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SATURDAY 9 JANUARY 2016 • 29 Rabia I 1437 • Volume 20 • Number 6670 thepeninsulaqatar @peninsulaqatar @peninsula_qatar Reservoir using Emir attends Qatar ExxonMobil Open semi-final rainwater is near completion

The following day, municipal teams pumped out some 28 million 70% of infrastructure gallons of logged rainwater from dif- works, including the ferent areas. The water pumped out was enough to fill up some 40 large tank in Al Kheesa, Olympic-size swimming pools. are complete. Many areas were still submerged in knee-deep water, which means there was more water logged than what had been pumped out. The Peninsula Rainwater accumulated in a huge reservoir and treated can be used for various purposes, including domestic DOHA: Water-scarce Qatar is making use and for irrigation, among others. a huge reservoir to harness rainwa- Public Works Authority (Ashghal) ter. The facility is at the last stages of sources told Al Sharq that infrastruc- completion. ture development works for Al Kheesa, The tank is being built in Al Kheesa including the rainwater harvesting area of Al Daayen Municipality, some system being built, are almost 70 per- Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani attending the semi-final of Qatar ExxonMobil Open 2016 at the Khalifa International Tennis 3km away from Raudat Al Hamama. cent complete. and Squash Complex in Doha yesterday. →See also page 23 The size and technical details of The projects were launched in the what appears to be a highly inno- first quarter of 2014 and are expected vative project were not known but to be complete by the third quarter rainwater harvested elsewhere in the of this year. Works also include road country or in nearby areas could also and sewage development. Some roads be redirected to this reservoir. have been paved and final touches South Sudan president appoints 50 rebel MPs The facility is part of an infra- are being given. On other roads that structure development package for are nearly complete, preparations are Al Kheesa, which was once a green being made to install street lights. village. The package costs about It is not known if the reservoir AFP In a decree broadcast on said the government would and transport, while cabinet QR330m. being built is the one of its kind or state radio, Kiir announced the be given 16 ministerial posts, affairs and agriculture will go to Al Kheesa in Arabic means large there would be such facilities in other appointment of 50 MPs named including defence, national secu- other parties. gardens. Qatar gets scanty rainfall. areas of the country. For example, the by the rebel side. rity, finance and justice, and Rebel chief Riek Machar is to It rains a few times a year, mostly in northern areas receive more rainfall JUBA: South Sudan President Salva Festus Mogae, a former the rebels 10, including oil and return to Juba to be vice-presi- the winter and spring seasons. and reservoirs to harness rainwater Kiir yesterday named 50 lawmakers Botswana president who heads humanitarian affairs. A group of dent, a post from which he was For example, last December 25 it could also be built there. from the rebel movement and agreed the Joint Monitoring and influential politicians known as sacked in 2013. rained heavily all over the country to share ministerial posts with rivals Evaluation Commission set up the “former detainees” jailed at No timeline was given for which led to water-logging in sev- →Picture on page 2 in line with a peace deal to end a two- by regional bloc IGAD to ensure the outbreak of fighting but later when the ministers would be eral areas. year civil war. the peace deal is implemented, released, will get foreign affairs named and take up posts.

Two refugees Ooredoo Marathon a huge success Yemeni shells kill child arrested in US and 2 others in Saudi on terrorism charges AFP have died from shelling and skirmishes in Saudi border regions since March when a Saudi-led coalition began air Reuters and ground action in Yemen. RIYADH: Three civilians, including In Geneva, the United Nations’ a child, were killed by shelling from top human rights official called on Yemen in a border region of Saudi Yemen to reverse an “unwarranted, SACRAMENTO: Two men from Arabia, official media said yesterday. counter-productive and damaging” the Middle East who came to the Several shells from Yemeni ter- decision to expel his representative. US as refugees were arrested on ritory landed in the Jazan region on Yemen’s foreign ministry declared federal terrorism charges in Cal- Thursday evening, the Saudi Press the representative of the UN High ifornia and Texas for supporting Agency said, citing the Civil Defence Commissioner for Human Rights Islamic militant groups, US offi- Agency. persona non grata after what it said cials said yesterday. “This led to the death of three were unfair statements, a news agency They are the latest in a series people, including a child, and (the) run by the Saudi-allied government of similar cases in a US campaign injury of nine others who were taken said on Thursday. “Our job is not to against extremism. Neither man to hospital,” the agency’s spokesman highlight violations committed by was charged with plotting an attack Major Yahya Abdullah Al Qahtani said. one side and ignore those commit- on the US. One man was charged Iran-backed Houthi rebels in ted by the other,” High Commissioner with supporting the Islamic State Yemen have intensified cross-bor- Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein said in a state- (IS) militant group overseas and both Runners of all ages brave the early morning chill to take part in the fourth annual Ooredoo Marathon der rocket attacks since late last year. ment. “I fear it will hamper our work were charged with providing false on the Corniche yesterday. Report on page 2 They have also fired ballistic missiles. in the future.” information about their ties to what Around 90 civilians and soldiers See also page 3 were described as international ter- rorist groups. The men, arrested in Sac- ramento and Houston, were not involved in a single plot, but they may have been in contact with each US releases last Kuwaiti detained in Guantanamo prison other, a source familiar with the two cases said. Both men are Palestini- ans who were born in Iraq. The man Reuters Faez Mohammed Ahmed Al Kandari, a department profile. family after all these years away,” commander of the US Southern Com- arrested in Houston, Omar Faraj a Kuwaiti who had been held at Guan- His lawyer Eric Lewis of the Wash- Lewis said. mand, said at a Pentagon briefing that Saeed Al Hardan, entered the US as tanamo for 13 years. It said his detention ington firm Lewis Baach PLLC, said He said Al Kandari was the last of more Guantanamo inmates would be an Iraqi refugee in November 2009, WASHINGTON: The US released a “does not remain necessary to protect Al Kandari was yesterday transferred 12 Kuwaitis who had been at Guan- released this month but did not elabo- according to a court document. suspected Al Qaeda propagandist to against a continuing significant threat to Kuwait, where he will undergo a tanamo, which the George W Bush rate. “If they go back to the fight, we’ll In Sacramento, the Department the government of Kuwait yesterday, to the security of the US.” medical examination and be put into a administration established as a prison probably kill them,” Kelly said. of Justice said the other man, Aws leaving 104 inmates at the US naval Al Kandari, 38, was suspected of rehabilitation programme to help him for foreigners captured in its “war on Al Kandari’s release came after the Mohammed Younis Al Jayab, 23, prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. being a propagandist and may have reintegrate into society. “Al Kandari is terrorism” after the September 11, 2001, parole-style Periodic Review Board came to the US in 2012 as a refu- In a statement, the Defence Depart- served as “spiritual adviser” to Al Qaeda delighted to be going home and reu- attacks on the US. determined in September that his gee from Syria. ment announced the repatriation of leader Osama bin Laden, according to niting with his beloved parents and General John F Kelly, outgoing detention was no longer necessary. 02 SATURDAY 9 JANUARY 2016 HOME

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Camels used as a tourist attraction, seen outside Al Zubara Fort, which is part of Qatar’s first Unesco World Heritage Site visited by a huge number of families during the weekend. Pic: Qassim/The Peninsula 2,000 runners take part in fourth FM sends messages to UN on deteriorating humanitarian annual Ooredoo Marathon situation in Syria

QNA method is prohibited under interna- tional humanitarian law. Proceeds will go to Dr. Al Attiyah said it is regrettable that such crimes are committed under ‘Educate A Child’ — a DOHA: Foreign Minister H E Dr. Kha- the silence of the international com- programme of the lid bin Mohamed Al Attiyah has sent munity, coupled with the absence of Education Above messages to Ilebo Oscar Rosselli Fer- the principle of accountability and lack rera, President of the United Nations of immediate action to ensure imple- All Foundation to Security Council Elbio Rosselli, UN mentation of relevant resolutions. significantly reduce Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and He praised UN efforts to contrib- President of the UN General Assembly ute to finding a political solution to the number of Mogens Lykketoft on the deteriorating the crisis and end the humanitarian children worldwide humanitarian situation in the Syrian suffering of the Syrian people. Dr Al Arab Republic, especially Zabadani, Attiyah also highlighted the impor- missing out on their Madaya, Bugen and Bludan towns, tance of exerting all possible effort right to an education due to the blockade imposed on the to put an end to illegal actions that civilians. stand in the face of reaching a polit- He said the blockade within the ical solution. context of a systematic policy of the The Minister expressed confi- The Peninsula Syrian regime and its cronies to use dence in UN endeavours to address starvation as a weapon, continues the dire humanitarian situation, lift to block food, medical supplies and the siege on Madaya and other areas, basic needs for the Syrian people as put an end to the policies of siege and DOHA: Nearly 2,000 runners of all collective punishment and imposes starvation, denial of access to human- ages braved the early morning cold to a siege on populated areas as is the itarian assistance and all actions that take part in the fourth annual Ooredoo Officials take part in the 2016 Ooredoo Marathon marathon. (BELOW) Some of the winners taking selfies case in the neighbourhoods of the are inconsistent with international Marathon on the Corniche yesterday. with their medals at the end of the event at the Museum of Islamic Art grounds. Pic: Baher/The Peninsula city of Homs, Eastern Ghouta and the law and Security Council resolutions. Dressed in running apparel, the towns of Darya, Moadamieh, Rural He hoped that measures would be participants took to the roads running Damascus and others. taken to ensure prompt and regular for fun, health and charity and to win He said the regime forces, sup- delivery of emergency humanitar- a part of the QR1m prize. They gath- ported by militias, had imposed a ian assistance, including basic food ered at Museum of Islamic Art (MIA) tight siege on Madaya in an attempt to and baby milk, to trapped civilians in grounds where the event started. give the population a choice between Madaya and other besieged areas by The event began at 6.30am with hunger or kneeling to a regime that all available means necessitated by the full marathon (42.195km) and half continues to kill its people. the urgency of the situation, through marathon which saw the most number As part of the policy, the Minis- land and air. of participants. They were followed by ter said, the regime forces and militia Dr Al Attiyah also hoped that the 10km, 5km junior and adult races were preventing the arrival of human- actions would be taken as part of and child-friendly 3km and 1km events. itarian aid and stopping people from measures called for by the Security Kenyans dominated the competi- getting out of the town, resulting in a Council pursuant to paragraph 6 of tive races winning men’s and women’s deteriorating and tragic humanitarian resolution 2258 (2015). full marathon. With 2 hours 21 min- situation which has led to the death utes, Amos Maindi finished first place of over 30 people so far because of in men’s full marathon category and hunger and malnutrition and causing FM meets Syrian compatriot Pamela Chepkoech Bundot- suffering to about 40,000 of the pop- ich took the title in the female division ulation threatened with starvation. opposition figure with 2 hours 58 minutes. He stressed that continued insist- This year’s marathon saw runners ence of the Syrian regime and its The Foreign Minister yesterday from various communities and around cronies on the use of the siege of met Riyad Hijab, General Coordi- the world jog, sprint and walk around civilian areas and the policy of star- nator for Opposition’s Negotiations the route, which looped the Corniche vation as a weapon is a war crime Committee in Syria and discussed which was closed for traffic for sev- and a crime against humanity, and the deterioration of humanitarian eral hours for the event. the siege on the towns is in blatant situation in Syria, particularly in Al Several teams from businesses, Salah bin Ghanem bin Nasser Al Ali a sports culture within the community in the air which will hopefully encour- violation of the Security Council’s Zabadani and Bludan under siege by schools and athletic clubs participated and Ooredoo Chairman Sheikh Abdulla and encourage people to embrace an age everyone to get more involved in related resolutions, particularly 2139 the Syrian regime’s forces. Qatar’s in the marathon, which aimed to help bin Mohammed bin Saud Al Thani also active and healthy lifestyle,” he said. sports in 2016. The health of the people and 2165 as well as 2191 and 2258 permanent envoy to the United Nations people become more active and healthy attended the event. Al Ali thanked Ooredoo, the Min- of Qatar is one of the highest prior- which call for an immediate lifting of Sheikha Alya bint Ahmed bin Saif and has grown into a highly-antici- The Minister expressed delight and istry of Interior and entities which ities and Ooredoo is delighted to be the siege on populated areas, with a Al Thani and ministry officials were pated event for experienced marathon support to the event and said it is in line contributed to the success of the event. playing our part,” Sheikh Abdulla said. reminder that starvation as a fighting present. runners, health-conscious people and with the ministry’s vision of promot- “We are delighted with the out- Proceeds of the marathon will go novices. ing the wellbeing of people in Qatar. come of this year’s races. A significant to ‘Educate A Child’ - a programme Trainers from the Qatar Sports For “The ministry will continue to sup- number of people have come out to of the Education Above All Founda- All Federation provided advice to par- port such activities that target various support their loved ones as they run, tion launched by H H Sheikha Moza ticipants on the proper way to warm age groups and fitness levels within the entry fees will make an important bint Nasser to significantly reduce the Rainwater harnessing tank up and exercise before the race. the local society. Indeed, such initia- contribution to ‘Education Above All’ number of children worldwide miss- Minister of Youth and Sports H E tives will enable our mission to foster and you can feel a true community spirit ing out on their right to an education. Foggy weather in morning, poor visibility forecast

The Peninsula cloudy at places with chances of scat- It wouldn’t be a windy day today. is some 40 km north of Doha. tered rains by the evening. The bureau Southeasterly to southerly wind will be In Messaieed, Al Wakrah, Al Ruwais didn’t specify the places that could wit- moving at between five and 15 knots and Abu Samra, on Qatar-Saudi Ara- ness scattered showers but normally an hour inland, while offshore, south- bia border, the minimum temperature DOHA: The weather bureau has fore- it is the northern areas that witness westerly wind will move at speeds of six forecast is 14 degrees C. cast a foggy weather this morning and such precipitation. to 16 knots an hour at times at places. Doha will witness peak day tem- said visibility will be poor due to the Offshore, there are chances of scat- The wind speed could even reach perature of 25 degrees C, while in fog at places. tered rains in the north. The weather 20 knots an hour, particularly in the Dukhan the day temperature expected Due to the fog at places early in the will be cloudy in the seas. north, said the bureau. is 23 degrees C. morning visibility could be as low as The seas wouldn’t be much wavy The day would likely be relatively In Abu Samra, the day will be hot- less than 1km, gradually improving near the shore but deep in the waves hotter today as the maximum temper- ter with 27 degrees C. Elsewhere in to three to 8km as the day advances. could jump up to four to six feet high, atures forecast is between 23 and 27 the country the maximum tempera- The weather will first be misty and particularly in the north, according to degrees Celsius. ture forecast is 24 degrees C, said the then foggy at places and then as the the weather bureau. In Doha, the nightly temperature bureau in routine forecast for today. The rainwater harnessing reservoir being built in Al Kheesa on the day breaks, the mist and fog will clear. It didn’t issue any warning or off- expected today is 17 degrees C, while it The sunrise time has been given outskirts of Doha is at the last stages of completion. The day will be partly cloudy to shore for today. will be 13 degrees C in Al Khor, which at 6.2 am while sunset will be at 5pm. GULF / MIDDLE EAST SATURDAY 9 JANUARY 2016 03 EU pushes Libya peace as IS claims deadly blasts

Libyan lawmakers. IS said one of its the collapse of the central authorities European Union members, Abdallah Al Muhajer, “det- and wars by proxy,” said Karim Bitar, onated a truck bomb in the middle of head of research at the French Insti- foreign affairs chief a base belonging to the apostate Lib- tute of International Relations. Federica Mogherini yan forces in the city of Zliten... killing The international community has nearly 80 of them and wounding 150”. been pleading for months with Libya’s said the EU would A security source had said more rival parliaments to embrace the UN- give Libya €100m than 50 people were killed in the attack brokered deal. on a police training school, which left Mogherini said she had “fruitful ($108m) to battle IS. buildings charred and turned cars into and concrete” talks with Libyan politi- She said the funds twisted wrecks. cians on how the EU can help the future It was the deadliest single attack government in the “fight against ter- would be available in Libya since the 2011 revolution that rorism and namely against Daesh (IS)”. from the first day the toppled longtime dictator Muammar “The best response to terrorism unity government Gaddafi. especially to Daesh will be a Libyan IS, which launched an offensive response” and a government to unite comes to power against Libya’s oil heartland this week, Libyans, she said, adding that the EU also said it was behind Thursday’s sui- could help provided “training and cide bomb attack on a checkpoint in advising”. Ras Lanouf, home to a key oil termi- UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon AFP nal on the country’s northern coast. condemned Thursday’s attacks and also The Red Crescent said six people, urged unity among Libyans. “These including a baby, died in that attack. criminal acts serve as a strong reminder Fears the jihadists are establishing of the urgency to implement the Libyan TUNIS: The EU urged Libyan politi- a new stronghold on Europe’s doorstep political agreement and form a gov- cians to back a unity government, as have added urgency to efforts to bring ernment of national accord,” Ban said. the Islamic State group claimed sui- together warring factions in a coun- “Unity is the best way for Libyans cide bombings that killed dozens and try beset by chaos since 2011. to confront terrorism in all its forms.” sparked fears of a jihadist expansion Libya has had rival administrations Bitar said the establishment of on Europe’s doorstep. since August 2014, when an Islamist- a national unity government was a European Union foreign affairs backed militia alliance overran Tripoli, matter of “urgency” but he warned Libyas’ Prime Minister-designate under a proposed National Unity government Fayez Seraj (left) speaks chief Federica Mogherini also said the forcing the government to take ref- international efforts could fail due to EU would give Libya ¤100m ($108m) uge in the east. “numerous suspicions” on the ground. during a news conference with European Union foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini in Tunis yesterday. to battle IS, saying the security situa- In December, after months of nego- Mohamed Eljarh, a non-resident tion “needs to be tackled immediately”. tiations, a minority of lawmakers from fellow with the Atlantic Council’s Har- She told reporters the funds would both sides signed on to the UN-bro- iri Centre, agreed. The heads of Libya’s parliaments The IS offensive against the oil ter- 3,000 fighters in Libya, seize control be available from the first day the unity kered national unity deal which has He said the latest attacks claimed have warned the UN-brokered deal has minals in Ras Lanouf and nearby Al of oil resources. government comes to power. yet to win the full support of the two by IS “would not end the feud in Libya, no legitimacy and that the politicians Sidra in Libya’s so-called “oil cres- In a report to the UN Security Mogherini met separately in a legislatures. but could at best result in reducing the signing the agreement represented only cent” came as IS has tried for weeks to Council in November, International Tunis suburb with Fayez Al Sarraj, Analysts say these divisions are trust deficit between the various armed themselves. The chaos in Libya since push east from its stronghold in Sirte. Criminal Court chief prosecutor Fatou a businessman who was named in a bolstering the position of IS. “The sit- and political groups as they attempt to 2011 has also led to its rise as a step- Officials have warned the already Bensouda said IS was responsible for UN-brokered national unity govern- uation has become very worrisome... cooperate and help each other in the ping stone for migrants crossing the crumbling state could be paralysed if at least 27 car and suicide bombings ment as prime minister designate, and with IS taking advantage of the chaos, face of IS’s expansion”. Mediterranean to Europe. IS, which is reported to have at least in Libya in 2015.

New Turkey visa law leaves 400 WHO calls for access to Yemen’s besieged city of Taiz

Syrians stranded Reuters & AFP third city, since mid-December. have been living under “virtual siege” it was toppled by Iran-allied Houthi possible war crimes was a clear sign “We have five trucks waiting to since November, WHO said. It called forces, but a mounting civilian death of mounting frustration at the UN with in Beirut enter Taiz but we’re not able to do that on all parties to the conflict to allow toll and dire humanitarian situation Saudi Arabia’s 10-month military cam- despite the fact that we’ve got all the the secure movement and delivery of has alarmed human rights groups. paign in Yemen. It came in response to LONDON: The World Health Organi- approvals from all the parties,” Ahmed medical and humanitarian supplies. The United Nations Security Coun- the decision by Yemen’s Saudi-backed AFP sation (WHO) yesterday appealed for Shadoul, WHO representative in Yemen, WHO said such supplies were cil on Tuesday urged the warring government to expel the leading UN immediate access to the Yemeni city of told the Thomson Reuters Foundation. urgently needed in Al Thawra, Al Jum- parties in Yemen to resume a “mean- rights official, George Abu Al Zulof. Taiz where it said all hospitals had been “The trucks are around Taiz city hoori, Al Rawdha and Al Mudhaffar ingful, sustainable” ceasefire after the Ban is urging the Yemeni govern- BEIRUT: Nearly 400 Syrians head- forced to close some services and were and they have been there for almost hospitals. “The situation is deteriorating coalition ended a more than two-week- ment to reverse its decision to expel ing to Turkey via Lebanon spent the overwhelmed with wounded patients. three weeks but we didn’t manage and the needs are huge,” Shadoul said. old truce amid accusations it had been Zulof, who was declared persona non night at Beirut airport after new WHO said its trucks carrying oxy- to get into the city,” he said by phone A Saudi-led Arab coalition inter- repeatedly violated by both sides. grata for an alleged lack of imparti- Turkish visa regulations left them gen, medicines and medical supplies from Yemen. vened in Yemen’s civil war in March The ceasefire began on Decem- ality in his reporting. stranded, authorities said yesterday. had not been able to enter Taiz, Yemen’s More than 250,000 people in Taiz to try to restore the government after ber 15 in tandem with UN-brokered The UN chief said he was “deeply The group arrived in Beirut from peace talks. Nearly 6,000 people have concerned about the intensification of Syria on Thursday, and had been been killed since March, almost half coalition airstrikes and ground fight- set to board two Turkish planes for of them civilians. ing and shelling in Yemen, despite Istanbul, a security source said. The United Nations has desig- repeated calls for a renewed cessa- But they “spent the night in nated Yemen as one of its highest-level tion of hostilities.” the airport after the two Turkish humanitarian crises, alongside emer- He is “particularly concerned about planes failed to transport them” due gencies in South Sudan, Syria and Iraq. reports of intense airstrikes in residen- to technical and logistical failures, It says more than 21 million people in tial areas and on civilian buildings in said Mohammad Shahabeddine, Yemen need help, or about 80 percent Sanaa, including the Chamber of Com- the head of Lebanon’s civil avia- of the population. merce, a wedding hall and a centre for tion service. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki- the blind,” said the statement. Overnight, a new regulation moon warned yesterday that the use UN envoy Ismail Ould Cheikh came into force requiring Syrians of cluster bombs in Yemen by the Saudi- Ahmed was in Riyadh yesterday for arriving in Turkey by air and sea led coalition may amount to war crimes. talks on renewing a ceasefire in Yemen, to have visas, said a Turkish for- Ban said he had received “trou- which faces the threat of famine amid eign ministry official. bling reports” of cluster bomb attacks the dire humanitarian crisis. Previously, Syrians had been on January 6 on the rebel-held capital Yemen descended into chaos when allowed to enter Turkey for visa- Sana’a. “The use of cluster munitions the coalition began airstrikes in March free stays of up to 90 days over a in populated areas may amount to a to push back Iran-backed Huthi rebels six-month period. The new restric- war crime due to their indiscriminate who had seized Sana’a. tion that took effect overnight had nature,” the UN chief said in a statement. More than 5,800 people have been been announced last month. Cluster bombs are banned under killed and 27,000 wounded since then, Shahabeddine said Lebanese a 2008 international convention, according to UN figures. airport authorities had scheduled although Saudi Arabia and the United Yemen’s government sat down with extra flights prior to Friday in order States are not signatories. the rebels and their allies in Switzer- to accommodate large groups of Syr- The office of the UN high com- land last month for six days of talks that ians attempting to take advantage of missioner for human rights said on ended with no major breakthrough. the remaining days of visa-free entry. Tuesday that its staff in Yemen had The UN envoy has called for a new But the group of nearly 400 found remnants of 29 cluster bombs round of talks on January 14 but the A Yemeni inspects a building destroyed by airstrikes allegedly carried out by the Saudi-led coalition in missed the deadline, and were during a field visit in Haradh district sides have yet to confirm that they forced to return to Syria, Shahabed- Sana’a, Yemen, yesterday. in the northwest. The warning over will attend. dine added. Fadi Al Hassan, the head of Beirut international airport, said Syrian airline “Cham Wings is now returning 370 Syrian passengers to Saudi to try four Damascus”. “A plane has already transported Tunisia’s ruling party faces splits Iranians for spying the first group, and we are waiting two more groups,” Hassan said. The announcement of the Turkish visa AFP requirement sparked a reciprocal Reuters Abidine Ben Ali, comes at a delicate in parliament. The resignations may Marzouk, one of its founders. Esseb- move from Damascus, which said time as the North African state strug- complicate attempts to push through si’s backers dismiss claims they wanted on December 17 that Turks enter- gles to contain jihadist violence and sensitive reforms that Tunisia’s inter- to put his son in a position of power RIYADH: Four Iranians including ing Syria would need visas. encourage economic growth. national lenders are demanding to through a dynastic handover of con- an alleged spy will stand trial in The tit-for-tat new regulations TUNIS: Sixteen Tunisian lawmakers “The son of the president and his curb public spending and kickstart trol of the party. Critics say Essebsi’s Saudi Arabia, local media reported come after six years of visa-free from President Beji Caid Essebsi’s Nidaa group took control of party and car- an economy hit by three major Islam- camp had ridden roughshod over party yesterday, as a diplomatic crisis fes- travel for citizens of both countries. Tounes party resigned yetserday over a ried out a coup,” Walid Jalled, one of ist militant attacks this year. regulations. ters between the regional rivals. Once an ally of Damascus, Ankara dispute involving his son in a move that the lawmakers told Reuters. “We will Nidaa Tounes emerged as a political With a new constitution and free The Arab News daily reported cut diplomatic ties with President may allow Islamist rivals to become not accept being like a flock of sheep.” force in 2013 to lead protests against elections, Tunisia has been praised that three of the suspects are alleged Bashar al-Assad after the beginning the main parliamentary power. Another lawmaker, Abada El Kefi, a government formed by the Islam- as a model of democratic transition “terrorists” while another is accused of Syria’s uprising in March 2011. The resignations deepened a split said three more Nidaa Tounes parlia- ist party Ennahda. It beat Ennahda in since the ouster of Ben Ali. It has mostly of espionage. It gave no details of Turkey has become a leading between two wings in Nidaa Tounes ment members would resign when elections in 2014 and went on to form escaped the violent upheaval of other the accusations. backer of the opposition to Assad, just days after its secretary-general, they returned from travel overseas. a coalition with its rival. states in the 2011 Arab Spring uprisings. The Saudi Gazette said they and Syria accuses it of supporting Mohsen Marzouk, announced he would After this week’s resignations, Divisions have been growing But after three major attacks by were arrested in 2013 and 2014, “terrorist” groups. Turkey and Leb- break away and form a new political Nidaa Tounes will have 70 lawmak- inside Nidaa Tounes — which means militants last year, Tunisia is strug- but did not identify them. A fifth anon host the highest numbers of movement over accusations Essebsi’s ers in the 217-member congress while Call of Tunisia — since last year after gling with security challenges. It needs Iranian is already serving a 13-year Syrian refugees, with 2.2 million son was trying to control the party. Islamist party Ennahda has 69 seats. a dispute emerged between a wing of reforms to help ease public spending jail term following his conviction living in Turkish territories and just The rift in Nidaa Tounes, formed If more Nidaa Tounes legislators left, the party led by Hafedh Caid Essebi and create economic opportunities that for recruiting young Saudis to fight over one million in Lebanon. after Tunisia’s 2011 revolt against Zine Ennahda could become the main pary the president’s son and another by many Tunisians still see as a priority. in neighbouring countries. 04 SATURDAY 9 JANUARY 2016 MIDDLE EAST Syria rebels warn UN ‘pressure’ will prolong war

