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Gmail down for users around the world SAN FRANCISCO: Google Inc suf- fered a service outage yesterday that briefly took down Gmail, the Internet email service used by hundreds of mil- lions of people and many businesses across the globe. Google, which first acknowledged the outage at 11.12am Pacific Time (19.12 GMT), said roughly one hour later that service had been restored for some users and it expected “a resolution for all users in the near future.” It remained unclear what triggered the outage, which affected users in at least India, Britain and the United States and prompted a stream of complaints on Twitter from users in many more countries. Syrian govt, oppn to discuss aid for Homs GENEVA: The Syrian government and opposition have agreed to discuss over the next two days a possible deal to provide humanitarian access to the besieged city of Homs as part of con- fidence building measures, diplomatic sources said yesterday. In Homs, rebels are surrounded in cen- tral districts by forces loyal to President Bashar Al Assad. “The practical aspects have been worked on, things are ready and if the government doesn’t put a block on it then it could happen quickly.” The two parties are set to begin for- mal talks with international mediator Lakhdar Brahimi today. TRAVEL BOOM See also page 8 Wave of deadly THE ISSUE bombings hits Egypt

CAIRO: A car bomb struck Cairo The tour and travel business in overseas and want classy transport arrange- worldwide due to increasing popularity of air- police headquarters Friday, the first of Qatar has been booming with ments in those places,” said the official. line and hotel bookings online. four blasts in Egypt’s capital that killed However, talking generally about the travel According to the report, more than 20,000 six people on the eve of the anniversary

operators reporting revenue industry’s growth here, market sources say it travel agencies in the US had closed down Design: Abraham Augusthy of the 2011 uprising. growth in double digits in the is mainly propelled by the rising population. since the 1990s, and their number was now The bombings, all targeting the past few years. The sector’s The sector has seen extraordinary growth 13,000, down from the good old days in 1990s police, came as street clashes between since 2007, when the country’s population was when they totalled 34,000. Islamist supporters of deposed president exact annual revenues are hard less than a million. In 2006, it was even lower, “An increasing number of younger people Mohammed Mursi and backers of the to know as no official figures are at 885,359. are relying on the Internet for airline and military killed 14 people, the latest in available, and market sources The population, fuelled by a heavier influx hotel and tour bookings rather than approach violence that has killed hundreds. of foreign workers for the FIFA 2022 develop- a travel agency,” said the CNN Arabic report. They struck a day before police were refuse to make guesstimates. ment projects, has more than doubled since “Travel agencies worldwide are, thus, facing to deploy across the capital for the third and breached the two million-mark now. the biggest challenge to their survival from anniversary of the Arab Spring uprising rising population and more airlines Travel agencies in Qatar depend largely the Internet.” that unseated autocratic president Hosni operating here with increasing fre- on business from companies that must com- In Qatar, though, the official from the ace Mubarak. quencies can be cited as reasons for pulsorily provide air tickets to their foreign travel agency who spoke to this newspaper See also page 9 A an almost 15 percent yearly growth workers, and their dependents in many cases, on grounds of anonymity about most Qataris in the tour and travel trade’s revenues in the to travel home (and back) during their annual preferring to travel premium class, said the Setback for Britain’s past five to six years. leave. Internet was no threat to travel and tour Some bigger travel agencies privately admit Considering that companies have also operators here EU referendum their year-on-year business growth is even multiplied considerably in number over the “Internet usage for airline, hotel and tour larger, at between 25 and 35 percent. past several years and now total more than bookings is minimal in Qatar,” said the official. LONDON: Britain’s planned 2017 ref- Cash-rich Qataris, according to market 80,000 employing more than a million work- Talking of customer complaints, travel erendum on whether to stay in the sources, constitute the majority (almost 60 ers, travel agencies are bound to thrive, argue agencies say most such grievances pertain European Union was close to collapse percent) of the premium class clientele. Tour market sources. to airlines. yesterday. operators have multiplied manifold in number Some travel agencies have faced payment “We get calls from customers, sometimes A vote in the House of Lords, the upper in the country over the past several years. woes with their client companies and closed from the airport, claiming that they were chamber of parliament, means that a bill An official of a large and popular travel down. Then, there are others that complain being charged extra for luggage. Sometimes proposing the referendum looks likely to agency said, asking not to be named, that of stiff competition in the trade due to the people call us saying they were being heavily run out of time to become law. after the massive salary raise for Qatari industry being overcrowded. But, trade penalised for no-show,” said an official from The original wording of the question in public servants and defence personnel in sources say, generally speaking, the sector is a medium-sized travel agency. the bill was: “Do you think that the United PAGElate 2011, leisure travel6 in premium classes doing fairly well. “As you can yourself see, those are the Kingdom should remain a member of the by Qataris rose enormously. A CNN Arabic report on the global travel problems of airlines, not of our making,” said European Union?” Members of the Lords “Most Qatari premium class travellers trade last November said travel agencies were the official. voted to amend it after determining that insist on bookings in top-class luxury hotels facing formidable challenges to their survival See also page 2 question was misleading. AGENCIES

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Increasing population and incomes sustaining the industry BY MOHAMMED SHOEB new airlines (figures include only formal body, which will be working for buying stocks and investing in for such sharp growth, despite stringent conditions and very lim- IATA member airlines) started in close cooperation with all con- other lucrative businesses enjoying many people opting for online ited rescheduling flexibility. DOHA: The road map for devel- flying to Qatar, accounting for cerned authorities, such as Qatar leverage on us,” said Fahad. booking, he said: “A significant “Sometimes the difference oping a vibrant and competitive nearly 20 percent of the 211 new Civil Aviation Authority, Qatar Comparing IATA and non-IATA increase in the frequency of travel in fare or fee charged on date tourism and travel industry in airlines that have entered five of Airways, Qatar Tourism Authority travel agencies, he said: “Non- is one of the important reasons. rescheduling on a promotional Qatar has started taking shape, the six GCC countries (except and QC to address the problems IATA operators are like motorists “Earlier, the majority of people ticket is so high that people pre- following double-digit growth in Saudi Arabia) since 2009, accord- and obstacles faced by the travel without any driver’s licence and used to travel only once a year, but fer to buy a new ticket instead the number of travel agencies ing to figures provided by IATA. industry.” road permit. If they violate rules as a result of high income growth of paying the fee,” said the travel and airlines over the past sev- “We are looking forward to a “We are looking forward to two or meet with accidents, it is dif- and prosperity, people are travel- agent. eral years. year of strong passenger growth important policy reforms: One, ficult to take legal action against ling more frequently, especially the “For us, whenever there is an Massive public spending in of 13 percent, and increasing information about clients with them.” Qataris.” offer we struggle to make a profit preparation for the 2022 Fifa industry profitability to a record poor payment records should be To obtain IATA accreditation, With growth in the size of the because in such cases the base fare World Cup and for realising the QR8.74bn ($2.4bn) for the Middle passed on to all agencies to save travel agencies are required to sat- market, the prices of tickets have is very low. At times it can be as goals laid down in Qatar National East, which is good news for cus- others, and secondly, non-IATA isfy many conditions, such as have gone down substantially over the low as QR300. So if we charge Vision 2030 has created several tomers and the economy of the agencies should be asked to join a valid licence, other legal docu- past several years, enabling a large even seven percent commission hundred thousand jobs, resulting region,” said Hussein Dabbas, IATA with a given time frame or ments, qualified staff and business chunk of people in the lower mid- on QR300, the amount will be too in the influx of a large number of Regional Vice President at IATA quit air booking,” noted Hussain, experience, in addition to main- dle-income group to travel more meagre to work with”, added the foreign workers. This is creating for the Middle East. also a member of the Travel taining a security deposit as per than once in a year. agent. business opportunities for airlines The travel and tourism busi- “During 1998-2000, a round trip The non-IATA operators argue and travel operators. ness in Qatar is expected to ticket from Doha to Cochin (a city that competition is inevitable in Growth in the number of air- remain bullish for several years. DOS AND DON’TS in the southern Indian state of a rapidly growing free market lines and travel agencies over the With the ambitious new airport According to some industry insiders, there are some important Kerala), during peak seasons used economy where sellers are price past four to five years has created (Hamad International) on track dos and don’ts that need to be kept in mind before buying an air to come at a price range between takers rather than price makers. opportunities for investment, but for mid-year opening, Doha is ticket, especially one booked under promotional offers. QR2,400 and QR3,000. But now, “We assume Qatar is a free mar- these opportunities are not with- emerging as a new aviation hub in many airlines are offering tick- ket where there are no restrictions out challenges. In an attempt to the region. Once fully operational, Fare details: Check whether the promotion is flat or ets at almost half that price, at on entry and exit of businesses. So survive in the relatively small the $15.5bn airport is projected applicable only on the base fare. QR1,400, for the same destination, it’s like perform or perish,” said a market, some travel agencies are to receive about 360,000 aircraft Conditions: Air tickets sold under promotions come with strin- despite a considerable decline in travel agent working for Al Deera allegedly violating rules. (nearly 1,000 flights daily) carry- gent conditions at times, with zero rescheduling flexibility or very the value of the currency due to Travel agency. A large number of travel agen- ing nearly 50 million passengers charges for a change in travel dates. inflation over the past 15 years,” Speaking about the implications cies have entered the market and 1.4 million tonnes of cargo per he said. of a proposed BSP policy, under within a very short period of time, annum. Number of luggage pieces and weight allowed on each ticket. Increasing competition has hit which the payment clearance with many of them lacking experi- “The industry is growing Total travel time (in hours) and number of transit points (stops). profit margins substantially, but window period is expected to be ence and expertise, according to fast, so are the challenges,” said due to strong growth in the vol- reduced to seven days from two industry sources. Fahad Mohammed A A Fakhroo, Ticket Number: It is very important that a ticket ume of business travel agencies are weeks, the manager of a newly Critics say that many of Chairman of Fahad Travel, which number is clearly mentioned. still able to earn a good income. opened non-IATA travel agency the players, especially the new has nearly 14 branches across the Passenger Number Record (PNR) should be “Market forces have led to said: “Given the volume of tickets entrants, are violating stand- country. change in the old business model. and number of days it takes (up to ard practices and have created Fahad said: “Challenges are, checked before leaving the counter. At times we work at a profit mar- 90 days) to clear bills, no one likes unhealthy competition for those directly or indirectly, related to Reservation Code: Last but not the least, the reservation code of gin of QR10 or even less to retain to see a one-week BSP system. No who abide by the rules, pushing the long bank settlement period’ the travel agency in question should also a customer. But whenever we get one will survive.” many out of business. which is currently two weeks, be mentioned on the ticket. an opportunity, such as a good cus- “I have also heard that the con- The cut-throat competition is but we expect that soon it will be tomer or the peak season, we make cerned authorities are planning to not confined to travel agencies; reduced to one week. With this better deals to balance our busi- notify all the travel agencies about the aviation sector has not been policy reform, nearly 80 percent Committee at QC. the volume of their sales. ness. Thus, one needs to conduct clients which are not good pay- spared. As a result of the tough of the problems will be automati- Many leading agencies, espe- Commenting on the general the business smartly and strate- masters so that no one deals with competition, some regional airlines cally sorted out and the market cially the IATA-accredited ones, business outlook of the industry, gically,” he said, adding, “perhaps them in future. It will be a great have gone out of business, includ- will become very, very clean.” alleged that new entrants with a senior official of Tourist Travel this is the reason why many com- step,” she added. ing RAK Airways (the national Over 50 leading local travel underqualified staff and short Bureau, said on condition of ano- panies start a business and shut Rejecting the idea of a conflict airline of Ras Al Khaimah, the agencies recently held a meet- business histories were undermin- nymity: “There is no doubt that down within a few months.” of interests between IATA and UAE) and Bahrain Air. ing at the Qatar Chamber (QC) ing the rules of the game to “steal we have lost many of our old cus- On promotional offers from air- non-IATA agencies, she said: “I The exact number of tour and headquarters to discuss and business”. tomers to rivals, but due to rapid lines, he said one had to be very think there should not be any travel operators in Qatar was not address the challenges faced by “Currently, there is an absence population growth we are getting careful about technicalities and controversy between the two agen- readily available. However, accord- the industry. of a level playing field in the mar- more business.” other details, because the seats cies, because at the end of the day ing to industry sources, the total Ahmed Hussain, Chairman of ket. As an IATA-accredited player, “About 16 years ago, when I were limited. They are allocated the non-IATA agents are dealing is nearly 165. Tourist Travel Bureau, one of the we are required to maintain bank joined the industry, we were the to all agencies according to an with IATA agents only. We attract However, the total number of leading agencies in Qatar, while deposits, a sort of a guarantee for only travel agency operating in Al inventory system and discounts business because of the quality of IATA-accredited travel agencies in speaking with this daily on the conducting business, while others, Khor, and today there are more are applicable only on base fares, service. Without us, IATA travel Qatar jumped to 143 in 2013 from sidelines of the meeting at QC not accredited from IATA, are free than eight, but all of us are doing while taxes and other charges agencies would be like a car with- merely 17 in 2007, according to sta- earlier, said: “We are actively pur- from complying with such obliga- good business,” he said. remain the same. Secondly, the out an engine. tistics provided by International suing to form an association or a tions, thus, they save the amount Asked about factors responsible discounted tickets often come with Continued on page 4 Air Transport Association (IATA), to this newspaper, which in itself illustrates the pace of growth of Qatar’s travel industry. Between 2008 and 2013, nearly Travel agents: Passing through difficult times 126 travel agencies from Qatar received accreditation from IATA, BY SACHIN KUMAR gives its approval to advertise the without the approval of the civil travel agent he or she has to pay Current regulations state that and many more are queuing up offer. The problem, according to aviation authority,” he said. a five percent service commis- the agents’ service commission to join the international aviation travel agents, is that getting such Another challenge travel sion. However, a customer book- should be five percent or more. body. he going is getting approval takes a long time. agents face is regarding their ing a ticket on the website of an “There should be a level playing The year 2009 witnessed the tougher for travels “Ideally, the market should service commission. When a airline is required to pay only a field for travel agents and airlines highest growth in the number of agents operating in be free and all the stakeholders customer books a ticket from a three percent service commission. in case of service commission. IATA-accredited travel agencies TQatar due to regulatory should be allowed to offer various The rate of service commission in Qatar, with 55 travel companies hurdles and intense competition. kinds of discounts and offers to should be same for everyone, be it joining the association, making the Travel agents complain that they customers. Current regulations Truth behind promotions and offers travel agents or airline websites,” number of such firms in the Gulf do not have the freedom or flex- regarding approval for offering said a travel agent who did not state the third highest in the GCC ibility to offer cheaper tickets to discounts kills innovation in the on’t get swayed by promotions and discounts offered by air- wish to be identified. region. customers. market. Travel agents innovate Dlines, because chances are that you might not get exactly what “Travel agents lose business As a result of the number of air- In order to get more business, and design new offers in associa- is stated in the promotions. due to the disparity in service lines and travel agencies growing, travel agents make deals with air- tion with airlines, which is good Chances are that only a few customers will be lucky to get the commission. Customers are now fares have gone down considerably, lines and come out with discount for the entire travel business tickets at discounted rates. Customers should understand that cost sensitive and they prefer to making air travel from Doha much schemes. But under current industry as everyone gets more offers are limited to a few seats of a particular class. Usually air- book tickets from the person or more affordable than before. regulations, a travel agent is not business,” said Osman bin Sayeed, lines divide seats into classes and sub-classes. For example, busi- the company that offers lower The growth in the number of allowed to advertise the schemes sales manager, Al Qayed Travel ness class seats are divided into sub-classes. Offers are applicable rates,” he said. travel agencies has been comple- or reach the customer directly. and Tours. to some seats in certain classes and not on all seats of all classes. Airlines opening new booking mented by a considerable number The regulations stipulate that if “Customers are the biggest Also, offers do not cover rescheduling of tickets, and flyers will offices at the premises of compa- of new airlines flying to Doha. a travel agent wants to offer dis- losers currently as they are not have to pay more in the event of rescheduling of tickets. If you want nies is also making business dif- Between 2009 and 2012, some 35 counted air tickets, he first has given the opportunity to pay a ticket that allows rescheduling, you will have to shell out more ficult for travel agents. Because airlines started operating from to submit the details of the dis- lower rates on tickets. If the gov- money. Many a time offers and promotions do not mention taxes, of this, travel agents say they are Doha, with an average of nine count to the civil aviation author- ernment wants to help custom- and a customer ends up paying more than what was advertised facing direct competition form new airlines coming here every ity. The regulatory body studies ers, it should allow travel agents in the promotion. airlines in booking tickets. year. Over the past six years, 41 the terms of agreement and then to offer tickets at cheaper rates THE PENINSULA JANUARY 25, 2014 Home www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 03 ON SATURDAY Souq Waqif Spring Festival draws thousands on day one Two-week event includes concerts, art, performances and acrobatics

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JANUARY 25, 2014 ON SATURDAY 04 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com Home / Middle East Juba rebels claim attacks 3,700 tonnes of UN as truce deadline looms food aid looted in President Kiir urges negotiations to resolve five-week bloody conflict South Sudan: WFP GENEVA: Looters in South fighting is only the first step to JUBA: South Sudanese rebels as fighters and ethnic militia use Sudan have stolen UN food restoring normalcy in the coun- accused the army of attacking violence to loot and settle old aid that would have fed over try, where homes, food markets their positions yesterday hours scores. 220,000 people for a month, and small businesses have been before a ceasefire deal agreed More than 76,000 people are the World Food Programme destroyed, and many people by the government and rebels crowded inside UN peacekeeper said yesterday. have lost their harvest. comes into effect. bases across the country, the “Humanitarian access and “While a cessation of hostili- Rebel spokesman Lul Ruai highest number since the start of looting of food stocks are major ties is enormously important, Koang said “simultaneous attacks the conflict, with most hesitant to concerns,” the UN agency’s WFP remains concerned that have been launched” by the army leave the protection offered by the spokeswoman Elisabeth Byrs the conflict has done so much on rebel positions in the northern compound. told reporters. damage that many people will oil state of Unity, and in the vola- Government delegation head “As a result of looting reported continue to need food assist- tile eastern Jonglei region. Nhial Deng Nhial said he was at WFP facilities around the ance for months -- or longer -- But army spokesman Philip sceptical of the rebels’ capacity country, WFP estimates that we as they attempt to rebuild their Aguer said he had “no reports to rein in their forces, “given that may have lost more than 3,700 lives,” she said. of fighting”, and that clashes in the bulk of the rebels are made metric tonnes of food -- enough Up to 10,000 people are Jonglei had taken place before up of civilians”, essentially any to feed more than 220,000 peo- believed to have been killed the deal was signed, when rebels one of the countless people who ple for a month.” since the conflict broke out, and attacked government forces. have kept hold of their guns after Among the hardest-hit 600,000 displaced. Government and rebels pledged decades of conflict. But Rebecca locations was northern town Adrian Edwards, spokesman on Thursday to halt fighting Garang, widow of South Sudan’s Malakal, capital of oil-producing for the UN High Commissioner within 24 hours and end five independence leader John Garang, Upper Nile state. for Refugees, said more than weeks of bitter conflict that has South Sudan President Salva Kiir addressing a press conference in Juba and who stood with Machar to Byrs said WFP was trying 100,000 South Sudanese have left thousands dead, but both yesterday. make a political challenge to the to bring in more food, possibly sought refuge in neighbouring sides have said they doubt the government in December before through airlifts. Uganda, Ethiopia, Kenya and other can fully control the forces fighting began, dismissed such Aid agencies have been Sudan. on the ground. Aguer said the rebel delegates loyal to ousted have fought, people should come concerns. scrambling to deal with a bal- In Uganda, he said, the UN country remained calm, with the vice-president Riek Machar, and back to their senses and we sit “The ceasefire did not come looning humanitarian crisis in has started a mass immuni- ceasefire starting at 1730 GMT. was greeted by regional peace down so that we can resolve this alone in isolation without Dr Riek South Sudan, already one of the sation campaign to prevent Koang alleged that South brokers and diplomats. conflict through negotiation,” Kiir (Machar) knowing what is going world’s poorest nations. the spread of a measles out- Sudanese government troops US President Barack Obama, told a press conference yesterday. on. I think he will be able to talk Byrs said it had been able to break among the 59,000 South as well as Ugandan soldiers and whose country provided crucial Up to 10,000 people are believed to all of them and control them,” help 178,000 people so far. Sudanese refugees. rebels from neighbouring Sudan’s backing on South Sudan’s path to to have been killed in the fighting she told the BBC. “This number is rising almost Edwards added that some war-torn Darfur region, the statehood, described the deal as “a pitting forces loyal to Kiir against Daniel Deng Bul, who as the daily, despite intense security 490,000 people are internally Justice and Equality Movement critical first step towards build- a loose coalition of army defec- Episcopal Archbishop of South and logistical challenges that displaced, with many seeking (JEM) had attacked rebel posi- ing a lasting peace”. UN chief tors and ethnic militia nominally Sudan is one of the most senior have severely complicated the safety in UN compounds. tions, warning they had the “right Ban Ki-moon praised mediation headed by Machar, a seasoned spiritual leaders in the young response,” Byrs said. South Sudan is also host to to defend themselves against this efforts and called on both sides guerrilla fighter. The fighting has nation, warned the deal would Byrs said the UN hoped the 230,000 refugees, mostly from senseless aggression.” to “immediately implement” the been marked by atrocities on both need support to be implemented. ceasefire would hold, enabling Sudan, the bulk of whom relied The ceasefire agreement was agreement. sides with some 700,000 people “It creates a space for us to talk, aid agencies to provide urgently- on aid to survive even before the signed in Ethiopian capital Addis Kiir urged those rebels not forced from their homes in the a breathing space. Those who are needed relief to the population. fighting began. Ababa by representatives of South under Machar’s control to also impoverished nation. There have brokering the deal have to see it Nevertheless, a halt to AFP Sudan’s President Salva Kiir and respect the deal. “Now that people also been brutal revenge attacks, is properly secured.” AFP Bahrain protest UN warns of worst displacement as 140,000 flee Iraq conflict

