www.thepeninsulaqatar.com BUSINESS | 17 SPORT | 23 LLloyds investors Marathon man Nadaladal fret over advances to CEO’s future quarter-finals in RRioio FRIDAY 12 AUGUST 2016 • 9 DHUL QA’DA 1437 • Volume 21 • Number 6886 2 Riyals thepeninsulaqatar @peninsulaqatar @peninsula_qatar Emir congratulates Air fares soar Chad President on Independence Day DOHA: Emir H H Sheikh Tamim as peak season bin Hamad Al Thani yesterday sent a cable of congratulations to Chad President Idriss Deby on his country’s Independence Day. Deputy Emir H H Sheikh nearing end Abdullah bin Hamad Al Thani also sent a congratulatory cable to President Deby. Prime Minister and Interior airlines from most south Asian des- Minister H E Sheikh Abdullah bin tinations, are fully booked between Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani sent Most flights, September 14 and 17. a similar cable to President Deby, including budget The peak season this year reports QNA. started around June 25 and ends by airlines from south September 20, with a summer break Asian destinations, of about three months. Usually the Secondary school peak season ends by end of August are fully booked H E Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al Thani, President, Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC), with football legends or the first week of September. exam results between September However, the peak season for Zico and Cafu and young children after the Ooredoo Legends Match at Bayt Qatar in Rio, yesterday. 14 and 17. Nepalese expatriates returning announced home is from the first week of Octo- ber to the end of November and for Filipinos, December and January. Rio street kids take on legends DOHA: Undersecretary of the By Fazeena Saleem Most expatriate families pre- Ministry of Education and Higher The Peninsula fer to spend summer vacation back Education, Rabia bin Mohammed home as it coincides with the school in Ooredoo match at Bayt Qatar Al Kaabi, yesterday endorsed the holidays. Some travel to other coun- results of the second term exam- tries, especially in the Far East. ination of the Secondary School DOHA: Air fares to Doha from vari- Average off-peak ticket fares Certificate for the academic year ous destinations abroad have shot up for a round trip to Colombo are RIO DE JANEIRO: Sixteen talented H E Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad touching to see the excitement in 2015-2016. as the long summer holidays end by estimated to be around QR1,350, street children from Caracol Favela Al Thani, President, QOC said: ‘The their eyes. According to the ministry, stu- the third week of next month. Kozhikode QR1,400, Mumbai in the Complexo da Penha, Rio de QOC has come to Brazil for the “I can only hope the children dents can access their results via Expatriate families vacation- QR1,250, Kathmandu QR1,300 and Janeiro, yesterday took on a team Olympics with a simple ambition to enjoyed the day as much as we did as the website (https://nateeja.edu. ing back home will start returning Manila QR2,200. of international football legends in share our passion for sport and our being around people who share your gov.qa/Publish.aspx). to Qatar by mid-September, with During peak season, a return a surprise football match at Qatar culture with the world. love of the game and who have such Successful students can schools set to open on September trip to Colombo would cost about Olympic Committee’s (QOC) Bayt “It is an ambition that has no energy to play is very rewarding. receive their certificates starting 18 after the summer break. QR2,500, Kozhikode QR2,950 and Qatar. boundaries, borders or limits, so this “This is one day the children will Sunday morning at the 22 second Several citizens and residents Mumbai QR2,600. The youngsters were joined by specific event is very important to us never forget and I’m sure it’s what term exam centre in and outside holidaying abroad will also be back “During peak season, fares are Brazil’s World Cup winning captain as we want to reach out and engage they’ll remember most about the Doha, reports QNA. before Eid Al Adha holidays that fall almost double the average rate. Cafu and played against all-stars all communities, especially the next Olympics taking place in Rio. I really in the second week of September. Even if tickets were booked before Zico, Trezeguet, Karembeu, Dunga, generation. hope it encourages them to follow According to travel indus- three months, the fares will not be Petković, Felipe, Assuncao, Lucio “In Brazil, football connects their dreams. Every child should Kuwait temperature try sources, flights from Colombo, much less because this is the time and E Marcelo Travares. to communities, creates lasting share that opportunity.” Cairo, London and the Indian cities the airlines focuses on more rev- The stars were secretly waiting friendship and inspires people in After signing shirts, autographs