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ISO 9001:2008 CERTIFIED NEWSPAPER Arab participation in WTO talks urged Business | 21 Thursday 20 November 2014 • 27 Muharram 1436 • Volume 19 Number 6255 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com [email protected] | [email protected] Editorial: 4455 7741 | Advertising: 4455 7837 / 4455 7780 Emir receives message from Croatia Emir to perform Egypt hails rain prayers DOHA: The Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani will join worship- pers to perform Istisqaa Gulf deal, Prayer (prayer for rain) at Al Wajba prayer ground this morning. The rain prayer will be held at 59 mosques across the sees new era country at 6.10am. The rain prayer comes in pursuit of the sunnah of Saudi King calls on Cairo to back unity Prophet Mohammad (peace be upon him) when rainfall CAIRO/RIYADH: Egypt yes- last year of Islamist president delays. QNA terday hailed a “new era” in Mohamed Mursi strained ties Arab solidarity after Gulf states with Qatar. His ouster led to dif- agreed to welcome Qatar back ferences among Gulf states, with to the fold following the resolu- the United Arab Emirates and tion of a dispute between them. Saudi Arabia hailing his replace- The Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani received yesterday a message from President of Croatia Israel okays 78 Cairo said it offered its full sup- ment, while Qatar repeatedly Ivo Josipovic on bilateral relations. The message was delivered by Croatian Parliament Speaker Josip Leko. port to the reconciliation move, denounced it. settler homes which it described as a “huge step Tensions hit a low in March towards Arab solidarity”. when Bahrain, Saudi Arabia JERUSALEM: Israel yester- The reaction came after and the UAE announced the day approved the construction the Custodian of the Two Holy withdrawal of their ambassa- of 78 new homes in two set- Mosques King Abdullah bin dors from Qatar in protest at MoI stops manual applications tlements on West Bank land Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia had its policies. annexed to Jerusalem, likely to called on Egypt to back an agree- Egypt had already withdrawn aggravate Palestinian anger at ment between Gulf states that its ambassador in February, a time when violence has flared, ended an eight-month dispute although Doha has kept its envoy for work, business visas including a deadly attack on a over Qatar’s backing of Arab in Cairo. synagogue. Spring revolts. Ties between Cairo and Doha DOHA: The Ministry of more than 2,500 business visas said that with the launch of the Jerusalem’s municipal planning In a statement published by are also strained over an Egyptian Interior said yesterday that it daily, it added. electronic service, visa applica- committee authorised 50 new the Saudi Press Agency, the king court convicting and jailing three had stopped manual applica- The Ministry further said that tions can now be submitted any housing units in Har Homa and appealed to the leadership and reporters from Al Jazeera televi- tions for business work visas currently working on a project time on all days from anywhere. 28 in Ramot, a municipal spokes- people of Egypt to “work with us sion for allegedly backing Mursi’s with introduction of a new to build an integrated electronic Earlier, it was possible only dur- woman said. Israel describes for the success of this step in the Muslim Brotherhood. electronic service recently. All system for all services provided to ing office working hours on five those two urban settlements as march of Arab solidarity”. Cairo considers Al Jazeera as applications must be online. citizens and expatriates. working days a week. Jerusalem neighbourhoods. Earlier Bahrain and the UAE Doha’s voice after the channel The Airport Passports The new online service has He said that the Ministry is Jerusalem has seen unrest in had welcomed Saudi king’s state- repeatedly criticised its crack- Department at the Ministry has helped reduce the number of working to build an integrated the past few weeks over access to ment for Arab unity. down on Mursi’s supporters that urged companies and establish- visitors to the service centres of electronic system for all serv- the city’s most sacred and politi- “We look forward to a new era has left at least 1,400 people dead ments to use the new service and the ministry and save time and ices provided to citizens and cally sensitive site, holy to both that would end past disputes and since his ouster. apply for business visas through efforts of officers and company expatriate. Jews and Muslims. On Tuesday, spread hope and optimism to The reconciliation drive comes Metrash2 and Ministry’s e-serv- representatives, said a ministry Official and tourist visa services two Palestinians killed four rabbis our peoples,” Egyptian President amid security fears over the rise of ices website to simplify