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Winter wonderland Windy day forecast; New law to give mercury to dip today DOHA: Qatar is expected to experience windy and variable weather today, with a dust cover Qatari retirees in most parts of the country throughout the day, according to a forecast by the Meteorology Department. The forecasters also expect it to be cloudy, and the wind will make the sea moderately rough during more benefits the day. The weather started to become windy, hazy and dusty last evening, and the forecasters warned of a significant fall in temperature beginning today. The minimum temperature was 16 degrees Other GCC nationals will also gain Celsius, the cold weather being attributed mainly to strong northwesterly winds that started blowing DOHA: A law in the making that year, with most of the invest- last evening, with dust leading to poor visibility. would bring the social security ment (85.4 percent) parked “Wind and dust suddenly started in the after- system for Qatari and other locally, Qatar News Agency noon, and by evening it was difficult to drive. GCC nationals working here reported yesterday. Visibility was very low,” said a resident who drove on par with global standards, Subscribers to retirement home after work yesterday. People who had gath- the Minister of Economy and schemes totalled 46,818 in 2011, ered at public places in the evening before the Finance, H E Yousuf Hussein and the government departments weekend were seen shielding themselves against Kamal, has said. and private sector companies par- the wind, dust and the cold. Qatari retirees already are ticipating added up to 479, up 13 The Meteorology Department has warned of entitled to attractive monthly percent over the previous year. strong winds, high seas and poor visibility today. pensions and the new system The number of male and female It forecast blowing dust with some clouds. would entitle them to added subscribers was almost equal (51.3 The wind will blow northwesterly at speeds rang- perks. percent male, and 48.7 percent ing from 20/30 knots to 40 knots, causing the maxi- A retiree, for instance, received female). Their contributions rose Palestinians play with snow outside the Dome of the Rock at the Al Aqsa mosque compound mum temperature to fall to 20 to 16 degrees Celsius an average monthly pension of a huge 30 percent in 2011 due to the in the old city of Jerusalem yesterday. Jerusalem was transformed into a winter wonderland in Doha, while the lowest is forecast at 19 to 15 QR21,500 ($5,890) in 2011, while implementation of increased pay after heavy overnight snowfall turned the Holy City and much of the region white, bringing degrees Celsius in Abu Samra. THE PENINSULA the pension of those who were scales for public servants that year. Picture on page 2 hordes of excited children onto the streets. Full report on Page 4 eased out of service due to dis- Some 47 Qatari subscribers ability amounted to QR13,149 were in other GCC states and ($3,602) on average that year. some 68 percent of them were The same year, the depend- state employees, with most of ents of those who died in serv- them based in Kuwait. ice received an average monthly More than 2,100 citizens of pension of QR15, 093 ($4,135), and other GCC states were mem- New market makes going tough for old one the beneficiaries mostly included bers of the retirement scheme in widows and unmarried daughters. Qatar and 71.8 percent of them DOHA: The new retail and (the new market) for seven veg- the normal retail rate at QR4 for fresh vegetables and fruits The pensioners totalled a lit- were state employees. The major- wholesale market for fresh veg- etables — tomatoes, cucumber, per kilo. Similar was the situa- at the new market, which breaks tle more than 5,000 in 2011, their ity (61.3 percent) of the other etables and fruits inaugurated cauliflower, pepper, zucchini, tion with pepper (QR3 a kilo). the monopoly of the middlemen- number having risen steeply from GCC citizens were from Oman. late last month is posing a fierce beans and eggplant. Eggplant was the cheapest at 70 dominated central market, that 1,400 the previous year (2010). The Minister said the GRISA challenge to the central market, While tomatoes were priced in dirhams a kilo. on its inaugural day only five The vast majority of the pension- was conducting analytical stud- where traders are increasingly major outlets at QR3 a kilo, they As reported earlier, Al tons of produce was available ers (93.3 percent) were from the ies to add many more “advantages complaining of low customer were available for QR1.75 at the Mazrouah is supported by 22 local for sale. government sector. and benefits” for those who will turnout. new market. Similarly, cucumber farms that produce fresh veg- Yesterday, when the market The Finance Minister, in a be subject to the provisions of the Though the new market, was sold for QR2.5 a kilo here etables and bring their produce reopened for the week, the ton- foreword to the 2011 Report of the proposed law. located near Umm Salal Sports while its price in shopping cen- directly to the market. The mar- nage had multiplied a dozen General Retirement and Social This would ensure decent liv- Club in the north of Doha, is open tres was QR5. ket is open on Thursdays, Fridays times to 60. “We hope to bring Insurance Authority (GRSIA), ing for the beneficiaries and their only three days a week, it has The cheapest was zucchini, and Saturdays. more produce on the market,” a said: “The draft of a new law is dependents “based on justice and eroded more than half the busi- on offer for sale here at QR2 a The new market is run and trader said. ready, prepared by the Authority, equality for all, without any dis- ness of the central market. kilo as against its usual price of managed by state-backed Hassad Fresh fruits are also being sold and the proposed legislation crimination”, the Minister said. Prices here are at least 56 per- QR6 elsewhere. Cauliflower, too, Food, and the only condition it in the market although they are would soon see the light of day”. He described the annual report of cent lower than those prevailing was available at a throwaway must fulfil is that it must sell pro- all imported, because Qatar does The value of the retirement the GRISA as a “communication at major retail outlets, accord- price —QR1 a kilo (compared duce at prices lower than those not produce fruits. The prices of fund in 2011 was an impressive channel” between the Authority ing to calculations made by this to QR3.5 at shopping malls and fixed by the government at the fruits are also much lower than QR20.75bn ($5.68bn) and its rev- and the Qatari society. newspaper based on a price chart hypermarkets). central market on a daily basis. those in the central market. enues totalled QR719m ($197m) THE PENINSULA issued yesterday by Al Mazrouah Beans were available for half Such has been the demand THE PENINSULA

Shard View opens on Feb 1 Mobile number portability by Egypt signals $2bn loan January end from Qatar already spent DUBAI: Qatar’s telecoms reg- ulator will introduce mobile CAIRO: Egypt’s central bank Egypt’s ambassador to Turkey number portability (MNP) by said yesterday that a $2bn said Ankara had transferred the end of this month in a move loan from Qatar arrived in Mursi names new $500m into Egyptian coffers yes- likely to increase competition December, implying that the terday, the Egyptian state news in a sector dominated by Qatar money had already been eaten Central Bank chief agency reported. Telecom (Qtel). The regulator, up defending the currency CAIRO: Egyptian President The central bank, which has ictQATAR, said on its web- before the foreign reserves cri- Mohammed Mursi has spent more than $20bn defend- site that MNP would give resi- sis became public late last year. named Hesham Ramez as ing the pound in the two years dents “the ability to more freely News of the Qatari loan broke the new Governor for the since Egypt’s popular uprising, choose the best service provider this week, and markets assumed Central Bank of Egypt said on December 29 that its to meet their needs”, adding that Egypt therefore had a cush- (CBE), after the resigna- foreign reserves had reached a that this was an important part ion that would allow it to keep tion of the longtime chief “minimum and critical limit”. It of the liberalisation of Qatar’s the pound’s depreciation orderly, Dr Farouq El Oqdah who also announced a new currency telecoms market. REUTERS supporting Egyptian assets. resigned after nine years in regime as it struggled to stabi- Qatar’s Prime Minister and the post. lise the pound. But on Sunday Bombings kill more Foreign Minister H E Sheikh According to presidential the bank said foreign reserves Hamad bin Jassem bin Jabor Al spokesman Yasser Ali, Al had fallen in December by only than 100 in Pakistan Thani announced on Tuesday Oqdah said he submitted his $21m, to $15.015bn. The pound that Qatar had lent the country resignation in line with the weakened by 0.46 percent on the QUETTA: At least 101 people $2bn and given it an extra $500m newly passed constitution. interbank market after a central were killed in bombings in two outright. Ramez is expected to assume bank auction of dollars yesterday. cities in Pakistan yesterday. Two Asked by email yesterday if his duties on February 3. Egypt has been negotiat- coordinated explosions killed at the deposit arrived in January or His appointment has to be ing a $4.8bn loan from the least 69 people and injured more December, Nidal Assar, the bank’s approved by the Upper House International Monetary Fund than 100 in Quetta, the provin- sub-governor for investment of Parliament. AGENCIES (IMF) to deal with the crisis and cial capital of Baluchistan yester- and foreign relations, replied: expects an IMF team to visit day. About 10 minutes later, a car “December”. Cairo in two to three weeks. The bomb went off. Five policemen Analysts said that the Qatari shift to auctions on the part of loan agreement was approved in and a cameraman were killed. deposit’s arrival in December the central bank,” said Said Hirsh, principle in November, but politi- Earlier, a blast in Quetta’s mar- indicated that switching out an economist with Maplecroft. cal turmoil in December forced ket killed 11 people. In another The Shard, western Europe’s tallest building, in London. The View, the of pounds and into dollars had “Without Qatari aid, Egypt was the government to delay a series incident, 21 were killed and 60 public viewing deck accessible by high speed elevators on the 309- been much greater than thought on course for a full-blown finan- of austerity measures deemed injured in a bombing in Mingora, metre (1013-feet) Shard building, opens on February 1. over the last few weeks. “That cial crisis and, perhaps, a forced necessary to win the IMF board’s in Swat. REUTERS shows the scale of dollarisation deal with the IMF by February,” final approval. Full story on page 11 in December and explains the Hirsh said. REUTERS FRIDAY 11 JANUARY 2013 HOME 02 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com

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Tel Cuban Hospital set to halts falcon Fax festival contest DOHA: The harsh weather Tel open emergency unit disrupted the second day of Fax the fourth Qatar International Falcons and Hunting Festival at Sabkhat Marm in Sealine. The state-of-the-art facility marks its first anniversary Due to the bad weather 12 Tel competitors were not able to BY ISABEL OVALLE Fax 40,000 people, most of whom gynaecology, and rehabilitation participate in the contest yes- are workers from neighbour- medicine. terday. Mohamad Abdulatif Al www.doha.hilton.com DOHA: The Cuban Hospital ing labour camps and Qatar Also available are dental, Misnad, Deputy Head of the i n D u k h a n c on memor at e d y e s- Petroleum. physiotherapy, CT and MRI organising committee, said the Tel +974 44233333 terday the first anniversary of On this basis, the doctor facilities, inpatients wards, committee held a meeting and its official inauguration, with stated that the centre now operating theatre and emer- decided to delay the competi- Fax +974 44233000 a 34 percent increase in its offers secondary healthcare to gency department. tion for the 12 remaining par- medical staff and the upcom- these citizens, who only had pri- The Cuban Hospital is ticipants because of bad weather ing opening of its emergency mary healthcare before. under the umbrella of Hamad and would inform them of the unit this Sunday. “Now the population has these Medical Corporation (HMC), new schedule in the coming The state-of-the-art hospital services closer, it’s much easier which currently manages other days. was built and equipped by Qatar for them,” said Fernández. specialised hospitals, includ- He urged the participants to while the Cuban government at “The surrounding primary ing Hamad General Hospital, be available two hours before the first provided more than 200 health centres have contributed Rumailah Hospital, Women’s start of the contest to avoid mis- professionals, including doc- to helping the hospital grow by Hospital, National Center for understanding of the directives tors, nurses and specialists in referring their patients to us,” Cancer Care & Research, Al and requirements. Tel the fields of rehabilitation, den- he added. Khor Hospital, Heart Hospital The second group of partici- tistry, pathology, biomedicine Back in mid 2011, the Cuban and Al Wakra Hospital. pants, however, was able to finish Fax and radiology. Hospital’s out-patient clinics On his part, the Ambassador the competition and two win- The director of the hospi- were opened, providing labora- of Cuba, Ernesto Plasencia, ners were chosen — Mohammad tal, Tania Fernández, told The tory, radiology and pharmacy said that he’s organising a Abdullah Al Hamadi and Salem Peninsula that the emergency services to patients. visit to the hospital with a Ahmad Al Mahmoud. Hamad Tel service will be available 24 The hospital attends peo- group of European diplomats Abdullah Al Arjani, commit- Fax hours, seven days a week, from ple in the west of the country, this month. tee member, said the second Sunday. including Dukhan, Um Bab, Al He added that relations group included 47 participants She added that the number Jemailiya and Al Shahaniyah. between Cuba and Qatar are and some of them have been of doctors has increased from Services provided include “excellent, based on respect excluded because they did not Tel 61 when the hospital opened, clinics for paediatric, endo- and collaboration. Now we have come on time. Participants from Fax to 82. crinology, internal medicine, the challenge to consolidate the GCC countries did well at yes- The hospital serves an urology, cardiology, general hospital.” terday’s competition. approximate population of surgery, ENT, ophthalmology, THE PENINSULA THE PENINSULA

Tel Fax Ritz-Carlton, Red Crescent sign agreement Tel DOHA: The Ritz-Carlton Fax Doha and Qatar Red Crescent announced their partnership to increase community aware- ness of local humanitarian Tel initiatives. Fax The Ritz-Carlton Doha will gratuitously host part of Qatar Red Crescent’s annual events and activities. They include workshops and awareness ses- sions on international humani- tarian law, basic and advanced first aid accredited training; and opportunities for involvement Tel in various community-centred Fax activities. The events are open to the Ritz-Carlton staff as well as targeted community groups. “As part of Qatar Red Tel Crescent’s mission to empower Fax communities in the face of humanitarian crisis and disas- ters, we organise annual activi- www.renaissancedoha.com ties and events that include professional development pro- Tel +974 44195000 grammes and training to edu- Saleh Al Mahanadi (left), Secretary-General of Qatar Red Crescent and Hoss Vetry, Cluster General Manager Fax +974 44195100 cate and empower the public,” said Saleh Al Mahanadi, the of The Ritz-Carlton Doha, after signing the partnership agreement. Secretary- General of Qatar Red Crescent. HossVetry, Cluster Crescent and give back to the Qatar Red Crescent this year Cancer session and an educa- General Manager of The Ritz- community which we are part of.” focusing on education services tional session on cancer preven- Carlton Doha, said: “We believe Through this unique partner- and international relief and dis- tion and improving the quality we should be aligned with ship, The Ritz-Carlton Doha aster management. The events of life of patients. the noble cause of Qatar Red will host a series of events with include a World Day to Combat THE PENINSULA FRIDAY 11 JANUARY 2013 HOME www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 03

Emir receives phone call from Egypt president

DOHA: The Emir H H Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani has received a phone call from Egyptian President Dr Mohammed Mursi. The two leaders reviewed brotherly rela- tions and latest developments in the region. On Tuesday, President Mursi had met with Prime Minister and Foreign Minister HE Sheikh Hamad bin Jassem bin Jabor Al Thani who conveyed greetings of the Emir and the Heir Apparent H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani. Magum photographers David Hurn (left) and Nikos Economopoulos during the press preview of the exhibition at Katara, yesterday. RIGHT: Visitors looking at the photographs. SHAIVAL DALAL Deputy Premier opens Darfur Katara joins forces with Magnum Photos workshop DOHA: The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State ‘Magnum 65’ exhibition showcases defining movements in history captured by top lesnmen for Cabinet Affairs H E Ahmad bin Abdullah Al Mahmoud BY RAYNALD C RIVERA not simply document history but in a singular image. Magnum lensman Nikos Economopolous, is different cultures. This is a great yesterday opened a workshop tell a story. Photos was founded in 1947 by conducting an intensive five-day way to kick-start 2013, and we organised by the Mediation DOHA: Defining moments in “The exhibition was created in Henri Cartier-Bresson, Robert workshop on photography dur- are delighted to collaborate Support Team of the United history captured by Magnum 2007 for a festival in France to Capa, George Rodger and David ing the exhibition. The workshop, with Magnum Photos to bring Nations-African Union Mission photographers on film over celebrate our 60th year. The idea Seymour, four photographers which concludes tomorrow, is this exceptional exhibition to in Darfur (UNAMID) for the past 65 years are on dis- of the expo is each year would be pursuing independence to wit- practice-oriented and offered free Doha,” said Dr Khalid Al Sulaiti, Sudan’s Justice and Equality play at the ‘Magnum 65’ exhi- represented by one picture which ness world events and the protec- to the public. General Manager of Katara, in a Movement (JEM). bition, which opened in Katara is either significant for that year tion of their authorship through Over 100 photos are displayed statement. The Sudanese group, which is yesterday. or for that photographer,” Fiona copyright. chronologically at the exhibi- The event is the start of a series currently engaged in peace talks From harrowing scenes from Rogers, Cultural and Education “Magnum Photos is an tion, which also includes inter- of collaborations between Katara with the Sudanese government, World War II and the Vietnam Manager, Magnum Photos, told agency of photographers which active large-scale projections and Magnum Photos to train a is headed by its deputy Arko War and iconic portraits of Che The Peninsula. employs business, not an agency of over 5,000 images from 81 new breed of photographers and Suleiman Dahia, with Acting Guevara and Sharbat Gula to rac- Rogers stressed it was essen- that employs photographers,” photographers. promote photography as an art in Head of UNAMID Aichatou ism in America and genocide in tial for Magnum photographers explained David Hurn, a Magnum “This exhibition is another tes- the country. The exhibition is open Mindaoudou Souleymane attend- Rwanda, each photo represents to produce a huge amount of member with 60 years of experi- timony to Katara’s ongoing com- to the public at Katara Gallery 1, ing the workshop. the large body of work of Magnum work on a project to tell a story, ence as a photographer. mitment to portray the best of Building 13, until February 12. The minister underlined the photographers, whose aim was to not simply represent something Hurn, along with fellow Magnum art and bridge the gap between THE PENINSULA significance of the workshop in which UN and African Union experts participate, especially Al Attiyah meets EIB official as it precedes the start of nego- tiations between the Sudanese government and JEM, which Court to resume hearing of are set to take place in Doha over the coming few days to reach a peace agreement. murder case on February 19 The four-day workshop aims to build the capacity of JEM del- DOHA: The lower criminal rushed and banged the door. They egation and explain the provi- court will resume hearing of later told the court they had to sions of the Doha Document for a murder case involving two slam the door open when nobody Peace in Darfur, which received Indians on February 19. responded to their knocks. the blessing and support of Details of the case suggest The man was arrested, and the Darfur people as well as that the two were colleagues and after investigation and filing the the international community worked in a construction com- charges, the matter was referred and regional and international pany. On the day of the incident, to court by the prosecution. organisations. in August 2011, they were drink- The accused told the court A round of talks took place ing in their apartment when they he attacked the victim in self- in Doha from October 17 to 22 got involved in a heated argument defence as he had no choice other between delegations from the over some issue. than stabbing him to save his own Sudanese government and JEM. Soon, there was a brawl and life. The two parties signed a docu- one of them got a knife and Neighbours, all South Asians, ment, spelling out their com- stabbed the other. The man who told the court as witnesses that mitment to the peace process, was attacked managed to snatch when they entered the apartment immediate cessation of all hostili- the knife from the attacker and they saw one of them lying in a ties, and the return to negotia- The Chairman of Qatar’s Administrative Control and Transparency Authority, H E Abdullah bin Hamad Al Attiyah instead hit him, stabbing him till pool of blood, perhaps dead, while tions to achieve a comprehensive with the Vice-President of the European Investment Bank (EIB) Philippe de Fontaine Vive. The two officials he died. the other — the accused — was settlement based on the Doha discussed issues of common concern. Hearing screams coming in injured. Agreement. from the apartment, neighbours THE PENINSULA QNA Call for effective Arab-West dialogue Inflatable Slide DOHA: The Western world and organisers of local, national Snider said the world needed process of spreading the mes- needs to communicate effec- and international debating events dialogue between civilisations, sage, which will help reach out to tively with the Arab world and to discuss critical thinking and and this could be best achieved millions in the Arab world. This it should speak in their lan- advocate discourse through through debate. conference, being held in Arabic guage, according to Alfred pedagogy. This is the first time the confer- and English, will be a catalyst for Charles Snider, Director of the “The beginning of a real dia- ence is being held in both English spreading this message loud and World Debate Institute. logue between the West and the and Arabic. It will be held under clear,” she said. Snider was speaking to journal- Arab world will provide oppor- three themes: Argumentation David Cratis Williams, Associate ists here yesterday ahead of the tunity for doing away with many and rhetoric, debate and critical Professor of Communication of Fourth International Conference of the misgivings on both sides,” thinking, and pedagogy. Florida Atlantic University, speak- on Argumentation, Rhetoric, said Snider. Speaking at the press confer- ing about rhetoric tradition in the Debate and the Pedagogy of “This will lead to peaceful and ence, Bojana Skrt Proet Contra Arab World said, “There is a strong Empowerment, which begins constructive interaction between from the Institute for Culture of tradition of rhetoric in the Arab today at the Qatar National the two sides and the debate will Dialogue, Slovenia, said debate World but it is not much known Convention Center. work as a tool to achieve these promoted critical thinking and outside. This must be a platform The four-day conference organ- objectives. The Arab voice must helped school and university stu- to spread it across the world and ised by QatarDebate Center aims be heard, and it can happen only dents as well as working people. the Western countries have a lot to bring together experts in argu- in the language they speak,” he “I am sure that Arab teachers to learn from the Arab countries.” mentation and rhetoric, teachers, added. and scholars are involved in the THE PENINSULA

Mega draw Civil Defence holds mock fire drills DOHA: The General Directorate of Civil Defence (GDCD) super- vised on a mock drill at Ashghal towers 1 and 2 at Dafna district. The mock drill started with a break out of smoke and fire in the 16th floor of the tower No. 1 and another fire at 10th floor of the tower 2 on the same time. Immediately, the safety staff started giving instructions for the employees as well as the customers through microphones to evacuate the premise through the emergency exits and supervised on the evacuation process and guided the guests and employees towards the safe assembly point. The GDCD also supervised another mock drill held for Movenpick Hotel located at Old Ghanim district yesterday, which was implemented by the safety and security officials of the hotel. The Lulu-Abu Issa Perfume Fiesta Promotion mega draw was held at Lulu Head of Azeezia fire station and fire extinguishing Officer at Civil Hypermarket, D-Ring Road branch under the supervision of Mohamed Defence Captain Khamees Salim Al Suwaidi stated that the drill has Hamza, Inspector from the Ministry of Business and Trade, wherein a been organised as a part of the plan of the General Directorate of Civil Toyota Camry GL 2013 and 30 iPAD 2 16 GB WiFi were given away as Defence for raising the standard of awareness among the employees of A child climbing the top wall of an inflatable slide outside a fast food prizes. Shanavas P M, Manager-Central Buying, Ajimon Adam, Deputy various establishments of the country in order to train them on how restaurant in Doha. Inflatable slides like this have caused concern General Manager, Lulu Hypermarket, Sajath P A, Brand Manager P&C to deal with risks and fire and improve the capability of concerned as they are not roofed and have short walls, which have resulted to Division of Abu Issa Marketing & Distribution were present. staffers in applying safety procedures in those establishments. accidents in various parts of the world. QASSIM RAHMATULLAH THE PENINSULA FRIDAY 11 JANUARY 2013 04 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com MIDDLE EAST Storms bring BRIEFLY region to a

Libya, Algeria and near standstill Tunisia to focus on Israel, Jordan blanketed in snow border security

