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www.thepeninsulaqatar.com [email protected] | [email protected] Editorial: 4455 7741 | Advertising: 4455 7837 / 4455 7780 Al Jazeera on Emir attends reception in Washington

WASHINGTON: The Emir H H Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani yesterday attended a decline in Arab reception hosted by members of the Society of Qatar Friends at the Congress (the American- Qatari Caucus) premises. The Emir welcomed the mem- Spring nations bers and mentioned the close ties that bind Qatar and the United States and stressed the continued growth and development of rela- NU-Q releases survey results tions between the two countries. He also lauded the areas of DOHA: Lauded widely for its study covering eight countries cooperation between Qatar and bold and unbiased coverage of including Qatar, Bahrain, Egypt, US, especially in the fields of edu- revolutions in the Arab world, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, cation, investment, energy, indus- the popularity of Al Jazeera Tunisia and the United Arab try and military cooperation, Arabic channel is on the wane Emirates. pointing out to new prospects in Arab Spring countries. It surveyed 9,693 respondents for expanding the frameworks of A survey conducted by aged 18 years and above aimed this cooperation to include vari- Northwestern University in Qatar at shedding light on how peo- ous aspects of economic, trade (NU-Q) suggests that the viewers’ ple in the region use media, and and investment activities in the base of the Doha-based network is whether they trust their sources near future. just four percent in neighbouring of information. The reception was attended by Bahrain, nine percent in Tunisia, Of the 919 respondents from the Prime Minister and Foreign from where the Arab Spring Qatar 60 percent agree to the Minister H E Sheikh Hamad bin began, and 20 percent in Egypt. statement ‘It is okay for peo- Jassem bin Jabor Al Thani. QNA The Emir H H Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani and the Prime Minister and Foreign Minister H E Sheikh Google, and not any main- ple to express their ideas on the See also page 4 Hamad bin Jassem bin Jabor Al Thani with US House Speaker John Boehner in Washington yesterday. stream media organisation, was Internet even if they are unpopu- the most popular news medium lar’, just one percent below the in Bahrain with a market share average of the total number of of 26 percent. Al Jazeera ranked respondents from eight coun- below even the BBC and Twitter, tries. Saudi Arabia is highest at and ended the last with a four 76 percent. percent share. However, majority in Qatar (57 Cornflakes brand taken off shelves In Egypt, Al Hayat and Al percent), Saudi Arabia (62 per- Kanat Al Oula had a 23 percent cent), Lebanon (64 percent) and DOHA: Qatar’s consumer early yesterday, social network- share each, with CBC ranking Tunisia (52 percent) want tighter rights’ watchdog and public ing sites, including Twitter, were third with a 21 percent market regulation of Internet in their health authorities came in for Rancidity found in product buzzing with comments won- share. Al Jazeera trailed at the countries, survey results show. scathing criticism by a number dering what had suddenly gone fourth slot with a 20 percent mar- Humphrey Taylor, Chairman of citizens yesterday, as it took a DOHA: Apparently swing- a prominent outlet said it was wrong with the popular brand ket share. of The Harris Poll of Harris local Arabic newspaper to break ing into action after public the most popular American of cornflakes, a popular break- In Tunisia, Facebook was the Interactive, to which NU-Q col- the news of a popular interna- criticism on local social net- brand of cornflakes that has fast cereal for children in almost most popular news medium with laborated for the survey, said the tional brand of cornflakes being working sites about a news the largest market share in every home. an incredible 52 percent market result was a “paradox because removed from the shelves across report announcing the ban the country and the rest of the Commentators aired their ire share, with Al Jazeera and Al while the majority of those sur- the country on health grounds. on a popular global cornflakes region. over the role of the CPD in partic- Arabiya ranking last with a nine veyed want online freedom of People, as was evident from brand, the Ministry of Trade The trade ministry said ular, which they said, was caught percent market share each. expression, they at the same their acerbic comments on social announced later yesterday it samples of the banned brand off-guard. “Why not tell the con- As for the web, although users time want tighter Internet regu- networking sites, were furi- had recommended removing conducted here suggest the sumers what is the problem with in Qatar support the freedom lations.” The research shows a ous that the newspaper citing the brand from the shelves. presence of rancidity (disagree- the corn flakes brand that it was to express opinions online, they large majority of adults in Saudi no reasons for the ban of the Qatar News Agency (QNA) able odour or taste of decompos- banned,” read a comment. also believe the Internet should Arabia, Jordan and the United popular breakfast cereal, had which carried the news item ing oil or fat). “Have lizards been crushed be more tightly regulated, reveals Arab Emirates believe their news caught the Consumer Protection did not name the product but Continued on page 8 and mixed with the cornflakes? a recent survey conducted by media are credible (74pc, 67pc and Department (CPD) and public What’s the reason for banning Northwestern University in 63pc, respectively). In Qatar 53 health authorities napping. Ministry of Business and Trade. and giving reasons for the ban the product?” wondered another Qatar. percent also feel local media is Seen by many as an inert body, The CPD should have at least because the matter concerned commentator. The survey on ‘Media Use in the credible. THE PENINSULA there are calls in the commu- issued a press statement late on their health, said a critic. THE PENINSULA Middle East’ was a comprehensive Continued on page 8 nity to revamp the CPD at the Tuesday evening alerting people Soon after the news was broken Continued on page 8

Death trap Book on migrant workers wins Malaria on the rise among Arab Booker expatriates in Qatar: QSA ABU DHABI: Kuwaiti writer DOHA: With 708 cases of from 216 in 2008 to 708 in 2012. A with an average rate of 93.5 per- Saud Al Sanaussi has won the malaria reported last year, inci- total of 673 cases were reported cent of the cases over the period Arab version of the Man Booker dence of the disease is on the in 2011 and all those affected were (2008-2012). Prize for a novel focusing on the rise in Qatar, according to data expatriates. The number of deaths The age group of 20 to 29 years situation of migrant workers in released by the Qatar Statistics caused by malaria does not exceed recorded the most malaria cases the Gulf. Authority (QSA) yesterday. one a year. — 47 percent. “The Bamboo Trunk” explores The cases are very few and The figures were released on In 2010, 3.3 billion people, the difficulties facing Asians in the declining among Qataris while the eve of World Malaria Day almost half of the world popula- oil-rich region through the story they are on the rise among expa- which is being observed today. tion, faced the risk of malaria, of Jose, a young man rejected by triates. Only two cases among Malaria, if not cured, may according to the World Health the family of his Kuwaiti father Qataris were reported last year threaten the life of the patient as Organisation. As a result, every because his mother was a Filipina and the remaining 706 cases were it blocks the process that provides year sees the occurrence of about maid. “This novel is aimed at the found among expatriates. vital organs with blood. 216 million cases of the disease young people of the Gulf,” said The number of people affected The data indicates a rise in which cause nearly 6.5 million Sanaussi, 32. “We do not listen by malaria in the country jumped incidence of this disease in males deaths. THE PENINSULA to others. We do not see them, and we have a hostile attitude towards them,” he told reporters after the result announcement Today’s edition includes late on Tuesday. Dubai ruler to close UK stable There are millions of South Asian workers in the Gulf region, DUBAI/LONDON: Godolphin are to close the including an army of domes- Newmarket stable of trainer Mahmood Al Zarooni tic staff. Sanaussi said he felt a while dope tests are carried out on all racehorses “sense of guilt” towards foreign in his care after 11 tested positive for steroids, workers after he got to know Dubai’s ruler H H Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid many of them while working as Al Maktoum said yesterday. GUIDE a manager at a factory. “There can be no excuse for any deliberate viola- That experience was the spur tion,” Sheikh Mohammed, also Prime Minister of the APRIL 2013 to write the book, he said. United Arab Emirates, said in a statement sent to The International Prize of Arab People rescue workers trapped under the rubble of Rana Plaza, out- Reuters. “I have been involved in British horse racing Fiction is managed in association side the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka, yesterday. The eight-storey block for 30 years and have deep respect for its traditions with London’s Man Booker Prize housing five garment factories caved in killing at least 127 people and and rules. I built my country based on the same solid and supported by the Emirates injuring more than 1,000, till reports last came in. Report on page 15 principles,” said Sheikh Mohammed, adding he was Foundation. AFP appalled and angered about the case.

THURSDAY 25 APRIL 2013 04 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com HOME

Emir in Washington

The Emir H H Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani with US Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano in Washington yesterday. RIGHT: The Emir with Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi in Washington yesterday. Cabinet nod for draft law on tax on hotels Tax concession if training provided to Qatari employees

DOHA: The Deputy Prime Approved a draft law on tax on Business and Trade. The Cabinet Minister and Minister of State hotels and tourist restaurants, also approved a draft decision for Cabinet Affairs, H E Ahmed which will be forwarded to the by the Minister of Business and bin Abdullah Al Mahmoud, Advisory Council. Trade amending some provisions yesterday presided over the The draft law includes pro- of the executive regulation of Cabinet’s regular weekly meet- visions imposing a tax on hotel the law establishing investment ing at the Emiri Diwan. establishments and tourist res- funds issued by the decision of the After the meeting, the Ahmad taurants offering their services Minister of Economy and Trade bin Abdullah Al Mahmoud in Qatar. No. (69) of year 2004. Officials of Round Square Foundation at the press conference yesterday. QASSIM RAHMATULLAH announced the decisions taken The tax rate will be 10 percent This amendment is in line at the meeting. of the price of services offered and with the Financial Market The Cabinet welcomed the his- could be reduced to five percent Development Committee’s deci- toric agreement between Serbia upon a decision of the Cabinet on sion to list real estate funds and Kosovo toward normalis- the condition that a part of this and the traded funds portfolios ing ties, which was reached in revenue should be allocated for and the step taken by Qatar Brussels after talks brokered by the training and development of Exchange to launch the traded New Indian school to the European Union. Qatari employees at these facili- investments fund portfolios as a This agreement would posi- ties and their rehabilitation while new financial product aimed at tively contribute to the consoli- the other part is allocated for increasing liquidity and attrac- dation of security and stability their bonuses. tiveness of the market; and allow- in the Balkans and pave the way The ministers approved a pro- ing modification in the fund’s open doors next Sunday for the region to move into a new posal by the Minister of Business capital subscription within estate phase in the best interests of its and Trade to reconstitute the shares if the fund’s regulation DOHA: Amid a huge rush for Pearl School claims to be the “We will begin with KG this people, the Cabinet added. committee charged with pre- requires it. admissions, a new Indian school first private school in the coun- year and grades up to five will be The Cabinet considered the paring and reviewing legislative The Cabinet reviewed the fol- will open its doors to students try to have a student-tracking added in the next academic year. topics on the agenda as follows: instruments of the Ministry of lowing topics and took the appro- on April 28. system in school buses, which is However, we will start registering priate decisions: The Pearl School, which will expected to be deployed in one or students for the next academic A letter by the Deputy follow the Indian CBSE (Central two months. year in June,” she said. Prime Minister and Board of Secondary Education) The school will initially func- She said a smart student- Minister of State for curriculum, is the tenth Indian tion in a rented building in West tracking system in school buses Cabinet Affairs on the school in Qatar and will ini- Bay but will move to the Rowda and an interactive electronic net- amendment of the amount tially offer kindergarten classes. area by mid-May, principal work for parents will be intro- in controversy to deter- Admissions are now open. Manjari Recriwal, said yesterday. duced in one or two months after mine the authority of the The school is managed by “ We have rented the premises the opening of the school. Court of First Instance and the Qatar-based Round Square in Rowda area that was earlier “With introduction of the the Summary Jurisdiction Foundation, which also plans to occupied by the DPS Modern child-tracking system, parents Court in the Code of Civil open a kindergarten and an inter- Indian School. We expect to start will get a text message in 15 min- and commercial Procedure, national school, both following the classes next Sunday with 40 utes after the student arrives in a letter by the Minister British curriculum, in September to 50 students. We have been school. We are also launching an of Justice on a draft law this year. receiving a lot of calls from par- interactive website that will give amending some provi- The institutions, affili- ents seeking admission for their parents full and real time infor- sions of the Civil and ated to the UK-based Cardiff children,” said Recriwal. mation about the status of the Commercial Procedure University, will be named Cardiff She said many parents wanted child,” said Recriwal. Law No. 13 of 1990. International Kindergarten and their children to be admitted in For example, if the student falls QNA Cardiff International School. the higher classes. sick in school, the school nurse will communicate with the parents through the web- site and update them about his or her health. “Every Thursday, the parents will get an assess- ment about the child’s performance in the school during that week,” said Recriwal. The tuition fee for KG classes has been fixed at QR8,000 per year that can be paid in three terms. There will be an additional fee for transportation, which has not been fixed yet, said the principal. The student-teacher ratio in the school will be two teachers for 20 stu- dents, which is not followed by any of the other Indian schools in the country, she claimed. “We will incor- porate British teaching methods into the Indian system. We have teachers experienced both in the Indian and international systems,” said Recriwal. School chairman Hamad Mubarak AI Kaabi and vice chairman K K Ashraf were also present at the press conference, along with other senior officials. THE PENINSULA

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DOHA: Arab women are fast outnumbering men in higher education and account for over 75 percent of students enrolled in colleges; but the workforce participation rate for women in the region remains among the lowest in the world, Chairperson of Arab International Women’s Forum said here yesterday. Addressing a plenary session on ‘Women in Business in the Arab World” on the third day of World Chambers Congress, Forum head Haifa Fahoum Al Kaylani also noted that women’s participation in the regional economy was also negligible. “Women are the Arab world’s most precious resource and we have not even begun to see the potential of tapping into this wealth of knowledge, education, motivation and the entrepre- neurial spirit that is inherent and ingrained in Arab culture,” she said. It’s true that the number of women holding ministerial-level positions and other roles in public Delegates during the plenary session on ‘Women in Business in the Arab World” on the third day of the World Chambers Congress, yesterday. SALIM MATRAMKOT life has increased significantly in the last decade, and we are see- women in the workplace at 30 graduates in Saudi Arabia are graduating rose from six percent with a bachelor’s degree or above GCC, are attracting significant ing more women exert a strong percent and 28 percent, Omani women, but women represent just to 12 percent between 1998 and are unemployed. She said more venture capital investment, where influence on their communities. women have 25 percent represen- 12 percent of the Saudi Arabian 2006, but the unemployment rate women than ever in the Arab in many other parts of the region, But women are still vastly under- tation. In Saudi Arabia, 17 percent labour force, working primarily in increased from 19 percent to 27 world are choosing to become women still struggle with basic represented in the region overall. of women have got representation the public sector. percent in this age range during entrepreneurs rather than start-up financing. But the workforce participation at the workplace. The rate of female Saudi the same period. employees, and they are coming Maelle Gavet, Chief Executive of women in the region is just 27 In the Gulf states alone, 48 per- nationals working in the private In the West Bank and Gaza, up with business concepts that Officer, OZON Holdings, Leena percent, the lowest in the world, cent of the population is women sector is just 6.9 percent. women with higher education are technologically-driven. Linnainmaa, deputy Chief she said. and yet female participation in Haifa noted that young women accounted for 82 percent of Women entrepreneurs tend to Executive, Finland Chamber of According to Haifa, Qatar has the GCC economy stands at just were far more vulnerable to unemployed women compared to be prolific users of information Commerce and Malitlou Morojele, the highest level of local women 19.2 percent, or about one-fifth of unemployment in Mena coun- only 12 percent for men in 2007. technology and social media. In Past Chair, Lesotho Chamber of in the workplace at 35 percent. the total workforce. tries. For instance, the percent- In Jordan, 26.5 percent of the process, many women-owned Commerce and Industry also While Bahrain and UAE have Nearly 57 percent of university age of young Egyptian women women versus 9.1 percent of men businesses, particularly in the spoke. THE PENINSULA

Emir condoles with interim president of Bangladesh Fire accidents not probed properly, says expert BY AZMAT HAROON and Health’s (IOSH) flagship go that little step,” he said. The DOHA: The Emir H H Middle East conference in Doha. Qatar 2022 Supreme Committee Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa DOHA: A majority of fire inci- He said that the law number also announced at the conference Al Thani and the Deputy dents are not properly inves- 9 of 2012 gave the Civil Defence a worker’s charter that is being Emir and Heir Apparent H H tigated in Qatar due to lack more power to enforce fire and drafted in collaboration with Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al of information and resources, safety standards in the country important stakeholders in the Thani yesterday sent cables according to a health and safety but whether or not the depart- country. of condolences and sympa- expert. ment has enough resources to “The Qatar 2022 Worker’s thy to the Interim President There has been an increase in keep up with the number of struc- Charter is a document that reflects of Bangladesh Mohammed the number of fire incidents in tures being built in the country this commitment and is a pledge to Abdul Hamid, on the victims the last few years, and the causes remains an issue. ensure a lasting positive legacy on of the commercial building for an overwhelming majority of In order to launch inspection the well-being of workers in Qatar collapse incident which took these incidents remain unknown. regimes or prevention techniques by Q22 and all major programme place on the outskirts of the In 2012, the causes of over and consequently legislate further and government stakeholders in capital, Dhaka. 1,000 reported fire cases were on health and safety standards, the State,” Qatar 2022 Supreme The Prime Minister and not known, with 83 fires caused it was important to understand Committee Technical Director Foreign Minister H E Sheikh by short circuit among the known why so many fire incidents were Yasir Al Jamal said. Although Hamad bin Jassem bin Jabor Al cases. taking place in the country. details of the contract were not Thani has also sent a similar “Statistics show by their own The safety standard of exist- given, Dario Cadavid, the tech- cable to the interim president admission they don’t know. In ing structures and buildings was The Director of Safety, Health and Environment, Middle East, Aecom, Steve nical project manager at Qatar of Bangladesh. 2012, the cause of 1,088 fires is another issue at the conference, 2022, said the charter will require Wood, during his presentation yesterday. QASSIM RAHMATULLAH unknown. The reason why it’s which according to Wood, was in contractors and sub-contractors not known is maybe because fact an opportunity for the Civil to set standards for the health, Unstable weather they are too busy extinguishing Defence to study and educate by the clients. “Some clients may one of the lose ends of the law safety, living conditions as well as fires and not resourced enough about the causes of fires. be go for the least strict require- was that it did not issue a code the wages of workers. may bring rains to investigate them,” Steve The Civil Defence uses its own ments, thinking which ones are of practice. Gerard Hand, President of DOHA: The Meteorology Wood, Director of Safety, Health legislation, which is based on the the least (standards) I need to “If behind the law, they had IOSH, meanwhile, said that sev- Department has forecast and Environment, Middle East, US and UK health and safety comply,” Wood said, adding that issued a code of practice, saying eral members of the institution strong winds and scattered Aecom, said yesterday. standards. Although the two it was important to adopt one this is the law, and by the way this were collaborating with Qatar rains today with the country He was speaking at the charters are similar in principle, standard and make it the single is how you can do it, it would have 2022 Supreme Committee in expected to experience a new Institution of Occupational Safety they are open to interpretation point of reference. He also said been fantastic. It (the law) doesn’t many areas. THE PENINSULA wave of unstable weather conditions over the coming week. This condition will be marked by an increase in cloud formation resulting in rains and thunderstorm at times. This is expected to continue Food fest begins at Lulu’s Gharrafa outlet until the end of next week, the department said yesterday. DOHA: Lulu Hypermarket in Al Gharrafa is taking cus- The department has warned tomers on a culinary trip of different parts of the world of strong dust winds and high through three events — Mediterranean Food Festival, seas today. The northwesterly Mexican Delights, and Asian Food Festival. to northeasterly winds would The events are being hosted by Lulu Hypermarket Group blow at speeds ranging from 8 as part of its Food Fiesta 2013 and were inaugurated yester- to 20 knots inshore and 15 to 25 day at Lulu Hypermarket, Al Gharrafa, by diplomats from knots offshore. Temperature is several Mediterranean and Asian countries in the presence Doha would hover between 24 of dignitaries and senior executives from leading business and 33 degrees Celsius. groups in the retail sector. The festival aims to highlight Mediterranean, Mexican and Asian food and food products and to make them popular Kahramaa to move Al in the local community. Lulu Hypermarket Group has been organising the Food Khor Service Centre Fiesta for the last 10 years, and the response, it claims, has DOHA: Qatar General been overwhelming. Electricity and Water Mediterranean cuisine bears the mark of great civiliza- Corporation Kahramaa has tions of the past and has an eventful history. announced that its Al Khor Mexican food is increasingly becoming popular. It is elab- Service Centre will be moved orate and often tied to symbolism and festivals, one of the to Farkia Beach, Street No. reasons it was named an example of the intangible cultural 910, Zone 74 of the town from heritage of humanity by Unesco. next week. Traditional Mexican cuisine is a comprehensive cultural The office will be functional model comprising of planting and harvesting to cooking next week from April 28. and eating. The service centre will be An official from the Lulu management said the festival open from Sunday to Thursday will continue for a week and the necessary arrangements between 6.30am and 2.30pm. had been made for the customers to taste the versatility The new premises are equipped of Mediterranean, Mexican and Asian cuisine and buy the with a number of facilities to food products of their choice. support customers and employ- The food festival will conclude with a cookery contest on Lulu Group Regional Director Mohammed Althaf joins diplomats from various countries and officials from the Group during ees. THE PENINSULA April 28. the inauguration of the Mediterranean Food Festival at Lulu Hypermarket, Al Gharrafa, yesterday. SALIM MATRAMKOT THE PENINSULA THURSDAY 25 APRIL 2013 HOME www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 07 Anti-obesity drive Deputy Emir meets Head of JEM to target children QU’s healthy lifestyle for children project to get $5m

BY FAZEENA SALEEM

DOHA: As part of a research programme, schoolchildren will be taught healthy lifestyle and how to prevent obesity, a fast growing problem in the country. The new weight manage- ment programme designed to overcome obesity among school- children in Qatar is one of the exceptional proposals that have been awarded funding by the Qatar National Research Fund (QNRF). The project was proposed by Qatar University and will be implemented with several other institutions. The five-year project would begin next month and it has been granted approximately $5m to overcome the country’s weight Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies, College of Arts and The Deputy Emir and Heir Apparent H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani with the Head of the Sudanese issue. Sciences at Qatar University, Dr Mohammed Ahmedna. According to the National Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) Mohammed Bishr Ahmed at the Emiri Diwan yesterday. Deputy Prime Health Strategy 2011-2016, about Minister and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs, H E Ahmed bin Abdullah Al Mahmoud was also present at 75 percent of Qataris are over- different partners,” he added. and physical training. They will the meeting. weight and 40 percent are obese. Dr Ahmedna is the princi- be monitored for a period of five The weight management pro- pal investigator of the project years and then compared with gramme will be implemented and ‘Adapted Cognitive Behavioural students who are not included in evaluated among children at the Approach to Addressing the programme. vulnerable age of 9 to 12 years Overweight and Obesity among It is expected that the prac- Qatar to take part in Bahrain Quran conference from 20 selected schools. Qatari Youth.’ tices implemented in this project “This particular age group The project aims to help could provide the basis for a DOHA: Qatar is to take part Educating the Holy Quran” and administration, education, and has higher incidents of obesity. address obesity at its source by national programme to stem the in the second world conference under the patronage of King study the problems and barriers Approximately 20 percent of increasing awareness at an early rise of obesity in Qatar through on education of the Holy Quran Hamad bin Eissa Al Khalifa. to education Quranic and meth- them are just over weight and stage in the Qatari population lifestyle changes, and reduce and the associated Quranic The conference will bring ods of treatment. 40 percent of them have obes- about how to manage weight and related health conditions. Exhibition due to open in the together about 300 figures from They will also highlight the ity. This prevalence seems to be avert risks associated with being Dr Abdelhamid Kerkadi of Kingdom of Bahrain to held across the world including offi- prophetic curriculum in this increasing over the years,” Dr overweight. Qatar University’s Department from April 27 to 30. cial and scientific personalities respect and the development of Mohammed Ahmedna, Associate It incorporates a cognitive- of Health Sciences, and co- The Minister of Awqaf (Islamic and other specialists in the holy contemporary curricula, as well Dean for Research and Graduate behavioural approach that researchers from Hamad Endowments) and Islamic Affairs quran and its sciences and oth- as the exchange of experiences Studies, College of Arts and involves developing social and Medical Corporation, Supreme H E Dr Ghayeth bin Mubarak Al ers in legislative, educational and between the relevant bodies and Sciences at Qatar University told emotional competences. Education Council, Aspire Zone, Kuwari will lead Qatar’s delega- shariat fields. organisations, and the formation The Peninsula yesterday. Children will be introduced and Imperial College and Leeds tion to the conference. The conferees will discuss of a future vision for the mecha- “It’s an interdisciplinary to healthy eating lifestyle prac- Metropolitan University in the The conference in its second advancement of the institu- nism of cooperation between the project with parental involve- tices. They will be given special UK, will be partners of the edition is held under the title, tions of the Holy Quran and participants. ment and expertise from coaching at camps held at schools project. THE PENINSULA “The Prophetic Approach in the development of methods of QNA THURSDAY 25 APRIL 2013 08 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com HOME DFI announces MIA to screen top Cannes film tonight

DOHA: Secrets & Lies, the winner of Cannes Palme d’Or (Golden Palm — the highest winners of prize awarded at the Cannes Film Festival) will be screened tonight as part of the DFI UK Cinema Showcase which brings the best of British Cinema to Hazawi Fund Doha audiences. The screening of the Mike Leigh film will be held at 7pm at the Museum of Islamic Art Four filmmakers to get financial aid (MIA) Auditorium to be followed by another show on Friday, 4pm DOHA: Doha Film Institute filmmakers have been selected for at the same venue. (DFI) yesterday announced the their powerful scripts and cine- Ken Loach’s double BAFTA- four filmmakers from the GCC matic potential,” said Paul Miller, award-winning film, Kes is region chosen for the first cycle Head of Film Financing at DFI. also scheduled to be screened of ‘Hazawi Fund’. Hazawi Fund aims to promote tomorrow and Saturday for this An initiative of DFI’s Gulf Film film production in Qatar and month’s showcase. Development, which focuses on the Gulf region, by providing an Secrets & Lies features a tour- film education, training and opportunity to regional filmmak- de-force performance by Brenda support to emerging and estab- ers to produce quality short films. Blethyn (winner of Best Actress lished filmmakers in the region, The fund is dedicated to making awards at BAFTA, Golden Globe the inaugural Hazawi Fund will compelling short films through and Cannes). finance each of the selected assigning professional mentors to It tells the story of the reunion projects. offer advice and solutions during of a mother and the daughter she The four filmmakers selected the development and production gave up at birth. Revelations and are Nayla Al Khaja (UAE) for process new beginnings abound in this the movie Three; Shahad Ameen Mahdi Ali Ali, Manager of Gulf moving celebration of the power (Saudi Arabia) for Eye and Film Development, said: “While and strength of blood ties. Scene from Secrets and Lies Mermaid; Faisal Al Duwaisan Hazawi Fund meets one of the The British Film Institute (Kuwait) for A Dream; and Ann primary requirements of emerg- included the film in its list of the Sobel and Aisha Al Muqla (Qatari ing filmmakers to secure funding, top 100 all time British films. bringing the British angry popular Wallace & Gromit short Tickets are priced at QR35 for resident and Bahrain) for Shway DFI is taking it even further by Kes is the poignant coming-of- young man film to a new level films (The Wrong Trousers; A the general public and QR25 for Shway, Shoo Shoo! offering training support to the age portrait of 15-year-old Billy, of authenticity. The British Film Close Shave; A Matter of Loaf and students. Selected from script submis- selected directors. We want the a miner’s son, and the close bond Institute named ‘Kes’ one of the Death) will be screened on May DFI UK Cinema Showcase sions from across the GCC, Hazawi Fund projects to be iden- he develops with a wild kestrel top 10 British films of the 20th 31 and June 1. launched in February, in partner- the four filmmakers will shoot tified as an important platform to that allows him to escape the century in 1999. Tickets are now on sale at ship with the British Council and their short films in Qatar over support filmmaking from the Gulf spiritual bonds of a dead-end life DFI UK Cinema Showcase will www.dohafilminstitute.com and the Qatar Museums Authority, the coming three months. The region, and further encourage in bleak Northern England. return on May 30 and 31 with from the DFI Ticket Outlet at to celebrate Qatar UK 2013 and films will have the opportunity these talented directors to gain Ken Loach uses non-profes- Joe Cornish’s Attack the Block, the MIA (check the website for will run monthly until Fall 2013. to be screened at DFI’s festival strong regional and international sional actors and real locations, and three of Nick Park’s very opening hours and location). THE PENINSULA and year round screenings. The recognition.” shorts will be also submitted to Submissions for the next cycle other regional and international of Hazawi Fund will be open to festivals. filmmakers in Qatar and the “Hazawi Fund marks our com- Gulf in June. Applicants may mitment to promote creativity visit www.dohafilminstitute. from the Gulf region. We received com for details on submission tremendous interest from the requirements. region’s talent, and the four THE PENINSULA

