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FRIDAY 11 SEPTEMBER 2015 • 27 Dhul-Qa’da 1436 • Volume 20 Number 6550 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com [email protected] | [email protected] Editorial: 4455 7741 | Advertising: 4455 7837 / 4455 7780 Schools allowed Emir receives GCC energy ministers to call police to handle violence Threat to students’ future: CMC member DOHA: Education authori- more on absenteeism, said the ties in Qatar will now allow daily. school managements to call in The guidelines authorises the police to deal with student school disciplinary committees to violence. suspend students from the school The Supreme Education for three to five days depending Council (SEC) has, in fresh guide- on the nature of breach of rules lines for Independent schools to and recommend to a student to discipline students and deal with the SEC for transfer to another violence, said law-enforcement school if a breach is repeated sev- agencies can be called in for help eral times over. Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani with GCC Ministers of Energy at Emiri Diwan yesterday. The ministers called on Emir to greet him if the situation demands that. Contacted for comment by during the 34th session of GCC petroleum cooperation committee meeting. Deputy Emir H H Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad Al Thani also attended. Local Arabic daily Al Raya this newspaper, a member of reported that so far the prac- the Central Municipal Council tice has been that in the case of (CMC), public representative group fights and student violence body, said the SEC should review the school investigated the mat- its decision as police action could ter, prepared a report and sub- affect the students’ future. Oil summit proposal under study: Al Sada mitted to the police of the area “Calling the police to deal with concerned. But now the police minor scuffle among students or DOHA: Minister of Energy and “different scenarios” to deal with minister said every Gulf state the GCC energy sector contrib- could straightaway be called in, some other minor problems is not Industry H E Dr Mohammed the circumstances of volatile glo- has its own situation and plans utes to the strengthening of glo- in case there are physical fights advisable,” said Mubarak Fraish. bin Saleh Al Sada said yester- bal oil prices. in this regard. bal economic stability in general and skirmishes in a school, if That could adversely impact their day that member states of the “The Venezuelan president has Speaking about the GCC oil and stability of Gulf economy in the school administration feels future. The students are young. Organisation of the Petroleum proposed a summit and various ministers’ meeting, Dr Al Sada particular thanks to vital role that the police intervention is He, however, added that if they Exporting Countries (Opec) as countries are studying the pro- said the committee meets annu- played by economic sector in necessary. show criminal behaviour like well as non-members are mull- posal,” AFP quoted the minister ally to review the situation of GDP growth and development The daily said it has a copy showing or using knives and other ing a Venezuelan proposal to as saying. “Whether Opec and petroleum markets, prepare for a of GCC countries’ economies of the fresh guidelines, which weapons then, of course, the police hold an urgent summit for pres- non-Opec producers agree to such number of important global meets and their shares in global energy authorise the schools to make should be called in, said Fraish. idents of oil states. a proposal remains to be seen,” and study several issues related market. parents pay for damages caused He said Qatari schools (a He added that the summit will the agency added. to the prices of oil derivatives in Speaking at the session, he by students in violence. reference to government-run have the green light if there is Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia, top Gulf states. stressed that the world is well The new instructions have Independent Schools) are not positive response to the pro- oil exporter, sees no need to hold He added that decisions were aware that the GCC countries come in the form of amend- known for serious student vio- posal, which is currently being a summit of producing countries’ taken regarding studies that were are sparing no effort to secure a ments to the disciplinary guide- lence. Most of the time the fights reviewed. heads of state if such discussions carried out by working groups safe source of energy in order to lines issued by the SEC to are between soccer club fans, he Dr Al Sada made the remarks would fail to produce concrete in Gulf countries, stressing that boost the global economy under Independent schools last year. said. The fans of one local sports in press statements after the end action towards defending oil the success of the meeting will our wise leadership through coor- The amendments are intended club would fight with the fans of of the 34th session of the GCC prices, reports Reuters. enhance regular cooperation and dination of attitudes and efforts in to curtail student violence while another local club, he added. petroleum cooperation commit- As for the unification of oil consultation among GCC states. the Gulf regular meetings. the original guidelines focused THE PENINSULA tee here. He noted that Qatar has derivatives in GCC states, the He said the development of THE PENINSULA Sana’a bombed Palestinians US to take 10,000 Syrian refugees allowed to WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama has ordered his team to admit at least 10,000 Syrian refugees next year, the White House raise flag at UN said yesterday, amid criticism that the United States has not done enough. Spokesman Josh Earnest said Obama had asked staff to UNITED NATIONS: The “scale up” the number of refugee admissions from around 1,500 in United Nations General this fiscal year, to 10,000 in the next, beginning October 1. Assembly yesterday overwhelm- “He has informed his team that he would like them to accept at least ingly approved a Palestinian res- 10,000 refugees in the next fiscal year,” said Earnest. olution that will allow Palestine With global public opinion shocked by images of drowning refugees, to fly its flag at UN headquar- the United States is under political pressure to act quickly. ters, a move that infuriated The United States currently accepts around 70,000 refugees from Israel but which the Palestinians conflicts and persecution each year, but has been slow to accept described as a step toward UN Syrians. membership. Refugees from Syria and its region must undergo strict security There were 119 votes in favour checks to weed out extremists, even after being registered by the out of 193 UN members. United Nations. An estimated four million Syrians have fled during The United States and Israel four years of war. were among eight countries that See also pages 5 & 9 voted against the Palestinian- drafted resolution, which says Bid to scupper N-deal fails in Senate the flags of non-member observer states like Palestine “shall be WASHINGTON: A Democratic minority in the US Senate staved raised at (United Nations) off a united Republican effort to sink the Iran nuclear deal yes- Headquarters and United Nations terday, handing President Barack Obama a welcome foreign policy Offices following the flags of the victory. member states.” Senators fell two votes shy of the 60 needed to advance a resolution REUTERS disapproving of the international accord, meaning the legislation aimed See also page 8 Smoke and balls of fire rise from a military base after it was hit by Saudi-led air strikes in Yemen’s capital at sabotaging the deal is essentially dead. Sana’a, yesterday. War planes bombed targets throughout Sana’a, the fiercest series of attacks on the city. Saudi bans camel slaughter during Haj RIYADH: The Saudi health ministry has reiterated that the ban on slaughtering camels during Haj would remain in place because of Oil slump no threat to $1bn Mall of Qatar the danger posed by the deadly Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) coronavirus, the media reported yesterday. ROME: The developer behind he expected 100 percent to be Retail Congress in Rome. like Inditex’s Zara and Hennes Faisal Al Zahrani, spokesman of the ministry, said the ban covers the huge shopping mall under committed by the end of the year. The mall, next to the stadium & Mauritz. the entire country during Eid Al Adha, Arab News reported. construction in Qatar sees no While Krey said the fall in the that is due to host the 2022 World Krey said he was not concerned He said Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdul Aziz Al Asheikh had issued risk to the $1bn project from the oil price had dented spending Cup, is set to open next August, about the impact of the scandal an edict instituting the ban to protect pilgrims. It states that people low oil price and expects to have on luxury goods by Russian and hosting 500 stores including a surrounding FIFA’s awarding of can use cows or sheep. Camels have been identified as carriers of the signed up retailers for all the Chinese tourists in Dubai, it was Carrefour hypermarket. the World Cup to Qatar, noting MERS virus, which has infected 1,225 people since June 2012 when it space by the end of the year. not affecting the Qatar project. Krey said he was aiming for that the tournament runs only for was first discovered.