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DOHA: Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani sent yester- fixed as grace day a cable of congratulations to President Kolinda Grabar-Kitar- ovic of the Republic of Croatia on her country’s National Day, reports period ends Qatar News Agency. Emir congratulates

Vehicle owners will be charged Slovenia President QR2 per hour for the first and second Malls and hours, QR3 per hour for third and DOHA: Emir H H Sheikh Tamim organisations the fourth hours, and QR5 per hour bin Hamad Al Thani has sent a thereafter. The maximum charge for cable of congratulations to Presi- specified for a day has been fixed at QR70. If the dent Borut Pahor of the Republic of implementing new owner loses the ticket he will have Slovenia on his country’s National to pay QR70. Day, reports QNA. pay parking rule. Customers availing valet park- ing will be charged QR30 and QR60 for special valet parking. Emir greets President According to the new rule, cus- The Peninsula tomers are exempted from any of Mozambique charge if they leave the parking area Qatari mountaineer Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdullah Al Thani celebrates with the National Flag after scaling within 30 minutes due to unavaila- DOHA: Emir H H Sheikh Tamim DOHA: The Ministry of Economy bility of parking space. the peak of Denali in Alaska, United States, on June 3. bin Hamad Al Thani yesterday and Commerce yesterday announced The Ministry has already started sent a cable of congratulations to that the grace period given to malls, intensive inspection campaign in President Filipe Jacinto Nyusi of shopping centres and commercial markets and commercial complexes the Republic of Mozambique, on complexes for implementing the new to ensure that they are implementing Qatari climber scales seventh peak the occasion of his country’s Inde- pay parking rule has ended. the new rule properly. It has urged pendence Day, reports QNA. In order to protect customers car owners to report about over- from excessive fees charged for park- charging or about any unauthorised The Peninsula when he successfully reached the “I am extremely proud of hav- ing, the Ministry, in April, had issued entity charging parking fee. peak of Denali in Alaska, North ing successfully hoisted the Qatari Qatar slams hotel a decision regulating car parking and The decision stipulates that these America, earlier this month. He flag on the tallest peaks of each of valet service charges levied by malls parking spaces cannot be rented DOHA: Sheikh Mohammed bin started his Alaskan adventure in May, the world’s seven continents. It is the blast in Mogadishu and shopping centres. to any other entity without tak- Abdullah Al Thani, Reach Out to reaching the summit on June 3, where culmination of a tiring schedule of City Center, Ezdan Mall, Land- ing approval from the concerned Asia’s (ROTA’s) Goodwill Ambassa- he proudly raised the Qatari flag. thousands of hours of training and DOHA: Qatar yesterday con- mark Complex, Gulf Mall, Dar Al authority. The Ministry stressed dor, has become the first Qatari to The summit, which is 6,190m hard work. Like other adventurers demned the blast that targeted Salam Complex, The Gate Mall, Souq that it is going to intensify inspection scale the peaks of the world’s top above sea level, proved to be one of taking on demanding challenges, I a hotel in the Somalian capital Waqif, Doha Golf Club, Ahli Hospital, campaign to ensure proper imple- seven mountains. the most challenging climbs he has have encountered several risks and Mogadishu, killing and injuring Villaggio, Lagoona Mall, The Pearl- mentation of its rule and will punish Sheikh Mohammed, a renowned undertaken in his mountaineering difficulties, but success in reach- several people. The Foreign Min- Qatar and Katara are allowed to the erring entities. mountaineer and adventurer, became career. His 28-day trip was made ing these peaks has made all the istry said Qatar condemns this levy car parking and valet service one of just 350 mountaineers in the arduous by storms and wind speeds effort worthwhile,” said Sheikh criminal act which contradicts charges. → Continued on page 2 world to conquer the Seven Summits of 80km per hour. Mohammed. all human values and principles.

Qatar to buy training Call for second UK vote aircraft from Pakistan LONDON: More than two mil- the HM Government to imple- lion people have signed a petition ment a rule that if the remain QNA calling for a second referendum, or leave vote is less than 60pc after a shock vote to pull Britain based (on) a turnout less than 75 out of the EU, an official website pc there should be another ref- DOHA: Qatar has signed a contract for showed yesterday. The website of erendum,” says the petition. The the purchase of “Super Mushshak” train- the parliamentary petition at one “Leave” camp won the support ing aircraft from Pakistan. The contract point crashed due to the surge of of 51.9 percent of voters, against was signed between Commander of Al people adding their names to the 48.1 percent in favour of remain- Zaeem Mohamed bin Abdullah Al Attiyah call for another nationwide poll ing in the European Union. Air College Brigadier (Pilot) Salem Hamad following Thursday’s historic vote. Al Nabet for Qatar, and Deputy Chairman “We the undersigned call upon → See also page 11 of Pakistan Aeronautical Complex (PAC) Air Vice Marshal Arshad Malik. Brig Al Nabet said that the new aircraft will provide the support needed to train Qatari boxer qualifies for Rio pilots in the College and would give a fillip to the development of the training process. DOHA: Qatar achieved its first August in the Brazilian city of Rio He hailed the unlimited support which ever Olympic berth in boxing de Janeiro. Al Zaeem Mohamed bin Abdullah Al Atti- when Hakan Erseker qualified Erseker qualified as a lucky yah Air College enjoys from Emir H H for the Rio 2016 Games as lucky loser of the quarter-final. Neth- Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani. loser at the World Olympic quali- erlands’ European Confederation He also thanked the Minister of State fication event in Baku, Azerbaijan Boxing Championships (EUBC) for Defence Affairs who he said pays yesterday. bronze medallist Enrico La Cruz attention to the training and education of Competing in the Lightweight won the gold medal in the Light- members of the armed forces and cadres class (60 kg), Erseker, was one of weight class (60 kg) defeating of Qatari pilots annually. the ten Asian boxers who qual- Tajikistan’s former ASBC Asian ified, from the Baku event, for Champion and two-time Olym- → Picture on page 2 the Olympic Games to be held in pian Anvar Yunusov.

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Qatar and Pakistan sign aircraft purchase deal Deputy Emir and Qatar scientists PM greet leaders

QNA discover three DOHA: Deputy Emir H H Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad Al Thani yesterday sent a cable of con- gratulations to President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic of the Republic new planets of Croatia on the occasion of her country’s National Day. The Deputy Emir also sent a cable of congratulations to Pres- ident Borut Pahor of the Republic of Slovenia, on the occasion of his country’s National Day. The Deputy Emir also sent a cable of congratulations to Pres- ident Filipe Jacinto Nyusi of the Republic of Mozambique, on the occasion of the anniversary of his Qatar has signed a contract for the purchase of “Super Mushshak” training aircraft from Pakistan. country’s Independence Day Commander of Al Zaeem Mohamed bin Abdullah Al Attiyah Air College, Brigadier (Pilot) Salem Hamad Prime Minister and Interior Al Nabet of Qatar and Deputy Chairman of Pakistan Aeronautical Complex (PAC) Air Vice Marshal Minister H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Arshad Malik signed the contract yesterday. Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani sent similar cables to the three leaders.

365 days. The three new Exoplan- The three new ets have sizes between 1 and 1.5 times that of Jupiter (12 to 17 times Urinary tract infections down at Heart Hospital planets are officially larger than the Earth), temperatures between 1400 and 1700 Celsius and named Qatar-3b, complete full orbits around their Qatar-4b and stars in times ranging between 1.8 The Peninsula catheter – a tube inserted into the ensuring catheters are only used recognised for their actions in initi- Qatar-5b. and 2.9 Earth’s days. The distances bladder to drain the urine – and when absolutely necessary. ating the early removal of catheters to the new planets were calculated to causes an infection in the kidney or Mincy Shaji, Head Nurse of when appropriate. be of the order of 1400 to 1800 light DOHA: A quality and safety bladder. the CICU, said, “We established Professor Bill McKenna, Chief years away - a light year is equal to initiative at Hamad Medical “Through our investigations we automatic stop orders for urinary Executive Officer and Medical The Peninsula 10 trillion kilometers (that is, the Corporation(HMC)’s Heart Hospi- saw a direct correlation between catheters. This means that uri- Director of the Heart Hospital, said, number 1, followed by 13 zeros). tal has reduced the rate of Catheter high rates of CAUTI in the unit and nary catheters are automatically “Ensuring patients receive safe, effec- The continuing discoveries of Associated Urinary Tract Infection by increased complications and length removed from patients after 48 tive and compassionate care is the DOHA: Scientists at the Qatar extrasolar planets is a key factor more than 70 percent among patients of stay for patients,” said Dr Ashfaq hours unless the doctor specifies highest priority for everyone at Heart Environment and Energy Research towards the goal of answering some at the Coronary Intensive Care Unit Patel, Director of the CICU. otherwise.” Hospital.” Institute of the Qatar Foundation of contemporary Astronomy’s fun- (CICU), says a senior official. ‘It was clear that if we could Other steps to reduce CAUTI “The way in which teams have (QEERI/QF) yesterday announced damental questions, such as ‘How A urinary tract infection (UTI) reduce the rates of CAUTI, care out- included the use of alternative types worked to successfully reduce the the discovery of three new extraso- are planets and planetary systems affects part of the urinary system, comes for our patients would improve of catheter which reduce the risk of rates of CAUTI highlights our commit- lar planets. formed?’ and ‘Are there other plan- including the bladder and kidneys. — they would recover faster and infection and heightened focus on ment to providing patients with the The discovery was made using ets similar to Earth?’. UTIs are among the most common be able to return home sooner,” he hand hygiene. very best care possible and is just one an optical Earth-based telescopes The three new planets, together infections reported in hospitals added. Training for existing staff and of a range of improvements we have established by QF as part of the with the previous discoveries of around the world. Catheter Associ- The CICU created a task force orientation programmes for new res- made recently, including the opening ongoing Qatar Exoplanet Survey Qatar-1b and Qatar-2b, are part of ated Urinary Tract Infections (CAUTI), to address the issue and develop an ident doctors ensured all staff were of a new Advanced Heart Failure Unit (QES). The research is funded by Qatar’s contribution to this goal and a type of UTI, are caused when bac- action plan. One of the most impor- aware of the plans in place to reduce and the expansion of the Emergency the Qatar National Research Fund bring the QES-team in the top-five, teria or yeast travels along a patient’s tant factors in reducing CAUTI is CAUTI. Additionally, nurses were Department,” he added. (QNRF) and is published in the repos- among 30 teams around the world itory Arxiv.org (https://arxiv.org/ that use ground-based telescopes to abs/1606.06882). search for extrasolar planets. The team identified the new The QES team plans to auto- exoplanets using tens of thou- mate and simplify the techniques Qatar and UAE Ramadan Quiz winners sands of images collected by the for reliable detection of exoplanets dedicated QES telescopes in New using Earth-based small telescopes finalise air Mexico (USA), Tenerife (Spain) to facilitate the participation of a and Urumqi (China) . Following an larger number of scientists and Ama- agreement with the International teur Astronomer around the world to transport pact Astronomical Union (IAU), the three improve and accelerate detection of new planets are officially named Exoplanets. Qatar-3b, Qatar-4b and Qatar-5b. “With thousands of Astronomy DOHA: Civil Aviation Author- An Exoplanets are planets orbit- Amateur clubs around the world we ities in Qatar and the United ing around other stars, outside of our hope they can adopt our technique Arab Emirates have signed an own solar system. The three newly and algorithms to discover thou- air transport agreement — the discovered exoplanets belong to a sands more of Exoplanets” said legal framework that regulates category astronomers call ‘hot Jupi- Dr Khalid A Al Subai, the Team the operation of air transport ters’: planets with a size similar to lead and QEERI’s acting Execu- between the two countries. that of Jupiter, which are located very tive Director and first author of the The agreement allows des- close to their host star. Due to this publication. ignated carriers to operate proximity, they have temperatures With most of the bright stars an unlimited number of trips that range between 1200 and 3000 in the sky have Arab names, Dr Al between Doha and Dubai, 42 degrees Celsius. Hot Jupiters typically Subai hopes that the Qatar Exoplanet trips between Doha and Abu take about 1 to 10 Earth’s days for a Survey resurrect the great tradi- Dhabi, 21 trips between Doha full orbit around their host star, that tion of the Arab world in the field of and Sharjah and 7 trips between is, ‘a year’ on the hot Jupiters lasts Astronomy by adding to the modern Doha and Ras Al-Khaimah only 1-10 Earth’s days, considerably Astronomical records five exoplan- every week, reports Qatar News The winners of the ongoing Ramadan Quiz jointly conducted by The Peninsula and Malabar Gold and shorter than ours on Earth which is ets bearing Qatar’s name. Agency. Diamonds, pose with Acting Managing Editor of The Peninsula, Mohammed Salim Mohamed (second left), and Deputy Branch Head of Malabar Gold, Yahiya (left), after the prize distribution held at the newspaper premises yesterday. Pic: Salim M/The Peninsula. Tasweeq integrated into QP Ministry urges UK body to help implement The Peninsula combined set of technical, com- across the entire oil & gas value malls to take care mercial and financial capabilities chain”. and provide more integrated and During the transition period, Tas- mental health plan DOHA: As part of Qatar Petroleum’s attractive value propositions to its weeq’s management and employees of parked vehicles ongoing efforts to become one of the international customers and partners, will continue to manage Tasweeq’s leading National Oil Companies in while ensuring high effectiveness and day-to-day operations and remain Continued from page 1 The Peninsula programmes in schools, and provide the world, to deliver superior inte- efficiency in the use and deployment the key focal points for all Tasweeq’s It has lauded the licensed mar- expert advice to organise anti- grated products and services across of the integrated group’s human and customers, partners and suppliers. kets and commercial complex for stigma campaigns in Qatar. the entire oil & gas value chain, QP financial resources. Al Kaabi added: “QP looks for- adhering to the new decision. DOHA: The Ministry of Public Working with key stakeholders is pleased to announce the integra- SaadSherida Al Kaabi, Presi- ward with enthusiasm, confidence The Ministry has urged people Health (MoPH) has partnered with in Qatar, Maudsley International will tion of Tasweeq into the QP family. dent and CEO of Qatar Petroleum, and a great sense of responsibility to communicate with the Minis- a UK-based organisation working also develop a national mental health The integration will involve tran- said: “The integration of Tasweeq to deliver on its ambition to become try in case they have inquiries on mental health issues to create research agenda, identifying prior- sitioning Tasweeq’s employees, assets into QP will unquestionably help us one of the best integrated National or complaints related to the new awareness, conduct research and get ity research programmes. This will and customer relationships into the to enhance our ability to offer supe- Oil Companies in the world and, parking rule on its email: info@ support in implementing the Qatar provide a coordinated multi-secto- QP organisation before the end of rior integrated products and services with Tasweeq, it is confident that mec.gov.qa , or through Twitter at National Mental Health Strategy ral approach to mental health policy the year. in an ever more competitive and this integration represents another @MEC_QATAR. 2013-2018 (QNMHS). development and planning and ensur- The integration of Tasweeq will demanding market environment. It key milestone that will help QP fur- The Ministry had earlier Minister of Public Health H E Dr ing mental health research evidence enable QP to deliver superior prod- will also help us maximize greater ther enhance its competitiveness and noted some cases of commercial Hanan Mohammad Al Kuwari, and translates into improvements in clinical ucts and services by leveraging a value for QP and the State of Qatar distinctiveness.” complexes and markets levying Tracy Power, Executive Director practice and patient outcomes. excessive parking charges. This of Maudsley International recently Working with the National Mental forced Ministry to conduct studies signed the Memorandum of Under- Health Program, Maudsley Interna- through special committee which stating (MoU) . tional will also design and deliver set up the charges and the maxi- “The Ministry of Public Health is Mental Health Awareness Training Qatar joins world to mark anti-drug abuse day mum limit that can be imposed on always keen to promote fruitful part- Programs for a range of health pro- customers. nerships with internationally recognised fessionals. This will support one of The Ministry has instructed and high profile institutions for the the key objectives of QNMHS ensur- QNA meant to raise awareness about to fight the scourge by all means and Commercial Complexes, Malls and exchange of world-class specialised ing training is available to all health the major problems illicit drugs possibilities to curb its spread in the Shopping Complex to take care of expertise in the field of healthcare and professionals by March 2017. cause in society. community. He noted that Qatar’s the parked vehicles. It has asked the efficient implementation of health “This partnership offers valuable DOHA: Qatar is joining other Director General of Public Secu- keenness to participate with the commercial complexes and other strategies, programmes and projects,” learning and awareness opportuni- countries to mark the UN Inter- rity and Chairman of the Standing international community comes from entities to paste the list of charges said Dr Al Kuwari. ties in the field of mental health in national Day Against Drug Abuse Committee on Drugs and Alcohol, its deep belief in the importance of on clearly visible places. They are Maudsley International will Qatar as well as in the region and and Illicit Trafficking, which falls Major General Saad bin Jassim Al international cooperation in address- not allowed to levy any other fees work in partnership with the indeed across the world at large” on June 26 every year. The day is Khulaifi underlined Qatar’s efforts ing the destructive phenomenon. without prior approval. MoPH in developing mental health said Tracey. Ramadan Thoughts

SUNDAY 26 JUNE 2016 03 Holy Quran — the Word of Allah

HE Noble Quran is the Word of Allah. When the Per- person can be added to the list of evi- the eternal miracle of sians defeated the Romans in battle, dences proving it to be the Word of Prophet Muhammad the Quran addressed the issue and Allah. Allah Says (what means): “And (Peace Be Upon Him). informed that the Romans would We send down of the Quran that Every Prophet was sup- overcome the Persians in few years which is healing and mercy for the ported with miracles to come as Allah Says (what means): believers.” [Quran 17: 82] Tand upon his death it disappeared, “The Romans have been defeated (i.e. Lastly, the evidences proving the except Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) By the Persians) in the nearest land. Quran to be the Word of Allah are whose miracle remained, preserved But they, after their defeat, will over- too many to numerate in one article, and protected, namely the Book of come.” [Quran 30: 2-3] and so we conclude with the saying Allah, His divine revealed Word. Allah Furthermore, the Quran consists of Al-Waleed Ibn Al-Mugheerah, one Says (what means): “Falsehood can- of scientific miracles by highlighting of the leaders of the polytheists who not approach it from before it or from certain scientific facts which were not was requested to criticise and cen- behind it.” [Quran 41:42] discovered except fourteen centuries sure the Quran. After hearing parts of Allah clearly stated that the Quran later, such as the Quran proving that it from Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), is His Word, Saying (what means): there is a barrier between the salty he said: “What can I say? I swear by “And if any one of the polytheists water and fresh water where they Allah! There is no man who knows seeks your protection, then grant meet preventing them from mix- poetry better than me, and it does him protection so that he may hear ing, as Allah Says (what means): “He not sound like anything I ever heard. the words of Allah [i.e. the Quran].” released the two seas (the two bod- The only thing I can say is that it has [Quran 9:6], and in His Saying (which ies of water: fresh and salt), meeting sweetness to it, and it is so appealing. means): “Those who remained behind [side by side]. Between them is a bar- It is so fruitful (to the heart) and abun- will say when you set out toward the rier [so] neither of them transgresses.” dant (in its benefits). Indeed, nothing war booty to take it, ‘Let us follow [Quran 55: 19-20] Modern science dis- rises above it in style, and it surely you’. They wish to change the words covered this to be a fact. destroys anything that challenges it.” of Allah.” [Quran: 48:15] The fact that tranquility and assur- [Al-Haakim and Al-Bayhaqi] These two verses prove that the ance can be found upon reading the This is the Quran, the Word of Quran is the Word of Allah and that Quran which is not felt when reading Allah, which confounds humans’ He sent it down to Prophet Muham- any other book, is yet another proof capabilities due to its inimitable mad (PBUH). that it is the Word of Allah, as Allah style, justice and accuracy. The The Sunnah (The Established Rit- would take me to his tribe (i.e. to con- such as the inability of the polytheists Arabic language in which the Quran Says (what means): “Those who have Quran still challenges people and uals) of the Prophet (PBUH) further vey the message to them), because the to come up with one single verse, let was revealed. Undoubtedly, this is evi- believed and whose hearts are assured people remain incapable of chal- proves this fact; Jaabir, may Allah (tribe of) Quraysh have prevented me alone a whole chapter, that is similar dence that the Quran is not made by by the mention of Allah. Unquestiona- lenging it, and it remains the clear be pleased with him, narrated: “The from conveying the Word of Allah?” to it. This is so, despite their eagerness or the words of humans. bly by the remembrance of Allah hearts evidence from Allah against its ene- Prophet (PBUH) used to offer his mes- [Ahmad and At-Tirmithi] and ambition to prove the Prophet The Quran contains news of past are assured.” [Quran 13: 28] mies and opponents. All efforts to sage to people during the season of There are many logical and sub- (PBUH) wrong in what he was calling nations and other unseen matters Furthermore, being cured by vir- deny its authenticity have failed. Hajj and say: “Is there a man who stantial evidences proving this fact, to, and their strong command of the which serve as great proof that it is tue of reading the Quran over a sick http://www.islamweb.net Steps for memorising the Quran