Philippine field voting at Catholic church premises tomorrow DOHA: The Philippine Embassy yesterday announced it would conduct field voting for the 2013 National Elections tomorrow from 9am to 4pm at the premises of the Church of Our Lady of the Rosary in Mesaimeer. Registered overseas voters are required to present their Qatar ID or copies of their passports before casting their votes. Aside from the regular voting at the Embassy scheduled daily from 8.30am to 4.30pm, field voting is conducted in areas frequented by Filipinos to give them easier access to participate in the elections. Last Friday, with the assistance of Al Khor Pinoys, an organisa- tion of Filipinos in Al Khor, field voting was held in the Club House (From left) Dr Everette Dennis, Northwestern University, Humphrey Taylor and Kerry Hill from Harris Interactive, Dr Justin Martin, Northwestern University, of Al Khor Community. THE PENINSULA and Robb Wood, Northwestern University, at the Qatar Media Industry Forum held at Sheraton Doha yesterday. KAMMUTTY VP News reporting in Arab world improves

Continued from page 1 Internet (52 percent) as more bottom 50 percent (93 percent) allow users to make their own At a function held to announce reliable than newspapers (49 in terms of income compared to comparisons between different the results of the survey yes- percent) and radio (44 percent). the top 50 percent earners (89 countries, as well as between dif- terday, the audience was very An interesting result of the percent). Almost everyone in all ferent demographics surveyed appreciative of Northwestern survey is that Qatari nationals eight countries uses social net- within each country, including University’s efforts and praised look to Interpersonal sources as working sites at an average of gender, age, and the juxtaposi- the survey as excellent, carried major source of news and enter- 3.2 hours a day with Facebook tion of nationals, Arab, Asian out with a high degree of profes- tainment which for Dennis reaf- (94 percent) eclipsing Twitter and other expatriates. sionalism and expertise and by firms the important role majlis (52 percent), Google Plus (46 While the questionnaire, highly qualified staff. “Let’s hope plays in the life of Qataris. percent) and Instagram (14 designed by NU-Q, places a large we will see more such surveys in Smart phones and laptops are percent). Usage of these sites is emphasis on digital news con- future in our region,” a partici- popular in most countries while lowest in Qatar. sumption, it also includes items pant said. tablets are less prevalent except Respondents were far more from the World Internet Project, Meanwhile, only approxi- Qatar which reported the high- likely to agree than disagree that in which NU-Q is a participat- mately one in four of those sur- est level of tablet usage among the quality of news reporting in ing institution. The findings veyed in Egypt, Lebanon and eight countries. the Arab world has improved in were presented during the sec- Tunisia believe the news media Internet usage in Qatar is the past two years. Among all ond session of the Qatar Media in their countries are credible. higher in men (94 percent) than respondents, 61 percent agreed, Industries Forum yesterday at “This is a particularly interest- women (83 percent) and access 14 percent disagreed. Sheraton Doha. The forum is an ing phenomenon in Lebanon, as to websites in Arabic (92 per- An interactive website pro- initiative of NU-Q that brings this is thought to be a country cent) than English (89 percent). duced by NU-Q menamedi- together senior officials of media with ‘free press,’” said Everette Most of them are aged below 45 asurvey.northwestern.edu will enterprises in Qatar. The find- E Dennis, Dean and CEO of years and educated. be launched soon to make the ings will be shared with the NU-Q. With regard to reliabil- While many of those who use data available and accessible to World Internet Project, which ity of sources of information, the Internet are employed (94 both professionals and general regularly compiles data on dig- respondents from Qatar con- percent) than unemployed (78 news consumers alike. It fea- ital media use in 37 countries. sider television (56 percent) and percent) most of them are at the tures dynamic data displays that THE PENINSULA

Rotten smell prompted probe Call for transparency and fair play

Continued from page 1 Continued from page 1 “We have already removed the brand from our shelves,” a The decision is quite belated as some neighbouring countries have senior official of a hypermarket said, adding that other brands already removed the brand from shelves in their territories, said yet of corn flakes were available. another commentator. The tests were conducted after public complaints, said the Still another commentator said that the product was banned in ministry. Tests of other samples showed that they contained a western country after studies suggested that it could cause brain high degree of peroxide substance — a clear-cut evidence of the tumour among children. “They might have thought of marketing the presence of rancid in these products which are, thus, not fit for product in Arab countries thinking Arabs are fools.” human consumption. QNA said the ministry has warned the “We need transparency and fair play. It seems the ban is dictated by sole agency dealing in the above product to remove the stocks considerations other than health. Maybe they have problems with the from the market. The ministry said it has received complaints company, or there may be some economic reasons,” read a comment. about rotten smell and rancid in the said corn flakes that were Another comment read: “Rise from the deep slumber, oh CPD! There on sale in the local market and took samples from packets with are so many products, including some construction materials, you must different manufacturing dates and sent for tests to the central ban”. Enquiries suggest that this is not the first time this particular laboratory of the Supreme Council of Health (SCH). brand of corn flakes has been banned in the region. The results showed the product was unfit for human consump- The UAE banned it in 2002 and it might have been allowed to be tion. THE PENINSULA marketed later. THE PENINSULA THURSDAY 25 APRIL 2013 MIDDLE EAST www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 09 Army seizes strategic town near Damascus Umayyad mosque minaret destroyed

BEIRUT: Syrian forces loyal war of attrition,” another fighter to President Bashar Al Assad in the area said, speaking by seized a strategic town east of Skype. More than two years into Damascus yesterday, breaking their struggle to end four decades a critical weapons supply route of Assad family rule, the rebels for the rebels, activists and remain divided by struggles over fighters said. ideology and fighting for power Rebels have held several sub- Rebels fighting in Otaiba said urbs ringing the southern and they sent a distress call to bri- eastern parts Damascus for gades in other parts of Ghouta months, but they have been strug- but it went unanswered by other gling to maintain their positions units with whom they compete for against a ground offensive backed influence and weapons. by fierce army shelling and air “To all mujahedeen: If Otaiba strikes in recent weeks. falls, the whole of Eastern Ghouta “The disaster has struck, the will fall ... come and help ,” part of army entered Otaiba. The regime the message sent to fighters said. has managed to turn off the weap- Elsewhere in Damascus, two ons tap,” a fighter from the town mortar bombs hit the govern- said via Skype. ment-held suburb of Jaramana, “The price of a bullet will go killing seven and wounding more from 50 Syrian pounds to 1,000 than 25, activists and state media Syrian pounds ($10) now, but we said. State news agency Sana must pay and retake it. It’s the blamed the attack on “terrorists”, Rebel fighters from the Al Ezz bin Abdul Salam Brigade attend a training session at an undisclosed location near the Al Turkman mountains, in Syria’s main if not the only route.” the term it commonly uses to northern Latakia province, yesterday. Rebels said they pulled out of describe Assad’s armed opponents. Otaiba, a gateway to the eastern Meanwhile, the minaret of rural suburbs of Damascus known Aleppo’s ancient Umayyad as Al Ghouta, in the early hours mosque was destroyed yesterday, Syria accuses Brahimi of interfering after more than 37 days of fight- Syrian state media and a watch- ing in which they accused the dog reported, with the regime BEIRUT: Syria accused suggested Assad “voluntarily diplomat, who is the joint United be totally hopeless, with no light government of using chemical and the opposition blaming each international envoy Lakhdar forego” the right to stand for Nations and Arab League envoy to be seen at the end of a long weapons against them twice. other. Brahimi yesterday of bias and another term as president in an for Syria, as a purely UN envoy tunnel Syria is lost in.” The government has denied An archaeological treasure in interference after he criticised election scheduled for next year. because it considered the Arab “Almost 50 percent of the using chemical weapons and Aleppo’s Unesco-listed Old City, its response to an opposition Syria’s foreign ministry said bloc as “a party to the conspiracy” Syrian population are being accused rebels in turn of firing the mosque has been the cen- offer of talks and suggested in a statement that if Brahimi against Assad. gravely affected by the conflict. I them in Aleppo. tre of fighting for months and Bashar Al Assad should not wished to continue his role, he Gulf Arab states, which hold wonder if this is not a depressing Rebels used Otaiba for eight had already suffered extensive stand again for president. must show impartiality and real- sway over the League, have record in the history of conflict,” months as their main supply route damage. Brahimi told a closed-door ise that “the Syrian people are thrown their weight behind the he said. to Damascus for weapons brought With insurgents and the session of the United Nations the only decision-makers who rebels fighting to topple four dec- Brahimi, appointed last year in from the Jordanian border, regime caught in a stalemate in Security Council last Friday that will choose their representatives”. ades of Assad family rule. after the resignation of Kofi where Saudi Arabia and other the key northern city, the ancient Damascus was “surprised and “The briefing ... was marked by “The regime is not quite ready Annan, has made no secret of his private donors are believed to be mosque has fallen in and out of embarrassed” by a January offer interference in the Syrian Arab to listen (to peace proposals),” he frustration at the lack of progress sending in arms. rebel hands several times. of talks from opposition leader Republic’s internal affairs and a said, and “the opposition is not towards a political solution to Government forces pushed in The Umayyad mosque was Moaz Alkhatib, and its response lack of neutrality which should as united as it should be around Syria’s civil war, chiding world with tanks and soldiers. originally built in the 8th century was “slow and confused”. characterise his mission,” the an established leadership and a powers whose political dead- “Now all the villages will start but was apparently destroyed and At the conclusion of his ministry in a statement. credible, constructive political lock has paralysed the Security falling one after another, the bat- then rebuilt in the 13th century. remarks, which were later circu- The ministry also said it programme,” he said. Council. tle in Eastern Ghouta will be a AGENCIES lated by UN diplomats, Brahimi would treat the veteran Algerian “Yes, this situation appears to REUTERS

Pope appeals for release of Hezbollah’s Syria role threatens Lebanon ‘neutrality’ BEIRUT: Lebanese Shia group have an interest in such a sce- “Hezbollah’s involvement in its elite fighters are reportedly urged their followers to go to Syrian bishops He z b o l l a h ’s d e c i s i o n t o fi g h t o p e n l y nario for now, they say. the Syrian crisis now involves all leading the battle in parts of the Syria to fight a jihad in defence of alongside the Syrian regime will “Hezbollah’s public involvement of Lebanon because we’ve heard Qusayr area of central Homs Qusayr’s Sunni residents. “There BEIRUT: Pope Francis called increase Lebanon’s involvement in is no longer the world’s worst-kept from the other side calls to fight province near the border. is a religious duty on every Muslim yesterday for the release of Syria’s conflict, despite a policy of secret, and now we are in a crisis jihad alongside the opposition to He said the group’s members who is able to do so... to enter into two Syrian bishops kidnapped neutrality, analysts say. where the Lebanese are not only the Syrian regime,” he added, were carrying out “a national and Syria in order to defend its people, by gunmen near Aleppo, after But despite inflaming ten- politically divided... but also mili- referring to Lebanon’s Sunnis. moral duty” to defend Lebanese its mosques and religious shrines, a Christian group appeared to sions, the country is unlikely to tarily divided,” Ghassan Al Azzi, a This week, senior Hezbollah citizens living in border villages especially in Qusayr and Homs,” retract its claim that the clerics face serious instability as a result, professor of political science at the official Nabil Qauq defended the inside Syria. In response, two Sheikh Ahmed Al Assir said. had been freed. because none of its political forces Lebanese University, said. group’s actions in Syria, where Salafist Sunni Lebanese sheikhs AFP Aleppo’s Greek Orthodox Bishop Boulos Yaziji and Syriac Orthodox Bishop Yohanna Ibrahim were kidnapped on Bahrain snub irks UN rights envoy Monday by armed men en route from the Turkish border. Speaking to an audience of GENEVA: The UN’s envoy on torture voiced ongoing national dialogue was taking longer than around 100,000 at the Vatican, his “deep disappointment” yesterday after expected and that his visit could impact nega- Francis said there were “contra- Bahrain, rocked by renewed clashes between tively on the proceedings. “Due to the sensitivity dictory reports” about the fate security forces and pro-democracy activists, of my mandate there will never be a perfect time of the bishops and asked that postponed his planned visit. for my visit,” the envoy said. “they be returned quickly to their “This is the second time that my visit has been Bahrain was rocked by month-long pro- communities”. postponed, at very short notice,” United Nations democracy protests led by the kingdom’s Shia On Tuesday, the “Oeuvre Special Rapporteur on torture Juan Mendez said majority in early 2011 that were crushed with the d’Orient” Christian association in a statement. help of Saudi-led troops. The ensuing dialogue announced that the bishops had “It is effectively a cancellation as no alternative failed and was only resumed in February. been released, but yesterday it dates were proposed nor is there a future road Several reports accusing Bahrain of failing to backed away from the claim. map to discuss,” he said. hold senior officials responsible for the 2011 vio- “Yesterday evening we received Mendez said he had received on April 22 a lence were released in recent weeks. information from the Greek letter from the kingdom informing him that the AFP Orthodox Patriarchate question- ing the release of the two bishops,” said Catherine Baumont, spokes- woman for the group, which works Israeli drills to help Middle Eastern Christians. “Unfortunately no tangible proof of the release has been obtained. The situation remains unclear, and we still don’t know who took them,” Baumont said. And a source in Aleppo’s Greek Orthodox archdiocese said it had no news on the fate of the bishops. “We have no new information,” said Ghassan Ward, a priest at the archdiocese. “We can say that (as far as we know) they haven’t been freed,” he added. Ward said there had been “no contact with them,” adding that “efforts are continu- ing” to secure their release. “We are very worried,” he said. The two men were travelling from the Turkish border when armed men intercepted the car they were in, forcing them out of the vehicle, Syrian state media Israeli Merkava tanks manoeuvre during a drill in the Israeli annexed Golan Heights near the border and church sources reported. with Syria yesterday. AFP THURSDAY 25 APRIL 2013 10 VIEWS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com

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UESTIONS are raised about the future and legitimacy of the European Union project whenever a crisis hits a member country. The Myanmar: Weren’t Buddhists Qeconomic crisis which battered some European countries in the past few years posed the biggest threat ever to the EU project, with people, experts and governments of affected countries lambasting the union either for lack of supposed to be pacifists? proper support and for support that worsens the disease rather than curing it. But the results of a latest survey BY CHRISTIAN CARYL should worry architects of the European Union, because it they’ve doing things that don’t seem to just as susceptible to identity politics shows that trust in the bloc is plunging to alarming levels. be easily reconcilable with their religion. as anyone else. In March, police in Sri Figures from Eurobarometer, the EU’s polling SN’T Buddhism a religion that places First of all, the notion of Buddhism Lanka stood by as Buddhist monks led a organisation, analysed by the European Council on Foreign respect for life and the embrace of as an inherently pacifist religion has a mob that pillaged a Muslim-owned gar- Ipeace at the very center of its world- strong element of Western oversimplifi- ment warehouse. Sri Lanka, which has Relations (ECFR), a thinktank, show a steep decline in trust view? The Buddha himself placed com- cation. Buddhist teaching has never pro- been convulsed for years by a civil war in the EU in countries such as Spain, Germany and Italy passion at the root of his teachings, hibited believers from fighting in defense between majority Buddhists and minor- that are historically very pro-European. The figures show and in Myanmar itself, it was Buddhist of a just cause. As the scholars Michael ity Tamils, is home to several hard-line that public confidence in the European Union has fallen to monks who set the rigorously non-vio- Jerryson and Mark Juergensmeyer Buddhist political movements, including historically low levels in the six biggest EU countries, raising lent tone of the massive anti-government show in their book “Buddhist Warfare,” something called the “Buddhist Strength demonstrations back in 2007. The chants Buddhists have participated in wars Force,” which has recently made a name fundamental questions about its democratic legitimacy more of the saffron-robed protesters were ever since their faith came into being. for itself with vitriolic anti-Muslim than three years into the union’s worst ever crisis. Though powerfully moving: “May all beings liv- Militant monks have fought for Chinese rhetoric. “It is the monks who protect the erosion in trust or confidence poses no immediate ing to the East be free; all beings in the rulers (and against them) for centuries. our country, religion and race,” said Sri threat to the existence of the Union, it will have disastrous universe be free, free from fear, free from Japan’s samurai warriors were ardent Lankan Defense Minister Gotabhaya consequences in the long run. A rise in Euroskepticism all distress!” Buddhists, men who cited the Buddha’s Rajapaksa in a recent speech — rein- is likely to feed populist anti-EU It turns out, sadly, that some Buddhist teachings on the impermanence of physi- forcing suspicions that militant monks monks don’t see this as a binding ethi- cal existence as a good argument for enjoy tacit government support. politics and frustrate European cal imperative. Monks have been promi- soldiering. The government in Thailand, mean- A new leaders’ efforts to arrest the collapse nent among those When the Dalai Lama urges his fel- while, has armed local Buddhist groups survey shows in support for their great project. inciting the recent low Tibetans to maintain non-violence to counter a simmering Muslim insur- The reasons for public anger bloodshed. The in their struggle against Chinese rule, gency in the south of the country. The Euroscepticism against the EU are obvious – most notable is U his fans in the West tend to see this as a militias, which are distinct from the Buddhist monks Wirathu, a monk at typically Buddhist attitude. But, as some regular army and the police, have the devastating economic crisis which is soaring amid have been a prominent mon- astute observers have pointed out, the job of defending Buddhist communities pushed hundreds of thousands into astery who’s made Dalai Lama’s embrace of civil disobedi- against potential attacks — and perhaps bailouts and poverty, wrenching budget and prominent among a name for himself ence may owe as much to Gandhi and deepening the sectarian dimension in spending cuts. spending cuts to fight the crisis those inciting the lately as an apolo- Martin Luther King as it does to his fel- that long-running conflict. gist for anti-Mus- low believers. (Nor, intriguingly, did it stop What all three of these countries which caused more agony, rich recent bloodshed nations’ bailouts of the poor with lim sentiment and His Holiness from approving the killing of have in common is an ominous trend in in Myanmar. How the organizer of the Osama bin Laden, though he later quali- which governments and religious insti- stiff terms and condition which made those bailouts equally “969” movement, fied his position when it became clear that tutions are lending support to destruc- painful as the crisis itself, and the surrender of sovereign can this sort of which has been the al Qaida leader was unarmed when tive sectarian forces. Muslims may well powers which diminished individual countries’ decision bigotry possibly issuing stickers he was shot.) Indeed, his religious author- bear some of the responsibility for the making powers were among the most important ones. be reconciled with and signs embla- ity hasn’t been enough to prevent over killings in Myanmar, but the evidence The six countries surveyed – Germany, France, Britain, zoned with that 100 Tibetans from killing themselves as overwhelmingly suggests that most of Italy, Spain, and Poland – are the EU’s biggest, jointly the teachings of number (which has a protest against Chinese policy despite the violence was committed by far more symbolic signifi- his injunctions against suicide. (Happily, numerous Buddhists who enjoyed cru- making up more than two out of three EU citizens or around Buddha? cance for Myanmar in the wake of the Human Rights Watch cial support from local officials and reli- 350 million of the EU’s 500 million population. Buddhists) to iden- report, he has been urging the monks in gious leaders. None of this, of course, is The most dramatic fall in faith in the EU has occurred tify businesses that refuse to serve Myanmar to end the violence there.) to argue that Buddhists are uniquely in Spain, where 72 percent “tend not to trust” the EU, with Muslims — exactly the kind of policy the But doctrine is only part of the prob- evil. It’s merely to point out that some only 20 percent “tending to trust”. In Spain, trust in the EU monk is aiming to promote. He’s said to lem. All religions — Buddhism included of our idealized notions about the purity fell from 65 percent to 20 percent over the five-year period have referred to himself as “the Buddhist — tend to create a powerful sense of col- of Buddhism don’t live up to real-world Osama bin Laden.” How can this sort of lective identity among their followers. All scrutiny. We shouldn’t give Buddhist while mistrust soared to 72 percent from 23 percent. In five bigotry possibly be reconciled with the of the great world religions emphasize extremists a pass any more than we of the six countries, including Britain, mistrust prevailed teachings of the Enlightened One? the sanctity of human life, and strive to would their Muslim, Christian, or Jewish over trust by sizeable margins, whereas in 2007 – with the I’m happy to say that there are plenty limit the use of violence to what’s admis- equivalents; otherwise we run the risk of exception of the UK – the opposite was the case. of other Buddhist monks in Myanmar sible in certain cases. But those careful becoming complicit in their crimes. Just The latest polls must serve as a warning bell to European who have been pushing back against their distinctions tend to go out the window because the conflicts they create are in chauvinist colleagues. But to understand when a group of believers feels that its far-away, exotic places is no excuse for leaders to put the house in order. A further deterioration in what’s been happening, we also need to values are under threat. complacency. public trust can threaten the very existence of the bloc • take a closer look at those who claim As the current crisis in Myanmar The world is too small for that. to be standing up for Buddhism even as demonstrates, modern Buddhists are THE GUARDIAN The other side Quote of More military interaction the day S CHAIRMAN of the Joint receive updates on each other’s pri- These are positive signals that the strategic distrust still exist between Chiefs of Staff Martin orities and intentions, as well as con- two militaries now share a growing the two countries and their militaries. Dempsey’s ongoing visit cerns, which is conducive to avoiding interest in expanding their cooperation To avoid unwelcome confrontations Uto China, which began on misjudgments and keeping relations on into the international arena. Closer col- from becoming a reality, the two coun- There is a cunning plan Sunday, is widely perceived as lifting the right track. laboration and coordination on interna- tries should properly handle their differ- to drag the Islamic the curtain on this year’s military-to- In his meeting with Dempsey on tional security issues will help deepen ences and not let disputes over such military exchanges between China and Tuesday, President Xi Jinping spoke strategic mutual trust between Beijing issues as human rights and cybersecu- world into sectarian the United States. It is good to see the highly of the progress in bilateral military and Washington and contribute to rity cloud or even undercut their efforts conflict pitting Sunnis two countries are moving to establish exchanges since his visit to the US in peace and stability in the world at large. to firmly anchor bilateral ties, military constructive interaction between the February 2012 as vice-president. The resolve of both Beijing and relations included. against Shias, starting two militaries. On Monday, in a joint news confer- Washington to improve military ties has Given that the Asia-Pacific is where from Syria and Dempsey is the third high-ranking ence with Dempsey, Fang Fenghui, prompted speculation that pragmatic the majority of their interests converge, US official to visit Beijing in about a chief of the general staff of the People’s cooperation over regional and inter- it is essential that the two countries Lebanon, only then to month following visits by US Treasury Liberation Army, announced that the national security issues will feature in interact in a constructive manner in the engulf all countries in Secretary Jacob Lew and Secretary of two militaries will hold joint drills on this year’s bilateral military exchanges. region when addressing hot issues and the region, including State John Kerry. These high-level con- humanitarian rescue, disaster relief and Such a desirable momentum is badly potential threats. Ahmad Moaz Al Khatib tacts will guarantee that both countries anti-piracy. needed, as suspicion and even China Daily Iran and Turkey. Syrian Opposition Chief THURSDAY 25 APRIL 2013 QATAR PERSPECTIVE www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 11 Reasons for delays in our projects

ur government is the projects are not completed and personal interests reign Al Sharq, who wrote in a recent moving ahead with within the given time frame and RASHID AL FADLY supreme, with no regard to article about the need for trans- the implementation the companies responsible for national interests. parency and accountability for of major projects, their implementation give excuses All this makes it necessary those who caused the delay in allocating huge budg- that convince nobody, disregarding decision-making without regard the implementation of projects. for us to find solutions to this the opening of the new airport, Oets for them. These budgets are the huge budgets allocated to them to national interests. • Lack of the desire to accom- problem. We need to bring to to prevent this happening with often larger than those for simi- – amounting to billions of riyals • Use of membership of super- plish projects or improve per- account people responsible for other projects. lar projects in other countries. – and the long period allowed for visory committees for finan- formance, as meetings are often the failure of the projects, their So, will the conscience of the The government does this with a construction, apart from the huge cial gain and personal profit; held according to the wish of postponement or cancellation. people concerned be awakened, belief in the importance of offer- effort put into implementing these and the fact that some people senior officials and not necessity. This must be done with objec- and will they correct their mis- ing high-quality services with good projects. are members of more than one • Failure to adhere to the tivity and honesty. takes and own up responsibility returns to the country and its peo- This has become a common committee, which often results terms stated in the contract, I fully agree with my colleague before they are held to account ple. There are many examples for phenomenon with projects in our in waste of time and slows down and the fact that favouritism Jaber Al Harami, Chief Editor of by Allah? such projects in all sectors. country. Citizens with national But a number of these projects zeal are eager to see these projects are suspended or cancelled sud- completed. They are patient as far denly and some others do not come as the mistakes and laxity of con- up to our expectations, while yet struction companies and supervi- others belie the initial optimism sion committees are concerned. that accompanies their construc- They know that they are being tion because of technical and oper- patient at the cost of their health ating problems that appear in later and precious time. stages. Some projects are cancelled Why should this keep happen- or suspended for failing to meet ing despite statements and assur- safety requirements or violating ances given by senior government terms of the contract. Sometimes officials in conferences about quick completion of projects according to the best standards? This makes it necessary for us to talk about the reasons for this phenomenon, which can be stated as follows: • Lack of a clear policy and proper planning for projects. We need to bring • Setting unrealistic goals that to account people do not match the nature of the projects. responsible for • Continuous administrative the failure of the changes that result in cancellation or postponement of projects. Such projects, their changes lead to change in plans for projects, with the new bosses keen postponement or to show that they are making a cancellation. This difference. • Assigning unqualified persons must be done to lead supervisory committees. with objectivity • Lack of coordination and follow-up on the ground by and honesty. the ministries and institutions concerned, and centralization and attempts to monopolise

KHALED AL JABER A Gulf woman in the We need more science graduates econdary school is a turn- students even quit the science divi- ing point for students and RASHED AL AUDAH AL FADLY sion in the secondary school. a key part of the process • Some Qatari students mock White House Sof nurturing specialists their counterparts who take sci- whom the nation needs to realise Research and in-depth stud- solutions. From field experience ence due to a widespread belief its ambitious developmental goals ies shows a widening gap as many and an analysis of our education on that scientific majors concern only he international media has paid much attention and meet the requirements of the citizens stay away from science the ground, I conclude the causes non-nationals. to statements by US-born Saudi woman Areel labour market. in their secondary education. for this imbalance as follows: • Favoritism makes it hard for Mohanna Al Lami, in which she said she was plan- This is not a matter of profit or Experts raised this issue in the 5th • Parents have little awareness of brilliant science graduates to get Tning to join the 2020 presidential race in America loss, as in commerce. Shortcomings Education Forum, which wrapped the importance of scientific majors. prestigious jobs. Unqualified grad- when she reached the legal age for running in the election. in preparing students for future up on Wednesday. They assured • There are too many subjects in uates may get military courses Al Lami became well-known during the last two presi- challenges will inevitably affect that the nation needs as many as the beginning of secondary school abroad or prestigious posts due to dential elections, when she served as observer for the elec- production and sustainable devel- 151,000 graduates of engineering, (the first year), discouraging stu- favoritism. tions and supervisor of Obama’s presidential campaign. opment in future. math and physics. dents to study science hard. • Low qualifications and the poor In her future presidential electoral campaign programme, It will particularly have an Certainly, that does not under- • Students have little interest in standards of the teachers. The Al Lami said she would ask major businessmen to donate impact on the ‘knowledge economy’ estimate the need for other majors, science, preferring literature. It is teaching methods are based on the- houses to the homeless in America, call for restructuring as it has been stated in our national but the idea is that these fields commonly thought that memoriza- ories, which bore students, rather educational curricula and do everything possible to create charter. has adequate graduates. Thanks tion is easier than conception. than experiments and applications. jobs for Americans. But it has been rather a phenom- to God, many of our sons and • Many of our secondary school This is a diagnosis of the situa- As for the Middle East, enon that many Qatari students in daughters have excelled in human students have low ambitions, seek- tion in our nation, where most stu- Al Lami said she would put Arab women higher schools are not joining the studies. ing only to pass exams and get a dents keep away from the science the Palestinian issue on table (science stream) which leads to There should be a balance as we certificate regardless of excellence division in the secondary school. for discussion, expressing the scientific specializations, which face a national challenge to cover or desired majors. Our nation is one of the world’s the hope that it will be lib- should seek are vital for the economic develop- our present shortage of scientific • Students have become accus- top countries where students of erated before she becomes a ment. This include student with specializations, which are the foun- tomed to filling their heads with humanities in the secondary school candidate. solutions to outstanding performances in math, dation of progress, production and information. Exams have also exceed by far their fellows in the Campaign propaganda science and information technology modern industries. become a measure of memorization. science section. aside, the message is directed while they are middle school level, Moreover, it is the only way that • Some resident teachers dis- This imbalance negatively affects at Arab people in general and the problems although they prefer art stream and could make us compete with other courage students to study science, future planning, development, eco- Gulf citizens in particular. social studies rather than science nations and achieve industrial and telling them that it is easier to nomic liberalization and national Women in the Gulf states still in their home stream. Consequently, they pursue economic development, which we land a job through social studies. industries. From what we have suffer at all levels, especially these social studies in college. Over all seek with God’s help and with Meanwhile, those very same teach- exposed, the solutions will be both with regard to political rights, countries time, graduates of arts become out- the planning and continued sup- ers persuade their own children to educational and social. May God as they cannot vote or occupy number those of science, creating port of our leaders. choose scientific majors, driving lead us to the right way! the positions of prime minis- before they imbalance in needs, where scientific This is a crucial national issue them to get high marks. ter or president. specializations become rather rare, that makes it necessary for us to • Luxury and state-of-the-art The views expressed in the articles on this Is the situation of men there lies the need to bridge the gap analyze this educational phenom- gadgets have a negative impact on page do not reflect the viewpoint of the any better? Is it possible for try to liberate in that vital sector. enon in a bid to reach effective the stamina of the students. Some newspaper. them to get high political and social positions without hav- Jerusalem ing influential relatives or the right tribal, family or sectar- ian loyalties? from the Nevertheless, women are wronged due to the Personal corridors of Neglect of our responsibilities is treachery Status Laws, the laws of mar- riage, divorce, inheritance and the White child custody. Not only that, o you know what are the part and parcel of their work. if they marry a foreigner, concerns of managers JASSEM IBRAHIM FAKHROU They need to abide by working their husband and children House. of departments or divi- hours because that is in the inter- cannot get their nationality. Dsions in the government est of all parties. Besides, they suffer discrimination in the labour law and sector? servants — or even some of them or love for the homeland which we It also guarantees loyalty to lack legal protection from underage marriage as there is Their concerns are not related — aware of this clear message? witness on National Day? Allah, to the homeland and the no law stipulating a minimum age for marriage, nor any to their work, adjusting expenses Many employees use every pos- We need to serve our commu- Emir (may Allah protect him), that criminalises sexual harassment. and budgets, or determining job sible trick to avoid work and get nity through either formal posi- who puts much confidence on our Laws on honour killing and sexual abuse exempt the descriptions; their focus is always leave. They care for their own tions or voluntary work. efforts. criminal if he agrees to marry the victim, or if a family on the employees’ attendance and interests and give priority to their We must be well aware that These are my last words to the member (father or brother) kills the victim to end his their adherence to the working own businesses. Even those who neglect of our duties and work country’s civil servants: Your Emir “disgrace” or protect his “honour”. hours. come to work are mentally absent is treachery against the coun- (may Allah protect him) and your So do we approve of Arab women and men seeking full The state has increased the as they are thinking about their try, and it is religiously ‘haram’ state have trust in you. So please citizenship rights in another part of the world? They should citizens’ salaries, and the Emir own affairs. (ill-gotten) because it is a vio- keep this trust. Your country is in seek solutions to the problems in their home countries said the salary hike was meant Where are the rights of the lation of the terms and condi- need of you and your efforts, and before they try to liberate Jerusalem from the corridors of to encourage citizens to work people, the rights of the state and tions stipulated in the contract your own hands will build it. the White House. hard and increase productivity the rights of Allah? signed by employees and their Roll up your sleeves and have while enjoying a comfortable life. Until when will such reckless- employers. trust in God. This will bring us But the question is, are all civil ness prevail? Where is the loyalty Civil servants need to become the welfare we dream of. THURSDAY 25 APRIL 2013 12 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com MIDDLE EAST Disputed Sunni leaders premier to stay in Egypt call for open reshuffle

