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ISO 9001:2008 CERTIFIED NEWSPAPER Home | 4 Business | 18 Sport | 27 Qatar to host No layoff of Qatari Britain’s Menzies global robotics nationals from triumphs as competition on ExxonMobil, says Losail MX November 6. Al Naemi. begins. SUNDAY 11 OCTOBER 2015 • 27 Dhul-Hijja 1436 • Volume 20 Number 6580 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com [email protected] | [email protected] Editorial: 4455 7741 | Advertising: 4455 7837 / 4455 7780 Qatar initiative Blasts rock Ankara peace rally, 95 dead ANKARA: Two explosions at a road junction in the centre Emir condoles of the Turkish capital Ankara on online wage have killed at least 95 people with Erdogan and injured nearly 246 others, 48 of them in intensive care, the DOHA: Emir H H Sheikh Tamim prime minister’s office said. bin Hamad Al Thani held tele- transfer hailed The first blast occurred at phone talks with Turkish Presi- around 10am (0700 GMT), with dent Recep Tayyip Erdogan last the second following shortly after, evening and expressed condo- during a peace rally organised by lences and sympathy over the 550,000 workers covered to date several leftist groups, includ- victims of the blasts, wishing the ing the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ injured a speedy recovery. By Mohammed Osman been made in the workers’ con- Democratic Party (HDP). The Emir also expressed his dition and the companies have Authorities are exploring the condemnation of terrorist acts DOHA: With issuance of the shown the commitment to cre- possibility that the blasts may which aimed to destabilise secu- new wage protection law, sala- ate a suitable work environment have been caused by two suicide rity and stability and kill inno- ries of some 550,000 workers of and healthy accommodations. The bombers. Prime Minister Ahmet cents and reiterated Qatar’s 11,000 companies have already delegation, accompanied by Qatar Davutoglu announced three days solidarity with Turkey in coun- been transferred to their bank Chamber’s staff, visited several of national mourning during a tel- tering these criminal acts. accounts, a senior official of the work sites and labour accommo- evised press conference. A bomb-disposal expert inspects a suitcase at the site of twin explosions Meanwhile, the Foreign Mini- Ministry of Labour and Social dations including those belonging “We have to stand together near the main train station in Ankara yesterday. stry stressed the need for soli- Affairs has said. to Hamad bin Khalid Company against terrorism to defend our darity to denounce violence and The law has made it manda- and Starbag Qatar Group. country,” Davutoglu said, add- train station where people were Tayyip Erdogan strongly reject terrorism in all its forms tory on all employers to transfer The team members noted ing that the target of the attack gathering for a peace march denounced the attack. “I strongly and manifestations regardless of salaries of their employees to a that the progress achieved by was Turkish unity, democracy to protest against the conflict condemn this heinous attack its motives and causes. financial institution. The employ- Qatar on wage protection and and stability. “We are confident between the state and Kurdish on our unity and our country’s The ministry confirmed sup- ers have been given a November 2 sponsorship system are added that there is no single citizen who fighters in southeast Turkey. peace,” Erdogan said. “No mat- port of Qatar to the brotherly deadline to comply with the law. values to Qatar and support its doesn’t share the deep sorrow for Turkey’s health minister earlier ter what its origin, aim or name, Turkish Republic and its people The Ministry has set up a sepa- position in the annual confer- those who have lost their loved said that the death toll had risen we are against any form of ter- in the confrontation of crimi- rate section with adequate staff ence of the International Labour ones in these attacks.” from 30 to 86, with 186 injured. rorist act or terrorist organisa- nal acts and all the measure it for monitoring the wage transfer, Organisation (ILO) next month. No groups have claimed Video footage on social media tion. We are obliged to be against takes to maintain its security said Saleh Al Shawi, Director of “There are concerns about responsibility for the explosions. showed several bodies lying on the it together,” Erdogan said. and stability. Legal Affairs at the Ministry. The Qatar which have been raised by A video on social media showed ground, as survivors tried to attend The attack came with Turkey It expressed Qatar’s condo- wages must be paid before the 7th trade unions within the ILO to the moment of one explosion: to the wounded. “We are faced on edge ahead of November 1 polls lences to the Turkish government, of every month as per the ministe- complaint mechanisms. Our view Young people were dancing and with a huge massacre. A barbaric and a wave of unrest over