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www.thepeninsulaqatar.com BUSINESS | 17 SPORT | 24 Oil prices drop as Hosszu and Russia waits on Chad le Clos set for Opec’s output cut action in Doha SATURDAY 1 OCTOBER 2016 • 29 DHUL HIJJA 1437 • Volume 21 • Number 6936 2 Riyals thepeninsulaqatar @peninsulaqatar @peninsula_qatar Escaping air raids Qatar elected Most run-over to IAEA Board accident victims of Governors QNA VIENNA: Qatar won the member- are labourers ship of the Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) for the period “About 70% of labourers live and 2016-2018 in the elections at the work in Industrial Area. Besides 60th Annual Regular Session of 49 pedestrian deaths reckless driving of motorists, wrong the IAEA General Conference, in were registered last behaviours of labourers and their Vienna yesterday. lack of traffic culture are among the The two seats were up for year while 37 deaths reasons behind these deadly acci- grabs on the ad hoc group to the have been reported dents,” he added. Middle East and South Asia. this year. He said the Salwa Road sees The competing countries were more pedestrian casualties with Qatar, the United Arab Emirates the long array of shops on both sides (UAE) and Iraq, where the State of of the highway, and many people, Qatar and the United Arab Emir- especially workers, crossing the ates (UAE) won with big difference By Sidi Mohamed road for shopping. in votes from Iraq. The Peninsula The source said that most of Qatar had occupied the mem- the run-over accidents take place bership of the Board from 2013 to in winter, because more people A Syrian woman carrying a child emerges from a dust cloud following a reported air strike on Kafr 2015. venture out at night and the nights Batna, in the rebel-held Eastern Ghouta area, on the outskirts of the capital Damascus, yesterday. Air DOHA: Most run-over accidents are longer, compared to day. More raids on several rebel-held towns in the region killed at least 17 people including eight children, the involving pedestrians occur at pedestrians are hit during night Syrian Observatory for Human Rights monitor said. → See also page 3 Israel pays Turkey night and in winter which see longer apparently due to less visibility. nights compared to other months, According to Jamal Al Sheikh, $20m in Gaza deal according to an official of the Traf- Head of Division of Training Devel- fic Department. opment Follow up at Al Rayah ANKARA: Israel yesterday paid And the highest number of such Driving School, more run-over cases Ration card holders urged Turkey $20m in compensation accidents have been reported from happen in areas witnessing traffic over the 2010 Mavi Marmara Industrial Area and Salwa Road due jams and places which lack pedes- tragedy involving a Gaza-bound to the presence of large number trian crossing lines. aid flotilla. On August 20, Turk- of labourers in the first case, and “Motorists must decrease speed to register for SMS service ish parliament approved a deal, shoppers crossing the road, in the to 30k/h when they approach involving Tel Aviv paying $20m second. pedestrian crossing lines,” he said. to the families of the victims as Low-income workers have He cited many reasons behind The Peninsula After conducting a poll to assess the service with the mobile number part of a normalisation agreement become the major victims of run- run- over accidents like the habit of the opinion of citizens, the Min- of the cardholder and not another between Turkey and Israel after over incidents because they form some pedestrians crossing the road istry introduced the service by number to ensure that the card- a six-year hiatus in ties, Anatolia the majority of pedestrians and from undesignated places, without adding detailed data on each spe- holder is continually following up quoted Turkish diplomatic sources many of them, especially the new paying attention to the traffic. Some DOHA: The Ministry of Economy cific operation. on the transactions that take place as saying. comers are not familiar with the motorists fail to notice the presence and Commerce has upgraded its This initiative aims to improve on the subsidy card. → See also page 3 roads and the traffic. of pedestrians at night, especially SMS service system to track trans- the services provided to the pub- The ministry urges citizens to “Last year we registered 49 if they are dressed in dark colours, actions made on subsidy cards and lic and to protect consumer rights contact the call center (16001) if they pedestrian deaths due to traffic he added. asked citizens to register with it to by ensuring that subsidised mate- notice any suspicious transactions Russia questions accidents while this year 37 deaths As part of a traffic safety cam- avail the service. rials reach to only the deserving on their subsidy card. have been registered until