CAIRO: Egyptian Prime Minister Hisham Kandil, widely criticised for failing to revive revolt in Iraq the economy, will keep his job in a limited cabinet reshuffle to be announced within days, 20 killed in raid on protest camp a presidential spokesman said yesterday. BAGHDAD: Gun battles protesting since December, vent- Spokesman Ehab Fahmy told a between militants and Iraqi ing frustrations building up since news conference: “It is a limited forces killed more than 20 peo- the overthrow of Saddam Hussein reshuffle and the prime minister ple yesterday after a raid on a and the empowerment of Iraq’s is not included.” Sunni Muslim protest camp a Shia majority through the ballot Some members of the ruling day before ignited the fiercest box. Muslim Brotherhood have joined clashes since US troops left. “We are staying restrained so the secular, liberal and leftist On Tuesday, troops stormed a far, but if government forces keep opposition and hardline Salafist camp where Sunni Muslims have targeting us, no one can know parties in criticising Kandil. protested for months against what will happen in the future, “The reshuffle aims to improve what they see as their margin- and things could spin out of con- the performance level of minis- alisation under the Shia-led gov- trol,” said Abdul Aziz Al Faris, a tries ... Talks are still going on ernment, a raid that prompted tribal leader in Hawija. with regard to those changes. hardline Sunni tribal leaders to The two main Shia mili- They will be announced within call for revolt. tias, Asaib Al Haq and Kataeb days. The main criterion for selec- More than 50 people were killed Hizbullah, appear to have stayed US Secretary of Defence Chuck Hagel arrives with Egypt’s Defence Minister Abdel Fatah Al Sissi to lay a wreath tion will be qualifications,” the in ensuing clashes, which spread out of the latest violence. But at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and the tomb of late president Anwar Al Sadat in Cairo yesterday. spokesman said. beyond the town of Hawija near former fighters said they could The limited scope of the Kirkuk, 170km north of Baghdad, take up arms again if needed. planned shake-up appeared to to other areas, reviving worries of Maliki has set up a committee Hagel presses Cairo on reforms narrow prospects of any political a return to widespread intercom- headed by a senior Sunni leader agreement between Mursi and the munal violence. to investigate the violence at the main opposition parties, despite Sporadic battles continued on Hawija camp, which left 23 people CAIRO: US Defence Secretary in June as the country’s first has always been seen as a way of US, European and International Wednesday and hardline tribal dead. He has promised to punish Chuck Hagel urged Egypt’s Islamist and civilian president, ensuring Cairo abide by the 1979 Monetary Fund efforts to seek a leaders warned that protests any excessive use of force and pro- Islamist-led government yester- before he was due to leave for the peace accords with Israel. broader consensus to help Egypt could turn into open rebellion. vide for victims’ families. day to press ahead with reforms United Arab Emirates. Hagel and his counterparts over a severe economic crisis. Militants briefly took over a The prime minister has offered in a visit to Cairo designed to Washington has increasingly were also expected to discuss Fahmy said Egypt was close police station and an army base some concessions to Sunni pro- bolster America’s alliances in a adopted a critical tone towards relations with Israel, deteriorat- to agreement with the IMF on and burned a small Shia mosque testers, including proposed region swept by upheaval. Mursi’s government over allega- ing security in the Sinai Peninsula a $4.8bn loan. An IMF mission in Sulaiman Pek, 160km north of reforms to tough anti-terrorism Hagel, who arrived in Cairo tions the Islamists have stifled and Egypt’s domestic politics, offi- failed to conclude a deal during a Baghdad, before army helicopters laws, but most Sunni leaders say following a visit to Saudi Arabia, opposition figures and media. cials said. 12-day visit to Cairo earlier this drove gunmen out of the town. they will not be enough to appease met with his Egyptian counter- US Secretary of State John “Al Sissi said that Egypt under- month but talks are set to con- At least 18 were killed, includ- the demonstrators. part, General Abdel Fattah Al Kerry, who promised to unlock stands and takes responsibility for tinue in the coming weeks, minis- ing 10 gunmen and five soldiers, The Shia premier may also seek Sissi, and President Mohammed aid to Cairo a visit in March, security throughout the entire ters and IMF Managing Director officials said. to consolidate his position before Mursi. said this month that Washington country, including Egypt’s bor- Christine Lagarde agreed in An ambush on an army convoy 2014 parliamentary elections by Egypt has been a cornerstone had “real concerns” about Egypt’s der,” the US defence official told Washington last weekend. near Tikrit with roadside bombs taking a tough stance against of regional US influence since course. reporters after the meeting. Fahmy said the presidency was and rocket-propelled grenades hardline Sunni Islamists. its 1979 peace treaty with Israel, But US officials say secu- Tensions rose after two rockets conferring with a range of political killed three more soldiers. “What we are now likely to see but Washington has contended rity ties cultivated over decades were fired from the Sinai at the groups, including the opposition A surge in Sunni militant in western Iraq is a deteriorat- with a more head-strong gov- between the two countries have Israeli Red Sea resort of Eilat last National Salvation Front liberal unrest has accompanied growing ing cycle of confrontation between ernment in Cairo after the 2011 survived the revolution and that week, with a Salafi jihadist group and leftist parties, about the com- turmoil among the Shia, Sunni the central government and pro- overthrow of veteran president America’s military leaders still claiming responsibility. position of the new government. and Kurdish parties that make up testers that will benefit extrem- Hosni Mubarak. have a direct channel to Egypt’s Israel has complained to Egypt However, the NSF has denied Prime Minister Nouri Al Maliki’s ist groups,” said Crispin Hawes at In his meeting with Sissi, Hagel powerful top brass. over the incident and threatened holding talks about the reshuffle, power-sharing government. Eurasia Group. “expressed US support for politi- “We can pick up the phone, the to take military action if the saying Mursi must first agree to A decade after the US-led inva- Sunni community is deeply cal and democratic reforms in secretary of defence, and have his attacks continue. replace Kandil, appoint a neutral, sion, sectarian wounds are still raw divided between moderates more Egypt,” a senior US defence offi- counterpart who we can talk to at Hagel’s visit coincided with competent government and revoke a in Iraq, where just a few a years keen to work within Maliki’s cial told reporters travelling with any time,” a senior defence official political crises and power strug- disputed prosecutor-general before ago violence between Shi’ite mili- government and those who see the secretary. told reporters last week before gles in Egypt, including a haemor- they will open a dialogue with him. tias and Sunni Islamist insurgents resistance as the only way to Hagel “encouraged them to Hagel’s trip. rhaging economy and threats by NSF spokesman Khaled Dawoud killed tens of thousands of people. confront Baghdad. “The Maliki continue for several reasons, to “Despite changes in the the opposition to boycott parlia- demanded that key ministers whose Iraq last descended into wide- government’s aggression against include stability in Egypt and Egyptian military and political mentary elections. posts could influence the conduct of spread sectarian bloodshed our people in Hawija has forced the region. He commended the system, that’s been constant.” Hagel’s trip marked the parliamentary elections later this in 2006-2007 after Al Qaeda us to take our uprising on another Egyptian military for the respon- In the post-Mubarak era, the first meeting between US and year be politically neutral. These bombed the Shia Askari shrine course,” said Sheikh Qusai Al sible role it has played during a United States still provides more Egyptian defence chiefs since included the interior, transport, in Samarra, triggering a cycle of Zain, a protest leader in Anbar difficult period in the country,” than a billion dollars in annual former defence secretary Leon local government, education, infor- retaliation. province. the official added. military aid to Egypt. Panetta paid a visit last August. mation and supply ministries. Thousands of Sunnis have been REUTERS Hagel later met Morsi, elected The huge funding package AFP REUTERS ICC war crimes suspect killed in Darfur

THE HAGUE: Darfur rebel leader The two had been due to go on trial at we are now preparing to take revenge for Saleh Jerbo, charged with war crimes by The Hague-based ICC in May 2014. our deputy commander.” the International Criminal Court, has Banda, around 50, and Jerbo, 36, appeared Bashar’s faction signed a peace deal with been killed in the war-ravaged western voluntarily before the court in June 2010 Khartoum in early April. It became only Sudanese region, fellow rebels and his and urged other war crimes suspects to sur- the second group to join the 2011 peace pact defence team said. render to justice. signed in Qatar between Sudan’s government “The defence of Mr Saleh Mohammed Last Friday Ibrahim’s group, the main and the Liberation and Justice Movement, Jerbo Jamus hereby notifies the trial cham- JEM group, announced it had clashed an alliance of rebel splinter factions. ber, with great sadness... that Mr Jerbo died around Jebel Darma in North Darfur state Four others are wanted for war crimes in North Darfur, Sudan on the afternoon with a breakaway faction led by Mohamed in Darfur: Sudanese Defence Minister of 19 April 2013, and was buried the same Bashar. Ali Wafi, spokesman for JEM’s Abdelrahim Mohamed Hussein, former day,” said an ICC document published late Bashar faction within which Jerbo was the Sudanese government minister Ahmad Harun, on Tuesday. deputy commander, confirmed Jerbo’s death. pro-government Janjaweed militia leader Ali Jerbo, along with fellow Darfur rebel “Our deputy commander was killed on Kushayb, and Sudan’s President Omar Al leader Abdallah Banda, faced three war Friday at 2pm when he came back from vis- Bashir, whom prosecutors accuse of genocide, crimes charges for allegedly leading an iting his family in an area in north Darfur,” crimes against humanity and war crimes in attack on African Union peacekeepers in Wafi said by telephone from Doha. Darfur. Bashir continues to defy an ICC arrest northern Darfur in September 2007, kill- “He was ambushed by the Gibril group warrant as he travels around the continent. ing 12. and he was killed with his four guards and AFP

Saudi to retain ban on non-Muslim Tight security for Tunisia pilgrimage places of worship TUNIS: Organisers of a Jewish pilgrimage “There could be 1,000 people, but that would to Africa’s oldest synagogue, on the Tunisian be fine. Next year there will be 2,000 and then RIYADH: Ultra-conservative island of Djerba, are hoping for a revival this 3,000. Every year there will be more,” he said, Saudi Arabia will retain its year after an Al Qaeda attack in 2002 and post- while voicing confidence that Tunisia’s Islamist- longstanding ban on non-Mus- revolution unrest caused a slump in attendance. led government would provide adequate security. lim places of worship, Justice Some 450 foreign pilgrims as well as Tunisian “There will be a lot of police, and strong efforts Minister Mohammed Al Issa Jews are expected for the event that runs from are being made to reinforce security,” he said, said in comments reported by Friday to Sunday on the Mediterranean resort adding that there were no incidents last year. the Saudi media yesterday. island, a pale shadow of the crowds that once A security source, cited by the official TAP As Saudi Arabia is “home to the thronged to the 2,500-year-old place of worship. news agency, said reinforcements were first Muslim holy places, it does not A suicide attack at Ghriba in April 2002 that deployed on Saturday and that the security forces allow the establishment of non- was claimed by Al Qaeda killed 21 people and had been conducting special anti-crime opera- Muslim places of worship,” the Al triggered a dramatic decline in turnout. While tions in the region since February. Hayat newspaper quoted Issa as numbers have recovered slightly, they remain “The reinforcements will be deployed, in par- telling European MPs in Brussels. far below the 8,000 that came before the attack. ticular, in the tourist areas and at the island’s Although Saudi Arabia’s citizen The event was then cancelled in 2011, with the entrance, as well as in the neighbourhoods of the population is Muslim, the king- country on edge after an uprising toppled veteran Tunisian Jewish residents in Djerba... and at the dom is also home to millions of strongman Zine El Abidine Ben Ali. The rise of Ghriba synagogue,” the source said. expatriates of various beliefs. Muslim extremists in Tunisia since then has only Tunisia’s state of emergency, which has been in Unlike Saudi Arabia, the king- fuelled the fears of potential pilgrims. force since the revolution, has given extra powers dom’s Gulf Arab neighbours allow Perez Trabelsi, one of the organisers, said he to the army and police to help them contain the the building of churches and the understood why people were reluctant to come, attacks by Islamist militants that have rocked celebration of non-Muslim feasts. given the instability that has plagued Tunisia since the country. AFP the revolution, but remained defiantly optimistic. AFP THURSDAY 25 APRIL 2013 INTERNATIONAL www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 13

Dutch court orders trader Italy president to pay Saddam gas victims names Letta as

THE HAGUE: A Dutch busi- nessman who sold Iraq’s former regime chemicals that were used in deadly gas attacks new premier against Kurds in Iraq and in Iran was ordered yesterday to pay ¤400,000 in compensation Centre-Left leader to start talks today to some of the victims. The court ruled that Frans van ROME: Italian President must make compromises. Anraat must pay ¤25,000 plus Giorgio Napolitano Italy faced an untenable interest to each of the 16 plaintiffs (pictured) yesterday asked “difficult and fragile” situ- in the case. A seventeenth suit centre-left deputy leader ation and the government was rejected because of a statute Enrico Letta to form a must provide answers on of limitations. new government, signal- jobs, poverty and the crisis Van Anraat is currently serv- ling the end of a damaging facing small businesses in a ing a 17-year prison sentence two-month vacuum since deep recession, he said. on charges of complicity to war elections in the euro zone’s He added that European crimes in relation to the chemi- third largest economy in February. Union economic policies had been cals he sold to Saddam Hussein’s Letta, a youthful former Christian too focused on austerity instead of regime between 1985 and Democrat from the right wing of his growth and that Italy’s electoral 1989. Democratic Party, said he would start and parliamentary system must be A Dutch court previously talks to form a broad-based coali- reformed. ruled that Van Anraat supplied tion today. It will likely go to parlia- Napolitano’s choice of Letta instead the ingredients that enabled Ali- ment for a vote of confidence by early of veteran former Prime Minister Hassan Al Majid, also known as next week. The prime minister des- Giuliano Amato, who was said to have “Chemical Ali”, a senior member Russian protest leader Alexei Navalny speaks with journalists after arriving in court for a hearing of his ignate is expected to select a group of been his original favourite, indicated of the regime, to launch deadly case in the provincial northern city of Kirov, yesterday. ministers, mixed between politicians he had plumped for a more politi- mustard gas attacks during the and technocrats, under the guidance cal figure who reflects a generational 1980-1988 Iran-Iraq war. of Napolitano, whose own unprec- change in Italian politics. Later they were also used on edented re-election last weekend The bespectacled and balding Iraq’s own Kurdish population, opened the way for an end to the crisis. Letta, an urbane moderate who most infamously in the massacre Russia dissident tells court The new government will be backed speaks fluent English, is 46 against of 5,000 Kurds in 1988 at Halabja, primarily by Letta’s centre-left and Amato’s 74 and is an elected member northwest Iraq. the centre-right of Silvio Berlusconi, of parliament unlike the older, more The plaintiffs in the civil case which had hitherto repeatedly failed experienced man. sought compensation “for the Putin seeking revenge to cut a deal following inconclusive He will be the second youngest damage they suffered as a con- elections two months ago. prime minister in Italian postwar sequence of the bombings with KIROV, RUSSIA: Russian 36, told a packed courtroom has done nothing wrong but is Formation of a government after history and as a staunch pro-Euro- mustard gas on cities in Iraq and protest leader Alexei Navalny after the judge announced his convinced he will not receive a a lengthy and turbulent political pean is likely to be welcomed by for- Iran in the 1980s, executed by the accused President Vladimir decisions. fair trial. impasse will send a signal that Italy eign governments and markets. Saddam Hussein regime,” court Putin yesterday of seeking “Second, it is political Even a suspended sentence might at last be ready to make a start Investors had already reacted with documents said. “political revenge” against revenge for my and my sup- would bar him from elections, on much-needed reforms. relief to the prospect of an end to the “At the time of the bombings, him after a court refused to porters’ campaign to ‘Vote although opinion polls show lit- Accepting his mandate, Letta said intractable crisis, with Italy’s two- the plaintiffs, all civilians, were throw out what he says are for any party except United tle support for him outside big he was surprised by the nomination year borrowing costs yesterday tum- living in one of the bombed cities. trumped-up charges. Russia’,” he said, referring to cities, meaning his ability to and felt a profound responsibility on bling to their lowest level since the As a result of the bombings, they On day two of his trial on his opposition to Putin’s party challenge Putin now is limited. his shoulders. But he said he would start of European monetary union came into contact with mustard theft charges that are pun- that he has branded “swindlers The Kremlin denies interfer- not form a government “at all costs”, in 1999. gas and therefore, were (seri- ishable by up to 10 years in and thieves”. ing with the judiciary or clamp- warning that the warring parties REUTERS ously) injured.” jail, the anti-corruption cam- Addressing the judge calmly ing down on opponents to crush “Van Anraat supplied the raw paigner and protest organiser and clearly, and occasionally dissent. materials for a chemical weapon said Judge Sergei Blinov was turning to face the court, he But two human rights groups to the Saddam Hussein regime, biased. Navalny urged Blinov said: “The most important pur- issued damning reports on knowing that this weapon will be to recuse himself and send the pose of this case is to squeeze Putin’s first year back as pres- Romans struggle to buy bread produced and implemented,” the charges back to state prosecu- me out of the legal political ident. Amnesty International ROME: As a devastating eco- quietly asking us if we can sell them court said. His “acts do not pale tors for review. arena.” accused him of a witch-hunt nomic crisis hits ordinary yesterday’s bread to save money,” into significance beside the actual The judge rejected both Navalny, an organiser of the against public dissenters and Italians, traditional bakeries in said Cesara Chiappini, owner of the use of the weapon, but they form demands and pressed on with a biggest protests since Putin Human Rights Watch described Rome are shutting shop and some bakery, told Rome’s Il Messaggero an essential link in the causal trial in the drab industrial city rose to power 13 years ago, is the toughest crackdown on are resorting to selling old bread daily. chain,” it added. of Kirov which Navalny says accused of stealing 16 million opposition since the Soviet at half-price to draw hard-up “It’s above all pensioners who ask Van Anraat’s lawyer said how- is part of a clampdown on the roubles ($500,000) from a tim- Union broke up in 1991. customers. us but also young mothers. Instead ever that his client was “unable opposition since Putin’s return bre firm that he was advising Tall and clean-cut, Navalny “Crisis-Beating Offer: Bread left of paying ¤2.35 ($3), they save ¤1.17. to pay.” to the presidency last May. in 2009 while working for the has been a thorn in the side of over is sold the next day at half It’s not a lot but then they can go “He has no money,” Hans “First, this is political liberal Kirov regional governor. the government since start- price,” read a sign at a bakery in the and buy a kilo of vegetables,” she Vermeer told AFP, adding he did revenge for my and my founda- The most prominent opposi- ing to campaign online against Trionfale market near the Vatican. said. not know whether Van Anraat tion’s investigations in the fight tion leader to be tried in post- state corruption in 2007. “For a while our clients have been AFP would appeal. AFP against corruption,” Navalny, Soviet Russia, Navalny says he REUTERS Mali rebels won’t disarm ahead of talks PARIS: Mali’s Tuareg sepa- guarantees. “Have you ever seen their control over the northern Azawad, in an April 2012 upris- ratist rebels dismissed French a group disarm before negotia- region. ing. It was quickly pushed aside calls to disarm ahead of July tions take place?” Maiga told An announced visit to the by better-armed Islamist rebels, elections yesterday saying Reuters. Tuareg stronghold of Kidal by including Al Qaeda’s North they would fight to the death The restless Tuaregs have Mali’s Prime Minister Diango African wing AQIM, sparking if Malian troops entered areas launched successive revolts Cissoko was this month post- fears the region would become under its control, underscor- since Mali gained independence poned indefinitely. a launch pad for attacks on the ing the challenge of unifying from France in 1960, alleging “Holding elections just when West. the West African state. neglect and mistreatment by the Malian army is threatening A three-month French-led Mahamadou Djeri Maiga, the black-led central govern- to enter Kidal is not realistic,” campaign intervention broke the group’s vice-president and ment in Bamako. said Maiga. “It’s a war that Islamist dominance of north- chief negotiator, said Paris had Despite French pressure, is imminent not elections. If ern Mali, sweeping their forces a moral obligation to force the there are no signs in Bamako France allows the Malian army into desert and mountain hidea- interim Malian government to of talks starting between the to attack us in Kidal, then we ways, but Paris has now started the negotiating table to flesh government and the MNLA will defend ourselves to the to withdraw troops as it looks to out a deal that would create a separatists, made up prima- death.” hand over to UN peacekeeping framework for autonomy in the rily of Tuaregs. Malian officials The MNLA had seized con- forces by July. north and provide international have said they want to restore trol of north Mali, which it calls REUTERS

Capturing history Desmond admitted to hospital CAPE TOWN: Peace icon Desmond Tutu checked into a South African hospital yester- day for non-surgical treatment and tests related to an ongoing infection. “Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu has checked into a Cape Town hospital for the treat- ment of a persistent infection and to undergo tests to discover the underlying cause,” his foundation said in a statement. A photograph of the 81-year-old Nobel Laureate showed him smil- ing at his office where he spent the morning, before being admit- ted to the undisclosed hospital. “He was in good spirits and full of praise for the care he receives from an exceptional team of doc- A tourist takes pictures of portraits of Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands and her son, Crown Prince tors,” said the statement from the Willem-Alexander, displayed in front of a theatre in Amsterdam, yesterday. The Netherlands is preparing Desmond and Leah Tutu Legacy for Queen’s Day on April 30, which will also mark her abdication and the investiture of Willem-Alexander. Foundation. AFP THURSDAY 25 APRIL 2013 14 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com INTERNATIONAL

More than 1,000 Congress presses FBI on Boston suspect flights delayed Lawmakers demand answers; one suspect’s name was on US counterterrorism list as US cuts bite

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Tamerlan, 26, was killed Members of Congress were assistance from any foreign or he became involved with or was WASHINGTON: More than ers demanded more answers on in a shootout with police and particularly concerned that US domestic militant groups. influenced by Chechen separatists 1,000 US flights were delayed the Boston Marathon bombing Dzhokhar, 19, was wounded, Customs generated an alert “That basically seems to be or Islamic militants there. because of air traffic control yesterday, unsatisfied with the captured and charged with two when Tamerlan Tsarnaev left the story, but I don’t see how we In Grozny, the capital of staff furloughs imposed as part FBI reaction to warnings about crimes that could result in the for Russia in 2012 but no one was can accept that,” Representative Russia’s volatile Chechnya region, of the so-called sequester budget one suspect and expressing death penalty if he were con- aware when he returned and he Peter King, a New York a member of the extended family cuts, officials said yesterday. doubt about the other suspect’s victed. Dzhokhar remains in fair was not re-interviewed. Republican on House Homeland Tsarnaev said the brothers were The exact figure is 1,025, and claims that he and his dead condition in hospital yesterday, “That’s something that we have Security Committee, told CNN. victims of a Russian plot to por- another 975 were held up by bad brother acted alone. US officials said. to look at,” said Senator Dan “It may end up being the truth tray them as Chechen terrorists weather or other factors, the Some on Capitol Hill ques- Attention has turned to Coats, a Republican from Indiana but ... I don’t see why he would operating on US soil. Federal Aviation Administration tioned whether the Federal whether US security officials who is also on the Intelligence be giving up any accomplices he Among the remaining mys- said. By comparison, on the worst Bureau of Investigation and other paid enough heed to Tamerlan Committee. “That’s one of the key may have or talking about any teries was how the bombers day for air travellers in 2012 US security agencies failed to Tsarnaev having been flagged as things that we have learned and connections his brother may acquired the black powder used around 3,000 flights were delayed. share information about suspect a possible Islamic militants by need to work on to make sure it have had in Chechnya or Russia,” as explosives in the home-made The FAA said travellers using Tamerlan Tsarnaev in 2011, even Russia. The FBI interviewed him doesn’t happen again, and that is King said. pressure cooker bombs packed major airports like Chicago, Las after reforms enacted to prevent in 2011 but did not find enough simultaneous communication to Intelligence officials were with nails and ball bearings. Vegas and Tampa would suffer the information-hoarding following cause to continue investigating. all the relevant agencies when a scheduled to brief members of Tamerlan bought two large pack- most delays. the September 11 hijacked plane His name was listed on the US warning is posted.” the House Intelligence commit- ages of fireworks in February As of midday yesterday no attacks 12 years ago. government’s highly classified Members of Congress briefed tee about the Boston investiga- from a store in Seabrook, New delays were reported at the three Police say the ethnic Chechen central database of people it views by law enforcement and media tion behind closed doors later on Hampshire, but the explosive major New York airports. But at brothers Tamerlan and as potential threats, sources close reports citing unidentified sources Wednesday, and the full Senate powder they contained would Los Angeles arriving flights were Dzhokhar Tsarnaev planted and to the bombing investigation said. indicate Dzhokhar Tsarnaev has was scheduled to receive its own not have been “anywhere near 45 minutes late on average. detonated two pressure-cooker The list is vast, including about told investigators from his hos- briefing on Thursday. enough” to build the bombs, said Because of the sequester — bombs near the finish line of 500,000 people, preventing law pital bed that the brothers grew Investigators have focused on William Weimer, vice president automatic spending cuts that the marathon on April 15, kill- enforcement from closely moni- radical from anti-US material on a trip to Dagestan last year by at Phantom Fireworks. went into effect on March 1 ing three people and injuring toring everyone on it. the internet and acted without the older Tsarnaev and whether REUTERS because US lawmakers failed to strike a budget deal — as of last Sunday the FAA is forcing staff to take two unpaid days off per month. The agency, which employs Rising numbers in UK 47,000 people, is trying to achieve savings equal to five percent of its budget by September. The mandatory austerity is turning to food banks affecting all public services in the United States, with air traf- LONDON: Britain’s biggest a wake-up call to the nation that fic controllers working 10 percent food bank provider said yes- we cannot ignore the hunger on fewer hours. terday that it had witnessed our doorstep,” said its executive The lighter staffing has forced a near three-fold surge in the chairman Chris Mould. control towers to spread out land- number of people relying on “Politicians across the political ings and take-offs for security their handouts over the last 12 spectrum urgently need to rec- reasons. “It will have no effect on months as the economy is mired ognise the real extent of UK food safety,” said Michael Huerta, the in difficulty. poverty and create fresh policies head of the FAA, at a congres- The Trussell Trust, a Christian that better address its underlying sional hearing yesterday. charity, said around 350,000 peo- causes.” Republicans and Democrats ple received at least three days’ Food boxes contain at least have each blamed the other for emergency food — an increase three days’ supply of non-perish- the sequester, which stems from of 170 percent compared to the able foods such as tinned fruit, a law passed in 2011 that was financial year before. vegetables, meat and fish as well intended to impose such pain- The trust runs 345 food banks as pasta, cereal, long-life milk, ful cuts that feuding lawmak- — which distribute donated food sauces, tea and long-life juice. ers would have to come together to people who might otherwise go Around 129,000 people used behind a better deal. hungry — and is opening new ones Trussell Trust food banks in 2011- “How come didn’t you tell at a rate of three per week. They 2012, up from 61,000 in 2010-2011 us?” Representative Harold gave out 2,462 tonnes of food in and 41,000 in the previous finan- Rogers, the Republican chair- 2012-2013. cial year. man of the House Appropriations Britain, which is trying to “Incomes are being squeezed Committee, asked Huerta. eliminate its budget deficit, will to breaking point,” said Mould. “This imperial attitude on the find out Thursday whether it has “We’re seeing people from all part of the administration, and slipped into a triple-dip recession. kinds of backgrounds turning A volunteer sorts through donations of food at the Hammersmith and Fulham food bank run by the Trussell Trust you’re the most recent example The Trussell Trust said the to food banks: Working people in London. of that imperialism, is disgusting.” government had to take note coming in on their lunch-breaks, Huerta responded by saying of the rising numbers in “food mums who are going hungry to “It’s shocking that people are claimed in parliament on office in 2010. “These are dif- that “since February, we have poverty”. feed their children, people whose going hungry in 21st-century Wednesday that food bank use ficult times and, of course, food publicly described the possible “The sheer volume of people benefits have been delayed and Britain.” had surged under the previous bank use went up 10 times under effect of the sequester.” who are turning to food banks people who are struggling to find Prime Minister David Cameron Labour government, which left Labour,” he said. AFP AFP because they can’t afford food is enough work.

