ISO 9001:2008 CERTIFIED NEWSPAPER Thursday 29 August 2013 22 Shawwal 1434 - Volume 18 Number 5806 Price: QR2 Qatar trade Radwanska surplus widens in third to QR32.1bn round Business | 17 Sport | 24 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com [email protected] | [email protected] Editorial: 4455 7741 | Advertising: 4455 7837 / 4455 7780 Plan for police Emir receives Japan Premier OPINION Syria’s loss between academy gets red lines ince the outbreak of the Arab Spring revo- Cabinet nod Slution in Syria in 2011, the Syrian regime has committed Curbs on catching king fish one crime after DOHA: The Minister of State Following the meeting, the another, for Defence yesterday unveiled Minister of State for Cabinet and details of a proposal for national Affairs H E Ahmed bin Abdullah Syrians service at the first weekly meet- Al Mahmoud gave details, accord- have been ing of the State Cabinet after it ing to QNA. subjected was formed in June. The Cabinet also took up sev- to killings Khalid Al Sayed The proposal concerned a draft eral other issues on its agenda. The Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani received Japanese Premier Shinzo Abe and his delegation at and tor- EDITOR-IN-CHIEF law to put national service in It decided to take measures on the Emiri Diwan yesterday. Talks dealt with cooperation and regional and international issues. The Prime Minister ture before place, Qatar News Agency (QNA) Advisory Council’s recommenda- and Minister of Interior H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani was present. See also page 17 the eyes of the whole world, reported, without giving details. tions to amend some provisions which has remained silent, not The Cabinet will discuss the of law Number 7 of 2007 concern- stirring a finger. draft legislation at its next ing settlement in administrative Last week’s massacre in meeting. disputes. East Gouta, in which the The Cabinet approved a draft A draft law amending some regime used chemical weap- law which, once enforced, would provisions of law Number 14 of Syria strike could be delayed ons that claimed the lives of see a police academy set up that 1999 on weapons and ammuni- hundreds of innocent civilians, would be purely Qatari. tions was also approved. LONDON: Allied air strikes against the Syrian August 21 in Ghouta that killed 1,300 people. including women and children, “The fact that the draft law has The Cabinet endorsed a draft government over the alleged use of chemical London undertook to return to the Security is clearly a war crime. been prepared reflects the gov- decision of the Minister of weapons could be delayed until next week in the Council in a renewed effort to secure a UN mandate The international media has ernment’s keenness to establish Environment organising the prac- face of strong opposition in the UK parliament to for military action after Russia blocked a British carried horrifying images of a purely Qatari police academy tice of fishing at sea. British involvement in immediate military action. resolution at an informal meeting in New York. But victims that depict the magni- that would help maintain the her- The draft decision prohibits the Prime Minister, David Cameron, conceded that the US State Department insisted it saw “no avenue tude of the crime and the cru- itage of the ancestors and care use of certain types of fishing nets MPs would be given a second vote to approve mili- forward” at the UN for finding a global consensus for elty of the Syrian regime, and for local traditions and customs, and sea fishing methods. tary action to defuse a parliamentary revolt, ahead armed action, because of Russian support for Assad’s at the same time has provided taking into account Qatar’s legal A draft decision of the Minister of a Commons debate today. Sources said the US, regime. The US and its allies say a UN veto will not evidence that the regime has approach,” QNA said. of Environment endorsing which had planned to launch strikes by the weekend, stop them. The US said it saw no need to wait for significant stocks of chemical The Cabinet also approved national and Gulf specifications is prepared to revive a back-up plan to delay the a report by UN inspectors. “We are going to make weapons. a decision of the Minister of as Qatari standard specifications strikes until Tuesday. our own decisions on our own timelines about our This is in addition to the Environment banning the use of was also approved. As UN chief Ban Ki-moon appealed for unity response,” the State Department said. However, the acknowledgement by the fishing nets to catch the popular The ministerial decision among world powers and sought more time for the UK is committed to wait for the UN report. spokesperson of the Syrian king fish between August 15 and includes some major Gulf-based inspectors to