BAGHDAD: Violence in Anbar Foreign leaders, including US control, killed two people and province held by anti-govern- President Barack Obama, have wounded 30, security and medi- ment fighters killed three peo- urged Iraq to pursue measures to cal officials said. ple as the UN warned yesterday undercut support for militants, Government forces and mili- of Iraq’s worst displacement but with an election looming in tants also engaged in firefights in since its brutal 2006-08 sectar- April, Prime Minister Nuri Al Ramadi on Thursday evening, but ian conflict. Maliki has taken a hard line. no casualties were reported. More than 140,000 people have Security forces have mounted a But one person was killed and fled their homes in the mostly- massive operation to retake parts seven were wounded in heavy desert province since unrest of the Anbar provincial capital shelling late on Thursday in erupted in late December, as Ramadi held by anti-govern- Fallujah, a former insurgent bas- security forces and their tribal ment fighters, and for days have tion also west of Baghdad entirely allies have been locked in a deadly engaged in clashes. held by militants. stand-off with militants, includ- Shelling which began early yes- Fallujah residents blamed the ing those affiliated with the Al terday of the Ramadi neighbour- army for the shelling, but defence Qaeda-linked Islamic State of hoods of Malaab and Albu Faraj, officials said the military was not Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). both out of the government’s responsible. Parts of Ramadi and all of Fallujah have for weeks been in the hands of anti-government fighters, including ISIL members. It marks the first time mili- Anti-government protesters holding Bahraini flags shout slogans during a rally organised by the main opposi- tants have exercised such open tion party, Al Wefaq, in the village of Sitra south of Manama yesterday. control in Iraqi cities since the peak of the violence that followed the 2003 US-led invasion. The government says it is fight- ing Al Qaeda while Fallujah resi- dents and tribal sheikhs have said UN nuclear chief says still ISIL has tightened its grip on the city. But other militant groups and anti-government tribes have also been involved in battling gov- ‘long way to go’ on Iran ernment forces in Anbar. More than 140,000 had fled their homes since the conflict VIENNA: The UN nuclear a comprehensive solution” to the have military aims. Those talks began, including more than 65,000 chief said yesterday there was nuclear dispute. — expected in February — are in the past week, UN refugee “still a long way to go” to resolve He told a news conference it likely to be more difficult than agency (UNHCR) spokesman a decade-old dispute over Iran’s would take “quite a long time” last year’s, diplomats say, as the Iraqi soldiers move to position during an intensive security deployment in Peter Kessler said, adding the nuclear programme, a note to resolve all outstanding issues, West is likely to seek a significant Ramadi, 100km west of Baghdad yesterday. continued unrest had sparked of caution days after Tehran including a long-running IAEA scaling back of Iran’s uranium Iraq’s worst displacement. AFP curbed its atomic activity under probe into suspicions that Iran enrichment activity. an interim deal with world may have carried out research Refined uranium can provide powers. relevant for the development of fuel for nuclear power plants, Yukiya Amano of International nuclear weapons. Iran’s stated aim, or provide Atomic Energy Agency made the In the deal with the US, France, weapons material if processed comment as he won broad back- Germany, Britain, China and much further, which Western Travel agents seek incentives from airlines ing from the IAEA’s 35-nation Russia, Iran agreed to suspend its states fear may be the real goal. board for its expanded role in Iran most sensitive nuclear activity in IAEA inspects Iranian nuclear Continued from page 2 to high rentals.” to check that it complies with the exchange for a limited easing of facilities regularly to ensure there “Every travel agency requests us not to offer less Speaking about rentals, she said rents for shops accord over the next six months. sanctions that are battering its is no diversion of material for than five percent commission to customers. If we may vary by 50 to 100 percent. For instance, a 100 Many governments said they oil-dependent economy. military purposes. That work will don’t get some incentives from airlines, it will be square feet shop in Najma may be available for would help pay the estimated $8m After years of increasing eco- now increase. really difficult to survive.” QR15,000 a month, but the rent for a similar shop IAEA needs to inspect Iranian nomic isolation, Iran, under Until now, it IAEA had one-to- She said that despite being a new entrant in the in places like Rayyan and Al Shafia Road may go nuclear sites under the deal, President Hassan Rowhani, is two teams of two inspectors each industry the company had been performing well, and up to QR30,000. which took effect on Monday, seeking “constructive engage- in Iran most of the time as well as had plans to open more branches and was preparing “No doubt the competition is growing every day. We diplomats who attended a closed- ment” with the world, including experts working on the Iran file to apply for accreditation from IATA. do not charge all customers a uniform price or com- door meeting said. the US which Iranian politicians at its headquarters. Asked about the number of new entrants, she said: mission... it largely depends on the type of customer IAEA will nearly double the refer to as the “Great Satan”. “We will need to nearly dou- “Nearly 30-40 new companies entered the market and the season of travel,” said the agent with more number of people it has working The deal in Geneva in ble the staff resources devoted between 2012 and 2013, and most of them are in than 14 years of experience in the region, including in on Iran. Amano said the interim November is designed to buy time to verification in Iran,” Amano the business. According to my information, some the UAE. “At times there are some tickets on which agreement, under which Iran will for talks on a final settlement said. “We will need to signifi- four branches were closed during the period but the airlines offer free rescheduling of travel dates, get relief from some economic of the dispute over an Iranian cantly increase the frequency of they were old players. Perhaps they shut down due but we may charge QR500 or even more than that, sanctions, was an “important nuclear programme Tehran says the verification activities we are to lack of modern business acumen and partly due depending on the ticket details.” THE PENINSULA step forward towards achieving is peaceful but the West fears may conducting.” AGENCIES JANUARY 25, 2014 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 05 ON SATURDAY

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HE Chinese trial of rights activist Xu Zhiyong, which has been called the highest-profile dissident trial since 2009, shows that there are Tstill many in the communist country willing to risk their lives for freedom and reforms. Reports say China’s investments in Xu will be sentenced on Sunday and it’s one of the most watched dissident trials in years. Interestingly, Xu’s struggle has acquired sudden relevance in the past few days. The activist’s New the US are growing Citizens’ Movement advocates working within the system BY STEVEN HILL to press for change, including urging officials to disclose Chinese companies. No doubt they will want to partner with western countries be assisted by the China Center (CCNY), and see them succeed. their assets. A recent Western media expose has given EAKED documents this week a pro-business headquarters for Chinese But it goes beyond that. Americans a huge boost and credence to his struggle – it said that revealed what many already investors and companies seeking to gain need to understand what’s driving Chinese officials are stashing assets worth billions of knew: Chinese investors are a foothold in the US. CCNY will be one Chinese investors. Many have begun dollars abroad. More than a dozen family members of Lstoring their money – and of the biggest tenants in the new One looking abroad because of tight policy the top political and military leaders are making use of investing – more and more overseas. World Trade Center (the site of the 9/11 measures by China’s communist govern- offshore companies based in the British Virgin Islands for China’s rich and powerful seem to pre- terrorist attack), taking up six floors ment aimed at cooling off the country’s fer the British Virgin Islands for their and 190,000 square feet of office space. overheated real estate market. this purpose, and among them include the brother-in-law offshore transactions, but the US and This kind of investment is good for Some experts also believe that the of President Xi Jinping as well as the son and son-in-law Europe remain top destinations for New York City, and a sign of Chinese parking of wealth offshore may indi- of former premier Wen Jiabao. The websites carrying the their actual investments. The question investors’ confidence in the Big Apple cate an increase in capital flight from news were blocked in China, denying ordinary Chinese is: should we be concerned? during a time of economic uncertainty. China. A study conducted by Bank of an opportunity to get to the root of the rot gripping their Polls show that a majority of Americans But money from China isn’t just flow- China and Hurun found that more than leadership. Xu’s campaign started long ago, but the latest believe China poses the greatest threat to ing into big time projects in Manhattan. half of China’s millionaires have taken the US economy, and a third aren’t com- It’s also going to unlikely places, such steps to emigrate or are considering revelations show how justified his movement is. fortable with any investment by Chinese as bankrupted Detroit, where financ- doing so. Chinese individuals already Why is the government so scared about a group that firms into US companies. In the past, the ing is badly needed. Motown has become have stashed offshore anywhere from campaigns for disclosure of US government has killed Chinese invest- the fourth most popular US destina- $450bn to $658bn in assets, with Boston The trial of officials’ assets? Why is the ments in American companies, such as tion for Chinese real estate inves- Consulting predicting that amount will government hostile to the idea an infamous deal tors (behind New York, Los Angeles double in three years. CNBC recently where China’s and Philadelphia). With thousands called the movement of Chinese capi- Chinese activist of investigating the charges state-owned of homes foreclosed, some two-storey tal “one of the largest and most rapid Xu Zhiyong made the group? The answer CNOOC tried to homes have been auctioned off for as wealth migrations of our time”. That’s lies in that corruption is deep A majority of buy petroleum little as $39. This attracted attention not a strong sign of Chinese investors’ shows that the and widespread, much more company Unocal in China, with state broadcaster China confidence in their own country. regime is afraid than the government could Americans corp for $18.5bn Central Television reporting that houses On the other hand, the Chinese have weed out. believe China in 2005. in Detroit cost the same as “a pair of only 13 percent of their wealth outside of being exposed. On the one leather shoes”. China, while the global average is 20 per- Soon after assuming poses the hand, people look Chinese investors have made bulk pur- cent to 30 percent, according to Oliver office, President Xi Jinping at the high-profile chases of dozens of cheap homes in the Williams of WealthInsight. In a develop- had announced that his administration would launch a greatest threat to investments that urban rings surrounding the city center, ing society like China, it’s normal for the campaign to root out corruption that would target big as the US economy. China is mak- many of them bought without even hav- wealthy to geographically diversify their well as small fish. Instead of following up on that promise, ing in the west, ing been seen. Then Dongdu International investment portfolios and send more of the president is trying to protect the corrupt. Fear that Such fears are especially US real Group of Shanghai bought two downtown their wealth abroad. estate, and they icons: the Detroit Free Press building for While there’s something ironic about graft at the highest level will be exposed is helping to unwarranted. question whether $9.4mn and the David Stott building for investors from the land of “commu- drive a political crackdown that has swept up more than such iconic places $4.2mn. Yes, Chinese investors have pur- nism-capitalism” exploiting the west’s 150 activists, intellectuals and journalists. The authorities should be in a chased the former headquarters of the economic vulnerabilities to snatch up have tightened control over the Internet and silenced communist country’s hands. In the Big free press in Motor Town. valuable properties, that’s how capital- Chinese media, which haven’t been allowed to report Apple, Beijing real-estate tycoon Zhang Most of these investments should be ism’s “creative destruction” is supposed Xin led an investment group’s $1.4bn welcome, not only in the US but also in to work. Adam Smith would be pleased. on the trials of Xu and other activists. Even Western purchase of the General Motors office Europe. Indeed, Europe has attracted Unfortunately, the Chinese seem journalists in China are said to be under pressure as tower last year, a 50-story monster that twice as much Chinese investment as the to want to play both sides of the coin. the communist regime fears that its reputation will reportedly is the most expensive building US, as investors have seized commercial The Chinese government doesn’t allow be tarnished and the news will finally seep down to its in the US. Another headliner was Fosun opportunities arising from the eurozone foreign investors to acquire properties population. International Ltd’s purchase of the land- crisis. The Chinese have been providing of significance, whether real estate or Unlike other dissidents and activists, Xu aimed to mark building One Chase Manhattan fresh capital when western investors are companies. Other investment restric- Plaza for $725mn from JP Morgan tapped out or weary of troubled places tions and requirements are applied to work within the Chinese constitution and genuinely Chase. Anticipating a surge in Chinese like Detroit or Greece. This is a sign foreign enterprises in China, such as wanted to reform the system with the support of the commercial activity, Fosun billionaire of China’s further integration into the usually requiring foreign companies to government. But instead, his movement has been crushed co-founder Guo Guangchang projects global market, and should be welcomed, enter into joint venture agreements with and a message is being sent to other dissidents that even that eventually his company will fill as not feared. The more the Chinese invest local Chinese partners. legitimate, genuine voices will not be tolerated. much as one-third of the building with abroad, the more they have reason to THE GUARDIAN The other side Quote of Strengthen child protection the day

OLLOWING a series of comprehensive State child protection to report any suspected mistreatment both policy and financial support. high-profile child abuse and and custody system be established of children. The establishment of an effective neglect cases in recent years that can effectively protect vulnerable Likewise, reporting should be the national child custody and interven- The current era is Fand the deaths of children minors, said a commentary in Beijing first stage of intervention in China, and tion system will not be completed in care, there have been growing News on Wednesday. it must be followed by investigation overnight. It requires top-level institu- a world apart from concerns about the well-being of The existing laws in China do allow and verification, litigation and other tional design, and local governments children removed from the custody for abusive or negligent parents to be follow-up remedial measures. will have to fulfill their responsibilities the situation of of their parents and calls for a more deprived of their custody rights, but Given the loopholes in the country’s as stipulated by the forthcoming 100 years ago. The comprehensive system to protect they do not include details on imple- current community protection and fos- bylaws. children. mentation. The maltreatment of chil- ter home system, kindergartens per- Only if all parties involved dem- forces for peace in Efforts are being made toward dren usually takes place in the home, haps can play a better role in caring onstrate the necessary sense of the world, and they this goal and related regulations will so it can be highly “elusive”. That is for youngsters who are in the proc- responsibility will we be able to protect be rolled out by the end of the year. why in many countries, civil servants, ess of seeking new guardianship, for vulnerable children. include China, are Those concerned should ensure that a teachers and doctors are mandated which the government should provide China Daily Wang Yi growing China’s Foreign Minister JANUARY 25, 2014 Views www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 07 ON SATURDAY Republicans makeover has few changes We are going into communities that have never heard the Republican message, and we’re finding good candidates: RNC member BY JOHN WHITESIDES ignored by major figures in the party, you have to be a little sceptical,” said year after Republican lead- political analyst Norm Ornstein of the ers vowed to “rebrand” American Enterprise Institute. their party to broaden its On Capitol Hill, a sweeping immigra- appeal in light of a dis- tion overhaul that some Republican offi- piriting election loss to cials hoped would help the party gain ADemocratic President Barack Obama, ground with the nation’s rapidly growing the Republican strategy for 2014 is Hispanic community, which overwhelm- looking a lot like the one from 2012. ingly backed Obama in 2012, has been At the Republican National blocked by conservative Republicans in Committee’s winter meeting this week the House of Representatives who are in Washington, it was clear the panic wary of giving millions of undocumented that hit the party after the 2012 elec- immigrants a path to US citizenship. tions has subsided, although polls indi- Republican officials say they do not cate that efforts to make the party more believe their stances on issues such as attractive to single women, minorities immigration and abortion have harmed and gays, groups that favour Democrats the party, but that some Republican by big numbers, have not made any candidates’ inability to clearly and headway. sensitively express their views on such Many Republicans remain concerned subjects has hurt. President Obama (fourth right), Vice President John Biden (fourth left) with the Council on Women and Girls at the White House on about the party’s long-term prospects “We don’t need to move away from Wednesday. in the face of such problems, but they our core values. We need to more clearly have been heartened by the troubled communicate those values,” said Kris Senate fuelled Democrats’ claims that teach them how to address controver- Still, polls indicate that more than launch of Obama’s healthcare over- Warner, an RNC member from West the Republican Party was an out-of- sial topics and avoid such self-inflicted half of Americans view the Republican haul and by polls that suggest Obama’s Virginia. touch bastion of older white males. wounds, officials said. Party unfavourably, a trend that does Democrats are not much more popular Republican efforts to attract women “Mike Huckabee has no idea what he’s At the same time, the party is sig- not bode well for a party that has lost than Republicans. voters also continue to be complicated talking about,” Democratic National nalling it will be more aggressive in the popular vote in five of the last six So in many ways, this week’s meet- by indelicate rhetoric. Committee Chairwoman Debbie pressing for abortion restrictions, even presidential elections. ing of Republican officials has been an During a speech before the RNC Wasserman Schultz said. “If this is the though surveys have long shown that a The RNC is expected to adopt rules affirmation of the party’s reluctance to on Thursday, former Arkansas gover- (Republican) rebrand a year later, then majority of Americans support abor- changes to shorten its presidential change its core strategies for the 2014 nor and presidential candidate Mike all they’ve gotten is a year older.” tion rights. primary season in 2016 and move the midterm elections: Opposition to abor- Huckabee called on Republicans to Huckabee’s comments followed a On Wednesday, the party sent two party’s nominating convention from late tion and an assault on Obamacare, as aggressively argue to women voters that recent controversy over a memoir busloads of RNC members to attend August to June or July. the president’s healthcare overhaul is they are not “weaklings” who need to by Republican Representative Steve the anti-abortion “March for Life” Iowa, New Hampshire, South Carolina known. rely on the government for help. Pearce of New Mexico, who wrote that a on the National Mall in Washington. and Nevada would retain their right to It is a familiar platform that ana- In doing so, he served up the latest wife should “voluntarily submit” to her RNC spokeswoman Kirsten Kukowski kick off the process in February 2016, lysts say represents the influence of the sound bite for Democrats who accuse husband, although that does not make said the party needed to “get back on and the rest of the contests would be most conservative elements of a party Republicans of waging a “war on her inferior. offense” in fighting abortion. held between March and May. that continues to be plagued by bitter women.” Steve Munisteri, the state Republican So far, the Republican effort to reach The changes could make it more dif- infighting between compromise-resist- Arguing against government-funded chairman in Texas, said Republican out to women, minorities and other ficult for surprise contenders to emerge, ant Tea Party conservatives and more birth control, Huckabee accused candidates still need to watch the way Democratic voting blocs has involved but would help limit a combative pres- pragmatic “establishment” Republicans. Democrats of telling women that, “they they talk about controversial issues. adjusting tactics more than changing idential primary process that many The focus on abortion and Obamacare, are helpless without Uncle Sugar com- “The party still has a problem with the party’s platform. Republicans blame for weakening party analysts say, also could undermine ing in and providing them for them a people who don’t understand that how The RNC has added more than 175 nominee Mitt Romney in 2012. Republican efforts to lure women and prescription each month for birth con- you say things can turn people off. Your staff members to organise at the state “We feel like there are some good minority voters who strongly support trol because they cannot control their tone matters.” level and reach out to black, Asian and things happening now,” said Shawn abortion rights and Obama’s efforts to libido.” “We have a multi-cultural society, and Hispanic voters, party officials say. Steel, an RNC member from California. help millions of uninsured Americans Leading Democrats quickly pounced. people have to believe you want them in The party also has hired technol- “We are going into communities that get health coverage. They said Huckabee’s comments your party,” he said. ogy specialists and opened an office in have never heard the Republican mes- “There hasn’t been any significant reminded them of the 2012 campaign, The Republican House and Senate California’s Silicon Valley to counter the sage, and we’re finding good candidates,” rebranding for Republicans. When the when insensitive remarks about rape campaign committees have organised Democrats’ data-driven voter turnout he added goals of rebranding have been largely by two Republicans running for the US sessions with candidates and staff to operation. REUTERS Brazil’s mall flash mobs: A party, not protest The secret wealth of Rolezinhos is an exaggerated and China’s most powerful unjustified panic made by youth. BY JOSHUA KEATING he International Consortium of Investigative Journalists BY RAUL GALLEGOS Rolezinhos didn’t begin as has published the results of a multiyear investigation into overtly political events, although the offshore holdings of some of the wealthiest people in rotests against corrup- it was inevitable that they would TChina: tion, lavish spending on become so in a country wrestling Nearly 22,000 offshore clients with addresses in mainland China sporting events and a with issues of race and class. The and Hong Kong appear in the files obtained by the International Pfaltering economy roiled gatherings were started by kids Consortium of Investigative Journalists. Among them are some of Brazil’s largest cities last year, with too much time on their hands China’s most powerful men and women - including at least 15 of a sign of rising dissatisfaction who wanted to have fun, meet China’s richest, members of the National People’s Congress and with the nation’s political status others their own age and blow off FIFA President Joseph ‘Sepp’ Blatter (right) with Brazil President Dilma executives from state-owned companies entangled in corruption quo. Now, the country’s political steam in an environment that’s Rousseff with the World Cup trophy after talks on World Cup 2014 preparations scandals. class may have gone too far in the safer than the streets of the fave- at the FIFA headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland, on Thursday. PricewaterhouseCoopers, UBS and other Western banks and other direction in dealing with las, or slums, where many of the accounting firms play a key role as middlemen in helping Chinese the recent spate of teenage flash participants live. The Folha de Sao clients set up trusts and companies in the British Virgin Islands, mobs that have disrupted life and Paulo newspaper even published a Barbara Mendes, a college stu- difference, regardless of race or Samoa and other offshore centres usually associated with hidden shopping at some of the country’s guide to the rolezinho dress code, dent quoted by Folha, denounced class, between the right of people wealth, the records show. For instance, Swiss financial giant Credit largest malls. which includes popular teen fash- mall security forces for barring to be left in peace and those who Suisse helped Wen Jiabao’s son create his BVI company while his During the past few weeks, ion brands such as Quicksilver entry to rolezinho participants: foment a public disturbance. father was leading the country. mobs of rowdy teens in gatherings or Oakley hats, and Hollister or “They want to whiten the mall.” Meanwhile, another politically The files include details of the offshore holdings of President known as rolezinhos, literally little Abercrombie & Fitch shirts. In Jesse Souza, a sociologist and motivated rolezinho to protest Xi Jinping’s brother-in-law, former Premier Wen Jiabao’s son, strolls, have invaded shopping cen- other words, a lot like your typical university professor, made the racism, World Cup spending and Tencent founder Ma Huateng and China’s richest woman, Yang tres in Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro US mall rat, only perhaps rowdier. same point more forcefully, telling President Dilma Rousseff’s gov- Huiyan. The British Virgin Islands is apparently the “preferred and other major cities. Rolezinhos, As Alba Zaluar, a professor at the O Estado de Sao Paulo news- ernment, drew no more than 50 offshore destination for mainland China and Hong Kong resi- orchestrated through social net- Universidad do Estado do Rio de paper in an interview Saturday people to a Rio mall yesterday. One dents.” Forty percent of BVI’s offshore business now comes from works, have attracted hundreds or Janeiro put it: “This is a game, not that there is a “Brazilian apart- salesman at a clothing store held East Asia. even thousands of youngsters who a social movement.’’ heid” system “that separates, as up a sign that pointed to one of The actual details of this story seem less interesting than the fact run through the malls in packs — Gilberto Carvalho, secretary if they were two different planets, the more tangible downsides of the that it was published and the possible fallout from it. It would be singing, dancing, shouting and general for Brazil’s presidency, told the social space of ‘Europeanised’ gatherings: “I work on commission. a bit surprising if Chinese economic and political elite didn’t keep enjoying themselves at the expense reporters last week that the police Brazilians, the real middle class, Thanks, rolezinho.” their money parked in island tax havens, like the economic and of everyone else’s peace and quiet. were “throwing gasoline into the and Brazilians perceived as ‘bar- One thing that rolezinhos have political elite of every other country. It has been an unnerving experi- fire,” by rounding up unruly teen- barians’, the popular classes.” brought to light is Sao Paulo’s But the Chinese Communist Party has also clearly drawn a ence for shoppers and a costly one agers in malls. “We need to gradu- Indeed, class divisions are a dearth of easily accessible public red line for foreign outlets on reporting on the wealth of senior for store owners who lost business. ally approach these youths to try related concern spurred by the spaces, which an editorial in Folha leaders and their families. It was reporting of this type that got Rolezinhos first drew notice in to understand them and maintain bored teenagers. Maria do Espirito noted last week. The public pros- the websites of Bloomberg and The New York Times blocked in Sao Paulo early last month, when a dialogue.” Just how this happens Santo, a woman who joined a more ecutor of Sao Paulo even offered mainland China and reportedly led to the suspension of reporter almost 6,000 adolescents showed with a leaderless non-movement overtly political rolezinho organ- yesterday to join forces with busi- Michael Forsythe. up at the Shopping Metro Itaquera remains to be seen. ised last week by the Movement nesses and the government to According to the journalists’ consortium, “In November, a main- mall. The mall closed earlier than Others cited racism in the legal of the Homeless Workers, told O “encourage them to offer cultural land Chinese news organization that was working with ICIJ to usual fearing vandalism. The police attempts by malls to thwart dis- Globo: “Next you’ll have shopping and leisure options to youngsters, analyse the offshore data withdrew from the reporting partnership, were called to reestablish order, ruption. Rafael Portugues, presi- malls for the poor and the rich.” especially those from the periph- explaining that authorities had warned it not to publish anything using tear gas and rubber bullets. dent of the Association of Sao Paulo Higher up the political food ery.” This seems like it might be about the material.” In the end, the group worked with partners Another rolezinho planned for Public Defenders, told O Globo last chain, Maria do Rosario, the min- the most constructive development including “the Hong Kong newspaper Ming Pao, the Taiwanese Sunday led the Shopping Leblon week that the courts “could only ister in charge of human rights to come out of this controversy. magazine CommonWealth and the German newspaper Süddeutsche mall in Rio to close all day. More prevent ‘rolezinhos’ founded on for the Brazilian presidency, told Racism and socio-economic dis- Zeitung.” than 9,000 indicated they would serious threat or severe fear. The the Agencia Estado newswire crimination should never be toler- A visualization of the data produced by the Guardian yesterday attend, according to posts on mall is a private space, but public yesterday that “people cannot be ated, and Brazil needs to battle them has already gotten the British paper blocked in China: http://bit. Facebook. At the behest of mall in character.” And he added: “This separated in those places between at every turn. But letting thousands ly/1hJJeNQ. operators, some judges threat- panic is being generated because those who have money to consume of teens run amok in shopping malls It certainly seems as though Beijing’s strategy of blocking the ened to impose fines of as much these young people are from the and those who do not have it.” is hardly smart, and it certainly isn’t websites of offending outlets and withholding visas from journalists as 10,000 reais ($4,214) on those periphery. It is an exaggerated and She has a point but neglects good for business. isn’t having the desired effect of discouraging this kind of report- who participate in future events. unjustified panic.” a crucial fact: There is a real WP-BLOOMBERG ing. If anything, it seems to be encouraging it. WP-BLOOMBERG JANUARY 25, 2014 ON SATURDAY 08 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com Middle East Syria talks falter after rocky start Warring sides agree to meet in same room: Mediator