Obama threatens ‘family tattoo’ Train plot suspect rejects Canadian law TORONTO: One of two “All of these conclusions was no connection to the April 15 if daughters men accused in an alleged Al taken out based on (the) crimi- Boston Marathon bombing in Qaeda-backed plan to derail nal code,” he told a Toronto which three people were killed get their own a passenger train in Canada court. “The criminal code is not and 264 injured. appeared in court yesterday (a) holy book.” He added: “Only But US officials say investi- WASHINGTON: If they and disputed the authority of the Creator is perfect.” gators are trying to establish if were thinking about getting Canadian law to judge him, Esseghaier and Jaser were the two suspects were part of a tattoos, the Obama daugh- saying the criminal code was arrested on Monday in separate wider network with associates ters may want to reconsider. not a holy book. raids after a joint Canada-US in the United States, especially Speaking on NBC’s “Today” Chiheb Esseghaier, a investigation that started last in New York. show in a segment originally Tunisian-born doctoral student, year, based on a tip from a mem- Canadian authorities have said filmed before the Boston faces charges that include con- ber of the Muslim community. they linked Esseghaier and Jaser Marathon bombings, US spiracy to murder and working Jaser was remanded into cus- to Al Qaeda factions in Iran. President Barack Obama with a terrorist group. He and tody on Tuesday. His lawyer, However, they said there was revealed the strategy he and another suspect, Raed Jaser, are John Norris, said he denies the no indication their plans, which First Lady Michelle Obama charged with plotting to derail a charges against him and will police described as the first have been using to keep their passenger train, and US security fight them vigorously. known al Qaeda-backed plot on daughters away from tattoos. sources say they sought to attack Esseghaier, who has a thick Canadian soil, were state-spon- “What we’ve said to the at a bridge near the US-Canada black beard and wore a blue- sored. Tehran has vehemently girls is, ‘If you guys ever decide border. black windbreaker, has been rejected any ties to the suspects. you’re going to get a tattoo, In a brief hearing where he a doctoral student since 2010 Both suspects are due to then mommy and me will get was ordered back into custody, at the INRS institute near appear in court, probably by the exact same tattoo, in the Esseghaier, 30, said the allega- Montreal where he is research- video link, on May 23rd for a same place, and we’ll go on tions against him are based on ing the use of nanotechnology to procedural hearing. A date has YouTube and show it off as a laws that are unreliable because detect cancer and other diseases. yet to be set for bail hearings. family tattoo,’” Obama said. they are not the work of God. Authorities said there is REUTERS “Our thinking is that might dissuade them from thinking that somehow that’s a good way to rebel.” During the segment, the president also said he under- Three under probe over Kate topless photos stood his wife’s “slip of the tongue” when she called her- PARIS: The editor of a French celebrity maga- Buckingham Palace had called the photo spread a self a “single mother” in early zine was placed under formal investigation for “grotesque” invasion of the royal couple’s privacy. April, noting that they were breach of privacy over the publication of topless The publisher of the magazine - the French branch often apart for a week at a time pictures of Britain’s Duchess of Cambridge, a of Italy’s Mondadori - and the paparazzi who snapped when he was campaigning for judicial source said yesterday. the photos from a distance were put under formal the Senate and presidency. The photographer who snapped the pictures of investigation earlier this month, the judicial source “But there’s no doubt that the Duchess, or Kate Middleton, in the summer said, speaking on condition of anonymity. there have been times where last year and a regional daily were also put under Mondadori in a statement said the company “was Michelle probably felt like a investigation, the last step in France before being not aware of any new developments in addition to single mom ... She definitely, charged, the source said. what is already known on this matter”. The regional I think, understands the bur- Closer magazine, a weekly round-up of celebrity daily La Provence, which published pictures of Prince dens that women in particu- gossip, published in September a series of photos William and his wife in swimming suits during the lar tend to feel if they’re both of the Duchess, the wife of Prince William, topless same holiday, was put under formal investigation responsible for child rearing on holidays in southern France, something that this week, the source said. An investigation does and they’re responsible for incensed much of the British public. not necessarily lead to formal charges. The office working at the same time,” The photos showed Kate slipping off her bikini of Prince William and the Duchess of Cambridge he added. top, relaxing on a sun lounger and at one point could not be reached for comment. REUTERS pulling down the back of her bikini bottoms. REUTERS THURSDAY 25 APRIL 2013 ASIA / PHILIPPINES www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 15 124 killed as Bangla building collapses More than 1,000 injured; firefighters digging through rubble to pull out trapped people

SAVAR: Rescue workers were than 1,000 people. Tessel Pauli, a spokeswoman searching for survivors late “The death is now 124, most of for the Amsterdam-based Clean into the night yesterday after them women,” deputy police chief Clothes Campaign, said the acci- a building containing five gar- of Dhaka district A B M Masud dent was “symptomatic” of prob- ment factories collapsed in Hossain, said. Hossain is in charge lems in Bangladesh where foreign Bangladesh, killing 124 people of the unit responsible for iden- buyers often overlook safety prob- and injuring over 1,000. tifying the bodies and retuuning lems in their hunt for higher Only the ground floor of the them to their relatives. profits. eight-storey Rana Plaza in Savar The cries of people inside the According labour rights groups, town just outside the capital Dhaka rubble begging for rescue could it was the worst factory disaster remained intact when the block — be heard as thousands of relatives in the country’s history, prompt- which one minister said was ille- waited anxiously nearby, some ing the government of Prime gally constructed — imploded at chanting the name of Allah. Minister Sheikh Hasina to declare about 9am (0300 GMT). “Save us please!” a woman a national day of mourning today Armed with concrete cut- worker cried from inside. “We’re when flags will fly half-mast. ters and cranes, hundreds of fire 30 people here. Please save us.” The accident will likely pile service and army rescue workers Survivors complained that the more pressure on the Western struggled in the hope of finding building had developed cracks on bargain-hunters as the disaster more survivors in the mountain Tuesday evening, triggering an came just months after a blaze in of concrete and mangled steel, evacuation, but they had been the Tazreen factory, which was which resembled the aftermath ordered back to the production making apparel for Walmart and of an earthquake. lines. others, left 111 people dead. Corpses and the injured were “The managers forced us to In the wake of that tragedy, the pulled from the higher reaches rejoin and just one hour after we US threatened to cut some duty- of the pile of flattened floors via entered the factory the building free facilities for Bangladeshi makeshift slides made from cloth collapsed with a huge noise,” said products. The Muslim-majority that just hours earlier was being a 24-year-old worker who gave country has the second-biggest cut into shirts and trousers for her first name as Mousumi. clothing industry in the world, but export to Western markets. Mustafizur Rahman, head of it is plagued by regular accidents “The whole building collapsed a police unit created to handle and demonstrations by work- like a pancake within minutes. industrial troubles, said the fac- ers demanding better wages and Most workers did not have any tory owners, who have gone into working conditions. chance to escape,” national fire hiding, ignored a warning not to Bangladesh Garment department chief Ahmed Ali said. open their plants. “After looking Manufacturers and Exporters “We can still hear the faint cries at the cracks on Tuesday, we told Association said five factories of some trapped people.” them to keep the plants shut. were inside the building and Firefighters and soldiers cut They defied our call,” he said. together they employed around through the building’s collapsed Factories in the building 3,000 workers. floors and managed to rescue were making clothing for some Local media said the owner around hundreds of people, he top European retailers includ- of the building was a local youth said, adding “the search for sur- ing Mango of Spain, according wing chief of the ruling party. He vivors will continue through the to campaign group Bangladesh was rescued alive from the rubble. night, for as long as it takes”. Center for Workers Solidarity. Building collapses are relatively Hospitals in and around Savar Mango spokeswoman Marta common in Bangladesh as devel- were overwhelmed with patients Soler Morera said by email that opers often flout construction with serious head and chest inju- it did not have any suppliers at regulations when erecting multi- ries and some without limbs, the building, “although we did storey structures. More than 70 Hiralal Roy, an emergency doc- have contacts with one of them people were killed when a multi- People rescue garment workers trapped under the rubble at the Rana Plaza building after it collapsed, in Savar, tor of Enam Medical College, said, to produce a test production, as storey garment factory collapsed 30km outside Dhaka, yesterday. adding the clinic treated more we do with several suppliers”. in the Savar area in 2005. AFP

S Korea, US extend Sri Lanka boycott calls mar Commonwealth countdown nuclear agreement SEOUL: South Korea and COLOMBO: Sri Lanka had There is a major question mark last month called for an investi- “If big names keep away, it is moves to bring it up—especially the United States have hoped to showcase its post- over British Prime Minister David gation into suspected war crimes very bad publicity for Sri Lanka.” concerns about judicial independ- agreed on a two-year exten- war revival at this year’s Cameron’s attendance, say diplo- including the alleged indiscrimi- After Colombo won the right ence after the recent sacking of sion to a civilian nuclear pact Commonwealth summit, but mats, while India’s Manmohan nate killing of civilians at the con- to host the summit two years ago the chief justice. that Seoul wants amended to observers say its biggest inter- Singh faces domestic pressure flict’s climax. following the last Commonwealth Sri Lanka is generally impervi- allow it to produce its own national event in decades is in to stay away in what would rep- While Rajapaksa now reigns summit in Perth, Australia, ous to foreign criticism of its rights nuclear fuel, officials said. danger of becoming a major resent a major snub from the supreme at home, his govern- Foreign Minister G . Peiris said record but it would represent a The current pact, signed in embarrassment. regional powerhouse. ment has also faced foreign it represented “an unqualified tri- significant diplomatic setback if 1974, had been due to expire Invitations have yet to be posted “There is little doubt that censure over a lack of media free- umph for Sri Lanka”. Indian Prime Minister Singh were next year. The extension was for the Commonwealth Heads of Colombo will use the CHOGM dom, judicial independence and The government has not to stay away from the summit. agreed to allow more nego- Government Meeting and with and its leadership of the suppression of the opposition. wavered in its determination to Politicians in the southern tiations on the heated topic of more than six months to go, sev- Commonwealth to signal ‘all is Western diplomats say it is prob- host the meeting although deputy Indian state of Tamil Nadu, whose allowing the South to reproc- eral key leaders are expected well’ with Sri Lanka,” said Charu ably too late for a venue change foreign minister Neomal Perera population shares close ties with ess spent fuel rods. “The two to stay away as a mark of pro- Lata Hogg, a regional expert for but the Commonwealth summit said last week that “various ele- Sri Lanka’s ethnic Tamils, have sides reached a temporary test against President Mahinda the Chatham House think-tank could instead become a focus for ments who want to bring disre- been urging the prime minister to agreement on extending the Rajapaksa’s regime. in London. But “the CHOGM will protests by opposition exiles. pute to the country” had been boycott the event and Singh will current accord by two years Canadian Prime Minister not turn Sri Lanka into a good “Tamils in Colombo are unlikely trying to get Sri Lanka suspended be wary of upsetting an important on the grounds that they need Stephen Harper has urged his news story”, she added. to take to the streets because there from the Commonwealth. constituency months before India more time,” Foreign Ministry peers to follow him in boycott- After nearly four decades of is a fear psychosis among them. The disciplinary body of the goes to the polls. “A situation official Cho Tai-Young said. ing the November 15-17 meet- civil war, Sri Lanka crushed the But we can expect demonstra- 54-member bloc is due to have a where the CHOGM will go ahead ing unless Sri Lanka probes its Tamil Tiger rebels in 2009. tions in places like London where teleconference on Friday out of with low-level representation is HK protests China troops over allegations — denied Backed by India, the United there are lots of Tamils,” opposition London. Although Sri Lanka is conceivable,” said a Western dip- by Colombo — that 40,000 civil- States and European nations, Tamil politician Dharmalingam not on the formal agenda, diplo- lomat, asking not to be named. quake donation ians were killed in 2009. the UN Human Rights Council Sithadthan said. matic sources said there could be AFP HONG KONG: Hong Kong lawmakers yesterday pro- tested against a government Malaysia poll campaign plan to donate $13m to a Unrest in China’s Chinese earthquake disas- Manila sends troops ter fund, claiming the money would go into the pock- Xinjiang kills 21 ets of corrupt officials. The 6.6-magnitude quake which BEIJING: Twenty-one people, to protect candidates hit Sichuan last Saturday has including police officers and left at least 193 dead and more social workers, were killed in MANILA: The Philip-pines After the ambush, the NPA than 12,000 injured. But many violent clashes in China’s ethni- deployed hundreds of extra warned politicians to seek per- Hong Kongers object to leader cally divided western region of troops as it vowed yester- mission before campaigning Leung Chun-ying’s plan for Xinjiang, officials said yesterday. day to protect candidates for in their strongholds, and to the city government to donate Gun fights broke out in Barchuk next month’s mid-term elec- refrain from bringing in armed HK$100m ($13m) to a Sichuan county in the west of the province tions after communist guerillas bodyguards. provincial government disas- after police went to search the ramped up armed attacks. They stepped up their attacks ter fund. “To donate money is home of locals suspected of pos- The New People’s Army was in Mindanao on Tuesday, lob- not to help the victims, but it sessing illegal knives, a report on attacking “soft targets”, includ- bing a grenade at a police station, is to award corrupt officials,” Tianshan Net, a government-run ing politicians, to blackmail exchanging fire with a military pro-democracy lawmaker news website, said. them into paying for “permits” patrol and abducting a soldier Raymond Chan told a legisla- Foreign ministry spokeswoman to campaign without guerrilla in separate incidents, police tive meeting. Hua Chunying said 15 police interference, said President said, adding that there were no and social workers were killed Benigno Aquino’s spokesman casualties. Taiwan confirms in the violence, which occurred Edwin Lacierda. Lacierda said the battalion of Tuesday — among them 10 from “You want to challenge marines deployed to Mindanao first case of H7N9 China’s mostly Muslim Uighur us? Go ahead make our day,” would help police break up rebel- ethnic minority, who live mainly Lacierda said, directly mock- set roadblocks that were target- TAIPEI: Taiwan yesterday in Xinjiang. Xinjiang is home ing the 4,000-strong NPA, as he ing politicians campaigning for reported the first case of the to around nine million ethnic announced the deployment of an the May 13 elections. H7N9 bird flu outside of main- Uighurs, many of whom complain additional 500 marines to the More than 18,000 posts are at land China. The 53-year-old of religious and cultural repres- country’s south. stake in the balloting, from town man, who had been working sion by Chinese authorities. The To the candidates, he said: mayors and governors to mem- in the eastern Chinese city region is regularly hit by unrest. “There is only one armed forces bers of parliament. of Suzhou, showed symptoms Officials and state media blame and we will protect you.” The military estimates the three days after returning the unrest on “terrorists” but The Maoist guerrilla group rebels have about 4,000 fighters to Taiwan via Shanghai, the some experts say the government Malaysia’s opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim speaks as he campaigns ambushed Ruth Guingona, the nationwide, down from more Centres for Disease Control has produced little evidence of an for his party ahead of the 13th general election in Johor Bahru, south- 78-year-old mayor of Gingoog than 26,000 at their peak in the said, adding that he had been organised terrorist threat, add- ern Malaysia, yesterday. Ibrahim on April 20 kicked off campaign for city on the southern island of 1980s. The government has held hospitalised since April 16 and ing the violence stems more from Mindanao on Saturday, killing intermittent peace talks with was in a critical condition. the May 5 election. long-standing local resentment. two of her aides and leaving her them, without success, since AGENCIES AFP and two policemen wounded. 1986. AFP THURSDAY 25 APRIL 2013 16 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com PAKISTAN / AFGHANISTAN 33 killed in Afghan quake and floods Hundreds trapped under collapsed homes

JALALABAD, Afghanistan: sent people rushing from their expected to rise, a spokesman for An earthquake in Afghanistan’s homes and was felt in the Afghan the Afghan Red Crescent Society east and flash floods in the capital Kabul and in Islamabad in said. Some 70 people were injured north killed at least 33 people neighbouring Pakistan. in Nangarhar alone. yesterday as hundreds of tra- Nangarhar government spokes- Hundreds of homes collapsed ditional mud-brick homes col- man Ahmad Zia Abdulzai gave a across Kunar and Nangarhar. lapsed, officials said. different figure of nine confirmed Yesterday saw steady rain The 5.7 magnitude quake, which dead in his province and said across most of Afghanistan, which hit before 2pm (0930 GMT) was more than 100 were injured. would have weakened the mud- felt as far away as the Indian capi- “There has been widespread brick dwellings many Afghans tal New Delhi and was the lat- damage in some affected villages live in, according to the National est in a spate of tremors to shake since most of the houses there are Disaster Management Authority. Asia this month. mud-built,” he said. The agency did not yet have its The quake was 65km deep with One person was killed and one own casualty figures. an epicentre 11 km from Mehtar injured in Kunar and many homes Rain also caused flash-flooding Lam, capital of the eastern prov- were destroyed, said its spokes- in the northern province of Balkh ince of Laghman, according to the man Wasefullah Wasef. earlier yesterday, killing 15 people, Earthquake survivors work on the rubble of a mud house after it collapsed following the quake in Jalalabad US Geological Survey. In Kama district outside provincial council member Fazel province, yesterday. “The number of dead is Jalalabad, people ran from their Hadidi said. expected to rise as the search homes in panic when the tremor Buildings swayed in New Delhi also felt in the Pakistani capital the Eurasian and Indian tectonic earthquake killed nearly 200 peo- operation is still ongoing,” said was felt, a witness said, describing and panicky people ran into the Islamabad. plates. ple in southwest China, a few days Nangarhar Red Crescent chief it as “very powerful”. street in Kashmir, where an Afghanistan is frequently hit In June 2012 two quakes in the after another powerful tremor Nagyalay Yusufzai. At least 18 people were killed quake killed about 75,000 people by earthquakes, especially in the area triggered landslides that killed 35 people in Pakistan near He said more than 60 people in adjacent Nangarhar and Kunar in 2005, most on the Pakistan Hindu Kush mountain range killed at least 75 villagers. the border with Iran. were hurt in the quake, which provinces and the death toll was side. Wednesday’s quake was which lies near the juncture of Last week, a 6.6 magnitude AGENCIES

Five children killed Karzai backs clerics’ demand for media crackdown by landmine KABUL: Afghan President regime 12 years ago. featuring “half-naked” dancing allowed husbands to beat wives Islamic values,” the Council of KABUL: About four children Hamid Karzai has agreed with Karzai issued a decree setting girls. under certain circumstances, a Ministers cited the clerics as of one family were killed and a call from the country’s con- out the crackdown. Afghanistan’s Ulema coun- decree which some saw as remi- telling Karzai. another injured in a landmine servative religious council for “The Ministry of Information cil met Karzai on Friday and niscent of Taliban regime. Karzai’s critics say such direc- in the remote Maroof District a crackdown on television sta- and Culture must prevent (televi- demanded the government take More than 50 private tel- tives are aimed at mollifying the of Kandahar Province, tions, calling some of their sion channels) from broadcast- action against some television evision stations, 150 radio Taliban, who banned television Kandahar Governor House programmes “immoral and un- ing programmes which are vulgar, broadcasters, accusing them broadcasters and about 1,000 during their five-year rule, and said in a statement relayed Islamic”, officials said. obscene and un-Islamic and are of promoting prostitution, the newspapers have emerged in luring them to the bargaining by Khaama press yesterday. The decision by Karzai may counter to social morality,” Karzai Council of Ministers said in the Afghanistan since the fall of table. The landmine exploded alarm some of Afghanistan’s said in a statement issued by the statement. the Taliban regime in late 2001, Afghan and US officials have after the children found it and international backers, who have Council of Ministers. The Ulema council is an influ- according to Noorani. been seeking negotiations with started playing with it. invested heavily through 12 years Neither Karzai nor the Council ential group of scholars and reli- Some of the stations broadcast the insurgents in the hope of The dead were four boys, all of war in promoting liberal val- of Ministers specified in the state- gious leaders who debate religious Indian soap operas, dancing and ensuring stability after most under the age of 10, from one ues and freedom of expression in ment what was meant by vulgar, matters and exert significant songs which have drawn harsh foreign combat troops leave at family. A girl who was related Afghanistan’s deeply conservative obscene or immoral programmes. political influence. criticism from conservative cler- the end of next year, though the to the boys was injured. society. However, Jalal Noorani, an Karzai provoked international ics and some politicians. talks are widely believed to have All four dead were buried The decision could also imperil adviser to the minister of cul- outrage last year when he backed “There are many TV sta- stalled. near the site of the incident, advances in the country’s media ture and Information, said recommendations from cler- tions that turn to vulgarisms Noorani said broadcasters who and the girl was taken to industry, which has enjoyed immoral programmes included ics to segregate the sexes in the and broadcast immoral pro- failed to abide by the rules could Mirwais Hospital in Kandahar. significant progress since the Indian television soap operas workplace. grammes, which are coun- have their licences cancelled. ouster of the austere Taliban and Afghan music videos Another recommendation ter to national interests and REUTERS Bomb wounds 17 in Quetta: Police QUETTA: Bomb attacks wounded 17 people in Pakistan yesterday and tar- Rise in civilian geted an election candidate Musharraf denied bail in Bhutto killing case in the run-up to historic gen- eral elections in the nuclear- casualties in RAWALPINDI: A Pakistani appear before the court yester- 11 have been a humiliating blow long-running court case. armed country, police said. court yesterday refused to day and neither did his main for the former ruler of nuclear- Musharraf’s govern- The first attack wounded 13 Afghanistan extend bail for former mili- lawyer. armed Pakistan, who returned ment blamed Bhutto’s kill- people near a Shia mosque and tary ruler Pervez Musharraf in “The court dismissed General home last month promising to ing on Pakistani Taliban chief a private hospital in Pakistan’s KABUL: Civilian casualties connection with the murder of Musharraf’s bail application,” “save” the country. Baitullah Mehsud, who denied southwestern city of Quetta, in Afghanistan rose by almost former prime minister Benazir prosecution lawyer Chaudhry On Tuesday, police said they any involvement and who was police said. 30 percent in the first three Bhutto, a lawyer said. Azhar told reporters after the had recovered a car carrying killed in a US drone attack in The bicycle bomb exploded months of 2013, a UN envoy It is the second of three cases hearing by the Lahore High detonators and explosives on August 2009. in the Satellite Town area has said, describing a recent dating back to his 1999-2008 rule Court sitting in Rawalpindi, the road leading to Musharraf’s In 2010 a UN report said of Quetta, the capital of the Taliban attack on court staff as for which he has been denied the garrison city twinned to house. Bhutto’s death could have oil and gas-rich province of a “war crime”. bail. Islamabad. The Pakistani Taliban have been prevented and accused Baluchistan, which borders Jan Kubis, UN special repre- He is already under a two- “Now the FIA (federal investi- threatened to kill Musharraf Musharraf’s government of Afghanistan and Iran. sentative for Afghanistan, said week house arrest at his villa gative agency) should arrest him,” who escaped three assassination failing to give her adequate Police official Fayaz Sumbal the “troubling” rise, compared to on the edge of Islamabad over he added. attempts during his rule, but protection. said the target was not clear the same period last year, followed his decision to sack judges when Musharraf is accused of con- denied anything to do with the Bhutto’s son, Bilawal Bhutto as the injured were mainly a 12 percent drop in civilian casu- he imposed emergency rule in spiracy to murder Bhutto, who car. Zardari, who is chairman of the bystanders. alties over the whole of 2012. November 2007. died in a gun and suicide attack Nobody has been convicted outgoing Pakistan People’s Party, He told a Nato ministerial Musharraf, who attended a in December 2007. or jailed for Bhutto’s assas- has accused Musharraf of her Pakistanis cut off briefing in Brussels on Tuesday separate hearing relating to the His arrest and disqualification sination on December 27, murder. that 475 civilians were killed and Bhutto case on Tuesday, did not from contesting elections on May 2007, in Rawalpindi, despite a AFP burglar’s arms 872 wounded from January to LAHORE: A purported March. Pakistani burglar who crept “I once again call on anti-gov- into a village home to steal ernment groups to cease target- was caught red-handed and ing civilians, using children in had both arms severed at the suicide operations and attacking Karzai, Kayani hold elbow by his would-be vic- public places including places of tims, police said yesterday. worship,” Kubis said, in a copy of The incident happened over- a speech released by the UN in night after Muhammad Tufail, Kabul. talks in Brussels 34, entered a house in Chak The UN official described an Nangar village near the town April 3 attack on a court complex BRUSSELS: Afghan President on keeping Afghanistan unstable of Dera Ghazi Khan, 405km in the western city of Farah as Hamid Karzai and Pakistan’s until foreign combat forces leave southwest of Islamabad, local “nothing less than a war crime”. army chief and a foreign min- at the end of 2014. police official Muhammad Taliban statements that court- istry official held “productive” Kerry hosted the meeting Ayub said. houses and judicial staff are now talks yesterday on easing ten- between Karzai and Pakistani considered targets “are of extreme sions between the neighbouring army chief General Ashfaq Kayani Pervez Ashraf’s concern”, he said. states, US Secretary of State and senior Foreign Ministry Taliban gunmen killed 46 peo- John Kerry, who hosted the bureaucrat Jalil Jilani, with the security enhanced ple including 36 civilians at the meeting, said. aim of calming tensions over bor- RAWALPINDI: The secu- complex in a bid to free insur- Kerry cautioned, however, that der disputes and the stalled peace rity at former prime minister gents standing trial. They moved any results of the Brussels talks process. Raja Pervez Ashraf’s private ruthlessly from room to room, would have to be measured in “I think that everybody here residence (Sanghar House) shooting everyone they found, improving relations as Nato winds agreed today that we will con- in Mori Rajhan Village, Gujar officials recounted. down its Afghanistan mission. tinue a very specific dialogue on Khan has been beefed up once Kubis also called on Afghan “We had a very extensive and ... both the political track as well as again after he protested over and US-led Nato forces to take a very productive and construc- the security track,” Kerry, flanked the withdrawal of extra police continuing measures to prevent tive dialogue ... But we have all by Karzai and Kayani, said after last week. civilian casualties and to investi- agreed that results are what will more than three hours of talks. The former premier com- gate abuses. tell the story, not statements at “We have a commitment plained with the Rawalpindi Overall attacks by the Taliban a press conference,” Kerry told to do that in the interests of police over the withdrawal of and other insurgent groups rose reporters, without disclosing any Afghanistan, Pakistan and peace extra guards, declaring that he by 47 percent in the first quar- details of what was discussed. in the region.” was not being allowed police ter compared to January-March Afghanistan has grown increas- Kerry told reporters at personnel equal to those pro- 2012, according to a study by ingly frustrated with Pakistan the start of the meeting that vided to former prime minister the Afghanistan NGO Safety US Secretary of State John Kerry (centre), laughs as Afghan President over efforts to pursue a peace Afghanistan was in “a critical Mian Nawaz Sharif. Office. Hamid Karzai (left) and Pakistani Army Chief General Asfhaq Parvez Kayani process involving the Taliban, sug- transformational period”. AGENCIES AFP greet at a meeting in Brussels yesterday. gesting that Islamabad is intent REUTERS THURSDAY 25 APRIL 2013 INDIA www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 17

Waiting for water Senior did not Sea-based nuke let me arrest Nupur Talwar: deterrent soon: CBI officer

