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Page 01 June 14.Indd ISO 9001:2008 CERTIFIED NEWSPAPER ON SATURDAY Top Shia cleric calls Iraqis to arms BAGHDAD: A leading cleric called Iraqis to arms yesterday as US President Barack Obama said he was examining options short of sending troops to help Iraq counter a Sunni militant onslaught. Shia Grand Ayatollah Ali Al Sistani urged the people to defend the country against the offensive spearheaded by the jihadist Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. A representative of Sistani made the call from the Shia shrine city of Karbala. “Citizens who are able to bear arms and fight ter- rorists, defending their country and their people and their holy places, should volunteer and join the security forces to achieve this holy purpose,” the representative said. See also page 5 Qatar to pay former Hamas workers’ salaries RAMALLAH: Qatar is stepping in tempo- rarily to help the new Palestinian unity gov- ernment pay former employees of Islamist movement Hamas’s disbanded Gaza govern- ment, an official said yesterday. Doha would contribute a total of $60m while the Palestinian Authority grapples with a pay row. Prime minister Rami Hamdallah received a phone call from Qatari Prime Minister and Interior Minister H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani, who told him that $20m would be transferred each month for three months to pay Gaza employees, govern- ment spokesman Ihab Bseiso said. Dusty, windy conditions expected today DOHA: The weather is expected to be dusty and windy today, with wind speeds ranging from 10 knots to 30 knots in places, the mete- orology department said in a forecast yester- day. Visibility will be poor. Day temperatures are likely to soar to 43 degrees Celsius in Doha, Mesaieed and Al Wakra. Al Ruwais, Dukhan and Abu Samra are expected to witnesses a cooler day, with the mercury levels CUP FEVER forecast at 36 to 38 degrees C. Abu Samra will have a cooler night as the minimum temperature forecast is 29 degrees C. The night temperature in Doha is expected to be 33 degrees C. The seas THE ISSUE will be rough with high waves and wind speeds going up to 30 to 35 knots at times. Tunisia to hold polls The Fifa World Cup 2014 has “I was nervous about the schedule of the not have the tension of attending school the come as a pre-vacation bonanza World Cup matches, but when the schedule next day, as some important matches will at the end of this year was announced some months back, I heaved be during the vacation. So I will be able to for football fans in Qatar. This a sigh of relief. I watched the opening match enjoy the matches without worrying about TUNIS: Tunisia is set to hold separate par- time, the event held once in four between Brazil and Croatia on Thursday and the next day. It is good for the students that Design: Abraham Augusthy liamentary and presidential elections at the I am happy that I will be able to enjoy other the final, semi-finals and other matches are end of the year after political parties resolved years has begun just ahead of matches as well,” he added. falling during the vacations,” said Ahmad a dispute over the election date yesterday, school summer vacations, which The tournament, which is being played in Niaz, a class 10 student at Shantiniketan political sources said. will allow them to watch the Brazil from June 12 to July 13, is being aired Indian School. The agreement allows electoral authorities to live in Qatar between 8pm and 4am. Ahmad, a die-hard football fan, has set an official date for the first election since the games relaxedly. Football is probably the most popular subscribed to a special Ooredoo package North African state adopted a new constitution sport across the globe, and nearly half the to watch live telecast of the World Cup that has been praised as a model of democratic he fact that nearly all the matches world’s population, well over three billion matches. transition in the Arab world. will be telecast starting in the spectators, are expected to watch 32 teams The World Cup also bodes well for busi- See also page 8 evening is the icing on the cake. play 67 games in total during the World Cup. ness. Restaurants, hotels and pubs are TThe timings have made football Students are also happy with the timing of cashing in on the World Cup frenzy and Netherlands, Mexico fans happy because they will not have to the matches because their schools will close screening matches at special venues. Some take leave from work to watch the games. in the first week of July, which will allow cafes are levying additional fees on custom- win at World Cup “The best thing about the World Cup this them to watch