ISO 9001:2008 CERTIFIED NEWSPAPER Gasquet recovers to reach round two Sport | 27 Tuesday 6 January 2015 • 15 Rabial I 1436 • Volume 19 Number 6302 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com [email protected] | [email protected] Editorial: 4455 7741 | Advertising: 4455 7837 / 4455 7780 Motorists face Emir meets British official OPINION The return stiffer penalty of Syrian regime’s flag he flag of the Syrian for littering regime with its three Tcolours — red, white and black — has begun to flutter again in the Gulf as Offence to be captured on camera the Syrian embassy in Kuwait has been DOHA: Think twice before Al Hajri said that throw- handed tossing waste out of your car on ing waste from cars is the most over to the road or any area not meant common violation of the public Bashar Al for trash. You may not be able hygiene law. Assad’s to renew the road permit of The law has stipulated a fine govern- your car until you pay the fine of QR5,000 for dumping waste ment. of QR1,000 stipulated for this in public places like roads or The Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani with Head of Criminal Justice and President of the Courts The news offence, warns a senior official beaches. Another violation that of England and Wales Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd at the Emiri Diwan yesterday. Another picture on page 3 comes as of the Doha Municipality. could invite an equal amount of a huge Dr Khalid Al Jaber If the civic inspectors detect fine is urinating in public or pri- surprise people throwing waste from their vate places not meant for the pur- because cars on the street or at another pose. Leaving waste bags in front the Syrian seat in the Arab public place, they would capture of houses is punishable with a fine Panel to monitor fuel Sharp dip in mercury League was given to the oppo- it in their camera and forward it of QR100. sition and their representa- to the Traffic Department. The If the violator fails to pay the tive was allowed to attend inspector would also impose a fine fine, the case could be referred to and storage stations forecast at weekend and speak at the Arab sum- of QR1,000 as stipulated by public the Public Prosecution for further mit held in Doha. hygiene law No 8 of 1974. legal procedures and the person DOHA: The Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad DOHA: A cold and windy weekend is ahead for The latest development is The owner of the car would not could face imprisonment up to Al Thani yesterday ratified the cabinet decision to people in Qatar as the Meteorology Department counter-productive. Syrians be able to renew the road permit one month and fines of QR500 to set up a committee for monitoring fuel and stor- has forecast significant fall in the temperature that have been fighting for democ- until he settles the issue with the QR10,000 or both. age stations, Qatar News Agency (QNA) reported will be accompanied by strong winds on Thursday. racy and a better life for four municipal authorities by paying Last year, the Doha yesterday. “On Thursday, a high pressure extending from years and the civil war has the fine. Municipality detected 9,000 viola- The committee will assess and regularly monitor the Northwest of Saudi Arabia will affect the coun- destroyed most of the coun- This was disclosed by Ali tions of laws governing advertise- the safety of petrol and service stations. There will try. Strong northwesterly winds affecting the whole try, and every month thou- Nasser Al Hajri, head of the pub- ment, street vendors and public be strict monitoring of how these stations store fuel country, associated with a cold front will cause a sands of Syrians are thrown lic monitoring section of Doha hygiene violations. and fill petrol. The decision says that the committee marked decrease in temperature,” said Qatar into poverty and unemploy- Municipality at a press confer- The number of abandoned cars is to be set up under the chairmanship of a repre- Meteorology Department. The maximum tempera- ment. Syrians have entered ence on Sunday held on the side- caught during inspections had sentative of Qatar Petroleum and another of the ture is expected to be 16-20 degrees celsius while the New Year amid ruins and lines of an interactive session with fallen from over 20,000 in 2013 Ministry of Interior (General Directorate of Civil the minimum is likely to be 10-14 degrees in Doha. chaos. Their only mistake was the public, a local Arabic daily to 8,500 in 2014 due to the inten- Defence) as Vice Chairman. A representative from It is also expected to be lower than 8 degrees in the to demand freedom from 44 reported yesterday. sive campaign of the Ministry in the Ministry of Municipality and Urban Planning, southern part of the country. years of Assad’s family rule. The programme titled “open collaboration with the Ministry the