received backing from Assad’s foreign foes, including Saudi Arabia and the Opposition leaders United States. told UN envoy The rebels said they would not Staffan de Mistura accept any concessions that ran counter to “the principles of our revolution” and that the government they would support the council to resist must take goodwill such pressure. They also condemned what they described as international steps before any “connivance ... against the revolution”. negotiations Riad Hijab, a former prime minister under Assad, who defected in 2012 and was elected last month as coor- dinator of the council, travels to Paris Reuters & AFP on Monday for talks with President Francois Hollande and Foreign Min- ister Laurent Fabius before travelling to Berlin on January 13. BEIRUT/PARIS: Syrian rebels said “France has always had the most they were under international pres- progressive policy towards Syria and sure to make concessions that would we have the best political relations with prolong the war, adding to their doubts France,” said Monzer Mahkous, rep- about a UN-led drive for peace talks resentative of the opposition in Paris. due to begin this month. France’s foreign ministry said the Opposition leaders are voicing mis- visit aimed to coordinate positions givings over the new effort endorsed by ahead of the planned January 25 talks. the Security Council, not least because “We are pursuing our efforts for it does not address President Bashar a credible transition in which Assad Al Assad’s future, a point of conten- obviously could not be there at the tion between states on either side of end and to create a lasting ceasefire,” the war. Fabius said in a New Year’s speech to Yesterday’s statement by prominent diplomats.. “There is a need to under- rebel groups that support the idea of line the urgency, but also the extreme a political solution follows a meeting difficulty in achieving these objectives.” this week between a new opposition The diplomatic drive follows the council and UN envoy Staffan de Mis- December 18 adoption of a UN Secu- tura, who aims to start negotiations rity Council resolution endorsing an People carry banners and shout slogans during a protest after Friday prayers, calling for the lifting of the siege off Madaya, in the rebel-controlled on January 25 in Geneva. international plan for a Syria peace area of Maaret Al Numan town in Idlib province, Syria. Opposition leaders told de Mistura process to end a five-year-long war the government must take goodwill that has killed 250,000 people. steps before any negotiations, by halt- The plan envisages a nation- ing bombardments of civilian areas, wide ceasefire and six months of He added that the opposition had were killed in strikes by the interna- extensive network of sources inside rarely acknowledged civilian deaths lifting blockades of rebel-held ter- talks beginning in January between established its 15-member negotiat- tional coalition on Hazima, a village Syria. The coalition, Russia and the in its campaign there and in neigh- ritory and releasing detainees. They Assad’s government and the opposi- ing team for the talks, but would not north of Raqa city” on Thursday, said Syrian air force are all carrying out air bouring Iraq. are waiting to hear back from him. tion on forming a unity government. publish it until the Syrian government Rami Abdel Rahman, head of the Syrian raids in the country, but the Observ- In November, it said four civilians, The opposition council, set up to De Mistura arrived in Damascus announced their list. An escalation in Observatory for Human Rights. Haz- atory differentiates between strikes possibly including a child, had “likely” steer negotiations on the opposition yesterday. Makhous said that visit tensions between Saudi Arabia and Iran ima is held by the Islamic State jihadist based on the type of aircraft flown been killed in a strike in Iraq in March. side, was facing “international and would shed light on the Syrian gov- has compounded doubts surrounding group, but a Kurdish-Arab rebel alli- and the munitions used. And a year earlier, it acknowledged UN pressure ... to offer concessions ernment’s position and give a better the diplomatic initiative. ance has been fighting to capture it The monitor said on December 23 it killed two children in a strike in Syria. that will prolong the suffering of our idea of whether the negotiations could Meanwhile, suspected US-led coa- since late December. that coalition air raids had killed a total Late on Thursday, the Syrian Dem- people and the spilling of their blood”, go ahead. lition air strikes have killed 11 civilians, That alliance, the Syrian Demo- of 299 civilians, including 81 children, ocratic Forces said in a statement it the rebels said. “Will they go ahead on Jan. 25th? mostly children, in a jihadist-held vil- cratic Forces, works closely with the and about 3,700 IS members. The coa- was engaged in “violent clashes” with The rebel factions include groups It’s not certain as there are a lot of lage in northern Syria, a monitor said. US-led coalition and calls in aerial raids. lition has been conducting strikes in IS in Raqa province, a bastion of the represented on the council that have problems to resolve,” he said. “Eight children and three women The Britain-based Observatory has an Syria since September 2014, but has jihadist group in Syria. Refugees face another winter in flimsy shelters

Reuters While the first snow has melted at Ham- Lebanon representative of aid agency Oxfam. moud’s camp in Bar elias, rainfall permeates “Lebanon and the UN recently issued the plastic sheets that fail to fully shield those an appeal to help up to 2.9 million vulner- underneath from the elements. Some bear able people. The international community BAR ELIAS: Syrian refugee Hussein Ham- the emblems of UN aid agencies. Others are needs to fund this appeal urgently to allow moud is banking on a broom handle to advertising hoardings. aid to reach people in need,” she said. The protect his 12 children from the winter The snow-capped mountains of nearby appeal, for $2.5bn, includes vulnerable Leb- cold. He is using one to prop up the flimsy Mount Lebanon are visible from the camp anese in addition to Syrian refugees. shelter that has already collapsed once this comprising around 30 tents separated by a UNHCR, the UN refugee agency, has pro- year under the weight of snow in Lebanon’s dirt pathway that turns to mud in winter. It vided support including stoves, blankets, Bekaa Valley. is one of more than 3,000 such settlements mattresses and “insulation kits” that include “The snow brought down the tent on our scattered across Lebanon. insulating foam and timber, though these heads, it broke the wooden frame,” said the “We have no fuel. Nobody is giving are designed for refugees living in larger 37-year-old from southern Aleppo, a refu- us fuel, and the water in the tent is this buildings, said Dana Sleiman, UNHCR spokes- gee from the war that has been raging in much,” said a woman in a purple scarf woman in Lebanon. neighbouring Syria for nearly five years. who gave her name as Umm Khalaf, hold- “We did our best to make sure that ref- “The assistance reaching us is very little in ing her hands apart to show how badly it ugees are able to stay as warm and dry as winter - no blankets, no mattresses.” had flooded. possible this winter and avoid some of the More than 1 million Syrians are endur- The winter brings other problems, too. issues we saw last year, like flooding,” she said. ing another winter as refugees in Lebanon. Refugees in remote areas stranded by snow For Umm Khalaf and others at Bar elias, For some, it is their fifth in a row, displaced cannot reach shops to buy food and water. another problem is explaining the situation by a war that has driven 4.4 million Syrians “Clean water freezes in the tanks, san- to their children. “The children cry and ask Men work outside their tents after heavy rain at Al Rahma camp for internally-displaced into neighbouring states from where many itation becomes an issue, and diseases can ‘Why is this happening’? We reply ‘God will people, in the western countryside of Quneitra, Syria, yesterday. are trying to reach Europe. spread more easily,” said Fran Beyrtison, take care of it’. What can we do?” she said.

Erdogan says attempted IS attack Lebanon trash crisis vindicates Iraq deployment

Reuters conducted a preemptive strike,” Atheel soldiers and showed us this base as Al Nujaifi, former governor of the the venue. But as we see, afterwards, nearby Islamic State-controlled city once there were problems between of Mosul, said. Russia and Turkey ... these negative ANKARA/BAGHDAD: An attempted “This operation was ended with- developments began,” Erdogan said. attack by Islamic State on a military out a single rocket being launched at Turkey, he said, was acting in line base in northern Iraq shows Turkey’s the camp,” he said. Erdogan said no with international law. The camp in decision to deploy troops there was Turkish soldiers were harmed while Iraq’s Nineveh province, to which Sunni justified, President Tayyip Erdogan 18 Islamic State militants were killed. Muslim power Turkey has historic ties, said yesterday, suggesting Russia was “This incident shows what a correct is situated around 140km south of the stirring up a row over the issue. step it was, the one regarding Bashiqa. Turkish border. Turkey deployed a force protection It is clear that with our armed soldiers Iraqi security forces have no pres- unit of around 150 troops to northern there, our officers giving the train- ence in Nineveh after collapsing in Iraq in December citing heightened ing are prepared for anything at any June 2014 in the face of a lightning security risks near Bashiqa, where its time,” he told reporters in Istanbul. advance by Islamic State. Ankara has soldiers have been training an Iraqi Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Al acknowledged there was a “miscom- militia to fight Islamic State. Bagh- Abadi accused Ankara last week of munication” with Baghdad over the dad objected to the troop deployment, failing to respect an agreement to troop deployment. however. withdraw its troop deployment, while It later withdrew some soldiers The head of the Sunni militia majority-Shia Iraq’s foreign minister to another base in the nearby auton- said his fighters and Turkish forces said Baghdad could resort to military omous Kurdistan region and said it launched a joint “pre-emptive” attack action if forced. would continue to pull out of Nine- on Islamic State around 10km south Erdogan said the problems over the veh. But Erdogan has ruled out a full of the base on Wednesday because deployment only started after Turkey’s withdrawal. Nujaifi said the inter- the militants were building capacity relations with Russia soured in the national coalition bombing Islamic to launch rockets at it. wake of Turkey shooting down a Rus- State targets in Iraq and Syria had sup- Syrian workers employed by local non- governmental organisations pack garbage near a forest in the “Our forces managed to detect sian fighter jet over Syria in November. ported ground forces with air strikes town of Ain Saadeh north east of the Lebanese capital, Beirut, yesterday. the position of these rockets so they “They (Iraq) asked us to train their in Wednesday’s operation. ASIA / PHILIPPINES SATURDAY 9 JANUARY 2016 05

Philippines contraception funding cut to fuel HIV and maternal deaths: Activists

Reuters pass the Reproductive Health Law that citizens are at stake,” he told the Thom- fund went to national defence for the worker with the Likhaan Centre for has said the health department will guaranteed funds to provide contra- son Reuters Foundation by telephone. acquisition of aircraft to defend the Women’s Health, shared the frustra- have to look to private partners and ceptives to the poor. The Philippines, a largely Catholic country’s maritime borders, Senator tion. “We fought for this law for 15 donors to fill contraceptive supplies. But “We are so insulted by this. It is a archipelago nation of about 100 mil- Loren Legarda said in a statement. years. When it was passed, it gave us that could be challenging, according to MANILA: The Philippines legislature’s violation of the very essence of a law lion people, has struggled to manage Bic Bic Chua, executive director hope that poor women would have Klaus Beck, head of the U.N. Popula- decision to eliminate funding for con- that Congress itself enacted,” said its burgeoning population and seen of Catholics for Reproductive Health, the same access to contraceptives as tion Fund (UNFPA) in the Philippines. traception will fuel HIV infections, Rom Dongeto, executive director of skyrocketing HIV infection rates in said the law becomes irrelevant if it rich women,” she said. “The expectation is that as a mid- maternal deaths and teen pregnan- the Philippine Legislators’ Commit- recent years. is not funded. “I am enraged,” Chua The cheapest birth control pills cost dle income country, the Philippines cies, particularly among poor girls and tee on Population and Development The Reproductive Health Law, said. “We have raised awareness and $1 - enough to buy a kilogramme of can fund its own programmes with women, reproductive rights advocates Foundation (PLCPD) comprised of law- passed in 2012, was contested by pro- expectations. There is an increased rice and a can of sardines. “We can’t less support from donors,” Beck said. said yesterday. makers and members of civil society. life groups, causing the Supreme Court demand for family planning services. expect poor women to forego one meal “What signal does it send to the The decision to cut the $21m contra- “Women are dying from mater- to temporarily halt its implementation. What will we tell these women? They to get pills. What we can expect is development world about the country’s ceptive budget surprised and infuriated nal complications, teens are getting In 2014, the Supreme Court upheld the just want a chance to plan their fami- more unintended pregnancies,” Baca- commitment to reproductive health legislators and advocacy groups who pregnant and people are dying from constitutionality of the law. Some of lies - is that too much to ask for?” lando said. when it does not fund a law that it has had struggled more than a decade to HIV-related causes. Lives of Filipino the $21m cut from the family planning Lina Bacalando, a village health Secretary of Health Janette Garin already passed?” ‘Foreign bride’ to make history in Taiwan vote

recent years and Lin wants to draw on her own experiences to improve that. Lin Li-chan is running “My father had passed away and for lawmaker in the my mother was struggling financially parliamentary vote at that time. She decided to marry me off and the relatives on my father’s — held alongside the side were angry, thinking she sold presidential election me to Taiwan,” Lin said. “’Foreign brides’ like us were — and is expected to labelled as products and looked down win upon.” Unable to speak a word of Chinese, Lin was wracked with home- sickness but determined to adapt. She picked up the language as she took care of her two children and AFP helped at her husband’s small hard- ware factory. But when her children doubted she could help with home- work because of her Chinese, Lin TAIPEI: A woman derided as a “for- decided to go to college. eign bride” after her cash-strapped She went on to university and a Cambodian family married her off master’s degree before becoming an through a broker is set to make his- award-winning campaigner for new tory at Taiwan’s elections next week. immigrants. “I took my graduation Firefighters battling a blaze near Yarloop in Western Australia. The out-of-control blaze 110km south of Perth more than doubledin size in 24 Lin Li-chan is running for law- robe to Cambodia when I went back hours and has now burned through 130,000 acres, with a third of the town of Yarloop destroyed. maker in the parliamentary vote to sweep my parents’ graves and tell — held alongside the presidential them the good news, and I cried,” Lin election — and is expected to win, said. There were more than half a making her the island’s first “new million foreign spouses in Taiwan in Raging bushfire devastates Australian town immigrant” legislator. 2015, with many marriages arranged The term refers to those who by matchmaking brokerages. came to Taiwan after the first wave Lin is number four on the list of of migration from China post-1949, “at-large” candidates for the ruling AFP Services commissioner Wayne Greg- Yarloop resident Ron Sackville told is gone. I think the church is gone.” when the island split from the main- Kuomintang (KMT), seats allocated to son told reporters. 6PR radio there was “very little” left. Hundreds of firefighters were bat- land following a civil war. a political party based on vote share. “It appears that we’ve lost around “I look around 360 degrees and eve- tling the blaze, which has prompted “I had never thought about going At-large candidates tend to be 95 houses, a number of structures rything is burnt to a cinder. The fire evacuations and an emergency warn- into politics. In Cambodia, democracy political novices with expertise in PERTH: A “catastrophic” bushfire within the town site including some was horrendous,” he said. ing for nearby towns and surrounding was not a familiar concept,” Lin, said. academia or social advocacy. has burnt through an historic town of the historical buildings.” Another resident described the areas. “You are in danger and need to “It’s unbelievable how life turns out.” With the party expected to win in Western Australia, razing 95 homes Gregson said three or four people overnight emergency — initially trig- act immediately to survive. There is Now 38 and a Taiwanese citizen, around 10 such seats, she is almost and leaving three people unaccounted had minor injuries as a result of the gered by a lightning strike — as like the a threat to lives and homes,” an offi- she was set up by her mother with guaranteed a place in parliament. for, officials said yesterday. blaze, which was fanned by strong town was being hit by “fireballs”. “It cial warning said. a Taiwanese husband via a profit- Looking back, Lin — who is still with The out-of-control blaze 110km winds, but added: “Sadly we have three was crazy. One fireball after another. Bushfires are a common feature making brokerage at the age of 20. the husband she married at 20 — south of Perth more than doubled in people unaccounted for from Yarloop.” The wind... it was unbelievable,” Alex of Australia’s summer, with four peo- She moved from the Cambodian says she does not bear any animosity size in 24 hours and has now burned Yarloop has a population of 500- Jovanovich told the Australian Broad- ple dying in November in Esperance capital Phnom Penh to become one of to her mother. “I was a naive young through 130,000 acres, with a third of 600 with an estimated 250 homes. casting Corporation. “It’s devastating,” in Western Australia’s far south, and Taiwan’s tens of thousands of immi- woman and I didn’t think too much the town of Yarloop destroyed. Aerial footage showed houses he said of the damage. another two perishing in South Aus- grant spouses, mainly from Southeast about it. I just obeyed my mother’s “I believe we’ve had what I would reduced to just their brick fireplaces, “There’s bugger all left. The hall tralia. “The fire is still uncontrolled, it Asia and China. Their vulnerability decision.” Now she wants her expe- suggest [are] catastrophic losses within leaving only blackened ground and the is gone. I believe the pub’s gone. The is still very, very unpredictable,” Greg- has been highlighted by abuse cases in riences to make a difference. Yarloop,” the state’s Fire and Emergency burnt-out shells of vehicles. workshops are gone. The old hospital son said.

Sri Lanka leader pardons man who Thailand Children’s Day preparations Philippines urges Asean tried to kill him to put pressure on China

AFP Reuters done everything it could to push forward discussions on the code - a COLOMBO: Sri Lankan President set of rules setting out how claimant Maithripala Sirisena yesterday par- states should behave, and imposing doned a Tamil rebel who had been MANILA: Philippine President sanctions on countries that violate convicted on charges of trying to Benigno Aquino yesterday urged it, aimed at preventing provocative assassinate him over 10 years ago, Southeast Asian neighbours to put action, the raising of tension and con- officials said. The man, identified pressure on China to agree on a bind- flict. Aquino said China and Asean as Sivaraja Jenivan, was granted ing code of conduct to ease tension in were due to meet next month to draw amnesty at a ceremony attended South China Sea following Chinese up elements of the code. by Sirisena in Colombo to mark the test flights to an island it has built. China, which has long said it was first anniversary of his election. Since 2010, China and the 10 ready to discuss rival claims bilater- “Ordered Presidential pardon members of the Association of South ally, has said it will agree on a code to a prisoner who was serving time East Asian Nations (Asean) have been of conduct when “the time is ripe”. for attempting to assassinate me discussing a set of rules for rival Analysts say it might be wait- in 2005,” the president posted on claimants in the South China Sea ing for the completion of its work twitter, along with a picture of him aimed at avoiding conflict. on artificial islands it is building in with the pardoned man. “Can we put a little more pressure the South China Sea before sitting Jenivan was arrested in 2006 on China to sit down and agree on a down with Asean. China landed two on suspicion of attempting to kill binding code of conduct?” Aquino test flights on one of the islands on Sirisena, a senior cabinet minis- said to reporters in southern Davao Wednesday, four days after its first ter at the time, as part of a plan by City, referring to Asean. landing on the 10,000 feet runway the LTTE to eliminate government China claims almost the whole of on a reef in the Spratly Islands. The politicians. He was one year into a the South China Sea, through which Philippines denounced the flights. 10-year jail term, having only been more than $5 trillion of world trade In 2013, the Philippines filed an sentenced in 2015. passes every year, and has been arbitration case in The Hague to force A government official takes a souvenir photo of a scale model of a dinosaur which was set up to Sirisena came to power last year increasingly assertive in staking China to negotiate a peaceful settle- on a promise to ensure reconcilia- decorate the National Children’s Day on the compound of the Government House (background), as its claim. Brunei, Malaysia, Vietnam, ment of their territorial dispute. China tion between his majority Sinhalese preparations for the event are going on, in Bangkok, Thailand, yesterday. The annual event, which Taiwan and the Philippines have rival has ignored the case but Aquino said community and the minority Tamil takes place today in Thailand, acknowledges the rights of children. claims to parts of the sea. China could not ignore a ruling from and Muslim communities. Aquino said the Philippines had the court, expected in May or June. 06 SATURDAY 9 JANUARY 2016 ASIA / AFRICA Pressure grows on China to rein in North Korea

and requires all parties to put forth South’s Yonhap news agency reported. China’s Foreign efforts,”ministry spokeswoman Hua A male announcer could be heard from Chunying told a news briefing. South Korea telling North Koreans Ministry urges North The North agreed to end its nuclear that their leader Kim Jong Un and his Korea to stick to its programme in international negotia- wife wear clothes costing thousands tions in 2005 but later walked away of dollars. Another message said Kim’s denuclearisation from the deal. promises to boost both the economy pledges and avoid The US Secretary of State John and the nuclear programme were Kerry said on Thursday that he had told unrealistic. action that would Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi that The North’s broadcasts were not make the situation China’s approach to North Korea had clearly audible from the South and not succeeded. “China had a particu- appeared intended to drown out those worse lar approach that it wanted to make, from the South, Yonhap said, citing a that we agreed and respected to give South Korean official. them space to implement that,” Kerry As North Korea boosted troop told reporters after the phone call. deployments in front-line units, the “Today, in my conversation with the South vowed to retaliate against any Reuters Chinese, I made it very clear that has attack on its equipment, raised its mili- not worked and we cannot continue tary readiness to the highest level near business as usual.” the loudspeakers, cancelled tours of In a call on Friday with his South the Demilitarised Zone on the bor- SEOUL: South Korea unleashed an ear- Korean counterpart, Yun Byung-se, der, and also raised its cyber attack splitting propaganda barrage across Wang said talks on the issue should alert level. its border with North Korea yesterday be resumed as soon as possible, Chi- In Washington, the North’s actions in retaliation for its nuclear test, while na’s Foreign Ministry said. appeared to have forged rare unity in the United States called on China to South Korea’s nuclear safety the House of Representatives between South Korean K1A1 tanks move near the Demilitarised Zone near Paju in Gyeonggi-do Province, yesterday. end “business as usual” with its ally. agency said it had found a minuscule Republicans and Democrats on tight- The broadcasts, in rolling bursts amount of xenon gas in a sample from ening sanctions against North Korea. from walls of loudspeakers at 11 loca- off its east coast, which could be the Nancy Pelosi, the House Dem- tions along the heavily militarised first chemical evidence of a nuclear ocratic leader, told reporters that border, blared rhetoric critical of the test, but said more analysis and sam- Democrats would support a North Japan and Britain call for swift Pyongyang regime as well as “K—pop” ples were needed to determine if it Korea bill likely to be brought for a music. North Korea later responded came from a nuclear test. vote by Republicans next week. A con- with its own broadcasts. The presence of xenon would not gressional source said it was expected Wednesday’s nuclear test angered indicate whether the blast was from as soon as Monday. response to North Korea both the United States and China, which a hydrogen device or not. But it is unclear how more sanc- was not given prior notice, although the Seismic waves created by the blast tions will deter North Korea, which US government and weapons experts were almost identical to those gener- has conducted four nuclear tests since Reuters needs to take resolute steps quickly,” the isolated nation. British Foreign Sec- doubt Pyongyang’s claim that the ated in North Korea’s last nuclear test 2006. Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kish- retary Philip Hammond told reporters: device it set off was a hydrogen bomb. in 2013, Jeffrey Park, a seismologist The United States and South Korea ida said. “Our relationship is underpinned by a China is North Korea’s main eco- at Yale University, wrote in a post on are limited in their military options. British Defence Secretary Michael growing defence and security partner- nomic and diplomatic backer, although the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists Washington sent a pair of nuclear- TOKYO: Japan and Britain said yester- Fallon said: “We will be deepening our ship, reflecting our shared ambition to relations between the Cold War allies website, adding to scepticism about capable B—2 stealth bombers over day that the international community bilateral defence cooperation by bring- contribute not only to global prosperity have cooled in recent years. the hydrogen bomb claim. South Korea in a show of force after should respond firmly and swiftly after ing our own forces closer together to but also to global peace and security.” China’s Foreign Ministry urged Meanwhile, South Korea resumed North Korea last tested a nuclear device North Korea’s announcement that it more regular exercises and exchanges.” Hammond earlier urged South Korea North Korea to stick to its denuclear- its frontier broadcasts, which the iso- in 2013. North Korea responded then had successfully tested a hydrogen Fallon said Japan and Britain had to show restraint after Seoul resumed isation pledges and avoid action that lated North has in the past threatened by threatening a nuclear strike on the nuclear device. agreed to move to a higher level of fea- propaganda broadcasts following the would make the situation worse, but to stop with military strikes. United States. After a meeting of the Japanese and sibility study on an air-to-air missile North’s announcement. However, North also said China did not hold the key to The last time South Korea deployed A South Korean military official British foreign and defence ministers, system they are planning to develop. Korea celebrated yesterday what the resolving the North Korean nuclear the loudspeakers, in retaliation for a said Seoul and Washington had dis- the two countries also said they would The meeting comes as Japanese country’s claims was a “successful issue. land mine blast in August that wounded cussed the deployment of US strategic hold joint exercises and cooperate on Prime Minister Shinzo Abe aims to bol- hydrogen bomb” test. In the meantime, “Achieving denuclearisation of the two South Korean soldiers, it led to an weapons on the Korean peninsula, defence equipment. ster Tokyo’s role on the global security South Korea resumed high-decibel prop- Korean Peninsula and safeguarding exchange of artillery fire. but declined to give details. Media “We’ve agreed that North Korea’s stage and after North Korea’s announce- aganda broadcasts into North Korea as the peninsula’s peace and stability The sound can carry 10km (6 miles) said the assets could include B—2 nuclear test poses grave threats to peace ment on Wednesday that it had tested a the United States ramped up pressure accords with all parties’ mutual inter- into North Korea during the day and and B—52 bombers, and a nuclear- and the safety of international society miniaturized hydrogen nuclear bomb, on China to bring Pyongyang to heel ests, is the responsibility of all parties, more than twice that at night, the powered submarine. and that the international community drawing threats of further sanctions on after its latest nuclear test.