GENEVA: The Syrian govern- with an overall political settlement understand that very well and ment and its opponents will hold to the war, given the absence from accept it,” Brahimi said. Another their first joint meeting today Geneva of powerful Islamist oppo- week of talks is scheduled, but to launch peace talks aimed at sition groups and President Bashar diplomats are playing down any resolving nearly three years Al Assad’s ally, Iran. hopes of progress. of civil war, after negotiations After separate meetings with “The objective is for the first almost collapsed before they government and opposition del- round of talks to last until next started. egations, UN mediator Lakhdar Friday, but expectations are so The face-to-face meeting had Brahimi indicated yesterday low we’ll see how things develop been planned for yesterday, but afternoon the argument had been day by day,” a Western diplomat the opposition said early on it put on one side. said. “Every day that they talk is would not meet the government “Tomorrow we have agreed a little step forward.” side unless it first agreed to sign that we shall meet in same room,” Brahimi has indicated that his up to a 2012 statement by world Brahimi told a news conference. aim is to start by seeking prac- powers calling for a transitional “The discussions I had with the tical steps, like local ceasefires, government in Syria. two parties were encouraging.” prisoner releases and access for Ahmed Al Jarba (left), President of the Syrian National Coalition, arrives before the start of negotiations at the The government rejected the The negotiations would be international aid deliveries, before European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, yesterday. demand and said its negotiators based the 2012 statement, known embarking on the tougher politi- would leave unless serious talks as Geneva 1, he said, while adding, cal negotiations. But even those began within a day. Even if the “there are different interpreta- narrow aims would fail if the del- talks appear be back on track, few tions on some of those items”. egations go home. Food and medical shortages expect the conference to come up “I think the two sides Syria’s civil war has already killed at least 130,000 people, driven up to a third of the coun- try’s 22 million people from their leave 63 dead in Syria camp Iran FM denies sending homes and made half depend- ent on aid, including hundreds of BEIRUT: A shortage of food were children”. Food aid entered “One hundred people need thousands cut off by fighting. and medical supplies has left Yarmuk last week for the first urgent surgery,” reads another, Hezbollah to Syria Among the hurdles to progress, dead at least 63 people, includ- time in four months. held up by a young man on one of the militants who control most ing women and children, in a UN rights chief Navi Pillay has Homs’ heavily damaged streets. DAVOS: Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif yes- rebel-held territory are boycott- besieged Palestinian refugee warned blocking assistance to In the Eastern Ghouta area terday denied his country had sent Hezbollah militants to fight ing the talks and say anyone camp in Damascus, a Syrian civilians “in desperate need may east of Damascus, conditions in Syria, saying the Tehran-backed Shiite extremist group was attending negotiations that fail monitor said yesterday. amount to a war crime”. are also dire, said activist Tareq making its own decisions. And he told a gathering at the World to bring down Assad would be The Yarmuk camp in southern Activists in other besieged Al Dimashqi, who spoke via the Economic Forum that he believed the Syrian conflict could be traitors. Assad’s main regional Damascus has been choked by the areas have also complained of dis- Internet. “No one can provide for resolved within the next year, saying he hoped talks in Geneva backer, Iran, is also not repre- army since June, along with other mal conditions. In Homs, activists themselves, and when food does would bear fruit. The usually smiling Iranian diplomat, who has sented at the Geneva talks. UN opposition-held areas across say hundreds of families have been come in, it is at crazy prices,” he been seen as the new face of the Islamic republic since coming to Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Syria, mostly around the capital holed up for nearly 600 days in a said. Meanwhile, fighting raged office in August, was unusually combative in a tense panel session invited Tehran at the last minute, and in the central city of Homs. handful of rebel-held districts. across Syria, the Observatory held in the Swiss mountain town of Davos. but then withdrew the invitation “The number of people who They come under near-daily said, as the so-called Geneva II Under constant questioning about Iran’s role in shoring up Syrian 24 hours later when it refused to have died in Yarmuk camp as a shelling, and activists there say peace talks offered no respite to President Bashar Al Assad, Zarif said it was “preposterous” to sug- endorse the Geneva 1 protocol. result of their poor health and liv- they have run out of most food the country. gest that Tehran was supporting extremist groups fighting in Syria. During Wednesday’s opening ing conditions, and the severe lack supplies, and that residents now Warplanes bombarded Daraya “We are not sending people, Hezbollah has made its own decision,” ceremony, the government del- of food and medicine has risen to have little more than olives to southwest of Damascus, while Zarif told the audience, adding that Iran had also suffered at the egation drew a rebuke from Ban 63,” said the Syrian Observatory survive on. troops shelled Eastern Ghouta hands of Sunni Al Qaeda extremists. for using inflammatory language for Human Rights. Seeking to shed light on their where rebels were battling regime But he tacitly acknowledged Iran’s support for Assad, when asked after referring in a speech to Conditions in Yarmuk have circumstances, activists in Homs forces backed by Lebanese Shiite if the long-time leader would have survived against a determined rebels raping dead women, rip- deteriorated in recent months, launched a campaign this week, group Hezbollah and the Iraqi uprising without Tehran’s help. “Of course he would, nobody would ping foetuses from the womb and with the price of food and other putting up yellow signposts Abul Fadl Al Abbas brigade. survive unless they have domestic legitimacy,” Zarif insisted. eating human organs. basic goods skyrocketing, if they inscribed with slogans describing Clashes continued in the his- Asked if he would call for Lebanese militia group Hezbollah to In a defiant speech on Thursday, were at all available. life in the besieged areas. toric Old City area of Aleppo, withdraw from Syria, he added: “What I can ask is for all foreign opposition leader Ahmed Jarba Rami Abdel Rahman, the “For two years, 300 children Syria’s onetime commercial capi- elements to leave Syria and for the Syrian people to decide their said the international community director of the Britain-based have had no schooling,” reads one, tal, now ruined a year and a half own future. AFP had concluded that Assad cannot Observatory, said that “22 of the according to photographs shared on from a massive rebel offensive. stay in power. REUTERS dead were women, and three by Homs-based activist Yazan. AFP Ex-Saudi spy chief calls for UN resolution to pull militias

DAVOS: A senior member of the was disappointed with the “sense of no Syrian Army with weapons, training, fall into the wrong hands. Saudi royal family attacked the direction” in US foreign policy. money and military intelligence in Prince Turki said Iraqi militia and United States yesterday over its policy “I want the Americans to go to the the fight against President Bashar al- Lebanese Shia Hezbollah fighters out- on Syria, and called for a UN resolu- Security Council and get a resolution Assad’s government. numbered radical Sunni militants fight- tion to pull “Iraqi and Lebanese Shia that forces should be deployed to stop Iran has been one of Assad’s biggest ing in Syria. militia” out of the Middle Eastern the fighting in Syria,” he told the World supporters in a conflict that has killed “I’m not saying Sunnis should go country. Economic Forum in Davos. “If that is not more than 130,000 Syrians and forced fight,” he said. “You have to get these Prince Turki Al Faisal (left), a available, then at least a humanitarian more than 2 million to flee. (Shia) people out. The only way to do former intelligence chief and an outspo- corridor to allow people not to starve.” Western countries have so far held it is by a concerted international effort ken critic of President Barack Obama’s Saudi Arabia and Qatar have backed back from providing rebels with heavy led by the United States and supported administration since it started secret the main Sunni Muslim opposition arms such as anti-tank weapons and by the US allies to force these people to nuclear talks with Iran, said the world Syrian National Coalition and the Free missile launchers for fear they could stop the fighting.” REUTERS

Three suspected militants killed Erdogan to freeze judicial reforms in US drone strike in Yemen SANA’A: Three suspected Al Qaeda militants were ANKARA: Turkish Prime curb the judiciary in the wake of a killed in Maarib province, east of the Yemeni capital Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan massive corruption scandal that has Sana’a, in what local officials and tribal sources said was offered yesterday to freeze key ensnared several key business and a strike by a US drone late on Thursday. They said the parts of a controversial justice political allies of Erdogan. suspects were hit as they were travelling in a car in the reform bill in an apparent climb- It accuses supporters of influential Wadi Obaida area, in the oil-producing Maarib province. down in the face of widespread Muslim preacher Fethullah Gulen Several explosions were heard, witnesses said. opposition. in the police and judiciary of acting The compromise was welcomed as a “parallel state” and instigating by the main opposition party, which the graft probe to try to topple the Saudi Qaeda rebel killed in Syria had warned the legislation would government ahead of key elections threaten the independence of the this year. The embattled Erdogan DUBAI: A suspected Al Qaeda insurgent who is on judiciary. The row has added to the has retaliated by sacking hundreds Saudi Arabia’s wanted list of 47 militants abroad, has deep political turmoil in Turkey, of police and prosecutors running the been killed in Syria, the SITE monitoring group said which has spread to financial mar- investigation and vowed to rid the yesterday. Saudi national Abdullah Suleiman Salih Al kets with the lira again hitting all- state from what he described as a Dhabah, known as Abu Ali Al Qasimi, waged jihad in time lows yesterday. “tumor” and a “virus”, referring to Pakistan and Afghanistan before going to Syria, where Erdogan said ahead of an expected the so-called Gulenists. he was killed in the city of Al Bab in Aleppo by a rocket late-night vote in parliament that the The political crisis has severely from a MiG plane, SITE said, citing online messages legislation relating to the Supreme dented Turkey’s image as a model of posted by Islamists on January 18. Board of Judges and Prosecutors democracy and stability in a volatile (HSYK) would be suspended. neighbourhood and raised concerns While other articles of the bill about the future of its economy. Israeli troops kill Palestinian would be voted on, Erdogan said he In the wake of the probe, Erdogan had now agreed to “freeze the part has also spoken in favour of possi- GAZA: Israeli troops killed a Palestinian man yester- on the Supreme Board of Judges and Supporters of Turkey’s Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan shout slogans and ble retrials for hundreds of military day and wounded another in a cross-border confron- Prosecutors so that we can make wave flags during a meeting of the ruling AK Party (AKP) in Ankara yesterday. officials jailed for coup plotting, in a tation with protesters in the Gaza Strip, the Israeli progress because the elections are move seen as a dramatic turnaround army and Palestinian hospital officials said. The shoot- nearing”. However, the ultimate fate over the appointment of judges and main opposition Republican People’s to bring the military on his side in his ing occurred as tensions ran high after Israeli forces of the bill was not immediately clear prosecutors. The European Union, Party, Kemal Kilicdaroglu, welcomed fight against Gulen. A Turkish court killed two Palestinian militants in a Gaza air strike on as Erdogan also said it was “out of which Turkey has long sought to Erdogan’s statement as a “very right however rejected yesterday a retrial Wednesday, blaming one of them for a rocket attack the question” that the reforms would join, along with rights groups and the decision” and a “democratic gain” for request by dozens of people includ- during the funeral of late prime minister Ariel Sharon be withdrawn completely. opposition had warned that the meas- Turkey. The move came a day after ing former army chiefs, lawyers and earlier this month. Palestinian hospital officials said The legislation aims to invest more ures could threaten the independence lawmakers again came to blows dur- journalists convicted in 2012 over an Israeli troops had fired across the border into Gaza on, powers in the justice minister and of state institutions and under- ing a parliamentary debate on the alleged coup plot against Erdogan’s killing a civilian aged 20 and wounding another man. give the government a greater say mine democracy. The leader of the bill. The government has moved to AKP government. AFP REUTERS JANUARY 25, 2014 Middle East www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 09 ON SATURDAY Bombing wave hits Egypt cities Suicide bomber targets security compound in Cairo; clashes claim 11 lives CAIRO: A wave of bomb attacks hit Cairo yesterday, killing six people and raising fears that an Islamist insur- gency is gaining pace on the eve of the third anniversary of the uprising that toppled autocrat Hosni Mubarak. The violence underscored the struggle of authorities to tame an Islamist insurgency which has been gaining pace since the army toppled Islamist president Mohamed Mursi in July. In the most high-profile attack, a suicide car bomber struck a top security compound in central Cairo early in the morning and killed at least four people, secu- rity sources said. Another blast in the Dokki dis- trict killed one person. An explo- sion near a cinema on the road to the Pyramids of Giza on the outskirts of Cairo also killed led to one fatality. Clashes in the capital and sev- eral other cities between Mursi supporters and security forces which killed 11 people also raised tensions in the biggest Arab nation. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the sui- cide attack in the parking lot of the Cairo Security Directorate. Prime Minister Hazem Al Police officers inspect the site of a bomb attack in front of the damaged Cairo Security Directorate building in downtown Cairo, yesterday. RIGHT: Anti-government activists clash with residents Beblawi condemned the bloodshed and security forces in Giza, near Cairo. in a statement, saying it was an attempt by “terrorist forces” to After ousting Mursi, Sisi derail the army-backed govern- McCain calls on authorities to free Al Jazeera staff unveiled a political road map he ment’s political road map, which said would bring elections and is meant to lead to free and fair calm to Egypt. elections. DOHA: US senator John McCain says the what it is, is not keeping with the standards Al Jazeera English’s Peter Greste, Mohamed Security forces have killed Later in the day, a military hel- detainment of the Al Jazeera journalists by of international behavior as we would expect.” Fahmy and Bahar Mohammed have been hundreds of Brotherhood mem- icopter flew back and forth over the Egyptian authorities is a “clear viola- John McCain said he hoped the Egyptian detained since the December 29, 2013, while bers and jailed thousands more, central Cairo, underscoring con- tion” of human rights and freedom of press. authorities will take on board his message Al Jazeera Mubasher Misr’s Mohamed Badr including top leaders. The army- cerns that another attack could Speaking in Davos, Senator McCain if they want to be part of the international and Al Jazeera Arabic’s Abdulla Al Shami backed government has effec- occur at anytime. Authorities labelled the detentions a “clear violation, not community: have been held since July and August 2013 tively removed the Brotherhood have been bracing for more vio- only of their human rights, but any aspect “My message to the Egyptian Government, respectively. Scores of journalists world- from politics and many Egyptians lence during the anniversary of freedom of the press. Al Jazeera has been and I know these people, is and has been, wide, along with organisations involved in turned against it after Mursi’s of Mubarak’s fall, when rival chronicling events in Egypt, probably more if you want to be part of the community of media freedom, have joined the call for their troubled one-year rule. Intense political groups are expected intensely than any other world network. For nations and have our cooperation and assist- release including: Committee for Protection pressure on the movement has to turn out, including support- the Egyptian government to keep them in ance, then you cannot in engage in practices of Journalists, Reporters Without Borders and severely hurt its ability to stage ers of army chief General Abdel prison, I think it is another indicator that such as the arbitrary imprisonment of mem- International News Safety Institute. mass protests it had hoped would Fattah Al Sisi, who ousted Mursi, this military government, and that’s really bers of the media.” THE PENINSULA reverse what it calls an army coup as well as members of the Muslim that has undermined Egypt’s dem- Brotherhood and liberals. ocratic credentials. But authorities The 2011 revolt raised hopes of blast in the security headquarters office of President Adly Mansour after the first blast, which twisted blood near a scorched car engine. are struggling to contain Islamist a stable democracy in the Arab included three policemen, security said it would “avenge the deaths metal and shattered windows of State television quoted witnesses militant violence. Militants based world’s biggest nation. Instead, sources said. The attack also heav- of the martyrs” who died at the nearby shops. Wood and metal as saying gunmen on motorcycles in the Sinai have stepped up relentless political turmoil has ily damaged the nearby Islamic Art Security Directorate and severely debris was scattered hundreds opened fire on buildings after the attacks on security forces since hit investment and tourism hard Museum, an official told the state punish the perpetrators. of metres around. One body cov- explosion. The Health Ministry Mursi’s fall, killing hundreds. in Egypt. The dead from the first news agency. In a statement, the Witnesses heard gunfire right ered in a blanket lay in a pool of said 76 people were wounded. REUTERS

Vote to adopt Tunisia charter delayed TUNIS: A vote by Tunisian lawmakers to adopt the coun- try’s new constitution has been delayed for a day until tomor- row, said Karima Souid, infor- mation officer at the constituent assembly. The plenary session was set for 9am (1000 GMT) tomorrow, Souid, who is also an MP, said. The adoption of the constitu- tion would mark a key step in the country’s political transition following the 2011 overthrow of long-ruling dictator Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, which ignited the Arab Spring. The time of the vote has yet to be determined. “If the constitution is adopted Supporters of radical Islamist party Hizb ut-Tahrir shout slogans during a demonstration against the draft on the first reading by a two- Constitution, in Tunis yesterday. thirds majority, the signing cer- emony will take place on Monday,” said Karima Souid. The text must be approved by Hundreds of Islamists rally at least 145 of the 217 members of the assembly to be adopted, and would then be formally prom- ulgated by the president, prime against new constitution minister and parliamentary speaker. If it fails to achieve the TUNIS: Hundreds of rejection of this constitution tomorrow, which would be a necessary majority on either its Islamists with the radi- which serves foreign intel- major step towards ending first or second reading, the char- cal Tunisian group Hizb ligence services... We have months of political crisis and ter must be put to a referendum. ut-Tahrir, which advocates one master, our Prophet would pave the way for fresh The political parties have establishing an Islamic Mohammed (peace be upon elections. sought to avoid that outcome, “caliphate”, gathered in him),” one of the speakers The Tunisian branch of to be able to hold legislative and Tunis yesterday to protest shouted to the crowd. Hizb ut-Tahrir was created in presidential elections in 2014 and against the “secular” new Lawmakers on Thursday the 1980s but only legalised in end the political crisis plaguing constitution. completed their line-by-line 2012, the year after the ouster Tunisia since the assassination of The protesters waved the scrutiny of the text late on of Zine El Abidine Ben Ali in two opposition MPs last year by black and white Islamist flag, Thursday, after three weeks a popular uprising that also suspected jihadist. and shouted slogans, including of heated debate and disagree- opened to the door to hardline The national assembly was “Down with the secular consti- ment on a range of subjects, Islamist movements repressed elected in October 2011, nine tution!” and “Establishing Islam including the role of Islam and under the secular dictator. months after the popular upris- is obligatory, sovereignty is for a ban of accusations of apostasy. It calls for the sovereignty of ing that toppled strongman Zine the Quran and Shariah (Islamic The national assembly is the Ummah, or Muslim com- El Abidine Ben Ali and touched law).” due to vote on adopting the munity, and legislation based on off the Arab Spring. AFP “We are announcing our long-delayed new constitution sharia law. AFP JANUARY 25, 2014 ON SATURDAY 10 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com International

