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ISO 9001:2008 CERTIFIED NEWSPAPER Sunday 4 May 2014 5 Rajab 1435 - Volume 19 Number 6055 Price: QR2 Samsung Qatar’s Al Attiyah asked to pay storms to Jordan Apple $119.6m Rally victory Business | 17 Sport | 28 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com [email protected] | [email protected] Editorial: 4455 7741 | Advertising: 4455 7837 / 4455 7780 Doomed village 25 more cases Schools hint of MERS in Saudi Arabia RIYADH: Saudi Arabia has at increasing found 25 more cases of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) as the rate of infec- tions rises and two more people have died from the new disease, transport fee the kingdom’s Health Ministry said. On Friday seven people were Diesel price hike to raise cost confirmed as having MERS, fol- lowed by 18 more yesterday, the DOHA: The 50 per cent hike Asked if the school is look- biggest daily increase in new in diesel prices imposed last ing forward to increasing the infections so far. week may have a direct impact monthly transport fees for stu- The total number of cases in on families, with some schools dents, he said: “Currently we are the kingdom is 396, of whom 109 indicating that they would be charging about QR200 for each have died. forced to hike the transport student who are availing of the The new cases include nine fees, if the Supreme Education bus service, but any increase in in Riyadh, 10 in Jeddah, four in Council (SEC) approves it. that amount is subject to prior Makkah and two in Medina. In Enquiries in the market also approval from the Supreme July many foreign pilgrims are revealed that some car rental Education Council.” expected to visit Makkah and companies have already raised Schools may not be able to Medina during the fasting month their charges for vehicles using increase the fees immediately, of Ramadan. Millions more are diesel, to keep up with the since the procedure for getting expected in early October for the price hike. an approval would take at least a annual Haj pilgrimage. An Afghan villager walks on top of a mud field at the scene of a landslide in Argo district of Badakhshan Schools hiring buses from pri- year, in normal cases. It is, how- On Friday, the United States vate transport companies have ever, not clear whether the SEC province of Afghanistan yesterday. A massive landslide on Friday buried a village in the province. Rescuers said it had discovered its first come under pressure because the would give any special approval in abandoned hope yesterday as hundreds were feared killed. See also page 12 confirmed case of the disease in companies have started asking for view of the hike in diesel prices. a man who had recently been a hike in rentals. An official of a car rental com- in Saudi Arabia. Egypt said it Official of a private school said pany said it had already revised discovered its first case, also in yesterday that the school manage- the prices for diesel-fuelled vehi- a man who had been in Saudi ment is expected to discuss this cles. “We have revised the prices Ship with a message reaches Doha Arabia, on Thursday. issue in the next few days. for new contracts being signed for Infections of MERS in Saudi “The sudden jump in diesel the lease of diesel-operated vehi- Arabia, where it was discovered prices has come as a shock to cles due to the hike in the prices,” DOHA: A Kuwaiti ship named ship include nine expert sailors to environmental pollution, cli- two years ago, have more than us. We hire the services of over said Ziad Usman, Assistant Rahlat-al-Amal (Trip of Hope), with the Kuwaiti naval force. mate change, road accidents and doubled since the start of April, 60 buses from different pri- General Manager of Al Muftah, a carrying mentally challenged The ship is to anchor at 37 marriage between blood relatives. but the total number of deaths vate transport companies, and leading car rental company, which people on a tour of 19 coun- ports across the world before The community must be aware of has increased at a slower rate. they have already started call- also provides diesel-run vehicles tries, anchored at Doha Port reaching the US after 210 days these issues,” said Amir Al Mulla. A higher number of people ing us for a hike in rentals cit- with fuel and driver. yesterday. touring the world. The ship left Kuwait for without symptoms are also being ing the sharp increase in diesel “For the contracts that we The voyage aims to promote the Parents or guardians of the a seven-month tour and found with the disease, suggest- prices,” K Joseph, Manager signed before the hike, we are cause of the mentally challenged. mentally challenged are also on is scheduled to return