Uganda says Lone worshipper Swiss woman abducted again by Mali gunmen Burundi threat to African Union

AFP time to be the last Westerner living force a ‘mistake’ in the legendary desert city, which she refused to leave when it fell to Islamist Ansar Dine rebels on April 1. KAMPALA: Uganda warned BAMAKO: Gunmen have abducted a Two weeks later, special forces Burundi yesterday to work with Swiss woman from her home in fabled from Burkina Faso swept into rebel- the African Union after Bujumbura Timbuktu in northern Mali, the sec- held northern Mali aboard a helicopter threatened to attack AU peacekeep- ond time she has been taken captive, and whisked her to safety in a pre- ers if they were deployed. officials said yesterday. arranged handover by Islamist rebels. The small central country Her capture is the first in the area Stockly at the time appeared tired descended into bloodshed in since the kidnap and murder of two but in high spirits on the helicopter April when Burundian President French journalists late November flying her to Ouagadougou after Ansar Pierre Nkurunziza announced 2013 in Kidal. Dine handed her over in Timbuktu. his intention to run for a “Beatrice, a Swiss citizen, was Ansar Dine’s 2012 assault on Tim- controversial third term in a July kidnapped in her home in Timbuktu buktu had been backed by fighters election that he went on to win. by gunmen,” a Timbuktu government from Al-Qaeda’s north Africa branch, Bujumbura, which dismissed official said. Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb Ugandan-mediated peace A Malian security source said (AQIM). talks in Tanzania this week, armed men had gone to her home At the time a loose alliance of has rejected a proposed AU Thursday evening, “knocked on the Tuareg and Islamist rebels took advan- 5,000-strong force to halt the door, she opened, and they left with tage of the political chaos in Mali’s violence, calling it an “invasion” her.” capital that followed a March 22 army force. Nkurunziza last month In Bern, the Swiss foreign ministry coup by capturing the country’s vast called on Burundians to “stand said it was “aware of the apparent kid- desert north, including Timbuktu. up to fight” if AU troops set napping of a Swiss woman in Mali” and A regional French counterterror- foot on Burundian soil without was in contact with the local author- ism force is still conducting operations permission. ities, but refused any further details. in the area. But entire swathes of the “Shooting at the African There was no immediate claim of north remain beyond the reach of both Union peacekeepers would be a responsibility for the capture of Beat- the Malian army and foreign troops. big mistake,” Ugandan Minister rice Stockly, a woman in her 40s who In November, 20 people, 14 of of Defence Crispus Kiyonga told has lived in Timbuktu for years and them foreigners, were killed in an reporters yesterday. “We are A boy walks on the main carpet during the Friday prayer at a mosque in Midrand in Johannesburg, was kidnapped a first time in April attack claimed by jihadist groups on all members of AU and we are yesterday. 2012 by Islamist fighters. the Radisson Blu hotel in the capi- bound by its resolutions. If one is The social worker was said at the tal, Bamako. not satisfied with AU’s decision, they can challenge it through proper channels, like through the AU summit.” Burundian and Ugandan troops fight side-by-side in Outrage in Kenya as man stabs wife in face Somalia as part of the AU force backing the government in Mogadishu. Kiyonga has been leading Ugandan mediation Reuters but perpetrators often go unpunished. according to government data from said. Photographs on social media “If her people come and say: ‘They efforts to resolve the crisis in Photos of the woman in hospital 2008/9. Victims rarely seek redress showed Mutuku visiting the victim have said sorry and they have paid us Burundi. An AU deadline for with the handle of the knife protruding due to social pressure and a lack of in a Nairobi hospital, where she was ten camels’, the chances of her stand- Burundi to accept the force NAIROBI: Kenyans called for swift from her right cheek and of an x-ray, faith in the judicial system. airlifted to on Thursday to have the ing against the whole community... has long passed and no action action after a man appeared in court showing the blade passing from one Mohamed Deeq denied stabbing blade removed from her face. to go to court and testify against her has yet been taken to deploy yesterday accused of stabbing his side of her skull to the other, circu- his wife, Fatuma Ibrahim, during a It is not clear whether Ibrahim, husband are quite slim,” said Teresa the peacekeepers, named as wife in the face with a 10-inch blade lated on social media. domestic quarrel when he appeared in a mother of four, will testify against Omondi-Adeitan, deputy director of the the African Prevention and which had to be removed by surgeons, “Women should demonstrate to court in Wajir in northeastern Kenya her husband. Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA). Protection Mission in Burundi, amid fears she might refuse to testify show their solidarity,” Luttah Night yesterday, the Office of the Director One women’s rights campaigner “When they (the DPP) go ahead MAPROBU. Possible deployment against him. said on Twitter. “That case should of Public Prosecutions (DPP) said in expressed fear that the matter could and charge him, it doesn’t matter if of the force is expected to be The case has stirred outrage with move fast.” a statement on Twitter. be settled using maslaha, a traditional the wife decides she is going to retract a key part of talks in Ethiopia the victim’s name trending on Twit- Almost half of Kenyan women who Deeq is being held at Wajir police form of Islamic law where cases are because this matter now is in the hands later. There are also questions ter in the East African country where have ever been married have been station and will be charged on Jan. 13, settled by religious leaders, usually of the state,” said Kavinya Makau of the about the role the African Union violence against women is common physically abused by their husbands, Nicholas Mutuku, acting deputy DPP with compensation. women’s rights group Equality Now. peacekeeping force in Burundi. PAKISTAN SATURDAY 9 JANUARY 2016 07 Pakistan welcomes Saudi ‘anti-terror’ coalition

coalition, saying it was awaiting fur- Sharif called for ther details to decide the extent of its participation in different activities of further strengthening the alliance. and expansion of “The prime minister affirmed that the people of Pakistan will always stand bilateral relations shoulder-to-shoulder with the people between Pakistan of Saudi Arabia against any threat to territorial integrity and sovereignty and the Kingdom of of Saudi Arabia,” said the statement. Saudi Arabia in all Al Jubeir briefed Sharif on the sit- uation in Saudi’s relations with Iran, areas of cooperation after Riyadh cut diplomatic ties fol- lowing an arson attack on its embassy in Tehran. “Pakistan expressed deep con- AFP & QNA cern at the escalation of the situation and condemned the burning down of Saudi embassy in Tehran,” the state- ment said. ISLAMABAD: Pakistan welcomed Sharif called for the “resolution of Saudi Arabia’s initiative to form a mil- differences through peaceful means itary coalition of 34 countries to fight in the larger interest of the Muslim “terrorism” in the Islamic world. unity in this challenging time”. The The gesture came as Saudi For- attack on the embassy was sparked eign Minister Adel Al Jubeir met with by Saudi Arabia’s execution of prom- Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif here. inent Shia cleric Nimr Al Nimr. Riyadh announced the formation Sharif called for further strength- of the coalition last month signalling ening and expansion of bilateral a more assertive foreign policy by the relations between Pakistan and the kingdom. The kingdom said the alli- Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in all areas ance would share intelligence, combat of cooperation, including defence, violent ideology and deploy troops if security, economic and trade coop- necessary. Saudi Arabia also leads a eration, as well as to intensify efforts military coalition battling Iran-backed to further enhance bilateral trade and rebels in Yemen. increase Saudi investments in Paki- “Pakistan welcomes Saudi Ara- stan, especially in the energy sector bia’s initiative and supports all such where Pakistan provides attractive Sunnis gather during a protest rally against Iran and in support of Saudi Arabia, in Islamabad, yesterday. regional and international efforts to opportunities for investment. counter terrorism and extremism,” The Saudi foreign minister also a foreign ministry statement quoted held delegation level talks with the against extremism and terrorism with promote multi-faceted coopera- “Pakistan has shown a slight lean- Askari said. “Pakistan has, however, Sharif as saying. prime minister’s adviser Sartaj Aziz. the help of religious scholars.” tion and work together to defeat ing towards Saudi Arabia by staying in kept some options open on how to deal Islamabad initially reacted cau- “The two sides underscored the need It was agreed “both countries our common enemy — terrorism the 34-nation alliance whose objec- with the situation of conflict with Iran tiously to the announcement of the to develop jointly a counter narrative would make a concerted effort to and extremism”. tives are not very clear,” analyst Hasan and Saudi,” he said.

Pakistan asked Sharif asks IB to probe Indian leads on terror attack to upgrade floods’ early Agencies Security Adviser (NSA) Nasser Khan had provided “actionable” inputs to telephone numbers. He said Pakistan Asked if the US had reached out to Janjua, Foreign Secretary Aizaz Ahmed Pakistan, and Sharif assured Modi of might ask for additional information. Pakistan after India named banned ter- warning system Chaudhry and Intelligence Bureau chief “prompt and decisive” action against “We would like to have solid informa- ror organisation Jaish-e-Muhammad Aftab Sultan. groups and individuals who might be tion to build a case for action. Otherwise and its chief Maulana Masood Azhar ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz “Officials said the prime minister linked to the attack. courts intervene and the suspects will as being responsible for the Pathankot Sharif has asked the Intelligence Bureau and the aides agreed to launch inves- The Nation quoted an official as be bailed out,” he added. attack, Kirby said: “Of course, we’re Internews to probe the leads provided by India tigations into the evidence provided saying that the leads provided by India Meanwhile, the US said it expects talking to Pakistan about this”. on the alleged Pakistani links to the by India,” the report said. were handed over to IB chief Aftab Pakistan to thoroughly investigate the But he gave no details of “the spe- terror attack in Pathankot, a report Hours earlier, India linked the Jan- Sultan for further action. Addressing attack and bring the perpetrators to cifics of diplomatic discussions” and ISLAMABAD: The world weather said yesterday. uary 15 foreign secretary-level talks the meeting, justice, but could not force its pace. simply repeated “the Government of body has asked Pakistan to upgrade Sharif gave the directive to the with Pakistan to Islamabad’s action Sharif said Pakistan was ready to “The Pakistanis said they’re going Pakistan itself has condemned this its current flash floods guidance sys- Intelligence Bureau after chairing a against suspected Pakistani terrorists boost cooperation with India as part to investigate, so we look forward to attack and made clear that they’re tem and expressed its willingness high-level meeting here on Thurs- who raided the Indian Air Force base of counter-terrorism efforts. seeing the results of that investigation committed to investigate it.” to help the country in this regard. day, The Nation newspaper reported. in Pathankot on January 2. The pre- Sharif also directed NSA Nasser when it’s complete,” State Department “So let’s let them do that and let’s In a letter to the Federal Minister Among those who attended the dawn attack left seven Indian security Khan Janjua to remain in contact with Spokesperson John Kirby told report- see where the investigation goes. We for Climate Change Zahid Hamid, meeting were Finance Minister Ishaq personnel dead. Security forces killed his Indian counterpart Ajit Doval in a ers in Washington on Thursday. obviously would like to see it inves- the World Meteorological Organisa- Dar, Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar all six attackers. bid to keep renewed dialogue on track. “But as for how long it’s going to tigated too, as completely and as tion (WMO) has said that although Ali Khan, Adviser on Foreign Affairs Sharif and his Indian counterpart Another official, however, said the take and the scope of it, I think you thoroughly as possible, so that we Pakistan is already leader in South Sartaj Aziz, Special Assistant on For- Narendra Modi spoke on the telephone information provided by India was need to be talking to folks in Islama- can better understand what hap- Asia and using flash flood guidance eign Affairs Tariq Fatemi, National after the terror attack. India said it “not enough” as it was just limited to bad about that,” he said. pened,” Kirby said. system, it can become regional cen- tre by upgrading its system to South Asia Flash Flood Guidance (SAs- iaFFG). The new system increases Air raids against the scope of its application. Playing cricket “Since its inception, there have militant groups Afghan Air Force to been additional advancements in early warning system in numerical in tribal areas weather prediction and satellite esti- mation of precipitation that should get light-attack jet be reflected in the new efforts on AFP SAsiaFFG,” the letter said. The aim is to reduce vulnerability Bloomberg The security situation in Afghanistan of the region to hydro-meteoro- PESHAWAR: Pakistani jets car- has deteriorated since July “with an logical hazards, particularly flash ried out strikes in the country’s increase in effective insurgent attacks” floods, by developing and imple- restive northwest against mili- and in casualties, according to a Penta- menting a guidance system through tant groups including the feared WASHINGTON: The Afghan Air gon report on Afghanistan last month. strengthening regional and national Haqqani network and Tehreek- Force is about to receive a new light- The Afghan Air Force remains a capacity to develop timely and accu- e-Taliban Pakistan, officials said attack aircraft from the US to support modest operation compared with the rate warnings. yesterday, with one saying at least ground troops with cannons, rockets US Air Force and Navy, which pro- The Pakistan Meteorologi- 25 insurgents had been killed. and missiles as they battle resurgent vided combat support from advanced cal Department (PMD) had been The strikes targeted Maizer and Taliban forces. planes such as F-16s and F/A-18E/Fs involved in implementation of the Sher Ali villages in the Shawal val- After a two-year delay caused before American combat was pro- Pakistan Flash Flood Guidance Sys- ley of troubled North Waziristan by a fight over award of the con- claimed officially over in 2014. tem. The country is already a leader tribal district, where the military tract, the first four of 20 A-29 Super The US has spent more than in the region in using such an early has been carrying out a major offen- Tucano propeller planes made by $2.5bn since fiscal 2010 to train, warning system. sive against extremist groups since Sierra Nevada Corp and Brazilian equip and maintain the Afghan Air “At COP21 in Paris, our dele- mid-2014. subcontractor Embraer SA will arrive Force. It will require continued sup- gation led by Minister for Climate “At least 25 insurgents have been this month. The planes will be flown port for several years, according to Change Zahid Hamid had held a killed and several of their hide- by four of the first Afghan pilots to the Pentagon report. Defence Secre- meeting with WMO Secretary Gen- outs have been destroyed along graduate from flight school at Moody tary Ashton Carter underscored the eral along with Punjab Minister for with vehicles full of explosives,” a Air Force Base in Georgia. importance of the A-29 on a visit to Environment Zakia Shahnawaz, security official said. The unit will be declared ready Afghanistan last month, spokesman PMD Director General Dr Ghulam Five of those killed were mem- to conduct operations in April, US Peter Cook said. Rasul and Director-General Climate bers of the Haqqani network, 10 Air Force Captain Eydie Sakura, a “Once fully capable, the A-29 will Change,” the ministry’s Secretary were Uzbek and Chechen militants, spokeswoman for the 438th Air Expe- provide a precision- guided muni- Arif Ahmed Khan said. and 10 were from the Tehreek-e- ditionary Wing, said in an e-mail. tions capability and advanced sensors Khan said flash floods have a Taliban Pakistan (TTP), he added. “We’ll get them in the fight as soon in addition to .50-calibre machine different nature than river floods, “Some of the hideouts targeted today we can,” Army General John Camp- guns, rockets and general-purpose having notably short time scales and were jointly used by Haqqanis and bell, the head of US and Nato Afghan bombs,” Cook said. occurring in small spatial ranges, foreign militants,” the official said. forces, said of the A-29s in testimony A-29 pilots will use VHF/UHF which makes their forecasting quite The term “foreign militants” before a House panel in October. “It radios to communicate with ground a challenging and different than is frequently used by Pakistani would have been a game-changer controllers to coordinate attacks, the traditional approaches. officials to refers to Uzbeks and in some locations” if the planes had Air Force said. The successful training “Pakistan experiences 3,044 Chechens who are often aligned been available to help fight the Tal- of Afghan pilots for the A-29 “marks glacier lake outburst floods (GLOF), with the Haqqani network. North iban last summer. a crucial milestone for empowering of which 36 are termed potentially Waziristan is one of the seven semi- US and Afghan officials see the the Afghan people to take greater con- very dangerous,” GLOF Pakistan autonomous tribal districts that new plane as a key step in building trol of the security of their country,” Project Head Muhammad Khalil A man is silhouetted against the setting sun as he plays cricket border Afghanistan. It has been a a capable air force for Afghanistan Republican Representative Austin said. He said during flash floods hub for Al Qaeda and Taliban mil- near the banks of the Ravi river in Lahore, Pakistan, yesterday. as US and allied forces reduce their Scott, whose district includes Moody last year, losses were minimised itants since the early 2000s. presence in a war that’s far from over. Air Force Base, said. by issuing early warnings. 08 SATURDAY 9 JANUARY 2016 INDIA Sayeed laid to rest; PDP wants Mehbooba as CM

the chief ministerial issue has not been Prime Minister Narendra Modi said decided yet, and the party will take Sayeed’s “exemplary leadership had a BJP may bargain a call soon. major impact on people’s lives”. Cred- for a 50:50 formula “There has been no discussion over iting him with “statesmanship”, he the issue of the chief ministerial can- said: “Mufti Sahab provided a heal- for rest of the chief didate yet. When the matter comes ing touch to Jammu and Kashmir.” ministerial term. up, the party will take a call,” Khanna Sayeed was the third chief minis- said. “It is for the PDP to decide who ter of the state to die in office -- after BJP does not have will be its legislature party leader,” he G.M. Sadiq (1971) and Sheikh Abdul- any objection on said when asked about the PDP nom- lah (1982). inating Mehbooba Mufti as its leader Born in Bijbehara on January 12, PDP’s CM candidate in the state legislature. 1936, to a family of ‘Peers’, Sayeed Another top BJP functionary said studied in Srinagar and at the Aligarh that the party will push for the for- Muslim University before he joined mula of 50:50 for the remainder of politics in 1959. IANS the chief ministerial term, meaning After taking on the iconic Sheikh for half of the rest of the term the PDP Abdullah, Sayeed became a cabinet would head the government and the minister in Jammu and Kashmir in BJP for the other half. 1972. Just three years later, he became SRINAGAR: Thousands of people “Mufti saheb had proposed ear- head of the state unit of the Congress People carry the coffin of Mufti Muhammad Sayeed in Srinagar, yesterday. attended the burial of Jammu and lier too to consider Mehbooba as the party. He joined Prime Minister Rajiv Kashmir Chief Minister Mufti Muham- chief minister when we were in talks Gandhi’s government in 1986 but quit mad Sayeed, who died in New Delhi, for the formation of the government the following year to throw his lot with yesterday. While the PDP urged the earlier, but we were not ready,” he said. V.P. Singh, who revolted against Gan- governor to let his daughter Mehbooba “We had clearly said that if he him- dhi’s leadership and went on to become Governor Mufti take charge of the Muslim-major- self opts for the top post, the BJP has the prime minister in 1989. Experts demand ity state, coalition partner BJP said no problem but if Mehbooba would be Sayeed became the home min- it may bargain for a 50:50 formula projected, the BJP would go for 50:50 ister in the VP Singh government. may rule J&K for rest of the chief ministerial term. formula,” the BJP functionary said on Within days, militants abducted his A huge mass of mourners assem- condition of anonymity. third daughter, Rubaiya Sayeed, in bled at the first ‘Nimaz-e-Jinaza’ In the last assembly elections, Srinagar, forcing the V.P. Singh gov- JAMMU: Governor’s rule is likely quick swearing in (funeral prayer) for Sayeed here and the Peoples Democratic Party won ernment to free five jailed guerrillas to be imposed in Jammu and Kash- a second in his hometown Bijbehara 28 seats and the BJP 25. The opposi- from Jammu and Kashmir. In 1999, mir as PDP president Mehbooba where he was laid to rest. tion National Conference got 15 and after a brief stint again in the Congress Mufti was reeportedly reluctant IANS elected government in Jammu and Peoples Democratic Party lead- the Congress 12. when P V Narasimha Rao became its to take oath as the new chief min- Kashmir,” he said. Under the J&K con- ers Muzaffar Hussain Beigh and Altaf Sayeed died in New Delhi on Thurs- leader, Sayeed and his daughter Meh- ister before the end of four-day stitution, the governor can assume Bukhari submitted a letter to Gover- day, 14 days after he was hospitalised. booba floated the PDP. The question mourning for her father. the reins of the state for six months in nor N N Vohra nominating Mehbooba He passed away at 9.10am at the All today would be on the swearing in of “There is no other option for SRINAGAR: A constitutional crisis in case of a constitutional crisis whereas Mufti as the leader of the PDP’s leg- India Institute of Medical Sciences, the next chief minister. Chances are Governor N N Vohra but to impose Jammu and Kashmir will be averted President’s rule is imposed in other islature party — which would entitle three days after he was put on ven- less likely to have a swear in ceremony Governor’s rule in the state till such if someone is quickly sworn in as the states in the country. her to assume charge as the new chief tilator. A severely diabetic, he “died today as the PDP president Mehbooba time as he receives a formal letter new chief minister after the death of “When head of the council of minister. due to bone marrow dysfunction”, a Mufti reluctant to take oath. from somebody claiming a major- Mufti Muhammad Sayeed, a consti- ministers (chief minister) in the state A senior PDP leader said its coa- spokesman of the AIIMS said. He was “If delayed today, the swearing ity support in the state assembly,” tutional expert said yesterday. ceases to exist for whatever reason, the lition partner Bharatiya Janata Party admitted to the AIIMS on December 24 in can take place tomorrow, ” said a a Raj Bhavan source said. “If Peoples Democratic Party pres- council also ceases to exist,” he said. backed Mehbooba Mufti’s elevation with fever as well as chest infection. senior PDP leader who also confirmed Officials said a gubernatorial ident and Sayeed’s daughter Mehbooba He said the party with the largest as chief minister. Amid seven-day state mourning, his that the Bharatiya Janata Party which notification on Governor’s rule was Mufti insists on not taking oath till the number of MLAs in the 87-member Mehbooba Mufti, a Lok Sabha body was flown to Srinagar. is the alliance partner of the PDP was expected by today morning. end of mourning for her father on the assembly must immediately approach member, will have to get elected to Sayeed, who survived several on board when it was decided that Under powers vested in him fourth day (Sunday) as per Islamic the governor to claim support of the the assembly or be nominated to the attacks on him by militants, was chief Mehbooba Mufti should replace her by the state constitution, the gov- traditions, Governor N N Vohra will majority in the house. “The gover- legislative council (upper house) within minister the first time in 2002-05 in father after his death. ernor will have to keep the state have no option but to impose a short nor will then invite the person for six months if she succeeds her late a coalition government with the Con- The governor has returned to assembly in suspended anima- spell of governor’s rule,” senior law- the swearing-in after satisfying him- father as the chief minister. She will be gress. In March last year, he allied with Jammu after paying condolences to tion till another democratically yer Sheikh Shakeel said. self about the claim’s genuineness.” the first woman chief minister of the the BJP to become the chief minis- the family of chief minister, Mufti elected government takes office. “The governor will have to use The person sworn in as chief minis- country’s only Muslim-majority state. ter again. Indian President Pranab Muhammad Sayeed in Srinagar on BJP leaders convened a meeting extraordinary powers vested in him by ter later submits a list of council of However, BJP leader Avinash Rai Mukherjee lauded his contribution to Thursday. With his arrival in Jammu, it to take quick decision. the constitution to keep the assembly ministers to the governor who will Khanna, who is in charge of the party Jammu and Kashmir and India through is unlikely that Mehbooba Mufti would in suspended animation till he works then administer the oath of office affairs in Jammu and Kashmir, said long years of public service. be administered the oath today. out the possibility of a democratically individually to each such member.