11 Uighur militants Ukraine president to reshuffle cabinet killed near Chinese border: Kyrgyzstan Protesters seize control of six regional administrations; Yanukovich offers to amend anti-protest laws BISHKEK: Eleven people believed to be members of a mil- KIEV: President Viktor protesters were also control- itant group of ethnic Uighurs Yanukovich yesterday pledged ling regional administrations in have been killed in Kyrgyzstan to reshuffle his government and Ternopil, Rivne, Khmelnytsky and after illegally crossing into the amend controversial anti-pro- Chernivtsi, all in the west of the former Soviet republic from test laws to ease Ukraine’s cri- country. China, Kyrgyz border guards sis, after losing control of local However in Cherkasy south said yesterday. administrations across the west of Kiev protesters seized the Kyrgyzstan, a mainly Muslim of the country. regional administration building nation of 5.5 million which lies With the ex-Soviet state in but were then forcefully removed on a drug trafficking route out shock after five days of deadly by security forces. of Afghanistan, remains volatile clashes, Yanukovich vowed to Yanukovich has been holding after popular uprisings that have press on with talks with the oppo- talks over the last two days with deposed two presidents since 2005 sition but warned he would use opposition leaders but it remains and after violent ethnic clashes in “all legal methods” if no solution unclear if his concessions will be its south in 2010. was found. enough for protesters, many of But its remote, ragged border The protesters occupying the whom simply want the president with China’s restive Xinjiang city centre of the capital Kiev to resign. region — home to the ethnic showed no sign of yielding and Over two months of demon- Uighurs, a mainly Muslim people extended their barricades close to strations against Yanukovich’s who speak a Turkic language — the presidential administration. refusal to sign a pact with the EU has been calm. “According to their Clashes that started on Sunday have now turned into a broader appearance, (those killed) were on Grushevsky Street on the movement against his four-year Uighurs, while things found on fringes of the main protest zone rule, which the opposition claims them showed that they belonged in central Kiev had left five dead, has been riddled with corruption to an organisation of Uighur sep- according to activists. and nepotism. aratists,” Raimberdi Duishenbiyev, The authorities have only con- When parliament meets in an acting head of Kyrgyz border firmed that two died from gun- extraordinary session on Tuesday guards, told a news conference. shot wounds, one a Ukrainian “we will take a decision about After crossing the border in a of Armenian origin and one a reshuffling the government,” mountainous area of northeast Belarussian citizen. But police Yanukovich said at a meeting of Kyrgyzstan on Thursday, the have insisted they were not killed religious leaders. He also said that group ran into a local hunter who by fire from security forces. parliament would discuss changes killed two of them before himself In one of the biggest blows to tough anti-protest laws passed A woman speaks as she kneels down in front of a line of riot police in the centre of Kiev yesterday. being killed, he added. to Yanukovich of the crisis so last week, which reinvigorated the The attackers seized the hunt- far, protesters seized control of protest movement. around Independence Square Ivano-Frankivsk in west Ukraine leader and world boxing cham- er’s gun but were later blocked regional administrations in six But in an apparent warn- using tyres and sandbags filled who had travelled to Kiev, added: pion Vitali Klitschko on Thursday by border guards from a nearby regions in anti-government and ing to opposition protesters, the with snow, turning the centre of “We know the authorities do not appeared to be holding. frontier post. A unit of special- pro-EU western Ukraine. Ukrainian president added: “If Kiev into a fortress. want to compromise, we have Both protesters and security task forces flown to the area by These included the key Lviv things turn out good then all is Protesters, who want to see radi- known this for a long time.” forces remained quietly behind helicopter killed the remaining region on the border with Poland well, but, if not, we will use all legal cal concessions, have so far expressed In a sign Yanukovich may still their battle lines next to the sta- nine men after they refused to which protesters had stormed and methods” to resolve the crisis. bitter disappointment with the be in no mood to compromise, the dium of the legendary Dynamo surrender. The gun appeared to seized in the first such action on Protesters in Kiev have been result of negotiations between the president had earlier yesterday Kiev football club. Concern also be the only firearm held by the Thursday. In the western region working flat out to protect their opposition and the president. “I feel named his hardline ally Andriy mounted over the behaviour of the group. of Ivano-Frankivsk, thousands encampment in the heart of the deceived. We waited all day for a Klyuyev as the new chief of the security forces after a video posted Kyrgyz border guards informed of protesters Friday stormed city from any attempt by the result of the negotiations and we presidential staff, replacing a on Thursday showed a member of their Chinese counterparts about the regional administration and authorities to use force. got nothing,” said protester Yevgeny, more moderate figure. Ukraine’s Berkut riot police force the incident but the Chinese managed to occupy two floors of Wearing helmets and ad-hoc 26, wearing a helmet. “I have fear Despite the palpable disap- assaulting and humiliating a naked said they had detected no cases the building despite clashes with body armour, the Kiev protest- now but have even more fear for the pointment from the talks, a truce protester after he was detained in of illegal crossing of the border, police who used tear gas. ers worked through the night to future,” he added. in the violence between protesters freezing temperatures in Kiev. Duishenbiyev said. By Thursday afternoon, build up their existing barricades Lyubov, a protester from and police brokered by opposition REUTERS

London broker Poland to look into new allegations about secret CIA jail shot in the KRAKOW: Polish prosecutors The Washington Post news- investigation that is underway, that rights campaigners say on what he said was “speculation.” leg during investigating allegations the paper cited what it said were we will analyse this Washington amounted to torture. Rights campaigners say that CIA ran a secret jail in a Polish former CIA officers as saying that Post article and will include it in It also resonates in Poland Polish prosecutors already have forest said yesterday they will the agency paid $15m to Polish our investigation,” Kosmaty told because it would be a crime if hard evidence about the jail and commute look into a newspaper report intelligence in 2003 for use of the Reuters. Polish officials colluded in any the role that Polish officials played. that gave new accounts about site, handing over the cash in two The Washington Post article way in illegal detention or tor- But they accuse the authorities of LONDON: A broker at inter- the alleged “black site.” cardboard boxes. said the CIA declined to com- ture. Politicians who held sen- putting off prosecutions because dealer broker RP Martin was Human rights groups and Piotr Kosmaty, spokesman for ment when it inquired about the ior posts at the time could be of the likely political fallout. shot in the leg at a train station in lawyers have argued for years prosecutors in the Polish city of Polish site. prosecuted. The investigation has been Essex, east of London, yesterday that Poland allowed the Central Krakow who are pursuing a crim- The case goes to the heart of Polish officials have denied running for five years, with morning in what was described Intelligence Agency to use the inal investigation into allegations the CIA’s programme of “extraor- the existence of a secret CIA jail no outward signs of progress. by police as a targeted attack. site, an intelligence training about the facility, said it was pos- dinary rendition” in which sus- on their soil. Foreign Minister Prosecutors deny dragging their The man was named by RP academy in north-east Poland, to sible the newspaper report con- pected al Qaeda militants were Radoslaw Sikorski, asked by feet, saying the case is complex Martin as Robin Clark, a broker detain and interrogate men it sus- tained evidence about the case. moved around the world and sub- reporters on Friday about the lat- and time-consuming. on its euro derivatives desk. pected of being Al Qaeda leaders. “In the course of the jected to interrogation techniques est report, declined to comment REUTERS In a statement, British Transport Police confirmed a 44-year-old man from Essex was 30 feared dead in Quebec fire shot shortly before 0600 GMT as he got out of his car at Shenfield station, 34km from the capital. Republicans seek own He was approached by a man wearing a balaclava and shot once in the leg. His attacker ran from the scene and left in a vehicle cure to Obamacare parked nearby. The victim was taken to a local hospital suffering WASHINGTON: Top on healthcare, McCain said out- from serious injuries, which are Republicans are saying they can side the Senate last week. not believed to be life-threaten- no longer just be the party of Several bills have already been ing, the statement added. “No” on Obamacare: They need introduced by Republicans in the Detective Superintendent Gary to come up with an alternative House and Senate but no single Richardson, who is leading the healthcare policy. plan has yet emerged. investigation into the shooting, While many Americans are Some start with the repeal said: “At this stage we believe the sceptical of President Barack of the Patient Protection and victim of this assault was deliber- Obama’s healthcare overhaul, Affordable Care Act — a move that ately targeted. We do not believe they also tell lawmakers they would almost certainly be vetoed this incident was gang-related. worry about keeping their costs by Obama if it passed both cham- “Enquiries are ongoing to from getting out of control. For bers, which is unlikely as long as establish the full circumstances, those voters, a party that offers Democrats hold the Senate. including the motive behind the a platform to repeal the 2010 law Some bills propose new tax attack.” A spokesman for RP without anything to replace it credits or deductions to help peo- Martin said: “We are aware of this may not be very attractive. ple pay for health insurance. The morning’s incident and are giving As a result, lawmakers from law, commonly called Obamacare, Robin all the support we can”. both the establishment wing of passed Congress in 2010 as the REUTERS Canadian firefighters douse the burnt remains of a retirement home in L’Isle-Verte. They searched the ashes the Republican Party and the most sweeping US social legisla- of the Quebec retirement home that burned to the ground, leaving more than 30 residents feared dead. more fiscally conservative small- tion in 50 years and survived a government proponents in the legal challenge by opponents in Tea Party movement are explor- the US Supreme Court in 2012. ing healthcare policies. It requires most Americans US House of Representatives to buy insurance, offers subsi- Croatia hands over Yugoslavia era spy chief to Germany Speaker John Boehner of Ohio dies to help low-income people said it would be a major topic at receive coverage and sets mini- a Republican retreat next week. mum standards for coverage. It ZAGREB: Croatia has handed Perkovic was arrested on New said President Ivo Josipovic, whose 25 years ago, a point disputed “We need to present the aims to dramatically reduce the over its communist-era intelli- Year’s Day, along with nine other security adviser is Perkovic’s son among legal experts. Perkovic had American people with a posi- number of Americans who lack gence chief to Germany, where people, as an amended extradi- Sasa. Also in January, police worked for the Yugoslav federal tive,” said long-time Senator John health insurance policies. he is wanted over the 1980s kill- tion law took effect to bring the arrested a second former secret secret service, the UDBA, when McCain of Arizona, who in 2008 Instead of starting with a total ing of a Yugoslav dissident, and country into line with most of the service chief from the Yugoslav Croatia was part of the commu- had a detailed healthcare reform repeal, Republican Senator Ron ended an extradition row that rest of the EU. period, Zdravko Mustac, who is nist federation. plan as the Republican Party’s Johnson of Wisconsin has sug- marred Zagreb’s entry to the A Zagreb court ruled on also wanted by Germany for the He helped set up Croatia’s new presidential candidate against gested transition legislation that European Union. Jan. 8 he should be extradited same crime. intelligence agency as it seceded Democrat Obama. might initially eliminate some pro- Josip Perkovic boarded a plane to Germany and the supreme But a different Zagreb court from Belgrade in 1991, when “A number of people are work- visions such as mandatory cover- bound for Germany yesterday court confirmed the ruling this ruled that Mustac should not Yugoslavia began to break up in ing on it, and we’ve come up age of maternity care and move afternoon after the Constitutional week. be extradited because the stat- bloodshed, and held senior secu- with the various provisions, and people with pre-existing conditions Court rejected his request for the “We have to respect the inde- ute of limitations had passed for rity posts through the 1990s. now hopefully we’re going to put into high-risk insurance pools. extradition to be delayed. pendent judiciary, and that’s it,” a murder committed more than REUTERS together a Republican package” REUTERS JANUARY 25, 2014 Asia www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 11 ON SATURDAY UN asks Myanmar to probe killings Medical charity group claims it treated 22 wounded

YANGON: The United Nations the village, near the border with “MSF has treated at least has called on Myanmar to inves- Bangladesh, by local Rakhine 22 patients, including several tigate reports that dozens of Buddhists on January 9. wounded, that are believed to men, women and children were Four days later, a police ser- be victims of the violence that killed in attacks on Rohingya geant in the same village was erupted in Du Char Yar Tan Muslims in the country’s strife- captured and killed by Rohingya. village in southern Maungdaw torn Rakhine state. This in turn prompted village township on January 14,” said The UN said it had received police and local Rakhine to kill at Peter-Paul de Groote, the char- “credible information” of a series least 40 Rohingya Muslim men, ity’s head in Myanmar. Zhang Xuezhong (right), lawyer for dissident Zhao Changqing, argues with plain-clothed policemen as he refuses of attacks in a remote area of women and children the same The organisation, which runs to show them his identification card on his way to court to attend Zhao’s trial in Beijing on Thursday. Rakhine earlier this month, in evening, the statement said, add- a nearby clinic, said most victims the latest statement of interna- ing that the UN had passed on the suffered knife wounds, while one tional concern over the fresh bout information it had received to the had been shot and three beaten, of unrest in the volatile region. Myanmar government. one severely. MSF said it was con- Myanmar, whose sweeping polit- Medical charity Medecins Sans cerned more victims could be in Verdict on China activist tomorrow ical reforms have been overshad- Frontieres said yesterday it had need of medical treatment and owed by religious bloodshed, has treated 22 people in Myanmar’s urged the government to allow HONG KONG: A Beijing “This means that even before when Nobel Peace Prize Laureate vociferously denied civilians were western Rakhine state who access to the area. court will sentence promi- the trial, the court had already Liu Xiaobo was put on trial for killed but said a police officer was had apparently been wounded Myanmar’s western Rakhine nent Chinese rights activist communicated this and that they subversion after he helped organ- presumed dead after a clash. last week around the time of a state remains tense after several Xu Zhiyong on Sunday in the had already discussed what the ise the “Charter 08” petition urging “I deplore the loss of life in (the reported massacre of Rohingya outbreaks of inter-communal highest-profile dissident trial verdict would be and the timing the overthrow of one-party rule. village of) Du Chee Yar Tan and Muslims. violence between Buddhist and since 2009, as authorities tar- of the sentencing,” Zhang said by Liu was jailed for 11 years. call on the authorities to carry Yesterday, government spokes- Muslim communities since 2012 get rights defenders nationwide telephone. The Chinese government has out a full, prompt and impartial man Ye Htut denied there had that have killed scores and dis- with another activist standing Zhang said he believed the swift intensified a clampdown against investigation and ensure that vic- been any mass killing, in line with placed 140,000 people, mainly trial in Guangzhou. sentencing suggested authorities the human rights community tims and their families receive statements over the past week. from the Rohingya minority. Xu’s lawyer, Zhang Qingfang, wanted politically sensitive cases nationwide over the past year. justice,” the UN’s human rights But information provided by Activists said shortly after the said he’d been notified in writ- like Xu’s to be closed ahead of the In Guangzhou, supporters of chief Navi Pillay said in the state- Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) January 13 attack that at least two ing by authorities as early as March meeting of China’s rubber activist Liu Yuandong were barred ment late Thursday. further erodes the position of women and a child were stabbed Wednesday when Xu’s trial kicked stamp parliament, the National from attending his trial as dozens The UN said it had informa- the government, which is facing to death in the village, with pos- off, that he would be sentenced on People’s Congress. of uniformed police guarded and tion that eight Rohingya Muslim international pressure to inves- sibly several dozen casualties. Sunday in one of the most closely- Xu’s trial is China’s highest-pro- blocked access to the area. men were attacked and killed in tigate the incident. AGENCIES watched dissident cases in years. file dissident proceeding since 2009, REUTERS

China president heads security Massive Islamic festival begins in Dhaka Japan premier presses for commission DHAKA: Crowds of Muslims during the poll January 5, making also coordinator of the festival, China summit on islands BEIJING: Chinese President prayed near the Bangladeshi it the bloodiest vote in Bangladesh’s said. Xi Jinping has been appointed capital as the second largest history, while hundreds of opposi- TV stations broadcast images TOKYO: Prime Minister been able to realise summit meet- head of the new national secu- annual Islamic congregation tion supporters torched or trashed of pilgrims on both banks of the Shinzo Abe said yesterday that ings with China. But my door for rity commission by the ruling after the Hajj began yesterday polling stations. river, and on bridges, roads and Japan and China are “insepara- dialogue is always open,” he told Communist Party’s decision- under tight security. But officials said they had taken rooftops around the venue, as ble” and urged Beijing to come the opening of a parliamentary making Politburo, the latest Over a million devotees flocked “foolproof” security measures the 165 acres (66.7 hectare) main to the table for “vital” summit session. sign of his rapid consolidation to the River Turag at Tongi, 40 with the deployment of 10,000 prayer ground had already been talks as he sought to move on “Instead of refusing to hold of power. kilometres north of Dhaka, as a police and air and river patrols by filled to the brim. from comparisons he drew with dialogue unless issues become The move puts Xi in charge scholar from Pakistan led the open- the elite Rapid Action Battalion. “We estimate there are already World War I. resolved, we should hold talks of a commission that deals with ing sermons of the Biswa Ijtema, or “We don’t have any security more than one million devotees. The Japanese premier told because we have issues.” crises at home and abroad and World Muslim Congregation. threat, but we have taken enough People are now gathering in every lawmakers he would not budge “Japan and China are insepara- comes nearly a month after the The massive gathering, which security measures,” police spokes- open space,” Islam said, adding on the sovereignty of the Tokyo- ble. I will continue to make efforts government said that Xi would also draws 25,000 foreign devo- man Shahidul Hoque said. the number of pilgrims would administered islands that Beijing to improve relations, while call- head a leading group to steer tees from 130 countries, is being This is the third year the fes- keep growing until final prayers claims, but insisted the disa- ing (on China) to return to the the country’s overall reforms. hosted after the South Asian tival is being held in two phases on Sunday. greement should not prevent principles of a mutually beneficial Premier Li Keqiang and country was plagued by election to accommodate an ever-growing During the three-day congre- a meeting between two closely- relationship based on common Zhang Dejiang, number three violence early this month. number of devotees, Nurul Islam, gation, Muslims pray and listen intertwined countries. strategic interests.” in the party’s hierarchy and At least 26 people were killed the district administrator who is to religious scholars. AFP “Unfortunately, we have not AFP head of China’s largely rubber- stamp parliament, will be vice- chairmen of the commission, South Korea drill state news agency Xinhua said on its microblog. Nepal doctors call off strike KATHMANDU: Hundreds of Nepalese doctors yesterday ended a five-day strike after the government agreed to meet their demands for medi- cal education reforms. Hospitals and clinics across the Himalayan nation have been shut since Sunday in sup- port of an orthopaedic surgeon who launched a hunger strike, leaving thousands of patients without treatment. Govinda KC, who works at the state-run Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital in Kathmandu, began his pro- test two weeks ago over the allegedly political appointment of the institution’s new dean. An artillery firing exercise is underway in Yeoncheon County, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea, yesterday. North urges The Defence Ministry urged North Korea to prove sincerity through actions in response to an open letter from the North calling for an end to military drills. family reunions SEOUL: North Korea yes- terday made a sudden pro- Poll can be postponed: Thai court posal for the resumption of reunions for families sepa- rated since the Korean War, BANGKOK: Thailand’s is boycotting the February 2 Thitinan Pongsudhirak, direc- saying the programme could Constitutional Court ruled election, while protesters have tor of the Institute of Security help improve cross-border yesterday that controversial vowed to disrupt voting, saying and International Studies ties. elections scheduled for next reforms are needed to tackle at Bangkok’s Chulalongkorn South Korea immediately month can be delayed due to corruption and vote-buying University. welcomed the offer, which fol- deadly political unrest, adding before polls are held in around The government had pre- lowed a recent series of trust- to pressure on the embattled a year to 18 months. viously rejected the Election building gestures from the premier following weeks of While ruling that the Commission’s call to delay the nuclear-armed communist mass opposition protests. February 2 vote can legally be polls, noting that under the country. The North’s Red Cross Prime Minister Yingluck postponed, the Constitutional constitution an election should faxed a message to its South Shinawatra has refused to step Court said it was the joint normally be held no more than Korean counterpart, calling down or delay the vote follow- responsibility of Yingluck and 60 days after the dissolution of for a family reunion event ing nearly three months of the chairman of the Election parliament, which happened in after the Lunar New Year on street rallies aimed at ousting Commission to make that early December. January 31, according to its her elected government and decision. Yingluck’s Puea Thai Party official Korean Central News installing an unelected “people’s “The ball is in (Yingluck’s) said it was still studying the Agency. AGENCIES council”. court and the pressure will court ruling. The main opposition party mount on her to postpone,” said AFP JANUARY 25, 2014 ON SATURDAY 12 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com Philippines 200 experts tackle Haiyan rehab plan Disaster management, climate adaptation part of talks

