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ISO 9001:2008 CERTIFIED NEWSPAPER Thursday 15 November 2012 1 Muharram 1434 - Volume 17 Number 5519 Price: QR2 Qatar Soria’s strike Petroleum, lifts hosts Total sign pact Qatar Business | 21 Sport | 32 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com [email protected] | [email protected] Editorial: 4455 7741 | Advertising: 4455 7837 / 4455 7780 OPINION Child education initiative launched Syrian revolution Sheikha Moza announces ‘Educate a Child’ project for poor and underprivileged children will end soon his BY FAZEENA SALEEM with traditional communities week, such as Kenya’s Masai where edu- TQatar DOHA: A global initiative to cation for girls is often cut short spearheaded bring primary education to poor due to cultural influences such as a remark- and marginalised children was child delivery or early marriage. able effort launched by H H Sheikha Moza Representatives of some to topple bint Nasser yesterday at the projects funded by the ‘Educate the oppres- Khalid Al Sayed World Innovation Summit for a Child’ also shares their on-the- sive regime EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Education (WISE) under way ground experiences. of Syrian in Doha. Saud, head teacher at Kakuma President With 61 million children refugee camp in Northern Kenya, Bashar Al Assad. The four-day deprived of basic education and who received a special men- marathon talks held in Doha 28 million of these in the conflict tion about her work by Sheikha aimed to form a united oppo- zones, the initiative ‘Educate a Moza at the ‘Educate a Child’ sition that will head various Child’ seeks to bring high quality launch said, “I have been living rebel groups to lead the upris- learning to them, together with in Kakuma for 10 years, I studied ing. The Western governments specialised organisations from here, went to college on a scholar- welcomed the move, which around the world. ship. Now I have over 1,400 learn- was seen as a positive step to “Educate a Child will reignite ers and 25 teachers in my school, end the four decades-old rule the world’s commitment to the without education my life would of Assad’s family. hardest-to-reach children, the have been miserable, but my edu- At the end of the talks, forgotten children. Our mission is cation has really helped the com- the Syrian National Council, to turn attention back to the dis- munity and family,” the main political opposi- advantaged children of today, who Together with Gordon Brown, tion, signed an agreement to could become confident adults United Nations Secretary form a new coalition called tomorrow, able to fulfil their General’s Special Envoy for Global ‘Syrian National Coalition for potential, if we just give them the Education, ‘Educate a Child’ Opposition and Revolutionary opportunity,” said Sheikha Moza, H H Sheikha Moza bint Nasser listening to a panel discussion at the launch of her new global initiative, Educate partners Irina Bokova, Director Forces”. announcing the initiative. A Child. Also present is Gordon Brown (2nd right), former British prime Minster and United Nations Secretary General for UNESCO, represen- The opposition finally She made the announcement General’s Special Envoy for Global Education. (AR AL-BAKER) tation United Nations Secretary agreed under mounting pres- on the second day of the WISE General Ban Ki-moon, Antonio sure to accept other Syrian summit being held at the Qatar education due to extreme poverty, partnerships, with the help of a many schools and learning cen- Guterres, High Commissioner, rebel groups, who were unwill- National Convention Centre conflict, natural disaster, discrim- truly fruitful collaboration and tres for refugee children who have UNHCR, Filippo Grandi, ing to join their ranks due to under the theme ‘Collaboration ination or other reasons. And it mutual learning,” said Sheikha fled fighting or disasters such as Commissioner-General, UNRWA, inefficiency and inaction. for Change.’ The meet concludes is seeking further partnerships to Moza. drought and famine, to enable Carol Bellamy, Chair, The Global In the initial deal, SNC today. reach out to more children who ‘Educate a Child’ is working them to continue their education Partnership for Education and agreed to elect Ahmed Moaz ‘Educate a Child’ is already are deprived of the fundamental with Unesco, Unhcr, Unrwa, The in spite of having left their homes. Rakesh Mittal, Chairman and Al Khatib as the head of supporting 25 projects and ben- right to education. Global Partnership for Education The projects varies from low CEO, Bharti Foundation in a panel the newly-formed bloc, with efiting 500,000 children in coun- “This is just the beginning and and Bharti Foundation as strategic cost one-room schools in Indian discussion shared their role and prominent dissident Riad tries across Africa, Middle East for me it not enough, because partners and together has funded urban slums, to floating boat contribution towards ‘Educate a Seif and opposition figure and Asia where many children you imagine how many we can $152,696,645 into all ongoing schools in flood-driven areas in Child.’ THE PENINSULA Suhair Al Atassi as Khatib’s don’t have access to primary reach as we continue to build our projects. It is working to support Bangladesh, to projects working See also page 2 deputies. Continued on page 4 PM in Boeing 787 Dreamliner No breakthrough in GCC-Russia Israel attack kills talks on Syria top Hamas leader RIYADH: Russian Foreign GAZA CITY: Israel yester- Minister Sergei Lavrov con- day assassinated a top Hamas Egypt recalls envoy demned the bloodshed in Syria military commander in a strike as “outrageous” yesterday and on Gaza City, prompting out- from Israel urged opponents of President rage from militants who said CAIRO: Egypt recalled its Bashar Al Assad inside and the Jewish state had opened ambassador from Israel yes- outside the country to form a “the gates of hell.” The killing terday after Israeli strikes united front to end the crisis. came on the eve of the Islamic on the Gaza Strip killed Lavrov met with foreign min- new year— 1434— which begins Hamas’ top military com- isters of the six-member Gulf today. mander and at least six other Cooperation Council (GCC) for Israel confirmed the kill- Palestinians, presidential more than two hours in Riyadh ing of Ahmed Jaabari in an air spokesman Yasser Ali said. but failed to reach common strike on a car in Gaza City, and See also page 12 ground on how to end the blood- warned it was only the start shed that has claimed more than of an operation to target mili- and its armed wing, the Ezzedine 38,000 lives in Syria. tant groups across the Hamas- Al Qassam Brigades, chanting for Qatar’s Prime Mnister and controlled territory. It also revenge in and around the Shifa Foreign Minister H E Sheikh warned it was prepared to launch hospital where his body was taken. Hamad bin Jassem bin Jabor Al a ground operation “if necessary.” Jaabari’s bodyguard was also Thani said no breakthrough was The assassination followed a week- killed in the strike, a spokes- made in the talks. end of bloodshed, which saw Israel man for the Hamas-run Interior “We have spoken at length on kill seven Palestinians as militants Ministry said, indicating that the situation in Syria and how to fired more than 120 rockets over another four people had also been find solutions,” Sheikh Hamad bin the border. Jaabari’s death sparked killed as Israel pounded the ter- Jassem told journalists after the The Prime Minister and Foreign Minister H E Sheikh Hamad bin Jassem bin Jabor Al Thani being shown Qatar furious protests in Gaza City, with ritory with more than 20 strikes. talks. “We have a point of view Airways’ new Boeing 787 Dreamliner, which arrived in Doha yesterday, by the airline’s CEO Akbar Al Baker. hundreds of members of Hamas AFP and our friends in Russia have See also page 4 a point of view and they did not converge.” Lavrov was hoping to raise Moscow’s profile in a region where its influence is at risk after block- ing three United Nations resolu- Relatives angry as Villaggio fire case hearing postponed tions meant to put pressure on Assad to end the bloodshed. DOHA: A criminal court try- of the deaths occurred. The duo to be physically present since this another lawyer who didn’t want number of accused in a criminal “We believe the bloodshed ing the May 28 Villaggio Mall is based overseas. was a criminal case. his name in print said since the case. Only the Prosecution can should be stopped,” Lavrov told fire on Tuesday put off hear- The trial was originally sched- Meanwhile, a source told this Prosecution had already filed the make a request to that effect to a a joint news conference with ing in the case for the fourth uled to begin on September 6 but newspaper yesterday that some of charges in the case after inves- court,” the lawyer said. the Bahraini Foreign Minister, straight time leaving the rela- was postponed due to the absence the relatives of the mall fire vic- tigations the number of accused The parents of the 13 small Sheikh Khaled bin Ahmed tives of the 19 deceased disap- of the same duo who did not tims want the list of the accused could only be increased if it (the children who died in the illegal Al Khalifa, after the talks in the pointed and enraged. appear on Tuesday as well. They in the case to be expanded due Prosecution) was convinced of the nursery in the mall said in a joint Saudi capital. The hearing was adjourned could not be served the summons.