ISO 9001:2008 CERTIFIED NEWSPAPER Oil rises further above $60 Business | 14 Saturday 27 December 2014 • 5 Rabial I 1436 • Volume 19 Number 6292 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com [email protected] | [email protected] Editorial: 4455 7741 | Advertising: 4455 7837 / 4455 7780 Libya oil fire Dr Khalid new Four women editor-in-chief may contest CMC election Al Jefairi likely to contest again DOHA: At least four women, (ID) number of a woman for voter including a sitting member, are registration,” she added. expected to try their fate in Agreeing with her, Al Ghazzal the Central Municipal Council said she hoped the election super- Dr Khalid Al-Jaber, the new Editor- (CMC) election in May next visory committee would remove in-Chief of The Peninsula. year. that condition (of asking for This, despite the fact that in mobile number of women) for DOHA: Dar Al Sharq Qatar’s tribal culture, a woman’s registration. has appointed Dr Khalid ability to be in public life and serve “That way a lot of women Al-Jaber as the new editor- society is doubted, says one of the would come forward to register in-chief of The Peninsula. potential woman contestants. their names in the voter list,” she He replaces Khalid Al “A major problem facing us, the added. Sayed, who resigned recently women, is that in our tribal tradi- The other problem facing Firefighters try to put out a blaze in an oil tank in Libya’s Es Sider port yesterday. A fire at one tank spread after more than six years at tion men are preferred to women women is that in Qatar’s tribal to two more tanks after a rocket hit the biggest terminal during clashes between forces allied to competing the helm. in matters like serving society,” culture, their ability to serve soci- governments the previous day. Report on page 8. Dr Khalid holds an MA in said Fatima Al Ghazzal. ety is doubted. journalism from the University For her as well as another “In our tribal tradition, it is the of Florida, USA, and has a potential female contender, men who are preferred in public PhD in political communica- Amaal Issa Al Mohannadi, the life,” said Al Ghazzal. tion from the University of problem is galvanising enough She contested the last CMC Leicester, UK. women to register their names election unsuccessfully from Abu Foggy morning forecast, Before assuming his new in the voter list. Hamour. role, he was the Deputy Editor- This is because for a Qatari This time, after the re-demar- In-Chief of Al Sharq, the sister woman sharing her cell digits can cation of the constituencies, she Arabic daily of The Peninsula. be a sensitive issue, while the poll will be fighting from constituency Dr Khalid Al-Jaber is also officials want everyone to provide No. 10 which includes areas like Abu Samra to be coldest Assistant Professor of Political personal details while registering Al Mamoura, Abu Hamour east Communication, Gulf Studies his or her name in the voter list. and the central market. DOHA: The weather bureau night temperature around 15 dusty with some clouds hovering Program, at Qatar University “Qatari women normally have Al Mohannadi was in the fray has forecast a foggy morning degrees. over the horizon. and a Visiting Fellow at the mobile numbers registered in the in the last election in 2011 from today and said it will affect vis- Abu Samra will be the coldest The wind offshore will be Northwestern University in name of their husbands, fathers, Al Khartiyat. ibility, which could be as poor as place in the country today with northwesterly to northeasterly Qatar. or brothers and they don’t want However, after the re-arrange- one kilometre or less at first in day temperatures likely to be with speed between seven and 15 He is also Principal at the to share these numbers with any- ment of the 29 wards, she will be places. around 21 degrees. At night, the knots. Inland, northwesterly wind Global Media Consultants one,” said Al Mohannadi. contesting from constituency No. The evening will be cold as mercury will drop to 14 degrees will have a speed that could go up organization, Atlanta, USA. Voter registration is through 17 which includes Al Khartiyat usual with the wind direction there. to 13 knots during the day but as He is a scholar of Arab and Metrash 2 service which insists north, among other localities. being northwesterly. In Al Ruwais, which normally night falls, the speed could slow Gulf studies specialising in that applicants give all their per- Fatima Al Kuwari, who also There will be chill in the air as has a pleasant weather even dur- down to five knots. media, political communica- sonal details, she said. fought the last CMC election the wind will blow from the colder