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ISO 9001:2008 CERTIFIED NEWSPAPER Infrastructure Qatar Amateur projects to League season hit $26.2bn begins today Business | 17 Sport | 23 Monday 22 September 2014 • 27 Dhu’l-Qa’da 1435 • Volume 19 Number 6196 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com [email protected] | [email protected] Editorial: 4455 7741 | Advertising: 4455 7837 / 4455 7780 Emir gets message from Gambia President Emir to attend Jerusalem key UN meetings DOHA: The Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad to Palestine’s Al Thani will arrive in New York today to participate in the meetings of the 69th ses- sion of the United Nations freedom: Hamas General Assembly. QNA Yemen rebels sign Islamic world must help rebuild Gaza UN-brokered peace DOHA: Hamas has pleaded square inch of our occupied land deal, PM resigns with the Islamic world to extend and the West Bank will soon a helping hand in rebuilding prove to be a ball of fire for the SANA’A: Rival groups in Gaza which is left destroyed by illegal occupiers and settlers.” Yemen signed a UN-brokered Israel in the recent war. The people who earlier pelted peace deal yesterday after Every Muslim nation on earth stones in resistance and gradu- The Prime Minister and Interior Minister H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani with Gambia’s Shia rebels seized the govern- must contribute to the rebuild- ally took to guns and missiles are Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research Dr Abu Bakar Abdullah Senghor in Doha yesterday. ment headquarters and Prime ing effort in Gaza, said Hamas’ capable of taking the war with the Senghor presented a written message for the Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani from President Minister Mohamed Basindawa charismatic leader Zionists to the West Yahya Jammeh on relations and issues of mutual concern. resigned in the face of raging Khaled Meshaal. Bank and winning it, violence. He, however, dared said Meshaal. “A national peace and part- Israel again yester- He said in today’s nership agreement based on the day and said the war world the war of outcome of the national dia- with the Zionists will words was more Qatar committed to removing logue conference was signed this not be restricted to important than the evening at the presidential pal- Gaza alone but will war fought with ace” in Sana’a, state news agency now be fought in weapons. “Jihad Saba said. Jerusalem and West through word is more exit permit system: Minister President Abdrabuh Mansur Bank. “We cannot important than the Hadi, United Nations envoy Jamal at any cost sepa- jihad waged through DOHA: Qatar reiterated its for adoption at the council meet- difficulties. Benomar and representatives of rate Jerusalem and arms. “In the eyes of resolve yesterday to remove ing, QNA reports. The report was As Qatar has joined many glo- political forces, including the West Bank from the some, Israel is a great the exit permit system whereby submitted in May. bal conventions in recent years Houthi rebels, attended the sign- Palestinian resist- nation, but for us it is foreign workers must seek their The Minister said many of there is pressure on legislative ing ceremony. ance,” thundered a lowly country.” employers’ permission to travel the recommendations made to bodies in the country due to a lack Benomar said the deal calls for firebrand Meshaal. Hamas’ Politburo Chief On Al Qassam overseas. Qatar to improve its human of technical staff. Qatar is con- the formation of a government of Speaking at an Khaled Meshaal Battalion of Hamas A draft law was under study rights situation have been seri- sidering joining two international technocrats within one month. event to celebrate that fought and won that, once implemented after ously studied and implemented. covenants on civil and political Hadi said: “We have reached a Hamas’ victory over the Zionists the Gaza war, Meshaal said what becoming a law, will replace the Qatar got enough time to study rights and one on economic, social final deal with which we can over- in the recent Gaza war, Meshaal it has achieved is nothing short of sponsorship system with one to the recommendations, sort them and cultural rights. come this crisis.” He will appoint said Palestinian unity was “our” a miracle. Praising IUMS, he said be based on employment con- out and discuss them with state On the recommendations to advisers from the Shia Ansarullah duty and political differences can- yesterday’s event held by them tracts of expatriate workers, agencies, civil societies, the com- promote and protect migrant rebels and southern separatists not undermine it. was a symbol of Hamas’ partner- said the Foreign Minister for munity and the National Human workers’ rights, the Minister within three days, Benomar said The celebrations were organ- ship