MANILA: Some 200 scientists, ecosystems. Presidential assist- families or 6,378 individuals have engineers and experts from ant for rehabilitation and recov- expressed intention to return academe met last Wednesday to ery Secretary Panfilo Lacson said home through the DSWD’s Balik discuss science-based rebuild- evidence-based research will help sa Bayan programme. ing strategies on the rehabilita- his agency’s efforts. “Those who were assisted were tion programs being undertaken “I strongly believe that a com- the ones who signified their desire in areas that Super Typhoon plete rehabilitation and recov- to go home, that’s why they were Haiyan had devastated. ery process will require not only assisted,” she said. Hosting the forum at the strong governance but solid scien- The DSWD leads an inter- Asian Institute of Management tific foundation,” he said. agency group offering a package (AIM) in Makati were the office Rodel Lasco, OML Center sci- of services to Haiyan survivors of the Presidential Assistant for entific director, said the strate- who have sought refuge in Metro Swedish King Carl Gustaf (left) with President Aquino at the Malacanang Presidential Palace in Manila yesterday. Rehabilitation and Recovery gies and solutions formulated at Manila and nearby provinces. (PARR) and the Oscar M Lopez the forum and workshops will Beneficiaries are given financial Center for Climate Change be used to shape a science-based and transportation assistance and Adaptation and Disaster Risk and evidence-based rehabilitation health services. They also receive Swedish king to visit Tacloban City Management Foundation Inc framework for Haiyan-affected “pabaon” packs containing relief (OML Center). communities. goods, blankets, and mats; shelter Breje van Wesenbeeck, an “It is crucial that we integrate kits with construction materials MANILA: King Carl XVI in their centenary year, yesterday United Nations Office for the expert advisor on nature-based disaster risk reduction and man- and basic carpentry tools; starter Gustaf of Sweden will see the called on President Aquino, who is Coordination of Humanitarian flood risk mitigation, discussed agement and climate change adap- kits, and a mobile phone. projects of the Boy Scouts of the the country’s chief scout by virtue Affairs. nature-based flood defences. tation in our rebuilding efforts and Social Welfare Secretary Philippines in Typhoon Haiyan- of Republic Act 7278. The DFA said the king’s com- Joseph D’Cruz, Asia-Pacific development goals towards a resil- Corazon Soliman said the program hit Tacloban City and other Vice President Jejomar Binay, mitment to the Boy Scout move- Environment advisor of the United ient community and sustainable aims to assist Haiyan survivors in related projects of the Swedish concurrently the national presi- ment has been life-long. From Nations Development Program resources,” he said. their early recovery and reintegra- government during his first dent of the Boy Scouts of the being a scout himself as a young (UNDP), represented the 35 More than 6,300 Haiyan ref- tion into their communities. visit in the country. Philippines, hosted last night a man, he has served as honorary UNDP energy and environment ugees who had fled to Metro Currently being processed for The Department of Foreign dinner together with officials of chairman of the World Scout scientists comprising the UNDP’s Manila have received government assistance are those temporar- Affairs (DFA) said Gustaf would the World Organization of the Foundation (WSF) since 1977. Haiyan early recovery team. assistance to return home. ily housed in different facilities be in the country from January Scout Movement and the World The WSF raises funds for The two foreign scientists Alice Bonoan, Department of managed by the DSWD, local gov- 24 to 26. Scout Foundation. various scouting projects world- provided the needed interna- Social Welfare and Development ernments and non-government The king, guest of honour at the The king will also visit other wide, including the Ticket to Life tional perspective in building cli- National Capital Region field organizations. Invitational Peace Jamboree of projects of the Swedish govern- project in the Philippines. mate-resilient communities and office director, said 1,338 THE PHILIPPINE STAR the Boy Scouts of the Philippines ment implemented through the THE PHILIPPINE STAR 7 troops injured in Cotabato Manila to open up more tech jobs in calamity-hit areas landmine blast MANILA: The government of Labor and Employment Secretary Mario Montejo said. to increase community disaster centres, meanwhile, will provide MANILA: Seven soldiers will open up more technology- Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz The programme, also in col- resiliency, Montejo said. relevant information on science, were injured after a land- driven jobs for communities recently signed a memorandum laboration with trade and agri- Business and technology incu- technology and innovation, he mine, which was believed to hit by disasters as well as for of agreement for the nationwide culture departments, will have bators will provide a package added. have been planted by mem- returned or displaced overseas livelihood program that will be several components, including of support services to start-up Within the next 30 days, bers of the leftist rebel group Filipino workers and their fam- technology-driven, resource- the establishment of commu- enterprises while business and regional offices of the two depart- New People’s Army (NPA), ilies, a senior government offi- based and sustainable. nity-based enterprises, business technology centres will serve as ments will conduct consultations exploded in North Cotabato cial said yesterday. “We not only aim to rebuild incubators, business and tech- alternative sites and technology with possible beneficiaries and yesterday, a military official Department of Science and communities but also to enhance nology centres, innovation and terminals to create new or revive come up with a detailed action said. Technology Secretary Mario the resilience of our communi- knowledge centres, and promo- enterprises, he said. plan, he said. Lt Col Nilo Vinluan, com- Montejo said he and Department ties with the aid of technology,” tion of climate change mitigation Innovation and knowledge THE PHILIPPINE STAR mander of the Philippine Army’s 57th Infantry Battalion, said government troops were on their way to an operation when the landmine went off in Makilala town in North Govt on alert for Mexican Customs seize 10,000 bags of rice Cotabato province. Vinluan said the soldiers were aboard military vehicles drug cartel’s assassins CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY: the consignee, one container van Mineral Ore Permit or Export when they ran over the land- Twenty-seven 20-foot ship- was found to have an excess of Authority to the office of the mine planted by leftist rebels MANILA: The government The NBI on January 15 arrested ping containers loaded with 120 bags. Customs District Collector for in Luna Sur village at around said yesterday that it is on the Canadian nationals James Riach more than 10,000 bags of rice Alameda said the 30 percent verification with the Department 12.45am. lookout for assassins suppos- and Barry Espadilla and a Filipino imported from Thailand were excess constitutes a violation of of Environment and Natural edly sent by Mexico-based drug named Tristan Olazo during a seized by the Bureau of Customs the Tariffs and Customs Code. Resources before filing their Landslide death cartel Sinaloa to silence two raid of a luxury condominium (BOC) in Northern Mindanao She said the shipment arrived at Export Entry Declaration. Canadian nationals who were unit which was transformed into following the discovery of the the Mindanao Container Terminal “I will never be in cahoots with toll reaches 56 arrested earlier this month in a a kitchen- type drug laboratory. misdeclared cargo. Port in Tagoloan, Misamis Oriental smugglers and I will never allow raid in Manila. The three suspects were Acting Customs district collec- last December 20 on board the any illegal shipment to enter the MANILA: The number of Justice Secretary Leila de believed to be members of a big- tor Ruby Claudia Alameda issued M/V Sandigan Voy. port,” she added. people killed due to land- Lima said she has instructed the time Canadian drug syndicate the warrant of seizure and deten- “Even though the shipment Meanwhile, the cargo that con- slides and flooding in south- National Bureau of Investigation which has ties with Sinaloa. tion after a spot check revealed was covered by an NFA (National tained 140,000 bags of Vietnamese ern Philippines went up to 56, (NBI) and the Bureau of Authorities also recovered that each container was loaded Food Authority) import permit rice for NFA Region 1 in a the National Disaster Risk Immigration (BI) to work methamphetamine hydrochlo- with 520 bags of rice instead of the we had the right to know what’s Vietnamese ship that ran aground Reduction and Management together to prevent the entry of ride or shabu, ecstasy and cocaine declared quantity of 400 rice bags. inside,” Alameda said. last December 27 near the pier in Council (NDRRMC) said the assassins. worth millions of pesos from the Alameda said the shipment The seized shipment is now in San Fernando City in La Union yesterday. “There is really such informa- suspects. came from Thailand and was a government-controlled ware- has not yet been unloaded. NDRRMC said in a report tion given to the NBI from their BI Commissioner Siegfred consigned to the Malingas Multi- house pending resolution of the Carlito Co, NFA Region 1 direc- that 83 others were injured counterparts that there are two Mison said he has directed immi- Purpose Cooperative. misdeclaration case. tor, said they have hired a barge to while 10 people were reported (assassins) sent or being sent here gration agents to be wary of sus- The concessionaire had In a related development, help in the operations to lighten missing. to access those they arrested, to picious-looking foreign nationals declared that the containers had Alameda issued a memorandum the load of the Vietnamese ship The Philippine disaster silence them. We have alerted the arriving in the country and to 10,800 bags of Thai white rice. on Jan 21 to all port collectors M/V Vinh Hoa Po that was stuck agency said landslides and Bureau of Immigration already,” thoroughly check their records. But after examination by BOC and exporters of mineral ore about 1,200 metres from the pier. flooding caused by tropical de Lima said. THE PHILIPPINE STAR officials and a representative of and lumber/logs to submit their THE PHILIPPINE STAR depression Lingling damaged P382.96m ($8.45m) worth of crops and infrastructure. 120 tonnes of dead fish A total of 240,521 fami- lies or 1.13 million individuals were affected by the weather US ruling on Michael disturbance. Of those affected, 37,415 families or 181,233 indi- viduals were displaced and are Ray to be reviewed currently housed in evacuation centres. MANILA: The Department on the criminal case because, as of Justice (DOJ) will review you all know, even if we already Deployment of the decision of a United States got Michael Ray the Manila court granting the damage suit RTC has cleared him, that’s why workers banned filed by daughters of slain pub- he is no longer in the custody licist Salvador “Bubby” Dacer of the NBI (National Bureau of MANILA: The govern- against former senior super- Investigation),” she told reporters. ment yesterday stopped the intendent Michael Ray Aquino A Manila RTC ordered his deployment of Filipino work- for the killing of their father in release in 2012 after dismissing the ers to Thailand due to the November 2000. bid of another accused, former sen- escalating hostilities in the Justice Secretary Leila de ior superintendent Cezar Mancao neighbouring Asian country. Lima said she would study the II, to become state witness. Labour Secretary Rosalinda recent decision of US District “I want to see the very basis of Baldoz said the Philippine Court of Northern California that ruling: what evidence were Overseas Employment in San Francisco granting $4m used and presented to the court Administration (POEA) in civil damages to four daugh- that became the basis of that governing board approved ters of Dacer in connection with decision,” she stressed. a resolution restricting the Filipinos collect dead fish in the Taal Lake, Batangas province, south of Manila, on Wednesday. More than 120 the pending murder case in the De Lima, however, admitted deployment of Filipino workers tonnes of bangus (milk fish) and tilapia (cichlid fish) have been found floating in the lake, which surrounds the Manila regional trial court. that the requirements for crimi- to certain areas in Thailand. “Although it’s a civil case, we nal and civil cases are different. AGENCIES Taal Volcano, following a sulfur upwelling in the lake. will check if it will have any effect THE PHILIPPINE STAR JANUARY 25, 2014 Pakistan / Afghanistan www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 13 ON SATURDAY Five Afghan volleyball players shot dead Taliban deny involvement in Laghman attack; vice-presidential candidate in April poll escapes bid on life in Herat

MIHTARLAM: Gunmen shot assassination attempt when a spokesman for Laghman’s provin- spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid violence would not deter Afghans’ Ismail Khan came outside. There dead five young Afghan men suicide bomber detonated him- cial governor, said. said. search for peace and development. were no other casualties,” Herat playing volleyball, officials said self outside a mosque after yes- The Taliban regime between Some local reports said the Ismail Khan was unhurt when police spokesman Abdul Rauf yesterday, but Taliban insur- terday’s prayers. The volleyball 1996-2001 banned volleyball and victims had been playing cricket, an elderly man triggered a sui- Ahmadi said. gents responsible for much of players were gunned down in the many other activities, but a spokes- but Habib-ul-Rahman, the gover- cide bomb in Herat -- the western In other violence, officials said Afghanistan’s unrest denied eastern province of Laghman by man for the group said it was not nor of Alingar district where the city where Khan is an influential the body of a murdered journal- any involvement in the killings. attackers riding on a motorbike. responsible for Thursday’s deaths. attack took place, confirmed the figure. ist was found in the southern Former warlord Ismail Khan, “Armed men opened fire on a “We completely reject this alle- provincial spokesman’s account “The attacker, who was an province of Helmand. No group a vice-presidential candidate volleyball game. The players were gation. We are not involved in this and death toll. old man, detonated explosives has claimed responsibility for his in the forthcoming April elec- young men, all innocent, and all of killing at all. Those who killed President Hamid Karzai con- strapped to his body near the death. tion, also escaped an apparent them were killed,” Sarhadi Zwak, them are not our men,” Taliban demned the attack and said such entrance to the mosque after AFP Shias bury dead after protest QUETTA: Shias in Pakistan’s 350 personnel of FC and police protests last year after two dev- troubled southwest yesterday commandos are carrying out an astating bomb attacks target- buried the victims of a recent operation in Mastung and its ing their community, prompting bomb attack after ending a surrounding that started at 6am Islamabad to sack the provincial protest following government today, we have nabbed 25 suspects government. assurances that the perpetra- till now and the operation is going The militant outfit Lashkar- tors would be hunted down. on” FC spokesman, Wasey Khan e-Jhangvi (LeJ), regarded as the Relatives had refused to bury said. most extreme Sunni terror group the dead from a roadside blast He said two helicopters were in Pakistan and accused of kill- earlier this week that killed 24 giving air cover to the personnel. ing hundreds of Shias since its Shia pilgrims in a bus around Baluchistan, rich in minerals emergence in the 1990s, claimed 60km west of Quetta, the capi- but volatile and impoverished, has responsibility for the attack. tal of southwestern Baluchistan been the focus of growing sectar- Shias make up around 20 per- province. ian violence in Pakistan. cent of Pakistan’s population, They ended their two-day Members of Quetta’s Hazara which is largely Sunni Muslim. protest late on Thursday after ethnic community, which is A Human Rights Watch report a government delegation led by largely Shia, began their protest this week said LeJ operated with Interior Minister Chaudrhy Nisar on Wednesday and braved freez- “virtual impunity across Pakistan, Ali Khan assured them an opera- ing temperatures to spend the as law enforcement officials either tion would be carried out against night in the open. turn a blind eye or appear helpless those responsible. Refusing to bury bodies is an to prevent attacks”. The government paramilitary extreme statement in Islamic More than 400 Shias were Frontier Corps (FC), began an society where it is customary killed in targeted attacks across operation in Mastung district, to inter the dead as soon as the country in 2013, the rights where the attack took place, possible. group said. Pakistani Shias bury the victims of a bombing in Quetta yesterday. on yesterday morning. “Around Shias in Quetta staged similar AFP Buses for Shia pilgrims to Iran Pakistan court sentences Briton to death for blasphemy suspended QUETTA: Pakistan has ISLAMABAD: A court in The special court inside the judge,” Javed Gul, a govern- But the country has had a de to pay a fine of 1m Pakistani suspended buses carrying Pakistan has sentenced a Rawalpindi’s Adiala Jail, where ment prosecutor, said. facto moratorium on civilian hang- rupees ($10,000), Gul said. Shia pilgrims from its vola- British man to death for blas- Asghar is being held, rejected “Asghar used to write it even on ings since 2008. Only one person Asghar has a long history of tile Baluchistan province phemy for claiming to be a defence claims that the 65-year- his visiting card.” Muslims believe has been executed since then, a mental health problems, including to neighbouring Iran due prophet of Islam, a prosecutor old has mental health problems. that the Prophet Mohammed was soldier convicted by court martial. hospital treatment in Scotland in to security concerns after a and police said yesterday. Pakistan’s tough blasphemy the last messenger of God. In 2006 the then-president 2003, according to source. suicide attack killed 27 pil- Mohammad Asghar, a British laws have attracted criticism Blasphemy is an extremely Pervez Musharraf commuted the The source, who did not want grims this week, officials said national of Pakistani origin, was from rights groups, who say they sensitive issue in Pakistan, death sentence on a British man to be named because of the sen- yesterday. arrested in 2010 in the garrison are frequently abused to settle where 97 percent of the popula- convicted of murder after appeals sitivity of blasphemy allegations A 700km highway connect- city of Rawalpindi, near Islamabad, personal scores. “Asghar claimed tion is Muslim, and insulting the from then-prime minister Tony in Pakistan, said Asghar had ing the Pakistani city of Quetta for writing letters claiming to be a to be a prophet even inside the Prophet Mohammed can carry Blair and Prince Charles. attempted suicide while being and Iran, home to many Shia prophet, police said. court. He confessed it in front of the death penalty. The court also ordered Asghar held in Adiala prison. AFP pilgrimage sites, has seen doz- ens of suicide and roadside bomb attacks claimed by radi- cal Sunni Islamist groups. “We have temporarily sus- pended the movement of buses Musharraf seeks surgery abroad on the highway until the secu- rity situation improves,” a senior official of the provincial ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s An earlier diagnosis from needed, the source added. government said. former military ruler Pervez the Armed Forces Institute of “Angiography is a diagnostic Sectarian attacks are on the Musharraf wants to travel Cardiology, where Musharraf is process but it may result into rise in Pakistan, where minority abroad for heart surgery being treated, said he was suf- main coronary surgery,” the Shias make up about 20 percent requiring special equip- fering coronary artery disease source said about the content of the 180 million people. Human ment not available at home, and his lawyers have suggested of the new report. Rights Watch says more than legal sources said yesterday he should be treated abroad. “General Musharraf wants 400 Shias were killed in 2013, quoting from a new medical The full report was not that the surgery should be done including members of the Shia report. released but a legal source who by a hospital which has all the Hazara minority group. Musharraf faces treason has read it shared some of its equipment.” charges dating back to his contents with reporters. There have been rumours Transit system 1999-2008 rule but has not The source said that in the Musharraf’s ill-health would be shown up for any hearings of report, Musharraf said he used as a face-saving way to get to spur trade a special tribunal due to secu- needed “special equipment for him out of the country before rity fears and lately a heart his heart surgery which is only the trial gets fully under way. ISLAMABAD: The govern- complaint. available abroad”. This would avoid a poten- ment of Pakistan has decided The 70-year-old former The earlier report rec- tially destabilising clash to set up integrated transit army chief has been in a mili- ommended angiography to between the government, trade management system tary hospital since falling ill fully establish the severity of which brought the charges, and (ITTMS) at border customs while travelling to the tribu- Musharraf’s condition and the powerful military. stations to facilitate trade nal on January 2. whether bypass surgery was AFP with neighbouring countries. The integration of the transit trade is aimed to stop Camel-powered well pilferage in the domestic mar- ket with a facility of satellite tracking system. Yesterday, the government set up a 13-member high-level steering committee headed by Finance Minister Ishaq Dar with five federal ministers and seven secretaries of the relevant departments to spearhead the development of the ITTMS. Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has approved the summary of the Federal Board of Revenue International Customs Section for constituting the commit- tee to finalise the project plan for the implementation of the ITTMS. Official documents show that ITTMS is being developed in a way that would ensure safety and security of the region as well as global sup- ply chain. A youth uses a camel to draw water from a well on the outskirts of Mazar-e-Sharif yesterday. Economic AGENCIES development is considered a vital weapon to stop Afghanistan from sinking back into civil war and stem Islamist extremism after 100,000 international combat troops pull out next year. JANUARY 25, 2014 ON SATURDAY 14 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com India

Apex Court DMK suspends orders probe into gang rape KOLKATA: Supreme Court Karunanidhi’s yesterday ordered an investi- gation into the gang rape of a 20-year-old woman from an eastern tribal region by 13 men on the orders of a village court, son Alagiri a case that has sparked protests demanding swift justice. The woman, who is recovering Sibling rivalry takes a serious turn in hospital, told police she was assaulted by the men on Monday CHENNAI: The dragging sib- 2001-02. He was also the deputy night in the Birbhum district of ling rivalry in the DMK yes- chief minister in 2009-11. West Bengal as punishment for terday took a serious turn as On January 7, Karunanidhi violating rules of her tribe by it announced the suspension warned Alagiri and others that having a relationship with a man of former union minister M K the party would act against those from a different community. Alagiri, son of party leader M who defy the official line. He said The ruling by cuntry’s top court Karunanidhi. such action could include removal underscores the sensitivity of sex- The “temporary suspension” from primary membership of ual violence issues following the comes ahead of the DMK’s state the party. In a recent interview, fatal gang rape of a physiothera- conference in Tiruchirapalli next Alagiri, the organising secretary pist on a moving bus in Delhi in month. DMK general secretary K of the DMK in Tamil Nadu’s December 2012 - an attack that Anbazhagan said Alagiri was cre- south zone, had opposed an alli- Activists of Communist Party of India hold placards and posters with the photographs of the Japan’s Prime Minister sparked nationwide demonstra- ating confusion in the party ranks ance in the Lok Sabha election Shinzo Abe, as they protest against the nuclear plants, in Mumbai yesterday. tions and political uproar. and criticising the disciplinary with the DMDK party of actor action taken against some col- Vijayakanth. leagues for “anti-party activities”. Alagiri’s opposition came after AAP posts video He said the continuation of Karunanidhi advocated the alli- Abe hopes to conclude Japan’s Alagiri in the party was not ance. A miffed Karunanidhi had of police brutality, proper and would destroy disci- termed Alagiri’s views regrettable pline. So, he said, Alagiri had been and condemnable. first defence sale in 40 years three suspended “temporarily suspended”. The DMK chief also said that “The members should accept decisions on electoral alliances NEW DELHI: Delhi Chief this decision taken in the inter- were taken by the party’s execu- NEW DELHI: Japanese Prime would open up the Indian mar- of the aircraft,” said Gautam Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s ests of the party and should stand tive and general council or other Minister Shinzo Abe visits ket to Japanese players, officials Bambawalle, the top Indian for- Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) yes- united,” Anbazhagan said. relevant bodies.In recent times, India this weekend, hoping to said, reflecting another shift in eign ministry official dealing with terday released a video showing Alagiri, 62, son of DMK presi- the DMK has taken action against wrap up the first overseas sale Tokyo’s policy on a sensitive issue. North Asia. policemen beating a man and dent M Karunanidhi, 89, is Alagiri supporters in Madurai, of military equipment by Tokyo However, a Japanese official said “It will take a bit of time pulling out his wallet. Three against his brother M K Stalin, considered a Alagiri stronghold. in nearly four decades and open a signing was unlikely during the because defence equipment is policemen have since been sus- 60, being elected to the party’s top Political analyst Gnani said: up the world’s biggest arms visit. difficult to transfer, and also the pended. This comes just days post. The Alagiri-Stalin rivalry “The temporary suspension is market for his nation’s defence Japanese officials say the pro- terms and conditions take time after Kejriwal led a two-day has plagued the DMK for a long as good as permanent expul- manufacturers. posed sale of ShinMaywa US-2i to work out.” protest against Delhi Police ear- time, with Karunanidhi managing sion. The temporary suspension Abe’s visit to India will under- planes would not infringe Japan’s The plane, built by ShinMaywa lier this week. to keep a fragile peace. shows that Alagiri’s clout within line growing business and political self-imposed ban on arms exports Industries, could be outfitted The AAP posted the video But with Stalin’s growing clout the Karunanidhi family has gone ties between the two nations as because the aircraft to be given to for firefighting or as a kind of online with a message that asked in the DMK, one of India’s old- down. “All these days Alagiri had they close ranks against mutual India will be unarmed and can be amphibious hospital and costs Home Minister Sushilkumar est political parties, Alagiri has the support of the party high rival China, with the initial focus used for civilian purposes. an estimated $110m per unit. Shinde whether action would stepped up remarks obliquely command and hence was able on the sale of amphibious search Still, it will give India consider- ShinMaywa estimates that there be taken against the policemen critical of his brother while to pull some strings. Now it is and rescue aircraft to India. able aviation reach across the seas could be a global market of about caught on camera. avoiding any direct criticism the party high command that is Japan and India are also try- and could raise China’s ire. 100 amphibious planes for which The party said the footage was of Karunanidhi. Stalin was the throwing him out.” ing to finalise an agreement “We have been discussing with it could compete. shot by a “vigilante” near Delhi’s Chennai mayor in 1996-2001 and IANS on civilian nuclear energy that Japan the possibility of purchase REUTERS Red Fort on January 12. It shows two uniformed men beating a man with a stick, pulling out his wallet and taking money from it. “Just after the video was Anger in Kashmir as soldiers uploaded, the police came into action and three cops were sus- pended,” Delhi Police spokesper- cleared over killings son Rajan Bhagat said. SRINAGAR: Kashmiri separatists and rights groups yesterday denounced a military court verdict that exonerated five Indian army officers involved in the killing of five civilians 14 years ago. Aseemanand and “It is a living example of lawlessness and state terrorism, a slap in the face of the Kashmiri people whose lives have no value for the 3 others charged Indian army,” separatist leader Syed Ali Geelani said in a statement. The five local civilians were killed in Pathribal village days after the in train blast case massacre of 35 Sikhs in a remote village of Chattisinghpora in May 2000. The army claimed the victims were “foreign militants”, accusing PANCHKULA, HARYANA: them of being responsible for the massacre. A special National Investigation But a subsequent probe by India’s top investigating agency, the Agency (NIA) court here Central Bureau of Investigation, described the killings as “cold blooded yesterday framed charges murder”, paving the way for a trial in a military court held behind against Hindu leader Swami closed doors. The five were however cleared on Thursday as “the evi- Aseemanand and three others in dence recorded could not establish a prime facie case against any of the Samjhauta train blast case. the accused persons”, according to an army statement. Following the framing of In its verdict, the tribunal did not dispute the CBI’s findings that charges, Aseemanand and three the victims were civilians but it added that they were killed during an others —Kamal Chand, Rajinder operation “based on specific intelligence”. Chaudhary and Lokesh Sharma Scores of activists from the Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front staged — will face trial for criminal con- a protest in the state’s main city Srinagar yesterday to denounce the spiracy, murder, attempt to mur- verdict, chanting slogans such as “Punish the Murderers!” der, sedition and other sections of The London-based rights watchdog Amnesty International said the the Indian Penal Code (IPC), and verdict was an example of the culture of “impunity” in Kashmir. “Perhaps various sections of the Explosive it isn’t surprising that the army, after deciding to investigate its own Substances Act, Railways Act, alleged abuses, has given itself a clean chit,” said Amnesty’s Christine Damage to Public Property Act, and Mehta.Pervez Imroz, a Kashmir-based rights lawyer, said it was “yet Prevention of Unlawful Activities another display of absolute impunity the Indian army continues to enjoy”. Act. Aseemanand, a member of the Under an emergency military law known as the Armed Forces right-wing Hindu group Abhinav Special Powers Act (AFSPA), soldiers deployed in Kashmir cannot Bharat, was arrested in the stand trial in civilian courts without express permission of the federal Makkah Masjid blast in Hyderabad government in New Delhi. Omar Abdullah, the chief minister of what is in which 14 people were killed in India’s only Muslim-majority state, renewed his calls after the verdict 2007. A total of 68 people, a major- for a change in the law which would remove the blanket immunity. ity of them Pakistani nationals, lost Abdullah said he was “extremely disappointed” by the verdict, espe- their lives in the Samjhauta blast. cially as “the findings of the CBI (were) so self evident”. AFP IANS