LMOST every Muslim wishes to memorise the 11. UNDERSTANDING: Try to understand the meaning Holy Quran and many have embarked upon of what you memorise, as this will assist further memori- the journey of doing so, yet a number among sation and enable you to act upon what you read. them do this task rather haphazardly, which 12. REVIEW: Always review what you have memo- leads to difficulty in the process of memori- rised and make this a regular habit; otherwise you will Asation as well as increasing their chances of forgetting tend to forget what you have memorised after a while. It what they have memorised. In view of the great need is advisable to review the whole Quran every 30 days. of ensuring the successful memorisation of the Quran, Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) said: “Take care of the Quran some practical steps toward efficient memorisation and (by memorising it). I swear by the One in whose Hand is avoiding setbacks are stated in this article: my soul that it is easier to slip away from you than the 1. THE SAME COPY: Use the same Mus-haf (copy) camels from their shackles.” [Al-Bukhari & Muslim] when you read the Quran and stick to it so that you may 13. ENCOURAGEMENT: Encouragement of your become familiar with it and know the sites of various household, particularly the children, will help them to verses and how to find them quickly when you revise compete with each other, particularly if you also reward what you have memorised. them with gifts. Memorising the Quran at an early age is 2. READER: Try to find a knowledgeable reader, such very rewarding as the ability to register and recall knowl- as a Shaykh (scholar) who is well versed in the rules of edge and information is quicker and easier then than in Tajweed (correct recitation). Start reading to him what later years. Also, when you get older, your responsibili- you intend to memorise beforehand so that he may cor- ties increase and you might find it difficult to find enough rect any wrong pronunciation. time to achieve your goals. 3. GROUP: Read and memorise the Quran within a 14. INTENTION: You should be sincere to Allah and group rather than individually. Members of groups help make your intention to seek the reward from Him before each other in correcting mistakes and thus make the task beginning memorising the Quran. You should feel that the easier. Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) said: “Whenever a Quran is there to guide mankind to good. Allah Says in group congregates in one of the houses of Allah (mosques) the Quran (which means): “This is the Book about which to recite the Book of Allah (Quran) and study it, peace and there is no doubt, a guidance for those conscious of Allah.” mercy will descend upon them, the angels will surround [Quran 2:2] them and Allah will mention them to those with Him (i.e., One should also realise the great reward of reading the angels).” [Muslim] and studying the Quran, and there are many Hadeeths 4. REPEAT: Repeat what you have memorised to your- which emphasise this point. Not only are the Muslims who self frequently, and the best way to do this is during the read the Quran rewarded, but those who listen to it are prayers. as well; Allah Says (what means): “So when the Quran is 5. TAJWEED: Learn the basic rules of Tajweed before recited, then listen to it and pay attention that you may you start memorising and try to apply these rules while receive mercy.” [Quran 7:204] memorising. Allah Says in the Quran (what means): “… And Reading and memorising the Quran is not difficult, recite the Quran with measured recitation.” [Quran 73:4] and this fact was stated clearly in the Quranic verse 6. SUPPLICATION: Supplicate to Allah to help you (which means): “And We [i.e. Allah] have certainly made in memorising what you have read of the Quran. Many the Quran easy for remembrance, so is there any who Hadeeths (Prophetic narrations) point to how this is to will remember?” [Quran 54:17] be done. 15. AVOID OSTENTATION: After memorising the 7. SEQUENCE OF CHAPTERS: Begin memorising the Quran, avoid showing off and arrogance. Being given Quran from the last section (Juz’) and work backwards, as the ability to memorise the Quran is a blessing from the verses in the last section are shorter and more familiar. Allah, and people might become proud of themselves 8. AUDIO CASSETTE: Listening to an audio cassette to have accomplished this task. Some people might then of the Quran will assist you in memorising what you have want everybody to know of their achievement and thus read and make it easier for you to know the right pro- be admired. This is a kind of Shirk which is a dangerous nunciation and intonation; however, you must choose a and punishable act. reader who is well known for being skilled, so that you 16. LOUD: Try to read with a reasonably loud voice can memorise the Quran correctly. and listen to your reading. Avoid reading silently - this 9. LOCATION: Try to read the Quran in a quiet will also help you to overcome laziness and tiredness. location and stick to this if you can, as this will put 17. SET AN AMOUNT TO READ AND MEMORISE: you in the right mood to memorise the Quran and keep Set a certain amount of verses to read and memorise from you away from any distractions. An example of such a the Quran at every session. Start with a small amount and place is the Masjid. then increase gradually. Do not be driven by your enthu- 10. TIME: Make reading and memorising the Quran a siasm as this will shortly wear out. It is more important daily activity and allocate a special time devoted to this to persevere in memorising, no matter how small the purpose. Try to choose a suitable time when you are fresh amount is. and not tired. The best time is at dawn, as Allah Says (what 18. MANNERS: Once you have memorised the Quran, means): “…Indeed, the recitation [of the Quran] at dawn endeavour to acquire its manners, apply it in your life and is ever witnessed” [Quran 17:78] and that is after the Fajr act upon it, as this obligation is more emphasised on those (dawn) prayer. Avoid reading and memorising in the late who know it by heart. evenings when you come back from work tired and sleepy, as it will be difficult for you to concentrate at that time. http://www.islamweb.net 04 SUNDAY 26 JUNE 2016 MIDDLE EAST 15 dead in Mogadishu hotel attack Iraq screening from the Naasa Hablood hotel after it was stormed by the militants, wit- 20,000 to stop Al Shabaab swiftly nesses said. “What we know is that claimed responsibility there were at least five victims, includ- ing three security guards, and that six IS infiltrators for the attack, saying others were injured,” police official Baghdad: Iraq is screen- that jihadist gunmen Ibrahim Mohamed said. ing 20,000 people leaving “The security forces have man- the Fallujah area to stop had forced their way aged to enter into the hotel and are jihadists of the Islamic into the hotel. in the process of restoring security,” State group escaping Mohamed added. The attack began at among civilians displaced 4pm with a powerful blast followed by by fighting, the army said two other explosions and then heavy yesterday. Tens of thou- Agencies gunfire, AFP journalists and a wit- sands of people have fled ness said. The Naasa Hablood hotel in as government forces southern Mogadishu is often used by fight to oust IS from Fal- politicians and members of the Somali lujah, a city 50km west of MOGADISHU: At least 15 people were diaspora visiting the city. Baghdad. Some of those killed yesterday in an attack on a hotel Somali security forces cordoned off screened have accused in the Somali capital Mogadishu that access to the neighbourhood in which security forces of beating was swiftly claimed by Al Qaeda-affil- the hotel is located, an AFP photog- and torturing them. iated Al Shabaab militants. rapher said. The Al Shabaab swiftly Of those detained, The assault, the latest by the Al claimed responsibility for the attack, 2,185 were suspects Somali government soldiers run to take their positions during gunfire after a suicide bomb attack outside Shabaab group targeting hotels and saying that jihadist gunmen had forced based on testimonies or restaurants in recent months, was their way into the hotel. Nasahablood hotel in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu, yesterday. other information, while led by a suicide attacker driving a car “The attack started with a heavy 11,605 were released laden with explosives, the jihadists said blast carried out by a brother who were inflicted in the enemy’s ranks,” the Al Shabaab group on the city’s six-storey building. The Al Shabaab and about 7,000 were in an online statement. drove a car loaded with explosives. the Al Shabaab said. Yesterday’s Ambassador hotel left 10 dead includ- lost their foothold in the capital in still being checked, said a As night fell in Mogadishu, sporadic Gunmen fought their way into the attack came just three weeks after ing two lawmakers when a huge 2011 but continue their battle to over- spokesman for Iraq’s Joint gunfire could still be heard coming hotel, and we believe that casualties another assault quickly claimed car bomb ripped the front off the throw the Somali government. Operations Command. IS over ran large areas north and west of Bagh- dad in June 2014. Detained Iranian-British woman implicated US-backed Syria fighters Four dead in AFP information about the grounds for the movement dubbed “the sedition” by arrest in April of Nazanin Zaghari- the authorities. Zaghari-Ratcliffe, Libya car bomb Ratcliffe, a 37-year-old employee of was arrested at Tehran airport on edge into IS border hub TEHRAN: An Iranian-British woman the Thomson Reuters Foundation. April 3. explosion detained in Iran on charges of seek- But a report from Iran’s Mizan In June, Revolutionary Guards ing to overthrow the government was news agency late Friday said she was had said she was accused of being AFP Captured by IS in 2014, Manbij TRIPOLI: A car bomb implicated in anti-regime protests in implicated in mass protests against “involved in the soft overthrow of the was a key transit point for foreign killed four civilians and 2009, a judicial official said. the re-election of hardline president Islamic republic through her mem- fighters and funds, as well as a traf- wounded 14 others in the There had previously been scant Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in 2009, a bership in foreign companies.” ficking hub for oil, antiquities and war-torn Libyan city of ALEPPO: US-backed fighters edged other plundered goods. If it succeeds, Benghazi on Friday late further into the Islamic State group the offensive on Manbij -- backed night, a hospital official stronghold of Manbij yesterday, by intense air strikes by a US-led said. threatening a key stop on the jihad- coalition -- would mark the most The car was parked ists’ lifeline from Turkey to their significant victory against IS for in front of the entrance “caliphate” in Syria and neighbour- the SDF. Across the frontier in the of the Al Jalaa hospital, ing Iraq. Iraqi city of Fallujah, security forces one of the two biggest in But in the IS-held eastern town were poised to assault Jolan, the last the city and where troops of Al Quriyah, 47 people, most of neighbourhood still held by IS. get treatment for injuries them civilians, died in Russian and Tens of thousands of people fled battling armed groups, government bombardment, said the fighting, with many camped out including Islamic State the Syrian Observatory for Human in the open in the summer heat. jihadists. Fadia Berghathi, Rights. Thirty-one civilians were “Dozens of families are still head of the hospital’s killed in three raids alone, but it was without tents or any form of shelter media department, said not immediately clear whether the 16 inside the camps, living in miserable “a car bomb exploded in others were civilians or IS fighters, conditions. The majority are elderly front of the entrance of said the Observatory’s Rami Abdel people, women and children,” said the hospital, killing four Rahman. the Norwegian Refugee Council. civilians and wounding 14 Russian, Syrian, and US-led The SDF launched its offensive to others”. coalition warplanes are all car- take Manbij on May 31, driving across rying out raids against IS territory the Euphrates River from the east in the battered country. In Manbij, with military advice from some 200 Israel & Turkey to the US-backed Syrian Democratic US special forces troops. Forces overran a key road junction IS has thrown large numbers of hold talks today in the city’s south after capturing fighters into the battle, losing 463, nearby grain silos overnight. “The according to the Observatory. The JERUSALEM: Israeli and grain silos overlook more than half SDF has lost at least 89. The jihadists Turkish negotiators will of Manbij. SDF fighters can climb to have taken as many as 1,000 Kurdish meet today in Rome aim- the top and monitor the city,” said civilians hostage in areas under their ing to reach an agreement Abdel Rahman. control west of Manbij, according to on normalising relations The Raqa Revolutionaries Bri- the Observatory. Manbij lies in the after the two countries gades -- one of the Arab components eastern plains of Aleppo province, fell out six years ago, of the Kurdish-dominated alliance which has become a battleground sources said.Previously, -- also said the SDF had seized the between an array of competing the discussions had been silos and pushed into the city. The armed groups, including Al Qaeda, expected to take place in Mills Roundabout lies less than 2km non-jihadist rebels and government Turkey. from the city centre. forces, as well as the SDF and IS. Tunisia’s tourism struggles after IS attack

Reuters “We think we will re-open next after several European tour compa- year,” said hotel manager Mehrez nies and cruise operators suspended Saadi. “For now we start by changing operations, and numbers this year TUNISIA: A year after 39 mostly the name from the Imperial Marhaba are expected to be similar. British holidaymakers were gunned to Kantaoui Bay.” In 2014, Tunisia had attracted down on a beach in Sousse, Tunisia’s Reviving a tourist industry also 760,000 holidaymakers from France, tourist industry is still struggling to hit by the deaths of 21 foreign vis- 425,000 Germans and 400,000 recover from the attack and an ear- itors in another attack by Islamic Britons, according to Euromoni- lier Islamic State raid on a museum State gunmen on the Bardo national tor International. Tourism Minister in Tunis. museum in the capital may take more Salma Elloumi Rekik said that she The Imperial Marhaba hotel than a change of hotel names. was urging European leaders to attacked by Saifeddine Rezgui Tourist arrivals fell to 5.5 mil- support Tunisia by lifting warnings remains closed, and other hotels have lion last year, the lowest in decades, against travel to the N African state. also shut down as British tour groups, once among the resort’s main visi- tors, stay away. Tourism accounts for 8 percent of Tunisia’s gross domestic prod- uct, provides thousands of jobs and is a key source of foreign currency. Lost revenues—down 35 percent last year, at $1.5bn—helped push the dinar currency to historic lows against the dollar and euro this month. At the shuttered Marhaba, where Rezgui worked his way through the beach to the pool and lobby, killing as he went, bullet holes still mark the outer walls. On a recent day only three tourists were lounging on its beach, where a year ago visitors laid flowers and messages on the sand in memory of those who died on June The gate of the Imperial Marhaba hotel’s beach, which was attacked 26, 2015. by a gunman last year, is seen locked in Sousse, Tunisia, yesterday. ASIA/PHILIPPINES SUNDAY 26 JUNE 2016 05 Abu Sayyaf militants release Filipina hostage

Marites Flor was Indonesia prohibits vessels among four people abducted nine from sailing to Philippines months ago by Abu AFP anymore,” the ministry’s water Sayyaf militants. transport director general A Tonny Budiono said. JAKARTA: Jakarta banned on Fri- “To prevent any commercial day any Indonesian-flagged vessels vessels from breaching the ban, AFP from sailing to the Philippines, the Indonesia will also ramp up marine transport ministry said, after yet patrols in its waters bordering the another violent kidnapping in the southern Philippines,” he added. strife-torn waters between the two It’s not yet clear how signifi- MANILA: A Filipina held hostage nations. The ruling was issued after cantly trade will be affected by the by a notorious kidnapping-for-ran- the government confirmed seven ban, but it could severely disrupt som gang in the strife-torn southern Indonesian sailors were kidnapped the flow of goods from Southeast Philippines was released from cap- at gunpoint earlier this week, and Asia’s largest economy -- includ- tivity on Friday, police said, a week were being held hostage by an ing natural resources like coal to the after her Canadian boyfriend was unknown group. Philippines. beheaded by the gunmen. It’s the third time this year Indo- The Sulu and Celebes seas form Marites Flor was among four nesian sailors have been abducted in a key waterway between Indonesia, people abducted nine months ago President-elect Rodrigo Duterte talks to Marites Flor, who was abducted by Abu Sayyaf militant group, the Sulu sea, a vital waterway that’s the Philippines and Malaysia, and by Abu Sayyaf militants based on after Flor was released, in Davao city, in southern Philippines, yesterday. seen a spike in seaborne crime like are used for the passage of 55 mil- remote, mountainous islands, who armed robberies and kidnappings. lion metric tonnes of goods and over have earned millions of dollars from In response to the latest inci- 18 million people per year. kidnappings in recent years. Wilfredo Cayat said. Cayat did not incoming Philippine president Rod- Duterte. Flor cried as she recounted dent, the transport ministry issued Last month, the three coun- Flor’s partner, Robert Hall, was give details on the circumstances rigo Duterte to win Flor’s release. how the kidnappers led away Hall to a notice informing all harbour mas- tries agreed to launch a coordinated beheaded after a ransom deadline of her release except that she was “She told me her captors roused be beheaded after a ransom deadline ters they were “strictly prohibited patrol of the waters after the recent lapsed last week, following a similar dropped off outside the house of local her at dawn and ordered her to pack lapsed last week. Ridsdel had been from issuing permits to all Indone- surge of kidnappings. killing of the other Canadian hostage, politician Abdusakur Tan on Jolo, the up, telling her: ‘You are going home,’” killed in April. sian-flagged vessels bound for the The Indonesian sailors abducted John Ridsdel, in April. main island in Sulu. Dureza added. “It was painful to see them so Philippines, without exception”. this week were towing a coal barge Flor was freed in Sulu, a south- Another politician from the area, Dureza later accompanied her happy before they did the behead- “This hijacking issue is a seri- through the Sulu sea when their tug- ern archipelago known as a hideout Jesus Dureza said that he negotiated (Flor) on a private jet to the south- ing. They just put handcuffs on him ous matter and cannot be tolerated boat was attacked by gunmen. of the militants, the local police chief, with the kidnappers on behalf of ern city of Davao for a meeting with and took him out,” she said. Cabin crew call off Thailand jails activists over referendum campaign

Reuters Six were released on bail, a law- The junta has banned criticism of protests that had paralyzed the China Airlines strike yer for the group said, while the rest the charter in the run-up to the vote. It government. chose not to post bail. “Six have been had already issued rules in May bar- Amnesty International in a state- BANGKOK: A Thai court jailed seven released but seven will be jailed,” said ring anyone from campaigning for ment on Friday urged Thailand to end AFP They say the measure was activists on Friday for campaign- Kumklao Songsomboon of the Thai either side ahead of the Aug. 7 refer- its crackdown on activists. brought in “unilaterally”. ing against a military-backed draft Lawyers for Human Rights group. endum. Those who violate the rules “These crude tactics represent “(It) pressures us to work even constitution which will be put to a ref- In a rare show of unity, political face up to 10 years in prison. the latest in series of attempts by the TAIPEI: Taiwan’s first ever strike by more overtime and will seriously erendum in August. parties on both sides of Thailand’s The referendum will be the coun- Thai military authorities to muzzle cabin crew, which left 20,000 pas- affect flight safety,” the Taoyuan Authorities arrested 13 people divide have said the draft constitution try’s first return to the ballot box since dissent,” said Champa Patel, Amnesty sengers without flights, ended on Flight Attendants Union said in a on Thursday while they were hand- is undemocratic and will enshrine junta chief Prayuth Chan-ocha took International’s Senior Research Friday after China Airlines bowed to statement on its Facebook page. ing out leaflets urging people to vote military power and hobble civilian power in a 2014 coup which he said Adviser for South East Asia and the almost all of staff’s demands. The union is also calling for against the charter. politics. was needed to end months of street Pacific. The strike on the island’s big- other improvements to conditions, gest carrier ended late in the evening including double pay for working on after hours of negotiations between national holidays. unions and the airline’s newly Tsai gave her thanks to the flight Cambodia deports appointed management. attendants during a short speech Demanding climate change action “After a marathon negotiation before her departure and vowed 25 Taiwanese of four and a half hours, we got a the government would defend their good deal,” Chao Kang, the head of labour rights. the Taoyuan Flight Attendant Union, Both CAL’s president and chair- fraud suspects told hundreds of excited union mem- man were replaced on Thursday bers gathered outside the CAL office after tendering their resignations in Taipei. before the strike. AFP The strikers, many in tears, Ho Nuan-hsuan, who was offi- chanted: “Victory for flight cially approved by the board as new attendants”. chairman on Friday, made an imme- PHNOM PENH: Cambodia The airline was forced to can- diate concession, agreeing to reverse deported 25 Taiwanese nation- cel all flights out of the two main the unpopular decision over where als wanted on fraud charges to airports in the capital Taipei -- the flight attendants should report to China on Friday, a police officer only exception a chartered service work. said, despite vehement opposition for President Tsai Ing-wen, who left “I promise to come up with a from Taipei which wanted the sus- for a state visit to Panama and Par- satisfactory response (to protesters’ pects returned to Taiwan. aguay Friday morning. demands). Hopefully through the Taipei accuses Beijing of Crowds of passengers queued up good will of the company, we can “abducting” its citizens from at CAL counters in Taipei’s Songshan work together,” Ho told the strikers. countries that do not recognise and Taoyuan airports as the air- In the end, the new manage- the island’s government -- such line tried to get them onto different ment accepted nearly all the strikers’ as close China ally Cambodia. flights. seven demands. “The Chinese plane just took Hundreds of flight attendants Ho was appointed by the trans- off from the Phnom Penh airport staged a sit-in outside the firm’s port ministry, which is CAL’s largest with the suspects,” Cambodian office in Taipei on Thursday night, shareholder. A group of kayakers, including members of Australia's Pacific islander community, hold up letters spelling immigration officer Uk Heisela protesting a new requirement that In a statement released on Fri- out "Stand Up For The Pacific" after they paddled to a tiny beach outside Australia's Prime Minister said. they report for work in Taoyuan -- day, CAL urged the government to Malcolm Turnbull's Point Piper mansion (not in picture) in Sydney, yesterday, protesting against what He added that the 25 Taiwan- on the outskirts of Taipei -- rather intervene to bring the strike to a they say is government inaction on global warming. ese suspects were joined by 14 than downtown Songshan airport. “smooth end”. Chinese nationals, all of whom were recently arrested for alleg- edly running a telephone fraud scam targeting victims on the mainland. “Chinese police came with the Suu Kyi pledges vows to bring exiled countrymen home plane. Each suspect was escorted by two Chinese police,” the officer added. AFP they will never want to move again,” junta leader Prayut Chan-O-Cha, Taiwan’s foreign ministry Suu Kyi said. who said the two governments would slammed the move Friday and “For this we will need to do a lot work together to repatriate the ref- said Cambodia went ahead with BANGKOK: Aung San Suu Kyi vowed of work,” she cautioned, stressing ugees when both sides agreed “the the deportation “despite strong on Friday to work towards bring- that it would take time to revive an situation is right”. demand from our side”. ing home hundreds of thousands of economy battered by mismanage- Most of the refugees in the camps “The foreign ministry Myanmar people who fled her impov- ment under the former junta, whose are ethnic Karen displaced by a expresses its strong dissatisfac- erished and war-torn country under five-decade reign plunged the coun- lengthy war with Myanmar’s army. tion about the handling and has its former military leaders. try into brutal poverty. The violence abated following a instructed our representative The democracy champion was “Job creation is of the greatest 2012 ceasefire. office in Ho Chi Minh city to speaking during her first visit as a importance for our country. Every- The two leaders were speaking express our serious concerns and state leader to neighbouring Thai- where I’ve been in Myanmar people after signing an agreement aimed at deep regrets to the Cambodian land, where legions of low-paid have talked about their need for jobs,” bolstering rights for Thailand’s Myan- side,” it said in a statement. Myanmar migrants prop up the econ- she said. mar migrant labourers. It added that Cambodia faces omy with back-breaking labour. After a decades-long campaign Pushed across the border by eco- significant pressure from Beijing to Over 100,000 refugees who fled against Myanmar’s repressive mil- nomic desperation, many arrive in uphold its ‘one China’ policy. ethnic conflicts with the Myanmar itary leaders that included years Thailand to find themselves at the A foreign ministry spokes- army are also kept in Thai camps under house arrest, Myanmar’s Suu mercy of abusive employers, cor- woman said Taiwan was only along the border. Kyi is now steering the country’s first rupt officials and trafficking gangs. aware of 18 nationals on board the “What we want is that all people civilian government in generations But there is still a long way to go plane, though Cambodian police Myanmar Foreign Minister and State Counselor Aung San Suu Kyi shakes displaced from our country should after sweeping historic November before economic opportunities and insist the number is 25, includ- hands with Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-o-Cha during an MoU come back to us and should come polls. wages in their home country will ing ten who were not carrying ceremony at the government house in Bangkok. back to the kind of conditions which She was speaking next to Thai match those available in Thailand. passports. 06 SUNDAY 26 JUNE 2016 ASIA / AFRICA China cuts contacts with Xi & Putin eye closer friendship amid Beijing launches Taiwan over new leader new carrier tensions with West rocket: Media 2014, but that has now stopped, consensus and oversaw an unprec- according to China’s Taiwan Affairs edented thawing of ties from 2008 to BEIJING: China blasted President Tsai fails to Office. when he left office in May. AFP of the United States. off its “Long March-7” recognise agreement “The bilateral communication But, while Tsai has said she wants The two countries often vote as new generation carrier mechanism has been suspended,” to maintain peaceful relations with a pair on the UN Security Council, rocket on a successful made between TAO spokesman An Fengshan said China, she has not backed the con- BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jin- where both hold a veto, sometimes inaugural voyage yester- Chinese officials and on its website. sensus or the “one China” concept. ping and his Russian counterpart in opposition to Western powers on day from a new launch Although Taiwan, whose offi- Her presidential victory tapped Vladimir Putin promised ever-closer issues such as Syria. centre, state media the Kuomintang that cial name is the Republic of China, into voter fears that Beijing was erod- cooperation and oversaw a series of China has raised tensions with reported. there is only “one is self-ruling after splitting with the ing Taiwan’s sovereignty through deals yesterday, as the two countries its neighbours and the US over its The medium-sized, mainland in 1949 following a civil closer ties, and that trade agreements deepen ties in the face of growing claims to virtually all of the South two-stage rocket is China”. war, it has never formally declared with China were being made secretly, tensions with the West. China Sea, where it has built mili- expected to become the independence and Beijing still sees benefiting big business, rather than In what was Putin’s fourth trip tarised artificial islands to bolster main carrier for China’s it as part of its territory awaiting ordinary residents. to China since Xi became President its claims in the contested but stra- future space missions. reunification. Taiwan’s Mainland Affairs Council, in 2013, the two men stressed their tegically vital region. It can carry up to 13.5 AFP Beijing is highly suspicious of the official body for communications shared outlook which mirrors the Russia’s annexation of Ukraine’s tonnes to low-Earth orbit Tsai, whose Democratic Progres- with Beijing, would not confirm con- countries’ converging trade, invest- Crimea peninsula and support -- a payload one and a sive Party (DPP), which replaced tact with China was now on ice. ment and geopolitical interests. for other Ukrainian separatist half times greater than BEIJING: China said yesterday that the Beijing-friendly Kuomintang “The government will continue “Russia and China stick to points movements have led to the worst those of China’s existing communications with Taiwan had (KMT) party in government, is tra- to keep the door open for cross- of view which are very close to each East-West standoff since the Cold rockets. “The more our been suspended after the island’s ditionally pro-independence and has strait communication and make other or are almost the same in the War. rockets can lift, the far- new government failed to acknowl- warned her against any attempt at a every effort to safeguard the exist- international arena,” Putin said. At loggerheads with the West, ther we can venture into edge the concept that there is only breakaway. ing mechanism,” it said. The Russian leader added that Moscow is seeking to refocus its gas space,” Ma Zhonghui, the “one China”. Beijing said it had cut contact Tensions have been exacerbated the two had discussed “strength- and oil exports from Europe -- its rocket’s chief designer Relations between the two sides because Taiwan had refused to by recent deportations of Taiwanese ening together the fight against main energy market -- towards Asia said. China plans to have grown increasingly frosty since acknowledge the “1992 consensus” fraud suspects from Kenya, Malaysia international terrorism”, the nuclear and is diligently building an energy launch its largest carrier President Tsai Ing-wen won Taiwan’s -- a tacit agreement made between and Cambodia to Beijing, rather than issue on the Korean peninsula, alliance with Beijing. rocket, the Long March-5, leadership by a landslide in January Chinese officials and the KMT that back to Taiwan. Syria, and stability in the South Xi emphasised that this year from the same site later and took office in May, ending eight there is only “one China” but each Taipei accuses Beijing of “abduct- China Sea. marked the 15th anniversary of the this year, a senior space years of rapprochement. side is allowed its own interpretation. ing” its citizens from countries Russia and China have been China-Russia treaty of friendship programme official said. Beijing and Taipei have held reg- Tsai’s presidential predeces- that do not recognise the island’s brought together by mutual geopolit- and hoped that the two countries ular, official communications since sor Ma Ying-jeou recognised the government. ical concerns, among them wariness might remain “friends forever”. Nine drown as boat capsizes in Village in central Myanmar tense; more police deployed Kenyan waters NAIROBI: Nine people drowned yesterday when AFP Now we have arranged a police force a boat they were travelling of up to 100 officers,” he said, add- in capsized in the Kenyan ing that no arrests have been made. waters of Lake Victoria, an YANGON: Scores of police have been Win Shwe, the mosque’s official said. deployed to guard a village in central secretary,said that Muslim residents The boat was carrying Myanmar where religious tensions fear for their safety and are planning 17 people, mostly mem- are running high after a Buddhist to move to a nearby town until the ten- bers of a local musical mob destroyed a mosque, author- sion cools. “Our situation is not safe band, who were heading ities said yesterday. and now we are planning to leave the to an evening perform- It is the latest flare-up of anti- village...We still feel afraid,” he said. ance when it capsized, Muslim violence in Myanmar, which Strident anti-Muslim sentiment regional deputy commis- has seen sporadic bouts of religious has fomented across Myanmar in sioner Angeline Were said. bloodshed since 2012, with a surge recent years, with outbreaks of “The boast was over- of Buddhist nationalism presenting a violence threatening to unravel dem- loaded because it was key challenge for Aung San Suu Kyi’s ocratic gains since the former junta also carrying heavy music new government. stepped down in 2011. equipment,” she said. The most recent violence erupted The worst religious violence “We rescued eight this week when an angry mob of struck central Myanmar and western people and shall start a around 200 Buddhists rampaged Rakhine State, which is home to the search for the nine.” through a Muslim area of a village stateless Rohingya Muslim minority, Lake Victoria, Africa’s in Bago province following an argu- tens of thousands of whom still lan- biggest lake, is shared ment between neighbours over the guish in displacement camps after by Kenya, Uganda and building of a Muslim school. rioting. Tanzania. Own Lwin, the local police chief, Hardline monks and Buddhist Thirteen people said the atmosphere remained tense nationalists fiercely oppose moves drowned in December yesterday with around 100 police to recognise the Rohingya as an in Uganda’s portion of officers deployed to keep the peace. official minority and insist on call- the lake as they were “Last night, 50 police guarded ing them “Bengalis” -- shorthand travelling for Christmas the village to prepare for rumours for illegal migrants from the border celebrations. that there might be more unrest. with Bangladesh. Police stand guard around the destroyed mosque at Thuye Tha Mein village in Bago province on Friday. Chinese media criticise Brexit referendum

