ISO 9001:2008 CERTIFIED NEWSPAPER GIS posts record Brazil rope in H1 profit, net Dunga to replace up 58pc Scolari The Peninsula Donates sales proceeds to Gaza Business | 17 Sport | 28 Wednesday 23 July 2014 • 25 Ramadan 1435 • Volume 19 Number 6135 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com [email protected] | [email protected] Editorial: 4455 7741 | Advertising: 4455 7837 / 4455 7780 Emir, Saudi king discuss Gaza SEC worried JEDDAH: The Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani met the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz of over poor Saudi Arabia at his palace here yesterday. During their talks, the Emir and the Saudi monarch reviewed fraternal ties between the two countries and ways to strengthen Arabic skills them. They also discussed regional and international issues in the light of developments in Gaza and Social media blamed for decline elsewhere in the region. DOHA: Education authorities exclusively aimed at improving The meeting was attended by here are worried about deterio- the Arabic language skills of stu- the Prime Minister and Interior rating Arabic language skills dents was launched and similar Minister H E Sheikh Abdullah among Qatari students and plans are being mulled for the bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani, considering ways to check the coming school year. Saudi Interior Minister Prince trend. He said that increasing use of Mohammed bin Nayef bin Increasing use of the Internet modern communications tech- The Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani with the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz and members of the del- and apps are the main cause of nology (the Internet and apps), Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia at the royal palace in Jeddah yesterday. egation accompanying the Emir. the weakening grip of Qatari stu- in which the language used is QNA dents over their mother tongue. mostly English, was mainly to “The use of modern commu- blame for the falling standards nications technology by Qatari of Arabic language among the students is the main cause of present generation of Qataris. their weakening grip over Arabic Talking about the general Airlines cancel Israel flights; Gaza toll 621 language,” said a senior Supreme standard of education among Education Council (SEC) official. Qataris, Al Sharq journalists told WASHINGTON: Major US, landings at Ben Gurion, a civil The problem is of a serious the SEC officials that the output European and Canadian airlines aviation authority spokesman said. nature and has the SEC wor- of the education system was not cancelled flights to and from Al Sharq, The Peninsula support Gaza Israeli flag carrier El Al said it ried. The Council has held several so encouraging considering that Israel yesterday after a rocket DOHA: Al Sharq and The Peninsula have decided to donate pro- would continue its service without meetings to look into the issue the state was spending billions of fired from Gaza struck near its ceeds from sales of the newspapers from today until the end of the interruption. for urgent redress. dollars on it annually. main international airport in holy month of Ramadan to support Palestinians in Gaza. On the ground, Israel pounded “Indeed, there is a problem and Agreeing with the observation, Tel Aviv. Over 600 Palestinians, including women and children, have died, targets across the Gaza Strip, it varies from one Independent Al Harquan, head of Evaluation In the United States, the hundreds have been injured and thousands of homes and infrastruc- saying no ceasefire was near as school to another, and we are Institute at the SEC, said that Federal Aviation Administration ture facilities destroyed since a brutal Israeli aggression began two top US and United Nations dip- tackling the issue,” said Khalifa challenges were indeed there and (FAA) banned US airlines from weeks ago. lomats pursued talks on halting Al Dirham. efforts were on to improve the Tel Aviv for at least 24 hours, cit- The donation is a way of expressing solidarity with people in Gaza, the fighting that has claimed 621 Head of the Independent situation. ing the “potentially hazardous who have been subjected to genocide and war crimes by the Israeli Palestinian lives in the enclave, Schools’ office at the Education “We are consistently telling situation created by the armed armed forces. Revenue from sales will be donated to Shiekh Thani Bin including nearly 100 children and Institute of the SEC, Al Dirham Qatari students how important conflict in Israel and Gaza.” Abdullah Foundation for Humanitarian Services, which is involved many other civilians. said the focus of the changed cur- education is.” The media, parents “All flight operations to/from in relief efforts in Gaza Strip. TV channel Al Jazeera evacu- ricula of Independent schools was and society