have taken place, and the What is worse is that our rising apprehen- subjects “Bon pour l’orient” (good enough for Prime Minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, urges sion about the direction our government is the Orient). Free Syrian Army fighters them to stay at home and have more children. taking finds no audience among those in the THE GUARDIAN Even Labour has set its sights on pensioners

Yes, the Tories have promised to pro- The popular perception of armies of Thanks to Ed Balls’ proposed welfare tect spending on pensioner benefits for rich pensioners is a myth. Yes, there are this parliament, but there is no commit- some very well-off older people, but the shake-up, pensioners no longer have a ment beyond 2015. vast majority of pensioners do not have Looking at the small print of the coa- high incomes. lition’s new state pension shows that it Pensioner living standards are still political party on their side. ultimately involves reduced pensioner below other groups, but by less than spending in the long-term. before, and it is no longer the case that BY ROS ALTMANN older voters and the party needs a more Even the much-vaunted “triple lock” being a pensioner is more likely to mean consistent, coherent policy on pensioner on basic state pensions has actually living in poverty. t is a worrying time to be a British policy. resulted in a lower basic pension than This rise in relative living standards pensioner. As all political parties The Lib Dems have talked about would have been achieved by just retain- is a major social success of the past two are looking for ways to cut public extending means-testing of pensioner ing the old retail price inflation link. decades, as a result of a better basic spending, the huge pensions budget benefits too, which would undo the prin- The Lib Dems would means test pen- state pension but also private savings is a tempting target to raid. ciples of universality of national insur- sioner benefits and possibly link them to too. Cutting state pensions would be a IThe latest furore surrounds shadow ance and also undermine the benefits of receipt of pension credit. retrograde step. chancellor Ed Balls’s suggestion that removing mass means-testing of pension- This is a superficially attractive head- Increasing the age of entitlement to Labour will include pension expenditure ers that the new single-tier state pension line policy, however extending means- pensioner benefits is a better way to save in any short-term welfare spending cap is designed to achieve. testing would undermine the principles money than cutting pensions or trying to after the 2015 election. The reality is that pensioner numbers of the new single-tier state pension. means-test universal payments. Given the demographics, with record will continue to rise and the state pension It sends the message that if you bother Future rises in state pension age are numbers of post-war babyboomers age should have been increased long ago. to save, you’ll lose pensioner benefits. inevitable but cannot happen at short reaching pension age, capping pensioner But policymakers have been far too slow Pensioners should be encouraged to work notice. Pensions policy needs to be con- spending must imply less generous state to adjust to demographic realities. British Labour Party politician Edward longer and save for their own future, but sidered carefully, not adjusted in knee- pension payments per person than cur- With pensions policy, however, it is means testing penalises them for that. jerk fashion. Michael Ed Balls. rently expected. not possible to suddenly catch up in the There are no quick fix solutions. We have a principle of national insur- Until now, Labour had seemed solidly short-term. Balls’ suggestion of removing winter ance that buys entitlement to certain on the side of pensioners. Having paid national insurance all unlikely to cause high-profile economic fuel payments from all higher rate tax- benefits, which are a basic universal Liam Byrne, shadow secretary of state of their lives, built up the economy, not damage. paying pensioners would hardly make any right. for work and pensions, recently called taken on large debts and saved for their The reality is that pensioners should dent in overall spending. We are also trying to encourage peo- for more generous treatment of women future when they could, pensioners have not just fear Labour. Worryingly, in one The estimated £100m it might raise ple to save privately to top up the state in the new state pension reforms, which a right to expect fair treatment. way or another, all political parties seem amounts to less than one hundredth of base. Those are sound principles and I will involve higher spending from 2016. They do not have high-profile lobby to have them in their sights and are try- one percent of total pensioner expendi- fear they may be at risk as pensioners This disarray on pension spending groups, do not normally march on the ing to find ways to try to reduce their ture, so far more would be needed to cap continue to be used as a political football. will further add to confusion among streets, cannot really go on strike and are incomes. spending. THE GUARDIAN WEDNESDAY 12 JUNE 2013 10 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com MIDDLE EAST France wants talks on arming Syrian rebels Twin blasts kill 14 in central Damascus

DAMASCUS: Twin suicide “There are lessons to be drawn his Alawite sect of Shia, appears bombers targeted a Damascus from what happened in Qusayr to have gained the upper hand police station yesterday killing and what is happening in Aleppo,” against mainly Sunni Muslim at least 14 people, as the Syrian said French foreign ministry rebels, buoyed by military support army launched multiple attacks spokesman Philippe Lalliot. from its Shia allies, Hezbollah and on rebel positions in the north- “We are at a turning point in Iran. Damascus has also benefited ern province of Aleppo. the Syrian war. What should we from political support on the inter- With regime forces gaining do under these conditions to rein- national stage from Russia, which ground, France said the nearly force the opposition armed forces? supplies it with weapons and has 27-month conflict, which is esti- We have had these discussions with blocked UN Security Council reso- mated to have killed at least our partners, with the Americans, lutions condemning it. 94,000 people, is at a “turn- the Saudis, the Turks, many others. But Russian President ing point” and that it was time “We cannot leave the opposition in Vladimir Putin said yesterday to review whether to arm the the current state.” that he always believed that opposition. The issue of military support Assad should have implemented Forces loyal to President Bashar for the opposition is likely to top political reforms that could have Al Assad, including thousands of the agenda when US Secretary averted the current bloodbath. Egyptian President Mohammed Mursi waving to the audience prior to giving a speech during a conference on Lebanese Hezbollah fighters, have of State John Kerry meets in Yesterday’s blasts in Damascus protecting the country’s water crisis and Ethiopia’s dam project on the Blue Nile, in Cairo, yesterday. overrun rebel fighters in central Washington with British coun- shed more blood, killing at least 14 Syria in the past week, including terpart William Hague today. people, wounding 31, and causing the strategic town of Qusayr. Assad’s regime, dominated by widespread damage in the Marjeh neighbourhood, state media Ethiopia dismisses Egypt and the Syrian Observatory for British far-right leader visits Syria Human Rights said. The Observatory put the death LONDON: British far-right leader Nick Griffin was among a toll at 15, and said one of the blasts group of European politicians visiting Syria yesterday at the “was caused by a suicide bomber threats over Nile dam invitation of President Bashar Al Assad’s regime. who blew himself up inside the ADDIS ABABA/CAIRO: rebels after the start of major new water will be free to flow through British National Party (BNP) spokesman Simon Darby said police station”. Ethiopia dismissed Egyptian work on the project took Cairo by its turbines. Griffin and other European delegates had been invited by the Syrian Syria’s cabinet denounced the talk of military action against a surprise late last month. Mursi, however, said Egypt had foreign ministry. Griffin, a member of the European Parliament, said attack, saying “armed terrorist giant dam it is building on the Asked if Addis Ababa was look- carried out studies that showed he wanted to highlight the risk that any future British move to arm groups and those behind them Nile as “psychological warfare”, ing at measures to defend the “negative consequences”. Less the rebels fighting Assad could plunge Syria into an “Iraq-style hell have failed completely because and said it would defend itself Ethiopian Grand Renaissance water would flow while the res- of sectarian hate”. of the victories achieved by our and carry on with the work Dam, Dina said: “No country ervoir is filling. Once full, more The BNP leader also linked Islamist militancy espoused by some brave army”. regardless. operates without precautions, let water may evaporate. of the rebels with the hacking to death of British soldier Lee Rigby In Aleppo province, the army Bellicose rhetoric between alone Ethiopia, which has a track Egypt, whose 84 million people in London last month. launched multiple attacks on two of Africa’s most populous record of defending its independ- use almost all of the Nile’s supply Griffin, 54, entered Syria from neighbouring Lebanon and posted rebel positions, including areas and fastest-growing nations has ence from all forces of evil.” that reaches them to meet their a series of comments about the trip on Twitter. of the Minnigh airbase held by raised fears of conflict over water, Mainly Christian Ethiopia and needs, cites colonial-era treaties “Now in Damascus, which is busy, a modern, bustling city. Security insurgents, the Observatory said. though both sides are also pursu- Muslim Arab Egypt share a long guaranteeing it the lion’s share rather like Belfast in Troubles,” he wrote, referring to the years of “Parts of Minnigh military ing diplomatic compromise over history of suspicion and friction, of the water. Ethiopia and other violent conflict in Northern Ireland. airbase were shelled by regime what would be the biggest hydro including over the Nile. upstream neighbours say those “Fact finding mission. (British Prime Minister David) Cameron forces... Rebels are in control of electric plant on the continent. Egypt’s foreign minister, who claims are outdated. and (Foreign Secretary William) Hague plan to send UK money large swathes of the airbase.” Responding to a speech on has said he will give up “not a “Ethiopia cannot remain and weapons to rebels dominated by Islamist jihadis like killers A military source said heavy Monday by President Mohammed single drop of water”, is to visit poor,” Foreign Minister Tedros of Lee Rigby. “Occasional explosions in distance but life in capital clashes were raging at the base for Mursi, in which he said Egypt did Addis Ababa. Mursi hoped for a Adhanom said in a statement. “It normal. Traffic busy, shops full of goods. Families out in sun. Why a third day, but denied any part of not want “war” but would keep political solution with Ethiopia, a must utilise its resources to lift its turn stable secular state into Iraq-style hell of sectarian hate? More the airport was under rebel con- “all options open” to avoid los- “friendly state”, whose demands people out of poverty.” madness from the people who dragged us to costly war in Iraq and trol. He said the fighting was not ing any water, Ethiopia’s Foreign for economic development he said Despite its lack of means, Afghan(istan). part of a broader campaign that Ministry spokesman said: “This he understood. Ethiopia insists it can fund the the regime has pledged to launch sort of bragging won’t divert our One bone of contention is a project itself without help from Jordan jails three for bid to join Syria rebels to retake Aleppo city, large parts attention.” technical analysis of the impact international lenders wary of the AMMAN: A Jordanian military tribunal jailed yesterday three of which are in rebel hands. The spokesman Dina Mufti, of the $4.7bn dam being built by diplomatic dispute. It has been men convicted of trying to join Syria’s jihadist Al Nusra Front But other areas of Aleppo were added: “Ethiopia is not intimi- an Italian firm on the Blue Nile aided by a $1bn loan from China and fight President Bashar Al Assad’s regime. “The state secu- under fire, two days after pro- dated by Egypt’s psychological near the border with Sudan, to build power transmission lines. rity court today initially sentenced the three to five years in jail regime media said an army cam- warfare and won’t halt the dam’s which supports the plan. It says the project, on which each, but immediately halved the prison terms,” a court official paign in the province would begin construction, even for seconds.” Ethiopia says a joint report, still work to divert the river tempo- said. “They attempted in January to interfiltrate Syria and join within “hours or days.” Egypt’s previous military rulers kept under wraps by both govern- rarily began in May, is 21 percent Al Nusra Front.” Regime forces shelled the oppo- had contingency plans to attack ments, supports its assurances it complete. With a target generat- The official said the men were charged with “carrying out acts that sition-controlled villages of Deir Ethiopian dams that might dis- will do “no appreciable harm” to ing capacity of 6,000 megawatts, it the government does not approve and that would expose Jordan to Hafer and Al Bab, and hit the rupt the flow of the Nile. Sudan and Egypt downstream. is part of a plan to make Ethiopia the risk of aggression, as well as possession of unlicensed firearms.” insurgent stronghold of Marea Some politicians were caught It has no plan to use water for the biggest electricity exporter in AFP with rockets, the Observatory on camera last week talking of irrigation and says that once the Africa. said. AFP air strikes or backing Ethiopian reservoir is filled, all the river’s REUTERS

Colombian President with Abbas Turkey arrests key suspect UN expert rejects calls to quit over in deadly border blasts Israel criticism

ANKARA: Turkey said it had it said. Police had been searching for GENEVA: An embattled UN detained a “main perpetrator” of the the man. Last month, police detained r i g ht s ex p er t who pr ob e s Isra el ’s bombings that killed 51 people near more than 15 people in relation to the conduct towards Palestinians the Syrian border last month, add- bombings, including another alleged yesterday rejected calls to step ing that the Turkish man had been “perpetrator”. Four people have been down, saying his opponents caught as he tried to flee over the charged. were trying to silence his criti- frontier. Government ministers have said cism of the Jewish state by Turkey has accused Syria of involve- the bombings - among the deadliest labelling him anti-Semitic. ment in the twin attacks in the bor- attacks in Turkey’s modern history - “I don’t intend to resign, and der town of Reyhanli on May 11, but were carried out by a group with ties there doesn’t seem to be any Damascus has denied any role. to the government of Syrian President formal initiative that is seeking The provincial governor’s office Bashar Al Assad. my dismissal,” Richard Falk told in Hatay Province where Reyhanli In the early hours of Tuesday, the reporters, a day after calling for is located, said on Tuesday it had Turkish military said its troops had an international investigation of detained one of the bombers as he tried fired warning shots into the air to pre- Israel’s treatment of Palestinian to cross into Syria. vent a group of around 1,000 people prisoners. Falk, an 82-year-old “On Monday June 10 at around from crossing illegally into Turkey American who is an emeritus law 23:00, an individual with the initials from Syria. A Turkish official said professor at Princeton University, N.E., who is considered to be one of armed fuel smugglers who often used has been the UN Human Rights the main perpetrators of the bombing the cover of refugees had stepped up Council’s monitor for the incidents ... was caught near the border their operations along the border in Palestinian territories since 2008. Colombia’s President Juan Manuel Santos (left), with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas during in our province’s Yayladagi district,” recent weeks. REUTERS He rejected claims of anti- their meeting in the West Bank city of Ramallah, yesterday. Semitism, saying they were “hurt- ful” and “completely malicious”, given that he is Jewish himself. Over 1,000 Kurdish soldiers desert Iraqi army Bomb found in Italy

KIRKUK, IRAQ: More than grapple with a surge in violence His comments were ech- refusing to follow orders as “The forces ... are still deployed embassy car in Libya 1,000 Kurdish career soldiers that has sparked fears of renewed oed by the spokesman for the Sulaiman Bek, a mostly-Arab to their positions, but they are TRIPOLI: Security personnel in the Iraqi army have deserted sectarian bloodshed. Kurdish ministry responsible for town, was overrun. As punish- receiving their salaries and orders sweeping an Italian diplomatic and want to be integrated into Two officials said the 1,070 peshmerga forces, the former ment, they were ordered to attend from the peshmerga ministry,” car about to enter the embassy forces loyal to Iraq’s autono- Kurdish members of the Iraqi rebel militia that is now part of re-training. Three senior Kurdish Abdul said. compound in the Libyan capital mous Kurdish region, officials army’s 16th Brigade mutinied Kurdistan’s security forces. officers were also replaced with Peshmerga ministry spokesman yesterday discovered a bomb said yesterday. when gunmen took control of a But the officials differed as to Arabs, Abdul said. Halkurd Mullah Ali confirmed attached to its undercarriage, The move comes after the northern town in April, and sub- whether the soldiers’ request to The troops did not follow orders that the soldiers were not car- diplomatic and security officials Kurdish troops disobeyed orders sequently declined to attend dis- join the peshmerga had been met. to stay and defend the town rying out Baghdad’s orders, and said. The car was immediately to take part in an operation ciplinary re-training. The troops had been assigned against the Sunni Arab gunmen added that Kurdish authorities driven away to a safe area and a ordered by the Shia-led govern- The soldiers were no longer to the ethnically-mixed towns because they did not want to fur- were providing rations because controlled explosion was carried ment in Baghdad against a mainly receiving salaries or rations from of Tuz Khurmatu and Sulaiman ther raise tensions between Arabs officials “sympathised with them”. out. “The vehicle was taken away Sunni Arab town. If their request the Iraqi army, nor were they fol- Bek, the latter of which briefly fell and Kurds in what is a swathe But he denied that the soldiers from the embassy by (Libyan) is fulfilled, such a mass defection lowing any orders from federal to gunmen in April. of disputed territory claimed by were receiving either wages or security services who blew it up,” would deal a heavy blow to Iraq’s forces, according to the mayor of According to Tuz Mayor Shallal both the central government and orders from peshmerga com- a diplomat said on condition of stretched armed forces as they the town where they are based. Abdul, they stood accused of Kurdish authorities. manders. AFP anonymity. AGENCIES WEDNESDAY 12 JUNE 2013 INTERNATIONAL www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 11 Russia will German police consider asylum for US worried by whistleblower

MOSCOW: Russia would con- rising Salafism sider granting asylum to the American who has exposed top-secret US surveillance pro- grammes, if he were to ask for Hezbollah members also in country it, President Vladimir Putin’s spokesman said yesterday. BERLIN: German intelligence destination. “We counted more Spokesman Dmitry Peskov voiced concern yesterday over than 60 people who left Germany stopped short of saying Moscow the growing number of ultra- to fight in Syria,” Maassen said. would accept Edward Snowden, conservative Islamic Salafists in In March, Germany banned but pro-Kremlin lawmakers spoke the country, some of whom are three Islamist Salafist groups out in favour of the idea, tapping swelling jihadist ranks abroad, which officials said aimed to into a lingering Cold War rivalry while warning of an increas- sweep aside democracy and set with the United States and a vein ingly violent German extreme up a system based on Shariah of anti-American sentiment Putin right. Islamic law. has often encouraged. “Salafism is a particularly rap- Additionally, German Interior “Promising Snowden asylum, idly growing and extremely wor- Minister Hans-Peter Friedrich Moscow takes upon itself the rying group within the extremist said a “significant” number of defence of people persecuted for Islamist movement,” Hans-Georg people belonging to the Lebanese political reasons,” Alexei Pushkov, Maassen, head of domestic intel- Shia movement Hezbollah were chairman of the international ligence, told a news conference living in Germany but that they affairs committee in the Lower as he presented his agency’s 2012 behaved in a “relatively moder- Anti-capitalist protesters hold a banner underneath the statue of Eros in Piccadilly Circus in central London House of parliament, said on annual report. ate way”. yesterday, during protests ahead of the G8 summit in Northern Ireland. Twitter. Radical Islamists in Germany “We are doing everything to “There will be hysteria in the numbered 42,550 in 2012, accord- make life for them as difficult as United States. They recognise ing to surveillance services, and possible,” Maassen added, saying this as their right alone,” he said. the number of Salafists, who Germany was cooperating with Putin and other Russian offi- espouse an austere form of Sunni Israel on the issue of Hezbollah, Drama as police clash with cials have often accused the Islam, within the movement grew blacklisted as a terrorist organi- United States of hypocrisy, say- to 4,500 from 3,800 in a year, he sation by Washington. ing it tries to impose standards said. Maassen added that while The EU is facing calls to also of human rights, freedom and not all Salafists are jihadists, it add Hezbollah’s military wing to anti-G8 protesters in London democracy on other nations while was clear that those who departed its list of “terrorist” groups. falling far short of them itself. Germany for Syria or Egypt were Turning to Germany’s extreme LONDON: Riot police clashed Aerial footage showed a man on more money and dividing up the “This is an ideological catas- there for that purpose. right, racist attacks increased last with anti-capitalist protest- the building’s flat roof confront world so they can all get richer,” trophe for the United States,” “One can say that Salafism is year despite a slight fall in the ers in running confrontations three police officers and charge said a protester at Piccadilly Pushkov said, referring to an essential step towards jihad- number of supporters of the far- through the streets of central towards the edge before being Circus who gave his name only Snowden’s leaks about National ism or for people ready to conduct right movement, the domestic London yesterday and arrested wrestled to the ground. as Silver Fox. Security Agency surveillance terrorist attacks,” Maassen said. intelligence service report said. 32 people as activists targeted Several more police, some “The G8 should be about ending programmes. He also stressed that the “There is a slight decrease in some of the world’s biggest com- wearing abseiling ropes, rushed all the wars — why don’t they give Snowden, who provided the number of extremist Islamists the number of members of the panies before next week’s G8 over to restrain him, inches from peace a chance for once?” information for reports that in Germany did not signify there extreme right movement but the summit. the roof’s unprotected edge. Police vans chased groups of revealed broad monitoring of were “42,500 potential terrorists” number of people ready to use About 100 protesters gath- More officers carried away the shouting protesters down Oxford phone call and Internet data by in the country. violence is very striking, at 43 ered outside oil company BP man, who appeared to have a Street, one of London’s main the NSA, fled to Hong Kong and Still, some 1,000 people includ- percent,” Friedrich told reporters. Plc’s headquarters, while others bloody face. shopping areas, to the visible has said he hopes that Iceland ing some Salafists are considered Some 802 racially-motivated chanted “war criminals” at the The roof-top drama came shock of tourists and shoppers. might grant him asylum. dangerous and 130 are seen as a violent crimes were registered office of US defence company as other protesters — who had Police said they had arrested Putin said the methods particular threat and are moni- last year, in the first increase in Lockheed Martin Corp. threatened to target hedge 32 people for offences including revealed by Snowden were wide- tored around-the-clock. four years. About 22,150 people Police used chainsaws to break funds, banks and multinationals criminal damage, assault on police spread and were justified “in the The intelligence report also were considered as being part into a four-storey block in the — played cat and mouse with riot and possession of an offensive circumstances of the struggle showed that Egypt had replaced of the far-right movement in Soho district where the StopG8 police through some of London’s weapon. against international terrorism”, the Waziristan region of Pakistan Germany in 2012, slightly down protest group had been stay- most fashionable streets. Activists, some with their faces but that they must be applied as the main centre for the train- on the figure for the year before ing before a “Carnival Against “The G8 is just a front for the covered, waved black, green and legally and not behind the pub- ing of jihadists. but a far cry from the 50,900 Capitalism” to coincide with the corporatocracy, for the klepto- red flags as they marched down lic’s back. Syria is also a favoured members of 2000. AFP G8 meeting in Northern Ireland. crats. It is about making them Oxford Street. REUTERS REUTERS