Reuters China on Friday called for Britain and the EU to reach agreement BEIJING: Chinese state as soon as possible after media yesterday offered Britain’s vote to leave the snide criticism of the bloc, adding that China negative consequences of respected the choice of democracy after Britain the British people. voted to leave the Euro- But yesterday, influ- pean Union, but vowed to ential Chinese tabloid the stand by the “golden age” Global Times, published of Sino-British ties. by the ruling Communist Though China and Party’s official Peo- Britain have a history ple’s Daily, wondered of disputes over human at the wisdom of such rights and the future of a momentous decision the former British colony being decided by such of Hong Kong, export- relatively narrow margin. reliant China had valued “Is it really fair to Britain as a strong advo- decide Britain’s future cate for free trade within this way? For the Chi- the EU. nese people, who are at Relations between a critical time to learn Britain and China have about globalisation and been warming over democracy, they will the past few years and continue to watch the economic links have consequence of Britain’s multiplied, in what both embracing of a ‘demo- countries refer to as a cratic’ referendum,” the “golden age” in ties, a paper reported. concept promoted by The stability- President Xi Jinping and obsessed Communist British Prime Minister Party brooks little dis- David Cameron, who sent to its rule, and such resigned followed the a public vote would be referendum. unthinkable in China. PAKISTAN SUNDAY 26 JUNE 2016 07

Mechanism set Splashing around Re-verification up to repair drive of IDs to start on July 1 ISLAMABAD: The drive for ties with Kabul the re-verification of com- puterised national identity cards (CNICs) meant to screen out aliens fraud- border. Building upon ideas gener- ulently using Pakistan’s ated in the meeting between Foreign identity cards will be The new Secretary and Afghan Deputy For- launched on July 1, it was arrangement will eign Minister in Islamabad on June learnt yesterday. 20, both countries agreed to set up a Interior Minister primarily focus on high level bilateral mechanism, said Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan, issues including a joint statement issued by the For- who presided over a eign Office after talks in Tashkent. meeting on the re-verifi- bilateral relations The new arrangement will primarily cation plan, was informed and cooperation focus on promoting consultation and that homework had been coordination on key issues, including completed and everything on security and bilateral relations and cooperation was on track. The min- An Afghan man jumping into a canal in Kandahar. movement of on security and movement of peo- ister was informed that people and vehicles ple and vehicles between the two Nadra had established a countries. helpline capable of han- between the two The statement said that the dling 10,000 calls per countries. proposed mechanism would be co- day and an SMS gateway chaired by Adviser Sartaj Aziz and of 150,000 SMS per day Afghan Foreign Minister Salahud- Jurists’ panel urges govt to roll to facilitate people who din Rabbani and would include the would report suspected Internews National Security Advisers of both CNICs. countries. “It will also have a joint technical working group to deal with back system of ‘military justice’ the concerns of both countries,” the ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Afghan- statement added. US launches istan established a high-level According to the Foreign Office, Internews the trial of 105 people, finding for the victims of terrorism,” he said. bilateral mechanism yesterday as this Mechanism would be not only the defendants guilty in 81 cases. Families of 17 people convicted strikes against part of efforts to repair their strained address and amicably resolve issues Seventy-seven people have been sen- by military courts have approached relationship, according to an official of mutual concern but also prevent tenced to death and four given life the Supreme Court, saying that they Taliban announcement after Prime Minister’s the recurrence of violent inci- ISLAMABAD: The International sentences. At least, 12 people have were denied a right to fair trial. Adviser on Foreign Affairs Sar- dents such as the recent incident Commission of Jurists (ICJ) yester- been hanged after the trials. The ICJ recalls that in August last WASHINGTON: The US taj Aziz held talks with the Afghan in Torkham. Both sides also took day urged the Pakistan government The ICJ, however, described it year, the Supreme Court had upheld military has launched Foreign Minister and the National this opportunity to review other to discontinue the trial of civilians as grossly unfair. Sam Zarifi, ICJ’s the legality of the trial of civilians its first airstrikes against Security Adviser in Tashkent. aspects of bilateral relations. They through military courts. In a state- Director for Asia, admitted that the before military courts in contraven- the Taliban in Afghan- Aziz met Foreign Minister Sala- reaffirmed respect for each other’s ment, it asked the government to government was under obligation to tion of long-established principles of istan since President huddin Rabbani and NSA Haneef sovereignty and territorial integrity “stop putting civilians charged with protect citizens from terrorists but international law and the court’s own Barack Obama’s decided Atmar on the sidelines of the Shang- and adherence to the principle of terrorism-related offences on trial argued that military tribunals were jurisprudence. to expand the American hai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) non-interference into each other’s before military tribunals”. not the proper way of convicting the The ICJ urged the Pakistan govt mission in the country, the summit. internal affairs. Adviser Aziz and Since January 2015, when Paki- suspects. to roll back the system of ‘military Pentagon said yesterday. The meeting took place at the Foreign Minister Rabbani reiterated stan empowered military courts to “These tribunals are opaque and injustice’, and ensure that the 21st Spokesman Peter Cook request of the PM Adviser to resolve the mutual desire for strengthening try civilians for terrorism-related operate in violation of national and Amendment was not extended at the told reporters at a press the controversy surrounding new bilateral ties for promoting peace, offences, 11 military courts have international fair trial standards, and expiration of the sunset clause. It also briefing that he could border rules Pakistan started imple- stability, counter terrorism and eco- been set up to hear such cases. so are not effective in providing jus- asked for the reinstatement of a mor- confirm that American menting from June 1 at the Torkham nomic progress of both the countries. These courts have thus far concluded tice, truth or even proper remedies atorium on executions. forces on the ground have started to use the new authority. Obama gave the US military authority to sup- Breaking the fast Two girls dare to tackle port Afghan. US forces in Afghanistan were allowed to train and advise Afghan forces and conduct uni- the food waste challenge lateral counterterrorism action against Daesh ele- ments. Pentagon officials Internews to mediate the gap between the acknowledged that the excess supply and an overwhelm- military does not have ing demand for food in the city,” she the authority to strike the says. Branding their boxes ‘Food For Taliban. KARACHI: It was in February this Thought’, they started a social move- year, two friends, Zara Nadeem ment by distributing these packages and Zehra Hassan, troubled by the in restaurants. PTI seeks PM’s difference in food consumption in “So when customers say they Karachi the rich having too much do not want to pack leftovers, the disqualification and the poor not having any, went food is put into these boxes and about understanding the psychol- the customer is requested to give ISLAMABAD: The Paki- ogy of waste. With so much food it to someone in need,” explains stan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) wasted at buffet restaurants and at Nadeem. That is entrusting them of Imran Khan filed in the weddings, food that is good is often with a responsibility. Election Commission of thrown away. In order to rectify this, “When we learnt the number of Pakistan (ECP) yesterday a Afghans wait to break their fast at Khwaja Abdullah Ansari Orphanage in Herat, yesterday. the two girls put their heads together people who can be fed with wasted reference seeking disqual- and devised a clever strategy. food, we were very disturbed. Wast- ification of Prime Minister The problem was how to act on age from two to three restaurants Nawaz Sharif for allegedly this,” says Nadeem, who is a grad- can feed as many as 100 people eas- concealing his assets. uate from the Lahore University ily,” shares Nadeem. The 72-page refer- of Management Sciences and cur- Hassan feels they are more logis- ence filed by PTI leader SBP issues guidelines to improve security rently employed at a multinational tical in nature. “Following up with Yasmin Rashid said the company. people and preserving the food so prime minister had not “It is like social suicide for that it doesn’t go bad are some of the mentioned the offshore Internews withstand, detect and respond to such evaluate the adequacy of cyber secu- them, something that is looked things we have to be extra careful companies revealed in attacks. rity systems with regard to emerging down upon,” shares Nadeem, add- about,” she mentions. the Panama Papers in his The SBP’s instructions pro- threats. ing people refuse to take parcels For Hassan and Nadeem, an statements of assets sub- vide directions in areas such as risk Senior management is expected of food for which they pay despite ordinary day starts with their day mitted to the ECP. Since KARACHI: The State Bank of Paki- ownership and management respon- to ensure that an organisational insistence from the restaurant staff. job and by late afternoon they the matter came under stan (SBP) has issued guidelines for sibility; periodic evaluation and plan of action exists in each insti- “What we have is a very stupid prob- begin scouting for new locations the qualification and dis- banks to improve their security sys- monitoring security controls; regu- tution that is regularly updated for lem,” asserts Hassan, an Indus Valley to introduce their feeding Karachi qualification clauses of tems against cyber-attacks. The lar independent assessment and tests implementation. School of Arts and Architecture campaign. Presently, their drive has the Constitution, the com- SBP has advised commercial banks, and industry collaboration and con- Cyber threats have become a graduate who is currently working moved to Ranchore Line, Azam Basti mission should declare development financial institutions tingency planning. global phenomenon and are consist- for TCF, while talking about the gap and recently Lyari. Besides keeping the prime minister dis- and microfinance banks to contin- The SBP said the instructions ently growing in sophistication and that exists between the food supply up with the generosity of the month, qualified to hold the uously improve their cyber security require the board of directors (BoD) potency despite innovation in cyber and demand for food. they are also calling out for people office. controls to enable them to anticipate, of financial institutions to regularly security technologies and practices. “What we have tried to do is to donate money for rations. Govt launches scheme for students to understand Holy Quran

Internews ernment located in different regions the light of Islamic teachings. Regard- also been shared by the federal Edu- scheme will help students to under- Baligur Rehman said that follow- and provinces. Under this scheme, ing the Urdu translation of the Holy cation Ministry with the capital and stand the real meanings of the Holy ing an understanding between the students from class I to V will be Quran to be taught under this scheme, provincial education authorities for Quran. federal and provincial governments, taught to read the Holy Quran in Ara- the Education Ministry in consulta- their consideration and implemen- Education is a provincial subject the Inter-Provincial Education Min- ISLAMABAD: The federal govern- bic (Nazra). From class VI to XII, the tion with different religious scholars tation. The minister said the Capital but for the purpose of national cohe- isters’ Conference (IPEMC) have also ment of Pakistan has approved a students will be taught translation and Ulema bodies, Council of Islamic Administration and Development sion and to evolve consensus national met several times during the last two scheme of studies to impart Quranic of the Holy Quran in simple Urdu to Ideology (CII) and other concerned is Division is keen to be the first to education standards, the federal and years. education to Muslim students from understand its meanings. working on including the translation launch the scheme of studies in its provincial governments have already Despite education being a pro- class I to XII, and in the first step this This scheme is meant for only which is generally acceptable to all. schools and colleges. opted voluntarily to set-up National vincial subject following the 18th scheme is being launched soon after Muslim students. It is believed that Minister of State for Education The provinces, it is said, will take Curriculum Council, which has held Amendment, all the provinces and the summer vacations in 18,000 this initiative of the government will Muhammad Baligur Rehman, when their own decisions but they are desir- several meetings during the last two regions had volunteered to become non-formal schools of the federal gov- help create a much better society in contacted, said that the scheme has ous of implementing this scheme. This years. part of National Curriculum Council. 08 SUNDAY 26 JUNE 2016 VIEWS

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EDITORIAL Revamping the EU Britain voted to leave the European

onnes of questions are being asked after Brexit, about the fate of Britain and the fate of European Union. The shock and disbelief at Brexit has been so enormous Union and what is at stake? Tand the reaction of markets so catastrophic that at least a few of those who voted for Leave could be in regret mode and must be thinking their vote was more emotional by the plummeting value of the punitive response from Europeans GBP. Small business will be hit the against Britain. British cultural than practical. Some of the predictions of doom and gloom The situation in the event of Brexit are coming true – the financial markets hardest by these results at least in and sporting teams might be rel- the short term particularly those presents a new egated to participate only in world worldwide are likely to remain in turmoil as Britain goes through dependent on imports. That is the events rather than regional events the tough and complicated process of negotiating a divorce. reality for the short term what about realities and include possible exclusion from While Britain will be left to face the consequences of its the long term? British membership uncertainties to the the Euro Cup. decision, the focus is inevitably turning towards the future of in the EU is like a married couple British living and There have been a sizea- European Union. There is a general consensus that Brexit has in a dysfunctional marriage who ble number of old citizens who significantly weakened the European Union. Billionaire investor bares it out for the sake of the wel- working abroad. participate and voted in this refer- fare of their children. Britain has endum. However it is the younger George Soros put it very bluntly when he said the Vote Leave What will be more By Thembisa Fakude never been really happy in the EU. generation who are most likely makes “the disintegration of the EU practically irreversible.” Over the years they have demanded interesting in the to be affected by this decision. But there is one way to prevent that a special treatment to other mem- coming months Furthermore according the polls, disintegration from happening: bers of the EU. The UK refused to university graduates were the most Reforms. here are many losers in neither adopt the Euro nor replace and years are the likely people to want to remain in The founders of the EU project will the outcome of what has its currency with the euro. Euro is nature of bilateral the EU. Understandably this group The time have to focus on protecting the bloc become known as “Brexit” the official currency of the Euro- represents the millions of British referendum. The British zone, used by the member state agreements expats who work in different part has come to from further damage as nationalist, peopleT voted on the referendum of the European Union. Further- of the globe and who have been that Britain reconstruct far-right parties in more members on whether to stay or to leave the more, whereas, most members of benefiting from the status qou. countries holler to follow the path European Union (EU). Amongst the European Union are part of the will negotiate The situation present a new the EU in of Britain. The time has come to the loser have been the polling Schengen visa regime, Britain is henceforth. How realities and uncertainties to the a way that reconstruct the EU in a way that institutions; most predicted that not part of that regime. The move- will the world deal British living and working abroad. addresses the addresses the concerns of its critics, those wanting to remain in the EU ment of people both from other What will be more interesting in were going to win the vote. The parts of Europe and in Britain will with Britain and will the coming months and years are even if that involves ceding some of concerns of outcome of the vote was stunning be affected by this decision in a that affect British the nature of bilateral agreements its critics. the power it has accumulated over the and it became difficult for most long run. That is most likely to dis- that Britain will negotiate hence- years. The EU has been on a stubborn pollsters to rationalize the unex- turb the exchange of culture and moving forward. forth. How will the world deal with mission to expand and integrate and pected outcomes. Most journalists indeed an old civilisation that Euro- Britain and will that affect British grab more power and consolidate the have also been way off the mark. peans share. Importantly it will moving forward. power it has. There is a growing hiatus Although many leaders would certainly affect commerce between The writer is Researcher at Direc- between bureaucrats in Brussels and like to underplay the significance the countries of Europe and Brit- which have all along involved Brit- of immigration in this referendum, ain. It remains to be seen what ain as part of EU including sporting torate Studies Centre, Aljazeera ordinary citizens that needs to be addressed immediately. the truth is it this referendum was will happens to cultural programs events. There will most likely be a Network. Calls for reforms are gathering momentum. Italian ministers about immigration. It was about fired the first salvo by saying that the EU must change direction the weariness of possible influx or risk collapse. “The unthinkable is happening,” Finance of immigration into Britain. The Minister Pier Carlo Padoan said. “A double reaction to Brexit is growing possibility of granting cit- under way, one financial, one political. The financial one, at least izenship to immigrants by some European countries heightened the until now, is limited. I am more worried about the political one.” anti immigration attitude in Brit- He identified three key issues which the bloc must address first: ain. That was the key reason why jobs, growth and immigration. the vote went in favour of those It will take some months for the full consequences of Brexit who voted to leave the EU. Mr. Nigel to be clear. As the Italian minister said, while the economic and Farage the leader if the United King- financial implications will be clearly seen and felt, the political dom Independence Party (UKIP) consequences will be slow and insidious. The EU officials now delivered interesting speech hours before the final counting,“let the 23 seem to be under the faith that it’s a British folly and others will June be known as British Independ- remain. But the signals are too strong and dangerous to ignore. ence day” he said. It is important to note that he was speaking for the 52% who voted to leave the EU. There is a whooping 48% who view this day as the darkest in the Brit- ish history. The United Kingdom (UK) woke up extremely divided on 24 June 2016. The difficult times ahead pose real challenges includ- Quote of the day ing the possible collapse of the UK as Scotland and Northern Ireland The British people have consider their political options given decided to leave the EU. This the new realities. . The Great British Pound(GBP) is a painful choice and I deeply and the financial markets plum- regret it. The UK will no longer meted to the records lows at the be a member of the EU and news of the result of the referen- the procedures written in the dum. The GBP/USD fell from a high treaties should be implemented of 1.50 to below 1.35 in the mat- ter of hours, the lowest level seen quickly. in decades. This will have a huge impact on the economy. Further- Francois Hollande more, as summer arrives many An arrangement of newspapers pictured in London yesterday, as an illustration, shows the front French President holidaymakers will have their pages of the English newpapers reporting the resignation of British Prime Minister David Cameron spending power cut significantly following the result of the UK’s vote to leave the EU.

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‘Brexit’ threatens to undermine US-Britain special relationship

By Matt Spetalnickand Yara Bayoumy Reuters

ritain’s decision to quit the Euro- pean Union could send damaging shockwaves through the bedrock Anglo-American “special relation- Bship,” raising questions about London’s willingness and ability to back US-led efforts in global crises ranging from the Middle East to Ukraine. The loss of the strongest pro-US voice within the 28-nation bloc, as a result of the “Brexit” referendum, threatens to weaken Washington’s influence in European poli- cymaking and embolden Russian President Vladimir Putin to further challenge the West, analysts and former diplomats say. The British referendum on Thursday, widely seen as reflecting an increasingly nationalistic and inward-looking public, also risks the splintering of the United King- dom itself, which could further reduce its role and stature in world affairs. Britain’s departure—which is not immediate and must be negotiated with the EU—could present the next US pres- ident with a decision on whether to turn to other key European partners like Ger- many and France, essentially downgrading a special US bond with London forged in World War Two. Ivo Daalder, a former US ambassador to Nato and the president of the Chicago Coun- cil on Global Affairs, said Britain’s ability A file picture shows British Prime Minister David Cameron (left) and US President Barack Obama talk during the Nato Summit in Newport, Wales, Britain to press its views and policy preferences with its European allies and within Nato, a policy of Putin and of Russia.” US official said. Some of those officials Syria and Iraq, an active ally on the ground While US-British intelligence sharing - where it provided strong political backing A US intelligence official, speaking on may not survive the change of leadership in Afghanistan and a strong supporter of one of the closest relationships of its kind to the United States, will be diminished. condition of anonymity, said: “This is cer- or further British political upheavals that sanctions against Russia over its role in in the world - is expected to withstand the “You clearly have a much weaker Brit- tain to encourage the Russians to continue could be spurred by the vote. Ukraine’s separatist conflict. political turmoil, some experts said coun- ain whose sway in European capitals is and probably intensify their campaign of While Obama insisted on Friday that Heather Conley, director of the Europe terterrorism cooperation with European lessened by the vote,” Daalder said. As a supporting far-right nationalist movements Britain would remain an “indispensable Program at the Center for Strategic and partners could suffer at a time when Islamic result, he said, the United States likely will in Western and Eastern Europe as part of partner,” the outcome of the referendum International Studies in Washington, said State has targeted European capitals. have to work harder to maintain trans- their effort to neuter Nato.” delivered a clear rebuke to the US president, Britain’s divorce from the EU, which could “It will make cooperation in Europe Atlantic and European unity. Phil Gordon, a former senior foreign who made an unusually strong interven- take up to two years, would now be “an on counter terrorism harder as most of Anything that divides Europe, he added, policy adviser to Obama, expressed con- tion into British politics against “Brexit” all-consuming process” that could dis- the former British intelligence chiefs pre- “is a win for Russia because that has been cern that Europe will become inwardly during a visit to London in April. tract it from such efforts. dicted before the vote,” said Bruce Riedel, focused on Britain’s departure and inde- Britain’s vote to leave the EU threatens “There’s just not going to be an enormous a former CIA official now at the Brook- pendence movements on the continent, not only Obama’s security efforts across amount of attention of policy bandwidth ings Institution think tank in Washington. leaving the United States to shoulder more the globe but the US economic recovery given to the migration crisis, fighting ISIS, But Michael Morell, a former acting CIA of the international burden. and the international trade agenda he is or focusing on continued ceasefire viola- director, rejected that view, saying coun- The break-up of the United Kingdom “The more time it spends on doing that, pursuing in his final seven months in office. tions in Ukraine and maintaining sanctions terterrorism cooperation “is too important would raise questions whether it the more resources it spends on coping A similar mix of US populist anger and against Russia,” she said. to let politics of any kind affect it.” with the consequences of that, the less anti-establishment sentiment has fueled “It comes down to when we need the Adding to US concerns is the threat by should retain its veto in the United time and money and political capital it is the rise of Donald Trump as presumptive UK and its leadership, whether in the Secu- Scottish nationalists to mount a new ref- Nations Security Council, where it has going to have to help us with global chal- Republican nominee in the November US rity Council or Nato, its attentions will be erendum on independence for Scotland, lenges,” he said. presidential election. focused domestically,” she said. where nearly two-thirds of voters voted to been a mostly reliable supporter of The administration of President Barack “The drivers of Brexit are the same Richard Haass, president of the Council stay in the EU. In addition, Northern Ire- US initiatives. Obama was rattled by the stunning turn of as the drivers of nationalist movements on Foreign Relations, called Brexit—which land’s deputy leader Martin McGuinness events, including turmoil in world finan- in western Europe and the US,” Clifford dealt the biggest blow to the European called for a vote to unite the two sides of cial markets and British Prime Minister Young, President of Ipsos Public Affairs project of unity since World War Two— the Irish border. David Cameron’s subsequent resignation in the United States, told Reuters. “a cloud without a silver lining.” The break-up of the United Kingdom announcement. Cameron has cooperated closely with “I’m not suggesting that we’re about to would raise questions whether it should British officials sought to reassure their Obama in the security sphere. Britain has return to a situation of conflict in Europe,” retain its veto in the United Nations Secu- US counterparts that Brexit would not por- been a major military player in US-led cam- he said. “But I’m wary that it will tear from rity Council, where it has been a mostly tend a withdrawal from world affairs, a paigns against Islamic State militants in the fabric of prosperity and stability.” reliable supporter of US initiatives. Why China could dominate the ‘Internet of vehicles’

And in trying to compete there, foreign country into an innovation hub. The targeted specific market shares: One for satellite navigation systems. iOS or Android. This might mean fierce companies are facing a stark choice: idea is to support domestic compa- said that Chinese companies should To pull that off, the government competitors working together, such as Partner up or be left behind. nies working on certain technologies own 80 percent of the domestic market wants companies to collaborate in cre- when rival ridesharing apps merged China’s edge starts with its market, in the hope that they’ll become glo- for vehicle entertainment modules by ating an “ecosystem” for connected to create Didi Chuxing last year. Or it the world’s biggest, with 24.6 million bal leaders. Planning documents even 2030, and 100 percent of the market cars, akin to an operating system like might mean new businesses entirely, cars sold in 2015. such as Baidu’s joint venture with an And because the typical Chinese insurer to create usage-based auto car buyer is young and permanently insurance. connected, that scale is also a cru- For foreign carmakers, the dan- cial driver of innovation. According ger is that this ecosystem will lock to a 2015 McKinsey survey, 60 per- their products out of China. A more cent of Chinese new car buyers would alarming possibility is that as China’s By Adam Minter switch brands if it meant improved auto industry expands overseas -- Bloomberg connectivity. notably to Africa and Southeast Asia That’s a major opportunity, which -- the ecosystem will follow, poten- Chinese companies are seizing. Baidu, tially shutting competitors out of other the search-engine giant, has per- markets too. few weeks ago, Apple’s Tim Cook suaded a collection of automakers It’s not all hopeless for Apple and was all smiles as he stepped representing about a third of domes- Google, of course. Millions of Chinese A into a sedan operated by Didi tic sales to use CarLife, its answer to who already use iOS and Android Chuxing. Apple had just invested $1 CarPlay, in models made for China. products will surely want their dash- billion in the ridesharing company, Baidu’s grip on these companies -- board counterparts. and Cook was no doubt feeling sat- including Hyundai, BMW, Mercedes, Foreign makers of automotive isfied. But he was probably feeling Ford, Audi and Volkswagen -- will equipment, such as Pioneer, have another emotion too: relief at getting be hard to dislodge. found their own route into China’s a piece of China’s “Internet of vehi- Even if Baidu wasn’t locking down internet of vehicles. And Apple, by cles” before it’s too late. the big manufacturers, Apple and taking a stake in Didi, is buying itself That phrase might be new, but Google would be in a tough spot. a seat at the table when the company the idea isn’t. Automakers and tech Google Maps, a key navigational com- chooses its technology platforms. companies have long dreamed of build- ponent of Android Auto, is inaccessible But aspiring connected-car com- ing internet-connected cars that can or inconsistent in much of China. Reg- panies should recognize that China’s entertain passengers, coordinate with ulators shut down Apple’s iBooks and internet giants have prospered partly other vehicles, navigate themselves iTunes movies in April. Although Car- because the government shielded and, eventually, drive autonomously. Play wasn’t affected, would-be car them from competition. Unless for- Platforms such as Apple’s CarPlay and buyers surely got the hint. eign competitors get creative, they’re Google’s Android Auto are starting to And that’s precisely what China’s likely to get locked out of the internet make the concept a reality. government wants. Last year, it inau- of vehicles too. And that would be a But China is where the future of gurated the “Made in China 2025” shame -- for them and for the driv- this technology will likely be charted. initiative, an effort to transform the ers of the future.

