ISO 9001:2008 CERTIFIED NEWSPAPER Saudi can last eight years on low oil prices Business | 17 Tuesday 20 January 2015 • 29 Rabial I 1436 • Volume 19 Number 6316 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com [email protected] | [email protected] Editorial: 4455 7741 | Advertising: 4455 7837 / 4455 7780 Qatar beat Slovenia Anti-Muslim Driving schools incidents soar in France PARIS: The number of anti- told to use four Muslim incidents in France has soared since the Islamist attacks in Paris two weeks ago, an organisation that tracks Islamophobia said yesterday. wheelers too The National Observatory Against Islamophobia said 116 anti-Muslim incidents had been reported to authorities since the No complete ban on trucks in city January 7-9 shooting spree. The two-week tally was more DOHA: The Traffic tunnels across the city. than double the number of inci- Department has asked driving Speaking to the Qatar News dents recorded for the full month schools to familiarise the train- Agency (QNA) on the sidelines of January 2014, the observatory ees with different types of cars, of a seminar on traffic safety at said, reporting 28 attacks on including four wheelers, a sen- the Qatar University, Al Kharji places of worship and 88 threats. ior official has disclosed. said, “Currently we lack bridges The observatory’s president, Most driving schools have been and tunnels for pedestrians and Abdallah Zekri condemned the using small saloon cars to train this is a problem we have been “acts of hatred towards French people seeking a driver’s licence. facing. This is one of the factors people of the Muslim faith, the Brigadier Mohammed Saad Al that makes pedestrian casualties immense majority of whom Kharji, Director of the Traffic higher compared to the number of Qatar’s Memisevic E (left) attempts to score against Slovenia during their Group A match at the 24th Men’s respect the values of the Republic Department said that these schools drivers (dying in road accidents.)” Handball World Championship, yesterday at Lusail Multipurpose Hall, outside Doha. Qatar beat Slovenia 31-29 and secularism.” have been asked to use other types On preventing trucks entering to enter the last 16 stage after a gap of 12 years. (SALIM MATRAMKOT) of cars as well so that a newly Doha, the official said a total ban See also pages 26 and 28 US to urge Cuba to licensed driver should not have is not possible especially when difficulty in driving a bigger car. mega projects are being imple- lift travel curbs Sources from some driving mented in the country. However, schools said yesterday that they the new truck route opened WASHINGTON: The United have started implementing this recently has reduced the number Rebels surround Yemen PM’s house States will urge Cuba to lift travel new directive. “We are now using of trucks entering the city. restrictions and agree to estab- four wheelers, besides the small The official explained that a lishing US and Cuban embassies in saloon cars in training, espe- vehicle can be impounded for SANA’A: Yemen’s power- representatives were talking with assassination attempt. Bahah’s historic talks in Havana this week cially for housemaids,” said a three types of violations — over- ful Houthi movement fought the president. residence, the Republican palace, aimed at restoring diplomatic ties, senior official of a driving school. taking from right, parking in artillery battles with the army “Houthis in meeting with was later cut off. a senior State Department official Housemaids mostly seek a driver’s places designated for people with near the presidential palace in president to agree on terms for “The gunmen have surrounded said yesterday. licence for the purpose of driving disabilities and double parking. Sana’a yesterday, surrounded releasing chief of staff in return the palace and the prime minister The talks from January 21 to 23 cars owned by their employers. Brigadier Mohammed Al the prime minister’s residence for changes in constitution and is inside,” government spokesman will be led by Roberta Jacobson, the Al Kharji also said that primary Malki, Secretary of the National and drew accusations they were national authority,” Information Rajeh Badi said. Two eyewitnesses top US diplomat for Latin America, indicators about death rate in road Traffic Safety Committee, said mounting a coup. Minister Nadia Al Saqqaf said on confirmed the siege. in the first visit to Cuba in 38 years accidents in Qatar in 2014 shows a that 35 percent of the work plan Explosions echoed across the her Twitter account. Government ministers said by a US assistant secretary of decline compared to 2013. The data in the five-year national traffic city and smoke hung over down- Earlier yesterday, Saqqaf said a ceasefire had come into force state. “We are looking forward to will be released soon, he added. safety strategy was implemented town buildings as the most intense