on ing that the rapid increase in (Administration) of Birla Public bound to abide by the old rentals The ship was received at the board. “We are happy to receive December 1. It first anchored recent weeks is partly due to School (BPS), which has a fleet of mentioned in agreements, but for port by Amir Al Mulla, executive the ship and help those on board at the port of Bahrain before wider testing of people who have 160 school buses, told this daily. the new contract we are charging director of the Qatar Federation reach their destinations to convey arriving in Doha. From Qatar, it been in close contact with MERS “I have informed the school’s between QR100 and QR150 more for People with Special Needs, Al a message from GCC to the world will sail to the UAE later going patients. senior management about this. depending on the consumption of Jazi Al Kuwari, deputy director about the importance of integrat- to Oman, Yemen, Saudi Arabia, MERS, a form of coronavirus The management is expected diesel,” he added. Analysts believe of Cultural and Social Center and ing people with special needs with Egypt, Greek, Malta, Tunisia, like the more deadly SARS, can to meet within a day or two to that the increase in diesel prices Dr Sayf Al Hajri, vice chairman the community,” said Al Hajri. Algeria, Morocco, Spain, France, cause fever, coughing, shortness address this big challenge,” said will trigger inflation. of Qatar Foundation. “The number of disabled in the UK and the US. of breath and pneumonia. Joseph. THE PENINSULA The 16-member crew of the world grew in the recent past due THE PENINSULA REUTERS Violence moving Al Jazeera journalists Ukraine closer to civil war denied bail in Egypt CAIRO: The judge trying three that Al Jazeera is part of a pro- KIEV: Two days of chaos and Al Jazeera journalists in Egypt Brotherhood conspiracy. violence in east and south-east wished them a happy World But Fahmy, a Canadian- Ukraine appeared yesterday Press Freedom Day before Egyptian former CNN journal- to be pushing the country ever refusing them bail and adjourn- ist, told the judge that it was closer to civil war, as the death ing their case until May 15. normal for journalists to have toll rose following a military In a brief session yesterday, one contacts on all sides of the counter-offensive launched by of the trio, Al Jazeera English’s political spectrum — including authorities in Kiev against pro- Cairo bureau chief, Mohamed both supporters of the ousted Russia rebels. Fahmy, was allowed to leave the president, Mohamed Mursi, and An angry crowd confronted defendants’ cage to explain to the their liberal opponents, as well police outside the trade union judge the nature of journalism. as members of Egypt’s military building in Odessa where dozens The judge, Mohamed Nagy, then establishment. of pro-Russia activists died on adjourned proceedings because “I have great relations with state Friday night in a blaze started Fahmy’s lawyer had failed to turn security, with the army and the during clashes with pro-Ukraine up due to a private emergency. intelligence,” said Fahmy. “That’s protesters. Fighting continued Fahmy, the Australian ex-BBC normal, that’s journalism, that’s in the east as the Ukrainian journalist Peter Greste and a local my job.” army continued to oust pro- producer, Baher Mohamed, have Later Fahmy told journalists: Russia rebels. The region has been in jail since late December, “I feel like the court is starting been rocked by unrest since the and stand accused of creating to understand what we do for new government in Kiev came to false news, smearing Egypt’s a living.” This seventh session power following demonstrations reputation, and aiding terrorists. of the trio’s trial fell on World that ousted pro-Russia president They are charged alongside five Press Freedom Day, celebrating Al Jazeera English Cairo bureau chief Mohamed Fahmy (left) is given a microphone after being allowed to leave Viktor Yanukovich at the end students with connections to the the rights of journalists. the defendant’s cage to speak to Egyptian judge Mohamed Nagy Shehata (unseen) during the trial yesterday in of February. Many in Ukraine’s banned Muslim Brotherhood, and THE GUARDIAN east, which has strong economic the police institute near Cairo’s Turah prison. prosecutors have tried to show See also page 7 and cultural ties with Russia, say they now feel marginalised. What began as small-scale unrest rapidly escalated into an armed rebellion as pro-Russia militia Syria rebels in pullout talks South Korea ferry toll rises 3 killed in Kenya blast Carrefour plans to quit India groups seized government build- ings.

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