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Mehbooba wins Self-defence class Kerala CM Anantnag polls keeping media away: Congress by 12,000 votes THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan is fol- Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh lowing in the footsteps congratulated Mehbooba Mufti on of Prime Minister Naren- Mehbooba Mufti her electoral victory. Modi termed it dra Modi by keeping the polled 17,701 votes a “phenomenal victory”. The decisive media away, state Con- victory margin for the fist woman gress president VM while her closest Chief Minister of Jammu and Kash- Sudheeran said yesterday. rival Hilal Ahmad mir is seen as a public endorsement Sudheeran, interact- of her Peoples Democratic Party’s ing with the media here, Shah of the Congress (PDP) decision to continue its alli- said: “It’s somewhat managed just 5,616 ance with the right-wing Bharatiya strange that Vijayan is for Janata Party (BJP). some unknown reason not of the over 28,500 Her rivals in the National Con- showing up before the polled on June 22. ference and the Congress had Martial Arts instructor and Commando trainer in the Indian Armed Forces Shifuji Shaurya Bharadwaj media”. “I can speak from made Mehbooba Mufti’s decision (right) gives instructions during an unarmed combat and self-discipline class held as part of a training the early 1970s when we to continue the alliance with BJP a programme for women in Bangalore, yesterday. entered politics, and from hallmark of their electoral campaign that time I have seen chief IANS in Anantnag. The by-election was ministers interacting with necessitated because of the death the media at least once a of her father, then Chief Minister week and that too after Mufti Mohammad Sayeed. The late the weekly cabinet meet- ANANTNAG: Making mincemeat Chief Minister represented the seat AAP legislator held for harassment ing. But Vijayan is not of her electoral rivals, Jammu and in the assembly that has an effec- doing it,” said Sudheeran. Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba tive strength of 87. Mehbooba Mufti’s Mufti yesterday won the Anantnag victory margin is double that of her assembly by-poll by a margin of over father. In 2014, Sayeed won the IANS a press conference at his residence and trying to disrobe her modesty BSF stops 250 12,000 votes -- in what is seen as a assembly seat defeating Congress’ in Sangam Vihar. He has also been when she visited his office-cum resi- first popularity test of the over year- Shah by a margin of 6,000 votes. booked for misbehaviour, man- dence to complain about water supply Bangladeshis old PDP-BJP government in the state. But the voter turnout then was 40 handling and touching a woman problem,” Deputy Commissioner of Mehbooba Mufti polled 17,701 per cent. NEW DELHI: AAP legislator Dinesh inappropriately on the woman’s Police Ishwar Singh said. in Tripura votes while her closest rival Hilal “She has won people’s endorse- Mohaniya was yesterday arrested on complaint. The Aam Aadmi Party Singh said that two of the women Ahmad Shah of the Congress man- ment for the vision of Mufti charges of harassment on the com- (AAP) MLA was taken to Neb Sarai gave their statements that Mohaniya’s AGARTALA: India’s Bor- aged just 5,616 of the over 28,500 Muhammad Sayeed,” a senior PDP plaint of a woman who visited his Police station in south Delhi where associates harassed her. “Initially we der Security Force (BSF) polled on June 22, an official of the minister told IANS.Opposition candi- office-cum residence two days ago a group of 10-12 women had regis- had filed charges against Mohaniya prevented around 250 election commission told IANS here. dates alleged that the Chief Minister as part of a group to complain about tered a complaint against Mohaniya . under section 323 (punishment Bangladeshi nationals National Conference’s Iftikhar “engineered” her victory by using the irregular water supply, police said. Mohaniya was later produced for voluntarily causing hurt), 506 from entering Tripura yes- Hussain Misghar came a distant government machinery in her favour. A district court has sent the MLA to before a duty magistrate in Saket (punishment for criminal intimida- terday, police said. third with a little over 2,800 votes in The Congress’ Shah alleged dis- judicial custody till June 27. court who directed he be sent to judi- tion) and 509 (word, gesture or act “Around 250 people, the low turnout polling -- 34 per cent crepancies in some Electronic Voting Mohaniya, an MLA from San- cial custody till June 27. “We have intended to insult the modesty of a including women and chil- -- amid a boycott call by Kashmiri Machines (EVM) as they were “not gam Vihar constituency in south arrested Mohaniya yesterday on woman) of the IPC which was lev- dren, tried to enter India’s separatists and militants. In Delhi, sealed properly” and that postal bal- Delhi, was picked up by a team of charges of manhandling, harassment, elled by the group of women in their western Tripura yester- Prime Minister Narendra Modi and lots were counted as “bogus votes”. Delhi Police while he was addressing inappropriately touching a woman complaint,” the officer said. day morning, but the BSF thwarted their attempt,” Khowai district police chief Jayanta Chakraborty said. He said: “Bang- ladesh forest guards Eight paramilitary soldiers dead in Kashmir ambush destroyed the homes of these people and evicted them from forest lands at AFP itants sprayed bullets on the convoy “The toll of CRPF personnel killed (militants), that is what we are sharply declined during the last dec- Chunarughat late Friday. carrying members of India’s Central in the attack is now eight, after three happy about at this time. Two others ade, but in recent months the region These people took shelter Reserve Police Force (CRPF) near more died of their injuries,” Rajendra escaped the spot,” said Nalin Prab- has witnessed a spurt in armed along the Indian border.” Pampore town, killing five soldiers Kumar, director general of police in hat, the inspector general for CRPF encounters between government The police officials said SRINAGAR: At least eight Indian par- instantly and wounding 20, inspec- the region said. in the region. forces and rebels who have been that due to border fencing amilitary soldiers and two suspected tor general of police for the region, Another officer identified the Kashmir has been divided fighting for decades for independence and alertness the Bang- rebels were killed yesterday near Javaid Gillani, told AFP. attackers as Pakistani nationals, between rivals India and Pakistan or a merger of the disputed territory ladeshis could not enter Srinagar in Kashmir when a group A top regional police official said adding that the injured soldiers were since Partition in 1947. Both claim the with Pakistan. The fighting has left Tripura’s Champahowar of armed militants ambushed the three others succumbed to their inju- taken to a nearby military hospital. Muslim-majority region in its entirety. tens of thousands, mostly civilians, village. soldiers’ convoy, police said. Four mil- ries later. “We have killed two Pakistani Overall violence in Kashmir has dead over the past three decades. Bihar toppers scam: Arts Praying time Jharkhand creates 1 lakh topper arrested PATNA: Bihar’s Class 12 water bodies in 60 days “topper” in Arts Rubi Rai, who had said political sci- ence is all about cooking, IANS some form of irrigation system. was arrested yesterday Erratic rainfall leads to destruction when she appeared for a of crops in unirrigated areas of the re-test at the Bihar School state which is currently experiencing Examination Board (BSEB) RANCHI:Jharkhand used the drought.Water conservation is thus office, police said. Mahatma Gandhi National Rural a cause for concern for the Rural “Special Investiga- Employment Guarantee Act (Nrega) Development Department which has tion Team (SIT) of Bihar to create one lakh small water bodies been using Nrega work to construct police probing into the to conserve water and irrigate fields small water bodies of various sizes. Bihar toppers scam has in a period of just 60 days, said an Sinha said the overall target is to arrested Rubi Rai when official yesterday. construct about six lakh small water she finally appeared for “We have successfully con- bodies in the state, but work has had a re-test at BSEB office,” structed one lakh small water to be suspended due to monsoon a police official said. Rubi bodies with jobs that are generated rains. The target until June 20 was will be produced in the (under the act) to conserve water in to construct 1.20 lakh water bod- local court today. the fields so that farmers can use it ies, he said. The shortfall has been Rubi Rai failed to for irrigation,” NN Sinha, Principal on account of a number of factors, appear in the re-test twice Secretary of the Rural Development including “some irregularities” in on June 3 and June 17. Department, said. These water bod- construction work, he admitted. She reportedly informed ies are expected to irrigate about “There were few examples of JCB the board that she is not 50,000 acres of arable land, Sinha machines being used instead of get- well and unable to appear Muslims offer prayers inside a mosque in Agartala, yesterday. said. Currently, only 22 per cent of ting work done from the labourers,” for the re-test. cultivable land in Jharkhand is under he said. Sukhoi fighter jet flies with BrahMos missile for first time

IANS venture between India’s Defence now inches closer towards actual test impossible”, Raju said. Mishra said: “It and complete evaluation and certifi- a high-speed terrain following profile. Research and Development Organ- firing when a 2.5-ton BrahMos air-to- is the first time in the world that such cation of BrahMos missile on Su-30, The Nashik division of HAL has isation (DRDO) and Russia’s Federal ground missile will be fired from the a heavy weight (2,500 kg) supersonic HAL said.The combination will carry modified two Su-30 fighters, which State Unitary Enterprise NPO Mashi- Sukhoi-30 in the coming months,” a cruise missile has been integrated on out air combat operations within and includes hardened electronic circuitry NASHIK: For the first time, a Sukhoi nostroyenia (NPOM). This is the first BrahMos official said. CMD HAL, T. a fighter aircraft. The world did not beyond visibility range and will pro- to shield it from the electromagnetic fighter jet flew with the supersonic time the BrahMos missile was “mar- Suvarna Raju and CEO and MD Brah- believe us that we could do it and vide the IAF with the capability of pulse of a nuclear blast. The missile BrahMos missile, moving it closer to ried” to a fighter jet. IAF’s fight test Mos Aerospace Sudhir Kumar Mishra thanks to the vision of late President attacking targets protected by pow- was also modified carrying a reduced trials for launching the missiles from crew Wing Commander Prashant Nair were present at the trial. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, we could achieve erful air defence assets. booster and fins for stability. the air. The demonstration flight, car- and Wing Commander M.S. Raju flew “It is a perfect example of Make this today and history is made.” The Su-30, considered the most It can be released from a height ried out at the Hindustan Aeronautics the BrahMos carrying fighter for 45 in India and an engineering marvel Around 40 Su-30 MKI aircraft are potent fighter jet with India, was the of 500 to 14,000 meters. The ver- Ltd (HAL) here, involved carriage of minutes under a cloudy sky. in aviation history of India. It proves expected to be modified for carrying choice for fitting the BrahMos missile sion of the missile for the aircraft BrahMos missile on the Su-30MKI “With today’s successful flight, that when all agencies come together the missile. The maiden flight will having an airframe of titanium and is also lighter than its sea and land fighter. BrahMos Aerospace is a joint the BrahMos air version programme with one mission, there is nothing like be followed by a series of test flights high-strength aluminium alloys, fit for counterparts. EUROPE SUNDAY 26 JUNE 2016 11 Two million sign UK petition for second EU vote

The “Leave” camp won the sup- a new referendum,” he added. port of 51.9 percent of voters, against But he said there would be no The website at one 48.1 percent in favour of remaining in immediate effects from the current point crashed due to the European Union. petition except for a formal discussion Turnout for Thursday’s referen- in parliament, which is required for the surge of people dum was 72.2 percent. any petitions that have over 100,000 adding their names Signatories to the petition signatures. appeared to be mostly in Edinburgh The result of Thursday’s vote to the call and London, both of which voted revealed stark divisions between for another heavily in favour of “Remain”. young and old, north and south, cit- There is no obligation in British ies and rural areas, and people with nationwide poll. legislation for referendums to have and without a university degree. a minimum share of the vote or a By 1745 GMT yesterday some minimum turnout, as in some other 2,054,000 people had signed the peti- AFP countries. tion on the official government and But EU rules say nothing about parliament website—more than 20 a member state that has already times the number required for a pro- begun negotiations to leave the bloc posal to be discussed in parliament. LONDON: More than two million changing its mind and reversing that On Friday, a House of Commons people have signed a petition calling decision under Article 50 of the Lis- spokeswoman said the website had for a second referendum, after a shock bon Treaty. been taken out of action temporarily vote to pull Britain out of the EU, an University of Strathclyde professor due to “exceptionally high volumes of official website showed yesterday. John Curtice outlined two hypothet- simultaneous users on a single peti- The website of the parliamen- ical scenarios in which a second tion, significantly higher than on any A laptop screen displaying a parliamentary petition on the website of the British government, calling for a tary petition at one point crashed referendum could take place. previous occasion”. second UK referendum on the UK’s inclusion in the EU, in London, yesterday. due to the surge of people adding “If Boris Johnson is running the Parliament’s Petitions Commit- their names to the call for another government and it is taking a long tee, which considers whether such that a close Remain win would build Brussels to undertake a more seri- referendum is a referendum. It is a nationwide poll following Thursday’s time to be implemented, two years submissions should be raised in the up resentment and not be the end of ous negotiation”. once in a generation, once in a lifetime historic vote. down the line we could have another House, is to hold its next meeting on the matter. “In a real crisis the EU has always opportunity and the result determines “We the undersigned call upon the poll showing people actually want to Tuesday. “In a 52-48 referendum this would stepped back from the brink,” the the outcome,” he said. HM Government to implement a rule reverse the decision and remain in,” The idea of a second referendum be unfinished business by a long way,” “Leave”-supporting broadsheet wrote “If we vote to stay, we stay, and that if the remain or leave vote is less he said. was raised during campaigning for he told the Daily Mirror newspaper. last week. that’s it. If we vote to leave, we vote than 60 percent based (on) a turnout “Then there could be a situation Thursday’s vote. The Sunday Times newspaper But “Leave” figurehead Johnson to leave, that’s it. You can’t have nev- less than 75 percent there should be where the opposition party in a gen- UK Independence Party leader backed the idea of a second refer- downplayed the idea of a new vote. erendums, you have referendums,” another referendum,” says the petition. eral election have a mandate to hold Nigel Farage suggested last month endum, “once the first has forced “I’m absolutely clear, a he added. Scotland starts drive to stay in EU Britain’s EU Irish unity vote commissioner Reuters and at the time the vote was con- taken away without exploring all the sidered a decisive verdict for a possibilities. not now: Minister generation. “We will seek to enter into Hill resigns However, since then Sturgeon’s immediate discussions with the EDINBURGH: Scotland’s devolved ruling Scottish National Party (SNP) EU institutions and with other EU Reuters minister Theresa Villiers, who government started a drive to pro- has strengthened its support in member states to explore all possi- Reuters campaigned for Britain to leave the tect its European Union membership national elections. It now believes ble options to protect Scotland’s place European Union in Thursday’s ref- and will prepare for a possible fresh Thursday’s EU referendum out- in the EU,” said Sturgeon, speaking erendum, said the conditions for a independence vote after Britain voted come has changed the picture on outside her official residence. BRUSSELS: Britain’s repre- DUBLIN: The future unification of vote had not been met. to exit the bloc, First Minister Nicola independence. She reiterated that an independ- sentative on the EU executive in Ireland would be in the best inter- But McGuinness said the Brit- Sturgeon said yesterday. While Britain as a whole voted ence vote could be offered. Brussels, Financial Services Com- ests of its citizens, but holding a ish government had no democratic “We are determined to act deci- to leave the EU, Scotland voted by “A second (Scottish) independ- missioner Jonathan Hill, resigned referendum while the British gov- mandate to represent the views of sively in a way that builds unity 62 to 38 percent to remain. The SNP ence referendum is clearly an option yesterday after having campaigned ernment is negotiating its exit from the North after 56 percent of North- across Scotland,” Sturgeon told argues that many Scots opted to that requires to be on the table, and it against a British exit from the the EU would only cause division, ern Irish voters sought to remain in reporters, adding that included pre- remain part of the United Kingdom is very much on the table,” she said. European Union. Irish Foreign Minister Charlie Flan- the EU compared to the 52 percent paring legislation to allow a vote on in 2014 because they believed that She added she would also estab- “I don’t believe it is right that I agan said yesterday. of the United Kingdom as a whole Scottish secession from the United was the only way to guarantee EU lish a panel of experts to advise should carry on as the British com- Northern Ireland’s deputy leader who voted to leave. Kingdom. membership. the Scottish government on legal, missioner as though nothing had Martin McGuinness called on Friday Sinn Fein, predominantly sup- Scots rejected independence in Sturgeon said Scotland would financial and diplomatic matters happened,” Hill said in a statement. for a vote to unite Ireland with the ported by Catholic Nationalists who a 2014 referendum by 55-45 percent not allow its EU membership to be concerning EU membership. European Commission Presi- British-run province to the north. But remained part of the UK in a prov- dent Jean-Claude Juncker said he his demands were rebuffed by pro- ince dominated by Protestants after had accepted Hill’s decision with British First Minister Arlene Foster the Irish state secured independence regret after failing to convince as well as by Irish Prime Minister from Britain in 1921, campaigned for him to stay on. From July 16, the Enda Kenny. a vote to leave. portfolio will be handled by Valdis Under a 1998 peace deal that Opinion polls have consistently Dombrovskis, the Latvian commis- ended 30 years of sectarian violence, shown little appetite from vot- sioner who, as vice president for the Britain’s Secretary of State for North- ers on either side of the border for euro, already oversaw Hill’s brief. ern Ireland can call a referendum if unification. Hill had already faced calls in it appears likely a majority of those A BBC/RTE survey in November the EU parliament to give up the voting would seek to form part of a found that 30 percent of voters in sensitive finance portfolio, which united Ireland. Northern Ireland would like to see a will be a focus of interest in exit “I share the view that at some united Ireland in their lifetime. negotiations between Brussels and stage in the future that the unifica- Kenny said there were much London. He has had a key role in tion would be in the best interests more serious issues to deal with setting regulations that give Brit- of the people but only when there after the vote, including the fate of ain’s huge banking sector access is a majority consent of the people the border, the only land frontier to euro zone markets. in Northern Ireland,” Charlie Flan- between the United Kingdom and Hill, 54, a lobbyist and Con- agan told national broadcaster RTE. the rest of the European Union that servative leader in the upper house “We now have a situation fol- was marked by military checkpoints of parliament who has become a lowing the referendum, where the until the 1998 peace deal. popular figure among EU col- UK is leaving the European Union. Of most concern to Dublin is the leagues in 18 months in Brussels, Any further referendums in North- impact on Northern Ireland, which said he was disappointed by the ern Ireland would cause a greater has the only land frontier between vote and would ensure a hando- level of division than we have now the UK and the rest of the EU. It was ver before leaving on July 15. and is therefore in my view partic- marked by military checkpoints until Scotland’s First Minister and Leader of the Scottish National Party, Nicola Sturgeon, chairs an emergency Cameron himself announced ularly unhelpful.” a 1998 peace deal ended three dec- Cabinet meeting at Bute House in Edinburgh, Scotland, yesterday. his resignation on Friday. Britain’s Northern Ireland ades of sectarian violence. Grey Brexit vote angers younger Britons

AFP barman, said: “I don’t feel it is right mayor of Goole in Yorkshire, northern great-grandparents fled violent for the old people to speak for us. Not England. He said there was “a terri- nationalism in Europe in the 1930s for to be insensitive, but we have a lot ble generational divide that we must South Africa and how his parents fled longer to go than they do. So I do feel seek to overcome”. apartheid.“My brothers and I were the LONDON: Young people vented their a little bit robbed of my future.” Many young people took to social first in four generations to be born anger yesterday against more euro- Paddy Baker, 21, agreed saying: media to vent their frustration after into an open, liberal democracy, and sceptic older voters as they came to “Older people voted for this—but we the shock result from Thursday’s vote, in a world that had moved towards terms with referendum to pull Brit- are the ones who are going to feel the in which “Leave” won by 52 percent co-operation,” the Cambridge Uni- ain out of the EU, with the hashtag ramifications.” to 48 percent. versity student said. #NotInMyName trending on Twitter. At a meeting of the opposition “This vote doesn’t represent the “On Thursday we moved back- “I feel angry. Those who voted Labour Party in central London yes- younger generation who will have wards, and it’s not clear quite how far. leave, they’re not going to fight the terday , many also voiced concern to live with the consequences,” Luke A great deal of the optimism I shared future,” said Mary Treinen, 23, a tech- about the generational fault-line Tansley wrote on Twitter under the with most of my generation in this nological consultant who lives in exposed by the vote, between those handle @rams_luke. country, is gone,” he said. London’s trendy Shoreditch district. who cannot remember a Britain with- Eleanor on @PrettiestStar_ wrote: A anonymous young letter writer A 12,000-strong survey of refer- out the European Union and those “I refuse to hide my anger, fear and in the Financial Times also com- endum voters published by pollster who can. sadness at a decision that will change plained about the vote, raising the Michael Ashcroft found that 73 per- “The young people that voted my future to one I never wanted”. burden of paying to bail out banks cent of 18-24-year-olds and 62 overwhelmingly to remain must not Rebecca, tweeting at @Real- and fund pensions for older people. percent of 25-34-year-olds had voted be short-changed,” Labour leader Jer- lyRew said: “Our country’s fate has “What do we get in return? We “Remain”, while 60 percent of peo- emy Corbyn told the audience. been decided by people longing for lose the right of freedom to move, ple aged over 65 had voted “Leave”. Terence Smith, at 19 Britain’s a past that never existed and they’ve study, work, live and be treated as Within hours of the results, there youngest mayor, said he had voted created a future that’s bleak”. equals in any European country.” Demonstrators hold placards during a protest against the outcome of was a small demonstration outside “Remain”. Matthew van der Merwe The letter concluded: “As soon as Downing Street. “I’m still coming to terms with wrote to the Financial Times I’ve finished my studies I’m out of this the UK’s June 23 referendum on the European Union (EU), in central Richie Xavier, a 21-year-old what we are facing,” said Smith, newspaper describing how his country”. London, yesterday. 12 SUNDAY 26 JUNE 2016 EUROPE

