ISO 9001:2008 CERTIFIED NEWSPAPER Tuesday 21 May 2013 11 Rajab 1434 - Volume 18 Number 5706 Price: QR2 Deal signed Barcelona stay on for $1bn course to reach Nebras Power target after win Business | 17 Sport | 26 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com [email protected] | [email protected] Editorial: 4455 7741 | Advertising: 4455 7837 / 4455 7780 Israel must wake up to Arab Spring: Emir Doha Forum proved its usefulness after a modest beginning, says Prime Minister DOHA: The Emir H H Sheikh Hamad negotiations or the political process as comprehensive reform based on a modern bin Khalifa Al Thani said yesterday an end in itself, and consequently there educational system, thus we ensure the that the Arab revolutions have put must be a serious effort to achieve just practice of respecting others’ opinions Israel in direct confrontation with the peace as the main objective and goal of to achieve a social interaction based on Arab masses who have been seeking a the peace process,” he added. dialogue rather than violence, he added. just solution to the Palestinian issue. The opening session was also attended The Emir said he felt sorrow and grief Opening the 13th Doha Forum and by the Prime Minister and Foreign to see the Syrian people’s revolution Enriching the Middle East’s Economic Minister H E Sheikh Hamad bin Jassem entering its third year without a clear Future Conference at the Ritz-Carlton bin Jabor Al Thani, H E Abdullah bin prospect to stop the bloody conflict. yesterday, the Emir stressed that pov- Hamad Al Attiyah, Chairman of the “It is no longer acceptable from the erty, unemployment, absence of decent Qatar Administrative Control and powerful countries in the international means of living and violation of human Transparency Authority, senior diplo- community not to act to put an end to rights were the driving forces behind the mats and other dignitaries. this terrible tragedy and the worsen- unfolding Arab revolutions. “We must not forget that the preva- ing humanitarian disaster, while at the “We have heard in the past that reform lence of poverty, unemployment, absence same time they want to determine the has to be put aside until a peaceful set- of decent means of living and violation of identity of those who defend the Syrian tlement is reached with Israel, but eve- human rights under the reign of auto- people under various pretexts. Sadly, ryone should realise that such thinking is cratic, repressive and corrupt regimes this happens after the failure of all Arab no longer tenable after the Arab Spring were the driving forces behind the unfold- and international initiatives to push the revolutions, which were necessitated by ing of Arab revolutions that have been Syrian regime to listen to the voice of the propensity towards reform and pur- targetting popular participation in the reason,” said the Emir. suit to implement the ensuing outcomes, political and economic decision-making,” The Prime Minister, in his welcome and that could not be achieved unless it is said the Emir. address, stressed that the Doha Forum coupled with the quest to find a peaceful Achieving this goal requires begin- has proved its usefulness after a mod- settlement for the Palestinian cause and ning with developing the institutions est beginning and expanded its theme the Middle East conflict,” said the Emir. that guarantee the scale of this par- becoming a platform to discuss every- The Emir H H Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani speaking at the Doha Forum at the Ritz- “The reason for this is that the Arab ticipation, which cannot succeed unless thing pertaining to democracy and free Carlton yesterday. Spring revolutions have set Israel in a coupled with plans to disseminate demo- trade. “The Forum has important axes direct confrontation today with the Arab cratic awareness, and an active effort in which had its significance if we took into social fields and the resulting significant and entered into the institutional reform peoples and not only with their rulers. the sustainable development considered account what is happening on the glo- impacts on the Arab world, especially the process,” said the Prime Minister. Those peoples would no more accept as an inseparable face of the process of bal arena in the political, economic and countries that witnessed the Arab Spring THE PENINSULA Ooredoo, Messi Foundation Emir Cup Cars with sale stickers tie up for medical aid to kids bounty to get QR500 fine for fans DOHA: Doha Municipality has like a showroom are transparent DOHA: Ooredoo and the Leo is trailing a 24/7 mobile health North Africa and Southeast Asia. announced a major crackdown and involve accountability. The Messi Foundation have tied up advice service, and Indosat in “Ooredoo and I believe in making DOHA: Some 20 expen- against car owners who put showroom takes responsibility if to support mobile health clin- Indonesia is developing a similar a difference in the community, sive cars, 11 motorcycles, stickers on their vehicles saying there are problems. ics around the world to provide service enabling access to doctors and I’m proud that the Leo Messi 30 iPads, 30 mini-iPads, they are for sale. Moreover, cars on offer for sale medical aid for children in the and health related information Foundation will help Ooredoo pro- 40 Sony mobile phone Used cars or other vehicles through stickers, as also those Middle East, North Africa, and via text, voice and rich content. vide much-needed healthcare and handsets, a number of can only be put on display for abandoned by their owners, are Southeast Asia. “Disease and lack of access to educational support for at-risk ‘Play Stations’ and hun- sale at an authorised showroom left parked on the roadside or lit- Ooredoo Chairman Sheikh healthcare is a major barrier for children around the world. This dreds of high-end per- or at a licensed auction yard, the tered around in open spaces, and Abdullah bin Mohammed bin young people in many parts of the unique partnership with Ooredoo fumes and other goodies Municipality has said. many a time it is found that some Saud Al Thani and football star developing world, and we see the is another way that we can help are to be distributed to Vehicles with ‘for sale’ stickers of their spare parts are missing. Lionel Messi announced the mobile clinic initiative as a practi- youth make their dreams come the lucky winners from will be fined QR500 for the first People, in fact, try to avoid pay- launch of the initiative during a cal and effective solution. Today’s true,” Lionel Messi said. among thousands of foot- time and are to be towed away by ing commission to showrooms and ceremony at the Aspire Academy initiative will enable us to work The Foundation will also help ball fans who turned up to the Municipality if the violation thus want to find buyers directly, yesterday. The project aims to with the Leo Messi Foundation promote and develop the pro- watch the Emir Cup final is repeated. Their owners will be Al Hajri told Al Sharq. reach out to two million children and transform our Indonesian gramme across additional regions soccer match that was fined QR5,000. Such cars can be seen parked in by 2016. mobile clinic initiative into a glo- in Indonesia, including distrib- held recently in which Al Civic inspectors and traffic large numbers in the parking lots The company also plans to bal force for better health,” Saud uting medicine to more young Rayyan Club emerged the department personnel are closely of major shopping complexes or expand its range of mHealth Al Thani said: people. People will be able to rec- winner. coordinating to jointly keep an eye on the roads close to these facili- services — health-based advisory The Leo Messi Foundation, ognise the partnership, as there The Qatar Football on such vehicles, as also on those ties. “You can see more and more and monitoring services that can founded by Messi in 2007, has will be branded logos of the Leo Association yesterday abandoned on the roadside or in cars with stickers in their rear be accessed on a mobile phone. helped fight Chagas disease and Messi Foundation and Messi on announced the ticket num- open places by their owners. Used windows announcing sale with Customers in Kuwait, Palestine offer scholarships for training doc- the mobile health clinics and doc- bers of the winners. cars that are for sale should be mobile numbers of owners writ- and Iraq can already access dia- tors. Working with Ooredoo will tors’ medical kits. The Association said the taken to an authorised showroom ten, before the start of the long betes-related mobile informa- enable the Foundation to extend THE PENINSULA lucky winners must produce and not parked on the roadside summer break year after year as tion and alerts. Ooredoo Qatar its work into the Middle East, Continued on page 3 original tickets as well as or left in other public places many people want to dispose of their identity (ID) cards to with stickers announcing sale, their cars before going on long collect the gifts. said Ali Nasser Al Hajri, from vacations,” the official said. The winning ticket Doha Municipality’s Motoring Such vehicles will be singled out numbers were announced Department. and the owners will be intimated on QFA’s Facebook page — One of the disadvantages of sell- about the first time violation and ‘Qatar Football Association’. ing vehicles using stickers is that fine, and warned that they should The QFA said the last there is no accountability in case not repeat the violation.