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Page 01 Oct 22.Indd ISO 9001:2008 CERTIFIED NEWSPAPER Monday 22 October 2012 6 Dhul-Hijja 1433 - Volume 17 Number 5495 Price: QR2 Qtel Group MotoGP: revenues soar Pedrosa wins to QR25bn rain-hit race Business | 17 Sport | 28 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com [email protected] | [email protected] Editorial: 4455 7741 | Advertising: 4455 7837 / 4455 7780 Emir welcomes Moroccan King Emir to inaugurate Ayayayayayayayayayayayay several projects in Framework Gaza tomorrow GAZA CITY: The Emir for research H H Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani will visit Gaza tomor- row in the first such visit by an Arab leader since Hamas took over in 2007, sources close to the ruling Islamist movement unveiled said. “The Emir of Qatar will arrive in Gaza on Tuesday,” a source Sheikha Moza opens annual forum close to the Hamas government said, speaking on condition of BY FAZEENA SALEEM Research Forum recognises the anonymity. progress in research being made “Tomorrow (Monday), a Qatari DOHA: Qatar National by national stakeholders, interna- delegation will come to Gaza to Research Strategy 2012, a tional partners and multinational prepare the programme and dis- national framework to sup- companies in Qatar and, for the cuss details of the visit.” port and guide the country’s first time, establish a roadmap for Earlier, the Shihab news agency ambitious science and research implementing the Qatar National which is close to Hamas quoted endeavours, was unveiled yes- Research Strategy. an unnamed official from the terday at the Joint Qatar “On a regional level we want movement as saying: “The Emir Foundation Annual Research Qatar to turn into a hub for inno- of Qatar will come to Gaza on Forum and Arab Expatriate vative thinking,” said Sheikha Tuesday to open several projects Scientists Network Symposium Moza, delivering the opening in the strip.” inaugurated by Her Highness speech at the research forum It will be the first visit to the Sheikha Moza bint Nasser. begun at the Qatar National Palestinian enclave by an Arab In its third year, the Annual Convention Centre. head of state since it was occu- She added that Qatar has pied by Israel in the 1967 Middle invested $68m in 53 research East war. The Emir will be one centres in Arab countries. The of the territory’s most high-pro- roadmap for implementing the file international visitors since country’s research plan aims to Hamas ousted the rival secular develop the capabilities of Qatar’s Fatah movement of Palestinian people and institutions, building president Mahmud Abbas from a diversified economy, improving The Emir H H Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani with King Mohammed VI of Morocco at an official recep- Gaza in June, 2007. AFP health and social welfare, sup- tion at the Emiri Diwan yesterday. Qatar and Morocco later held talks in which bilateral ties were discussed. porting the security of the people and preserving the environment. It is set to achieve 23 goals, 76 objectives under five themes and will be revised as required. The research strategy will Police crack down on corrupt security guards focus on enterprise, energy and environment, computer sciences DOHA: The law enforcement then seize the stolen items from files and papers, said the ministry follows a crackdown by the Interior and information technology, agencies have taken into cus- their victim and collect money statement. Ministry on private security agen- health and social sciences, arts tody a number of security per- for not reporting the theft to the Those arrested were interro- cies to check if they were following and humanities. sonnel of a prominent shopping police and free him. gated and a report was forwarded the required standards. “Qatar will be an international mall here after it was reported The suspects would also take to the authorities concerned for The clampdown was launched centre for research and develop- that they were detaining and personal details of those detained legal action, according to the min- after a security agency’s licence ment excellence and innovation,” extorting money from shop- for thefts and take written under- istry statement. was cancelled for employing said Faisal Al Suwaidi, President lifters as bribe for not turning taking that they would not inform This newspaper has, mean- unqualified staff despite repeated of Research and Development at them over to the police. the police of the incident. while, learned that the Interior warnings. The company had QF, unveiling the Qatar National The Ministry of Interior said After receiving a tip-off, the Ministry has convened a meeting employed people who were not Research Strategy 2012. in a statement yesterday that the police sought formal approval of senior representatives of major on its sponsorship and were “Qatar National Research modus operandi of those arrested from