GHAZIABAD: A CBI officer investigating the murders of Security chief Aarushi Talwar and Hemraj admitted during his cross- examination yesterday that he India follows credible nuclear doctrine was not allowed to arrest Nupur Talwar, Aarushi’s mother and NEW DELHI: India’s nuclear “It is expected that a modest co-accused with her husband deterrent is based on a cred- sea-based deterrence will be in Rajesh Talwar. ible nuclear doctrine and is sus- place by 2015 or 2016,” Saran said The CBI investigation officer (IO) tained by a “systematic drive and termed the development of the AGL Kaul told the court of Special to operationalise” its various “third leg of the triad (of nuclear CBI Judge S Lal that his superior delivery components, includ- delivery systems) which is subma- officer Neelabh Kishore did not ing a sea-based one by 2015- rine based” as “work in progress”. allow him to arrest Nupur Talwar. 16, Shyam Saran, Chairman of He said Pakistan has given Kaul was answering questions the National Security Advisory the excuse of the Indo-US civil raised by defence counsels why he Board, said here yesterday. nuclear deal as the reason for the did not arrest Nupur Talwar if Countering critics of India’s “relentless build up of its nuclear she was found guilty of destroy- nuclear weapons programme that arsenal”, its refusal to allow the ing evidence after Rajesh Talwar it was driven by notions of pres- Conference on Disarmament in “killed” Aarushi and Hemraj. tige rather than considerations Geneva to undertake multilateral Defence lawyer Manoj Sishodia of national security, Saran, also a negotiations on a Fissile Material Villagers wait with containers for government water tankers to arrive at Padan village in Gujarat yesterday. said the IO had said that the former foreign secretary who was Cut-Off Treaty (FMCT) as well India may be heading for another bumper grain harvest, if the first forecast for this year’s monsoon proves agency conducted the narco closely connected with the negoti- as its threat to deploy theatre correct, but the rain may be too little — and too late — for southern and western states. test of the Talwar’s compounder ation of the Indo-US civil nuclear nuclear weapons to meet a so- Krishna on August 12, 2008, and deal, said India’s nuclear doctrine called conventional Indian armed arrested him on August 13, 2008. is based on the current geopoliti- thrust across the border. The agency had recovered a pil- cal environment, especially with “The votaries of non-prolifer- low from Krishna’s room Aug 14, Pakistan actively building up its ation in the West have criticised 2008, which had Hemraj’s blood, as nuclear arsenal and keeping its the Indo-US civil nuclear agree- Congress manifesto promises confirmed by the Hyderabad-based aggressive actions and strategies ment as having allowed exception- Central DNA and Fingerprints against India in mind. alism in favour of India, which has Department (CDFD). Giving a talk on “Is India’s encouraged a nuclear arms race Greater Bangalore Region The agency submitted CDFD’s nuclear deterrent credible?”, at between India and Pakistan,” report before the court, which the India Habitat Centre, Saran Saran said. indicated Krishna’s involvement said: “India does have a credible The exception provided to BANGALORE: The opposition has 28 seats, which will be crucial parking lots and permit private in the double murders. theory of how its nuclear weapons India in clinching the deal “rests Congress yesterday promised for Congress as it has been out of operators to build the same,” But when the same report may be used and that is spelt out on India’s universally acknowl- to create a Greater Bangalore power since February 2006, after Paramashwara said, after the was used by the defence before in its nuclear doctrine.” edged and exceptional record as Region to decongest this choked its 20-month coalition govern- party’s central leader and Defence Allahabad High Court in a revision He said India’s nuclear doc- a responsible nuclear state as tech hub of nine million deni- ment with the Janata Dal-Secular Minister A K Antony released the petition filed by Nupur Talwar, the trine, which was formally adopted contrasted with Pakistan’s equally zens, if elected to power in the (JD-S) fell. manifesto. agency — after more than a year at a meeting of the Cabinet exceptional record as a source of state assembly polls of May 5. “We will enact a law exclu- Assuring Bangaloreans that the — overturned its views and sought Committee on Security (CCS) in serial proliferation and in posses- “We commit to create a Greater sively for the civic body Bruhat party would work to make theirs a report from the CDFD which January 4, 2003, and the regu- sion of a nuclear programme born Bangalore Region with infra- Bengaluru Mahanagara (Greater a slum-free city in five years by said that the articles which were lar checks that are held have in deceit and deception”, he said. structure and administrative Bangalore City) bringing under building apartments in areas tested had been interchanged due strengthened the level of confi- “There is no moral equivalence connection to neighbouring towns a single agency all service pro- of slum dwellers, the manifesto to a “typographical error”. dence in India’s nuclear deterrent. in this respect between the two like Kolar, Chikkaballapura, viders such as water supply and proposes a mechanism within the The defence counsel asked Kaul While further reforms would countries and this point must be Doddaballapura, Tumkur, sewage, transport, housing, power civic body to improve surrounding why a touch DNA test was not be required “to make our deter- driven home every time Pakistan Ramanagara and Kanakapura, and developmental authorities,” villages that have come into the conducted of the bloody palm rent more robust, it is unhelpful claims parity. We should not allow as the existing city is con- the manifesto said, in a sepa- expanded city limits, including print on the wall leading to the to peddle the impression that it is such an insidious campaign to gested and densely populated,” rate chapter devoted to the state town municipalities. terrace of Talwar’s apartment dysfunctional or worse that it is affect our proposed membership Congress state unit President D capital. “We will strive to regain in Noida, where the murders non-existent”, he said at the lec- of the NSG (Nuclear Suppliers Paramashwera said, releasing the Incidentally, Bangalore shot to Bangalore’s reputation as a gar- occurred. ture, held in collaboration with Group) and the MTCR (Missile party’s manifesto for the ensuing fame as the IT capital of India den city by undertaking massive The counsel said the Talwars the Subbu Forum and the Society Technology Control Regime)”. polls. during the then Congress gov- tree plantation and lake revival had requested for a touch DNA for Policy Studies (SPS). Saran said Pakistan’s nuclear “Our manifesto is a solemn ernment under the chief min- programmes, involving resi- test to be done in any foreign coun- He said since the May 1998 weapons are focused in large part commitment to the people of istership of the tech-savvy S M dents’ associations,” the mani- try for which they were willing to nuclear tests, India has demon- on the threat from India, real or Karnataka for time-bound Krishna, who recently resigned festo said. pay. The test was not carried out. strated “quite clearly a sustained imagined. In the buildup of its implementation and not mere as the country’s external affairs To minimise air pollution, the The IO told the court that and systematic drive to operation- nuclear arsenal, “what Pakistan promises like many other politi- minister. party promises to make use of Rajesh Talwar had found Aarushi alise the various components of is signalling to India and to the cal parties make,” Parameshwara “If elected to power again, we compressed natural gas (CNG) and Hemraj in a “compromising the nuclear deterrent in a man- world is that India should not said, in the presence of central promise to undertake massive in public transport vehicles, position”. Enraged, he first hit ner best suited to India’s secu- contemplate retaliation even if and state leaders, including cabi- rapid transit system by devel- including buses operated by the Rajesh Talwar with a golf club. rity environment. This is not the there is another Mumbai because net ministers from the state at oping circular railway and will state-run BMTC (Bangalore He then hit Aarushi with the club record of a state which considers Pakistan has lowered the threshold the centre. construct north-south and south- Metropolitan Transport and proceeded to slit their throats nuclear weapons an instrument of of nuclear use to the theatre level.” Of the 224 assembly constitu- east elevated flyovers with wings; Corporation). with a surgical instrument. national pride and propaganda.” IANS encies across the state, Bangalore speed up and develop traffic IANS IANS Hindu seers helped India UP ministers threaten officials LUCKNOW: The opposition and activists in police sided with the SP, otherwise they would progress: Modi Uttar Pradesh yesterday slammed ministers be tied and thrown away”. Another SP minister, in Akhilesh Yadav’s government for threat- Om Prakash Singh, when asked to comment on ening police and other officials of dire conse- the poor law and order situation in the state, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: quences if they did not pay heed to them. State had told a journalist that he had “lost his mind”. Gujarat Chief Minister Textile Minister Shiv Kumar Beria had said on Health Minister Ahmad Hasan had also called Narendra Modi yesterday said Tuesday that “no policeman dare not to listen former chief minister Mayawati “casteist” at a that it was the teachings of to workers of the ruling Samajwadi Party (SP). rally in Moradabad, triggering protests. Hindu seers had kept the coun- If they do not listen, they will be shunted out The opposition BJP said that “power drunk try going forward. within 24 to far off posting”. ministers” were riding roughshod over the He was speaking at the silver Social activist Nutan Thakur met Governor bureaucracy. “Is this the way the ruling party jubilee celebrations of the Sivagiri B L Joshi and sought Beria’s sacking. She said members and the ministers intimidate police- Mutt’s headquarters of the Sree Beria’s statements was objectionable and crimi- men and officials,” said Vijay Bahadur Pathak, Narayana Dharma Sangham, nal. Social Welfare Minister Ram Murti Verma spokesperson of the state BJP. established by Sree Narayana also came in for criticism for his statement that He questioned SP chief Mulayam Singh Yadav’s Guru, who propagated the con- no one could stop crime in the state and that the silence on the comments by his party’s ministers cept of ‘One Caste, One Religion, trend would continue. and blamed him for the foul language used by One God’. An SP legislator had also warned police offi- them. Modi arrived at the mutt, 45km cials Tuesday, saying that it would be “better if IANS from here, last evening. His visit had been boycotted by both the Left opposition and the Congress led ruling alliance Sachin fans in Kerala. In his speech, Modi said that even though untouchability has come down considerably because of the teachings of Sree Narayana Guru, “political untouchability” still continues. “The credit for the development in Gujarat is because of the Kerala people there. I thank the people of Kerala for this,” said Modi. “Today, the world is facing two evils: global warming and terror- ism. Had our country imbibed the teachings and listened to the words of the seers, sanyasis and Sree Narayana Guru, both these evils could have been avoided,” he said. He added that the guru had said that to fight the British, one has to learn their language. “The foundation for the coun- try’s freedom struggle was laid by the teachings of Hindu seers. The culture and tradition of our coun- try remains intact because of the C ricket fans celebrate the birthday of Sachin Tendulkar in a media organised event in Hyderabad yes- efforts of these people,” said Modi. terday. Tendulkar celebrated his 40th birthday yesterday. IANS THURSDAY 25 APRIL 2013 18 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com INDIA

More reforms MPs named in coming in 2-4 months: Saradha chief’s Chidambaram

NEW DELHI: Finance Minister P Chidambaram yesterday ruled out the possibility of early elec- letter to CBI tions and said the government will take more reform initiatives in the next two-four months in Trinamool, Congress leaders cited a bid to boost economic growth and contain deficit and inflation- KOLKATA: Arrested Saradha media attack, I thought I must ary pressure. group Chairman and Managing enter the media business,” he said. “We will continue to take Director Sudipta Sen has Sen said after he purchased small significant steps. We will named two Trinamool Congress a TV channel, the owner-edi- also take forward some big ideas. MPs and some Congress lead- tor (who also later became a India’s economy will continue to ers, including the advocate Trinamool MP) and the journal- reform,” Chidambaram said at wife of a union minister, in an ist of the paper that had earlier The Economist’s India Summit 18-page letter to the CBI. attacked him came to him with organised here by the UK-based In the letter dated April 6 the offer of a Rs6m per-month economic magazine. sent to the Central Bureau of arrangement with the newspaper Chidambaram said the gov- Investigation (CBI), Sen said he for running the channel. ernment will push for the pas- would be committing suicide any The journalist was appointed sage of major reform regulations, moment as he felt helpless as in a top position of the channel like land and insurance bills, in “unscrupulous persons and cheats at a salary of Rs1.5m per month. the ongoing budget session of in the society” had put him in a “(The paper) has also given parliament. position in which he was unable me assurance that on execution The finance minister said the to refund the “public money” col- of this agreement they will pro- government would need support lected in his name. tect my business from the govern- from the main opposition party “All the names mentioned in ment, ie from state government to get the bills passed in parlia- this letter must be treated as an and central government and I will ment. “There are many more FIR for putting me in to a situ- be able to get a smooth passage executive actions that have to be ation of and/or provoking me to and they assured me that they taken, some of these executive committing suicide. This is my last have very close connection with actions we will take in the next statement”, he said, in the letter. present C M of West Bengal ie 2-4 months,” Chidambaram said. Sen, who absconded after his Ms Mamata Banerjee,” Sen said. In the last one year, the govern- chit-fund went bust, was arrested He said in the past two years, ment has taken several initiatives with two other senior officials of the paper had taken Rs200m to push forward reform process. the company from Sonmarg in from him for running the channel. The steps include cutting subsi- Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday. “Various time they have taken dies on petroleum products and Sen said he entered the media cash under various causes shown liberalising overseas investment business after a Bengali daily to me and also apart from that for norms for retail, aviation and started to attack him. running the channel for the last some other sectors. The finance However, he mentioned three years including the payment minister said he was hopeful to towards the end of the missive (cable operators) not less than Police officials escort Chairman of Saradha group Sudipta Sen (centre), to a police van outside the airport on his keep fiscal deficit below 4.8 per- that his business empire collapsed Rs20m per month,” Sen wrote. arrival in Kolkata yesterday. cent of the gross domestic prod- due to his entry into the media Sen said though he purchased uct (GDP) in the current financial domain, the extortion by various the channel and spent not less got me to sign as if I have sold the Tarun Gogoi government of the Bengal area creditors”. year. persons and the blackmail by his than Rs500m for it, a Trinamool them (the channel) for a meagre Assam of having “cheated him”. Sen said the advocate wife of In the union budget presented own staff. MP “along with his few miscre- amount of Rs5.5m,” he said. “For the last six months he a prominent Indian minister, in February, Chidambaram set a He named a journalist (who ants came to my office and forced “They also got me to sign as has taken from us not less than whom he called on, had requested target keeping the fiscal deficit at later became a Trinamool MP) me to sign some document and if I have transferred them (a) 30m, all by cash, and some him to help her set up a chan- 4.8 percent of the GDP. for having complained about his letters, which I signed with- newspaper (name of the news- vouchers have been signed nel in Guwahati and support He said the budgetary target company to the West Bengal gov- out going through the contents paper) which I have never done,” by his office executives... This her by extending Rs420m to her was a red line that would “never, ernment, and starting a campaign thereof and after they have gone, he said. amount is also to be returned company. never be breached.” against him. “To combat the I read and found that they have Sen also accused a minister in to the company for paying up IANS IANS More efforts needed to empower Panchayati Raj institutions: PM

NEW DELHI: Pushing for “We have to see it (decentrali- He said the government was power and responsibilities sation) does not remain only a implementing the Rajiv Gandhi to Panchayati Raj institu- slogan but becomes a reality in Panchayat Sashaktikaran tions (PRIs), Prime Minister our lifetime. For this, we have to Abhiyan in the 12th Plan and Manmohan Singh yesterday give powers and responsibilities there had been a 10-fold increase called for change in the think- in a real sense to the elected rep- in allocations over the 11th Plan. ing that comes in the way of del- resentatives,” the prime minister Noting that Rs643bn had egating power to the grassroots said. been allocated in the 12th Plan democratic organisations. He said there was need to to empower panchayats, the Addressing a function on speedily build on the achieve- prime minister hoped that the National Panchayati Raj Divas ments achieved in ushering states would use the money here, the prime minister said democracy at the grassroots so to strengthen institutions of he often gets complaints that that panchayats play an impor- self-governance. bureaucracy at the centre and tant role in development process. “This is our promise that cen- states was not keen to see its pow- “I feel that a lot remains tral government will provide all ers reduced and does not want to to be done to give power and possible help to state government share its powers with the local responsibilities in a real sense to so that development process can bodies. Panchayati Raj institutions,” the be made more inclusive and sus- “There is need to change this prime minister said. tainable,” he said. thinking and changing it at the He said states were responsible Manmohan Singh said earliest,” the prime minister said. for giving powers to panchayats. researchers all over the world He said the main objective of “How much a state works had found that efforts to include Panchayati Raj was decentrali- in this direction depends on social and economically backward sation in which people get the how useful it thinks is decen- sections in development process right to take decisions concern- tralised rule in public service had yielded good results. ing governance. delivery.” IANS

Woman, two others get life term for JPC to finalise report on killing husband 2G spectrum issue today GURGAON: A woman and her two accomplices were sentenced NEW DELHI: A divided Joint consultation with the prime min- to life imprisonment yesterday Parliamentary Committee (JPC) ister. Raja had sought permis- by a district court for killing probing the 2G spectrum issue sion of Lok Sabha speaker Meira her husband and cutting off his will meet today to finalise its Kumar to depose before the JPC, genitals. report, sources said yesterday. but was allowed only to submit a District and Sessions Judge B B Informed sources said the report note, which has been incorporated Prasun convicted Nagina, 36, her had laid the blame for the losses into the draft report, sources said. associates Satender alias Sonu, to the public exchequer on account The opposition is also miffed that 35, and Arvind, 23, on murder of faulty allocation of spectrum contents of the draft report were charges on circumstantial evi- and grant of licences on former allegedly leaked to the media last dence and formal witnesses, com- telecom minister A Raja, clear- week, even before the report was prising policemen. ing Prime Minister Manmohan finalised. The Bharatiya Janata Party “The evidences and circum- Singh and Finance Minister P (BJP) and the DMK have given priv- stances taken together clearly Chidambaram of any wrongdoing. ilege notices against JPC chief P C establish all three accused guilty Thursday’s meeting will debate Chacko to the Lok Sabha speaker. as the perpetrators of the mur- the report and adopt a final ver- While the BJP is miffed that der,” the court said. sion, along with any dissent notes. the draft report allegedly says The court passed the order on a Sources said there was no prec- the government incurred losses case on April 20, 2012, involving the edent of a JPC report being put of over Rs400bn during the ten- murder of 40-year-old Mohammad to vote, but allowing dissent notes ure of former prime minister Atal Sanaulla Khan of Samsi village in was a democratic practice. Bihari Vajpayee, the DMK is upset Nepal’s Mahottari district, who was The JPC is divided over the that its leader and former telecom living here with his wife Nagina culpability of Raja, whose note minister A Raja has been blamed and son Mubarak Khan. submitted to the panel has stated for faulty 2G spectrum allocation. IANS that everything he did was in IANS

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Tasweeq turns 5 QP planning to M&A value in invest abroad DOHA: Qatar Petroleum is plan- ning to invest abroad in Europe, China, the United States and Canada, QNA quoted the com- Mena region pany’s Accounting Department Manager Mohammed Al Ghanem as saying. Taking part in the business leaders’ session, at the ongoing doubles in Q1 World Chamber Congress here yesterday, Al Ghanem said Qatar Petroleum International (QPI) Qatar, UAE account for 76pc of deals has recently signed a number of investment agreements in the DOHA: The total value of domestic (regional business buy- hydrocarbon field abroad. disclosed mergers and acqui- ing regional assets) and two are In this regard, he pointed to sitions (M&As) in the Middle inbound (international business the agreement between QPI and East and North Africa (Mena) buying regional assets). the British utility firm Centrica region rose from $7.3bn in Q1 The top deal by value was worth to jointly acquire C$1b-worth of 2012 to $14.6bn in Q1 2013, $6.4b, involving the acquisition of Suncor Energy’s natural-gas and increasing by 100 percent. Orascom Telecom Holding SAE oil assets in Canada. In Q1 2013, 98 deals were in Egypt by Baskindale Ltd in Al Ghanem said QP’s vision announced against 101 deals Cyprus followed by the merger of is to secure the maximum pos- in the last year, a decline of UAE based Sorouh Real Estate sible benefit from Qatar’s car- 3 percent, Ernst & Young’s PJSC and Aldar Properties PJSC bon sources by engaging in any Mena M&A update noted. for $2bn. These two deals com- transaction that will add value Qatar and UAE account for 76 prised 69 percent of the top ten to them. percent of total disclosed domes- disclosed Mena M&A deals by He added that Qatar Petroleum tic deal value in the region. value. has been able to forge partnerships Phil Gandier, Mena Head of Inbound disclosed deal value with companies with a long tradi- Transaction Advisory Services increased from a negligible tion in the energy field, including at Ernst & Young Mena, said: $0.4bn in Q1 2012 to $7.2b in The Minister of Energy and Industry H E Dr Mohammed bin Saleh Al Sada (third left), Tasweeq CEO Saad Al ConocoPhillips, Chevron, Total, “This increase can be attributed Q1 2013, much of which can be Kuwari (second left), Nasser Al Jaidah (right) and Abdulla Al Abdulmalek cutting the ceremonial cake during the Shell and ExxonMobil. to growing investor confidence, attributed to the announcement 5th anniversary celebrations of Tasweeq at St Regis Hotel yesterday. The Tasweeq CEO handed a memento THE PENINSULA improvement in the access to of Baskindale’s acquisition of to the Minister during the celebrations. SHAIVAL DALAL credit, relatively better conver- Orascom Telecom in Egypt for gence in pricing between investors $6.4bn.The domestic disclosed and sellers and a hint of improved deal value grew significantly by macro economic conditions. This 171 percent in Q1 2013 compared is especially true of the markets with Q1 2012, largely on account and the sectors that saw the most of the merger of Aldar Properties Syria lets pound float to save foreign reserves deal activity – a trend that we and Sorouh Real Estate valued expect to continue.” at $2bn; while the outbound AMMAN: Syria’s central bank This month, the central bank has sanctions against the Syrian gov- $4bn were incorrect. But Mayaleh The UAE topped the region disclosed deal value showed a has largely abandoned efforts to begun allowing commercial banks ernment, damage to the country’s declined to give a specific figure. in terms of total value of dis- decrease of 39 percent. support the value of its currency and licenced foreign exchange industry from the fighting, and The central bank still provides closed domestic deals, compris- In Mena, attractive sectors in order to protect its remain- dealers to sell dollars at rates of panicked Syrians sending their dollars for the import of 21 essen- ing approximately 54 percent, were banking & capital markets, ing foreign exchange reserves, their choice - a risky move which money abroad have pushed the tial goods into Syria at a preferen- worth$2.2bn; followed by Qatar and professional firms & serv- which have been slashed by the will reduce the drain on Syria’s currency down sharply. It hit a tial rate at least 20 percent lower at 21 percent at $880.4m. ices which led deal activity with country’s civil war, bankers and reserves, but could expose its cur- record low of 126 last month and than the market rate, but other- In the domestic space, the UAE eight deals each, followed by oil analysts say. rency to fresh downward pressure. has traded in a range of around wise it is largely letting market also led the number of announced & gas with seven deals, consumer For the first two years after the Samir Seifan, a prominent 115-120 this month. forces operate, bankers said. acquisitions with 11 deals. Saudi products with six deals and real uprising against President Bashar Syrian economist who now lives Before the uprising began the Another banker, who attended Arabia, Qatar and Kuwait fol- estate and telecom with four deals Al Assad began in early 2011, the abroad but worked before the Syrian central bank’s foreign a meeting with Mayaleh this lowed with seven acquisitions each. The sector with the largest government forced private banks uprising for state-linked think reserves, which are a closely month where the issue was dis- each. disclosed deal value was telecom, to sell their supplies of foreign cur- tanks in Syria, said authorities guarded official secret, were cussed, said the country had The top 10 deals in Q1 2013 representing $7bn. rency at exchange rates which it had previously been engineering estimated by the International essentially moved to a “managed were valued at $12.1bn which For outbound announced deal determined. This allowed authori- a deliberate depreciation of the Monetary Fund at about $18bn. float” of its currency, in which the represented 83 percent of the activity, attractive sectors were ties to slow the depreciation of the pound, but were now being forced Central Bank Governor Adeeb central bank would sell or buy total disclosed Mena M&A deal telecommunications with five Syrian pound. But to meet demand to sit back as it fell. Mayaleh, in an interview with dollars to limit sharp fluctuations value. Of these, five are out- deals followed by real estate with for US dollars at its artificial rates, Before the uprising began, the Reuters this week, said estimates but would not try to determine bound (regional business buying four deals. the central bank was forced to run Syrian pound traded at roughly by some private analysts that the pound’s underlying value. international assets), three are THE PENINSULA down its reserves. 46 to the dollar. International reserves had dropped as low as REUTERS Aamal net profit grows by 17pc to QR624.5m in 2012

DOHA: Aamal Company recor- with a third (Doha Transformers) ded a net profit of QR624.5m for due to become operational in 2013. the year ended December 2012. This JV saw a 21 percent uplift in The 2012 full year net profit rep- sales over the course of 2012 even resents a 17 percent increase com- though 55 percent of revenues and pared to the previous year. The profits from El Sewedy Cables are Group revenue for 2012 grew 19.6 now being consolidated compared percent to QR2.28bn compared to 100 percent in 2011, following to QR1.9bn in 2011. Aamal’s earn- a revised shareholders agreement ings per share is up 1.3 percent effective from 1 January 2012. to QR1.09 against QR0.90 in 2011. Other existing operations also Announcing the results, Sheikh saw a significant increase: Aamal Faisal bin Qassim Al Thani, Readymix grew its sales by 37 Chairman of Aamal Company, percent during 2012, largely due said: “Aamal has again delivered to an expansion of its production another strong annual perform- capacity with the launch of one ance in 2012 as we maintained our of the Middle East’s largest con- strong growth record, increasing crete batching plants in January revenues by almost 20 percent 2012; and Aamal Cement managed and reported earnings per share to almost double its sales having by more than 21 percent.” introduced new products such as Aamal continued to expand hydraulic pressed cable covers, and its industrial manufacturing curb stones and decorative slabs in businesses in 2012, growing divi- Aamal Company Chairman Sheikh Faisal bin Qassim Al Thani (fourth right), Vice Chairman Sheikh Muhammed bin Faisal Al Thani (fifth right), Sheikh various shapes and sizes. sional revenues by over 32 per- Abdullah bin Hamad Al Thani (third left) and other board members of Aamal Company during the General Assembly Meeting in Doha yesterday. KAMMUTTY VP Tarek M El Sayed, Managing cent year-on year in line with its Director of Aamal, said: “It has established strategy to position products for the Qatari market and launched a new consumer prod- Revenues at Aamal’s industrial re-position itself as primarily an been our conscious decision to itself to exploit the opportunities the wider GCC region and fully ucts line and secured sole Qatari manufacturing division rose by 32.2 industrial one, in order that it can reposition Aamal as primarily of Qatar’s impending infrastruc- consolidated Ci-San Trading fol- distribution rights to supply percent for the year compared to play a full role in the rapid and con- an industrial manufacturing one ture investment programmes. lowing its acquisition of 74.5 per- Energizer Automotive Batteries. 2011 and now make up 63.9 per- tinuing industrialisation of Qatar. in order to participate fully in Sheikh Faisal said: “During cent of Gulf Rocks Company WLL, Furthermore, we continued to cent of total company sales (ver- Senyar Industries, a JV set up Qatar’s rapid modernisation….. I 2012, Aamal established Innovative a leading importer and distributor invest in the expansion of our prop- sus 58.9 percent in 2011, before in 2007 with El Sewedy Electric look forward to another exciting Lighting, a JV with C&C Lightway of high quality gabbro aggregates. erty portfolio, including Qatar’s the elimination of intra-company Company, and currently has two year of growth and development of South Korea that trades in and In terms of organic growth, our flagship retail complex, City Center sales). This is in line with the com- principal business lines (Doha in 2013.” distributes LEDs and other lighting trading and distribution division Doha.” pany’s on-going growth strategy to Cables and El Sewedy Cables), THE PENINSULA THURSDAY 25 APRIL 2013 22 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com BUSINESS Industries Qatar helps QE make biggest gain since 2011 DOHA/DUBAI: Bank and tel- gained 1.91 percent to QR45.45 announced after the close on sector,” said Mohammed Ali But confidence has returned to during the quarter,” said Global ecommunications stocks lifted and Barwa Real Estate was up Tuesday, missed analysts’ fore- Yasin, managing director of Abu local equities as bank earnings Investment House in a note. markets in the United Arab by 1.86 percent to QR24.04. casts. Investors focused instead Dhabi Financial Services. “Bank increase and property prices show Emirates to multi-year highs The banking and financial on the company’s bid for Vivendi’s results show their liquidity has signs of recovery. HIGHLIGHTS yesterday as first-quarter earn- sector index was up 0.99 points, 53 percent stake in Morocco’s increased substantially and they Dubai’s index rose 1.6 per- DUBAI: The index climbed 1.6 ings fuelled optimism over the the consumer goods and services Maroc Telecom. Etisalat said it will need to be more aggressive cent to its highest finish since percent to 2,053 points. country’s economy, while other sector index added 0.99 points, would submit a binding offer soon. in lending - if banks are in good November 2009, taking its 2013 ABU DHABI: The index rose Gulf bourses also advanced. In the industrial sector gained 2.76 National Bank of Abu Dhabi shape, the rest of the economy gains to 26.5 percent. 2.1 percent to 3,254 points. Doha, Industries Qatar rose points while the insurance sector rose 5.4 percent after it posted will be too going forward.” Logistics firm Aramex climbed SAUDI ARABIA: The index 4.24 percent to QR169.80, up for rose 0.56 points. profits that were far above ana- Many of the UAE’s blue chip 3.0 percent after it posted a rose 0.05 percent to 7,128 points. a second day since its earnings Meanwhile, three of Abu lysts’ estimates on Tuesday. stocks are returning to price 14-percent increase in first-quar- KUWAIT: The measure beat forecasts. This helped the Dhabi’s four largest stocks rose by Rival Abu Dhabi Commercial levels last seen in 2008, before ter profit, broadly in line with climbed 0.8 percent to 7,227 wider Qatar index climb 121.44 more than 3 percent, helping the Bank climbed 3.6 percent, while Dubai’s debt crisis and a country- analysts’ forecasts. points. points or 1.42 percent, its larg- emirate’s index climb 2.1 percent Dubai-listed Emirates NBD wide property crash sent stocks “The company continues to EGYPT: The measure fell 0.2 est gain since August 2011. — its largest gain since December soared 10.6 percent to its high- tumbling. see robust business activity in percent to 5,225 points. Qatar Exchange index advanced 2009 — to its highest close since est finish since November 2008. These problems weighed on its core markets supported by OMAN: The index rose 0.6 per- to 8,656.22 points from 8,534.78 on November 2008. The two banks will report their the bourses’ two biggest sectors - strong trade activity within the cent to 6,180 points. Tuesday. Among other top gain- Etisalat advanced 4 percent quarterly earnings on Thursday. banking and real estate - and left GCC region. In addition, the BAHRAIN: The index was flat ers Commercial Bank rose 2.48 to Dh10.45, even though the “Q1 results so far have been the markets lagging their regional African operations contributed at 1,086 points. percent to QR66, Doha Bank company’s first-quarter profit, strong, especially from the bank and international counterparts. handsomely to the overall growth QNA/REUTERS

