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ISO 9001:2008 CERTIFIED NEWSPAPER Wednesday 5 February 2014 5 Rabial II 1435 - Volume 18 Number 5966 Price: QR2 Alwaseeta, England end QKLC ink pact Pietersen’s for LED project career Business | 21 Sport | 32 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com [email protected] | [email protected] Editorial: 4455 7741 | Advertising: 4455 7837 / 4455 7780 Call for action PM meets AWI president OPINION GCC and the repercussions against villa of Arab Spring n Sunday, the Foreign Ministry of the UAE Osummoned the ambas- sador of Qatar over remarks partitioning made by Dr Yusuf Al Qaradawi CMC wants utility services stopped in his Friday DOHA: Expatriate families without approval from the munici- sermon in living in partitioned villas and pality concerned, it said. Doha on apartments could be in for trou- The CMC noted that partition- January ble as the Central Municipal ing was also against Law Number 25. Al Council (CMC) has urged the 7 of 1989, which regulates the Qaradawi Khalid Al Sayed civic ministry to take urgent architecture and specifications of The Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani, yesterday met had said EDITOR-IN-CHIEF measures to stop the practice. buildings. Jack Lang, president of the Paris-based Arab World Institute. They discussed cooperation between the two that “the The representative body has “Conduct a study (survey) of countries. UAE stands against any said families living in pigeonhole such villas and apartments and Islamic rule, and imprisons residential units in partitioned vil- come out with a draft decision to its sympathizers”. Later, H E las and even in partitioned flats ban portioning,” said the CMC in Dr Khalid Al Attiyah, Qatar’s are putting themselves at risk and its recommendations. Foreign Minister, said in an putting undue pressure on utilities It asked the ministry to coordi- interview on Qatar TV that and services. nate with public utility Kahramaa Pension authority snubs CMC Yusuf Al Qaradawi’s words do The services committee of the and ensure that water and elec- not reflect the foreign policy CMC has drafted a set of recom- tricity supply to residential units DOHA: Qatar’s pension author- only regarding laws concerning agency. There has been a show- of the State of Qatar, and its mendations, which the House in partitioned villas and apart- ity has delivered a snub to the the municipalities and agricul- down between the CMC and foreign policy is always artic- debated yesterday and forwarded ments are discontinued with Central Municipal Council ture,” said the letter. Ashghal as well in the past over ulated through official chan- to the Ministry of Municipality immediate effect. (CMC) after the latter urged it Signed by the Chairman of criticism of the latter by the nels, not through any other and Urban Planning for approval The CMC further urged the to improve the lot of retirees. the pension Authority, Turki former. platform. and action. ministry to deploy its inspectors The General Retirement and Mohamed Al Khater, the let- About the CMC’s recommen- Of course, this is not the The Ministry takes CMC’s rec- to conduct checks and identify Social Insurance Authority has ter was read out in the CMC dations to the pension Authority first time, and it will not be ommendations seriously and nor- partitioned villas and apartments. rebuffed the CMC, reminding yesterday. that it set up a social and cultural the last, when there are ten- mally approves them with minor The ministry must make sure it rather tersely that it had no Interestingly, though, after club for retirees, the Authority sions and bickering between alterations. that its inspectors are able to legal right to approach it with the initial rebuff the Authority said it was not part of its job pro- the Gulf states. Tensions occur The CMC has urged the min- enter homes to run such checks recommendations. replied, one by one and in detail, file, as per the law, to establish repeatedly in various fields istry to strictly enforce the law and catch violators, as government In a strongly worded reply, to the issues raised by the CMC such clubs. and they are not limited to regulating buildings (No. 4 of 1985) inspectors are not permitted by the pension Authority told the in its recommendations. About Qataris volunteering for differences of opinion among and the Rent Law (No. 4 of 2008), law to enter homes. CMC to mind its business and The tone of the Authority’s let- early retirement, the Authority leaders. If we go back a little, which stipulate that no alterations Not allowing illegal partitioning remember that the law regulating ter, however, led the vice-chair- said it was taking steps to pre- we will find that there