Voter registration Indigenous people protest dam US reviews damage on the Amazon by snooping leak RIO DE JANEIRO: Indigenous activists occupied the headquar- WASHINGTON: The National yet to resurface. Snowden’s dis- ters of a government agency Security Agency contractor closures launched a sharp debate yesterday to demand a voice in who leaked top-secret details about the tradeoffs between pri- the construction of a controver- of US surveillance programmes vacy rights and national security sial dam on the Amazon. remained out of sight yesterday in the United States in the after- The natives arrived in the capi- as the Obama administration math of the September 11, 2001 tal Brasilia a week ago for talks launched an internal review of attacks, and whether the result- with federal authorities after the potential damage to national ing measures have been given suf- occupying one of the Belo Monte security by the disclosures. ficient scrutiny and oversight. dam’s building sites. A senior US intelligence official Members of Congress will be Unhappy with the outcome, said the review will be separate briefed by intelligence and secu- about 150 activists invaded the from a criminal investigation rity officials on the programmes headquarters of the National by the Justice Department into this week, including a session with Indian Foundation (Funai), the Edward Snowden’s disclosures of the House of Representatives. federal agency handling indig- the NSA’s broad monitoring of Lawmakers promised public enous affairs, late on Monday. phone call and Internet data from debate and legislative efforts to “We want respect for the con- big companies such as Google and tighten the laws on US govern- stitution in which the indigenous Facebook. ment surveillance. rights are clearly spelled out,” Packs of reporters staked out “We’ll have a lot of hearings chief Valdenir Munduruku told hotels in Hong Kong in hopes on this,” said Senator Barbara AFP. “The government is putting of finding Snowden, who had Mikulski, a Maryland Democrat. forward various decrees, which worked at an NSA facility as She said there were questions flout our rights over our lands an employee of contractor Booz about how Snowden, a high-school with the creation of dams,” he Allen Hamilton. He went public dropout, gained a top-secret added. “We want prior consulta- in a video released on Sunday by clearance and access to high-level tion over all these dams.” AFP Phillip Pasvani shows his birth certificate as he registers as a voter for the upcoming Zimbabwean elections, Britain’s Guardian newspaper but government secrets. in Harare, yesterday. The second round of voter registration is being held as the country prepares for an then dropped from sight and has REUTERS Paris police ramp election, the date of which is yet to be announced. up security after spate of crimes Obama seeks support for immigration bill in Senate PARIS: Paris police yesterday said they had tightened security WASHINGTON: President Obama’s speech yesterday was “If you’re serious about actually And Senate Republican leader we could have a bill,” he told ABC. and taken other measures to Barack Obama sought to inject the first major departure from fixing the system, then this is the Mitch McConnell, of Kentucky, Asked if that bill would be one fight crimes targeting tourists momentum into the push for US that strategy. vehicle to do it,” he said. warned in a speech in the Senate: to also pass the Democrat-led in the world’s most visited city. immigration reform yesterday, The Senate bill would authorise The bill, which has broad sup- “In days ahead there will be major Senate and be signed into law Paris, which attracted 29 mil- urging lawmakers who were billions of dollars in new spending port from Obama’s Democrats, changes in this bill if it is to by President Barack Obama, lion visitors last year, has seen a “serious” about the issue to for enhanced border security and will need backing from some become law.” Boehner said: “No question.” rise in pickpocketing, armed theft support a Senate bill and high- create new visa programmes for Republicans in order to give it Boehner, the top Republican in The first test for the immigra- and muggings, as well as attacks lighting the economic benefits of high- and low-skilled workers in momentum in the more con- Congress, told ABC television in tion bill was to come in the Senate on tourists, causing alarm and changing the system. addition to providing a pathway to servative, Republican-controlled an interview that aired yesterday: yesterday when a procedural vote concern at home and abroad. Obama, who won re-election citizenship for the roughly 11 mil- House of Representatives, where “I’ve got real concerns about the was schedule to formally bring the Some 200 police officers last year thanks in part to strong lion undocumented immigrants the pathway to citizenship provi- Senate bill, especially in the area measure before the full 100-mem- have been deployed daily since support from Latino voters, has currently in the country. sions faces more scepticism. of border security and internal ber chamber. April across landmarks such made immigration reform a top “If you genuinely believe we In a sign of the hurdles to come, enforcement of the system. I’m Supporters of the bill are as the Notre Dame cathedral, priority of his second term. need to fix our broken immigra- House Speaker John Boehner, of concerned that it doesn’t go far expected to get the 60 votes the Champs-Elysees avenue, He had not given a major pub- tion system, there’s no good rea- Ohio, said he expected immigra- enough.” needed to clear the hurdle. the Louvre museum and the lic address on the issue for some son to stand in the way of this tion reform to be law by the end Boehner added that reforming Many amendments are Montmartre area as well as on time, reflecting a White House bill,” Obama said at the White of the year, but said the Senate the nation’s immigration system expected to be debated over the metros and trains to buck this strategy of not wanting to get in House, adding that the bill could measures to enforce the changes was his top legislative priority next few weeks as the Senate tries trend. the way of the bipartisan bill’s be wrapped up by the end of the and secure the US border with this year. to pass its bill by July 4. AFP progress in the Senate. summer. Mexico were insufficient. “I think by the end of the year REUTERS WEDNESDAY 12 JUNE 2013 12 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com ASIA / PHILIPPINES China launches Shenzhou-10 Second woman among three astronauts to spend 15 days in orbit

BEIJING: China began its The crew are due to spend 15 Haisheng responded: “We will will,” Xinhua said. longest manned space mission days in orbit, in a mission that certainly obey orders, comply It quoted her as saying that yesterday with the launch of the is a crucial step towards China’s with commands, be steady and during parachute exercises in Shenzhou-10, state television goal of building a full space station calm, work with utmost care the air force: “We girls all cried showed, as the country steps up capable of housing astronauts for and perfectly complete the while singing an inspiring song an ambitious exploration pro- extended periods. Shenzhou-10 mission.” ‘A Hero Never Dies’ on our way gramme symbolising its grow- President Xi Jinping, fresh Astronaut Wang will teach les- back after the training.” ing power. from a summit with US sons to schoolchildren via video The third crew member, sen- The rocket ascended above the President Barack Obama, was link from space, officials said. ior colonel Zhang Xiaoguang, Jiuquan space centre in the Gobi on hand to watch the departure. “We are all students in facing has previously tried for selection Desert on time at 0938 GMT, Beijing sees the multi-bil- the vast universe. We are look- for space missions but was not trailing a vast column of flame. lion-dollar space programme ing forward to joining our young picked, Xinhua said. The three astronauts on board, as a marker of its rising global friends to learn and explore the “If success is part of our life, so including Wang Yaping, 33, stature and mounting techni- mystical and beautiful universe,” are setbacks. China’s second woman in space, cal expertise, as well as the rul- she told a press conference on If those who had never failed saluted cameras mounted inside ing Communist Party’s success Monday. are winners, so are those who their capsule. in turning around the fortunes Wang trained as a transport always keep on trying,” it quoted A few minutes after launch of the once poverty-stricken pilot in the air force and has him as saying. the boosters detached from the nation. 1,600 hours of flying experience, The Shenzhou-10 will dock rockets, and a little later the solar Xi told the trio he had come including dispelling clouds for the with the Tiangong-1 — “Heavenly panels of the Shenzhou-10 — the to see them off on behalf of the opening ceremony of the Beijing Palace” — space laboratory, and name means “Divine Vessel” — Communist Party, the govern- Olympics in 2008. the crew will transfer into it were deployed, to applause from ment, the military and “all the She is a major in the military and carry out medical and space mission control. nationalities and people of the and a member of the Communist technology experiments. “The vessel is already in orbit,” entire nation”. “You make all Party. China first sent a human into said Zhang Youxia, the manned the Chinese people feel proud. “The experience of doing farm space only in 2003 and its capa- space programme’s chief com- Your mission is both glorious and work since an early age has made bilities still lag behind the US China’s Shenzhou-10 rocket blasts off from the Jiuquan space centre in mander. “I now announce the sacred,” he added. her strong, and the habit of long- and Russia. Gobi Desert yesterday. launch was a great success.” Mission commander Nie distance running tempered her AFP Myanmar MA60 planes grounded S Korea says talks HK battle looms over US leaks YANGON: Myanmar has grounded its Chinese-made HONG KONG: A potential he checked out of a luxury hotel US that has been exercised on MA60 planes for safety with North called off extradition tussle in Hong Kong in the Kowloon district. numerous occasions since 1998. checks following two landing over an American who has Ewen MacAskill, a Guardian Snowden could challenge any incidents in the past month, SEOUL: South Korea said improve relations after months exposed the US surveillance journalist who has been in close US extradition request, and also Tin Naing Tun, Director yesterday that high-level talks of elevated military tensions, that programmes could prove to be touch with Snowden in Hong make a claim for political asylum, General of the Civil Aviation with North Korea scheduled to included threats from Pyongyang a test case for civil liberties in Kong said he had no immediate a course of action that typically Department, said yesterday. begin in Seoul today had been of nuclear war and warnings the financial hub controlled by plans to leave the territory and takes months, if not years. An MA60 carrying about called off, after the two sides from Seoul of deadly counter- China. could be gearing up for a legal For the moment, he has a 60 passengers skidded off a wrangled over who should lead strikes to any provocation. Edward Snowden, 29, a con- fight. “I’d imagine there’s now 90-day visa which has about two runway at a domestic air- the respective delegations. On the proposed agenda was tractor at the National Security going to be a real battle between more months to run. He could port in southern Myanmar “There will be no talks tomor- the resumption of two suspended Agency (NSA), chose Hong Kong Washington and Beijing and civil seek an extension, with the Hong on Monday but nobody was row,” a spokeswoman for the commercial projects, includ- as the international bolt-hole rights groups as to his future,” Kong government having the injured. In mid-May, an South’s Unification Ministry ing the Kaesong joint industrial from where to leak details of the MacAskill told Reuters. right of refusal. MA60 overshot the end of a said without giving a reason. It complex which the North shut programmes, endorsing the city “They (the United States) Legal sources in Hong Kong runway at an airport in east- was not immediately clear if they down in April as the recent crisis for its “spirited commitment to could have taken all sorts of said Snowden would likely seek ern Shan State, injuring two had been postponed or cancelled peaked. free speech and the right to politi- actions against him. Now it looks representation with lawyers in people. indefinitely. South Korea had wanted the cal dissent”. like the only one available to the city, including two of the A South Korean government two-day talks to be between Since the former British col- them is an extradition request,” most prominent, Philip Dykes Korean ex-spy official had said earlier that there its pointman on North Korea, ony’s return to Chinese rule in he added, declining to give any and Mark Daly, who have offered had been problems in agreeing Unification Minister Ryoo Kihl- 1997, however, the city’s pro- details of Snowden’s movements free legal services for high profile chief indicted what level of official should lead Jae, and his counterpart in democracy politicians and activ- or whereabouts. cases in the past. Dykes, who has the talks on either side. The two Pyongyang, Kim Yang-Gon. ists have complained that Beijing In talking up Hong Kong’s worked on extradition and human SEOUL: South Korean pros- Koreas finally exchanged lists of A dialogue at that ministe- has been steadily eroding Hong autonomies and freedoms, rights cases, declined to confirm ecutors said yesterday they proposed members of their del- rial level has not been held since Kong’s freedoms despite constitu- Snowden has raised the political or deny whether he had been had decided to charge the egations on yesterday afternoon. 2007. tional safeguards granting a high stakes should Washington make approached by Snowden. former head of the country’s “But the North said it had an But North Korea refused, and degree of autonomy. a formal extradition request, a In Geneva, Daly said he spy agency with meddling in issue with the chief delegate from the two sides had ended up agree- Packs of reporters continued process that could drag out for wasn’t aware of any approach by last year’s presidential elec- our side,” the government said. ing to field government officials to stake out hotels across the months in court. Snowden, but said he would be tion. The decision follows The scheduled talks had with some ill-defined responsibil- city on Tuesday but Snowden Hong Kong has a long-standing willing to represent him if asked. an investigation into allega- been seen as an opportunity to ity for inter-Korean affairs. AFP remained out of sight, a day after extradition agreement with the AGENCIES tions that Won Sei-Hoon, as director of the National Intelligence Service had ordered agents to post sto- ries and comments attacking the opposition presidential cadidate, Moon Jae-In, on World’s ‘oldest woman’ dies Manila seeks safety popular websites. Moon was defeated in the December 19 LONGHONG, CHINA: A vote by current President, woman who Chinese officials Park Geun-Hye. said was 127 has died, relatives of its peacekeepers said yesterday. JAL Dreamliner Official documents said that MANILA: President Benigno Aquino III wants some changes in the Luo Meizhen was born in 1885, standard operating procedures governing Filipino United Nations flight aborted which would make her the oldest peacekeepers in the Golan Heights, one of whom was injured last person to have lived, but she died week in a clash between Syrian government and rebel forces. TOKYO: A Singapore-bound at the weekend after months of Aquino said the changes is for the safety of the Filipino peacekeepers Dreamliner flight had to be illness, her son Huang Youhe said. as some countries have pulled out their contingents from the United aborted mid-air after devel- “She was 127 when she died, it Nations force there. “Is the UN willing, either we increase our equip- oping a glitch with its anti- wasn’t unexpected,” her grandson ment or change the so-called standard operating procedures to enhance icing system, its Japanese Huang Heyuan said. the security of our forces to stay?” Aquino asked. operator said yesterday, the Luo’s declared birth date means “If nothing changes in the terms and conditions, the mission may be latest setback for Boeing’s she may have been the oldest undoable and our troops might be placed between warring forces and flagship plane. The 787, oper- person in the world when she they won’t have the means to defend themselves,” Aquino added. ated by Japan Airlines was died, ahead of Japan’s Jiroemon Aquino said he was weighing a proposal made by Foreign Secretary turned around shortly after Kimura, who records say is 116. Albert Del Rosario to withdraw all 342 Filipino UN peacekeepers, leaving Tokyo’s Haneda air- According to Guinness World which will be discussed at a security meeting on Tuesday. port at 1.30am, a spokesman Records, the oldest person to A grandson of Luo Meizhen looks at her picture in her home in the village Austria announced last week that it would remove its 377 peacekeep- said. have lived was Jeanne Calment of of Longhong, in southwestern China's Guangxi province yesterday. ers from the 911-member UN force, which also includes troops from “Several minutes into the France, who was 122 years and India, leaving the Philippines as the largest single contributor. flight, a message came on in 164 days when she died in 1997. institute in 2010. Luo gave birth to five children “There are a lot of countries pulling out. There is heightened fear the cockpit indicating a glitch Luo’s birth date was quoted China’s official Xinhua news and is survived by several great- that if the whole UN detachment or the UN forces there pull out, there with the anti-icing system for on her official residency permit agency ran reports of her 127th great grandchildren in the remote will be no buffer between Israel and Syria,” Aquino said, adding that the left engine,” he said. “The and identity card, both issued in birthday celebrations on its web- village of Longhong, in China’s if that happens, “the two forces will draw closer ... and there will be a glitch could not be sorted out recent decades, and confirmed site in October, describing her as southern province of Guangxi. flare-up of hostilities again.” THE PHILIPPINE STAR quickly. The pilot expected by a state-sponsored research the oldest person. AGENCIES cloud and other elements en route to Singapore that could cause ice to form.” Blow for PM in 300 Cambodian textile workers fired over strikes no-trust vote

PHNOM PENH: Nearly 300 Cambodian went on strike for higher pay from May 21. violence by the authorities. The International Labour Organisation HANOI: Vietnam’s Premier garment workers who produce clothing Yesterday, hundreds of them protested According to dismissal letters, the (ILO) monitors pay and working condi- Nguyen Tan Dung suf- for US sportswear company Nike have at a provincial court to demand the release workers were sacked for flouting labour tions at many factories in Cambodia but fered a setback yesterday been dismissed for taking part in strikes of eight workers and unionists arrested on law and the factory’s internal rules dur- strikes and sometimes violent protests after 160 of 500 lawmakers seeking higher pay that turned violent, June 3, when around 4,000 workers forced ing the protests on June 3 and on May 27, have been on the rise as unions embold- in the one-party state voted according to their union and dismissal their way into the factory, clashing with when strikers clashed with police outside ened by a shortage of skilled workers push against him in the first con- notices. colleagues who had remained on the job. the plant. for higher wages and improved safety. fidence vote over corruption Low-cost labour has attracted Western A union grouping some of the workers The workers want the company, which The number of strikes by the country’s scandals the ailing economy. brands to the Southeast Asian country at the plant said 288 workers had been employs more than 5,000 people at the more than 300,000 garment workers nearly “Dung’s results are a disas- and garments now account for around 75 fired on June 6 and 7. It says they were plant, to give them $14 a month to help quadrupled last year to 134, according to ter,” Vietnam expert Carl percent of its exports, but strikes over dismissed for going on strike. pay for transport, rent and healthcare the Garment Manufacturers Association Thayer said, adding that the pay and working conditions have become “This is completely illegal,” Free Trade costs on top of their $74 minimum wage. of Cambodia, the main industry body. The premier “will be chastened by common. Union President Chea Mony said of the Many of the strikers have drifted back 48 strikes so far this year are already more the result but will continue in Thousands of workers at Sabrina dismissals, adding the company had only to work in recent days. According to trade than in the whole of 2010 or 2011. office”. AGENCIES (Cambodia) Garment Manufacturing Corp fired people who said they had witnessed unionists, less than 1,000 remain out. AFP WEDNESDAY 12 JUNE 2013 PAKISTAN / AFGHANISTAN www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 13 Suicide bomber kills 14 court staff Bomber rams his car into a bus full of employees going home in Kabul, 38 sustain injuries

KABUL: A Taliban suicide a body were stuck to the back Yesterday’s attack was the car bomber yesterday targeted of one bus. Civilian volunteers deadliest in Kabul since May 16 staff at Afghanistan’s Supreme helped evacuate the wounded by when a suicide car bomb struck a Court, killing 14 civilians and foot, on shoulder, by handcarts or foreign military convoy, killing 15 wounding 38 in the second just dragging them out. people, including five Americans. attack in two days in the forti- “We were sitting in a car when Children accounted for 21 per fied capital, police said. suddenly there was an explosion cent of all civilians killed and Women and children were in the car behind me,” Kabul resi- wounded. Casualties caused by among those killed and injured dent Mira Jan, bleeding from a makeshift bombs called IEDs, the in the powerful explosion at the wound in the head, said. Taliban’s weapon of choice, have entrance to the court, near the “After that I don’t know what risen 41 per cent. US embassy, as buses waited to happened.” The Taliban were brought down take court staff home at the end In a statement, the Taliban, in Kabul in 2001 by US-led troops of the working day. who have stepped up an 11-year for sheltering Al Qaeda militants The bomber struck at around insurgency against the Western- behind the 9/11 attacks. 4pm in the crowded area, close backed Afghan government as On Monday, seven Taliban to a block of residential homes of Nato troops prepare to withdraw insurgents were killed after middle-class Afghans. next year, claimed responsibility launching a gun and grenade General Mohammad Zahir, for the attack. attack on military buildings near head of Kabul criminal investi- The Taliban claimed respon- the airport’s perimeter fence. gations, said the bomber rammed sibility and threatened more The response from Afghan one bus carrying court staff. attacks on the judiciary if it con- security forces to that assault “A suicide bomb hit at the back tinued to sentence to death mem- was widely praised as a sign of of a Coaster causing lots of civilian bers of its militia. their growing professionalism, as casualties, dead and wounded,” he In a statement, they said they they take over responsibility from said. had punished judges for “justify- 100,000 US-led foreign combat “We have 14 dead and 38 ing the invading infidels” in sen- troops who will pull out by the wounded,” he said, adding that tencing to death Taliban prisoners end of next year. at least two women were among held by the government. On May 24, militants launched the dead and children were also “Today’s attack was a warning a coordinated suicide and gun among casualties. “Most casual- that should they (judges) con- assault on a compound of the ties are court employees.” tinue to give tyrannical verdicts International Organization for Human flesh and bodies were and intimidate (our) countrymen, Migration in Kabul. scattered on the ground as police the mujahideen will not tolerate One policeman, two civilians picked their way through the it and condemn them to death.” and all four militants died in debris, the wreckage of a car and In April, Taliban militants that attack, and Afghan security two badly damaged buses on the stormed a court in the western forces won credit for an effective main road leading to the airport. town of Farah, killing 44 people response. Investigators at the scene of the suicide bombing outside the Supreme Court in Kabul yesterday. A couple of legs and part of to free insurgents standing trial. AGENCIES

Civil aviation strengthened KARACHI: The govern- Musharraf granted bail in second case ment has started sweeping reforms, beginning with civil ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s Last month, he won bail over be reached to allow Musharraf to of a Baluch rebel leader. Aides say Only then he can leave the coun- aviation. ex-military leader Pervez charges that he conspired to leave Pakistan without facing the a court in the southwestern city try,” said Amjad. A new division has been Musharraf was granted bail murder former premier Benazir courts. of Quetta has issued orders for Arresting a former chief of created to look after the sec- yesterday in a second case Bhutto, and yesterday for his dis- “The court has accepted his Musharraf’s arrest over the 2006 army staff was an unprecedented tor, which until now had been relating to his nine-year rule, missal of judges and imposition of bail application. He has been death of Akbar Bugti, but that his move in a country ruled for more controlled by the Ministry bringing closer his possible emergency rule in 2007. asked to furnish surety bonds,” team will apply for pre-arrest bail than half of its life by the military of Defence, highlighting the release after nearly two months Musharraf’s lawyer Ilyas said Mohammad Amjad, spokes- in the final case. and was seen by many as a chal- interest of Prime Minister of house arrest. Siddiqui said that bail had been man for Musharraf’s All Pakistan They also say they will petition lenge to the armed forces’ power. Nawaz Sharif, credited for his The retired general, who posted at one million rupees Muslim League (APML) party Pakistan’s highest court to have On Sunday, the Pakistani open skies policy. returned from four years of self- ($10,000) and that his defence which won two seats in last his name removed from the exit Taliban issued a fresh threat to The Aviation Division is imposed exile in March, is offi- team would seek bail in a third month’s election. control list, which would allow assassinate Musharraf, who was headed by Shujaat Azeem, cially barred from leaving the case dating back to his 1999-2008 Amjad said the bail order would him to leave the country. a key ally of the United States in Adviser to the Prime Minister. country and has been detained at rule. end Musharraf’s house arrest, “He cannot leave the country the 2001 invasion of Afghanistan Civil Aviation Authority, his villa on the edge of Islamabad Yesterday’s decision is likely to although the former leader is until the supreme court orders to and the war against Al Qaeda. Pakistan International Airlines since April 19. fuel speculation that a deal could also wanted over the 2006 death remove his name from the ECL. AFP and Airport Security Force will be under the division. Railways’ plea Pakistan’s air space for subsidy Militants release Kyrgyz hostage in Kabul ISLAMABAD: The ‘violated’ by India jets Pakistan Railways, facing KABUL: Afghanistan’s Taliban insur- location, said the hostage was freed as a freed “as (an) Islamic and humanitarian severe financial crunch, has ISLAMABAD: Pakistan yesterday gents announced yesterday they have goodwill gesture to the Kyrgyz government. gesture of respect to his Islamic country”. urged the new government accused Indian jets of briefly violating its released a Kyrgyz hostage they seized in The militants had earlier freed the Asked why the Afghan national had not to provide it with a Rs31 airspace, days after New Delhi said one of April after a helicopter crash-landing in Turkish nationals following the largest been freed, the rebel spokesman said he billion subsidy for revamp. its soldiers had been killed by Pakistani a mountainous region south of Kabul. abduction of foreigners in Afghanistan in was being investigated for “possible ties Sources said yesterday that troops. The militants abducted the Kyrgyz man almost six years, highlighting the country’s with intelligence agencies”, but added that besides subsidy the railways The Pakistan Air Force said it scrambled together with eight Turkish nationals, a continuing insecurity as Nato combat troops the rebel group would not execute him. also proposed allocation of at two fighter jets after two “high-speed” Indian Russian and an Afghan interpreter on prepare to pull out next year. A Russian and Turkey, one of only two Muslim- least Rs50bn in the annual planes crossed the border over its eastern April 21 after their helicopter made a hard an Afghan interpreter are still being held, majority members of Nato, has around budget. Pakistan Railways province of Punjab at about 10.40am. It said landing in Logar province. the spokesman said, adding that the men 1,800 soldiers serving with the US-led has development projects to they left Pakistani airspace two minutes later. Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid, were being investigated. military coalition, but they do not take be implemented in the fiscal The jets were reportedly seen near Head speaking by phone from an unknown Mujahid said the Kyrgyz national was part in combat operations. AFP year 2013-2014. Sulemanki border, five to seven miles inside Pakistan. The air traffic controller signalled Islamabad eyes the planes for a sign explaining the move. When no signal was sent back, the con- IMF bailout troller informed Pakistan Air Force. While the air force was preparing to respond, the Taliban behead boys as warning to villagers KARACHI: Pakistan will Indian planes had left. New Delhi accused likely go to International Islamabad last week of fomenting militancy KANDAHAR: Taliban fighters “The boys were on their way back ... Sunday. Several hours later their bodies Monetary Fund (IMF) for in the Indian state of Punjab and killing a sol- beheaded two boys aged 10 and 16 as a when they were stopped by Taliban insur- and severed heads were left in their vil- a bailout package of around dier in cross-border firing. Pakistan rejected warning to villagers not to cooperate gents who beheaded them,” the chief of lage, he said. $5bn to $6bn to restore both allegations. The nuclear-armed states with the Afghan government, officials Zhari district, Jamal Agha, said. “Both In July last year in the same district, a the falling economy, finan- have fought three wars, two of them over said. of them were innocent children and had 16-year-old boy accused by the Taliban of cial experts said yesterday. the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir. The boys, identified as Khan and nothing to do with government or foreign- spying for the government was beheaded The Nawaz Sharif govern- Each administers part of the territory but Hameedullah, had travelled to Afghan ers.” A Taliban spokesman, Qari Yousuf and skinned. The next month, a girl aged ment’s keenness to improve claims it in full. army and police checkpoints near Ahmadi, said the group was not involved six and a boy aged 12 were kidnapped the economy is encouraging Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has vowed to their home in the southern province of in the boys’ killings. and beheaded in separate incidents in but it will take some time to pursue good relations with India and resolve Kandahar, scrounging for leftover food to The Kandahar governor’s spokesman, Kandahar and the east of the country. come up in shape, they added. disputes such as Kashmir. AGENCIES bring to their families, the officials said. Javid Faisal, said the incident occurred on REUTERS Repayment of around $140m to IMF under a Stand-by Arrangement loan facility is due on June 28. Power shortfall Rebels ready for talks to reduce casualties above 4,000MW KABUL: The Taliban have said they of our willingness to discuss with Taliban casualties caused by IEDs, the Taliban’s LAHORE: The current elec- are willing to discuss how to reduce issues of human rights... civilian casual- weapon of choice, had risen 41 per cent. tricity generation in Pakistan civilian casualties in the ongoing insur- ties and how to reduce them,” he told The Taliban were not immediately avail- is 12,900MW against a gency in Afghanistan, a top UN envoy reporters in Kabul. able to comment on the UN report. demand of 17,000MW, said yesterday. “I can confirm that we received signals More than a decade after the Taliban according to reports. People Jan Kubis, the United Nations about their willingness and readiness to government was toppled in 2001, are facing worst load shed- Secretary-General’s Special discuss these issues with us. I welcome Afghanistan remains in the grip of a vio- ding this summer with power Representative for Afghanistan, said that this,” he added. lent insurgency with militants launch- shortfall exceeding 4,000MW the militants had agreed to hold talks He said the UN had registered 2,499 ing daily strikes on government officials, and load shedding rising to with the UN and discuss the issue of civil- civilian casualties between January and police and international and Afghan 18 hours a day in most urban ian deaths, which rose by 24 percent in June, attributing 74 percent to anti-gov- soldiers. areas. People in rural areas the first half of 2013 compared to last ernment forces and nine percent to pro- The attacks often cause civilian casual- are facing more than 20 hours year. government forces. ties, but the militants usually deny tar- United Nations Secretary-General’s Special of load shedding, “I can confirm that we sent publicly Children accounted for 21 per cent geting civilians. Representative for Afghanistan, Jan Kubis AGENCIES and also through our channels a signal of all civilians killed and wounded and AFP addresses a press conference in Kabul yesterday. WEDNESDAY 12 JUNE 2013 14 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com INDIA

