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ISO 9001:2008 CERTIFIED NEWSPAPER Home | 5 Business | 17 Sport | 24 Guardian must Commercial Second win of ‘accompany kids Bank raises the season for under 18 seeking foreign Qatar’s medical care’. ownership cap. Al Attiyah. MONDAY 18 MAY 2015 • 29 Rajab 1436 • Volume 20 Number 6434 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com [email protected] | [email protected] Editorial: 4455 7741 | Advertising: 4455 7837 / 4455 7780 All charities to Deputy Emir meets Canadian delegation have common bank account Qatar’s Barshim 3 committees to monitor relief projects wins gold in DOHA: The authority regulat- charitable works. Shanghai ing charitable activities is plan- All other bodies having permis- ning to set up a unified bank sion to conduct charitable activi- SHANGHAI: Qatar’s Mutaz account for all charitable organ- ties will also be regulated by the Essa Barhsim won gold in isations to effectively monitor Authority as well as individuals the World Challenge of the their financial wtransactions, a who have permission to collect IAAF Diamond League yes- senior official has disclosed. donations and transfer funds for terday. The Qatari athlete All charitable bodies will charitable purposes. jumped 2.38m. be required to use this unified Al Abdullah said the Authority Barshim has the best two account to raise funds and receive was keen to promote cooperation jumps of last year, 2.42m donations and financial aids, Talal between charitable bodies. The and 2.43m. His rival Bogdan Sabah Al Abdullah, director of forum was intended to introduce Bondarenko came second with the monitoring and supervision the role of the Authority to the 2.32m. It is Barshim’s ninth department told Al Sharq. participants and explore ways Deputy Emir H H Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad Al Thani receiving the members of Canadian Senate delegation win over Bogdan. Al Abdullah, who is also direc- of cooperation and exchange of at Emiri Diwan yesterday. They exchanged views on a number of topics of mutual interest. President of Qatar and tor of the licensing department information. Asian Athletics Federations at the Authority, was speaking Khalid Abdul Wahid Al Dahlan Al Hamad expressed on the sidelines of the first forum Hammadi, director general of his delight at Barshim’s strong involving the Authority officials the Authority told the forum that start. “Barshim has a strong and representatives of all chari- the Authority’s objective was to El Nino: Summer to be hotter, longer desire and will represent table and humanitarian organisa- create a healthy and sustainable Qatar well in international tions in the country at the Doha environment for charity work , DOHA: This summer is likely due to a complex series of factors in 2009-2010. The disturbances sporting events,” he said. Sheraton. prevent suspicious and abusive to be hotter in Qatar and the related to the atmosphere and which occur due to this phenome- See also page 28 He said the Authority will set transactions and promote the cul- entire Gulf region, thanks to the oceans extending to Arabian Sea. non leads to drought waves in some up three committees including a ture of transparency in this field. El Nino climatic phenomenon, This situation may lead to a area and floods in other places technical committee dedicated to Nasser Mohammed Dawood, the Meteorology Department rise in temperature in East and such as South USA and Southern Saudi reports 12 relief projects. Another commit- director, planning and quality at said yesterday. South Africa, Asia and Gulf area America, which may cause heavy tee is to monitor and scrutinise the Authority, disclosed plans to The region may also see a pro- the coming summer,” said a state- rain fall affecting the agricultural Coronavirus cases financial donations to ensure they set up an electronic network for longed summer this year extend- ment issued by the Department. crops. Researches indicate that El are sourced and channelised in exchange of information between ing beyond September. Some global Numerical Nino will become stronger as the RIYADH: Saudi Arabia the legal way. the charities. Citing observations by the Weather Production shows that temperature increases over our reported 12 new cases of the The Authority, set up through There is also a plan to establish meteorology departments in the continuation probability of planet, said the department. Coronavirus over a week in Emiri Decision No 43 of 2014, is coordination committees to pro- Australia and other countries, this phenomenon during summer Meanwhile, the strong dust Riyadh, Hafoof, Taif, Jeddah, the regulatory body for charitable vide guidance to the charities as the Met office said the El Nino may reach 80 percent and extend winds that lashed the country and Qunfudhah. The Saudi activities in the country. well as a special unit to deal with phenomenon could cause a