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Border Security Force soldiers ride their camels during a rehearsal for the ‘Beating the Retreat’ ceremony, as part of the Republic Day celebrations, in New Delhi yesterday. JANUARY 25, 2014 Business www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 15 ON SATURDAY

Cameron urges West to surf ‘reshoring’ wave UK premier hails investment by Indian companies

DAVOS: Britain yesterday development under which “the investing in our nuclear industry urged the rest of Europe to East wins while the West loses.” and proud that in the first half seize an opportunity to win He said the reshoring trend of last year the UK became the back millions of jobs through was being driven primarily by world’s largest recipient of inward the “reshoring” of production rising costs in developing coun- foreign direct investment.” from low-cost economies like tries, but argued that companies Critics of the British economic China and India. were also realising there were model argue that the apparent In a speech to the World advantages to having shorter dynamism is illusory with much Economic Forum in Davos, Prime supply chains — in sectors such of the recent recovery being Minister David Cameron said as fashion notably—and being driven by an emerging bubble in that Britain was determined to able to provide better customer the property market and trade capitalise on its economic reforms service for after-sales and other unions says four out of five new and open markets to become a call-centre services. jobs being created are in low-paid “reshore nation.” Cameron highlighted a survey sectors. Buoyed by signs that the British of small and medium-sized busi- Long-term problems of rela- economy is enjoying a stronger nesses, which found that one in tively low investment levels, Britain’s Prime Minister David Cameron speaks during a session at the annual meeting of the World Economic economic recovery than had been ten brought back to Britain some crumbling infrastructure, poor Forum in Davos yesterday. anticipated a year ago, Cameron production in the past year, twice public services and chronic imbal- claimed his government’s busi- as many as outsourced it in the ance between London and the rest ness friendly policies lay behind opposite direction. of the country are also highlighted Mexico lures $6bn investment at Davos the “small but discernible trend” Among examples he cited were by those who say everything in of jobs returning to Britain from Hornby, the famous toy train Britain is not as rosy as depicted emerging economies. manufacturer which is relocat- by Cameron. DAVOS: Pepsico and Nestle on and junk foods included in FDI was boosted last year by Other European countries ing some production from India The premier also had to fend Friday announced major invest- President Enrique Pena Nieto’s the Belgian-based beer giant could reap a similar dividend, back to Britain, and Raspberry Pi off accusations of hypocrisy from ments worth a combined $6n in economic reform drive, which Anheuser-Busch InBev’s acquisi- but only if they embrace deregu- computers, which recently moved some of his audience here, with Mexico, where the government spans telecoms to energy and tion of Grupo Modelo, which went lation, make themselves attractive its manufacturing from China to one questioner asking how he rec- has just pushed through a series taxes. Nestle said it planned to through at the end of May and for foreign investors and make Wales. onciled his belief in open markets of economic reforms that aim to invest $1bn in Mexico over five brought in about $13bn. the right decisions, most impor- Britain’s economy has defied with support for curbs on migra- boost foreign investment and years, building two new factories The planned cooperation tantly on the future of shale gas, predictions that the deficit-slash- tion within the European Union. growth. and expanding a third in its sixth- between Lukoil and Pemex comes Cameron said. ing austerity policies of Cameron’s Britain has recent announced Separately, Mexican state- biggest market. after Pena Nieto last month The United States’ decision to government would slow recovery plans to restrict the access of run company Pemex will sign a The world’s No. 1 food maker signed a bill into law that ended embrace drilling for gas reserves and the IMF this week raised its newly arrived migrants to welfare cooperation memorandum with said it would build an infant the country’s 75-year-old oil and trapped deep below the earth’s forecast for 2014 growth from 1.9 benefits and is seeking a review Russia’s No.2 oil producer Lukoil nutrition factory in Jalisco and a gas monopoly. surface has been credited with to 2.4 percent, the biggest upgrade of the rules on migration ahead yesterday, Pemex chief executive pet-food factory in Guanajuato, Under the legislation, which is slashing energy prices there and of any G7 economy. of any further expansion of the Emilio Lozoya said as the country as well as expanding an existing still being mapped out, foreign com- the resulting reduction in com- Cameron also trumpeted a sur- 28-member EU. is opening up its energy sector in cereal factory. panies will be able to enter the sec- panies’ costs is driving a wave vey by global accountants Ernst In response, Cameron said a move to boost production. The investment would create tor as Pemex is seeking to bring in of manufacturing jobs reshoring and Young which rated Britain Britain had, since 2004, dealt with Pepsico said it would spend 700 direct jobs, Nestle said. expertise and boost efficiency. from overseas. the best place for entrepreneurs the influx of 1.5 million immi- $5bn in Mexico over five years The Mexican factories will pro- “There are dozens of new play- Britain is seeking to follow suit and recent figures on foreign grants from the rest of the EU, to strengthen its food and bever- duce goods for the wider region. ers who now come and look at the but individual drilling projects investment in the economy. with the bulk coming Poland and age business, adding it planned to For example, about 40 percent opportunities that are opening up in have faced fierce local objections “Rather than trying to pull other former communist states. expand its production capacity by of the output from the baby food Mexico,” Pemex CEO Lozoya said. and other European countries, up the drawbridge and shut our- “This has been one of the big- adding new manufacturing lines factory will be exported to Latin As a private company, Lukoil is most notably France, have banned selves off from globalisation, we gest migratory flows in our his- and expand delivery routes. America and the Caribbean. struggling to get large new depos- even exploratory projects because have chosen to embrace foreign tory,” Cameron said. “And it The company said the invest- Pena Nieto said at Davos on its in Russia, including offshore, of concerns over the potential investment,” Cameron said. doesn’t help if we don’t talk ment was expected to create 4,000 Thursday that foreign direct and is actively pursuing a foreign environmental impact. Cameron “We are proud of the Indian frankly about the problems it has new jobs. investment (FDI) in Mexico expansion to maintain its produc- rejected what he described as the investment in Jaguar Land caused.” The Pepsico investment comes totalled $28bn during the first 9 tion levels. “dystopian vision” of economic Rover, proud that the Chinese are AFP despite a new levy on soft drinks months of last year. REUTERS Oil tumbles on emerging markets Gold shoots to two-month high LONDON: Gold hit its highest in two months But investors are still wary of a market that demand woes yesterday as the dollar fell and a global flight took its biggest tumble in more than 30 years LONDON: Global oil prices from emerging market assets set global stock in 2013. tumbled below $107 a barrel markets on course for their worst week so far The world’s largest gold-backed ETF, New yesterday, tracking a sharp in 2014. York’s SPDR Gold Shares, said its holdings sell-off in stocks and emerging The US currency registered its biggest one-day declined by 5.4 tonnes on Thursday, bringing its markets as worries mounted drop in three months, leaving bullion in line to outflow for the week to 6.6 tonnes. It logged its over an economic slowdown in post a fifth week of gains. first weekly inflow since early November last China. Expectations that the Spot gold was up 0.6 percent at $1,271.41 an week. US Federal Reserve will taper ounce at 1225 GMT, reversing from a fall ear- Chinese demand eased, with premiums on its stimulus package next week lier in the day and touching $1,272.70, its high- the Shanghai Gold Exchange dropping to $10 were also weighing on prices. est since mid-November. US gold futures for an ounce from $12 the previous day. China Brent, the international bench- February delivery gained 0.7 percent to $1,272.10. in 2013 took over from India as the world’s mark, accelerated its decline to fall “General sentiment on equity markets has leading consumer of gold jewellery, data from 93 cents to $106.65 by 1232 GMT, been quite downbeat, but the biggest factor here metals consultancy Thomson Reuters GFMS but was on course to end the week by far is the dollar,” Andrey Kryuchenkov, an showed. at its highest since December 20. It analyst at VTB Capital, said. Gold premiums in India, the second-biggest ended 69 cents lower the prior ses- “There’s still room for growth with more short- buyer, fell more than 30 percent yesterday from sion after weak factory activity data covering. The market could well push toward earlier this week on speculation over a possible from China US oil, or WTI, fell 35 $1,280 and $1,290 before coming lower. Gold will easing of restrictions on bullion imports. cents to $96.97 by 1232 GMT, after come down before the Fed,” he added, referring Premiums were quoted at $75-$85 an ounce settling 59 cents higher on Thursday. to next week’s US monetary policy meeting. on London prices yesterday, compared with $110 It was still set to record its biggest Gold prices had rallied more than two per- on Wednesday. weekly rise since December 6 cent on Thursday as a drop in the dollar and Sonia Gandhi, leader of the ruling Congress “There is a spike in risk aver- a call from India’s ruling party chief to review party, was reported on Thursday to have asked sion. We have seen a fall across import restrictions on bullion prompted a spate the government to review import restrictions, all risky assets and crude is one of short-covering. which sharply cut supplies available to India’s of them,” said Carsten Fritsch, Gold is on track to record a fifth straight bullion dealers last year. analyst at Commerzbank. weekly gain for the first time since September REUTERS 2012. REUTERS Russian ruble hits historic low MOSCOW: The Russian ruble hit a persistently high inflation —measures was trading at 34.50 rubles on the Moscow record low against the euro yesterday roundly applauded by economists but feared Exchange. and was at its weakest point against the by Russian consumers. Since late December, the ruble has lost dollar for nearly five years as it continued The euro broke through its record strong more than five percent of its value against a month-long slide. point of 47.25 against the troubled Russian a basket of euros and dollars which the Traders said the declines were likely to currency in late yesterday afternoon trading Central Bank uses to set its policies. continue against the backdrop of strongly and stood at 47.31 rubles at 4.20pm. Traders said the latest bout of sell- negative investor sentiment about emerging The ruble’s previously low against the sin- ing accelerated after Russian Economy markets and eroding Central Bank support gle European currency came in the worst Minister Alexei Ulyukayev was quoted for Russia’s beleaguered currency. months of Russia’s financial crisis in early as saying on Thursday that the ruble was The Central Bank intends to introduce 2009. more likely to weaken than strengthen in a fully floating exchange rate starting next The dollar had also gained more than one the coming weeks. year and shift its focus to the fight against percent against the Russian currency and AFP JANUARY 25, 2014 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com Business ON SATURDAY 16

S&P downgrades Samsung posts Croatia, blames vested interests PARIS: Rating agency steep drop Standard and Poor’s down- graded the long-term debt of new EU member Croatia by one notch yesterday, saying reforms in Q4 profits fell short of what was needed to boost growth. The agency said that obstruc- tion to reforms from vested and Bonus, strong won hit earnings entrenched interests was one of the main problems faced by the SEOUL: South Korea’s Samsung’s investor relations, said country. Samsung posted its first fall in a statement Friday. The agency lowered the rat- in quarterly profit in two years He pointed specifically to a ing to “BB” from “BB+”, but yesterday, due to a one-off “negative currency impact” of 700 said that the outlook was sta- bonus, a strong won and slowing billion won and a one-off 800 bil- ble for the country which joined sales of high-end smartphones lion won employee bonus to mark the European Union on July 1, offered by the world’s largest the 20th anniversary of a market- 2013. electronics group. ing strategy by Chairman Lee Explaining the decision, the Operating profit stood at 8.3 Kun-Hee that laid the groundwork agency said “that the economic trillion won ($7.8bn), down 18 for the company’s recent success. and budgetary policy measures percent from the July-September And the company earnings that the Croatian government period and a 6.0 decline from the statement made it clear that it has introduced so far have previous year. expected no immediate rebound been insufficient to foster eco- Net profit rose 3.7 percent year in 2014. “For the first quarter it A man stands inside a LED lighting drum, which is made up of more than 40,000 Samsung LED lights, at a Samsung nomic growth and place public on year but slowed significantly will be challenging for Samsung Electronics Co showroom in Seoul. Samsung Electronics Co Ltd posted its first decline in quarterly profit in two years. finances on a more sustainable from the third quarter’s 25.6 to improve its earnings as the path.” percent gain, as healthy margins weak seasonality of the IT indus- Samsung’s statement said the increasing, its getting harder for Friday at 1,307,000 won. Standard and Poor’s said in a from the company’s chip unit try will put pressure on demand division’s earnings were down due Samsung to tap new demand for Operating profit for the whole statement: “In our view, Croatia’s failed to offset the flagging prof- for components and TV products,” to seasonally increased marketing its high-end handsets,” said Nho of 2013 was 36.8 trillion won, up recession is likely to continue for a itability of the flagship Galaxy the statement said. costs, as well as the one-off bonus. Gen-Chang, an analyst at HMC 27 percent from the previous year. sixth consecutive year. series of smartphones. The latest earnings result ended The strength of the Korean Investment Securities. Samsung had a leading share “The short-term benefits of “Amid macroeconomic uncer- the company’s long run of record won against other currencies “So Samsung will have to lower of 38.8 percent in the global EU accession are being con- tainties such as a strong Korean quarterly profits on the back of also weighed on performance, prices to sell them, which will in smartphone market as of the strained by a lack of internal won and increased concerns surging sales of its Galaxy products. inflicting foreign-exchange losses turn decrease its profit margins,” third quarter of last year, fol- growth drivers stemming from over possible quantitative easing The mobile division posted a and making Samsung less price- Nho said. Samsung Electronics’ lowed by arch-rival Apple’s 13.1 ongoing policy inertia and policy tapering in the US, our earnings quarterly operating profit of 5.47 competitive in the global market. share price, which has weakened percent, according to the industry constraints to fiscal and struc- were lower than what the mar- trillion won, down 2.8 percent “While the number of peo- considerably since the beginning research firm IDC survey. tural reforms.” ket expected,” Robert Yi, head of from the third quarter. ple buying smartphones is still of the year, closed up 0.6 percent AFP The competitive position of the economy remained weak because of “factors such as labour market rigidities and a complicated busi- ness environment”. Since the coalition govern- Argentina lifts restrictions on buying foreign currency ment came to power two years ago, it had “failed to introduce reforms that would meaningfully BUENOS AIRES: Argentina served their purpose, said week, the government moved to cut $29bn currently from $52bn in an acceptable level” under a policy improve the country’s growth yesterday lifted restrictions in Capitanich, adding that the back spending abroad by Argentines, 2011. of “managed flotation.” prospects”. place since 2011 that limited the change would take effect to stem the drain on reserves. Jorge Capitanich, the leader of The peso has sunk nearly 19 Standard and Poor’s estimated purchase of foreign currency, a beginning Monday. The government restricted Kirchner’s cabinet, said the gov- percent so far this year, and ear- that the economy shrank by about day after the peso suffered its He added that, at a rate of 8.01 purchases from abroad made ernment has decided “to author- lier this week, the government 1.0 percent last year worst single-day dive since the pesos to the dollar, the peso “has over the Internet to two a year, ize the purchase of dollars for moved to cut back spending “Contrary to our previous 2002 financial crisis. reached a level acceptable to the at a maximum value of $25 each, spending or saving.” abroad by Argentines, to stem expectation, we now forecast a The government has decided objectives of economic policy con- above which it would impose a 50 Capitanich argued that the the drain on reserves. sixth consecutive year of reces- “to authorise the purchase of vergence.” The move came with percent tax. restrictions had always been The government restricted the sion in 2014. Overall, we consider dollars for holding or savings,” the peso in free fall, plunging The Central Bank of Argentina temporary and had served number of purchases from abroad real GDP per capita growth pros- said Jorge Capitanich, President more than 11 percent against the had rigidly managed the official their purpose. He said that the made over the Internet to two per pects — which we estimate will Cristina Kirchner’s cabinet dollar on Thursday. exchange rate over the past sev- change would take effect begin- year, at a maximum value of $25 average 0.2 percent over 2007- chief. The currency’s fall has been pre- eral years. But that has had a ning Monday. At about eight each, above which it would impose 2016 — to be weaker than in most The restrictions had always cipitous, plummeting nearly 19 per- steep cost to foreign exchange pesos to the dollar, he said the a 50 percent tax. EU peers.” been temporary and had cent so far this year. Earlier this reserves, which have dwindled to Argentine currency “has reached AFP AFP QATARI MARKET Bulgaria, Turkey Bond Coupon Maturity Currency Mid-Price Yield Moody’s S&P UK launches tender for oil licences Qatar Govt 5.15% 4/9/2014 USD 101.00 0.01 % Aa2 AA Qatar Govt 3.125% 1/20/2017 USD 105.13 1.37 % Aa2 AA agree new gas LONDON: Britain has Minister Michael Fallon said in in tax revenue and another Qatar Govt 6.55% 4/9/2019 USD 119.75 2.48 % Aa2 AA launched its 28th tender for oil a statement. £5bn through taxes on the Qatar Govt 5.25% 1/20/2020 USD 112.75 2.91 % Aa2 AA inter-connector and gas licences, opening up Submissions for new licences wider supply chain, the govern- Qatar Govt 4.5% 1/20/2022 USD 107.13 3.47 % Aa2 AA new offshore areas to drilling have to be made to the govern- ment said. Qatar Govt 9.75% 6/15/2030 USD 154.25 4.90 % Aa2 AA SOFIA: Bulgaria and Turkey for fossil fuels that generate ment by April 25. The sector also employs roughly Qatar Govt 6.4% 1/20/2040 USD 116.88 5.21 % Aa2 AA agreed yesterday to set up a important tax revenue and cre- Britain’s oil and gas output 350,000 people, of which 45 per- Qatar Govt 5.75% 1/20/2042 USD 107.75 5.22 % Aa2 AA joint company and build a gas ate jobs. has been in steady decline since cent in Scotland. pipeline to link their networks The government said yesterday production peaked around the The government is also count- Qatari Diar 3.5% 7/21/2015 USD 104.00 0.77 % Aa2 AA and enable imports, Bulgaria’s it expected a high level of interest turn of the century and the gov- ing on vast onshore shale gas Qatari Diar 5% 7/21/2020 USD 109.88 3.30 % Aa2 AA economy and energy minister in the tender after it awarded a ernment is speeding up its plan- resources to help stem Britain’s Comqat 5% 11/18/2014 USD 103.25 0.93 % A1 A- said. record 219 licences in the previous ning regime to help oil and gas growing dependence on energy Comqat 3.375% 4/11/2017 USD 103.75 2.16 % A1 A- “We took a concrete decision round two months ago. companies extract resources imports and boost government QIB 3.856% 10/7/2015 USD 104.13 1.39 % NR NR for building an inter-connector “There continues to be left below the seabed. coffers. QNB 3.125% 11/16/2015 USD 103.63 1.09 % Aa3 A+ Bulgaria-Turkey that will be a extremely high level of inter- The oil and gas industry is an The energy department is QNB 3.375% 2/22/2017 USD 104.00 2.03 % Aa3 A+ key source of diversification of est in North Sea oil and gas, important contributor to govern- expected to launch the country’s natural gas deliveries for our which is unsurprising when ment revenue. next onshore licensing round, Doha Bank 3.5% 3/14/2017 USD 103.88 2.21 % A2 A- country,” Dragomir Stoynev there could be as many as 20 Last year, 36 new offshore which includes shale gas, in early Qtel 3.375% 10/14/2016 USD 105.00 1.49 % A2 A said after talks in Sofia with billion barrels of oil still buried projects were approved, gener- summer. Qtel 7.875% 6/10/2019 USD 123.50 3.10 % A2 A his Turkish counterpart Taner deep within the seabed,” Energy ating around £6.5bn ($10.8bn) REUTERS Qtel 4.75% 2/16/2021 USD 105.88 3.79 % A2 A Yildiz. Qtel 5% 10/19/2025 USD 100.88 4.90 % A2 A Bulgaria is largely dependent Rasgas 5.5% 9/30/2014 USD 103.13 0.81 % Aa3 A on Russian gas supplies via trou- Procter & Gamble profits down Rasgas 5.832% 9/30/2016 USD 106.88 3.14 % Aa3 A bled Ukraine. The small Balkan state Rasgas 5.298% 9/30/2020 USD 107.75 3.97 % Aa3 A was among the worst hit by SOVEREIGNS repeated Moscow-Kiev price Bond PDA* Maturity Currency Mid-Price Yield Moody’s S&P spats that resulted in cuts to Abu Dhabi Govt 5.5% 4/8/2014 USD 101.13 (0.36 %) Aa2 AA deliveries. Abu Dhabi Govt 6.75% 4/8/2019 USD 121.50 2.34 % Aa2 AA The EU state began look- ing several years ago for Dubai Govt 6.7% 10/5/2015 USD 108.13 1.78 % NR NR supplies from its neigh- Dubai Govt 4.9% 5/2/2017 USD 107.25 2.57 % NR NR bours — Greece, Romania, Dubai Govt 7.75% 10/5/2020 USD 120.63 4.18 % NR NR Serbia and especially Turkey, Dubai Govt 6.45% 5/2/2022 USD 112.50 4.61 % NR NR which imports Iranian and Qatar Govt 4% 1/20/2015 USD 103.38 0.52 % Aa2 AA Azerbaijan gas. Bahrain Govt 6.273% 11/22/2018 USD 114.00 3.13 % NR BBB “It is important that we now Bahrain Govt 5.5% 3/31/2020 USD 106.13 4.36 % NR BBB have concrete actions and not only political intentions as we saw Egypt Govt 5.75% 4/29/2020 USD 99.75 5.80 % Caa1 B- over the past years,” Yildiz said Morocco Govt 4.5% 10/5/2020 EUR 103.38 3.92 % NR BBB- yesterday.