Rehearsal on winter morning Delhi government cannot Odd-even scheme may be extended investigate DDCA: Centre for 15 days: Delhi

IANS legal effect,” said a letter issued by NEW DELHI: The Delhi gov- the Lt. Governor’s Office on Thurs- ernment yesterday told the day and made public yesterday. “The Delhi High Court that it may council of ministers may please be extend the odd-even scheme NEW DELHI: The central government apprised accordingly and all con- beyond the planned 15 days yesterday said a panel appointed by cerned be advised to act in conformity trial period. the Delhi government can’t investi- with the decision of the (home min- A division bench of Chief gate alleged corruption in the DDCA istry),” the letter added. Justice G. Rohini and Jus- but Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal Kejriwal said only a court could tice Jayant Nath took note of refused to accept the order. stop the panel, headed by former solic- the report submitted by the Lt. Governor Najeeb Jung, who itor general Gopal Subramanium, government on air pollution represents the central government, from working. He tweeted that the collected from January 1 to 8. said in a notification that the elected Delhi and District Cricket Assocai- It said it will pass an order on government of the National Capital tion (DDCA) enquiry commission set January 11. Territory of Delhi (NCT) “is neither up by the Delhi government “is as per Senior advocate Harish the central government nor the state law (and) constitution”. He added that Salve, appearing for the Delhi government, therefore it has no power the central government’s opinion was government, defended the to appoint such a panel. not binding on the Delhi government. odd-even scheme aimed at “The home ministry has accord- “Commission will continue work. curbing air pollution. ingly held that the notification issued If LG or MHA (home ministry) or PMO He said there “is a defi- Soldiers take part in the rehearsal for the Republic Day parade on a foggy winter morning in New by the directorate of vigilance of the aggrieved, they may approach court. nite positive effect” and the Delhi, yesterday. Delhi government is unconstitu- Only a court order can stop (the) com- scheme “may be continued tional, illegal and therefore has no mission’s work,” Kejriwal said. after two weeks. “Pollution is not going to go away. The odd-even scheme is an emergency measure to arrest peaking of Tissues of Pathankot terrorists the air pollution level,” Salve said, submitting the data Ban on bull festival lifted of the Environment Pollu- preserved for DNA sampling tion (Prevention and Control) Authority (EPCA) on air pollu- AFP environment ministry on Thursday, bulls having their horns sharpened tion since January 1. IANS samples have been collected from using the local name for the event. In with broken glass, while the “tam- The bench earlier asked the vehicles used by the terrorists and the centuries-old festival of Jallikattu, ing” can lead to serious injury and a the Delhi government whether the same are being sent for forensic which means “bull-taming”, bulls are painful death for the animals. Over the it can limit restrictions on the NEW DELHI: The National Inves- examination. Footprints suspected CHENNAI: India has lifted a ban on a let loose and young men compete to years, dozens of people have also been plying of even- and odd-num- tigation Agency (NIA), probing the to be of the terrorists have been lifted popular but controversial bull running subdue them. The event was cancelled killed and hundreds more wounded bered vehicles in Delhi on Pathankot air base terrorist attack, by forensic experts from Bamihal festival, angering animal rights activ- last year for the first time after the in the event. The government ordered alternate days to “a week” has preserved body tissues of the slain village in the border area and from ists who say it is cruel and abusive. previous government imposed a ban a ban in 2011 but it was not imple- instead of the planned 15 terrorists for DNA sampling. within the air force station and have A government order said the event, citing cruelty. mented until 2015. Poorva Joshipura, days. The post-mortem examination been sent to Central Forensic Sci- held every January to mark the winter Unlike in the popular Spanish chief executive of People for the Eth- The court, hearing 12 PILs of the bodies was conducted at ence Lab (CFSL) for examination,” harvest in the southern state of Tamil traditional of bull-fighting, the aim ical Treatment of Animals (PETA) in challenging the government Pathankot civil hospital on Wednes- the home ministry statement added. Nadu, would be allowed to go ahead is not to kill the animals. But critics India, said the group would challenge decision to allow even- and day and the body tissues of the killed All the arms and ammunition this year after it was cancelled in 2015. say they are fed liquor and have chili the move. odd-numbered vehicles to terrorists were preserved for DNA used by the terrorists in the Pathankot “Bulls may continue to be exhib- powder thrown into their eyes before “We are horrified and aghast over ply on alternate dates Janu- sampling, said an official statement airbase attack have been seized. ited or trained as a performing animal they are released from a holding pen the lifting of ban on Jallikattu when ary 1-15, also asked why diesel issued here. These include AK series rifles, pistols, at events such as Jallikattu in Tamil and chased by revellers. the same government is fighting to cabs were still plying on roads “During investigations, DNA grenades and assorted ammunition. Nadu,” said the order published by the There have also been reports of protect cows,” she said. despite a ban. EUROPE SATURDAY 9 JANUARY 2016 09

Putin stresses Migrants fear backlash after attacks close ties with Renzi on Merkel’s liberal refugee policy for the Police have identified mob attacks. “It’s a shame what they terrorism did at the central station,” he said about 31 suspects, the violence in the square between including 18 asylum Cologne’s railway station and the city’s AFP famous Gothic cathedral. seekers for assault Yesterday the interior ministry said police had identified 31 sus- MOSCOW: Russian President pects, including 18 asylum seekers, Vladimir Putin yesterday discussed for mostly theft and assault offences, the situation in Syria and potential AFP but reported no arrests so far. energy projects with Italian Prime The suspects include two Ger- Minister Matteo Renzi, the Kremlin mans an American and a Serbian but said yesterday, after Rome briefly most are from Arab and North Afri- held up extending EU sanctions on COLOGNE: When asylum seeker can countries; nine Algerians, eight Moscow last month. Asim Vllaznim heard about the New Moroccans, five Iranians, four Syri- The two leaders “confirmed the Year’s Eve spate of attacks in Germany, ans and one from Iraq. importance of continuing joint work blamed on a crowd of migrants, he “I thank the Germans for having us in the interests of realising mutu- says his heart fell. ... I would tell them not to be afraid,” ally profitable energy projects” and “Our first reaction was: now he said. “We are not bad people, we discussed the “chances for resolv- the Germans will hate us,” said the only want a better life.” ing the conflict in Syria” after Renzi 32-year-old Kosovar, sitting with his Fear and anger have gripped many called Putin, the Kremlin said in a family in their room at a migrant shel- citizens of Cologne, a city of about statement. ter in the western city of Cologne. 600,000 which took in more than “The importance of close coor- The city’s ugly mob violence — 10,000 asylum seekers in Decem- People take part in a candlelight vigil aganist racism and prejudice against refugees, after shots were fired dination of efforts in the fight against including groping, other assaults and ber alone. at a refugee accommodation centre in Dreieich by unknown perpetartors, in Neu-Isenburg near Frankfurt international terrorism was under- thefts —has inflamed public opinion Since the New Year’s Eve attacks, Main, Germany. lined in the discussion between the already strained by the influx of a police vans have been parked outside two leaders,” the statement said. record 1.1 million refugees and irreg- the main railway station. Sources close to Renzi con- ular migrants last year. The growing distrust worries He held up signs in broken German same bag,” said a woman, standing said that, as attacks have spiked in firmed the phone conversation Vllaznim said he fears the anti-for- Ghaith Anthipan, a 20-year-old Syr- that read: “What happened to women in the corridor of the shelter that was Germany, she stopped wearing her and said the two leaders wished eigner backlash has only just begun, ian standing outside the cathedral in Cologne on New Year’s hurts.” meant to house 550 people but now headscarf and no longer goes out each other Happy New Year and as furious critics have blamed Angela this week in the freezing rain. “Do not put all the refugees in the shelters 623 asylum seekers. She after dark. discussed an overview of the inter- national situation, an Italian news agencies reported. Italy in December appeared to Probe hears Paris drag its heels on backing a renewal French police seek identity of attacker of European Union sanctions on shooting ‘planned’ Russia over Ukraine, briefly delay- ing a decision to extend the punitive measures to July before it was offi- in Belgium AFP was Tunisian instead of Moroccan. cially approved by the 28-nation Molins said the man was carrying a bloc. mobile phone with a German SIM card, Europe’s economic sanctions Reuters with French media saying it contained on Russia and a retaliatory food PARIS: French anti-terror investiga- several messages in Arabic, some of embargo from the Kremlin have tors were yesterday seeking to identify which were sent from Germany. hit several key Italian industries. BRUSSELS: Belgian investiga- a man shot dead while trying to storm The police station is in Paris’ 18th Rome has also been angered tors believe explosives used in the a Paris police station brandishing a district, an area with a mainly North by a German pipeline project with attacks in Paris in November may meat cleaver and wearing a fake sui- African population which lies close Russia at a time when Berlin has have been made in an apartment cide vest. to the tourist hotspot of Montmartre. been pushing the rest of Europe in Brussels that was rented under The man was shot dead by officers Describing the attack, an investi- to maintain sanctions against a false name and where a finger- as he ran towards the entrance of the gation source said the man pulled the Moscow. print of a key fugitive was found. police station waving the meat cleaver cleaver from his inside coat pocket as Formally known as Nordstream Police found material that could and shouting “Allahu Akbar” (“God is he ran towards the officers. He “did 2, the pipeline under the Baltic Sea be used to make explosives, traces greatest”) on Thursday, exactly a year not heed the warnings, and police has upset diplomats who accuse of explosive acetone peroxide and to the day since the massacre of jour- opened fire”. Germany of selfishly seeking a reli- handmade belts during a raid on nalists at the Charlie Hebdo newspaper. The attacker was also wearing a able energy supply route with Putin the apartment on December 10, fed- Based on his fingerprints, police pouch under his coat with a wire hang- while a similar project to south- eral prosecutors said in a statement initially identified him as Sallah Ali, ing from it, but the device “contained ern Europe was dropped under EU yesterday. born in 1995 in Casablanca, a home- no explosives,” the source said. A view of a Paris police station, where a man carrying a knife attempted pressure. Prosecutors investigating Bel- less man who was arrested for theft A remote-controlled robot was also to enter the station was killed after police opened fire on Thursday. Some European leaders have gian links to the Paris attacks said in 2013. used to inspect the body for explosives. also looked to bring Russia in the apartment in the district of But Paris prosecutor Francois The attack “illustrates very well the from the cold in a bid to persuade Schaerbeek had been rented under Molins said yesterday that the iden- multi-form character of the terrorist And he justified the attack as Hebdo on January 7, 2015. the Kremlin to help resolve the a false name that might have been tity was “not at all certain” since he threat today in France,” said Molins. revenge for French bombings in Syria. With France still grieving after the conflict in Syria that has sent used by a person already in custody was carrying no documents at the time “We can find ourselves confronted Justice Minister Christiane Taub- massacre of 130 people by jihadists streams of refugees heading to in connection with the Paris attacks. of his arrest. by very organised attacks with exten- ira confirmed the suspect was not on in Paris in November —also claiming the continent. The find adds to indications that “This identity (he gave in 2013) is sive logistics and coordination, and on the radar of counter-terrorism police. vengeance for France’s role in Syria Moscow has been carrying out the November 13 shooting and sui- contradicted by a hand-written note the other hand by people who work “From what is known of this person, — Hollande used his speech to call a bombing campaign in the war- cide bomb attacks in Paris, were at that we found in his clothes,” Molins told in an isolated manner, either because there was no link to violent radicalisa- for greater cooperation between the torn country since September at least partially planned in Belgium. France Inter radio. “He is not known of psychological instability or simply tion whatsoever,” said Taubira. security services. “Faced with these the request of its long-standing ally Two of the attackers had been to the intelligence services under this because they are following the standing The drama unfolded just moments adversaries, it is essential that every President Bashar al-Assad. living in Brussels and Belgian name.” order to carry out murders,” he said. after French President Francois Hol- service —police, gendarmerie, intel- The West accuses Moscow of authorities have arrested 10 peo- The note, which included a hand- A source close to the investiga- lande concluded a sombre speech ligence, military — work in perfect bombing groups battling Assad to ple, including one who rented the drawn flag of the Islamic State group tion the had pledged allegiance to IS at police headquarters to mark the harmony, with the greatest trans- prop up his regime but Russia insists apartment in the Brussels district (IS), gave a different name which Molins leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi in the anniversary of the attack on the Paris parency, and that they share all the it is striking “terrorists” that pose a of Schaerbeek. did not reveal. It also said his nationality documents found on his body. office of satirical weekly Charlie information at their disposal,” he said. threat to its own security.

Preparations for trial Angst as ‘Mein Kampf’ reprints hit stores

AFP not remain unchallenged”. “Pupils will have questions and it is only right that these can be addressed in classes,” she said. But some among MUNICH: New copies of Hitler’s “Mein the Jewish community questioned Kampf” hit bookstores in Germany yes- whether it was necessary to propa- terday for the first time since World gate the incendiary text again. War II, unsettling some Jewish com- Partly autobiographical, “Mein munity leaders, as the copyright of Kampf” outlines Hitler’s ideology the anti-Semitic manifesto expires. that formed the basis for Nazism. He Bavaria was handed the copyright wrote it in 1924 while he was impris- of the book in 1945, when the Allies oned in Bavaria for treason after his gave it control of the main Nazi pub- failed Beer Hall Putsch. lishing house following Hitler’s defeat. The book set out two ideas that For 70 years, it refused to allow he put into practice as Germany’s the inflammatory tract to be repub- leader going into World War II: annex- lished out of respect for victims of the ing neighbouring countries to gain Nazis and to prevent incitement of “Lebensraum”, or “living space”, for hatred. But “Mein Kampf” — which Germans, and his hatred of Jews, which Workers unload boxes from a lorry containing the “Noos” case’s investigation files at the court in means “My Struggle” — fell into the led to the Holocaust. Palma de Mallorca, Spain, yesterday. Spain’s Princess Cristina and her husband Inaki Urdangarin, will public domain on January 1. Some 12.4 million copies were pub- go on trial on Monday for corruption charges. Copies of an annotated version lished in Germany until 1945, some running to 2,000 pages prepared by of which can be found in academic German researchers went on sale yes- he have? And most important: which libraries. terday, with the authors arguing that counterarguments do we have, given Newspaper Tagesspiegel said the their version would serve to demystify our knowledge today of the countless reprint serves as a historical docu- the notorious rant, which in any case claims, lies and assertions of Hitler?” mentation of the Nazi atrocities when Finland to hand over IT fraud suspect to US can be found easily on the Internet. Christian Hartmann, who led the “witnesses, victims or perpetrators The version by the Institute of Con- editorial team for the annotated ver- are no longer around”. “That cannot temporary History of Munich (IFZ) has sion said the version could show a be stopped,” it added. AFP “The Ministry of Justice has decided servers. Senakh was detained at the been in the works since 2009 and aims wider public how “aggressive the hate The Berliner Zeitung noted that to extradite Russian national Maxim Finnish-Russian border in August when to “deconstruct and put into context sermon” was. the tract should have been banned Senakh to the United States for trial,” he was returning home to Russia from Hitler’s writing”. Education Minister Johanna Wanka for sedition during the Nazi era, and HELSINKI: Finland has decided to the ministry said. a holiday. Retailing at €59 ($65), the book has argued that the annotated text not now. “Today, the book must be extradite to the United States a Rus- US authorities had requested the The Russian foreign ministry looks at key historical questions, the should be introduced to all classrooms made available precisely for this rea- sian citizen suspected of computer extradition of Senakh who is suspected objected to his arrest and possible institute said, including: “How were his across Germany, saying it would serve son,” it said, adding that it serves as fraud, the government said. in the US state of Minnesota of attacking extradition at the time. theses conceived? What objectives did to ensure that “Hitler’s comments do an “arsenal” against anti-Semitism. 10 SATURDAY 9 JANUARY 2016 VIEWS

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lockades have become common in the Syrian war, with the government forces holding rebel-held areas under siege divide, gaps seems to grow for months to punish residents and break their will. It has been nearly impossible for humanitarian groups to access these areas and as a result, people are dying of starvation Band disease. The latest example is the town of Madaya, near the border hopeless. either party who does not The president fielded with Lebanon, which has become a focal issue for Bashar Al Assad’s Gun sales soared again “Celebrate that we’re support “common-sense gun questions from a rape vic- good people and 99.9 per- reform.” tim who opposes more gun opponents. Graphic images of death and starvation coming out of this in the wake of Obama’s cent of us aren’t going to Meanwhile, the depth of restrictions, but also from besieged town shook the conscience of the world and President Assad was announcement. kill anyone,” Taya Kyle, the antipathy to his message in gun-control advocate Mark finally forced to let the aid groups in after huge international pressure. widow of former Navy SEAL some areas of the country Kelly, husband of former There are other besieged towns which tell the same tale of misery and While polls show Chris Kyle, whose story, has been clear. Republican Gabrielle Gif- starvation, like Foah and Kefraya. But Madaya, a town of 40,000 people that expanding including his death at the Gun sales soared again fords, who was survived a northwest of the capital Damascus, is the worst hit, and has been under hands of a mentally unsta- in the wake of Obama’s shooting in 2011. Giffords background checks ble man, was the basis of the announcement. While polls stood next to him. siege since July, cut off by forces of both the Syrian government and to cover purchases at movie American Sniper, told show that expanding back- “Part of the reason this Hezbollah, its Lebanese ally. The CNN carried a heartrending story of gun shows and online Obama plaintively. She had ground checks to cover ends up being a really dif- children drinking soup made from leaves and water in this city, and food written a commentary arti- purchases at gun shows and ficult issue is that people is unattainably expensive because the area is surrounded by mountains remains enormously cle earlier in the day saying online remains enormously occupy different realities,” covered by snow, with nature turning hostile when they badly need aid. popular, the American stricter gun control “won’t popular, the American public Obama said. protect us.” is far more polarised on the Studies have shown that Tales of such misery haven’t shaken the world leaders enough to push public is far more them into finding a quick solution to the Obama thanked her broader question of restrict- Americans living in a home polarised on the and her husband for their ing access to firearms. with firearms are more Syrian crisis. Talks are being held, but “service.” Senator Ted Cruz,, a likely to be injured by guns. with positions hardening on either side broader question of The president has ven- presidential hopeful, sent But gun rights advocates Assad’s forces are and alliances and allegiances shifting, restricting access to tured into a battle in which a fundraising email to sup- have cited a half-dozen inci- holding rebel-held nobody knows when a ceasefire or peace firearms. specific policy propos- porters featuring a doctored dents in the past two years areas under siege will finally happen. This is a war that has als are overshadowed by image of Obama in riot gear, in which individuals have killed an estimated quarter of a million deeply held attitudes about reading “Obama wants your reportedly averted a mass for months while the proper role of the fed- guns.” shooting by opening fire on people in nearly five years, destroyed an the international eral government. The debate Cruz is “appealing to the potential perpetrator. entire country turning it into a breeding is taking place in a coun- people’s anxieties and inse- John R Lott Jr, a conserv- community has ground for Islamic State militants and By David Nakamura try where nearly a third of curities and outright fears ative gun rights activist who been watching created a refugee crisis that threw and Juliet Eilperin the citizens live in a home in an attempt to win votes,” heads the Crime Prevention helplessly. Europe into turmoil, but still there is The Washington Post with guns, according to fed- White House press secretary Research Center who was no sense of urgency and fear. This war eral statistics, and 22 percent Josh Earnest said Thursday. not at the town hall, said in will go down in history as one worsened report owning firearms. “In some cases it veers into an interview that adminis- “I respect the Second territory of being irrespon- tration officials tend to gloss by the lethargy and indifference of the head of US Pres- Amendment. I respect the sible, but that’s clearly what over the fact that people who international community. ident Obama’s right to bear arms,” Obama he’s up to. He’s not the only have been victims of vio- The United Nations hopes to convene talks between Damascus town-hall-style told moderator Anderson one.” lent crime are more likely and the opposition on January 25 and there are signals that cause us event on guns on Cooper on Thursday night. Last weekend, armed to own guns than those who concern. A new opposition group created to oversee peace negotiations Thursday night “But all of us can agree to ranchers took control of a have not. is demanding that Assad’s forces halt the bombardment of civilian areas atA George Mason University, take common-sense steps to federal building in a wild- Congress rejected a the campus police chief sent keep guns out of the hands life refuge in eastern Oregon, package of tighter gun laws and the use of barrel bombs. This is a just demand, but is unlikely to be an email to students alerting of people who want to do arguing that they should in 2013 in the wake of the heeded. them that protesters might harm.” have more freedom to oper- December 2012 elementary Syria can be rescued only through the ouster of Assad, who has show up outside the venue Aides said before the ate on federal land and school shooting in Newtown, been singlehandedly responsible for the massacre of his own people. with their firearms. event that the president was trying to wrest control from Connecticut. A frustrated Any agreement that gives him a role in future government will not be He noted that Virginia eager for a “serious conver- the US government. Obama announced 23 small- acceptable to Syrians and a vast majority of the international community. is an open-carry state, in sation” with his opponents. In a floor speech this scale executive actions later The UN and other mediators are yet to find a formula that will be which it is legal to publicly But Obama’s frustration week, Representative Greg that year and two more in carry and display licensed was palpable from the start. Walden, who represents subsequent years. Aides said acceptable to both sides. This is a war that threatens to cause more misery firearms. Though it is not “Our position is consistently the area, joined other GOP he was moved to act again in and mayhem. clear whether anyone did, mischaracterised,” he said. lawmakers in expressing the wake of a shooting that the matter-of-fact tone of the Noting that the National Rifle sympathy for the occupi- killed nine people last fall notice underscored the chal- Association had declined ers. Though Walden said the at a community college in lenge for a president who an invitation to the town ranchers had “gone too far,” Roseburg, Ore. has described his inability hall, the president said: “I’m he added that he empathized The president visited to move the nation toward happy to meet with them. . with their anger. that community in October Quote of the day what he considers “com- . . But the conversation has That Obama’s forum was to console family members. mon-sense” restrictions on to be based on facts and the broadcast on cable news - His motorcade drove past a firearms as his most frus- truth and what we are pro- which the president has said crowd holding several dozen trating failure. posing, not some imaginary he almost never watches, signs welcoming him — and Continuing with words is not And it may have high- fiction that Obama is trying because of the hyper-parti- an equal number protest- enough, we have to show lighted the scope of Obama’s to take away your guns.” san discourse — shows how ing and making clear their disconnect with a large seg- Later, Obama appeared determined he is to break opposition to any change to we are prepared to take the ment of the American public exasperated when he through the noise to reach gun laws. actions to make the sanctions on the issue. labelled such suggestions “a the public. “Gun free zones are for As the president conspiracy.” The NRA called the show sitting ducks,” one read. regime against North Korea appeared before a audi- The event came as the a “public relations spectacle On Thursday, Obama effective. ence of 100 partisans on capstone to a week in which orchestrated by the White recalled visiting New- both sides of the debate Obama announced new, rel- House.” A CNN spokes- town to after the rampage at George Mason — and atively small-scale executive woman said the network there, which he has called was beamed into the liv- actions to regulate the gun approached the White House the most difficult time of his ing rooms of homes in red industry. In an editorial pub- with the idea for the forum presidency. Philip Hammond and blue states on the live lished in the New York Times after the mass shootings in “It’s the first time I ever British Foreign Secretary CNN broadcast — his efforts late Thursday, Obama said San Bernardino, California, saw Secret Service cry,” he to bridge the cultural divide he would not campaign for last month and maintained recalled. “It continues to on guns looked increasingly or support any politician in complete editorial control. haunt me.”

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By Neely Tucker key Bush staffers. They consulted with 35 The Washington Post to 40 leaders throughout the state, many of them minorities but most already in agree- ment with Bush politically. Adam Herbert, a black Republican who eb Bush was pacing. Onstage at the served as the chancellor of the State Univer- Conservative Political Action Con- sity System of Florida, helped pen the new ference last year, the former Florida university admissions policy. T.Willard Fair, governor boasted that he had wiped a civil-rights-era activist and president of out affirmative action with the stroke the Urban League of Greater Miami, also Jof his gubernatorial pen. provided feedback. Fair, a political inde- “I eliminated affirmative action by exec- pendent, had teamed with Bush the previous utive order — trust me, there were a lot of year to open the state’s first charter school, people upset about this,” he told the crowd. in Miami’s Liberty City. “But through hard work, we ended up hav- The resulting educational component ing a system where there were more African was known as “Talented Twenty” and based American and Hispanic kids attending our on a programme that George W Bush had university system than prior to the system launched as governor of Texas. It guar- that was discriminatory.” anteed admission to a state university for But his 1999 decision to eliminate affirm- students who finished in the top 20 percent ative action was not nearly as clear and of their high school class, as long as they simple as he makes it sound today, and nei- had the necessary credit hours. While race ther are its results. Instead, Bush was making would no longer be taken into considera- a complicated political play under signifi- tion, socioeconomic status, disability and cant time pressure. geography would factor into admissions cri- Those who know him well say his actions teria — along with whether students were on a divisive, high-stakes issue are emblem- the first in their families to attend college. atic of his style: hard-charging, daring, but The new business programme aimed with little patience for opposing points of at minorities was developed and overseen view. by Frank Jiminez, a deputy chief of staff. On affirmative action, Bush was not The existing model was badly broken, with just burnishing his conservative creden- just one percent of state business going to tials by abolishing what he called “stupid” minorities. Here, the plan was to stream- and discriminatory race-based set-asides line the process for companies to register as minority-owned. Loopholes that had been allowing state Jeb Bush speaks at former US senator Scott Brown’s “No BS BBQ” in Rye, New Hampshire, in early November. agencies to omit huge contracts from con- sideration were closed. Workshops would be The new business programme aimed held to introduce state procurement offic- at minorities was developed and ers to the heads of businesses owned by Jones, who declined to be interviewed impromptu sit-in. minorities and women. Directors of state for this article, was effusive. “I want them Bradshaw remembers the pair stag- overseen by Frank Jiminez, a deputy agencies were accountable to the gover- implemented quickly and effectively,” he ing the sit-in before Bush even knew it was chief of staff. The existing model was nor for results. told reporters of Bush’s new initiatives. “I happening: “I’ve always believed it was com- Once the new initiatives were prepared, want to support those efforts.” pletely pre-arranged — a political stunt.” badly broken, with just one percent Bush’s staff reached out to state Senator The policy needed only an approving Whatever the origin, Hill and Meek called of state business going to minorities. Daryl Jones, a Democrat who chaired the vote from the Board of Regents and funding reporters, who came running. Suddenly Florida Conference of Black State Legisla- from the legislature to support scholarships. there were a dozen uninvited people in the Here, the plan was to streamline the tors. They wanted him to lead a 17-member Media coverage was positive, if cautious. governor’s suite at 9pm, saying they weren’t process for companies to register as task force to implement the plan. “An important, even bold step to advance going to leave. “At first, it was, ‘Are you kid- minority-owned. Loopholes that had “I sat in Daryl Jones’s living room before the goal of equal opportunity,” editorial- ding me?’ “ Tilley said “And then there was the rollout, and he enthusiastically agreed ized the Miami Herald, which called it “a some real anger.” been allowing state agencies to omit to chair the task force,” said Jiminez, now worthy idea.” After several hours had passed, Bush, Bush was not huge contracts from consideration general counsel at Raytheon. But the triumphant rollout quickly gave not realising there was a film crew in the just burnishing Bush’s decision to ignore the other Dem- way to a fierce political backlash. open area of the governor’s office, angrily were closed. ocratic lawmakers who represented the The state’s black caucus, incensed with told press spokesman Justin Sayfie to “kick his conservative vast majority of black Floridians was not an Jones for not consulting with it, threatened their a**** out.” credentials by oversight, said John McKager Stipanovich, a coup. Backpedaling, Jones quit the task That lightning bolt shot across state tel- in Florida’s higher-education system and a prominent Tallahassee lobbyist, longtime force seven days after the news conference. evision screens that night. Sayfie says Bush abolishing what he government contracting sphere. He also Bush friend and former campaign consultant. Bush sent him an intemperate pub- was talking only about the reporters, but called “stupid” and was trying to preserve a pipeline to edu- “He wasn’t disdainful, but every year lic letter saying that his resignation “was that wasn’t at all clear that night, and the discriminatory cation and employment opportunities for the black caucus wants to meet with the based on nothing more than political con- governor’s do-it-my-way tactics had back- minorities that would, he promised, actu- governor,” Stipanovich said. “Doesn’t mat- siderations” and that critical comments he fired. “A public relations debacle,” said the race-based set- ally improve their access to college and ter what it’s about, they want a meeting. made about the executive order served to St Petersburg Times. asides in Florida’s state contracts. Then they’ll come out of the meeting and “cheapen the public discourse on such an The next day, after reporters and leg- And perhaps just as importantly, he was say the governor is an idiot. He just decided important topic.” islators had slept in the small office, Bush higher-education attempting to block California-based activist to skip that part.” The governor, feeling burned, aides say, called the sit-in “sophomoric” but agreed to system and Ward Connerly from putting an affirmative- On November 9, 1999 — 10 months after then refused to meet with two black state postpone the impending Board of Regents action referendum on the November 2000 Bush showed Connerly the door and one legislators: Senator Kendrick Meek (son vote to set up public meetings in Tampa, government Florida ballot. That same ballot would, it year before the presidential ballot - the gov- of then-US Representative Carrie Meek, Miami and Tallahassee. contracting was widely presumed, feature George W ernor stepped in front of an illuminated an influential Florida Democrat who had “I’m asking for a critique of our plan,” Bush as the Republican nominee for pres- backdrop, with a silhouette of the state map fought for integration) and Representative Bush told reporters, “and suggestions for sphere. He also ident. Florida was a crucial swing state. filled with black, brown and white faces Anthony Hill. how to make it better.” was trying to The Connerly referendum would proba- and emblazoned with the words “One Flor- On January 18, with the Board of Regents That evening, answering an email from preserve a pipeline bly bring out droves of African American, ida Initiative.” vote approaching, Meek and Hill were talk- a supporter, he wrote, “My main objective overwhelmingly Democratic voters who “This is a statement of inclusion, not ing with Lieutenant Governor Frank Brogan is to ensure that we end discriminatory to education would oppose the measure and most likely division,” Bush said, extolling the virtues of in his office. As Meek and Hill have told practices like set asides and quotas and and employment vote against his big brother. Executive Order 99-281. “The use of racial it, Bush, whose offices were in the same race-based admissions criteria while we Jeb Bush decided he couldn’t let any of and gender set-asides, preferences and quo- suite, passed by and snapped that they had actively embrace diversity all the while.” opportunities for that happen. tas is considered divisive and unfair by the “better get a blanket” if they were waiting To reporters, he was more blunt: “The minorities. The One Florida plan was developed by vast majority of Floridians,” read the order. on him to change his mind — setting off a two most miserable days of my life.” Fighting terrorism takes more than drones