complete their probe in Syria, the US Syria warned of “grave consequences” if US-led Ministry of Foreign Affairs, October 15 every year. specifications as Qatari standards and its European and Middle East allies said their military action goes ahead. In Jeddah, Organisation Jehad Makdasi, that Syria This was a regular weekly meet- and specifications applicable to minds were made up and that President Bashar Al of Islamic Cooperation blamed Syria for the chemical has chemical and biological ing of the Council of Ministers fol- electrical appliances, chemicals, Assad must face retribution. Ban’s special envoy attacks and called for “decisive action in response”. weapons, which he threatened lowing the summer break. textile, mechanical goods, vehicles to Syria, Algerian diplomat Lakhdar Brahimi, said Turkey put its forces on alert. Israel mobilised some would be used in case of any The Prime Minister and and tyres, electronics, measure- “international law is clear” in requiring UN Security army reservists and bolstered defences against mis- foreign attack. Interior Minister H E Sheikh ments and calibrations, food, con- Council authorisation for any military action. sile strikes from Syria or Lebanon. Nato said evi- Syrian authorities later Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa struction and building materials, The US and UK will today publish a joint summary dence pointed to Assad’s forces having used gas. denied his statement. Al Thani chaired the session at and oil and gas. of the intelligence they say points towards the Assad GUARDIAN NEWS/AGENCIES Continued on page 2 the Emiri Diwan. THE PENINSULA regime’s responsibility for the poison gas attack of See also page 5 86 killed in Iraq Emir approves border deal with Saudi DOHA: The Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani yesterday Study chance issued a ratification document approving a draft agreement in the field of regulation of border authorities between Qatar and Saudi Arabia, in Japan for which was signed on March 4, 2013. The Emir also issued a ratification document approving a draft agreement in the field of crime between Qatar and Saudi Arabia, signed in Doha on March 4, 2013. The Emir more Qataris issued a document approving the ratification of a security agreement DOHA: Qatar and Japan have among the GCC countries signed in Riyadh on November 12, 2013. agreed to increase the number of Qatari students to study in Bahrain dialogue restarts Japan in a bid to strengthen cultural and educational ties DUBAI: Bahrain’s national dialogue launched in February to end between both countries. political deadlock since a 2011 Shia-led revolt resumed yesterday after The visiting Japanese Premier a two-month summer break. Opposition and government representa- Shinzo Abe said yesterday that tives took part in the talks. Led by the Shia group Al Wefaq, the oppo- Qatar has shown interest in the sition is taking part in the dialogue while keeping up street protests to Japanese education system and call for reform. In 2011, authorities crushed pro-democracy demonstra- that there are plans to expand the tions but sporadic protests have continued. At least 80 people have been Japanese School in Doha. killed since Arab Spring-inspired protests in February 2011, according Both sides agreed to cooperate to International Federation for Human Rights. in several fields, including safety and security, education, medical Death for Fort Hood shooter services and agriculture. Both countries seek to pro- FORT HOOD, TEXAS: A court martial yesterday sentenced a US mote exchange of youngsters Army officer to death for carrying out an Al Qaeda-inspired mass under short-term stay pro- shooting on the Fort Hood base in Texas that left 13 people dead. After gramme in both countries. Japan Residents gather at the site of a car bomb attack in Baghdad’s Hurriya District yesterday. A series of car four hours of deliberation, the forewoman of a jury of military officers, will also participate in the Ajyal bombings and other attacks across the Iraqi capital killed 86 people and wounded 263, police and medical a colonel, said it was their unanimous verdict that Major Nidal Hasan, Film Festival for the Young to be sources said. Report on page 8 42, should be executed. organised by Doha Film Institute See also page 10 this November that will focus on the popular Japanese Anime. THE PENINSULA Continued on page 2 Expat returns QR90,000 found in mall parking lot DOHA: A Sri Lankan who stumbled upon showed the Director, Brigadier Nasser Jabr even buy one a small home. Nebras is indeed Today’s edition of QR90,000 in the parking lot of a shopping Al Nuaimi, honouring Nebras. a man of exemplary character and honesty, The Peninsula complex and handed it to the security per- No details were given as to when and where said compatriots.