Merkel sees no EU members tell UK to begin exit quickly need to rush Britain into to this decision as soon as possible,” the ministers from Germany, France, quick EU divorce “We now expect Italy, the Netherlands, Belgium and the UK government Luxembourg said in a joint statement. Separately, German Chancellor to provide clarity Angela Merkel said the negotiations Reuters and give effect to with Britain should not be conducted in such a way as to be seen as a deter- this decision as rent to other countries, and that there LONDON: German Chancellor soon as possible,” was no hurry for London to trigger the Angela Merkel yesterday sought to process for leaving. temper pressure from Paris, Brus- the ministers On Friday, Former London mayor sels and her own government to from Germany, Boris Johnson, a leading campaigner force Britain into negotiating a France, Italy, the for Britain to leave the EU and the quick divorce from the EU, despite bookmakers’ favourite to replace warnings that hesitation will let Netherlands, Belgium David Cameron as prime minister, populism take hold. and Luxembourg said nothing would change over the Eurosceptics in other member short term following the Brexit vote. states applauded Britons’ decision said. Only Britain can invoke Article to leave the European Union in a 50 of the EU treaty required to set in referendum that sent shockwaves motion the process to exit the bloc. around the world, with far-right The foreign ministers of both demands for a similar vote in Slo- Reuters France and Luxembourg warned Brit- vakia underlining the risk of a ain not to play games by drawing out domino effect. the process. Almost alone in continen- “There’s no reason to play a cat tal Europe, Merkel tried to slow BERLIN: The six founding mem- and mouse game. That would not be the rush to get Britain out of the bers of the European Union sent a respectful after deciding to organ- Netherlands’ Foreign Minister Bert Koenders (centre) speaks at a press conference after talks at the Villa EU door. Europe’s most powerful clear message to Britain on Saturday ise this referendum,” French Foreign Borsig, in Berlin, yesterday. Also seen are (From Left) Italy’s Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni, Germany’s leader made clear she would not to leave the bloc as soon as possible Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault told a joint press Cameron after he indicated Foreign minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier, Belgium’s Foreign minister Didier Reynders and France’s Foreign after Britons voted to quit in the big- news conference after the meeting of Britain would not seek formal exit minister Jean-Marc Ayrault. gest blow to the project since World the six in Berlin. negotiations until October at least. War II. “It’s in Britain’s interest and in substantial challenges to successfully appetites for European integration what kind of relationship it wants “The negotiations must take Eager to shore up the EU for its the interest of Europeans not to have negotiating its exit from the bloc. among member states in order to with the EU before the bloc exam- place in a businesslike, good cli- other 27 members, foreign minis- a period of uncertainty that would In their statement, the six foreign meet voters’ expectations. ines how to respond. mate,” she said. “Britain will ters from the six founding countries have financial consequences, and ministers lamented the watershed In Colmar in eastern France, Ayrault, the French foreign min- remain a close partner, with which pressed Britain to trigger the process that could have economic and polit- brought by the ‘Brexit’ vote. They said French President Francois Hollande ister, said earlier other EU leaders we are linked economically.” for exiting the bloc so that they are ical consequences,” he said. the EU was losing “not just a mem- echoed their sentiment, saying: “It will would press Cameron at a summit Britain’s decision to leave the not left in limbo and can concentrate Ratings agency Moody’s down- ber state but history, tradition and be painful for Britain but ... like in all meeting next week to act quickly: EU is the biggest blow since World shaping the future of Europe. graded its outlook for Britain, saying experience.” divorces, it will be painful for those “There will be a lot of pressure on War II to the European project of “We now expect the UK govern- its creditworthiness was now at greater The ministers also said they who stay behind too.” Cameron on Tuesday to move ahead,” forging greater unity. But Merkel ment to provide clarity and give effect risk as the country would face would have to deal with varying Merkel also said Britain must say he said. appeared more conciliatory than others within her coalition gov- ernment and elsewhere in Europe. The chief executive of Brit- ain’s “Vote Leave” campaign called Slovakian party launches for informal talks before London notifies the EU it wants to leave under the Lisbon Treaty, which provides for two years of divorce petition for referendum proceedings. But German Foreign Minis- ter Frank-Walter Steinmeier, a Reuters Brussels. It is high time for Slovakia member of Merkel’s Social Dem- to leave sinking European ‘Titanic’ ocrat coalition partners, showed as well,” the party said on its website. a greater sense of urgency on get- Slovak law requires a petition ting talks going. BRATISLAVA: Slovakia’s far right to receive 350,000 signatures from “This process should get People’s Party launched a petition the country of 5.4 million for a ref- underway as soon as possible so for a referendum on the country’s erendum to be held. The results of that we are not left in limbo but EU membership yesterday, the lat- a referendum are legally binding if rather can concentrate on the est state to see a challenge following the turnout exceeds 50 percent of all future of Europe,” he said after Britain’s vote to leave the bloc. eligible voters. hosting a meeting of his colleagues Right-wing and anti-immigrant The only referendum that has from the six founding members of parties in the Netherlands, Denmark, been successful in Slovakia was the EU - Germany, France, Italy, Sweden and France have demanded the 2003 vote on its EU membership the Netherlands, Belgium and referendums on membership of the with a 52 percent turnout and 92.5 Luxembourg. union, while Italy’s 5-Star movement percent in favour of joining the bloc. French Foreign Minister said it would pursue its own proposal According to a Focus opinion poll Jean-Marc Ayrault warned of the for a vote on the euro. released last week, 62.1 percent of dangers of delay. “We have to give In Slovakia, which takes over the voters would choose in a referen- a new sense to Europe, otherwise European Union’s rotating six-month dum to remain in the EU while 22.6 populism will fill the gap,” he said. presidency in July, the anti-immigra- percent would vote leave in Slovakia. They followed European Com- tion, anti-euro People’s Party-Our Following the British vote to leave, mission President Jean-Claude Slovakia shocked many in a March Geert Wilders, leader of Dutch anti- Juncker, who said on Friday it election when it won 8 percent of immigrant PVV party, said he would didn’t make any sense to wait until the vote, or almost 210,000 votes, make a Dutch referendum on EU October to negotiate the terms of to enter parliament for the first time. membership a central theme of his a “Brexit”. Union flag banners hang across a street near the Houses of Parliament in central London, yesterday, after “Citizens of Great Britain have campaign to become prime minister In Britain itself, divisions wid- the announcement that the UK voted to leave the European Union in a national referendum. decided to refuse the diktat from in next year’s parliamentary election. ened after the relatively close vote.

British border for migration will stay Corbyn’s partymen seek his ouster AFP those areas,” he told reporters. working-class voters, particularly on French soil: Corbyn has dismissed the vote north of the Trent, turned their backs of no confidence, but the issue will on our message and our leader. Marc Ayrault likely dominate a meeting of the par- “I want a damn good explana- LONDON: After a strong vote for a liamentary Labour party tomorrow. tion from Jeremy Corbyn as to why Brexit in Labour heartlands, party Any challenger would need sup- we ended up in this mess. If I am not Reuters leader Jeremy Corbyn was fighting for port of 20 percent of the party’s satisfied, I will support the motion.” his future yesterday amid accusations 229 MPs and would then be put to Peter Mandelson, a former EU that he had lost the referendum by party members, who propelled the commissioner and close ally of PARIS: France’s border with Brit- failing to rally working-class voters. veteran socialist to power only last former prime minister Tony Blair, ain for migration will remain on Two Labour lawmakers have September. said it had become clear during the French soil, Foreign Minister Jean- tabled a vote of no confidence in Corbyn’s left-wing views have campaign that “Jeremy can’t cut it”. Marc Ayrault said dismissing calls the opposition leader, reflecting the enraged many moderates in the par- In a sign of the tensions within for it to be moved to the English anger felt by many MPs as the results liamentary party and his lukewarm Labour, MP Chris Bryant threatened coast following the Brexit vote. of Britain’s vote to leave the European support for the European Union may to punch Ed Miliband, Corbyn’s pred- Under a bilateral treaty signed Union began to sink in. now prove the last straw. ecessor as leader, for leaving the in 2003 known as the Touquet “It’s your fault, Jeremy. When are Polly Toynbee, a commentator party in such disarray. accord, British officials can check you resigning?” shouted one party in the left-leaning Guardian, said In a speech in London yester- passports in France and vice versa. activist as Corbyn marked Gay Pride Corbyn’s performance had been day, Corbyn blamed the media for This led to migrants trying to reach in London on Saturday. “dismally inadequate, lifeless and focusing during splits in Prime Min- British shores congregating in “I did all I could,” he replied. spineless”. ister David Cameron’s Conservative camps at Calais. Images from the More than a third (37 percent) “He came out too slowly, he was Party in the referendum race. camps, showing large groups try- of Labour voters defied their party very half-hearted about his attempts But Robert Ford, professor of ing to force way through Channel leadership to back a Brexit in Thurs- to campaign and Labour voters sim- political science at the Univer- tunnel and onto trucks heading for day’s referendum, helping cancel out ply didn’t get the message,” lawmaker sity of Manchester, warned that the ferries to Dover in England spurred strong support for EU in London and Margaret Hodge, who tabled the vote campaign laid bare long-running Eurosceptics to amplify calls for in Scotland. of no confidence, said. problems in Labour areas. Britons to vote to quit the EU. Nigel Farage, leader of the anti- Former minister Frank Field, who Many voters have long felt aban- Calais mayor and other French European, anti-immigration UK backed a Brexit, said that nobody doned by a political elite and left politicians on Friday called for a Independence party (UKIP), acknowl- thought Corbyn could win a general behind by economic and social renegotiation of the accord follow- edged the debt he owed them. election. change, he said. ing Brexit. Dismissing that option, “The election was won in my view “We clearly need somebody who “The depth and breadth of that Ayrault said: “Would that also in the Midlands and the North and it the public think of as an alternative feeling has taken a lot of us by sur- mean putting in place boats for was the old Labour vote that came prime minister,” he told BBC radio. prise,” Ford said, adding: “That’s a A woman poses with the German newspaper Bild with a front page that people who otherwise risk drown- to us and we, particularly as a party, Another Labour MP, Graham huge problem now for the Labour ing? I think we should be serious.” campaigned as hard as we could in Jones, said: “Vast swathes of white party to deal with.” reads “OUTsch!” in Berlin, Germany, yesterday. AMERICAS SUNDAY 26 JUNE 2016 13 Two dead & 100 homes destroyed in California fire

making it one of the worst in an already perfect storm,” Kern County fire Captain The blaze has intense California fire season. Mike Nicholas said. Some 800 firefight- The blaze has also sent three ers struggled against the fast-moving also sent three firefighters to the hospital for smoke flames in steep terrain and hundreds firefighters to the inhalation and forced hundreds of more were headed in to reinforce. residents to flee their homes ahead Early yesterday, authorities warned hospital for smoke of the flames. California Governor Jerry more than 3,000 residents of the com- inhalation and Brown declared a state of emergency munity of Lake Isabella on the shore of for Kern County. a reservoir to be prepared to evacuate. forced hundreds of “This has been a massive amount Southeast of Lake Isabella, dozens residents to flee their of evacuations, people going door to of burned-out homes and car frames door asking people to leave their homes could be seen in a neighbourhood homes ahead of the because it’s very dangerous out there,” reduced to a field of mangled metal flames. Kern County Sheriff Donny Youngblood and collapsed roofs. Two groups of told reporters at a press conference. residents picked through the rubble Youngblood said two people had while firefighters worked in the area. Reuters been confirmed killed in the inferno Alex Thompson, 20, was stand- and that more fatalities could be dis- ing on a street in the community of covered once authorities were able to Weldon, where houses were burning, search burned out neighbourhoods. and said he believed his home was lost LAKE ISABELLA, CALIFORNIA: A “We’re gonna go back over the rub- as well, though he could not be sure. massive California wildfire killed two ble with cadaver dogs,” he said. “We “It makes me sad because I know people and destroyed 100 structures, don’t know if there are other victims I can’t get that stuff back,” Thomp- and was burning out of control as offi- who were unable to escape this fire.” son said. “Basically, we’re homeless cials said it was possible more victims Fire officials said they had five per- right now.” could be found in the rubble. cent containment of the Erskine Fire The rapidly expanding blaze 241 km The so-called Erskine Fire, which as of yesterday morning, which was north of Los Angeles has destroyed 100 People fighting the Erskine Fire as a house burns in the background, near Lake Isabella, California, yesterday. broke out on Thursday afternoon in the being driven by high temperatures and structures, including homes, outbuild- foothills of Kern County about 68 km bone-dry vegetation from a five-year ings and detached garages, Nicholas To the south, firefighters were strug- As of early yesterday, it had burned were drawn around 30 percent of its northeast of Bakersfield, had mush- California drought. said. Another 1,500 structures were gling to manage the San Gabriel Complex over 5,300 acres of chaparral and perimeter. All evacuation orders have roomed to char more than 30,000 acres “Everything is just working into a threatened. fire in the foothills of Los Angeles County. short grass, and containment lines been lifted. Republican Paulson slams West Virginia floods claim 23 lives Trump; to vote for Hillary AFP are currently being used for res- US Senator Shelley Moore Capito after a bridge leading to the main road cues,” he said. said that she had been in touch with was washed away, ABC News reported. Reuters through Congress during the financial Tomblin gave a death toll of 14 from the White House about getting a disas- News station WCHS/WVAH posted meltdown, said Trump is a “phony” the disaster, but later in the day yes- ter designation for the affected areas. a video on its Instagram account show- who is unfit to be president. WASHINGTON: Flooding in the US terday Jessica Tice, with the state’s “We’re pushing for the federal dec- ing a house in flames being carried “I can’t help but think what would state of West Virginia killed 23 peo- Homeland Security and Emergency laration—I can’t imagine that we won’t away by muddy floodwaters in the WASHINGTON/ NEW YORK: Henry have happened if a divisive character ple and stranded others who had to Management office, told reporters that get it,” she told CNN. small city of White Sulphur Springs. Paulson, a Republican who was US such as Trump were president dur- be plucked from rooftops and rescued the toll had reached 23. “We had a call today with FEMA A Twitter account for news and Treasury secretary during the 2008 ing the 2008 financial crisis, at a time from fast-moving waters, state offi- The dead included an eight-year- (the Federal Emergency Management events in the town of Spencer, West financial meltdown, called a Donald when leadership, compromise and cials said yesterday. old boy who was swept away while Agency). They’re moving some of their Virginia, posted dramatic images under Trump presidency “unthinkable” and careful analysis were critical,” he said. “The damage is widespread and walking along a creek bank with his assets in over the weekend,” she said. its handle @Spencer_Daily. said he will vote for Democrat Hil- Meanwhile, Democratic presiden- devastating. Our focus remains on mother and sister, local news station About 200 National Guard mem- One series of photos showed a man lary Clinton. tial contender Hillary Clinton regained search and rescue,” Governor Earl WSAZ reported. His body was found bers had fanned out in eight counties in chest-high water using a rock to Paulson joins a growing list of a double-digit lead over Republican Ray Tomblin told a news confer- after three hours of searching, the offi- to assist local responders and 17 shel- smash the windows of a vehicle whose establishment Republicans who rival Donald Trump this week, accord- ence after floods caused by a day cials said. ters were open for those whose homes occupants were trapped inside. say they will not cast a ballot in the ing to a Reuters/Ipsos poll released of heavy rains. At least six counties have extensive were damaged or destroyed. Another set of photos showed a November 8 election for Trump, the in Washington yesterday. “I had planned to fly around the structural damage and about 66,000 About 500 people were stranded woman who had caught a giant trout party’s presumptive nominee and a The June 20-24 poll showed 46.6 affected areas myself today but wasn’t people were without power, the gov- overnight inside a shopping mall in with her hands while standing on a political neophyte whose populist percent of likely American voters able to, because all state aircrafts ernor said. Elkview, near the capital Charleston, two-lane road amid stopped traffic. rhetoric runs counter to many long- supported Clinton while 33.3 per- held Republican principles. cent supported Trump. Another 20.1 “When it comes to the presidency, percent said they would support nei- US committed to I will not vote for Donald Trump,” ther candidate. Nature’s fury Paulson, who was chief executive Trump had enjoyed a brief boost of Goldman Sachs before becoming in support following the June 12 mass bring back Treasury chief under Republican Pres- shooting in Orlando, as he doubled ident George W Bush, wrote in an down on his pledge to ban Muslims American opinion piece in the Washington Post. from entering the country, cutting “I’ll be voting for Hillary Clin- Clinton’s lead to nine points. hostages: Obama ton, with the hope that she can bring But Trump’s rise in popularity Americans together to do the things appeared to be only temporary, unlike necessary to strengthen our econ- his lasting surge among Republican Reuters omy, our environment and our place field last year after the attacks in Paris in the world,” he said. and in San Bernardino, California. Paulson accused Trump of taking Clinton’s 13.3 percentage point WASHINGTON: US President “imprudent risk” and then disavow- lead is about the same as she had Barack Obama yesterday said the ing his debts when ventures fail. before the Orlando attack. United States remains committed He also took aim at Trump’s oppo- Trump’s slip this week came as he to bringing home Americans held sition to trade agreements, which struggled to show that he can keep captive overseas and helping their Paulson said have created US jobs up with a Clinton campaign appara- families, a year after the admin- and fostered innovation and com- tus that has dwarfed his in size and istration promised to overhaul its petitiveness. “Simply put, a Trump funding. handling of hostage situations. presidency is unthinkable,” Paul- Campaign finance disclosures “We will not stop until we can son said. released earlier this week showed bring our fellow citizens back to Brent Scowcroft, a national Trump started June with a war chest of their families,” Obama said. security adviser to two Republican just $1.3m, a fraction of Clinton’s $42m. Obama specifically named jour- presidents, endorsed Clinton, and Trump sought to ease concerns among nalist Austin Tice who disappeared Richard Armitage, a deputy secre- his allies by saying that he could tap in Syria in 2012, Caitlan Coleman tary of state under George W Bush, his “unlimited” personal wealth if Caimans (Yacare) seen in a pond that is not receiving water from the Pilcomayo river on the border held in Afghanistan, and retired said last week he would support her. needed, and also by bolstering efforts between Paraguay and Argentina, in General Diaz, Paraguay yesterday. The area is facing its worst FBI agent Robert Levinson, who Paulson, who helped steer a to raise money through fundraising drought in almost two decades. went missing in Iran more than $700bn bailout of the financial system events and online donations. nine years ago. Earlier this week, the families of four Americans killed by Islamic State urged Obama to do every- thing possible to bring home Tice, Venezuela oppn claims enough votes for Maduro recall vote the only US journalist known to be held in war-torn Syria. The parents of the slain hostages AFP He has no flour, milk or meat in his Of the 1.3 million signatures Venezuela is grappling with an eco- criticised Obama for not personally kitchen. His old truck is broken down recorded by the electoral board in nomic crisis sparked by the plunge in naming Tice in his remarks at this and there are no spare parts availa- the initial petition, at least 200,000 prices for its crucial oil exports. year’s White House Correspondents’ ble, the local media reported. must be authenticated to pass to the People face shortages of basic foods Association Dinner when Obama CARACAS/MARACAY: Opposition “Prices are going up every day, on next phase, with a minimum amount and goods as well as electricity black- said he would “fight for the release leaders in Venezuela said yesterday top of the shortages,” he said. “Whether required in every state. outs. Deadly looting erupted last week. of American hostages.” they have finished authenticating sig- you have money or not, you’ve got Opposition lawmaker Delsa Solo- Authorities said at least five people were The White House undertook a natures on a petition to recall President problems.” rzano said 326,000 fingerprints have killed and more than 400 arrested. six-month review of its hostage pol- Nicolas Maduro (pictured), and have In Maracay the electoral office already been submitted overall. These The opposition says Maduro’s eco- icies after complaints from families met the threshold needed for a refer- opened late, due to electricity cuts. have yet to be validated by the National nomic management is to blame. They that their initiatives to free relatives endum on removing him from office. The queue stretched for several Electoral Council (CNE). denounce the jailing of his political captured abroad had been discour- “The number of signatures has blocks in the 30-degree Celsius heat. It said it will do so by July 26. The opponents. aged and sometimes blocked by clearly exceeded the minimum needed,” Rodriguez had to rush back to the office. next step will require the collection of Senior opposition leader Henrique government officials. said Vicente Bello, coordinator for the “I took a risk by leaving work,” he four million more signatures to call a Capriles was on the northern island of As part of overhaul, Obama referendum effort. explained. In the end, he said angrily, “I full referendum. Margarita, where final decisive results named James O’Brien special pres- Government election authorities for a sometime frustrating process. won’t be able to validate my signature.” The opposition is rushing to com- of the fingerprint count were being idential envoy for hostage affairs at now have 20 days to review and affirm Officials took their electronic fin- Yesterday was the fifth and last day plete the recall process by January 10, keenly awaited. the State Department to help coor- that finding. Opponents of the regime gerprints to authenticate signatures of the fingerprinting process, which the cutoff date to trigger new elections. “With this great conclusion we will dinate efforts of law enforcement finished giving their fingerprints to on a petition calling for a recall ref- could make or break the bid to hold After that date, a successful recall teach them a lesson,” he said of the and diplomats.“But I know our work electoral authorities earlier yester- erendum. That is just one stage in a a recall vote on Maduro. vote would simply pass power to Madu- government. will not be done until our fellow day, wrapping up a key stage in their months-long bureaucratic procedure. The opposition MUD coalition ro’s hand-picked vice president. Maduro blames the crisis on an Americans held against their will, drive for a referendum to remove him. One voter in the northern city of has accused the government of sab- Maduro vowed there will be no ref- “economic war” by his capitalist rivals. and whose families mark their cal- Already used to queuing for hours Maracay, civil servant Felix Rodriguez, otaging the process through delays, erendum this year. “If there is one, we He has alleged irregularities in the endars by the days since they’ve to buy food in an economic crisis, this skipped work to come and give his obstacles and veiled threats to sus- will go and win it. If there isn’t, political signature process and challenged the held their loved ones, are reunited,” week they lined up at electoral offices signature. pend the process. life in this country will go on,” he said. referendum bid in the courts. Obama said. 14 SUNDAY 26 JUNE 2016 BREAK TIME

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ONLINE CHART BUST Curd helps to Beauty pageant www.thepeninsulaqatar.com lower breast MOST READ cancer risk Philippe Coutinho: Why the Brazilian 1 Should Stay Put At Liverpool IANS

Ministry of Economy bans minimum 2 charge at hotels and eateries TORONTO: Intake of probiotics may help increase the proportion of benefi- Mario Götze: Can The German cial bacteria in the breast and thus aid in 3 Playmaker Fit In At Arsenal? preventing the risk of breast cancer. The findings showed that Lactobacil- lus and Streptococcus, considered to be health-promoting bacteria, were more TWEET OF THE DAY prevalent in healthy breasts than in cancerous ones. Both groups have anti- carcinogenic properties. Thus, “our work raises the question that should women, especially those at risk for breast cancer, take probiotic lactobacilli to increase the proportion of (From left) Miss Heiva Mehealani Tepou, second placed Vaita Buisson, Miss Tahiti 2016 Vaea Ferrand beneficial bacteria in the breast?,” said and third placed Vanille Guyot-Sionnest smiles during the Miss Tahiti 2016 beauty contest at the city Gregor Reid, Professor at Western Uni- hall of Papeete, French Polynesia, yesterday. versity in Canada. Conversely, women with breast cancer also showed elevated levels of Escherichia coli and Staphylo- coccus epidermidis -- harmful bacterias’ -- known to induce double-stranded breaks in DNA in HeLa cells (cultured human cells). Chicago loses Star Wars museum “Double-strand breaks are the most detrimental type of DNA damage and are caused by genotoxins, reactive oxy- AFP $700 million of his own fortune to included his collection of paintings gen species and ionising radiation,” the build the museum on prime real by Norman Rockwell - the celebrated researchers said. estate along Lake Michigan, which 20th century master illustrator of INSTAGRAM OF THE DAY The repair mechanism for double- the city offered to lease for 99 years everyday American life. stranded breaks is highly error prone and CHICAGO: For George Lucas, Chi- at a price of $10. That plan, which But plans were stopped in their such errors can lead to the development cago might as well be a galaxy far, would have seen the museum replace tracks when US District Judge John of cancer. Further, natural killer cells are far away. The “Star Wars” creator a parking lot, went awry soon after it Darrah refused to dismiss the case critical to controlling growth of tumours invented an entire sci-fi universe was announced in 2014 when a local against Lucas, saying there was a Sheikh and a low level of these immune cells is and multibillion-dollar empire. But preservation group sued to prevent persuasive argument that the pro- Mohammed Al associated with increased incidence of he could not manage to build his leg- construction. posed museum would “impair public Thani becomes breast cancer. Streptococcus thermophilus acy museum in the US city. The group contended that the interest in the land.” first Qatari produces anti-oxidants that neutralise Thwarted by local politics, the museum, which would have replaced Attempts to negotiate between to conquer reactive oxygen species, which can cause 72-year-old filmmaker said yesterday a parking lot, should be built at the parties soon thereafter stalled. World’s Seven DNA damage, and thus, cancer. They used that the Lucas Museum of Narrative another site away from the lakefront, Within minutes of Lucas’ Summits @ DNA sequencing to identify bacteria from Art would now be built somewhere which is considered land reserved for announcement Friday, Chicago Mayor Moealthani the tissues and culturing to confirm that in California. public use. Rahm Emanuel lamented the loss of the organisms were alive. Lucas had planned to spend some The museum also would have “a gift worth approximately $1.5bn.” Remains of mammoth Nasa to study water on Mars uncovered in Mexico IANS NEW YORK: The US space agency is planning to drive the Curiosity Rover towards water sites on the Martian surface to further investigate the long, AFP Anthropology and History, said the seasonally changing dark streaks briny water in the hope of finding evi- remains of more than fifty mam- dence of life. moths have been discovered in the “It is not as simple as driving a rover to a potential site and taking a scoop TULTEPEC: Mexican experts are area around the capital, where in of soil,” said Jim Green, Nasa’s director of planetary science. carefully digging up fossils of a Pleis- pre-historic times there was a shal- “Not only are these on steep slopes, we need to ensure that planetary tocene-era mammoth believed to low saltwater lake where the heavy protection concerns are met. In other words, how can we search for evi- have been cut to pieces by ancient creatures often got stuck. dence of life without contaminating the sites with bugs from Earth?,” he humans. Remains of the giant wooly The lake was also very good for added in a Nasa statement. mammal, believed to be some preserving the remains. After approval of mission extension, Nasa’s Curiosity Mars rover would 14,000 years old, were discovered Other mammoth remains have continue to climb to higher and younger strata on Mount Sharp -- mountain by chance in December near Mexico been found in the Tultepec area, “but in Gale crater -- to investigate how the ancient, water-rich environments Mexican archaeologist Felipe Munoz works on parts of a skeleton of a City while drainage pipes were being this is the first time that they can be found till now persisted as the red planet dried out. installed in the village of Tultepec. studied because in general people mammoth discovered in Tultepec, Mexico, yesterday. A stroll on these destinations would help the one-tonne rover closer to Archaeologists have been work- do not report the finds in time,” Cor- locations where dark streaks are present on slopes and allow it to capture ing at the site since April, and they doba said. The Tultepec mammoth, which is order,” Cordoba said, suggesting the images of the potential water sites from miles away and see if any are the hope to complete their work in the When alive, the mammoth was about three-quarters complete and mammoth was cut up by humans for its seasonally changing type. next few days. 3.5 meters high, five meters long, well preserved, still has tusks attached meat or pelt. Scientists hope to eventu- Nasa’s High-Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera Luis Cordoba, an archaeolo- weighed around five tonnes, and to its skull. However the remaining fos- ally assemble the fossils and put them on the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) has observed many features of gist with the National Institute of was between the ages of 20 and 25. sils “do not maintain an anatomical on display. interest. They appear as dark lines that appear to ebb and flow over time. HBO: Brexit won’t hurt Game of Thrones