BEIRUT: The worst storms in universities closed in Lebanon, TRIPOLI: The premiers of a decade left swathes of Israel Syria, Jordan and Israel and some Algeria, Libya and Tunisia and Jordan under a blanket towns in Iraqi Kurdistan. are set to meet in the Libyan of snow and parts of Lebanon In Jordan, a blizzard brought oasis of Ghadames tomor- blacked out yesterday, bringing the country to a near halt. King row to discuss security along misery to a region accustomed Abdullah II ordered the army to their common borders, a to temperate climates. help clear roads across the usu- Libyan official said. Freezing temperatures and ally parched nation and help those “A tripartite meeting floods since Sunday have claimed stranded by the snow. Yesterday between the prime ministers at least 11 lives across the region was also declared a holiday. of Algeria, Libya and Tunisia and exacerbated the plight of The storm triggered power will be held on Saturday in hundreds of thousands of Syrian blackouts in several countries Ghadames to discuss border refugees huddled in tented camps including Lebanon, where elec- security,” the protocol official in Jordan, Turkey and Lebanon. tricity has been rationed since the Palestinian children play with snow in front of the Ibrahimi Mosque or the Tomb of the Patriarchs, yesterday. said. The United Nations issued 1975-1990 civil war. Several areas Libyan Prime Minister Ali an urgent appeal for funds to were plunged into darkness, leav- Zeidan said this week that help refugees in the north- ing those who rely on electricity was the worst ever to hit Lebanon, because of the weather. Among shekels ($80m) in damage, most the three countries will dis- ern Jordanian camp of Zaatari, to heat their homes shivering. while other met officials in the them were a man who froze to of it from flooding. cuss “measures to secure their which was almost entirely “Our boiler works with elec- region said it was the worst in death after he fell asleep drunk Three days of driving rain and borders by fighting against the flooded on Wednesday, with resi- tricity, so of course we have no 10 years. Media reports said the in his car in Lebanon’s eastern strong winds that struck nor- flow of arms and ammunition dents battling mud and sub-zero hot water,” said Elsa, a Beirut cold weather originated in Russia, Bekaa Valley and a baby swept mally warm Egypt paralysed and other trafficking.” temperatures. housewife. with one daily dubbing the storm away in a flash flood in the centre activity, including in most ports, On Monday, Zeidan hosted “The next 72 hours will be a Officials and residents blamed “Olga,” and authorities urged citi- of the country. with the commercial harbour in his Tunisian counterpart critical test of our ability to meet the outage on the storm and an zens to remain indoors. In the Palestinian territories, Alexandria on the Mediterranean Hamadi Jebali for talks about the basic needs of children and open-ended strike by employees of In Jerusalem, at least 10 cen- officials reported four fatalities sea worst affected, officials said. border security and normal- their families at Zaatari,” UN the state-run Electricite du Liban timetres of snow blanketed the since Tuesday, including a West Snowfall in the normally arid ising traffic at the key land Children’s Fund (Unicef) Jordan power company over salaries and Holy City by dawn, turning the Bank woman who died from a fire Sinai Peninsula was blamed for crossing of Ras Al Jdeir, which representative, Dominique Hyde pension issues.Energy and Water pine-covered hills into what she started in her home to keep an accident in which four French reopened yesterday. said in a statement yesterday. Minister Gebran Bassil said: looked like an Alpine ski resort warm. The storm also crippled tourists were slightly injured. The education ministry in “There is a storm, and there is picture postcard. many businesses, took a heavy Snow even capped the north- war-hit Syria announced mid- a problem in the grid. The elec- In the West Bank town of toll on regional economies and, in western Tabuk region of the Yemeni who mediated term exams postponed until fur- tricity workers are on strike, and Ramallah, young and old alike Israel, put on hold campaigning for desert kingdom of Saudi Arabia, ther notice as snow blanketed they’re not letting anyone fix the rushed outside to make snowmen the January 22 general election. where roads leading to Mount with Al Qaeda killed Damascus. Students in other problem.” and engage in snowball fights. The Manufacturers Association Alluz were packed with motorists ADEN: A Yemeni tribal countries also got a break as A Beirut International Airport But at least 11 people have of Israel said the storm looked set excited at the sight of rare snow. leader who mediated between authorities ordered schools and weather expert said the storm reportedly died in the region to cost industry at least 300m AFP the government and Al Qaeda was killed at a check- point ambush in Abyan prov- ince in the country’s south yesterday, official and tribal sources said. Catholic bishops Al Mullah Zabahra was Syria accuses UN peace envoy of ‘bias’ known for helping the gov- slam Israel’s ernment free individuals kid- DAMASCUS: Damascus yes- ignoring opposition groups tied William Hague yesterday said the conflict. It is the only country napped by Al Qaeda, including terday accused joint UN-Arab to them, while offering limited world powers will have to step to have come out fully in support the Saudi consulate’s deputy West Bank wall League peace envoy Lakhdar dialogue only to domestic oppo- up their response to the conflict of Assad’s plan. Russia and China consul, who was abducted in Brahimi of “flagrant bias” nents deemed acceptable was if the violence worsens, warning have so far blocked international the port city of Aden last year. JERUSALEM: A delegation of against it, a day ahead of talks “not really different and it is per- that all options were on the table. action against Assad’s regime in “The tribal leader was killed Roman Catholic bishops from he was to hold with top US haps even more sectarian, more He reiterated that Britain the UN Security Council. in an ambush, he was in his Europe and North America and Russian officials on Syria’s one-sided.” would seek to amend the EU Inside Syria, continued fight- car when the armed men shot pledged yesterday to press their conflict. Brahimi said Assad needed to weapons embargo on Syria when ing drowned out the diplomatic him,” said the official source. governments to act against the The sharp broadside against acknowledge “there is a prob- it comes up for review on March tussling. “injustice” of Israel’s West Bank the veteran Algerian diplomat, lem, a very, very serious prob- 1 to allow them to arm rebels Nato said the Syrian army on separation barrier. who has tried since September lems between Syrians, and that opposed to Assad’s regime. Wednesday fired a short-range Kuwaiti FM meets During a three-day trip, which to quell the violence in Syria, Syrians have got to talk to one In an update to the House of ballistic missile against rebel-held ended yesterday, the eight prelates revealed rising diplomatic ten- another to solve it.” Commons, Hague said Britain parts of the north, following simi- Palestinian envoy visited Christian congregations in sions over the country’s 21 Even more stingingly to Assad, was supporting Brahimi’s efforts lar launches last week. KUWAIT CITY: Kuwait the Gaza Strip, Bethlehem, the months of violence. who took over from his long- to end the conflict, and revealed In the Taftanaz airbase in Foreign Minister Sheikh West Bank town of Beit Jalla and It came in reaction to Brahimi’s reigning father in 2000, the envoy the envoy would visit London for northwestern Syria, regime war- Sabah Khaled Al Sabah Madaba and Zarqa, in neighbour- comments that a three-stage said: “In Syria in particular, what talks later this month. planes launched raids to try to yesterday received the first ing Jordan. road map President Bashar Al people are saying is that one fam- Meanwhile, Assad’s key ally dislodge rebels who have seized Palestinian ambassador to “In the Cremisan Valley we Assad proposed last Sunday to ily ruling for 40 years is a little Iran was pursuing its separate more than half of the compound the Gulf state since the Iraqi heard about legal struggles negotiate a “political solution” bit too long.” diplomatic track in support of amid fierce clashes on the ground, invasion in 1990, state news to protect local people’s lands with approved elements of the Syrian state media led the first Damascus, with Foreign Minister a watchdog said. agency KUNA reported. and religious institutions from opposition was “one-sided”. attack on Brahimi, with the pro- Ali Akbar Salehi in Cairo on The strikes on the military Top foreign ministry offi- the encroachment of the secu- “Syria is shocked by the state- government Al Watan newspaper Thursday for talks on the con- airport came after the hardline cials attended the reception of rity barrier (‘the wall’),” they ments of Lakhdar Brahimi, who calling him a “pawn” of the West, flict with Egyptian President Ahrar Al Sham and Al Nusra Ambassador Rami Tahboub, said in a joint statement at the has overstepped his mandate and before the foreign ministry took Mohamed Morsi and Foreign Front battalions stormed it who is expected to submit his end of the annual Holy Land exhibited a flagrant bias for those up the charge. Minister Mohamed Kamel Amr. on Wednesday following a pro- credentials to the emir next Coordination visit. In the val- parties known to be conspiring The scathing exchange Any solution should be worked tracted siege, the Britain-based week. Kuwaiti and Palestinian ley, near Bethlehem, the barrier against Syria and its people,” the appeared to undercut further out among Syrians, without “for- Syrian Observatory for Human relations were strained over threatens to separate Palestinian Syrian foreign ministry said in any prospect of international eign intervention,” Salehi told a Rights said. On Wednesday, 57 perceived PLO support for communities from one another a statement broadcast by state diplomacy working on Assad to news conference. people were killed in violence former Iraqi leader Saddam and from the land they till. television. calm what has become a civil war Iran has sent financial aid and across Syria, according to the Hussein after he ordered his “We promise to continue urg- Brahimi on Wednesday told in Syria, with more than 60,000 Revolutionary Guards military Observatory, which relies on a troops to invade the emirate ing our respective governments BBC that Assad’s plan to keep deaths according to the UN. advisors to Syria, but does not network of activists and medics in August 1990. AGENCIES to act to prevent this injustice,” fighting rebel “terrorists” and British Foreign Secretary consider itself a foreign party to on the ground. AFP they wrote. For more than a century, the Christian community of Beit Jalla has cultivated the valley, known Discussing Kuwait’s security for vineyards run by Catholic monks from the Salesian order Murders of female Kurdish activists in that provide wine to churches throughout the Holy Land. But the route of Israel’s con- troversial separation barrier will Paris cast shadow on peace moves soon cut them off from the val- ley, placing it on the Israeli side PARIS/ISTANBUL: A female shows her standing next to mili- engaged in a struggle against ter- and out of their reach — a route founder member of the Kurdish tant leader Abdullah Ocalan, rorism ... but there are people who residents say was designed to grab PKK rebel group and two other wearing olive battle fatigues and don’t want this. This could be a their land. female activists were shot dead clutching an assault rifle. provocative undertaking by these Locals say the barrier is part in Paris overnight in execution- It was not immediately clear people,” he said during a visit to of a long-standing Israeli attempt style killings that cast a shadow who had carried out the killings; Senegal. to annex territory belonging to over peace moves between but the PKK has seen intermit- The killings came shortly the southern West Bank town of Ankara and the guerrillas. tent internal feuding during an after Turkey announced it had Bethlehem, effectively separat- The bodies of Sakine Cansiz, armed campaign in the moun- re-opened talks with Ocalan, the ing it from Jerusalem, which is who promoted the role of women tainous Turkish southeast that PKK leader jailed on the prison 5km away. Israel began work on in the armed Kurdistan Workers has killed some 40,000 since 1984. island of Imrali, near Istanbul. the barrier in 2002 at the height Party (PKK) group, and the two Turkish nationalist mili- The talks to end the conflict of the second intifada, and has other women were found yester- tants have in the past also been would almost certainly raise defended its necessity, pointing day in an institute in central Paris accused of ‘extra-judicial kill- tensions within the movement to a drop in attacks as proof of with close links to the PKK. ings’ of Kurdish activists but such over demands and terms of any its success. The Palestinians says They appeared to have been incidents have been confined to ceasefire. the barrier is a land grab, point- shot in the head, a French police Turkey. “Rest assured that French ing out that when complete, 85 source said. Kurdish media said Among the crowd gathered authorities are determined to get percent of it will have been built one woman was also shot in the behind police lines at the Paris to the bottom of these unbearable inside the West Bank. stomach. Workers had broken in institute were onlookers chanting acts,” French Interior Minister The International Court of to the room in the Information slogans and waving yellow flags Manuel Valls said at the scene, Justice ruled in a non-binding Centre of Kurdistan after seeing bearing Ocalan’s likeness. Turkish adding the killings were “surely 2004 decision that parts of the blood stains at the door. Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan an execution”. barrier built inside the West Bank Kuwaiti MP Safaa Al Hashem arrives to attend a closed-door parlia- Cansiz had been a prominent said it was too early to apportion France is home to a large were illegal and should be torn ment session to discuss the security situation in the country in Kuwait figure in the PKK before falling blame. number of Kurds, many of them down, but Israel has not complied. City, yesterday. out with the group’s factionalised “This may be an internal reck- having emigrated in the 1960s and AFP leadership. A 1995 photograph oning. Aside from this, we are 1970s. REUTERS FRIDAY 11 JANUARY 2013 ISLAM www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 05 The physics of the Day of Judgement

BY DR MOHAMMAD cry: “Wish that we were dust.”” knows not.” (Quran 40:57) HUMAYOUN KHAN (Quran 78:40) The extent and majesty of the uni- “The earth with the mountains shall be verse is truly tremendous and it gives he belief that mankind will lifted and crushed with one crash.” us a glimpse of the tremendous power of rise from the grave, an integral Holy Quran is the (Quran 69:14) Allah, the Almighty. The circumference Tpart of the three Abrahamic only religious book The contraction of the universe with of our planet earth is about 40,000km, faiths Islam, Christianity, and reversal of time and gravity will com- which is a distance that light, can travel Judaism, is not just a myth or wishful that even the critics mence the beginning of the end which seven times in one second. As the dis- thinking but is based on real scientific of Islam admit may last for thousands and possibly mil- tances become larger the numbers, how- principles. Rising up from the grave and lions of years. We will be removed from ever, become mind boggling. The universe coming back alive can happen simply was never altered the regressing effects of reversed time as is so vast that the distances between stars with the reversal of time. since its revelation we come back alive at the point in time and galaxies have to be measured in “light “When we are dead and have become which we had died. A beautiful natural years,” which is the distance travelled by dust and bones, Shall then we indeed be to Prophet mechanism similar to black holes will light in a year at the speed of three hun- raised again?” (Quran 56:47) create openings or gates in the sky and dred thousand kilometers per second. “Man thinks that, We shall not assemble Muhammed (Peace we will be taken across many dimensions Our solar system consists of the earth his bones, Yes truly! We are able to restore be upon him) 1,400 to beyond this universe by the angels and eight other planets that are orbit- his very fingers!” (Quran 75:3-4) of the Grand decent. Everyone will be ing around a star that we call the sun. With advancement in science and years ago. Scientific removed no one will be left behind. The distance between earth and sun is technology we tend to see the world from advancements have “A day when the heaven with the clouds eight minutes at the speed of light. The the critical eye of science. We see people will be rent asunder, And the angels will be distance to the furthest planet Pluto is dying but no one has returned from the provided better sent down, a grand descent.” (Quran:25:25) five hours and twenty eight minutes at dead to tell us about afterlife. Is it pos- understanding of “...And We gather them together, as to the speed of light, compared to this, the sible to really know that there is life after leave not one of them behind.” (Quran18:47 nearest star from the earth other than death other than religious belief? There many verses of the our sun, is four light years away. is a surprising answer which we can have Quran that had A PHYSICAL PROCESS? Our galaxy of Milky Way includes the as science has advanced to the point that “It is God, Who sends the winds and they sun its orbiting planets along with two it is possible to look at the very basis of appeared obscure raise a cloud, Then leads it to a dead land hundred billion other stars. At the edge reality as we know it, the fabric of space in the past. and revives the earth after its death. Such of Milky Way galaxy our sun is just a and time. is the Resurrection.” (Qur’an 35:9) tiny speck among billions of other stars. There are many questions that arise Above the resurrection of the dead is The Milky Way, like most other galaxies in our minds. What happens to us on compared to physical processes which are is so large that traveling at the speed of dying? What is soul? Does it leave the based on laws of nature like the growth light; it would take one hundred and fifty body to enter the spiritual world, which is of plants after rain; this suggests that thousand years to go from one side of it beyond human perception in some other revival after death is also based on some to the other. The galaxies on the average dimension? Are the souls reincarnated physical laws. We know that the energy are separated from each other by about entering some other body to be recycled at the story of Prophet Ibrahim (peace facts that were discovered in the last one from the sun heats up the oceans and ten million light years. There are over again as in the beliefs of some eastern be on him) given in the Quran. (Quran hundred years. For the Muslims this is water vapor rises to produce the clouds. 500 hundred billion galaxies in the truly religions? Is the soul captured and kept 2:260.) Prophet Ibrahim wanted to know one of the many reasons that the Quran Temperature differences cause the winds gigantic universe. somewhere until the Day of Judgement how God gives life to the dead. He had is truly a revealed book. to blow across the continents carrying Are we the only intelligent life form in to be reunited with the body that rises the faith of a man who was willing to Many verses in the Quran describe the clouds to distant lands. Dormant seeds this vast universe? Astronomers believe from the grave? How can a body that sacrifice his own son for the sake of God, future of the universe and The Day of sprout into new plants with life giving that there are innumerable habitable had decayed and disappeared into dust yet he wanted reassurance; which then Judgement. The event being depicted is rain fall even in the harshest of places. planets like earth in the universe. Quran regain its original shape and form? We was given to him in the form of a great not some local or earthly event caused Sometimes in the future as our knowl- tells us that there are many other earths can believe what we wish; however, the miracle. Ordinary people like us are also by atomic war or natural disaster. The edge of the universe, increases the reality where God’s commandments are coming modern world is based on truthful pur- in need of reassurance in a world where verses appear to describe some great final of “The Day of Judgement” may become slowly (or one after another) which is suit of science. Truth cannot be decided science and technology have assumed catastrophe that will affect the whole widely accepted as the truth. Verses in expected as these earths mature at dif- on wishful thinking or majority vote; if greater importance than religion. universe. There is mention of the final the Quran suggest that the knowledge of ferent times. In the following verses of that was the case then Columbus would There is only one version of the Quran. earthquake, the darkening of the stars the Day of Judgement is within the grasp the Quran other heavens and earths are have surely fallen of the earth in 1492. It is the only religious book that even and the sun, the opening of gates in the of human understanding and mankind mentioned. The word seven is used to We live in a world that demands proof the critics of Islam admit was never sky and “a time” in which mankind will will become aware of this knowledge. denote a very large number more like and is not just content with belief. The altered since its revelation to Prophet see what they had done before so that “We shall show them our signs on the infinite. belief or even the proof is only for the Muhammed (Peace be upon him) fourteen they will become witnesses against their horizons and within themselves, Until it will “God it is who has created seven heav- believer, as belief comes from within our hundred years ago. Scientific advance- own selves. Quran appears to be describ- become apparent to them, that it is the truth ens, and similar number of the earths. The hearts. The greatest of proofs will not sat- ments have provided better understand- ing reversal of time and gravity. ...” (Quran 41:53) commandments come down among them isfy the non-believer, while the slightest ing of many verses of the Quran that had “We warn you of doom at hand. A day “The creation of the heavens and the slowly.....” (Quran 65:12) evidence can be a great source of comfort appeared obscure in the past. The Quran when a man will look on that his own hand earth is definitely a greater thing than crea- www.islamcity.com for the believer. In this context let us look accurately describes a variety of scientific has sent before, And the non-believers will tion of mankind, however, most of mankind How the Quran differs from the Bible BY SHAHUL HAMEED of the four canonical Gospels is which is slightly older than the Quran is Allah talking directly he prepared the official collection marked off according to the les- One of the foremost Codex Sinaiticus (preserved in to man, while the sayings of the (mushaf). t is a common allegation by sons of the temporal cycle of the reasons for the the British Library), both of Prophet (PBUH), called Hadith, IChristians that the Quran Greek liturgical calendar of the Quran’s continued which were transcribed in the are in other books. The Quran INCORRUPTIBILITY is a mere copy of the Bible; Jerusalem Church. A colophon fourth century. As for the story repeatedly says that it is the One of the foremost reasons that Prophet Muhammad (peace informs us that the MS was incorruptibility is of Jesus, there were at least 50 word of Allah. It has self-refer- for the Quran’s continued incor- and blessings be upon him) sim- written by Stephen of Ramleh that it has been gospels written in the first and ence; that is to say, it names itself ruptibility is that it has been pre- ply plagiarised “his” book from in the year 284 of the Arabs, i.e., second century CE. Four of them 70 times as the Quran. served in its original language, the pages of the Bible. 897 AD. (Griffith 131–132) preserved in its (Mathew, Mark, Luke, and John) unlike the Bible. No one in the It is true that Prophet And Prophet Muhammad original language, were included in the official MEMORISATION Muslim world has ever thought Muhammad (PBUH) received (PBUH) had died in the first unlike the Bible. canon during the fourth century The verses of the Quran were to supersede it with a transla- the Quran after the Bible came half of the seventh century, to CE and are found today in every revealed to Prophet Muhammad tion. Thus the Quran we have into existence; and it is also true be specific, in 632 CE. No one in the Bible. All of the original copies (PBUH) in the course of 23 years today is the same Quran that that the books of the Bible and Second, it would be ironic if Muslim world has of the gospels were lost. What of his life as the events in the the Prophet (PBUH) received the Quran cover much common the unlettered Prophet could ever thought to we have now are handwritten unfolding development of the from Allah. Its authenticity ground. But the conclusion of have studied and assimilated all copies, which are an unknown religion of Allah called for divine and genuineness therefore, are the Christian critics that the the sources—Christian, Jewish, supersede it with a number of replications removed guidance. As soon as the Prophet unimpeachable. Prophet had studied the Bible Zoroastrian, Hanif, and ancient translation. from the originals. received these verses, he dictated One of the miracles of the with a view to copying its verses Arab beliefs—before he compiled Rudolf Bultmann, a promi- them to his disciples, who not only Quran, which was revealed 14 in order to somehow fabricate the Quran. Indeed his illiteracy nent 20th-century professor of wrote them down, but also learned centuries ago, is the fact that it the Quran is absurd and unten- was acknowledged even by the the Gospels, were written in New Testament studies, writes them by heart. There were so can be read and understood by able for the reasons discussed enemies of Islam 1,400 years ago. Greek, a Western language, some about the life of Jesus: We can many people who had memorised the Arabic-speaking people liv- below. And there is no record of the time after Jesus Christ. now know almost nothing con- the Quran that we can say that ing today. Every language under- pagan Arabs in Makkah accusing The Bible is a collection of cerning the life and personality from the first day of its revelation, goes changes as time passes, and ARABIC BIBLE? Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) of writings produced at different of Jesus, since the early Christian the Quran was in the hands and one or two hundred years is long First, there was no Arabic pretending to be illiterate while points in history and authored sources show no interest in hearts of the people. enough for a language to undergo translation of the Bible avail- actually being literate. by different writers. The many either, are moreover fragmen- Before the death of the substantial changes. Thus anyone able during the Prophet’s time, Allah the Almighty also denominations of Christianity do tary and often legendary; and Prophet (PBUH), the whole of who knows the rudiments of the as Ernst Würthwein informs answered this in the Quran: not agree on the canon (the list other sources about Jesus do not the Quran was written down, history of languages knows that us in his book, The Text of the And thou wast not (able) to of books accepted by the church exist. (Bultmann 8) examined, and verified by the logically it should be impossible Old Testament: With the vic- recite a Book before this (Book as authoritative or divinely The earliest of the four gos- Prophet himself. From that time for the Arabic-speaking peoples tory of Islam the use of Arabic came) nor art thou (able) to tran- inspired) of the Christian Bible. pels is Mark’s and this was writ- onwards, it has remained safe of today to read and understand spread widely and for Jews and scribe it with thy right hand: in Some of these books are not uni- ten sometime from 57 to 75 CE, from corruption, as several cop- a book 14 centuries old. Christians in the conquered that case indeed would the talkers versally accepted. The Catholic according to scholars. The other ies of it were in the possession And yet, every day, every hour, lands it became the language of of vanities have doubted. Nay here Encyclopedia has this to say on gospels were composed much of the Muslims. It was not pos- every minute, in fact every sec- daily life. This gave rise to the are signs self-evident in the hearts the topic: later than this, and the last of sible to make any changes to its ond of the 24 hours of the 365 need of Arabic versions of the of those endowed with knowledge: The idea of a complete and the four Gospels (John’s) was verses, even if someone wanted days of every year of the past Bible, which need was met by a and none but the unjust reject Our clear-cut canon of the New probably written between 85 and to do so, because a standard copy centuries has been alive with the number of versions mainly inde- signs. (Al Ankabut 29:48–49). Testament existing from the begin- 100 CE. All these gospels were was preserved. Further, so many reading and study of the Quranic pendent and concerned primarily ning, that is from Apostolic times, originally in Greek and their Muslims had memorised the verses. And it goes on into the for interpretation. (Würthwein NO TRANSLATION has no foundation in history. The authorship is a subject of dispute. Quran that they would have rec- future. The volume and scope of 104) The Bible is a collection of Canon of the New Testament, like ognised any changes. Moreover, it multiplies in every imaginable Thus, the first translations writings produced at different that of the Old, is the result of a SELF-REFERENCE God has promised in the Quran : way with the coming of the mul- of the Hebrew Bible in Arabic points in history and authored development, of a process at once The Bible does not contain Certainly, it was We Who timedia. This started at the time appeared after the advent of by different writers. stimulated by disputes with doubt- self-reference; that is, the word revealed the Reminder (the of the Prophet and it has contin- Islam. In fact, the oldest dated Third, the language of Prophet ers, both within and without the Bible does not occur in the Bible. Quran) and certainly We shall ued unceasingly till the present manuscript of the Old Testament Muhammad (PBUH) was Arabic Church, and retarded by certain In fact, only certain Christian preserve it. (Al Hijr 15:9). day, making this the ever-present in Arabic dates from the first and the Quran was revealed to obscurities and natural hesitations, groups believe that the Bible — At the time of the Prophet’s miracle of Prophet Muhammad half of the ninth century. him in Arabic. It is the origi- and which did not reach its final in its entirety — is the revealed death, a number of his (PBUH) rivaling all other mira- nal Arabic Quran that is always term until the dogmatic definition word of God. The presence of so Companions already had assem- cles. Allah says: This is the Book; THE NEW TESTAMENT called the Quran, not any trans- of the Tridentine Council. (“Canon many contradictions and pat- bled the portions of the Quran in it is Sure Guidance, no doubt, Sidney H Griffith, who has lation. But the language of the of the New Testament”) ently questionable ideas makes with them into a volume. It for those who are God-conscious. done extensive research on the Old Testament was ancient There is a lot of confusion this claim untenable. was during the time of the first (Al Baqarah 2:2) appearance of Arabic and the Hebrew, and Jesus was a Jew about the earliest existing texts of In comparison, the Quran’s caliph, Abu Bakr, that a lead- In another verse we read And New Testament says that the who spoke Aramaic, which was the Bible. The oldest extant man- claim to be the record of the ing scholar and scribe of the say: “The Truth has arrived, and oldest dated manuscript con- a dialect of Hebrew, an Eastern uscript of the Bible is believed word of Allah dictated to His Prophet, Zayd ibn Thabit, was Falsehood perished; for Falsehood taining the Gospels in Arabic is Semitic language. But the books to be the Codex Vaticanus, (pre- Prophet is borne out by the fol- appointed to compile an official is bound to perish” (Al Israa’ Sinai Arabic MS 72. Here the text of the New Testament, including served in the Vatican Library), lowing facts: The speaker in the version. After meticulous work, 17:81). www.onislam.net FRIDAY 11 JANUARY 2013 06 VIEWS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com

