ISO 9001:2008 CERTIFIED NEWSPAPER Friday 5 April 2013 24 Jumada I 1434 - Volume 18 Number 5660 Price: QR2 Attiyah: Qatar Jorge Lorenzo a competitive sets the pace LNG supplier at Losail Business | 13 Sport | 21 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com [email protected] | [email protected] Editorial: 4455 7741 | Advertising: 4455 7837 / 4455 7780 Al Sada lays QP Complex foundation stone Qatari dies Qatari held in of influenza UAE ‘safe A (H1N1) DOHA: A 43-year-old Qatari man died here yesterday due to influenza A (H1N1), the Supreme and healthy’ Council of Health (SCH) said. This is the first death in the country this year caused by the Sons meet Al Jaidah in Abu Dhabi virus. Influenza A is a different strain of H1N1, which caused sev- DOHA: The mys- Taher suggested eral deaths across the world in tery surrounding the that because of good 2009. The citizen was admitted to arrest of a Qatari relations between a hospital on March 23 complain- doctor in the UAE Qatar and the UAE, ing of difficulty in breathing and a while he was on his the UAE authorities rise in temperature, the SCH said way to Doha from had allowed two of Al in a statement. Bangkok late last Jaidah’s sons to meet Medical examinations showed February is deepen- him recently. The that the patient was suffering ing as no charges UAE’s laws don’t allow from severe pneumonia and was have yet been filed that. The sons, Hassan given anti-flu treatment. He was against him. and Abdul Rahman, The Minister of Energy and Industry and Chairman and Managing Director of Qatar Petroleum H E Dr admitted to the intensive care Asked why Dr Mahmoud Al met their father for 15 minutes Mohammed bin Saleh Al Sada laying the foundation stone for the new Support Campus Complex of QP Gas unit under the supervision of a Jaidah (pictured) might have been in the presence of Qatar’s ambas- Operations at Mesaieed, yesterday. Full report on page 13 medical team but his condition arrested, a Qatari lawyer following sador to the UAE, Abdullah Al did not improve and he died yes- up on his case in Abu Dhabi said Othman. They were back in Doha terday, the statement added. it was too early to talk about that. now, said the lawyer. The SCH said it was closely Speaking on the phone from Abu When told that 15 minutes was monitoring the situation in Dhabi, lawyer Abdullah Taher a very short duration, the lawyer cooperation with the National suggested in remarks to The said he didn’t agree because the Traffic intersections to replace Influenza Centre of Hamad Peninsula late last evening that meeting was facilitated despite Medical Corporation, which is since Qatar and the UAE enjoyed the fact that it was not legally one of the accredited centres in very cordial relations, Al Jaidah allowed to see suspects held in the world operating under the could not have been detained remand in the UAE. roundabouts on Corniche Road supervision the World Health without a valid reason. Next week, the lawyer said, Al Organisation (WHO) to diagnose Taher said that under the Jaidah’s entire family, consisting DOHA: Plans are afoot to con- Converting these roundabouts leading from Al Rufaa intersec- the influenza virus and provide UAE’s laws a suspect could be of his wife, sons and daughters, is vert all roundabouts on the into intersections will immensely tion to the Corniche, has also been the necessary information. held in police custody for up to set to travel to the UAE and meet Corniche Road, except the one contribute to smooth flow of traf- closed. Another lane is closed on The Council appealed to citizens 90 days for investigations to be him as a special concession by the near Sheraton Doha, into traffic fic on the road, a local Arabic the street exiting the Port. and residents to take preventive completed. The law authorised UAE authorities. intersections. daily reported yesterday. A dedicated lane has been measures and visit the nearest the prosecution to file charges Al Jaidah was safe and healthy, The project aims to ease Work is progressing on a new allocated for trucks entering the health centre when flu symptoms after the remand period. the lawyer said, when told that the heavy traffic on the entire intersection on the Corniche Port and those heading from the were suspected, especially a rise in Prodded if Al Jaidah might there was talk that he might stretch of the road during peak Road between Al Meena street Port to Corniche Street. They temperature, coughing, sneezing have been detained for political not be feeling well. “The UAE hours on weekdays as also on and Doha Port. can use the Sharq interchange or shortness of breath. or legal reasons, Taher said: “It authorities are treating him very