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Page 01 Feb 17.Indd ISO 9001:2008 CERTIFIED NEWSPAPER Home | 3 Business | 19 Sport | 26 The second summit of the Greece rejected QAF President Dahlan World Innovation Summit a proposal by its Al Hamad yesterday for Health, a global initiative eurozone partners for a announced his intention by Qatar Foundation will six-month extension of to run for the IAAF and begin today. its bailout programme. AAA elections. TUESDAY 17 FEBRUARY 2015 • 28 Rabial II 1436 • Volume 19 Number 6344 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com [email protected] | [email protected] Editorial: 4455 7741 | Advertising: 4455 7837 / 4455 7780 OPINION Conventional Premier receives Iran minister The fifth year of Syrian crisis A/Cs to be he Syrian revolution has Tentered its fifth year. The amount of sacrifices made by Syrians phased out and the painful facts on Ban on incandescent bulbs soon the ground reveal DOHA: Conventional air condi- efficiency ID or strips fixed on that the tioners in the local market will them which elaborate the new process of Dr Khalid Al Jaber be replaced by energy-saving features. “The new ACs will be keeping and environment friendly A/Cs costlier by five percent compared the state united will be hugely in six months, a senior official to the conventional ones but it Prime Minister and Interior Minister H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani met yesterday with difficult. Since its independ- of the Ministry of Environment will be more durable and energy- Iran’s Minister of Labour and Social Affairs Ali Rabiei. They discussed bilateral relations and issues of com- ence, the state has been suffer- said yesterday. efficient,” he said. mon concern. ing from systematic crises, as Dr Mohammed bin Saif Al In the next two months import regimes which ruled the coun- Kuwari, Assistant Undersecretary of incandescent bulbs (100w and try lacked legitimacy except for laboratory and specifications 75w) will be stopped and they will for short periods of elected at the ministry said that conven- be replaced by energy saving LED parliaments. Syria’s history tional A/Cs (both split and win- bulbs. was mainly one of totalitarian dow) will not be allowed in the “They (incandescent bulbs) Egypt bombs IS targets and authoritarian regimes like market after September. consume more electricity and the majority of Arab states. He added that new specifica- are hot and can cause carbon There are two bleak fac- tions for other electrical equip- emission while the new ones are CAIRO: Egyptian jets bombed the Egyptian military said in a parliament, which is supported by tors about the future of Syria ment such as refrigerators, energy-efficient and environment Islamic State targets in Libya statement. Egyptian state television some Islamist groups, said the air — US policy in the region and washing machines, hair driers friendly. They are also affordable yesterday, a day after the group aired footage of fighter planes leav- raids were an assault on Libya’s Iranian ambitions. America and irons will be made manda- and long-lasting,” said Al Kuwari. there released a video showing ing a hangar with “Long live Egypt” sovereignty. Omar Al Hassi, pre- has no clear policy on Syria tory by July next year. He was speaking on the side- the beheading of 21 Egyptian emblazoned on their tails, followed mier of the self-appointed Tripoli and the confused administra- The ministry is also planning to lines of a workshop held here yes- Christians, drawing Cairo by night-vision aerial footage show- government, said three children, tion views Middle East issues stop import of incandescent bulbs terday on GCC specifications for directly into the conflict across ing bomb explosions and the air- two elderly men and a 21-year-old from the point of Iranian in two months, he added. electrical products. its border. craft returning in early daylight. woman were killed in the attack. nuclear programme. Also, the Al Kuwari said that his depart- Addressing the workshop earlier, Egypt said the pre-dawn strike Libya’s air force also par- It was not possible to con- US lacks any strategy on Syria ment will soon launch an awareness Al Kuwari said that the new speci- hit militant camps, training sites ticipated in yesterday’s attack, firm either faction’s accounts and prefers to watch from the campaign to rationalise the use of fications for household appliances and weapons storage areas in the which targeted Derna, an east- of the number or nature of the sidelines. electricity as part of a national that were approved in November neighbouring oil-producing coun- ern coastal city regarded as a base casualties. Iran’s supreme leader strategy. “Air conditioners will be last year will be implemented from try, where factional fighting has for fighters of the ultra-radical Cairo called on the US-led Ayatollah