www.thepeninsulaqatar.com BUSINESS | 18 SPORT | 21 Volkswagen brand Bashful Bale has chief says no plan ruthless Ronaldo in to step down his sights TUESDAY 5 JULY 2016 • 30 RAMADAN 1437 ¿(?<E=5ŹŸ¿!E=25BŽſŻſ D85@5>9>CE<1A1D1B º@5>9>CE<1A1D1B º@5>9>CE<1űA1D1B Emir congratulates Govt working on US President DOHA: Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani has sent a uniform contract cable of congratulations to US President Barack Obama on his country’s Independence Day., for house helps reports QNA. Emir talks on phone invoices from them saying salaries with Erdogan have been paid on time, according Employers to be to Arabic daily Al Sharq. DOHA: Emir H H Sheikh Tamim urged to transfer A tweet saying “soon there bin Hamad Al Thani received last will be a new contract form for evening a telephone call from salary to bank domestic workers which includes Turkish President Recep Tayyip account. salary, leave and transfer of salary Erdogan. Discussions dealt with to bank account” recently went viral bilateral ties and means to pro- in the social media, leading to a hot mote them. discussion among nationals. Some By Mohammed Osman expressed surprise at “how the The Peninsula relations with a housemaid, whose Eid Al Fitr tomorrow duties are very similar to a mother at home, will be managed through a The new bridge linking F-Ring Road to Mesaimeer Road was opened yesterday. contract, its terms and conditions.” Pic: Baher A/The Peninsula DOHA: The Crescent Sighting DOHA: The Ministry of Some welcomed the idea and Committee of the Ministry of Administrative Development, said they are ready to pay higher Endowments (Awqaf) and Islamic Labour and Social Affairs (MADLS) salaries for domestic workers if the Affairs announced last evening is currently working on preparing problem of their accommodation, Ashghal opens new bridge that today will be the 30th day of a uniform contract for domestic food, medical treatment and the holy month of Ramadan, and workers in preparation for the transport are solved, in addition to tomorrow will be the first day of implementation of the amended taking the burden of recruitment The Peninsula Additionally, there are two lanes to Yousef Al Salhi, Director of Eid Al Fitr, reports QNA. labour law in December this year. charges. make a U-turn under the bridge Infrastructure Affairs, Eng Nasser The draft of the proposed A citizen said employers are in front of Al Jazeera Academy, Ghaith Al Kuwari, Manager of the contract was discussed recently at wasting money and time to train DOHA: The Public Works Authority providing access to this area through Expressway Projects Department, Banks to close three the second meeting of a committee and get licence for domestic helps (Ashghal) yesterday opened a new the service road. and Eng Yousef Al Emadi, Manager of established recently for grading and all these costs are not counted bridge extending from the F-Ring This bridge is a vital part of the Roads Maintenance Department days for Eid manpower agencies and to find and needed to be mentioned in Road to Mesaimeer Road. Rawdat Al Khail Road project, at Ashghal. From the Traffic solutions to problems related to the the contract. Transfer of wage to This bridge provides a direct which aims to enhance traffic flow Department, in attendance were DOHA: Qatar Central Bank (QCB) recruitment. a bank or getting a receipt signed route to Abu Hamour, Al Mamoura and ease traffic jam in the area. It Brigadier Mohamed Saad Al Kharji, yesterday announced that Eid Al The move is meant to avoid by the worker is much safer for the and Salwa Road. will also connect Industrial Area Director of Traffic Department, Fitr holiday for banks operat- problems related to the delay in employer, said another commentator. Ashghal pointed out that two with Doha city centre and make it Brigadier Mohamed Marafi, head ing in the country will be three wage payment and granting of An official from the ministry, additional temporary lanes will be easier to reach Barwa Village and of Planning and Traffic Safety, working days, and will begin on weekend leave etc which will be when contacted, said: “Until now available for vehicles for making a the commercial area. It also connects and Abdulrahman bin Abdullah the first day of Eid, QCB said in a specified in the contract. nothing has been issued officially in U-turn to F-Ring Road under the the F-Ring Road with the Wholesale Al Khulaifi the Member of the press release. Employers of domestic workers this regard and I am reading similar bridge to reach Barwa Village, the Market and Mesaimeer Street. Central Municipal Council and Qatar Stock Exchange also will be urged to transfer their discussions in the social media.” Religious Complex, Al Wakra and The opening was attended