By Matthew Levitt out of large-scale armed conflicts — has Meanwhile, the Defense Department around the world. threats from Yemen. And in Southeast The Washington Post been a hallmark of the Obama admin- received $1.3bn of its $4bn CTPF request Congress will be watching closely Asia and other locations around the istration. Perhaps counterintuitively, — continuing the long pattern of mil- to see how this money is spent and world, US-funded programs enabled however, this model has promoted an itary-dominated counterterrorism what performance metrics are used countries to adopt procedures for han- overly militarized approach to coun- efforts. to measure success. But there is reason dling terrorist inmates and countering uried in the 2,009 pages of the terterrorism by US-trained partners. But something changed in fiscal for optimism that it will produce tan- prisoner radicalisation. recently passed omnibus appro- To be sure, military capacity-build- 2016. Last month, as part of the omnibus gible results because the department Third, the State Department has Bpriations bill is what could be ing is an essential component of the appropriations bill, Congress appro- has delivered results in three areas of launched an international initiative - President Obama’s most significant president’s strategy for “taking out” ter- priated $175m in CTPF funds for the emphasis, even while operating on a in close partnership with the Justice counterterrorism contribution to date rorists who threaten the United States State Department. While less than the shoestring. Department — to raise awareness about — and it involves no drones, Special and supporting local forces to deal with amount requested, this is still a dra- First, the State Department has Iran’s and Hezbollah’s broad ranges of Operations forces or other forms of threats in their back yards. But it has not matic increase in the department’s focused on the critical issue of foreign terrorist and criminal activities around military might. been coupled with the necessary invest- discretionary resources for civilian terrorist fighter travel. Last September, the world and to increase law enforce- The use of Special Operations forces ment in building our partners’ civilian counterterrorism capacity-building the UN Security Council passed Reso- ment cooperation and coordination to train and equip local partners and departments and agencies - ministries of programs. This will enable the State lution 2178, requiring member states among a wide range of countries to to build military capacity to combat justice, interior and corrections, among Department to significantly ramp up to take concrete steps to apprehend disrupt these activities. terrorist threats - supporting frontline others - that are also needed. overseas programs with the depart- and prosecute terrorist fighters who The department’s relatively small partners while keeping the United States That is, until now. ments of Homeland Security and Justice, move to or from battle fronts such as investment in these areas led to tan- Speaking to graduating West Point the FBI and others focused on law- Syria and Iraq. But many states lack the gible results last year, and a program cadets in 2014, the president announced enforcement responses to terrorism, capabilities to follow through on these to ramp up funding for such initiatives the creation of the Counterterrorism strengthening counterterrorism legal requirements, so the State Department is long overdue. US Special Operations The use of Special Operations Partnerships Fund (CTPF). He called frameworks, prosecuting terrorism sus- initiated and funded programs to plug forces are being deployed to counter forces to train and equip local on Congress to support the new fund, pects, handling terrorist inmates and those gaps. terrorist threats in concert with local partners and to build military which he envisioned growing as large other civilian tasks. Second, the State Department has partners not only in Afghanistan but also as $5bn, to build “a network of part- The decision to finance civilian engaged in efforts to prevent and coun- in places such as Syria and Cameroon, capacity to combat terrorist threats nerships from South Asia to the Sahel” CTPF programming signals a signif- ter terrorist havens in key countries and US Special Operations Command - supporting frontline partners to counter terrorist groups where they icant bureaucratic shift in how the w h e r e a s m a l l f i n a n c i a l i n v e s t m e n t c o training programs continue to expand to seek a foothold. Members of Congress, administration and Congress approach uld be leveraged into significant gains. meet terrorist threats around the world. while keeping the United States however, worried the fund would counterterrorism assistance - send- In Africa, US-trained law enforcement out of large-scale armed conflicts — amount to little more than a “slush ing a strong message that there is a demonstrated increased capabilities to fund” with little oversight. The State key role for civilian actors. This shift deal with Boko Haram and Al Shabaab. Opinions expressed on this page are the writers’ has been a hallmark of the Obama Department asked for $500m for its is timely given the increasingly diffuse Cooperation and exercises with Persian and do not necessarily reflect the views of the administration. civilian programming under the fund and dangerous threat landscape dem- Gulf partners helped them to contend newspaper. for fiscal 2015 but received nothing. onstrated by recent terrorist attacks with Islamic State and Al Qaeda terrorist 12 SATURDAY 9 JANUARY 2016 AMERICAS Obama not to campaign for opponents of gun laws

also take every action I can as a citi- is not here,” Obama said. “They are zen,” he said in a message posted on just down the street. And since this The US president the Times’ website. “I will not cam- is the main reason they exist, you’d argues for executive paign for, vote for or support any think they would be prepared to have measures regulating candidate, even in my own party, a debate with the president.” who does not support commonsense NRA spokesman Andrew Aru- the sale and purchase gun reform,” Obama said. lanandam told the event host that of weapons That relatively short list could “the National Rifle Association sees include Democratic Senator Heidi no reason to participate in a public Heitkamp of North Dakota, who voted relations spectacle orchestrated by against gun reform in 2013. the White House.” AFP On television Obama chastised Earlier this week a tearful Obama critics who he said have “mischaracter- said unilateral measures were needed ised” his position and falsely believe he to tackle US gun violence. wants to repeal the right to bear arms Flanked by survivors and rela- WASHINGTON: US President Barack and seize the estimated 350 million tives of some of those killed, Obama Obama vowed not to campaign or vote weapons in the United States. became emotional as he remembered for any candidate, including Demo- “It is a conspiracy,” Obama said. 20 elementary school children shot crats, who opposes tighter gun laws, “I’m only going to be here for another dead three years ago in Newtown, as he publicly challenged critics of year. Keep in mind I’ve been president Connecticut. Obama admitted he had his policies. for over seven years and gun sales surprised himself by shedding tears. In a concerted effort to garner don’t seem to have suffered during According to a CNN poll 67 percent support for contentious unilateral that time.” “I’ve been very good for of Americans support the meas- measures regulating the sale and pur- gun manufacturers,” he said. ures —which include an increase in chase of guns, a sometimes combative In a bid to empathise with gun own- background checks and registration Obama took to television to make his ers, Obama also said he skeet shoots of gun dealers —while 32 percent case. Around 30,000 people are killed from time to time at Camp David, a oppose them. Obama’s proposals President Barack Obama (centre) listens to a question from Arizona Sheriff Paul Babeu during a live town in America every year by guns, mostly presidential retreat near Washington. have prompted a fierce response from hall event with CNN’s Anderson Cooper (right) on reducing gun violence at George Mason University, Fairfax, in suicides. Obama had less empathy for Amer- Republicans looking to replace him Virginia, USA. In an opinion article in the New ica’s most prominent pro-gun lobby, in the White House. York Times and in a primetime CNN the National Rifle Association. On the campaign trail, party front- debate that featured questions from Obama repeatedly trashed the runner Donald Trump said that if the is to a sicko? That’s bait,” he said. nomination, emailed supporters an and even outright fears in an attempt gun owners, Obama argued for execu- organisation —which helps fund the people of Paris had guns, they could “I would get rid of gun-free zones image of the president in combat uni- to win votes for his presidential cam- tive measures regulating the sale and election campaigns of strident gun have prevented an attack by militants in schools and on military bases. On form, complete with helmet, claiming paign,” White House spokesman Josh purchase of weapons, controversially advocates —notably for not taking part linked to the Islamic State group. my first day, it gets signed, there’s no “Obama wants your guns.” Earnest said. “That’s unfortunate, in bypassing Congress. in the debate near its own headquar- Trump also vowed to put an end more gun-free zones.” The White House called that message some cases it veers into the territory of “Even as I continue to take every ters in Virginia. to gun-free zones, if elected. Senator Ted Cruz, who is also run- “irresponsible.” “I think he’s appealing being irresponsible. But, you know, ulti- action possible as president, I will “There is a reason why the NRA “You know what a gun free zone ning for the Republican presidential to people’s anxieties and insecurities mately, that’s clearly what he’s up to.”

Trump flies home every night Policemen shot Oregon sheriffs ask in Philadelphia during election campaign ambush Bundy to leave AFP Reuters AP Bundy’s demands are a continua- tion of long-running arguments that NEW YORK: A Philadel- federal policies for management of phia police officer was shot public lands in the West are harming NEW YORK: US presidential candi- and wounded in an overnight BURNS: Three Oregon sheriffs met ranchers and other locals. dates are spending long days on the ambush as he sat in his patrol car with leaders of an armed group to try Bundy is the son of Cliven Bundy, campaign trail and their nights in a in an unprovoked attack, police to persuade them to end their occupa- a Nevada rancher who in 2014 was succession of budget hotels, often in said yesterday. Jesse Hartnett, tion of a federal wildlife refuge after at the centre of a tense standoff with small towns. Not Donald Trump. 33, was hit three times in the many local residents made it plain federal officials over grazing rights. After nearly every rally, the bil- arm by a gunman dressed in sev- that’s what they want. “It was instigated by outsiders lionaire real estate developer hops eral layers of clothing who tried But it was unclear whether the whose tactics we Oregonians don’t into one of his planes or helicopters to execute him, officers said. meeting at a snowy intersection in agree with. Those individuals ille- and returns to New York so that he “We have some video we cap- southeastern Oregon would lead to gally occupying the Malheur Wildlife can sleep in his own bed in his mar- tured of this. This is absolutely an end of the occupation by Ammon Refuge need to decamp immediately ble-and-gold-furnished Trump Tower one of the scariest things I’ve ever Bundy’s group any time soon. and be held accountable,” she said. apartment in Manhattan. seen,” said police commissioner “There are some positives that Bundy’s group —calling itself In November and December, Richard Ross in the northeast- could come out of this,” Harney County Citizens for Constitutional Freedom Trump held six rallies in Iowa, vis- ern US city. “This guy tried to Sheriff David Ward, accompanied by — comes from as far away as Arizona ited a local production plant and held execute the police officer. The colleagues from two other counties, and Michigan. one town hall, flying home each night. police officer had no idea he was told Bundy and his group. Sheriff Ward has repeatedly said His nearest rival for the Republican coming. It’s amazing he’s alive.” “Before this thing turns into some- the occupation has to end and violence nomination, Ted Cruz, has zigzagged Hartnett was taken to hospi- thing negative, which would ruin all of be avoided. He got a lot of support around the state, holding around a tal and treated for a broken arm. that, I think we need to find a peace- during a packed community meeting. dozen town halls and twice as many He has suffered significant nerve ful resolution to help you guys get out At that meeting, local residents “meet-and-greet” sessions, and bed- damage but his condition is not of here,” Ward said. said they sympathised with the armed ding down between stops in hotels. A file photo of Donald Trump speaking after arriving in his helicopter considered life threatening. Bundy said his group poses a threat group’s complaints about federal land Trump’s determination to sleep during a rally in Sarasota, Florida. The officer, a veteran of five to no one. He also said his demands management but disagreed with their at home every night raises eyebrows years on the force, returned fire that federal land in Harney County tactics and called on Ammon Bundy among election campaign veterans, On Monday evening he addressed a In an interview, Trump said he and hit the suspect, who tried be turned over to local residents to and his followers to leave. who say it could cost him. crowd in Lowell, Massachusetts, and needs time each morning in his Man- to flee on foot, but was quickly manage are being ignored. Bundy came to Burns to rally sup- This week Cruz will be cruising was due to address a rally in Clare- hattan office to run his businesses, arrested. Ross said the motive “I didn’t come to argue,” Ward port for two local ranchers who were through small hamlets with stops at mont, New Hampshire, just a couple of which include a string of high-end for the attack was unclear, but said. Bundy said neither had he. sentenced to prison on arson charges. a pizza place, coffee house and even hours north the following day. Instead hotels and resorts. “It works well for that the suspect, in his 30s, was “I’m not afraid to go out of the The ranchers — Dwight Hammond and a water park. of overnighting in a hotel, he flew home. me,” he said, adding that he can quickly dressed in several layers of state,” Bundy told reporters after the his son Steven Hammond — distanced Trump’s schedule illustrates his On Tuesday Trump flew to Claremont get to and from campaign stops thanks clothing. meeting. “I don’t need an escort.” themselves from Bundy’s group and tendency to get out of town quickly. and then returned to New York. to his private aircraft fleet. Ward said he plans to talk with reported to prison Monday. Bundy again. The Hammonds were convicted of The encounter came as pressure arson three years ago and served no mounts on Bundy to end the occupa- more than a year. A judge later ruled tion of headquarters of the Malheur that the terms fell short of minmum Rain brings hope to drought-hit California National Wildlife Refuge, south of sentences requiring them to serve Burns. about four more years.

AP opportunity. The State Water Resources “Southern California imports a flowed into fields that percolate into Control Board approved a broad plan lion’s share of its water from North- aquifers for future pumping. for capturing more rain. The regulator ern California and the Colorado River, The Orange County Water Dis- is launching a road show this month on aqueducts that stretch hundreds trict, which relies on rain capture for SAN DIEGO: Much of the torrential to explain how it will dole out $200m of miles. The drought has slashed about 10 percent of its supplies to 2.4 rain that fell on Southern California for projects to collect rain, part of a water consumption across the state million people south of Los Angeles, this week flowed right into the ocean, $7.5b water bond voters approved in and renewed interest in developing collected about 3.3b gallons from this just like it did before the state’s drought. November 2014. new water sources, like recycling and week’s storms as of Thursday after- That seemed like a good idea for The city of Los Angeles expects to seawater desalination. noon. The captured water flows into many years, as storm drains provided collect 3.3b more gallons a year from California’s rainy season usually the Army Corps of Engineers’ Prado a crucial defence against flooding. But projects now under construction, and runs from January to early March with Dam and is slowly released 11 miles with California entering what may be eventually plans to capture 20b more short but intense storms, creating a downstream on the Santa Ana River, a fifth year of drought, water agen- gallons than the 10b it collects during limited window. Parched Southern Cal- to ponds that seep into an aquifer. The cies are slowly moving to capture and normal years and up to 26b gallons ifornia needs the water most, and has rest goes into the ocean. store more of this precious resource. during wet years. long had reservoirs to capture some of “In a dry year we capture essen- “That was the 19th, 20th century Still, many believe more can be it. But much of the water dumped by El tially all of it. In a big, wet year, we lose thinking: ‘Let’s get that water out of done, through projects large and small. Nino’s storms streamed down gutters more. On average we capture about here as fast as possible,’” said Debo- “This is a source of water that has and curbs through a concrete jungle, 50 percent,” said Greg Woodside, the rah Bloome, senior director of policy been neglected for far too long,” said into drains that go through treatment agency’s executive director of plan- at TreePeople, a nonprofit group that Peter Gleick, president of the Pacific plants and finally into the Pacific. ning and natural resources. is working to increase rain capture in Institute, which authored a 2014 report Los Angeles County captured 3.2b The San Diego region, unlike Los the Los Angeles area. with the Natural Resources Defence gallons during this week’s storms, Angeles and Orange counties, lacks Now people are more likely to Council that estimated urban California largely through 27 holding ponds, said large ground aquifers that can store see a rapidly disappearing flood — could capture an additional 630,000 Steven Frasher, a spokesman for the water. The city of San Diego collected Ammon Bundy (Left) meets Harney County Sheriff David Ward along nearly 3 inches fell on much of Southern acre feet of rain a year, roughly enough public works department. Water from about 800 million gallons this week at California this week — as a wasted for 1.2 million households. the Los Angeles and San Gabriel rivers nine reservoirs as of Thursday morning. a road near Burns, Oregon. www.thepeninsulaqatar.com

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Oil giant Saudi Aramco weighs share offer

“This proposal is consistent with water and other prices. In his inter- After studying the broad and progressive direction view, Mohammed said a share offer pursued by the kingdom for reforms, “is something that is being reviewed, options, findings including privatisation in various and we believe a decision will be made will be presented sectors of the Saudi economy and over the next few months”. to the board deregulation of markets, which the The thirty-something prince company strongly supports,” it added. said he was personally enthusiastic of directors, The statement comes a day after The about the step, which would be in the which will make Economist published an interview with interests of the market, the company Saudi Deputy Crown Prince Moham- and greater transparency. recommendations med bin Salman who said a share offer Mohammed, the son of King Sal- to the company’s was under review. man, is also defence minister and heads Saudi Aramco said that, after stud- the kingdom’s main economic coordi- Supreme Council ying the options, the findings will be nating council. The dive in oil prices presented to the board of directors, is largely due to Saudi Arabia’s own which will make recommendations policies and those of other members to the company’s Supreme Council. of the Organization of the Petroleum AFP The council is chaired by Prince Exporting Countries (Opec). Mohammed and has overseen Saudi They refuse to cut crude production Aramco since it was separated from the as they seek to drive less-competitive oil ministry last year. The kingdom is players, including US shale producers, RIYADH: State-owned Saudi Aramco, confronted by unusual economic chal- out of the market. Analysts expected the world’s largest crude oil producer lenges caused by plunging global oil the kingdom would make only a small and exporter, said yesterday it is con- prices. Last week, it reported a record stake available to the public. sidering a public share offer. deficit of $98bn for 2015. And it pro- Abhishek Deshpande, an analyst at The company “has been studying jected a shortfall of $87bn this year, Natixis, said talk of an IPO shows the various options to allow broad public with crude prices currently around kingdom’s determination to address A file picture shows a flame from a Saudi Aramco oil installion known as “Pump 3” in the desert near the participation in its equity”, a statement $34 a barrel, down from more than the economic consequences of low oil oil-rich area of Khouris, 160 kilometres east of the Saudi capital Riyadh. said. This would be through the listing $100 early in 2014. prices. “It could be a very big step for- on capital markets “of an appropriate In an unprecedented departure ward and also means oil prices will stay percentage of the company’s shares from its decades-old generous wel- low for a while,” Deshpande said. Other The kingdom has adopted a policy of for the first time last year allowed for- to invest directly on the Tadawul All- and/or the listing of a bundle (of) its fare system, Riyadh’s budget last week analysts agreed there would be lim- selling shares in all major state-owned eign banks, brokerage houses, fund Shares Index (TASI), provided they meet downstream subsidiaries,” it said. announced rises in fuel, electricity, ited or no effect on the oil market itself. firms. Saudi Arabia’s stock exchange managers and insurance companies the requirements. UK trade deficit falls Europe’s economy faces confidence test Swiss National Bank incurs Bloomberg of people is called into question. Like markets: the European project would as imports decline the euro, the single currency used by be seen as in fact reversible,” said Wol- record loss 19 of the European Union’s 28 nations, fango Piccoli, managing director of the Schengen Agreement has long been Teneo Intelligence in London. “Nobody Bloomberg a Bloomberg survey had forecast £ FRANKFURT: Here’s the latest in a touted by politicians as an irrevoca- could blame investors if against that ZURICH: The Swiss National Bank 10.5bn. Exports fell 1.3 percent and long line of threats to Europe’s econ- ble pillar of a multi- national union, backdrop, they would suddenly start estimates that it incurred a record imports declined 2.5 percent, with oil omy: the border guard. allowing unimpeded travel between to re-evaluate the reliability of prom- loss of 23bn francs ($23bn) last year imports plunging 18 percent. Danish officers checking travel states for business or pleasure. ises made by European institutions in after it abandoned its currency cap. LONDON: Britain’s trade deficit nar- The trade deficit including the sur- documents on the boundary with Ger- So with an already fragile recov- the euro-zone crisis.” The appreciation of the franc rowed marginally in November as plus on services narrowed to £3.17bn many this week aren’t out to stymie ery, monetary policy stretched trying The EU says Europeans make over that followed the January 15 deci- the cheapest oil imports since 2009 from £3.51bn. The modest improve- trade or hinder tourism - they’re under to fend off deflation and companies 1.25 billion journeys within the Schen- sion resulted in a loss of 20bn francs drove down the cost of overseas goods. ment may not be enough to prevent orders from politicians anxious to stem deferring investment, the mere threat gen zone every year, which comprises on its foreign- currency positions, The shortfall of £10.6bn ($15.5bn) trade once again exerting a drag on the flow of refugees. Even so, analysts that Schengen could unravel may be 26 countries from the Barents Sea to the central bank said in a statement compared with £ 11.2bn in October, the economy. The total trade gap will are beginning to worry about what hard to shrug off. “If in the migrant the eastern Mediterranean. It also yesterday based on preliminary cal- the Office for National Statistics said widen in the fourth quarter unless could happen to the already-embat- crisis Schengen were to disintegrate, includes countries such as Iceland culations. It said it would still pay in London yesterday. Economists in December sees of deficit of £2.1bn. tled region when the free movement this would send a disastrous signal to and Norway that aren’t part of the EU. a dividend of 15 francs per share and distribute 1 billion francs to the federal government and cantons. While the SNB doesn’t need to generate a profit for monetary-pol- Chaos in China raises questions on its $3 trillion reserves icy purposes, municipalities have come to rely on an annual handout from the central bank to fund local Bloomberg True, trillions of dollars under the fund to build roads, ports and railroad spending. Their circumstances are central bank’s care are thought to be across Asia or tens of billions in gov- already straitened by slower eco- invested in safe liquid securities, includ- ernment-backed loans to countries nomic growth, brought on by the ing Treasury bonds. The US measure such as Venezuela, much of which is currency’s ascent from the cap of HONGKONG: China’s $3 trillion-plus of China’s holdings of Treasuries, the repaid through oil shipments. 1.20 per euro to about 1.09 now. in foreign currency reserves, the big- benchmark liquid investment in dol- Then there are other liabilities “The good news is that the can- gest such stockpile in the world, would lars, stood at $1.25 trillion in October, that China needs to cover, such as tons and the government aren’t going seem to be a gold-plate insurance policy according to the U.S. Treasury Depart- the nation’s foreign currency debt to to have to go without their money,” against the country’s current market ment, which cautions that the figures finance and manage imports denom- said David Marmet, an economist chaos, a depreciating currency and may not reflect the true ownership of inated in overseas currencies. When at Zuercher Kantonalbank. “From torrent of capital leaving the country. securities held in a custodial account those factors are taken into account, a political point of view, it removes Maybe not, say economists. First in a third country. In China, like some some $2.8 trillion in reserves may some pressure on the discussion off, data point to an alarming burn other countries, the exact composition already be spoken for just to cover about the right monetary policy. ” rate of dollars at the People’s Bank of of China’s reserves is a state secret. But its liabilities, according to Hao Hong, Economic growth slowed in 2015 China. The nation’s stockpile of for- analysts worry the currency armory chief China strategist at Bocom Inter- and consumer prices fell after the eign exchange reserves plunged by may not be as strong as it looks. national Holdings Co. SNB unexpectedly abandoned its $513 billion, or 13.4 percent, in 2015 That’s because some of the invest- “Considering China’s foreign debt, currency ceiling. Policy makers have to $3.33 trillion as the nation’s central An employee counts 100-yuan banknotes at a bank in Lianyungang, in ments may not be liquid or easy to sell. trade and exchange rate management, argued that the cost of maintaining bank coped with a weakening yuan eastern China’s Jiangsu province. Others may have suffered losses that it needs around $3 trillion in foreign it would have been out of propor- and an estimated $843 billion in cap- haven’t been accounted for. In addi- exchange reserves to be comfortable.” tion to its benefits to the economy. ital that left China between February by Bloomberg. said Yu Yongding, a member of Chi- tion, some Chinese reserves may have he said. The decline in reserves accel- The decision to give up the cur- and November, the most recent tally “My greatest worry is the fast deple- na’s monetary policy committee when already been committed to fund pet erated from August, when China made rency cap has attracted criticism available according to data compiled tion of foreign exchange reserves,” the currency was revalued in 2005. government projects like the Silk Road a surprise devaluation to the yuan. for SNB President Thomas Jordan. 14 SATURDAY 9 JANUARY 2016 BUSINESS China’s yuan stance upsets policy makers

