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ISO 9001:2008 CERTIFIED NEWSPAPER Home | 3 Business | 14 Sport | 22 Municipalities German House Australian to intensify backs Greek opening salvo inspection of bailout despite leaves England outlets. rebellion. in tatters. SATURDAY 18 JULY 2015 • 2 Shawwal 1436 • Volume 20 Number 6495 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com [email protected] | [email protected] Editorial: 4455 7741 | Advertising: 4455 7837 / 4455 7780 Four Qataris Emir performs Eid Al Fitr prayers DOHA: Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani yesterday morning performed die, one critical Eid Al Fitr prayers, along with officials, at Al Wajba praying ground. Deputy Emir H H Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad Al Thani, the in road mishap Emir’s Personal Representative H H Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad Al Thani, sons of Father Emir 90 accidents on first day of Eid H H Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, sheikhs and ministers DOHA: At least four Qataris colour SUV in flames at a fully also performed the prayers. died and one was critically packed parking lot. Dr Thaqeel Sayer Al Shammari, injured in a road mishap in the Although no official infor- Judge at Court of Cassation and Industrial Area in the early mation was released about the Member of Supreme Judiciary hours of the first day of Eid Al incident, it was evident from Council, led the prayers and deliv- Fitr yesterday. the video that a parked vehi- ered the Eid sermon. He urged The injured is receiving treat- cle caught fire soon after Eid Muslims to do good deeds, work ment, while the bodies have been prayers in the morning as the in line with God’s directives, visit kept at Hamad General Hospital video was posted at 6.4am. each other and maintain ties with (HGH) morgue. Meanwhile, the General kinship as good traits of believers. Details, including the cause Directorate of Traffic concluded He also urged Muslims to follow a of the accident, were not imme- Ramadan traffic awareness cam- moderate approach in implement- diately available. Emergency paigns on the Corniche and in ing divine jurisdictions neither services rushed to the scene and other areas of Doha. with intolerance nor negligence. moved the injured to HGH. The campaign under the Dr Al Shammari highlighted Three died on the spot and one theme ‘Ramadan with Safe manifestations of corruption and after reaching HGH Emergency, Driving,’ focused on speed lim- called on Muslim national to unite Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, along with other officials, performs Eid Al Fitr prayers at Al Wajba while the other was admitted its, use of seat belts and avoiding and stand firmly against those praying grounds. with critical injuries at Trauma the use of mobile phones while who want to undermine it. QNA Intensive Care Unit at HGH, Al driving. Sharq reports, adding the acci- Statistics on road accidents dent was among 90. during Eid show the number However, majority of the acci- of deaths from injuries during dents were minor. Ramadan reduced by 40 per- Traffic police deployed at vari- cent last year compared to 2013, ous locations, mainly busy places, according to HMC. Aden ‘liberated’ but fighting continues and patrolling teams ensured Every year, Hamad Trauma smooth traffic despite accidents Centre admits up to 900 patients SANA’A: Yemen’s exiled gov- “We will work to restore life Riyadh has been leading a They secured the airport and and rush. with severe injuries as the ernment yesterday announced in Aden and all liberated cities coalition of Arab countries, wag- the surrounding Khormaksar dip- Ambulance Service at Hamad number of accidents rises dur- the “liberation” of second city to restore water and electricity,” ing an air campaign against the lomatic district earlier this week. Medical Corporation (HMC) ing the holy month. Aden after four months of fight- said Bahah, also prime minister. rebels and renegade troops loyal But witnesses said rebels were received 80 calls related to mis- The number of deaths was ing between loyalist forces and A government statement con- to former president Ali Abdullah still in control of the city’s Tawahi haps between 3am and 6pm. more than double during Iran-backed rebels. firmed the liberation of Aden. Saleh. district. Clashes are raging on the Hussain Mohamed Karmous, Ramadan in 2013 compared to But rebels continued to control On Tuesday, loyalist forces Aden was President Abdrabhu edges of Mualla, which leads into Assistant Director, Ambulances other months, especially with some districts of the city, wit- launched Operation Golden Arrow Mansur Hadi’s last refuge after he Tawahi, they said. Services, said six SUVs were regard to young men who are nesses said, adding fighting was against Shia Houthi rebels, who fled the