may hit 53 degrees of Chennai, Mumbai and Kozhikode enue,” a travel consultant told this within the courtyard of Bayt Qatar a way that only sport can. We hope and posing for selfies with the kids would cost 75 percent to 100 percent daily yesterday. which was transformed from a tra- this experience will live long in the and their friends and family, the KUWAIT CITY: Kuwait could more during mid-September com- “There is no increase in peak ditional Qatari souk into a football memories of all who were part of this event ended with a message of good- witness a maximum tempera- pared to the off-peak fares. season fares this year compared to pitch overnight. special occasion and help children will and support to Brazil’s greatest ture of up to 53 degrees Celsius Average one-way ticket fare last year. However, the fares are sub- Organised by QOC and sup- realise their dreams.” living sportsman, Pele. Players and tomorrow, the Directorate Gen- from Sri Lankan capital Colombo ject to demand and availability of ported by Ooredoo to raise The children showcased their children were pictured alongside eral of Civil Aviation in country to Doha would be between QR1,500 seats,” she added. awareness about ‘Save the Dream’, skills to the legends and crowd a simple message – ‘Get well soon has announced. and QR3,000, from Cairo between Although most expatriates travel the official charity of Doha-based which included their friends and Pele. We love you.’ Kuwaiti news agency KUNA QR1,800 and QR2,240, from to their countries during the summer International Centre for Sport Secu- family watching the 3 on 3 mini Muhammaed bin Henzab, Pres- yesterday said the maximum tem- Kozhikode (in the southern Indian break, some have chosen to travel to rity (ICSS), the Ooredoo Legends tournament. ident, ICSS, expressed pride for perature today will be between 48 state of Kerala) between QR2,900 Far Eastern countries such as Malay- Match was created to celebrate and Two-time World Cup winner and having the programme in Bayt Qatar and 51 degrees, with northwest- and QR3,300 and from London sia, Singapore and Thailand. spread the true spirit of the Olympics Brazilian legend Cafu said: ‘Surpris- at Rio 2016. erly winds blowing at a speed of above QR1,800. to all communities in Rio, especially ing the kids on the bus was such an 12 to 32kmph, and the minimum Most flights, including budget → Continued on page 2 children from disadvantaged areas. incredible moment. It was really → Continued on page 2 temperature at 33 to 36 degrees. Battle in Sirte Erdogan’s approval rating rises AFP Fleeing diplomats face legal action Reuters ANKARA: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s approval rat- ing soared by over 20 percentage ANKARA: A deadline for Turkish diplomats recalled to Ankara as part points after last month’s failed coup of investigations into a failed military coup expired yesterday and legal attempt, reaching the highest level action will be taken again those who fail to return, Foreign Minister Mev- since his election two years ago, a lut Cavusoglu said. poll said yesterday. In an interview with private broadcaster NTV, he said two Turkish civil In a survey of 1,275 people con- servants in Bangladesh had fled to New York and two military attaches ducted between July 28 and August in Greece had fled to Italy. Cavusoglu said problems caused by the July 15 1, the approval rating was 67.6 per- failed coup attempt at the Incirlik Air Base in southern Turkey, used by the Libyan forces allied with the UN-backed government prepare to capture university buildings during cent, a rise of 21 points over a poll in US-led coalition against Islamic State, had been resolved. Turkey would a battle with Islamic State fighters in Sirte, Libya. → See also page 4 late June, Ankara-based Metropoll from now on actively join coalition operations with warplanes, he added. research company said. The failed grab for power by In August 2014, he was elected a bigger surge in support with his elements of the military on July 15 President with 52 percent of the approval levels reaching 40 percent, has unleashed a surge in national vote. His opinion poll ratings since an increase of 23 percent. ‘Shutdown’ fuels #SaveTwitter frenzy unity, of which Erdogan has been then had, until now, been less than The main opposition Repub- the beneficiary. 50 percent. lican People’s Party (CHP) leader MEDAL STANDINGS AFP foreseeable future due to the bane All opposition parties denounced Deputy Prime Minister Mehmet Kemal Kilicdaroglu and Peoples’ Countries G S B T of cyber bullying. the putsch, and many members of Simsek said on his official Twitter Democratic Party (HDP) leader Sela- Twitter said there is no truth at the public are tired of the coups account that the rating surge showed hattin Demirtas saw their approval United States 12 11 10 33 SAN FRANCISCO: Tweets regarding all to the gossip.