ISO 9001:2008 CERTIFIED NEWSPAPER Home | 3 Business | 17 Sport | 28 The Doha Metro Qatar is expected Revenge on will save 2m km to lead IT spending mind as Atletico of travel by car in the region face Real in per day. through 2018. quarter-final. TUESDAY 14 APRIL 2015 • 25 Jumada II 1436 • Volume 20 Number 6400 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com [email protected] | [email protected] Editorial: 4455 7741 | Advertising: 4455 7837 / 4455 7780 OPINION Emir meets Saad Al Hariri From Cairo Qatar plans to the Gulf n the to overhaul Ipast few months, the MENA region has witnessed many criminal law events which have an Laws older than 10 years to change impact on Dr Khalid Al-Jaber the Gulf. DOHA: Qatar is planning a members of the public are encour- This is especially important major overhaul of its criminal aged to participate. after a cold spell in relations laws to ensure their sustain- The Minister hinted that between some Gulf states, ability in future and their focus Qatar planned to review its penal caused by differences in for- will be on prevention of crime and criminal laws with a view eign policies that led to the rather than punishment. to exploring the possibility of pullout of three ambassadors The Minister of Justice said amending them so they are com- Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani met yesterday former prime minister of Lebanon Saad Al Hariri at from Doha. But today the yesterday plans were afoot to patible with the changing times. the Emiri Diwan. They reviewed issues of common interest. Gulf states are united as is review all criminal and penal He said that for Qatar holding evident from the considerable laws that are older than 10 years the UN Congress is a great oppor- number of mutual and con- in close coordination with the tunity to learn from the experi- secutive visits of GCC leaders. authorities concerned. ences of other countries. It also is One result of this unity has A criminal law is the body of an opportunity to share our expe- been the decision to carry out penal laws that are about impos- riences with the world, said the Call to speed up ‘motor city’ a joint military operation in ing penalties for various crimes. minister. Yemen. The revision will be done Al Mohannadi added that these DOHA: The Advisory Council Council earlier told one of its key parking and sale of heavy vehi- At the same time, relations in close coordination with the laws will be reviewed in collabora- has asked the government to committees that they wanted to cles and machineries and equip- between the GCC and some Ministry of Interior, Public tion with the ministry of interior, expedite the construction of a control the sale of cars in public ment in towns like Dukhan, in the Arab countries, especially Prosecution, judiciary and the public prosecutors and the judici- motor city proposed to be built places because it spoils the image Industrial Area and in Shamal, with Egypt, are undergoing a community as a whole. ary along with the community to in Rawdat Rashid for used car of Qatar. among other places. change with the identification A vision for the future will be examine their appropriateness for showrooms and auctions and So many high-profile guests The Council yesterday approved of new priorities and risks. made and its aim will be to help the future as well as their role in garages. keep coming to Qatar from coun- the draft law unanimously that The GCC states are currently prevent crime (before it is com- crime reduction, and to develop The Council has asked the tries across the world to attend carries amendments to several focusing on unification, on mitted), said H E Dr Hassan a future vision to prevent crimes Traffic Department to provide global conferences so the sale of provisions of Law No 19 of 2007 developing a clear strategy Lahdan Saqr Al Mohannadi. before they occur. alternative facilities for used cars in open places would leave a with its recommendations. and strong alliance to con- He didn’t give further details. He The Qatari legal system aims car showrooms and automobile wrong impression in their minds The traffic officials had, how- front the rising influence of was talking to Qatar News Agency at achieving the security and auctioneers before restricting about Qatar. ever, appeared before the inter- Iran in the region, with the on the sidelines of the ongoing 13th justice for all members of society the sale of used vehicles in open The Advisory Council said that nal and external committee of the latter managing to reach UN Congress on Crime Prevention and Qatar has made great strides grounds and roadside. the government should provide