ISO 9001:2008 CERTIFIED NEWSPAPER Friday 16 August 2013 9 Shawwal 1434 - Volume 18 Number 5793 Price: QR2 Heatwave sets Struggling UK retail sales Bartoli ends alight in July Tennis career Business | 15 Sport | 21 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com [email protected] | [email protected] Editorial: 4455 7741 | Advertising: 4455 7837 / 4455 7780 Egyptians in Free Mursi Qatar concerned but divided over crackdown to end Egypt DOHA: Egyptian expatriates in Qatar, while obviously unhappy about what is happening back home, say they expect the situ- ation to become clearer today as the Muslim Brotherhood has crisis: Qatar called for protests after Friday prayers all over the country. “We have to see how people FM stresses talks to find solution react after Friday prayers today to Wednesday’s military action DOHA: Reiterating its strong that saw hundreds of people condemnation of Wednesday’s killed and many others injured,” military action in Egypt that said an Egyptian, requesting saw hundreds killed, Qatar yes- anonymity. terday said no solution to the He said he didn’t anticipate crisis was possible unless former further violence as both sides, the president Mohammed Mursi army and the Brotherhood, should and other political prisoners now take defensive positions after were released. Wednesday’s bloodbath. Releasing Mursi and other solution, the foreign minister said: The expatriate said Hosni political prisoners would make “We will keep trying for a solution. Mubarak’s era was known for dialogue for an amicable solu- A solution was easier yesterday Egyptian men try to extinguish a fire in a government building that was set ablaze in the Giza district of Cairo corruption but there was no vio- tion to the imbroglio possible and than today and would not be as lence. “It has been a bad begin- yesterday. easier, said the Foreign Minister, easier tomorrow.” ning of a new military rule in our H E Dr Khalid bin Mohamed Al About Egypt stopping diplo- country and I don’t expect elec- Attiyah (pictured). matic mediation to find a solu- tions to take place.” There are many people mak- tion, Al Attiyah said that might Another Egyptian expatriate ing efforts to end the crisis and have been done because that would this newspaper spoke with said clerics are one of the groups. But have meant the foreign delegations Cairo govt office burnt; toll 623 on grounds of anonymity that the political prisoners may not be meeting all the parties concerned. Wednesday’s carnage could have aware of what is transpiring, so He said he was of the view that CAIRO: Supporters of Egypt’s security forces would again use rights essential to human dignity, been avoided and a solution could unless they are made part of the some elements in Egypt wanted Muslim Brotherhood stormed live ammunition to counter any including the right to peaceful have been found through talks. dialogue process no solution can to force the situation to a point and torched a government attacks against themselves or protest.” “I think if the military had be found, he said. where no solution could be found. building in Cairo yesterday, public buildings. His Defence Secretary Chuck allowed the protest sit-ins by the In an interview to Al Jazeera As to why the Arab League had while families tried to identify The UN Security Council was Hagel warned Egypt’s army chief Brotherhood (demanding ousted Arabic channel aired yesterday, not intervened and no member- hundreds of mutilated bodies to meet later yesterday to discuss that “the violence and inadequate president Mohammed Mursi’s Al Attiyah said that in Egypt a state had called a meeting of the piled in a Cairo mosque a day the situation after a meeting was steps towards reconciliation are reinstatement) to continue, the democratically elected president League to discuss the Egyptian after they were shot dead by the requested by council members putting important elements of protests would have died down.” had been forcibly removed. crisis, Al Attiyah said had the sit- security forces. France, Britain and Australia. our long-standing defence coop- The expatriate, however, said “This amounts to denying the ins continued some member-state Egypt’s health ministry says The US State Department eration at risk”. that although he personally didn’t legitimacy of the democratic would have called for a meeting. 