weekends. A section of the Corniche Road instead of the MIA roundabout. The Council stressed the is still too early to say anything”. well,” Taher reiterated. Al Jaidah The small intersection linking remains closed since last night Once completed, the new importance of vaccination against He, however, added on second was arrested on February 26 this the Corniche with Souq Waqif to facilitate work on the new intersection will ease the flow influenza, especially for people at thoughts: “It could even be a case year in Dubai while he was trav- will be expanded as part of the intersection. of traffic from Al Rufaa inter- risk of influenza complications, of mistaken identity”. elling to Doha from Bangkok. He project. One lane on each side of the section towards the Corniche including the elderly, persons suf- Qatar’s Ministry of Foreign was shifted to Abu Dhabi. Taher The Corniche Road currently Corniche Road, between the Port and allow direct access to the fering from chronic diseases, chil- Affairs had intervened in the is in Abu Dhabi to follow up on has seven major roundabouts entrance and the Museum of MIA Park, the Public Works dren under five, pregnant women matter, said the lawyer, adding Al Jaidah’s case and see on what starting from the VIP roundabout Islamic Art (MIA) roundabout, Authority (Ashghal) said in a and people suffering from immune that the UAE authorities were charges he has been detained. to the Conference Center rounda- has been closed. statement. deficiency. treating Al Jaidah very well. THE PENINSULA bout after the Doha Sheraton. A lane on Al Meena street, THE PENINSULA THE PENINSULA Clashes in Hebron Insects in pasta close Spinneys outlet DOHA: Grocer Spinneys was “Unfortunately, there were been relocated to Spinney’s The forced to temporarily close its weevils in a packet of dry pasta. Mall branch in the mean time. outlet at the Pearl-Qatar after The municipality have decided Spinneys is the second outlet Doha municipality discovered that the store should close for a on the manmade Pearl-Qatar to health violations, arabianbusi- period of time,” wrote Michael be closed down in recent weeks. ness.com reported yesterday. Wright, Spinneys CEO, on An outlet of Thai restaurant The Beirut-based firm is one of Spinneys Qatar’s Facebook page. Mango Tree was shuttered after the Middle East’s major food retail Wright added in a follow-up expired food was reportedly dis- chains, with stores across Lebanon, message that the closure would covered in the kitchen, said the Egypt, the UAE, Qatar and Jordan. last a month, and that staff had magazine. THE PENINSULA A Palestinian protester uses a slingshot to throw a stone during clashes with Israeli soldiers following the funeral of Maisara Abu Hamdiyeh in the West Bank city of Hebron, yesterday. Thousands of mourners turned Egypt seizes ship out for the funerals of three Palestinians, including two teenagers killed by Israeli army gunfire in some of the China begins poultry cull worst violence in the occupied West Bank in years. Full report on Page 4 carrying arms BEIJING: Authorities in cases climbing to 14. “(China) will Shanghai began the mass strengthen its leadership in com- CAIRO: Egyptian navy forces slaughter of poultry at a mar- bating the virus ... and coordinate seized a ship carrying heavy ket after the H7N9 bird flu and deploy the entire nation’s weapons as it entered Egyptian virus, which has killed five health system to combat the Al Jazeera denies bounty on Assad territorial waters in the Red people in China, was detected virus,” the Health Ministry said. Sea, a military spokesman said. there, even as Japan and Hong In Japan, airports have put up DOHA: Al Jazeera has denied “All accounts accounts, “whether they are pro- The Togolese-flagged ship, called Kong stepped up vigilance and posters at entry points warning reports circulating in the media claiming to or anti- the Syrian revolution, for COMR, was found 12 nautical Vietnam banned imports of all passengers from China to seek about its reporter Ghada Owais belong to me claiming to represent me.” miles north of Ras Muhammad in Chinese poultry. medical attention if they suspect (pictured) announcing a bounty are in fact false “These smear campaigns are the Sinai Peninsula, general staff The discovery of the virus in they have bird flu. Also, all pas- of $1m on the head of Syrian and pretending just current examples of threats spokesman Ahmed Mohamed samples of pigeon came as health sengers on flights in and out of President Bashar Al Assad. to represent made by some Syrian regime sup- Ali said on his Facebook page. officials said they were treating Hong Kong were being asked to The channel said the announce- me.