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Page 01 March 28.Indd ISO 9001:2008 CERTIFIED NEWSPAPER Home | 5 Business | 14 Sport | 20 28th Qafco Greece submits Form will meet Flower and long-awaited pedigree in Vegetable Show list of reforms to cricket World opens creditors Cup final SATURDAY 28 MARCH 2015 • 8 Jumada II 1436 • Volume 19 Number 6383 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com [email protected] | [email protected] Editorial: 4455 7741 | Advertising: 4455 7837 / 4455 7780 OPINION Saudi pounds Houthi camps Europe carriers Operation Storm to have two Resolve: A new Hadi arrives in Egypt for Arab League summit; Saleh calls for ceasefire crew in cockpit alliance in region DOHA: Saudi Arabia said yes- at all times evel- terday the coalition forces it is D leading will not at any cost allow Emir to attend BERLIN: The European opments weapons or other supplies to be Aviation Safety Agency recom- in Yemen made to Houthi militiamen in Arab summit mended yesterday that at least have taken Yemen. two people be present in the a danger- The spokesman for the forces DOHA: Emir H H Sheikh cockpit of planes at all times, fol- ous turn showed videos of air strikes on Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani lowing the apparently deliberate with the Houthi targets in Yemen yester- will lead Qatar’s delegation crashing of the Germanwings military day at a press briefing in Riyadh to the Arab League Council’s flight this week. interven- Dr Khalid Al Jaber and said the coalition forces had 26th meeting due to be held Prosecutors yesterday said tion, called completely destroyed Al Anad on the summit level under the Germanwings co-pilot who Operation military airport, which the rebel the title “Seventy years of crashed his Airbus into the Storm of Resolve, led by militiamen were using. joint Arab action”. French Alps hid a serious illness Saudi Arabia with the sup- The spokesman, Brigadier The meeting will begin today from the airline, amid reports he port of five GCC states. The Ahmed Asseri, said that defend- in Sharm El Sheikh in Egypt. was severely depressed. operation was approved by ing the Aden government was the QNA Transport ministries and avia- Arab countries and sup- campaign’s “main objective.” tion authorities in Germany, ported by US and other “I want to confirm that the President Abdrabuh Mansur Austria and Portugal announced Western states. operation itself has as its main Hadi arrived in Egypt for talks earlier in the day that they would Currently, Yemen is experi- objective to protect the govern- with Arab allies. be requiring the adoption of the encing at all levels the status ment in Aden,” Asseri said. A call for a ceasefire was issued so-called “rule of two”, which is of a ‘failed state’. Following “The operation will continue as by former president Ali Abdullah already standard in the US. the coup by Houthis, compar- long as there is a need for it to Saleh, suspected of being allied The regulation would come into isons have been made with continue,” he said. with the rebels. immediate effect for Portugal’s the situations in Syria, Iraq Morocco said it would join the Saleh called for “an immediate national airline, TAP Portugal, and Lebanon. The question coalition against the Houthis. cessation of military operations by Secretary of State for Transport that comes to our minds is Pakistan, named by Saudi Arabia the coalition” and “a simultaneous Sergio Monteiro said. what will be the future of as a partner, said it had made no immediate stop” by the Huthis, as Air France and KLM followed Yemen and its people amid decision on whether to contribute. well as a halt to looting of public suit, saying in a statement that Iranian celebrations over Asseri, an air force pilot, said buildings and army camps. they would implement the recom- their control of four histori- at the briefing that on the second And he proposed a “resumption mendation “as soon as possible”. cal Arab capitals -- Baghdad, day of air strikes on Houthi tar- of dialogue... under the sponsor- Belgian companies — Brussels Damascus, Beirut and Sana’a. gets yesterday, several roads and ship of the United Nations, and Airlines, a subsidiary of Lufthansa, Yemen is the backyard of bridges used by the militiamen to its transfer to the United Arab and Jetairfly — also said they the Gulf and the Arabian transport weapons and ballistic Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi (left) welcoming Yemen’s President Emirates or a UN building”. would put in place the two person Peninsula. Along with the missiles to Sana’a and Sada cities Abdrabuh Mansur Hadi in the Red Sea resort of Sharm El Sheikh yesterday. The rebels have also clashed rule along with Thomas Cook. political, tribal and sectar- were destroyed. with Sunni tribes as they push The moves came after ini- ian