Ministry of Economy and Commerce, the According to the department, there is a slight The regime used brute force meeting with the official” was of Interior. Ministry of Environment, the Ministry of Transport, chance of rain. “With the existence of a cold air mass to suppress the peaceful pro- organised by the Ministry of During another campaign in Qatar Electricity and Water Corporation, Qatar in the upper air levels, some low and medium clouds tests and the country slipped Municipality and Urban Planning Industrial Area, 17 violations Railways Company, Qatar Woqod Company will be are expected to form with a chance of light rain in into a civil war. to promote communication of the public hygiene law were member of the committee. THE PENINSULA the area,” said the department. Continued on page 2 between public and the ministry. detected. THE PENINSULA Continued on page 4 THE PENINSULA TUESDAY 6 JANUARY 2015 02 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com HOME Qatar Turkey 2015 Year of Culture launched Programme includes festivals and cultural exchanges DOHA: Qatar Museums (QM) multiple partnerships set to will include a Turkish film week has announced the launch of strengthen the ties and create a in collaboration with Doha Qatar Turkey 2015 Year of solid platform which will encour- Film Institute and an open air Culture celebrating relations age more collaboration on the eco- Turkish Festival and Bazaar at between the two countries nomic, tourism and business fronts. the Museum of Islamic Art Park. through cultural partnerships The programmes in the Qatar Turkish Ambassador Ahmet between Qatari and Turkish Turkey 2015 Year of Culture will Demirok said: “Turkey and organisations, institutions and be grouped under four main cate- Qatar have excellent brotherly individuals. gories: Art & Culture, Community relations based on common cul- The programme will include & Education, Sports, and Business ture and centuries-old history. exhibitions, festivals, perform- and Trade. Highlights will include Having such a distinguished ances, educational programmes major exhibitions in both coun- background and in line with and cultural exchanges across tries and a Turkish Festival and shared vision of our leaders, Qatar and Turkey. The activities Bazaar in Qatar. partnership between our coun- will showcase the unique aspects Exhibitions in Qatar will tries is developing into a bright of each nation and celebrate the include a new show of modern future of cooperation. contemporary and traditional and contemporary Qatari and “At the grassroots level, Qatar Qatari and Turkish cultures, as Arab art from the collection of occupies the hearts of Turkish well as the shared interests of Mathaf: Arab Museum of Modern people. Likewise, we gladly see the Participants at the opening day of sixth Qatar International Falcons and Hunting Festival. their citizens. and Contemporary Art and a new increasing interest of our Qatari Safiya Saif Al Hajari, Director exhibition curated by MIA called brothers and sisters toward of Strategic Cultural Relations at ‘The Hunt’, which will explore Turkey. Turkish culture attracts Qatar Museums said: “Under the images from Qatari and Ottoman a growing deal of attention in guidance and leadership of H E Royal collections. Qatar and more Qataris are vis- Month-long Falcons and Sheikha Al Mayassa bint Hamad Exhibitions in Turkey will iting Turkey every year.” Al Thani, Chairperson of the Board include a new edition of the “The Qatar Turkey 2015 Year of of Trustees of Qatar Museums, acclaimed Pearls exhibition, now Culture will constitute a milestone we are proud to announce that seen by over 250,000 visitors in in our relations to further streng- Hunting Festival opens the Republic of Turkey will be our Japan, UK and Brazil. Musical hten human-to-human contacts partner country for this year. performances in both countries and give an opportunity to discover Al Hajari added the year-long will feature classical, Turkish the potential in our cultural rela- DOHA: The sixth edition of the The chairman of the organis- attended the day’s events, noted cultural programme will develop and Arab music, and festivals tions”. THE PENINSULA Qatar International Falcons and ing committee, Ali bin Khatim the festival’s high standard of Hunting Festival opened yes- Al Mahshadi, thanked the fes- organisation, commending the terday with an exciting compe- tival’s patron, Sheikh Joaan bin organising committee and its tition among participants in the Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani for chairman and Deputy Chairman Hudud Al Tahaddi challenge. his unlimited support of the herit- Mohammad bin Abdulatif al Revolutions will achieve their goal The month-long festival age event as well as the authori- Misnad for ensuring that the fes- under the patronage of H E ties supporting the festival.