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ISO 9001:2008 CERTIFIED NEWSPAPER Opec won’t cut output even at $20: Saudi Business | 21 Wednesday 24 December 2014 • 2 Rabial I 1436 • Volume 19 Number 6289 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com [email protected] | [email protected] Editorial: 4455 7741 | Advertising: 4455 7837 / 4455 7780 Kuwait Emir receives PM Palestinians to New safety cut ties with Israel if UN measures at gambit fails ALGIERS: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas bus station warned yesterday that his administration would “no longer deal” with Israel if More concrete barriers installed a United Nations Security Council resolution calling for a BY YASIN KAKANDE all safety measures for commuters final peace deal fails. are in place. “If the Arab-Palestinian initi- DOHA: After an accident left The recent accident was the ative submitted to the Security four people dead and two injured second in less than two years. In a Council to put an end to (Israeli) at Al Ghanim bus terminal, similar accident last year, a driver occupation doesn’t pass, we will authorities are making efforts lost control of a bus and hit several On behalf of the Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, the Prime Minister and Interior Minister be forced to take the necessary to make the place safer for passengers, leaving at least four H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani yesterday offered condolences to the Emir of Kuwait political and legal decisions,” commuters. seriously injured. H H Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Jaber Al Sabah on the death of Sheikha Sabah Al Nasser Al Sabah. Abbas was quoted as saying by A second row of concrete bar- “That was the time when the the Algerian APS news agency. riers has been installed at the authorities responded by putting “If it fails, we will no longer station between the passengers’ the first row of concrete barriers,” deal with the Israeli govern- waiting area and the stopping said a taxi driver who has been ment, which will then be forced points of buses. working in the area for two years. to assume its responsibilities as The temporary barricades as “Now, they have put another. But Law on electronic salary an occupier,” he added. well as signs that display route even if they add a third row it will The Palestinian draft resolu- maps carry notices warning com- not be enough to stop a 50-ton bus tion sets a 12-month deadline muters not to cross over the running into passengers if such an for wrapping up negotiations on dividers. accident happens again,” he added. transfer to get nod soon a final peace settlement and the “Stay behind the barrier… Your A commuter waiting at the end of 2017 as the time frame for safety is our concern” read the terminal said that the authorities DOHA: The proposed electronic these amendments are awaiting reservation quota for nationals. completing an Israeli withdrawal notices. could easily solve the problem if salary transfer system whereby approval by the State Cabinet. “We are looking forward to dou- from Palestinian territories. The additional safety measures they reduced crowding at the bus all workers in the country are About amendments being made bling employment opportunities A final peace deal would pave have been taken after the recent station, especially on Thursdays to be paid via banks, exchange to other provisions of the labour for fellow citizens in the private the way to the creation of a incident in which a bus reportedly and Fridays. houses and other financial insti- law to help strengthen mecha- sector in the near future.” Palestinian state with Jerusalem accelerated as it approached the “They should set up more sta- tutions, is in the final stages of nisms to protect the rights of for- The minister was appreciative of as a shared capital, according to stop area, hit the barrier and the tions in other areas instead of hav- approval. eign workers, the minister said the private sector and said it was the text. waiting shed and came to a halt ing all the buses in one terminal This was disclosed here yes- preparations were under way to highly responsive to the govern- Speculation has been mount- after crashing into two taxis in a with a lot of congestion,” he said. terday by the Minister of Labour issue those amendments as well. ment’s call for providing increas- ing since the death in December neighbouring parking lot. People point out that the bus and Social Affairs, H E Dr The amendments are to be ing opportunities to nationals for of a Palestinian official who was The new barricades and the station, though located in the Abdullah bin Saleh Mubarak Al issued along with the amended jobs and training. struck by an Israeli soldier that warning notices, however, have not heart of the city, is too small to Khulaifi. sponsorship law, which also cov- The event was Al Khaliji the Palestinian Authority could made people more cautious. Some accommodate all the buses plying Called the Wage Protection ers exit permit rules, said the Commercial Bank’s open career suspend security coordination commuters were seen crossing to different parts of the country. System (WPS), it will guaran- minister. day for Qataris. with Israel in the West Bank if over the barriers and waiting for Commuters also want the authori- tee that all employers pay their “These amendments (to the “The private sector must play the resolution fails to pass. their buses close to the stopping ties to provide separate toilets for workers salaries in time via a sponsorship law) are being made its role in implementing the state’s “We are determined to regain points, as was the case in the past. men and women. foolproof electronic system. by the Ministry of Interior,” the job nationalisation policy within the rights of our people, including The new safety measures work “There are no toilets for women. The draft law is awaiting the minister clarified. He, though, the framework of the Qatar the right of return (for refugees) in the evening rush hours when The few toilets for men are dirty final nod of the State Cabinet, didn’t elaborate on the amend- National Vision 2030,” Abdullah and the freedom of all Palestinian two or three Karwa officials are and stinking due to lack of proper which is expected soon, the min- ments being made to some provi- bin Saleh said. prisoners held in Israeli jails,” deployed to monitor the termi- cleaning,” said an expatriate who ister said in remarks to Al Sharq sions of the labour law. According to him, a report on Abbas said. nal. They ensure that passengers didn’t want his name in print. on the sidelines of an event held Talking about the job nation- Qatarization has been prepared The Palestinian president stay behind the concrete barriers “They should take care of both at his ministry’s headquarters. alisation drive in the private by his ministry and it has been met his Algerian counterpart and ask them not to walk unnec- safety and hygiene,” he added. Relevant provisions of the sector, the minister said that welcomed by various government Abdelaziz Bouteflika on Monday essarily inside the bus terminal. THE PENINSULA labour law have been amended a large number of companies departments and agencies. during a three-day official visit. The officials also make sure that Picture on page 6 to put the WPS in force and had exceeded the 20 percent job THE PENINSULA AFP Libya fighting Rules tightened for non-Qatari lawyers to appear in court DOHA: Working in a law firm Or, they must be or must in court in legal matters, Al in Qatar for three years may have been a member of the Bar Zaman said the committee not be sufficient anymore for Association in their home coun- was still studying the proposed a non-Qatari lawyer to appear try to be permitted to represent amendments. in court on behalf of a client. a client in court in Qatar after The Minister of Justice has There are indications that three years of working with a set up a six-member commit- rules are being changed and law firm here. tee to study amendments to a more conditions may be imposed Prominent lawyer Yusuf Al draft law (to regulate the legal on non-Qatari lawyer-employ- Zaman told this newspaper profession) that seeks to permit ees of law firms to practice their yesterday that yet another con- companies to have their legally profession. dition being imposed on non- qualified employees represent The Lawyers’ Admission Qatari lawyers is that they must them in court. Committee at the Ministry have enough experience. Three of the members are of Justice met yesterday and And finally, to be allowed to from the ministry while the approved regulations applica- appear in a Qatari court, the other three are from the ble to lawyers, both Qataris and foreign lawyer must appear for Lawyers’ Association, Al Zaman non-Qataris. an interview with a committee said. These regulations are part of being set up for this purpose by Until 2006, companies enjoyed Article 9 of the law that regu- the Minister of Justice. that privilege, the lawyer said. A member of the Libyan army stands on a tank as smoke rises from the city’s port in the background after lates the legal profession in the The Admission Committee, However, a new law enforced a fire broke out at a car tyre disposal plant during clashes against Islamist gunmen in Benghazi yesterday. country. meanwhile, admitted some that year ended that privilege.

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