the final stages of the tourna- ers who want to watch the matches on large time for me is the timing of the matches. ment without drawing their parent’s wrath. screens at these venues. SALVADOR: Stunning goals from Dutch All the matches will be telecast during the Parents will also be relieved that their chil- Shops selling sports goods have seen a captain Robin van Persie and Arjen Robben PAGEnight. Had the telecast6 been during the day, dren do not have to attend school the next surge in sale of football-related goods — saw the Netherlands destroy Spain 5-1 in I would have had to take leave from office day, and can allow the kids to watch the another proof that the magic of the World Group B at the World Cup yesterday. Earlier, to watch matches,” said football fan Touseef matches late into the night. Cup has cast its spell on Qatar. Mexico beat Cameroon 1-0 in Group A. Hussain, a Najma resident. “The good thing this time is that I will See also page 2 See also pages 19, 20, 21 THE PENINSULA & AGENCIES Saturday 14 June 2014 • 16 Sha’baan 1435 • Volume 19 • Number 6096 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com [email protected] | [email protected] Editorial: 4455 7741 | Advertising: 4455 7837 / 4455 7780 JUNE 14, 2014 ON SATURDAY 02 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com Home Everyone’s cup of joy Pics: Qassim Rahmatullah, Salim Matramkot & Abdul Basit The World Cup has brought cheer to all: football fans, hotels, sports retailers and merchandisers DOHA: It is rare to see Doha in the coming days as World Cup craze for football is increasing,” said streets almost empty of vehicles, fever goes up. Musthafa. especially on a Thursday night. During Ramadan, the screening Even in February, when National But this happened two days ago as would be done in a Ramadan tent Sport Day is celebrated in Qatar, people thronged some popular spots to be set up in the hotel’s ballroom. demand for football gear goes up. or stayed at home, their eyes glued The hotels that are showing Telecommunications companies to television screens, to watch the football matches every day include have also rolled out promotions for launch of the biggest sporting event Sharq Village and Spa, La Cigale, customers to stay up to date on the of the year. InterContinental Doha, Oryx Rotana matches. The Arena Corinthians in Sao Doha, Intercontinental Doha-The Vodafone subscribers are receiv- Paulo erupted in cheers as 61,600 City, Four Seasons Hotel Doha, ing calls from a three-digit number. fans applauded the opening cer- Crowne Plaza, Kempinski Residences Once a subscriber answers the call, a emony of the Fifa World Cup, head- and Suites, Ezdan Hotel, Hilton recorded voice says highlights of the lined by a performance by a trio of Hotel, St Regis Doha, Ritz-Carlton matches can be received by activat- big stars: Pitbull, Jennifer Lopez and Doha and Holiday Villa Hotel and ing a service for QR15. Claudia Leitte. Residences. Postpaid customers currently Though more than 11,000 kilot- Excitement over World Cup 2014 in Brazil to watch the games can metres away from the venue, Qatar has also fuelled a surge in sale of update their loved ones in Qatar at joined in the celebrations and World goods related to football. Shops low roaming rates until July 20. They Cup fever was in the air as people in Qatar have seen a sharp rise can make calls to Qatar, receive calls here got hooked up to the month- in demand for lookalike jerseys of from Qatar or send text messages long football frenzy. Most citizens teams playing in the World Cup, fan for QR1 and access the Internet for and residents here are crazy about T-shirts, training kits, branded foot- 50Dhs per megabyte. football and will be keenly follow- balls, bags and caps. Meanwhile, beIN Sports channel ing the action at the mega sporting “The influence of the World Cup is has announced it is going to broad- event over the coming weeks. easily visible in Qatar and it has led cast 22 World Cup 2014 matches in Souq Waqif and Aspire Park were to a jump in the sale of items related its open channel for football fans in two of the major venues where hun- to football. We have witnessed about Qatar and the MENA region. dreds of people gathered to watch a 25 percent rise in the sale of jer- “It’s my pleasure to obtain the sat- the opening ceremony as well as seys of teams playing in the World isfaction of football fans in MENA the exciting opening game between Cup, fan T-shirts, branded footballs, and this is one of our principles in Croatia and hosts and five-time bags, training kits and caps in the beIN Sports channel, and this group champions Brazil.
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