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Page 01 Dec 08.Indd ISO 9001:2008 CERTIFIED NEWSPAPER Iran defence expenditure to rise by 33.5pc Business | 17 Monday 8 December 2014 • 16 Safar 1436 • Volume 19 Number 6273 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com [email protected] | [email protected] Editorial: 4455 7741 | Advertising: 4455 7837 / 4455 7780 Emir meets Eritrea president Prime Minister GCC summit opens telecom conference DOHA: The Prime Minister and to focus on Minister of Interior H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani opened the World Conference on International Telecommunications 2014 yes- terday at the Qatar National terror threat Conventions Centre here. Speaking at the event, the Prime Minister said Refugee crisis to be taken up: Zayani Qatar’s hosting of the World Conference on International DOHA: The 35th GCC sum- “summit of joy” being held in an Telecommunications reflects the mit that opens here tomorrow atmosphere of joy for maintain- attention the leadership and gov- will focus on regional conflicts ing the solidarity of the GCC ernment accord to telecommuni- and the threat by terror groups countries. cations, adding that technological to the stability and security “It is the joy which the GCC peo- development is viewed as a signifi- of member states, among ple felt after reaching the Riyadh cant part of Qatar Vision 2030. other issues, Gulf Cooperation Supplementary Agreement dur- He added that technological Council Secretary General Dr ing the GCC leaders meeting in development contributes to build- Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani Riyadh on November 16, held at ing a knowledge-based society has said. the invitation of the Custodian through its support for empow- In an interview with the Qatar of the Two Holy Mosques King ering the economy as telecommu- News Agency, Al Zayani said that Abdullah bin Abdulaziz of Saudi nications is a basic services that the Doha summit is taking place Arabia,” said Al Zayani. enables other sectors to be suc- “at a very important time and in Several important reports by cessful in achieving its goal. extremely critical circumstances, the ministerial committees and QNA which undoubtedly requires the General Secretariat of the See also page 3 more solidarity among the GCC Council in the fields of security, The Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani with Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki in Doha yesterday. countries.” military, economy and develop- The unstable condition in some ment will be presented at the Arab countries and the worsen- summit. ing situation of refugees and the Al Zayani said that the GCC displaced in a number of Arab countries have taken a series states and the growing regional of effective measures to com- Doha among New7Wonders cities interventions in Arab affairs will bat acts of terrorism at all lev- also come up for discussion, said els internally, regionally and DOHA: Doha was yes- nominees from 220 countries and at 7am GMT yesterday. They will of Nature and the New7Wonders Al Zayani. Lack of a unified Arab internationally. terday declared one of the have seven that represent the glo- now be checked, validated and of the World in becoming part of stance on terrorism will also be At the national level, the GCC New7Wonders Cities after a bal diversity of urban society. For independently verified. Once the Global Memory for humanity for discussed. countries issued laws on com- two year voting process by the the first time in human history, verification process has been com- ever.” In choosing the candidate He said Qatar has an active bating terrorism and to fight its global campaign. more than half of our planet’s pleted, New7Wonders will then cities, organisers said the candi- and effective role in the march of financing, including a security Bernard Weber, Founder- population lives in cities and this work with the confirmed cities dates “must be recognised cities, the Gulf Cooperation Council and strategy to combat extremism President of New7Wonders, election emphasises the dramati- to organise ‘official inauguration’ however large or small, however its achievements in all spheres. and terrorism, and the GCC con- yesterday announced Beirut cally challenging character of our events. famous or lesser known.” People of GCC countries have vention to fight terrorism. (Lebanon), Doha (Qatar), Durban changing world.” “We congratulate each of The 28 official finalists have absolute faith that the Emir At the international level, the (South Africa), Havana (Cuba), Other cities that were included these cities on achieving their been chosen by the New7Wonders H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad GCC countries joined many inter- Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), La Paz in the final 14 were Barcelona, New7Wonders status, and we panel of experts under the