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ISO 9001:2008 CERTIFIED NEWSPAPER Home | 6 Business | 18 Sport | 24 Region lacks a Qatar Exchange World Challenge clear strategy extends gains Cup gymnastics for research and after jittery starts at Aspire development. session. Academy today. WEDNESDAY 25 MARCH 2015 • 5 Jumada II 1436 • Volume 20 Number 6380 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com [email protected] | [email protected] Editorial: 4455 7741 | Advertising: 4455 7837 / 4455 7780 Emir visits Sri Lanka 150 dead as German Joint e-govt plane crashes SEYNE, FRANCE: A plane operated by the budget carrier of Germany’s Lufthansa crashed portal for GCC in a remote area of the French Alps yesterday, killing all 150 on board in France’s worst avia- tion disaster in decades. With the cause of the accident a complete mys- tery, authorities recovered a black box from the launched Airbus A320 at the crash site, where rescue efforts were being hampered by the mountainous terrain. Local MP Christophe Castaner, who flew over the crash site, said on Twitter: “Horrendous images Services include customs, traffic in this mountain scenery.” “Nothing is left but debris and bodies. Flying DOHA: The GCC states yes- links the GCC e-government over the crash site with the interior minister — a terday launched their first joint networks. horror — the plane is totally destroyed.” e-government portal that ena- The Minister of Information Budget airline Germanwings said the Airbus bles them to provide unified and Communications Technology plunged for eight minutes but French aviation offi- electronic services to citizens H E Dr Hessa Al Jaber chaired cials said the plane had made no distress call before and expatriates and facilitate the meeting, which was attended crashing near the ski resort of Barcelonnette. easier and faster exchange of by her counterparts in other “A black box was found and will be delivered information. member states and the GCC to investigators,” Interior Minister Bernard Citizens and expatriates in Secretary-General Dr Abdullatif Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani with President of Sri Lanka Maithripala Sirisena Cazeneuve said. AFP the member countries can avail bin Rashid Al Zayani. in Colombo yesterday. After wrapping up a short visit to the island nation, the Emir arrived in See also page 9 of various services at the por- Hassan Al Sayed, assistant sec- New Delhi in the evening for the last leg of his three-nation tour. tal, especially those related to retary general for government customs, traffic department and programmes at the ministry said transport , establishment of busi- that the GCC electronic portal ness and companies , participa- has two versions- internet and tion in tenders, among others, a smart phones. Customs duo rewarded Yemen rivals to hold talks in Doha senior official has disclosed. The first phase includes infor- The portal will be instrumental mation about e-government pro- DOHA: Rival Yemeni factions have agreed in principle to hold rec- in the GCC plan to unify the vari- grammes and a direct link to onciliation talks in Doha, but no date has yet been set, a foreign ous government services that are electronic services provided by for narcotics seizure minisstry source said. The source spoke to Reuters after Aljazeera provided electronically. Services the official portals of the mem- television quoted UN Yemen envoy Jamal Benomar as saying the on the portal are expected to ber countries in areas like health, DOHA: Two young customs an Arab country for possessing discussions would be held in Qatar and that any subsequent agree- include those provided by the education, work and tourism. It officials, including a woman, sta- large quantities of prohibited ment reached would be signed in Saudi Arabia. Ministry of Interior, Ministry of will also provide information tioned at Hamad International materials—some 3,213 pills of The Minister of Foreign Affairs H E Dr Khalid bin Mohammed Al Education, Ministry of Health about important events and news Airport (HIA), have been given Tramadol, said the department. Attiyah yesterday hold telephone calls with the British Secretary of and Ministry of Environment. in all GCC countries. awards for huge drug hauls they On the other hand, the same State Philip Hammond, French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius and The common electronic net- In a press statement yesterday, made the same day. day, a male customs official US Secretary of State John Kerry, separately on the latest develop- work would eventually enable citi- Al Sayed said the electronic link The consignments caught by caught 5kg of marijuana and ments in Yemen. zens and expatriates to pay traffic between the GCC states aims to the two officials included 5kg of 107grammes of heroin powder. A Meanwhile, the US military has pulled its remaining personnel fines and renew their travel and link e-governments of the mem- marijuana, 107 grammes of heroin passenger from an Asian country out of Yemen due to the