with them. International Cooperation and Rights Committee. Some recom- said sweeping reforms have been at the ceremony. ised by International Union of The battle for Jerusalem is Head of Qatar’s delegation to mendations have not been imple- announced by the state — a ref- The rebels earlier swooped on Muslim Scholars (IUMS) headed central to Palestine’s freedom, the UN Human Rights Council mented because they contradict erence to the sponsorship and key institutions across Sana’a, by noted cleric Dr Yousuf Al he said. They have laid siege on meeting in Geneva, H E Sheikh the principles of Islamic laws, exit permit rules being changed. including the government head- Qaradawi. Meshaal said he wel- Jerusalem. They have tightened Mohamed bin Abdulrahman bin Qatar’s Constitution and Qatari He said fines for employers who quarters and military sites, after comed the union’s call for the their hold over it and they are Jassim Al Thani. identity. would retain the passports of an apparent surrender by security Palestinian resistance to continue changing its Arab character. The initiatives are part of On the recommendation that their migrant workers will also forces. Basindawa accusing Hadi and its insistence that Palestinian “They are Judaising Arab cities, Qatar’s plans to help protect Qatar must immediately join sev- be raised. of being “autocratic”, according to unity should not be compromised but Jerusalem is in our hearts and migrant workers’ rights, he said eral international conventions, Qatar is a candidate again for his resignation letter released by at any cost. it will always be there,” Meshaal while tabling Qatar’s Second the Minister said there is political the membership of the council for the council of ministers. “We will not give up even one added. THE PENINSULA National Human Rights Report will but there are some temporary 2015-2017. THE PENINSULA AGENCIES Cyprus International Rally Afghan rivals sign New plant to treat growing deal to share power KABUL: Ashraf Ghani, a domestic solid waste likely former World Bank economist, DOHA: The Domestic Solid Waste Management Centre is looking was officially declared the new forward to having a new plant to handle 3,000 tonnes of solid waste, president of Afghanistan yes- said a senior official of Keppel Seghers, the environmental engi- terday, after three months of neering arm of Keppel Infrastructure, which operates the centre. political deadlock was resolved The plant in Mesaieed, which became operational in 2011, is running through a new, untested power- at its full capacity. It was designed to treat 2,300 tonnes of waste per sharing arrangement with his day. However, with the growing population, the daily waste generation arch rival. has increased to 2,700 tonnes, with the remaining 400 tonnes being Ghani signed the agreement dumped in landfills. with Abdullah Abdullah, his The centre, the first fully integrated facility in the Middle East, adversary in presidential elec- aims at reducing the share of domestic waste disposed of in landfills tions in June that left the coun- to three to five percent, thereby decreasing the share of total waste try suspended in fraud allegations going to landfills from 92 percent to 64 percent. and political paralysis. Under the Stefan Kipp, Regional Director, Mena, Keppel Seghers, said: “The deal, Ghani will run the cabinet obvious benefit of waste-to-energy is that it mitigates the need for and be in charge of strategic func- more landfill sites, protecting the open deserts and land of Qatar for tions, while Abdullah will appoint future generations to enjoy. The integrated approach we have taken a chief executive in charge of daily at the centre means that, of the waste we receive, 95 per cent is now duties. See also page 13 converted to energy or recycled.” THE PENINSULA Continued on page 2 Qatar’s Abdulaziz Al Kuwari was crowned champion of the Cyprus International Rally, the fifth round of the FIA Barcelona thrash Middle East Championship, held on September 19-21. Levante 5-0 MADRID: Barcelona overcame a missed penalty from Lionel Messi to return to the top of Most Qataris welcome mandatory pre-marriage counselling La Liga with a 5-0 win away to 10-man Levante yesterday. DOHA: Most in the Qatari community the personal law should be removed and success in reducing divorce rate. families of husbands and wives and some Neymar opened the scor- are happy about a recent proposal by the replaced with the Islamic law. He urged the authorities concerned to necessary information about sex. ing with a finish from Messi’s government to make pre-marriage coun- Many Qataris have commented on the implement the proposal as soon as possible Extensive awareness drive should be through ball before the Argentine selling mandatory to help check rising issue on local social networking sites and and asked people to support it.