Reuters shows and movies in Britain, in part because The show continues to receive fund- the country would no longer have access to ing from the UK, including from Northern European subsidies. Ireland Screen (NIS), which provides govern- LOS ANGELES: “Game of Thrones,” the hit The series received support from the ment support for local businesses. HBO cable TV series that is partly filmed in EU’s European Regional Development Fund NIS issued a statement on Friday saying Northern Ireland, will not suffer due to Brit- in its early years, HBO confirmed, but the the organization “does not use monies pro- ain’s decision to leave the European Union, fund has provided no support for the past vided from European-funded programmes.” the cable network said yesterday, aiming to few seasons. A majority of voters in Northern Ire- quash speculation that the lavishly produced “We do not anticipate that the result of land, one of four “nations” that comprise show would lose EU funding. the EU referendum will have any material the United Kingdom, cast ballots for remain- Britons voted on Thursday to leave the effect on HBO producing ‘Game of Thrones,’” ing in the EU. The Emmy-winning “Game of European Union, a decision that econo- the network, a unit of Time Warner Inc, Thrones,” based on George R. R. Martin’s “A mists and government leaders say clouds said in a statement. As results from Brit- Song of Ice and Fire” books, tells the epic growth prospects for the world’s fifth-larg- ain’s historic referendum came in overnight, fantasy tale of a multi-generational struggle est economy and could dim its attraction speculation spread online that the decision for control of the Iron Throne and rule over for investors. would hurt HBO’s most-watched series, the Seven Kingdoms. The show, now in its The result could also discourage Hol- which had as many as 20 million viewers sixth season, has a budget of $10m per epi- Iwan Rheon as Ramsay Bolton and Art Parkinson as Rickon Stark in HBO’s “Game of Thrones.” lywood studios and cable networks to film per episode last season. sode, according to Entertainment Weekly. www.thepeninsulaqatar.com

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Over-supply may cause fall in LNG spot prices: QNB

plied in the next five years, driving especially the new comers. Three, the Supply from these projects is expected short-term contracts (less than four LNG supply is expected to hit the mar- Gas importers might gas importers to buy the commodity drying up of the project pipeline (no to come into the market over the years) rose from 25 percent in 2012 ket, especially from Australia, the US in spot markets instead of purchas- new plants approved so far in 2016), next few years. As a result, the mar- to 29 percent in 2014. Within the LNG and Russia. prefer to buy the ing under long-term agreements, say the long lead time of LNG projects ket is expected to be over-supplied market, Qatar is a dominant player. It While the supply outlook is largely commodity in spot experts. (five years or more) and the strong up to 2020. Beyond that, the market is the largest exporter of LNG in the pre-determined by the progress on According to the latest QNB eco- expected growth in demand as more is likely to be under-supplied as the world, accounting for 31.4 percent of existing projects and is relatively markets rather than nomic commentary on the LNG environment-friendly measures are current low oil price environment total exports in 2015. insensitive to price movements, the through long-term market, the demand and supply implemented should lead to sup- makes starting new projects unviable LNG supply capacity is expected picture for demand is less certain. outlook is expected to yield three ply shortages beyond 2020. In other meaning that demand will eventually to grow strongly by around 8 percent But even under the bullish scenario deals. implications. One, because demand words, the strong cyclicality in the catch up. The global market for LNG a year through 2020. The environ- of demand, it will still fall short of growth is expected to fall short of LNG market should continue over has experienced strong growth. Since ment of high demand growth and supply capacity. Such strong demand supply, the LNG market is expected the next decade. 1990, demand for LNG has grown at high oil prices prior to 2014 led to a growth could materialise under two to witness oversupply. Two, the over- LNG is playing an increasingly the rate of 6.2 percent per year, more large number of LNG projects being conditions. By Mohammad Shoeb supplied market is likely to exert important role in the global energy than four times as fast as demand for considered globally in a number of First, natural gas replacing coal The Peninsula downward pressure on spot prices. market. It is cheap, abundant and rel- oil. LNG stands out as a cheap and countries. But the sharp reversal in as feedstock for power generation in This could provide incentives for LNG atively clean environmentally. But, clean source of energy, particularly oil prices since mid-2014 led to a re- order to meet global environmen- buyers to purchase on the spot mar- like other commodities, it is subject for power generation. Most LNG is evaluation of these projects. Only a tal targets. Second, higher incomes, DOHA: Despite six percent growth ket rather than through long-term to cyclical forces. High oil prices in sold under long-term contracts which fraction of the considered projects particularly in fast-growing emerg- in demand for liquefied natural gas contracts. This in turn could lead the past, to which LNG contracts are are linked to oil prices, but it is also is now expected to come on stream. ing markets such as India, leading to (LNG) a year through 2020, the LNG to renegotiations of long-term con- linked, have encouraged the start-up increasingly sold on spot markets. The Still, as a result of the projects already increased demand for power and, market is expected to be over-sup- tracts, which would impact suppliers, of various projects around the world. share of LNG sold on the spot or under under construction, a large amount of consequently, for LNG. 18 SUNDAY 26 JUNE 2016 BUSINESS Google and Facebook blocking extremist videos

for internet companies that are eager not automatically block videos that In late April, amid pressure from intervention in how their sites should the technology be used to censor The move is a major to eradicate violent propaganda from have not been seen before. US President Barack Obama and other be policed. “It’s a little bit different opponents. their sites and are under pressure to The companies would not US and European leaders concerned than copyright or child pornography, “There’s no upside in these com- step forward for do so from governments around the confirm that they are using the about online radicalisation, internet where things are very clearly illegal,” panies talking about it,” said Matthew Internet companies world as attacks by extremists prolif- method or talk about how it might companies including Alphabet Inc’s said Seamus Hughes, deputy direc- Prince, chief executive of content dis- erate, from Syria to Belgium and the be employed, but numerous people YouTube, Twitter Inc, Facebook Inc tor of George Washington University’s tribution company CloudFlare. that are eager to United States. familiar with the technology said and CloudFlare held a call to discuss Program on Extremism. “Why would they brag about eradicate violent YouTube and Facebook are among that posted videos could be checked options, including a content-block- Extremist content exists on a censorship?” the sites deploying systems to block or against a database of banned con- ing system put forward by the private spectrum, Hughes said, and differ- The two people familiar with the propaganda. rapidly take down Islamic State vid- tent to identify new postings of, Counter Extremism Project, accord- ent web companies draw the line in still-evolving industry practice con- eos and other similar material, the say, a beheading or a lecture incit- ing to one person on the call and different places. firmed it to Reuters after the Counter sources said. ing violence. three who were briefed on what was Most have relied until now mainly Extremism Project publicly described The technology was originally The two sources would not dis- discussed. on users to flag content that violates its content-blocking system for the Reuters developed to identify and remove cuss how much human work goes The discussions underscored the their terms of service, and many still first time last week and urged the big copyright-protected content on video into reviewing videos identified as central but difficult role some of the do. Flagged material is then indi- internet companies to adopt it. sites. It looks for “hashes,” a type of matches or near-matches by the tech- world’s most influential companies vidually reviewed by human editors The April call was led by SAN FRANCISCO/WASHINGTON: unique digital fingerprint that inter- nology. They also would not say how now play in addressing issues such as who delete postings found to be in Facebook’s head of global pol- Some of the web’s biggest destina- net companies automatically assign videos in the databases were initially terrorism, free speech and the lines violation. icy management, Monika Bickert, tions for watching videos have quietly to specific videos, allowing all con- identified as extremist. between government and corporate The companies now using auto- sources with knowledge of the call started using automation to remove tent with matching fingerprints to be Use of the new technology is likely authority. mation are not publicly discussing said. On it, Facebook presented extremist content from their sites, removed rapidly. to be refined over time as internet None of the companies at it, two sources said, in part out of options for discussion, according to according to two people familiar with Such a system would catch companies continue to discuss the this point has embraced the anti- concern that terrorists might learn one participant, including the one the process. attempts to repost content already issue internally and with competi- extremist group’s system, and they how to manipulate their systems or proposed by the non-profit Coun- The move is a major step forward identified as unacceptable, but would tors and other interested parties. have typically been wary of outside that repressive regimes might insist ter Extremism Project.

Unaffordable place Gulf Air in deal City of London at risk with Alfa Express of losing ‘EU passport’ The Peninsula MANAMA: Gulf Air has selected Alfa Express Company for its waste Reuters management and recycling drive. The two companies entered into an agreement recently allow- ing Gulf Air to avail of recycling PARIS: London’s financial centre services from Alfa Express Com- will lose its prized “EU passport” pany to eliminate and dispose of if Britain fails to secure continued the organisation’s waste papers, access to the bloc’s single market in plastic bottles, aluminium cans its exit talks, ECB Governing Council and cardboard. This initiative is member Francois Villeroy de Galhau in line with Gulf Air’s Corporate (pictured) said yesterday. Social Responsibility strategy to Banks based in London, Europe’s participate actively in green initia- biggest financial centre, rely on what tives, minimise the airline’s impact is called an EU passport to oper- on the environment while promot- ate across the bloc’s capital market ing sustainability and acting as a unhindered while basing most of role model to other organizations. their staff and operations outside At a signing ceremony held at the euro zone in London. the airline’s Muharraq headquar- “If tomorrow Britain is not “It’s up to us to do the right ters Mohammed Amin Hulaiwah, part of the single market, the City reforms to be even more attractive,” A view of the Brooklyn Bridge and DUMBO neighbourhood in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. Gulf Air Director Corporate Affairs cannot keep this European pass- he said, adding that could include According to a survey released by real estate firm RealtyTrac, Brooklyn ranked as the most unaffordable & Communications Board Secre- port, and clearing houses cannot tax reforms, and more incentives place to live in the United States. tary and Dr Jassim Haji, Gulf Air be located in London either,” Vil- for expats. Director Information Technology leroy, who is also governor of the Meanwhile, the European signed the agreement with Mr. French central bank, told France Commission Vice President Valdis FadhelAl Maskati, Alfa Express Inter radio. Dombrovskis will take over the EU’s Company Managing Director. Paris has been a rival city to financial services portfolio, Com- London as a financial centre. mission President Jean-Claude China tightens controls on Internet ads Brexit talks will have to be Juncker said in a statement on Sat- Mexico announces quick to limit uncertainty, said Vil- urday following the resignation of leroy, who is also Bank of France Britain’s Jonathan Hill. Reuters found using China’s biggest internet concerned with medical ads, which $1.68bn budget cut governor. Dombrovskis, a former prime search engine. Wei Zexi, 21, died in are a threat to people’s health, the “There is a precedent, it is the minister of euro zone member April of a rare form of cancer, and regulator added. Norwegian model of European Eco- Latvia, currently has responsibil- the case sparked widespread pub- Baidu said in a statement that it MEXICO CITY: Mexico’s govern- nomic Area, that would allow Britain ity for the single currency in the BEIJING: China’s internet regulator lic anger. was committed to providing the best ment announced on Friday a $1.68 to keep access to the single market 28-member college of commis- said yesterday that search engines The Cyberspace Administration search experience and will fully com- billion budget cut to deal with the but by committing to implement all sioners, one from each EU member should tighten management of paid- of China said search engines should ply with the law. fallout from Britain’s vote to leave EU rules,” he said. state. Hill resigned after Britain’s for ads in search results, making clear investigate the “aptitude” of clients “Baidu will work closely with the European Union. “It would be a bit paradoxical to referendum decision to leave the which results are paid-for and limit- offering paid-for ads, set a clear upper government agencies, internet At the same time, the Latin leave the EU and apply all EU rules EU -- a decision he had cam- ing their numbers. limit on such ads and clearly distin- users and the community to uphold American country said it would but that is one solution if Britain paigned against. The Chinese government already guish which are paid-for ads and which a healthy internet environment, and negotiate a free trade deal with wants to keep access to the single Britain will be entitled to nom- exercises widespread controls over come from “natural searches”. strive to provide objective, impar- Britain if London severs all com- market.” inate a new commissioner as long the internet and has sought to cod- “Internet search providers should tial, and authoritative search results mercial agreements with the EU. If that did not work out, that as it remains in the Union. That per- ify that policy in law. earnestly accept corporate responsi- to our users,” it said. “The British people have sur- could be an opportunity for euro son’s portfolio will be determined Chinese regulators last month bility towards society, and strengthen Search engines also have other prised the world,” Finance Minister zone financial centers including by Juncker in consultation with the imposed limits on the number of their own management in accord- problems, the regulator said. Luis Videgaray told a news confer- Paris, Villeroy said. Some banks British government, possibly the lucrative healthcare adverts carried ance with the law and rules, to “Some search results contain ence. The budget cut will ensure have said they would shift oper- successor of Prime Minister David by Baidu Inc following the death of provide objective, fair and authori- rumours, obscenities, pornography, that the government reduces its ations to the euro zone if Britain Cameron, who announced his own a student who underwent an exper- tative search results to users,” it said. violence, murder, terrorism and other financing needs and meets its fis- left the EU. resignation on Friday. imental cancer treatment which he Users have been particularly illegal information,” it said. cal deficit goal, Videgaray said.

Joyalukkas opens second showroom in Malaysia LULUmall opens in Malaysia

The UAE-based retail major Lulu Group has consolidated its retail presence in the Far Eastern market Joyalukkas expanded its presence in Malaysia by opening its second showroom, located at Lulu by opening the first LULUmall with hypermarket in Malaysia. The 250,000 sq. ft. hypermarket was Hypermarket, in Kuala Lumpur. The showroom was inaugurated by Datin Paduka Seri Rosmah Mansor inaugurated by Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Sri Najib Tun Razak in the presence of Dato Sri Dr wife of YAB Dato’ Sri Mohamed Najib bin Tun Haji Abdul Razak, Prime Minister of Malaysia, in the Ahmed Zahid Hamidi, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Agriculture, ambassadors of the UAE and the presence of John Paul Alukkas, Executive Director, Joyalukkas Group, and many local dignitaries. High Commissioner of India and other dignitaries. BUSINESS SUNDAY 26 JUNE 2016 19

Banking conference China’s AIIB Law firms see considering local bond sale long-term Bloomberg

BEIJING: The Asian Infrastruc- ture Investment Bank is looking at selling bonds in China and is pre- peril in Brexit paring for new European and Latin American members, said Jin Liqun, the multilateral lender’s president. AIIB is taking applications Brexit task force, said there were from more European nations, Lawyers on both still few clear answers. expects many Latin American “We’re in a black hole,” he said, countries to join soon, and is also sides of the Atlantic noting the UK had adopted EU law in discussions with Hong Kong on said that any spike in in a host of areas, including public membership, Jin told reporters health, transport, competition, intel- at a briefing in Beijing yesterday advisory work might lectual property and human rights. during its first annual meeting. A be short-lived. With Brexit, those laws will become debt sale would be denominated “blank sheets of paper,” and Parlia- in yuan and could be followed by ment now faces the monumental International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde and People’s Bank of China Governor offers in other nations, he said. task of passing new laws before Brit- Zhou Xiaochuan enter the conference room to participate in the Michel Camdessus Central Banking The development bank with Reuters ain leaves the EU. Lecture at the IMF Headquarters In Washington, DC. 57 founding members is central Leathley said he thinks that will to Chinese President Xi Jinping’s take years, possibly far longer than ambition to seek a bigger voice the two years envisioned for with- in global affairs and deeper NEW YORK: As the reality of Brit- drawal under the EU treaty. economic integration with its ain’s vote to exit the European Union Tony Williams, a former man- neighbors. AIIB approved its first sank in yesterday, international law aging partner of British law firm Sri Lanka Saudi & UAE see Brexit having little batch of loans totaling $509m firms began sending out emails, Clifford Chance, said the long period yesterday to fund projects in Indo- warning actual and potential cli- of uncertainty was bound to make impact on financial institutions nesia, Bangladesh, Pakistan and ents of issues that could arise due international companies eyeing Brit- keeps rates Tajikistan. The bank has been in to “Brexit.” Some set up 24-hour hot- ish investments think twice. “A certain operation since January with reg- lines to field queries. level of [mergers and acquisitions Reuters expect that the impact will be lim- istered capital of $100bn. But behind the marketing push, activity] will be put on hold, possibly COLOMBO: Sri Lanka left its bench- ited, because it is less exposed to “We have made tremendous lawyers on both sides of the Atlantic indefinitely,” said Williams, who now mark rates unchanged for the fourth the two aforementioned curren- progress in the first few months said that any spike in advisory work works as a legal industry consultant. straight month as Brexit roiled global cies’ movements,” he said. of operations,” said Jin. “More might be short-lived and the long-term Lucinda Low, the head of inter- markets and central bank Gover- ABU DHABI: Two Gulf states said Saudi Arabia’s foreign assets Latin American nations will join impact of Brexit on law firms could be national offices for US firm Steptoe & nor Arjuna Mahendran said he yesterday that they did not antici- are mainly denominated in US dol- AIIB soon” and the bank may look adverse. The uncertainty that comes Johnson, which has an office in Lon- wouldn’t seek an extension until he pate their financial institutions to be lars, in the form of securities such at projects there, he said. Brazil is with it has the potential to sap business don, said there may be bright spots is absolved of corruption allegations. greatly affected as a result of Brit- as US Treasury bonds and depos- the only Latin American country and threaten London’s leading posi- for some lawyers. She said the newly The Central Bank of Sri Lanka ain’s vote to exit the European Union. its with banks abroad. that’s currently an AIIB member. tion in the global profession. separated United Kingdom will need kept the standing lending facility Saudi Arabia said it had already UAE also said that any effect on AIIB is looking at projects that US and UK firms dominate legal to negotiate new trade deals with EU rate at 8 percent and the standing made some adjustments to assets its financial institutions as a result will improve interconnectivity in advisory work on large international nations. That will invariably increase deposit facility rate at 6.5 percent, denominated in sterling and euros of Britain’s EU exit would be limited. Eurasia, said Jin. He acknowledged transactions, and London has long regulatory red tape and complicate it said in a statement yesterday. in anticipation of the vote. The “Due to the limited interconnectedness Britain’s decision to leave the Euro- been their European hub. In recent disputes, creating work for law firms The International Monetary Kingdom had been monitoring the between the UAE and UK financial pean Union, saying he couldn’t rule years, the promise of more work with large trade practices, like Steptoe. Fund, which approved a $1.5bn situation and made the changes as systems, there are only few channels out the possibility that the bank in the British capital has led firms But she said she thinks the over- loan to Sri Lanka this month, a “precautionary stance”, Saudi Ara- through which uncertainty about wouldn’t set up an office in Lon- from New York, Chicago and other all impact of Brexit on the profession has advised the island nation to bian Monetary Authority Governor future UK and EU relations could don. But AIIB would continue to U.S. cities to expand their presence is likely to be negative. A major con- keep policy rates tight in case of Ahmed Al Kholifey said. affect the UAE financial institutions,” work closely with European coun- in London. cern about Brexit is whether it will elevated inflationary pressures, “For the banking sector, we the country’s central bank said. tries including the UK, said Jin. Christian Leathley, a New York diminish London’s status as a global sustained private loan-growth partner with British law firm Herbert financial hub. Low said she believes and pressure on the rupee. Smith Freehills, said Brexit would London will remain an important Moody’s Investors Service on likely produce an “initial flurry of trade and legal center, but said the June 20 changed the outlook on activity” as clients raised questions economic climate ahead would be Sri Lanka’s rating to negative from about what it would mean for their rocky. “I wouldn’t expand in London stable, citing expectations of fur- business in the UK and Europe. But now,” Low said, “though I wouldn’t ther weakening in the nation’s Leathley, whose firm has set up a pull out either.” fiscal metrics. Personalised service the hallmark of Shangri-La Hotel Doha: Official

The Peninsula exclusive gym to Horizon Club and Suites guests. Shanghai Club which is due to open soon will be the only Chi- DOHA: Figen Caglar is the Director nese Restaurant in Qatar with 100% of Sales and Marketing, Shangri-La Chinese kitchen brigade. Hotel Doha. Figen has more than 23 The hotel portrays the spirit of years of experience in the hospital- Qatar like the Falcon which greets ity industry. She is fluent in English, guests in the lobby, housing a beehive Turkish and German. Her expertise at the hotel which produces 100% ranges from an array of different made in Qatar honey and support- departments in hospitality, including ing Qatari talent though the Qatari guest relations management, mar- Photography Exhibition currently on keting and sales. During her career, display at the hotel. Figen had extensive working expe- What qualities does Doha have rience with a number of high-end that can support its ambition to luxury brands in Istanbul, includ- grow tourism? ing Shangri-La Bosphorus, Istanbul. Doha is a vibrant city. It has the As you recently moved to Qatar Museum of Islamic Arts, the charm- from Turkey, how do you view the ingly unique Souq Waqif, and one of a business market in Qatar? Figen Caglar, Director of Sales kind Sealine where the desert meets Qatar is one of the wealthi- and Marketing Shangri-La Hotel the sea and the dashing sand dunes. est nations of the world in terms Doha. Pic: Abdul B / The Peninsula Doha is fantastic for outdoor activi- of income per person, Qatar’s pro- ties. And for sports enthusiasts there gressive vision for the year 2030 in number of destinations and their is a major sport event happening in which the State aims to create a sus- stopover programme is fantastic. I Doha almost every month so there is tainable economy and advance the must also commend the Qatar Tour- plenty to do and see. standard of living of its people, means ism Authority which plays a key role What is the hospitality sector that the country is witnessing a rapid in the effort to develop the tourism in Qatar lacking compared to the growth across various sectors both segment in Qatar and is constantly rest of the world? public and private. Qatar is fortify- organising exciting events to draw Actually if you compare the ing its presence in the international tourism. standards in hospitality for Europe arena and the country’s swiftly grow- With the fierce competition and the Middle East in general and ing tourist industry and the number between hotels in Doha, what will Qatar in particular you will find they of airlines flying in and out each day make your hotel unique? are much higher here. The average has increased dramatically over the We stress on the importance of room size in Europe is 28sqm here last five years. I am very excited to be personalised service, while the guest its 45 sqm, the service standards, the joining the team in Doha, especially is in the hotel our team is on a mis- quality of the product and even when at a time when the city is booming sion to learn and remember their it comes to dining, a typical hotel in with developments and in the midst preferences. A sincere thank you and Europe will have one or two restau- of such flourishing commercial rela- genuine goodbye will make every rants but our hotel will have seven. tionships between Qatar and Turkey. guest look forward to come back. What special plans does the What are your views on Qatar’s What are the hotel’s most hotel offer for Eid? development? And what are your important features which make There are plenty of reasons to expectations for the hotels in Doha it different from the rest? celebrate the Eid break with family in the future? The hotel offers the largest deluxe and loved ones at Shangri-La Hotel Qatar is expanding across all sec- rooms with wall-sized windows Doha. From only QR995, Shangri-La tors and this of course has a positive overlooking West Bay. The Horizon Hotel Doha’s Eid offer includes free impact on hospitality. The volume of Club Lounge is the largest executive buffet breakfast and dinner, 25% dis- business is growing tremendously lounge in Qatar with 360-degree count on all food & beverage and spa and Qatar Airways is increasing the panoramic view complete with an treatments. BUSINESS VIEWS 20 SUNDAY 26 JUNE 2016