Three in the UAE Advani relents after RSS intervenes accused of being Narendra Modi hails decision bogus cops DUBAI: Three Indian men in NEW DELHI: A day after he was a tacit admission that the the United Arab Emirates have quit key leadership posts and BJP, which Advani helped found been accused of posing as police hit out at his colleagues, veteran in 1980 along with Atal Behari officers, raiding a house and L K Advani yesterday made a Vajpayee, had failed to win him kidnapping two of its inhabit- dramatic u-turn after the RSS over after he quit party posts in a ants for ransom. intervened to end the BJP’s huff for ignoring his concerns and A court in Dubai heard yes- worst ever crisis that could naming Narendra Modi as head of terday that that a group of men, have harmed its political pros- the party election campaign com- including the three — identified pects ahead of the 2014 polls. mittee, and it was the RSS that by their initials FK, 23, IB, 29, and The apparent climbdown by still calls the shot. WB, 29, — had raided a house in Advani came after Rashtriya The statement by Rajnath the Hor Al Anz locality in Dubai Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS) chief Singh also contradicted the on December 11 last year claiming Mohan Bhagwat persuaded him Bharatiya Janata Party’s earlier to be looking for a man who had to reverse his decision to quit the stand that the RSS had no role swindled them in a car deal, The BJP’s national executive, the par- to play in Advani’s resignation. National reported. liamentary board and the election Sources said that Advani was “I asked to have a look at the ID committee — indicating the grow- miffed at the RSS extending sup- card but they slapped me instead,” ing clout the party’s ideological port to the Gujarat chief minister one of the victims, identified as parent clearly enjoys. as the BJP’s face to lead the party BM, a clerk from Pakistan, was Advani’s decision to relent was in the Lok Sabha elections. quoted as saying. “They asked immediately hailed by Gujarat “On behalf of the party, I me about a person named Ali, an Chief Minister Narendra Modi. assured Advaniji that his con- Indian, and told me they gave him In a tweet, Modi said: “I had said cerns regarding the functioning money for a car and that he dis- yesterday that Advani ji will not of the party would be addressed appeared. They claimed I knew disappoint lakhs of Karyakartas. and I will discuss the modalities his whereabouts and said I must Today, I whole heartedly welcome of addressing these concerns with go with them to Ras Al Khaimah.” his decision.” him,” said Rajnath Singh, one of BJP President Rajnath Singh (centre) with senior leaders Sushma Swaraj (left) and Nitin Gadkari during a press According to him, the trio took The announcement that the most vocal backers of Modi. conference in New Delhi yesterday. him to their car outside and then Advani would stay on was made The BJP president was flanked returned to the house to take at his residence by BJP president by Sushma Swaraj, Nitin Gadkari, Immediately after he quit the that the BJP was no more the Vajpayee was for decades seen as another man, WB, a salesman Rajnath Singh and other party Uma Bharati and other senior party posts and accused most “same idealistic party”. the face of the Jana Sangh and the from Pakistan. leaders but the former deputy leaders. The BJP decision to ela- party leaders of pursuing “per- He also said that he was finding successor BJP. The two were then driven to an prime minister did not meet the vate Modi, 62, which was made sonal agendas”, the BJP brass it difficult to reconcile with the Reflecting a widely held view in old house in the emirate of Ras Al media. Rajnath Singh later said on Sunday at a party conclave trooped to his house in the BJP’s present functioning or the the party, Shahnawaz Hussain said: Khaimah and kept locked there. that he had “requested” Advani in Goa, makes the Gujarat chief heart of the capital but Advani direction it was taking. “He (Advani) has played a major The hostages managed to con- not to be present “as it would have minister the face of the BJP in refused to budge. Rajnath Singh Earlier, BJP leaders went out of role in building the party, and I am vince the kidnappers to allow been against common etiquette”, the 2014 Lok Sabha elections — a had declared on Monday that their way to deny that Advani was sure he will continue to bless us.” them to contact another man, a and the concerns raised by him la Advani in 2009. Advani’s resignation from party miffed because of the RSS back- The war within the BJP had painter, also from Pakistan. On would be addressed. Advani did not attend the posts would not be accepted. ing to Modi, whom Advani had also found an echo in the larger the hostages’ request, the painter, Making the announcement, three-day conclave, claiming The meetings between BJP once mentored. BJP-led National Democratic identified as BA, handed over Rajnath Singh said: “Today after- that he was ill. It was for the first leaders and Advani continued In the end, however, the RSS Alliance (NDA). Both the Shiv Dh4,000 to the kidnappers. noon, Mohan Bhagwat spoke to time in his political career that he yesterday too, with some of them had to come to the BJP’s rescue. Sena and the Janata Dal-United However, BA got another call Advaniji and asked him to... con- missed an important BJP meet. insisting that the crisis would Although Modi is widely popu- are unhappy over the manner from the men seeking Dh24,000 tinue in the (party posts in) national But even as the party was cele- soon blow over. More than the lar in the party rank and file, a Advani was isolated in the BJP. K more. At this point, he con- interest. Advaniji has decided to brating Modi’s elevation, Advani resignation, what hit the BJP section of the BJP — including its C Tyagi of the JD-U had said the tacted police who then gave him accept Bhagwatji’s advise.” stunned everyone with his resig- badly was Advani’s stinging alle- various state units — is sympa- NDA is “on ventilator and needs the required sum of money and Rajnath Singh’s statement nation letter. gation in his resignation letter thetic to Advani, who along with oxygen from Advani”. IANS advised him to meet the kidnap- pers to hand over the amount. One of the kidnappers was arrested immediately after tak- ing the money. The other two men then handed themselves over to AIIMS student police. The other men involved in the incident are yet to be appre- ends life Congress leader V C Shukla dead hended. The court has adjourned the case till June 25. IANS NEW DELHI: An MBBS stu- GURGAON: Seventeen days his white kurta drenched in blood. Dozens of people thronged dent at the All India Institute of after he was grievously wounded He was flown in an air ambulance his residence-cum-farm house Jiah suicide: Cops to Medical Sciences (AIIMS) com- in a Maoist strike, Congress to Delhi and taken to Medanta Radheshayam Bhawan in Raipur mitted suicide by hanging him- leader and former union minis- Medicity Hospital here. soon after his death was con- grill Sooraj Pancholi self from the ceiling fan in his ter V C Shukla (pictured) yes- Shukla was in a critical condi- firmed and his close aides tried hostel room here, police said yes- terday became the 29th victim tion since his arrival at the hos- to console people who were crying MUMBAI: Actor Aditya Panch- terday. Himanshu Katara, in his of the deadly May 25 attack on pital two weeks ago, Yatin Mehta, and beating their chests to mourn oli’s son Sooraj Pancholi, arrested 20s, was found hanging inside his a party convoy in Chhattisgarh. chairman of Medanta’s Institute his death. in connection with the suicide of room number 6 of hostel number Shukla, 84, who was the main of Critical Care, said. Vidya Charan Shukla will be actress Jiah Khan, was yesterday 3 around 11.30am. Admitted to architect of media censorship The Congress leader was oper- remembered for imposing cen- sent to police custody till June 13 the 2011 batch of medicos, he was during the 1975-77 Emergency ated upon for intestinal and liver sorship on the media and putting by a court here, a lawyer said. in the fourth semester. A suicide slapped by then prime minis- injuries and remained critical in journalists, including top editors, Zameer Khan, Sooraj Pancholi’s note was found from Katara’s ter Indira Gandhi, died around the Intensive Care Unit with vital behind bars during the Emergency. lawyer, said: “We are completely possession in which he cited 2.30pm in Medanta Medicity organ support, the statement said. He was former prime minis- supporting the police for the inves- some mental illness which led Hospital here. President Pranab Mukherjee, ter Indira Gandhi’s hatchet man tigation since day one. We are com- him to take such an step, said a A former union minister, he was Prime Minister Manmohan Singh during her hated Emergency pletely supporting them and we have police officer. shot in his chest, abdomen and and Congress chief Sonia Gandhi era (1975-77) when he was the Gandhi was voted out. During submitted Sooraj’s laptop, phone and thigh and had lost a lot of blood in were among the several leaders information and broadcasting his career, Shukla also served in iPad to police. He will be in custody First all-woman the attack on the Congress convoy who condoled his death, while the minister. the ministries of external affairs, till June 13. So far, chargesheet has in Chhattisgarh’s Bastar region, news left his supporters in the Elected to the Lok Sabha parliamentary affairs, water not been filed.” Sooraj is the son of commando unit which claimed 28 lives. state grieving. The Chhattisgarh nine times since 1957, Shukla resources, defence, home, com- actor couple Aditya Pancholi and TV grabs had shown Shukla government has announced three- deserted the Congress for the munications, finance, planning Zarina Wahab. GURGAON: The Central lying slumped in his car seat with day state mourning. first time in 1977 when Indira and civil supplies. IANS IANS Reserve Police Force yesterday introduced its first 30-member all-woman commando squad here, an official said. India’s first Eight dead in building collapse paramilitary women commando Indian with burn team, consisting of 30 highly No SC relief for Gujarat trained women, including two officers, has undergone a tough injuries flees regimen of three months’ com- mando training at Jodhpur Bahrain hospital cop in Ishrat Jahan case Police Academy, the official said. DUBAI: An Indian man who “They have been trained in var- was admitted to a hospital in NEW DELHI: The Supreme senior counsel Shekhar Naphade, ious aspects like hostage crisis, Bahrain with burn injuries has Court yesterday dismissed a appearing for the police officer, rescuing citizens endangered reportedly vanished, leading to petition of Additional Director told the court that matter may in terrorist attacks, providing speculation that he might have General of Gujarat Police be adjourned for the next day proximate security to visiting been an illegal resident in the Puthvipal P Pandey challeng- (Wednesday) as Pandey had filed female dignitaries, counter- Gulf nation. ing an arrest warrant issued another petition challenging the terrorist operations, resolving The man, identified as against him in the 2004 staged December 1, 2011, high court situations involving vital instal- Sawagat, sustained 40 percent shoot-out killing of Ishrat Jahan order directing the registration lations, situations involving burns on Sunday afternoon after and three others. of the second FIR in the shootout high-risk suicidal attacks and he was hit by a Molotov cocktail The apex court bench of Justice case and handing over the inves- providing additional security at bomb when rioters attacked a Gyan Sudha Misra and Justice tigation to the CBI. special events,” the official said police patrol in Eker. Sawagat, Madan B Lokur said the petitioner, a Additional Solicitor General at the paramilitary’s group cen- a vehicle operator, was work- Gujarat cadre Indian Police Service Indira Jaisinh opposed the adjourn- tre in Kadarpur. ing on a digger when the attack officer, could not approach them ment plea and said the Gujarat took place, the Gulf Daily News for challenging the arrest warrant Police officer moved court to chal- Software to track reported. issued by a magistrate without lenge the December 1, 2011, order Since he was not carrying any approaching the high court. of the high court only after she students via SMS identity documents at the time, Besides seeking the quashing of pointed out in the course of the last he was admitted to the Salmaniya the arrest warrant, Pandey had hearing that the order by which THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Medical Complex in Manama after sought the quashing of the second investigation was handed over to An IT firm here has developed being issued a temporary Central first information report filed in the the CBI had never been impugned. a software that provides instant Population Register card number. case on the direction of the Gujarat As Naphade pressed his plea for information about students to A spokesperson of the Indian High Court after the investigation adjournment, the court said the parents via SMS and e-mail. embassy in Manama said that was handed over to the Central subject matter of the plea before IT firm ThoughtRipples has the man is believed to be from Bureau of Investigation. the court was different from one developed the software called Andhra Pradesh and was appar- An Ahmedabad magistrate had being raised by him. The court Gurusparsh, which will be ently an illegal worker and did issued the non-bailable arrest war- told Naphade that the question used by 200 schools in Kerala. not want anyone to know about rant against Pandey on May 2. The was whether plea for quashing of Deepak Cherry George, CEO, him or the incident. CBI has told the apex court that the FIR could be gone into under said Gurusparsh enables teach- “We cannot help him unless Pandey is absconding. Mumbai Article 32 of the Constitution. ers and school authorities to he comes forward and asks for college girl Ishrat Jahan, Pranesh Jaisinh opposed the suggestion send information about stu- Rescue officials use excavators to clear the rubble and debris at the help,” the spokesperson added. Gopinath Pilai, Amjad Ali and of maintaining status quo till the dents’ absence, class notifica- site of a building collapse in Sion, Mumbai, yesterday. At least eight Bahrain’s interior ministry said Jishan Johar were killed by Gujarat matter was taken up for hear- tions and marks via SMS and people were killed and five injured when part of a four-storey building that an investigation has been police in a staged shoot-out on June ing, which meant that the war- e-mail to parents or guardians collapsed on Monday night in heavy monsoon rains. launched into the incident. 15, 2004, in Ahmedabad. rant against Pandey would not be on their mobile phones. IANS IANS At the outset of the hearing, enforced. IANS WEDNESDAY 12 JUNE 2013 INDIA www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 15 Coal allocation: Heavy rains Case against Jindal, others CBI claims irregularities

NEW DELHI: Industrialist- by nearly 20 percent. The mat- lawmaker Naveen Jindal and ter had taken a serious turn last former minister of state for year when the Comptroller and coal Dasari Narayana Rao are Auditor General said in a report among those against whom the that lack of transparency in allo- Central Bureau of Investigation cating coal mines to private play- (CBI) yesterday filed cases for ers had caused a whopping $37bn alleged irregularities in coal- loss to the exchequer. block allotments. Jindal Steel maintained it has “It is alleged that two steel and been assisting CBI in the probe. iron companies based in Delhi “Jindal Steel and Power Ltd, as a A commuter jumps from a bus during heavy rains at a bus stop in Kochi and (right) a woman carrying her child through rains in Chandigarh yester- misrepresented facts to get coal- law abiding company, is governed day. The country’s monsoon rains recorded higher than average levels in the first week of the four-month rainy season, weather office sources said. blocks. Also, there was alleged by a strong ethical code of conduct. investment in a Hyderabad-based This is an ongoing CBI investiga- firm from the group of companies tion into coal-block allocations,” based at Delhi,” the premier probe said Manu Kapoor, chief of exter- agency said. nal affairs with the company. The reference was to allocation “At this stage of investigation, I won’t forget days spent in jail: Sreesanth of the Amarkonda Murgadangal Jindal Steel is committed to fully coal-block in Jharkhand to Jindal cooperate with CBI.” The probe NEW DELHI: Fast bowler S were booked under the provi- spirit the two showed in address- the Jaggu of yore, and gives hope Steel and Gagan Sponge, besides agency had told the Supreme Sreesanth, who was released sions of Maharashtra Control of ing some glaring inadequacies in that the old spark will ignite to two of Jindal’s group companies — Court, which is monitoring the from Tihar jail yesterday on Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) the board administration and arrest the decay and mitigate the Jindal Realty and ND Exim. Rao’s case, that there had been mas- bail, said the last 27 days have in the IPL spot fixing scandal. urged him to show the same zeal wrongs wrought on the game of company Saubhagya Media has sive irregularities and illegalities taught him a lot and reiterated Additional Session Judge Vinay as interim chief in eradicating the cricket,” said Bindra in the letter. also been named in the case. in the allocation of coal mines. that he was innocent. Kumar Khanna granted bail to ills in the system now. Bindra said he has full faith in They have all been accused of The coal portfolio during that “I am very happy. I should the accused on a personal bond As a first step, Bindra asked Dalmiya’s “ability to fight mal- staging a criminal conspiracy and time was with Prime Minister thank my lawyer. It was a testing of Rs50,000 each with one surety Dalmiya, who was board secre- practices and wrongdoings, my cheating under various sections of Manmohan Singh himself. phase for me, the last 27 days. I of the like amount. The court said tary when he was president, to hopes are with you”. “Moreover, the Prevention of Corruption Act. The issue had even cost believe in the Indian judiciary and granting bail to accused indicted suspend both the Indian Premier both IPL teams under a cloud Both Jindal and Rao are members Ashwini Kumar the law minis- I am sure my innocence will be police for slapping stringent pro- League (IPL) franchises Chennai should be suspended till the com- of the ruling Congress party. ter’s job when it came to light proved,” Sreesanth told reporters visions of MCOCA and that there Super Kings and Rajasthan pletion of a probe and inquiry. “Searches are being conducted that he had sought and vetted a in a press conference here after was no prima facie evidence to try Royals pending inquiry into the They should not be allowed to at 19 locations in Delhi and CBI report before it was submit- coming out of jail. them under the act. alleged betting and spot-fixing. participate in the CLT20 and no Hyderabad in connection with ted in Supreme Court — a matter “I played the game in the right Another Rajasthan Royals In an open letter to Dalmiya funds out of the central revenues the case,” the agency said. which the apex court did not take spirit. I’ll abide by the process of cricketer, Ajit Chandila, and six on the eve of the working com- should be released to them.” “A preliminary enquiry to too kindly. law. I won’t forget the days spent others had not applied for bail. mittee meeting, Bindra called Bindra also pointed out to examine the irregularities in Rao, who was questioned by the in jail. The last 27 days have taught Delhi Police have so far arrested upon his old friend to clean the Dalmiya that the two-member com- allocation of coal-blocks during probe agency last year, was the me a lot. I can say I totally believe in 26 people, including Sreesanth and mess in Indian cricket now that mission comprising retired judges the period 2006-2009 was reg- union minister of state for coal Indian judiciary. My innocence will two of his Rajasthan Royals team- he has chance to do and pledged R Balasubranian and Jayaram T istered on reference of Central between 2006 and 2009 when the be proven soon,” said Sreesanth. mates, in connection with the case. his unstinted support. “Your Chouta are not fit for the job since Vigilance Commissioner in June irregularities allegedly took place. A Delhi court on Monday Meanwhile, former cricket professed desire to clean up the they are close to P Raman, who is 2012. Earlier CBI had registered The 66-year-old actor-producer granted bail to suspended crick- board president Inderjit Singh system has my unequivocal sup- the lawyer for Super Kings team 12 cases in the allocations so far.” was Congress party’s Rajya Sabha eter Sreesanth, his Rajasthan Bindra has in a passionate port. It is indeed encouraging to principal Gurunath Meiyappan, who The news immediately pulled member then. Royals teammate Ankeet appeal to his buddy-turned-foe note your assertions to the pub- is also son-in-law of N.Srinivasan. down the shares of Jindal Steel IANS Chavan and 17 bookies who Jagmohan Dalmiya recalled the lic. Nostalgically, it reminds me of IANS Increase in Haj quota urged NEW DELHI: India has sought slightly larger numbers” this year. reconsider their decision taking a hike in the Haj quota and To a query regarding 20 per- into account the advanced stage also requested Saudi Arabia to cent reduction in Haj quota for of preparations. We are awaiting reconsider its decision of slash- all pilgrims coming from outside, a response from them,” he added. ing the numbers of pilgrims, an the spokesperson said later that According to an answer last official said yesterday. India has been informed by the year by External Affairs Minister External affairs ministry Saudi government “that they Salman Khurshid to the Rajya spokesperson Syed Akbaruddin intend to bring about reduction Sabha on Haj quota: “As per said here that India is in regular of 50 percent internal pilgrims bilateral Haj agreement signed dialogue with the Saudi authori- from Saudi Arabia for the Haj between Government of India ties in view of the growth in num- and 20 percent from all pilgrims and Saudi Arabia, the quota bers of Indians wanting to go for overseas”. allocated to India for Haj-2012 the annual pilgrimage. “Given the fact that the proc- was 1,70,000 with 1,25,000 to go Last year over 1,25,000 pilgrims esses for Haj pilgrimage have through the Haj Committee of performed Haj. Akbaruddin added already been initiated, we have India and 45,000 through Private that India has indicated to the requested the Saudi authorities Tour Operators.” kingdom that India will “require both in Delhi and in Riyadh to IANS

72,000 apply for Emergency Roses minus Certificates in Saudi thorns developed NEW DELHI: India said yesterday that it is looking to help its expatriate workers in Kuwait who would be affected by the Gulf PALAMPUR: Every rose has nation’s decision to reduce the number of its overseas workers its thorn. The saying seems even as 72,000 Indians have applied in neighbouring Saudi Arabia to have lost its meaning in for Emergency Certificates to return home over the kingdom’s Himachal Pradesh. The Institute new work policy. External affairs ministry spokesperson Syed of Himalayan Bio-resource Akbaruddin said that Indian workers who had entered on a domes- Technology (IHBT) here has tic worker visa but took up a job in a different category would be developed a variety of rose, for affected. The embassy there has issued around 8,000 Emergency the first time in the country, Certificates to Indian workers. The Kuwait government has offered whose thorns don’t stick out. to pay for the return airfare of the workers till Mumbai. The Indian “A thornless variety of red rose embassy will pay the Indians the remaining amount that they need named Himalayan Wonder has to go from Mumbai till their home destination, he informed. been developed by the institute after three years of research,” IHBT Country has 50 lakh child labourers director P S Ahuja said. He said it was only variety in the country sans NEW DELHI: Fifty lakh children eke out a livelihood in the thorns. “Scientists have also devel- country, of whom 17.5 lakh are in Uttarakhand, according to the oped a pink-coloured rose from the National Sample Survey Organisation (NSSO). The second-larg- Himalayan Wonder variety. Now est share of child labourers comes from West Bengal (5.5 lakh), work is on for mass multiplication Rajasthan (4.05 lakh) and Gujarat (3.9 lakh), the NSSO esti- of the red variety,” he said. mated on the eve of the World Day against Child Labour today. The institute has introduced some high-value ornamental like Engineer arrested for ‘raping’ woman tulips, bird of paradise and double tube rose in the region. It has also GURGAON: An engineer was arrested here for allegedly rap- made popular low cost greenhouses ing a married woman for three years on the promise of marry- for floriculture trade. Many pockets ing her, police said yesterday. A 27-year-old woman engineer from in Solan, Shimla, Sirmaur, Mandi, Madhubani in Bihar had married another engineer five years Kullu, Bilaspur and Chamba dis- ago. They both worked in separate private firms in Udyog Vihar tricts in Himachal Pradesh have area here. She and her husband moved to Hyderabad a few years earned a name in flower business. ago, where she got into a relationship with another engineer, Farmers are growing com- Harshvardhan Aggarwal, police said. She returned to Gurgaon mercial varieties of marigold, with Aggarwal three years ago and started living with him in carnation, tulip, lilium, gladi- Sector 31. They had a child together. In her complaint, the woman olus, chrysanthemum and rose. said that Aggarwal told her that he could not live with her any- Approximately 860 hectares of more. “We have registered a case against the accused. He has been land is under flower cultiva- arrested and sent to jail under judicial custody,” police said. IANS tion and over 3,000 farmers are involved in it. IANS WEDNESDAY 12 JUNE 2013 16 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com MORNING BREAK