leader- Al Thani and other GCC leaders national conventions and legal (Bolivia) and Vigan (Philippines) Chicago, London, Mexico City, look forward to celebrating their ship of Prof Dr Federico Mayor, will deepen integration, interde- instruments in an effort to shore as the New7Wonders Cities. Perth, Quito and Reykjavik. election to the “canon of 7” with former Director-General of pendence and solidarity within up international efforts to combat Announcing the results in The results announced yester- their citizens in 2015,” said Weber, Unesco, the organisation said. the council, he added. terrorism. THE PENINSULA Dubai yesterday, Weber said, day were based on the counting of adding, “the New7Wonders Cites THE PENINSULA He called the summit as the Continued on page 4 “We began with more than 1,200 votes since the campaign ended will now join the New7Wonders Continued on page 5 Huangs in US Greenpeace links Philippines 90,000 new cars typhoon to sold this year climate change DOHA: About 90,000 new cars fluctuations. This is making the have been sold in Qatar this Qatari market unique, he added. MANILA: Greenpeace global year and the sales are expected Competition among car deal- chief Kumi Naidoo said yester- to reach 100,000 next year, say ers has created a balance in prices day increasingly violent storms industry sources. This is con- and there was no major increase, hitting the Philippines showed sidered the highest sale ever said the official. the world had to act on climate witnessed by the local market. With prices under control, the change, as Typhoon Hagupit Quoting industry experts, Al competition now is in after sales barrelled across the country. Sharq reported that stiff competi- service and providing fast and Naidoo was in the Philippines tion among car dealers has helped better maintenance and repair. to “bear witness” to the damage stabilise prices. Car dealers are trying to keep cus- done by Hagupit, the strongest “This year sales have reached tomers without losing thin profits, storm to hit the Philippines this 90,000 for different models he said. Official of another lead- year, and planned to visit some of including passenger cars and ing company said that many fac- the worst-affected areas on today. commercial vehicles. This fig- tors have helped stabilise prices “Nature does not negotiate, ure is expected to reach 100,000 like competition among dealers We actually have to wake up in 2015,” the daily said quoting and quality of the services. He and smell the coffee. We need to a senior official of Al Fardan added that four-wheel drive cars understand that we are running Automobiles. comprise half the market share out of time,” he said, in a warn- From Left: Emmannuel (son), Matthew Huang, Josiah (son), and Grace Huang walk off the stage during their He said according to current despite their high prices, followed ing to UN negotiators meeting in first public appearance after leaving Qatar, at Lake Avenue Church in Pasadena, California, yesterday. The estimates, sales are steady and the by luxury and sports cars. Lima, Peru, to hammer out the couple were convicted and later cleared of wrongdoing in the death of their adopted African-born daughter market has not seen significant THE PENINSULA broad outlines of a new world pact in Qatar and left the country on Wednesday after a travel ban was lifted. on global warming. Naidoo, the international exec- utive director of the environmen- tal group, said that the typhoon passing over the Philippines was an example of the massive dam- Syria accuses Israel of bombing international airport age poorer countries would expe- rience if climate change worsens. DAMASCUS: Syria accused outbreak of the country’s armed International Airport,” the army Ghouta, large parts of which are Israel was carried out to help He said the storms hitting the Israel of bombing its main uprising in 2011, including raids said in a statement read out on in rebel hands. the terrorists in Syria, after our Southeast Asian archipelago were international airport yester- reportedly targeting Iranian state television. There was no immediate reac- armed forces secured important getting stronger and stronger, day as the UN announced talks rockets bound for Lebanon’s It said the strikes caused dam- tion from the Israeli authorities, victories in Deir Ezzor, Aleppo showing the urgency for world with rebel leaders on a ceasefire Hezbollah. age but that nobody was hurt. but the Syrian army reiterated its and elsewhere,” the army said. governments to act quickly. in its war-battered second city “This afternoon, the Israeli Operations are both civilian claim the Jewish state is helping Yesterday’s air raids proved Naidoo blamed “all coal and of Aleppo. enemy targeted two safe areas in and military at the airport, which rebels fighting to oust President “Israel’s direct support for ter- gas companies
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