the past people and families of the victims rial decision on wage protection. is that the Qatar government is waving banners as a massive fire- attack has been committed,” said few months. and wished the injured a quick Al Shawi was addressing showing progress. It also needs to ball erupts. HDP leader Selahattin Demirtas. AGENCIES recovery. a meeting held by the Qatar bring its laws in line with those of The explosions occurred near a Turkey’s President Recep See also page 7 QNA Chamber with a delegation from international standards. I think it the International Organisation is very important that the business of Employers (IOE), representa- sector plays its role in respecting tives of companies and Qatari those rights and making sure that businessmen on Thursday at the they have made progress,” Linda Chamber’s premises. Al Shawi Kromyoung, IOE Secretary- Electronic link said Qatar has made significant General told The Peninsula on the Israeli forces shoot dead two amendments in the labour law sidelines of the meeting. in line with its commitment to Qatar Chamber Vice-Chairman between Qatar all international laws and agree- Mohamed bin Tawar Al Kuwari ments governing labour rights. said that the main objective of Palestinian teens in Gaza and Saudi The IOE team expressed its the meeting was to highlight the satisfaction over the progress that workers’ condition in Qatar. JERUSALEM/GAZA: Israeli two police officers, seriously air before shooting “at the main Qatar has made in protection of security forces shot dead two wounding one of them, near the instigators”. A military statement customs soon worker’s rights, especially in the THE PENINSULA Palestinians aged 12 and 15 in Damascus Gate a few hours after added that scores of Palestinians DOHA: Qatar and Saudi Arabia legal aspects. Improvements have Continued on page 6 protests along Gaza’s border a 16-year-old Palestinian stabbed had managed to breach the fence are finalising preparations for fence yesterday, Palestinian and wounded two ultra-Orthodox and enter Israeli territory before establishing an electronic link medics said, and Israeli police Jewish men in the same area. being pushed back by the soldiers. between customs authorities of said they had killed three knife- Paramilitary police had also US Secretary of State John the two countries. Yemen fighting wielding Palestinian assailants killed a Palestinian radical after Kerry spoke by phone with The issue was discussed at their in Jerusalem. he fired on them during late-night Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin fifth joint meeting attended by Eleven days of bloodshed clashes at the Shuafat refugee Netanyahu on Friday and with Ahmed bin Ali Al Mohannadi, in which four Israelis and 20 camp in East Jerusalem. Hamas Palestinian President Mahmoud Chairman of Qatar’s General Palestinians, many of whom said that the Shuafat shooter was Abbas yesterday. Netanyahu and Customs Authority, and Saleh had carried out knife attacks, one of its members. “The hero Abbas have called for calm and bin Manie Al Khelawi, Director have been killed in Jerusalem, martyr fought the Israeli occu- Palestinian police continued to General of Saudi Customs. the Israeli-occupied West Bank, pation with language they under- coordinate with Israeli security The meeting discussed proce- Gaza and Israeli cities have raised stand,” Hamas said. forces to try to restore order. dures for completing the elec- concerns that a new Palestinian In Gaza, Israeli soldiers shot The almost daily Palestinian tronic link that will connect the uprising may be brewing. dead the Palestinian boy and knife attacks and clashes between customs outlets of the two coun- Palestinians have been angered teenager as they were taking Israeli soldiers and stone-throw- tries, said a statement issued by by events at the Al Aqsa Mosque part in protests near Israel’s bor- ing Palestinians are not at the lev- the Authority yesterday. compound in Jerusalem’s walled der security fence, Palestinian els of past Palestinian uprisings, Al Mohannadi said that the Old City and fear Israel wants to medical officials said. but the escalation has prompted project aimed at removing all change the status quo at Islam’s An army spokeswoman said talk of a third “intifada”. obstacles that can affect exchange third holiest shrine. the protesters had been hurl- Protests have also spread to of commodities between the two Yesterday, two Palestinians ing burning tyres and stones several Arab towns in Israel, with countries. This will reflect posi- were shot dead by police after towards the soldiers in a no-go demonstrators blocking roads and tively on the economies of Qatar Armed Yemeni tribesmen from the Popular Resistance Committees, stabbing at least four Israelis in border security zone declared throwing stones and firecrackers and Saudi Arabia and GCC states supporting forces loyal to Yemen’s Saudi-backed President Abdrabuh separate attacks near Jerusalem’s by Israelis.