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Steps in wrong direction the day Leon Panetta LTHOUGH the cornerstone of Japan’s foreign policy is its alliance US Defence Secretary with the United States, the newly formed cabinet of Japanese APrime Minister Shinzo Abe is seeking to “encircle” China by consolidating ties with neighboring countries in the Asia-Pacific region. Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida began a visit to the Philippines on Wednesday, part of a tour that will also take him to Singapore, Brunei and Australia. The trip is aimed at strengthening Japan’s ties with members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. In mid-January Abe will visit Thailand, Vietnam and Indonesia, his first foreign destinations, after “scheduling difficulties” put the brakes on his proposed trip to the US. The three countries are the largest receivers of Japan’s official devel- opment assistance in Southeast Asia. At the start of January, Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Taro Aso visited Myanmar, with Japan hoping to stop China gaining the upper hand in promoting economic development projects in the country in the years ahead. Clearly one of Abe’s central strategies is to boost Japan’s leverage with China by strengthening security and energy cooperation with countries in Southeast Asia. He also believes strengthening ties with Russia and other Asian nations, based on the strength of the Japan-US alliance, will help rebuild Japan’s relations with China. On Dec 28, two days after the inauguration of his cabinet, Abe con- sulted with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard and other world leaders over the phone. One of his advisers disclosed that these telephone conversations were intended to “tighten the noose” around China. It is not difficult to see that Abe is seeking to renew the “arc of free- dom and prosperity” around China that he mapped out during his first term as prime minister from 2006 to 2007. But the attempts by Abe and his cabinet to encircle China will only intensify the friction between China and Japan, and make the possibility of the two countries’ mending their frayed relations even more remote. After his Liberal Democratic Party’s win in the lower house election on Dec 16, Abe said the bilateral relationship is extremely important and he would like to make efforts to return it to the “initial point of mutually beneficial strategic relations”. It’s time he made the effort to take some steps in that direction. CHINA DAILY Cartoon Arts International / The New York Times Syndicate The problem with Syria’s peace plan

BY JIHAD YAZIGI of power in Syria. The Syrian have competing agendas and sponsors. But the bottom line is fighting and any power-sharing political opposition will need to government itself is little more leaders: hence, his definition of that the only source of political deal is seen as a success – that show that one of the key goals of HE UN envoy to Syria, than an assembly of technocrats the conflict as being a civil war legitimacy in the opposition is the must be faulted. The opposition the revolution, justice, has been Lakhdar Brahimi, will and civil servants with no power and his plan for a power-shar- acceptance of the essence of the has now largely acknowledged the attained, even if not as neatly as Tmeet US and Russian base or authority to speak of. As ing agreement. There are some revolution: a fight for dignity and need for a negotiated settlement it would have wanted. That will negotiators on Friday to discuss long as any mention of the future respects in which the conflict in justice, for better governance, for but it understands negotiation as be an important, if not sufficient, his peace plan for the country. role of the security services, and Syria is a civil war, but this defini- a freer political system, for the being aimed at an orderly, grad- argument to spur the disarma- But Bashar Al Assad’s speech, in particular of their command tion certainly doesn’t cover all of accountability of government offi- ual and peaceful transition to a ment of fighters; it would be polit- delivered last week, has probably structure, is omitted, any interim its aspects. Syria’s revolutionar- cials and for the rule of law. This new political system, and not at ically short-sighted and foolish to spelled the end of the Brahimi government would be toothless ies do not claim to have a specific explains, for instance, the fact splitting the assets of the state expect them to give up their arms initiative, at least in its present and the opposition would reject ideology or agenda – something that the call by Islamist fighting between two warring parties or after all the losses they and their form. What amounted to a dis- the plan. Had the plan mentioned, for which they have been blamed groups in Aleppo last November granting political legitimacy to families have suffered without a missal of the plan by the Syrian for instance, the dissolution of the in the west. They have no lead- for the establishment of an the regime. minimal application of justice. president has actually created a security services and entrusted ers to speak of and, most impor- Islamic state was swiftly rejected Thirdly, there is a total This perceived lack of jus- sense of relief in some segments of international peacekeeping forces tantly, they do not define their by activists and large segments absence of the concept of jus- tice, more than anything else, the opposition, which feared that to take charge of security mat- struggle as one for power but one of society, forcing these groups to tice in Brahimi’s plan and state- carries the risk of a potential the international community was ters, or announced the unification for a change in the way power is backtrack. The message of activ- ments. Justice, one would have “Somalisation” of the country. doing deals at its expense. It is of these services under a single exercised. ists was basically: “You are here thought, would be particularly The chances for a negotiated important to understand why this command that would report to Obviously many opposition to protect us, not to tell us what important in the case of Syria, settlement of the Syrian crisis is the case if any future plan for a the minister of interior of the politicians do what politicians political system will govern us.” which has seen the violent death are growing increasingly dim. negotiated exit from the crisis is new government, we would have around the world do – they spend One could argue here that of more than 60,000 of its citizens. But if the international commu- to have a chance of success. seen a different reaction from the more time jockeying for position it is the strictly “diplomatic” However, the need for justice is nity wants to give negotiation a First, Brahimi makes no men- opposition. than representing the interests of approach – which regards the political as well as moral. chance to succeed it cannot afford tion in his plan of the future sta- Second, Brahimi addresses their constituents; many others two parties as having competing When the conflict ends and to close its eyes on key aspects of tus of the presidency or security the crisis as if it were mainly a have their own clear or less-clear but equally legitimate interests, the issue of disarming the fight- the conflict. services, the only two real centres conflict between two parties that agendas, or those of their foreign and in which any suspension of ers comes to the fore, the formal THE GUARDIAN FRIDAY 11 JANUARY 2013 VIEWS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 07 What makes Hagel a true friend of Israel?

viable Palestinian state cannot doubt The defence that the true friends of Israel are those prepared to act as a sort of loyal opposi- secretary nominee tion in telling its governments, as they move ever further to the right, that they are endangering the future of the Jewish is right: Israel’s state with the perpetual expansion of set- tlements, the disparaging of Palestinian interests are not leaders committed to a negotiated two- state solution, the attempts to make it all but impossible for East Jerusalem to be served by kneejerk the capital of an independent Palestine, and by maintaining the oppression of US backing of ever another people in a way that increasingly eats at Israel’s claim to be democratic. That has been Hagel’s position and his more rightwing nomination raises the prospect that there may finally be a visible debate in the US coalitions. about what it now means to be pro-Israel. The defence secretary nominee has BY CHRIS MCGREAL been vilified by those who claim to speak for Israel’s interests. The language says it he rising star of the Israeli all. Critics of policies that might reason- right, Naftali Bennett, told ably be regarded as making the Jewish the Guardian on Monday state less secure are accused of “demonis- he wanted the Jewish state ing” Israel and harbouring “hatred” for to annex most of the West the Jewish state. Increasingly, in recent TBank and that he is against a Palestinian years, such critics have also been smeared state: “It’s just not going to happen. A as anti-semites. Elliott Abrams, the neo- Palestinian state would be a disaster for con former special assistant to the pres- the next 200 years.” ident and ex-national security council If the opinion polls are right, Bennett’s official, suggested exactly that on national party, the pro-settler Jewish Home, will be public radio when he said Hagel “seems the second largest in the Israeli Knesset to have some kind of problem with Jews”. after this month’s general election and Among the particular problems Hagel’s so likely to be an important player in critics have is his refusal when a sena- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s tor to routinely sign Aipac-sponsored President Obama’s defence secretary nominee and former senator, Chuck Hagel (left), speaks alongside the CIA director nominee John next government. If that happens, what letters of unquestioning support for Brennan, during a nomination ceremony in the East Room at the White House in Washington, DC. is the pro-Israel position for American Israeli policies. He would not, for exam- politicians and activists to take? ple, put his name to letters pledging Will it be the unquestioning support unequivocal backing for Israel after the “I didn’t sign on to certain resolutions be immensely influential in shaping sup- liberal in outlook, committed to toler- for the policies of the Israeli government second Palestinian uprising began in and letters because they were coun- port for Israel on Capitol Hill. But there’s ance, pluralism, and a vigorous, sincere of the day, no matter how misguided 2000, pressing the European Union to terproductive and didn’t solve a prob- no doubt that members of Congress view pursuit of peace — effectively secede from the policy advocated by the American declare Hezbollah in Lebanon a terror- lem. How does that further the peace Aipac much as they view the National this state of Israel. Israel Public Affairs Committee (Aipac) ist organisation and demanding that the process in the Middle East? What’s in Rifle Association — the be crossed only Many American Jews are already dis- and docilely adhered to by members of Palestinian leadership bar Hamas from Israel’s interest is to help Israel and the at dire electoral peril. tancing themselves in word and deed Congress? Or will it be as Chuck Hagel, running for election. Palestinians find some peaceful way to However, this insistence on unwa- from a government it sees as arrogant the president’s nominee for defence sec- Hagel, in an interview with the Lincoln live together.” vering support for Netanyahu (or any and short-sighted, enslaved to a runa- retary, would have it: To continue to Journal Star in his home state of Nebraska He later added “Furthering the peace other Israeli prime minister) is help- way train of settlement, dismissive of the assure Israel’s military security but to on Monday, said critics have “completely process in the Middle East is in Israel’s ing to drive away the very people Aipac rights of Palestinians and other non-Jews, maintain that support for Israel rises distorted” his record. He said there is interest.” claims to speak for. Bradley Burston, cold to the concerns of a sinking middle above automatic backing for any given “not one shred of evidence that I’m anti- In other words, Aipac is not acting in an American Jew who settled in Israel, class and the drowning disadvantaged, Israeli government, which may be pursu- Israeli, not one (Senate) vote that mat- Israel’s best interests but providing politi- wrote in Haaretz recently that many contemptuous of the concerns of the ing policies that threaten the very exist- ters that hurt Israel”. Which is true. But cal cover in Washington for Netanyahu. Jewish Americans are turning away from larger Jewish world.” ence of the Jewish state? his detractors have done that to discredit Hagel also got into trouble for point- the state founded in their name: Further evidence that Chuck Hagel is Anyone who believes that Israel’s him because they don’t want to talk about ing out that Aipac “intimidates” mem- “In fact, as the new year dawns, there right, and that the pro-Israel position is future is secured by shedding itself of what really alarms them: What Hagel did bers of Congress. Aipac denies this are mounting signs that 2013 may be the to stand up to Netanyahu. occupation and working to establish a say and his reasoning for it. while also claiming to its supporters to year in which US Jews — in the main, THE GUARDIAN Labour neglected its grassroots, The moral panic over but the ‘ground game’ is back Ireland’s social media BY GAVAN TITLEY patrician pride in several breath- less broadsides. On Wednesday, in the way the party works. As I’ve written n a week in which Irish the Irish Independent, the former Arnie Graf has been before, he’s not your usual political suspect. newspapers attracted glo- Progressive Democrat TD Liz This silver-haired American doesn’t have the bal incredulity for attempt- O’Donnell wondered “what is to brought in to change ego or celebrity of Steve Hilton or Lynton Iing to copyright links to be gained from such a scrappy, Crosby, but he’s got as many friends as they their articles, Irish politicians ill-considered dialogue?” In The have enemies. He has spent years working as have trumped this attempt to Irish Times, in an article devoid of Labour’s top-down a community organiser in Chicago under the restructure the internet by sim- a single reference or fact, David Industrial Areas Foundation, training new and ply declaring it to be evil. Recent Adams argued that something culture — the unlikely leaders to fight for the things they reporting of suicides, a corrosive called “internet journalism” was care about — including the living wage and debate on abortion rights and “at a level equivalent to the stone better housing. Now he’s been recruited to transparent attempts to stifle age”. Fresh from his appear- American’s approach help Labour do the same. political criticism have been fused ance in an anti-abortion rights It’s not easy to turn a tanker like the Labour into a full-throated moral panic YouTube video, where he notes is badly needed party. But under Graf’s leadership and Iain over social media. Coming from a that “literally a tsunami of the McNicol, the party’s relatively new general sec- political class still convinced that culture of death is washing over retary, change is starting to happen. The party LOL promises them lots of love, Ireland”, columnist John Waters by the party. has granted funding for 200 organisers to be Arnie Graf the wheels are likely to fall off this said “a venomous and toxic social trained under Graf’s guidance with Movement bandwagon long before it trun- media is out of control”. BY ROWENNA DAVIS for Change, the community organising wing by its historic roots with Keir Hardie and the dles from tawdry to totalitarian. Subsequently, the minister for of the Labour party. In a sign of complete suffragettes as it is with modern Barack. But as deliberate exercises in dis- communications, Pat Rabbitte, e need to talk about the “ground victory, this approach has even been able to Of course there are still obstacles. We placement, moral panics illustrate singled out Jim Sheridan, who game”. It’s politics, but it exists win round Tom Watson MP — reputed to be haven’t tested this new approach on an elec- something of the dominant politi- works on RTÉ’s Late Late Show, outside of Westminster and has one of Labour’s most controlling politicians — tion yet. There are also doubts about whether cal culture, and this opportunistic for what he termed “deplorable Wnothing to do with parliament. who announced yesterday that there would be old-school operators are capable of “letting go” trolling is no exception. and offensive” tweets that circu- For all our news coverage and political pun- another 1,000 volunteers trained in marginal (the new community organising manual is still The current focus on the dan- lated satirical images of the right- ditry, it is hardly ever talked about. For the seats with genuine influence over their wards. safely behind bars on Members Net). Most gers of social media stems from wing Catholic Senator Rónán last 30 years, it has been trodden on by most One of the little-trumpeted success stories of importantly, there is a question about whether late December 2012, when the Mullen. party leaders. Now Labour is silently revolu- Ed Miliband’s leadership is that he is also mak- this new way of working will be allowed to Fine Gael TD and junior agri- Sheridan clearly tweets in a tionising its ground game, and it is going to ing spaces for these initiatives to happen. change Labour’s policies. As one influential culture minister Shane McEntee personal capacity, but the implica- help decide the outcome of the next election. So what does this look like on the ground? member put it: “No one is organising around took his own life. Party colleagues tion of the criticism from Rabbitte So what is it? In short, it is the health and It starts small. In Carlisle, local members the five-point plan.” were quick to suggest that online and Mullen is that Sheridan’s activity of our parties’ grassroots. For Labour have been given permission to leave their But there are two reasons why we should abuse was a factor in his death, humour should be a matter of it is the 200,000 members of the party, their stuffy meeting rooms to campaign against persevere with this change. The first is about and the Oireachtas Committee concern for his employer. This activity, influence, training and organisational rubbish in the streets. Stella Creasy MP has survival. At the moment Labour has very few on Communications announced may strike some readers as a power. These are the people who knock on been supported by Graf in campaigns for an members for a country of 63 million. People that it would instigate an inves- novel way to advance the critique doors, collect voter preferences and get out the interest rate cap. Caroline Flint is organising are apathetic and cynical about national politi- tigation into cyberbullying. The of cyberbullying, and part of the vote on election days. They are your friends, around energy prices. In Dover, Lord Maurice cians and journalists talking at them through chairman, Tom Hayes, warned problem with this manufactured neighbours and colleagues who reach out to Glasman has worked with the local community TV screens. The most effective way of cutting that “this thing can’t be left to outrage is that it is so replete with church meetings, schools and unions. They to stop the privatisation of the historic port. through to voters now is face-to-face contact, go unchecked, where people can hypocrisy. ground the party in local communities by These campaigns don’t come out of nowhere, local members who are their neighbours and put up vile comments and get This ad-hoc Un-Irish Satirical sharing their experiences with national lead- they come from working with communities. friends. This requires more volunteers, and away with it”. If threats were Activities Committee singled ers. And they do everything on a voluntary This kind of politics is successful because you won’t attract new volunteers without giv- made to McEntee, then Hayes is out an RTÉ employee for criti- basis. it is rooted in people’s concerns — housing, ing them a more meaningful role. correct that they should be inves- cising political figures in a per- For the past 30 years, Labour has been doing wages, transport. It’s a sign of Labour engag- The second reason is more profound. It’s tigated. However, the amplifica- sonal capacity, but had nothing its best to take the soul out of the ground game. ing with non-voters as well as swing voters, about the nature of democratic politics and tion of these specific concerns to say about RTÉ’s satirical Irish Members were reduced to drones. They were the working as well as the middle class. The what it should be about. The point of Labour into concerted condemnation of Pictorial Weekly, which regularly expected to deliver leaflets, but they couldn’t Tories don’t have anything like it. is not just to capture the state. The point is to social media displays a distaste features the political class as pli- influence their content. Their say over policy Some say we are learning from the radical work together with others to find and fight for for interactive media’s partial re- ant “pixie heads” manipulated by was reduced. Under Tony Blair, members were new techniques of Obama. But speaking to the things we care about and have in common. ordering of communicative power a cat-stroking Angela Merkel. On more like consumers. They paid their fees and Labour members who flew out to help in the Anyone who has won elected office knows relations, and the limited forms of the basis of the possibility that they got a government. Under Gordon Brown last presidential election, Obama’s campaign what it’s like to pull the leavers of govern- political criticism they have ena- vicious communications led to they were not part of a movement; they were of timetables, easily fired volunteers and acute ment only to find that nothing changes on the bled in Troika-era Ireland. the death of a colleague, there subjects to a bureaucracy. data analysis was an example of extreme top- ground. People have to own political decisions Historically, fear of new media have been widespread political But now all that is changing. Arnie Graf, down control. What Labour is doing is much for them to work. For a meaningful victory in forms is inseparable from modern calls to regulate and restrict described by one member as “the king of the more bottom-up, and therefore more radical. 2015, we need to win the ground game. fear of the unruly potential of the social media. ground game”, has been brought in to change Right now, Labour is being inspired as much THE GUARDIAN “mob”, and this fear was worn with THE GUARDIAN FRIDAY 11 JANUARY 2013 08 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com INTERNATIONAL

Pro-Chavez rally UK policewoman Half of all food thrown found guilty of misconduct over away, claims report call to tabloid LONDON: A senior British counter-terrorism police officer Up to 2bn tonnes wasted each year worldwide was found guilty yesterday of misconduct in public office over LONDON: Up to half of all the by customers, often due to poor with improved nutrition and a call to the News of the World food produced worldwide ends up understanding of “best before” shifting diets will put pressure to discuss an investigation into going to waste due to poor har- and “use by” dates. for increases in global food supply phone-hacking by its reporters. vesting, storage and transport A “use by” date is when there is over the coming decades. April Casburn, 53, a detective methods as well as irresponsible a health risk associated with using Rising food and commod- chief inspector, rang up the tab- retailer and consumer behaviour, food after that date. A “best before” ity prices will drive the need to loid newspaper on September 11, a report said yesterday. date is more about quality — when reduce waste, making the practice 2010, and disclosed various details The world produces about 4bn it expires it does not necessarily of discarding edible fruit and veg- of a confidential police probe that tonnes of food a year but 1.2 to mean food is harmful but it may etables on cosmetic grounds less had just been launched and was the 2bn tonnes is not eaten, the study lose some flavour and texture. economically viable. subject of intense media speculation. by the London-based Institution However, many consumers do However, governments should Casburn’s case was the first of Mechanical Engineers said. not know the difference between not wait for food pricing to trigger criminal trial to arise out of a web “This level of wastage is a trag- the labels and bin food after “best action on this wasteful practice, of police investigations connected to edy that cannot continue if we are before” dates. Promotional offers but produce policies that change the hacking scandal, which was in its to succeed in the challenge of sus- and bulk discounts also encourage consumer behaviour and dissuade early stages in September 2010 but tainably meeting our future food shoppers to buy large quantities retailers from operating in this later escalated into a much wider demands,” said. in excess of their needs. way, the study said. crisis affecting British media, poli- In developed countries, like In Britain, about £10.2bn Rapidly developing countries tics and police. The News of the World Britain, efficient farming meth- ($16.3bn) worth of food is thrown like China and Brazil have devel- was shut down by its owner, Rupert ods, transport and storage mean away from homes every year, with oped infrastructure to transport Murdoch, in July 2011. that most of the wastage occurs £1bn worth being perfectly edible, crops, gain access to export mar- The prosecution accused through retail and customer the report found. kets and improve storage facilities Casburn of asking the paper for behaviour. Retailers produce By contrast, in less developed but they need to avoid the mis- money and said her call was a 1.6 million tonnes of food waste countries, such as in sub-Saha- takes made by developed nations “malicious” attempt to under- a year because they reject crops ran Africa or South East Asia, and make sure they are efficient mine the investigation because of of edible fruit and vegetables wastage mostly happens due to and well-maintained. her perception that she had been because they do not meet exact- inefficient harvesting and poor Poorer countries require sig- wronged and sidelined by police ing size and appearance criteria, handling and storage. nificant investment to improve colleagues. Casburn denied ask- the report said. In Southeast Asian countries, their infrastructure, the report ing for payment. “Thirty percent of what is for example, losses of rice range said. For example, Ethiopia Casburn was head of a coun- harvested from the field never from 37 to 80 percent of their is considering developing a ter-terrorism financial investiga- actually reaches the marketplace entire production, totalling about national network of grain stor- tions unit at the time when she (primarily the supermarket) due 180 million tonnes per year, the age facilities which is expected made the telephone call that led to trimming, quality selection and report said. to cost at least $1bn. “This scale A supporter holds a picture of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez as to her trial. There is no record- failure to conform to purely cos- The United Nations predicts of investment will be required he attends a rally outside Miraflores Palace, in Caracas, yesterday. ing of Casburn’s call to the News metic criteria,” it said. global population will peak at for multiple commodities and Chavez remained on his sickbed in Cuba while thousands of support- of the World news desk early on Of the food which does reach around 9.5 billion people by 2075, in numerous countries, and co- a Saturday morning, but the ers rallied in his honour on the day he should have been sworn in for supermarket shelves, 30-50 per- meaning there will be an addi- ordinated efforts are going to be reporter who took her call wrote a new six-year term. The postponement of the inauguration, a first cent of what is bought in devel- tional 2.5 billion people to feed. essential,” the report said. a summary of what she said in oped countries is thrown away The rising population, together REUTERS in Venezuelan history, has laid bare the gravity of Chavez’s condition an email he sent to his editor a after complications from a fourth cancer operation in his pelvic area. quarter of an hour afterwards. The reporter, Tim Wood, wrote that Casburn wanted “to sell inside info”. Casburn denied this in court, saying Wood must have misheard or misunderstood. Paralysed woman loses first Irish right-to-die case Wood’s email said Casburn had disclosed that police wanted to DUBLIN: An Irish woman assistance to die. Assisted sui- the difficulty we had in arriving at to prosecute if Fleming were to be inappropriate at the present interview six people connected terminally ill with multiple cide is only permitted in four this decision,” Kearns said, read- assisted in taking her own life. time to discuss any specific legal to the News of the World includ- sclerosis lost her battle for the European countries: Belgium; ing a summary of the 121-page The mother of two adult chil- aspects of the case having regard ing Andy Coulson, a former edi- lawful right to die in the first Luxembourg, the Netherlands judgement. “Yet the fact remains dren had told the court in a com- to the likelihood of an appeal,” tor of the paper who by then was case of its kind to be brought and Switzerland. that if this court were to unravel posed manner last month how her solicitor Bernadette Parte said. head of communications for Prime in Ireland, Dublin’s High Court Judge Nicholas Kearns said a thread of this law by even the life had become totally undigni- A recent poll found that large Minister David Cameron. Casburn said yesterday. Fleming was the most remarkable most limited constitutional adju- fied and too painful to bear, and majorities of west Europeans argued that this was not damaging Marie Fleming, a 59-year-old witness any member of the court dication in her favour, it would said she had planned every detail, favour the legalisation of assisted to the police investigation because former university lecturer who had encountered and acknowl- — or at least might — open a including funeral arrangements. suicide. As well as in the four the six people’s names had been all is completely paralysed, made an edged that her life has been Pandora’s box which would be Her partner hugged and kissed European countries, assisted sui- over the papers for more than a impassioned plea last month to “rendered miserable” after being impossible to close.” her after the judgement was cide is also legal in the US states week and it was widely expected establish the right of her partner “ravaged by an insidious disease”. Suicide was decriminalised in handed out and, reading a state- of Oregon and Washington. that police would talk to them. of 18 years to help her die, an act However he said it would be Ireland in 1993, but the ban on ment on her behalf outside the The issue of amending the Irish After hearing three days of evi- that could currently see him jailed impossible to tailor legislation helping someone to commit sui- court, her solicitor said Fleming constitution has also been high- dence and arguments, a jury at in mainly Roman Catholic Ireland. governing assisted suicide on cide remains, with a jail sentence greatly appreciated the enormous lighted recently following the death London’s Southwark Crown Court A ‘right to die’ debate has an individual basis and doing so of up to 14 years. Kearns said he support she had received from of a woman who was refused an returned a verdict of guilty on one played out through recent high- would be harmful to the public felt sure the state, which agreed to members of the public. abortion of her dying foetus, re- count of misconduct in public office, profile court cases in neighbour- interest in protecting the most pay all legal costs, would exercise “Obviously Marie is very disap- igniting a debate that has divided the Press Association reported. ing Britain, where three people vulnerable members of society. its discretion in a humane and sen- pointed and saddened at today’s the country for decades. Casburn will be sentenced later. all failed in bids to win legal “There are no words to express sitive fashion in deciding whether outcome, and feels it would be REUTERS REUTERS

South Africa protest High gold price worsens health damage from toxic mercury: UN