components, this brings “We are asking Yemeni people Yemeni airspace and any move- Saudi-Yemeni border areas now,” south. At least 21 were killed yes- tial investigations into the a regional dimension to the to remain away from Houthi mili- ment of Houthi militiamen on the said the brigadier, who showed terday when tribesmen ambushed Germanwings crash indicated conflict. The latest develop- tiamen’s gatherings and caravans ground is being targeted.” videos of how the coalition their vehicles north of Aden. co-pilot Andreas Lubitz may have ments show the true colour as the coalition is targeting all Militias in the areas of Yemen forces had launched air strikes Houthi fighters and allied army deliberately crashed the Airbus of Houthis and their rejection those areas,” Asseri said. bordering Saudi Arabia were on Houthi targets yesterday. units gained their first foothold on A320 into a mountain in France of agreements and initiatives The roads and bridges that were attacked by the coalition forces No supplies of weapons or any Yemen’s Arabian Sea coast by seiz- on Tuesday, killing all 150 people meant to achieve political targeted have prevented the move- using Apache helicopters, Qatar other materials will be allowed to ing the port of Shaqra 100km east aboard, after locking the captain transition and bring unity ment of Houthi militiamen from News Agency (QNA) reported. be made to Houthi militiamen, of Aden, residents said. out of the cockpit. and stability to the country. the south to the north of Yemen. “There is no ground move- said Asseri. AGENCIES AGENCIES Continued on page 2 “We have total control over the ment by the militias on the Meanwhile, embattled See also page 9 See also page 10 Fishing to be restricted for two months Some schools start DOHA: Qatar will restrict fish- at the Ministry of Environment. boat would be able to spend only and the Coast Guard and envi- ing in its territorial waters for Topping the list of fish that 24 days out in the sea for fishing. ronment ministry inspectors will teaching traffic safety two months beginning April breed during this season are The fisheries department said that closely monitor the boats. since that is the fish breeding Sheri and Hamour, which together a boat’s catch — in other words the Besides, an awareness campaign DOHA: Traffic safety has been season. account for almost 40 percent of fishermen’s income — wouldn’t be about the fish breeding season and made a part of the curriculum The fisheries department, how- the total catch in Qatar. adversely affected. the need to cut down on commer- on an experimental basis in five ever, said fish production wouldn’t Fishing boats will be allowed “There are lots of fish to be cial fishing expeditions will be car- Independent Schools, including be affected by the above restriction into the sea for fishing only three caught in this season, so a boat’s ried out. those for girls. since the catch will almost double times a month during the breeding catch wouldn’t be affected,” a local Ensuring restricted fishing in Based on the success of what, in April and May. season and each trip wouldn’t be Arabic daily quoted a source in the the breeding season is aimed at apparently, is a pilot project, all These are good months permitted to last more than four fisheries department as saying. preserving the country’s marine Independent Schools will impart for fishing so the restrictions days. About how the rule will be wealth for sustainable develop- lessons in traffic safety, says the wouldn’t affect production and This means that during the two implemented, the source said each ment and future food security. Department of Traffic. fish prices, said the department months (April and May), a fishing fishing boat will be given a card THE PENINSULA The success of the programme will be gauged by testing the Some streets there have no lighting. knowledge of students about traf- This problem will be solved as fic safety after a number of lessons. an extensive development plan is MotoGP practice The above programme will being introduced to revamp the ensure that students are cautious Industrial Area. Saudi Arabia while playing in the streets in Road accidents declined in their localities and crossing roads. number in 2014 and detailed sta- to send envoy Moreover, when they grow up tistics will figure in the depart- they will become motorists. “So, ment’s annual report for the year. back to Sweden children’s awareness about traffic Overtaking from the right safety is important,” said Brigadier remains the most common viola- CAIRO: Saudi Arabia has Mohamed Saad Al Kharji (pic- tion of traffic rules and parking decided to send its envoy back tured), Director of the Traffic in slots reserved for people with to Sweden, Saudi-owned Al Department.
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