QATARI MARKET Bond Coupon Maturity Currency Mid-Price Yield Moody’s S&P QR118.6m profit Qatar Govt 5.15% 4/9/2014 USD 104.19 0.69 % Aa2 AA Qatar Govt 3.125% 1/20/2017 USD 106.38 1.37 % Aa2 AA for QNCC in Q1 Qatar Govt 6.55% 4/9/2019 USD 124.75 2.11 % Aa2 AA Qatar Govt 5.25% 1/20/2020 USD 118.38 2.29 % Aa2 AA DOHA: Qatar National Qatar Govt 4.5% 1/20/2022 USD 114.00 2.69 % Aa2 AA Cement Company disclosed Qatar Govt 9.75% 6/15/2030 USD 174.50 3.80 % Aa2 AA the interim financial state- Qatar Govt 6.4% 1/20/2040 USD 135.75 4.17 % Aa2 AA ment for the three month Qatar Govt 5.75% 1/20/2042 USD 126.50 4.16 % Aa2 AA period ended March 31, 2013. The statements revealed a Qatari Diar 3.5% 7/21/2015 USD 105.38 1.06 % Aa2 AA net profit of QR118.6m com- Qatari Diar 5% 7/21/2020 USD 114.75 2.74 % Aa2 AA pared to QR117.9m for the Comqat 5% 11/18/2014 USD 105.50 1.41 % A1 A- corresponding period in 2012, Comqat 3.375% 4/11/2017 USD 104.50 2.18 % A1 A- the company said in a state- QIB 3.856% 10/7/2015 USD 104.38 2.02 % NR NR ment. The earnings per share QNB 3.125% 11/16/2015 USD 104.13 1.48 % Aa3 A+ (EPS) amounted to QR2.42 as QNB 3.375% 2/22/2017 USD 104.75 2.08 % Aa3 A+ of March 31, 2013, as against QR2.40 during the same Doha Bank 3.5% 3/14/2017 USD 104.63 2.25 % A2 A- period in 2012. The company is Qtel 3.375% 10/14/2016 USD 105.63 1.70 % A2 A primarily engaged in the pro- Qtel 7.875% 6/10/2019 USD 130.75 2.44 % A2 A duction and sale of ordinary Qtel 4.75% 2/16/2021 USD 112.25 2.98 % A2 A cement, washed sand and lime. Qtel 5% 10/19/2025 USD 111.13 3.87 % A2 A Rasgas 5.5% 9/30/2014 USD 106.00 1.22 % Aa3 A Mazaya Qatar Real Rasgas 5.832% 9/30/2016 USD 108.25 3.27 % Aa3 A Rasgas 5.298% 9/30/2020 USD 111.13 3.58 % Aa3 A Estate profits rise SOVEREIGNS DOHA: Mazaya Qatar Real Traders work at their desks in front of the DAX board at the Frankfurt stock exchange yesterday. Bond PDA* Maturity Currency Mid-Price Yield Moody’s S&P Estate Development Company Abu Dhabi Govt 5.5% 4/8/2014 USD 104.63 0.57 % Aa2 AA disclosed the interim financial Abu Dhabi Govt 6.75% 4/8/2019 USD 126.50 2.01 % Aa2 AA statement for the three month period ended March 31, 2013. Dubai Govt 6.7% 10/5/2015 USD 110.13 2.39 % NR NR European stocks extend gains The statements revealed a net Dubai Govt 4.9% 5/2/2017 USD 107.25 2.97 % NR NR profit of QR2m compared to LONDON: Europe’s main German business confidence 1.26 percent to 294.55 pence, eras- Dubai Govt 7.75% 10/5/2020 USD 125.13 3.84 % NR NR QR10.4m for the correspond- stock markets extended gains took a tumble this month, accord- ing earlier gains, as the British Dubai Govt 6.45% 5/2/2022 USD 117.50 4.11 % NR NR ing period in 2012, the company yesterday on growing expecta- ing to data yesterday, supporting bank said it had returned a net Qatar Govt 4% 1/20/2015 USD 105.38 0.85 % Aa2 AA said in a statement The earn- tions of an interest rate cut by speculation of a possible interest profit in the first quarter after Bahrain Govt 6.273% 11/22/2018 USD 116.63 3.01 % NR BBB ings per share amounted to the ECB following poor German rate cut by the European Central suffering a loss after tax one year Bahrain Govt 5.5% 3/31/2020 USD 110.13 3.82 % NR BBB QR0.0197 as of March 31, 2013, economic data. Bank, analysts said. earlier. as against QR0.103 during the After sharply rising the day The Ifo economic institute’s US stocks meanwhile were Egypt Govt 5.75% 4/29/2020 USD 92.88 7.05 % Caa1 B- same period in 2012. before, London’s FTSE 100 index closely watched business climate mixed. In midday trade, the Morocco Govt 4.5% 10/5/2020 EUR 107.00 3.43 % NR BBB- of leading companies closed 0.40 index fell to 104.4 points in April Dow Jones Industrial Average *Periodic Distribution Amount IMPORTANT NOTE: Ooredoo submits percent higher to stand at 6,431.76 from 106.7 points in March. That was down 0.17 percent, the Published by HSBC Bank Middle East Limited, P O Box 57, Doha, Qatar which points, while Frankfurt’s DAX 30 was a bigger drop than expected: broad-based S&P 500 added is licensed and regulated by Qatar Central Bank and Jersey Financial Services offer for Maroc climbed 1.32 percent to 7,759.21 analysts had been pencilling in 0.03 percent, while the tech- Commission. Information quoted is from publicly available sources or proprietary points and Paris’ CAC 40 jumped only a very slight decrease this rich Nasdaq Composite Index data and subject to change. HSBC accepts no liability for any loss or damage arising DOHA: Ooredoo QSC yester- 1.58 percent to 3,842.94 points. month to 106.2 points lost 0.15 percent. out of the use of all or part of this material. This information is general and does not take into account individual circumstances, objectives or needs. The price of bonds day announced that it has sub- In foreign exchange trade, Market watchers were also por- Asian stock markets rose on can and does fluctuate. The secondary market for bonds may not provide significant mitted a binding offer to acquire the euro dipped to $1.2995 from ing over a batch of mixed company bargain-buying yesterday with liquidity or may trade based on prevailing market conditions. Past performance is not Vivendi’s 53 percent sharehold- $1.2997 late on Tuesday in New earnings data. Volkswagen shares Tokyo enjoying a healthy bump as a reliable indicator of future performance. You should consider these matters and ing in Maroc Telecom Group. York. The dollar which again rose 2.59 percent to ¤150.70, even the dollar tries to break through consult your financial advisor prior to making any investment decisions. The offer is fully approved and neared the 100 yen level in early though Europe’s biggest carmaker the 100 yen barrier for the first binding on Ooredoo with imme- trading, stabilised back to 99.36 said its net profit skidded sharply time in four years. Tokyo closed diate effect. Certainty of fund- yen compared to 99.48 on Tuesday. lower in the first three months of up 2.32 percent, Seoul won 0.87 ing has been arranged with a On the London Bullion Market, the current year as a result of the percent and Sydney climbed 1.72 consortium of banks. gold climbed to $1,428.50 an ounce “difficult market environment.” percent. QNA/THE PENINSULA from $1,408 on Tuesday. In London, Barclays dropped AFP

Ahli United profit jumps after Kuwait’s Wataniya fails Qatar stake sale to halt profit slump KUWAIT: Bahrain’s Ahli DUBAI/KUWAIT: Kuwait’s on Kuwait’s bourse yesterday. United Bank posted a big jump second-biggest telecom com- The company made a net profit in first-quarter net profit yester- pany, Wataniya, failed to halt a of 19.5m dinars ($68.4m) in the day as its earnings were boosted profit slump in the first quarter three months to March 31, down by a one-time gain from the sale as rivals stepped up competi- from 28.3m dinars a year ago, its of a stake in a Qatari associate, tion in its domestic market and fifth straight drop in quarterly with earnings excluding this also political turmoil hurt business profit, despite growing revenue showing healthy growth. in Tunisia. and customer numbers. The kingdom’s largest lender by Kuwait, Tunisia and Algeria Two analysts polled by Reuters market value booked a $212.9m are Wataniya’s core markets and had forecast that Wataniya — a gain after selling a 29.4 percent only Algeria boosted the bottom unit of Ooredoo — would make a stake in Qatar’s Ahli Bank in line in the first quarter. Tunisian profit of between 18.8m and 20m January to Qatar Foundation. profit was depressed further by a dinars. First-quarter profit from This sent the bank’s net attrib- $16m tax bill. its Kuwait operations fell 39 per- utable profit for the three months Wataniya’s competitors at cent to 9.5m dinars, outpacing to March 31 up to $309.8m from home are former monopoly Zain a 9 percent drop in revenue to $86.4m in the corresponding and Viva, an affiliate of the Gulf’s 52.7m. period of last year, a statement No.2 operator Saudi Telecom Co. Quarterly profit from unit on the Bahrain bourse said. Since its launch in 2008, Viva Tunisiana fell by nearly two Without the one-off gain net has cut prices aggressively and thirds to 3.8m dinars after the profit for the quarter was $96.9m, built a mobile market share of 21 subsidiary paid 4.7m dinars in up 12.2 percent on the same three percent by the end of December, back-taxes. Tunisiana’s quarterly months of 2012. The bank attrib- according to Zain’s annual report. revenue fell 3.1 percent to 47.6 uted the year-on-year profit Wataniya appointed its third dinars even as its customer base increase to an 11 percent growth CEO in less than a year in March. grew 6.3 percent. The Tunisian in net interest income, which “For most Gulf telecom operators, dinar fell about 6 percent to the rose to $167.4m in the first three their competitive edge is depend- dollar in the 12 months to March months of 2013. ent on their capital expenditure 31, making Tunisiana’s earnings It also recorded an 18.6 per- and, in Kuwait, Wataniya is lag- worth less to Wataniya. cent growth in deposits over the ging Zain,” said Umar Faruqui, “Tunisia earnings are directly first quarter to $21.6bn from a senior analyst at Global related to the economy - there’s $18.2bn at the end of 2012. The Investment House in Kuwait. still a lot of political uncertainty bank did not say what contrib- “Viva has strong financial back- and that is deterring foreign uted to the increase but said ing, which will allow it to keep investment as well as hurting the inflow allowed it to reduce up the competitive pressure and tourism,” Faruqui said. its borrowing on the interbank Wataniya will find it tough to Quarterly profit from Nedjma, market by 26 percent in the arrest the decline in home rev- Wataniya’s Algerian subsidiary, fourth quarter of 2012. enue,” he said. rose 14 percent to 7.4m dinars. REUTERS Wataniya shares fell 1.8 percent REUTERS

THURSDAY 25 APRIL 2013 24 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com BUSINESS Saudi decree may ease $67bn housing logjam Decree brings grants of land, loans under one umbrella; solution to housing shortage may take a decade

DUBAI/RIYADH: A royal the amount of units promised,” estimates Jones Lang LaSalle. way, but there is no data record- Municipal and Rural Affairs to not known for its efficiency. decree in Saudi Arabia has said John Sfakianakis, chief Faisal Al Dekheel, a 25-year- ing how these plots have actually hand over municipal lands imme- Bottlenecks in the construc- shaken up the way in which the investment strategist at MASIC, old government employee, is one been utilised,” Williams said. diately to the Ministry of Housing, tion industry may then delay the government allocates vast tracts a Riyadh-based investment firm. person who has grappled with “There is the possibility that which was told to build infrastruc- delivery of homes. One current bot- of land, removing an obstacle to “It should eventually, as more the shortage. He wanted to rent most of them remain unde- ture such as roads on them before tleneck is in the supply of cement; a $67bn programme to ease the allocations become available to a cheap apartment in Riyadh veloped, and therefore these distributing them to citizens, who last week King Abdullah ordered country’s housing shortage. the ministry of housing, bring that would spare him a commute grants are proving insufficient in would build homes with loans the import of 10 million tonnes to The Custodian of the Two down the price of land. Land to work of up to 95 minutes, but addressing housing needs in the granted by the housing ministry. ease a shortage and called for three Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin prices, especially in Riyadh, can found he would have to pay an Kingdom.” The Ministry of Finance was or four cement plants to be built Abdulaziz originally announced only come down if more land is annual rent of SR60,000-SR80,000 In March, local media quoted ordered to approve funds for the over the next three years, granting the housing scheme in March made available as the majority of ($16,000-$21,300). Housing Minister Shuwaish Al infrastructure construction. The SR3bn towards the scheme, state 2011. His plan to build 500,000 land still remains idle.” “I cannot afford such an Duwaihi as saying his ministry king also told other departments news agency SPA reported. homes over several years was amount. It is impossible,” said was able to obtain only a third of to provide the housing ministry “In my calculation, I’ve put 10 part of a series of official steps SHORTAGE Dekheel, who eventually settled the land it needed to carry out with the data it needed to decide years to finish the whole project,” to improve social welfare, at a Saudi Arabia has lagged poorer for an apartment costing 26,000 housing projects. Ministry offi- which citizens were eligible for the Fahad Alturki, senior economist time when social discontent was countries in providing housing to riyals a year in the distant east- cials were not available to elabo- land grants and loans - a key issue at Jadwa Investment in Riyadh, prompting uprisings in other its citizens. Some 60 percent of ern suburbs of city. “This is not rate on his comments. to avoid waste and corruption. said of the housing programme. Arab countries. nearly 20 million Saudis are esti- an easy amount too.” A lack of affordable bank financ- Even if all the government With Saudi Arabia’s popula- But the housing programme has mated to live in rented accom- Part of the problem is that the ing is another constraint on home agencies cooperate smoothly, tion expected to grow by 2.1 per- been slow to get underway, partly modation rather than homes they kingdom’s wealthy have snapped ownership. Partly because of however, the scale of the task cent annually in 2010-2015, well because of difficulties in obtaining own, and much of the housing up residential land plots around Islamic sensitivities, there are no means it is likely to be many above the global average of 1.1 land — an example of how inef- is in poor condition, said Mike the country as long-term invest- clear legal provisions for letting years before Saudi Arabia reaches percent, according to a central ficiencies in Saudi Arabia’s econ- Williams, head of research at the ments, making them too costly to banks take away a borrower’s home the levels of home ownership — bank report, the current hous- omy can slow its growth, despite CBRE property consultancy in use for lower-income housing. if he defaults on a housing loan; this around two-thirds — enjoyed by ing programme may need to be its oil wealth. Last week’s royal Bahrain. Complicating the situation, causes banks to charge high rates other rich countries such as the followed by others. In January, decree may push the programme Because of the housing short- many plots remain undeveloped on the loans which they extend. United States and Britain. minister Duwaihi told local MBC forward by opening up thousands age, rising rents have been a major because they were given to citi- The housing ministry said in television the country needed 1.1 of acres of state-owned land for source of inflation; rents nation- zens under a previous system of INFRASTRUCTURE January it would need a year million housing units. construction. wide rose 3.7 percent from a year land grants, and the recipients Two years after King Abdullah just to prepare the mechanism Dekheel said he was optimistic “The decree is an important earlier in March, though that was lacked the money to build on their originally announced the housing for deciding citizens’ eligibility about buying his own home even- step that begins to address the far below a peak of 29.7 percent land. “The Ministry of Municipal scheme, last week’s decree may for land grants. Administering it tually, but was not expecting it to gap between demand and supply seen in 2008. Apartment rents in and Rural Affairs has distributed finally put it into top gear. The may be a slow process in a coun- happen soon. of land in order to begin building Riyadh jumped 8 percent last year, around 2.2 million plots in this king instructed the Ministry of try where the state bureaucracy is REUTERS

Volvo eyes 15pc Indian market pie Etihad to take 24pc stake in Jet Airways in $379m deal

MUMBAI/DUBAI: Fast- to Jet’s closing share price on growing Etihad Airways is Tuesday, and acquire 24 percent taking almost a quarter stake of Jet’s expanded share capital. in India’s Jet Airways , giving Etihad will also invest an addi- it a bigger foothold in the fast- tional $150m in Jet’s frequent flyer growing Indian market. programme and spend $70m to The $379m investment is the buy Jet’s three pairs of Heathrow first by an overseas operator in slots through the sale and lease- an Indian airline since ownership back agreement announced in rules were relaxed and provides February. India’s largest carrier with a Jet owner Naresh Goyal will deep-pocketed global partner as hold 51 percent of the airline well as cash to retire debt. after the deal. “The price is good Etihad, which has minor- for Jet. I think Etihad may have ity stakes four other carriers paid over the odds slightly, but including Air Berlin and Virgin with Kingfisher out of the pic- Australia, has been expand- ture there is only one full service ing quickly as it competes with heavyweight in town, and that’s regional rivals Qatar Airways and Jet,” said Sudeep Ghai, partner Emirates, which carries a signifi- at consultancy Athena Aviation. cant share of the Indian traffic to The deal sets a valuation bench- Gulf and beyond. mark for further investment in “It’s a game-changing oppor- Indian airlines, with budget car- tunity for Etihad, and a game- rier SpiceJet Ltd frequently the changing opportunity for India,” subject of stake sale reports. Kapil Kaul, regional head of the Jet shares have had a turbu- A young girl walks past a car during the inauguration of first Volvo dealer’s showroom near Ahmedabad, Gujarat, yesterday. Volvo Auto is aiming for Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation lent ride in recent months as a 15 percent share in the Indian luxury car market. (CAPA), said. Kaul said Jet would talks with Etihad dragged on. The benefit from strategic expertise, stock is up about 70 percent since cheap financing and possible fuel November, after media reports import benefits in addition to the about a possible stake sale. Ethiopian Airlines capital injection. Despite high growth potential, Iran parks millions of oil barrels “It (the deal) is expected to India has been a tough aviation bring immediate revenue growth market in recent years, although set to resume and cost synergy opportunities, competition has eased since former with our initial estimates of a con- No.2 Kingfisher Airways stopped on tankers as buyers retreat Dreamliner flights tribution of several hundred mil- flying late last year, dragged down lion dollars for both airlines over by debt and cash-flow problems. LONDON: Iran is storing mil- as 25 million barrels in total. supertankers, while another said ADDIS ABABA: Ethiopian the next five years,” said James The premium paid by Etihad lions of barrels of oil on tank- The vessels, all belonging to 15 tankers were storing crude oil Airlines is set to become Hogan, Etihad’s chief executive. is sharply higher than the 5.5 ers in its territorial waters as Iran’s top tanker operator NITC, around Iran, with volumes close the world’s first carrier to As part of the agreement Jet will percent premium Singapore Tehran struggles with tougher were located close to the Iranian to 30 million barrels. resume flying Boeing Co’s 787 establish a hub in Abu Dhabi and Airlines Ltd paid to lift its stake Western sanctions on its vital oil terminals of Assaluyeh, Kharg Last year Iran’s floating Dreamliner passenger jets, with expand its reach through Etihad’s in Virgin Australia Holdings Ltd seaborne export trade, ship Island and Bahregan, the data storage was estimated to have a commercial flight on Saturday global network while the airlines to 19.9 percent in another deal industry sources say. showed. “There seem to be more reached at least 33 million bar- to neighbouring Kenya, two air- will also expand existing operations announced on Wednesday. Iran’s oil revenues have fallen vessels than there were four rels before buyers were found. line sources said. and introduce new routes between “This transaction further by about 50 percent since tough months ago - the big area which “Iran still does not have enough Boeing’s Dreamliners have India and the Gulf. The deal, final- strengthens the balance sheet of EU and US measures were seems to have changed is off land based storage options, so all been grounded since regulators ised after months of negotiations, Jet Airways and, more importantly, imposed last year, hurting busi- Assaluyeh,” said Richard Hurley, they can do is park it offshore ordered all 50 planes out of the is a vindication for the Indian gov- underpins future revenue streams, ness and cutting living standards a senior analyst at IHS Fairplay. in their own waters until they skies in mid-January after batter- ernment which has struggled to which will accelerate our return to for ordinary Iranians. “There are more ships that can offload the cargoes,” another ies on two of them overheated. US attract overseas companies wary of sustainable profitability and liquid- “There is no doubt there are seem to have come in to that shipping source said. regulators approved a new bat- regulatory uncertainty and bureau- ity,” Goyal said. Bank of America more Iranian tankers being used anchorage in the past four “It is getting harder for NITC tery design on Friday, clearing the cratic red tape. Merrill Lynch and Credit Suisse for floating storage at the moment months or so. At one point they to operate, so it is feasible that oil way for installation. Etihad will buy 27.3 million advised Jet on the deal, while on their side of the Gulf and the were down to a core storage fleet could be discreetly discharged via An Air India source said in New new shares of Jet at Rs754.74 per HSBC was the adviser for Etihad, feeling is this is expected to rise,” of around six vessels anchored ship-to-ship transfers on other Delhi that commercial operations share, a 31.7 percent premium sources said. REUTERS said a European ship industry off Kharg Island and Assaluyeh.” vessels when they make sales.” should start within a week or so, source with knowledge of tanker NITC officials could not be NITC, which has a fleet with immediately after approval from movements. reached for comment. a carrying capacity of at least 76 the local regulator DGCA. “The embargo is hurting and million barrels of oil, has been “Ethiopian Airlines will be the there has been talk of attempts TOUGHER TIMES blacklisted by the West as part first airline company to resume by Iran to unload oil cargoes at Pirouz Mousavi, manag- of tougher sanctions against 787 Dreamliner flights in the distressed prices.” Ship industry ing director of the Iranian Oil Iran over its disputed nuclear world. Saturday’s the date,” a sen- • Bullion - Mumbai sources gave varying estimates on Terminal Company, a unit of the programme. ior Ethiopian Airlines source said. how much oil Iran was storing at state oil firm, was quoted by the In recent weeks, two super- “We’re flying to Nairobi, Kenya on Gold (10 gm) Standard Rs. 26120 sea, but all said the volume was Fars news agency this week as tankers have joined NITC’s trad- the normal flight schedule.” Silver (1 kg) Rs. 46035 higher. saying Iran was building several ing fleet after a further two were Another source, who also • Indian Rupees QR1 = 14.73 Data from maritime intelligence land based oil storage sites at delivered earlier this year, IHS declined to be named, confirmed • Sensex publisher IHS Fairplay estimated locations including Kharg Island Fairplay data showed. All four the plan to resume flights on BSE 19016.46 10 of Iran’s supertankers, each able and Assaluyeh. were built at Chinese yards. Saturday by the airline, the first NSE 5783.10 to carry up to 2 million barrels of Mousavi said Iran faced no “Having more tankers gives African carrier to purchase • Short-term investment plan from LIC International upto 6.4 percent return crude, were storing oil, together problems with oil exports. “We Iran more trading options includ- Dreamliner planes. It ordered 10, p.a. (in dollar) with one smaller tanker able to have no consignment on the water ing storage, but NITC is under has received four, and started fly- • Housing loan from HDFC LTD carry up to 1 million barrels. and if there is any it is waiting for enormous pressure, constantly ing them in August. • Mutual Fund: Buy & Sell: SBI MF, HDFC MF, UTI MF, Birla Sun Life MF, The data showed a further two loading and exports,” Mousavi was having to adapt and also deal with “It should be a matter of days, Tata MF, Reliance MF etc. supertankers were also prob- quoted as saying. poor tanker market conditions,” not weeks. I think one week or • Advise on Indian Income Tax matters for NRIs. ably deployed on floating storage, Another ship industry source another ship industry source said. so,” the source said, without giv- Contact: Investec, Tel: 44325060/44365060 email: [email protected] based on the length of time they estimated 17 NITC vessels were “They face a tougher time ahead.” ing further details. were stationary, meaning as much storing crude oil, mainly on REUTERS REUTERS THURSDAY 25 APRIL 2013 MARKET www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 25

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Athletics: Heir Apparent Cup at Khalifa International Stadium Marquez to fight Bradley next: Report

LOS ANGELES: Mexican Juan Manuel Marquez and unbeaten US boxer Tim Bradley, who each beat Filipino icon Manny Pacquiao last year, will fight each other in September, the Los Angeles Times reported yesterday. Promoter Bob Arum told the newspaper that Marquez would take on Bradley in Las Vegas on September 14 for the World Boxing Organization welter- weight crown that Bradley took from Pacquiao by split decision last June. “Marquez wanted to fight The podium winners and an official pose for a picture during the awarding ceremony of the Heir Apparent Athletics Cup for Juniors competition, held at Khalifa International Stadium. Bradley and Bradley wanted to RIGHT: Sprinters take off from the starting blocks during their race at the same venue. Athletes from nine clubs including Al Rayyan, Al Sadd, Qatar SC, Al Wakra, Al Ahli and Al Arabi are fight Marquez,” Arum told the competing. Times. The deal pushes back plans for a possible fifth fight between Pacquiao and Marquez, who knocked out the Asian star in the sixth round last December after suffering a draw and two narrow Knicks, Heat take 2-0 lead defeats in early fights against “Pac-Man.” Arum said the major stumbling block to a fifth Marquez-Pacquiao Warriors level play-off series after a 131-117 victory over Nuggets matchup was Pacquiao insisting the fight be staged in Macau or Singapore, where he could avoid a NEW YORK: New York’s in the third period and outscored 40 percent tax on his prize money. Carmelo Anthony and Miami NBA Results Boston 32-11, holding the visitors “Marquez isn’t convinced stars LeBron James and to 22.2 percent shooting for the Marquez-Pacquiao in Asia will Dwyane Wade sparked their Results yesterday from the first quarter to turn around the game. result in the pay-per-view money teams to NBA play-off tri- round of the NBA play-offs (all “It’s our defence that holds us being as strong,” Arum said. umphs yesterday that gave the series best-of-seven): in there and makes us able to Tyson Marquez, 55-6 with one draw Knicks and Heat 2-0 Eastern Eastern Conference do the things we need to do to Chandler (6) and 40 knockouts, has not fought of the New Conference series leads. In New York win games,” Knicks coach Mike since beating Pacquiao. Bradley, Anthony, who shot 3-for-11 Woodson said after his side’s York Knicks 30-0 with 12 knockouts, comes in the first half, scored a game- New York 87 Boston 71 match. and Brandon off a unanimous but narrow title high 34 points to power the host (New York leads series 2-0) “We got relaxed. They had us Bass (30) of defense over Russia’s Ruslan Knicks over Boston 87-71, giving In Miami on our heels and attacking. We the Boston Provodnikov last month. New York a 2-0 lead in their best- Miami 98 Milwaukee 86 turned that around in the sec- Celtics Pacquiao, 54-5 with two drawn of-seven opening round play-off (Miami leads series 2-0) ond half, finally hit a good offen- fight for a and 38 knockouts, will next fight series. sive spurt in the third quarter, later this year at Singapore Western Conference rebound “It was just a tale of two halves,” and that gave us the cushion we during Game or Macau against a US boxer, In Denver Anthony said. “We just had to find needed.” Two of the either Brandon Rios (31-1-1 with a rhythm, find some shots. In the Golden State 131 Denver 117 The Knicks visit Boston for Eastern 23 knockouts) or Mike Alvarado third quarter we came out very (Series level 1-1) games tomorrow and Sunday Conference (34-1 with 23 knockouts), Arum aggressively. We got some stops, with a chance to sweep into the told the Times. quarter- and that opened up our offence.” “We put ourselves in position to second round or find themselves Rios and Alvarado split finals of the And at Miami, Wade scored 21 close the game out,” James said. in a level fight. their past two fights, staged points while James had 19 points, “It’s not surprising. That’s what Meanwhile, Stephen Curry 2013 NBA against each other. Rios inflicted eight rebounds and six assists to our bench brings.” scored 30 points and added 13 Play-offs Alvarado’s first defeat with a sev- spark the defending NBA cham- Ersan Ilyasova scored 21 points assists to power the hot-shooting at Madison enth-round stoppage last October pion Heat over Milwaukee 98-86 and grabbed six rebounds for Golden State Warriors over the Square but Alvarado won a unanimous for a 2-0 lead in their best-of- Milwaukee. Denver Nuggets 131-117 to even Garden but narrow 12-round decision last seven first-round matchup. “We can expect an absolute their NBA opening-round play- in New month. The Bucks stayed within reach crazy energy from their team,” off series. York City, Unbeaten Floyd Mayweather until a 12-0 Miami run sparked by Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said. Jarrett Jack netted 26 points, yesterday. had planned to fight in Las Vegas reserves to open the fourth quar- “We did what we were supposed Harrison Barnes added 24 points depending on the outcome of his ter brought the Heat an 80-65 to do. Now we need to move on.” and Klay Thompson contributed face-off next week with fellow lead and ended Milwaukee’s hopes At New York, the Celtics led 21 points o for the Warriors, now American Robert Guerrero, with of an upset of the top overall play- 48-42 at half-time but the Knicks level at 1-1 in the best-of-seven Mexico’s Saul “Canelo” Alvarez a off seeds. shot 70.6 percent from the field matchup. AGENCIES possible opponent. AFP