OSLO: High gold prices are cleaner alternatives to mercury cuts after a peak in the 1970s. driving up the use of toxic mer- in mining. Mercury also comes from cury in small-scale mining in “A Chinese baby born today, just natural sources such as volca- developing nations, spreading like an American or a Japanese or noes. The UN plan is to hold a poison that can cause brain a Brazilian one, really shouldn’t be an international conference in damage in children thousands condemned to have neurological late 2013 in Minamata, Japan, of miles away, a UN study damage as a result of mercury,” to approve a new convention to showed yesterday. Steiner said. restrict mercury based on texts Negotiators from 120 nations “The very high gold price has to be agreed in Geneva. will meet in Geneva next week ... brought more people, espe- Steiner expressed hopes that Protesters occupy South Africa’s national highway, the N1, and advance on police throwing rocks during a for a final round of talks meant cially at the poorest end of soci- a UN convention would spur rally in De Doorns, yesterday. Farm workers across the Western Cape are on a wage strike demanding that to agree a treaty to reduce the ety, into the gold mining sector,” innovation by companies to their salary of about 65 rands ($7.5) a day be doubled. More than 40 arrests have been made. Police used use of mercury. It is mainly Steiner said. UNEP said damage cut mercury use. Technologies emitted by gold mining, where to health and the environment include filters for coal-fired rubber bullets and stun grenades to control the protests. it helps separate gold from ore, was increasing as a result. power plants or substitutes in and by coal-fired power plants. Emissions of mercury from products such as thermometers, A leap in gold prices to artisanal and small-scale gold lightbulbs and dental fillings. almost $1,700 an ounce from mines more than doubled to 727 $400 less than a decade ago has tonnes in 2010 from 2005 levels LAWS TIGHTENED Orphan asks Putin to let him live in US spurred a surge in small-scale and now made up 35 percent of Many nations have tightened gold mining in South America, the global total, UNEP said. laws — the United States barred MOSCOW: A 14-year-old family — the Wallens — from the mind at this were “very low”. She Africa and Asia which employs Part of the surge reflected exports of mercury from January Russian orphan with a debilitat- state of Virgina for seven years and described the Wallens as caring up to 15 million people, the better data — some mines in 1, 2013. The European Union, until ing genetic disease has report- that his case was already under and attentive — two qualities UN Environment Programme operation for years had been 2008 the main global exporter, edly asked President Vladimir court review when Putin signed missing from Maxim’s children’s (UNEP) said. unknown, such as in West barred exports in 2011. UNEP’s Putin for the right to live with the ban into law on December 28. home. “There is a chance to Africa. Eating fish is the main study did not provide an esti- his prospective adoptive family “I would be very grateful if you treat Maxim in America and the ACUTE POISONING way mercury builds up in mate for the overall health and in the United States. come out in favour of children,” the Wallens are willing to pay,” she Workers risk acute poison- humans. It enters rivers and environmental damage caused by But the Kremlin immediately website of local Chelyabinsk tel- said. “He could get a good educa- ing and, released to the air the oceans and accumulates as mercury. called the reports false and a evision quoted Maxim’s letter as tion in that family.” or washed into rivers and the methylmercury in the bodies UNEP spokesman Nick provocation aimed at discrediting saying yesterday. “Do not deprive National media released oceans, mercury emissions of fish, especially big predators Nuttall said that limiting dan- Russia’s international reputation children of their right to obtain a interviews with the director of spread worldwide. such as swordfish, shark, king gerous metals such as mercury and embarrassing Putin. family,” the boy reportedly wrote. Maxim’s children’s home denying Mercury, a liquid metal also mackerel, tuna and sea bass. could have huge benefits. He The letter from a boy named The media did not identify the that the teenager was either sick known as quicksilver, can cause The report estimated that noted that one study in 2011 put Maxim in the hardscrabble, indus- disease from which Maxim was or had ever written such a letter. harm especially to the brains of human emissions of mercury the benefits from phasing out trial Urals city of Chelyabinsk suffering, but several reports said “He has no genetic disease,” the foetuses and infants. “Exposing totalled almost 2,000 tonnes another poison — lead in petrol came two weeks after Putin treatment was easily accessible in director of Children’s Home No. infants and mothers to mer- in 2010, mostly from Asian — at more than $2 trillion a year signed into law a bill banning all the United States. 13, Denis Matsko, told Business cury is a cruel and increas- nations led by China. by reducing pollution linked to US adoptions. The Kremlin’s local children’s FM radio. “He has certain health ingly unnecessary risk,” Achim It said that level had been heart disease, diminished intelli- Chelyabinsk media said the boy rights representative said the problems — just like we all do.” Steiner, head of UNEP, said from roughly stable for the past 20 gence and even high crime rates. had been in touch with the US chances of Putin changing his AFP Nairobi, adding that there were years despite efforts for deeper REUTERS FRIDAY 11 JANUARY 2013 PHILIPPINES www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 09 Manila warns of a ‘threatening’ China Philippines, Japan locked in separate territorial disputes with Beijing perceived of using aggressive tactics

MANILA: The Philippines’ top Taiwan, also have overlapping necessary to “enhance the strate- diplomat warned yesterday that claims to parts of the South China gic partnership between the two “very threatening” actions from Sea, but China insists it has sov- countries and cooperate in shap- China in staking its claims to ereign rights to nearly all of it. ing (a) peaceful and prosperous contested waters were posing a Del Rosario cited a range of Asia-Pacific region”. risk to stability in Asia. recent Chinese tactics that were Del Rosario said Japan was Foreign Secretary Albert Del of concern to the Philippines, committed to boosting the capa- Rosario made the comments fol- including establishing a local bility of the under-equipped lowing a meeting in Manila with governing authority to rule over Philippine Coast Guard, which is his Japanese counterpart, Fumio the South China Sea and building one of the frontline forces in pro- Kishida, during which the two more infrastructure in contested tecting Filipino interests in the sides pledged to deepen security areas. South China Sea. and other ties to counter a rising “I think these are all very The Philippines expects to China. threatening,” said Del Rosario, acquire in “about 18 months” The Philippines and Japan are who has infuriated China with 10 new patrol craft from Japan, locked in separate territorial other outspoken comments. In which will also help train coast disputes with China which have July last year, he accused China guard staff and fund its com- simmered for decades but intensi- of “duplicity and intimidation” in munications system upgrade to fied recently amid what the two staking its claims. promote maritime safety, he said. nations perceive as increasingly Meanwhile, Tokyo is embroiled Without making direct mention aggressive Chinese tactics. in an even more hostile dispute of the Philippine Coast Guard’s “We talked about the chal- with Beijing over a group of requirements, Kishida said: “On lenges that we appear to be fac- uninhabited islands — known as the political and security front we ing in view of the assertions being the Senkakus in Japan and the agreed on strengthening policy made by China,” Del Rosario told Diaoyus in China — in the East dialogue and enhancing maritime reporters. China Sea. cooperation and other measures.” “I think we all understand Without mentioning China Del Rosario said that though it that the assertions being made directly, Kishida said the was not raised during the Kishida by China, in terms of their nine- Philippines and Japan needed to visit, Aquino shared his foreign dash line claim for example, they boost their ties to help ensure minister’s view that Asia needed do pose threats to the stability of peace in the region. a militarily stronger Japan amid the region.” “As the strategic environment an increasingly assertive China. The so-called “nine-dash” line in the region is greatly chang- “I think the president (Aquino) map lays out China’s claims to ing, it is necessary for us foreign is of the view that a stronger most of the South China Sea, ministers to share recognition of Japan, acting as a counter-balance including waters close to the the situation,” said Kishida, who in the region, would help promote shores of some of its neighbours. met Philippine President Benigno stability for the Asia-Pacific,” Del Philippine President Benigno Aquino III (right) welcomes Japan’s Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida during his courtesy The Philippines, Vietnam, Aquino yesterday. Rosario added. call at the Malacanang Presidential Palace in Manila, yesterday. Malaysia and Brunei, as well as Kishida said this also made it AFP

Police grounds men involved Court will not stop State subsidy for political parties Bangsamoro deal in Quezon province shootout MANILA: The House of Maximo Rodriguez of the party- The Commission on Elections MANILA: The Supreme Court Representatives has endorsed list group Abante Mindanao, (Comelec) would be mandated (SC) has rejected an appeal MANILA: The policemen in restricted custody at the provin- a grant of state subsidies to and Raymond Mendoza of to issue the necessary rules and to stop the implementation of involved in the killing of 13 men cial quarters.” By restricted, Roxas political parties with national Trade Union Congress of the regulations. the government’s Bangsamoro in an alleged shootout in Quezon meant they would not be allowed constituencies. The grant is Philippines. Accreditation of political par- framework agreement with the province last Sunday have been to go out of Camp Vicente Lim in part of Bill 6551, or the proposed “We have to institutionalise and ties entitled to state funding Moro Islamic Liberation Front. restricted to barracks and their Region 4 as recommended by the Political Party Development strengthen our political parties by would be based on political The SC public information officers relieved of their posts. PNP fact-finding body led by Chief Act of 2012, which the House introducing reforms in campaign representation, organisational office announced yesterday that Ordered relieved were Quezon Superintendent Federico Castro. has approved on third and final financing through effective and strength, mobilisation capability, the justices decided in full-court police provincial office director Purisima, meanwhile, admit- reading. transparent mechanism to level performance, and track record. session on Tuesday not to issue Senior Superintendent Valeriano ted there were clear violations The bill seeks an initial fund- the playing field and eliminate Political groups receiving state a temporary restraining order de Leon, his intelligence officer of police operational procedures ing of P500m for political parties. opportunities for corruption,” subsidy would be subject to audit sought in the separate peti- Superintendent Ramon Balauag, in the setting up of the check- The proposal is like the practice they said. by the Commission on Audit tions filed by Elly Pamatong and Atimonan police head Chief point on Maharlika Highway in in the US, where the two main- The proposed state subsidy (COA). They would be required to his group called International Inspector Grant Gollod, and Atimonan, Quezon where the stream national political parties would be used for party devel- submit sworn statements of their Ministries for Perfect and Calabarzon Regional Intelligence alleged shootout took place. receive federal funding. opment and campaign expenses, assets and liabilities to the COA, Party Against Communism and Division chief Superintendent “Actually, police operational “We have to veer away from including party administration, which would publish or make Terrorism Inc. Hansel Marantan. The order, procedure was not followed. politics of patronage and money. recruitment, research, education them available to the public six Instead, the high court ordered issued by Philippine National Police vehicles should be marked We have to grow as a nation and and training of members, and out- months before an election. the public respondents, including Police (PNP) chief Director and the policemen should be in focus our politics on issues and reach programs. These groups may still receive President Aquino and members General Alan Purisima, did not uniform and not in civilian dress. political platforms,” the bill’s Also covered are operating and contributions from private donors, of the government peace panel name the policemen who are non- Based on the facts stated, there authors said. travel expenses, information dis- which would be tax-exempt, but headed by Associate Justice commissioned or with the ranks was violation of police opera- Among them are Rufus semination, advocacy campaigns, the Comelec would be tasked to Marvic Leonen, to answer the of police officer 1 up to special tional procedures on the conduct Rodriguez of Cagayan de Oro City, and production and distribution strictly regulate such donations. petitions. Through the Office of police officer 4. of checkpoints,” he said. Purisima Juan Edgardo Angara of Aurora, of electoral paraphernalia. THE PHILIPPINE STAR the Solicitor General, they were Interior and Local Government said Marantan may have to deal given 10 days from receipt of Secretary Manuel Roxas II said with a separate administrative notice to comply with the order. the relief order would ensure the case, saying that intelligence men Leonen had earlier vowed to officers would be available when are tasked to gather information inhibit in any petition in the high summoned in the course of the and not man checkpoints. 31 officers charged in rice smuggling case court questioning the framework investigation. Roxas said the Purisima, however, said they deal signed last October 15. officers have been summoned to would check reports that the MANILA: Thirty-one officers gling of P93 million worth of Vietnam. “We will never allow The petitions were filed even report to the Police Holding and policemen had to hurriedly set of four multi-purpose coopera- rice in Legazpi City. Customs any multi-purpose cooperative before the assailed peace deal Administrative Unit at Camp up the checkpoint after receiving tives in Central Luzon are fac- Commissioner Rufino Biazon to exploit their rice importation became final with the attach- Crame in Quezon City. information regarding the pres- ing criminal charges before said they were suspected con- allocation privileges for illegal ment of annexes and final sign- “All other policemen that were a ence of armed men in the area. the Department of Justice in signees in the foiled attempt to activities,” he said. ing by the parties. The petitioners part of the operation are deemed THE PHILIPPINE STAR connection with the smug- smuggle 78,000 bags of rice from THE PHILIPPINE STAR said the government peace panel committed grave abuse of dis- cretion, saying the Constitution Outstanding young man only provides for the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao and the creation of a “Bangsamoro” is Tainted Cebu governor’s plea for unconstitutional. SC junks petition on overseas visit rejected by judge political dynasties MANILA: The court will hear Garcia’s petition MANILA: The Supreme Court Sandiganbayan’s second division starting at 10am at the Paras Hall. (SC) ruling junking the peti- rejected yesterday the motion Garcia’s legal team will be led by tion that sought to compel of Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Tranquil Salvador III, one of the the Commission on Elections Garcia to lift the hold depar- lawyers of former chief justice (Comelec) to abolish political ture order (HDO) against her Renato Corona in his impeach- dynasties did not surprise offi- for lack of merit. ment trial last year. The governor’s cials of the poll body. “An HDO is but an exercise of daughter, Christina Garcia Franco, Comelec chairman Sixto a court’s inherent power to pre- is part of the team. Brillantes said they were expect- serve and to maintain the effec- The CA division — compris- ing the SC to deny the motion tiveness of its jurisdiction over ing Associate Justices Vicente for reconsideration filed by Louis the person of the accused,” the Veloso, Eduardo Peralta Jr and Biraogo, citing the lack of an ena- anti-graft court’s Second Division Aurora Jane Lantion — did not bling law that would implement head Associate Justice Teresita act on the petition during their constitutional provisions that Diaz Baldos said in an eight-page Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia deliberations on January 2. The prohibit political dynasties. resolution, quoting a previous rul- justices instead ordered the “In 2001, the Supreme Court ing by the Supreme Court. Office of the President and the had already made a decision on “The court issued orders of over P98m ($2.3m) for a housing Department of the Interior and that. It is really up to Congress arrest against movant. It would project in Tinaan, Naga City. Local Government to answer to come up with a law,” Brillantes be illogical to order her arrest Garcia asked the Sandiganbayan Garcia’s petition. said. but freely allow her to depart for to lift the HDOs, saying the Office In a petition filed on December A group led by former vice- abroad,” the Sandiganbayan rul- of the Ombudsman has yet to 21 last year, Garcia alleged that president Teofisto Guingona filed ing added. act on her motion to nullify her Malacañang violated Section 66 a similar petition in October 2012 The HDO was filed last August indictment. The Court of Appeals of the Local Government Code, but this was not consolidated with in connection with two graft (CA) is set to hear today the peti- which states that the Office of the Biraogo’s petition. Under the 1987 charges and a technical malversa- tion of Garcia to stop Malacañang President should decide the fate of Black Eyed Peas singer Apl De Ap (right) receives an award from President Constitution, political dynasties tion case filed against Garcia over from enforcing her suspension for local officials in 30 days after an Aquino for being part of the Ten Outstanding Young Men of 2012 in are prohibited but Congress has the alleged questionable purchase six months. investigation. not passed an enabling law for Malacanang Palace in Manila, yesterday. of a 24.7-hectare property worth The 12th division of the appellate THE PHILIPPINE STAR this. THE PHILIPPINE STAR FRIDAY 11 JANUARY 2013 10 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com ASIA

Tokyo sends jets Chinese leaders against Beijing’s military planes urged to loosen TOKYO: Japan scrambled fighter jets yesterday to head off a number of Chinese mili- tary planes near islands at the centre of a territorial dispute, grip on media Japanese media said. The Chinese planes were spot- ted on Japanese military radar north of the Japanese-controlled Paper ends rare newsroom revolt Senkaku islands, known as the Diaoyus in China, the Fuji GUANGZHOU, China: A “The media is the people’s TV network reported, quoting weekly Chinese newspaper at voice. We are now all Southern Japanese government officials. the centre of anti-censorship Weekly people.” They did not violate territo- protests appeared on news- While the paper’s appearance rial airspace over the islands but stands yesterday as a newsroom in newsstands suggested a ten- flew inside Japan’s so-called air strike ended amid fresh calls tative truce between Southern defence identification zone, the for the Communist Party lead- Weekly journalists and censor- report said. ership to loosen its grip on the ship authorities, the latest issue The Japanese defence ministry media. carried subtle signs of resistance. press office did not confirm the The strike at the Southern Microblog posts attributed to report. Weekly in affluent Guangdong newsroom staff expressed dis- The Chinese planes were gone province came after censors may at censors forcing the paper when F-15 jet fighters from an watered down a page-two edito- to pull an editorial from its cur- airbase on Japan’s main Okinawan rial in the New Year edition. Calls rent edition, which one source in island reached the area, the for China to enshrine constitu- Guangzhou close to reporters at report said, adding the Chinese tional rights were replaced with the Southern Weekly corroborated. flights continued until about 5pm comments praising one-party Buried in the back pages, how- (0800 GMT). rule. ever, was a call for reform. Chinese government ships and The rare newsroom revolt at “The party’s methods of con- planes have been seen off the one of China’s most respected trolling the media must move Sri Lankan lawyers protest against government moves to impeach the chief justice in the capital, yesterday. disputed islands numerous times and liberal papers hit a raw nerve with the times,” the article read, since Japan nationalised them in nationwide, with calls for free- citing a Monday editorial from September, sometimes within the dom of expression led by bloggers the Communist Party mouth- 12 nautical-mile territorial zone. with millions of followers such as piece, the People’s Daily. In its The coastguard yesterday actress Yao Chen and writer Han interpretation of the editorial, the Sri Lanka lawyers strike over said they were not aware of any Han. Southern Weekly said the remain- Chinese military aircraft in the How the party responds to ing necessary reforms were as dif- area. those calls will be a key indicator ficult as “gnawing at bones”. On Wednesday the conserva- of new party leader Xi Jinping’s “They need the protection and impeachment of top judge tive Sankei Shimbun reported that reformist inclinations. support of a moderate, rational the number of Chinese military About six protesters were for- and constructive media,” it said. planes nearing Japanese territory cibly cleared from the gates of the The censorship turmoil has COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s law- The ruling United People’s expected to issue a formal proc- had increased since Japan nation- paper by plainclothes officials on also spread to the capital. Online yers staged a strike yesterday Freedom Alliance of President lamation confirming the decision alised the islands. Thursday, shouting as they were accounts said Dai Zigeng, the to protest the impeachment of Mahinda Rajapaksa decided to go after the parliamentary vote. The paper said Japan’s air bundled into vehicles as dozens of publisher of the popular Beijing the country’s top judge which ahead with the debate and take a The government initially filed force had scrambled fighter jets uniformed police officers looked News daily, announced his resig- has raised concern about judi- vote to remove the chief justice 14 charges of financial, profes- to intercept Chinese military air- on. The problem of reconciling nation on Wednesday after the cial independence on the pre- despite two court rulings declar- sional and personal misconduct craft numerous times over the the conflict between conserva- newspaper resisted government viously war-ravaged Indian ing that the impeachment process against Bandaranayake, but con- past few months. Defence officials tives and liberals was illustrated pressure to republish an editorial Ocean island. was illegal. victed her only on three counts. said they could not confirm the in scuffles and heated arguments criticising the Southern Weekly. Work in court houses came to a “We are engaging in a peace- She was found guilty of tam- report. outside the Southern Weekly’s Reporters Without Borders, stand still as some 11,000 lawyers ful protest against the impeach- pering with a case involving a F-15s were sent airborne to gates all week. an advocacy group for journal- of the influential Bar Association ment of the Chief Justice (Shirani company from whom her sister head off Chinese state-owned — Leftists carrying Mao Zedong ists, called on party chief Xi, set stayed away and protested in the Bandaranayake),” an organiser of had bought an apartment, not but not military — planes four posters and red China flags to become president in March, to centre of the capital Colombo the lawyers told reporters outside declaring bank accounts, and times in December, including an repeatedly abused scores of put an end to censorship. after being prevented from the Supreme Court. improper conduct after staying occasion when Japanese airspace Southern Weekly supporters for Chinese Internet users face the marching to parliament. The government has said it in office while her husband faced was breached, the defence minis- undermining China’s socialist “Great Fire Wall” of censorship, Police and troops armed with will take a vote this evening a bribery charge. try has said. system and one-party rule. especially over politically sensi- anti-riot gear as well as automatic to pass a resolution sacking Rajapaksa has tightened his They were also mobilised once “After we have full stomachs, tive topics such as human rights, rifles were out in force to prevent Bandaranayake, 54, who had grip on power after crushing last week, it said. we want to say more. This is nor- while foreign websites such as the protesters reaching parlia- angered the ruling party after her Tamil rebels in 2009 following a Japan is expected to approve mal,” said Ye Qiliang, a young man Facebook, Twitter and Google- ment where lawmakers were due recent decisions that went against major military offensive that has a huge stimulus package aimed in a brown jacket who opposed the owned YouTube are blocked. to start a two-day debate yester- the government. sparked international allegations at breathing life into its flagging Maoists in one evening protest. REUTERS day on the impeachment. President Rajapaksa is widely of rights abuses. AFP economy today. AFP 80 dead as cold snap hits Bangladesh Thai ethnic minorities win DHAKA: A cold snap which lead pollution court battle saw temperatures drop yes- terday to their lowest point in BANGKOK: Ethnic minor- of 783,226 baht in compensation Bangladesh’s post-independ- ity villagers at the centre of a to the plaintiffs for the contami- ence history has killed around nine-year legal dispute over nation from a mine operated by 80 people, officials said. lead pollution from a mine in Lead Concentrate Ltd. until its The weather office said the western Thailand won their closure in 1998. lowest temperature was recorded fight for increased compensa- Village chief Yasae at three degrees Celsius in the tion yesterday. Nasuansuwan said his commu- northern town of Syedpur and Thailand’s Supreme nity — home to 400 people — had the Red Crescent said hospitals Administrative Court ordered suffered from lead pollution since were packed with patients suffer- the government to pay 3.9 million 1975. ing respiratory illness. baht ($128,000) shared between “We have had health problems Shah Alam, deputy head of the 22 plaintiffs from a Karen com- such as stomach ache while many weather office, said the last time munity living near the Klity women feel tense because they no the temperature had dropped Creek in Kanchanaburi province. longer use water from the creek below three degrees Celsius was in It said the government’s for their daily activities,” he said February 1968 when Bangladesh Department of Pollution Control after the ruling. was still part of Pakistan. had failed to prepare a con- “About six to seven people died “The temperature is the lowest tingency plan in case of a leak, when high levels of lead were in Bangladesh’s history,” he said. while efforts to tackle the prob- found in the creek, but I don’t The Red Crescent Society said lem only made it worse. Both know if they all died from the impoverished rural areas had sides had appealed a lower court lead because we didn’t go to see a been worst hit as many people decision in 2008 to award a total doctor,” he said. AFP could not afford warm clothing or heating. “They are not prepared for such extreme weather. Many could not even go to work,” the society’s general-secretary Abu Hong Kong reporters slam new Bakar said. A man warms himself by a fire on a foggy winter day in Dhaka, yesterday. “According to the reports of our clamp on access to information district offices and local admin- istrations about 80 people have pneumonia and cough,” Bakar country, normally sees tempera- weather office said temperature HONG KONG: Journalists in “We believe that the ability of died due to cold-related diseases added. tures fall to around 10 degrees were expected to rise from tomor- Hong Kong yesterday slammed foreign correspondents and jour- such as respiratory problems, Bangladesh, which is a tropical Celsius at this time of year. The row. AFP a government bid to restrict nalists to legally access informa- access to information about tion about individuals and their company directors, after a companies is vital to our role of series of investigative reports reporting on issues of public inter- into the hidden wealth of est,” the Foreign Correspondents’ Chinese officials. Club of Hong Kong said in a let- Myanmar denies using chemical weapons on rebels Under the proposals put for- ter addressed to the city’s leader ward by the financial services and Leung Chun-ying. YANGON: Myanmar yes- Independence Army) is accusing important posts,” KIA spokesman The rebels made a similar accu- treasury bureau, corporate direc- “We call on the government to terday denied accusations it us wrongly,” presidential spokes- James Lum Dau said. sation that the army had used tors could apply to have their resi- withdraw this amendment and had used chemical weapons man Ye Htut said. He said there was an intense chemical weapons in late 2011. dential address and full identity to maintain its support for the against ethnic minority rebels The rebels on Wednesday said heat and soldiers “lost conscious- The Kachin clashes, along with card or passport numbers blocked free flow of information in Hong in the northern state of Kachin, that the army had stepped up its ness” when the shells exploded. communal unrest in the western from public view. Kong.” where an escalating conflict has operations in recent days, allow- “Around that area everybody state of Rakhine, have marred Such information can pres- The former British colony, overshadowed wider political ing troops to take territory in a suffers,” he added. optimism about dramatic political ently be accessed with a small fee, which reverted to Chinese rule reforms. push towards the KIA stronghold Tens of thousands of people changes since Myanmar’s widely and has been used by reporters in 1997, maintains a semi-auton- “Our military never uses of Laiza on the border with China. have been displaced by the conflict praised emergence from decades to help unravel a web of secret omous status with guarantees of chemical weapons and we have “It is already three days (they since June 2011, when a 17-year of army rule in early 2011. assets showing the true wealth civil liberties — including press no intention to use them at have) used chemical weapons ceasefire between the government The US and the UN have voiced of China’s ruling elite and their freedom — not seen on mainland all. I think the KIA (Kachin (and) they are able to occupy very and the KIA broke down. concern over the air raids. AFP families. China. AFP FRIDAY 11 JANUARY 2013 PAKISTAN / AFGHANISTAN www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 11 Total US ‘pullout would trigger disaster’ Afghan MPs fear a repeat of the civil war of the 1990s

