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MONDAY 1 JUNE 2015 • 14 Shaaban 1436 • Volume 20 Number 6448 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com [email protected] | [email protected] Editorial: 4455 7741 | Advertising: 4455 7837 / 4455 7780 OPINION Deputy Emir meets Pakistan speaker Terrorism Qatar to curb targeting use of fat mosques fter a few days of the Abloody explosion at Ali in fast food bin Abi Talib’s mosque in Al Qatif, the same terror- ist again tried to detonate GCC bid to fight lifestyle diseases a bomb at Al Anoud DOHA: Intensifying fight permitted to be used in food. mosque in against lifestyle diseases like It said that thanks to its coor- Dammam obesity and diabetes, Qatar dination with GCC Specifications city in and its GCC peers are aiming and Standards Authority, it has Saudi to drastically reduce fat con- approved over 17,000 specifica- Arabia. sumption in their societies. tions for foodstuff at the regional It is Member states will target level. sad and restricting the use of industrially Also approved is an extensive Deputy Emir H H Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad Al Thani met Pakistan National Assembly Speaker Sardar Ayaz painful to produced vegetable fats in pre- set of health specifications for Sadiq and his delegation at the Emiri Diwan yesterday. Talks dealt with means of enhancing relations between see such Dr Khalid Al-Jaber paring margarine and fast, baked food handlers. both countries and matters of common interest. Advisory Council Speaker Mohammad bin Mubarak Al Khulaifi incidents and fried food available publicly. These are general rules for was present. targeting places of worship A GCC Technical Committee health and safety requirements such as mosques, churches for Food and Agricultural employees of hotels, restau- and temples in Iraq, Syria, Products meeting here will today rants, fast food joints, cafeterias Pakistan and recently Saudi discuss study-based suggestions and traditional kitchen must Arabia. of member-countries on reduc- fulfil and acquire certifications No one has the right to ing the use of trans-fats in food. from public health authorities Civic services on e-Kiosks soon kill people in the name of The panel began a two-day periodically. religion because religion is conclave yesterday. Today, it is This is the 22nd meeting of DOHA: The Ministry of payment of fines for violations, instance, transferring paper fax mercy and love for people, likely to discuss proposed amend- the committee being held here. Municipality and Urban tender and auctions, request to digital fax will cut costs by not for killing and bloodshed. ments to rules regarding expiry Nawaf bin Ibrahim Al Hamad Al Planning will soon set up self- for pest control, sewage vehicles about QR1.3m per year. It is sedition, where a vic- dates of food items covered under Mana, Director, Standards and service kiosks at shopping com- and trimming of trees, requests Al Anzi said through the elec- tim does not know why he GCC Standard, GSO 150-2/2013. Metrology Management, Qatar, plexes and ministries to provide related to abandoned vehicles tronic system, the ministry will be is being killed and the killer According to Qatar News will attend. electronic services to its cus- and drainage issues, recruitment, able to assess the performance of does not know why he is Agency (QNA), the commit- He told QNA that the commit- tomers, a senior official has requests for removal of rain water all eight municipalities in a better killing. The worst thing is tee is also working on finalising tee had worked hard to place on disclosed. and eviction of labour accom- and faster manner. the shedding of the blood of GCC labelling guides for region- the table for discussion solutions The initiative is part of an modations in residential areas, The online system will include innocent people under false ally produced foodstuff and rules to problems facing food monitor- ambitious project to make the among others. a special option for directors to religious slogans, which regarding the use of preserva- ing authorities in the region. ministry paperless by the end of Al Anzi said preparations are monitor the performance of every should be abhorred, as they tives in food and production of All issues being discussed or to next year, according to Khalaf in the final phase for issuing ten- municipality based on the number have nothing to do with organic and genetically-modified be reviewed at the meeting for Al Anzi, Director, Information ders for installing kiosks, which of services provided on daily and Islam. But what needs to be food. approval have been intimated to Systems Department. will be customer-friendly and monthly basis. emphasised is that terrorism It has sub-committees