Baseball Results Al Sadd qualify for AFC Futsal Finals Minnesota 4 Miami 3 Atlanta 4 Colorado 3 Oakland 13 Boston 0 Baltimore 4 Toronto 3 St Louis 2 Washington 0 Pittsburgh 2 Philadelphia 0 Chicago Cubs 4 Cincinnati 2 LA Dodgers 7 NY Mets 2 NY Yankees 4 Tampa Bay 3 Houston 3 Seattle 2 Miami 8 Minnesota 5 Atlanta 10 Colorado 2 LA Angels 5 Texas 4 Milwaukee 6 San Diego 3 Arizona 6 San Francisco 4 Atlanta snap losing streak

ATLANTA: Justin Upton hit his Major League-leading 10th homer as visiting Atlanta The players of Al Sadd Futsal team celebrate after beating Al Wasl 5-3 in the semi-finals in Malaysia. snapped a three-game los- Al Sadd have now qualified for the AFC Futsal Club Championship finals, which will be held in Japan. ing streak in the opener of a doubleheader. Evan Gattis swatted a go- ahead homer in the fourth and Capitals clinch Southeast Division Dan Uggla had a two-run blast as the Braves improved to a Major League-best 14-5. The first-pitch WASHINGTON: Mathieu shootout to give hosts Carolina temperature was 23 degrees, the Perreault, Jason Chimera, NHL Results the victory, but New York coldest in franchise history at Nicklas Backstrom and cap- New Jersey 3 Montreal 2 secured a point to clinch their Coors Field. tain Alex Ovechkin each had Washington 5 Winnipeg 3 first play-off spot since 2007. Uggla’s two-run shot made it a goal and an assist as hosts Carolina 4 NY Islanders 3 Jordan Staal recorded a 3-0 in the second. The Rockies Washington hung on to clinch Philadelphia 5 Boston 2 goal an assist and Dan Ellis got an RBI single from Jordan the Southeast Division for the Florida 3 NY Rangers 2 made 36 saves before stopping Pacheco in a two-run second and fifth time in six seasons. Frans Nielsen and Brad Boyes Buffalo 4 Pittsburgh 2 tied it in the third. Matt Hendricks also scored in the shootout. The Islanders Meanwhile, Darwin Barney hit for the Capitals, who moved St Louis 3 Colorado 1 qualified for the playoffs after his first career home run on the three points ahead of Winnipeg Nashville 4 Calgary 3 Washington posted a 5-3 win road to help visiting Chicago snap and improved to 10-1-0 in April. Minnesota 2 Los Angeles 1 over ninth-place Winnipeg. a four-game losing streak and Nik Antropov scored and San Jose 3 Dallas 2 Elsewhere, Marcel Goc even the series at a game apiece. added an assist, while Blake scored a tiebreaking power-play Barney’s blast to left lifted the Wheeler and Evander Kane the Eastern Conference play- goal 7:37 into the third period Cubs after they gave up a one-run recorded goals for the Jets, who off race with just one contest and Jacob Markstrom turned lead and wasted a tremendous saw their seven-game point remaining. aside 36 shots as Florida pre- outing from Carlos Villanueva. streak come to an end. Meanwhile, Riley Nash and vented New York from securing REUTERS The Jets stay one point out of Jeff Skinner scored in the a postseason berth. REUTERS THURSDAY 25 APRIL 2013 28 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com SPORT McIlroy should play for Woods should have been disqualified, Ireland in Rio: Dawson says Oosthuizen ICHEON, SOUTH KOREA: but he went on to complete the Green light given to begin work on the Olympic golf course South African golfer Louis tournament. Oosthuizen (pictured) said Meanwhile, Oosthuizen yesterday he felt Tiger Woods respects the decision by ST ANDREWS, United hoped that the Rio de Janeiro confirmed last month that the should have been disqualified American Ryder Cup golf- Kingdom: Two-time Major decision would after months of course would be ready for a test from the US Masters for sign- ers Dustin Johnson and Zach winner Rory McIlroy (pictured) be taken out of legal wrangling. event in 2015. ing a wrong scorecard follow- Johnson to pull out of the should be allowed to represent McIlroy’s hands. “I can Golf is returning to the ing an incorrect drop. Ballantine’s Championship in Ireland at the 2016 Olympics “Because of announce hap- Olympics in 2016 for the first time The world number seven will South Korea this week amid and not have to make his own Rory’s history pily that last since the 1904 Games in the US be the highest-ranked player security concerns, but the 2010 mind up about who he plays for, of playing for weekend all city of St Louis. teeing off Thursday in the $2.8m Open champion says he is glad Peter Dawson, CEO of the Royal Ireland at ama- the permits But calls by a number of lead- Ballantine’s Championship in he came. and Ancient Golf Club of St. teur level and needed to start ing male professionals for an South Korea, the golf-crazy The two Americans pulled out Andrews (R & A) said. at World Cup construct- Olympic tournament other than country’s only of the event against Dawson, who played a key role level there may ing the course stroke-play have been ignored for European Tour a backdrop of politi- in golf regaining its’ place at the be a regula- was issued the time being. tournament. cal tension as North Olympics when it was voted back tion within the down in Rio so “As you know, we went for Asked about the Korea threatened in four years ago, said it was Olympic rules that work can 72-hole stroke-play for men and Woods incident at nuclear attacks on unfair placing the pressure on the which would now proceed 72-hole stroke-play for women a pre-tournament the United States, 23-year-old Northern Ireland- determine who at pace,” said and that was after player consul- press conference, South Korea and born golfer to make up his mind. he would have Dawson. tation, and at the time, we wanted Oosthuizen said he Japan after new McIlroy could play for either to play for,” said “If the con- to be certain we had players sup- was with those who UN sanctions were Great Britain or Ireland at the Dawson. struction port,” said Dawson. felt the 14-time imposed in response Olympics - where golf last fea- “We are still schedule goes to “We had women support very major champion to its latest nuclear tured in 1904 - as being from looking at the plan, the course strongly but not all of the men. should not have test in February. Northern Ireland he is also eligi- matter but under that regulation will be completed in good time We thought that to go canter to been allowed to fin- Sponsors of the ble for the British team. he could play under Irish colours. for a test event and then for the them would risk player support ish the tournament European Tour While Northern Ireland no “It’s quite ambiguous as Games tournament. so we didn’t do that. in Augusta. event said in a state- longer suffers from deadly sec- there are regulations within “It had not been a responsi- “So, we will go with that format After hitting the ment on Monday: tarian attacks, religious tensions the IOC (International Olympic bility of the International Golf for 2016, have a cracking good golf flagstick and seeing his ball roll “They have reached this deci- still run high and, were McIlroy Committee) that if you play pre- Federation to supply a venue, competition and then review it for into a water hazard at the 15th sion following perceived unrest to choose to represent Ireland, vious world championships for a as was the case for stadiums future years rather than try and hole at Augusta, Woods dropped on the Korean peninsula”. he could face a backlash from certain country that has to carry in London for the most recent experiment with something dif- the ball two yards back from the “It was a personal decision the the Loyalist community, who are with you. London Olympics. ferent in four years’ time.” original shot to avoid a similar two of them made not coming predominantly Protestant. “So the question is, is the World “Instead, it is the IGF’s respon- Dawson meanwhile said he was risk on the next shot. here and ... you can’t really give However, opting for Great Cup of Golf a world championship sibility to ensure that the golf confident that the game’s leading He was given a two-stroke them any hard time about it,” Britain would see him become and so on. Golf isn’t structured in course is technically right and world-ranked players in the men’s penalty for an improper drop, Oosthuizen told a news confer- the possible target of abuse from the same way as it is with other adequate. and women’s games will com- but escaped disqualification for ence, adding “... both of them Republicans, who are predomi- sports. “It has been a worry what with mit to the 2016 Olympic Games, signing an incorrect scorecard made the decision with their nantly Roman Catholic. “But I would very much like all the delays, so let’s just hope despite a packed tour schedule. after the competition committee families not to come. McIlroy told the BBC in to take this burden of choice we can get it done and crack on.” “I would expect the world’s best invoked a rule for a player who Oosthuizen, said he had con- January that he might even skip away from the player, if possible, Work on the Gil Hanse- players to play,” he said. “unknowingly” makes a penalty. sulted his management before the Games so as not to cause because it’s not fair. designed course in the Brazilian “I have spoken to many play- “He got the rule wrong in the deciding to come. offence to either side of the sec- “I think Rory has made it pretty city has been delayed by a dispute ers and through their individual way he dropped,” Oosthuizen “I took the word of the guys tarian divide. clear, and what I have heard pri- over ownership of the site. tours and the mood seems to be said. “I don’t think he did it that, everything is fine over here “Play for one side or the other vately he is worried about it and And while clearing work very much so.” intentionally. But after signing and ... I was looking forward to -- or not play at all because I may the last thing we want is a player started a month ago, it was only The course, at Reserva de the scorecard, it was definitely the week and I think something upset too many people. Those are worrying about it.” last weekend that approval was Marapendi in the Barra da Tijuca a DQ.” drastically needed to go wrong my three options I’m considering Meanwhile, the R&A has said given to begin the actual con- district where the largest number Some former and current for me, for me not to come, and, very carefully,” he said. that the green light has finally struction of the 18-hole layout. of Games venues will be located, players had suggested Woods yes, I’m glad I came,” he added. Dawson, though, speaking to a been given for construction of the The head of Rio organis- is about five kilometres from the withdraw from the Masters, AGENCIES select group of journalists, said he course for the 2016 Olympics in ing committee, Carlos Nuzman, Athletes’ Village. AFP

ExxonMobil Qatar, Sout Al Khaleej named as partners for Heir Apparent Cup

Hani Taleb Balan, Deputy CEO of Qatar Stars League (QSL) (left) and Saleh Al Mana, Vice President and Director of Public and Government Affairs for Government Affairs for ExxonMobil Qatar shake hands after exchang- ing documents at Qatar Football Association headquarters yesterday. ExxonMobil Qatar will be the exclusive partner for this year’s Heir Apparent Cup tournament. RIGHT: Balan of QSL (left) and Mohammed Al Marzouqi, director of Sout Al Khaleej shake hands during a signing ceremony. Sout Al Khaleej, a Qatar radio station have been confirmed as a media partner for the tournament. The competition begins on Saturday with Al Sadd playing Al Rayyan, while Lekhwiya face Eljaish. The final will be held on May 4. PICTURES BY: SHAIVAL DALAL FIBA Asia 3X3 Championship Draw Qatar to field five teams at Men’s Group A Group B Group C Group D Mongolia, Qatar Maroon, India, Indonesia, Taipei, Thailand, Japan, Qatar Grey, FIBA Asia 3x3 Championship Philippines, Sri Lanka Turkemenistan, Iran Nepal, Lebanon Jordan, Hong Kong Women’s DOHA: Qatar will field five and Sri Lanka. Qatar Grey will two groups of three teams each Qatar 2,Indonesia, India, Sri China, Syria, Turkmenistan, Thailand, Qatar 1, Hong Kong, teams for the FIBA Asia 3x3 face Japan, Jordan and Hong for the second round, from where Lanka, Philppines Nepal, Lebanon Mongolia Championship after the draw Kong in Group D. the top two teams from each was made during the FIBA India, Indonesia, Turkmenistan group will qualify for the semi- Under-18 Boy’s Asia Central Board meeting, and Iran are in Group B, while final play-offs. Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Mongolia, Turkmenistan, Indonesia, Qatar, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Vietnam, Thailand 1, Sri Lanka, Lebanon, yesterday. Taipei, Thailand, Nepal and Both the men’s and women’s India, China, Maldives Syria, Philippines, Taipei Japan, Kazakstan, Thailand 2 Nepal, Macu Qatar will have two teams in Lebanon will face each other in matches will be played in Doha Under-18 Girl’s the men’s category. Qatar Maroon Group C. next month. have been grouped in Group A The top two teams in each Elsewhere, Qatar will be one Turkmenistan, India, Jordan, Philippines, Syria, Malaysia, Thailand 1, Taipei, Macau, China, Indonesia, along with Mongolia, Philippines group will advance to the knock- of the 24 teams competing in the Lebanon, Mongolia Nepal, Sri Lanka Hong Kong, Vietnam Maldives, Thailand 2 out stages. Under-18 Boy’s category in the Men’s and Women’s matches to be played in Doha on May 15 and 16. Likewise, there will be two competition. Under-18 Boy’s and Under-18 Girl’s matches to be played on May 22 to 25 in Bangkok in Thailand. teams in the women’s category, Qatar will play five matches with Qatar 1 placed in Group C after being drawn against Lebanon, Nepal and Macau, are are encouraged by the interest Hagop Khajirian said he is thrilled along with Thailand, Hong Kong Turkmenistan, Indonesia, Syria, in Group D. shown by the teams especially with the number of entries for the and Mongolia. Philippines and Taipei in Group The top two teams will qualify from traditionally not so power- tournament. Qatar 2 will meet Indonesia, B. for the quarter-final play-offs. ful countries.” He said: “We are proud that India, Sri Lanka and Philippines Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Mongolia, Nineteen teams will be com- He added: “Over the next one FIBA Asia is the first FIBA in Group A. India, China and Maldives com- peting in the Under-18 Girl’s month, what we will witness is a Zone to organise a 3x3 event China, Syria, Turkmenistan, plete Group A, while Hong category. The Under-18 Boy’s and festival of basketball where people for National Teams. And all the Nepal and Lebanon are in Group Kong, Malaysia, Vietnam, Japan, girls matches will be played in from all walks of life and cutting credit for this goes to the National B and complete the 14-team Kazakhstan and Thailand 2 are Bangkok from May 22 to 24. across age groups will participate Federations who have embraced category. in Group C. Speaking of the tournament, in FIBA Asia 3x3 with the single this new baby in the basketball The top two teams from each In a group that consists of five FIBA Asia President Sheikh objective of: JUST PLAY.” family with great enthusiasm.” group will then be divided into teams, Thailand 1, Sri Lanka, Saud bin Ali Al Thani said: “We FIBA Asia Secretary General THE PENINSULA THURSDAY 25 APRIL 2013 SPORT www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 29

Midfielder Cameroon Eljaish book last-16 spot Gerrard faces coach aghast likely shoulder as his job is surgery advertised in style; Lekhwiya lose LONDON: Liverpool and England captain Steven YAOUNDE: Cameroon Gerrard is likely to need shoul- coach Jean-Paul Akono said Wagner scores hat-trick in 3-0 win; Soria sent off der surgery at the end of the he was shocked and confused season, the Premier League club by an announcement from said yesterday. the country’s sports ministry DOHA: Brazilian striker coach Marcello Lippi sent to the If the 32-year-old, who has that it is seeking a new man Wagner Rebeiro scored a hat- stands. been ever present in this sea- to take the helm with the trick as Eljaish booked their In a dramatic encounter in son’s league campaign, has sur- national team. place in the knockout phase of Saitama, Japan’s Urawa kept their gery in the close season he could “I was completely shocked the AFC Champions League title hopes alive heading into next miss England’s friendlies against and embarrassed when I heard with a 3-0 win over Saudi week’s final group games, and also Ireland at Wembley on May 29 over state radio yesterday that Arabia’s Al Shabab yesterday. flirted with the three-goal victory Qatar’s and away to Brazil on June 2. Cameroon is looking for a new The Saudi side had already margin which would have kept Eljaish “It’s looking more and more coach,” Akono told said in secured their spot in the next Guangzhou’s progression on hold. players likely that he might require interview yesterday. phase thanks to their 1-0 win Lippi let his frustrations show surgery,” first team coach Mike “I’m confused because nego- celebrate over Tractorsazi on Matchday and was ordered from the touch- Marsh told the club’s website. tiations were already ongo- after Four while Eljaish’s win coupled line for kicking a water bottle as “He has been playing with ing for me to sign a contract with Tractorsazi’s defeat at the they went 3-1 down. scoring a a shoulder injury for quite a with the government. In fact, I hands of Al Jazira from the UAE A controversial late effort from goal against while now. We’ll try to find the was called up the ministry on means the Qatari club cannot be Muriqui -- in which the referee Saudi right time for him to get it fixed Friday for discussions with the overtaken. missed a linesman’s flag for off- Arabia’s properly. minister.” That leaves both clubs fighting side -- eased Guangzhou’s worries, Al Shabab “It’s not ideal timing, it’s going Akono has been coach it out for top spot with one round although they were also hit by a during to take quite a while for him to since last September when he of matches to go, with Al Shabab stoppage-time red card against their AFC heal... If it needs repairing, it replaced Frenchman Denis still in pole position in Group A, defender Zhang Linpeng. Champions needs repairing and when he’s Lavagne but worked without two points ahead of Eljaish, who Urawa captain Yuki Abe missed League back fit, he’s back fit. There’s not a contract and now looks on travel to meet Tractorsazi in Iran a penalty mid-way through the match at much we can do about it.” his way out after his job was on Matchday Six while Al Shabab first half and the hosts, Asian Al Rayyan The midfielder, who is due to advertised. host Al Jazira. champions in 2007, counted the Stadium have a testimonial match against Cameroon’s sports ministry Meanwhile, Lekhwiya lose 3-1 cost when ex-Borussia Dortmund in Doha, Greek champions Olympiakos at and football federation said after three second half goals from striker Lucas Barrios struck for yesterday. Anfield on August 3, has scored prospective candidates have Essa Obaid, Edgar and Ciel were Guangzhou in the 36th minute. nine league goals this season. until today to apply. enough to give Shabab their sec- Brazil’s Muriqui robbed Ryota He has made 628 appearances “During my discussion with ond win. Moriwaki and fed the Paraguayan for the Merseyside club where he sports minister Adoum Garoua, Lekhwiya, who were reduced to forward, who broke through has spent his entire career after I proposed that I should be 10 men late on after Sebasatien defenders and stepped past goal- coming through the youth ranks, awarded a contract up to July Soria was sent off, let slip a first keeper Nobuhiro Kato to score in scoring 159 goals. REUTERS next year, with a monthly sal- half lead, a goal by Youssef Msakni the empty net. ary of $29,800, which is far to keep alive Shabab’s hopes of However, Shinzo Koroki made below what the country pays to reaching the knockout stage. it 1-1 seven minutes after half- to score in the 63rd minute and Guangzhou, who only needed to Yesterday’s foreigners, mostly Europeans. Elsewhere, China’s Guangzhou time when he was on hand to flick Koroki was brought down in the avoid defeat by a three-goal mar- My assistant said his own Evergrande scrambled into the in a shot from Tadaaki Hirakawa. box shortly afterwards. gin to go through, teetering at 3-1 AFC Champions monthly wage should be 7m last-16 stage despite a 3-2 loss to Urawa then seized control with Brazilian midfielder Marcio down. CFA francs. Urawa Red Diamonds in which two goals in three minutes, when Richardes converted the spot- Muriqui scored, adjudged off- League Results “The minister asked us they finished with 10 men and had Tomoaki Makino crossed for Abe kick on 66 minutes to leave side but unsighted by Iranian ref- to reconsider our demanded eree Mohsen Torki, before Zhang Buriram United (THA) 1 monthly wages and get back Vegalta Sendai (JPN) 1 was sent off in injury time. to him within a short time, In the other Group F game, Jiangsu Sainty (CHN) 0 FC although no date was fixed. former Asian champions Jeonbuk Seoul (KOR) 2 While we were still thinking beat Thailand’s Muangthong about it, we were shocked to Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors United 2-0 but were prevented hear state radio announcing Qatar’s Lekhwiya (KOR) 2 Muangthong United from reaching the knock-out (THA) 0 yesterday that he has instead player Nam Tae Hee phase by Urawa’s surprise win. requested the football federa- (centre) is challenged The 2006 winners, now one Urawa Red Diamonds (JPN) tion to launch an urgent inter- by UAE’s Al Shabab point behind Urawa in third spot 3 (Guangzhou Evergrande national appeal in the search Al Arabi player Esam -- with only the top two going (CHN) 2 for a new coach.” Bin Salmin (right) through -- face the difficult task Eljaish (QAT) 3 Al Shabab Cameroon is one of many during their AFC of playing leaders Guangzhou in (KSA) 0 African countries where the Champions League next week’s final group game. government pays the salary match in Dubai, Meanwhile in Group E, Al Jazira (UAE) 2 Tractorsazi of the national team coach, yesterday. Thailand’s Buriram United were Tabriz (IRI) 0 rendering the cash-strapped just seconds from a victory which Al Shabab Al Arabi (UAE) 3 football federation virtually would have put them into the Lekhwiya (QAT) 1 powerless in the decision-mak- knock-outs before Japanese out- ing process. Al Ettifaq (KSA) 2 Pakhtakor fit Vegalta Sendai snatched a 1-1 REUTERS (UZB) 0 draw. AGENCIES Two goals should’ve been ruled out: Roura

MUNICH: Bayern Munich’s technology. Heynckes is not tak- 4-0 rout of Barcelona in a ing Bayern’s place in the final Champions League semi-final at Wembley in May for granted first leg on Tuesday was partly despite the one-sided scoreline on down to two goals that should Tuesday. have been chalked off, said “I am happy about the result assistant coach Jordi Roura. but I am not moved by it. I know Mario Gomez looked margin- we still face 90 very difficult min- ally offside when he turned in utes in Spain,” he said, referring Thomas Mueller’s header from to the return game at the Nou close range for the second goal in Camp on May 1. the 49th minute. “We will enjoy what hap- The two-goal Mueller also pened tonight but no more. It is appeared to obstruct Jordi Alba important to stick to your tacti- when the full back attempted to cal guidelines against Barcelona stop Arjen Robben as the Dutch and that is what makes my team Bayern’s Thomas Mueller (second left) reacts after scoring the fourth international winger ran through stand out this year. goal during the UEFA Champions league first leg semi-final football to score Bayern’s third after 73 “We have been displaying match against Barcelona at the Allianz arena in Munich, on Tuesday. minutes. extraordinary football for the “I don’t want to talk about the entire season,” said Heynckes of referee but it’s clear they scored a Bayern squad that have already two illegitimate goals,” Roura told been crowned Bundesliga cham- Stats on Bayern Munich vs reporters. pions and are also through to the “In every game we have played German Cup final against VfB Barcelona first-leg tie away from home, against AC Stuttgart in June. ❑ Barcelona conceded four goals in a Champions League Milan and Paris St Germain, “Falling short of success in the match for the first time since losing 4-2 to Chelsea in the there have been debatable deci- past two years has only made last 16 in March 2005. sions but I don’t want this to be them more hungry to win this ❑ The last team to beat Barcelona 4-0 in the competition were an excuse. year. The tactical awareness of Dynamo Kiev in the group stages in November 1997. “There were illegal goals but we this team is top notch as well, just ❑ No team has ever lost the first leg of a Champions League/ mustn’t take away credit from our like their willingness to run and European Cup tie by four or more goals and progressed to opponents. Bayern were the bet- fight for one another.” the next round. ter team and we were not able Meanwhile, Barcelona centre ❑ The last time Barcelona’s Lionel Messi featured in a team to resist their physical pressure.” half Gerard Pique acknowledged that lost 4-0 was in Argentina’s 2010 World Cup quarter- Bayern coach Jupp Heynckes his team were thoroughly second final against Germany. Thomas Mueller, who scored twice said he did not have a perfect best. on Tuesday, netted in that game too. sight of the two disputed goals “They gave us a thrashing,” ❑ Barcelona only had one shot on target against Bayern, the from the bench. he said. “We will try to turn it joint lowest they have managed in the Champions League “When you’re on the touch- around in the return leg (on May this season. line it’s very difficult to have a 1) and put in a good performance ❑ In all competitions Barcelona have not lost 4-0 since they clear view of what happened,” he for the fans. were beaten by Getafe in the King’s Cup in May 2007. explained. “They were better and faster Champions League matches than us. There is no point talk- feature five officials, including one ing about the referee, there is no “We knew we could give Europe over the last five years on each goalline, to spot infringe- excuse.” them a good game,” he said. and we beat them in such a ments in the penalty area. Robben, who sparkled on the “Before everybody said it was terrific way. On the other European soccer’s ruling body wing for Bayern and scored one of a 50-50 game and we can be hand let’s be quiet...because UEFA say the system is more the goals, hailed his team’s spec- very proud. there is still a second game to efficient than employing goalline tacular performance. “Barca have dominated play. AGENCIES THURSDAY 25 APRIL 2013 30 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com SPORT

Frenchman Jean- Louis Schlesser and co-driver Konstantin Zhiltstov race ahead in their Schlesser Original during day two of the 2013 Sealine Cross-Country Rally yesterday. RIGHT: Stage winner Francisco Lopez of Chile on his factory KTM bike. Spaniard Marc Coma maintained overall lead of just three seconds, despite being caught by his closest rivals on the tricky Schlesser unstoppable; route. Al Attiyah knocked out Sealine Cross-Country Rally: Marc Coma leads bike race