KABUL: Afghan lawmak- Afghanistan in 1989 after a dec- The Taliban said it was still ers have warned that disaster ade-long war, financial aid dried considering whether to respond and civil war would follow if up and the Afghan communist to the White House statement. Washington pushed ahead with government collapsed, leading to “It’s very speculative and we a suggestion to withdraw all its infighting between warlords. are not commenting for now,” troops from the country after A civil war paved the way for said its spokesman Zabihullah 2014. the Taliban’s rise to power. Mujahid. The White House has said it The US has about 68,000 On Saturday the group reiter- was considering the so-called troops there and that number ated its call for the immediate “zero option” of a complete pull- was already expected to reduce removal of all foreign troops from out — despite earlier recommen- sharply ahead of Dec. 31 2014 — Afghanistan. dations from the top military the official end of the Nato-led US Deputy National Security commander in Afghanistan to combat mission in the country. Adviser Ben Rhodes said the keep soldiers there to help the Nato and its partners are rac- complete withdrawal was “an government. ing against the clock to train up option that we would consider” That option and the angry Afghanistan’s 350,000-strong on Tuesday. reaction from Afghan officials are security forces though ques- He made clear that a decision likely to dominate talks between tions remain over how they well on post-2014 troop levels is not US President Barack Obama and they will be able to tackle insur- expected for months and will his Afghan counterpart Hamid gents in the face of intensifying be made based on two US secu- Karzai in Washington. violence. rity objectives in Afghanistan — The meeting is likely to be Many leading Afghan officials denying a safe haven to Al Qaeda tense, given ongoing strains in had assumed some US troops and ensuring Afghan forces are their relationship over the war. would stay. trained and equipped so that they, “If Americans pull out all of “If American forces leave and not foreign forces, can secure their troops without a plan, the Afghanistan without properly the nation. civil war of the 1990s would repeat training the Afghan security Washington officials have pri- itself,” said Naeem Lalai, an out- forces, and equipping them, it vately said the White House is spoken lawmaker from volatile would be a disaster,” said influ- seeking a post-2014 presence of Kandahar province, the birth- ential member of parliament between 3,000 and 9,000 troops, place of the Taliban. Mirwais Yasini. which is significantly less than the “It (full withdrawal) will pave Member of parliament Shukria 6,000 to 15,000 number given by the way for the Taliban to take Barekzai said a total withdrawal the top commander, US General over militarily,” Lalai said. after 2014 would be equivalent to John Allen. Afghanistan’s President Hamid Karzai walks through the US Capitol to a meeting with senators. When the Soviets left the US “accepting defeat”. REUTERS

Ruling PPP among 101 killed, 200 injured in Quetta, Swat blasts poor parties: ECP

QUETTA/PESHAWAR: At attacks in Quetta occurred in a Zubair Mehmood said. A child rise, and militant groups fre- but later police chief Akhtar ISLAMABAD: The Election least 101 people were killed snooker hall. About 10 minutes was also killed. quently bomb or shoot Shia pas- Hayat said it was a bomb. Commission of Pakistan (ECP) and more than 200 wounded in later, a car bomb went off, as Allah Dad, a shopkeeper who sengers on buses travelling to Bomb disposal official Abdul has released details of assets of bombings in Pakistan yesterday, police, media workers and rescue sells blankets and small bags, neighbouring Iran. Razzaq said the bomb, packed political parties for the financial officials said, with most casual- teams rushed to the site. Five said he heard a deafening blast. The blasts were was the worst with 20 to 25kg of explosives, was year 2010-11, showing the ruling ties caused by sectarian attacks policemen and a cameraman were “I went out of my shop and saw attack in Quetta since a suicide detonated by remote control. PPP among the poorest parties in the city of Quetta. among the dead. a thick cloud of dust. I was very bomber blew himself up at a 2010 It has been more than two of the country. Two coordinated explosions “Both were suicide attacks, it is scared and saw people screaming Shiite rally, killing around 50 peo- years since a militant attack has The party, registered under the killed 69 people and injured more confirmed now,” Shakil said. in panic. There were bodies and ple. The blasts disrupted power claimed that many lives in Swat. name of PPP-Parliamentarians, than 100 in Quetta, the provin- The attack happened in a pre- injured people shouting for help.” supplies and plunged the area into The mountainous region, had only Rs435,397 in its account cial capital of Balochistan in the dominately Shia neighbourhood The United Baloch Army darkness. formerly a tourist destination, on June 30, 2010, with no immov- evening, said Deputy Inspector of and banned sectarian group claimed responsibility for the A patrol jeep belonging to the has been administered by the able property anywhere in the Police Hamid Shakil. Lashkar-e-Jhangvi claimed blasts in Quetta. It is fighting for paramilitary Frontier Corps (FC) Pakistani Army since its 2009 country. In another incident, 21 were responsibility. The extremist independence for Balochistan, an and seven other vehicles were offensive drove out Taliban mili- The statement of accounts of killed and more than 60 injured Sunni group targets Shias, who arid, impoverished region with damaged. tants who had taken control. the PPP-P, submitted by its sec- in a bombing when people gath- make up about 20 percent of substantial gas, copper and gold In Mingora, officials said: “The But the Taliban retain the retary general and now Prime ered to hear a religious leader in Pakistani’s population. reserves, which constitutes just death toll may rise as some of the ability to attack in Swat and Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf, Mingora, the largest city in the Earlier in the day, a blast in under half of Pakistan’s terri- injured are in critical condition shot schoolgirl campaigner shows that of the Rs435,745, the northwestern province of Swat, Quetta’s market killed 11 people tory and is home to about 8 mil- and we are receiving more and Malala Yousufzai in Mingora last party spent only Rs348 during the police and officials at the Saidu and injured more than 40, mostly lion of the country’s 180 million more injured people.” October. She has recovered but entire financial year. Sharif hospital said. vegetable sellers and secondhand opulation. Police initially said the Swat will undergo further treatment in The political parties have not The first of two coordinated clothes dealers, police officer Sectarian attacks are on the blast was caused by a gas cylinder Britain. AFP submitted their statements of accounts under the set proce- dure, making it difficult for the Afghan police graduation ECP to ascertain the actual value of assets. It also exposed the ina- bility of the commission to verify their account details. US drone attacks in The statements of accounts for 2010-11 submitted under the Political Parties Order 2002 show that the Pakistan Muslim tribal belt claim six League-Q had assets worth Rs51.91m, which included a house MIRANSHAH: US drones “Six drones were in the sky at worth Rs23m on Margallah Road fired missiles into a compound the time of the attack.” “ in Islamabad. The PML-Q spent and a motorbike in Pakistan’s One drone fired two missiles Rs11.9m under various heads. northwestern tribal belt, killing at a house while a second drone Interestingly, the PML-N has at least six militants yesterday, fired another two at a motorcy- also mentioned the Margallah local security officials said. cle,” a security official based in Road property in its details of It was the fifth American drone Miranshah said. assets worth Rs33.5m. However, strike reported in Pakistan in a “The compound was completely it calculated the value of the dis- week, the heaviest concentration destroyed, bodies of all those puted property at Rs27.1m. since last August, according to an killed were badly mutilated,” the The PML-Q, which is pres- AFP tally. official added, putting the death ently in possession of the house, Pakistani security officials said toll at six. had set up its office before the US drones fired four missiles — A local resident said militants 2002 elections and after the two at a house and another two were seen collecting burnt bodies. Sharif brothers left the country at a nearby motorbike, killing four A security official in the north- under a deal with then military militants in the house and two on western city of Peshawar con- ruler Gen Pervez Musharraf in the bike. firmed the attack but said that Dec 2000. The attack took place in Heso the identity of the dead was not Besides this, the PML-N also Khel village on the edge of Mir yet known. mentioned its party office on Ali town, around 35km east of Yesterday’s strike brings to 36 Karasaz Road in Karachi as Miranshah, the main town in the number of militants reported its property worth Rs50m. It North Waziristan, a notorious killed in Pakistan in five drone has shown Rs6.3m in its bank stronghold of Taliban and Al strikes since January 3. accounts in Islamabad and only Qaeda linked militants. AFP Rs558 in Sindh. INTERNEWS Afghan National Police personnel attend a graduation ceremony at a police training centre in Herat, yesterday. Big difference in voter numbers raises doubts over rolls ISLAMABAD: A yawning gap The decrease indicates bogus votes, Muhammad Gondal, Hina Rabbani Khar Another unusual decrease of 213,000 (Kandhkot-Kashmore) constituency between the number of voters in most including multiple and duplicate entries, and Makhdoom Shahabuddin, former has taken place in NA-262 (Qilla where the number has come down to constituencies for Pakistan’s National and the increase shows eligible voters minister Hamid Saeed Kazmi and Abdullah) in Balochistan where the 136,000 from 283,000 in 2008. The seat Assembly on lists for the 2008 polls were missed out in the door-to-door veri- PML-N leaders Ahsan Iqbal, Khawaja number has come down from 392,000 in was won by sitting Minister for Inter- and those for this year’s elections has fication exercise in 2007. Asif and Zahid Hamid are amongst the 2008 to 179,000. Haji Rozuddin of JUI-F Provincial Coordination Mir Hazar Khan raised questions about rolls’ accuracy. An analysis of both lists reveals that ones in Punjab where the number of vot- had defeated Malik Usman Achakzai of Bijarani. The number of voters in the Both the increase and decrease in the the number of voters in 112 of the 272 ers has gone up by over 50,000. ANP by a narrow margin of 162 votes in constituency of Deputy Prime Minister number of voters in the rolls prepared constituencies has come down in five The most significant decrease of the last polls for the seat. Chaudhry Pervez Elahi — (NA-58) for 2013 elections over that in the list for years and increased in the remaining 160. 253,000 votes has been registered in In NA-23 (Kohistan) of Khyber Attock — has declined from 315,000 in earlier elections exceed 100,000 in around The constituencies of Prime Minister NA-266 (Nasirabad-cum-Jaffarabad) Pakhtuhkhwa, the number of voters has 2008 to 190,000. two dozen constituencies. Raja Pervez Ashraf, leader of the oppo- in Balochistan. The number of regis- come down to less than half of what it was Other constituencies where voters’ The decrease in a constituency in sition in National Assembly Chaudhry tered voters was 651,000 in 2008 but has in 2008 — from 317,000 to 126,000. The number has dropped by over 100,000 Balochistan is as high as about 250,000 Nisar Ali Khan, federal ministers plunged to 398,000. Former chief minister seat was won by independent candidate include NA-263, NA-259 and NA-267 and the maximum increase of 192,000 is Qamar Zaman Kaira, Chaudhry Ahmad of Balochistan, Taj Muhammad Jamali, Mehboobullah Jan in the last elections. (Balochistan), NA-216, NA-231, NA-233 in a constituency in Punjab. Mukhtar, Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan, Nazar had won the seat in 2008. Another decline is in the NA-209 and NA-237 (Sindh). INTERNEWS FRIDAY 11 JANUARY 2013 12 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com INDIA Fresh shelling, Delhi rejects UN probe Pakistan says one soldier was killed in ‘unprovoked’ firing by India across the border JAMMU/NEW DELHI: soldiers sneaked into Jammu yesterday urging the government government would respond to Indian and Pakistani troops and Kashmir and retreated after to snap diplomatic as well as trade the beheading. “We will not were locked in shelling again killing and beheading two Indian links with Pakistan. internationalise the issue nor yesterday as New Delhi rejected soldiers near the LoC in Poonch, Speaking after a cabinet go to the UN,” he said. Islamabad’s call for a UN probe Indian officials said. The raiders meeting, Finance Minister But in Islamabad, Foreign into the killing and beheading took away one of the heads. P Chidambaram rejected a Minister Hina Rabbani Khar of two Indian soldiers. The brutal killings have evoked Pakistani demand to let the UN reiterated the demand for a third Amid tensions on the Line of widespread anger with India, probe the border clashes. But party enquiry into the violations Control (LoC), Pakistani authori- with the Vishwa Hindu Parishad he gave no sign of how the on the LoC ceasefire that has ties stopped Indian trucks from largely held on since 2003. Jammu and Kashmir from enter- National Security Adviser ing Pakistan while Indian politi- Fear in villages over shootout Shivshankar Menon said ceasefire cal parties urged the government violations by Pakistan on the LoC to act tough. The US said urged TITRINOT, PAKISTAN: Pakistani villagers in Kashmir living had shot up last year. India and Pakistan to resolve on the de facto border with India say they are trapped indoors, The Indian military says that their latest row through dialogue. terrified by heavy exchanges of fire between two troops. Pakistani forces resort to fir- The Indian and Pakistani In the village of Darmassal, on the edge of the Line of Control and ing along the LoC to help infil- armies shelled each other’s posi- just metres away from Indian positions, boats which usually ferry trate militants into Jammu and tions in Jammu and Kashmir’s people across the Poonch river have stayed moored since Wednesday Kashmir. Mendhar sector in Poonch dis- because of heavy Indian firing, residents say. Sushma Swaraj said her trict. Pakistan said one of its sol- “We are scared. We can’t come out because the area is under Bharatiya Janata Party would diers, Hawaldar Mohyuddin, was constant fire,” villager Shaukat Butt, 38, said while hiding in a house. support the Congress-led govern- killed in the unprovoked firing by “We used to cross the river by boat but yesterday Indian soldiers ment if it took “tough” decisions Indian troops yesterday. fired at our boat, so everybody is confined inside now and the boats against Pakistan. The Indian Army, informed have stopped,” he said. Shiv Sena chief Uddhav sources said, only responded to Darmassal is part of the Battal region, where Pakistan accused Thackeray asked India to “take Pakistani provocation. Pakistan Indian troops of opening fire and killing a Pakistani soldier yesterday, revenge”. Bahujan Samaj Party said it “retaliated with full force”. the third cross-border incident since Sunday. The Indian army post leader Mayawati also called for The army said an Indian post stands on the mountainside opposite the village and a Pakistani post “strong action”. in Battal area in Poonch, about lies beneath it, in front of the village and the river. Soldier-turned-activist Anna 230km north of Jammu, came “I am very worried about my children. I want this firing to stop,” Hazare said India must “teach under Pakistani shelling. The said Nazia Bibi, 35, who left her three children with her husband Pakistan a lesson” like in 1965- firing lasted an hour. Pakistan in the nearby main town of Titrinot and went to Hajira, another the war in which he took part. lodged a protest and sought a “flag border town 12km away, to see her parents. She says she is now too Amid the tensions, Home meeting” with India. scared to return to Titrinot. Minister Sushilkumar Shinde Tensions have escalated along “I want to go back to my husband and children but can’t due to said there was no rethink on the winding LoC, which divides this firing. There is constant firing at the civilian population by the the liberalised visa agreement Kashmir between India and Indian side,” she said. “We and our children are not safe in these between India and Pakistan. Pakistan, ever since Islamabad conditions, we want peace,” she added. Pakistani officials added that accused the Indian troops of A road between Titrinot and Hajira, which is the main route for they too had no rethink on the breaching the border and killing trucks carrying supplies to and from India and Pakistan, has also MFN status to be accorded to one of its soldiers on Sunday. been closed due to the firing. AFP India. Demonstrators burn a Pakistani flag in Amritsar yesterday during a protest Two days later, Pakistani IANS against the death of two Indian soldiers in the Kashmir region.

Apex court seeks centre’s response Police beat gang rape suspects: Lawyer on election law NEW DELHI: A lawyer for the transporting the five suspects, onto the private bus in New Delhi defendants in the New Delhi mostly residents of New Delhi when they were trying to return NEW DELHI: The Supreme gang rape case accused police slums who are being held in home from the cinema. They then Court yesterday asked the yesterday of beating confessions top-security Tihar jail, was seen took it in turns to rape the woman central government to file its out of them as they appeared for arriving at the court before their and violate her with an iron bar, r e s p on s e t o t wo PI L s c ont end i n g their second court appearance. scheduled appearance at about causing fatal internal injuries. that a provision of India’s elec- Speaking ahead of a hear- 2:30pm. Lawyers said afterwards In an interview with Bloomberg, toral law was unconstitutional. ing in front of a city magistrate, that the next hearing had been Sharma was quoted as saying the A bench of Justice A K Supreme Court lawyer M L set for January 14. male companion of the murdered Patnaik and Justice Gyan Sudha Sharma said that the five adult After their first appearance on 23-year-old was “wholly responsi- Misra asked the government to suspects aged from 19 to 35 had Monday was marred by chaotic ble” for the incident because the respond to the contention that been forced to confess since their scenes, the presiding magistrate unmarried couple should not have sub-section (4) of section 8 of the arrest shortly after the December Namrita Aggarwal ordered the been on the streets at night. Representation of People Act, 16 crime. court to be cleared and imposed “Until today I have not seen a 1951 violated Article 14 guaran- He also suggested his defence restrictions limiting media single incident or example of rape teeing equality before the law and would cast doubt on the character reporting of the case. with a respected lady,” he told the Article 102 that gives grounds for of the 23-year-old victim, a physi- A court officer had said earlier financial newswire. Sharma said the disqualification of member of otherapy student who had been to on Monday that the case would be that he had not been trying to parliament. watch a film with her boyfriend transferred to a fast-track trial smear the victim. The sub-section permits elected when they were lured onto a bus court during Thursday’s hearing, “I did speak to Bloomberg but Lawyer M L Sharma, who represents two defendants on trial, speaking with members of parliament and state and repeatedly assaulted. but this had not happened, law- did not say anything about the media outside the Saket District Court in New Delhi, yesterday. assemblies to continue to function “All the accused have been yers said outside the court room. victim. I only told them that as such even after conviction for badly beaten by the police and If the men are convicted, they women are respected in India, criminal offences. they have used the third degree to the hearing yesterday. The pleas reporters outside the court. A could face the death penalty which they are mothers, sisters, friends The apex court is hearing extract the statement that suits of the other three men have not sixth accused, who is 17, will be is reserved for “the rarest of rare” but tell me which country respects two PILs-one by advocate Lily the evidence they have collected,” been decided yet, their lawyers tried in a juvenile court. cases in India. Police say the group a prostitute.” Asked if that meant Thomas and the other by NGO M L Sharma said outside Saket V K Anand and A P Singh told A police bus believed to be lured the woman and her boyfriend that he regarded the victim as a Lok Prahari-contending that District Court in southern Delhi. prostitute, Sharma replied: “No, under the law, a person convicted “My clients have been forced not at all but I have to protect of certain offences was barred to confess to crimes that they did my clients and prove that they did from contesting election whereas not commit.” A spokesman for Death sentence for rapist in Rajasthan not commit this heinous crime.” an elected member of parliament Delhi police refused to comment JAIPUR: A court in resident of Sadulshahar in raped the sister of his best friend The victim died in a Singapore or state legislature continues to on the allegations, though officers Rajasthan’s Sriganganagar Sriganganagar district, some on May 17, 2010,” public prosecu- hospital, 13 days after the attack function as the member even have said they have strong foren- town sentenced to death a man 500km from Jaipur. tor Paramjeet Kaur said. which triggered mass protests after conviction merely because sic evidence against the accused for raping and then brutally Presiding judge Dharamdutt Sohan Lal had taken the girl across India over the levels of vio- he had filed an appeal against and testimony from the boyfriend. killing a 15-year-old girl, a law- Sharma, while handing out the to his rented accommodation and lence against women. The father the conviction. Lok Prahari has Sharma is defending two of yer said. The special court for capital punishment for murder, then raped her, she added. of the victim, who cannot be named contended that Section 8(4) was the adult defendants, who are atrocities on women and dowry described the crime as a rar- “When the girl said that she for legal reasons, said in a televi- the root cause of the presence of expected to plead not guilty, while harassment cases handed out est of the rare case. “Sohan Lal would tell her family members sion interview he was proud of his politicians with criminal back- two other Supreme Court advo- capital punishment to 27-year- who worked as a labourer in a about the rape, he used an axe daughter and believed her death ground in the parliament and cates were confirmed as counsels old Sohan Lal alias Sonu, a grain market in Sadulshahar had to hack her. IANS had served as a badly needed state legislatures. IANS for the other three men during wake-up call. AFP

Kurshid in Paris Maoists implant bomb inside dead CRPF trooper’s stomach

RANCHI: Maoists cut open stomach, the doctors called police. pressure bomb under one of the the stomach of a dead trooper A bomb disposal squad defused killed CRPF trooper and when to implant a bomb inside which the explosive. villagers lifted the body Tuesday, was defused after doctors con- “This is the first instance in the bomb exploded and killed two ducting an autopsy raised an India that a bomb has been found people. Additional forces sent alarm, police said yesterday. implanted in a body. An x-ray of later on Tuesday rescued some of Eleven Central Reserve Police the body showed a container con- the injured CRPF personnel and Force (CRPF) personnel were nected with the cut mark,” the also recovered some bodies. killed on Tuesday in an ambush police official said. “The bomb Police said the guerrillas lured by Maoists in Latehar district, disposal squad had to put water the security personnel into a trap 110km from here. The bodies in the body to minimise damage near Amuatikar village in Latehar of four men were recovered on to it. The bomb was removed and by sending them fake messages. Wednesday. When the bodies were later blasted off by the squad.” It led to a gun battle between taken to the Rajendra Institute of The weight of the bomb was security forces and Maoists Medical Science here for autopsy, around two kg and the CRPF Monday afternoon. It continued “doctors found a cut mark on the trooper in whose stomach it till Wednesday. The guerrillas French Foreign Affairs Minister Laurent Fabius (right) with his Indian counterpart Salman Khurshid in stomach of a dead CRPF man”, a was found has been identified as fired at the unsuspecting security Paris, yesterday. Khurshid is on a two-day official visit to France. police official said. Suspecting a Babulal Patel. The police official forces from a vantage point. bomb had been thrust inside the also said that Maoists had put a IANS FRIDAY 11 JANUARY 2013 BUSINESS www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 13 Qatar Foundation to buy major stake in Ahli Bank

DOHA: Ahli United Bank, banking and investment services markets. The Bank has affirmed sovereign fund not known for Bahrain’s largest listed lender, through a network of 17 branches as A- (Stable) by Fitch ratings investments in the financial sec- has agreed to sell its influen- in Qatar providing a full array and Capital Intelligence. tor could indicate a lack of inter- tial stake in Qatar’s Ahli Bank of products and services within “No price was given but est among other commercial (ABQ) to Qatar Foundation major business segments: corpo- the stake would have been banks, Reuters quoted a Dubai- (QF). rate banking, treasury and invest- worth QR1.93bn ($530.2m) at based banker as saying. The sale of 37,374,000 shares ments, retail and private banking Wednesday’s QR51.70 closing “It was always a question of will be effective once the bank and wealth management. price,” Reuters reported. how much control you could gets the approval from the Having a strategic partner- Ahli Bank, Qatar’s seventh- exercise with a 30 percent stake. shareholders’ extra-ordinary ship with Ahli United Bank, largest lender by market value, Qatar is already a very over- general assembly meeting to be which is present in eight coun- had said in November its strategic banked nation and if you don’t held in the coming days, a Qatar tries — Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait, partner would offload its holding have majority ownership, there Exchange filing noted yesterday. Egypt, Oman, Iraq, Libya and the and that the proposed sale was is little you could do there,” the Shares in ABQ surged 8.32 per- United Kingdom — the bank has being reviewed by the Qatar source said, speaking on condition cent yesterday. a unique advantage as it is able Central Bank. of anonymity. Saudi cuts oil Ahli Bank Qatar is involved in to serve its customers in those The purchase by a Qatari THE PENINSULA

