ISO 9001:2008 CERTIFIED NEWSPAPER Tuesday 17 September 2013 11 Dhul-qa’da 1434 - Volume 18 Number 5825 Price: QR2 New projects Australia win to add value to ODI series energy industry in England Business | 17 Sport | 28 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com [email protected] | [email protected] Editorial: 4455 7741 | Advertising: 4455 7837 / 4455 7780 Shooting spree in Schools to get Washington DC leaves 13 dead shorter summer WASHINGTON: A 34-year- old man opened fire at the US Navy Yard yesterday in a shoot- ing that left 13 people dead, including the gunman, not far break next year from the US Capitol and the White House, officials said. The suspect was identified SEC releases academic calendar by the FBI as Aaron Alexis of Fort Worth, Texas. Washington DC police chief Cathy Lanier DOHA: Next years’ sum- to unify the school holidays. Next told reporters that Alexis “was mer break for Independent year’s summer break for schools engaged in shooting with police schools in Qatar will begin on will be starting about two weeks officers” when he died. July 13 and end on September late, compared to this year, when “We have no indication of 7, according to the 2013-2014 they were closed by the end of motive at this time,” Lanier said. academic calendar released by June. Valerie Parlave, assistant direc- the Supreme Education Council The reopening date has also tor in charge of the Washington (SEC) yesterday. been advanced by three days, field office of the FBI, asked the Private schools may also have thus reducing the duration of the public for help with information to follow a similar schedule, fol- summer break. This year, schools about Alexis. Authorities said lowing SEC’s decision to unify the in Qatar had one of the longest they were searching for another annual holidays of all the schools summer holidays, stretching more possible gunman. REUTERS in the country. As per the new than 80 days. See also page 10 academic calender, schools will Most private schools have also have a shorter-than-usual sum- been following more or less a mer break next year, spanning similar academic schedule, espe- Syrians enter Turkey from the Turkish Cilvegozu border gate, located opposite the Syrian commercial crossing Saudi ranks fourth less than two months. cially in the case of summer holi- point of Bab Al Hawa in Reyhanli, Hatay province, yesterday. If the schools should start the days. All the Independent schools in expat workers summer vacation on July 13, they and most private schools started will be working for about two their new academic session on RIYADH: Saudi Arabia ranks weeks during the holy month of September 10, with the exception fourth in hosting the largest Ramadan, that will begin early of some community schools which UN confirms sarin use in Syria number of foreign manpower July, next year. This year all the resumed classes one or two days worldwide, according to a study schools were closed before the earlier. UNITED NATIONS: The UN their own supporters to provoke said: “This is the most significant published by the Population start of Ramadan. The 2013-2014 academic year has confirmed that the worst foreign intervention “should not confirmed use of chemical weap- Division of the United Nations. The Minister of Education for Independent schools will chemical weapons attack in be shrugged off”. ons against civilians since Saddam There are 9.1 million foreign and Higher Education H E see the introduction of a break 25 years took place in eastern There was also sharp disagree- Hussein used them in Halabja in workers in the Kingdom. Mohammed Abdul Wahed Ali at the second semester, for the Damascus last month, involving ment about what kind of UN res- 1988. The international commu- The report pointed out that Al Hammadi, who is also the first time. The first semester will specially designed rockets that olution was needed to implement nity has pledged to prevent any most of the expat workers have Secretary-General of the SEC end on January 26, followed by a spread sarin nerve agent over the agreement struck by the US such horror from recurring, yet been living outside their home approved the annual calendar 10-day break, and the schools will rebel-held suburbs of the Syrian and Russia on Saturday in Geneva it has happened again.” countries for an extended period for Independent schools for the resume classes on February 6. capital. on dismantling the Assad regime’s However, Ban did not say who of time. The US ranked first as 2013/2014 academic year. There will be another break The report did not assign blame chemical weapons programme. was responsible for the attack, the most popular destination An SEC statement issued yes- during the second semester from