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CHESTE: Ricardo Boix, a unemployment have hit rural industry has helped Spain become Spanish farmer who lives off his areas hard, forcing more people Europe’s biggest producer of the small fruit groves in Valencia’s into poverty and desperation as fruit, rural thefts rose 20 percent hilly back country, thought the Spain undergoes a painful trans- in the first quarter compared theft of nearly $6,000 worth of formation after a two-decade eco- to the previous year, according his oranges was bad enough. nomic boom turned to bust. to AVA, the local agricultural But over Easter, tragedy struck Farm robbers have become association. when one of the two Bulgarian more sophisticated, running ille- To counter the problem, farm hands he had hired to guard gal warehouses and networks that Spain’s police have sent in the the rest of his crop was shot in sell their wares to local shops, cavalry, dispatching two squad- the back and killed by robbers juice producers or scrapyards, rons of mounted Civil Guards they had surprised. farmers and police say. to the region to help run down The killing was the most seri- “With the crisis we’ve got, peo- thieves. ous incident yet in what fruit ple need to eat, they’re resorting Though they arrived in late growers in the eastern Spanish to whatever they can,” Boix said. May, as the orange picking sea- region say is a big rise in raids on Along with the southern region son ended, police say the horse- everything from oranges, picked of Andalusia, known for its olive back patrols have at least led to in the thousand of kilos straight oil, orange hub Valencia is one a hiatus in crimes, and are effec- off the trees, to tools and even of the regions with the highest tive in startling robbers unable to metal gates and beehives. thefts of produce and machinery. hear them coming through the “We’ve always had robber- From the theft of 300 kilos of fruit trees. ies, but not to these extremes,” garlic, ripped out of the earth “We can get access to areas said Boix, 49, who continues to from one family’s small farm near where cars and other patrols work with his five full-time staff Cordoba, in Andalusia, to truck- can’t,” said the sergeant in charge as before, unable to afford extra loads of tools stolen from bigger of the squadrons, as he saddled security for his plots spread out operations, farmers say thefts are up his horse for a late afternoon around the small town of Cheste. becoming more daring. outing over rocky outcrops and While overall crime fell slightly Those with meagre means are through remote fields. in Spain in 2012, robberies are up taking security into their own Valencia’s Civil Guard — since the economic crisis began hands, organising night watches responsible for smaller towns out- in 2008. and vigilante groups. side the remit of national police Prolonged recession and record In Valencia, whose orange — said they had already made 50 arrests related to orange thefts in April, when they began a crack- down. Those charged so far are all Spaniards. But locals fear police efforts will be meaningless unless Spain changes the law that imposes only light punishment for thefts of anything worth less than €400. The robbers who stole oranges from Boix earlier this year were caught, but found with small amounts in their possession after stealing the fruit in several raids. They were eventually let off with a small fine. Despite more police patrols, many locals said they felt vulner- able and powerless to keep crimes in check. “You can try and look out for your neighbours, but when you drive past someone picking fruit, with a van, in broad daylight, how Civil Guards on horses patrol through a field of orange trees in Liria, near do you know they’re a thief?” said Valencia, Spain. Boix. REUTERS Wednesday 12 June 2013 3 Shaaban 1434 Volume 18 Number 5728 Price: QR2

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www.thepeninsulaqatar.com [email protected] | [email protected] Editorial: 44557741 | Advertising: 44557837 / 44557780 ECB defends Opec sees room for its bond-buying Nakilat arranges scheme at $917m refinancing over-target oil output German court DOHA: Nakilat Inc, a wholly owned subsidiary of Qatar Gas Transport Company Ltd (Nakilat), has successfully KARLSRUHE, GERMANY: The arranged $917m refinancing with Qatar National Bank Report sees rising demand; Brent price off $1.57 European Central Bank defended in (QNB). Germany’s highest court yesterday a Nakilat established its Programme Financing structure LONDON: Opec predicted for informal supply tweaks by top world oil use would grow by controversial bond purchase scheme to fund the construction of a fleet of 25 LNG vessels, each world oil demand will grow exporter Saudi Arabia depending 780,000 bpd, slightly lower than that is credited with pulling back the of which is subject to a 25-year time charter. These ves- more quickly in the rest of 2013 on demand. 790,000 bpd previously expected. eurozone from the brink of collapse sels serve as part of the floating pipeline carrying LNG for and indicated the group can Opec has been pumping above The report is the first of this last year. Qatargas and RasGas, which together produce over 77MTA keep pumping more oil than the the target and in May. Supply month’s three prominent oil supply The Constitutional Court has been of LNG. output target it retained at a rose by 106,000bpd to 30.57 mil- and demand forecasts to emerge. asked by critics of the ECB’s “Outright On the occasion of successfully completing the financing, May 31 meeting without over- lion b/d, according to secondary The US government’s Energy Monetary Transactions” to examine Muhammad Ghannam, Managing Director of Nakilat, said: supplying the market. sources cited by the report, led Information Administration — at whether the scheme is in line with “This transaction once again demonstrates our outstand- The Organisation of the by Saudi Arabia which typi- present more bullish on demand German law or whether it breaches the ing capability to attract large amounts of financing expedi- Petroleum Exporting Countries cally pumps more in summer to growth than Opec with a forecast central bank’s mandate. ently and efficiently. This refinancing with QNB reinforces in a monthly report forecast meet domestic air conditioning of 890,000 bpd — issues its report The plaintiffs, a diverse group of Nakilat’s already exceptional reputation in the financial world oil demand would expand demand. later yesterday. The International German politicians, lawyers and citi- community. by 900,000 barrels per day (b/d) in Still, the report said that out- Energy Agency’s monthly update zens, argue the ECB is creating risks for The strong relationship between these two Qatari compa- the second half, up from 700,000 put rate was broadly in line with is due today. German taxpayers that their elected rep- nies is a natural fit with Nakilat as the world’s largest LNG bpd in the first six months of 2013. Opec’s estimate of the average Meanwhile, Brent crude fell resentatives cannot control. But the ECB shipping company and QNB as one of the strongest banks “The second half of the year is demand for its crude in the second yesterday after the US nearly insists that the OMT is in line with its in the world.” expected to see higher demand,” half of 30.47 million b/d — mean- doubled the estimate of its shale mandate to safeguard price stability. Latham & Watkins advised Nakilat on commercial and legal said the report by Opec’s econ- ing most of the surplus will be oil and as investors worried that “The announcement of OMT was and matters related to the refinancing, while Skadden, Arps, Slate, omists. “In terms of demand absorbed rather than head into central banks, following Japan’s is the necessary and appropriate step to Meagher & Flom advised QNB. growth, the expected global eco- inventories. “Overall, existing fun- example, could begin to rein in eliminate the disruption in the transmis- Nakilat is a Qatari marine company providing the critical nomic recovery in the second half damentals portray a market with their loose monetary policies. sion of monetary policy caused by con- transportation link in Qatar’s LNG supply chain. Its LNG of this year could also add more ample supply, which is further Oil joined world equity mar- cerns that there would be an unwanted shipping fleet is the largest in the world, comprising 54 LNG barrels to seasonally higher global reflected in comfortable crude oil kets, the dollar, bond prices and break-up of the euro,” the ECB witness vessels. Nakilat also manages and operates four LPG carriers. consumption.” stock levels,” the report said. other commodities in a full-scale Joerg Asmussen, told the court. Via two strategic joint ventures, N-KOM and NDSQ, Nakilat With oil prices near the group’s Opec reiterated its familiar retreat by investors. Brent crude “I am firmly convinced that introduc- operates the ship repair and construction facilities at Qatar’s preferred level of $100 a barrel, warning of downside risks to the was off $1.57 at $102.38 a barrel ing the OMT programme was the right Erhama Bin Jaber Al Jalahma Shipyard in the Port of Ras Opec at a May 31 meeting agreed demand outlook from weak eco- by 1.26pm EDT (1726) GMT after thing to do to ensure price stability in Laffan. to retain its output target at 30 nomic growth. earlier dropping over $2. the euro area,” he said THE PENINSULA million b/d, leaving the door open For 2013 as a whole, it forecast AGENCIES AFP WEDNESDAY 12 JUNE 2013 18 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com BUSINESS Qapco to take Ecover woes WAO system from Siemens Focus on water treatment at ethylene plant

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Belgium’s Ecover, the world’s largest maker of level of wastewater treatment to enhancing sustainability,” said green cleaning products, is trying to figure out how to stay on top of a market that has big growth potential but also increasingly fierce competition. capability, while eliminating nox- Ali Vezvaei, Executive Vice- ious spent caustic sulfide odours President and General Manager at the facility, which is expected of Oil and Gas, Siemens Middle to be operational in December, East. 2013. “The WAO system from Al Khalij launches cross country mortgages “Siemens, which has been a Siemens will be instrumental in reliable and trusted partner to the pretreatment of high strength Qapco since the early 1980s, is wastewater and the elimination of DOHA: Al Khalij Commercial Business Officer, Mohamed are able to expedite Premium pleased to announce this lat- toxicity or reactivity, while meet- Bank (al khaliji) has launched Abdelkhalek (pictured) said: “al services such as this to all our est contract,” said Hamad Al ing international environmental ‘cross country mortgages’ for khaliji’s Premium Banking offer- customers hassle-free.” Khayyat, General Manager, Oil standards.” customers looking to purchase ings are centered around conven- al khaliji Premium Banking and Gas Division, Siemens WLL Wet oxidation is the oxidation property in Qatar, UAE and ience and cutting-edge service service is a series of services pack- Qatar. “This is an excellent dem- of soluble or suspended compo- France. 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The system will oxidise With presence across Qatar, similarly, to a customer in the plimentary ‘priority pass’ mem- ene cracking unit from a current odorous reduced sulfur species France, and the UAE that work UAE who wishes to purchase bership and “doorstep banking”, capacity of 720kta to a new capac- such as sulfides and mercaptides, effectively as one, al khaliji will property in Qatar or France, al whereby the customer’s dedicated ity of 900kta. The Siemens scope and will also break down com- handle the facilitation of the pur- khaliji will extend the same serv- relationship manager will come to of supply includes a Zimpro wet plex organic contaminants, such chase across its network, with ice. 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Spanish transformation Shale resources add 47pc to global gas reserves

NEW YORK: Shale-based However, the EIA cautioned cubic feet in 2011 after acquiring resources increase the world’s that the estimates are “highly better data that revealed the size total potential oil reserves by uncertain and will remain so until of key hydrocarbon fields and 11 percent and natural gas by they are extensively tested with their total organic content. 47 percent, according to a US production wells.” China is estimated to have the report released yesterday. The report also does not world’s greatest recoverable shale In an initial assessment of shale assess the economic viability of resources and the third-larges oil resources and an update of developing the resources. The shale oil resources. shale gas reserves, the US Energy cost of some wells internation- The report also cites recent Information Agency said shale ally could be higher than in the drilling in Argentina, Mexico and deposits could add 345 billion bar- US, potentially marking the Poland as shedding more light on rels of oil to global reserves, increas- “difference between a resource resources. It does not assess pro- ing the total to 3,357 billion barrels. that is a market game changer spective shale formations in some Shale gas adds 7,299 trillion and one that is economically regions, such as the Middle East cubic feet of natural gas, or 32 irrelevant at current market and the Caspian region. percent of the world total, the prices.” The top six countries in terms A worker selects oranges at an agricultural cooperative in Cheste near Valencia yesterday. Prolonged reces- EIA report estimated. So far, only the US and Canada of recoverable shale gas resources sion and record unemployment have hit rural areas hard, forcing more people into poverty and desperation The report seeks to quantify produce shale energy in commer- — China, Argentina, Algeria, as Spain undergoes a painful transformation after a two-decade economic boom turned to bust. the potential global significance of cial quantities. The report is an the US, Canada and Mexico — the shale boom, after the exploi- update of a 2011 EIA report on account for more than 60 percent tation of North American shale natural gas resources, boosting of the world’s recoverable shale deposits transformed the US oil the global quantity of shale gas by gas resources. and gas industry. 10.2 percent. The 2011 report did Because of both geology and It said an improvement in not estimate the global potential “above-the-ground conditions,” geologic data has allowed a bet- of shale oil. the report said, “the extent to ter view of global resources. In Not all of the drilling data which global technically recover- addition to the United States, has led to higher estimates on able shale resources will prove to other countries with large shale resources. EIA slashed the esti- be economically recoverable is not resources include Russia, China, mate for China to 1,115 trillion yet clear.” Argentina, Algeria and Libya. cubic feet of gas from 1,275 trillion AFP

UAE car sales top pre-crisis peak

DUBAI: New car sales in the of AWRostamani Automotives, in the same period last year, he United Arab Emirates are likely one of the biggest UAE dealer- added. Other industry forecast- to jump above the peak achieved ships, selling Nissan, Infiniti and ers have put the 2008 figure at in 2008 before the global credit Renault brands. 324,000, but the exact number crunch sent its economy into a “The United Arab Emirates is hard to verify because official downturn, a leading figure in this year will sell more than sales data are not available in the the country’s automobile sector the peak in 2008,” he told an UAE and the Gulf region. said yesterday. HSBC automotive roundtable MEAC is an informal body of Sales in the UAE have been in Dubai, citing figures from the automotive manufacturers in on the rise as the world’s No. 3 Middle East Automotive Council the Gulf Arab region who share oil exporter recovers from the (MEAC). their sales data. Robust growth debt crisis, helped by an inflow Sales are on target for 380,000 in the UAE is in a stark contrast of business and people seeking a vehicles this year, up 23 percent to major markets such as reces- safe haven since unrest elsewhere on 2012 and 40,000 more than sion-hit Europe, where sales are in the Middle East in 2011. in 2008, Ayat said. Sales in the close to two-decade lows after five “We are back after the global first four months of the year are years of contraction. crisis,” said Michel Ayat, CEO already at 118,000, against 96,000 REUTERS WEDNESDAY 12 JUNE 2013 BUSINESS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 19

Egypt central EU unveils plans bank suspends deposit to halt steel operations

CAIRO: Egypt’s central bank said it had suspended its deposit sector slide auction yesterday and would hold a repurchase agreement (repo) auction in its place, a move bankers said was designed Funds to ease restructuring cost to give some banks access to more liquidity. LONDON/BRUSSELS: The Patrick Cleary said. “This is per- Most foreign investors have fled European Commission unveiled haps unsurprising given current Egypt since the uprising, forcing an array of measures and rec- fiscal constraints and the lack of the government to rely on local ommendations yesterday to direct state involvement in the banks to finance a budget deficit revive Europe’s steel industry, steel industry and confirms that which has mushroomed to some hurt by tumbling demand and serious steps to address overca- 12 percent of GDP in the finan- plant closures. pacity will need to come from cial year that ends this month, The “EU steel action plan”, pre- within the steel industry itself.” stretching to the limit the banks’ sented by Industry Commissioner European steel demand is 27 ability to lend. Antonio Tajani, is the first com- percent below peak 2007 levels “I think liquidity is concen- prehensive attempt by the and forecast to fall even further trated in some banks, and others Commission to stem the steel sec- this year. The number of jobs in are in need of liquidity,” said a tor’s decline since the Davignon the industry dropped 10 percent International Monetary Fund’s Senior Representative for Greece Bob Traa (left) arrives at the Finance Ministry in dealer at the treasury of a Cairo- Plan of 1977. between 2007 and 2011. Athens yesterday. based bank. Repos add liquid- The plan aims to cut red tape, To boost demand, the plan ity to the banking system while boost apprenticeship schemes and points to existing EU initiatives deposit auctions drain it. innovation, create a level interna- — CARS 2020 and Sustainable Greece plays down privatisation blow The central bank introduced tional playing field and study ways Construction — to help the auto- repos in March 2011 to boost to lessen the burden of energy costs, motive and building sectors, liquidity weeks after the popu- which account for about 40 percent which make up some 40 percent ATHENS: Greece played down ($912m) in the ¤2.6bn Greece earlier said it was “practically lar uprising that ousted Hosni of steelmakers’ operating costs. of steel demand. yesterday the impact of the col- needs raise this year under the impossible” to find a buyer for Mubarak spread turmoil through- It also says existing EU funds The Commission also invited lapse of a major privatisation terms of its EU-IMF fiscal bailout. DEPA this year. out Egypt’s financial markets. should be used to ease the social the EU member-states to con- sale on the country’s finances, It came as a mission from the Greek media had earlier raised Its last repos matured on April cost of restructuring, which has sider reducing or removing tar- saying it would not spark new so-called troika of creditors — the prospect of additional budget 2 of this year, when the central caused the loss of 40,000 jobs iffs on energy-intensive industries budget cuts and tax rises to the EU, IMF and the European cuts this year to make up the bank introduced the deposit oper- in recent years, including the to make them more competitive meet debt-rescue conditions. Central Bank — began a sched- expected shortfall from the sale ations instead. planned closing of most facilities at internationally. It added cok- But the European Commission uled audit of Greek reforms failure. The Athens stock exchange Central bank officials declined ArcelorMittal in Liege, Belgium. ing coal to the list of critical raw said that the failure of the proc- and fiscal performance that will was shedding 4.46 percent of its to comment on the reason for “The Action Plan is a good materials that it monitors for the ess, which blows a hole in budget- determine the payment of the value yesterday. It had registered Tuesday’s switch to repos. starting point, but there still is risk of supply interruption. ing, was an issue. next instalment of rescue funding a 4.69-percent drop on Monday. State-owned banks, which a lot of work to be done until The Commission will also start “Certain jokes have been heard under bailout agreements. Gazprom said on Monday that it account for nearly half of bank our sector will substantially ben- monitoring imports and exports of that new measures will be taken The spokesman for EU was worried by mounting unpaid assets in Egypt, seem to have been efit from the proposals,” Gordon steel scrap, a measure sought by because of (this) entanglement,” Economic Affairs Commissioner bills owed to DEPA by independent buying large quantities of treas- Moffat, Director General of Italian steelmakers, many of which Prime Minister Antonis Samaras Olli Rehn said that the failure electricity producers and industry. ury bills and bonds, while private European steelmakers associa- operate electric arc furnaces. told reporters just as EU-IMF of the sale would “clearly be dis- “We did not receive adequate guar- banks have tended to buy less, tion Eurofer, said in a statement. “What gives rise to concerns auditors review progress on cussed” during the audit. antees that DEPA’s financial situ- creating an imbalance in funds Critics said the plan contained here is the fact that Europe has reforms. “The Greek authorities will ation will not deteriorate until the available in the banking system, few new measures and that much become the second-largest scrap Samaras was referring to the now have to assess what has hap- deal is concluded,” said Gazprom bankers said. more decision action would be exporter in the world, while at the privatisation of Greece’s gas dis- pened ... and how best to address spokesman Sergei Kupriyanov. The central bank sold 5bn required to save a sector afflicted same time there are more than 20 tributor DEPA, which fell through it...right now our message is “The takeover procedure could Egyptian pounds ($715m) in by overcapacity, weak demand countries elsewhere in the world on Monday after Russian giant that we would like (the process) last another year after the end of 7-day repos yesterday at a fixed and tight financing. that impose export restrictions Gazprom pulled out of the bid- to resume as soon as possible,” the tender,” he added. “The com- rate of 10.25 percent after hav- “On the key issue of overcapac- on their own scrap production,” ding process. spokesman Simon O’ Connor told pany is already burdened with ing accepted 6bn pounds in 7-day ity the report has little to offer,” Moffat said. The setback could cause reporters in Brussels. unpaid customer bills.” deposits at an offering on June 4. Wood Mackenzie steel consultant REUTERS a shortfall of at least ¤700m A Greek government source AFP REUTERS Yemen inflation hits 14-month high

DUBAI: Annual inflation in Excluding food and qat, annual $985.6m last year from $527.4m Yemen surged to 14 percent in consumer price inflation was 6.3 in 2011, as crude oil exports fell April, the highest level since percent in April, unchanged from to their lowest level since 2009, February 2012, fuelled by rises March. while imports were the high- in the prices of food, tobacco The central bank cut inter- est since at least 2005, the data and qat, central bank data est rates by five percentage showed. showed yesterday. points between last October and The 2012 current account gap Inflation had fallen from a peak February to support an economic accounted for 3.0 percent of GDP, of 25 percent in October 2011 to as recovery. Its head said in April up from 1.7 percent in 2011, the low as 5.5 percent last November that he was comfortable with the central bank said. as political unrest eased, helping current level of rates — a three- Crude oil exports fell to $6.3bn the economy recover. But it has year low of 15 percent. in 2012, accounting for nearly picked up again in recent months, The International Monetary 83 percent of overall exports of hitting 13.1 percent in March. Fund forecast in April that $7.6bn, from $7.7bn in the previ- Compared to the previous Yemen’s inflation would average ous year. month, consumer prices increased 7.5 percent in 2013, down from Imports jumped to $11.4bn from 0.6 percent in April, after 0.5 per- 10.2 percent in 2012. $8.5bn in 2011, pushing the trade cent in March. Yemen’s nominal gross domes- balance into a deficit of $3.8bn, Food inflation in the poor tic product grew 4.8 percent the biggest deficit since at least Arabian Peninsula state climbed to 7.0 trillion Yemen riyals 2005. The country booked a trade to 16.3 percent year-on-year ($32.2bn) in 2012, the data also surplus of $574.2m in 2011. in April from 15.8 percent in showed. The IMF estimated Yemen, the second poorest March. Annual price growth of price-adjusted GDP growth at Arab state after Mauritania, tobacco, cigarettes and qat, a a mere 0.1 percent in 2012, pre- attracted $1.8bn in foreign mild stimulant leaf that many of dicting 4.4 percent expansion direct investment last year, up Yemen’s 25 million people chew this year. from $1.5bn in 2011, the data daily, jumped to 26.6 percent The country’s current showed. from 21.6 percent. account deficit widened to REUTERS

UK regulator backs tougher Court rejects Spyker curbs on bonus claim against GM LONDON: Britain’s top bank- ing regulator has said bankers THE HAGUE: A US court 2011 after teetering on the edge should be stopped from cash- has dismissed a $3bn (¤2.2bn) of the abyss for almost two years. ing in shares from their bonus claim against General Motors, A last-ditch bid to raise funds packages for up to a decade, accused of deliberate action to in China, with the Youngman the Daily Mirror newspaper bankrupt Sweden’s Saab in 2011, group, was blocked by GM over reported yesterday. the plaintiff Dutch car group issues concerning the transfer of Andrew Bailey, Deputy Spyker said in a statement. technology. Governor of the Bank of England “Spyker announces that the Chinese carmaker Youngman and head of its Prudential District Court for the Eastern had long been interested in buy- Regulation Authority, was quoted District of Michigan ... ruled in ing Saab and tried to snap it up as telling the newspaper he favour of the defendant GM,” before it declared bankruptcy— hoped bonus packages would be Spyker said in a short statement but its efforts were stymied by reworked. late on Monday. Saab’s former owner, GM, which According to other media Spyker filed a lawsuit in August balked at transferring the neces- reports a UK parliamentary com- claiming $3bn in damages. sary technology licences. mission on banking standards is It alleged that GM criminally At the time, Spyker’s chief mulling recommending a delay of interfered in an operation that executive Victor Muller said that up to 10 years before shares in a could have made it possible for the $3bn claim in compensation bonus package can be cashed in. Saab, which Spyker bought in represented the value which The commission’s report may 2010, to restructure and stay Saab would have represented be published in the coming days, afloat, because the US automaker had the deal with Youngman lawmakers have said, and Bailey’s wanted to dominate the Chinese gone through, but analysts were intervention would lend it heavy- market. sceptical whether the suit would weight support. Saab, a former GM subsidiary, succeed. REUTERS filed for bankruptcy in December AFP WEDNESDAY 12 JUNE 2013 20 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com BUSINESS