Dubai’s Gold Souq production as demand eases Move to defend $100 per barrel

DUBAI: Saudi Arabia has cut PFC Energy. Up to 500,000 bpd of oil production substantially, the reduced Saudi supply is due moving to fend off a growing to the end of peak summer con- overhang in world oil supply and sumption inside the Kingdom, say defend prices well above $100 a other industry sources in Saudi. barrel. They argue Riyadh may ramp In the last two months of 2012, up again, especially if the global Opec’s lead producer responded to economy rebounds. slower demand by lowering supply Record Saudi output last sum- by around 700,000 barrels per day mer helped to cushion the impact (bpd), with output in December of Western sanctions on Iran over falling to around 9 million bpd, its nuclear programme by helping an industry source familiar with to bring prices down from a 2012 Saudi policy said. high of $128 in March. That’s more than a million bar- Despite the Saudi reduction, rels daily below peak production Opec output still looks set to last summer. Market sources say outstrip demand in the first half the world’s largest exporter may of 2013. need to drop below the 9 million Opec now is pumping about bpd mark for the first time since 30.2 million bpd while forecasts May 2011 as rising supply else- from the cartel’s economists for where outpaces demand. the first half indicate demand for Core Gulf Opec producers its oil of 29.25 million bpd. Kuwait and the UAE have shown Industry sources say Riyadh’s no inclination to lower supplies, cuts also indicate the Kingdom an Opec source said. is in no mood now to battle Iraq, News of the Saudi supply curbs the world’s fastest growing oil helped push Brent up more than exporter, for market share. dollar to over $113 a barrel, com- They suggest Saudi might even fortably above the $100 Riyadh have to cut further in the coming Employees arrange jewellery at a shop at the Gold Souq in Dubai, yesterday. Gold rose over 1 percent to over $1,675 an ounce yesterday, on track says it favours. months. for its biggest one-day gain since late November as signs that the European Central Bank will not cut interest rates any time soon boosted bullion Major customers of state oil “The pressure on Saudi Arabia buying. company Saudi Aramco said is not going to go away. There’s the cuts were driven by lower going to be more and more oil demand. coming onto the market from “It’s nothing sinister. The call places like the United States and on Saudi Arabia’s crude is much Iraq,” said a senior oil Western Lebanon, Cyprus Iraq says can sue over illegal oil exports less and they are responding to oil executive. that,” said a major customer of “Saudi Arabia should thank to boost energy BAGHDAD: Iraq has the right the company to deliver some company or entity that deal with state oil giant Saudi Aramco. its lucky stars there’s very little to take legal action against oil crude directly by truck to Turkey. bodies other than SOMO in addi- “Whatever we ask for, we get — Iranian oil flowing.” companies exporting crude Baghdad says only the cen- tion to the confiscation of cargoes Aramco is not making the cuts.” Saudi took an average 126,000 extraction efforts without dealing with the cen- tral government has authority to smuggled across borders as well The world’s largest oil exporter bpd of oil out of storage last tral government, including export crude and sign oil deals. as suing sellers, purchasers and produced 9.025 million bpd in month to supply a total of 9.151 BEIRUT: Lebanese president confiscating cargoes and suing But Kurdistan says the constitu- transporters,” it said. December, down from 9.49 million million bpd to the market, said Michel Sleiman yesterday said sellers, buyers and transport- tion allows it to agree to contracts. Crude reserves are at the heart bpd in November and 9.72 million the source familiar with Saudi that Lebanon and Cyprus will ers, the state-run SOMO oil It has signed with oil majors such of a wider dispute over territory, in October and over 10 million bpd policy. boost their efforts in oil and gas company said yesterday. as ExxonMobil, angering Iraq oilfields and political auton- earlier in the year. Latest available data from the extraction after he held talks A SOMO statement made no officials who deem the Kurdish omy between Baghdad and the “I think the cut relates to lower Joint Oil Data Initiative shows with his Cypriot counterpart reference to any company, but it agreements unconstitutional. Kurdistan enclave in the country’s domestic consumption and lower Saudi crude stocks up from about Demetris Christofias in Beirut. was released after Genel Energy “The Iraqi Ministry of Oil and north, where ethnic Kurds run demand from overseas custom- 230 million barrels a year ago to Sleiman said the talks gave said Iraq’s autonomous Kurdistan SOMO, shall reserve the right to their own regional government. ers,” said Paul Tossetti, senior over 270 million barrels at the end “special attention to the oil and region had given permission for take all legal actions against any REUTERS energy adviser at consulting firm of October. REUTERS gas available in our maritime zones” and that quick efforts must be undertaken by the two Mediterranean countries to exploit newly found energy resources. QJet supplies QA with “We have decided to increase the frequency of coordination and cooperation to reach an agreement about the principles ultra-clean GTL jet fuel and mechanisms which will allow both our countries to extract this DOHA: As part of its effort GTL in taking you up in an air- wealth,” Sleiman told reporters to meet the world’s growing plane. Nowadays, it seems that we at a joint press conference with demand for cleaner energy, in Qatar are taking the lead in Christofias. Qatar Jet Fuel Company (QJet) working with dreamers, scientists, He said the two countries yesterday announced of its first engineers, and aspired manage- share a “border in the exclu- delivery of Gas-to-Liquid (GTL) ment to fuel life in the air. Thanks sive economic zone” where “new jet fuel to Qatar Airways (QA), to the dreamers, we are moving oil resources were recently said a press statement. ahead,” said the statement. discovered”. GTL Jet A-1 is a blend of GTL; “Scientists have been on Christofias said the new “dis- an ultra-clean low emissions jet the defensive screaming about covery of hydrocarbons naturally fuel derived from natural gas, and the environment and warning creates great expectations for our conventional Jet fuel. QJet said it humanity of the growing dam- peoples. is proud to be a partner in this age caused by many forms of the “We will continue our efforts national event of pride. sources of energy. Unlike those and actions while fully exercis- “Fuel is the driver of energy in sources, GTL fuel is much cleaner ing our sovereign rights. We our lives, whether it is a product for the environment than conven- reject tactics and approaches of coal burning in some simple life tional jet fuel made from petro- which recourse to threats and styles somewhere in the world, or leum,” the statement said. A QJet tanker feeding Qatar Airways’ flight QR001 with GTL jet fuel at the Doha International Airport on Wednesday. intimidation.” complicated, like pioneering with THE PENINSULA Christofias referred in his remarks to Turkish reserva- tions on Cyprus’ claims to the resources, and to Lebanon’s own dispute with Israel over maritime demarcations. Cyprus has forged ahead with Nabucco pipeline boosts prospects with Azeri deal its own energy search but is anxious to conclude demarca- SOFIA/LONDON: funding deal with the competing stake if it chooses their project Austria’s OMV, a shareholder in on Russian gas imports. Analysts tion agreements on maritime Azerbaijan’s Shah Deniz gas Trans-Adriatic pipeline (TAP) as its European export route, Nabucco. Rival TAP plans to pipe said the deal did not come as a exclusive economic zones with its group has agreed a deal that project, has said taking a stake in return for joint funding and Azeri gas to Italy while Nabucco surprise and the Shah Deniz 2 neighbours. could see it take a stake in the in Nabucco would be critical for development of the pipeline. would transport Caspian supplies group, whose shareholders include In the past, Cyprus has signed Nabucco pipeline to transport the project to go ahead. “With real upstream people as to Europe via Austria. Azerbaijan state energy firm delineation agreements with the country’s gas to Europe, The companies behind the partners, we move in the direc- The European Union supports SOCAR, was trying to boost its Egypt, Israel and Lebanon to pave boosting the project’s chances Nabucco pipeline said yesterday tion of developing more than just the delivery of Azeri gas to the bargaining power ahead of mak- the way for exploiting hydrocar- against a rival plan. the deal, announced in Sofia and something on a paper, but into region, expected to start in 2018, ing a decision over which pipeline bon deposits that criss-cross their The Shah Deniz 2 consor- to be finalised in Vienna, would direction of a real pipeline,” said regardless of which pipeline is to choose. boundaries. AFP tium, which has already signed a give Shah Deniz 2 a 50 percent Gerhard Roiss, chief executive of chosen, to reduce its dependency REUTERS FRIDAY 11 JANUARY 2013 14 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com BUSINESS Sony to sell Tokyo building

TOKYO: Japan’s Sony plans raise cash for the restructur- to sell one of its main build- ing, the Nikkei business daily ings in Tokyo as the former said, without putting a figure electronics titan tries to on its value. However, based raise enough cash to fund its on real estate prices in Tokyo, huge restructuring, a report it is expected to be more than said yesterday. enough to cover the cost of the As it looks to repair its Olympus investment. World shares tattered balance sheet the The 25-storey building with company is realigning its oper- two levels underground is in ations, including selling off its Tokyo’s Osaki district, which chemical division while invest- accommodates Sony’s televi- ing ¥50bn ($572m) in camera sion division, the Nikkei said, touch 8-month and medical equipment maker adding that about 5,000 people Olympus. work there. The sale of the building, Sony is also considering sell- which is less than two-years ing its building in Manhattan, The logo of Sony Corp is seen atop the Sony City Osaki building in Tokyo . high; euro rises old, is part of an effort to the paper added. AFP Hopes high for global economic recovery NEW YORK: World stock prices down 3.07 points, or 0.10 percent, at Bullish sentiments across Gulf bourses rose to an eight-month high yes- 3,102.74. terday and oil prices climbed as US-traded shares of Nokia DUBAI: Bullish sentiment news of stronger-than-expected jumped 18.4 percent to $4.44 after towards UAE equities pro- Chinese exports raised hopes of a the Finnish handset maker said its pelled Dubai’s bourse to a two- QE index gains 2.48pc in second week more robust recovery for the global fourth-quarter results were better year closing high yesterday, economy this year. than expected. driven by bets on stronger div- DOHA: Qatar Exchange Advancers outnumbered the The index gained 212.57 The euro rose on reduced anxiety The pan-European FTSEurofirst idends and 2012 profit, while (QE) extended its bullish decliners with a margin of 27 to points, or 2.48 percent, during about the eurozone economy after 300 index flirted with a near two- Egypt’s market snapped a trend yesterday edging 1.01 12 and the price of 2 companies the week, to close at 8,781.70 the European Central Bank (ECB) year high before turning lower in seven-session winning streak. percent or 87.81 points to remained unchanged. Out of the 42 listed compa- unanimously left interest rates late European trading on comments “The market performance close at 8,781.70 levels. Ahli Bank Qatar was the top nies, 29 companies ended the unchanged and ECB President Mario from Swatch CEO Nick Hayek who has been impressive and lots of All the sector indices, except gainer, going up by 8.32 percent. week higher, while 12 fell and 1 Draghi offered no hints that more expected slower growth in Swiss money that has been parked on consumer goods and services, Qatar National Bank and Doha remained unchanged. policy easing will be coming soon. watch exports in 2013. The index the side is now coming into the ended the session in green Bank performed best amongst Ahli Bank was the top While the eurozone has been closed down 0.29 percent at 1,164.65 market,” said Ali Adou, port- zone. The Bank and Financial the heavy weights, going up by gainer, surging 7.07 percent. treading water due to a festering debt after touching 1,170.29. folio manager at The National Services sector outperformed, 2.86 percent each. Qatar General Insurance and crisis and a sluggish global economy, China surprised most observers Investor. adding 2 percent. Transport, Qatar General Insurance Reinsurance Co was the top Draghi said at a news conference by reporting its exports rebounded Heavyweight Emirates NBD Real Estate and Insurance fol- Reinsurance Company declined decliner, down 13.04 percent. after the ECB rate meeting, “Later in sharply in December to a seven- rose 1.9 percent, its sixth- lowed it with 0.9 percent each. the most, dropping 3.46 percent. THE PENINSULA 2013, economic activity should gradu- month high, with imports growing straight advance, while builder ally recover.” at double the expected rate. However, Arabtec gained 1.5 percent. The ECB’s policy restraint spurred the data showed demand for Chinese National Central Cooling and analysis at Trust Securities. YESTERDAY’S HIGHLIGHTS International Bank shed 2.4 selling in safe-haven German govern- goods in the US and Europe remained (Tabreed) leapt 9.5 percent, hav- Abu Dhabi’s market advanced percent, while Palm Hills ment debt and stoked bids for gold. subdued. ing rallied almost 15 percent in 0.4 percent to its highest clos- DUBAI: The index gained 0.6 Development, the most traded “The market’s more positive and A broad measure of Chinese credit the last session. Traders said the ing level since July 2011, taking percent to 1,756 points. stock on the day, fell 3.4 percent. it owes a lot of that to the Chinese growth was also found to have risen move is speculative and lacks gains for the week to 1.7 percent. ABU DHABI: The index advanced Non-Arab foreigners were net economic data,” said Art Hogan, strongly, making it likely that the a fundamental reason, with Dana Gas was the most traded 0.4 percent to 2,728 points. buyers in the recent rally but managing director of Lazard Capital economy will be shown to have Tabreed among the most liquid stock, rising 6.1 percent after its QATAR: The index rose 1 percent sold to Egyptian buyers yester- Markets in New York, adding that expanded by around 7.8 percent in stocks on the bourse. largest shareholder said it sup- to 8,782 points. day, bourse data showed. the success of a Spanish bond auction 2012 when fourth-quarter GDP data Dubai’s index rose 0.6 percent ported the firm’s debt restruc- EGYPT: The index fell 1.9 per- The sub-governor of Egypt’s also helped. come out next week. to close at 1,756 points, its high- turing plan. cent to 5,755 points. central bank yesterday said the Spain’s first debt sale of 2013 raised China’s GDP growth touched a est finish since November 2010. Aldar Properties and Sorouh KUWAIT: The index edged up $2bn loan that Qatar pledged to more money than expected at a lower 3-1/2-year low of 7.4 percent between The market has yet to break Real Estate advanced 5.3 and 0.03 percent to 6,068 points. Cairo this week had arrived at borrowing cost than in a previous July and September last year. the intraday high of 1,778 points 5.4 percent respectively. Sources OMAN: The index advanced 0.3 the bank in December. auction, sending benchmark Spanish The strength of imports revealed hit on March 2012. Dubai’s said earlier the two firms have percent to 5,819 points. This is likely to weigh on bond yields to 10-month lows. in the data stoked hopes of greater benchmark rose 4.5 percent this agreed on initial merger terms. BAHRAIN: The index slipped 0.3 investor confidence as some had The combination of an improved demand for commodities, lifting cop- week. In Egypt, the benchmark percent to 1,062 points. hoped the funds would help the global economic outlook and reduced per and oil prices. In the currency “If Dubai can close above index dropped 1.9 percent, fall- country with its currency cri- worries about Spain’s ability to market, the euro gained an extra the next resistance zone — ing from Wednesday’s 10-week points on September 26, which sis until it seals a deal with the finance its deficit supported bids for boost after Spain’s debt auction raised 1778.25/1791 — it should then high as non-Arab foreigners sold remains its highest close since International Monetary Fund world shares for a second day, but lin- ¤5.8bn. Most of the demand was for get up to the 1,885 area,” said shares. January 2011. for a $4.8bn loan. gering worries about poor corporate a bond maturing in 2015 that would Bruce Powers, head of research The market rallied to 5,969 Heavyweight Commercial REUTERS earnings and the debt ceiling fight be covered by an ECB bond-buying in Washington left traders reticent program if Spain were to apply for to push stock prices higher, analysts international aid, though the success said. MSCI’s broad world equity index of the auction has probably delayed QATARI MARKET was 0.6 percent higher at 349.03, its the timing of any request. Bond Coupon Maturity Currency Mid Price Yield Moodys S&P highest level since May. The euro rose 1.2 percent at UK energy efficiency firms Qatar Govt 5.15% 4/9/2014 USD 105.50 0.66 % Aa2 AA Wall Street stocks struggled to set $1.3212, while yields on 10-year Qatar Govt 3.125% 1/20/2017 USD 105.75 1.64 % Aa2 AA fresh five-year highs after opening Spanish bonds fell to a 10-month low stronger. The Dow Jones industrial of 4.908 percent. Meanwhile, the yield ‘breaching consumer law’ Qatar Govt 6.55% 4/9/2019 USD 126.13 2.07 % Aa2 AA average was up 18.43 points, or 0.14 on German 10-year government debt Qatar Govt 5.25% 1/20/2020 USD 120.00 2.17 % Aa2 AA percent, at 13,408.94. The Standard was little changed on the day at 1.562 LONDON: A number of bills after installation. Many Qatar Govt 4.5% 1/20/2022 USD 115.31 2.59 % Aa2 AA & Poor’s 500 Index was up 3.00 percent after touching 1.57 percent, British companies offering efficiency assessors, provid- Qatar Govt 9.75% 6/15/2030 USD 182.00 3.45 % Aa2 AA points, or 0.21 percent, at 1,464.02. its highest level since late October. energy efficiency measures ers and installers have been Qatar Govt 6.4% 1/20/2040 USD 139.50 4.00 % Aa2 AA The Nasdaq Composite Index was REUTERS such as insulation or double chosen by the government to glazing may be breaching carry out the work. Qatar Govt 5.75% 1/20/2042 USD 129.25 4.03 % Aa2 AA consumer law, the fair trade But the OFT said it had Qatari Diar 3.5% 7/21/2015 USD 105.25 1.38 % Aa2 AA watchdog said, a verdict found evidence that some Qatari Diar 5% 7/21/2020 USD 117.00 2.51 % Aa2 AA that may hurt a government businesses were giving poten- Comqat 5% 11/18/2014 USD 106.00 1.68 % A1 A- drive to make housing more tially misleading information Comqat 3.375% 4/11/2017 USD 104.50 2.26 % A1 A- Ford doubles dividend after success efficient. or pressuring customers at NEW YORK: Ford shares jumped maintain a solid balance sheet, while The findings by the Office home to make sales. QIB 3.856% 10/7/2015 USD 105.13 1.93 % NR NR 2.4 percent yesterday after the top at the same time growing our busi- of Fair Trading (OFT) in a “The OFT’s review found QNB 3.125% 11/16/2015 USD 103.63 1.81 % Aa3 A+ US carmaker said it would double ness to provide our shareholders with report yesterday come a few that the behaviour of some QNB 3.375% 2/22/2017 USD 104.81 2.15 % Aa3 A+ its dividend for this year. more return on their investments,” weeks ahead of the launch businesses in the energy effi- Doha Bank 3.5% 3/14/2017 USD 104.56 2.35 % A2 A- The change means holders of the said Bob Shanks, chief financial of a government scheme to ciency sector — including Qtel 3.375% 10/14/2016 USD 105.63 1.82 % A2 A company’s Class B and common stock officer, Ford Motor Company. encourage people to make instances of poor practice, Qtel 7.875% 6/10/2019 USD 131.19 2.57 % A2 A would receive a quarterly dividend Ford’s most recently quarterly their homes more energy some of which might breach of 10 cents per share instead of five earnings came in at $1.6bn, better efficient. consumer law — risk under- Qtel 4.75% 2/16/2021 USD 113.25 2.90 % A2 A cents per share. than expected. The number two US The so-called Green Deal, mining consumer confidence Qtel 5% 10/19/2025 USD 113.25 3.69 % A2 A Ford said the dividend hike was carmaker’s 2012 US sales rose five expected later this month, and limiting expansion of the Rasgas 5.5% 9/30/2014 USD 107.25 1.20 % Aa3 A possible thanks to the success of its percent from 2011 to nearly 2.3 mil- will allow them to pay for loft market,” the watchdog said. Rasgas 5.832% 9/30/2016 USD 109.50 3.11 % Aa3 A restructuring plan, called the “One lion vehicles. insulation, modern boilers, It said it was continuing Rasgas 5.298% 9/30/2020 USD 112.50 3.44 % Aa3 A Ford Plan.” But the company said in October draught proofing and other to investigate whether the “Our ability to double our dividend that it would shut three European materials in instalments that law had been infringed in the SOVEREIGNS in one year is a testament to our One facilities due to sagging auto demand never exceed the amount of energy efficiency sector. Bond PDA* Maturity Currency Mid Price Yield Moodys S&P Ford plan, which has enabled us to in that region. AFP money they save on energy REUTERS Abu Dhabi Govt 5.5% 4/8/2014 USD 106.00 0.60 % Aa2 AA Abu Dhabi Govt 6.75% 4/8/2019 USD 129.38 1.76 % Aa2 AA Dubai Govt 6.7% 10/5/2015 USD 111.25 2.40 % NR NR Dubai Govt 4.9% 5/2/2017 USD 108.50 2.79 % NR NR Dubai Govt 7.75% 10/5/2020 USD 127.88 3.59 % NR NR UK Ombudsman hiring 1,000 to handle mis-selling claims Dubai Govt 6.45% 5/2/2022 USD 118.69 4.02 % NR NR LONDON: Britain’s financial Tony Boorman said many finan- total number of case workers up Britain, with the ombudsman Qatar Govt 4% 1/20/2015 USD 105.50 1.24 % Aa2 AA ombudsman service is taking cial institutions were not dealing to 3,500, after 1,000 new hires receiving its 500,000th case last Bahrain Govt 6.273% 11/22/2018 USD 115.69 3.31 % NR BBB on 1,000 new staff this year effectively with claims and were were taken on last year. October. The second highest is Bahrain Govt 5.5% 3/31/2020 USD 109.63 3.95 % NR BBB to deal with a growing back- subjecting their customers to To offset that, it is raising fees mortgage endowments, about Egypt Govt 5.75% 4/29/2020 USD 101.50 5.50 % B2 B- log of complaints over mis-sold “delays and inconvenience”. charged to financial services firms which 350,000 complaints have Morocco Govt 4.5% 10/5/2020 EUR 104.75 3.79 % NR BBB- loan insurance, which have far “It’s disappointing that we’re when cases are referred to the reached the ombudsman. *Periodic Distribution Amount exceeded its expectations. still seeing significant numbers ombudsman. The fee will rise by The policies were meant to IMPORTANT NOTE: The service, which steps in of unresolved disputes about mis- £50 ($80) to £550. Additional fees protect borrowers who found Published by HSBC Bank Middle East Limited, P O Box 57, Doha, Qatar which when banks and their custom- sold policies being referred to the charged specifically on PPI cases themselves out of work because of is licensed and regulated by Qatar Central Bank and Jersey Financial Services ers cannot reach an agreement, ombudsman,” Boorman said yes- will be kept at £350. sickness or redundancy but were Commission. Information quoted is from publicly available sources or proprietary said yesterday it was getting over terday in a report outlining the Some 245,000 new PPI cases often sold to customers who did data and subject to change. HSBC accepts no liability for any loss or damage arising 5,000 cases a week but resolving service’s plans for the year ahead. have been referred since last not want or need them. out of the use of all or part of this material. This information is general and does not only about 3,500, leaving it with a The ombudsman said it was los- April, 54 percent above the The ombudsman said the over- take into account individual circumstances, objectives or needs. The price of bonds can and does fluctuate. The secondary market for bonds may not provide significant backlog of a quarter of a million ing money as a result of the costs ombudsman’s forecast 165,000 all levy paid to it by Britain’s liquidity or may trade based on prevailing market conditions. Past performance is not outstanding complaints. of dealing with the complaints for the entire year to March 2013. financial services firms to con- a reliable indicator of future performance. You should consider these matters and Banks have set aside more and had struggled to compete PPI now accounts for two-thirds tribute to its costs will rise to 23 consult your financial advisor prior to making any investment decisions. than £12bn ($19bn) to compen- with the wages offered by banks, of its workload and the ombuds- million pounds from 17.7 million sate customers wrongly sold pay- which were also recruiting heav- man said it expects to receive previously. However, the number ment protection insurance (PPI) ily to expand teams dealing with about 250,000 new cases in the of cases which institutions are following the worst mis-selling PPI claims. year to March 2014. allowed to have referred free of scandal in British history. The ombudsman’s latest PPI is the most complained charge has been increased to 25 Deputy Chief Ombudsman recruitment drive will bring its about financial product ever in from 3 previously. 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QE Indices Summary QE Index 8,781.70 1.01 % WORLD STOCK INDICES GOLD & SILVER EXCHANGE QE Al Rayan Islamic Index 2,571.83 0.40 % QE Total Return Index 11,884.81 1.01 % RATE QE All Share Index 2,110.16 1.15 % INDEX Day’s Close Pt Chg % Chg Year High Year Low QE All Share Banks & Financial 2,063.67 2.00 % GOLD Buying Selling Services All Ordinaries 4745.151 15.084 0.32 4770.2 4664.6 QE All Share Industrials 2,746.47 0.36 % QR195.1001 US$ ...... QR 3.6305 QR 3.6500 QE All Share Transportation 1,397.4 0.93 % Cac 40 Index/D 3714.07 -3.38 -0.09 3733.93 3692.9 UK ...... QR 5.8090 QR 5.8896 QE All Share Real Estate 1,641.19 0.95 % SILVER Euro ...... QR 4.7418 QR 4.8077 QE All Share Insurance 1,925.28 0.91 % Dj Indu Average 13390.51 61.66 0.46 13661.87 12035.09 QR 3.5784 QE All Share Telecoms 1,123.61 0.40 % CA$ ...... QR 3.6553 QR 3.7277 QE All Share Consumer Goods & Egypt Cma Gn Idx 1026.29 32.57 3.28 999.95 312.38 4,858.91 0.12 % Swiss Fr ...... QR 3.9216 QR 3.9775 Services Hang Seng Inde/D 23354.31 135.84 0.59 23402.45 22860.25 Yen ...... QR 0.0410 QR 0.0418 QE Market Summary Comparison Aus$ ...... QR 3.8161 QR 3.8912 Iseq Overall/D 3516.88 12.65 0.36 3524.33 3396.67 CRUDE OIL Today Previous day Ind Re ...... QR 0.0661 QR 0.0674 10-01-2013 09-01-2013 Karachi 100 In/D 16528.82 -213.4 -1.27 16935.52 16379.47 Index 8,781.70 8,693.89 BRENT Pak Re ...... QR 0.0371 QR 0.0378 Change 87.81 37.78 Nikkei 225 Index 10652.64 74.07 0.7 10743.69 10398.61 Peso ...... QR 0.0889 QR 0.0907 % 1.01 0.44 $ 113.29 SL Re ...... QR 0.0286 QR 0.0292 YTD% 5.06 4.01 S&P 500 Index/D 1461.02 3.87 0.27 1474.51 1266.74 DUBAI Taka ...... QR 0.0453 QR 0.0462 Volume 5,318,19 4,584,363 Straits Times/D 3226.25 5.84 0.18 3237.78 3186.28 Nep Re ...... QR 0.0416 QR 0.0424 Value (QAR) 236,352,385.57 214,276,150.25 $ 111.32 Trades 3,712 3,361 SA Rand ...... QR 0.4189 QR 0.4272 Straits Times/D 2989.31 24.69 0.83 3035.78 2657.77 Up 27 | Down 12 | Unchanged 02

