ISO 9001:2008 CERTIFIED NEWSPAPER Home | 3 Business | 14 Sport | 20 Old vehicles Strong demand Mashel Al Naimi queueing up at for retail space clocks fastest garages to fix in Qatar, time at Losail air conditioning. says official. practice. SATURDAY 17 OCTOBER 2015 • 4 Muharram 1437 • Volume 20 Number 6586 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com [email protected] | [email protected] Editorial: 4455 7741 | Advertising: 4455 7837 / 4455 7780 Qaeda suspects Israel violating Turkey shoots down drone kill three Yemen ISTANBUL: Turkish fighter jets pro-govt fighters shot down an unidentified drone which entered its air space near ADEN: Suspected Al Qaeda gun- international the Syrian border, with the US men killed three Yemeni soldiers military saying “all indications” yesterday in an ambush in the showed that the unmanned vehi- southeastern Hadramawt prov- cle was Russian. ince, a military official said. If confirmed, the presence of The troops were travelling in a laws: Qatar a Russian craft in the air space military vehicle on a desert road of the key Nato member would linking Hadramawt to neighbour- further ratchet up tensions over ing Shabwa province when they Qatari official makes statement in NY Moscow’s behaviour in Syria. were intercepted them fired on, Russia denied it was to blame, the official said. “Three soldiers NEW YORK: The State of Qatar weeks of deadly unrest. Palestin- despite repeated previous viola- died on the spot and three others confirmed that Israel’s continu- ian President Mahmoud Abbas tions. were wounded,” the source said. ing violations of international law condemned the fire at Joseph’s The Turkish army said that Al Qaeda in the Arabian Penin- and international human rights Tomb in Nablus. the craft had been warned three sula (AQAP) has seized large parts law through its repressive prac- The arson came as Palestinians times by Turkish planes but had of Hadramawt and imposed a strict tices and discriminatory policies called for a “Friday of revolution” maintained course. It was then A still photograph used in a video shows a downed drone in Deliosman version of Shariah, Islamic law. in the Occupied Palestinian Ter- against Israel, and police barred “downed by fire from our aircraft Village, Turkey, yesterday. In the western port city of ritories and Gaza in particular men under 40 from attending on patrol, according to the rules Hodeida, rebels foiled an attempt damage the various sectors and Friday prayers at the Al Aqsa of engagement.” added there were no reports of drone was similar to drones used by a group of Al Qaeda suspects to contribute to undermining the Mosque, seeking to keep young The statement did not say if the Syrian army using the type by pro-Russian separatist forces blow up intelligence headquarters, peace, stability and sustainable protesters away. the downed aircraft was manned of drone that was shot down. in Ukraine, some of which had a local security official said. Two development. Israeli fire killed two Palestin- or a drone. But a Turkish offi- Television pictures showed the been shot down. vehicles approached the building Qatar urged Israel to com- ians and wounded 98 others in cial said in Ankara that it was an military examining the crash But Russia’s military yesterday and one of them fired rocket-pro- ply strictly with its obligations clashes along the border in the “unmanned aircraft”. The army site by the village of Deliosman said all its planes in Syria had pelled grenades at it, killing a Shia under international law, includ- Gaza Strip. Another Palestin- warned the air force would “deci- in the southern Kilis region on returned safely to base and its Houthi rebel and wounding five ing international humanitarian ian died in clashes in Beit Furik sively” implement Turkey’s rules Syrian border. drones were “working as normal”. others, the source said. law, stressing the sovereignty near Nablus, while protests also of engagement. The state-run Anatolia news “All the Russian planes in The rebels stopped another of the Palestinian people in the broke out in Bethlehem and The US military believes the agency published pictures of what Syria have returned to the Hme- bomb-laden vehicle driven by a Occupied Palestinian Territory, Hebron. Outside the West Bank drone downed by Turkey was it said was the downed craft lying imim air base after completing suicide attacker before it entered including East Jerusalem and the settlement of Kiryat Arba, a Pal- Russian, a US official said in upside down in the grass, showing their tasks,” defence ministry the building, the official said, Arab population in the occupied estinian disguised as a news pho- Washington. “All indications are, it to be a small vehicle just a few spokesman Igor Konashenkov adding that the explosives were Syrian Golan over their natural tographer stabbed and wounded yes, it is a Russian drone,” the feet in length. It appeared to be told Russian news agencies. defused and the bomber arrested. resources. a soldier before being shot dead. official said, speaking on condi- a drone used for reconnaissance This came in a statement by Israel rejected Palestinian tion of anonymity. The official operations. Analysts said that the AFP AFP the Third Secretary of the Per- calls for a protection force to be manent Mission of Qatar to the deployed in East Jerusalem to UN, Ahmed bin Saif Al Kuwari, quell violence around the Al Aqsa during the general debate of the Mosque. 