*Periodic Distribution Amount Sofia and Ankara expect to IMPORTANT NOTE: sign in March a deal about the Published by HSBC Bank Middle East Limited, P O Box 57, Doha, Qatar which concrete parameters and the is licensed and regulated by Qatar Central Bank and Jersey Financial Services cost of the gas link and set up a Commission. Information quoted is from publicly available sources or proprietary joint company to plan and oper- data and subject to change. HSBC accepts no liability for any loss or damage arising out of the use of all or part of this material. This information is general and does not ate it. take into account individual circumstances, objectives or needs. The price of bonds The 191km pipeline would then can and does fluctuate. The secondary market for bonds may not provide significant take about two years to build, the liquidity or may trade based on prevailing market conditions. Past performance is not ministers said. a reliable indicator of future performance. You should consider these matters and consult your financial advisor prior to making any investment decisions. The ministers did not dis- close the possible capacity of the pipeline, nor its cost. Bulgaria consumes some three billion cubic meters of gas per Downy softener and Tide laundry detergent, products distributed by Procter & Gamble, on sale at a Ralphs year. grocery store in Pasadena, California, yesterday. Procter & Gamble reported lower quarterly profit. AFP JANUARY 25, 2014 Classifieds www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 17 ON SATURDAY

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Ha Sungmin (left) of Muaither SC vies with Mulota Kabanku of with Al Ahli SC during their Qatar Stars League (QSL) match at Al Arabi SC Stadium in Doha yesterday. PHOTO BY KAMMUTTY VP QSL: Eljaish back to winning ways Al Ahli trounce Muaither; Al Kharaitiyat win

DOHA: Eljaish put an end to their poor run in the Qatar Stars League by registering a fighting 2-1 win over defending champi- ons Al Sadd here yesterday. Eljaish, who had lost thier last six matches, thus bounced to the third place with 27 points, but have played one match more than second positioned Al Sadd. In the other matches, Al Kharaitiyat edged Qatar SC 3-1 Action and Al Ahli trounced Muaither from the 3-0. THE PENINSULA QSL match between Qatar Stars League Eljaish and Al Sadd in Doha Fixtures and Results yesterday. Eljaish won Al Ahli 3 Muaither SC 0 2-1. Al Kharaitiyat 3 Qatar SC 1 Al Sadd 1 Eljaish 2 Today’s matches Umm Salal vs Al Wakra, Qatar SC Stadium, 4.30pm Al Rayyan vs Al Khor, Al Rayyan Stadium, 4.30pm Al Sailiya vs Al Gharafa, Al Rayyan Stadium, 7pm Al Arabi vs Lekhwiya, Al Arabi Stadium, 7pm

Tour Down Under Aspire International Stage 4 Results ADELAIDE, Australia: Results after the 148.5-kilometre (92-mile) fourth stage of the Tour Down Under from Unley to Victor win Al Kass Cup Harbor in South Australia yesterday. 1. Andre Greipel (GER/Lotto-Belisol) 3hr DOHA: Aspire International who poked home into the bottom 33min 7sec defeated Spanish giants Real right corner. 2. Jurgen Roelandts (BEL/Lotto Belisol) Madrid in a dramatic penalty In the game’s 90th minute, same time shootout to win the 2014 Al Aspire learned the hard way - Kass International Cup. as so many teams have during 3. Elia Viviani (ITA/Canondale) s.t. Terrific going forward, organ- this tournament - that profli- 4. Simon Gerrans (AUS/Orica GreenEdge) s.t. ised in possession and uncompro- gacy in front of goal is likely to 5. Nathan Haas (AUS/Garmin-Sharp) s.t. mising in defence, International be punished. 6. Daryl Impey (RSA/Orica GreenEdge) s.t were deserving winners on a night Madrid were awarded a some- 7. Maxime Bouet (FRA/AG2R La Mondiale) s.t. that will go down in history. what fortuitous penalty after 8. Nikolay Trusov (RUS/Tinkoff-Saxo) s.t. With the scores level at the end Aspire keeper Francis Uzoho of the 90 minutes, the match was pounced at the feet of Madrid’s 9. Anthony Roux (FRA/FDJ) s.t. decided in the cruelest of fashions Nestor Gonzales. 10. Francesca Gavazzi (ITA/Astana) s.t. in front of a capacity crowd. Stepping up to the spot hav- Selected Cheered on from the stands by ing just been brought down, the 13. Cadel Evans (AUS/BMC Racing) s.t. hundreds of supporters, tonight striker rifled the ball past Uzoho 16. Geraint Thomas (GBR/Team Sky) s.t. was Aspire’s chance to shine, and to fire in his fifth of the tourna- 23. Richie Porte (AUS/Team Sky) s.t. shine they did. ment and take the game to penal- 50. Frank Schleck (LUX/Trek Factory Aspire took the lead when mid- ties. Aspire keeper Francis Uzoho Racing) s.t. fielder Alasana Manneh chose to saved Javier Carrera to give them lay off to captain Jean Mvondo, victory. THE PENINSULA 99. Javier Morena (ESP/Movistar) +13.55 NHL Results Carolina 5 Buffalo 3 St Louis 2 NY Rangers 1 Columbus 5 Philadelphia 2 Tampa Bay 4 Ottawa 3 Pittsburgh 6 NY Islanders 4 Minnesota 2 Chicago 1 Dallas 7 Toronto 1 Nashville 2 Vancouver 1 Anaheim 2 Los Angeles 1 San Jose 1 Winnipeg 0

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Rio Games Nadal dominates Federer to set $2.9bn operational budget reach Australian Open final RIO DE JANEIRO: Rio 2016 Olympic Games organisers yes- terday unveiled an operational I played probably my best match of the tournament, says Spaniard budget of $2.9bn, comprising private money and around 27 percent higher than initial fore- MELBOURNE: Rafael Nadal I didn’t get broken. It wasn’t all casts allowing for inflation. extended his mastery over long- Australian Open Results that bad.” The total is some two thirds time rival Roger Federer as MELBOURNE: Results from the Australian Nadal, seemingly untroubled above the original bid quote made he stormed into an Australian Open yesterday (x denotes seeding): by a large blister on his serving in 2008 but inflation accounts for Open final against Stanislas Men’s singles hand, progressively got stronger 31.89 percent. Wawrinka in straight sets Semi-final during the semi-final and broke The total does not include cap- yesterday. Rafael Nadal (ESP x1) bt Roger Federer (SUI Federer’s serve four times, losing ital spending or infrastructural Spanish top seed Nadal x6) 7-6 (7/4), 6-3, 6-3 his only once. elements and will comprise wholly defeated the 17-time Grand Slam Women’s doubles “We made the tape (on the blis- private money, organizing com- champion 7-6 (7/4), 6-3, 6-3 in a Final ter) a little bit smaller and that mittee president Carlos Nuzman dominant semi-final win lasting Sara Errani (ITA)/Roberta Vinci (ITA x1) bt helped me,” he said. said. two hours and 24 minutes on Rod Ekaterina Makarova (RUS)/Elena Vesnina (RUS Nadal hit 28 winners to 25 The budget includes items such Laver Arena. x3) 6-4, 3-6, 7-5 unforced errors, while under- as ticketing, sponsorship and Federer was confident of a bet- Order of play today pressure Federer made 50 merchandising whereas infra- ter showing, after failing to beat unforced errors and won just 23 of structure projects, including Not before 0830 GMT Nadal in Grand Slams since the 42 points he contested at the net. transport upgrades, falls in the Women’s singles final 2007 Wimbledon final, but the It will be the Spaniard’s 19th spending remit of national and world number one was relentless 4-Li Na (China) v 20-Dominika Cibulkova Grand Slam final on Sunday, and local governments, to be unveiled (Slovakia) in taking apart the much-deco- he will be bidding for his 14th next week. rated Swiss. major title to tie American Pete When Rio was selected as In 33 meetings in their great, “A Grand Slam final is a differ- Sampras in joint second place hosts for South America’s first if one-sided, rivalry, Nadal now ent kind of match than I played behind Federer on the all-time ever Olympiad in 2009 the spend- leads Federer 23-10 and has won against him in the past. He’s play- list. Federer fought off break ing blueprint came in at $3.5bn their last six matches in Slams as ing better than ever. If I don’t play points in two service games before (based on US dollar/Brazilian well as their last five meetings on my best tennis I am sure that he taking the opening set to a tie- real exchange rate at the time), all stages. will win three sets against me,” breaker, but volleying errors cost the lion’s share funded through “I played probably my best Nadal said. Nadal is also bidding the Swiss and Nadal cruised to sponsorship and an International match of the tournament. to win his second Australian Open the first set with two set points. Olympic Committee grant. Roger came into the match win- title and become only the third The gap widened in the sec- The organizing committee has ning two great matches against man along with Roy Emerson and ond set with Nadal ruthless in “undertaken a line-by-line critical (Jo-Wilfried) Tsonga and Andy Rod Laver to win each of the four his groundstrokes and putting analysis of the budget, to balance (Murray),” Nadal said. Grand Slam titles twice. Federer under pressure to hold known spending commitments “I’m really happy with the way With the loss, Federer also serve in the fourth game, before and be able to meet new obliga- I played tonight. It’s a very spe- ceded the mantle of Switzerland’s breaking him with a forehand tions as they arise,” chief execu- cial moment to have the chance number one player, an honour he winner in his next service game. tive Sidney Levy told reporters to play in another final.” has held since 2001, to Wawrinka. Whatever Federer sent back in Rio. Nadal, the 2009 champion, will “I think Rafa played well. He’s over the net, the Spanish world “We are striving to achieve a line up in his third Australian played me this way many times. number returned with a venge- zero contribution of public funds final against Wawrinka and he I’m not sure if I served as good as ance and he ripped a series of pain’s Rafael Nadal celebrates his victory against Switzerland’s to the committee,” he added. has yet to lose or even drop a set I could have,” a deflated Federer stunning forehand winners to Roger Federer during their men’s singles semi-final match of the 2014 The issue of the private-public to the Swiss eighth seed in their said. “But then again for the take a two-sets-to-love lead. Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne, yesterday. split is a hot topic in Brazil, which 12 matches. first one-and-a-half hours or so REUTERS is also hosting this year’s World Cup, set to cost around $11bn. Last year, around a million Brazilians took to the streets to protest the cost of staging major Federer hits out at Nadal’s grunting sports events when the country is suffering from creaking infra- MELBOURNE: Roger seventh consecutive Grand Slam He added that fidgety Nadal, happening. I mean, we know how grunting before. “I really didn’t structure and lack of investment Federer railed against Rafael defeat to his rival and in straight who is notoriously slow to serve, much time he used to take. know that. When I am playing, in health and education. Nadal’s loud grunting and slow sets, in an anti-climactic semi- should have racked up several “I’m not complaining about so when I am hitting the ball during Multi-million dollar new foot- play yesterday after he tum- final in Melbourne. time violations during their many things. But, I mean, either the point, the last thing that I am ball stadiums have been paid for bled out of the Australian Open Federer admitted he found 33-match rivalry -- but instead, you have rules or you don’t. If thinking is trying to bother the in major part by government at the hands of the aggressive Nadal’s grunt distracting because he has only received two. you don’t have rules, it’s fine. opponent,” he said. funds, fueling popular resent- Spaniard. the Spaniard was making a noise “Rafa is doing a much bet- Everybody can do whatever they “The only thing that I am ment and suspicion at how state The usually ice-cool Swiss had during some points, but not oth- ter job today than he used to. I want to do.” He added: “I didn’t focusing on is trying to hit my finances are being spent. sharp words with the umpire ers. Nadal won 7-6 (7/4), 6-3, 6-3 mean, I’m not complaining much lose the match because of that. It ball well. That’s it. Olympic organizers insist the mid-match about the Spaniard’s for his 23rd win over Federer. about the time. But I think I’ve didn’t bother me. I just felt I had “I am sorry if I bothered some- overall budget for 2016 -- esti- ball-striking grunt, and com- “It goes in phases. One point he played him, what, 33 or 34 times,” to mention something.” body, but I never did in the past. mated in the region of $12bn -- is plained he repeatedly goes does and he doesn’t. That’s just Federer said. Nadal looked surprised when So is something that nobody in as transparent as it can be. unpunished for time violations. what I was complaining about,” “He’s gotten two point penal- told about Federer’s exchange my career, you know, told me The budget revealed yester- Federer’s polished demean- Federer said. “Had no impact on ties over the course of our rivalry. with the umpire, and said nothing about this, that I am day covers expected revenue and our slipped after he crashed to a the outcome of the match.” I just think that’s not quite nobody had complained about his bothering the opponent.” AFP organizing committee-related expenses. The Committee explained that part of the overshoot on the 2008 figure when the bid was submit- ted was down to the inclusion of four new sports -- rugby sevens, F1 tweaks rules but golf and paracanoe and paratria- thlon in the Paralympics. A spokesman added that tech- nological and communications advances since 2008, coupled with double points set to stay regulatory requirements and sal- ary increases had also had to be LONDON: Formula One looks keep the championship alive for as In 2015, the minimum weights taken into account, as had the set to go ahead with a contro- long as possible, was a “fake fix” will increase by another 10kg to costs of leading and fitting out versial decision to award double for greater problems troubling 701kg - a change that will at least the Olympic village. points for the last race of the the sport. bring some relief to the taller and Next Tuesday is due to see season after the governing body Those include the financial heavier drivers who are at a dis- the capital section of the budget announced various rule changes troubles afflicting many compet- advantage this year to smaller unveiled which is forecast to be yesterday but not the one many itors, with a number of drivers and lighter rivals. some three times greater than the fans had hoped for. having to race for free or bring Team personnel working in the operational figure. The International Automobile sponsorship to secure a seat, and pit lane will have to wear hel- Chief Operating Officer Leo Federation (FIA) said in a state- rising costs. mets during qualifying as well as Gryner said he could not “cat- ment its World Motor Sport The FIA has pledged to intro- the race and stewards can now egorically” state that the total Council (WMSC) had met in duce a cost cap from 2015 and said impose a five second time penalty cost would not rise by 2016, cit- Geneva and approved several on Thursday it was determined to that can be taken before work is ing unknown factors such as amendments to the 2014 sport- “assure a healthy, affordable and carried out on the car in a pit exchange rates -- a key element ing regulations. spectacular FIA Formula One stop. is sponsorship, whose deals are There was no mention of dou- World Championship for the long- In a sign of just how problem- valued in dollars. ble points and an FIA spokesman term future”. atic teams expect the new turbo- Since 2008, the dollar-real rate could not say whether the subject It said Wednesday’s F1 Strategy charged V6 engines and energy has oscillated by half from some was even discussed. Group meeting, attended by recovery systems to be, each team 1.6 reais to the dollar to nearer The BBC reported earlier Ecclestone and teams and chaired will this year be allowed six ‘jok- 2.4 now. that the proposal was raised by FIA President Jean Todt, had ers’ to break a ‘curfew’ designed In all, 16,000 athletes from at a meeting with team bosses agreed unanimously “that cost to prevent mechanics working all 204 countries will descend on and Formula One’s commercial reduction and cost control regu- night. Rio for the August 5-21 Games supremo Bernie Ecclestone on lations will be presented to the “This is to allow more flexibility along with some 25,000 media Wednesday but no attempt was WMSC in June 2014 for introduc- for working on the new engines representatives. made to overturn it. tion in January 2015”. and cars,” the FIA explained. Levy indicated that “the good Red Bull’s quadruple cham- One cost-saving measure In 2013, the last year of the results achieved with sponsor- pion Sebastian Vettel, who won announced for 2015 absolved highly reliable and far less ships and licensing allow us to his fourth successive title last teams from the need to design complicated V8 engines, teams forecast sufficient private rev- year with three races to spare, their own suspension and were allowed only two such enue to cover the costs outlined has called double points “absurd” brake ducts to be considered a exemptions. in the budget we are presenting A picture of the new McLaren Mercedes MP4-29 Formula One racing while a significant number of fans constructor. The FIA also moved to outlaw today.” car unveiled by the McLaren Group on their website. The car unveiled have derided the idea as a gim- Other tweaks for 2014 included tyre warmers from 2015. Previous Nuzman said that the opera- yesterday for the upcoming FIA Formula One World Championship mick on social media. increasing the minimum weight attempts to ban them foundered tional spending level, deemed season shows the mandatory aerodynamics changes with a lower Caterham team owner Tony of the cars, without fuel, by one due to safety concerns, with driv- to be around 12 percent less nose and smaller front wing. Fernandes told reporters this kilo to take heavier Pirelli tyres ers worried about racing on cold that that of London 2012, was a week that the change, designed to into account. tyres. REUTERS “responsible” figure. AFP JANUARY 25, 2014 Sport www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 21 ON SATURDAY England finally beat Australia Visitors taste success after eight successive losses in both Tests and One-dayers

PERTH, Australia: England unbeatable 3-0 lead in the five- finally notched their first win match ODI series going into the New Zealand over Australia in a disastrous penultimate match and fielded an Ashes tour yesterday when they understrength side. took the fourth one-day inter- George Bailey replaced Michael look to wrap national at the WACA Ground. Clarke, who was rested along with After eight successive losses Brad Haddin and David Warner, in both Tests and one-dayers, as England made 316 for eight up India ODI England’s players cel- the tourists had something to after being sent in to bat on a ebrate after defeating celebrate with a 57-run win over great batting wicket. series the home side. Australia held an In reply, Australia made 259 Australia in the fourth One-day international match of the series WELLINGTON: Fired-up Scoreboard against Australia in Perth, New Zealand are confident yesterday. they can secure a third succes- ENGLAND AUSTRALIA sive victory against powerful A Cook b Maxwell ...... 44 S Marsh c Bell b Bresnan ...... 15 India in Auckland today and I Bell c Faulkner b Christian ...... 55 A Finch c Broad b Bresnan ...... 108 wrap up the one-day interna- B Stokes c Wade b Faulkner ...... 70 M Wade c Cook b Bopara ...... 23 tional series with two matches G Ballance c Smith b Pattinson ...... 18 G Bailey c Buttler b Stokes ...... 11 to spare. E Morgan c Christian b Faulkner ...... 33 S Smith c Buttler b Broad ...... 19 The tourists arrived in New R Bopara c (sub-Doherty) b Coulter-Nile ...... 3 G Maxwell c Buttler b Stokes ...... 26 Zealand top of the world rank- J Buttler c Johnson b Faulkner ...... 71 D Christian c Ballance b Broad ...... 23 ings but were beaten by 24 runs T Bresnan c Johnson b Faulkner ...... 2 J Faulkner c Buttler b Stokes ...... 2 in the series opener in Napier S Broad (not out) ...... 4 M Johnson b Stokes ...... 6 from 47.4 overs. “It feels pretty four wickets for 38, while wick- of Tim Bresnan (3-45) for 108, and went down by 15 runs under C Jordan (not out) ...... 0 N Coulter-Nile (not out) ...... 8 good to be honest,” underfire etkeeper Jos Buttler smashed from 111 balls. the Duckworth-Lewis method in Extras (W-16) ...... 16 J Pattinson c Buttler b Bresnan ...... 4 England captain Alastair Cook 71 runs and then claimed five That left Australia at 189 for Hamilton. Total (for 8 wkts in 50 overs) ...... 316 Extras (LB-5, W-9) ...... 14 said. “It’s been a long time coming. catches. And despite a century by five in the 36th over and for one of The back-to-back losses have Fall of wickets: 1-87, 2-138, 3-190, 4-206, Total (all out in 47.4 overs) ...... 259 “We’d lost the series, but the Australian opener Aaron Finch the first times this tour England cost India their top ranking -- 5-216, 6-287, 7-312, 8-312. Fall of wickets: 1-46, 2-110, 3-132, 4-174, thought of losing 10-nil (Tests the home side were always strug- enjoyed all the luck, aided by some taken by Australia -- while a win Bowling: Johnson 10-0-72-0 (1w); Pattinson 5-189, 6-222, 7-230, 8-239, 9-247, 10-259. and one-dayers) was a prospect, gling in the run chase. uncharacteristically poor fielding for New Zealand in Auckland 8-0-63-1 (5w); Faulkner 10-0-67-4 (2w); Bowling: Jordan 9-0-57-0 (2w), Broad 10-0- but we played a pretty good game Any hope of an Australian by the home side. would lift the hosts above the Coulter-Nile 10-0-62-1 (3w); Maxwell 9-0-37- 56-2, Bresnan 8.4-0-45-3 (3w), Tredwell 5-0- today.” win evaporated when Finch They even got a crucial deci- West Indies and into seventh 1 (2w); Christian 3-0-15-1 (3w). 26-0, Bopara 6-1-32-1, Stokes 9-1-38-4 (4w). Man-of-the-match Ben Stokes holed out to Stuart Broad at sion review in their favour when place. made 70 with the bat and claimed third man from the bowling Bailey was removed. AFP “That’s two of the best team performances we’ve had for a long time and to back it up game after game is what good sides do. They perform consistently and that’s Pakistan clinch Twenty20 title in Doha where we’re aiming to be,” said senior bowler Tim Southee. DOHA: Pakistan capitalised on “We’ve showed glimpses in the a poor batting display by South past but we needed consistency. Africa to win the final of the It’s not just individuals standing PCB Qatar Women’s Twenty20 up, it’s everyone standing up at Tri-series by seven wickets at different times. That’s the sign the West End International of a good side, not relying on the Cricket Stadium here yesterday. same people every game.” South Africa were put in to bat The New Zealand blueprint and their innings had a poor start Pakistan team, winners of calls for the team to go into the as pacer Asmavia Iqbal dismissed the PCB Qatar Women’s final 15 overs with seven wickets opener Lizelle Lee off the first ball Twenty20 Tri-series pose in hand. It means Jesse Ryder of the match. for a picture with officials and Martin Guptill can charge at That early wicket set the trend at West End International the start of the innings, leaving for the rest of South Africa’s Cricket Stadium in Doha Kane Williamson and Ross Taylor innings. South Africa did not help yesterday. In the final, to consolidate before unleashing their cause with four run-outs, Pakistan defeated South the big-hitting Corey Anderson, and more than half their total Brendon McCullum and Luke Africa by seven wickets. came courtesy Marizanne Kapp, Ronchi. The bowlers have a BOTTOM: Pakistan play- who scored a 48-ball 40. licence to attack, and while it may After Kapp, the second-highest ers celebrate their win. cost them runs it does produce score in the innings was Sunette wickets, particularly with India’s Loubser with 8. Iqbal and pacer senior batsmen struggling against Sania Khan picked up two wickets short-pitched deliveries. apiece as South Africa stuttered Indian captain Mahendra to 68 for 9 in their 20 overs. Singh Dhoni has said his side Pakistan’s chase was guided will not shelve the troublesome by opener Javeria Khan, who hook shot and suggested that scored 38 off 46 balls with three in Wednesday’s second game fours. The side lost three wick- in Hamilton, the lack of a good ets in their chase, but the target start to the innings from open- of 69 was hardly demanding and ers Shikhar Dhawan and Rohit Pakistan went past it with nearly Sharma cost his team. four overs to spare. “The openers should have car- South Africa captain Mignon ried on for a bit longer, played a du Preez said, despite the implo- few more shots and scored a few sion in the final, her team had more runs,” he said. done very well overall on the tour. Virat Kohli, coming in at first “We had a bad day at the office wicket down, is the danger man today,” she said. “We didn’t put for India, with scores of 123 and on the runs needed to have a 78 in the first two games. competitive enough game and we “He’s one of the best, if not disappointed ourselves. Hats off the best one-day player going to Pakistan for playing their game around. In the first two games he ruthlessly and getting the win. adapted to conditions quickly and “But I’m proud of our team’s we know we’ve got our work cut efforts throughout this tour here out,” said Southee. Taylor issued in Doha, we have shown ourselves a simple tweet on how the New and many others that we are defi- Zealanders felt about the Indian nitely a team to watch out for in star: “Anyone got any ideas on the World T20.” how to get Kohli out before he THE PENINSULA gets to 50?” AFP Mourinho sad to see Mata on way to Man United LONDON: Jose Mourinho said he was we could feel mixed emotions. “We are Mourinho said he was confident the raised eyebrows and even led Arsenal moment I would be very happy because sad to see midfielder Juan Mata leaving happy he goes to fantastic situation but deal to sign Basel’s Egyptian playmaker manager Arsene Wenger to suggest he is selling a very important player. He Stamford Bridge after confirming that we are all sad as well and some of him Mohamed Salah would be finalised but Chelsea are “playing” with the transfer should be very happy that Chelsea sell a the Spaniard’s move to Manchester was a bit the same.” said the club would not be buying another window. player like Juan Mata but I think this is United was imminent yesterday. “No one is jumping about because Juan striker in the transfer window despite Wenger’s point was that Chelsea have his nature.” Arsenal play Coventry City in United are expected to complete a is leaving. We all like him a lot and we Fernando Torres being injured. already played United twice this season the FA Cup whereas Chelsea are in action club record deal, reported to be £37m can’t say you can only go if you go to He also said Ghana midfielder Michael so will not have to face Mata in a red on Sunday against Stoke City. Both are ($61.5m), for playmaker Mata who has Russia, to China, to France or Portugal. Essien “could go or stay” in January. shirt. Predictably, Mourinho dismissed in midweek action in the Premier League found first-team opportunities hard to “I don’t know if Chelsea supporters “Essien is at this moment in a position Wenger’s claims and launched an attack next week. come by since Mourinho’s return. globally would be happy with that because where he can stay or go. If he stays fan- against what he thinks is Arsenal’s pref- “We have to accept the way he is but “It is a good offer. Respectful to us, we are an open club.” Since joining from tastic. He is a fantastic club man, team erential treatment in the fixture list. when he says this is not fair I think what respectful to the value of the player. Valencia for £23.5m in August 2011 Mata player, so if he stays it’s fantastic. “Wenger complaining is normal is not fair is that his team always has the That allows to try to bring another play- has twice been voted Player of the Year “But if a great situation arrives for because that’s what he does all the time,” best days to play,” Mourinho said. ers because we need another player,” at Stamford Bridge but has slipped below him, for his future, in relation to him Mourinho said. “In the League Cup we played 24 hours Mourinho told a news conference. Eden Hazard, Willian and Oscar in the going to the World Cup, or a few more “But when a player plays for a club after, they had 72 hours. This week one “Sooner rather than later things will midfield pecking order this season. years contract at a high level, we must on August 20 and two weeks later plays plays Friday and one plays Sunday, who be finalised. “It’s a good move for Juan, it’s good for show him the respect.” against them with a different shirt this plays Friday and who plays Sunday? “I asked him when the offer comes are the Premier League and the offer was Chelsea being prepared to sell Mata, is normal because this is the market, we “This is not fair because they always you really happy to go and he was saying right. We hope Juan does well. We are twice their Player of the Season and a don’t make the rules. “If Wenger sold get the right time to rest and the right yes I am really happy to go. After that convinced he will do well. No fears for us.” huge fans’ favourite, to rivals United has Mesut Ozil to Manchester United in this time to play, it’s fantastic.” AFP JANUARY 25, 2014 Sport ON SATURDAY 22 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com Webster, Rafa share lead in Doha The Englishman catches up with overnight leader; exciting finish beckons at DGC today