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-0.8 15563 Maral Overs-B/D 15.07 -0.52 3839 Tinplate-B/D 52.15 -0.25 9508 Group/D 148.7 1.7 21404 Asahi I Glass-/D 52.6 0.8 24338 Eicher Motor-A/D 2792.9 26.15 3325 Indian Hotel-A/D 64.65 -1.5 131304 Mastek-B/D 147.75 0.85 22049 Ub Engineer-B/D 36.75 -0.1 24829 Rentokil Initi/D 91.475 -2.9 1966366 Ashok Leyland-/D 27 0.25 622049 Electrosteel-B/D 27.4 -0.25 217304 Indo-Tcount-T/D 15 -0.36 7023 Max India L-A/D 257.6 -2.55 24064 Ub Engineer-B/D 36.75 -0.1 24829 Rolls Royce Pl/D 896.325 -0.5 745080 Bajaj Hold-A/D 981.8 -31.05 7660 Emco-B/D 30.6 -0.35 29050 Indusind-A/D 441.2 7 151748 Mrpl-A/D 64.9 -1.6 130604 Ucal Fuel-B/D 70.3 0.3 2374 Rsa Insrance G/D 126.3564 0.3 1551060 Ballarpur In-B/D 23 -0.25 106252 Escorts-B/D 73.35 -1.9 230227 J.B.Chemical-B/D 88.55 -1.4 23972 Nahar Spg.-B/D 78.75 -0.95 14413 Ucal Fuel-B/D 70.3 0.3 2374 Sainsbury(J)/D 327.1 -2.1 2530568 Banaras Bead-T/D 49.8 2.35 8433 Essar Oil-A/D 71.35 -0.3 486464 Jagson Phar-B/D 13.92 -0.26 5327 Nath Seeds-B/D 6.71 -0.35 6460 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Football Fixtures (All times in GMT) English Premier League David clinches win in Qatar Tomorrow Queens Park Rangers vs Tottenham Hotspur (1245) The National High Points Championship means a lot to me, says David Aston Villa vs Southampton (1500) Everton vs Swansea City (1500) DOHA: Florida’s Steve Fulham vs Wigan Athletic (1500) David claimed the 2012 H1 Unlimited National High Norwich City vs Newcastle United (1500) Points Championship during Reading vs West Bromwich Albion (1500) a dramatic afternoon’s racing Stoke City vs Chelsea (1500) at the Oryx Cup UIM World Championship on Doha Bay Sunderland vs West Ham United (1500) yesterday. January 13 The threat of strong winds over the weekend forced race organis- Manchester United vs Li verpool (1330) ers to transform the timetable for Arsenal vs Manchester City (1600) the final round of the 2012 Air National Guard H1 Unlimited Ligue1 Championship. Today H1 Unlimited and Qatar St Etienne vs Toulouse (1800) Marine Sports Federation (QMSF) officials sensibly decided Paris St Germain vs Ajaccio (2000) to completely amend the schedule Tomorrow and the majority of the on-course action took place yesterday. ES Troyes AC vs Olympique Lyon (1600) After a permitted testing slot AS Nancy vs Lille (1900) on the Doha Bay course off the Evian Thonon Gaillard FC vs Stade Brest (1900) Doha Corniche, crews carried out their qualifying session yesterday Montpellier HSC vs FC Lorient (1900) morning and heats one, two and Stade Rennes vs Girondins Bordeaux (1900) three took place in the afternoon January 13 session. U-6 Oh Boy! Oberto’s Steve Stade de Reims vs Bastia (1300) David had come into the Oryx Nice vs Valenciennes (1600) Cup weekend leading the National Sochaux vs Olympique Marseille (2000) High Points championship by 652 points from U-1 Spirit of Qatar’s La Liga Dave Villwock but the U-1 Oryx Cup action on Doha Bay, yesterday. Florida’s Steve David claimed the 2012 H1 Unlimited National High Points Championship during a dramatic driver reduced David’s lead to 632 racing action at the Oryx Cup UIM World Championship on Doha yesterday. PICTURES BY: SALIM MATRAMKOT Today points by setting the fastest time Athletic Bilbao vs Rayo Vallecano (2030) in qualifying. Tomorrow But a dramatic Villwock dis- and David had one hand firmly is kind to us, we can look forward qualification from victory in Heat on the trophy when Villwock was to two more exciting heats today Real Valladolid vs Real Mallorca (1500) 1A for a fuel flow violation and a disqualified from Heat 2A for hit- and the Oryx Cup final tomorrow.” Espanyol vs Celta Vigo (1700) win for David in Heat 1B pushed ting several turn buoys that left Jimmy Shane made the best Osasuna vs Real Madrid (1900) the latter into a 1012-point advan- the U-1 boat with a damaged front start in Heat 1A and looked to tage heading into the second wing and a devastated Villwock’s have the race in his hand after Valencia vs Sevilla (2100) heats. chances of reaching the Oryx Cup the first few turns, but Villwock January 13 The duo were drawn apart final hanging by a thread. began to reel him in as the race again in those three-lap races David sealed the coup de progressed. Real Betis vs Le Vante (1100) grace in Heat 2B by finishing The U-1 Spirit of Qatar driver Real Sociedad vs Deportivo Coruna (1600) 2012 Oryx Cup Schedule first overall and that gave him seized his opportunity to storm Atletico Madrid vs Real Zaragoza (1800) an unassailable advantage in the through and take the lead, with Today National High Points standings, Jon Zimmerman, Kip Brown and Malaga vs Barcelona (2000) 9:00 AM 11:00 AM Unlimited Testing as Villwock’s attention turned J Michael Kelly following in their January 14 11:00 AM 1:00 PM Lunch break to trying to qualify for the Oryx rooster tails. Getafe vs Granada CF (1900) Cup UIM World Championship Race officials deemed that 1:15 PM Heat 3A final shoot-out over the weekend. Shane had jumped the start and Serie A 1:45 PM Heat 3B Steve David and Jimmy Shane the U-5 driver was forced to run Tomorrow won Heats 3A and 3B in failing an extra lap, his problems pro- 2:15 PM Podium Event for Winners 3A and Bologna vs Chievo Verona (1700) 3B, Draw for 4A and 4B light, but Villwock was unable to moting Zimmerman to second start the third heat. position. Inter Milan vs Pescara (1945) 3:40 PM 5:00 PM Pit Area Open to Public “The National High Points But Villwock and Brown were + VIP Tours Championship means a lot to me dramatically disqualified from the January 13 4:30 PM 6:00 PM Dinner break and it is a great feeling to win heat for fuel flow violations and Torino vs Siena (1130) Tomorrow it back whatever the circum- Zimmerman confirmed his first Cagliari vs Genoa (1400) 9:00 AM 10:30 AM Unlimited Testing stances,” said David. “A win is a ever heat win. The final timetable 11:00 AM 2:00 PM Lunch break win.” for today and tomorrow will be Catania vs AS Roma (1400) 1:15 PM Heat 4A “Congratulations to Steve weather dependent, with heats 4A Lazio vs Atalanta Bergamo (1400) 1:45 PM Heat 4B David and his team on the cham- and 4B and the Oryx Cup UIM Napoli vs Palermo (1400) 3:00 PM Oryx Cup World Championship pionship title here,” said Sheikh World Championship set to be 3:30 PM Podium Awards Presentation Hassan bin Jabor Al Thani, presi- scheduled over the next two days Parma vs Ju vsentus (1400) dent of the QMSF. assuming that the strong winds 8:00 PM Gala Dinner and Awards Udinese vs Fiorentina (1400) “We have had a thrilling day’s forecast to hit Doha Bay are not A triumphant Steve David (right) with Qatar Marine Sports Federation’s Presentation racing and, as long as the weather too severe. THE PENINSULA Sameer Alamoudi in Doha yesterday. Sampdoria vs AC Milan (1945) Oryx Cup - UIM World Championship – H1 Unlimited Heats 1A 1. U-9 Jon Zimmerman, Jones Racing 400 points 2. U-5 Jimmy Shane, Graham Trucking 300 points 3. U-37 J. Michael Kelly, Miss Beacon Plumbing 225 points U-17 Kip Brown, Miss Red Dot DSQ U-1 Dave Villwock, Spirit of Qatar DSQ 1B 1. U-6 Steve David, Oh Boy!, Oberto 400 points 2. U-11 Tom Thompson, Peters & May 300 points 3. U-100 Ryan Mallow, Miss Fox Plumbing 225 points 4. U-57 Mark Evans, Formulaboats.com 169 points 5. U-88 Brian Perkins, Snoqualmie Casino 127 points 2A 1. U-88 Brian Perkins, Snoqualmie Casino 400 points Crew members of U-1 Spirit of Qatar getting the boat ready for the 2. U-11 Tom Thompson, Peters & May 300 points Heats in Doha yesterday. U-1 Dave Villwock, Spirit of Qatar DSQ U-17 Kip Brown, Miss Red Dot DSQ U-57 Mark Evans, Formulaboats.com DNS 2B 1. U-6 Steve David, Oh Boy! Oberto 400 points 2. U-5 Jimmy Shane, Graham Trucking 300 points 3. U-9 Jon Zimmerman, Jones Racing 225 points 4. U-37 J. Michael Kelly, Miss Beacon Plumbing 169 points 5. U-100 Ryan Mallow, Miss Fox Plumbing 127 points 3A 1. U-6 Steve David, Oh Boy! Oberto 400 points 2. U-17 Kip Brown, Miss Red Dot 300 points 3. U-37 J. Michael Kelly, Miss Beacon Plumbing 225 points U-57 Mark Evans, Formulaboats.com DNF U-1 Dave Villwock, Spirit of Qatar DNS 3B 1. U-5 Jimmy Shane, Graham Trucking 400 points 2. U-88 Brian Perkins, Snoqualmie Casino 300 points 3. U-9 Jon Zimmerman, Jones Racing 225 points 4. U-11 Tom Thompson, Peters & May 169 points Dave Villwock strikes a turn buoy in U-1 Spirit of Qatar during a disappointing day for the local team. RIGHT: Officials of H1 Unlimited at the control tower. U-100 Ryan Mallow, Miss Fox Plumbing DNF FRIDAY 11 JANUARY 2013 SPORT www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 21

Auckland ATP results Results from day four of the Auckland ATP tournament yesterday: (x denotes seed): Quarter-finals: Sri Lanka look David Ferrer (ESP x1) bt Lukas Lacko (SVK) 6-2,6-1 Gael Monfils (FRA) bt Tommy Haas (GER x3) 3-6,7-5, 6-3 Philipp Kohlschreiber (GER x2) bt Xavier Malisse (BEL) 7-6 (8/6), 6-4 Sam Querrey (USA x4) bt Jesse Levine for fresh start (CAN) 6-4, 7-6 (7/5) Kooyong Classic results ODI series against Australia begins today Collated results from the Kooyong Classic tournament yesterday: Promotion round SYDNEY: Sri Lanka are bank- by their ODI record in Australia, Cup at home. Australia T20 skip- Lleyton Hewitt (AUS) bt Tomas Berdych ing on the return of slinging with four wins in seven matches per George Bailey will lead the (CZE) 6-3, 6-2 (to reach Saturday's final) paceman Lasith Malinga to give last year, while they claimed their side in Clarke’s absence as he them a fresh start in the one- first-ever series win in Australia strives to fully recover from a Consolation round day series against Australia, 2-1 in 2010. hamstring strain, while Brad Milos Raonic (CAN) bt Ivan Dodig (CRO) 6-4, starting in Melbourne today. The Lions have also won Haddin takes over the wicket- 6-4 (to reach Saturday's consolation final) The explosive Malinga, whose their past three ODIs at the keeping gloves from Wade. Simone Bolelli (ITA) bt Paul-Henri Mathieu unusual “slingshot” action Melbourne Cricket Ground, But there was no place for (FRA) 1-6, 6-4, 6-3 makes him difficult to face, was boosting their confidence ahead senior batsman Mike Hussey, keenly missed by Sri Lanka in of the five-match series after who played his 79th and last Test Hobart WTA International results Mitchell Starc (right) of Australia stretches at a training session in Melbourne their three-Test mauling by the the 3-0 battering they received earlier this week. Collated results from the Hobart WTA on the eve of their match against Sri Lanka. Australians as he concentrated from Michael Clarke’s team in Hughes said he was confident International tournament yesterday: (x on the shorter forms of the the recent Tests. that Australia had the quality to denotes seeding): game. Selectors have rested Test men cope with a Sri Lankan attack Quarter-finals In missing the Tests, he became Clarke, Matthew Wade and David boasting Malinga and spin dan- Elena Vesnina (RUS) bt Jarmila Gajdosova one of the standout bowlers in Warner from the two opening germen Ajantha Mendis and (AUS) 6-3, 6-2 Australia’s Twenty20 Big Bash ODIs, and are fielding debutants Rangana Herath. New Zealand aim to League with the Melbourne Stars. in their top three batting spots in “The experience is there Mona Barthel (GER x9) bt Tsvetana Sri Lanka go into the series Melbourne -- Aaron Finch, Phil through state cricket even though Pironkova (BUL) 6-3, 6-3 opener reinvigorated by the addi- Hughes and Usman Khawaja. it’s not there through interna- Sloane Stephens (USA x8) bt tion of Akila Dananjaya, Upul “We’ve got to concentrate on tional cricket,” he said. “You’ve repel pace barrage Lauren Davis (USA) 6-3, 4-6, 7-5 Tharanga and Ajantha Mendis our cricket... whatever team got to start somewhere.” Kirsten Flipkens (BEL) bt Monica Niculescu along with Jeevan Mendis and Australia puts on the field that’s Australia team: George Bailey PORT ELIZABETH, South South Africa’s pace trio of Vernon (ROM) 2-6, 6-4, 6-0 Thisara Perera, who have been up to them,” coach Graham Ford (capt), Aaron Finch, Phil Hughes, Africa: New Zealand batsmen Philander, Dale Steyn and Morne playing in the Big Bash League. said. Usman Khawaja, David Hussey, were subjected to a barrage of Morkel. Sydney ATP/WTA “I think it’s going to be a fresh “But a couple of those names Glenn Maxwell, Brad Haddin, hostile deliveries from their own Teams: South Africa (likely): International results start because there are a few guys are real match-winners in their Clint McKay, Mitchell Johnson, bowlers as they prepared to com- Graeme Smith (capt), Alviro Collated results from the Sydney ATP/ who will be joining us as well,” all- own right and it is a bit of a com- Mitchell Starc, Xavier Doherty, bat South Africa’s formidable Petersen, Hashim Amla, Jacques WTA International tournament yesterday (x rounder Angelo Mathews said. fort knowing they’re not going to Steve Smith (12th man). attack in the second and final Kallis, AB de Villiers (wkt), Faf denotes seeding): “It’s very disappointing the way be around. Sri Lanka squad: Mahela Test against South Africa start- du Plessis, Dean Elgar, Robin Women Semi-finals we played in the Test matches but “We tend to prefer the short Jayawardene (capt), Angelo ing at St George’s Park today. Peterson, Dale Steyn, Rory I think we need to get through formats of the game anyway. Mathews, Tillakaratne Dilshan, “Now that you know the chal- Kleinveldt, Morne Morkel, Agnieszka Radwanska (POL x1) bt that, flush it out of the system and We’ve got some really skilful one- Upul Tharanga, Lahiru lenge, the intensity and attitude New Zealand (from): Brendon Li Na (CHN x4) 6-3, 6-4 concentrate on the ODIs. day players.” Thirimanne, Dinesh Chandimal, that you put into training has to McCullum (capt), Martin Guptill, Dominika Cibulkova (SVK) bt “Lasith Malinga is joining us Only three rankings points Lasith Malinga, Nuwan be as close to a match as possible,” Kane Williamson, Dean Brownlie, Angelique Kerber (GER x2) 6-2, 4-6, 6-3 and we have got more fire in our separate fourth-placed Australia Kulasekara, Thisara Perera, Akila said fast bowler Chris Martin. Daniel Flynn, BJ Watling (wkt), Men Quarter-finals bowling department.... I think he’s from fifth-placed Sri Lanka in Dananjaya, Ajantha Mendis, New Zealand were blown away James Franklin, Colin Munro, Julien Benneteau (FRA) bt the best bowler going around in the ODI rankings and the home Jeevan Mendis, Suranga Lakmal, for 45 in the first innings of the Doug Bracewell, Neil Wagner, Ryan Harrison (USA) 6-4, 6-2 world cricket at the moment in side are going in with a much- Rangana Herath, Kushal Perera, first Test in Cape Town on the Trent Boult, Jeetan Patel, Bruce Kevin Anderson (RSA) bt the Twenty20 format.” changed squad and an eye on Shaminda Eranga. way to defeat by an innings and Martin, Chris Martin, Mitchell Denis Istomin (UZB) 6-4, 6-3 Sri Lanka will be encouraged building towards the 2015 World AFP 27 runs. The damage was done by McClenaghan. AFP Bernard Tomic (AUS) bt Jarkko Nieminen (FIN) 6-7 (6/8), 6-4, 6-2 Andreas Seppi (ITA x3) bt India brace up for England ODI challenge Marcel Granollers (ESP x8) 6-4, 7-5

RAJKOT: Their egos bat- England, which earlier whipped Singh were flops against Pakistan retired duo of Andrew Flintoff the eleven. For England, like it Nasser slashes tered after the debacle the hosts 2-1 in the four-game whose pace attack severely dented and Steve Harmison. was the case in the Test rubber, against arch-foes Pakistan, Test series. their confidence. The current new-ball attack a series triumph would result in Peterhansel’s India hardly have any time to England will again be led by But against the less-experi- comprising Bresnan, Finn, Stuart re-writing history after nearly reflect and plug the loopholes their victorious Test skipper enced England pace attack, led Meaker and Jade Dernbach does three decades. Dakar lead but an inexperienced England Alastair Cook but their bowling by Tim Bresnan and Steven Finn, not appear as lethal as the one Teams (from): attack gives the hosts a slight attack, without the presence of the same set of batsmen ought to that was smashed to smithereens India: edge in the five-match ODI several key Test bowlers, appears flourish, especially on what prom- by the Indian batsmen four years MS Dhoni (Captain), Gautam CALAMA, Chile: Qatar’s series starting today. inexperienced and could be just ises to be a batting-friendly play- ago. Gambhir, Ajinkya Rahane, Nasser Al Attiyah slashed The 1-2 loss to Pakistan had the tonic needed by the bruised ing surface. “It will be good to see the Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat 10-time champion Stephane exposed chinks in the Indian Indian batting line-up to get back The old ground in this city, the Indian batsmen getting some Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Yuvraj Peterhansel’s Dakar Rally lead batting armour, forcing the selec- into the groove. Madhavrao Scindia race course confidence back (after their poor Singh, Suresh Raina, R Ashwin, by over eight minutes yesterday tors to omit off-colour opener Barring Dhoni, who scored a ground, was known for its placid display against Pakistan bowlers) Ravindra Jadeja, Amit Mishra, as the 2011 winner stormed to Virender Sehwag and replace ton and a half ton in totalling 203 tracks and in the last ODI game and the track will suit the bats- Ishant Sharma, Bhuvneshwar victory on the sixth stage. him with in-form local hero runs in the three games against played here in 2008, the England men. Scores in excess of 300 are Kumar, Ashok Dinda, Shami Al Attiyah started the day at Cheteshwar Pujara in the squad Pakistan, it was a collective bat- pace attack was hit all over the expected,” said a top official of the Ahmed 9min 54sec behind defending to take on England in the first ting failure by the Indian top- park by Gambhir, Sehwag and Saurashtra Cricket Association England: champion Peterhansel but fin- three games. order in which Suresh Raina, with Yuvraj, who cracked a 78-ball 138 about the pitch at the newly built Alastair Cook, Joe Root, Ian ished just 1min 18sec off the overall The consolation victory over a modest tally of 92 runs with 43 with 6 sixes and 16 fours in it. SCA Stadium. Bell, Tim Bresnan, Danny Briggs, lead, winning his third stage of this Pakistan in a low-scoring thriller as his best score, emerged as the That attack comprised of It remains to be seen whether Joseph Buttler, Jade Dernbach, year’s event, a 438km special from in the final game in bitterly cold second-best batsman. James Anderson, India’s nemesis Pujara, who goes into the Steven Finn, Craig Kieswetter, Arica to Calama. The Qatari, in conditions was a desperately- Opener Gautam Gambhir, who in Tests who is absent from the game with a triple century for Stuart Meakar, Eoin Morgan, a Buggy, clocked 4hr 52min with needed shot in the arm for the escaped the axe in the aftermath ODI series, Stuart Broad, avail- Saurashtra in the Ranji Trophy Samit Patel, Kevin Petersen, Peterhansel, in a Mini, in second Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s men of the series defeat, his Delhi able only for the last two games quarterfinal game against James Tredwell, Chris Woakes. spot ahead of American NASCAR ahead of the rubber against teammate Virat Kohli and Yuvraj of the current rubber, and the Karnataka, would be fitted into AGENCIES driver Robby Gordon. AFP Qatar needs draw against Bahrain to qualify for semis

MANAMA: Qatar’s Brazilian head coach Paulo Autuori believes today’s match against Bahrain will be difficult for the two sides. The two sides face off in the 21st Gulf Cup’s final game of the group stage, which decides which team will qualify for the semi-finals. Group leaders UAE have already qualified for the last four stage leaving the rest of the teams to vie for the second spot. A draw will suffice for the Maroon, who sit second in their group with four points behind leaders UAE, but Autuori urged his players to play for a win and show the same enthusiasm and spirit as they did in the 2-1 win over Oman. Bahrain which is hosting the tournament from January 5 to 18, have failed to record a win so far, drawing the opening game against Oman and losing the second to UAE. QNA

Gulf Cup Today’s fixtures Bahrain vs Qatar at Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa at 5.45pm Qatar national team players Mesaad Al Hamed (left) fights for the ball with Yousef Ahmed (centre) next to Hassan Al Haydous UAE vs Oman at Khalifa Sports City during a training session in Isa Town, on the eve of their Gulf Cup match against Bahrain. RIGHT: Paulo Autuori, head coach of Stadium, Isa Town at 5.45pm Qatar, reacts during a training session, yesterday. FRIDAY 11 JANUARY 2013 22 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com SPORT

Azzurri squad Spain to face Uruguay in Doha named for the Six Nations Spaniards to clash with South American champions on February 6 ROME, Italy: Italy coach Jacques Brunel called on the DOHA: The Qatar Football Uruguay, known as La Celeste, Azzurri to build on their promis- Association is excited to offi- ended the year ranked sixteenth ing November test campaign as cially announce that Doha in the FIFA/Coca-Cola World he named his 30-man squad for will play host to the reigning Ranking. the Six Nations here yesterday. European and world champions, The last time the two teams Italy kick off their campaign by Spain, and the current South faced each other was in 2005, hosting 2011 World Cup finalists American champions, Uruguay, when Jorge Fossati, the former France at the Olympic Stadium in an international friendly Al Sadd manager, was coach- on February 3, and have two match at Khalifa International ing Uruguay. Spain won 2-0 at other home games, against Wales Stadium on February 6 at the Estadio El Molinón in Gijón, on February 23 and Ireland on 9.00pm. Spain. March 16. Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Bin Squad line-ups will be The Azzurri, who recently Ahmad Al Thani, President of announced closer to match day. came close to securing an his- the Qatar Football Association, Tickets for the match are toric draw against Australia in said: “We are extremely eager to priced at QR 30, QR 100, QR the November tests, also play host the champions of Europe and 150 and QR 300 (for VIP seats). Scotland and England away. South America for what promises Fans can purchase tickets now Brunel has already taken Italy to be an intriguing battle. at official Ticket Sales Outlets at into the top ten of the IRB rank- “2013 is already shaping up to City Center, Lagoona Mall and ings - a feat that former coach be another important year for Landmark. Nick Mallett did not achieve in football for fans here in Doha For the first time in Qatar, his four-year tenure. with the successful resumption fans purchasing tickets online at Now the Frenchman wants his of January’s training camps at http://www.qfa.com.qa have the side to achieve their full poten- Aspire – this year with Paris option of printing their tickets tial by starting to believe they can Saint-Germain, FC Bayern at home without having to sub- challenge the very best. Munich and FC Schalke 04 – sequently pick up their tickets “One of the biggest challenges I and now an enthralling spectacle from the box office. have is convincing the players of between Spain and Uruguay to However, those who prefer may their own ability and potential to look forward to,” he added. still purchase tickets the tradi- challenge the best,” Brunel said The Battle of the Champions tional method, by picking them up yesterday. will be a dramatic prelude to the at one of the Ticket Sales Outlets “We still have a lot of things teams’ match-up in Group B of in the three malls. to improve. But a lot of it comes the FIFA Confederations Cup If the match is not sold out down to the ambition you have, Brazil 2013 in June. in advance, tickets will also be the spirit you show and how you Spain finished 2012 ranked available at Khalifa International The Brazilian team celebrates after Jonas (5) scores a goal against Egypt in this file picture of November 15, 2011. show it. as the best team in the world, Stadium on match day. “We are looking more to impose winning the UEFA Euro 2012 A pre-match festive fan zone our game on our opponents than and having previously won the will establish the mood, offering culture. More information about In the past few years, Qatar including Brazil vs England in simply oppose them. Even if you 2010 FIFA World Cup South games, exhibitions, and live enter- the match, fan zone and ticketing has successfully hosted sev- 2009, Argentina vs Brazil in 2010 manage to oppose the rival team Africa™, where Uruguay fin- tainment that celebrate the best and media accreditations is avail- eral high-profile interna- and Egypt vs Brazil in 2011. in determined fashion, at some ished fourth. of Spanish, Uruguayan and Qatari able at http://www.qfa.com.qa tional friendly matches, THE PENINSULA point or another you start to suffer.” While keeping faith with the bulk of the squad which beat Tonga and showed glimpses Swansea double leaves Chelsea reeling of brilliance against both New Zealand and the Wallabies in LONDON: Michu’s 16th goal of manager Rafael English League Cup on where they However, the Spaniard’s second November, Brunel has called up the season and an added time Benitez, who was had left of at St effort was much more clinical. a number of emerging younger strike from Danny Graham again jeered by English League Cup semi-final first-leg result Mary’s Stadium The chance came about when players. ensured Swansea will take a Blues supporters. yesterday: as they quickly Ivanovic lost concentration after Benetton Treviso winger convincing lead into the second There was Chelsea 0 Swansea City 2 (Michu 39, found their stride receiving the ball from Turnbull Tommaso Iannone and teammate leg of the League Cup semi- little the man- Graham 90+1) with Oscar, Juan on the edge of his own penalty Francesco Minto, who is a back- final after clinching a 2-0 win at ager could do, Played on Tuesday Mata and Eden area and was dispossessed by rower, both return to the squad Chelsea. however, about Hazard combin- Jonathan de Guzman. following promising performances Both of visitors Swansea’s goals Ivanovic’s two Bradford City 3 (Wells 19, McArdle 77, ing well behind He in turn squared the ball for in November. at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday mistakes or the McHugh 88) Aston Villa 1 (Weimann 82) Torres. Michu, who curled the ball beyond Prop Alberto de Marchi has came following mistakes by succession of Note: second legs to be played January Home pres- Turnbull and inside the far post been handed the chance for only Chelsea defender Branislav clear opportuni- 22-23 sure quickly to give Swansea a 39th minute his fifth cap while Australian- Ivanovic and this victory left ties missed by his brought about a lead. born Narbonne lock Joshua the Welsh club in sight of a first side during the game. corner and an appeal for a pen- Ivanovic almost made amends Furno gets the chance for only appearance in a major cup final. The continuing unrest at alty when David Luiz appeared to for his glaring error with a curl- his seventh. It was also the second shock Stamford Bridge was evident be pulled back by Swansea mid- ing shot that was beaten away Zebre flanker Paolo Buso, who semi-final result in as many days when Chelsea chairman Bruce fielder Ki Sung-Yeung. by Swansea keeper Gerhard has only one cap so far, is also after fourth-tier Bradford City Buck was greeted with a chorus of Referee Anthony Taylor Tremmel two minutes before the included. beat Premier League Aston Villa boos and chants of ‘Super Frank’, ignored the claim, but with break. Paul Derbyshire, meanwhile, 3-1 on Tuesday. a reminder many Chelsea fans Chelsea unpicking the visiting Chelsea had dominated the has been called in from the Michu’s clinical finish in the are angered by the club’s failure defence with ease it seemed only half in terms of possession but international wilderness. The 39th minute summed up the dif- to offer Frank Lampard a new a matter of time before they made lacked a ruthless edge in front flanker, who plays club rugby for ference between the two sides, contract. the breakthrough. of goal. Benetton Treviso, last played for with Chelsea paying the price for Lampard was again on the Yet as slick as the home side’s And the pattern continued Italy against Ireland in the 2011 failing to make the most of their substitutes bench along with passing was, they couldn’t find a after the break when Luiz twice World Cup. dominance before Graham struck Demba Ba who made way for finish to match. came close before the hour. Brunel added: “We’ve mainly a potentially decisive second goal the returning Fernando Torres Swansea had shown little going The centre back-turned-mid- kept faith with the November ahead of the second leg at the despite scoring twice on his debut forward during the first 20 min- fielder drilled a powerful free kick squad that showed a lot of prom- Swansea City’s Danny Graham Liberty Stadium on January 23. in the emphatic 5-1 victory over utes before Michu offered the first just wide of Tremmel’s right hand ise and although we’ve brought in (centre) celebrates with team- A second straight home defeat Southampton in the FA Cup. sign of his threat with a low drive post before seeing a low drive younger players with one eye on mates after scoring against for Chelsea ensured another The opening period suggested Chelsea goalkeeper Ross Turnbull almost squirm under the keeper’s the future the only big changes Chelsea on Wednesday night. uncomfortable night for interim Chelsea were ready to carry gathered at the second attempt. body. AFP are because of injuries.” AFP Azarenka and Williams head to Doha for Qatar Open 2013