70th session of the Economic and The 15-member council met Financial Committee (Second in an emergency session to dis- Committee) in New York. cuss weeks of escalating violence Falcon prices rise as Meanwhile, Palestinians between Israel and the Palestin- torched a site revered by Jews in ians in Jerusalem and the terri- the West Bank in an incident that tories. threatened to further inflame two QNA/AGENCIES hunting season begins DOHA: As the falconry season has begun untrained are, naturally, sold cheaper. the demand for the popular bird of prey has And according to an expert, Hussain Al been soaring, making their prices literally hit Rabea, it usually takes about 15 days to train through the roof. a falcon to hunt. Depending on species and origin and The most active months of falconry in whether a falcon is trained to hunt, its price Qatar are October, November and December can range from QR10,000 to an incredible and in this period the sale and purchase of the QR500,000 ($137,000). birds of prey become feverish. Falcons of different species and origin are “Although the hunting seasons begins being vended at Souq Waqif and the bird early in September the buying and selling of bazaar is attracting Qatari youth in large falcons pick up in October through Decem- numbers. ber,” said Al Rabea. Falconry is a popular sport in this part of Qatari youth are quite fond of falconry and the world and according to experts, its hunt- spend a lot of time and money on this sport. ing season begins at the start of September Saif Mohamed said he learnt falconry from and lasts until February. his father and is quite fond of it. “I am basi- Falcons are mostly accessed from Africa, cally a trainer and picked up the art from Asia and the Arab peninsula and in Qatar the experience.” popular species are Al Shawaheen, Al Harrar He said that during training a falcon is basi- and Al Wakarrah, among others. cally taught how to catch a prey. The majestic- Here, falcons are mostly used to hunt looking birds mostly come from Asia, Egypt, Palestinians performing Friday prayers in the Ras Al Amud neighbourhood hubara (bustards) in their natural habitat, Lebanon and Syria, among other places, he in East Jerusalem. as also rabbits and other birds. said. Falcons for sale at Souq Waqif. Not all falcons are trained to hunt. Those THE PENINSULA 8 dead as heavy Merkel defends ‘transit zones’ to cope with refugee influx rain hits Oman BERLIN: Chancellor Angela we’ll shelter everyone,” Merkel I won’t rest before we have per- more seriously. “They announce Merkel (pictured) yesterday said, adding that those migrants suaded the Social Democrats,” the they’ll take in 30,000 to 40,000 ref- MUSCAT: At least eight peo- defended a proposal to set up who come to Germany for a better chancellor added. ugees and then they are nominated ple, including four from a single “transit zones” at German bor- life and were not in real danger While Merkel’s Bavarian for the Nobel for that. We are host- family, have been killed in flash ders to filter out migrants who would be sent back. Merkel said allies have insisted on putting ing two and a half million refugees floods caused by heavy rains hit- clearly have no chance of gaining the government would soon pass up “transit zones” at the border but nobody cares,” said Erdogan. ting Oman, the sultanate’s police asylum, declaring she would not more measures to handle the ref- to Austria to better control the Turkish Foreign Minister Feri- announced yesterday. rest until she had persuaded her ugee influx, including temporary influx of migrants, senior Social dun Sinirlioglu then slammed an A mother and her three daugh- junior coalition partner. establishment of so-called transit Democrats have said the idea offer of financial help made by ters died when their vehicle was Germany is struggling to cope zones at land borders. was impossible to implement and top European Commission offi- swept away by flood water on with a record influx of more The conservative leader said wrong in human terms. cials during a visit on Wednesday, Thursday, according to a police than 800,000 migrants.