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ISO 9001:2008 CERTIFIED NEWSPAPER Friday 28 March 2014 27 Jumadal I 1435 - Volume 19 Number 5617 Price: QR2 IQ assets up Alex Hales three-fold guides in 10 years England to win Business | 14 Sport | 21 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com [email protected] | [email protected] Editorial: 4455 7741 | Advertising: 4455 7837 / 4455 7780 Emir meets US Commander Panel set up to Jail for circus probe flooding of tunnels on trainer over Salwa Road DOHA: The Prime Minister and Minister of Interior H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser leopard attack bin Khalifa Al Thani has set up a special committee to investi- gate the cause of the flooding in some tunnels on the Salwa Court fines company and manager Road following heavy rains on Wednesday. DOHA: A criminal court yes- fence, close to the leopard, which The committee will study terday sentenced a woman ani- was lying on a platform, a little whether the water-logging was mal trainer of a circus company above the ground. caused by any technical defects, to three months in jail in a case The trainer left for a while to Al Sharq reports. filed after a six-year-old Qatari collect change to return the bal- The panel, led by the boy was attacked and hurt by a ance amount. When she came Minister of Municipality and baby leopard last November. back, she allowed them to take The Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani yesterday met Commander of the US Central Command Urban Planning H E Sheikh The circus show at Hyatt the picture with their mobile General Lloyd J Austin III and his delegation at Al Bahr Palace. Talks dealt with cooperation, regional develop- Abdulrahman bin Khalifa bin Plaza was cancelled following the phone. As the boy came closer to Abdulaziz Al Thani, comprises ments and issues of mutual concern. incident, which happened when the leopard and the mother took experts. the boy was being photographed a suitable position to take the pic- The contracting company with the leopard after the show, ture, the boy was attacked. that executed the Salwa Road according to earlier reports. The leopard bit the boy in the project could be held responsi- The court also slapped a fine neck, resting its clutches on his ble if any engineering defect is of QR200,000 on the company back. As the boy started bleeding, QR84bn defence deals signed found, said the daily. The panel (Royal Circus) and QR2,000 on his mother fought with the ani- will start work immediately the circus manager. mal to set him free from its claws DOHA: DIMDEX 2014 exhi- ‘Maritime Domain Awareness, for Defence Affairs for Financial and an investigation report is They were convicted for not but in vain. Onlookers rushed to bition and conference con- The Steps to Maritime Security’. Affairs and Chairman of DIMDEX expected to be ready in two taking enough precautions to rescue the boy and the mother fell cluded yesterday with the The deal was signed by Staff H E Brig. Dr (Engineer) Thani A weeks. THE PENINSULA ensure the safety of visitors, thus unconscious. The boy was taken announcement of over $23bn Brig. (Pilot) Mohammed A Al Al Kuwari, said: “DIMDEX 2014 causing serious injuries to the boy. away for first aid. A witness nar- (about QR83.75bn) agreements Mannai, Director, NSS Project, is the best edition to date and we He suffered injuries in the neck rated a similar story before the between Qatar Armed Forces and Matthew Cochran, Chairman greatly appreciate the support we and chest and had to undergo sur- court during the hearing. A medi- and over 20 contractors. of Defence Services Marketing have received from our sponsors, US couple jailed gery at Hamad General Hospital. cal report also confirmed that the Deals involve purchase of tanks, Council. partners, related government and The boy’s mother told the court victim was bitten by the leopard helicopters, artillery, guided mis- Expanding business relations non-governmental institutions, for causing that she had taken him to the cir- and was injured. siles and various types of war- with Turkey, Brig. Abdullah local media partners and interna- cus organised by the popular com- Qatar Tourism Authority, ships from countries, including Saad Al Kharji, Deputy Director, tional ones throughout this event. daughter’s death mercial centre. As they entered which issued the licence for the the US, France, Germany, China, Logistics Department, represent- “This week has been about DOHA: A criminal court yes- the circus tent, her son asked to circus show, said in a letter that Turkey, among others, said a ing the Interior Ministry, and building on our existing rela- terday sentenced an American be photographed with the leop- the circus management violated press statement yesterday. Qatar Kerim Kalafatoglu, Chairman