ISO 9001:2008 CERTIFIED NEWSPAPER Oil hits two- Chance for Al year low as Attiyah to seal supplies build MERC title glory Business | 14 Sport | 21 Friday 12 September 2014 • 17 Dhu’l-Qa’da 1435 • Volume 19 Number 6186 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com [email protected] | [email protected] Editorial: 4455 7741 | Advertising: 4455 7837 / 4455 7780 10 Arab states back Emir meets US Central Command Chief US-led fight against IS Al Attiyah leads Qatar delegation to Jeddah meeting JEDDAH: Ten Arab states, The fight will include “stop- group that has seized a swathe of including Qatar, yesterday ping the flow of foreign fighters Iraq and Syria and committed agreed to rally behind the US through neighbouring countries, horrifying atrocities. in the fight against Islamic countering financing of IS and “Our objective is clear: We will State jihadists, as Washington other violent extremists, repu- degrade, and ultimately destroy, seeks to build an international diating their hateful ideology, IS through a comprehensive and coalition. ending impunity and bring- sustained counter-terrorism The states “agreed to do their ing perpetrators to justice”. It strategy,” Obama said in a televi- share in the comprehensive fight” will also include “contributing sion address. “I will not hesitate against IS, said a statement after to humanitarian relief efforts, to take action against IS in Syria, a meeting between US Secretary assisting with the reconstruction as well as Iraq.” of State John Kerry and his Arab and rehabilitation of communities Obama announced the dispatch counterparts. brutalised by IS, and supporting of another 475 military personnel Qatar’s delegation to the con- states that face the most acute to help train Iraqi forces to take ference on terrorism was led by IS threat”. on IS, bringing the total in the The Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani yesterday met General Lloyd Austin III, Commander of the the Foreign Minister H E Dr Kerry told reporters that Arab country to 1,600. US Central Command, and his delegation at the Emiri Diwan. Talks dealt with means of enhancing relations Khalid bin Mohamed Al Attiyah. partners will play a “leading role” But he stressed that the cam- as well as regional and international developments. The foreign ministers of Saudi in the coalition. “As I understand paign would not be a repeat of the Arabia, Oman, Kuwait, the UAE, ... from the meeting we had today, exhausting ground wars fought by Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Turkey, Arab nations play a critical role.” US troops in the past decade. The Jordan, Lebanon also attended. Saudi Foreign Minister Prince US announcement was praised by In the final statement, they Saud Al Faisal called for a “com- Baghdad, but Russia said unilat- Qatar’s mediation helps free Fiji soldiers declared their “shared commit- prehensive approach” that does eral action would be a blatant vio- ment to stand united against the not focus on one country in the lation of international law. DOHA: Following directives of The Foreign Ministry said forces at the Quneitra crossing threat posed by all terrorism, fight against “terrorism”, citing Kerry heads to Ankara today the Emir H H Sheikh Tamim in a statement yesterday that checkpoint. The ministry stressed including the so-called IS”. Iraq, Lebanon, Libya, Syria and for talks, after Turkey refused to bin Hamad Al Thani, Qatar’s Qatar’s efforts in the release of that Qatar will spare no effort to Participation in the fight will Yemen as affected nations. allow its air bases to be used in efforts succeeded in the release 45 soldiers from Fiji, came out of harness all its potential and dip- include “as appropriate, joining Earlier, US President Barack the attacks on jihadists or to take of Fijian soldiers of UN peace- Qatar’s belief in the principles of lomatic mechanisms to maintain in the many aspects of a coordi- Obama said he had ordered the part in combat operations. keeping forces detained in humanity, following a request by life. The ministry also thanked nated military campaign against US military to expand its opera- AGENCIES/QNA Syria. the government of Fiji for Qatari concerned quarters for coop- IS”, said the statement. tions against IS, a radical Islamist See also page 5 They had been held captive for mediation. eration that contributed to the about two weeks on the side of the The soldiers were handed over release of the soldiers. QNA liberated Syrian Golan. to the UN Philippine peacekeeping See also page 8 Qpost plans Ministers discuss freeing to open five GCC citizens held in jails new branches DOHA: Efforts are on to ensure GCC citizens spending time in jail in another GCC state as convicts or undertrials are freed as part of