Top central bankers to Pound traders regroup confer on recovery plans damaged by Brexit after shock Brexit vote

By Jeff Black reversals. Indicators including the Bloomberg ZEW investor expectations surveys for the euro area and Germany’s influential Ifo Index of business confidence rose in the run up to ISTEN at the doors of two the vote. major gatherings of the The BIS — an institution that has world’s central bankers warned repeatedly about the dan- in Switzerland and Por- gers of overburdening monetary Ltugal next week, and one might policy —may find itself hosting offi- hear little but the sound of fore- cials concerned that their initial casts being shredded. pledges of liquidity need to be fol- The world’s monetary guard- lowed up with stronger action. The ians will gather at the Bank for man they’ll most want to talk to, International Settlements’ annual unless turmoil at home keeps him meeting in Basel over the week- away, is Bank of England Gover- end, and at the European Central nor Mark Carney. Bank’s yearly policy forum in Por- Analysts including Gilles Moec, tugal from Monday. At each event chief European economist at Bank of they may consider how, after years America Merrill Lynch, now expect of striving to heal their econo- the BOE to cut its key interest rate mies, and with nascent signs of to zero in July from the current success in the halting normalisa- record-low 0.5 percent, and expand tion of US monetary policy and a its quantitative easing programme gradual pickup of European credit, by £50bn from August. they’ve been set back by UK’s vote For the US, the Brexit saga has to leave the European Union. explicitly impacted the Fed’s plans Policy makers who acted to move interest rates from crisis- promptly on Friday to help quell era lows. Chair Janet Yellen said By Eshe Nelson “The path of least resistance is to the down- before the referendum. HSBC Holdings Plc, market turmoil are likely to turn to this month that the impending Bloomberg side for the pound,” said London-based Forex. Europe’s biggest bank, lowered its outlook, assessing the impact of the British vote played a role in the decision com analyst Fawad Razaqzada. “Obviously, this predicting declines to $1.25 by Sept. 30 and decision on growth and inflation not to tighten. has shocked everyone. What’s going to hap- $1.20 by year-end. prospects for the EU and beyond. Life at the ECB will scarcely be pen in the UK? The PM just resigned. There’ll Options imply the pound has about a 13 In calibrating a response, they’ll easier in coming days. Its annual HE pound just had its worst day be lots of changes — the BOE might step in.” percent chance of either dropping below $1.25 be mindful that monetary pol- forum in the Portuguese resort of ever, and few analysts expect the The pound declined 8.1 percent to $1.3679 or rising above $1.48 by the end of the third icy is already severely stretched Sintra is intended as an academic UK currency to recover all of the as of 5pm in New York yesterday, the biggest quarter, data compiled by Bloomberg show. after almost a decade of financial getaway, far from the pressures of losses that sent it to its lowest level decline on record, and dropped as low as BOE Governor Mark Carney already said turbulence. markets, but there’s likely to be no since 1985 -- at least, not in the $1.3229. Had it ended on Friday below $1.35, officials will take any steps needed to secure Central bankers “will instinc- escape from Brexit. Bond spreads foreseeable future. it would have paved the way for a slide to stability after the Brexit vote, and futures sug- tively understand that Brexit is a between euro-area nations wid- TBNP Paribas SA, one of the biggest ster- $1.25-$1.30, Razaqzada said. gest a 40 percent chance of a rate cut as soon negative for the global economic ened on Friday as investors shunned ling bulls before Britain voted to leave the One-month anticipated pound-dollar next month, from 11 percent on Thursday. outlook,” Marchel Alexandrovich, higher yielding debt such as Spain’s European Union, cut its third-quarter fore- volatility jumped to a record 32.1 percent, While such measures could help stave off senior European economist at Jef- in favor of havens such as Germany. cast to $1.35, from $1.58. Had the pound data compiled by Bloomberg show. It swung the economic catastrophe that Cameron and feries International Ltd in London, The ECB this month forecast ended the day lower on Friday, it would in a wider range the day after the Brexit vote others on the “Remain” side warned about said by phone. “Now it becomes euro-area economic growth of 1.6 have been in line for a slide to $1.30 or even than in the whole of last year. during the campaign, they’d increase the a European issue, for banks and percent in 2016 and 1.7 percent in $1.25, according to Gain Capital Holdings The pound had climbed to a high for this money supply and may hurt sterling fur- insurance companies. Two months each of the following two years. It Inc.’s Forex.com unit. Janus Capital Group year of $1.5018 soon after voting ended, before ther. The world’s fifth-biggest economy is ago we were hoping that the U.S. sees inflation — at minus 0.1 per- Inc, which oversees about $190bn, predicts plunging as early results indicated the “Leave” projected to expand 1.8 percent this year, Federal Reserve would raise rates, cent in May — rising to 1.6 percent a year-end level in the camp was performing better than predicted. down from 2.3 percent in 2015, according and there’d be higher yields at the by 2018. Updated calculations to $1.20s. In the end, a 52 percent majority rejected to a Bloomberg survey of economists. end of the year. We’re in for a very be published in September might Much will depend the government’s pro-EU campaign. The last S&P Global Ratings said on Friday that long and uncertain road.” not look so rosy. The Governing on the Bank of England, polls as Britons went to the voting booths sug- it was preparing to cut the UK’s top credit Investors and policy makers Council is due to hold its next non- and whether it cuts inter- gested national opinion was split roughly down grade. After the results of the referendum will have to wait for the U.K.’s deci- monetary policy meeting on July 6, est rates, which may the middle. Betting shops were further off the became clear, Cameron announced that he’d sion to filter through into economic and a rate-setting session is sched- help the economy but mark, giving a 90 percent chance of a “Remain” step down within three months, and that data — first through sentiment indi- uled for July 21. undermine the pound. result as the campaign drew to a close. the process of leaving the EU would start cators and then hard output figures. According to Jefferies’ Alex- Sterling’s reaction to “Unfortunately for the pound, we don’t under a new prime minister. Exiting the bloc The European Commission’s con- androvich, the Frankfurt-based the Brexit vote was so think the worst is over yet,” Steven Saywell, is likely to take about two years. The EU is fidence gauge for the euro area on central bank may be able to con- Few analysts expect extreme because few in global head of foreign-exchange strategy the world’s biggest single market and buys June 29 will likely be too soon to tain any bond-market turmoil in the UK currency to the market anticipated it. at BNP Paribas, said in a Bloomberg Tele- about half of Britain’s goods and services — capture any changes. Smaller indi- Europe simply by picking up the And with no established vision interview. “Like we are, most clients which makes quitting a risk for a nation with cators, such as the Sentix index pace of its asset-buying program, recover all of the road map for a member were also surprised by this—this was not the a record current-account deficit. due on July 4, have a short-enough currently €80bn ($89bn) a month. losses — at least, not state to quit the EU, cou- base-case scenario. As we go into next week, “Long term, I do think that sterling will be lag to reflect some of the impact. Beyond that, it may have little room in the foreseeable pled with Prime Minister I think the market will take stock.” lower as people start to look more closely at There is potential for significant left to ease policy. David Cameron’s resig- Saywell’s earlier third-quarter forecast of potential economic impacts,” said Ryan Mye- future. nation, there’s scope for $1.58 made him more optimistic than all but rberg, a money manager at Janus in London. further risk and volatility. three of 58 strategists surveyed by Bloomberg “And at the large current-account deficit.” Brexit baffled punters, pundits and fund managers to the very end

By Tim McLaughlin election because there was virtually no his- And since oddsmakers fared better than of the “remain” campaign and bet on it to Reuters torical data to draw on, said David Rothschild, pollsters in predicting the results of the win, according to two gambling analysts. an economist at Microsoft Research. He said last general election and the 2014 Scottish Since EU supporters bet more money than pollsters also did not pay enough attention independence referendum, the 52-48 percent those from the “leave” camp, that skewed to working class and less educated voters. victory for the “leave” campaign to leave the odds and public perceptions about the EARLY everyone, from London The city of Sunderland, for example, was such a shock. likely outcome, said the analysts, who did gamblers to US money manag- home to Britain’s largest car factory and Global stock markets and the British not want to be named because they were not ers got it wrong. Britain’s vote considered a bellwether of the sentiment pound tumbled yesterday after a wild election authorized to speak about betting trends. to leave the European Union among blue-collar voters, surprised with night ride. “All through Thursday the big Money managers, meanwhile, may be Nshocked pundits, investors and politicians the strength of its support for EU departure bets had come in favour of “remain” but as kicking themselves for failing to deploy simple alike, underscoring the inherent difficulty and when the result came among the first the clock ticked towards midnight the most hedging strategies. Charles Reinhard, head of of forecasting such rare events. that night it sent the pound reeling. extraordinary reversal got underway,” said portfolio strategy at MainStay Investments, On PredictIt, an online political events Rothschild, who forecast Britain would David Williams, a spokesman for betting said building up cash or buying more stable, The dramatic reversal betting site operated by Victoria University in vote to remain in the bloc it joined in 1973, firm Ladbrokes. “In the end we’ve managed dividend-paying stocks could have dampened caught many investors Wellington, New Zealand and US-based part- had a lot of company. A person familiar our book well enough to make a few quid Friday’s stock market shock wave. flat-footed and showed ners, bettors had the probability of a “leave” with the campaign’s monitoring by the US but the real story for the bookies was just But Don Steinbrugge, managing partner at camp win at just 16 percent on Thursday as intelligence agencies admitted that they were how enormous the turnover was,” he said. Agecroft Partners, said hedge fund managers how they have trouble British polls closed. Within four hours of befuddled by the vote’s outcome. “We’re all Betfair, a betting exchange, said the are rewarded for beating the market and hedging against such the vote count, that had shot to 90 percent. scratching our heads.” implied probability of a remain vote was face heavy redemptions from clients if they The dramatic reversal caught many By mid-week, a rise in demand for S&P 94 percent right up until the polls closed, are cautious and take large cash positions. shocks even with the help investors flat-footed and showed how 500 put options was indicating that more but that changed dramatically in the wee “They want you to beat the market through of such tools as exchange- they have trouble hedging against such and more investors were either betting hours of Friday when early results started stock selection,” he said. shocks even with the help of such tools as on a market drop or hedging themselves coming in. “At one point after the Sunderland Rothschild, who also is a fellow at traded funds or computer exchange-traded funds or computer algo- against such a scenario, said David Jilek, result had been announced, there was more Columbia University’s Applied Statistics algorithms designed to rithms designed to capture an electorate’s chief investment strategist at Gateway than £5-10k being traded per second on Center, said he expected forecasting to capture an electorate’s social media vibe, economists, pollsters and Investment Advisers. the market, which is absolutely huge,” said improve with a transition from polls using fund managers said yesterday. Yet while opinion polls went back and Naomi Totten, a spokeswoman for Betfair. small, random representative samples to large social media vibe. Predicting the outcome of Thursday’s ref- forth and kept indicating a close vote, betting One theory is that some of the more Internet-based ones with rich demographic erendum was harder than that of a national odds consistently favored the “remain” camp. affluent punters were staunch supporters data. www.thepeninsulaqatar.com PAGE | 22 PAGE | 24 Al Rayyan stun Xhaka’s miss sendsends Magnus Poland into Euroro Futsal quarter finals

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Portugal’s Ricardo Quaresma scores the winning goal against Croatia during the Euro 2016 Round of 16 match, played at Stade Bollaert- Delelis in Lens, France yesterday.

Quaresma heads Portugal into last 8

utes before the end of extra-time to Portugal were the only side to It was another Real Madrid player only to drag his weak shot wide. the Fiorentina forward fired the only break Croatian hearts with the only progress to the last 16 despite not win- who had the best chance of the first- Domagoj Vida headed a great chance chance of the opening period of extra Ronaldo misses goal in Lens. ning any of their three group games half when Pepe nodded Raphael wide for Croatia from Rakitic’s fine time wildly wide. Platini’s record as the Ronaldo was denied matching and coach Fernando Santos took an Guerreiro’s dangerous free-kick over. cross as the game began to come to Vida had another golden chance extra-time goal sets Michel Platini’s record of nine goals extremely cautious approach. Ivan Perisic was Croatia’s hero life in the final quarter. when he headed wide with the Por- in European championship finals by a Ronaldo did not even touch the with the winning goal against Spain, Nani then had strong claims for a tuguese goal gaping after Rui Patricio quarter-final clash fine save from Danijel Subasic, but the ball in the Croatia box during the first- but he pulled their best chance of the penalty waived away by Spanish ref- failed to collect Brozovic’s corner against Poland ball fell kindly to Quaresma to head half, but Portugal were doing enough opening 45 minutes into the side-net- eree Carlos Velasco Carballo when he seven minutes from time. into an empty net. to limit a Croatia side that had thrilled ting from a narrow angle. appeared to be kicked in the chest by However, Patricio made himself He sprinted to the corner flag in beating defending champions Croatia upped the pace at the start Ivan Strinic as he burst into the box. a hero seconds later when he turned where he was mobbed by his Spain 2-1 in midweek to precious few of the second period having enjoyed However, unlike so often at Euro Ivan Perisic’s header onto the post. AFP teammates. chances. Star midfielder Luka Modric a day’s more rest than Portugal and 2016, there was no late drama as both And Portugal then snatched their Portugal will face Poland in the returned from injury for a matchup Marcelo Brozovic should have done sides settled for the stalemate to take first victory of the tournament at the quarter-finals in Marseille on Thurs- with his Real Madrid teammate Ron- better when he blazed over from a the game into extra-time. death as Subasic’s reflex save to keep LENS: Ricardo Quaresma headed day after the Poles beat Switzerland aldo, but both he and Barcelona’s Ivan quickly taken corner. After a lovely Croatian boss Ante Cacic replaced out Ronaldo went unrewarded as Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal into the 5-4 on penalties after a 1-1 draw ear- Rakitic struggled to sparkle as they series of one-twos with Nani, Sanches ineffectual Juventus striker Mario Quaresma jubilantly nodded the ball quarter finals of Euro 2016 three min- lier yesterday. had earlier in the tournament. took aim from the edge of the area Mandzukic with Nikola Kalinic, but in to the gaping net.

We didn’t deserve that kind of exit, McAuley’s own goal sends Wales into quarters says O’Neill AFP Reuters Northern Ireland’s Gareth McAuley

(left) scores an PARIS: Northern Ireland will PARIS: Northern Ireland’s Gareth own goal against take a long time to forget the McAuley scored a heart-breaking Wales during their own goal that knocked them out own goal to hand British rivals Wales Euro 2016 match of Euro 2016 but they are leaving a 1-0 victory in Paris yesterday that yesterday. the tournament with their pride sent them into the Euro 2016 quar- intact after a 1-0 defeat by Wales ter-finals. yesterday. In a cagey contest, Michael The Irish had the best chances O’Neill’s Northern Ireland largely in the first half of their round succeeded in muzzling Gareth Bale, of 16 encounter at the Parc des but the Real Madrid star produced a Princes before Gareth McAuley wicked 75th-minute cross that the turned a Gareth Bale cross into hapless McAuley turned into his own his own net after the interval. net. “It was a very tight game. We The West Bromwich Albion cen- were the better team for most of tre-back’s unwitting intervention the game,” Northern Ireland man- allowed Wales to reach the last eight, ager Michael O’Neill said. just as they did on their last major “We deserved at least to go tournament appearance at the 1958 into extra time. But when it ends World Cup in Sweden. like it did today, it is very cruel. Chris Coleman’s side, who quali- that had trounced Russia 3-0 last was clearly offside as he moved in to Vokes heading wide from Ramsey’s who whipped a devilish cross into the I don’t think we got what we fied above old foes England as Group Monday, but Northern Ireland pro- toe Sam Vokes’s header past North- deep cross and Bale drawing a parry six-yard box from the left. In trying deserved today.” B winners, will play either Belgium or vided vastly more disciplined ern Ireland’s redoubtable goalkeeper from McGovern with one of his trade- to prevent the ball reaching Robson- O’Neill would not blame Hungary in Lille on Friday for a place opposition, sitting in a low bloc and Michael McGovern. mark, dipping free-kicks. Kanu, the hapless McAuley could only McAuley for the goal which sent in the semi-finals. looking to attack on the break. With the on-pitch action failing to Vokes made way for Hal Rob- toe the ball into his own net. his team out of their first major With no former major tournament It obliged Bale, the tournament’s satisfy, attention turned to the festiv- son-Kanu shortly after his chance McAuley, who had conceded competition since the 1986 World winners in Wales’s half of the draw, joint-top scorer, to move out to the ities in the stands. and Coleman made an attacking an 89th-minute penalty when the Cup finals. they will advance with belief intact right in search of the ball and aside Northern Irish fans goaded their change shortly after when he intro- teams drew 1-1 in Cardiff in March, “I am certainly not going to that they can create a sensation. from a mishit shot that flew well wide, Welsh counterparts with chants of duced Jonathan Williams in midfield was taken off for Josh Magennis in the point the finger at him. He had And in an ironic touch, it was he scarcely offered a threat in the first “You’re just a small part of England.” for the more conservative Joe Ledley. 84th minute. a split second decision to make,” Wales, whose inhabitants voted to half. The supporters in green then O’Neill also made a bold substitu- It left Grigg -- whose chant has he said. leave the European Union in Thurs- Instead it was Northern Ireland belted out their ode to striker Will tion, sending on Conor Washington, become the soundtrack of the compe- “I think at international foot- day’s British referendum, who who procured the few sights of goal, Grigg, prompting Welsh supporters who had lost his place up front to Kyle tition -- to end the tournament having ball, when you are a small nation, remained in Europe, and Northern Stuart Dallas testing Wayne Hennes- to caustically retort: “You’ve only got Lafferty, but it was Wales who made not played a single second. you have to be strong tactically Ireland, whose people voted to stay, sey at his near post. one song!” the breakthrough. But his song, like the memories of and make yourself hard to beat who departed. Wales had the ball in the net in Wales began to show a sharper After a spell of Welsh posses- Northern Ireland’s ebullient fans, is and we certainly did that,” he said. Coleman named the same team the 19th minute, but Aaron Ramsey cutting edge in the second period, sion, Ramsey slipped a pass to Bale, likely to echo for some time. 22 SUNDAY 26 JUNE 2016 SPORT

Qatar’s Abdulla off to good start at Al Rayyan stun Magnus Futsal Italian Baja

The Peninsula Local giants bounce back to register win over Brazilian side PORDENONE, ITALY: Qatar’s Adel Hussein Abdulla and his French navigator Jean-Michel Polato made a solid start to their The Peninsula challenge for honours at the Italian Baja, a crucial European round of the FIA T2 World Championship, held in conjunction with the FIA DOHA: Qatar’s Al Rayyan yesterday World Cup for Cross-Country Ral- stunned Brazil’s Magnus Futsal 4-2 on lies. second day of the Futsal Interconti- With support from Nissan Mid- nental Cup at Ali Bin Hamad Al Attiya dle East and the Qatar Motor and Arena in Doha. Motorcycle Federation (QMMF) for After losing their opening match his powerful Nissan Patrol Y62, the against Movistar Inter, Al Rayyan Qatari held second overall after showed clinical display throughout two timed special stages on Fri- the match to open their account in the day and Saturday morning and tournament. was well-placed to challenge the Al Rayyan’s Arthur Linhares early T2 race leader, Yasir Saei- opened the scoring in the 10th minute, dan, of Saudi Arabia. unleashing a powerful left-footed “My starting position of 21 was strike to the left of goalie Tiago de not ideal on the first day and I only Melho. had one minute intervals between In the 16th minute, Magnus Fut- me and the car in front, instead of sal ‘s Diego Rodrigo beat Al Rayyan two minutes,” said Adel Hussein defense and the goalie but his power- Abdulla. ful close-range shot hit the crossbar “Today we started a little bit and landed in the hands of Pereira behind and I pushed very hard da Silva. Al Rayyan players celebrate their win over Magnus Futsal in the Futsal from the beginning. I caught the A minute from half-time, Magnus Intercontinental Cup match at Ali Bin Hamad Al Attiya Arena in Doha yesterday. dust in front of me again and Futsal’s Borja Diaz smashed a pow- TOP: Al Rayyan’s Diego Nunes Costa (right) and Magnus Futsal’s Leandro Simi could not pass the car and lost erful shot that was well saved by Da more time. I lost many minutes. It vie for the ball possession. Pictures by: Kammutty VP/The Peninsula Silva. was hard to pass. I passed and we In the 25th minute, Thiago Trippi pushed again and then we reached scored Al Rayyan’s second goal fol- the dust of another car. lowing a goalie blunder by De Melo. “The car is perfect. It looks like Leandro Simi reduced the defi- a big car, but it handles fantastic. I cit for the visitors in the 29th minute. am very happy. We have no prob- Al Rayyan’s Linares found and lems. I am sure that I can push to empty net in the 33rd minute. Rod- win T2. The stages are tricky and rigo Hardy of Magnus Futsal scored new for me. You need to learn his team’s second goal two minutes when to brake.” later. Saeidan set the quickest time Al Rayyan’s Amro Mohssein added FUTSAL of 9min 39.8sec through the open- INTERCONTINENTAL CUP his team’s fourth goal in the 37th ing super special stage of 10.27km, minute from close range. near Cordenons, on Friday evening In the other game yesterday, FC and opened up a gap of 40.8sec Barcelona Lassa beat FC Dynamo Alan Brandi scored SL Benfica’s over second-placed Adel Hussein Moscow 3-1. second goal in the 40th minute. Abdulla. Fellow Qatari Mohammed Meanwhile, in the late Friday In the day’s last game on Friday, Al-Harqan was third. match, Brazilian giants Magnus Futsal Spanish giants FC Barcelona Lassa The meat of the action began launched their campaign on a posi- returned a 4-2 card in win over Iran on yesterday morning in the area tive note by crushing SL Benfica of champions Tasisat Daryaei. around Valasone and crews tack- Portugal 4-2. Wilde struck a superb hat-trick (1, led a 74.40km special stage, named Living up to past reputation, Mag- 15 and 35) to power Lassa to a com- Arzena. Saeidan set the quick- nus Futsal raced to a 3-0 lead in just fortable win. Lin was the other scorer Action from the match est time again and extended his 21 minutes after strikes by Rodrigo for Lassa in the 25th minute. between Futsal FC Barcelona advantage over Adel Hussein (6), Falcao (18) and Keko (21). Abbasi (20) and Shamsaei (26) and FC Dynamo at Aspire Abdulla to 2min 14sec, but the SL Benfica reduced the deficit were the scorers for the Iranian club Ladies Hall in Doha yesterday. Arabic duo were the class of the through Bruno Coelho (36) but super- at Ladies Sports Hall at Aspire Acad- Picture by:Abdul Basit/The field and began to pull clear of star Falco fired his second goal of the emy. The eight-team tournament ends Peninsula the third-placed Italian Lorenzo game in the 39th minute. on June 29. Traglio in another Nissan. Al-Har- qan slipped to fourth on the stage, but retained third in the overall standings. The stage was repeated QOC and QBF mark in the afternoon and crews will Qatar’s Erseker qualifies for Rio Olympics then tackle two runs through a International special stage between San Lorenzo and Ponte della Delizia today, prior to the ceremonial finish in Olympic Day Pordenone. 2016 Italian Baja – The Peninsula positions after SS2 (T2 class): 1. Yasir Seaidan (SAU)/Sébastien DOHA: The Qatar Olympic Delaunay (FRA) Toyota Land Cruiser Committee (QOC) organised its 200 1hr 10min 42sec Ramadan Bowling Championship 2. Adel Hussein Abdulla (QAT)/ recently in light of its programme Jean-Michel Polato (FRA) Nissan to mark the International Olym- Patrol 1hr 12min 56sec pic Day. The championship was organ- 3. Mohammed Al-Harqan (QAT)/ ised in cooperation with the Qatar Fares Allouh (JOR) Toyota Land Cruiser 155 1hr 15min 37sec Bowling Federation. Ahmad Shaheen Al Meraikhi, 4. Lorenzo Traglio (ITA)/Guilia Assistant Secretary General of Maroni (ITA) Nissan Patrol Y6 1hr the Qatar Bowling Federation 16min 01sec and Head of National Teams 5. Jaroslaw Kazberuk (POL)/Robert Committee thanked the QOC Szustkowski (POL) Ford Raptor 1hr Qatar’s Hakan Erseker (right) is declared a winner during the World Olympic qualification event in Baku, Azerbaijan yesterday. Erseker for organising this event and 17min 06sec qualified as a lucky loser of the quarter-final in the Lightweight class 60 kg category. RIGHT: Erseker (right) in action during the that the championship will 6. Tomasz Piec (POL)/Gabriel championship. raise the awareness on Olympic Prochacki (POL) Nissan Navara D40 Movement. 1hr 17min 23sec Aspire Academy and Qatar Anti-Doping Commission ink partnership deal