Houthi fighters had fired on in the evening after the Houtis the Cubans lifting travel restric- The official said that pedes- in one-and-a-half years. clashes since the Shia Houthi Prime Minister Khaled Bahah’s had seized the state news agency tions, to trying to lift the caps on trian casualties in the country are “There is regular assessment movement seized the capital in motorcade after he left a meeting and television station. Nine peo- the number of our diplomatic per- higher compared to the number every three months to check the September, throwing the fragile with Hadi and a Houthi adviser ple were killed and 90 wounded, sonnel, to trying to gain unimpeded of drivers being killed in road progress in implementation of the Arab state deep into turmoil. that had been called to try to Health Minister Riyadh Yassin shipments for our mission and to accidents. To address this issue, strategy and find out the difficulties In the evening, the govern- resolve bitter disagreements over told state news agency SABA. the free access to our mission by the department in collaboration which may hinder some of the plans ment said a palace in central a draft constitution. Final numbers are likely to be Cubans,” the official said. with the Public Works Authority and suggest solutions,” he said. Sanaa where the prime minis- A Yemeni government spokes- higher. (Ashghal) is working to build a THE PENINSULA ter lives had been encircled by man described the shooting at REUTERS GCHQ captured number of pedestrian bridges and Continued on page 6 Houthi forces and that Houthi Bahah’s armoured convoy as an See also page 10 emails of scribes LONDON: Britain’s Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ)’s bulk surveillance of Bahrain opposition chief to go on trial for regime change bid electronic communications has scooped up emails to and from journalists working for some of MANAMA: A Bahraini oppo- after leading a protest rally change of the political regime by concern over Salman’s detention The kingdom has been gripped the US and UK’s largest media sition leader will go on trial this against elections that were held force and threats,” it added with and his arrest has sparked pro- by tension since a 2011 uprising organisations, analysis of docu- month on charges of promoting in November and which his party reference to Sheikh Salman’s tests at home. by majority Shias demanding ments released by whistleblower violent regime change, the pub- boycotted. charges. The last demonstration was on reforms and a bigger role in run- Edward Snowden reveals. Emails lic prosecution and his lawyer “Hearing has been set on Defence lawyer Abdallah Al Friday when around 150 protest- ning the Sunni-led country. from the BBC, Reuters, the said yesterday, in a move that 28/1/2015 before the high criminal Shamlawi said in a Twitter mes- ers clashed with security forces Authorities quelled that revolt Guardian, the New York Times, could further inflame tensions court,” Bahrain’s public prosecu- sage that Salman was facing four in Manama. At least two people with support from other mem- Le Monde, the Sun, NBC and the in the kingdom. tion posted on its Twitter account. charges including promoting were wounded by tear gas canis- ber states of the Gulf Cooperation Washington Post were saved by Sheikh Ali Salman, head of “Criminal prosecution for a politi- regime change by force. ters, and Al Wefaq sent journal- Council but sporadic unrest has GCHQ and shared on the agen- the Al Wefaq Islamic Society, cal association ... on charges of Washington, a close ally of ists photographs of men wounded continued. cy’s intranet as part of a test was arrested on December 28 promoting the overthrow and Bahrain, has expressed deep by bird shot. REUTERS exercise. AGENCIES Temperature EU to appeal court ruling to fall further today: Met office taking Hamas off terror list DOHA: After a chilly evening BRUSSELS: The European pending a judgment by the Court yesterday, the temperature is Union said yesterday it would of Justice. The General Court likely to fall further today. The appeal against an EU court rul- found that the decision to sanc- minimum temperature is likely ing that the Palestinian group tion Hamas, which Israel holds to settle at 12 degrees Celsius in Hamas should be removed from responsible for years of violence Doha. The minimum temperature the bloc’s terrorist list. against it, was based on media recorded last night in Doha was The move was criticised by reports, not considered analysis. 14 degree Celsius, according to Hamas but welcomed by Israel, The EU will challenge the General Qatar Meteorology Department. which had condemned last Court’s finding that the EU must pro- The department has forecast month’s decision by the bloc’s vide evidence that Hamas remains a clouds today and has warned of second-highest tribunal that the terrorist group when it updates its strong winds.