distur- until after September. over the past two days is expected Ministry of Health said this in a All private charity organisa- their queries on legal matters. bance in natural life in the tropi- The El Nino phenomenon is to continue today. Temperature in weekly statement on its website tions and institutions should The Authority will also launch a cal region of Pacific Ocean. now considered in its first stage. Doha would hover between 30 to yesterday. work under the authority, as hotline service for charities, he “There is a rise in sea surface It happened in 1997-1998, and the 40 degrees Celsius. QNA per law No 15 of 2014 regulating added. THE PENINSULA temperature of the Pacific Ocean last observed was five years ago THE PENINSULA QP planning Construction worker revamp to cope killed in crane collapse with oil price fall DOHA: State-owned Qatar DOHA: An Arab expatriate died and Medical Corporation (HMC). Petroleum will announce a three others, including an Indian, were The Indian has undergone a surgery, restructuring plan in the com- injured when a crane collapsed at a while the other Egyptian also remains ing months to adapt to the construction site near the Air Force admitted at the hospital, said a source. drop in oil prices, the head of Intersection on F-Ring Road yesterday The crane toppled over between the its wholly owned international morning. Ahmed Al Ahmed intersection and the subsidiary said. The deceased in his late 20s is an Air Force intersection causing heavy traf- “The restructure comes at the employee of the construction company fic congestion in the area and a partial right time, with low oil prices a which owns the crane, according to road closure. The reason for the collapse great motivation for the institu- sources. was not known yesterday. tion to be more capable of fac- Those injured in the incident were “An accident led to partial closure ing challenges in the upcoming two Egyptians and an Indian. One of the of the road from Air Force signal to years by getting rid of all bur- Egyptians is in critical condition and is Parachute signal, authorities are taking dens that accumulated dur- being treated at the Trauma Intensive procedures to ensure traffic flow,” the ing the previous period,” Qatar Care Unit (TICU) of Hamad General Ministry of Interior said on its Twitter Petroleum International (QPI) Hospital (HGH). account yesterday. The ministry, however, Chief Executive Officer Nasser The victims were rushed to the hospi- didn’t disclose any further details. Khalil Al Jaidah told state news tal by an ambulance team of the Hamad THE PENINSULA agency QNA. The collapsed crane near the Air Force Intersection on F-Ring Road. Earlier this year, QP said it would absorb QPI into its struc- ture, a move suggesting authori- ties want to consolidate the industry after the price drop. Al Air strikes on Aden resume Jaidah said demand for Opec oil is EU denounces Mursi death verdict likely to improve, as prices below $100 will hinder the growth of after five-day truce ends BRUSSELS/CAIRO: The fair trial and to an independent face the death penalty for their shale oil. European Union denounced investigation. Her statement said role in a mass jailbreak during the “The coming period will wit- ADEN: Coalition air strikes resumed against rebel positions in yesterday the death sentence the EU believes the sentence will 2011 uprising. ness an improvement in prices Yemen’s main southern city Aden after a five-day ceasefire expired handed down against Egypt’s be revised upon appeal. He ruled for only a year before but they will not reach $100,” late yesterday, army officials said. ousted president Mohamed “The EU opposes capital pun- mass protests spurred then-army he said. Al Jaidah said QPI’s Air raids hit the rebel-held presidential palace in Aden as well as Mursi and at least 100 others, ishment under all circumstances,” chief and now President Abdel international projects were a base of the pro-rebel special forces in Yemen’s second city, military noting the penalty stemmed Mogherini said. “The death pen- Fattah Al Sisi to overthrow him in currently being evaluated in officials and witnesses said. from a flawed trial. alty is cruel and inhumane.” July 2013. Washington expressed terms of geopolitics, prices and The raids come despite calls by UN envoy to Yemen Ismail Ould “The court decision to seek the The United States expressed concern over Saturday’s verdict, “current challenges”, giving no Cheikh Ahmed for an extension of the humanitarian ceasefire that death penalty... was taken at the alarm yesterday at death sen- saying it has “consistently spoken further details. expired at 2000 GMT. end of a mass trial that was not tences for Egypt’s ousted presi- out against the practice of mass QPI was formed in 2007 as he Since late March the coalition had been bombing Iran-backed Shia in line with Egypt’s obligations dent Mohamed Mursi and dozens trials and sentences”.