The Peninsula Salem Afifa said: “We aim through this MoU to according to World Anti-Doping Agency stand- build a collaborative anti-doping framework, ards and procedures; secondly, increasing building on the commission’s workshops with our awareness of doping in the sports community. student-athletes and faculty on the topic, which We have been executing these objectives for DOHA: Aspire Academy signed a collaboration we hope to expand to the wider sports commu- several years with athletes, coaches, doctors, and partnership Memorandum of Understanding nity through this agreement. We are delighted physiotherapists and medical teams. Currently, (MoU) with the Qatar Anti –Doping Commis- to be taking this step with the QADC, as it dem- there is an ambition to increase awareness of sion (QADC). onstrates our conscious efforts to educate all the dangers and consequences of doping among Ali Salem Afifa, Deputy Director General of athletes partaking in international sports events youth and students in an effort to instil under- Aspire Academy, and Dr Nasser Ali Al Ansari, on the dangers of doping and the efforts made standing of the topic early on. This agreement Ali Salem Afifa, Deputy Director General of Aspire Academy (fourth right) and Chairman of QADC, signed the agreement by the global community towards fighting it”. helps us achieve that”. in the presence of representatives from both Dr. Nasser Ali Al Ansari said: “The Com- The MOU aims to promote cooperation Dr Nasser Ali Al Ansari, (fourth left) Vice-Chairman, Qatar National Anti-Doping organisations. mission is mandated to carry out two main between Aspire Academy and the QADC by Commission with other officials during the memorandum signing ceremony at Commenting on signing the agreement, Ali objectives: firstly, monitoring for doping establishing a framework for collaboration. Aspire. Picture by: Abdul Basit/The Peninsula SPORT SUNDAY 26 JUNE 2016 23

SCOREBOARD WEST INDIES SOUTH AFRICA Messi ready for crowning J Charles c Morris b Rabada 4 H Amla lbw Narine 16 A Fletcher c wkpr de Kock b Parnell 8 Q de Kock c Ramdin b Gabriel 6 D Bravo c du Plessis b Morris 102 F du Plessis lbw Gabriel 3 M Samuels b Rabada 0 A B de Villiers c Ramdin b Gabriel 2 D Ramdin b Rabada 4 F Behardien c Charles b Brathwaite 35 glory in Copa America final K Pollard c du Plessis b Morkel 62 J P Duminy c Benn b Holder 5 J Holder c de Kock b Morris 40 C Morris c Pollard b Narine 7

C Brathwaite (not out) 33 W Parnell c (sub) b Narine 28 S Narine (run out) 1 K Rabada (run out) 9 critics in Argentina who trot out a familiar laundry list of grievances. S Benn c Duminy b Morris 5 M Morkel (not out) 32 We’ve been in He has no passion. He doesn’t sing the S Gabriel (run out) 2 I Tahir c Ramdin b Brathwaite 29 spectacular form, anthem. He doesn’t “feel” the shirt. Extras (LB-5, NB-2, W-17) 24 Extras (B-8, W-5) 13 Barely a ball had been kicked in Total (all out in 49.5 overs) 285 Total (all out in 46 overs) 185 now it’s up to us to do this Copa America before Maradona, Fall of wickets: 1-12, 2-12, 3-12, 4-21, 5-177, Fall of wickets: 1-16, 2-24, 3-28, 4-35, 5-51, a regular sniper, accused him of lack- it again in the final, 6-210, 7-264, 8-266, 9-275, 10-285. 6-65, 7-96, 8-118, 9-134, 10-185. ing “personality” and “leadership.” says Barca superstar Maradona amped up the rheto- Bowling: K Rabada 10-1-31-3 (3w); W Parnell Bowling: J Holder 10-1-33-1 (2w); S Gabriel ric this week shortly after Argentina 9.5-0-63-1 (2w); M Morkel 9-0-68-1 (1nb; 6w); 5-1-17-3 (1w); S Narine 10-0-28-3(1w); C booked their place in the final with a C Morris 10-0-63-3 (3w); I Tahir 10-0-40-0 Brathwaite 10-2-39-2; S Benn 10-0-51-0 (1w); 4-0 demolition of the United States. (2w); J.P Duminy 1-0-15-0 (1nb, 1w). A Fletcher 1-0-9-0. AFP “We will certainly win on Sun- day... and if we don’t win, they shouldn’t come back,” Maradona told an Argentinian television network. EAST RUTHERFORD, US: Lionel Although Messi admits that los- Bravo carries Windies Messi will bid to gild his legacy as ing another final would be a “great the greatest footballer of his genera- disappointment”, so far in the tour- tion here today by ending Argentina’s nament he has shown no sign of 23-year wait for a major title in a being overburdened by pressure. past Proteas into final dream final against holders Chile in After missing Argentina’s opening the Copa America Centenario. group match -- a 2-1 win over Sun- For Messi’s many millions of day’s opponents Chile -- he scored Reuters Holder, with a quickfire 40 off 46 admirers, the five-time world foot- an electrifying 19-minute hat-trick balls, and Carlos Brathwaite, with baller of the year has already against Panama after coming on as 33 not out. achieved enough in his glittering a substitute before going on to equal Right-arm fast bowler Kagiso career to be considered in the same Gabriel Batistuta’s Argentina goals BARBADOS: Darren Bravo scored Rabada was the pick of South Afri- bracket as Pele and Diego Maradona. record in the 4-1 quarter-final win an enterprising century as West ca’s attack, taking 3-31 in his 10 overs Yet the only hole in the Barcelona over Venezuela. Indies rallied from a poor start to while seamer Chris Morris took 3-63. superstar’s CV – a major tournament Against the US on Tuesday, he reach the final of the triangular One In reply, South Africa lost early title with Argentina -- is invariably, scored a magnificent curling free- Day International series with a com- wickets as fast-medium bowler and somewhat unfairly, cited as a kick to become his country’s leading manding 100-run victory over South Shannon Gabriel and off-spinner justification to delay his elevation to international goalscorer with 55, Africa in Barbados on Friday. Sunil Narine ripped through their football’s pantheon. while setting up two more goals in a Asked to bat, West Indies were top order to leave the Proteas reel- That could all change today magical all-round display. Argentina’s Lionel Messi during a training session at the Quest dismissed for 285 in 49.5 overs at ing at 65-6 in the 18th over. before a sell-out crowd of 81,000 at He even found the time to sign Diagnostics in Cape May, New Jersey, on Friday. Kensington Oval in Bridgetown, with Farhaan Behardien (35), Wayne East Rutherford’s MetLife Stadium, the shirt of an autograph-hunting left-hander Bravo blasting 12 fours Parnell (28) and tailenders Morne the home of the NFL’s New York fan who sprinted onto the pitch at now it’s up to us to do it again on Sun- improved with each game to com- and four sixes in his almost run- Morkel (32 not out) and Imran Tahir Giants, when Argentina face the Chil- the start of the second half. day. We don’t feel any pressure; we’re pile their best run of results since Juan a-ball knock of 102, while Kieron (29) provided some resistance with eans in a rematch of last year’s Copa His smiling, laid back demeanor used to playing in finals -- unfortu- Antonio Pizzi replaced Jorge Sampaoli Pollard chipped in with a brisk 62. the bat but South Africa’s asking rate America final. however masks a fierce determina- nately we haven’t won one yet,” he as manager in January. Although the hosts made a shaky kept climbing until they were bowled It is the third final in as many tion to lift the title, revealing that added. They humiliated Mexico with a start in the ‘do-or-die’ match where out for 185 in 46 overs. years for Messi and his team-mates, Argentina have become a more for- Yet while Argentinian fans -- and 7-0 thrashing in the quarter-finals a spot in the final against Australia Gabriel finished with figures of who suffered agonizing defeats in the midable unit since suffering the pain many neutrals -- will be willing Messi and polished off Colombia 2-0 in the was on the line, Bravo and Pollard 3-17 from five overs and Narine took 2014 World Cup final against Ger- of multiple final defeats. to victory, Chile have shown that they semi-finals. led a recover from 21 for four with 3-28 from 10, while Holder was eco- many and to the Chileans on penalties “We have grown a lot as a team in are more than capable of pulling off “They are a team that presses you, a fifth-wicket partnership of 156 in nomical with a return of 1-33. in Santiago last year. the past year, and as a result we are another ambush. and don’t let you play,” Messi warned 25 overs. West Indies and Australia will On each occasion, Messi has stronger,” Messi said. Since the opening loss to Argen- on Friday. “And when they have the Other useful contributions came meet in Sunday’s final at the same borne the brunt of the backlash from “We’ve been in spectacular form, tina on June 6, the Chileans have ball they play very well.” from West Indies captain Jason venue. Versatile Semenya Cibulkova wins Eastbourne title wins African Caster Semenya

1,500m title AFP

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EASTBOURNE, UK: Dominika Cibulkova beat Karolina Pliskova DURBAN: South African Caster 7-5, 6-3 yesterday to claim her first Semenya confirmed her versa- career title on grass at the WTA tility and good form by posting Eastbourne event. an Olympic qualifying time by The Slovak 12th seed was com- winning the African Athletics peting in her fourth final of 2016 Championships 1,500 metres title and now owns two trophies since in Durban on Friday. April after her victory in just over She clocked 4:01.99 at Kings 90 minutes over the Czech. Park stadium in the Indian Ocean Former Australian Open final- city to come painstakingly close ist Cibulkova will move back to to breaking former 5,000m world “It was good race where I just would love to do that (bid for a double) 19th in the rankings as she makes a record holder Zola Budd’s national waited until the last moment to strike but it is up to the coach. I feel good for recovery from 2015 Achilles ankle mark. and stuck with a plan,” Semenya said the 800m.” surgery. Semenya has qualified for of her 1,500m success. Nijel Amos of Botswana, the 2012 The winner added the pre- three 2016 Rio OIympic Games Semenya impressed tactically, London Olympics men’s 800m silver Wimbledon showpiece to her events – the 400m, 800m and staying with the leading group for most medalist, successfully defended his trophy from two months ago when 1,500m – and her times in each of the race before taking the lead with African title in 1:45.11. she won in Katowice, Poland. The event rank among the top 10 in the half a lap left. Amos held off a resurgent Jacob energetic Slovak now holds six Slovakia’s world this year. Former African champion Rabab Rozani of South Africa, who finished career trophies, all but Eastbourne Dominika The 2012 London Olympics Arafi of Morocco finished nearly two second in 1:45.38. Another South Afri- won on hardcourt or indoor Cibulkova lifts 800m silver medalist has been seconds behind Semenya in 4:03.95 can, Rynardt van Rensburg, came third hardcourt. her trophy after in dominant form this year in her with Ethiopian Anbesa Feyisa third in 1:46.15. Cibulkova improved her specialist event, boasting a world- with 4:05.22. “I had to push myself because my record over Pliskova to 2-0 after winning the WTA best 1:56.64. Semenya said the 1,500m was not body was tired and I needed to get out a 2014 win in the Kuala Lumpur Eastbourne final She qualified for the Rio part of her Rio plan, but did not rule of my comfort zone to win this race. semi-finals. in Eastbourne, Games 400m with a personal best out bidding for a 400-800m double. I am feeling positive as everything is The winner advanced on her yesterday. 50.74sec. “We are not sure yet,” she said. “I coming together,” said Amos. third match point.

QUALIFICATION RESULTS 1. Andrea Dovizioso (Italy) Ducati 1:45.246 Dutch GP: Dovizioso in pole as leaders tumble 2. Valentino Rossi (Italy) Yamaha 1:45.961 3. Scott Redding (Britain) Ducati AFP and his fourth in MotoGP. “I stopped mid-session with a fantastic opportunity to close the gap in back and my hip, so I damaged my skin and 1:46.312 because the rear tyre was too hot and there were the championship in Sunday’s race, which he superficially have a lot of pain, but luckily not 4. Marc Marquez (Spain) Honda some places where it was dry,” said Rossi, who will begin 22 points behind Spaniard Marquez. in my bones, they are OK so I can race without 1:46.430 saw his title rivals struggle in the wet. The 37-year-old Rossi has won around the any problem.” 5. Cal Crutchlow (Britain) Honda ASSEN: Italian Andrea Dovizioso powered to “We put in another rain tyre. It was the right Assen track seven times in his MotoGP career, Marquez also came off his bike in qualify- 1:46.568 pole position for the Dutch Grand Prix at Assen choice, I’m happy with the front row.” while Dovizioso’s only victory in the elite class ing as riders struggled with conditions which 6. Yonny Hernandez (Colombia) by edging out compatriot Valentino Rossi in a Honda’s championship leader Marc Marquez came in the British Grand Prix seven years ago. switched from dry to wet. Ducati 1:46.828 treacherous qualifying session yesterday. could only manage fourth, just behind surprise Lorenzo, who is 10 points behind Marquez He admitted he had been fortunate to get a 7. Pol Espargaro (Spain) Yamaha Defending champion Jorge Lorenzo had a package Scott Redding of Britain, who will start in the standings, was left shaken after his nasty scooter ride back to the pits. 1:46.997 torrid time, suffering what he called “a heavy from third for Ducati Pramac. tumble. “It was a heavy crash even though it “The marshals were a bit far away and I saw 8. Aleix Espargaro (Spain) Suzuki crash” in the final practice earlier in the day and “I nearly crashed two or three times,” Red- was a small crash, losing the front, but the cor- a scooter with a key in it and nobody around. 1:47.118 then qualifying only 10th. ding said. “It was stressful and difficult. ner was fast. The gravel was very close to the When I took it, I saw that it belonged to a pho- 9. Andrea Iannone (Italy) Ducati Nine-time world champion Rossi stopped “If there were 10 minutes more I would have track and when I arrived to it I had a very high tographer, but he let me go,” he explained. 1:47.567 midway through the rain-hit qualifying action put the intermediate tyre in. We’ll see tomorrow speed and I rolled through the gravel a lot,” said “I wanted to get back to the pit as soon as 10. Danilo Petrucci (Italy) Ducati to save the tyres on his Yamaha, allowing Duca- in the race. We’ll give it our best.” the Spaniard. possible, so honestly I would’ve taken it even if 1:47.601 ti’s Dovizioso to claim the 17th pole of his career, The travails of his title rivals leaves Rossi “A lot of rocks hit me in the neck, on my he said no!” SUNDAY 26 JUNE 2016 24

Belgium Xhaka’s miss sends Poland yet to prove into Euro quarter-finals credentials

in France. Reuters The Bayern Munich striker con- Arsenal-bound stantly dropped back into midfield to midfielder blasts his run Poland’s attack. TOULOUSE: The Euro 2016 draw has opened up for Bel- spot-kick wide as The Poles dominated the first half, gium, but Marc Wilmots’ side are still to confirm their while the Swiss ruled the second. title credentials before their round of 16 match against Polish nail all five kicks Poland squandered a gold-plated undefeated Hungary today. chance in the opening minute as a Belgium finished second in Group E after an open- lazy pass from Swiss full-back Johan ing defeat by Italy, but Wilmots refuses to see it as a Djourou fell into Lewandowski’s path. blessing in disguise, even if the draw means they will AFP The star striker enticed Swiss goal- avoid Spain, Germany, France, England and the Ital- keeper Yann Sommer off his line, but ians until the final. Arkadiusz Milik fired over with the goal Concerned about the pressure on his team, the at his mercy. coach hinted that he would rather face one of the SAINT-ÉTIENNE: Poland claimed the At the other end, Blerim Dzemaili, heavyweights. first Euro 2016 quarter-final place yes- then Admir Mehmedi had chances for “These are games in which you have nothing to lose,” terday by beating Switzerland 5-4 in a the Swiss before Fabian Schaer headed he told reporters. “Matches like we played against Bra- penalty shoot-out after Arsenal-bound straight at Lukasz Fabianski. zil in the 2002 World Cup are nicer. Granit Xhaka blasted his spot-kick After creating their fair share of “In this Euro there are no easy games, no small wide. chances, Poland finally went ahead teams,” he added. “They criticised us for losing to Wales Jakob Blaszczykowski proved again when Kamil Grosicki broke down the (during qualification) and look where they are now.” he has the midas touch for Poland as left from a Swiss corner. Belgium’s prospects have improved with the draw the Borussia Dortmund winger gave his His pass found Blaszczykowski - bookmaker William Hill has slash their champion- side a first-half lead in the last-16 clash. unmarked at the far post and the winger ship odds from 11/1 to 11/2 - but Wilmots is yet to prove Xherdan Shaqiri’s spectacular drove his shot home on 39 minutes. he can make the most of his talented squad. second-half bicycle kick levelled for The Swiss grabbed the game by the They were outworked and outthought against Italy, Switzerland and with the scores 1-1 scruff of the neck as they hunted a sec- but romped to victory against Ireland in perhaps the best after extra time, the clash at Saint- ond-half equaliser. performance yet by this collection of talented players. Etienne’s Stade Geoffrey Guichard went They camped in the Poland half Despite Wilmots’ bullish response to critics after into penalties. for long spells with goalkeeper Lukasz this match, hopes Belgium had turned the corner were Xhaka, who will join the Gunners Fabianski under constant siege. deflated when they again lacked fluency against Swe- after the European Championship In a bid to boost their attacking den. Wilmots insisted Belgium had grown since their finals, sent Switzerland’s second pen- options, Swiss coach Vladimir Petko- opener, but conceded that there was still much to alty wide while Poland nailed all five vic switched to two strikers for the last improve. kicks. 30 minutes. He put Breel Embolo on for Euro 2016 joint top scorers Hungary may have a taste Blaszczykowski, nicknamed ‘Kuba’, attacking midfielder Blerim Dzemaili for blood after giving Portugal an almighty scare in a 3-3 drilled home Poland’s final shot to send and the move paid off. draw on Wednesday, but they will face a sterner test from his nation into delirium. Poland have A free-kick by Swiss dead-ball a Belgium defence eyeing a third straight clean sheet. That not reached the quarter-final of a major expert Ricardo Rodriguez was head- thrilling game also exposed Hungary’s defensive defi- tournament since the 1982 World Cup. ing for the top right-hand corner until ciencies and they should provide Belgium with ample And the result meant Poland pre- Fabianski’s glove intervened with 15 opportunity to rediscover the attacking coherency they Poland’s goalkeeper served their record of never having lost minutes left. demonstrated against Ireland. in 18 games when Blaszczykowski has Swiss striker Haris Seferovic had Lukasz Fabianski For that match, the introduction of Mousa Dem- scored. his head in his hands when his shot hit watches as bele was decisive in providing midfield mobility that The Poles will now play Portugal the crossbar. Switzerland’s Granit had previously been lacking, although an ankle knock or Croatia in the quarter-finals in Mar- But Shaqiri’s brilliant left-footed Xhaka misses a picked up in that match may mean Radja Nainggolan seille on Thursday. effort, just inside the post in the 82nd penalty during their again partners Axel Witsel. It was a historic occasion for both minute, gave Fabianski no chance, as Euro 2016 - Round Hungary coach Bernd Storck has demonstrated an sides as neither had previously reached the Swiss drew level. of 16 match played admirable tactical flexibility, giving all of his 20 outfield the knockout stages of a Euro finals. When extra-time started, Swiss at Stade Geoffrey players some action and has hinted at more changes Despite his success in converting in substitute Eren Derdiyok, who was Guichard in Saint- for Sunday’s match. Adam Lang will likely continue at the penalty shootout, Robert Lewand- playing in attack alongside Shaqiri Etienne, France right back with Attila Fiola injured and attacking mid- owski, the top scorer in qualifying with twice tested Fabianski as the Nati yesterday. fielder Zoltan Gera should return after being injured 13 goals, remains without a regular goal chased a winner. against Portugal. Henry handball gives Irish extra Boateng faces fitness test motivation against France before Slovakia game

Reuters can concede goals as well. But so far we have Reuters defended well and in knockout games we want to keep a clean sheet.” Slovakia’s Marek Hamsik and Vladimir EVIAN: Germany will decide on the eve of their Weiss will have their work cut out against the PARIS: Thierry Henry’s handball sent such Euro 2016 round of 16 match against Slova- solid German backline, with full backs Jonas shockwaves that barely anyone remembers kia today whether defender Jerome Boateng Hector and Joshua Kimmich in fine form. it was actually William Gallas who scored can help them to another clean sheet en route Hamsik has been in equally stellar form, the infamous goal France that ruined Ire- to what they hope is their fourth continental drilling in one goal and setting up another in land’s chances of a World Cup appearance crown. their 2-1 victory over Russia in the group. more than six years ago. Boateng did not train with the team on Fri- He had scored a similarly spectacular Today, Les Bleus face the Irish in Lyon in day, undergoing an individual session involving long-range effort against the Germans in their a Euro 2016 last-16 clash in which the host cycling and jogging as he battles to overcome friendly victory last month but it is unlikely nation will start as heavy favourites. a calf muscle injury. the world champions will give him so much In the stands, there is little doubt the The central defender sustained the injury space again. Irish fans, who are enjoying growing popu- in their final group win over Northern Ireland, “You just have to look at a Youtube video larity in France thanks to their good-natured with coach Joachim Loew forced to wait until with his goals,” said Neuer of Hamsik. “It will be presence in the streets across the country, the eve of Sunday’s game in Lille to find out if important that our holding midfielders stop him will outsing the local supporters. he can play. early and he does not get a chance to shoot.” Qualification for a quarter-final against Boateng has been crucial for the German Slovakia’s much bigger task, however, will Iceland or England, however, will be decided defence which has yet to concede a goal in this be to somehow slow down their opponents’ on the field, where the Irish will take extra tournament. He had renewed his World Cup- quick passing game that on a good day can rip Ireland’s players attend a training session at the Parc Olympique Stadium in Lyon, motivation from the drama at the Stade de winning partnership in the central defence with any defensive plan to shreds. France in 2009. on the eve of their Euro 2016 football match against France. Mats Hummels, with both players only recently Despite having yet to find their perfect “It is absolutely (extra motivation), but back from injury. They will need all the defen- mix in attack, Germany have more than dou- we’ve got all the motivation in the world will be red-hot favourites,” he said, adding tested. Coach Didier Deschamps is likely to sive prowess they can muster if they are not to ble the efforts on goal than their opponents in here regardless of that, we’ve got a side that that Ireland’s goal was to create another bit field the team who beat Romania in the tour- replicate the mistakes that led to their 3-1 loss the entire tournament. are prepared and actually love playing for of history. Keane hopes Ireland will make nament’s curtain-raiser, with striker Olivier to the Slovaks in their friendly international With average possession of 65 percent and their country and that’s very, very impor- the most of their set pieces. Giroud supported by Antoine Griezmann and on a rain-drenched pitch in May. passing accuracy at a staggering 91 percent, tant. It’s a driving force,” Ireland manager “I’d like to think every time we get the Dimitri Payet -- himself a lethal weapon on A new pitch has been laid in Lille after Germany are expected to maintain their pres- Martin O’Neill told reporters. ball in the box their fans will be nervous set pieces. heavy rain and frequent play had damaged it sure throughout the game as they look for a His assistant Roy Keane believes the wrecks,” he said. France played their last group game on irreparably. Germany, who won the tourna- last eight spot. team have the qualities to trouble the French, France, who have yet to play a full match Sunday and will have had three more days ment in 1972, 1980 and 1996, are prepared for “The huge euphoria is maybe not there yet who have been remarkably quiet on the at their best in the tournament, have only to prepare than Ireland, who clinched their the game, keeper Manuel Neuer said. (in Germany) but if we beat Slovakia and then Henry incident. conceded one goal in three matches, a pen- qualification with a last-gasp 1-0 win over a “We have to keep a clean sheet,” Neuer play against a big opponent then we can say we “It’s massive game against France who alty, but the back four have not been really depleted Italy team on Wednesday. told reporters on Friday. “We know that we have arrived at the tournament,” Neuer said.