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Page 01 Aug 26.Indd ISO 9001:2008 CERTIFIED NEWSPAPER Qatar Exchange Qatar’s index jumps by Barshim wins 112.38 points high jump epic Business | 17 Sport | 24 Tuesday 26 August 2014 • 30 Shawwal 1435 • Volume 19 Number 6169 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com [email protected] | [email protected] Editorial: 4455 7741 | Advertising: 4455 7837 / 4455 7780 UAE, Egypt ‘plot’ Tripoli strikes Rafah crossing woes US administration kept in dark about air raids on militias: NYT report DOHA: Twice in the past eight directly on the strikes. But on the new Egyptian government, NYT quoted one senior American days, Egypt and the UAE have Monday, an Emirati state news- Saudi Arabia and the UAE have official as saying. secretly teamed up to launch air paper printed a statement from formed a bloc exerting influence The strikes have also proved strikes against militias battling Anwar Gargash, Minister of State on countries around the region counter-productive so far: The for control of Tripoli, Libya, The for Foreign Affairs, calling ques- to roll back what they see as a Islamist militias fighting for con- New York Times reported, quoting tions about an Emirati role “an competing threat from Islamists. trol of Tripoli successfully seized four senior American officials. escape” from the recent election Arrayed against them are the its airport the night after they Washington was caught by sur- he suggested showed a desire for Islamist movements, including were hit with the second round prise by the act of Egypt and the “stability” and a rejection of the the Muslim Brotherhood that of strikes. Emirates. Both close allies and Islamists. sprang forward amid Arab Spring US officials said Egypt had pro- military partners, acted without Allegations about the UAE role, revolts. vided bases for the launch of strikes. informing Washington or seek- he said, came from a group who Several officials said US diplo- President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi and ing its consent, leaving the Obama “wanted to use the cloak of reli- mats were fuming about the air other officials have issued vigorous administration on the sidelines, gion to achieve its political objec- strikes, believing they could fur- but carefully worded public state- the US daily reported. tives,” and “the people discovered ther inflame the Libyan conflict at ments, denying any direct involve- Egyptian officials explicitly its lies and failures”. a time when the United Nations ment inside Libya by Egyptian denied the operation to American The report said: Since the and Western powers are seeking forces. THE PENINSULA diplomats. military ouster of the Islamist a peaceful resolution. “We don’t Continued on page 3 The UAE has not commented president in Egypt one year ago, see this as constructive at all,” the See also page 6 A Palestinian man, hoping to cross into Egypt, holds his daughter as he waits at the Rafah crossing in the southern Gaza Strip yesterday. Panel to review F-Ring Road to open by mid-September Report on page 5 holding of expos DOHA: The most-awaited another entity for review, which Thumama, via Mesaimeer, behind F-Ring Road, which will con- will be handed over to Ashghal. Barwa Residential Complex Discovery to cure black DOHA: A high-level joint com- nect Hamad International F-Ring Road will enhance con- (Mesaimeer Masakin), through mittee has been set up to review Airport (HIA) to merge with nectivity of the Industrial Area Woqod Roundabout to merge to rules for organising events and the Industrial Area Road, is set to HIA and Doha and is expected Industrial Area Road. spots on date palm leaves exhibitions. to open by mid-September, Al to reduce pressure on other vital According to the report, con- DOHA: A team of researchers at the Agriculture Research The idea is to encourage local Sharq reported yesterday, quot- roads, including D-Ring and struction work on almost all seg- Department, Ministry of Environment, has announced a scien- players to get involved in the ing a source in Public Works E-Ring roads. It will also improve ments of the eight-lane road are tific discovery to cure a popular disease related to date palm, QNA ‘events and exhibition’ business. Authority — Ashghal. connectivity to Salwa Road via nearly complete, including work reported yesterday. The committee will conduct a Contracting companies are E-Ring Road, which will intersect on a 688-metre long underpass, The researchers have not only found the reasons responsible for study on the local market with busy giving final touches to sup- at Al Obaidly Roundabout, now an which also has eight-lanes (for to black spots (fungi) on date palm leaves but also discovered and isolated the help of exhibition organising porting infrastructure on the 8km intersection. and fro traffic), each with a maxi- a resistant micro-organism (bacterium) to cure it. The findings are companies and partners to meet ring road, such as sewage and This will avoid frequent traffic mum width of 3.65 metres. part of a coveted project initiated to pioneer in the field of date palm its requirements to