DOHA: Five more post pardon announced by the member states. The Foreign Minister H E Dr Khalid bin Mohamed Al Attiyah (second right), his Arab counterparts and US Secretary offices will be opened across The GCC countries announce pardon for prisoners on certain occa- the country, Qatar Postal sions every year like their National Days or Eid Al Fitr and Eid Al of State John Kerry pose for a group picture in Jeddah yesterday. Services Corporation Adha. (Qpost) has announced. The undersecretaries from the GCC Ministries of Justice met in The local Arabic daily Al Kuwait yesterday and decided to pursue the matter. It will be tabled Sharq reported that the new for approval at a meeting of the justice ministers in Kuwait next branches will be located in month, reports QNA. Pistorius cleared of the Eastern area, Al Khouri, Recommendations also included submitting a draft agreement to Yemen to name new PM Industrial Area, Al Shahania the GCC Justice Ministers’ Council on the extradition of accused and murder; culpable and Al Rayyan. convicts within the GCC states. Several other issues were discussed at The project to establish the yesterday’s meeting, including a unified real estate registration law for homicide ruling today in bid to end stand-off new branches is in the stage the GCC states. The meeting decided to ensure that it is implemented of choosing sites and finalis- after being approved by the ministers. THE PENINSULA/QNA PRETORIA: A sobbing Oscar SANA’A: Yemen’s president has offered to appoint a new premier ing designs to reflect devel- Pistorius was acquitted yester- within 48 hours under a potential deal with Shia rebels in return opments in postal services day of murdering his girlfriend, for ending their protests, sources said yesterday, after a weeks-long across the world. Al Sadd in Super Globe final but the South African athlete stand-off. The branches will also pro- dubbed the ‘Blade Runner’ faces A spokesman for the rebels, whose protests have raised fears of vide other necessary services judgement on a lesser culpable worsening unrest in the country, said they were considering the offer. which will be identified in homicide charge. “An accord was reached... late on Wednesday” to end Yemen’s latest different places across the The live trial, watched by a political impasse, by which “a new prime minister will be named within country. worldwide TV audience, was 48 hours” and fuel prices will be cut further, a presidency source said. Qpost also announced that adjourned until today when the Another source in the office of President Abdrabuh Mansur Hadi it will open two smaller post 27-year-old Paralympian will hear said it was an “understanding over an agreement that will be finalised offices for residents in the the verdict on what is equivalent by (UN envoy Jamal) Benomar”, who arrived in Sana’a yesterday. Industrial Areas. to manslaughter. “The state has GCC envoy Saleh Al Qunayeer has also arrived in Yemen “to back There are more than 30 not proved beyond reasonable efforts to ease tensions”, a GCC statement said. post offices being operated doubt that the accused is guilty Hadi promised in an initiative rejected by the Huthi rebels earlier by Qpost. of premeditated murder,” Judge this month to name a new prime minister. Last month, Qpost Thokozile Masipa told the High The rebels, known as Huthis or Ansarullah, had been demanding announced that it was mov- Court in Pretoria. Pistorius had that Hadi consult them before naming a new premier. It was unclear ing its branch office on the said he thought he was shooting if this has been agreed in the overnight accord. Abdul Aziz bin Ahmed Street at an intruder when he killed Under the draft deal, the rebels are to “dismantle their protest to C-Ring Road. Reeva Steenkamp. AGENCIES camps and pull their armed men” from Sana’a and its surroundings, THE PENINSULA See also page 9 one of the presidency sources added. AFP Secretary shocked as boss ‘rents out’ her home DOHA: A company manager is accused of for several traffic violations. A colleague called The woman realised that she had made a stealing the keys of his secretary’s home up the secretary and informed her about the mistake by leaving duplicate keys of her home and renting it out to workers while she was accident. in her a drawer in her office. out of Qatar on long leave. The woman cut short her stay abroad and She had given her drawer’s keys to the man- From her apartment, the man is also alleged took the first flight available and returned ager before leaving Qatar. Al Sadd players and officials celebrate reaching the final of IHF Super to have stolen the keys of her car and severely to Doha. When she confronted the manager, he told Globe at Qatar Handball Association Complex in Doha yesterday.