Shares in three Industry stocks Indian banks slip after RBI push Qatari penalty

MUMBAI: Shares in India’s ICICI, Axis and HDFC banks bourse down fell yesterday after the cen- tral bank found them guilty of violating guidelines relating to customer verification and UAE markets rebound in choppy trade anti-money-laundering. The three banks were probed DOHA: Qatar Exchange index A potential trigger for a sell- for suspected laundering after slipped 18.37 points or 0.20 off may be MSCI’s decision on a sting operation by news out- percent yesterday to 9,354.50 whether to upgrade the UAE and let Cobrapost in March and points from the previous closing Qatar to emerging market status. April exposed alleged business of 9,372.87 points. The index complier will announce irregularities at Indian financial The volume of shares traded fell its verdict at 2100 GMT. institutions. to 14,588,370 from 17,155,571 on “The market will correct An investigation by the Reserve Monday, and the value of shares whether we get upgraded by Bank of India did not reveal any decreased to QR487,252,838.29 MSCI or not — it’s more of direct evidence of money launder- from QR488,559,740.04 on a short-term consolidation ing, but some violations of rules Monday. period as we come closer to the were found after scrutinising the Among the top losers were summer,” said Musa Haddad, books and business operations of Industries Qatar whose share head of investment advisory the three banks. dropped 1.16 percent to QR161.90, services at National Bank of “We came to the conclusion Qatar Islamic Bank lost 0.43 Abu Dhabi. that some of the violations were percent to QR69.20, Electricity “The market still looks very substantiated and warranted and Water fell 0.67 percent to strong, volumes are positive and A pedestrian walks past cars at a parking lot in New Delhi. Car sales in India slid by over 12 percent in May from imposition of monetary penalty,” QR148.00 and Qatar Telecom liquidity is available, which shows a year earlier. an RBI statement said. down 1.11 percent to QR124.30. the longer-term upward trend The RBI said late on Monday The banking and financial sec- isn’t about to change.” that it had fined Axis Bank tor added 0.20 points while the MSCI has opted against Rs50m ($855,000), HDFC Rs45m insurance sector lost 0.07 points. upgrading the UAE and Qatar Indian car sales slide by 12pc and ICICI Rs10m. The industrial sector dropped from frontier markets classifica- Axis Bank shares fell 2.53 0.67 points and the services sec- tion on multiple occasions since NEW DELHI: Car sales in sector could start soon with parts from the year-earlier period, percent to Rs1,322.0 in Mumbai tor up 0.25 points. 2009, but traders are hopeful the India slid by over 12 percent suppliers likely to be among the SIAM’s figures showed. trading yesterday, while ICICI Meanwhile, markets in the UAE will make the cut this time in May, data showed yesterday, first affected as buyers steer clear A fall in India’s currency to was down 3.42 percent at Rs1,080 United Arab Emirates resumed following market reforms. marking an unprecedented sev- of showrooms, Mathur said. record lows against the dollar and HDFC lost 0.68 percent to gains yesterday, although trading An upgrade would likely attract enth straight month of decline, Mathur blamed consumer wor- has cast doubt over hopes that Rs672.65. was volatile as an early-year surge additional foreign money to UAE and an industry body warned ries over a sharp slowdown in the the central bank will cut inter- The RBI said any “conclusive in share prices faltered. stocks, although the country’s that layoffs loomed in the once- economy which has been growing at est rates further to kickstart the inference” in relation to money Dubai’s index rose 0.6 percent, weighting on MSCI’s emerging booming sector. a decade low of five percent, saying economy. laundering could be drawn only if having been down as much as 0.9 market index would be less than Domestic passenger car sales, “discretionary spending is being hit”. The declining rupee has also there was an investigation of the percent in early trade. 1 percent so the impact could be seen as a pointer to overall eco- “Production is already being raised the prospect of car price transactions by tax and enforce- That initial drop followed a limited. nomic health, plunged 12.26 per- cut back by some manufactur- rises and steeper fuel costs that ment agencies. 2.3 percent decline on Monday, “The big question is how the cent to 143,216 in May from the ers by 10 to 15 to 20 percent ,” would deter buyers further, as Various banks suspended Dubai’s largest in 15 months, but market would react after the same month a year earlier, the Sugato Sen, SIAM senior director, the weaker currency pushes up staff after the Cobrapost alle- low volumes — less than 20 mil- announcement,” added Henin. Society of Indian Automobile said, adding this would lead to job import costs. gations, which called the scale lion shares changed hands in the Long-term investors will likely Manufacturers (SIAM) said. losses in the industry. “Two months ago, we thought of money laundering “vast and opening 30 minutes, considerably use any market pull-back to accu- “These are worrying times for The Indian car sales shrinkage the industry was poised for a good unfathomable”. below recent norms — indicated mulate shares at lower prices, the automobile industry,” SIAM comes as growth in China’s car recovery. Now it seems we will have Cobrapost in May released that few investors were willing to said NBAD’s Haddad. director general Vishnu Mathur sales in May slowed to 9.9 percent to rethink these numbers,” analyst some secret recordings of conver- sell at those prices. “We expect the market to have told reporters. “This is the longest year-on-year from a double-digit Mahantesh Sabarad of Mumbai’s sations it made with officials from Trading then picked up as further upside this year, but at stretch of consecutive decline in rise in April, amid waning con- Fortune Equity Brokers said. banks and insurance firms. Bank stocks rebounded. this point in time it will be in a car sales we have witnessed” since sumer confidence. The European Domestic passenger car sales officials were heard confirming “The market, as expected, is consolidation phase,” he said. SIAM started compiling figures 16 auto market is expected to shrink fell by 6.7 percent in the last finan- that money launderingwas com- volatile and there’s no clear trend Emaar Properties was Dubai’s years ago, he added. for a sixth year in a row. cial year ending March 2013 to mon and they would “help” people at the moment,” said Sebastien main support, rising 0.7 percent. The downturn is in sharp Stuttering demand has forced 1.89 million from a year earlier — who wished to do it. Henin, portfolio manager at The Emirates NBD fell 1.9 per- contrast to the previous decade Indian automakers to introduce the first contraction for 10 years. Cobrapost in March released National Investor. cent. Dubai’s largest bank said when car sales grew by a break- “buy now, pay later” schemes, SIAM’s Sen said the industry recordings of conversations with Dubai is up 45.3 percent in 2013 on Tuesday it had completed neck annual 20 to 30 percent — interest-free repayments and body was not yet revising its fore- bank employees who were heard and Abu Dhabi has gained 35.6 the acquisition of BNP Paribas’ prompting foreign automakers double-digit discounts. cast that car sales will grow by agreeing to take cash from an percent over the same period, Egyptian assets after receiving from Ford to Volkswagen to make Sales of commercial vehicles three to five percent in the current undercover reporter posing as with this surge likely to give way regulatory approval in the North a beeline for the country as they such as trucks and buses, another financial year. It is hoping that a customer, although no money to more sustained profit taking African country. sought to boost sales globally. key pointer to economic vitality, sales will pick up later in the year. changed hands. eventually. AGENCIES Layoffs in the Indian auto dropped by 10.6 percent to 55,458 AFP AFP

QATARI MARKET Dubai pushes Bond Coupon Maturity Currency Mid-Price Yield Moody’s S&P Sudan currency close to record low Qatar Govt 5.15% 4/9/2014 USD 103.69 0.63 % Aa2 AA bid to host Qatar Govt 3.125% 1/20/2017 USD 104.44 1.85 % Aa2 AA KHARTOUM: Sudan’s cur- imports. The two former civil war Sudan avoided an “Arab Spring” Qatar Govt 6.55% 4/9/2019 USD 122.13 2.45 % Aa2 AA World Expo 2020 rency has fallen close to a record foes restarted in May cross-bor- that unseated rulers in nearby Qatar Govt 5.25% 1/20/2020 USD 115.13 2.73 % Aa2 AA low against the dollar on the der oil flows - the lifeline for both Egypt and Libya but soaring infla- Qatar Govt 4.5% 1/20/2022 USD 109.63 3.21 % Aa2 AA DUBAI: Dubai’s ruler yester- black market since Khartoum — after ending a row over oil fees tion has sparked small protests Qatar Govt 9.75% 6/15/2030 USD 160.50 4.59 % Aa2 AA day pressed for the Gulf emir- threatened to halt cross-border which saw the landlocked South against President Omar Hassan Qatar Govt 6.4% 1/20/2040 USD 123.50 4.82 % Aa2 AA ate to be given the right to host oil flows with South Sudan as shut down its entire output. Al Bashir, in power since 1989. Qatar Govt 5.75% 1/20/2042 USD 113.50 4.87 % Aa2 AA the 2020 Universal Exposition, import firms fear a dollar scar- But Sudan warned on Sunday Sudan has tried to halt the as the Paris-based organising city will worsen, dealers said. it would close the two export devaluation of the pound by Qatari Diar 3.5% 7/21/2015 USD 104.13 1.50 % Aa2 AA committee meets to discuss the There is little foreign trading in pipelines within two months cracking down on the black Qatari Diar 5% 7/21/2020 USD 111.38 3.20 % Aa2 AA bids of five competing cities. the Sudanese pound but the black unless South Sudan cut ties with market, which has become the Comqat 5% 11/18/2014 USD 104.75 1.64 % A1 A- “We want to host Expo 2020 market rate is an important indi- insurgents operating across the benchmark. Security agents have Comqat 3.375% 4/11/2017 USD 103.50 2.41 % A1 A- — a global event in which the cator of the mood of the business shared border. Juba denies the rounded up dealers since January QIB 3.856% 10/7/2015 USD 104.50 1.87 % NR NR cultures, innovations and crea- elite and of ordinary people wea- accusations. but in the absence of fresh dollars QNB 3.125% 11/16/2015 USD 103.50 1.65 % Aa3 A+ tions of the world will meet in ried by years of economic crises, While industry sources say the from the central bank the black QNB 3.375% 2/22/2017 USD 104.13 2.21 % Aa3 A+ Dubai,” Sheikh Mohammed bin ethnic conflicts and wars. oil is still flowing normally from market is thriving as ever. Rashid Al Maktoum wrote in an “There is a sense of panic south to north, the Sudanese The owner of a mobile phone Doha Bank 3.5% 3/14/2017 USD 103.75 2.45 % A2 A- article published in several UAE among normal people and import pound’s exchange rate against the shop in central Khartoum said Qtel 3.375% 10/14/2016 USD 105.00 1.83 % A2 A /*- newspapers. firms which have been trying to dollar has fallen to 7.1, down from he would stop selling new devices Qtel 7.875% 6/10/2019 USD 125.00 3.25 % A2 A /*- Dubai is competing with Sao shift pounds into dollars since the 6.8 last week, black market deal- until the rate stabilised, antici- Qtel 4.75% 2/16/2021 USD 106.88 3.71 % A2 A /*- Paulo in Brazil, the Turkish city weekend as they expect the cur- ers said. The central bank rate is pating a further weakening of the Qtel 5% 10/19/2025 USD 104.88 4.48 % A2 A /*- of Izmir, Ayutthaya in Thailand rency situation to worsen,” said around 4.4. pound in coming days. Rasgas 5.5% 9/30/2014 USD 105.25 1.39 % Aa3 A and Ekaterinburg in Russia to one dealer. The rate is watched by foreign “This is a disaster,” he said, Rasgas 5.832% 9/30/2016 USD 107.00 3.56 % Aa3 A host the six-month extravaganza. “Many people have been try- firms such as cell operators Zain speaking on condition of ano- Rasgas 5.298% 9/30/2020 USD 108.75 3.91 % Aa3 A “We want to welcome more ing to buy dollars,” said another and MTN and by Gulf banks nymity. “The government threat than 25 million people during dealer, asking not to be named who sell products in pounds and to cut off oil is hitting business SOVEREIGNS the six months,” wrote Sheikh due to the sensitivity of the issue. then struggle to convert profits sentiment hard.” Bond PDA* Maturity Currency Mid-Price Yield Moody’s S&P Mohammed. The pound has more than into dollars. Gulf investors also “I cannot calculate prices for Abu Dhabi Govt 5.5% 4/8/2014 USD 103.75 0.88 % Aa2 AA The Bureau International des halved in value since South Sudan hold pound-denominated Islamic imported phones anymore. I’ve Abu Dhabi Govt 6.75% 4/8/2019 USD 124.63 2.22 % Aa2 AA Expositions (BIE) began yes- became independent in July 2011, bonds sold by the central bank. been selling some devices at a loss terday a two-day meeting of its taking with it three-quarters of Zain, Kuwait’s biggest cell oper- because the pound is falling too Dubai Govt 6.7% 10/5/2015 USD 108.75 2.77 % NR NR general assembly, it said on its the united country’s oil output. ator, reported a 27 percent fall in quickly and I cannot pass on the Dubai Govt 4.9% 5/2/2017 USD 105.13 3.48 % NR NR website. Oil was the driver of the economy first-quarter net profit due to the increases to customers.” Dubai Govt 7.75% 10/5/2020 USD 120.13 4.49 % NR NR AFP and source for dollars needed for fall of the Sudanese pound. REUTERS Dubai Govt 6.45% 5/2/2022 USD 111.88 4.79 % NR NR Qatar Govt 4% 1/20/2015 USD 104.44 1.20 % Aa2 AA Bahrain Govt 6.273% 11/22/2018 USD 114.75 3.29 % NR BBB Dubai World unit sells UK asset Bahrain Govt 5.5% 3/31/2020 USD 105.50 4.55 % NR BBB Egypt Govt 5.75% 4/29/2020 USD 87.50 8.16 % Caa1 CCC+ DUBAI: Economic Zones World (EZW), a unit of government- Morocco Govt 4.5% 10/5/2020 EUR 105.00 3.71 % NR BBB- owned conglomerate Dubai World, has sold its British-based logis- *Periodic Distribution Amount • Bullion - Mumbai tics firm Gazeley to Brookfield Asset Management, sources said IMPORTANT NOTE: Gold (10 gm) Standard Rs. 27840 yesterday. Published by HSBC Bank Middle East Limited, P O Box 57, Doha, Qatar which Silver (1 kg) Rs. 45295 is licensed and regulated by Qatar Central Bank and Jersey Financial Services It is the first major sale of a foreign asset by Dubai World as it • Indian Rupees QR1 = 15.58 Commission. Information quoted is from publicly available sources or proprietary restructures its debt. The sources, who are familiar with the deal but data and subject to change. HSBC accepts no liability for any loss or damage arising • Sensex declined to be named because the matter is not public, did not reveal out of the use of all or part of this material. This information is general and does not BSE 19429.23 the price of the transaction. take into account individual circumstances, objectives or needs. The price of bonds NSE 5881.00 can and does fluctuate. The secondary market for bonds may not provide significant EZW was not immediately available to comment. Toronto-based liquidity or may trade based on prevailing market conditions. Past performance is not • Short-term investment plan from LIC International upto 6.4 percent Brookfield could not be contacted immediately. a reliable indicator of future performance. You should consider these matters and return p.a. (in dollar) Gazeley is one of four businesses held by EZW, which operates tech- consult your financial advisor prior to making any investment decisions. • Housing loan from HDFC LTD nology, logistics and industrial parks as well as the Jebel Ali Free Zone • Mutual Fund: Buy & Sell: SBI MF, HDFC MF, UTI MF, Birla Sun Life MF, (JAFZA), a business district, under the Dubai World Group umbrella. Tata MF, Reliance MF etc. Dubai World bought Gazeley from Wal-Mart Stores in 2008 for an • Advise on Indian Income Tax matters for NRIs. estimated £300 to 400m ($459-611m); because of falls in asset prices Contact: Investec, Tel: 44325060/44365060 email: [email protected] since then, the sale to Brookfield may have occurred at a lower price. REUTERS WEDNESDAY 12 JUNE 2013 BUSINESS VIEWS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 21

Swiss minister shakes Sir Richard and the truth up secretive banks about Virgin Rail profits BY EMMA THOMASSON BY ADITYA CHAKRABORTTY handouts from the taxpayer. weeks before it was published. witzerland’s Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf, a lone woman in And while you may know about the direct The trade body had time to dismantle the the male bastion of Swiss finance, is short of friends as ust over 18 months ago, I called payments taken by Virgin and others, the maths; but while it evidently doesn’t like the she seeks to end the country’s reputation as a haven for Richard Branson a carpetbagger. Cresc team has also analysed another, indi- conclusions, it hasn’t repudiated the figures. Stax cheats, but has a track record of getting her own way. Surveying his greatest business hits, rect transfer from the public purse to pri- Years of indirect subsidies have left The 57-year-old finance minister has taken tough decisions in Jfrom trains to planes to cable, my vate hands. By now, it’s worth £30bn. Network Rail £30bn in the red. This is debt response to the global financial crisis, which hit the liquidity of piece noted a common method: The Virgin By 2012, Virgin Trains enjoyed spanking guaranteed by the public, although very few the country’s vast banking industry and looks likely to end the boss liked to move into industries sheltered new rolling stock, a more frequent service people know about it. secrecy that has underpinned it. from too much competition, pull subsidies and a superfast line that whisked passen- The public are handing money to private But she faces her trickiest task yet in the next two weeks in out of taxpayers and then cash out. gers from London to Manchester in just businesses for them to take a clip and pay persuading a hostile parliament to let other banks sidestep secrecy That was the story of Virgin Rail and it two hours. Yet Branson and his sharehold- us back the rest. Just in case that wasn’t laws and hand over information to US authorities in the hope of fits Virgin’s takeover last year of Northern ers could declare a cumulative net profit of ludicrous enough, remember that Virgin’s avoiding criminal charges that could destroy them. Rock, where Branson was the frontman for £538m and trouser £499m in total dividends. parent company is listed in British Virgin That, and her proposal last month to allow Swiss authorities the serious money from America and Abu No wonder some canny infants like to play Islands, a sunny tax haven that is a stop the same access to bank clients’ data, would effectively overturn Dhabi. with train sets. pretty far from Wigan. secrecy laws dating from 1934 which helped make Switzerland Sir Richard was not best pleased. These sums are what got Virgin inter- And as we’ve seen repeatedly with the the world’s biggest offshore centre with $2trn in assets. Faster than you could say “stroppy tycoon ested in rail in the first place. In his biog- east coast line, the ones who don’t make a “She has a lot of enemies,” said Daniel Bochsler, Zurich University on the phone”, a response in his name raphy of Branson, Tom Bower records a profit can simply walk away, dumping their assistant professor of comparative politics. appeared in the Guardian, accusing me phrase used by the billionaire’s lieutenants service back in public hands. “Everybody knows that bank secrecy is dead. It is just a question of a “vicious” attack full of “vitriol”. But while weighing up the west coast deal: “It’s Heads they win, tails you lose. Branson is of how it will die. They are all trying to pin the blame on her, but admirable hand-waving aside, he did not a licence to print money. Can’t go wrong.” not the sole offender here; he’s simply the she is not the only protagonist.” rebut my argument: that for all of his talk But there is another undisclosed source most flamboyant representative of a com- Former labour minister Pascal Couchepin joked that if of enterprise and getting employees “really of cash enjoyed by Virgin and the rest of pletely rotten system for siphoning money Switzerland’s world tennis champion Roger Federer lost, some motivated and steamed up”, Branson has the industry. from the public into private hands. people would say it was the fault of Widmer-Schlumpf. built his business empire with millions from Network Rail has been cutting the track The entire industry, as Treasury adviser BDP head Martin Landolt says Widmer-Schlumpf can handle you, me and other taxpayers. access charges levied on the train compa- Shriti Vadera put it in 2001, is peopled by the pressure. “She has to convey unpleasant messages and reali- Produced by academics at Manchester nies. Under its predecessor Railtrack, the “thinly capitalised… profiteers of the worst ties that people don’t like,” he said. “She has always had to fight, University’s Centre for Research on Socio- fees were worth around £3bn a year; they’re kind”. And as a former investment banker, always been criticised, she doesn’t know any other way.” Cultural Change (Cresc), and published by now nearly half that, at just over £1.5bn a she’d know what those looked like. The minister made more enemies in the Swiss establishment the TUC, the study looks at how Britain’s year. This is an indirect subsidy given by the But the Virgin boss also loves to shout when she worked with Swiss National Bank Chairman Philipp railways have fared over two decades of pri- public to the train operators, and Virgin is about the virtues of private ownership of Hildebrand on a law passed in 2011 to force UBS and Credit Suisse vatisation. It’s a hefty publication — more the third-biggest recipient. public good. At the moment, he’s lobby- to hold more capital than their global rivals to prevent another than eight months in the making, running So important is the handout that, were ing hard to take control of the east coast taxpayer bailout of a big bank. to 166 pages and with more detail on the rail it taken away, Cresc estimates the company mainline. If successful, he’ll doubtless try The SVP accused Widmer-Schlumpf of trying to protect network than any commuter will ever need. would have made a loss of up to £257m last to replicate his previous sweet deal, state- Hildebrand during the scandal and continues to attack her every But it boils down to one key finding: the year alone. Just so there’s no doubt on the subsidised Pendolinos and all. move, depicting her as a witch-like figure in a new campaign to only way Branson and the vast majority of numbers, the Cresc report was shown to the And just like now, it will be us paying for anchor bank secrecy for Swiss citizens in the constitution. train barons make their profits is through Association of Train Operating Companies it. THE GUARDIAN “She is the driving force behind the proposal to scrap bank secrecy for Swiss people. There is no pressure from other countries to do so,” said banker and SVP politician Thomas Matter, who wants to force a refer- endum on the issue. “It has been a demand of the left for 20 years, and Widmer- Schlumpf now wants to make it happen,” he said. She has a reputation as a hard taskmaster with little tolerance for dissent, most recently announcing the departure of Michael Ambuehl, Switzerland’s main negotiator in tax disputes with the United States and its European neighbours, after apparent dif- ferences over. When she told a professor that she wanted to have children as well as practice law, he told her she should drop out straight away because “housewives weren’t needed in the law”. Like German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Widmer-Schlumpf is rarely seen in public with her husband, engineer Christoph, but has still managed to balance career and family. That could help as she seeks to persuade parliament to adopt contested legislation to allow banks to reveal information on their employees and business partners to US investigators. A Swiss parliamentary committee narrowly recommended that the upper house reject the bill when it meets today, but banks are lobbying fiercely in favour, fearful of possible US indictment if they are not freed to cooperate. The minister, who says she likes chatting to fellow passengers when travelling by train, is also preparing the country for more concessions over bank secrecy as the Group of Eight (G8) leading economies seeks to clamp down on tax evasion. Widmer-Schlumpf tasked a commission of experts late last year with the question of how much information banks should reveal on their clients to foreign tax authorities. With Austria and Luxembourg pledging in recent weeks to drop bank secrecy for foreign clients, the commission looks set to conclude that Switzerland has little choice but to follow suit and abandon previous attempts to reach bilateral deals over tax. “She has to bring people along with her but most of them are still in full denial,” said Martin Naville, head of the Swiss-American Chamber of Commerce. “It is a pretty toxic brew she has to deal with. It would have been easier if it had been someone from one of the biggest parties.”

