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Page 01 Dec 12.Indd ISO 9001:2008 CERTIFIED NEWSPAPER ‘Experienced’ Doha ready to rock Sport | 20 Friday 12 December 2014 • 20 Safar 1436 • Volume 19 Number 6277 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com [email protected] | [email protected] Editorial: 4455 7741 | Advertising: 4455 7837 / 4455 7780 Deputy Emir meets Nato chief Oman council SMS to alert votes for ban on alcohol, shisha motorists on DOHA: Oman’s Advisory Council has voted to ban alco- hol, an official said, adding it needed the cabinet’s approval. “Members voted for general- traffic changes ising the punishment on anyone practising alcohol-related activi- ties, including production, dealing, and trading,” Reuters quoted the Pedestrian bridges planned at 25 sites official of the council at as saying. “But, this is a recommendation, DOHA: Many motorists have to identify traffic hotspots and not a law.” been caught unawares by the implement solutions, has been According to London-based sudden closure of roads and facing difficulties due to massive Arabic daily Alquds, the council opening of new diversions across road projects, including new tun- also voted to approve an amend- the city. To avoid such troubles, nels, bridges and highways. ment to a law that, if imple- authorities plan to keep them “We will implement 196 work The Deputy Emir H H Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad Al Thani met Nato Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg and mented, would ban sheesha joints informed about traffic changes plans, in which Ashghal is col- his delegation at his Emiri Diwan Office yesterday. Talks dealt with ways of strengthening cooperation. across the country. by sending text messages to laborating with other bodies con- See also page 3 Within Muscat municipal- their mobile phones. cerned. When we fully implement ity’s jurisdiction, sheesha outlets This is among new initiatives our strategy, we will be able to were banned in March this year. being implemented by the special save 800 lives lost in accidents and Kuwait News Agency (Kuna) had committee dealing with traffic 2,000 people from serious injuries interviewed the municipality’s congestions, at the Public Works over the next 10 years,” he said. Chairman, Abdullah bin Abbas Authority (Ashghal). The panel is developing Private companies to slash bin Ahmed, and he had said the Engineer Yousuf Al Emadi, designs for vital areas such as decision to ban the outlets was Chairman of the committee, told Midmac Intersection, Qatar taken after a majority of respond- an Arabic daily that Ashghal Décor Intersection and Sports ents in a survey favoured a ban and the Traffic Department Roundabout which is part of the on them. are relying on newspapers and Rayyan road project, he added. hiring of expatriates by 2pc Last March, a panel had pro- social media to inform the public Excavation and diversions as posed that sheesha should be about road closures and diver- part of the Midmac project will be DOHA: The Ministry of Labour Between April 2013 and March change, people with special needs, banned completely in Oman and sions, besides installing warning implemented shortly. The project and Social Affairs will ask 2014, the manpower department the elderly, those released from existing outlets be given a grace signs using Intelligent Transport includes expansion of roads in all private companies to cut the placed 3,672 Qataris in jobs. Of penal institutions, and vulnerable period to close down. Systems (ITS). four directions, with service roads recruitment of foreign work- them, 51 percent (1,845) were groups like productive families The council voted by a major- “We are planning to use SMS and entry and exist points. force by two percent over the men and 49 percent (1,815) and beneficiaries of state social ity on two proposed amendments to inform people daily about traf- The Omar bin Khatab Health next three years. women. Some 1,994 of the total welfare schemes. to the criminal penal code, one fic changes, in addition to ITS,” Centre Roundabout will be con- The idea is to help increase were absorbed in non-government Meeting the need for expatri- seeking a blanket ban on alcohol he said in an interview with Al verted into a signalised intersec- the percentage of nationals (in sectors. ate workforce and the protection and the other to prevent shee- Watan. tion, expected to be implemented private jobs) during the period, “The department expects the of employers’ rights are among sha smoking. The amendments Al Emadi said the panel had by next month and expansion of the ministry was quoted as say- rate of Qatarisation of jobs to important goals of the ministry. in a draft law were referred to identified 25 sites to build pedes- the Ramada Road towards The ing by Qatar News Agency (QNA) rise by four percent over the next Its