ing the summer months, the dif- Visibility will improve to tion, culture, diplomacy and “This, I am sure, is going to unsuccessfully, is expected to be regions of snow-clad Europe. ference between the maximum between 3km and 8km as the international relations. discourage many women from in the fray this time again, from The day will witness moderate and minimum temperatures will day progresses and the fog would He has published several coming forward to register the Old Airport Area. temperature as the maximum be about three degrees. clear. The sea wouldn’t be tumul- books, and research papers in their names in the voter list,” Al The sitting member who is temperature forecast is 21 to 24 The minimum temperature tuous with waves jumping up two numerous academic and pro- Mohannadi told local Arabic daily likely to seek re-election from degrees Celsius. forecast for the place is 18 degrees to four feet high. fessional journals, including Al Raya in remarks published yes- her bastion constituency of Old In Doha, the maximum tem- and the maximum 21. Near the shore, the sea wouldn’t the World Press Encyclopedia. terday. “It is okay as long as you Airport Area is Sheikha Al Jefairi. perature could be around 23 According to the forecast, the be wavy, according to the forecast. THE PENINSULA want home address and identity THE PENINSULA degrees and the minimum or weather offshore will be slightly THE PENINSULA Over the fence Nursery installs Wild seeds to create greeneries CCTV cameras DOHA: The Ministry of Environment has begun collecting wild seeds from across the country for use in creating greeneries in after caregiver some open areas. The process of collection includes sterilisation and storing the seeds in safe places. The seeds of some trees will gagged toddler be used in Umm Karen nursery for producing more seedlings. The DOHA: A nursery has installed ministry has also begun preparing technical and economic studies CCTV cameras in all its rooms on plant cultivation using containers, and agricultural production after an Asian female assistant without soil. It is marketing local agricultural products in several taking care of children gagged a yards which are gaining popularity with time. THE PENINSULA two-and-a-half-year-old boy by putting an adhesive tape on his mouth to stop him from crying. Syria air raids kill 52 civilians The father of another child who happened to be at the nursery AMMAN: At least 52 civilians were killed and some 175 wounded watched the boy in horror after when aircraft bombed a northern Syrian city controlled by Islamic he recognised him and called his State, as Bashar Al Assad’s government stepped up air raids, resi- father who immediately arrived dents said yesterday. Helicopters and war planes dropped barrel at the nursery. bombs — steel drums full of shrapnel and explosives — on residen- Nursery officials told the father tial and industrial areas in the city of Al Bab and neighbouring of the child concerned that they Qabaseen, northeast of Aleppo, locals said. See also page 5 had called in police. Pedestrians crossing a road by climbing over the fence near Chinese Dragon Mart in the Industrial Area. AGENCIES The matter was reported to KAMMUTTY VP public prosecution, which is investigating, a local Arabic daily reported yesterday. A complaint has also been filed with the Family Development Fish sale to resume near Doha Port along Corniche Department at the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs, which DOHA: The open area near the fish and prawns will be sold every and saleable stocks will be dis- make sure the fish and other sea- unorganised and vendors used to is the licensing and supervi- Doha Port along the Corniche morning like before. played on them and not kept in food stocks on offer for sale are occupy space along the walkway sory authority for nurseries and Road where fresh fish was sold Doha Municipality has reno- plastic baskets as was the case not exposed to sunlight or dust. randomly. crèches. early in the morning every day vated the place and is all set to before. Each shaded area will be allot- It is expected that more people Following the incident, the earlier has been renovated. reopen the area soon for retail- The practice was unhygienic ted to a vendor, thus guaranteeing would visit the place to buy fresh nursery installed CCTV cameras The area now has a levelled ing fresh fish and other seafood as people used to dip their hands him sufficient space to accom- fish and prawns once the shaded in all rooms to monitor how its floor and is shaded like a shaded stocks like prawns. deep in the baskets and pick fish modate large stocks of fish and area reopens.