Home | 2 Business | 21 Sport | 32 Ecuadorian Father Emir Pool party Naval School launches begins as ship docks at Al Attiyah world’s best Doha Port. Foundation. eye wins. MONDAY 2 NOVEMBER 2015 • 19 Muharram 1437 • Volume 20 Number 6602 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com [email protected] | [email protected] Editorial: 4455 7741 | Advertising: 4455 7837 / 4455 7780 Emir attends Al Jazeera anniversary Emir greets Algeria Labour City to and Nepal leaders DOHA: Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani sent a cable of congratulations to President of Algeria Abdelaziz Bouteflika on the occasion of his country’s house 100,000 National Day. Emir also sent a cable of con- gratulations to President Bidhya Devi Bhandari on her swearing-in as the new President of Nepal. workers QNA Prime Minister opens mega camp in Mesaimeer Fifth Civil Defence expo begins today DOHA: Prime Minister and Interior tastes and cultures of its inhabitants, Minister H E Sheikh Abdullah bin a cricket ground, the largest in Qatar DOHA: The fifth edition of Civil Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani yester- and designed in conformity with inter- Defence Exhibition and Confer- day inaugurated the Labour City in national specifications and standards, a ence is kicking off today at the Mesaimeer, which is located near the theater with a capacity to accommodate Doha Exhibition and Convention Industrial Area. 17,000 people and which will host various Centre. With a capacity to accommodate events, including special occasions and The event will be held under the 100,000 workers, the sprawling Labor festivals to be held by local authorities in patronage of Prime Minister and City is the largest such facility—and a coordination the embassies of the coun- Interior Minister H E Sheikh model—not only in Qatar but in the entire tries the workers belong to, in addition Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Gulf region. At the start of the opening to four modern cinema halls. Al Thani. ceremony, the PM watched a documen- The second section of the City consists Full report on page 4 tary featuring the various stages of the of residential complexes for workers which Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani attending a ceremony to mark the 19th anniver- project’s construction and its important have been built in accordance with interna- sary of Al Jazeera Media Network, at its headquarters in Doha yesterday. Report on page 2 parts and amenities. tional standards. The section contains 55 The City is 14km from downtown residential buildings with a total capacity Doha and 13km from Hamad Interna- to house 100,000 workers. tional Airport (HIA). State-run Special There are places of worship, a medical Engineering Office oversaw the project’s clinic and parking lot for buses. Each resi- completion, which took nearly three years. dential building has ground plus two floors Winter markets to start on Thursday Built over an area of 1.1 million sq and each floor has 104 rooms. Each room, meters, the Labor City provides a suitable admeasuring 24 square meters of area, By Sidi Mohamed Qatari farms at attractive prices. Some 77 Qatari farms will partici- environment, security and safety, care and will accommodate four workers. The rent It provides an opportunity for farm- pate this time- 33 in Al Mazroua, 22 in recreation areas for workers, reflecting of each room is QR3,000 per month. DOHA: The winter vegetable markets ers to sell their products directly to the Al Khor and Al Dakhira and 22 in Al Qatar’s concern to provide best services Each building has a dining hall, a in three locations across Qatar will open customers without intervention by the Wakra. About 70 types of vegetables will for residents and help develop the indi- kitchen, a gymnasium, a room for main- on Thursday, the Ministry of Environ- middlemen. be on offer. vidual and the community. tenance staff, two rooms for security ment said yesterday. The markets will be open three days in Al Mazroua livestock yard has been The PM toured the City after the inau- guards and central laundry services. Each The markets — Al Mazroua, Al Khor a week- Thursday, Friday and Saturday- expanded this year by adding new 11 guration and saw the amenities in the complex has green space. The residential and Dakhira and Al Wakra— will remain from 7am to 5pm. outlets with participation of 40 animal entertainment area which has several buildings are designed according to the open for seven months until June next “We have extended the season to seven farms. An abattoir will also be added this shops. highest safety standards and fitted with year. The ministry has extended the months, instead of six months, which time. Widam company will offer Austral- The Labour City is divided into early warning and fire extinguishing sys- duration for one month, compared to will reflect positively on the