deteriorating security situation, the State residency documents from any of ber countries through a secured and 3,213 pills of the banned tab- was carrying the drugs. Department said. The evacuation involved about 100 Special Operations the member countries. and reliable data network. This let, Tramadol. A packet inside the bag of the forces members from the Al Anad airbase, sources in the region famil- The portal was launched at a will allow easy and safe exchange “The seizure of narcotic pills passenger was wrapped in unu- iar with the situation told CNN. The State Department called it a meeting of the GCC e-Govern- of information to provide various was an effort of our woman sual way and looked suspicious, temporary relocation. ment Ministerial Committee e-government services to citizens inspector,” the customs depart- said Ajab Manzur Al Qahtani, Those evacuated, which include Navy SEALs and members of the which concluded here yesterday. and expatriates. ment of HIA said in a release Acting Customs Director at HIA. Army’s Delta Force, were the last American forces stationed in the The committee also inaugurated Continued on page 3 yesterday. The woman inspector Continued on page 5 Arab nation, which is home to al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, the the e-Security Network that THE PENINSULA caught a passenger coming from THE PENINSULA terrorist group also known as AQAP. AGENCIES WEDNESDAY 25 MARCH 2015 02 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com HOME Emir arrives in India Visited Pakistan, Sri Lanka as part of South Asian tour NEW DELHI: Emir H H his visit will contribute to the expressed happiness over the Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad development of cooperation Emir’s visit and praised strong Al Thani yesterday evening between both countries for the relations. arrived in India on a two-day welfare and the best interest of The Emir also expressed delight state visit. the two peoples. India is the last over the visit and stressed that On arrival at Palam Air Force leg of the Emir’s tour of South both sides look for more coopera- Base Airport, the Emir was wel- Asia which covered Pakistan and tion in the economic and invest- comed by Minister of State for Sri Lanka. ment fields and thanked Sirisena Information and Broadcasting The Emir and his delegation for the reception. Rajyavardhan Singh, Qatari arrived in New Delhi from Colombo Talks focused on enhancing Ambassador to India Ahmed following a day’s visit. In Colombo, cooperation in all fields as well as Ibrahim Al Abdullah, Indian Minister of Foreign Affairs regional and international issues. Ambassador to Qatar Sanjeev Mangala Pinsiri Samaraweera, The Emir’s delegation and sev- Arora and senior Indian officials Minister of Highways, Higher eral Sri Lankan ministers were and Arab ambassadors accred- Education and Investment present. The Emir was bid fare- ited to the country. The Emir Promotion Kabir Hashim, Minister well at the airport by Hashim, is accompanied by a high-level of Ports and Shipping Arjuna Almerri and Palipane. delegation. Ranatunga, Qatari Ambassador to The Emir sent a message to The Emir wished President Sri Lanka Rashid Shafie Almerri the president, expressing thanks Pranab Mukherjee, Prime and Sri Lankan Ambassador to for the good reception and said Minister Narendra Modi, the Qatar Jayantha Palipane wel- his visit contributed to exchang- government and people further comed the Emir and his delega- ing views on issues of joint inter- progress and prosperity. tion at Bandaranaike International est and enhancing cooperation He highlighted historic friend- Airport. in various fields. He also wished Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani is welcomed by Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting ship and cooperation between The Emir expressed congratu- the people of Sri Lanka further Rajyavardhan Singh and other officials at Palam Air Force Base Airport in New Delhi. Qatar and India and affirmed lations to President Maithripala prosperity. commitment to continue support- Sirisena on his election and Earlier in the morning, the Minister Mohammad Nawaz The Emir sent cables to and cooperation between both ing bilateral relations in various wished Sri Lanka further pros- Emir visited the Shakarpariyan Sharif, Minister of Petroleum President Memnon Hussein and countries in various fields for the fields. perity and development. Garden in Islamabad and planted and Natural Resources Shahid Sharif, expressing thanks and welfare and interest of the two He said he looks forward to He stressed Qatar’s keenness to a pine tree. Khaqan Abbasi, Qatari appreciation for the hospitality peoples. The Emir wished the meeting the President and the enhance cooperation in all fields At the conclusion of his visit Ambassador to Pakistan Saqr and good reception accorded to president and the prime minis- Prime Minister to exchange views to serve the interest of the people to Pakistan, the Emir and his Mubarak Al Mansouri, Pakistani him and his delegation.