by representative of 10th constituency. announced that Eid holiday will salaries indicated in the contract to Industrial Area using the new service Eng Nasser bin Ali Al Mawlawi, be three working days, starting a bank account of the worker or get → Continued on page 4 road which is about a kilometre long. President of Ashghal, Eng Jalal → Continued on page 2 from the first day of Eid. Iraqis blame govt Three suicide bombers strike in Madinah, Jeddah and Qatif as blast toll AFP at one of Islam’s three holiest sites, the Jeddah bombing. The Prophet’s Mosque is particu- said. Another witness, who gave his rises to over 200 the Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah in Residents of Qatif said only the larly crowded during Ramadan. name only as Ayman, said there were the country’s west where Prophet bomber died in that attack, blowing At about the same time as the two explosions near the mosque. AFP RIYADH: Three suicide bombers Muhammad (PBUH) is buried, Saudi- his body apart near a Shia mosque. Madinah blast, another bomber killed “One of them was from a car struck in Saudi Arabia yesterday in owned Al-Arabiya news channel Al-Arabiya said the Madinah himself in Qatif, residents there said. parked outside the mosque and in a rare incidence of multiple attacks in reported. incident occurred during sunset “Suicide bomber for sure. I can which there was a man who was, BAGHDAD: Iraqis yesterday the country where the Islamic State Other blasts occurred in the Red prayers after which Muslims break see the body” torn apart, said one unusually, not joining the prayer,” mourned more than 200 people group has previously staged deadly Sea city of Jeddah near the US con- their fast during the Holy Month of witness to the attack in Qatif. Ayman said. killed in a Baghdad suicide bomb- attacks. sulate and in Shia-dominated Qatif Ramadan, which ends today. Nasima Al Sada, another resident, Pictures said to be from the scene ing claimed by the Islamic State There were no immediate claims in the east of the country. It showed images of fire raging said that “one bomber blew himself and circulated by residents showed a jihadist group and accused the of responsibility. The Interior Ministry said two in a security forces parking lot with up near the mosque”. small fire burning in the street. government of not doing enough The latest explosion occurred security officers were wounded in at least one body nearby. No bystanders were hurt, she → See also page 6 to protect them. Baghdad, apparently seeking to shore up its image after one of the deadliest ever bombings in Iraq, announced the execution of New identity Road accidents come five convicts and also said it had arrested 40 jihadists. The grim search continued for bodies at the site of the attack that down this Ramadan hit the upmarket Karrada district early on Sunday as it teemed with The Peninsula Brigadier Mohamed Saad Al Kharji, shoppers ahead of this week’s hol- Director of the Department. iday marking the end of Ramadan. “It is part of an awareness drive Prime Minister Haider Al DOHA: The Traffic Department launched by the Department to send Abadi announced efforts to distributed discount coupons for message to the citizens and expatri- address longstanding security installation of thermal insulation ates that Traffic Police is with them flaws in Baghdad following the in vehicles, roses and Iftar meals and they want only public safety blast, which came a week after to motorists at several traffic lights and security,” he added. Iraqi forces recaptured the city and other places during Ramadan. “The latest report suggested of Fallujah from IS. The initiative launched in col- that road accidents and violations But Iraqis are furious at the laboration with some government of traffic rules decreased this Ram- government’s inability to keep institutions and private companies adan compared to previous one,” residents safe. is aimed at reducing road accidents said Al Kharji. in the spiritual month when motor- The Department organised → See also page 6 ists speed up to reach the Iftar venue traffic awareness programmes during the last moments. for the visitors at commercial The presence of traffic police complexes and Souq Waqif during with Iftar meals reduces anxiety Ramadan. RAMADAN of motorists to reach the destina- The Department prepared a TIMING tion on time. complete plan to maintain smooth Hala Alhallaq of Iraq takes the Oath of Citizenship as she and 145 others become United States citizens “The initiative of Traffic Depart- traffic during the last ten days of Today’s Iftar 6 : 31 pm during a naturalisation ceremony at Old Sturbridge Village in Sturbridge, Massachusetts yesterday, ment is meant to thank motorists Ramadan and Eid-Al-Fitr holidays.