capital earlier this year as Pro-Hadi fighters “are trying to deployed to reach the accident more likely to be involved in seri- underway in central areas of the seized control of much of Aden in the rebels took over the govern- advance towards Tawahi but fac- sites across the country and ous accidents. southern port. March, forcing the government ment, launched an offensive and ing resistance,” said one witness. ambulances responded to seven However, an increase in the “The government announces into exile in Saudi Arabia. seized much of the country. The Houthis are also holding emergency calls. number of awareness campaigns the liberation of the province of The counter-offensive was car- The exiled government’s official onto their positions in Dar Saad In a separate incident, a vehi- and enforcement of traffic law Aden on the first day of Eid Al ried out by southern militiamen news agency said loyalist forces northern neighbourhood and con- cle caught fire near Al Saad. led to a reduction in the number Fitr which falls on July 17,” Vice- of Popular Resistance, backed had mopped up the last pockets tinue to control the northern and A 13-second video posted on a of injuries and deaths last year, President Khaled Bahah said on by reinforcements trained and of rebel resistance in the city’s eastern entries into Aden. social media site showed a white HMC said. THE PENINSULA Facebook. equipped in Saudi Arabia. Mualla district. AFP Eid celebration at Katara IS car bomb Hot day, strong wind kills 80 in Iraq BAGHDAD: A suicide car forecast all over Qatar bomber killed over 80 people in a busy market in an Iraqi DOHA: There is no respite in hottest areas with maximum town yesterday, in one of the sight from the scorching heat, temperature around 45 degrees. deadliest attacks carried out by with the Qatar Meteorology However, Ruwais and Dukhan will Islamic State (IS) militants. Department forecasting a very may witness maximum tempera- The force of the blast brought hot day with strong wind over ture between 35 and 38 degrees, down buildings in Khan Bani all areas today. respectively. Saad, about 30km northeast of Motorists will need to be cau- Humidity is likely to increase Baghdad, crushing to death people tious as visibility is expected to be from tomorrow. “Starting from celebrating Eid Al Fitr, police and poor because of dusty wind, added Sunday wind speed will decrease medics said. IS claimed responsi- the department. which will be northwesterly- bility for the attack in the mixed “Strong wind over all areas northeasterly light to moderate eastern province of Diyala where and low horizontal visibility is in speed. Khan Bani Saad is located and expected (on Saturday),” said the “The wave height will be slight said the target was “rejectionists”, department. to moderate and the weather is as it refers to Shias. See also page 5 Temperature is expected going to be relatively humid by between 31 and 45 degree Celsius. night during this period,” the Israel asked to free Doha, Al Wakra and Mesaieed department added. are expected to be among the THE PENINSULA 54 Palestinians A display of fireworks at Katara to celebrate Eid Al Fitr last night. BAHER AMIN GAZA CITY: A senior Hamas official yesterday said there could be no new exchange talks with Israel until it frees dozens of prisoners it has rearrested Qatari consumers face ‘snooping’ by market forces since their release in a 2011 swap. DOHA: Qatari consumers are worried Prominent Qataris and legal experts that she knew even the minute details of file,” said the Qatari, who didn’t want to Ismail Haniya, a former about alleged sharing of their personal stressed that authorities should tighten his health problem and treatment he had disclose his name. Palestinian prime minister, said information by shopping malls and com- regulations against those invading peo- undergone. “Callers reach out to you in different Israel had re-arrested at least 54 mercial outlets with strangers without ple’s privacy. They also asked citizens and “I received the call from a lady who ways. Sometimes a caller tells you that of over 1,000 prisoners freed in their consent. expatriates to be cautious while sharing claimed that she represented a company his or her queries are part of their sur- exchange for soldier Gilad Shalit, Using information shared by them with personal information with malls and other involved a medical survey. She wanted vey and go to the extent of asking per- captured by Gaza militants in these outlets with strangers are intruding outlets. some details on the cardiac arrest I had sonal questions such as details of family 2006. “We have told mediators into their privacy, including their health Some cases of privacy violations are suffered a few weeks ago. I was surprised to members, their income, favourite shopping that there won’t be any nego- status and financial data.