ISO 9001:2008 CERTIFIED NEWSPAPER Vodafone Qatar Qatar down named ‘Best Kuwait in Asiad Telecom Company’ handball Business | 17 Sport | 28 Thursday 25 September 2014 • 1 Dhu’l-Hijja 1435 • Volume 19 Number 6199 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com [email protected] | [email protected] Editorial: 4455 7741 | Advertising: 4455 7837 / 4455 7780 Arafat Day on Redouble efforts to fight terror: Emir October 3 RIYADH: The High Court of Sheikh Tamim calls on international community to compel Israel to respect UN resolutions the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia announced that today is the DOHA: The Emir H H Sheikh Tamim said the Emir. “We cannot succeed in the first of Dhul Hijja 1435 H, and bin Hamad Al Thani yesterday called on war on terrorism if the people are not sat- that the standing of the pil- the international community to redouble isfied that it is their war, and not a war to grimage at Arafat mount on the efforts to fight the rising menace of ter- stabilise a regime that is oppressing them,” outskirts of Makkah, which was rorism but said such efforts will not suc- he added. fixed on the 9th of Dhul Hijja, ceed if people are not convinced “that it The Syrian people have suffered from will be on Friday, October 3, is their war, and not a war to stabilise a tyranny and terrorism. The international 2014 and Eid Al-Adha (Greater regime that is oppressing them”. community did not listen to the cries for Bairam), will fall one day after Addressing the 69th Session of the UN help of the Iraqi people who were them- that, on October 4, 2014, Saudi General Assembly at the UN headquarters selves the first victims of terrorism in Iraq. Press Agency SPA reported. in New York, the Emir dealt with burning But the people who fought terrorism QNA issues in the region, including Palestine, and defeated it, found themselves prone Iraq and Syria. to marginalisation and abuse by terrorist The Emir said “there is no civilisation sectarian militias. It is hence imperative to Saudi pilots get that has not known terrorism in the mod- persuade the Iraqi people that they would ern era. In the case of the affected Arab not pay the price a thousand times, and online threats and Islamic societies, terrorism affects that when they defend their homeland they innocent people, impoverishes our societies are merely defending their rights, dignity over IS strikes for it seeks to deprive them of humanitar- and freedom, which must be upheld. ian and religious diversity, blurs the real “In this context, the international demands of the people, and offends the community needs to stand firmly beside RIYADH: Saudi pilots who religion by superficial and anathematising brotherly Iraq to confront terrorism, end conducted air strikes on jihad- interpretations. “ its ordeal. Preserving its sovereignty, ter- ists in Syria received online “Therefore we must all redouble our ritorial integrity and diversity of sects can death threats yesterday after efforts to fight this phenomenon whatever only be achieved by defusing sectarian The Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani addressing the UN General Assembly in photos were published of those its forms, target or source might be. It has conflict and achieving Iraqi reconciliation New York yesterday. involved, among them a son of been proven beyond doubt, that terrorism that lays the foundations for a society free the crown prince. can only be defeated in its social environ- of sectarian and ethnic conflicts, with the “The conscience of mankind has been the Palestinian people. I salute the stead- The official Saudi Press Agency ment. If societies are to stand with us in participation of all the political forces with- deeply shocked by the tragic pictures and fastness of the resistance of the Palestinian (SPA) released photographs of the fight against terrorism, we need to be out exclusion of any party,” said the Emir. unprecedented realities that the world has people in Gaza in the face of the occupation eight airmen it said were involved fair with them and not push them to choose The Emir called on the international seen during the aggression on Gaza and and in insisting on regaining its legitimate in Tuesday’s US-led operation, between terrorism and tyranny, or between community to compel Israel to respect the targeting of civilians…. The arrogance of rights,” said the Emir. QNA carried out with Gulf allies. terrorism and sectarian discrimination,” UN resolutions. power will not overcome the resistance of Continued on page 3 In one picture they stood, some smiling, in green flight suits with arms around each other in front of one of their fighter jets. One of the pilots involved in the raids is a son of Crown Prince India’s Mars Asian Games: Qatar team forfeits