REUTERS Cartoon Arts International / The New York Times Syndicate Euro bailout Troika nears end of road with record BY PAUL TAYLOR They still differ over whether Economic and Monetary Affairs were perceived to be taken in euro zone government debt at the foresaw a peak jobless level of 14.8 European governments should Commissioner Olli Rehn said, Berlin and Brussels rather than same time with its OMT bond- percent this year. The real figure f the Troika that handles write off some loans to Athens to referring to the 2008 collapse by the IMF board. buying programme and is soon to is 27 percent. bailouts of distressed euro make its debt sustainable in the of US investment bank Lehman “The IMF should never again take charge of supervising banks Even in Ireland, the one “suc- zone countries were a soccer long term, an idea that is politi- Brothers that sparked a global be a junior partner in this way,” that lend to troubled sovereigns. cess” which returned to growth Iteam, it would probably be cally explosive before a German financial crisis. Mandeng said, arguing that the ECB executive board mem- and expects to get back to mar- looking for a new manager after general election in September. “I don’t recall the IMF’s Fund should either pull out of the ber Joerg Asmussen told the ket funding this year, the Troika achieving a track record of one The public airing of such dif- managing director Dominique Troika now or take sole control of European Parliament that once underestimated job losses and the win, one loss and one draw. ferences raises the question of Strauss-Kahn proposing early the rescue programmes. the current crisis is over, the related social damage. The uneasy trio of European whether the Troika has reached debt restructuring, but I do ECB president Jean-Claude Troika should be replaced by the Now non-European IMF mem- Commission, International the end of the road. All sides are recall that Christine Lagarde was Trichet initially opposed bring- euro zone rescue fund and the bers in Latin America and Asia, Monetary Fund and European feeling sore but divorce seems opposed to it.” ing the global lender into the European Commission. But not who endured harsh lending terms Central Bank was assembled unlikely. The most damaging suspicion euro zone, arguing that Europe now. in the 1980s and 1990s, are loath in haste in March 2010 after The IMF says it lowered its raised by the IMF study of the should be able to sort out its own Many independent economic to pour more money into one of Greece’s public debt and deficit standards to support a flawed pro- Greek programme is that the problems. experts argued from the outset the world’s richest regions. exploded and it was about to lose gramme for Greece; the European Troika made over-optimistic He also rejected debt restruc- that Greece would never be able “Operationally and financially, access to market funding. Commission says it “fundamen- growth forecasts and massaged turing or making bank bondhold- to repay its debt mountain and the IMF has become much more Last week’s IMF “mea culpa” tally disagrees” with the IMF’s the debt numbers because euro ers share losses, saying it would questioned the Troika’s rosy fore- involved in Europe than its global report about the failures of the view that Greek debt should have zone political leaders exerted ruin the euro area’s standing in casts for the Greek economy. shareholders deem sustainable,” Greek programme blew the lid off been written off sooner; and the undue influence on the process. financial markets. EU paymaster Troika officials repeatedly said Jean Pisani-Ferry, outgoing the fiction that the three institu- ECB says the IMF is applying Wrapped in the forensic jar- Germany and its north European increased the amount Greece was director of the Bruegel economic tions saw eye-to-eye on the res- misleading hindsight. gon of financial analysis, the allies insisted on IMF involve- supposed to raise by privatising think-tank in Brussels. cue packages they designed and The Europeans contend that in IMF experts say European lead- ment because they feared the state assets, even as its economy An IMF source, speaking on are enforcing in Greece, Ireland, the acute market panic of 2010, ers made Greece’s economic crisis Commission would be too soft crumbled and investors fled. condition of anonymity because Portugal and now Cyprus. before the euro zone had begun worse by delaying an inevitable on indebted member states and Growth forecasts for Portugal, he is still involved with the bailout Behind closed doors, they to built a financial firewall, let- debt write-off, buying time for too willing to commit taxpayers’ where the outcome of a EU-IMF programmes, said the real prob- clashed over whether Greece ting Greece default or making it their own banks to cut their losses money. But the IMF is not the adjustment programme remains lem with the Troika was that no should restructure its debt, forc- restructure its debt could have at taxpayers’ expense. only body to harbour misgivings. uncertain, were also over-opti- one was in charge. ing investors to take losses, and caused massive contagion to other “The Troika is a unique set-up Some ECB stakeholders, nota- mistic, though not by the same “It’s more like a soccer team whether Ireland should make countries and perhaps swept away which has institutionalised politi- bly in Germany, are worried about order of magnitude. The biggest with no manager and no clear bondholders in its shattered the single European currency. cal influence in IMF decision- potential conflicts of interest errors occurred in predicting definition of who plays where on banks share the cost of a finan- “It would have been Europe’s taking,” said Ousmene Mandeng, if the central bank stays in the unemployment. the field,” he said. cial rescue. Lehman moment,” EU a former IMF official. “Decisions Troika while it is backstopping In Greece, the Troika originally REUTERS WEDNESDAY 12 JUNE 2013 22 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com MARKET

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Past Ten Winners 2012 Los Angeles Kings 2011 Boston Bruins Bruins, Blackhawks get 2010 Chicago Blackhawks 2009 Pittsburgh Penguins 2008 Detroit Red Wings 2007 Anaheim Ducks 2006 Carolina Hurricanes 2005 Season cancelled due to labour dispute 2004 Tampa Bay Lightning set for Stanley Cup Finals 2003 New Jersey Devils The first match of the championship series begins today in Chicago Josi signs $28m deal with CHICAGO: I n t he fi r s t Nat ion a l winners, defeated 2012 NHL Hockey League Final between Schedule champion Los Angeles in the “Original Six” clubs since 1979, WASHINGTON: Schedule Western Conference final. Predators the Chicago Blackhawks and for the best-of-seven NHL “I’ve been watching Boston play Boston Bruins will battle for Stanley Cup finals (games five in the East. They are rolling right NASHVILLE: The Nashville the Stanley Cup starting today through seven if necessary): now pretty good,” Chicago winger Predators have re-signed in Chicago. Today: Boston at Chicago Patrick Sharp said. “Another defenceman Roman Josi to An NHL season that did not Saturday: Boston at Chicago tough series ahead of us but it’s a seven-year contract worth begin until mid-January thanks an exciting time right now for the $28m, the National Hockey Monday: Chicago at Boston to a money dispute between Blackhawks.” League team announced. club owners, and play-offs that Wednesday June 19: Chicago Chicago opened the season The 23-year-old was drafted by prompted a lockout, will end two at Boston with 21 wins and three over- the Predators in 2008 and made weeks later than usual in a clas- Saturday June 22: Boston at time losses, producing points in a his rookie debut last season. After sic showdown between two of the Chicago record 24 games to start a season. a solid start to his career, Josi past three champions. Monday June 24: Chicago at They finished with the best mark recorded 18 points in 48 games The Bruins bring back 17 play- Boston in the NHL and hope to duplicate this past campaign. ers from the squad that won Wednesday June 26: Boston at their championship run. “Re-signing Roman was a top the Cup in 2011, including cap- Chicago “We’re feeling pretty good. priority as we look to regroup tain Zdeno Chara, a Slovakian We’re going back in the Stanley heading into the 2013-14 sea- defenseman whose size makes Hossa, who will appear in his Cup Final,” Jonathan Toews said. son,” Nashville’s President of him difficult for opposing for- fourth Stanley Cup final. “We’re pretty excited about that.” Operations/General Manager ward to cope with when attack “You enjoy this moment because They will be tested by “Cool David Poile told the Predators the Boston net. you never know when you can get Hand Tuke”, the nickname given website. “We know there’s still a long another one,” Hossa said. “This is Finnish goaltender Tuukka Rask “Roman has proven, with ways to go,” Chara said. an awesome feeling.” of the Bruins, who blanked the his growth and success here in “But we gave ourselves a Boston ousted the Pittsburgh Penguins twice in four games Nashville and on the international chance.” Penguins in the Eastern after Pittsburgh, which led the stage, that he is one of the best Chara’s toughest challenge Conference final while the league in regular-season scoring, young defensemen in the NHL.” might be stopping one of his coun- Blackhawks, who return only had produced goals in 96 games REUTERS trymen, Chicago winger Marian nine players from their 2010 Cup in a row. Rask totalled 134 saves in four games against the Penguins with Oilers name a 98.5 percent save ratio and a 1.75 goals-against average. Eakins as coach Boston barely escaped the first round of the play-offs, trailing EDMONTON, Canada: Dallas Toronto by three goals in the Eakins, a former assistant last half of the final period of coach with the Toronto Maple the seventh game of their series Leafs, was named the new coach before rallying to win in over- of the National Hockey League’s time, an unprecedented feat from Edmonton Oilers yesterday. such a deficit with so little time Eakins, becomes the fifth coach remaining. in six years for the Oilers, who “You’re not depending on one or have missed the playoffs for seven two guys and everybody waiting seasons in a row. Ralph Krueger for them to score,” said 41-year- was fired from the job on Saturday old Bruins winger Jaromir after just one season. Jagr, a Czech star who seeks a For the past four seasons, third Stanley Cup after helping Eakins has coached the Toronto Pittsburgh claim the crown in Marlies, the top developmental 1991 and 1992. Chicago Blackhawks’ Brandon Saad takes part in a practice session club of the Maple Leafs. Eakins “Here everybody can score any in preparation for the NHL Stanley Cup finals in Chicago, Illinois, yes- went 157-114-41 with the club and Chicago Blackhawks’ Dave Bolland takes part in a practice session in time. Coach tries to roll four lines terday. The Blackhawks will play the Boston Bruins in the finals begin- helped develop a core of talent preparation for the NHL Stanley Cup finals in Chicago, Illinois, yesterday. no matter what the situation is. ning today. that advanced to the Maple Leafs. It’s a huge advantage.” AFP AFP Chicago Blackhawks Factfile Boston Bruins ❑ Founded in 1926, the Chicago Blackhawks are one of the “Original Six” teams ◆ Founded in 1924, the Boston Bruins are one of the “Original Six” teams that made up the league before the first expansion in 1967. The others were the that made up the league before the first expansion in 1967. The others were Boston Bruins, Detroit Red Wings, Montreal Canadiens, New York Rangers the Chicago Blackhawks, Detroit Red Wings, Montreal Canadiens, New York and Toronto Maple Leafs. Rangers and Toronto Maple Leafs. ❑ The Blackhawks currently play in the Central division of the Western ◆ The Bruins currently play in the Northeast division of the Eastern Conference. Conference. ◆ They have won 24 divisional titles and four conference championships (1988, ❑ They have won 15 divisional titles and three conference championships (1992, 1990, 2011 and 2013). 2010 and 2013). ◆ Boston have won the Stanley Cup six times (1929, 1939, 1941, 1970, 1972 and ❑ Chicago have won the Stanley Cup four times (1934, 1938, 1961 and 2010). 2011). ❑ The Blackhawks defeated the Philadelphia Flyers to win their last Stanley Cup in 2010. ◆ The Bruins defeated the Vancouver Canucks 4-3 to win their last Stanley Cup in 2011. ❑ After winning the championship in 1961, the Blackhawks lost five Stanley Cup Finals (1962, 1965, 1971, ◆ After winning the championship in 1972, the Bruins lost in five the Stanley Cup Final five times (1974, 1973 and 1992) until their triumph in 2010. 1977, 1978, 1988 and 1990) until their triumph in 2011. ❑ The Blackhawks (36-7-5) won the Central this season and were ranked first overall in the Western ◆ In the first round of play-offs they defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs in overtime of the deciding Game Conference. The also won the Presidents’ Trophy for scoring the most points in the NHL. Seven. In the semi-finals, they cruised past the New York Rangers 4-1 before crushing the highly favoured ❑ The Blackhawks’ head coach is 54-year-old Canadian Joel Quenneville, a former NHL defenseman Pittsburgh Penguins in four straight games in the conference final. who joined the team in 2008 after coaching St. Louis and Colorado. ◆ The Bruins’ head coach is 53-year-old Canadian Claude Julien, a former NHL defenceman who joined ❑ The captain is Canadian center Jonathan Toews. He has been selected to the NHL All Star Game Boston in 2007 after being fired by Montreal and then the New Jersey Devils. twice. He won the Conn Smythe Trophy as the most valuable player in the 2010 Stanley Cup play-offs ◆ The captain is hulking Slovakian defenseman Zdeno Chara. He has been selected for the NHL All Star when the Blackhawks won their last title. He has also won Olympic gold and world championship gold Game six times and has been a five-time winner of the ‘Hardest Shot’ event at the annual skills competi- medals. REUTERS tion. He currently holds the record for the hardest shot, which was timed at 108.8 mph. REUTERS

NBA: Grizzlies Cheeks named new Pistons coach Guthrie battles back to help Royals beat Tigers sack Hollins DETROIT, Michigan: Maurice Cheeks KANSAS CITY: Jeremy Phillips homered in the first (pictured), a former point guard who Guthrie cooled down the surg- Baseball Results inning, blasted a grand slam in MEMPHIS, Tennessee: helped the Philadelphia 76ers win an NBA ing Detroit Tigers and guided the third, and brought in another Baltimore 4 LA Angels 3 Lionel Hollins will not be title in 1983, was named coach of the NBA’s the Kansas City Royals to their run in the eighth to match a offered a new contract to Detroit Pistons yesterday. sixth straight win with a 3-2 Milwaukee 6 Miami 1 career-high. coach the Memphis Grizzlies, Cheeks, who spent the past four seasons triumph yesterday. Boston 10 Tampa Bay 8 Meanwhile, Just when the the team announced yester- as an assistant coach for the Oklahoma City Guthrie surrendered a two-run Texas 6 Cleveland 3 Dodgers appeared to be gaining day, despite his guiding them Thunder, has previously served as a coach in home run to American League Cincinnati 6 Chicago Cubs 2 some health, they took a few more to the best play-off run in Philadelphia and Portland. batting leader Miguel Cabrera Chicago White Sox 10 Toronto 6 steps in the opposite direction. their 18-year history. The 56-year-old Cheeks, who signed a to fall 2-0 behind in the third Dodgers center fielder Matt Kansas City 3 Detroit 2 The Grizzlies reached the multi-year deal with the Pistons, compiled a inning but recovered well before Kemp, who was placed on the Western Conference finals for 284-286 record from 2001-2005 with Portland his bullpen finished off the AL Seattle 3 Houston 2 15-day disabled list with a strained the first time this season, win- and 2005-2009 with Philadelphia, but only Central-leading Tigers (35-27). Arizona 5 LA Dodgers 4 right hamstring, returned to the ning a club-record 56 regu- made the playoffs three times in eight seasons Kansas City (29-32) responded San Diego 7 Atlanta 6 team for the first time since his lar-season games and beating and never made it past the first round. quickly to falling behind, scoring injury but suffered a setback in the Los Angeles Clippers and “After spending some time with Maurice, I three runs in the bottom of the 14th with the game knotted 8-8 his recovery and is not expected Oklahoma City before losing to was very impressed not only with his basket- third, and after Guthrie left the as the Red Sox took their third to be back by Friday. the San Antonio Spurs. ball knowledge, but his communication and leadership skills,” Pistons game in the seventh inning, four straight game and extended their “At this point I think we’ve hit Hollins, 59, is under contract owner Tom Gores said. Royals relievers combined to close lead atop the AL East. a little bit of a snag because he as the team’s coach until June “We are very excited to have someone of his experience and talent out the game. But the real drama happened felt a little something today still,” 30 but will not be offered a help take this franchise into the future.” Detroit had their four-game in the sixth inning when Boston Dodgers manager Don Mattingly renewal deal. The Pistons, who fired coach Lawrence Frank in April after going winning streak snapped, but still pitcher John Lackey hit Matt said. “After a thorough internal 29-53 this past season, have missed the play-offs for four seasons in a maintained their 5 1/2-game lead Joyce in the back with a pitch. “The reason he came back was process, which included con- row and won no more than 30 of 82 games in any of those campaigns. at the top of the division. Joyce began yelling at the to let Doc check him out, get him versations with Lionel and his Cheeks was named to the NBA All-Defensive team five times in In Tampa Bay, the Boston Red mound and both teams piled onto on the field and try to extend him representatives, we decided as a 15-year career as a player and served as an assistant coach in the Sox outlasted the Rays 10-8 after the field for a pushing and shoving as far as he could and see where an organization to move in a 76ers’ run to the 2001 NBA Finals. 14 innings in an AL East battle contest. There were no ejections. he’s at. He’s not quite there. Does different direction,” Grizzlies “The leadership and player development qualities he brings as a that turned ugly with a bench- In Chicago, the big bat of that mean it’s two days, three days chief executive and managing former player and coach blends nicely with the roster we are building clearing skirmish. Brandon Phillips carried the or seven days? I don’t know that partner Jason Levien said. AFP for the future,” Pistons president of basketball operations Joe Dumars Daniel Nava hit the go-ahead, Cincinnati Reds past the Cubs 6-2 answer,” he added to reporters. said. AFP two-run single in the top of the as the slugger tallied all six RBIs. AGENCIES WEDNESDAY 12 JUNE 2013 24 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com SPORT Woods favourite to win US Open The world’s top players get ready for second major of the season at Merion Golf Club

ARDMORE, where Bobby Jones completed his PENNSYLVANIA: Merion “grand slam” by winning the 1930 Statistical Garcia, Woods Golf Club has been linked US amateur, where Ben Hogan with some of the most iconic claimed the 1950 US Open just 16 Records shake hands moments in championship golf months after being involved in a ARDMORE: Following is a and Tiger Woods will aim to near-fatal motor vehicle accident list of statistical records from after recent add a chapter of his own when and where Lee Trevino beat Jack the US Open golf champion- he competes there in this week’s Nicklaus in a play-off to win the ship since the inaugural event US Open as the overwhelming 1971 US Open. was held at Newport in 1895, unpleasantness favourite. “If you look at the list of cham- ahead of this week’s June 13-16 A host of other in-form play- pions, they have all been really edition: ARDMORE: Sergio Garcia ers can lay claim to being genuine good shot-makers,” said Woods, Most titles approached Tiger Woods at the contenders for the year’s second who played 13 holes of practice at driving range at Merion Golf major, which begins on Thursday, Merion on Sunday. Four: Willie Anderson (1901, 1903, 1904, Club yesterday and after a brief 1905); Bobby Jones (1923, 1926, 1929, but Woods is widely viewed as “They have all been able to exchange shook hands with the 1930); Ben Hogan (1948, 1950, 1951, 1953); the likeliest winner based on his shape the golf ball. That’s what world number one in an appar- Jack Nicklaus (1962, 1967, 1972, 1980) outstanding record and the often it lends itself to. You have to be ent attempt to make up after dominant form he has shown this able to shape the golf ball, and you Three: Hale Irwin (1974, 1979, 1990); Tiger their recent unpleasantness. season. have to be so disciplined to play Woods (2000, 2002, 2008) The meeting during practice Though Woods did not fare well the course.” Most times a runner-up for the US Open was the first in his most recent start, languish- Phil Mickelson, runner-up a 5 Phil Mickelson (1999, 2002, 2004, between the longtime adversar- ing joint 65th in a field of 73 at record five times at the US Open, 2006, 2009) ies since Garcia made a “fried the Memorial Tournament eight visited Merion last week and was chicken” reference directed at 4 Bobby Jones (1922, 1924, 1925, 1928) days ago, he has triumphed four lavish with his praise for a lay- Woods last month at a European times on the 2013 PGA Tour and out that has thick rough, narrow, 4 Sam Snead (1937, 1947, 1949, 1953) Tour awards dinner. is clearly the player to beat at tilted fairways, deep bunkers, 4 Jack Nicklaus (1960, 1968, 1971, Garcia has since apologised and Merion. contoured greens and several 1982) Woods told reporters it was time With much of his golf this year, semi-blind tee shots. 4 Arnold Palmer (1962, 1963, 1966, to move on. the American world number one “It’s really a wonderful set-up, 1967) Tensions between the two has revived memories of his glory the best I’ve seen,” said the four- flared last month at the Players days in the late 1990s and early times major champion. Most top-five finishes Championship, when Garcia 2000s, and he will be eager to end “They gave you birdie oppor- 11 Willie Anderson, Jack Nicklaus suggested Woods showed poor a major title drought dating back tunities on the easy holes, and 10 Alex Smith, Walter Hagen, Ben Hogan, sportsmanship by pulling a club to his play-off victory at the 2008 they made tough pars a little bit from his bag as the Spaniard was Arnold Palmer US Open. harder, which allows the player about to hit a shot. Woods’ move “I feel comfortable with the that is playing well to separate Most top-10 finishes sparked cheers from the galleries motion I’m making,” three-times himself from the field.” 18 Jack Nicklaus and Garcia sliced his shot into the US Open champion Woods said of As ever at a US Open, the abil- 16 Walter Hagen woods. the progress he has made in con- ity to minimise errors and to stay The two later exchanged ver- sultation with coach Sean Foley patient on slick greens and tight 15 Ben Hogan bal jabs through the media over following the fourth swing change fairways flanked by thick, gradu- 14 Gene Sarazen the incident, revealing animosity of his career. ated rough will be defining traits 13 Arnold Palmer simmering between them over the “All the stretches where I’ve in the make-up of this week’s years. 12 Sam Snead played well for a few years, a few champion. Bad feelings escalated with tournaments ... I just felt good Because of Merion’s limited Oldest champions Garcia’s ill-advised attempt at about what I was able to do ... yardage and its mix of long with Hale Irwin, 1990 - 45 years 15 days humor when he was jokingly being able to fix it (the swing) on short holes, United States Golf asked if he would be having din- Raymond Floyd, 1986 - 43 years nine months the fly. Association executive director 11 days ner with Woods during the US “That took a little bit of time, Mike Davis has predicted more Open week. He replied: “We’ll and I finally have turned the birdies than usual at a US Open, Ted Ray, 1920 - 43 years four months 16 days have him ‘round every night. We corner. and a greater number of potential Largest winning margin will serve fried chicken.” “What you’re seeing this year is winners. 15 shots: Tiger Woods (272) Pebble Beach, Woods responded to the refer- that I’ve gotten more precise and “There’s going to be more bird- 2000 ence, viewed as a racial stereotype, I’ve been able to work on other ies made, trust me, at this US on Twitter by saying Garcia’s 11 Willie Smith (315), Baltimore, 1899 parts of my game and made them Open than any we have seen in words were “wrong, hurtful and strengths.” recent history,” said Davis. “Why? Nine - James Barnes (289), Columbia, 1921 inappropriate.” REUTERS Woods was bitterly disap- Because there are just some holes pointed with his overall game at out here that lend themselves to the Memorial Tournament, espe- it. Aussie Scott sees electric US cially his putting, and was swift “And there are probably more to outline what needed improv- players that can potentially win Open start with Tiger, Rory ing for Merion when asked by this US Open than in any other reporters. US Open venue we go to. Some of ARDMORE: Masters champion Adam Scott expects high energy “Everything,” the 14-times that is the overall distance, that and intensity playing alongside world number one Tiger Woods and major champion replied. “You we’re under 7,000 yards. second-ranked Rory McIlroy in the first two rounds of the US Open. want everything clicking on all “It allows more players to be Scott won his first major title two months ago at Augusta National cylinders, especially at the US competitive.” and forever shattered the notion of an Australian jinx about win- Open because everything is tested Included in that long list of ning the Masters, taking the green jacket in a playoff triumph over in the US Open.” potential winners are Masters Argentina’s Angel Cabrera. Merion’s iconic East Course champion Adam Scott of Now Scott takes his place in the primary trio with McIlroy, who will be hosting its fifth US Open Australia, Englishmen Justin won the 2011 US Open and last year’s PGA Championship, and 14-time this week, but its first in 32 years Rose and Luke Donald, and in- major champion Woods, who has won four times this year but has not after long being regarded as too form American Matt Kuchar, who won a major since the 2008 US Open. short to host a major. clinched his sixth PGA Tour title “It will be a fun week, absolutely -- some energy and electricity, The par-70 layout located in the at the Memorial Tournament. playing with him at any time, there always is,” Scott said of Woods. Philadelphia suburb of Ardmore Northern Irish world number “And given the hype around this grouping and being a major... it’s has been stretched to 6,996 yards two Rory McIlroy, the 2011 US going to be an intense couple of days,” he said. since Australian David Graham Open champion at Congressional, “But essentially that’s what we’re playing for. That’s a pairing you triumphed by three strokes in the is another likely contender as he would hope for on Sunday.” 1981 edition, and Woods appreci- bids to claim his first tournament “At some point, if you’re playing well and winning a tournament, ates that precise shot-making is victory this season after winning Tiger Woods of the US hits a shot during a practice round prior to the you’re going to have to try and beat him. And that’s what you want required for success. five times worldwide last year. start of the 113th US Open at Merion Golf Club in Ardmore, Pennsylvania. to be out here for. That’s why you spend the hours and test yourself. This is a course, after all, REUTERS And I’m looking forward to that Thursday and Friday.” REUTERS List of US Open Champions I’m working hard to get ARDMORE: A brief list of US Open champions ahead of this year’s edition to be played at Merion Golf Club in Ardmore, Pennsylvania from June 13-16 the game back: McIlroy (US unless stated): Sergio Garcia 2012 Webb Simpson of Spain takes ARDMORE: Great talent can working hard to get the game exit on an aching tooth. He later 2011 Rory McIlroy (Northern Ireland) off his glove during a practice be a burden as much as a bless- back to where I know it can be.” apologised, taking another knock 2010 Graeme McDowell (Northern Ireland) ing and great expectations weigh Change seems to be the word in the awkward challenge of round prior to 2009 Lucas Glover on Northern Irishman Rory one can apply most consistently growing up in public view on the the start of the 2008 Tiger Woods McIlroy at this week’s US Open to the mop-haired McIlroy of late. world stage. With all that going 113th US Open 2007 Angel Cabrera (Argentina) at Merion in the Philadelphia Last year he put his Belfast on, no one doubts what McIlroy at Merion Golf 2006 Geoff Ogilvy (Australia) suburbs. house up for sale and bought a is capable of any time he tees off, Club in Ardmore, 2005 Michael Campbell (New Zealand) McIlroy, whose resounding house in Florida to serve as his and there is nothing like the chal- Pennsylvania. wins at the 2011 US Open at PGA Tour home base. lenge of a major. 2004 Retief Goosen (South Africa) Tiger Woods Congressional and last year’s PGA He launched this season by “I guess I approach majors with 2003 Jim Furyk and Garcia Championship on Kiawah Island signing a $100m-plus sponsorship just that little bit of a different 2002 Woods shook hands and a climb to the number one deal with Nike, making a ball and intensity level because you have 2001 Goosen on the practice ranking cemented him as golf’s golf club equipment change from to,” McIlroy said. “You get four 2000 Woods tee yesterday, a next prodigy following in the the Titleists he used when romp- chances at it a year and you want 1999 Payne Stewart signal that their wake of Tiger Woods. ing to eight-stroke victories in to put everything you’ve got into 1998 Lee Janzen long-running But a tumultuous season of both his major triumphs. it. And luckily I’ve been able to distractions, challenges and mis- Twice he has changed manage- win a couple the last couple of 1997 Ernie Els (South Africa) feud might have steps has McIlroy, last year’s lead- ment firms in the last two years, years. And it would be nice to 1996 Steve Jones seen its final days. ing money winner on both the US having now formed his own man- continue that trend this year.” 1995 Corey Pavin and European tours, winless and agement company with his father, McIlroy will have to deal with 1994 Els groping to find his top form head- Gerry, taking a key role. the harshest spotlight imagina- 1993 Janzen ing into the year’s second major. The strains of expectation and ble over his first two rounds at 1992 Tom Kite “I haven’t lived up to my own frustration with his form led Merion. He is grouped with Woods 1991 Stewart expectations this year,” the McIlroy to a serious faux pas on and Australian Adam Scott, the 24-year-old McIlroy told report- the playing course in March when reigning Masters champion, in 1990 Hale Irwin ers at the Memorial Tournament, he walked off mid-round at the the US Golf Association’s feature 1989 Curtis Strange where he tied for 57th in his last Honda Classic in exasperation at threeball made up of the world’s 1988 Strange event before the Open. “But I’m his poor play and later blamed the top three ranked players. AFP WEDNESDAY 12 JUNE 2013 SPORT www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 25 Federer’s Slam record not on Nadal’s agenda It is not something I’m planning, says the Spaniard