years. “There is a real worry that in over polices adopted three years ago now it seems China is letting the yuan Mexico’s Secretary the face of the slowing Chinese econ- that led to a steep drop in the yen. move in line with markets.” How far omy the public policy response is to US Republican presidential candi- and how fast could be the most per- of Finance Luis start a round of competitive devalua- dates have seized on the yuan’s slide tinent questions. Videgaray vented tion,” Videgaray said during an event to lambast China over policies they Sources told Reuters on Thursday in Mexico City. say are designed to gain an advan- that the PBOC is under increasing pres- fears that China’s The unpleasant start to 2016 caused tage in trade. sure from policy advisers to let the machinations could by tanking Shanghai shares and the “They’re now rapidly trying to goose currency fall quickly and sharply, by yuan’s latest slip had analysts also flag- up exports,” US Senator Marco Rubio as much as 10-15 percent, as its recent lead to a spiral ging the possibility that Beijing, in its of Florida told reporters on the cam- gradual softening is thought to be doing of competitive haste to stem the rot in the world’s sec- paign trail in New Hampshire. more harm than good. ond-largest economy, was weakening Minutes of the Federal Reserve pol- Indeed, the two Asian BRIC econ- devaluations its currency to revive sagging exports. icy meeting in December, when interest omies, China and India, registered A view among Asian neighbours, rates were increased for the first time currency depreciations of 4-5 per- however, was that China had more in nearly a decade, also showed US cent last year, while Brazil’s currency to lose from capital outflows than it central bankers had “lingering con- dropped nearly 33 percent and Russia’s Reuters could gain from increased exports if cerns” over the potential for China’s fell by more than a fifth. Other emerg- the yuan was allowed to sink too far. slowdown to impact US growth. ing markets suffered similar steep falls Latin American currencies weak- A European Central Bank official, in their currencies’ value - South Afri- ened far more sharply than most Asian who didn’t want to be identified, said ca’s rand lost almost 26 percent and the SINGAPORE: Assessments of China’s currencies last year, a factor that the weaker yuan would have a “rela- Turkish lira weakened more than 20 intentions after it let the yuan depreci- probably helped shape the differing tively minor impact” on the eurozone’s percent. India, which like most other ate more quickly this week possessed perspectives between policymakers imported inflation, but the underly- Mexican Secretary of Finance Luis Videgaray talks during a press places uses interest rates rather than some qualities of a fairground mirror, from these regions. ing message on the health of China’s conference about the Mexican economy. the exchange rate as a main policy tool, with policymakers in nearby Asia far “I doubt China would seek a weaker economy was “a much bigger concern” would take a long, hard look before less alarmed about risks of a “currency yuan in the way that could shake the and any increase in market volatility weakening the rupee in response to war” than those further away. confidence of its economy,” a senior could upset the US Fed’s schedule on rate lower for eight days in a row, has spent billions of dollars from the cheaper yuan. As global currency and stock mar- official at Japan’s Ministry of Finance interest rates. culminating in a 0.5 percent drop on reserves bolstering the yuan. “It’s not “Depreciating the rupee has more kets shivered on Thursday, Mexico’s told Reuters. “Blatant yuan devalu- Beijing’s critics, according to some Thursday - it nudged the rate higher like they’re buying heaps of dollars to cost than benefit for India as we are net Secretary of Finace, Luis Videgaray ation would prompt heavy criticism Asian central bankers, were in danger yesterday - dealers suspect the cen- weaken their currency,” said a senior importers. There’s tremendous pres- vented fears that China’s machinations from the US and other countries, but of misreading its actions in the cur- tral bank of intervening in the past Bank of Korea official, speaking on sure on corporate balance sheets who could lead to a spiral of competitive it’s not the time to worry about a cur- rency market. two days through state banks to ease condition of anonymity. are net importers,” noted a senior pol- devaluations, echoing a complaint rency war,” said the official, whose own While the People’s Bank of China pressure on the currency. “I feel they’d rather want to slow icymaker directly aware of Reserve commonly heard from Brazil in recent government faced similar suspicions (PBOC) fixed its daily yuan guidance During recent months, the PBOC down the pace (of depreciation), but for Bank of India’s thinking. London needs one million Mercedes and Audi report record sales homes in over next decade AFP Trade Agreement) and Asia-Pacific. And with 373,459 units sold, China developed into our biggest individ- Bloomberg as real estate begins to look over- ual market worldwide in 2015. With valued after house prices surged 40 FRANKFURT: German top-of- growth there of 32.6 percent, Mer- percent from the beginning of 2013, the-range carmakers Audi and cedes-Benz grew significantly faster UBS Group AG said in October. Mercedes-Benz yesterday reported than the overall automobile market,” LONDON: Soaring demand means A rising population is also push- record sales in 2015, even holding their Zetsche said. London and its surrounding counties ing up rents, which averaged £1,544 own in China despite difficult market Daimler said Mercedes-Benz will need at least one million new ($2,250) a month in November, more conditions. launched more than 15 new or updated homes in the next 10 years to meet than double the amount charged in the Mercedes-Benz, flagship brand of models in China last year, where it demand and prevent values and rent- rest of the UK, according to Homelet, Daimler, said it sold 1.872 million vehi- also expanded the dealer network als from spiraling higher, the Adam the UK’s largest reference-check- cles worldwide last year, an increase to approximately 500 dealerships. Smith Institute research group said ing and rentals insurance company. of 13.4 percent over the previous year. Local production capacities were A man is looking around a car along with a sales staff at a dealer shop in a report yesterday. “The increasing demand for hous- Rival Audi, the high-end brand also expanded. Building on less than 4 percent of ing is putting pressure on our cities, of embattled auto giant Volkswagen, At Audi, which has been affected of Mercedes-Benz in Beijing, China. the city’s Green Belt, the spaces around the growth and prosperity which is said it sold 1.803 million cars, up 3.6 by the massive pollution-cheating the city where development is limited, strangled by urban containment pol- percent year-on-year. “Last year, we scandal that has engulfed its parent chief executive Rupert Stadler. new models throughout our Chinese would provide the homes needed, the icies that were introduced nearly 70 sold more cars than ever before,” said company VW, sales growth was more In China, Audi’s sales slipped by product portfolio: by the summer of report said. Almost all of the homes years ago,” Tom Papworth wrote in the Daimler chief executive Dieter Zetsche. modest. “2015 has proved that Audi is 1.4 percent to 570,889, but the level 2016, successors will be launched could be provided within 800 metres report. The Greater London Authority “We were able to increase our solidly on track and that we are able was still “very high,” Stadler insisted. for models that represent around 60 of a commuter train station, it said. wants to double house building in the unit sales in all three core regions— to master a year that presented vari- “Over the course of the next percent of total Audi sales in China,” London is at risk of a housing bubble UK capital to 42,000 homes a year. Europe, NAFTA (North American Free ous challenges very successfully,” said months, (we) will introduce various Audi said. Pakistan to merge Airbus A400M deliveries stock exchanges Britain’s FTSE set for biggest to form single weekly fall since last August to Turkey delayed in 2016 bourse Reuters Thursday, when £33bn ($48bn) was circuit-breaker on its stock market Reuters of seven European Nato nations, wiped off its market capitalisation that had been fuelling selling rather expecting its order to be fulfilled by KARACHI: Pakistan’s bench- as stocks in China sank and Beijing than calming the market. 2018. Turkey received two of the air- mark Karachi Stock Exchange allowed the biggest fall in the yuan “A turbulent start to 2016 has seen ANKARA: Deliveries of two Airbus craft in 2014 and was due to receive (KSE) will become the Pakistan LONDON: UK shares were on track in five months. investors adopting the brace position, A400M military transport planes to two more last year but one of them Stock Exchange next week after for their biggest weekly fall since The index was down 4.65 percent as a combination of factors have driven Turkey in 2016 are expected to be crashed in Spain on May 9, killing merging with two other bourses August despite steadying yesterday, on the week, the biggest weekly fall global markets lower,” said Richard delayed and talks are ongoing on four test crew. to become the single share trad- after Chinese stocks regained some since last August, when China also Hunter, Head of Equities, Hargreaves delivery of a replacement for one that “Talks are continuing on the ing entity in the country, officials poise following a plunge the previ- allowed its currency to weaken. The Lansdown Stockbrokers. The FTSE crashed on its maiden flight last year, delivery date for the replacement,” said yesterday. ous day that rattled global markets. FTSE 100 was also set for its worst index shed some of the strong gains a defence official said. an official from the Undersecretariat The merger of the Kara- The UK’s blue-chip FTSE 100 index first week of the year since 2000. made at the beginning of the session Ankara signed a deal for 10 of for Defence Industries (SSM), part of chi, Lahore and Islamabad Stock was flat at 5,953.50 points by 1148 GMT. Some investor calm was restored, with volumes subdued ahead of US the Airbus heavy cargo and troop Turkey’s defence ministry, said on Exchanges into the PSX could pave The index hit a three-week low on however, after Beijing suspended a labour report due at 1330 GMT. carriers in 2003 as part of a group condition his name was not used. the way for more foreign investor interest, observers said. “All the three stock exchanges are being merged into a single national stock exchange from Mon- Gold slides from 9-week high as stocks rebound day,” LSE chief Aftab Chaudhry said. “The merger will help in selling the exchange to a strategic buyer as part of the demutualisation plan,” Reuters down $9.90 an ounce at $1,097.90. gold down more than 10 percent last said Mohammad Sohail, chief of “Concerns over China, and possibly year. A strong report could be seen Topline Securities, a Karachi-based the Middle East, have prompted some as prompting the Federal Reserve to investment house. safe-haven demand. That has stirred raise rates at a faster pace. That could Under the plan the PSX would LONDON: Gold prices fell 1 percent the gold price,” Capital Economics ana- dent demand for non-interest-paying become a listed company on the yesterday, retreating from the previous lyst Simona Gambarini said. “But as gold, while boosting the dollar. exchange with 40 percent of its day’s nine-week high as stock mar- we know, safe-haven demand can be Silver was down 1.9 percent at shares offered to foreign buyers -20 kets rebounded after this week’s rout quite volatile.” $14.02 an ounce, while platinum was up percent in an initial public offering and the dollar strengthened. “We are generally positive on the 0.3 percent at $876.30 an ounce. Pal- (IPO) and the remaining 40 percent European stocks climbed after gold price for the year, but not neces- ladium was up 0.8 percent at $496.20 allocated to listed brokers. Asian shares gained, with battered sarily on safe-haven demand. That’s an ounce. Foreign investors can already Chinese equities rising strongly after a wild card,” Simona added. Palladium fell below $500 for the trade on the existing exchanges, China suspended its market circuit Investment appetite for gold first time since September 2010 on but the new bourse would be better breaker and guided the yuan higher showed signs of picking up this week. Thursday, reaching a low of $481.67. It organised with greater interna- for the first time in nine days. Holdings of the world’s largest gold- is set to end the week down 11 percent. tional links, observers said. “The Jitters over the Chinese economy backed exchange-traded fund, New “Technically the chart looks horri- new buyer would be likely to intro- had spooked global stock markets and York-listed SPDR Gold Shares, rose ble—the metal has collapsed through duce new derivatives and would sent investors sprinting to safe-haven 4.2 tonnes on Thursday, data from the $500 figure and the only support facilitate new listings, providing assets this week, sending gold sharply the fund showed. visible on a 10-year weekly chart is much needed depth and breadth higher. Attention was turning to US non- at $447 -- the 61.8 percent Fibonacci in the market,” Sohail said. Spot gold peaked earlier yester- farm payrolls data due at 1330 GMT, retracement of the entire 2009 to 2014 The KSE was set up in 1947 with day at $1,112 but quickly pared gains. which traders will watch for clues on rally,” ICBC Standard Bank said in a five companies and a market cap It was down 1 percent at $1,097.30 the outlook for US interest rate policy. note. “By that point the metal will be A Syrian boy from Azaz and working as a translator at a jewellery shop of just 37 million rupees ($37m as an ounce at 1053 GMT, while US gold The prospect of rising rates in the oversold and due a bounce, but not per to exchange rates at the time). , waits for customers in Kilis, Turkey. futures for February delivery were United States was a key factor pushing because there is any ‘deficit’ of metal.” BUSINESS VIEWS SATURDAY 9 JANUARY 2016 15

That giant sound Samsung’s profit miss you hear is from the ETF options market signals shaky market

By Eric Balchunas and to the S&P 500 Index. The idea of Tracy Alloways insuring market positions using Bloomberg options on a fully funded security such as an ETF is what attracted some early big investors to SPY back in the 1990s. S investors rush to protect Volume is also coming from all their portfolios in a tumul- kinds of speculative trading strat- Atuous start to the year, odds egies. For example, traders will try are they will be using options on to arbitrage SPY’s options vs. its exchange-traded funds to do it. futures vs. the ETF itself. But again, While much of the recent focus this happens in many securities. on the ETF phenomenon has cen- This brings us to what really sets tered squarely on their inflows and SPY apart: the size of the investors. trading growth, they are quietly SPY proves on a massive scale becoming the epicentre of the that liquidity begets liquidity. Once equity option market. everyone began using SPY options, ETFs now account for about 70 trading spreads nearly disappeared percent of all equity option volume, and bigger fish—both in the US and or $770 billion of the approximate overseas—started using them as $1.1 trillion traded per day, using a well. Some of the biggest holders sample of the past 20 trading days. of SPY options include BlackRock, That’s double what the average vol- Citigroup, Goldman Sachs Group, ume was five years ago, at a time and Citadel, according to the lat- when more people than ever are est filing data on Bloomberg. buying and selling puts and calls These big fish jack up the dollar on ETFs than they are on individ- volume figures because their orders ual stocks. are so large. SPY–and its related The option volume of ETFs rel- option market—can absorb bil- ative to stocks is effectively the lion-dollar trades without missing reciprocal of overall equity trad- a beat. And those big-ticket, big- ing—where ETFs make up about fish trades add up quickly. 30 percent to stocks’ 70 percent, as “It becomes a domino effect. One illustrated in the two charts below investor sees a $2 billion trade, and Visitors look at tech giant Samsung Electronics’ Light Emitting Diode LED televisions at the World IT Show 2011 in Seoul. The juggernaut behind this that gives them confidence to do outsize volume is the SPDR S&P their large trade. These big trades 500 Trust ETF (SPY), which by bring out more liquidity,” says Mohit itself accounts for $554 billion— Bajaj, director of ETF trading solu- By Jungah Lee is only getting worse and the first-quarter or nearly half—of the $1.1 trillion tions at WallchBeth Capital. Bloomberg earnings will likely be even lower than the traded each day in equity options. SPY aside, ETFs as a group are fourth quarter.” And that’s out of a universe of nearly also seeing increasing option vol- Samsung’s operating income was 6.1 1,000 equities that have options ume relative to stocks because they trillion won ($5 billion) in the three months tied to them. pull in new dollars from outside AMSUNG Electronics Co.’s profit miss ended December, the Suwon, South Korea- The table below shows the most the actual stock market, thanks is the latest sign the global smart- based company said in preliminary results Samsung phone active equities and the difference to the asset classes they track. phone market is running out of steam, released yesterday. That compares with the between their actual trading and For example, the SPDR Gold Trust spelling trouble for the suppliers of 6.64 trillion-won average of analysts’ esti- shipments are headed their option trading. This highlights (GLD)—which also sees about $1 displays, semiconductors and other mates compiled by Bloomberg. for their second straight the fact that SPY accounts for “only” billion a day in options trading—is Scomponents that go into mobile devices. Sales were 53 trillion won in the quar- annual decline in 13.6 percent of equity trading but pulling in action from the com- The world’s largest maker of displays and ter, little changed from a year earlier, the an outsize 47.6 percent of option modity futures market. memory chips, which sells to Apple Inc. and company said. Samsung won’t provide net the wake of tougher trading. This jump, to $554 billion, Meanwhile, the iShares iBoxx many other brands, posted fourth- quarter income or break out the results of various competition from is a 100 percent increase from just $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF profit that fell short of analysts’ estimates as divisions until it releases audited results later five years ago. (HYG) has seen more than $1 bil- sales remained sluggish over the holiday sea- this month. Apple in the high-end Where is all this liquidity in SPY lion a day in option volume over son. Demand is waning for smartphones as The result comes just days after Co-Chief segment to China’s options coming from? As with flows, the past couple weeks, as inves- markets mature and China’s economy slows, Executive Officer Kwon Oh Hyun warned of Xiaomi Corp and Huawei it’s difficult to pin down exactly tors search for new ways to protect pressuring profit margins at Samsung. escalating competition and urged employ- where ETFs are luring activity from, their holdings of corporate bonds. Concerns that the smartphone market ees to find ways to safeguard its lead now Technologies Company since all trading in such funds is “Credit managers are increas- is fizzling out has spurred analysts to trim that software and platforms are eclipsing for budget consumers. anonymous. ingly using HYG options as a liquid estimated demand, which in turn has ham- hardware. Nevertheless, some of it is hedge; previously they had used mered device vendors as well as suppliers of Samsung phone shipments are headed coming from individual stocks VIX calls and S&P 500 puts in components and contract assemblers. Apple, for their second straight annual decline in themselves—which overall have part because HYG options were which garners most of the the wake of tougher competition from Apple seen a decline in option volume not as liquid,” says Pravit Chin- industry’s profits, ended in the high-end segment to China’s Xiaomi falling. Operating income at the semicon- over the years relative to the whole tawongvanich, head derivatives Thursday below $100 Corp. and Huawei Technologies Co. for budget ductor business, the company’s biggest profit market. In addition, SPY is most strategist at Macro Risk Advisors, for the first time in over consumers. Yet even Xiaomi, which rose from generator, probably rose about 20 percent likely sucking volume away from referring to options tied to the Chi- a year after investment obscurity to become the country’s biggest to 3.3 trillion won in the fourth quarter on options on S&P 500 Index futures, cago Board Options Exchange’s brokerages from UBS AG phone brand, may have missed its 80-mil- sales of 12.7 trillion won, according to the which trade about $160 billion a day. Volatility Index. to Morgan Stanley low- lion unit sales target in 2015, people with median estimate of six analysts surveyed The next question is why inves- “With the HYG options market ered forecasts on iPhone knowledge of its production plans have said. by Bloomberg News. tors are flocking to options on becoming more liquid, I’d expect shipments. Yesterday, Hon Hai Precision Industry Samsung has shifted focus toward chips the SPY in particular? The ETF’s it to be increasingly adopted as a Hon Hai Precision “I see no signs of a Co., which gets roughly half its sales from and displays and sought more external cli- unearthly option volume can be hedge to credit positions.” Industry Co., which recovery in demand for Apple, reported a 21 percent year- over-year ents to help make up for declining growth attributed to a few things. First, it’s The question is how much more electronics products slide in December sales following a modest in its own phones and TVs. The company is becoming money managers’ go-to liquidity can ETFs drain from other gets roughly half of which only means the 0.5 percent rise in November. spending 15.6 trillion won on a new plant way to insure or hedge a portfolio, markets—be they stocks, commod- its sales from Apple, component businesses Largan Precision Co. Ltd., which gets more in South Korea with semiconductor pro- which makes sense given the $2.2 ities, or bonds—before they become reported a 21 percent will remain pressured,” than a quarter of its sales from the iPhone duction forecast to start next year. trillion currently benchmarked the only market? said Song Myung Sup, a maker, this week said sales in December Operating profit at the mobile unit was year-over-year slide in Seoul-based analyst at dropped 31 percent from a year earlier. probably 2.18 trillion won in the quarter, December sales. HI Investment & Secu- While Samsung has been able to boost largely helped by growth in shipments of rities Co. “The situation chip sales volumes, the price of memory is cheaper smartphones. Wall Street can’t sleep as China rout deepens

By Dany Burger and Anna and anticipation and dread. the S&P 500 advancing 1.3 percent to 1,958.20. breakers and the restrictions on insider sell- Louise Jackson To appreciate just how focused investors The start of 2016 has been one of the fast- ing in China. “ Bloomberg are on Shanghai, look at Thursday’s reac- est retreats from risk ever by investors coming The China Securities Regulatory Commis- tion to news that China would suspend the back from New Year’s holiday. Over the first sion announced the suspension on its official week-old circuit-breaker system that the four days of this week, more than $4 trillion microblog account on Thursday night. The night before halted trading after 29 minutes. was wiped from the value of global equities, decision came hours after CSRC officials held ith China’s stock market in disarray, Down 1.8 percent before the news, the S&P volatility in the broadest stock gauges has an emergency meeting to talk about condi- American investors are finding out 500 went straight up for 90 minutes as inves- jumped 30 percent or more, and 9 percent tions on the nation’s tumbling stock market, It’s definitely the Wjust how long their day can last -- tors realized they’d be spared the sight of the was shed from the price of oil. Almost every- according to a person familiar with the dis- Asian tail wagging before they even get to work. Chinese stock market opening, plunging and thing -- from junk bonds to cocoa and coffee cussions who asked not to be named because the Western “This morning when I rolled over in my then slamming shut. The boost was temporary, -- has tumbled. he wasn’t authorized to speak publicly. bed at 4 am to check the markets and saw as anxiety grew that regulators are improvis- Adding to frustration among American The nation’s market circuit breakers, which dog right now. what happened in China and in US futures I ing as they try to stabilise markets. traders was a sense that not much that is hap- halted exchanges for 15 minutes after a 5 per- Looking in on thought, ‘Oh, here we go,’” said Howard Ward, a “Regulators there have bad ideas,” Ward pening in China’s stock market was relevant cent drop in the CSI 300 and for the rest of Wall Street veteran of four decades who over- said. “The circuit breakers were poorly designed to either the Chinese or US economies, let the day after a 7 percent retreat, were criti- China is the last. sees $42.7bn as the chief investment officer and were designed almost to instill panic, alone prescriptive for how equities should cized by analysts for exacerbating losses as of growth equities at Gamco Investors Inc. which is exactly what happened. There was trade in America. Four days into 2016, though, investors scramble to exit positions before “I’m getting too old for this.” no question that as soon as trading opened it the S&P 500 has plunged more than 5 per- getting locked in. As the stunning selloff in China caused wouldn’t last long. Talk about yelling fire in a cent to cap its worst four-day start to a year “If it’s somebody who really doesn’t know a two shutdowns and convulsed financial mar- crowded theater.” since records began. lot about China, this is kind of scary. They say, kets around the world this week, Wall Street Chinese stocks rallied in volatile trad- “It’s definitely the Asian tail wagging the ‘Oh my god, their market can drop 7 percent,’” traders have been left to look for whatever ing on Friday, with the Shanghai Composite Western dog right now,” said Eddie Perkin, who said Nick Sargen, who helps manage $46.2 clues they can to make sense of it all. Once- Index climbing 2 percent at the close after helps oversee $311bn as chief equity investment billion as chief economist and senior invest- obscure events like the yuan currency fixing, the central bank set its reference rate little officer at Eaton Vance Corp. Perkin said look- ment adviser for Fort Washington Investment which comes four hours after the New York changed from Thursday’s fixing and state- ing in on China is the last thing he does before Advisors Inc. “The reason I can be more calm Stock Exchange closes, are now being obsessed backed funds were said to intervene. That bed and the first after waking up. “There are about it is that I follow that market, I can say, over by traders everywhere with a mix of bolstered US index futures, with contracts on a lot of technical factors around these circuit listen it’s a cowboy market.” 16 SATURDAY 9 JANUARY 2016 BUSINESS Oil Jumps from 12-year low on China volatility

fixings. Crude slid Thursday to the low- erased from the value of global equi- outflows. est since December 2003 as market ties this year amid renewed concern The trick for Chinese officials is Futures rose as turbulence reverberated across the about China. The country abandoned to manage the currency lower with- much as 3.2 percent globe amid concern over economic a circuit-breaker system aimed at out sparking a mass exodus of capital in New York after growth in the world’s biggest energy stymieing a stock rout after it was from the country. The drop in China’s consumer. triggered by selloffs twice this week exports is mainly the result of sluggish China suspended a While the turmoil in China has con- and baffled investors with a seem- global demand, and the collapse of the controversial equity tributed to oil’s slide this year, prices ingly contradictory approach to the yuan would only increase the risk of are also being weighed down by US yuan, fueling greater anxiety over pol- competitive devaluations in neighbor- circuit breaker stockpiles that remain about 100 mil- icy makers’ abilities to manage the ing countries -- creating a so-called system and its central lion barrels above the five-year average. slowing economy. currency war. Analysts from Nomura Holdings Inc. Equities recovered on Friday, and “They don’t want an excessive bank set the yuan’s to UBS Group AG predict crude may energy companies were among the devaluation,” said Sacha Tihanyi, senior reference rate little fall to near $30 while the Organiza- biggest gainers on the MSCI AC Asia emerging-markets strategist at Toronto tion of Petroleum Exporting Countries Pacific Index. China Petroleum and Dominion Bank in New York. “I don’t changed after an has effectively abandoned output lim- Chemical Corp. advanced 5.6 percent think they’re trying to achieve some eight-day stretch of its amid a global glut to defend market and Korean refiner SK Innovation Co. kind of export advantage through cur- weaker fixings share. jumped 5.7 percent. rency devaluation.” “The China story is dominating The yuan, which has fallen 5 percent The yuan slid to a five-year low all markets at the moment, includ- since China’s central bank devalued of 6.5956 per dollar in Shanghai on ing oil,” Ric Spooner, a chief analyst at the currency in August, probably needs Thursday after the central bank cut HONG KONG: Oil was swept along CMC Markets in Sydney, said by phone. to fall an additional 14 percent if the the fixing, extending its decline over by volatility in Chinese markets, ral- “More volatility is likely. US invento- Traders on the floor of New York Stock Exchange. nation’s economy is to see any real the past year to 5.7 percent. The Peo- lying from a 12-year low as the country ries remain elevated and that means benefits. ple’s Bank of China halted an eight-day sought to quell losses in its equities and they’re going to be a drag on the extent A decline to 7.7 per dollar, from run of cuts to its reference rate for the stabilize its currency. and timing of any price increases.” Thursday, the lowest close since Feb- London-based ICE Futures Europe about 6.6, is needed to boost gross currency on Friday, leaving the off- Futures rose as much as 3.2 percent West Texas Intermediate for Feb- ruary 2004. Total volume traded was exchange. The contract lost 1.4 per- domestic product expansion by 0.7 per- shore exchange rate little changed at in New York after China suspended a ruary delivery rose as much as $1.07 to 70 percent above the 100-day average. cent to $33.75 on Thursday, the lowest centage point, according to estimates 6.6840 per dollar as of 6:46 a.m. New controversial equity circuit breaker $34.34 a barrel on the New York Mer- Prices are down 9 percent this week. close since June 2004. The European by Bloomberg Intelligence Econom- York time. system and its central bank set the cantile Exchange and was trading at Brent for February settlement benchmark crude traded at a premium ics. The move, a scenario which none The gap with the onshore level was yuan’s reference rate little changed $33.68 at 4:14 p.m. Hong Kong time. The gained as much as 97 cents, or 2.9 of 52 cents to WTI. of the analysts in Bloomberg surveys at 1.4 percent. It widened to a record after an eight-day stretch of weaker contract slid 2.1 percent to $33.27 on percent, to $34.72 a barrel on the More than $4 trillion has been expects, would lead to $670bn in capital 2.9 percent on Thursday. VW may buy Lenovo launches smartphone