game over hijab Salman bin Abdul Aziz himself, according to Saudi newspapers. DOHA: Qatar says it wanted to make a team were wearing the hijab, according to “The technical official asked them (mem- Dozens of Islamic State group mission point at the Asian Games in South Korea Qatar News Agency (QNA). bers of the Qatari women basketball team) (IS) and Al Qaeda militants were that not permitting Muslim women wear- The head of Qatar’s Women Sports to remove the scarf and they refused, so the reported killed in the coalition air reaches orbit ing the headscarf (hijab) to play basketball Committee said her country’s women’s bas- game was forfeited by Qatar,” said the news raids, sparking jihadist threats was unfair and the rule should be changed. ketball team went to South Korea to take part agency. online where the Saudi pilots’ BANGALORE, INDIA: India Qatar’s women’s basketball team had to for- in the Asian Games despite being aware of the The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA), photos reappeared. won Asia’s race to Mars yes- feit a match at the Asian Games yesterday headscarf rule. reported Reuters, said in a statement that One Twitter user said the air terday when its unmanned after players were denied permission to wear “We knew about the hijab ban, but we had it was the duty of sports governing bodies to force men were “wanted by IS” Mangalyaan spacecraft suc- the hijab. to raise this issue in front of the public. We protect the rights of competing athletes. while another said their throats cessfully entered the Red Qataris players were asked, in keeping with wanted to make our presence felt at this key “The rights of the athletes must be the high- “will sooner or later be slit”. Planet’s orbit after a 10-month International Basketball Federation (FIBA) event,” said Ahlam Al Mana. est priority,” said OCA Director General Husain AFP journey on a tiny budget. rules, to remove the hijab before their group She was quoted by QNA as saying what hap- Al Musallam. Scientists at mission control let match against Mongolia. pened yesterday would help develop Qatar’s “Our players were fully trained and ready out wild cheers and applause after The players refused, saying it violated their women basketball team. “It would make them to play,” Al Mana told QNA. Saudi bans entry the gold-coloured craft fired its religious beliefs and they wanted to send a stronger.” “We went to take part in the Asian Games main engine and slipped into the strong message to the sport’s governing federa- Reuters reported that a spokesperson for to put pressure on International Basketball of buses older planet’s orbit following a 660-mil- tion that the ban was unfair, international news the Incheon Asian Games said that the organ- Federation that the hijab ban should be lifted,” lion kilometre voyage. agencies reported. isers had no alternative other than to declare she reiterated. than 10 years “History has been created. However, not all members of the Qatari a forfeit because of the breach of rule. THE PENINSULA We have dared to reach out into DOHA: Saudi Arabia has banned the unknown and have achieved buses over 10 years old from the near impossible,” a jubilant entering the country from today, Prime Minister Narendra Modi Dangerous crossing a UAE-based daily has reported. said at the Indian Space Research The ban applies to all non-Saudi Organisation’s (ISRO) base near FIFA statement on buses carrying passengers and Bangalore. goods to Saudi Arabia or tran- “The success of our space siting through its territory, Al programme is a shining sym- probe report in Nov Bayan Arabic daily said. bol of what we are capable of Buses transporting Haj pilgrims as a nation,” Modi said, grin- ZURICH: The Adjudicatory Chamber of FIFA’s to Saudi Arabia from neighbour- ning broadly and embracing the independent Ethics Committee will issue in ing countries are included in the ISRO’s chairman. The success of November a public statement on the inves- ban. All buses that are past ten the mission, which is designed tigation on the awarding of 2018 and 2022 years from the year of manufac- to search for evidence of life on World Cups. ture will come under scrutiny. the Red Planet, is a huge source Adjudicatory Chamber Chairman Hans-Joachim Quoting an official of the of national pride for India as it Eckert yesterday said in a statement released by Traffic Coordination Department competes with its Asian rivals for FIFA, “The report by the investigatory chamber in the country, the daily said that success in space. regarding the awarding of the 2018 and 2022 World the ban was intended to ensure Indians from ministers to stu- Cups is currently being evaluated by the adjudica- safety of passengers as well as dents and office workers took to tory chamber.