MADRID: Eight-time French “In the next few days I will have Open champion Rafael Nadal the knee checked after many con- said in an interview published secutive weeks without doing so. yesterday that he is not setting I hope that the results are sat- his sights on Roger Federer’s isfactory because it has held up record of 17 Grand Slam titles, very well.” Britain’s Andy Murray (left) returns a ball as coach Ivan Lendl looks despite claiming his 12th at Having retained his French on during a practice session on the second day of the Aegon Roland Garros last weekend. Open title, the 27-year-old’s Championships tennis tournament at the Queen’s Club in west London, A comfortable three-set victory attention now turns to trying to yesterday. Murray missed the French Open tournament recently, after over compatriot David Ferrer win a third title on the grass at suffering a back injury. However, the US Open champion will return to moved Nadal into joint third on Wimbledon. action at Queen’s Club today in the second round. the all-time list of Grand Slam The Spaniard will miss a winners alongside Australian Roy planned warm-up event at Halle, Emerson. Germany, to ensure he is well- That came after he only rested on his arrival in southwest Nadal’s likely Wimbledon recently returned from seven London, but admitted that could months out with a knee injury. make him susceptible to an upset But Nadal claimed he was in the early rounds. happy just to be on the court Nadal suffered the shock of seeding is tough: Murray again. the tournament last year when “It is something that right now he was ousted by the then world LONDON: Andy Murray says at Wimbledon which uses the I see as light years away, it is not number 100 Lukas Rosol in five Rafael Nadal’s expected seed- current Association of Tennis something I am planning,” he said sets in the second round and he ing at Wimbledon is “tough” on Professionals ranking and a for- of Federer’s record in an inter- was hoping to avoid a powerful the French Open champion. mula with weighting given to view with Spanish sports daily hitter like the Czech in the open- Nadal, 27, is set to be seeded grass performance in the previ- Marca. ing rounds. fifth after being injured for most ous two years. Nadal’s form since returning “To start with it will (be of the last year, and because he As Nadal - currently fifth in to the tour in February has been Rafael Nadal of Spain (left) shakes hands with Roger Federer of more difficult not having played was knocked out in the second the ATP list - suffered a shock remarkable. Switzerland after their men’s singles semi-final match at the Australian a warm-up event on grass). round in 2012. defeat to Czech Republic’s Lukas He has reached nine consecu- Open in Melbourne in this 2012 file photo. Nadal stated in an interview Afterwards you never know. We “Rafa will be seeded five, which Rosol in the early stages last June, tive finals, winning seven tourna- that surpassing Federer’s Grand Slam record is ‘light years away’. Nadal will see if I can have good training is tough because he is better than he will probably not be placed in ments in the process and said he has a total of 12 Grand Slam titles, including his record eighth French sessions there and manage to get that,” Murray told BBC Sport. “It the top-four. was delighted with how his knee Open title on Sunday. Federer tops the all-time Grand Slam list with through the first few rounds,” he is the way our ranking system This could mean bad news, as has reacted to such a heavy work- a total of 17, his most recent at last year’s Wimbledon tournament. went on. What I want are play- works.” he could face Novak Djokovic, load throughout the clay court ers that give you rhythm and that Men’s seedings at Wimbledon Murray or Roger Federer as early season. help you to be able to win. Not are based on ranking and per- as the quarter-finals. “Three months ago I was limp. with the competition the feelings this is great news,” he added to those that end the point with one formance on grass. The world number two said At the start I was very sore but didn’t get worse but better and reporters. stroke.” AFP Nadal, who clinched his eighth the tennis body should follow the French Open title on Sunday, with approach used in golf when ana- victory over compatriot David lysing the situation. All-time list Ferrer will learn his fate for the Murray said: “That is unfortu- ‘Clay King’ delighted with his form, upcoming Grand Slam when the nately the way the ranking system of Grand Slam seedings are announced today. works in tennis. It is a one-year Former world number one ranking, whereas in something Winners unsure of Wimbledon chances Nadal has won 43 out of 45 like golf it is a two-year ranking. matches after returning to action “Even if one of the best players PARIS: Rafael Nadal won his MADRID: Spanish tennis ace Rafael Nadal “What I know right now is that I am the best following a seven-month lay-off, gets injured, they can still main- 12th Grand Slam title in the believes he is playing better tennis than anyone player of the year, or at least of the first half of the in which he missed the US Open tain their ranking. In tennis, if French Open on Sunday and in the world right now, but says he is a lot hap- year,” he said in an interview published in sports and the Australian Open because you miss four or five months, it joins Australian great Roy pier to be winning tournaments than to hold the paper, Diario AS. of a serious knee injury. is almost impossible to maintain Emerson in joint third position number one ranking. “The fact I have been the best player in the first The Spaniard will, however, your ranking.” on the all-time list behind only The Spaniard capped off an incredible clay-court half of the year gives me an advantage in being fall foul of the seeding system AGENCIES Roger Federer on 17 and Pete season with a win over fellow Spaniard David Ferrer number one in the world again and that could hap- Sampras on 14 Here we list the in the final of the French Open Championship pen if I carry on playing like this, but being number men to have won five major Sunday for his eighth Roland Garros title, reports one is not what makes me the happiest. I’d rather titles or more: Xinhua. play games like the final in Paris and be in condition 17 Roger Federer (SUI) On the way to the final, Nadal showed he truly to be able to win it.” 14 Pete Sampras (USA) is the king of clay courts with a dramatic five-set “Everyone would rather be number one, than France’s Jo-Wilfried 12 Roy Emerson (AUS), Rafael Nadal (ESP) win over Novak Djokovic in the semis in what was number two or number three, but I didn’t get out Tsonga gestures as he 11 Bjorn Borg (SWE), Rod Laver (AUS) the game of the tournament of bed feeling happier when I was number one, than takes part in a practice 10 Bill Tilden (USA) Nadal’s win means he has now won the French when I was number two,” explained Nadal. session during day two of title an incredible eight times and achieved some- Nadal’s next major tournament will see him 8 Ken Rosewell (USA), Fred Perry (GBR), the Aegon Championships thing that nobody has ever done in the history of return to the grass of Wimbledon, which is prob- Jimmy Connors (USA), Andre Agassi tournament at the Queen’s Grand Slam events win the same tournament more ably his weakest playing surface and where he lost (USA), Ivan Lendl (CZE) Club in west London, than seven times. in the second round last year as his knee injury 7 yesterday. The grass- John Newcombe (AUS), John McEnroe Meanwhile, the success in Paris follows on from took its toll. (USA), Mats Wilander (SWE), Henri court tournament is his triumphs in Madrid and Monte Carlo earlier “I want to make it clear that I have never said Cochet (FRA), William Larned (USA), Rene regarded as a warm-up in the season and his seventh tournament success I am not going to play at Wimbledon, but I won’t Lacoste (FRA), William Renshaw (GBR), event for the Wimbledon this year, a fact made all the more incredible given be playing in Halle (Switzerland),” he explained. Richard Sears (USA) that he only returned in February after missing “That means it will be the first time that I have Championships that will 6 Boris Becker (GER), Stefan Edberg (SWE), seven months with a serious knee injury, which had gone from Paris to Wimbledon without having take place from June 24 to Don Budge (USA), Jack Crawford (AUS), threatened the 27-year-old’s career. played on grass beforehand. That is not the best July 7. Tony Wilding (AUS), Lawrence Doherty Nadal has taken all of the headlines in the way to prepare for Wimbledon, which is a difficult (GBR), Novak Djokovic Spanish papers on Monday although he prefers tournament to predict,” explained the Spaniard. 5 Tony Trabert (USA), Frank Sedgeman not to look back on his success. IANS (AUS)

QOC releases new edition of F1: Vettel extends deal with QSports launches Ramadan Qatar Sport Magazine Red Bull to end of 2015 leagues, tournaments DOHA: The Qatar Olympic LONDON: Triple Formula end of 2016 - by which time Vettel DOHA: QSports has officially opened registrations for its 2013 Committee (QOC) has released One world champion Sebastian will be still only 29 years-old - Ramadan leagues and tournaments. the 21st edition of its offi- Vettel (pictured) will race for while Britain’s Lewis Hamilton, The format builds on the success and popularity of the 2012 cial magazine “Qatar Sport Red Bull until the end of 2015 the 2008 champion, signed a QSports Ramadan event and this year includes 10 different sport- Magazine”. after the team announced yes- three-year deal with resurgent ing activities for the residents of Qatar to join and enjoy. The newly-released edition is terday he had extended his con- Mercedes last season. The engine The format follows the standard QSports approach of offering packed with multiple and signifi- tract by a further year. rules are changing significantly a variety of sporting leagues and tournaments that are open to all cant topics including major sport, The 25-year-old next year, with a new but with all the games being played during the evening (after the academic and historical events German has won the turbocharged V6 unit breaking of the daily fast) and with the tournaments being concluded that were held in the country last three champion- with energy recovery before the Festival of Eid. recently. ships and is leading the systems being intro- Sports are open to men which include cricket, basketball, indoor The cover image of the newly- current one by a hefty 36 duced, and there is no and outdoor football and volleyball while three tournaments will be released edition is from the points after seven races certainty that the cur- held for women - basketball, volleyball and football. Schools Olympic Programme and his latest display of rent pecking order will Qasim Khalid – QSports Director of Operations said: “It is a great (SOP) competitions which was dominance at the week- remain the same. opportunity for sports fans to continue to be involved during the considered a huge success. end in Canada. Red Bull’s design gen- month of Ramadan. Based on the success of last year and the feed- QOC Secretary General Sheikh The sport’s young- ius Adrian Newey, the back we had from participants we have again expanded the number Saoud bin Abdulrahman Al est world champion, brains behind a string of of sports leagues and tournaments that we offer to men and women.” Thani said in a message: “We are who has been linked to title-winning cars, could Ghanim Al Mohannadi, QSports Chairman, said: “We are very delighted to report that this year Ferrari over the past few also grow restless and respectful of this holy month and recognise that it is an important saw a continuation of the growth Sport Day (NSD) that was held years, joined the team decide to explore other time for reflection and discipline – however we also want to ensure that has been a consistent feature on February 12. in 2009 and has won 29 interests - particularly that people stay physically as well as spiritually healthy and therefore of this hugely popular event. This Additionally, there is a report races, appearing on the if engines become the offer a mixture of sporting leagues and tournaments for everyone year 22,000 young people of both on triathlon which looks into podium 51 times with 39 pole dominant factor. to join.” genders took part in a programme depth of the the Olympic version positions. With 2009 world champion There are 10 sports available. For men, these include: Basketball, which embraces 10 Olympic and of the sport. Vettel’s decision to extend by Jenson Button sure to stay at cricket, indoor futsal, outdoor seven-a-side football, outdoor 11-a-side Paralympic sports under the Also in the magazine, the QOC only a year could be significant struggling McLaren, attention is football and volleyball. theme of “Sport and investment.” Assistant Secretary General as it allows him to hedge his bets likely to focus now on 2007 cham- The sports available for women are: Basketball, football and The edition contains a feature Meshaal Nasser Al Khalifa until other coveted seats might pion Kimi Raikkonen - out of volleyball. on recently-retired English foot- speaks about the impact NSD be available. contract with Lotus at the end of For those who are interested in taking part in the tournaments ball star David Beckham. has had as well as the lifestyle Double world champion this season - and Brazilian Felipe and leagues can find more information on the QSports website at The edition also contains a changes. Fernando Alonso has a contract Massa’s future at Ferrari. www.qsportsleagues.com. THE PENINSULA special report about the National THE PENINSULA with Ferrari that runs until the REUTERS WEDNESDAY 12 JUNE 2013 26 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com SPORT

Qatar, North Korea play No surprises in Spanish goalless draw

DOHA: Qatar failed to score as the home team and North Korea played a goalless draw at Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium yesterday. squad for the Confed Cup Coached by Fahad Thani, Qatar produced a series of attacks in the first half but failed to find the net. The visitors seemed to play a Coach Del Bosque retains Euro and World Cup winning stars cautious game, focusing more on defense. MADRID: When Vicente del a surprise given Real Madrid that eventually snaps their streak Striker Khalfan Ibrahim Bosque called the assorted and Barcelona’s displays in the of success and plenty would be wasted what was the best chance media to name his squad for the semi-finals of the Champions willing to forego the chance at to score when - in an open goal- Confederations Cup at the end League. winning the one tournament they mouth action - the diminutive of last month, the biggest sur- Both sides were physically have not won on the international forward missed the target by prise was that there were very dominated by the power of stage for a better shot at retaining shooting over the crossbar. few surprises. Borussia Dortmund and Bayern the World Cup next year. This was Qatar’s last practice Despite the wear and tear on Munich respectively and the Even with many Barca and game ahead of their inconsequen- a squad that has participated in dual rigours of consistently Real players having played less tial 2014 FIFA World Cup qualify- a major tournament for four of reaching the later stages of the towards the end of the league sea- ing match against Uzbekistan on the past five years, Del Bosque Champions League and going son as the Catalans cruised to the June 18. chose not to leave any of his star onto play tournaments at the title, the average Spanish player Qatar have been knocked out names at home to rest ahead of end of a tiring campaign looked in their Confederations Cup squad of the race to reach 2014 FIFA the final qualifiers for next year’s to have particularly taken its has still played 315 minutes more World Cup to be held in Brazil. World Cup. toll on Barca’s group of Spanish this season than those in the Last Tuesday, Iran beat Qatar They are just a point ahead players. Brazil squad. 1-0 leaving ‘Al Anabi’ without of France with three matches However, throughout his time And the difference is even more enough points to challenge top remaining of the qualifying phase. as national manager, Del Bosque stark compared to Spain’s first sides Korea and Uzbekistan in Nevertheless Del Bosque has has tended to be stubborn with Confederations Cup opponents Group A. THE PENINSULA opted for the same faces that have his selections -- and justifiably so Uruguay who have played nearly led Spain back-to-back European given his success. 1,000 fewer minutes per man this Championships and the World He rejected cries from the season. Nigeria poised Cup in 2010. Spanish press to do away with the Del Bosque seems determined Xabi Alonso was eventually pairing of Alonso and Busquets to try and keep the Spanish jug- to advance in ruled out due to a groin strain he at the base of the midfield for a gernaut rolling with another had been carrying throughout the more attacking option after the tournament victory. last few weeks of the season, but 1-0 defeat to Switzerland that However, even if the world World Cup the likes of Sergio Ramos, Sergio kicked off their World Cup cam- champions do go on to lift another Busquets and Xavi Hernandez paign in 2010. trophy, the real evaluation of JOHANNESBURG: Nigeria who also missed later parts of the Similarly he stuck with Cesc whether Del Bosque has made the could be the first qualifiers season through injury have been Fabregas in a “false nine” role on right call in forcing the old guard for the final round of the 2014 included. their way to retaining the Euros into another summer of action World Cup qualifiers in Africa if The 62-year-old’s decision last year. may not be made until their likely they win in Namibia today. not to rest at least a few of his However, there is a definite fear return to Brazil in a year’s time Spanish men’s national team football coach Vicente del Bosque speaks Maximum points for the Super trusted troops is even more of in Spain that it will be tiredness has drawn to a close. AFP during a news conference in New York, yesterday. Eagles would give them an unas- sailable Group F lead if second- place Malawi do not win at home Ribery lifts Malaga’s against bottom side Kenya the same day. Bundesliga South Korea, Australia European Reigning African champions Nigeria enter matchday 5 with Player of the eight points, Malawi have six, competition Namibia four and Kenya two and close on World Cup spots only the group winners advance Year award ban upheld to the two-leg play-offs. Windhoek is the latest stop in BERLIN: Bayern’s midfielder SEOUL: South Korea edged said he felt “pretty sure” Australia Korean striker Kim Shin-Wook’s LAUSANNE: Spanish side a hectic period for the ‘Eagles’, Franck Ribery has been voted a tense encounter against now had the momentum to beat knock-down fell to Lee Malaga will not be able to play in who arrived in south-west Africa the Player of the Year by his Uzbekistan and Australia finally Iraq and get to Brazil. Jordan Myoung-Ju, but Uzbek custo- the Europa League next season after a training camp in Germany, Bundesliga colleagues. hit form with a 4-0 win over and Australia had been locked on dian Ignatiy Nesterov dived low after the Court of Arbitration a draw with Mexico in the United In all 29 percent of the 228 Jordan as the regional giants seven points each before yester- at his feet to deny the debutant for Sport (CAS) upheld UEFA’s States and a World Cup win in Bundesliga players voted in favor took big strides towards next day’s game. midfielder. one-year European ban, the tri- Kenya last Wednesday. of the Frenchman, who snatched year’s World Cup yesterday. Only the top two teams in However, the Korean pressure bunal announced yesterday. After Namibia, they jet across the award ahead of Borussia South Korea’s 1-0 victory, cour- Asia’s two final qualifying groups told just a minute later when Kim The Andalusians were hit with the Atlantic once more to face Dortmund’s striker Robert tesy of a first-half own goal, put win an automatic spot, with the Young-Gwon’s arcing cross from the suspension in December last Tahiti, Uruguay and Spain in the Lewandowski with 17.3 percent, them three points clear in Group third-placed countries entering a deep on the right fell to the unfor- year over an infringement of Confederations Cup, with two a poll by the German sports mag- A with a game to go, and will play-off. Group B winners Japan tunate Akmal Shorakhmedov, UEFA’s financial fair play regu- further fixtures in the World Cup azine Kicker showed yeseterday. be enough to book their ticket are the only team to book their who could only direct it into his lations due to outstanding pay- dress-rehearsal if they secure a German international Bastian to Brazil if Lebanon manage to ticket to Brazil so far. own net. ments that had not been made top-two Group B finish. Schweinsteiger finished third shock mighty Iran later. After a cagey opening in Seoul, After the break, Timur to other clubs and Spanish tax The World Cup Group F fix- with 12.4 percent of the votes. Meanwhile Australia eased Anzur Ismailov’s long shot forced Kapadze fired over in a strong authorities. Malaga took their tures were brought forward 72 Bayern keeper and German their jitters after a lacklustre a save from South Korea’s Jung spell for the visitors but South appeal to the Lausanne-based hours because of the two-week international Manuel Neuer campaign with a win which leaves Sung-Ryong, and reigning Asian Korea gradually regained control CAS but lost. tournament in Brazil, with Africa secured 23.2 percent of the them in Group B’s second auto- player of the Lee Keun-Ho was and had the best chances of the “The Court of Arbitration for staging a further 18 matches votes to claim the title as the matic qualifying spot ahead of guilty of a terrible miss when he second half. Sport (CAS) has dismissed the between Friday and Sunday. Goalkeeper of the Year, followed their final game at home to Iraq sliced an easy shot wide from South Korea will now await the appeal filed by Malaga Club de Coach Stephen Keshi gam- by Dortmund goalie Roman next week. close range. result of Lebanon’s game later Futbol SAD (Spain) against the bled on a bold three-man attack Weidenfeller with 20.6 percent At Melbourne’s Docklands Uzbekistan’s Ulugbek Bakaev against Iran, who have contested decision taken on 21 December against Kenya and succeeded, and Hamburg’s keeper Rene Stadium, young winger Robbie drew Korean ‘keeper Jung into three World Cups and will travel 2012 by the Adjudicatory although Nigeria had to wait Adler with 19.7 percent. The Kruse set up veterans Mark action again with a shot but he to Ulsan for their final qualifier Chamber of the UEFA Club 81 minutes before 20-year-old Bundesliga professionals elected Bresciano and Tim Cahill, and also passed up a golden chance next week. Uzbekistan, still capa- Financial Control Body,” CAS Russia-based Ahmed Musa Freiburg’s head coach Christian then grabbed a goal of his own when he met Server Djeparov’s ble of making history as the first said in an emailed statement. “As lobbed the only goal. The ‘Eagles’ Streich with 48.7 percent as the before skipper Lucas Neill cross unmarked at the far post, Central Asian country to reach a consequence, the Spanish club is started with nine of the team Coach of the Year. Bayern’s outgo- rounded off the scoring with his but planted his header high and the World Cup, are at home to excluded from the UEFA Europa that defeated Burkina Faso 1-0 ing coach Jupp Heynckes followed first international goal. wide. Qatar in their last game next League 2013/14 and will have to in Soweto last February to win Streich with 23.7 percent. IANS Australia’s coach Holger Osieck After 41 minutes, imposing Tuesday. AFP pay a fine of 300,000 euros.” AFP the Cup of Nations Cup. AFP