Council earlier. four historic Arab capitals — and Criminal Justice here. in the fight against cybercrime. The traffic department has enough space to used car busi- The Council has also recom- Damascus, Baghdad, Beirut The minister said the focus of About electronic crimes, Dr Al proposed in a draft law to ban nesses in the proposed mini-city mended that those towing a car and Sana’a. The Saudi- led the justice ministry is on rais- Mohannadi said that a centre for the sale of vehicles in open in Rawdat Rashid so that they must be warned to be careful intervention is an effort to ing social awareness about vari- the electronic security has been grounds or roadside without its carry out their business activi- and not damage a car. If proved curb Iran’s influence. ous laws to ensure prevention approved and will be launched permission. ties with ease. that they were ignorant they Continued on page 4 of crime. Awareness is raised soon and that e-security project Senior traffic department offi- The traffic officials also told the should be held responsible for THE PENINSULA through workshops, seminars is implemented. cials who were invited to discuss Council’s committee that the gov- repair. and training programs in which THE PENINSULA the draft law with the Advisory ernment was building facilities for THE PENINSULA Russia lifts ban Dusty weather delays, on supplying disrupts Doha flights missiles to Iran MOSCOW: President Vladimir DOHA: Qatar Airways’ flight at speeds ranging from 20 to 30 Putin yesterday lifted a ban on to Paris was delayed by five knots (56km) an hour and at times supplying Iran with sophisti- hours yesterday and sev- at 65km an hour, a routine forecast cated S-300 air defence mis- eral Doha-bound flights were issued by the weather bureau for sile systems after Tehran’s diverted elsewhere, including today said. However, as night falls landmark framework deal Dubai, due to windy and dusty the wind would slow down to 20 with the West over its nuclear weather yesterday. knots an hour and later, to 12 knots. programme. The Doha-Paris flight was “There will be poor visibility A decree signed by Putin scheduled to leave at 8.25am but it due to blowing dust,” the forecast removed a ban on “the shipment actually took off at 1.20pm, accord- said. The sea will be choppy due from Russia to Iran” of the S-300 ing to Al Sharq. A flight coming to high winds accompanied with missiles. The move was swiftly in from London hovered over light dust. Offshore, wind can criticised by Israel and the US Doha for two hours and was later move at a speed of 74km an hour military. diverted to Dubai, the daily said. at times, the bureau has warned. “Our opposition to these sales Meanwhile, the dusty and windy “We hope that by tomorrow is long and public. We believe it’s conditions are forecast to continue the weather would be normal,” unhelpful,” Pentagon spokesman at least until later this evening Abdullah Al Mannai, researcher Colonel Steve Warren told report- with the day expected to be a lit- and analyst at the weather ers in Washington. Vehicles moving on Al Wakrah road near the Barwa Village Intersection during a dust storm yesterday. tle cooler today than yesterday. bureau, told this newspaper. REUTERS (SALIM MATRAMKOT) Northwesterly wind may be moving THE PENINSULA See also page 7 INSIDE Anti-doping commission Nigerian turnout baffles community Page 9 US protection helped DOHA: Organisers of a vote was placed at the polling 8,000 presently. Nigerians then seizes banned substances Nigerian community election venue, but the entire exercise were mostly employed in Qatar’s the regime destroy Syria were in for a shock and had to had to be aborted due to a larger- vibrant oil and gas industry. By Dr Faisal Ai DOHA: Four separate shipments of substances prohibited in put off the poll exercise when than-expected voter turnout. But after Qatar won the 2022 Qassem sports were seized during March 2015 by the Customs Authority in some 1,500 community mem- Presidential hopeful O J Millar, FIFA World Cup bid and the Hamad International Airport, according to Dr Nasser Al Ansari, bers turned up to vote instead seeking another term, confirmed launch of a slew of development Iran’s designs must Vice-Chairman of the Qatar National Anti-Doping Commission of 376 registered voters. that instead of 376 registered projects, Nigerians began coming be thwarted (QNADC). The election to pick up some voters, some 1,500 community here in growing numbers to work By Dr Ibrahim Al The latest shipment of seized substances consisted of growth hor- 16 members of the commu- members, many of them women, in the booming construction sector.