BY RIZWAN REHMAT under par 64 to join Aiken and Olesen in joint second, just one DOHA: Steve Webster yester- shot behind the leaders. day stuttered with a couple of The World Number 720 - in just bogeys but still caught up with his fourth European Tour event overnight leader Rafa Cabrera- as a professional - was delighted Bello of Spain in round three of with his day at DGC. the $2.5m Qatar Masters. “Yeah, it was a great round,” The Englishman yesterday Saddier said. I played very well. I carded two under par 70 to join made some great putts. I started Cabrera-Bello who misfired with very slow. I was 6-under after a sluggish one over par 73 as the seven. It was very great. I’m very two finished the day with an iden- happy,” he added. tical overall score of 12 under par “It was a great round, I’m very 204. happy. I’m from the Q-School so South Africa’s Thomas Aiken, I need to make some good results, Finland’s Thorbjorn Olesen and so it’s great to make 64 today,” France’s Adrien Saddier - who Saddier said. enjoyed a birdie blitz - ended a Joint leader Webster was irked battling day with overall card of with his ‘slow start’ during which 11 under par 205. he bogeyed twice yesterday. Two-time Qatar champion Paul “That wasn’t pretty,” Webster Lawrie Scotland fired four bird- said. “It was bad enough playing ies to join four others at 10 under it. I don’t know what happened BOVE: Adrien par 206. first, I hit it really good on the Saddier Lawrie is tied for third place range and I think I got a bit cocky of France with Finland’s Johan Carlsson, on the course and hit so many bad acknowledges South Africa’s George Coetzee, shots the first, well, six, seven the fans during Finland’s Mikko Ilonen and holes, and I just -- I don’t know, round three Paraguay’s Fabrizio Zanotti. really,” the Englishman said. of the Qatar Title favourite Seregio Garcia Webster was six shots off the Masters in Doha of Spain (three under par 72) was pace after his sluggish start but yesterday. LEFT: bunched together with four others picked up shots on the seventh, Rafa Cabrera- to sit joint fifth at 9 under par 207 11th, 14th and 15th to boost his Bello of Spain at Doha Golf Course (DGC). chances of a third European Tour Steve Webster of England plays a shot during the third watches his The highlight of Garcia’s 69 title. round of the Qatar Masters at the Doha Golf Club yesterday. was an eagle from 40 feet on the “And hit a really good putt on shot. 10th hole while Lawrie - who 11 and thought it feels a little won here in 1999 ahead of his bit better now. But the first six Open Championship triumph holes, it was like I never played at Carnoustie and again in 2012 golf before,” he added. disappointed for not having to the Spaniard added. Olesen - who you’re playing well, it makes it - carded a 69 thanks largely to “On the back nine I gave myself keep a couple shots ahead of the is tied with Saddier and Aiken in okay to play. I enjoy it and hope- European Tour Qatar three birdies in four holes a few chances and I knocked in pack like I started the day. I felt third spot - was a relieved man fully we get a bit of breeze tomor- Masters Scores Caberera-Bello - who carded a really good putt on 11 which I had a moment that I could have yesterday. row,” he added. seven under par 65 on Thursday made things feel a little better,” if I maybe would have sunk the “I haven’t been up there in Meanwhile, American John Scores from the European Tour - yesterday lost form with three the 38-year-old added. putt at the 12th for birdie, but I while, so it’s nice to be there now. Daly, who was in the mix for Qatar Masters at the par-72 bogeys but still held on to the top Cabrera-Bello wasn’t impressed played didn’t. I played really well last week and his first title in 10 years with an course yesterday in Doha spot with Webster. with his performance either, “On the back nine, (I) didn’t this week. Holed a lot of putts eight-under 136 on Thursday, 204 Rafael Cabrera-Bello (Spain) 66 65 Webster, who fired a stunning carding one over par 73 following quite make the birdie putts as and that makes it easier and from blew his chance with a five over 73; Steve Webster (Britain) 65 69 70 albatross on day one, slipped with a stunning 7 under the day before. I did yesterday, but overall, I tee-to-green, I’ve been good,” 77 yesterday. 205 Adrien Saddier (France) 70 71 64; a couple of bogeys but recovered “It’s definitely been tougher couldn’t have won it today. It Olesen said. Daly had admitted that he Thorbjorn Olesen (Denmark) 68 69 with four birdies to join the today. The wind has picked up,” would have been obviously nicer “(In) Abu Dhabi, I played good found DGC course difficult, with 68; Thomas Aiken (South Africa) 67 29-year-old Spaniard at the top Cabrera-Bello explained. “It’s to be a few shots ahead from eve- all four days but didn’t really get a string of six bogeys yesterday 68 70 of the leaderboard at DGC. made everything a bit more rybody tomorrow but it hasn’t anything out proving his point as he found him- 206 George Coetzee (South Africa) 64 In a stunning display of calm difficult. worked out that way. I’m still on “It’s really nice to be in this self tied for 44th position with an 69 73; Mikko Ilonen (Finland) 68 67 putting, Frenchman Saddier “Overall, I didn’t think I top of the leaderboard and still position. I think this course, needs aggregate of three-under 213. 71; Paul Lawrie (Britain) 67 70 69; reeled off eight birdies to card 8 played that bad. I’m a little bit people need to try to catch me,” to be a little bit windy and when THE PENINSULA Fabrizio Zanotti (Paraguay) 69 69 68; Johan Carlsson (Sweden) 69 65 72 207 Sergio Garcia (Spain) 71 67 69; Branden Grace (South Africa) 67 69 Trick-shot golf 71; Dawie Van der Walt (South Africa) players entertain 65 72 70; Kristoffer Broberg (Sweden) kids at the Family 69 68 70 Zone sponsored 208 Peter Uihlein (U.S.) 70 69 69; Darren by Qafco at Doha Fichardt (South Africa) 69 70 69; Golf Club (DGC) Matthew Baldwin (Britain) 68 66 74; yesterday. Families Simon Dyson (Britain) 68 69 71; Seve took part in the Benson (Britain) 68 71 69 new community 209 Francois Calmels (France) 66 70 73; programme titled Romain Wattel (France) 67 68 74; ‘‘United Through Carlos Del Moral (Spain) 72 68 69; Golf’. RIGHT: A Alejandro Canizares (Spain) 68 68 73 group of volunteers 210 Gaganjeet Bhullar (India) 67 70 73; pose for the Richard Bland (Britain) 69 70 71; photographers on Magnus Carlsson (Sweden) 69 71 day three of the 70; Alvaro Quiros (Spain) 69 72 69; Qatar Masters at Stuart Manley (Britain) 69 70 71; Gary Stal (France) 69 70 71; Brooks DGC. Koepka (U.S.) 70 70 70; Dominic Foos (Germany) 70 70 70; Shiv Kapur (India) 68 71 71 211 Soren Hansen (Denmark) 73 70 68; Tuesdsay Peter Hanson (Sweden) 69 67 75; Dapper Daly delights with Wednesday Tyrrell Hatton (Britain) 69 71 71; Tom Lewis (Britain) 68 67 76; Craig Lee (Britain) 72 67 72; Julien Quesne sartorial style at Masters (France) 71 70 70 212 Anthony Wall (Britain) 70 66 76; DOHA: Two-time major winner John Daly - known for his colour- Simon Thornton (Ireland) 70 68 74; ful character as well as his wardrobe - is in fine fashion form at Michael Hoey (Britain) 68 70 74; this year’s Commercial Bank Qatar Masters where he has provided Stephen Gallacher (Britain) 69 68 75; fashion variety amongst the chino-set. Robert Rock (Britain) 70 71 71 He kick-started his alternative golf looks on Tuesday at the tour- 213 Hennie Otto (South Africa) 71 71 71; nament’s Pro Am competition, where he teamed up with Andy Gray, Martin Kaymer (Germany) 70 70 73; Gordon Strachan and Chris Coleman and went on to win, wearing Danny Willett (Britain) 71 72 70; John none other than ‘Sponge Bob Square Pants’ trousers. Daly (U.S.) 67 69 77; Marcel Siem Not to be outdone by the first outrageous look, he started Round 1 (Germany) 69 73 71; Henrik Stenson of the tournament with a strong look: flower-power inspired printed (Sweden) 68 71 74; Thongchai trousers with a colour-coordinated canary yellow polo shirt. Jaidee (Thailand) 68 73 72; Ross Thursday showed Daly’s cheeky side; seemingly he was wearing Fisher (Britain) 66 72 75; Jose Maria camouflage trousers but on a closer look the pink, orange and brown Olazabal (Spain) 69 70 74 pattern was actually of the female form. 214 Chris Wood (Britain) 73 70 71; Ricardo The outfit yesterday, the third day of play, was understated compared Santos (Portugal) 72 69 73; Robert to previous looks but still put on a colourful display, so his army of fans Karlsson (Sweden) 70 73 71; Ernie Els needn’t have been worried. (South Africa) 67 76 71 As the tournament draws to a close today, Daly, who is three-under after round three, will no doubt bring out one last show-stopping 215 Robert-Jan Derksen (Netherlands) ensemble to please the thousands of spectators expected at Doha Golf 70 72 73; Ignacio Elvira (Spain) 66 Club. 73 76; Paul McGinley (Ireland) 73 70 Daly’s last PGA Tour victory came in San Diego in 2004, earning 72; Jeev Milkha Singh (India) 71 71 him a two-year playing exemption. 73; Soren Kjeldsen (Denmark) 70 71 According to official performance statistics kept since 1980, Daly 74; Luke Donald (Britain) 72 69 74; in 1997 became the first PGA Tour player to average more than 300 Robert Dinwiddie (Britain) 71 72 72; yards per drive over a full season. THE PENINSULA Thursday Friday Chris Doak (Britain) 69 72 74 JANUARY 25, 2014 Break Time www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 23 ON SATURDAY

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ATHENS 16/08 Partly cloudy 11/06 Chance of rain work with India WASHINGTON 05/-7 Chance of snow 00/-3 Chance of snow SYDNEY 22/17 Partly cloudy 24/17 Partly cloudy at Grammy awards LONDON 13/05 Chance of rain 13/03 Chance of rain charity trip PARIS 10/04 Chance of rain 10/05 Chance of rain LOS ANGELES: Music’s big- and Ryan Lewis, Timberlake and was also nominated for Best New PARIS: France’s first lady ISTANBUL 17/09 Rain 14/06 Chance of rain gest stars gather tomorrow for Pharrell Williams with seven each, Artist, against Lamar, country Valerie Trierweiler is return- MANILA 29/21 Partly cloudy 28/21 Partly cloudy the Grammys, with artists rang- while Canadian rapper Drake singer Kacey Musgraves and ing to charity work with a trip DHAKA 27/14 Clear 26/14 Clear ing from the Beatles and veteran scored five. British singer-songwriters James to India, an anti-hunger group DELHI 18/09 Partly cloudy 21/09 Clear rapper Jay-Z to newcomers like “This year’s nominations reflect Blake and Ed Sheeran. said, two weeks after she was ISLAMABAD 21/05 Partly cloudy 19/05 Partly cloudy New Zealand’s Lorde and rapper the talented community of music The 56th annual Grammy hospitalised following a report Kendrick Lamar up for honours. makers who represent some of Awards show will include a that Francois Hollande had an French electro sensation Daft the highest levels of excellence “Grammy moment” bringing affair with an actress. Punk, pop diva Taylor Swift, chart- and artistry of the year in their together country music vet- Trierweiler, 48, spent a week topper Justin Timberlake and respective fields,” said Recording erans Merle Haggard, Kris in hospital to recover from shock Controversial Grace Kelly Seattle hip hop duo Macklemore Academy head Neil Portnow. Kristofferson, Willie Nelson and and another week resting in and Ryan Lewis are also among Tipped by many for coveted Blake Shelton. a presidential residence near movie to open Cannes festival those vying for prizes. Record Of The Year is Daft Punk’s The show will climax with a Versailles after the report was Surviving Beatles Paul “Get Lucky,” but rival nominees rock supergroup featuring Nine published. PARIS: A controversial bio- with the film’s US producer Harvey McCartney and Ringo Starr include Kiwi teenager Lorde’s Inch Nails, Queens of the Stone Celebrity magazine Closer this graphical film on Princess Weinstein. will perform as organisers the “Royals,” “Radioactive” by Imagine Age, Foo Fighters frontman month published what it said Grace of Monaco, which has Dahan had told French news- Recording Academy belatedly Dragons and Hawaiian crooner Dave Grohl and Fleetwood Mac’s were images of Hollande making been slammed by the former paper Liberation that he was being bestow a Lifetime Achievement Bruno Mars’ “Locked Out Of Lindsey Buckingham. a nocturnal visit to French movie Hollywood star’s children as “blackmailed” by Weinstein into Award on the Fab Four, while pre- Heaven.” Presenters include Cyndi actress Julie Gayet’s apartment “pure fiction”, will open the signing off on a new edit which paring to mark 50 years since their Thicke’s “Blurred Lines,” made Lauper, Yoko Ono, Smokey in Paris. Cannes film festival, the organ- did not represent his original famous first US TV appearance. infamous by Miley Cyrus’ twerk- Robinson, and Jared Leto — who is The head of Action contre isers said yesterday. vision. Performers at the awards show ing at last year’s MTV Video Music basking in awards season glory for la Faim, Valerie Daher, said The world preview of Grace of “There are two versions of the include a who’s who of music’s fin- Awards show, is also competing for the Oscar-nominated activist film Trierweiler would go ahead Monaco will take place on May 14 film — mine and his — which I find est, ranging from Katy Perry and the evening’s top prize. Dallas Buyers Club, but who also with a long planned private trip in the out of competition category, catastrophic,” he had said, adding: Robin Thicke to veterans Carole In the Album of the Year cat- fronts an LA band, “30 Seconds to Mumbai on Monday to sup- a statement said. “They want a commercial film King, Chicago and an unlikely egory, Swift’s “Red” will com- to Mars.” port the French charity against It will simultaneously be smelling of daisies.” duet by rockers Metallica with pete with Daft Punk’s “Random McCartney will accept a lifetime hunger. released in France and several The film revolves around the acclaimed Chinese pianist Lang Access Memories,” Macklemore achievement award for the Beatles, “She’s been through a difficult cities around the world. fairytale couple, whose 1956 nup- Lang. and Ryan Lewis’s “The Heist,” one of seven to receive the honour period and is very tired. She feels The 67th Cannes film festival tials were labelled “the marriage of The first couple of hip-hop, Lamar’s “Good Kid, M.A.A.D City” also including Kristofferson, the better, at least enough to make will run from May 14-25 in the the century” in the popular press. Jay-Z and Beyonce, are also and Sara Bareilles’ “The Blessed Isley Brothers and German electro the trip, although we had to cut southern France resort town. The couple’s children — Prince expected to perform while pop leg- Unrest.” music pioneers Kraftwerk. it short,” Daher said on BFM TV. The film, directed by France’s Albert and the Princesses Caroline end Madonna will strut her stuff Shortlisted for Song of the McCartney and Starr will also Hollande has acknowledged the Olivier Dahan and featuring and Stephanie — have said the at the show, brought forward from Year — for songwriters — are reunite for a Grammys tribute turbulence in his private life and Australian actress Nicole Kidman film “tells a story, rewritten and its usual February date to avoid “Just Give Me A Reason” sung event being recorded on Monday, pledged to clarify Trierweiler’s as Grace Kelly, the Hollywood unnecessarily glamorised... con- media conflicts with the Sochi by Pink; “Locked Out Of Heaven” and set to air on February 9 — the status before a trip to the United star-turned-princess, and British taining significant historical inac- Winter Olympics. sung by Mars; “Roar” sung by 50th anniversary of their appear- States scheduled for February 9, actor Tim Roth as her husband curacies and a series of purely Going into tomorrow’s show, Perry; “Royals” sung by Lorde, and ance on the Ed Sullivan show, but has steered clear of journal- Prince Rainier, has been mired in fictional scenes,” the royals said Jay-Z tops nominations with nine “Same Love” sung by Macklemore launching Beatlemania in the ists’ questions about the alleged controversy. in a statement. nods, followed by California hip- and Ryan Lewis. United States. affair. Dahan is locked in a stand-off AFP hop star Lamar, Macklemore Macklemore and Ryan Lewis AFP Trierweiler has been Hollande’s partner since 2006. The president was holding his first meeting with Pope Francis in Rome on Friday, the same day a poll showed two-thirds of people surveyed believed that the focus Nasa rover finds signs Mars once had fresh water on his alleged affair had been bad for the image of the traditionally NEW YORK: Nasa’s decade- essential for supporting life. water on its surface, scientists say. Roman Catholic country. old Mars rover, Opportunity, The answer, returned very Gradually, water activity At home, the storm has has found evidence that life- early in the ongoing mission, was declined and what did exist diverted public attention from friendly fresh water once pooled a definite ‘yes’. became acidic, scientific findings a shift Hollande has made this on the red planet’s surface, On the other side of the planet, reveal, and then, beginning about month towards more business- reinforcing similar discoveries meanwhile, Opportunity has been 3 billion years ago, Mars dried up. friendly policies, which he hopes made by newcomer Curiosity on analyzing water-bearing rocks at “Most of the activity on Mars will revive the euro zone’s second- the other side of the planet, sci- the rim of an ancient impact cra- in terms of habitability and water biggest economy in the face of entists said on Thursday. ter called Endeavour. activity was concentrated in the stubbornly high unemployment. Opportunity, along with its Rather than the chemi- first billion or so years,” said Hollande, 59, is the most now-defunct twin, Spirit, landed cal fingerprints of acidic, salty Opportunity lead scientist Steve unpopular president in modern 10 years ago for concurrent 90-day water found at previous sites, Squyres, with Cornell University France, according to polls, as missions to look for clues of the Opportunity discovered telltale in New York. he has struggled to live up to a past existence of water. clays called smectites that form Opportunity is expected even- promise to get unemployment, Both rovers did so, confirming in Ph-neutral water. tually to head south toward a currently stuck near 11 percent, evidence collected by orbiting “It’s like drinking water,” plan- ridge on the rim of Endeavour firmly on a downward trend. spacecraft that Mars, the planet etary scientist Ray Arvidson, with Crater that appears to contain a Trierweiler, who was a reporter believed to be most like Earth in Washington University in St. much richer cache of clay-bearing for glossy weekly magazine Paris the solar system, was not always Louis, said in an interview. rocks. Match and has continued there as A 360-degree digitally-compressed panorama image of Mars is seen in this the cold, dry desert that appears “This would have been a niche Curiosity, which is exploring an arts columnist, is not married composite of 800 images sent from the Opportunity rover. today. for whatever life at the time an area known as Gale Crater, to Hollande but assumed the role In August 2012, Curiosity, existed,” he said. is driving toward a five-kilome- of first lady at official functions equipped with an onboard chem- The finding adds to an emerg- tre-high mountain of layered only get a better idea of how long evidence, such as organic carbon. following his election in May 2012. istry lab, arrived for follow-up ing picture of a planet that spent deposits. the planet was able to sustain The research appears this week He has four children from a investigations to determine if its first billion years or so warmer By studying rocks at various life, but where conditions might in the journal Science. previous relationship. Mars had other ingredients than it is today, with pools of fresh levels, scientists expect to not be favourable to perverse key REUTERS REUTERS