Qatari agri- ian sheep to provide more option to the two parts: The residential areas and tems as well as several emergency exits. last year in the interest of the Qatari cultural sector,”general supervisor of the customers. entertainment and business districts, Continued on page 6 farmers. project Abdulrahman Al Sulaiti said at a Continued on page 6 which include a commercial center The markets will offer a variety of press conference at the ministry head- and a market with 200 shops to fit the THE PENINSULA vegetable and poultry products from quarters yesterday. THE PENINSULA Many airlines avoid Sinai route AK Party regains majority ANKARA: Turkey looked set 13 years. It is however a huge at 25.2 percent and a senior offi- after plane crash to return to single-party rule personal victory for 61-year- cial said any hopes of a coalition after the Islamist-rooted AK old Erdogan, Turkey’s divisive now looked all but impossible. DUBAI: United Arab Emirates Party swept to victory in a gen- strongman who may now be Senior AKP officials said they airlines Emirates, Air Arabia eral election yesterday, a major able to secure enough support expected to be able to form a and flydubai said they were re- boost for embattled President to expand his role into a pow- single-party government again, routing flights to avoid Egypt’s Recep Tayyip Erdogan but an erful US-style executive presi- with one of them forecasting a Sinai Peninsula, where a Russian outcome likely to sharpen deep dency. final share of around 45-46 per- aircraft carrying 224 passengers social divisions. Security forces fired tear gas at cent of the vote. “This is a success crashed on Saturday. The party founded by President stone-throwing protesters in the exceeding our expectations,” one The airlines said they were Recep Tayyip Erdogan won over mainly Kurdish southeastern city of the officials said, acknowledg- closely monitoring the area and 49 percent of the vote to secure of Diyarbakir as results filtered in, ing the scale of the victory was a the re-routing was a security 315 seats in the 550-member with support for the pro-Kurdish surprise. precaution. Re-routing usually parliament with nearly all votes opposition falling perilously near Since June’s poll, a ceasefire means longer flying distances, counted, easily enough to form a the 10 percent threshold to enter with Kurdish militants has col- which add to fuel costs. government on its own. parliament. lapsed, the war in neighbouring Budget carrier easyJet said it “Today is a day of victory,” a In June, the AKP lost the over- Syria has worsened and Turkey was taking advice from all rel- beaming Prime Minister Ahmet all majority it had enjoyed since — a Nato member state — has evant authorities and was con- Davutoglu told a crowd of sup- 2002. Erdogan had presented been buffeted by two Islamic State People wave flags and hold a portrait of Turkish President Recep Tayyip tinuing to “actively review” the porters in his hometown. “The yesterday’s polls as a chance to (IS)-linked suicide bomb attacks Erdogan outside the AK Party headquarters in Istanbul yesterday. situation. British Airways said in victory belongs to the people.” restore stability at a time of ten- that killed more than 130 people. a statement that it did not discuss The outcome was a shock to sion over Kurdish insurrection Investors and Western allies gees from neighbouring wars via the judiciary have alarmed Euro- flight routes, “however we would many as opinion polls had pre- and after two bombings, attrib- hoped the vote would help Turkey into Europe and helping pean leaders, the outcome is likely never fly a route unless it was safe dicted a replay of the June elec- uted to Islamic State, while critics restore stability and confidence in the battle against IS militants. to mean relations with the West to do so”. tion when the AKP won only fear a drift to authoritarianism in an $800bn economy, allowing But in strengthening Erdogan, will remain strained. easyJet said that it, like other 40 percent of the vote and lost under the president. Ankara to play a more effective whose crackdowns on media British airlines, did not overfly its majority for the first time in The main opposition CHP was role in stemming a flood of refu- freedoms and tightening grip on AGENCIES central and northern Sinai on the advice of Britain’s Depart- ment of Transport. The Russian plane crashed into a mountain- ous area of central Sinai on Sat- urday. “Based on the information Work begins on new British army base in Bahrain received to date, easyJet plans to continue to operate flights to DUBAI: Construction work has The ceremony was attended by countries to increase cooperation base at Akrotiri in Cyprus, where Construction of the base will Egypt to carry holidaymakers as begun in Bahrain to build Brit- British Foreign Secretary Philip in tackling security threats in the it also has a second garrison.