Bloomberg back thousands BG deal still on SAN FANCISCO: Lenovo Group Ltd. completion track: has unveiled a smartphone that can see and maps out its surroundings with Shell CEO help from an Alphabet Inc. 3D-scan- of faulty vehicles ning technology named Project Tango. LONDON: Royal Dutch Shell The Chinese company will become Plc’s takeover of BG Group Plc the first to sell devices employing remains on track for com- Alphabet subsidiary Google’s Tango pletion in early 2016, said faster to repurchase some of the more technology, which superimposes Chief Executive Officer Ben than 500,000 vehicles than fix them, information and digital images onto van Beurden. said the people, who declined to be displays of the real world. An infra- “The recommended cited by name because they weren’t red and wide-angle camera orients combination is expected to authorized to discuss the matter pub- the user within indoor spaces and enhance our cash flow, create licly. One person said the number of precisely maps the immediate envi- a leader in liquefied natu- cars that might be bought back from ronment -- capturing the dimensions ral gas and deep water,” van their owners totals about 50,000, a of a room or helping users navigate a Beurden said in an interview figure that could change as talks shopping mall, for instance. published on Shell’s website. continue. Lenovo hopes Tango will help it The deal will “help make us “We’ve been having a large stand out in a crowded field. With more focused and profita- amount of technical discussion back smartphones sporting similar hard- ble,” he said. and forth with Volkswagen,” EPA ware and the market maturing, vendors Members of the media view the Project Tango Development Kit at the Shell is on the brink of Administrator Gina McCarthy (pic- are looking for ways to differentiate 2016 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. pulling off its biggest acqui- tured) said Thursday, when asked through software. The new handsets sition, but oil’s collapse to about the possibility of VW having to go on sale over the summer for under less than $35 a barrel from Bloomberg buy back some vehicles. “We haven’t $500, Lenovo and Google said Thurs- about $55 on the day the deal made any decisions on that.” day at the International Consumer getting the exact measurements of a of Microsoft Corp.’s Kinect sensor for was announced in April has McCarthy told reporters after an Electronics Show in Las Vegas. stage with a few taps, then plopped the Xbox. prompted some investors to event in Washington Thursday that “To break new ground in today’s a virtual refrigerator and a sofa into Tango is the product of Advanced question whether the com- WASHINGTON/FRANKFURT: VW’s proposals to bring its cars into hypercompetitive smartphone and the picture. Tango may also com- Technology and Projects, a Motorola pany is paying too much. The Volkswagen AG may buy back tens of compliance with emissions stand- tablet industries, we must take inno- plement Google’s foray into virtual research outfit that Google held onto energy producer has justified thousands of cars with diesel engines ards have so far been inadequate. vation risks – it’s the only way to truly reality, via a cardboard device that when it sold the mobile phone opera- the deal by saying it would that can’t be easily fixed to comply VW is continuing talks with US change the way people use mobile can turn any Android phone into a tions to Lenovo in 2014. Other projects boost its ability to maintain with US emissions standards as part authorities and working toward a technology,” Chen Xudong, senior VR headset, allowing for experiences at ATAP include a modular smartphone dividends, make it the world’s of its efforts to satisfy the demands solution, said Eric Felber, a company vice president and president at Len- that also overlay computer-generated and smart fabric. largest LNG producer and give of regulators, according to two peo- spokesman. He declined to comment ovo’s mobile business group, said in images on real environments. Microsoft Google revealed Project Tango in it new assets from Australia ple familiar with the matter. on details of the discussions. a statement. Corp. has demonstrated that capability February 2014, then followed that up to Brazil. Negotiations between the The models in question aren’t the The company’s shares finished Fri- with its HoloLens augmented- reality in the summer with a tablet computer While 2015 was a difficult German automaker and the US Envi- oldest ones, the so- called Generation day 2.6 percent higher in Hong Kong, goggles, available to developers this meant for developers. The technology year for Shell, the company ronmental Protection Agency are 1 cars, the people said. Volkswagen’s the biggest gain since December 1. quarter for $3,000. relies on a 3D-sensing chip made by has the financial strength to continuing and no decisions have US chief, Michael Horn, said in October Lenovo and Google will offer “Even though you can ask your California startup Movidius. ride out the downturn, van been reached. Still, a buyback would that those models would be the most developers funding and assistance phone how to walk from your hotel to “We think of it as visual GPS. The Beurden said. “We have be an extraordinary step that dem- complicated to bring into compliance. through an incubator program. The New York, you can’t ask it how to get world is very very different because worked very hard to reduce onstrates the challenge of modifying McCarthy is scheduled to meet US company is looking at three main from the front door” to the CES venue, of GPS now. We actually take it for our costs to make our oper- vehicles that were rigged to pass with Volkswagen Chief Executive application areas: location, games said Lee, who has a PhD in human- granted. My dream is that we take ations more competitive,” he emission tests. Officer Matthias Mueller at his request and utilities. At CES, Tango project computer interaction from Carnegie Project Tango capabilities for granted,” said. Evidence is building that VW has concluded it would be on January 13 in Washington. head Johnny Lee demonstrated by Mellon and was the lead developer Lee said in an interview. shareholders of Shell will vote to approve the BG deal on Jan. 27, Hussni Alkhuzai, an ana- lyst at Exane BNP Paribas, Deficit woes deny Rajan room to cushion India from China turmoil said in a note yesterday. Credit Suisse

Bloomberg China-led volatility in August, will Rajan, whose three-year term is increase for government employees UK head Curran face accelerating capital outflows.” due to end in September, has dealt and higher military pensions threaten So far, India has fared better than with market volatility since he took to worsen Asia’s widest budget deficit plans to leave MUMBAI: A month after Chinese mar- most emerging-market counterparts. office in 2013. and stoke price pressures if demand kets crashed last year, India’s central The World Bank forecasts the South Back then he stabilized a plung- is not matched by more supply. LONDON: Credit Suisse bank slashed interest rates by 50 basis Asian economy will grow 7.7 percent ing rupee by offering to buy dollars The need for growth would also Group AG’s UK head Gar- points to help domestic demand make in 2016 compared with China’s 6.7 from banks at discounted rates and drive Indian policy makers, according rett Curran plans to leave the up for slowing global growth. That percent pace, while Brazil and Rus- vowing to retain confidence in the to Standard Chartered Plc econo- firm, said a spokeswoman move may be harder to repeat in 2016. sia both shrink. currency by keeping inflation low mist Anubhuti Sahay. She expects for the bank. Three weeks before his next rate Still, Indian equities have been hit and stable. an interest-rate cut in April after the Curran, who joined decision, Reserve Bank of India Gov- along with other emerging markets. The government at the time also government presents its budget at the Credit Suisse in 2008, also ernor Raghuram Rajan (pictured) Stocks pared their steepest weekly took action to reduce a budget def- end of February. oversees fixed-income faces inflation that threatens to stay loss in more than four years only after icit that reached 4.6 percent of GDP Modi’s administration, which sales for Europe, Middle above his 2017 target and a govern- China’s central bank moved to stabi- in the year through March 2014. It abandoned its predecessor’s deficit- East and Africa. Reached ment that risks loosening its budget lize the yuan yesterday. called to bring it down to 3 per- reduction path last year, would allow on his mobile phone, Cur- deficit goals. Foreign investors, which “We need to avoid beggar- cent of GDP by March 2017, a goal the fiscal gap for the year through ran referred comments to the poured $10 billion into Indian stocks thy-neighbor policies, such as Prime Minister Narendra Modi ini- March 2017 to slip to 3.7 percent of press department. and bonds over the past year, have unconventional monetary policy or tially endorsed when he took power gross domestic product from the 3.5 Chief Executive Officer turned net sellers this month. sustained exchange-rate interven- almost two years ago. percent pledged earlier, Sahay said, Tidjane Thiam is reorganizing “We are not looking at any rate tion, that primarily induce capital organizations such as the Inter- The situation now is more uncer- driven by the need for continued the bank along geographical cuts in 2016,” Sailesh Jha, Singapore- outflows and competitive cur- national Monetary Fund to pass tain. Most of Rajan’s dollar swaps public spending amid tepid private lines amid a plan to bolster based chief Asia economist at Credit rency devaluations,” Rajan wrote careful judgement on each uncon- come due toward the end of 2016, investment. the firm’s focus on wealth Suisse Group AG, said by phone. “India, in a Project Syndicate column pub- ventional monetary step taken in even as export earnings drop for 12 “At such volatile times, growth is management. which did OK during the last bout of lished on January 6. He called for the quest for growth. straight months. A scheduled pay the best defense,” Sahay said. CLASSIFIEDS SATURDAY 9 JANUARY 2016 17

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Qatar International Endurocross

The podium winners of different event categories with officials of Qatar Motor and Motorcycling Federation. The third round of arQat International Endurocross took place yesterday at Sealine with 34 competitors vying for honours under four categories, namely Class E-1, Class E-2, Quad and Veterans. Kuwaiti rider Mohammed Jaffar, UAE’s Mohammed Al Balooshi, Finland’s Tomi Sarivaara and Kuwait’s Fahad Al Musallam lead the points tables in their respective categories at the end of three rounds. Right: Riders in action at Sealine. Loeb builds Dakar lead with third stage win

RALLYING: “It was a good day and tomorrow Qatari rallying DAKAR RALLY 2015 we will be first on the road so it maybe sensation and will be another story, but it’s a part of the experience that we have to take.” defending champion but is 14min 16sec off the pace over- “Loeb also showed no ill-effects Nasser Al Attiyah all and admitted the Peugeots were from having to race in Bolivia’s noto- looking almost unbeatable. rious, lung-busting high altitude which finished fourth to “Yesterday and today never have peaked at 4,600m on Thursday. hang on to overall I pushed in my life like this. We drove In the overall standings, he now at more than 100 percent, but we have leads 11-time winner Peterhansel by fourth position of the no chance against the Peugeots, no 7min 48sec and is 13min 26sec ahead gruelling Dakar Rally chance,” said the Qatari. of Sainz. In the motorcycling section, “It’s impossible, if the Peugeots Australia’s Toby Price, who was third on Thursday. don’t stop, it’s difficult to catch them.” overall in 2015, won the stage on his Nine-time world rally champion KTM. Sebastien Loeb continued to make light Price clocked 4 hrs 3 mins 44secs to work of his Dakar debut by claiming his see off KTM teammates Stefan Svitko, Agencies third stage win on the grueling event by 2:33 minutes, and Matthias Walkner on Thursday. The French driver, behind at 2:40 off the lead. Antoine Meo, the the wheel of a Peugeot, took the fifth world enduro champion and another stage between Jujuy in Argentina and KTM rider, had finished second before UYUNI, BOLIVIA: The Qatari rallying Uyuni in Bolivia to extend his lead in being demoted to eighth after receiv- sensation and the defending cham- the overall standings. ing a five-minute time penalty. pion , Nasser Al Attiyah, is currently Loeb won the 327km timed run in Portugal’s Paulo Goncalves, who occupying the fourth slot in the overall 3hr 32min 34sec with Peugeot team- was 8:56 behind Price in 12th spot, still standings while Sebastien Loeb main- mates Carlos Sainz and Stephane leads the overall classification with a tained his lead at the end of the fifth Peterhansel completing a sweep for 1:45 advantage over Svitko and 1:47 in stage of the gruelling Dakar Rally on the French manufacturer. front of Price. Thursday. “It was a good day. I pushed really “This marathon stage was defi- The Qatari driver, competing in hard from the start. I had a good feel- nitely difficult. Today was a little bit Qatar’s Nasser Al Attiyah and French Matthieu Baumel of MINI team driving through rough terrain during a Mini, finished fourth on Thursday, ing and the car was perfect again, so tricky with the navigation. I had to stay 3min 7sec behind Loeb on the stage there’s nothing to add,” said Loeb. on top of the game.” the fifth stage of the Dakar Rally 2016 between Jujuy, Argentina, and Uyuni, Bolivia on Thursday.

Kings hold off Action from the Qatar Open Amateur Golf Championship 2016 Bryant’s Lakers

LOS ANGELES: The Sacramento Kings squandered a 27-point lead but dug deep late for a 118-115 NBA victory over the Los Angeles Lak- ers in Kobe Bryant’s last game in the California capital on Thursday. Kings guard Rajon Rondo made a running basket to put Sacramento up by one with 21 seconds left and then forced a Lakers turnover as a contest that looked like a certain blowout came down to the wire. Sacramento centre DeMarcus Cousins then made two free throws and Lakers guard Louis Williams missed a three-pointer at the buzzer. Bryant scored 28 points. Bryant, who led the Lakers to three playoff series victories over the Kings, made 10 of 18 shots from the field and six of eight free throws, and became the third player in NBA history - and at 37 the youngest ever Action from the Qatar Open Amateur Golf Championship 2016 at the Doha Golf Club yesterday. More than 120 Amateur Golfers representing 33 countries along with 11 Qatari - to score 33,000 points in his career. Hawks 126, 76ers 98 golfers are taking part in the championship. The top 60 players qualify for the third and final round to be played today. The winner of the event and the two best Qatari players Kent Bazemore scored 22 points, will play in the Qatar Masters later this month. Last year, Jakub Hrinda of Slovakia became one of the youngest players in European Tour history when the 14-year-old featured nine in a pivotal stretch late in the in the Qatar Masters following his victory in the Qatar Open amateur tournament. third quarter, as the Atlanta Hawks beat the mistake-prone Philadel- phia 76ers 126-98. Rockets 103, Jazz 94 James Harden tallied a game- high 33 points as the Houston Manning quarterback in divisional round for Broncos Rockets recovered from a sluggish first half to surge past the Utah Jazz 103-94 at Toyota Centre. Bulls 101, Celtics 92 Agencies Denver to a seven-point victory over AMERICAN FOOTBALL: Jacksonville Jaguars receiver Allen linebackers coach for the past six sea- All five starters scored in dou- the San Diego Chargers on Sunday, NFL ROUND UP Robinson has been named to the 2016 sons. With the postseason about to ble figures for the Chicago Bulls, clinching the AFC West and Number Pro Bowl as a replacement for injured begin, Cincinnati Bengals assist- who extended their season-high 1 seed in the playoffs. Detroit Lions receiver Calvin Johnson, ant coaches Paul Guenther and Hue winning streak to six games with DENVER: The Denver Broncos Meanwhile, Minnesota Vikings manager Jason Licht disputed reports the NFL announced Thursday. Robin- Jackson are two of the hottest names a 101-92 victory against the Boston announced Thursday morning that running back Adrian Peterson missed that Lovie Smith was fired as head son, 22, had 80 receptions for 1,400 being bandied about as the coach- Celtics at the United Centre. Peyton Manning would be the starter practice again on Thursday but insists coach during a phone conversation yards and 14 touchdowns this season. ing rumor mill swirls. Guenther, the for their divisional playoff game on he will be ready for tomorrow’s NFC rather than in a face-to-face meeting. The scoring receptions are the most Bengals defensive coordinator is set January 17. playoff game against the Seattle Licht told reporters that he reached in franchise history and tied for the to interview for the vacant Cleveland NBA RESULTS Quarterback Brock Osweiler will Seahawks. out to Smith on Wednesday night to most in the NFL this season with Seat- Browns job tomorrow. be back wearing the headset on the Peterson sat out consecutive days inform him that team co-chairman tle’s Doug Baldwin and New York Jets’ Jackson, Cincinnati’s offensive Atlanta 126 Philadelphia 98 sideline, a role he is familiar after being of practice due to lower-back soreness. Joel Glazer wanted to meet Thursday to standout Brandon Marshall. coordinator and former head coach Chicago 101 Boston 92 the backup for 43 months prior to his He suffered the injury in Sunday’s reg- discuss the decision in person. The GM The Indianapolis Colts have hired of the Oakland Raiders, also is sched- Houston 103 Utah 94 starting debut on November 22 for an ular-season finale against the Green said Smith asked that Glazer call him. Ted Monachino as their new defen- uled to meet with the Browns tomorrow. injured Manning. Bay Packers. Smith then let team ownership know sive coordinator, the team announced. The San Francisco 49ers and Miami Sacramento 118 LA Lakers 115 The five-time NFL MVP rallied Tampa Bay Buccaneers general that a meeting wouldn’t be necessary. Monachino, 49, has been Baltimore’s Dolphins are also on Jackson’s docket. SPORT SATURDAY 9 JANUARY 2016 21 Classy Federer in full swing at Brisbane

TENNIS: Switzerland’s Roger BRISBANE INTERNATIONAL Federer overcame the effects of a serving at 4-5 to hand Federer the recent illness and opener in 35 minutes. However, Fed- erer began to tire in the second and a tenacious Grigor Dimitrov picked up the pace, forcing Dimitrov to book a the set to a tiebreak before pounc- ing on some loose serving to level place in semi-finals the match. Federer lifted in the third then took advantage of a concentration lapse from Dimitrov in the fifth game AFP to secure the vital break. “I thought I played really well con- sidering, and sort of caught a second wind in the third set,” he said. BRISBANE: Swiss great Roger Federer Federer will take on Austrian overcame the effects of a recent illness Dominic Thiem in today’s semi-final and a tenacious Grigor Dimitrov to after the eighth seed stunned former book a place in the semi-finals of US Open champion Marin Cilic 2-6, the Brisbane International yesterday. 7-6 (7/4), 6-4. Federer, the defending champion, Earlier, Australia’s Bernard Tomic edged Dimitrov 6-4, 6-7 (4/7), 6-4 in showed his improvement with a his fourth consecutive win over the three-set quarter-final win over Bulgarian. Kei Nishikori. After racing through the first set Tomic delighted his home fans with a display of almost perfect tennis, when he ousted the second-seeded Federer, who has been battling illness Nishikori from Japan 6-3, 1-6, 6-3 in this week, seemed to tire in the sec- a shade under two hours, putting him ond as Dimitrov grew in confidence. into a semi-final showdown against But the 17-time Grand Slam cham- huge-serving Canadian Milos Raonic. pion dug deep in the third, breaking Tomic powered through the first Dimitrov in the fifth game and holding set before Nishikori fought back to on to win in two hours, seven minutes. take the second. The Swiss champion conceded he But after both players struggled wasn’t 100 per cent during the match. to hold serve at the start of the third, “It was tough in a way. The body Tomic took control and eased away Roger Federer of Switzerland hits a return against Bulgaria’s Grigor Dimitrov during their men’s singles quarter-final match on the sixth day of is not quite ready, you know, so it’s to claim the match. the Brisbane International tennis tournament yesterday. Federer, the defending champion, beat Dimitrov 6-4, 6-7 (4/7), 6-4. good to get through it without any The win came almost 12 months issues,” he said. to the day after Nishikori thumped “But, yeah, physically it was Tomic 6-0, 6-4 at the same stage of difficult.” last year’s Brisbane tournament, and Dimitrov hadn’t managed to take almost certainly assures Tomic a top Tomic continues top 10 trail, Kerber through a set off his opponent in their three 16 seeding for the Australian Open. previous meetings and he looked to “I had the opportunity to play him be heading to another straight sets last year and it was a different level defeat as Federer put on a dazzling for me today,” said Tomic. Agencies “Being in the top 10. It’s near. If I keep display of power and precision. “I’ve improved so much.” playing the way I’m playing there is a chance.” The former world number one Fourth seed Raonic downed The Australian, who has been criticised conceded only two points on serve in Frenchman Lucas Pouille in straight for poor behaviour in the past, went from the first set and put enormous pres- sets 6-4, 6-4 in the first match on Pat BRISBANE: Home hope Bernard Tomic 78th in the world to his current career-high sure on Dimitrov, who cracked when Rafter Arena. continued his promising form ahead of last year after some strong showings and a the Australian Open by overcoming Kei third title in Colombia. Nishikori to set up a Brisbane Interna- Raonic will provide another stern exam- tional semi-final against big-serving ination of those top 10 credentials in the last Goerges reaches Canadian Milos Raonic. four after the Canadian easily took down Tomic prevailed 6-3 1-6 6-3 against the France’s Lucas Pouille 6-4 6-4. 2014 US Open runner-up yesterday to con- Austrian eighth seed Dominic Thiem also Auckland final tinue his push to the world’s top 10 as he made it through to the semis after beating appears to be finally realising his potential former U.S. Open champion Marin Cilic 2-6 after some turbulent early years on Tour. 7-6(4) 6-4. Thiem will meet 17-time grand AFP TENNIS: “Obviously this win is huge,” the world slam champion Roger Federer. WTA AUCKLAND CLASSIC number 18 said after taking out the second Angelique Kerber brushed aside the chal- seeded Japanese at Pat Rafter Arena. lenge of Carla Suarez Navarro to move into WELLINGTON: Julia Goerges cruised “Now I’m at the level the last few months the final. into the final of the WTA Auckland set when the rain brought an end to of being in the top 20 and playing these play- The German fourth seed was simply too Classic yesterday, but faced an over- proceedings. ers that have been consistently in the top 10, strong for her Spanish opponent, taking 75 night wait to find out if she would The match will resume this morn- five in the world. minutes to win 6-2, 6-3. face Caroline Wozniacki or Sloane ing. The winner will then have a few “It’s a huge, huge feeling to play (them), Kerber is the highest seed left in the tour- Stephens after rain suspended their hours break before facing Goerges and it motivates you. That’s what I needed. I nament after the injury withdrawals of Simona match. in the final. needed match wins against these high-pro- Halep, Garbine Muguruza and Maria Shara- Australia’s Bernard Tomic returns the ball to Kei Nishikori Fifth seed Stephens was threat- The 27-year-old German took 66 file players around the world. pova. Kerber, the fourth seed, will play either ening an upset with a 5-2 lead over minutes to defeat qualifier Tamira of Japan during their Brisbane International Tennis “Every match you win against a player twice Australian Open champion Victoria former world number one Wozni- Paszek of Austria 6-4, 6-2 in the first Tournament match in Brisbane, Australia yesterday. Tomic like this is just confidence for myself, and Azarenka or American qualifier Samantha acki and was serving for the first semi-final of the tournament. won 6-3, 1-6, 6-3. step by step I’m achieving my goal this year. Crawford in the final.

South Africa unchanged for final Coach Lehmann predicts two England Tests feisty India ODI series CAPE TOWN: South Africa have named an unchanged squad for the remaining two AFP CRICKET: Lehmann said he was sure his tests against England as AB INDIA VS AUSTRALIA 13-man squad - including uncapped de Villiers prepares to lead fast bowlers Scott Boland and Joel the five-day team for the Paris - would handle the situation first time in Johannesburg on PERTH: Australia’s upcoming one-day so I don’t see that changing over the well given their experience with big England wicketkeeper Thursday. campaign against India should be as next five games,” he told reporters in crowds and the pressures of domes- De Villiers takes over the Jos Buttler feisty as ever, coach Darren Lehmann Perth. “India play the same way, so it’s tic T20 cricket. captaincy from Hashim Amla, said yesterday, adding the dynamic going to be an exciting series.” Matches “So they’ll be used to that now, who resigned after the drawn would be a good challenge for his in the past have seen tempers flare, which is a good thing for us,” he said. second test in Cape Town with young squad. with umpires intervening in Adelaide in “International cricket is another step his side 1-0 down in the four- Buttler given IPL green light Asked about the mood of the five- 2014 as players exchanged terse words up for them, but I’m sure they’ll han- game series that sees further match ODI series, which gets under way and pointed fingers at each other. dle it well. It will be a good challenge fixtures at the Wanderers at Perth’s WACA ground on Tuesday, The Perth game will be the first for them.” (January 14-18) and Centu- Reuters with his Test exploits. The 25-year- Lehmann said he expected it would time top-ranked Australia have faced Lehmann said he was hoping for rion Park in Pretoria (January old has a batting average of only 13 in be “the same” as previous ones. India since beating them in the semi- “a good, fast, bouncy track” in Perth 22-26). the seven tests he has played from the “They (India) are playing an final of the ICC Cricket World Cup in ahead of matches in Brisbane, Mel- Test squad: AB de Villiers start of the Ashes against Australia in aggressive brand of cricket as well Sydney last March. bourne, Canberra and Sydney. (captain), Kyle Abbott, Hashim CAPE TOWN: Out-of-favour Eng- Cardiff last July until he was dropped Amla, Temba Bavuma, Quin- land wicketkeeper Jos Buttler is being during October’s series against Paki- ton de Kock, JP Duminy, Faf encouraged by coach Trevor Bayliss stan in the United Arab Emirates. du Plessis, Dean Elgar, Morne to play in this year’s Indian Premier While he remains a part of the Morkel, Chris Morris, Dane League (IPL) to hone his limited overs squad that is touring South Africa, his Pakistan keep Waqar for England tour Piedt, Kagiso Rabada, Rilee skills. place in the team has been taken by Rossouw, Dale Steyn, Stiaan “It’s something we’ve spoken Bairstow, whose maiden test century van Zyl, Hardus Viljoen. about,” Bayliss told reporters fol- at Newlands reinforced his status as AFP haryar Khan said his team management the tour which starts June 29. After two ODI squad: AB de Villiers lowing the conclusion of the drawn England’s current first choice. would continue until September. warm-up games the first Test starts at (captain), Kyle Abbott, Hashim second Test against South Africa in The IPL runs from April 9 to May “We have not taken a final decision Lord’s from July 14. Waqar took over Amla, Farhaan Behardien, Cape Town. 29. KARACHI: Pakistan said Thursday on the contracts of the team manage- as head coach in June 2013, and under Quinton de Kock, JP Duminy, Buttler’s form in the limited overs Should Buttler take part he would they will keep national team head coach ment but Waqar and other staff will him Pakistan have lost six of their Faf du Plessis, Imran Tahir, game - where he broke his own record likely have to leave India in early May Waqar Younis in place until the end of continue until the end of Pakistan’s tour nine one-day series. They have shown David Miller, Morne Morkel, for England’s fastest one-day interna- to begin preparations for England’s their England tour later this year. Waqar’s of England,” Khan said. improvement in Tests, however, win- Chris Morris, Kagiso Rabada, tional century in just 46 balls against home Test series against Sri Lanka, two-year contract expires in May, but Pakistan play four Tests, five one- ning four of their six series, losing one Rilee Rossouw, Dale Steyn. Pakistan in November - contrasts which gets underway on May 19. Pakistan Cricket Board chairman Sha- day internationals and a Twenty20 on and drawing the other. 22 SATURDAY 9 JANUARY 2016 SPORT