and World Trade Organisation, QNA On the sidelines of an open even people with disabilities will The municipalities will be is a temporary phenomenon task forces, and one of the task said. Al Mana said the panel has meeting with officials yesterday, be able to use them. ranked based on assessment. A which will disappear and our forces is devoted to ‘halal’ food worked since its inception to he told the media that the minis- He said e-Services being pro- performance score will be given homelands, people and socie- products. ensure food specifications and try will introduce electronic pay- vided have reduced the number to every service based on the ties will survive. The committee has approved standards it finalises meet inter- ment system for services in three of visitors to the ministry by 40 number of applications on which Continued on page 3 substitutes to mother’s milk for national standards. The commit- months. percent. By going paperless, the actions were taken. THE PENINSULA children of different ages and tee works in unison at the GCC Currently it provides e-Serv- ministry will save huge amount Continued on page 3 cleared vitamins and minerals level. THE PENINSULA ices for complaints and inquiry, of money, time and efforts. For THE PENINSULA Sana’a hotel razed UN sanctions to Call to monitor home be restored if Iran kitchens as business breaks future deal DOHA: The latest craze in cash-rich Qatari society is for tradi- NEW YORK: Six world powers tional local and Arabic cuisines prepared in home kitchens which have agreed on a way to restore are, depending on popularity, more expensive than continental UN sanctions if Iran broke the dishes sold by some star hotels. terms of a future nuclear deal, As the trend catches on and demand for homemade food grows, clearing a major obstacle to an home kitchens selling Qatari, Lebanese, Egyptian, Jordanian and Syrian accord ahead of a June 30 dead- cuisines have been mushrooming in and out of Doha. line, officials said. With this is growing public call for authorities to declare home The “snapback” by the US, kitchens as an organised business that must be licensed and subjected Britain, France, Germany, Russia to health and safety rules. “Why spare them when they are a business?” and China brings them closer to wondered Zainab Khashshaan. “Home kitchens should be legalised, a possible deal, though hurdles regularly monitored and their prices must be fixed.” remain, including ensuring UN Zainab told Al Sharq yesterday that many Qatari households, espe- access to Iranian military sites. cially women, do not have much faith in restaurants and doubt their An interim deal was struck hygienic conditions and prefer food prepared in homes for sale. “The in April ahead of a possible final trend is catching up in the community,” he said. Families promoting deal to block an Iranian path to such food are largely Qataris and publicise their cuisines on social a nuclear bomb in exchange for media, including Twitter, Instagram and Facebook. Continued on page 3 lifting sanctions. A Houthi militant inspects what remains of a hotel destroyed in an air strike by the Saudi-led coalition in Al THE PENINSULA But the timing of sanctions Thawra sport city north of capital Sana’a yesterday. Senior Houthi leaders are holding talks with US officials in relief, access and verification of Oman to advance efforts to resolve the conflict. See also page 7 compliance and a mechanism for restoring sanctions were among the most difficult matters left for further negotiations. Qatari stocks rebound as FIFA panic eases Bahrain cops jailed DUBAI: A Bahraini court yes- BY SATISH KANADY indices, surging 7.76 percent. Vodafone advanced 1.44 percent. Banks and Financial Market capitalisation fell by 1.71 percent at terday jailed six police officers rose 10 percent and Ooredoo advanced Services rose 1.13 percent. The transporta- the end of May, showed QE data yesterday. for up to five years over tortur- DOHA: Qatari stocks rebounded jump- 6.90 percent. Bellwether Industries Qatar tion sector added 0.51 percent. Saudi Arabia’s main index edged down ing inmates, one of whom died, ing 1.23 percent yesterday, after positive (IQ) edged up 2.31 percent and Commercial Market cap rose to QR642bn, up QR9bn 0.7 percent as most stocks declined and a judicial source said. reports allayed FIFA World Cup 2022 Bank gained 2.04 percent. from the previous session. Total traded trading volume was low compared with They beat up three prisoners to fears. Blue chips were the main support. Ezdan, which tanked 10 percent in the volume decreased to 16m shares from the activity in the last few weeks. A fresh bomb force them to admit to smuggling The Qatar Exchange benchmark index previous session, was on A recovery mode.