ISO 9001:2008 CERTIFIED NEWSPAPER Home | 3 Business | 17 Sport | 28 Umrah pilgrims Qatar real New signing urged to take estate sector Garcia eyes precautions value surges glory with against infections. by 21pc. Al Rayyan. MONDAY 6 JULY 2015 • 19 Ramadan 1436 • Volume 20 Number 6483 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com [email protected] | [email protected] Editorial: 4455 7741 | Advertising: 4455 7837 / 4455 7780 Govt entities Greeks say ‘No’ to EU bailout terms ATHENS: Greeks voted over- whelmingly yesterday to reject terms of a bailout, risking financial ruin in a show of defi- asked to cut ance that could splinter Europe. With nearly half of the votes counted, official figures showed 61 percent of Greeks rejecting the bailout offer. An official interior expenditure ministry projection confirmed the figure as close to the expected final tally. Ministry seeks budget estimates European Council President Donald Tusk called a euro zone DOHA: In a bid to control ris- projects have already started in summit for tomorrow to discuss ing expenditure, the Ministry preparation for the FIFA World the Greek debt crisis. of Finance has asked ministries Cup in 2022. The astonishingly strong vic- and government departments The Finance Ministry wants tory by the ‘No’ camp overturned not to include new projects in ministries to be efficient in pub- opinion polls that had predicted their budget proposals. lic expenditure saying that there an outcome too close to call. In a circular sent to the minis- should be balance between their It leaves Greece in uncharted tries, it said that only those new revenue and expenditure. It wants waters: risking financial and projects will be included in the the expenditure to be cut without political isolation within the euro budget proposals for next year’s affecting the services provided by zone and a banking collapse if budget that have earlier been them to the public. creditors refuse further aid. approved. Even the projects which The goal of the next budget will But for millions of Greeks have received approval should not be to support performance of non- the outcome was an angry mes- be carried out by government bod- hydrocarbon sector to diversify sage to creditors that Greece can ies if they can be undertaken the economy and reduce Qatar’s reli- longer accept repeated rounds of private sector, reports Al Sharq. ance on oil and gas and to increase austerity that, in five years, had ‘No’ supporters celebrate referendum results on a street in central Athens, Greece, yesterday. The Ministry has sent the the participation of private sector left one in four without a job. circular to prepare estimates in the economy. The budget will Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras for budget for the next financial aim to provide a conducive envi- has denounced the price paid for Officials from the Greek gov- negotiating card, to bring a deal now be on the point of losing its year starting from January 1, 2016 ronment to attract investment aid as “blackmail” and a national ernment, which had argued that which will open new ways.” first member with the risk of fur- and ending on December 31, 2016. in different sectors of economy “humiliation”. Hundreds of Greeks a ‘No’ vote would strengthen Many of Athens’ partners have ther unravelling to come. The Finance Ministry wants all and reduce dependence on pub- began pouring into the central its hand to secure a better deal warned over the past week that “I believe such a result can be departments to be efficient in lic expenditure and maintain the Syntagma Square in front of par- from international creditors after a ‘No’ vote would mean cutting used as a strong negotiating tool expenditure and requests for high credit rating of the country, liament to celebrate, after a week months of wrangling, immediately bridges with Europe and driving so that Europeans can under- increase in government expendi- said the circular. The Ministry in of building desperation as banks said they would try to restart Greece’s crippled financial system stand that we are not a colony,” ture will not be entertained. collaboration with Qatar Central were shut and cash withdrawals talks with European partners. into outright bankruptcy, dra- said Nefeli Dimou, a 23-year-old According to the circular, the Bank will work to keep inflation rationed to prevent a collapse of “I believe there is no Greek matically worsening the country’s student in Athens. government wants to increase under control. the Greek financial system. today who is not proud, because economic depression. Greek banks, which have been expenditure only on key projects The Finance Ministry has “This is an imprint of the will regardless of what he voted he The result also delivers a ham- closed all week and rationing in key sectors such as infra- asked ministries to prepare of the Greek people and now it’s showed that this country above