in general must also Ben Gurion International Airport THE PENINSULA ated its bureau in Gaza when it on corrective measure. play their role in this, he said. by US operators are prohibited came under fire yesterday. Two It aims at improving the fall- What is needed is social aware- until further advised,” the FAA Agency said it would recommend which, according to Israeli police, warning shots were fired at the ing standards of Arabic language ness, said Al Harquan. “The SEC said, adding it would update its that all European airlines avoid struck north of the airport. One building in central Gaza City among local students. alone should not be held respon- guidelines today. Tel Aviv “until further notice.” house was damaged in the Kiryat housing local and international Al Dirham and his colleagues sible for ensuring that the out- Delta, US Airways and United Several announced flight can- Ono Yehud region. media as well as private apart- from the SEC, including Khalid put of our education system is Airlines heeded the FAA order, cellations, including Air France, Israel tried to stem the damage, ments, prompting journalists and Al Harquan, were taking part in encouraging and matches the with Delta diverting a Tel Aviv- Lufthansa and KLM Royal Dutch with its transport ministry Yisrael a number of families who had a Ramadan symposium organised inputs.” bound Boeing 747 with 273 passen- Airlines. Katz calling American carriers to sought refuge there to leave. by Al Sharq recently. Continued on page 4 gers and 17 crew on board to Paris. Prompting the rush of cancella- assure them there was “no secu- AGENCIES Last year, a programme that THE PENINSULA The European Aviation Safety tions was a rocket fired from Gaza rity problem” for take-offs and See also page 6 New Indonesian president Pro-opposition TV, daily Saudi bourse to open to foreigners shut down in Kuwait RIYADH: Saudi Arabia plans to open its stock market, the KUWAIT CITY: Kuwait said it immediately,” a source at the sta- Arab world’s biggest, to direct had revoked the licences of pro- tion said, requesting anonymity. investment by foreign financial opposition Al Youm television The channel went off the air institutions in the first half of and Alam Al Youm newspaper after receiving the order. next year, the market regulator and ordered them to shut down The decision comes a day after said yesterday. immediately yesterday. the government revoked the citi- The opening of the Saudi mar- The information ministry said zenship of the owner of the out- ket, capitalized at about $530bn, in a statement that the licences lets, Ahmad Jabr Al Shemmari, in is one of the most keenly awaited of the two media outlets had been a crackdown on dissent. economic reforms in the largest oil revoked “for losing some of the Under the Gulf state’s law, exporting nation. Saudi authorities terms and conditions for obtain- the nationality of the owner of want to open the stock market to ing a licence”. all media organisations must be create jobs and expose local firms Al Youm confirmed it had Kuwaiti. to more market discipline. They received the closure notice. The channel and the newspa- have been preparing the reform “We received a letter from the per have been covering the news for years and have completed most information ministry stating that of the Kuwaiti opposition more technical preparations. the licence of the channel has extensively than others. REUTERS Indonesian president-elect Joko Widodo (left) and his running mate Jusuf Kalla wave to supporters after been revoked and we must stop AFP See also page 19 Widodo delivered his victory speech in Jakarta’s port district of Sunda Kelapa yesterday. Widodo, was yes- terday declared the winner of Indonesia’s presidential election. See also page 12 Strict steps urged to curb Ramadan absenteeism DOHA: People are demand- key public services wear a bar- home in the morning and sleep, punish irresponsible employees. work with government offices ing that offices that suffer from ren look even though they are others do their shopping and “I think each ministry and and ministries done in Ramadan,” employee absenteeism during open from 9am to 2pm in the other personal work and return other entity facing such a prob- said another man. Ramadan set up internal vigi- holy month. at 2pm to sign the roster. lem should set up a vigilance Hassan Al Emadi, another lance committees to impose Most employees of these min- The daily published photo- committee to fight the menace national, said it was sad that peo- >>Page 9 discipline and punish the guilty. istries and offices report for work graphs of some empty offices of absenteeism during the fasting ple spent Ramadan, a month of The problem of absentee- at 9am and leave after signing with its report. month,” said Al Emadi. reflection and prayer, in sleeping, ism in Ramadan, which usually the roster.