the Public Prosecution retail outlets such as malls and not trained. A senior Interior Strategy 2012 is a living document was that they would identify a and planned a sting operation to hypermarkets. It is, however, not Ministry official said late last H H Sheikha Moza bint Nasser that will be reviewed as needed,” shoplifter and catch him and take catch the culprits. Their room known if this or some other issues month that some of the guards speaking at the Qatar Foundation Al Suwaidi further said. him to a room where they would was searched following the trap would be discussed at the proposed the company had were actually Annual Research Forum yesterday. THE PENINSULA question him. that was laid and the police dis- meet. Incidentally, the arrest of cooks and carpenters. Continued on page 3 The security personnel would covered a number of photographs, the security personnel of the mall THE PENINSULA Industries Qatar raises foreign Four arrested for QR8m robbery DOHA: Qatar’s public secu- an action plan was prepared for prosecutors, the CID arrested the ownership limit rity agencies have busted a speedy arrest of the culprits and perpetrators by trapping them. four-member gang of European to conduct investigations. Large sums of money were found BY MOBIN PANDIT burglars who broke into a Initial investigations indicated during a search. jewellery shop in the posh that behind the crime were four The car they were using was DOHA: Analysts and investors Al Sadd locality of the city and persons of European nationali- seized and the investigations view Industries Qatar’s move stole valuables worth a stagger- ties who had entered the coun- revealed that they leased it from raising its foreign ownership ing QR8m. try through the visa granted a car rental company. limit recently as a strong lead The Criminal Investigation for nationals of 33 countries at Large quantities of jewellery for the market and say they Department (CID) arrested the the Doha International Airport and watches, in addition to pass- hope other listed entities with four members of the gang within on arrival. ports and fake credit cards were lower foreign ownership caps 48 hours of the crime having been It also became evident that also found in the car. Apart from would soon follow suit. committed. they are residing in a hotel near these, some of the tools that were Fundamentally strong and An Interior Ministry release the gold market. used for breaking the doors of the large cap Industries Qatar (IQ) said yesterday that after the After legal proceedings and shop were also found. The four arrested burglars seen with valuables worth a whopping QR8m has upped its foreign ownership CID received the information, obtaining the permission from THE PENINSULA they stole from a jewellery shop in Al Sadd. cap to 12.25 percent from 7.5. In other words, the company has increased the amount of stocks non-Qatari investors can trade in to 12.25 percent of the total. The company had 30 percent Protests against election law turn violent in Kuwait free float shares (stocks that are available for trading on the mar- ket), 25 percent of which could KUWAIT: Police in Kuwait Kuwait City, to march towards — which gathered at a road near and would change the electoral He dissolved parliament on be traded in by foreigners. This used tear gas and stun grenades the government’s headquarters. Kuwait Towers, a seaside land- law “to preserve national unity”. October 7. It was the sixth time means that only 7.5 percent of the yesterday to disperse demon- Riot police surrounded some mark in the country. The announcement was the the oil-rich state and key US ally company’s total shares could be strators as thousands marched groups, gave them a few minutes The authorities had previously latest move in an intensifying had disbanded its legislature since bought by non-citizens earlier. in a protest against changes to disperse, and then used tear promised to “decisively con- power struggle between the rul- early 2006. Since the free float shares have to the electoral law which the gas and stun grenades against front” protesters to prevent the ing establishment and parliament Kuwait’s oil wealth and a gen- now been increased by IQ to 49 opposition has called a constitu- them, witnesses said. Several peo- demonstration. that has seen eight governments erous welfare state have so far percent, this ratio (in the total) tional coup by the government, ple were injured. The opposition decided to take come and go since the Kuwaiti helped it avoid the kind of “Arab has climbed up to 12.25 percent. witnesses said. Protesters later regrouped to to the streets after the govern- Emir, H H Sheikh Sabah Al Spring” protests that forced out THE PENINSULA Demonstrators had gathered form a larger crowd — estimated ment announced last week it was Ahmad Al Sabah, came to power leaders elsewhere in the region.
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