tionships and building new ones, couple to three years in jail ard behind a one-meter high steel rules by allowing visitors to be National Security Shield (NSS) and Executive Director, ARES broadening our knowledge in the for causing the death of their fence. photographed with the leopard and Defence Services Marketing Shipyard, signed an initial MoU advancement of new technolo- adopted daughter. When the mother tried to take since this was not mentioned in Council (DSMC) also announced worth QR200m to deliver 17 new gies and establishing partnerships The eight-year-old died after the picture, the trainer stopped the document submitted to the the signing of an agreement worth fast patrol boats within the next with world’s leading experts to avoiding food for several days. her and demanded money for authority. Based on this state- QR300,000 to hold the annual Qatar 56 months for Qatar Coast Guard better Qatar’s position. We look The court also ordered the cou- photographing the boy with the ment, the court held the com- Maritime Security – Maritime Services. ARES is a specialist forward to DIMDEX 2016 and ple to pay a fine of QR15,000 each leopard, she said. After taking pany responsible for the accident Reconnaissance and Surveillance composite boat yard, based in expanding on our successes this and will be deported after serving the money, the trainer took the caused by safety lapses. Conference this October. Turkey’s free trade zone. year.” THE PENINSULA the jail term, agencies reported mother and her son inside the THE PENINSULA It will be held under the theme The Assistant Minister of State See also page 2 yesterday. THE PENINSULA Sheikha Al Mayassa opens Empower forum US ‘not backing Muqrin Saudi Deputy Crown Prince RIYADH: The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah any Egyptian bin Abdulaziz Al Saud issued a Royal Order, appointing Prince Muqrin bin Abdulaziz Al Saud as Deputy Crown Prince along with candidate’ his position as Second Deputy Premier, Saudi official news agency SPA said, quoting the order yesterday. The order mandated that WASHINGTON: The US Prince Muqrin, Deputy Crown Prince, be pledged allegiance as vowed yesterday it was not Crown Prince once the position of the Crown Prince is vacant, and backing any candidate in be pledged allegiance as the King of the state once the positions of Egyptian elections, with former the King and the Crown Prince are vacant at the same time. army chief Abdel Fattah Al Sisi favoured to win. Turkey bans YouTube after Twitter “The US does not support indi- vidual parties or candidates in ANKARA: Turkey banned YouTube yesterday after an anonymous Egypt’s elections,” Deputy State account posted what it presented as a leaked recording of a discus- Department Spokeswoman Marie sion between the intelligence chief, deputy head of the armed forces Harf said. and foreign minister about possible military operations in Syria. “We have said repeatedly that we will respect the Egyptian Manila signs peace deal with Milf people’s choice for their next president, and it’s they who must MANILA: The Philippines and its largest Muslim rebel group, decide the direction of their coun- Moro Islamic Liberation Front (Milf), yesterday signed a final try and its leadership.” peace pact, ending about 45 years of conflict that has killed more “It is critical that they are able than 120,000 people in the south. Full report on page 11 to do so in an environment that AGENCIES allows the free expression of polit- H E Sheikha Al Mayassa bint Hamad Al Thani, Chairperson of Reach Out To Asia, yesterday opened the 6th ical views without intimidation or Empower Youth Conference 2014 at Qatar Foundation Student Center. Full report on page 3 fear of retribution.” Annexation of Crimea illegal: UN UN panel report slams US over human rights record UNITED NATIONS: The NEW YORK: The UN has delivered Human Rights Committee in an assess- programmes had largely been kept secret members of its armed forces and private UN General Assembly yester- a withering verdict on the US human ment of how the US is complying with and failed to protect the rights of those contractors involved in torture and tar- day adopted a Western-backed rights record, raising concerns on issues, International Covenant on Civil and affected. The committee urged the US to geted killings. resolution, declaring Crimea’s including torture, drone strikes, the fail- Political Rights (ICCPR), in force since overhaul its surveillance activities to ensure It said only a “meagre number” of crim- breakaway referendum ille- ure to close Guantánamo Bay and NSA’s the mid-1970s. they complied with US law and conformed inal charges had been brought against gitimate and refusing to rec- bulk collection of personal data. The panel, chaired by British law pro- to US obligations under ICCPR.