623 people were killed and thou- said it would review aid to Egypt Turkey recalled its ambassa- support the military’s involvement process,” he said. “And then they Asked why no other Arab coun- sands wounded in the worst day “in all forms” after President dor to Egypt for consultations, in public affairs, there seemed to stopped the peaceful protesters try had condemned Wednesday’s of civil violence in the modern his- Barack Obama cancelled plans a foreign ministry official said be no other option but to act and from holding their sit-ins, using military action as boldly as Qatar, tory of the most populous Arab for upcoming military exercises on Thursday, following Ankara’s end the sit-ins. “The killings were force and causing bloodshed.” the foreign minister said Qatar state. with the Egyptian army, which condemnation of the crackdown. unfortunate, though.” The parties concerned (a refer- had principles and defended Brotherhood supporters say the Washington funds with $1.3bn in Egypt reciprocated quickly, He said several of his relatives ence to the Muslim Brotherhood) oppressed people. death toll is far higher, with hun- annual aid. announcing that had recalled its and friends had taken part in the should, therefore, be convinced “Qatar has condemned the dreds of bodies as yet uncounted “The United States strongly ambassador to Ankara sit-ins but they dispersed when now that an amicable solution to action on humanitarian grounds,” by the authorities, whose troops condemns the steps that have There were reports of protests the army asked them to leave. the crisis is easier today than it said Al Attiyah. “We were shocked and police crushed protests been taken by Egypt’s interim yesterday, with hundreds march- While in power the Muslim would be tomorrow, he said. and the sudden military action seeking the return of deposed government and security forces,” ing in Ankara, but no repeat of Brotherhood was behaving in a Asked by the interviewer if surprised us because we were talk- President Mohammed Mursi. Obama said. the previous day’s bloodbath. manipulative way, he said. Qatar would stop mediating in ing to all the parties concerned.” State television quoted the “We deplore violence against REUTERS Continued on page 3 Egypt in its quest for a peaceful THE PENINSULA Interior Ministry as saying the civilians. We support universal See also page 5 THE PENINSULA Qatari finishes second AFC support Beirut blast kills 18 reiterated for BEIRUT: A huge car bomb of the southern suburbs, after a blast killed at least 18 people July 9 car bomb in Bir Al Abed yesterday in a Beirut bastion of left dozens wounded. Qatar 2022 Lebanon’s Shia group Hezbollah, A witness told a Lebanese tel- KUALA LUMPUR: Asian a military backer of Syrian evision channel that he saw a van Football Confederation presi- President Bashar Al Assad. drive past three times before its dent Sheikh Salman bin Company of Aisha Umm Al driver found a parking spot where Ebrahim Al Khalifa has reiter- Muminin, a previously unknown he set off the blast. ated AFC’s support for the 2022 group believed to be a Syrian “Terrorism has struck the FIFA World Cup in Qatar. rebel cell, said it carried out the southern suburbs again,” said “The AFC is confident that attack. Hezbollah’s Al-Manar television, Qatar will host a magnificent The Lebanese Red Cross said adding that the group was “paying World Cup; under the guidance of at least 18 people were killed and the price for its position”. FIFA; and with it only being the 245 wounded in the attack in an Shortly after news of the attack second time that Asia plays host area between the Bir Al Abed and broke, an online video surfaced to a FIFA World Cup — we are Rweiss neighbourhoods of south- showing three masked men in sure that Qatar will make Asia ern Beirut. front of a white flag inscribed with proud,” he said. The bombing caused heavy the Islamic profession of faith. The AFC president added that damage to buildings and set sev- “You, the pig Hassan Nasrallah, he was confident FIFA would eral cars ablaze. we send you our second power- make the best decision for all and The blast came a day after ful message because you haven’t that the AFC would be ready to Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah understood yet,” said one member support its members in any way Second placed Mutaz Essa Barshim (left) of Qatar and third-placed Derek Drouin of Canada celebrate after the said his militant group was tak- of the group. possible leading into the histori- men’s high jump final in the IAAF World Athletics Championships at Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow yesterday. ing steps to ensure the security AFP cal event. Ukrainian Bohdan Bondarenko won the gold. 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