is still urging youth monitored and the conventional A/ June. “We will start implementing unleashed virtual anarchy and Islamic State. coalition fighting Islamic State to join the fight in Syria, Iraq Cs which consume high amount of them in June on a trial basis and created havens for jihadi Islamists. “There are losses among indi- in Iraq and Syria to broaden and Lebanon and there is no electricity will be replaced by A/ they will be made mandatory by While Cairo is believed to have viduals, ammunition and the the scope of their operations to indication that Iran will change Cs that can save up to 30 percent July next year,” he said. provided clandestine support to (Islamic State) communication include Libya, highlighting how its policy. There is direct sup- of energy,” Qatar News Agency He called on all traders and a Libyan general fighting a rogue centres,” Libyan air force com- the insurgent group has expanded port coming through vari- quoted Al Kuwari as saying. importers to start choosing high government in Tripoli, the 21 mander Saqer Al Joroushi told its reach around the Arab world. ous Iranian institutions and “They will be replaced by other quality appliances from now. He decapitations pushed President Egyptian state television, adding Since the fall of strongman instruments in Lebanon and types of A/Cs which use advanced pointed out that the poor quality Abdel Fattah Al Sisi into open that dozens had been killed. Muammar Gaddafi in 2011, Iraq to these fighting groups. technology, save energy and give of electrical appliances is one of action, expanding his battle Joroushi, who is loyal to Libya’s a number of Islamist move- I wonder whether this support better cooling. They are also envi- the main causes of fire. against Islamist militancy. internationally recognised gov- ments have taken hold in Libya. will be affected by the decline ronment friendly because they He said the unified GCC speci- “And let those near and far ernment, which set up camp in Recently, some have declared ties in oil prices and by the power use gas which does not pollute fications will help in trading and know that the Egyptians have a the city of Tobruk after losing to Islamic State and claimed high- disputes in the light of the ill- the environment,” said Al Kuwari. facilitate the flow of electrical prod- shield that protects and preserves control of the capital Tripoli, profile attacks in what appears to ness of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei The new A/Cs will be recog- ucts within the region. the security of the country, and a said there would be more strikes be an intensifying campaign. and the possibility of reaching nised by what is known as power THE PENINSULA sword that eradicates terrorism,” today. The rival Tripoli-based REUTERS an agreement with the US on the nuclear programme. The worst crisis any nation could face is a loss of hope and ITTF World Tour Qatar Open kicks off today when that happens among all segments of the society, then Mercury to rise from today, it means it has reached an impasse and the future of Syria today looks bleak. another cold spell next week THE PENINSULA DOHA: The Meteorology Department has forecast a significant rise in temperature from today. Heavy fog is expected early morn- ing causing poor visibility in some areas. The warm weather, however, would give way to another cold spell next week with an expected drop in temperature by six to ten degrees, INSIDE reaching below 12 degrees in some areas. Mercury would go up by four to six degrees from today. The maxi- Page 9 mum temperature in Doha is expected to between 28-32 degrees Celsius and even higher in some other areas during this period. Today, temperature in Doha is expected to hover between 18-32 Russia-Syria ties similar degrees Celsius, according to a weather forecast. to US-Israel relationship Friday would be the hottest day this week with temperature reach- By Dr Faisal Al Kassim ing 32 degrees during peak hours while the minimum is expected to be between 19-22 degrees Celsius, said the Department. Southeasterly to southwesterly winds would blow at moderate speeds Everyone caught in and the weather is expected to be dusty causing low visibility. There would be cold air mass in the upper layers of the atmosphere Yemen quagmire accompanied by low and medium clouds. Accumulation of clouds will By Muhammad Two players practise at the Qatar Women’s Sports Committee Hall in Doha yesterday, ahead of the 2015 ITTF increase from Friday with chances of scattered rains on Saturday Salem Al Rashed World Tour Qatar Open that starts today. The Qatar Open carries the highest prize money in the history of open afternoon. international tournaments. See also page 28 This would be followed by a cold spell caused by Siberian high pres- sure associated with Northwesterly winds.
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