recruitment department is the council by the cabinet. The trian bridges considering the high Centre and Jaidah Roundabout yesterday. three years,” the ministry said. exploring the possibility of col- council sent it back to the cabinet number of casualties in these will be finished by year-end. In a report for 2013-14 on its As of March 2014, some 2,668 laborating with training centres after approving it as is the prac- areas involving people crossing Al Emadi said the plan for achievements and plans, issued job-seekers were registered with in labour-exporting countries to tice, Alquds said. the roads. Ramada involving tunnels and before National Day, the minis- the ministry and of them 27.9 per- verify professional qualifications Currently, anyone found pro- These include Suhaim bin bridges will be implemented after try said it would raise the rate of cent (744) were male. of workers wishing to take up jobs ducing, consuming or trading Hamad Street, Qarnata Street, 2022. He said the panel had got job nationalisation by four per- The ministry said it expected in Qatar. To quickly resolve labour alcohol without a permit is lia- and south Medinath Khalifa and approval from the Prime Minister cent over three years. “We have the number of students required disputes, plans are afoot to contact ble to a jail term of between six Industrial Area roads. “We will to set up an office for traffic safety already managed to enhance by the job market over the next the worker and his employer or months and three years, or a soon invite tenders to develop which will monitor implementa- participation of Qatari youth in three years to increase by 35 his representative and give them minimum fine of 300 Omani rials designs for the bridges and imple- tion of the national traffic safety the economy and reduce their percent. On top of the list of job- an appointment to visit the labour ($779), or both, the council official ment the project,” said Al Emadi. strategy. THE PENINSULA joblessness by five percent,” said seekers the ministry must accord department. THE PENINSULA said. REUTERS He said the committee, tasked Continued on page 5 the ministry. priority to are those needing job Continued on page 5 Continued on page 5 Palestine minister’s funeral Ireland parliament QE index dips by 553.55 backs recognition of Palestinian state points to 32-week low DUBLIN: Irish lawmakers DOHA: Qatari stocks had another bad day in less than a fortnight urged their government yes- yesterday as they took a massive plunge, with an analyst attribut- terday to recognise Palestine ing the battering to strong fluctuations in world oil prices. as a state in a symbolic motion Qatar’s benchmark index slumped 4.3 percent, or 553.55 points, to that sailed through parliament 11,805.32. Investors’ wealth, or market capitalisation, was down by unopposed. QR26.09bn ($7.16bn). Ireland’s parliament is the It was third trading day in a row when Qatar Exchange (QE) took fourth in Europe to take the step a beating and the index hitting 32-week low. An analyst, Nawaf Al since October. France, Britain and Awn, told regional online business news website that investor panic Spain endorsed similar motions, was triggered by the drop in global oil prices and forecasts they may reflecting growing frustration slump below $50 per barrel. GCC markets are moving in a major cor- with the deadlocked peace proc- rection, he added. ess. Sweden recognised Palestine The market fell yesterday despite strong buying support from retail as a state in a move that prompted local investors. Their buy volumes totalled over 7.2 million shares Israel to recall its ambassador. (trading value QR369.59bn). But sell-offs by influential foreign insti- tutional investors on blue chips were strong, with their trading value and volumes totalling QR217.74bn and 2.7m shares, respectively. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (centre) prays in front of the flag-draped coffin of Palestinian Authority See also page 13 Aljazeera scribe Cabinet member Ziad Abu Ein at his funeral in Ramallah, West Bank, yesterday. Abu Ein died shortly after a killed in Syria scuffle with Israeli troops during a protest in the West Bank on Wednesday. Report on page 5 DOHA: Aljazeera’s Arabic Channel correspondent Mahran Al Deeri was killed in Syria while covering battles in the city of Al Turkey a favourite tourist destination for Qataris Sheikh Maskin in rural Daraa, the network said yesterday. DOHA: Turkey remains one of the most figures show. Kuwait tops the list, followed “The GCC contributes 5 percent of While Istanbul remains the most popular Al Deeri was killed while tak- favourite tourist destinations for Qataris by the UAE and Qatar. Turkey’s tourism revenue, with Qatar city for GCC tourists, Antalya, Bodrum ing cover from regime fire as his and other GCC citizens.
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