for the attack but the US, Britain The differences — on whether noting that was not in the man- for expatriates with 45.8 mil- terday explaining the examina- April 13 to April 17. and France said the details on an initial resolution should date of the UN investigation. lion; followed by Russia, 11 mil- tion and vacation schedules of the Teaching and administrative the sarin, the rockets used and include the threat of punitive “It is for others to pursue this lion; Germany, 9.8 million; Saudi Independent schools didn’t specify staff of schools would return to their trajectories all proved that measures for Syrian non-com- matter further to determine Arabia, 9.1 million; and the UAE, whether they apply to the private duty on August 28. As for stu- Bashar Al Assad’s regime was pliance — were a reminder that responsibility. We will all have 7.8 million. According to the schools. dents, the 2014-2015 academic responsible. However, Russia the Geneva agreement could still our own thoughts on this,” the report, Asia has experienced the This year and last year, only year will begin on September 7, argued that the western powers unravel before it is put into force. secretary general said. largest increase in the number of a few community schools were after the summer break. had “jumped to conclusions” and Presenting the report, the UN THE GUARDIAN international migrants since 2000. exempted from the SEC decision THE PENINSULA said claims of rebel use against secretary general, Ban Ki-moon, See also pages 7 & 9 QNA LifeFlight New victim Court ruling stirs British identified 12 debate on Muslim veils LONDON: A British judge yesterday ruled that a Muslim woman years after could not give evidence at her trial wearing a full-face veil, sparking debate about whether Britain should follow other European coun- 9/11 attacks tries and ban Islamic veils in schools and public places. Senior politicians played down the likelihood of a ban after one NEW YORK CITY: A man minister said the coalition government should consider forbidding killed in the September 11, full-face veils, or niqabs, in schools, a measure that is gaining support 2001, attacks in New York has from some members of parliament. become the 1,638th victim to “My own view, very strongly held, is that we shouldn’t end up like be identified, the city’s medical other countries issuing edicts or laws from parliament telling people authorities said yesterday. what they should or should not wear,” said Deputy Prime Minister The 49-year-old’s name was not Nick Clegg, leader of the coalition’s junior centrist party, the Liberal released at the request of his fam- Democrats. “This is a free country and people going about their own ily, the chief medical examiner’s business should be free to wear what they wish.” office said. His identification was The case comes as the government considers how to better integrate made possible through the re- One of the Augusta Westland 139 helicopters which was commissioned for rescue operations by the Hamad Britain’s 2.7 million Muslims without restricting the right to freedom testing of remains. Medical Corporation yesterday. Dubbed LifeFlight, these helicopters will be used in emergency cases. of religious expression. REUTERS A total of 2,753 people lost their Report on page 4 lives in the attacks on New York’s World Trade Center, when Al Qaeda hijackers flew two airlin- ers into the Twin Towers. A third plane was flown into the Pentagon, while a fourth crashed Qatar used as transit point by drug traffickers: Expert in a Pennsylvania field after its passengers tried to overpower the BY AZMAT HAROON here from South America. “It’s a the sidelines of the Homeland In two weeks, six cases were interested in expanding their hijackers. very small amount that they have Security Summit organised by reported in which criminal businesses here due to the wealth To this day, just 59 percent of DOHA: Although the amount seized in Qatar but we can see Fleming Gulf. groups attempted to smuggle associated with the region. the victims have been identified, of illicit drugs seized in Qatar is from recent activity that Qatar The activity of criminal organ- deadly contraband on Qatar “If you mention Dubai and mostly through DNA. No trace relatively low so far, drug car- is a new route for drug traffick- isations from Latin American Airways flights from Ezeiza Kuwait to anyone in the under- has been found of the remain- tels from Brazil and Argentina ers from Brazil and Argentina, countries is rapidly increasing in International Airport near world, people say it’s money. And ing 41 percent, or 1,115 people, are now using Qatar as a tran- among other countries, who are the region, according to Obdola, Buenos Aires to Doha.