DOHA: Last year’s cham- crowd next other past on January. The event, played pion and World No. 1, Victoria month.. champi- February 11 to 17, will bring the Azarenka, leads a field of First held ons Maria biggest names in women’s ten- star athletes who will be seen in 2001, the Sharapova nis to the Khalifa International in action at the Qatar Total Qatar Total and Nadia Tennis & Squash Complex. Open 2013, the Qatar Tennis Open 2013, Petrova, Having crowned past cham- Federation (QTF) announced was the along with pions such as Martina Hingis, here yesterday. first profes- Serena Monica Seles, Maria Sharapova All top 10 players will be coming sional wom- and Venus and Victoria Azarenka, the event to the Qatari capital next month en’s tennis Williams, guarantees star power! to participate in the 56-player tournament last year’s Tournament director, Saad Al draw. staged in finalist Mohannadi, says of the upcom- 43 players are directly entered the Middle Serena Williams Sam Stosur Venus Williams ing event: “The Qatar Total Open into the field, with eight qualifiers East and and 2011 is a cornerstone in the Qatar and five wildcards. presently it is a WTA Premier 5 Wimbledon champion Petra sports calendar. The event began The top eight seeds will be event – bringing with it the great- Kvitova. We look forward to host- in 2001 and the stars that have given a first round bye. est names in the sport. ing an amazing week of tennis.” played here include legends of The star studded list includes Tournament Director, Saad Al Meanwhile, QTF have the game. As a WTA Premier Maria Sharapova. The Russian Mohannadi, spoke of this year’s announced that tickets for the 5 event, the tournament brings who won here in 2005 returns field: “We are honored to have Qatar Total Open 2013 – cel- with it the greatest names in the to Doha after last making a final another year with players of the ebrating 13 years of professional sport including three past cham- appearance in 2008 where she lost highest caliber coming to the women’s tennis in Doha – are pions – Victoria Azarenka, Maria to fellow Russian Vera Zvonareva. Qatar Total Open. We have all currently on sale online and in Sharapova and Nadia Petrova Grand Slam and Olympics Top 10 players coming to Doha, the malls. – along with Venus and Serena champions, Venus and Serena it is an incredible field and guar- Ticket sales in the malls began Williams and all of the Top 10 Williams, 2011 Wimbledon cham- antees extremely competitive yesterday and are available at players in the game.” pion, Petra Kvitova; and 2012 matches. It will be exciting to see Landmark, Lagoona and the Fans can visit www.qatarten- finalist Sam Stosur are among if Victoria Azarenka can defend Khalifa International Tennis & nis.org to purchase tickets and Last year’s champion and World No. 1, Victoria Azarenka is seen with the who’s who of incredible talent, her title among such a talented Squash Complex. find all ticket information. winner’s trophy in this file photo of last year’s final of the Qatar Total Open who are set to dazzle the Doha group of athletes – including Sales at City Center will begin THE PENINSULA at the Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex. FRIDAY 11 JANUARY 2013 SPORT www.thepeninsulaqatar.com 23

Bonds, Clemens Spurs send Lakers shut out in Hall induction

COOPERSTOWN, New to fifth-straight loss York: Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens, who starred dur- ing the so-called “steroid era”, were both shutout yesterday in Paul pulls the strings as Clippers win their attempt to get voted into Major League Baseball’s Hall of Fame. SAN ANTONIO, Texas: 10,000th career assist in a loss to This is the first time since Tony Parker scored 24 points NBA results Houston on Tuesday. He is the 1996 that the Baseball Writers’ on 10-of-16 shooting and Manu Toronto 90 Philadelphia 72 fourth fastest to reach the mile- Association of America will Ginobili had 19 points as the Utah 112 Charlotte 102 stone in NBA history. not be electing anyone to the San Antonio Spurs defeated Cleveland 99 Atlanta 83 The Lakers have now lost four Hall of Fame, including Bonds the Los Angeles Lakers 108-105 Boston 87 Phoenix 79 in a row versus the Spurs, includ- or Clemens who both had their yesterday. ing an early season 84-82 setback careers tarnished by their alleged Milwaukee 104 Chicago 96 Ginobili scored a crucial three- at home on November 13. use of performance-enhancing pointer with 43 seconds left and New Orleans 88 Houston 79 Meanwhile, Chris Paul orches- drugs. pulled down eight rebounds for San Antonio 108 LA Lakers 105 trated another Los Angeles All-time home run king Bonds the Spurs, who bounced back Oklahoma City 106 Minnesota 84 Clippers triumph with a season- and seven-time Cy Young Award from a loss to the New Orleans Denver 108 Orlando 105 high 16 assists as he pulled the winner as the top pitcher Clemens Hornets on Monday. strings in a 99-93 victory over the were on the ballot for the first Tiago Splitter finished with 14 LA Clippers 99 Dallas 93 Dallas Mavericks yesterday. time. points and 14 rebounds for San Memphis 94 Golden State 87 With the game evenly poised “The standards for earning Antonio, who improved to 15-2 heading into the closing stages, election to the Hall of Fame have at home this season. Stephen contest Parker, Ginobili and Paul scored or assisted on eight been very high ever since the rules Jackson scored 14 points before Duncan were averaging a com- of his team’s 10 field goals in were created in 1936,” said Hall of leaving the game with 3:32 bined 49.4 points per game this the fourth quarter to lift the Fame president Jeff Idelson. remaining in the fourth quarter. season. Duncan had eight points, Clippers to a franchise-record “We realize the challenges vot- Kobe Bryant ended with 27 seven rebounds and five assists 13th straight home win. ers are faced with in this era.” points for the Lakers, who suf- yesterday. Los Angeles had trailed 83-82 Eligible candidates needed to be fered their fifth consecutive The Lakers have been strug- with nine minutes remaining named on 75 percent of the 569 defeat. gling but one bright aspect is but an 8-0 run, highlighted by a ballots submitted by members of Metta World Peace added 23 they have now scored at least 100 pair of three-pointers set up by the BBWAA. points, eight rebounds and seven points in 18 of their last 20 games. their point guard, gave them the Houston Astros second base- steals, while Earl Clark had 22 The Lakers played without cen- momentum the Clippers needed man Craig Biggio came closest by points and 13 rebounds. tre Dwight Howard (right shoul- to pull away for the victory. nabbing 68 percent of the vote, The first-place Spurs improved der) as well as forwards Pau Gasol Paul finished with 19 points finishing just 39 votes short of to 28-10 with the help of their big (concussion). to tie reserve Matt Barnes for election. three Parker, Ginobili and Tim Steve Nash finished with 14 the team-high in scoring. Blake Darren Collison #4 of the Dallas Mavericks shoots over Blake Griffin #32 This is the eighth election by Duncan. points and nine assists against Griffin added 15 and 13 rebounds. of the Los Angeles Clippers at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California, the BBWAA that did not produce Heading into Wednesday’s San Antonio. Nash notched his AGENCIES yesterday. The Clippers won 99-93. a Hall of Famer. AFP NHL: League owners approve new labour deal

NEW YORK: The National and tomorrow. If the players “To the players, who were very has a responsibility to earn back appropriate time. “There will be two chief negotiators for their Hockey League’s (NHL) board approve the deal it will remove clear they wanted to be on the your trust and support whether outreach campaigns and efforts work. of governors ratified the tenta- the final obstacle standing in the ice and not negotiating labor con- you watch one game or every that will be made clear as we get Bettman also laughed off talk tive labour deal yesterday, fol- way of what is expected to be tracts, to our partners who sup- game and that effort begins closer to dropping the puck.” of his demise, saying he was not lowed by Commissioner Gary a 48-game regular season that port the league financially and today.” Having presided over three going anywhere. Bettman’s apology for dragging would begin January 19. personally and most importantly With training camps set to work stoppages during his time “It’s nothing more than fans and sponsors through a The NHL said it will announce to our fans that love and have open on Sunday, Bettman would as commissioner, speculation unfounded speculation,” said four-month lockout. its schedule immediately after the missed NHL hockey, I am sorry,” not elaborate on what plans the swirled during the final days of Bettman who will mark his 29th Requiring a simple majority to agreement has been ratified by Bettman told reporters following NHL has to make up with fans the most recent lockout that anniversary in charge of the NHL pass, the 30 league owners voted both parties. the vote at a Manhattan hotel. but said the league would take Bettman had lost the confidence in February. unanimously to approve the After a rancorous 113-day lock- “I know an explanation or an tangible steps and will be offer- of owners and would soon be “I am looking forward to con- 10-year deal that was agreed to out that cost both sides billions of apology will not erase the hard ing more than simple apologies. looking for new job. tinuing to grow this game on and early on Sunday after a marathon dollars, players and owners have feelings that have built up of past “I think it’s time to turn the But Boston Bruins owner off the ice as we have over the 16-hour bargaining session. now turned their attention to few months but I owe you an apol- page and look forward as quickly Jeremy Jacobs offered Bettman last 20 years. The NHL Players’ Association mending fences with disgruntled ogy nonetheless. as possible,” said Bettman. “It is and deputy commissioner Bill “I think the opportunities are is expected to vote on the collec- fans and putting the focus back “We have a lot of work to do. in the process of being worked Daly a vote of confidence yes- great and I’m excited to be part tive bargaining agreement today onto the ice. “The National Hockey League on and will be announced at the terday praising the NHL’s of them.” REUTERS

Qatar Open Amateur Championship Woods to open season in Abu Dhabi

ABU DHABI: Tiger Woods “I’m excited to compete again,” “Obviously, I’ve had good suc- begins today. Johnson is fresh will begin his season next week Woods said in a statement on his cess at Torrey Pines,” Woods said. off his victory at the weather- at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Golf website. “Hopefully my good prac- “I practically grew up playing plagued Hyundai Tournament of Championship, the 14-time tice sessions will carry over.” the South and North Courses. Champions, which wrapped up major winner said yesterday, the The world number three will The fans have always been sup- Tuesday at the Kapalua course. second consecutive year he will then head back home to compete portive, and I look forward to The tournament was supposed start his campaign in the United in the US PGA Tour’s Farmers returning.” to end Monday but several days Arab Emirates. Insurance Open which starts on Woods, who won three times of high winds also forced officials Woods finished tied third in the January 24. last year to take him to 74 PGA to reduce the event to 54 holes. European Tour event last year, The 37-year-old has a strong Tour wins and second on the all- The seven time PGA Tour win- two shots behind winner Robert record at Torrey Pines, winning time list behind Sam Snead’s 82, ner is hoping to carry the momen- Rock of England who he shared the event six times under the pre- did not commit to any other tour- tum from the Kapalua event over the lead with after 54 holes of vious Buick Invitational name and naments in yesterday’s release to the Waialae Country Club play. also claiming the 2008 U.S. Open apart from the four majors. where he has finished no worse World number one Rory at the San Diego venue. Meanwhile, Dustin Johnson, than tied for 16th in seven Sony McIlroy has also signed up to He missed last year’s event Carl Pettersson and Mark Wilson Open appearances. Johnson will play in the $2.7m event at the Abu because of a schedule clash with are some of the top contenders at be paired in the first round with Dhabi Golf Club which starts on the Abu Dhabi tournament. the Sony Open as the PGA Tour’s defending champ Johnson Wagner January 17. first full-field event of the season and Zach Johnson. AGENCIES Jung Bin Kim of Korea drives on hole 10 as Glyn Williams of United Kingdom looks on during the Qatar Open Amateur Championship at Doha Golf Club yesterday. Max Williams of England leads at the end Qatar Shooting and Archery Federation Board Members meet of Round 1 in the three day championship which will end on Saturday. Mathias Gladbjerg of Denmark, Thomas Strandemo of USA, Darren Renwick of England and Andre Larsson of Sweden closely follow the leader. Among the nine Qataris players taking part in the tournament, Ghanim Al Kuwari and Saleh Ali Al Kaabi are in the top two spots respectively. PICTURES BY: SHAIVAL DALAL

James Corby of Great Britian on the green at the Doha Golf Club yes- terday. Around 140 golfers from 33 countries are competing in the event which is played over a three-round, 54-hole Individual Stroke Play format. Mohammed bin Ali Al Ghanim Al Maadeed (third left), President of Qatar Shooting and Archery Federation (QSAF) and Board members of QSAF Top 60 qualifiers advancing to the final round after the 36-hole cut-off. after a meeting of the QSAF Board Members at Losail Shooting Complex. The winner earning a berth to the Commercialbank Qatar Masters. FRIDAY 11 JANUARY 2013 24 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com MORNING BREAK

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DOHA - SUN & SEA SUN TIDE SEA Giant screens show the Oscar nominees for Best Actor (above) and Best Actress (below) at the Samuel Goldwyn Theatre in Beverly Hills, California. SUNRISE | SUNSET HIGH | LOW WIND 06:21 17:03 04:45 & 15:45 12:00 & 21:45 30-40/45 KT THE REGION TODAY TOMORROW Lincoln, Life of Pi top Oscar nods HI/LO WEATHER HI/LO WEATHER

MUSCAT 29/16 Mostly sunny 25/18 Mostly sunny LOS ANGELES: Steven MAKKAH 28/18 Mostly sunny 30/20 Mostly sunny Spielberg’s taut political drama KUWAIT 14/06 Clear 13/07 Partly sunny Lincoln, about the 16th US pres- BAHRAIN 18/13 Mostly sunny 18/14 Mostly sunny ident’s drive to abolish slavery SANAA 24/06 Rain 23/06 Mostly sunny during the American Civil War, RIYADH 15/02 Clear 15/04 Clear is in the driver’s seat for the DUBAI 25/15 Chance of rain 24/15 Mostly sunny Oscars with 12 nominations. BAGHDAD 11/-1 Mostly sunny 12/04 Mostly sunny Taiwan-born Ang Lee’s visually stunning 3D adventure Life of Pi, based on the novel by Yann Martel, THE WORLD TODAY TOMORROW earned 11 nominations from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts HI/LO WEATHER HI/LO WEATHER and Sciences, ahead of the Oscars ceremony on February 24. ATHENS 18/09 Chance of rain 18/06 Chance of rain Both movies are nominated WASHINGTON 12/10 Chance of showers 20/14 Mostly sunny for the coveted best film prize, SYDNEY 38/21 Partly sunny 30/17 Partly sunny along with dark comedy Silver LONDON 05/04 Cloudy 06/02 Chance of rain Linings Playbook and musical Les PARIS 08/04 Chance of rain 08/05 Chance of rain Miserables, which each earned ISTANBUL 09/06 Chance of rain 10/02 Chance of rain eight nominations, and Iran hos- MANILA 28/24 Thunderstorms 31/24 Chance of storms tage drama Argo with seven. DHAKA 22/11 Clear 23/12 Clear The Oscars nominations DELHI 18/08 Clear 20/07 Clear list, presented yesterday in the ISLAMABAD 16/08 Mostly sunny 14/06 Chance of rain pre-dawn hours in Tinseltown, included a few surprises. While Argo and Osama bin Laden manhunt Zero Dark Thirty top nominations for the Screen Les Miserables, Life of Pi, Lincoln, decade-long manhunt for Osama Cruise turns down Psy’s were each nominated for best pic- Actors Guild, Directors Guild of “Silver Linings Playbook, and Zero bin Laden after 9/11, has drawn ture, directors Ben Affleck and America and Britain’s BAFTA Dark Thirty. criticism — including from the Kathryn Bigelow — widely seen awards, in the run-up to the Other nominees for best actor CIA — for appearing to justify Gangnam challenge as shoo-ins in their category — Oscars announcement. besides Day-Lewis are Hugh the role of enhanced interroga- were snubbed. The best support- Its British-Irish star Day-Lewis Jackman in Les Miserables, tion, or torture, in the hunt for SEOUL: Tom Cruise turned down a chance to try out his ing actor race features five Oscar will be vying to win a record third Bradley Cooper in Silver Linings the Al Qaeda chief. “Gangnam Style” dance skills yesterday, despite topping South winners, while in the best actress best actor Oscar, after winning Playbook, Joaquin Phoenix in The Silver Linings Playbook has also Korean rapper Psy’s list of celebrities who should attempt the race, the oldest-ever nominee, the accolade in 1990 for My Left Master and Denzel Washington drawn lots of Hollywood buzz, signature horse-riding dance. 85-year-old Emmanuelle Riva, Foot and in 2008 for There Will for Flight. notably for Hangover star Cooper When asked last year which person he would most like to see “go will face off against nine-year-old Be Blood. Best actress nominees are but also for being a relatively Gangnam Style”, Psy named the “Mission Impossible” star as his first Quvenzhane Wallis. Life of Pi, about an Indian Jessica Chastain in Zero Dark light-hearted film in a field heavy choice. Cruise, who was in Seoul to promote his new film, hailed Psy Beyond best film, Lincoln boy cast adrift with a Bengal Thirty, Jennifer Lawrence for on drama and history. as “quite a sensation” but declined to follow the likes of UN Secretary- earned nods for best director for tiger, will be Lee’s third bid for Silver Linings Playbook, Riva in Best director nominees are General Ban Ki-moon in imitating the singer’s dance moves. Spielberg, best actor for Daniel Oscars glory after a 2001 nod for Amour, Naomi Watts in The Spielberg, Lee, Michael Haneke “He does it better than me,” Cruise told reporters during a press Day-Lewis for his portrayal of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon Impossible and Wallis for Beasts for Amour, Benh Zeitlin for Beasts conference to promote his movie Jack Reacher which will be released the American president and best and a best director 2006 win for of the Southern Wild. of the Southern Wild and David O in South Korea next week. “I’m very happy for his success. Everyone supporting actor for Tommy Lee Brokeback Mountain. The movie Up for best supporting actor Russell for Silver Linings Playbook. has really enjoyed it,” Cruise added. Jones as abolitionist Thaddeus secured three Golden Globe nom- are five past Oscar winners: Jones For Hollywood veteran Psy made Internet history shortly before Christmas when his Stevens. The film had already inations, nine BAFTA nods and for Lincoln, Alan Arkin for Argo, Spielberg, a best film or best “Gangnam Style” video clocked more than one billion views on YouTube. picked up most nods for the was on the DGA’s five-strong best Robert De Niro for Silver Linings director Oscar would go with his Cruise was one of many celebrities around the world who took to social Golden Globes, competing in film shortlist. Playbook, Philip Seymour Hoffman two top-drawer Academy Awards networks last year to promote Psy’s video as it became a viral sensation. seven categories in the show this The best film race features nine for The Master and Christoph for 1993’s Schindler’s List and “Think @Psy_oppa would make a good future co-star Gangnam weekend. films: Amour, Argo, Beasts of the Waltz for Django Unchained. Saving Private Ryan in 1999. Style?” the Hollywood star tweeted last September. AFP Lincoln has also garnered Southern Wild, Django Unchained, Zero Dark Thirty, about the AFP

Architecture exhibition Insulin study could see end to needles SYDNEY: Breakthrough X-ray docking point, located on the piece of science that ultimately research mapping how insulin surface of cells. might play across all three of works at a molecular level could “Both insulin and its recep- those very serious diseases,” lead to new diabetes treatments tor undergo rearrangement as Lawrence said. and end daily needle jabs for they interact — a piece of insulin There are an estimated 347 hundreds of millions of suffer- folds out and key pieces within million diabetes patients world- ers, scientists said yesterday. the receptor move to engage the wide and numbers are increasing, A US-Australian team said it insulin hormone,” he said of the particularly in developing coun- had revealed in atomic detail for “unusual” binding method. tries where obesity and sedentary the first time how the hormone Understanding how this dock- lifestyles are growing. insulin binds to the surface of ing works opens the way to novel It is expected to be the sev- cells, triggering the passage of treatments of diabetes, a chronic enth leading cause of death in glucose from the bloodstream so condition in which the pancreas the world by 2030, with the World that it is stored as energy. does not produce enough insulin Health Organisation projecting Scientists have been trying or the body cannot use the hor- total deaths from diabetes will to work out how this binding mone properly. “The generation rise by more than 50 percent in mechanism works for more of new types of insulin have been the next 10 years. Complications than 20 years and the discov- limited by our inability to see how of diabetes include heart disease, ery should unlock new and insulin docks into its receptor in blindness, limb amputation and more effective drugs to treat the body,” Lawrence said. kidney failure. diabetes, lead researcher Mike “This discovery could conceiv- The Australian Diabetes Lawrence said. ably lead to new types of insulin Council, a lobby group represent- “Until now, we have not been that could be given in ways other ing people with the condition, said able to see how these mol- than injection, or an insulin that the development was welcome ecules interact with cells,” said has improved properties or longer news. “While we do not currently Lawrence, from the Walter and activity so that it doesn’t need to have a cure for diabetes, discover- Eliza Hall Institute of Medical be taken as often.” ies such as this insulin docking Research in Melbourne. The discovery could also help breakthrough give us hope that it “We can now exploit this treatment of diabetes in develop- is coming ever closer,” said council knowledge to design new insulin ing nations, enabling more stable chief Nicola Stokes. medications with improved prop- man-made insulins that do not Diabetes is a complex disease erties, which is very exciting.” need refrigeration. and new treatments usually take Lawrence said the team’s It could also have applications many years of design and testing A wall with a graffiti reading ‘Cool!’ is seen on the grounds of the Internationale Architecture Exhibition at study, published in the journal in the treatment of cancer and before they emerge on the mar- ‘Algenhaus’ in Hamburg, Germany, yesterday. The exhibition is intended to show new concepts in terms of Nature, had revealed a “molec- Alzheimer’s, with insulin playing ket, and this area of research has social, cultural and ecologic ideas that can be achieved in the city in the 21st century. ular handshake” between the a role in both diseases, he added. known many disappointments. insulin and its receptor, or “Our finding is a fundamental AFP