DOHA: Frenchman Jean-Louis checkpoint and forced the disap- Schlesser, Spaniard Marc Coma pointed Qatari out of the event. and Poland’s Rafal Sonik main- “I hit nothing. It was just a tained their overall leads in the stone that hit the oil filter and Local hero Nasser respective car, motorcycle and we lost the oil,” said Al Attiyah. Saleh Al Attiyah quad categories after the second “We could do nothing other talks to the media and longest selective section of than to stop. On our Buggy the the 2013 Sealine Cross-Country oil filter is low down and this can after his ‘Desert Rally yesterday. happen – on other Buggies, like Buggy’ got But the day’s stage wins fell to Schlesser, it is higher up. Now we damaged, forcing Schlesser, Chile’s Francisco Lopez will try and carry out some test- the Qatari out of and Emirati Obaid Al-Kitbe. ing while the team is here over the event. RIGHT: “Nice to get the stage win again the coming days.” UAE’s Obaid but we had a problem near the Marc Coma maintained overall Al-Kitbe in action end,” said Schlesser, who extended lead of just three seconds, despite in the quad class his lead to over 35 minutes. being caught by his closest rivals during the second “I stopped about 20km from the on the tricky stage and running stage. end. There was a difficult dune in convoy to the finish. and it caught me by surprise. I Lopez won the special by 1min could not start the car, so I waited 39sec and retained fifth. Poland’s for a few minutes and we man- Jakub Przygonski and Norway’s aged to get going again.” Pal-Anders Ullevalseter were His closest rival Krzysztof second and third and now hold Holowczyc also stopped in the fourth and third in the overall test for me and the bike and good both Brazilians suffering from Zapletal had stopped to assist Emirati Obaid Al-Kitbe was soft sand for several minutes on standings, with Paulo Gonçalves training with the navigation. The compression fractures to their the Brazilians at the scene of the also awarded a penalty of 1hr the run north to the stage fin- in second. 30km of dunes at the end were vertebrae. crash on Tuesday and, as per the 20min for missing five waypoints ish after overcoming an earlier “It is never easy to push and nice but the pace was fast among The incident bore an uncanny regulations, clerk of the course and he slipped to fourth in the time-consuming puncture, but he make a lead when you are first the leading riders.” resemblance to the one that had Pedro Almeida gave the 34 min- quad order behind Sonik, Paulo maintained second overall with on the road and you have difficult Rafal Sonik was passed soon injured Yazeed Al-Rajhi and Alex utes back to the driver that had Copetti and Mohammed Abu the sixth quickest time. navigation,” said Coma. after the start by Obaid Al-Kitbe, Winocq in the recent Ha’il Rally been lost at the incident. Zapletal Issa. Minor three-minute speed- Poland’s Martin Kaczmarski, “It is easy for the riders behind but the Pole held on to take sec- in Saudi Arabia. restarted in third position. ing penalties were also awarded to Venezuelan Nunzio Coffaro and to see the lines. I tried to push at ond among the quads on the day’s Faisal Al Attiya suffered a Overnight leaders Coma, Sonik Kaczmarski and Coffaro. Kazakh Aidyn Rakhimbayev were one point and made an escape but stage and he maintains a sizeable miserable first day in his power- and Schlesser were first on the Coma and Goncalves pulled second, third and fourth on the I had to stop to fix a problem with advantage heading into day three. ful Hummer. After sustaining a road in the motorcycle, quad away from the chasing group day’s stage in three Overdrive my seat and lost about a minute. Al-Kitbe duly claimed the stage puncture, the Qatari was forced and car categories, but Aidyn through the early section of the Toyotas. Tomorrow I start behind, so we win by over 34 minutes. to wait several hours for sup- Rakhimbayev was awarded a stage, as Ullevalseter, Przygonski Local hero Nasser Saleh Al will see.” Reinaldo Varela and Gustavo port and was unable to finish the 30-minute penalty before the and Lopez trailed in their wake. Attiyah began brightly and was “It’s nice to win the stage but it Gugelmin, who had crashed their stage. He started day two from restart for missing a waypoint on The Spaniard and the comfortably the quickest car was not so easy,” said Lopez. “This car heavily over a cut face dune 19th overall with massive time Tuesday and the Kazakh slipped Portuguese were locked in a clas- driver until a stray stone damaged rally is much longer and more dif- near the end of Tuesday’s stage, penalties. from third to eighth overall in the sic game of cat and mouse but his Buggy’s oil filter after the first ficult than last year. It is a good were detained in hospital with Czech driver Miroslav car section. Lopez reached PC1 after 83.63km with the quickest virtual time. Gonçalves had managed to reduce Positions after SS2 – 413.19km Coma’s overall lead by 1min 41sec. The top five were well clear of Cars the rest of the field and Al-Kitbe 1. Jean-Louis Schlesser (FRA)/Konstantin Zhiltstov (RUS) Schlesser Original 4hr 28min 12sec passed Sonik to lead the quads. 2. Martin Kaczmarski (POL)/Bartlomiej Boba (POL) Toyota Hilux 4hr 37min 04sec By refuelling, after 197.57km, 3. Nunzio Coffaro (VEN)/Daniel Meneses (VEN) Toyota Hilux 4hr 39min 02sec the top five were running close 4. Aidyn Rakhimbayev (KAZ)/Vladimir Demiyaneko (RUS) Toyota Hilux 4hr 40min 42sec together in increasingly windy 5. Miroslav Zapletal (CZE)/Maciej Marton (POL) Hummer H3 Evo 4hr 45min 48sec conditions and Lopez maintained 6. Krzysztof Holowczyc (POL)/Andreas Schulz (DEU) Mini All4 Racing 4hr 47min 02sec the advantage from Przygonski Bikes and Ullevalseter. 1. Francesco Lopez (CHL) KTM 450 Rally Replica 4hr 46min 23sec Coma maintained a tiny virtual 2. Jakub Przygonski (POL) KTM 450 Rally Replica 4hr 48min 02sec overall lead. 3. Pal-Anders Ullevalseter (NOR) KTM 450 Rally Replica 4hr 50min 08sec Lopez kept his stage advantage 4. Paulo Gonçalves (PRT) Speedbrain 450 Rally 4hr 52min 01sec into PC3 and sealed the stage win 5. Marc Coma (ESP) KTM 450 Rally Replica 4hr 53min 58sec with a time of 4hr 46min 23sec. Quads All five front-running riders 1. Obaid Al-Kitbe (UAE) Honda TRX 700 5hr 20min 49sec arrived within seconds of each 2. Rafal Sonik (POL) Honda TRX 700 5hr 55min 14sec other at the flying finish and 3. Mohammed Al-Shamsi (ARE)Honda TRX 700 5hr 56min 49sec Coma was fifth but retained the overall lead. Overall positions after SS2 Running first on the road Cars meant the added burden of accu- ABOVE: Qatar Motor 1. Jean-Louis Schlesser (FRA)/Konstantin Zhiltstov (RUS) Schlesser Original 8hr 48min 35sec rate navigation fell to Schlesser, and Motorcycle 2. Krzysztof Holowczyc (POL)/Andreas Schulz (DEU) Mini All4 Racing 9hr 24min 09sec while Al Attiyah was reseeded Federation (QMMF) 3. Martin Kaczmarski (POL)/Bartlomiej Boba (POL) Toyota Hilux 9hr 57min 37sec to fourth and promised the flat- President Nasser bin 4. Nunzio Coffaro (VEN)/Daniel Meneses (VEN) Toyota Hilux 9hr 58min 16sec out attack in his bid to catch Khalifa Al Attiyah chats 5. Miroslav Zapletal (CZE)/Maciej Marton (POL) Hummer H3 Evo 10hr 04min 49sec the Frenchman. Predictably, the with an official during 6. Aidyn Rakhimbayev (KAZ)/Vladimir Demiyaneko (RUS) Toyota Hilux 10hr 19min 01sec Qatari soon passed Zapletal and Bikes day two of the Sealine closed in and overtook Holowczyc Cross-Country Rally 1. Marc Coma (ESP) KTM 450 Rally Replica 9hr 52min 44sec before reaching PC1 4min 06sec yesterday. QMMF 2. Paulo Gonçalves (PRT) Speedbrain 450 Rally 9hr 52min 47sec faster than his Polish rival. 3. Jakub Przygonski (POL) KTM 450 Rally Replica 9hr 52min 50sec But Al Attiyah was forced is hosting the four- 4. Pal-Anders Ullevalseter (NOR) KTM 450 Rally Replica 9hr 52min 58sec to stop again before the second day race gala. LEFT: 5. Francesco Lopez (CHL) KTM 450 Rally Replica 9hr 57min 10sec checkpoint after breaking the oil Francisco Lopez waits 6. Juan Carlos Salvatierra (BOL) Honda CRE F 500 X 10hr 49min 08sec filter and all his hard work was for his start time near 7. Khalid Khamis Ozair (UAE) Honda CRF 450 X 11hr 07min 56sec undone. Sealine Beach Resort. Quads The Buggy was towed back 1. Rafal Sonik (POL) Honda TRX 700 11hr 50min 22sec to the Sealine bivouac and Al 2. Obaid Al-Kitbe (ARE) Honda TRX 700 13hr 13min 03sec Attiyah is hoping to carry out 3. Pablo Copetti (ARG) Yamaha Raptor 700 13hr 59min 00sec some testing in the coming days 4. Mohammed Al-Shamsi (ARE)Honda TRX 700 14hr 14min 03sec with a second Dakar-spec engine 5. Mohammed Abu Issa (QAT) Yamaha Raptor 700 14hr 21min 29sec installed in the Buggy. THE PENINSULA THURSDAY 25 APRIL 2013 SPORT www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 31

US files formal complaint Haddin recalled for Ashes against Selectors opt for experience; Rogers included in 16-man touring party Armstrong WASHINGTON: The US SYDNEY: Veteran wick- Australian Test experience and Chris fills that Justice Department filed a for- etkeeper Brad Haddin was cricket captain gap,” Inverarity said. The selec- mal complaint yesterday against recalled to the Australia squad Michael Clarke tors opted for six pacemen spear- Lance Armstrong, saying the yesterday as vice-captain for the (second right), headed by Peter Siddle, James doping-disgraced cyclist and upcoming Ashes tour to England vice-captain Brad Pattinson and Mitchell Starc, team owners defrauded the US as selectors opted for experience with allrounder James Faulkner, Postal Service of sponsorship Haddin (second against their fiercest rivals. Ryan Harris and Jackson Bird money. left), with former Haddin, 35, who has played giving Australia plenty of options. The government, which said only one Test since January 2012, Australian Test But they are only taking one in February that it would join a replaces Shane Watson as Michael captains Steve spinner in Nathan Lyon, with the whistle-blower lawsuit brought Clarke’s deputy in a 16-man squad Waugh (left) and highly rated Ashton Agar missing by former Armstrong teammate for the five-Test series starting in Mark Taylor pose out, along with paceman Mitchell Floyd Landis in 2010, says the July at Trent Bridge. for a photograph Johnson, who failed to make an USPS spent about $40m in spon- Australia, who dominated following the impression against India. sor money and gave Armstrong England for so long in the Ashes announcement of Inverarity said he felt the squad $17m. but have lost three out of the past the squad for the had a good balance, but admitted Armstrong admitted last four contests, are ranked fourth upcoming Ashes the series -- the first of a double- January that he took perform- in the world after a 4-0 drubbing tour to England in header against England this year ance-enhancing drugs when he at the hands of India last month. Sydney, yesterday. -- would be tough against power- won the Tour de France seven Cricket chiefs have targeted a ful opponents. times after having been stripped return to the number one ranking “In saying that, this squad will of the crowns based upon a US but the retirements of modern- be very competitive and fight hard Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) day great Ricky Ponting and Mike every inch of the way,” he said. investigation. Hussey, until lately a stalwart of “We have high expectations of That prompted the US govern- the batting line-up, have left the this team, and if they play to their ment’s involvement in the fraud team struggling in key areas. Inverarity said Haddin was now of his decision to stand down, he said. Haddin will captain the potential we feel we can mount a case, and it now seeks triple dam- Chris Rogers, 35, has also been his first-choice wicketkeeper, with the selectors viewed Brad as the Australia A squad, which will play very strong challenge.” ages in a jury trial, according to recalled, with chief selector John former gloveman Matthew Wade exceptional candidate to step into matches against Scotland, Ireland Australia squad: Michael the complaint as detailed by NBC Inverarity admitting experience likely to carry the drinks. this leadership void.” and Gloucestershire before the Clarke (capt), Brad Haddin (vice- News and the Austin American- was an important factor in the “In regards to the vice-cap- Clarke said Haddin’s experi- Ashes series. capt), David Warner, Ed Cowan, Statesman, Armstrong’s home- absence of Ponting and Hussey. taincy, we feel it’s important to ence would be crucial after the Rogers has also been selected, Chris Rogers, Phil Hughes, town newspaper. Watson is in the squad but stood have a senior, seasoned player humbling in India. five years after he earned his Shane Watson, Usman Khawaja, That could mean a total $150m down from his role as vice-captain support Michael at this time,” “His leadership, his experience one and only Test cap against Matthew Wade, James Faulkner, hit for Armstrong. over the weekend to concentrate said Inverarity, with few other will play a big part in this group. India. He has played extensively Peter Siddle, Mitchell Starc, “Because the defendants’ mis- on his batting and bowling fol- obvious candidates in the absence He’s a senior player and experi- in England and been in prolific James Pattinson, Ryan Harris, conduct undermined the value of lowing his controversial axing of Watson, Ponting and Hussey. enced player and having the vice- form. “With Mike (Hussey) and Jackson Bird, Nathan Lyon. the sponsorship to the USPS, the in India for disciplinary reasons. “When Shane Watson advised captaincy is something he’ll enjoy,” Ricky going there’s a gap in AFP United States suffered damages in that it did not receive the value of the services for which it bar- Tendulkar celebrates 40th birthday gained,” the newspaper quoted the Record-breaking complaint as saying. Narrow win for The elaborate scheme to evade Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar doping detection uncovered by cuts a cake on USADA was cited in the com- plaint, which said Armstrong his 40th birth- team manager Johan Bruyneel day, as his wife Mumbai Indians knowingly took part in a dop- Anjali looks on, ing program in violation of their in Kolkata, yes- KOLKATA: Dwayne Smith Replying to the sizeable KKR sponsorship contract. terday. Tendulkar came up with a dazzling knock total of 159, Mumbai Indian “Riders on the USPS- burst onto the to carry Mumbai Indians to a opener Dwayne Smith (62;45b sponsored team, including world cricket thrilling five-wicket win off the 3x4 5x6) carted the bowlers Armstrong, knowingly caused scene as a penultimate delivery over hold- all-around, but birthday boy material violations of the spon- 16-year-old in ers Kolkata Knight Riders at the Tendulkar (2) disappointed the sorship agreements by regularly 1989 and has Eden Gardens here yesterday. sell-out crowd as he departed and systematically employing played a record With 10 runs needed of the last cheaply when Sunil Narine broke banned substances and methods 198 Tests and six balls, the Knights turned to through his defences in the fifth to enhance their performance,” 463 one-dayers, pacer Rajat Bhatia, who got out over. the complaint claimed according scoring an Kieron Pollard 33 (24b 2x4 1x6) Ever since the maestro had to NBC. unprecedented with a slower delivery. come out to bat, the crowd had “Defendants were unjustly 100 international Ambati Rayudu had a narrow been cheering his every move. enriched to the extent of the hundreds. escape soon after, as he almost Meanwhile, Smith continued in payments and other benefits they holed out to Tiwary. his murderous mood slaughtering received from the USPS, either But Harbhajan Singh dashed the bowlers and hitting bounda- directly or indirectly.” the Knights’ hopes clobbering ries and sixes at will. Elliot Peters, Armstrong’s English batsman Bhatia for six over long on. With Dinesh Karthik (7,6b,1x4) attorney, disputed whether the Pietersen ruled out just two needed of the last two departed cheaply, before the USPS suffered any damage as a hits six sixes in balls, Rayudu hit a four over cov- Caribbean batter blazed off to 50 result of its 1998-2004 sponsor- ers to take his team home. in just 34 balls. IANS ship of the team. one over “The DOJ’s complaint against of Champions Trophy Scoreboard Lance Armstrong is opportunistic LONDON:Lancashire’s Jordan and insincere,” Peters said. Clark has become only the LONDON: Star England bats- have recovered sufficiently in time KOLKATA KNIGHT RIDERS MUMBAI INDIANS “The US Postal Service bene- fifth batsman to hit six sixes in man Kevin Pietersen has been for the One Day Series against Y K Pathan c H Singh b Johnson ...... 19 D R Smith c (sub- McCullum) b Narine ...... 62 fited tremendously from its spon- one over during a professional ruled out of the ICC Champions New Zealand beginning May 31 G Gambhir c H Singh b Ojha ...... 26 S R Tendulkar b Narine ...... 2 sorship of the cycling team. Its cricket match. Trophy following a repeat MRI and the ICC Champions Trophy J H Kallis c Sharma b Ojha ...... 37 K D Karthik lbw Senanayake ...... 7 own studies repeatedly and con- The English County said in scan on his injured right knee which follows from June 6 to June M K Tiwary b Malinga ...... 33 R G Sharma c&b Narine ...... 34 clusively prove this. The USPS a statement yesterday that the yesterday. 23. Pietersen will start a gradu- E J G Morgan c Sharma b Johnson ...... 31 K A Pollard c Tiwary b Bhatia ...... 33 was never the victim of fraud.” 22-year-old had achieved the feat The scan has shown only some ated rehabilitation program with D B Das b Malinga ...... 6 A T Rayudu (not out) ...... 13 AFP in a Championship Second XI game improvement in the bruising to a view to resuming full training R Bhatia (not out) ...... 1 Harbhajan Singh (not out) ...... 7 against Yorkshire to join an illus- the bone that occurred in the by the middle of June. Extras (B-1, LB-3, W-1, NB-1) ...... 6 Extras (LB-4) ...... 4 trious list of names. Former West build up to the Test Series against England will earnestly hope Total (for 6 wkts in 20 overs) ...... 159 Total (for 5 wkts in 19.5 overs) ...... 162 Doping trial Indies all-rounder Garfield Sobers New Zealand in February which that he is fully fit by the time they Did not bat: Iqbal Abdulla, S M S M Senanay- Did not bat: M G Johnson, Y S Chahal, P P was the first man to do it, in 1968, saw him miss the final Test match. host historic rivals Australia for ake, S P Narine, L Balaji. Ojha, S L Malinga. verdict next and Indian Ravi Shastri followed The 32-year-old was originally the Ashes series with the first Fall of wickets: 1-27, 2-68, 3-92, 4-146, Fall of wickets: 1-29, 2-64, 3-82, 4-132, suit in 1985. South Africa opener expected to miss six to eight Test beginning on July 10. 5-158, 6-159. 5-150. week Herschelle Gibbs smashed six sixes weeks and had already been The Surrey right-hander first Bowling: Harbhajan Singh 2-0-35-0 (1nb); M Bowling: L Balaji 4-0-24-0; Iqbal Abdulla 4-0- in an over at the 2007 World Cup ruled out of the upcoming two- suffered pain in his knee during G Johnson 4-0-26-2 (1w); S L Malinga 4-0-25- 35-0; S P Narine 4-0-17-3; S M S M Senanay- and Indian Yuvraj Singh did the match home test series with New a warm-up game in New Zealand 2; P P Ojha 4-0-21-2; K A Pollard 2-0-14-0; Y ake 4-0-50-1; R Bhatia 3.5-0-32-1. MADRID: The verdict from the same at the inaugural T20 World Zealand. before the drawn away Test series S Chahal 4-0-34-0. Player-of-the-Match: Dwayne Smith (MI). Operation Puerto trial, in which Cup the same year. AFP However Pietersen will not in March. AFP a medical doctor is accused of endangering public health by performing blood transfusions on a number of high-profile cyclists, will be delivered next week, a court spokesman said Bougherra sets the bar high for Heir Apparent Cup yesterday. “The verdict will be made pub- DOHA: Madjid Bougherra He said: “Of AFC Champions defender has been used to lifting lic early afternoon on Tuesday (pictured) is ready to use the course it was dis- Heir Apparent Cup League away match trophies for the last few years. April 30,” the spokesman from disappointment of losing the appointing not to Football countdown yesterday. With Lekhwiya going strong in the court in Madrid said. Qatar Stars League (QSL) win the league. “We Two days to go The focus now the Champions League and the Doctor Eufemiano Fuentes was championship as motivation to had worked so hard turns to Saturday’s Heir Apparent Cup and Emir Cup on trial in the case with his sister win the Heir Apparent Cup. throughout the sea- semi with Eljaish at still to come, there is still plenty and fellow doctor Yolanda as well The Lekhwiya star is still bit- son. We were determined to fulfill Al Sadd Stadium. time for more medals this season. as Manolo Saiz, Vicente Belda terly disappointed his side didn’t our ambitions and win the league Bougherra added: “You can But Bougherra admits he and Ignacio Labarta, who all held succeed in winning the league once more. sense there is something differ- doesn’t quite know what it would various positions in the Liberty three-years-in-a-row. “Unfortunately it wasn’t to be ent about this competition. be like to end a season with no Seguros and Kelme cycling teams. After a thrilling season, Al but that competition is gone now. “We have never won it and silverware. Judge Julia Patricia Santamaria Sadd snatched their crown on the We must focus on what we can do I think it’s something the club He added: “You can’t win them retired to consider her verdict on second last day of the season. All instead. The first job will be look- would like to change. Hopefully all and I have had a very good April 1 after hearing evidence for is not lost, however. ing to win the semi-final of the we can give ourselves the record of winning things in the over two months on the way in This Saturday Lekhwiya will Heir Apparent Cup. It will not be chance by achieving victory this last few years. which Fuentes extracted blood take on Eljaish in the first Heir easy but that is the aim. weekend. “However, that doesn’t make it from his clients, stored it and in Apparent Cup semi-final. The “Eljaish are a very good team. “The competition means a lot any easier when you lose some- some cases transfused it back into prize on offer for both teams is a They pushed us very hard to win to people to Qataris so as one of thing. That’s why it was so hard their systems. place in the final of a competition second place and have the confi- the bigger clubs in the country to lose the league the way we did. All five face a maximum sen- neither has won. dence of winning the QNB Cup hopefully we can do the tourna- “There is always pressure tence of two and half years in jail And Bougherra admits lifting already. ment justice and win.” at this club to do well and win if they are found guilty. The case the trophy next month would go “I hope it is something we are Victory would certainly sat- something so we know what we was being keenly watched amid some way to making up for the capable of doing.” isfy Bougherra’s hunger for have to do in the next few weeks. claims that the blood doping frustration of falling short in the Eric Gerets’ side lost to Al silverware. Hopefully we achieve it.” racket extended beyond cycling league. Shabab Al Arabi of UAE in the The former Glasgow Rangers THE PENINSULA to other sports. AFP Thursday 25 April 2013 15 Jumada II 1434 Volume 18 Number 5680 Sport Price: QR2

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www.thepeninsulaqatar.com [email protected] | [email protected] Editorial: 44557741 | Advertising: 44557837 / 44557780 Indonesian Lewandowski nets four as handed life ban for Dortmund humiliate Real punching Striker first player to score four goals in Champions League semi-final referee JAKARTA: An Indonesian DORTMUND, Germany: the opening goal, then added player was handed a life ban yes- Poland striker Robert a second-half hat-trick to put terday for punching a referee in Lewandowski netted all four Dortmund on the verge of their the face, with officials saying the goals as Borussia Dortmund second Champions League final outburst of violence had “tar- claimed a 4-1 win over having won the 1997 title. nished the image of Indonesian Real Madrid in yesterday’s The anticipated hostile reac- football”. Champions League semi-final, tion from the home fans towards It was the first life ban for a first-leg to boost the chances of Goetze never materialised and the player in the country since 2008, an all-German final at Wembley 20-year-old helped gift the hosts and adds to the woeful state of on May 25. the perfect start. football in Southeast Asia’s big- After Bayern Munich routed His floated cross from the gest nation as it tries to recover Barcelona 4-0 on Tuesday night in left wing found Lewandowski from a crisis which saw rival fed- the first semi-final, Dortmund fol- unmarked at the back post to stab erations running separate leagues. lowed the Bundesliga champions’s the ball home with just eight min- The violence erupted when example 24 hours later by flooring utes on the clock. Pieter Rumaropen’s side, Persiwa Jose Mourinho’s Real. The goal spurred Real Wamena, were 1-1 against Pelita Just as Lionel Messi had failed into life and Ronaldo forced Bandung Raya in a Super League to shine for a subdued Barcelona Dortmund goalkeeper Roman match on Sunday. at Bayern on his return from a Weidenfeller into a diving save Referee Muhaimin awarded a hamstring injury, so Real star on 24 minutes. penalty to Pelita with eight min- Cristiano Ronaldo was fairly Referee Bjoern Kuipers won utes left of the game in Bandung, anonymous after scoring at himself few fans in the Dortmund West Java province -- prompting Dortmund as Real produced a faithful when he refused Rumaropen to run up behind the below-par display. Dortmund’s penalty appeal when official and hit him in the face Dortmund claimed their sixth Marco Reus was brought down with a left hook. straight European win at home in the area by Raphael Varane, Muhaimin, who like many this season and their second over moments before Real equalised. Indonesians goes by one name, Real in emphatic style at Signal Real drew level two minutes began bleeding heavily and was Iduna Park having run out 2-1 before the break when Dortmund admitted to hospital where he victors in October’s group stage defender Mats Hummels’ back needed four stitches on his lips. win over Madrid. pass was snatched by Gonzalo “This was a terrible act that All Dortmund’s pre-match Higuain, who drew Weidenfeller we cannot tolerate,” said Hinca focus had been on 20-year-old and squared for Ronaldo to tap Dortmund’s Polish striker Robert Lewandowski (right) celebrates after scoring a penalty during the Champions Panjaitan, head of the discipli- midfield star Mario Goetze after in his 11th goal in 10 European League semi-final first leg match against Real Madrid in Dortmund, western Germany, yesterday. Dortmund won nary committee of the Indonesian Tuesday’s announcement he games. The hosts turned up 4-1.Lewandowski scored all the four goals for the German club. Football Association (PSSI), as he will join Bayern Munich next the pace in the second half and announced the ban after a meet- season after actioning a release Lewandowski grabbed his second ing in Jakarta. clause in his contract. But the with clinical finishing on the turn “It has tarnished the image of night belonged to Lewandowski to slot home Reus’ pass and beat Suarez gets 10-game ban Indonesian football in the inter- who stole the limelight with Lopez on 50 minutes. national community, I hope this He netted his third five min- LONDON: Liverpool striker “The suspension begins with GMT) tomorrow to appeal the punishment will repair that.” Champions League utes later when he latched onto Luis Suarez has been sus- immediate effect,” it added, rul- additional suspension to the The match had to be halted Marcel Schmelzer’s cross, then pended for 10 matches for biting ing him out for the remaining violent conduct charge against briefly for another referee to take PARIS: Champions League semi-final first- beat centre-back Pepe before Chelsea’s Branislav Ivanovic in four games of this season and the Ivanovic in Sunday’s 2-2 draw. over as Muhaimin went off. leg result yesterday: drilling his shot home. last weekend’s English Premier first six games of the 2013/2014 The Uruguayan striker had The replacement official In Dortmund, Germany With Dortmund fans in delir- League match at Anfield, campaign. pleaded guilty to the charge but promptly showed Rumaropen a Borussia Dortmund (GER) 4 (Lewandowski ium, he claimed his fourth of the the Football Association said Liverpool were quick to react, had denied the FA’s claim that his red card and his side went on 8, 50, 55, 66-pen) Real Madrid (ESP) 1 night when Reus was fouled in yesterday. with managing director Ian initial three-match ban was not to lose the game 2-1 after Pelita (Ronaldo 43) the area by Xabi Alonso, after “A three-person Independent Ayre declaring: “Both the club enough. scored the penalty. - 2nd leg on April 30 Goetze’s through-ball, and there Regulatory Commission today and player are shocked and Suarez has apologised to The life ban, which comes into On Tuesday was only one candidate when upheld The FA’s claim that a disappointed at the severity of Ivanovic, who suffered a bruised effect today, was the first for a Kuipers pointed to the penalty suspension of three matches was today’s Independent Regulatory arm from the bite, and the footballer in Indonesia for five In Munich, Germany spot on 66 minutes. clearly insufficient and the player Commission decision. Chelsea defender has acknowl- years. Bayern Munich (GER) 4 (Mueller 25, 82, Ronaldo’s away goal now gives will serve a further seven first- “We await the written reasons edged the apology. In 2008, four players received Gomez 49, Robben 73) Barcelona (ESP) 0 Real a slim life-line for Tuesday’s team matches in addition to the tomorrow (Thursday) before Police have also said that the same punishment after kick- - 2nd leg on May 1 return leg at the Estadio Santiago standard three,” the FA said on making any further comment.” Ivanovic will not press charges. ing a referee and pulling down his Final: At Wembley on May 25 Bernabeu. AFP its website thefa.com. Suarez has until midday (1100 AFP shorts. AFP

Barcelona Open Results from the third day of the ATP Barcelona Open yesterday (x denotes Tursunov stuns Ferrer, Nadal advances seeding) Men’s singles BARCELONA: Rafael Nadal restored in February after seven months out with two hours to spoil the pre-French Open 2nd round the balance of clay power at the Barcelona knee injuries. clay debut of Ferrer. Dmitry Tursunov (RUS) bt David Ferrer (ESP Open yesterday with a 6-4, 6-2 win over Ferrer could offer little explanation on The Russian needed only five aces in a x1) 7-5, 3-6, 6-1 Carlos Berlocq after top-seeded com- his loss as he played for the first time since win where he struck 30 winners and 50 Martin Klizan (SVK x11) bt Albert Montanes patriot David Ferrer was eliminated by a thigh injury in the Miami final against unforced errors. But Ferrer showed his (ESP) 6-3, 6-4 Dmitry Tursunov. Andy Murray nearly a month ago. rustiness with a mere 15 winners and 32 Juan Monaco (ARG x7) bt Bernard Tomic Nadal, seeded second for the first time “I couldn’t seem to hurt him with my miscues. (AUS) 6-0, 6-2 ever behind Ferrer, still needed six match shots. it was a strange match mentally and Ferrer was making his 11th consecutive Milos Raonic (CAN x5) bt Edouard Roger- points to see off persistent Argentine physically,” said the bewildered 31-year-old, Barcelona appearance to now stand 25-11 Vasselin (FRA) 6-4, 6-2 Berlocq, whom he had beaten on Brazilian known as the iron man of the game for his at the venue. Tommy Robredo (ESP) bt Grigor Dimitrov clay two months ago. never-say-die retrieving. Tursunov moved into a third-round (BUL x14) 7-5, 6-1 Earlier, Russian qualifier Tursunov “This was a match to forget - probably encounter with Brazilian 16th seed Thomaz Marcel Granollers (ESP x15) bt Blaz Kavcic stunned Ferrer 7-5, 3-6, 6-1 in a major one of the worst I’ve played in recent years. Bellucci. (SLO) second-round upset. “Each year it will become more difficult Canadian fifth seed Milos Raonic made Rafael Nadal (ESP x2) bt Carlos Berlocq Nadal may have still been feeling the for me to win the tournament,” said the an easy start over Eduardo Roger-Vasselin (ARG) 6-4, 6-2 effects of his Monte Carlo final loss at the four-time finalist. of France 6-4, 6-2, as the North American ATP Bucharest Open weekend to Novak Djokovic, a defeat which “I came back well in the second set but made up for a disappointing loss last week denied him an historic ninth consecutive the third got away from me very quickly, I in the Monte Carlo second round. Results from the third day of the title in the principality. really wasn’t competitive.” Argentine Juan Monaco, seeded seventh, US$530,000 Bucharest Open yesterday (x Nadal owns bragging rights in Barcelona More than an hour after his win, the crushed Australian number one Bernard denotes seeding): after winning seven titles in eight editions 66th-ranked Tursunov was puzzled as to Tomic 6-0, 6-2 while Slovak 11th seed Men’s singles and posting a 36-1 lifetime record at the how he had accomplishëd the upset. Martin Klizan beat Albert Montanes 6-3, 2nd round Catalan venue. “I’m not so sure, this was certainly not 6-4 and veteran Spanish clay campaigner Gilles Simon (FRA x2) bt Jarkko Nieminen His defeat of Berlocg was his 35th win his best match. he’s not played a lot recently Tommy Robredo continued to find flashes (FIN) 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 in a row here since losing to current Davis and you need time to get back into rhythm. of his best form in a defeat of Bulgarian Viktor Troicki (SRB x8) bt Tobias Kamke Cup captain Alex Corretja in the 2003 sec- “I tried to keep up a fast pace and not young gun and 14th seed Grigor Dimitrov Russian player Dmitry Tursunov returns a (GER) 6-4, 6-2 ond round. give him any time. He certainly has the 7-5, 6-1. ball to Spanish player David Ferrer during the Lukas Rosol (CZE) bt Andreas Seppi (ITA x3) He now stands 22-2 on the clay this sea- advantage over me on clay.” Spanish 15th seed Marcel Granollers Barcelona Open, yesterday. Tursunov won 7-5, 6-1, 3-6, 6-3 son in which he only returned to tennis Tursunov executed in style in just under beat Blaz Kavcic of Slovenia 6-3, 6-1. AFP 3-6, 6-1.