China dump Perrin Platini pulls out of FIFA Presidential race after World Cup qualifying flop ban has made it impossible for him FOOTBALL: FIFA PRESIDENT Frenchman says he to put together a campaign to take on ELECTION the sport’s most powerful job. AFP would concentrate on “It is a question of the calendar, fighting his eight-year but not only that. How can you win committee on December 21. an election when you are prevented Platini insisted there was noth- BEIJING: China’s football body ban from football from campaigning?” he said. ing illegal in his oral contract he said announced the sacking of national Platini laid the blame for his was agreed with Blatter. The salary coach Alain Perrin yesterday after plight squarely at the door of Blatter, agreement was however never dis- a disappointing run of results left 79, claiming that the veteran Swiss closed in FIFA documentation until their World Cup qualifying cam- AFP wanted his “scalp”. the payment was made in 2011. paign hanging by a thread. “Everything started because of “I’m struggling to understand. The Chinese Football Associ- Blatter, who wanted my head, who Why? How did we get to this? I did ation (CFA) said the decision had did not want me to go to (lead) FIFA,” some work, I asked to be paid, I sent an been made “out of consideration PARIS: Suspended UEFA chief Michel Platini was quoted as saying. invoice, I was paid, I paid my taxes on for the performance of the Chinese Platini vowed to clear his name of “He said often that I would be his that. That was in 2011,” he said when national team” and “the needs of sleaze allegations and slammed out- final scalp, but he fell at the same time the ban was announced. future team-building”. going FIFA President Sepp Blatter as as me.” “There was a debt that was set- After “sincere consultations” the he pulled out of the race to lead foot- Platini said he will concentrate his tled, full stop! Then, in 2015, the Swiss two sides had decided Perrin “will ball’s world body. resources on an appeal to the Court of court wanted more information. no longer work as the head coach Platini told French sports newspa- Arbitration for Sport (CAS) and the FIFA “Then it took off at FIFA and a lot of China’s national team”, a state- per L’Equipe that he would concentrate electoral commission which “claimed of people at FIFA are happy that this ment on the CFA website said, adding on fighting his eight-year ban from that I had falsified accounts”. issue happened. that the search for a replacement football, as he abandoned his bid to The Frenchman said: “I have fought “And here I am, suspended from would start immediately. contest the FIFA election on Febru- like I have always fought in my life all football-related activity for eight The news comes just a year after ary 26. but I have not been given the oppor- years.” the ex-Lyon and Marseille boss led “I will not present myself for the tunity to compete this time round.” Platini repeated his suspicions that China to the quarter-finals of the presidency of FIFA. I am withdrawing Platini’s decision to give up on his the timing of the ban was a deliberate Asian Cup in Australia, in their best my candidature,” he said, in an inter- dream of becoming FIFA president attempt to prevent him from stand- performance in more than a decade. view to be published in full yesterday. leaves five declared candidates. ing in February’s election. But optimism has since faded, “I no longer have the time nor the They are: Asian football head “What was the FIFA ethics com- and the CFA made a public apol- means to go to the voters, to meet Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa mittee doing between 2011 when I was ogy and announced a review into people, to fight against the other of Bahrain, South African politician paid and 2015? Was it sleeping? Sud- the Frenchman’s performance after candidates. and tycoon Tokyo Sexwale, former denly it wakes up,” he scoffed. a 0-0 World Cup qualifying draw “In withdrawing, I am dedicating FIFA vice-president Prince Ali bin Al “Ah yes, it wakes up in a FIFA elec- with Hong Kong in November. myself to my defence.” Hussein of Jordan, UEFA general sec- tion year when I’m a candidate. It’s With two games to go in the Platini and Blatter were suspended retary Gianni Infantino, and Jerome amazing!” second round of qualifying for Rus- for eight years by FIFA’s ethics com- Champagne, a former FIFA assistant Later Thursday, UEFA said in a sia 2018, China are third in their mittee over a $2 million payment made general secretary from France. statement emailed to AFP that it “con- group and teetering on the brink UEFA President Michel Platini during the UEFA Champions League to Platini in 2011 for work carried out Platini, a FIFA vice-president, and tinues to support the right of Michel of elimination. between 1999 and 2002. Blatter were banned from all foot- Platini to due process and the oppor- 2014/15 round of 16 draw at the UEFA Headquarters in Nyon, The way forward for China The 60-year-old Platini said his ball-related activities by FIFA’s ethics tunity to clear his name”. Switzerland, in this December 15, 2014 file picture. remains unclear, but they will be desperate to solve the riddle of cre- ating a national team to match the country’s soaring football ambitions. Spearheaded by football-loving Barca dominate President Xi Jinping, China hopes to UEFA’s 2015 Team Manchester United on red alert as host and even win a World Cup, and has ordered the game to be played more widely in schools. of the Year The country is also prepar- ing to bid for the 2023 Asian Cup, underdogs chase FA Cup shocker the continent’s biggest football Reuters championship. The challenge of leading the world’s most populous and second- LONDON: Players from Euro- AFP fearful. It’s what we are striving for largest economy to football glory pean champions Barcelona made and where we want to be long-term, would intrigue many coaches -- up nearly half of UEFA’s Team of the so let’s go and enjoy the occasion.” but China’s record invites caution. Year which was revealed yesterday, MANCHESTER, UNITED KING- For all United’s pedigree in the Cup, China are currently languish- while Cristiano Ronaldo made the DOM: Sheffield United manager Nigel they haven’t lifted the trophy since ing at 82nd in the rankings, below lineup for a record 10th time. Adkins believes his third tier under- beating Millwall in the 2004 final. the likes of Equatorial Guinea and Eight players from La Liga were dogs should dare to dream as they bid And beleaguered boss van Gaal Libya, and have only ever reached included in the final XI, voted for to claim another famous scalp against is targeting a decent run to ease the one World Cup, in 2002. by 7.2 million UEFA.com users from Manchester United in the FA Cup third pressure on his position and set up the The domestic game long suf- a 40-strong shortlist. Lionel Messi, round today. chance of a first piece of silverware fered from endemic corruption, with Dani Alves, Gerard Pique, Andres The Blades have built up an impres- of his Old Trafford reign. a history of match-rigging and brib- Iniesta and Neymar were the Bar- sive reputation as cup fighters in recent The Dutchman is expected to pick ery, but authorities have sought to celona players included, while Real seasons, reaching the FA Cup semi- a strong side against the Blades and clean up the game in recent years. Madrid provided Ronaldo, Sergio final two seasons ago and last season Spanish midfielder Ander Herrera Now their big-spending clubs Ramos and James Rodriguez. Bun- reaching the last four of the League Cup. should feature as he sets his sights are finding success, with Guangzhou desliga champions Bayern Munich Those successes were achieved on winning his first honour in Eng- Evergrande winning the AFC Cham- had goalkeeper Manuel Neuer and under Nigel Clough and Adkins, who lish football. pions League twice in the last three David Alaba while the only player replaced Clough as manager of the “It’s different to the Spanish Cup years. to make the cut from Italy’s Serie A League One club in June, wants to fol- because it’s more about the knockout Perrin arrived in Beijing in Feb- was Juventus’s Paul Pogba, one of low in his footsteps by sending United situation,” Herrera said. ruary 2014, months after ex-Real three players selected for the first crashing to a humiliating defeat at Old “In Spain we play two legs in the Madrid and Spain boss Jose Antonio time with Neymar and Rodriguez. Trafford. Chelsea manager Guus Hiddink addressing a press conference at cup, so it’s good that it can be down Camacho was sent packing mid- “Manchester United should beat a Chelsea Training Ground yesterday. to just one game here -- it makes it way through a lucrative contract. Full team League One side but that’s the beauty very emotional. His highpoint was last year’s Goalkeeper: Manuel Neuer (Bayern of the FA Cup and especially the third “It’s a very interesting competition Asian Cup, where China won all Munich and Germany). round,” Adkins said. and I always watched it when I was three group games for the first time Defenders: David Alaba (Bayern “There will be upsets and surprises League One table. Adkins, who has also in 1925, seek one of their biggest results in Spain. Every team has a chance to before losing in the quarter-finals Munich and Austria), Sergio Ramos and why can’t that be us? It’s the Thea- managed Reading and Scunthorpe, in their history. “We are well aware of win it, which is good. to eventual champions Australia. (Real Madrid and Spain), Dani Alves tre of Dreams, so why can’t we dream. knows the Blades face a massive test the massive threats Manchester United “We didn’t go too far in the last But China then drew friend- (Barcelona and Brazil), Gerard Pique “It’s a game of football with three against a United team seeking to win possess,” he added. FA Cup but I enjoyed the games a lot. lies with Haiti and Tunisia, and lost (Barcelona and Spain). results on offer. We would be more than the competition for a record-equal- “They have tremendous players “It’s a very enjoyable competition 2-0 to South Korea before a run of Midfielders: Andres Iniesta (Bar- celona and Spain), Paul Pogba delighted with two of those.” ling 12th time. and an outstanding manager but we and a nice one that we can hopefully World Cup qualifiers which ulti- (Juventus and France), James Rod- Adkins, 50, who led Southampton But the Premier League side’s win have got to belief and go there with win this season.” mately spelled doom for Perrin. riguez (Real Madrid and Colombia). to the Premier League as manager in over Swansea last weekend was their no fear factor. Van Gaal will be without injured China drew 0-0 at home with Forwards: Lionel Messi (Barcelona 2012, has taken Sheffield United into first win in nine games under Louis van “The club has done really well in defenders Luke Shaw, Marcos Rojo, Hong Kong and lost 1-0 away to and Argentina), Neymar (Barcelona promotion contention on the back of a Gaal and Adkins will look to exploit the cup competitions in the last few Antonio Valencia and Phil Jones Qatar to put their hopes in jeop- and Brazil) and Cristiano Ronaldo run of just two defeats in eight games, any vulnerability as the Yorkshire seasons and this is another opportunity. through injury, but midfielder Jesse ardy, before easing their frustrations (Real Madrid and Portugal). which has lifted them to eighth in the club, who last won the competition “It’s a big step up but we can’t be Lingard could return. with a 12-0 pummelling of Bhutan. Qatar Cup: Ali, Mehbubeh top in rifle events at Losail Shooting Range

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DOHA: Ali Rashid Al Muhannadi edged Viascheslav Skoromnov in a close finish to win the 50m Rifle Prone Men’s at the Qatar Cup here yesterday. Skoromnov finished second while Mohammed Sadd Al Mubarak came third at the Losail Shooting Range in the cham- pionship organised by Qatar Shooting and Archery Assocaition. In the girls section, Mehbubeh Akhlaghi took the gold followed by Bahiya Mansour Al Hamad and Matara Fahad Al Assieri, in second and third place respectively. In the 25m Rapid Fire Pistol for men, Ali Rashid Al Muhannadi (centre), winner in the 50m Rifle Prone Men’s at the Qatar Cup poses for a picture along with Fatima Salem Al Jassiman (left), Qatar Shooting and Ivan Bidniak topped, while Oleg Enga- chov finished second. Maltsev Konstantin Archery Association, Board Member, second place finisher Viascheslav Skoromnov (second left) and Mohammed Sadd Al Mubarak, bronze medal winner at Losail Shooting Range finished third. yesterday. Right: The podium winners in the 50m Rifle Prone women’s event Mehbubeh Akhlaghi (centre), Bahiya Mansour Al Hamad (left) and Matara Fahad Al Assieri during The championship ends on January 18. the victory ceremony. www.thepeninsulaqatar.comm PAGE | 20 PAGE | 21 LoebLo builds Dakar Classy Federererer lead with third in full swingng aatt stage victory Brisbane

SATURDAY 9 JANUARY 2016 • 29 Rabia I 1437 thepeninsulaqatar @peninsulaqatar @peninsula_qatar Djokovic, Nadal set up dream final in Doha

World No.1 defeats Berdych to set up blockbuster clash with arch-rival Nadal at Qatar Open

By Rizwan Rehmat The Peninsula

DOHA: World number one Novak The Spanish pair in Feliciano Lopez and Marc Lopez, winners of the Djokovic of Serbia yesterday main- tained his stranglehold on third seed Doubles title at the Qatar Open, pose with the trophies along with Tomas Berdych of the Czech Repub- Qatar Tennis Federation President Nasser Ghanim Al Khelaifi at the lic to set up a mouth-watering final Khalifa Tennis Complex in Doha yesterday. The Spaniards defeated against arch-rival Rafael Nadal at the Philipp Petzschner of Germany and Alexander Peya of Austria in Qatar ExxonMobil Open. the final. Top seed Djokovic crushed Ber- dych 6-3, 7-5 in 1 hour 42 minutes to sign in for his maiden Doha final in what is the Serbian’s second appear- Feliciano and Marc show ance in the Qatari capital. It was Djokovic’s 22nd win over Berdych in 24 meetings on the ATP Tour. Novak Djokovic of Serbia celebrates after winning his Qatar Open men’s singles semi-final match against Earlier yesterday, Nadal proved class to bag doubles title too strong for Ukraine’s Illya March- Tomas Berdych of Czech Republic, in Doha, yesterday. Right: Rafael Nadal of Spain returns the ball to Illya enko to reach his third final in Doha. Marchenko of Ukraine during the semi-final. Today’s final is at 6.30pm. Pictures by: Salim/The Peninsula Nadal, seeded second, won 6-3, 6-4 The Peninsula in 77 minutes. play great and exciting tennis in the TENNIS: QATAR OPEN SEMI-FINALS was followed by a backhand from the Djokovic said reaching the Doha final,” he said baseline to hold serve and lead 5-2 in final was ‘very satisfying’. Djokovic did not make the most just 27 minutes. DOHA: Experienced campaigner “Yes, it is very satisfying to reach fluent of starts in the opening set. He Marchenko held serve in game Feliciano Lopez of Spain and compa- the final,” Djokovic said. uncharacteristically smashed two a passing shot from the baseline to but Nadal grabbed the first set as the triot Marc Lopez yesterday won the “Tomas is an established top-10 returns into the net and then fired a reduce the deficit at 6-3 but the Czech Ukrainian fired a return long on set doubles title at the Qatar Exxon Mobil player for many years now. He knows long ball to gift the first game to Ber- smashed the ball into the net to trail at point. Open by beating Philipp Petzschner how to play on the big stage. He’s very dych. The tall Czech held is serve in 3-7. A long return seconds later gave In the second set, both players held of Germany and Alexander Peya of solid from every angle. He’s got a very game 2 but Djokovic quickly snapped Djokovic the match point. their serve until game five when Nadal Austria. powerful game,” Djokovic said. out of his cagey start to take game 3. Earlier, Nadal made Marchenko broke the well-built Ukrainian with It was the third doubles title for “He serves really well. If he has A couple of unforced errors from - conqueror of defending champion powerful returns to take a Marc in Doha as he guided Feliciano time he can hurt anybody on any sur- Djokovic allowed Berdych to hold David Ferrer on Tuesday - run around 3-2 lead. Nadal stuttered in game in the one-side final, winning the face. We have played so many times serve in game 4 but In the following the court. six as Marchenko managed a break title clash 6-4, 6-3 in 66 minutes on against each other. The fact that I have game, the world number one saved In the first set, Marchenko point against the Spaniard. But the the Centre Court at Khalifa Tennis Feliciano Lopez of Spain and played him many times over the last two break points to reduce the deficit seemed overeager to put pressure 2014 Qatar Open champion served Complex. compatriot Marc Lopez with their 7-8 years has actually helped me pre- at 2-3. At deuce in game six, Djoko- on Nadal but former world number strongly to force a deuce and even- It was the first meeting between trophies. pare well against him. vic broke Berdych when he produced one relied on placements to get the tually take the game at 4-2. the two teams. “It was a very close match and all a powerful baseline shot followed by early advantage. Nadal grabbed In game 10, Nadal held his serve fir- The Spaniards are now 9-5 as a successful together. For me it is a diffi- in all I am just glad to get through,” a double fault by the Czech. Moments game one as Marchenko commit- ing an ace before Marchenko - looking doubles team on the ATP Tour. cult task to replace Rafa. I don’t think Djokovic said. later, Djokovic was leading 4-3 when ted a couple of unforced errors, worn out - slammed a return long to “First of all, I want to thank eve- I will be able to replace Rafa. The Serbian said he was looking he held his serve in game seven. allowing the Spaniard to race to give the Spaniard his 99th career final. rybody for their support,” Feliciano, “But for the moment it is working. forward to his 47th career clash against Gaining momentum like a steam a 1-0 lead within seconds. “To have reached another final is world number 17, said yesterday. First week, we have the title. Hope- Nadal. Both have 23 wins apiece. engine, Djokovic found near-perfect In the second game, Marchenko always a great feeling,” Nadal said. “It is a pleasure to play with him. fully we can have a great season ahead “I guess it is a pretty important range in his returns as he broke Berdych continued to show nerves as Nadal “It is the first of the season. It is a He has become the champion for the of us. It is another challenge. Hope- match,” Djokovic said with his trade- again in game 8 for a 5-3 lead. Serving broke the tall Ukrainian who misfired very important time for me because third time. Next week we will be in fully we can compete together at the mark infectious smile in place. for the first set, Djokovic saw Berdych with a couple of long returns. Nadal I finished the 2015 season well and Sydney,” he added. Olympic Games also,” Marc, world “Let’s see what happens. Obvi- smash a tame return into the net. held serve in game three to jump to now I have started 2016 really well,” Marc said it had been a long time number 32, said. ously we have played so many times In the second set both players held a 3-0 lead by firing an ace at 40-0. Nadal added. since their last pairing at an ATP Tour “We have many tournaments to against each other. I have not played their serve to force a tie-breaker after Trailing 1-4, Marchenko saved a “I am playing better than the last event. play. It is difficult to plan and play any other player as much as I have game 12. break point to reduce the deficit at season. I am very happy for that. I think “We were together 12 years ago. as we have a lot of players in Spain. played against Rafa. In the tie-breaker, Djokovic raced 2-4 after game six. In game seven, a my opponent had an amazing week. Yes, it has been a long time,” Marc said. Not everybody will be able to play “It’s been a long rivalry. It’s another to a 4-0 lead as Berdych misfired with properly warmed-up Nadal began to He was playing well and he was very, “He (Feliciano) was playing with the Olympic Games but we will try,” challenge for both of us. Hope we can his returns. At 6-2, Berdych produced flex his muscles by firing an ace that very dangerous,” Nadal said. Rafa (Nadal) and they have been very he said.

HEAD TO HEAD QATAR OPEN RESULTS Semi-finals Race car simulator a big hit with tennis fans NOVAK DJOKOVIC (SERBIA) Novak Djokovic (SRB x1) bt Tomas NO. 1 ATP WORLD TOUR RANKING Berdych (CZE x3) 6-3, 7-6 (7/3) The Peninsula year’s line-up of tennis players visited Age: 28 (1987.05.22) Rafael Nadal (ESP x2) bt Illya the ExxonMobil Qatar stand to test Birthplace: Belgrade, Serbia Marchenko (UKR) 6-3, 6-4 their driving skills, including Jeremy Residence: Monte-Carlo, Monaco Final DOHA: The race car simulator is Chardy, Horia Tecau, Lukas Lacko, back by popular demand at this year’s Jan Hernych,and Sergiy Stakhovsky. Height: 6’2”(188cm) Novak Djokovic (SRB x1)vs Rafael Qatar ExxonMobil Open. Housed at the ExxonMobil Qatar has been the Nadal (ESP x2) Plays: Right-Handed, Two-Handed ExxonMobil Qatar stand in the tour- title sponsor of the Qatar ExxonMobil Backhand Today’s Final at 6.30pm nament’s Public Village, the simulator Open for 22 years, in partnership with Turned Pro: 2003 At Khalifa Tennis Complex has been a highlight of a number of the Qatar Tennis Federation. Since the Career Prize Money: $94,050,053 past tournaments, providing visitors start of their collaboration, the Exx- CHENNAI OPEN with an interactive and realistic rac- onMobil Qatar stand has been one of RAFAEL NADAL (SPAIN) RESULTS ing experience based on a full-size the highlights of the tournament and NO. 5 ATP WORLD TOUR RANKING specification racing car. a much sought-after spot at its Public Age: 29 (1986.06.03) Men’s singles This year’s simulator has all the Village. Each year, the stand is care- Birthplace: Manacor, Mallorca, Spain Quarter-finals features of a racing car, including an fully and creatively designed so that authentic, padded cockpit headrest, it is appealing to visitors of all ages. Residence: Manacor, Mallorca, Spain Stan Wawrinka (SUI x1) bt Guillermo Garcia-Lopez (ESP X5) 6-4, 6-4 four-point racing harness, gear lever In line with the Qatar National Height: 6’1”(185cm) paddles, and a quick release carbon Vision 2030, ExxonMobil is commit- Benoit Paire (FRA x3) bt Thomas The race car simulator housed at the ExxonMobil Qatar stand at the Plays: Left-Handed, Two-Handed fibre steering wheel. ted to providing the State of Qatar with Fabbiano (ITA) 6-4, 7-5 Qatar ExxonMobil Open Public Village. Backhand The simulator allows drivers to the energy to drive human potential; Aljaz Bedene (GBR) bt Ramkumar experience the unique movement of to support research, safety, health and Turned Pro: 2001 Ramanathan (IND) 6-7 (5/7), 6-4, the car under realistic acceleration, built-in 5.1 surround sound system experience. The car simulator isn’t just the environment; and to nurture its Career Prize Money: $75,888,125 6-3 braking and cornering conditions. A also provides users with a full-sensory for tournament-goers. Several of this thriving society.

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ONLINE CHART BUST ‘Flying Scotsman’ www.thepeninsulaqatar.com set to return MOST READ Reuters complete, it will be back haul- Vaccination centres asked to review ing mainline railtours, steaming 1 polio immunisation schedules proudly into the 21st century.” LONDON: One of the world’s Built in 1923, the engine Djokovic, Nadal through to semis most famous steam engines, hauled the first ever non-stop 2 “Flying Scotsman”, is set to service between London and return after a decade of res- Edinburgh in 1928, taking eight Annual Honey Festival opens in Umm Salal toration and over 80 years hours. It set the record-breaking 3 since it became the first loco- 100 mph mark in 1934. motive to reach 100 miles an After it was retired in 1963 hour (160 kph). The venerable as the age of steam in Britain engine, which has toured both drew to a close, the Scotsman TWEET OF THE DAY the United States and Australia was sold to a businessman who since it was retired from serv- took it on a tour of the United ice, made a series of short test States where it was fitted with a runs on Friday, ahead of a pro- bell, headlamp and cow-catcher. gramme of heritage journeys In 1988-9 under new owner- this year on Britain’s main lines. ship, it toured Australia, where It emerged dramatically at one point it recorded the long- from huge clouds of steam at est ever non-stop run by a steam Bury station in northern Eng- locomotive, travelling 422 miles. land to the delight of dozens of The high cost of restoring and rail enthusiasts who had gath- running the engine had always ered to mark the occasion. limited its public appearances Restoration work for the but in 2004 it was returned National Railway Museum that to public ownership. The first has cost some ¤4m ($6m ) has mainline test run is expected to now almost finished, although be from Manchester to Carlisle, the engine will not be repainted over the scenic Ribblehead Via- in its traditional green livery duct, on January 23. Next month until next month. the Scotsman will run between “Flying Scotsman is arguably Kings Cross station in London the most famous locomotive in to the railway museum in York, The Flying Scotsman steam engine leaves East Lancashire Railway in Bury, the world,” the museum said on northern England, where it will its website. “Once restoration is be based. Britain, yesterday. Smart showerhead aims to save precious water INSTAGRAM OF THE DAY AFP know when it is time to turn off the tap. positive effects, “I decided to bring wirelessly to smartphones or tablets Last year, he founded Smart & Blue, the same knowledge and excitement running on Apple or Android software, the France-based startup behind the to other families around the world.” and come with applications that let Hydrao smart showerhead — one of a Hydrao showerheads track the people set up personal profiles and LAS VEGAS: French engineer Gabriel sea of gadgets on display at the Con- flow of water, with LED lights start- track water use over time, Claire Cur- One of the artists Della-Monica was at the gala Consumer sumer Electronics Show. ing out green and then changing from aba of Smart & Blue said. gives a painting Electronics Show with a smart show- “I created Hydrao to with the idea blue to red as use climbs. The shower “It helps you save water by making demonstration erhead created to stop precious water in mind that I could educate my little head light flashes red when the 50-liter you aware of your habits,” said Curaba, for officials at from going down the drain. girls on the importance of saving water,” mark is breached. who noted that it also lets parents see the exhibition at Della-Monica had his four daugh- Della-Monica said. “I needed to make Electricity for the lights is gener- how much water their offspring may Katara. ters in mind — and the hours they spend bath time fun and educational in order ated by mini hydro power plant in the be wasting in the shower. Pic: Kammutty VP in the shower — when he set out to for them to develop good habits.” showerhead, so no batteries are used. “It stops the shouting of ‘Are you create a showerhead that lets people He added that after seeing the Hydrao showerheads can connect done yet?’ through the bathroom door.”

Waterless toilet uses Walking down a path on mild winter day nanotechnology Bridge of Spies and Carol to treat waste lead Bafta nominations and banish smells AFP nomination in a row after winning the award last year for portraying scien- Reuters tist Stephen Hawking in The Theory of Everything. LONDON: Steven Spielberg spy Redmayne will be up against thriller Bridge of Spies and Carol, a Leonardo DiCaprio for The Reve- LONDON: A toilet that does not need water, a story of romance between two women, nant, Michael Fassbender for Steve sewage system or external power but instead led the nominations yesterday for Brit- Jobs, Matt Damon for The Martian and uses nanotechnology to treat human waste, ain’s Bafta film awards, seen as a tip Trumbo star Bryan Cranston—known produce clean water and keep smells at bay for later Oscar success. for his leading role in television hit is being developed by a British university. The two Cold War-era stories set Breaking Bad. The innovative toilet uses a rotating mech- in the United States in the 1950s have In the best director category, anism to move waste into a holding chamber nine nominations each and are both Spielberg is up against Mexico’s Ale- containing nano elements. The mechanism nominated in the best film category. jandro Gonzalez Inarritu, Britain’s also blocks odours and keeps waste out of sight. They are up against financial Ridley Scott, and US directors Adam “Once the waste is in the holding cham- drama The Big Short and survival McKay and Todd Haynes. ber we use membranes that take water out tale The Revenant, which has eight “I’m so pleased to see a great wide as vapour, which can then be condensed and nominations. Also in the running for sweep of films represented, both inti- available for people to use in their homes,” best film is Spotlight — the story of mate portraits — if you might call them Alison Parker, lead researcher on the project, the journalists who uncovered sexual that — like Room and Carol and sort told the Thomson Reuters Foundation. abuse in the Catholic Church, which of epics like The Revenant,” said Brit- “The pathogens remain in the waste at led nominations at the Golden Globes ish actor and comedian Stephen Fry. the bottom of the holding chamber, so the along with Carol. He likened Inarritu’s The Reve- water is basically pure and clean.” Cran- “We couldn’t have more different nant to the “incredible outdoor films” field University is developing the toilet as films. There is a good mix in there of of cinema history and had praise for part of the global “Reinvent the toilet Chal- British talent as well,” said Amanda its star, who endures extreme cold lenge” launched by the Bill and Melinda Gates Berry, chief executive of Bafta (The and a bear attack in the frontier film Foundation. British Academy of Film and Tele- set in the 1800s. Nanotechnology is the science of cre- vision Arts). “A lot of people will feel that this ating and working with materials about Irish actress Saoirse Ronan, 21, is one of Leonardo DiCaprio’s most one nanometer wide, or one-billionth of a is nominated for best actress for her accomplished and extraordinary metre. A human hair is about 80,000 nan- performance in Brooklyn, the story performances, both as a physical ometres wide. of an Irish immigrant to New York, achievement to have done what he has Parker said that despite “significant” inter- which has six nominations. done, but also as an acting achieve- est from developed countries, the toilet is The other nominees for best ment and there is a huge amount of being designed with those in mind who have actress are Cate Blanchett for Carol, affection for him,” Fry said. no access to adequate toilets. According to Brie Larson for Room, Maggie Smith “He’s a very liked and respected Unicef and the World Health Organisation for The Lady in the Van and Alicia man, he has an extraordinary sort 2.4 billion people, mostly in rural areas, live Vikander for The Danish Girl — who of dignity and self-assurance with- without adequate toilets. is also up for best supporting actress out any cockiness, conceit or any of Cranfield University says its toilet is for her role in thriller Ex Machina. the other qualities that some peo- designed for a household of up to 10 people Vikander’s fellow star in The ple are perceived to have. So I think and will cost just $0.05 per day per user. A Danish Girl, British actor Eddie Red- there will be a strong move to voting replaceable bag containing solid waste coated mayne, who plays a transgender for him but you can’t guarantee it.” The sun breaks through the trees as a man walks down a path in the park of the Schoenbrunn with a biodegradable nano-polymer which artist, is nominated for best actor The awards will be announced blocks odour will be collected periodically Palace during a mild winter day in Vienna, Austria, yesterday. for the same film. on February 14, two weeks before by a local operator, it says. It is Redmayne’s second best actor the Oscars.