QBSF team wins Nero Bianco Snooker Challenge Tournament

Team members of Qatar Billiards and Snooker Federation (QBSF), winners at the Nero Bianco Snooker Challenge, a two-day tournament organised by QBSF, pose for a group picture at QBSF Hall on Saturday. Two teams Nero Bianco and QBSF, consisting of 8 players each, took part part in the 15-red format. The event is part of a series which will be played throughout the year. The winning team got QR4,000, the runners-up QR1,500 and the highest break winner got QR500. The QBSF plans to host a dozen such tournaments throughout the season. RIGHT: QBSF captain Mohsin Bukshaisha (left) receiving the winner’s trophy from a QBSF official Abu Shaeen. The QBSF team winning teams members were Mohen Bukshaisha, Ali Obaidly, Hamza, Mahdi Ali, Taher Hussain, Mohanna Obaidly, Khamis Obaidly, Abdul Mosen and Frank. Team Nero Bianco squad comprised of Khalid, Sajan Bopanna, Abdul Rahman, Matthew Broderick, Shahid, Tariq, Shabeer, Aftab and Sulaiman. WEDNESDAY 12 JUNE 2013 SPORT www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 27 India cricket Angry Misbah slams top experts sceptical of ‘Operation order for reckless batting Clean-up’ NEW DELHI: Plans to jam mobile phones during matches Imran Farhat, Mohammed Hafeez and Shoaib Malik fail in two matches and ban cheerleaders from the sidelines are unlikely to cure Indian cricket of the scourge BIRMINGHAM, UNITED of corruption, commentators of KINGDOM: Pakistan cap- the sport said yesterday. tain Misbah-ul-Haq turned Officials announced an ambi- on his “totally lost” top order tious 12-point plan on Monday after another poor display with aimed at ridding the multi-billion the bat left his side struggling dollar Indian Premier League to qualify for the Champions (IPL) tournament of illegal bet- Trophy semi-finals. ting and spot-fixing scandals that Pursuing, in Misbah’s words, have engulfed the game. “a gettable” target of 235 against Jamming phone towers to stop South Africa, Pakistan collapsed calls to bookmakers were among to 167 all out during a 67-run actions flagged by the Board of defeat by the Proteas in a day/ Control for Cricket in India night clash at Edgbaston on (BCCI), along with a strict player Monday. code of conduct and a ban on This followed their slump to 170 their attendance at after-match all out in an opening two-wicket parties, as part of “Operation Group B loss to the West Indies Clean-up”. at The Oval last week. Although some of the meas- Now even victory over arch- ures planned for future editions rivals India at Edgbaston on of the Twenty20 tournament were Saturday may not be enough to applauded by commentators, oth- take Pakistan through to the last ers were described as irrelevant four. or difficult to enforce. The 39-year-old Misbah made “Having cheerleaders on a a career-best 96 not out against makeshift podium during the the West Indies and was again game or banning players from Pakistan’s top-scorer on Monday attending after-match parties with 55. Nasir Jamshed followed Pakistan opener Imran Farhat looks back his stumps after being bowled by South Africa’s Chris Morris at the Oval on Monday. CENTRE: Mohammed is hardly the cause of the IPL’s up his 50 at The Oval with 42 Hafeez of Pakistan walks off after being dismissed by Morris for just seven runs. RIGHT: Pakistan’s Shoaib Malik is bowled by South African spinner J problems,” analyst Prem Panicker at Edgbaston but Imran Farhat, P Duminy during the same match for eight runs. The top order of the Pakistan side has faltered in the first two matches of the ongoing ICC Champions said. Mohammad Hafeez and Shoaib Trophy causing the team to lose both games. Another measure says IPL Malik again all fell for single fig- franchises need to disclose details ure scores. of their players’ and support And bringing in Umar Amin It’s really disappointing.” What staffs’ contractual obligations and for Asad Shafiq, out for nought made Misbah really upset on remunerations -- to try to avoid against the West Indies, made lit- Monday was that the condition any conflicts of interest. tle difference with the newcomer of a dry pitch, far from being typi- Pakistan players lament “These are easily achieved only managing 16 on Monday. cally English, was akin to those objectives and the board should Misbah was jeered by an over- his side played on at home. have been doing this from the whelmingly pro-Pakistan 25,000 “Even in mid-innings, it was start,” Panicker said. capacity crowd at the post-match less than six-an-over and it was But Panicker was among those presentation ceremony, not that very much like a Pakistan pitch,” perennial batting failure sceptical of whether India’s he had any complaints about his he said. authorities would support the reception. “We’ve played time and time KARACHI: Former cricket- reaching the semi-final now hang “Our batsmen play Tests like BCCI’s idea to disrupt mobile “One day it is ‘Pakistan again on these sort of pitches. You ers and fans yesterday lamented by a thread. They must beat arch- one-day and one-day like Tests,” phone signals at grounds dur- Zindabad’ (long live Pakistan), can’t say the wicket was difficult.” Pakistan’s woeful batting per- rivals India in their last group said Abbas. ing matches to curb betting and the next day it is boos,” Misbah The one consolation so far this formance in their Champions game on Saturday and hope other “We have to change the attitude fixing. told reporters. tournament for Pakistan has been Trophy defeat to South Africa results go their way. of our batsmen and for that we “This will not only affect the “When you produce these sort their performances in the field, which left them on the point of Former captain Zaheer Abbas need to have a good and able bat- fans but also those who live of performances, they (the fans) with aggressive bowling backed crashing out of the tournament. told AFP the side’s failings with ting coach. Batsmen get out but around the stadium. Such steps have the right to say this. The up by keen fielding. Pakistan were bowled out the bat were all too familiar and they should be taught to fight.” require the approval of telecom batsmen need to take responsi- Pakistan’s attack nearly bowled for 167 in their crucial clash at urged the Pakistan Cricket Board Former spinner Tauseef Ahmed companies, multiple security bility. If you are not delivering as the team to an unlikely victory Birmingham’s Edgbaston ground, (PCB) to come up with a proper said the batsmen lacked guts. agencies and the government a player, the team will suffer. At over the West Indies and they chasing a modest 234 against a strategy to address the problem. “We are now used to of defeats, (also) has to be on-board,” he said. the moment, no-one is justifying again did well to hold South weakened South African bowling He said the batsmen looked used to batting failures because Three cricketers, including their place in the team. No-one is Africa to 234 for nine when the attack missing the injured Dale nervous both against South Africa this has been going on for quite Test bowler Shanthakumaran getting runs. Proteas, who had four batsmen Steyn and Morne Morkel. and in the first game against the some time now,” said Ahmed. Sreesanth, and scores of book- “You think about selection after run out, were eyeing a much Only captain Misbah-ul Haq West Indies, when they were “Batsmen not performing at inter- makers were arrested last month the tournament. We thought larger total. (55) and Nasir Jamshed (42) skittled out for 170 inside their national level is disappointing.” as part of the ongoing police these were the best six batsmen “I think the positive is our crossed double figures, while top 50 overs. Fans on the street were left probes. in Pakistan when we came here. bowling. They really, really are order batsmen Imran Farhat “I don’t know why our batsmen shattered. The players from the Rajasthan “Again, it is about application bowling very well,” said Misbah. (four runs in two matches), were in awe of the West Indian “Our batsmen let us down, but Royals team are accused of giv- and batsmen applying themselves. “Our fielding is really improving. Mohammad Hafeez (11), Shoaib and South African bowlers, why this has been going on,” said Saqib ing away runs in specific overs in All the responsibility lies with the That is the biggest positive. Malik (nought and eight) and fear set in is unfathomable,” said Murad, a student in Karachi. “We exchange for tens of thousands of players. “But as a batting unit, I think Kamran Akmal (two and nought) Abbas, once dubbed the “Asian must do something otherwise peo- dollars, after making deals with “It’s really difficult when your you can say it’s totally lost,” he flopped miserably. Bradman” for his prowess at the ple will lose interest in the game.” bookies before the match. batting is performing like that. added. REUTERS Pakistan’s chances of crease. AFP With the exception of Sri Lanka, betting is illegal in the cricket-playing nations of South Amla buoyed Asia but backstreet bookmak- ers abound, accepting bets for No need to panic, says Bailey by new-look everything from the outcome of matches to the runs scored each BIRMINGHAM: Stand-in what we want our guys to do is South Africa over and extras. captain George Bailey insisted to go out and have that absolute The co-owner of the Rajasthan now was not the time for clarity,” Bailey said. BIRMINGHAM: Hashim Royals, businessman Raj Kundra, Australia “panic stations”, “That real freedom to bat the Amla hailed South Africa’s ris- was suspended by the BCCI on despite their crushing opening way we know that they bat, and ing stars after a team miss- Monday pending a inquiry, after Champions Trophy defeat by that’s different from how Shane ing injured strike bowlers he admitted illegally betting on England. Watson and David Warner will Dale Steyn and Morne Morkel his own team, according to police. Australia, bidding to win a third bat to how Adam Voges and returned to winning ways at the India cricket’s powerful chief N straight Champions Trophy, will George Bailey bat.” Champions Trophy. Srinivasan has also stepped aside look to get their Group A cam- New Zealand, who have not Man-of-the-match Amla laid pending an inquiry, after his son- Australia’s George paign back on track against New played an ODI against Australia the foundation for a 67-run vic- in-law was arrested over accu- Zealand -- the team they beat in Bailey bats during since losing to them in Nagpur tory over Pakistan in a day/night sations that he also bet on IPL the 2009 final in South Africa -- the 2013 ICC during the 2011 World Cup, come clash at Edgbaston on Monday. matches. The son-in-law is part of at Edgbaston today. Champions Trophy into today’s match on the back The opener’s typically stylish 81 the management of another IPL The manner of Australia’s against England of a nail-biting one-wicket group off 97 balls was the centrepiece of team, called the Chennai Super 48-run defeat by England at at Edgbaston win over Sri Lanka in Cardiff. South Africa’s 234 for nine made Kings. Commentator Sharda Ugra Edgbaston last week, and the in Birmingham, Kiwi left-arm seamer Mitchell after skipper AB de Villiers won said the new plan should include fact they suffered another poor central England in McClenaghan and new-ball part- the toss. greater transparency within the top-order display in the absence this June 8, 2013, ner Kyle Mills took six wickets South Africa arrived at this BCCI. of injured captain and star bats- file photo. between them at Sophia Gardens tournament without injured Test “The clean-up drive does not man Michael Clarke, led to many and Bailey was well aware of captain and opening batsman address the crux of the real prob- dire forecasts about what might the threat posed by the Black Graeme Smith while veteran all- lem... the most disturbing fact is happen to the side in the Ashes Caps, who before the Champions rounder Jacques Kallis was omit- that the BCCI is run like a closed series starting next month. Trophy beat hosts England 2-1 in ted for personal reasons. shop,” said Ugra, senior editor at Clarke, meanwhile, will again an ODI series. “Not having Dale (Steyn) and ESPNcricinfo website. be absent when Australia return “They’re in good form. I think Morne (Morkel) in the team, any “If the BCCI expects players to the Birmingham for their both their opening bowlers have bowling attack will miss them,” to show all their financial books trans-Tasman Group A clash with been in pretty good touch. Kyle said Amla. “And obviously Jacques then they should open them- New Zealand today. Mills is shaping the ball and I and Graeme are not here and selves to scrutiny too,” Ugra said. “We’re not playing the cricket guess a bit of a one-day stalwart their experience is missed. Madan Lal, the former Indian we’d like to play,” Bailey told for New Zealand,” Bailey said. “But it’s water under the bridge all rounder and coach, said the reporters at Edgbaston yesterday. losing to anyone, but more so During Australia’s one-day “And Dan Vettori (New for us. We have new guys in the measures are “not a foolproof plan “Probably the best way to get than the loss, the challenge is to series loss in England last year, Zealand’s veteran left-arm spin- team, new energy, and fortunately but the board is at least showing over that would be to win this be playing our best cricket.” Bailey played a lone hand with the ner) is always someone that a victory like this will boost the signs that it has learnt from its tournament. I think we only lost Since Bailey made his one- bat and top-scored with 55 during we will respect, pay the utmost confidence of everybody. mistakes”. the first game thus far, so we’re day international (ODI) debut in last week’s defeat by England. respect to and play him really “The environment in the team “The real challenge will be to not at panic stations just yet. March last year, only England’s “I think the challenge is when watchfully. They’re playing some is really conducive for them com- ensure the cricket fans continue “The loss hurt us as much Ian Bell and Sri Lanka’s you’ve had a couple of poor bat- really consistent cricket. They’re ing in and expressing themselves. loving the game and the board as anyone, more than anyone. Tillakaratne Dilshan have scored ting performances that guys start not relying too heavily on any one So we pride ourselves on that, and should make sure that the game We don’t want to be losing to more runs in this format than his to doubt their place on the team player, which is always a key.” I’m really happy that they did does not suffer from now on,” he England, we don’t want to be 819 at an average of 45.50. or their roles on the team, and REUTERS well.” REUTERS said. AFP Wednesday 12 June 2013 3 Shaaban 1434 Volume 18 Number 5728 Sport Price: QR2

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Windies, South Africa vie for second semi-final spot from Group B HALLE, Germany: Canadian fifth seed Milos Raonic was knocked out of the ATP Halle LONDON: Shikhar Dhawan’s 10 overs to spare in the Group B Open at the first-round stage classy unbeaten 102 led India to match at the Oval and confirm yesterday, going down in straight an emphatic eight-wicket vic- Pakistan’s elimination from the sets to France’s Gael Monfils. tory over West Indies yesterday tournament. Currently ranked 67th in the and a place in the Champions West Indies made 233 for nine world, Monfils is unseeded in the Trophy semi-finals. thanks largely to an explosive grass-court season-opener but he Dhawan continued his impres- innings of 56 not out off 35 balls India’s Shikhar reproduced the kind of form that sive form to guide his team to by Darren Sammy who smashed Dhawan hits out once took him into the world’s top their target of 234 with more than four sixes and five fours in the during their ICC 10 to win 6-4, 6-2 in just over an last four overs to lift his side to a Champions Trophy hour on court. Scoreboard respectable total. Group B match “I felt good and read his “It was a very good perform- against the West game well. When you are feel- WEST INDIES ance, they got off to a good start Indies at The Oval ing good, you need to make the C Gayle c Ashwin b Kumar ...... 21 in the first 10 overs but our bowl- Cricket Ground in most of it,” said Monfils, who J Charles lbw Jadeja ...... 60 ers did well to get back into the London, yesterday. beat world number six Tomas D M Bravo st Dhoni b Ashwin ...... 35 game and getting regular wickets Berdych on his way to the third M Samuels lbw Jadeja ...... 1 was the key as it built up pres- round of the French Open at R Sarwan c Dhoni b Jadeja ...... 1 sure,” India captain Mahendra Roland Garros. D J Bravo c Jadeja b Yadav ...... 25 Singh Dhoni said at the presen- Monfils broke Raonic three K Pollard c Kumar b Sharma ...... 22 tation ceremony. times altogether, including in the D Sammy (not out) ...... 56 “Shikhar did well for us and second game on his way to win- S Narine c Karthik b Jadeja ...... 2 changing into a really good field- ning the opening set in just 26 R Rampaul b Jadeja ...... 2 ing side has helped.” Dhoni down the leg side to rip the for 36, his first five-wicket haul in survived two dropped catches, minutes. A semi-finalist in Halle K Roach (not out) ...... 0 Dhoni won the toss and put heart out of the West Indies bat- one-day internationals. batted beautifully, punishing short in 2011, Monfils will face Czech Extras (W-2, B-4, LB-2) ...... 8 West Indies into bat in overcast ting order. “Not enough runs,” captain balls with wristy cuts and pulls qualifier Jan Hernych next. Total (for 9 wkts in 50 overs) ...... 233 conditions. Chris Gayle struck four Bravo made 35 and his half Dwayne Bravo said. “We wanted and driving smoothly through the Raonic was not the only seed Fall of wickets: 1-25, 2-103, 3-105, 4-109, powerful boundaries but the West brother Dwayne 25 but West at least 40-50 runs more. You’ve covers. to fall yesterday, with Polish sev- 5-140, 6-163, 7-171, 8-179, 9-182 Indies dangerman was out for 21, Indies lost wickets at regular got to give credit to the Indians, After a brief interruption for enth seed Jerzy Janowicz suffering Bowling: Kumar 8-0-32-1; Yadav 9-0-54-1; well caught at first slip by a leap- intervals and looked likely to be they bowled well. It was poor shot rain with India on 204 for two, a shock defeat in three sets at the Sharma 10-1-43-1; Ashwin 9-2-36-1; Kohli ing Ravichandran Ashwin off pace bowled out for under 200. selection. We lost our way.” Dhawan and Dinesh Karthik hands of Bosnian outsider Mirza 4-0-26-0; Jadeja 10-2-36-5. bowler Bhuvaneshwar Kumar. Sammy was joined by Kemar India started quickly in reply extended their third-wicket Basic. INDIA Johnson Charles started timing Roach with the score on 182 and openers Dhawan, who made partnership to 109 to steer India The 21-year-old Basic, ranked S Dhawan (not out) ...... 102 the ball sweetly and dominated a for nine in the 46th over and 114 in the opening match of the home. 240th in the world, is taking part R Sharma c Charles b Narine ...... 52 second-wicket partnership of 78 the former captain launched a tournament against South Africa, Dhawan reached his second in Halle as a lucky loser follow- V Kohli b Narine ...... 22 with Darren Bravo. withering assault on the Indian and Rohit Sharma shared a flu- one-day international century ing the withdrawal of Philipp D Karthik (not out) ...... 51 Charles hit eight fours and bowlers. ent century partnership in just with an extravagant cut for six Petzschner due to a shoulder Extras (W-5, B-4) ...... 9 two towering sixes, reaching his He bludgeoned a succession of 16 overs. off Dwayne Bravo and Karthik problem and his meeting with Total (for 2 wkts in 39.1 overs) ...... 236 fifty from 46 balls before being boundaries mainly straight down Sharma reached his 50, includ- hit the winning boundary to fin- Janowicz was his first match on Fall of wickets: 1-101, 2-127 deceived by left-arm spinner the ground and the pair added ing seven fours, but he was out for ish unbeaten on 51. the ATP World Tour circuit. Bowling: Roach 6-0-47-0; Rampaul 6-0- Ravindra Jadeja and trapped lbw 51 with Roach not contributing 52 edging spinner Sunil Narine West Indies must beat South Basic was broken twice but 28-0; Narine 10-0-49-2; Sammy 4-0-23-0; for 60. a single run. to stand-in wicketkeeper Charles. Africa in their final match to join eventually prevailed in a decid- D J Bravo 5-0-36-0; Samuels 4-0-17-0; Pol- Jadeja then removed Marlon Man-of-the-match Jadeja Virat Kohli struck four sweet India in the semi-finals. ing tie-break after just over two lard 3 1-0-21-0. Samuels lbw and had Ramnaresh claimed two more wickets to fours before he was bowled by “It’s like a final itself,” Bravo hours on court, winning 7-6 (7/5), Sarwan caught by wicketkeeper complete excellent figures of five Narine for 22 but Dhawan, who said. REUTERS 3-6, 7-6 (7/5). AFP Queen’s Club LONDON: Results from the second day of the ATP tournament at Queen’s Club (x denotes seeding): Japan end Iraq’s World Cup dream First Round Lukas Rosol (CZE x12) bt Samuel Groth DOHA: Asian champions Japan Asian zone World (AUS) 6-7 (7/9), 6-3, 6-2 finished their World Cup quali- Korean coach Denis Istomin (UZB x14) bt Andrey fying campaign with a 1-0 win Kuznetsov (RUS) 7-6 (7/2), 7-6 (7/3) Japan’s Mike Cup qualifying over Iraq here yesterday that Jarkko Nieminen (FIN x13) bt Ryan Harrison Havenaar SEOUL: Result from Asia’s final round of wants revenge ended the West Asian nation’s (USA) 6-3, 6-3 qualifying for the 2014 World Cup yesterday: slim hopes of joining them in fights for for Iran’s ‘bad Feliciano Lopez (ESP) bt Ricardas Berankis Brazil. the ball with Group A (LTU) 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 Iraq enjoyed plenty of posses- Iraq’s Ahmed In Seoul: South Korea 1 (Akmal Julien Benneteau (FRA x11) bt Adrian sion and created lots of chances Ibrahim (top) Shorakhmedov 42 OG) Uzbekistan 0 manners’ Mannarino 7-6 (9/7), 6-3 in the searing Qatari heat but during their InTehran: Iran 4 (Mohammad Khalatbari Nicolas Mahut (FRA) bt Rhyne Williams could not find a way through and 2014 World 39, Reza Ghoochannejhad 45, Javad SEOUL: South Korea coach (USA) 6-3, 6-2 Japan made them pay with an Cup qualifying Nekonam 46, 86) Lebanon 0 Choi Kang-hee said he wanted Second Round 89th minute goal on the counter football match Group B to crush Iran’s hopes of auto- Sam Querrey (USA x6) bt Aljaz Bedene 7-6 from Shinji Okazaki. in Doha, matic World Cup qualification In Melbourne: Australia 4 (Mark Bresciano (13/11), 5-7, 7-6 (7/5) The result leaves Japan on 17 yesterday. next week after being ‘badly points from their eight games 15, Tim Cahill 61, Robbie Kruse 76, Lucas treated’ in Tehran last year. Halle Open with Iraq bottom on five ahead of Neill 84) Jordan 0 Choi’s side beat Uzbekistan 1-0 HALLE, Germany: Results from the second their eighth and final fixture away In Doha: Japan 1 (Shinji Okazaki 89) Iraq 0 in Seoul yesterday, leaving them day of the ATP Halle Open yesterday (x to Australia next week. in a position to qualify for Brazil denotes seeding): Iraq knew only victory in front the second period with captain squaring the ball for Okazaki to next Tuesday. The Koreans lead even if they lose to Iran at home of a handful of fans in their tem- Younis Mahmoud looking danger- slide home a winner in the final the group on 14 points from seven in Ulsan next Tuesday. 1st round porary home ground in Qatar ous in attack. minute. matches with Iran second on 13 The quirky coach, who had pre- Gael Monfils (FRA) bt Milos Raonic (CAN x5) would be enough to keep their Iraq’s hopes of finding the nec- Meanwhile, Iran thrashed and the Uzbeks third on 11 after viously said he would step down 6-4, 6-2 hopes of claiming a top three essary win were then hurt by two Lebanon 4-0 in Tehran yesterday their 1-0 loss in Seoul yesterday. once the team had qualified, said Tobias Kamke (GER) bt Lukasz Kubot (POL) finish and a chance of reaching quick yellow cards that led to to move into second place in Asia The top two sides are guar- he wanted revenge after a 1-0 6-4, 6-0 Brazil alive. Alaa’s dismissal in the 82 minute qualifying Group A and take con- anteed a place in Brazil with defeat in Tehran in October. Cedrik-Marcel Stebe (GER) bt Yeu-Tzuoo The game was stopped for the after he received the second for trol of their World Cup destiny. the third placed team also join- “I remember being badly Wang (TPE) 6-2, 6-4 first of two water breaks with the kicking an opponent in the face Goals by Mohammad ing them if they can success- treated in Iran,” Choi told report- Mirza Basic (BIH) bt Jerzy Janowicz (POL temperatures over 30 degrees when attempting an overhead Khalatbari, Reza Ghoochannejhad fully negotiate a playoff against ers in Seoul. “The manners they x7) 7-6 (7/5), 3-6, 7-6 (7/5) Celsius in the country which will kick. Despite being reduced to and two from captain Javad another Asian country and then showed were not good...they were Ernests Gulbis (LAT) bt Marcos Baghdatis host the 2022 World Cup finals. 10 men, Iraq piled forward in the Nekonam helped Iran move past a South American nation. not hospitable. Aside from who (CYP) 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 Iraq, 2007 Asian champions, closing stages but Japan caught Uzbekistan into the automatic The Uzbeks host Qatar in makes it to the World Cup, I were better suited to the heat and them on a swift counter with mid- qualifying places ahead of their their final game on Tuesday. would like to beat Iran no mat- Leonardo Mayer (ARG) bt Jan-Lennard wrestled control of the match in fielder Yasuhito Endo selflessly final match away to South Korea AGENCIES ter what.” REUTERS Struff (GER) 7-6 (7/4), 6-4