now, paign, the Traffic Department The Ministry had launched noti- beneficiaries. The ministry has stressed that Opec deal which indicates a possible decline. recently distributed safety reflec- fication service through SMS for The notification service through subsidised materials and fodder can- Most such accidents last year were tives to workers to be worn on their ration card holders in June this year SMS allows citizens to track all the not be waived to other people for any MOSCOW: Russia is sticking with reported in areas falling under the arms while crossing the road dur- so the beneficiaries could track the transactions made on their cards. reason. The subsidy card and PIN an assumption that oil will aver- Madinat Khalifa police station and ing night. transaction of subsidised materials When carrying out any pur- must be maintained in a safe place age $40 a barrel in the next three this year the highest cases were “The responsibility also lies on directly. chasing process using the subsidy and should not be used by anyone years and won’t take a bait by registered at the Industrial Area motorists who must give priority to Citizens who are unable to card, the cardholder will receive other than the cardholder. revising its budget outlook after police section”, the official told The pedestrians. Some motorists can’t receive SMS notifications can send a an SMS containing details like full The ministry urges all con- a preliminary agreement by Opec Peninsula. care pedestrians as they are busy text message with their full name, ID name of cardholder, subsidy card sumers to report violations to the on its first production cut in eight He said there are multiple rea- with their mobile phone while driv- card number, subsidy card number number, disbursed materials with Consumer Protection and Anti-Com- years, according to Finance Min- sons behind the high number of ing,” said Al Sheikh. and contact details to 50026060 quantity, dealer name and location mercial Fraud department through ister Anton Siluanov. cases in Industrial area, including The habit of some pedestrians or e-mail at [email protected]. and remaining balance owed for the call centre: 16001, or email: info@ “You think it’s stabilised?” Sil- that the roads and streets are not using mobile phones while cross- qaandone of the ministry’s repre- time period. mec.gov.qa, Twitter MEC_QATAR, uanov said. “We need to see how well-organised and there are no ing the road could also lead to fatal sentatives will in get in touch with The Ministry has highlighted Instagram MEC_QATAR, iPhone and realistically the decisions will be street lights in many places. accidents. them shortly, said a release. the importance of registering for Android devices MEC_QATAR. implemented.” No to Israeli gas Saudi warns of disastrous consequences over 9/11 law AFP measures to counter the disastrous minister Anwar Gargash described and dangerous consequences” of the the move as “a dangerous precedent law. The unnamed spokesman, cited in international law that undermines by the official Saudi Press Agency, said the principle of sovereign immunity RIYADH: Saudi Arabia has warned the law is “a source of great worry.” and the future of sovereign invest- of “disastrous consequences” from This law “weakens the immunity ments” in the US. a United States law allowing 9/11 of states”, and will have a negative “The populism surrounding the victims to sue the kingdom, in a impact on all countries “including JASTA law overcame the rationality major spike in tension between the the United States,” the spokesman required in matters of international longstanding allies. The warning said, expressing hope that “wisdom law and investments,” he tweeted, came after the US Congress voted will prevail.” warning of its “long term and dan- overwhelmingly on Wednesday to In opposing the law, Obama gerous implications.” override President Barack Obama’s said it would harm US interests by A senior Saudi prince reportedly veto of the Justice Against Sponsors undermining the principle of sov- threatened to pull out billions of dol- of Terrorism Act (JASTA). ereign immunity, opening up the US lars of US assets if JASTA became JASTA allows attack survivors to private lawsuits over its military law, though Saudi officials have dis- and relatives of terrorism victims missions abroad. tanced themselves from such threats. to pursue cases against foreign gov- The erosion of sovereign immu- Gargash criticised what he said ernments in US federal court and to nity is also a concern among the was “illogical and demagogic” incite- demand compensation if such gov- six-nation Gulf Cooperation Coun- ment in the US against Saudi Arabia ernments are proven to bear some cil, of which Saudi Arabia is the which has “suffered most from responsibility for attacks on US soil.

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