increase the other installations. Firms have jams and reduce time of motorists Work on a 128-metre long over- research in the world. participation of exhibitors. fixed side barriers, signals and using E-Ring Road to access the bridge, part of the road, is near- The project, in collaboration with Weill Cornell Medical College The panel comprises repre- other road safety requirements. Industrial Area, Central Market ing completion. Finishing touches (Qatar), was funded by the National Science Research Priority sentatives from the Ministry of Once work on each segment of and Salwa Road. are being given to interlock of the Programme, which had allocated about QR16.4m ($4.5m) to complete Economy and Commerce, Qatar the road is completed, the project The road starts from Air flyover and street pillars are being the research. The research team discovered the micro-organism from Tourism Authority and Qatar will be handed over to a consult- Force intersection (formerly a provided with power. the same environment which has the ability to resist and cure the fungi. Chamber. ant for final inspection. The con- roundabout) and passes through THE PENINSULA THE PENINSULA THE PENINSULA sultant will submit a report to South Thumama to West Continued on page 3 Continued on page 3 TUESDAY 26 AUGUST 2014 02 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com HOME Qatar signs deal to finance two projects in Morocco $170m initiatives to develop pastures, irrigation in desert regions DOHA: The Moroccan Prime Minister, Abdul Ilah bin Kiran, yesterday met the Finance Minister H E Ali Sherief Al Emadi in capital Rabat. Discussions focused on ways of bolstering relations between the two countries. Qatar and Morocco also signed a grant agreement to finance two devel- www.swiss-belhotel.com opment projects. Al Emadi signed the deal Tel with the Moroccan Minister Fax of Economy and Finance, Mohammed Bou Said, and Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Aziz Akhannouch. Tel The cost of the two projects Fax is estimated at $170m. Implementation of the The Moroccan Prime Minister, Abdul Ilah bin Kiran, with the Finance Minister H E Ali Sherief Al Emadi. (Below) projects comes within a series of The Finance Minister signing a grant agreement in Rabat. development initiatives under- taken by Morocco. Tel The first project involves Fax development of pastures and organising movement in desert and semi-desert pas- tures in Sous-Massa Draa and Tel + 974 44298888 Guelmim-Es Semara regions. It aims to improve the pas- Fax toral environment and upgrade living and educational con- ditions for the people of the Tel region. The second project is part of a national programme Fax to expand irrigation to improve living conditions for the people of the region and promote and Tel develop their organisational and Fax occupational capacities. QNA Tel Fax Hospital received 30-40 heat Greeting cables www.doha.hilton.com sent to Uruguay Tel 44233333 974+ exhaustion cases daily last week DOHA: The Emir H H Fax 44233000 974+ Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad DOHA: The Emergency care during this period as we low blood pressure upon stand- Al Thani yesterday sent a Department at Hamad have seen a sudden surge in ing, muscle cramps, nausea, and cable of congratulations to General Hospital (HGH) has cases of heat exhaustion due headache.” the President of Uruguay, received between 30 and 40 to the sharp rise in humidity,” Professor Cameron said Jose Mujica, on his country’s heat exhaustion cases daily said Emergency Department every patient suffering from National Day. during the last week. Chairman, Prof Peter Cameron. heat exhaustion was given The Prime Minister and In July, the department He said people who work out- prompt treatment, including Interior Minister H E Sheikh received 77 cases of heat doors are highly susceptible to intravenous fluids and electro- Abdullah bin Nasser bin -related illnesses and 118 in heat exhaustion. “It is impor- lytes to quickly rehydrate them. Khalifa Al Thani sent a simi- Tel June. tant to ensure people exposed “Colleagues should also watch lar cable. Hamad Medical Corporation to the sun and heat take rest at for signs and symptoms of heat Fax (HMC) has urged people to regular intervals between 10am exhaustion in their co-workers Kerry thanks take extra precautions and and 3pm, which is the hottest and once they discover some- safeguard themselves against period of the day because that is one in distress, they should Qatar over scribe heat illnesses such as exhaus- when we see more cases.” take immediate action by giv- Tel tion and stroke. According to Prof Cameron, ing them cold drinks, bring- DOHA: The Foreign Fax Heat exhaustion is a con- majority of patients being seen ing them to a shaded and cool Minister H E Dr Khalid bin dition whose symptoms may are young men, including those area.” He said if the affected Mohamed Al Attiyah yester- include heavy sweating and a with underlying illnesses which person does not improve or day received a telephone call rapid pulse as a result of the aggravated their conditions.
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