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ISO 9001:2008 CERTIFIED NEWSPAPER Home | 7 Business | 17 Sport | 28 20 seven-seater Qatar to witness Real Madrid airport taxis highest rate of job face another start services creation in 2015 defensive barrier today. in GCC. at Juve. TUESDAY 5 MAY 2015 • 16 Rajab 1436 • Volume 20 Number 6421 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com [email protected] | [email protected] Editorial: 4455 7741 | Advertising: 4455 7837 / 4455 7780 OPINION Challenges facing Qatar, France GCC summit in Riyadh sign $7.02bn he GCC summit to be Theld in Riyadh this week comes at a critical time for our region. The Rafale jet deal Yemen crisis is still going on, air- Hollande hails ties with region strikes have not DOHA: France and Qatar Qatar and the region it is because stopped signed a $7.02bn deal yester- France is considered a reliable even day for the sale of 24 Rafale country which a partner country after the Dr Khalid Al-Jaber fighter jets, an accord President can give their confidence to,” he end of Francois Hollande hailed as said, adding that French ‘cred- Decisive Storm Operation, a mark of Gulf Arab regard ibility’ in the region helped with and the news of an Iran for French regional strategy Rafale sales. nuclear agreement is causing including its firm line on Iran. Hollande cited major power a wave of concern and Gulf The contract — the third this talks over Iran’s nuclear pro- leaders are looking forward year for Dassault AVMD.PA after gramme, in which Paris has pur- to their meeting with Barack deals to sell Rafale jets to Egypt sued a tough stance with Tehran, Obama at Camp David. These and India — also includes MBDA the main regional rival of Gulf Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and French President Francois Hollande witnessing the signing of an issues have a direct impact missiles, and the training of 36 Arab states, as an example of agreement for the purchase of Rafale jets in Doha yesterday. on GCC states, while crises Qatari pilots and 100 technicians France’s reliability in the region. in other Arab countries too by the French military. “We will be vigilant so that this Hollande said there could be of the Qatar signing ceremony. things now favoured the seller. have fallouts which require an Officials said the accord signed accord truly guarantees that Iran options for further sales of the Le Drian, seen as the archi- “If they want the plane quickly, urgent response. by Hollande and Emir H H Sheikh does not get a nuclear weapon. plane in Qatar. tect of Rafale’s recent successes, they will have to pay more for it,” There is a fear of growing Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani also For all these reasons I’ve been Dassault is also in talks aimed met Abu Dhabi Crown Prince he said. Iranian influence in the region. provided for the training of a invited to the GCC summit. It’s a at supplying 16 of the multi-role Mohammed bin Zayed for an hour Dassault Chief Executive Eric In Sana’a, people were expect- number of Qatari intelligence mark of confidence ... that France combat jets to Malaysia and has to discuss the jets, two years after Trappier told reporters Kuwait ing Iran to create a situation officers. is there for its allies when it is resumed discussions over poten- talks with the UAE on the war- was also evaluating the plane. The very similar to what hap- “It’s a good choice,” said called upon.” tial fighter sales to another Gulf planes stalled. Qatar sale was “a good sign for pened in Baghdad, Damascus Hollande, who later left for France, a UN Security Council Arab state, the United Arab The discussions went well, two all the countries of the region” and Beirut by stirring politi- Saudi Arabia, where he is to veto-holder, has held out for strict Emirates (UAE). diplomatic sources said, with one because now they would see cal turmoil, chaos, and endless attend a summit today of the terms on Iran in any deal to ease Highlighting the possibilities adding that negotiations were in the capabilities of the aircraft, sectarian conflicts. Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) sanctions on Tehran in return in the region, French Defence an “active phase”. he said. “It’s a little bit the snow- Continued on page 7 in Riyadh. for monitoring and curbs on its Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian flew One official close to the talks ball effect — except it’s in the “If we are present here in nuclear programme. to Abu Dhabi on Saturday ahead said the flurry of sales meant that desert,” he said. REUTERS Kafala system will be abolished this year: Labour minister Taliban talks DOHA: Qatar’s Labour and next seven months. “I hope it Khulaifi replied: “I am 90 percent currently being considered by Many labourers working on Social Affairs Minister H E will be prior to the year end,” said hopeful or believe that it will be.” Qatar’s Shura Council, an assem- major infrastructure or World agree to reopen Abdullah Saleh Mubarak Al Khulaifi, speaking at a press brief- Doha says it will replace the bly which has the power to draft Cup projects within the country Khulaifi said yesterday he ing in Doha to foreign reporters. system with one based instead on new laws. have complained that payment of hopes the country’s “kafala” “We discussed it, our stake- employment contracts. Khulaifi also said Qatar would their salaries are often delayed. Doha office system will be abolished before holders have looked at it... Now These contracts would last a fully implement another major “We are not hiding from our the end of this year. it is on track. maximum of five years and the labour reform — an electronic problems here in Qatar, we are AL-KHOR: Representatives at Under the system, employers “Do I believe it will come out current exit permit system would payment system for thousands facing them,” said Khulaifi. preliminary talks aiming to end in the country can prevent for- positively? Yes, I do. Because at be replaced with one where of migrant labourers — by “We know that things aren’t Afghanistan’s long war have eign workers from changing jobs the end of the day I believe it is workers give the authorities a mid-August. perfect but they are better than agreed that Taliban insurgents or leaving the country. good for the economy, it’s good for maximum of 72 hours’ notice that This would ensure that up to they were a year ago and I prom- should open a political office for The Minister said he was “90 the country.” they want to leave the country. one million workers get paid at ise you they will be better a year negotiations, but disagreement percent” certain the system Asked if the scheme would be The proposed reform has been least once a month and, in some from now.” over foreign troops is still ham- would be replaced within the abolished by the end of the year, discussed by the cabinet and is cases, every fortnight. AFP pering prospects for a ceasefire. A statement issued yesterday outlined the agreements reached by at least 40 delegates to a “non-official meeting” bringing Squarish watermelon together Taliban representatives, NY cop dies after Plan to curb mobile Afghan government figures and UN representatives at a two-day being shot in head meeting held in Qatar. The dialogue was a step NEW YORK: spam messages A New York City toward a peace process that has plainclothes police officer shot proved elusive during a war that in the head over the weekend as DOHA: The Communications stringent measures are in place, has killed tens of thousands of he tried to question a local man Regulatory Authority (CRA) it has advised telecom consum- Afghans since the Taliban were sought on gun charges died yes- is drafting a code of conduct ers in Qatar to take the following driven from power by a 2001 terday, police and City Hall offi- for advertising through mobile measures. US-led military operation. cials said. phones in a bid to protect cus- As for SMS, both Ooredoo and In a further blow for peace Officer Brian Moore, 25, was tomers from spam messages. Vodafone have mechanisms and hopes, Taliban fighters killed at shot on Saturday evening as he The code will provide a frame- processes in place to block specific least 18 police early yesterday and his partner were seated in an work to ensure that marketing numbers for individuals, or for all in attacks in the northeastern unmarked car. Moore had been and advertising activities through consumers in Qatar if the same province of Badakhshan, a local hospitalised in critical condition mobile phones are carried out in a number is found to send spam official said. but died yesterday. way that complies with the legal, message to multiple consumers. In Qatar the delegates agreed REUTERS A watermelon, which is not round, grown at a Qatar farm. The shape of regulatory and social obligations of Ooredoo has in place a Fraud that the Taliban should re-open the fruit makes transportation easy. See also page 7 the senders, CRA said yesterday. Management System as well as a political office in Doha that The code will also protect con- Customer Care Management caused a furore in 2013 when it sumer’s right to receive or stop System to investigate all com- was briefly inaugurated as part of receiving any information when- plaints related to spam, scam a previous, failed attempt to start ever they want to through a simple and premium services.