the statement yesterday. will also be launched on Metrash2 and a policeman at a Jerusalem Abdel Fattah Al Sisi’s office said the Islamic State jihadist group in procedures and save time and The Director of Airport shortly. These services are cur- synagogue, the worst attack in the yesterday. Syria and Iraq. efforts. Passports Department rently provided for companies city since 2008. The Egyptian army’s overthrow AGENCIES The Department can now issue Muhammad Rashid Al Mazroui only. THE PENINSULA AFP Qatar in semi-finals Citizens averse to private jobs DOHA: Despite the govern- ment’s efforts to push more Average salary crosses QR10,000 and more nationals into pri- vate jobs, not many Qataris DOHA: Average monthly pay has been going up in the country and seem to be keen to take up crossed the QR10,000-mark ($2,746.12) by September-end this employment with private year. It was QR10,761, up over 11 percent from the average salary companies. of QR9,667 in 2013. A sample survey of jobless Figures released by the Ministry of Development Planning and Qataris conducted by the Ministry Statistics for the third quarter (Q3, 2014) show that the aver- of Development Planning and age monthly pay for men was QR11,084, while that for women, Statistics shows that a vast QR9,822. majority of them are reluctant to The total number of people in paid employment in Qatar was join the private sector. slightly over 1.64m by Q3 end, of them only 221,000 were women. Out of a total of 1,609 Qatari men and women without jobs who were part of the survey, 1,123, or Ministry. More women (1,130) employment. About the reasons some 70 percent, expressed their than men (479) were part of the why so many Qataris are unwill- unwillingness to take up private sample surveyed. ing to join private companies employment. Some 787 of these women despite being jobless, the minis- The sample survey was part of (slightly less than 70 percent) try carried out a separate survey an extensive 3rd Quarter Labor said they wouldn’t prefer private covering some 323 people. Qatari footballer Abdulqadir Ilyas (centre) and Bahrain’s Mohamed Husain (second left) fight for the ball during Force Survey, 2014 carried out jobs, while 336 out of the 479 men Continued on page 6 their Gulf Cup Group A match at the Prince Faisal bin Fahad Stadium in Riyadh yesterday. The match ended by the Development Planning said a straight no to private sector THE PENINSULA goalless. Qatar qualified for the semi-finals. See also page 32 Indian rupee hits new low Stop yelling at your child, expert warns DOHA: A Qatari riyal (QR) was fetching Indian Rs16.90 in the local foreign exchange market yesterday after the Indian currency hit a DOHA: Yelling at a child is the developed and makes the child the Qatar Foundation for Social Al Qahtani also warned par- new low against the dollar in recent months. The rupee had for some- most common form of domestic stay away from you instead of Protection and Rehabilitation as ents about the satellite televi- time been stable, quoting against the dollar-pegged QR within a band violence against kids in Arab bringing him closer,” he said. part of the celebration of World sions in their homes and said the of 16.75 to 16.78. The sudden drop in the rupee’s value yesterday was homes and it’s more prevalent He said that yelling could Children’s Day. first five years were the worst for attributed to a stronger dollar and increasing import of gold in India than beating, a child rehabili- involve cursing and calling chil- He said parents needed to children to stay longer on satel- due to its falling prices. tation expert has said. dren bad names and this verbal take their responsibilities to lite televisions as these were the An official of an exchange house busy on Qatar-India sector said they even Dr Musfer Al Qahtani, an disciplining increased their risks children more seriously, protect years when a child’s personality offered Rs16.92 for 1QR to special clientele or those routing large remittances expert in child rehabilitation, of falling into depression at a them from all kinds of violence at was formed depending on his home. But remittances to India, which has a large expatriate population said Arab parents were yelling young age. home and outside and also watch surrounding environment. here, have yet to pick up the anticipated momentum since month-end is more at their children and they Al Qahtani was present- their behaviour, taking a preven- Satellite televisions are divert- approaching and people are waiting for their November salary. did not understand the devas- ing a paper on “The negative tive measure to guide them on ing children from activities such And those Indians who have funds saved locally are waiting for the tating effects it had on their effects of satellite televisions on what is right and wrong.

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