were should be made in buildings and of villas and apartments is in pub- it allows it to make recommen- man of the public representative vent this phenomenon. “We are tensions because of a football apartments without permission lic interest, as not only is it against dations only regarding legisla- body, Jassem Al Malki, to pub- against people retiring when they match, a television series, a from municipal authorities. the law but it also puts people’s tion covering municipalities and licly say it wasn’t appropriate on are young.” song, a poem, or because of The CMC noted with concern safety at immense risk. agriculture. its (Authority’s) part to talk of The Authority said in its reply tweets in social networking that people took villas on rent, The community at large, say the “You have no right to raise CMC’s rights. to the CMC that it had made sites. These tensions affect partitioned them to create small CMC recommendations, should retirees’ issues with us. The law “They should have simply proposals to the authorities and even members of one house- residential units, and sublet them, be made aware of the dangers of doesn’t allow you that privilege.” replied to our recommendations,” if those proposals are approved, hold. In the past, members of which is against the law. partitioning villas and apartments “Article 8 of Law Number 20 of said Al Malki. retirees would get pension equiva- a particular tribe had moved Any residential unit, whether and subletting them to people to 1998, especially Paragraph three This isn’t the first time the lent to the salary they received at from their location to another a villa or an apartment, should live in. and clause 2, clearly stipulate that public representative body has the time of their retirement. place and tribe due to tensions not be allowed to be partitioned THE PENINSULA you can make recommendations been rebuffed by a government THE PENINSULA with their original tribe. Continued on page 8 Strong winds Fee for profession change in visas Three central markets to DOHA: The Ministry of are working in the petroleum H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad to cause fall Labour and Social Affairs will sector, as also those engaged in Al Thani, yesterday issued Law now charge a fee to change marketing petroleum products, Number 3 of 2014 in this regard. be set up outside Doha in mercury the profession of a worker in chemicals and petrochemi- The new legislation amends his employment contract and cals, will not be covered by the some provisions of the previous DOHA: A proposal to set up three central markets outside Doha DOHA: The Meteorology on his work visa and ID card. labour law. law (of 2004) and is applicable has been approved by the Ministry of Municipality and Urban Department has forecast strong And now the employees of Some provisions of the labour from the date of issue and is Planning. northwesterly winds leading to companies that are not a part law (Law Number 4 of 2004) to be published in the official The new markets will be located in Umm Salal Ali, Al Rayyan and Al a further dip in temperature of or partners of the govern- have been amended to make gazette, Qatar News Agency Wakra, it was disclosed at a regular session of the Central Municipal over the next three days. ment or Qatar Petroleum and the above changes. The Emir, reported. THE PENINSULA Council (CMC) yesterday. The Department has also The issue was discussed in a letter sent to the CMC by the Minister warned of high seas and low vis- of Municipality and Urban Planning, H E Sheikh Abdul Rahman bin ibility at times resulting from the Khalifa Al Thani, in response to its proposal to set up new central dusty winds. Scattered rains are markets outside Doha. also forecast over the weekend. Snow blankets Tehran The proposal has been approved after a detailed study, said the “High pressure over northern minister. Saudi Arabia will intensify and THE PENINSULA extend to the Gulf starting from today and generate northwest- erly winds at speeds from 15 to 25 knots, reaching up to 35 knots at places at times,” said a state- ment issued by the Department White House calls on Egypt yesterday. Visibility would be reduced due to dust and a rise in sea waves by to free Jazeera journalists 10-15 feet offshore is also expected. This condition could prevail until WASHINGTON: The White House yesterday called on Egypt to Friday morning. free three Al-Jazeera television journalists who have been held for The prevailing northwesterly more than a month, reportedly in harsh conditions. winds would bring in cold air President Barack Obama’s spokesman Jay Carney said the deten- from the northwest causing a dip tion of the journalists was “of deep concern” to the US administration.