mer blow to the European Union’s withdrawals from cash machines, structure, education and health. budget proposals for three years up to Europeans to show if they all respects democracy,” Labour grand single currency project. are expected to run out of money Focus of expenditure will be on having estimates of the future respect our opinion and want Minister Panos Skourletis said. Intended to be permanent and within days unless the European to complete the ongoing projects revenues and ceiling on public to help,” said Nikos Tarasis, a “The government now has unbreakable when it was created Central Bank provides an emer- and major projects. Most of these expenditure. THE PENINSULA 23-year-old student. a strong mandate, a strong 15 years ago, the euro zone could gency lifeline. REUTERS CMC holds first meeting; Emir pardons prisoners Al Shafi elected chairman DOHA: Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani DOHA: Mohammed bin Hammoud Al Shafi has been elected chair- issued yesterday an Emiri ges- man of the Central Municipal Council’s (CMC) fifth term. ture pardoning a number of Eng Hamad bin Lahdan Al Mohannadi has been elected vice-chair- prisoners on the occasion of the man. Both were members in the previous term and re-elected in general Holy Month of Ramadan. QNA elections held in May. The Minister of Municipality and Urban Planning H E Abdurrahman bin Khalifa Al Thani yesterday opened the first meeting of the new 63 militants CMC panel, which elected the new chairman and vice-chairman. The election was held through secret ballot. In the 29-member killed in Sinai Council, Al Shafi won 15 votes, while the other two candidates Saeed bin Rashid Al Hajri and Jassim Abdullah Al Malki got eight and six CAIRO: Egypt’s military votes, respectively. launched air strikes and ground Al Mohannadi was elected vice-chairman unopposed after Rabia Al operations that killed 63 Islamist Kaabi, who was in the fray, withdrew his candidacy before the elections, militants in North Sinai yester- the Qatar News Agency reported yesterday. day, security sources said, as Continued on page 5 The newly-elected CMC members with the Minister of Municipality and Urban Planning H E Abdulrahman bin the country grapples with an THE PENINSULA Khalifa bin Abdulaziz Al Thani in Doha yesterday. increasingly ambitious insur- gency based in the region. The Sinai has recently seen some of the heaviest fighting between security forces and Islamist militants since the army top- Spain alert over pled President Mohamed Mursi Tough choices for Iran: Kerry of Muslim Brotherhood in 2013. REUTERS terror threat VIENNA: An Iranian nuclear Foreign ministers from Britain, accused of making too many con- See also page 7 MADRID: Spain is facing its agreement is possible this week China, France, Germany and cessions by Republican members highest level of terror threat if Iran makes the “hard choices” Russia began arriving yesterday of Congress and by Israel, remains since 2004 because of the dan- necessary, but if not, the United evening as the major powers make ready to abandon the talks, Kerry RAMADAN ger posed by jihadists, said the States remains ready to walk a push to meet tomorrow’s dead- said. “If we don’t have a deal and TIMING country’s Interior Minister away from the negotiations, US line for a final agreement to end there is absolute intransigence Jorge Fernandez Diaz yesterday. Secretary of State John Kerry the 12-year-old dispute. Kerry and unwillingness to move on Ramadan Today’s Iftar: “We are at the maximum said yesterday. said negotiators were still aiming the things that are important for QUIZ 06:31pm alert level since the attacks of Speaking after his third meet- for that deadline, but other diplo- us, President Obama has always Answer a Simple Question March 11, 2004 in Madrid,” said ing of the day with Iranian Foreign mats have said the talks could slip said we’re prepared to walk away,” Win a Gold Coin everyday Tomorrow’s Imsak: Fernandez Diaz in an interview Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif, to July 9, the date by which the he said. See page 15 03:10am published yesterday, referring to Kerry said they had made “genu- Obama administration must sub- European officials also said the the attacks that left 191 dead and ine progress” in talks over the last mit a deal to Congress in order to onus was on Iran to cut a deal. nearly 2,000 injured. few days but “several of the most get an expedited, 30-day review. After arriving in Vienna, French The minister said he did not difficult issues” remain. The agreement under discus- Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius want to incite panic, but “the level “If hard choices get made in the sion would require Iran to curb told reporters the main question 4 alert (out of a maximum of 5) next couple of days, made quickly, its most sensitive nuclear work was whether Iran would make corresponds to a reality”.