www.thepeninsulaqatar.comw atar.com BUSINESSBUS | 24 SPORTRT | 2929 GGreek savers Djokovickovic beginsbegins sstill wary of 20166 season iinn TTsipras plan. Qatar.ar. SUNDAY 3 JANUARY 2016 • 23 Rabia I 1437 • Volume 20 • Number 6664 the peninsula newspaper @peninsulaqatar @peninsula_qatar OPINION Rainbow over Gaza Emir and Sudan president Partitioned villas hold telephone talks DOHA: Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani held a telephone conversation with Presi- thrive despite dent of Sudan, Omar Hassan Al Bashir on bilateral relations and means to enhance them in addition to topics of mutual interest, reports QNA. crackdown Saudi-led coalition ends Dr. Khalid Al-Shafi Acting Editor-in-Chief Yemen ceasefire do not insist on having a contract. Increasing rents, In the absence of a rent contract Relaunch towards we can increase the rent when- RIYADH: A Saudi-led coalition battling Iran-backed single workers spur ever we want. The property owner rebels in Yemen announced the end yesterday of more professional, demand demands only a fixed amount every a ceasefire that had been violated on a daily basis month, so the extra money is ours,” he since it was declared last month. in-depth journalism confesses. “We prefer to rent out the The “coalition leadership announces the end of units to single workers because three the truce in Yemen starting from 1400” (1100GMT) The Peninsula or four people can stay together and on Saturday, the alliance said in a statement car- nder the wise lead- can share the rent among themselves. ried by the official Saudi Press Agency. ership of the Emir We can increase rent easily in The ceasefire announced on December 15 had Uof Qatar, H H Sheikh this case. When the owner demands A rainbow is seen over the former Gaza been ended due to continuous rebel “attacks on Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, DOHA: Illegally partitioned vil- increased amount of let us say, International airport that was destroyed by Israeli the kingdom’s territories by firing ballistic missiles freedom of speech and opin- las and apartments that mostly QR2,000 for every room from me as air strikes, during a rainy day in Gaza yesterday. towards Saudi cities, targeting Saudi border posts, ion remains the cornerstone house limited-income expatri- rent, I will increase QR 300 to 500 in and hampering aid operations,” it said. of the Qatari media in gen- ate families and single workers as each room and no one would object.” eral and the print media in “tenants of sub-tenants” have been Mohamed said as a matter of fact. particular. mushrooming all over the coun- Sometimes families and single This highly-upheld value try despite crackdowns by various workers live together in separate units serves as an encourage- municipalities. This is particularly in illegally partitioned villas. Espe- ment and motivation for true to Doha and its sprawling sub- cially in the case of families, they want Saudi executes Shia cleric, 46 others the media to exert further urbs in the neighbouring Al Rayyan only one room, a toilet and kitchen. efforts in highlighting the and Al Wakra municipalities where Tariq, a self-proclaimed real genuine mission of journalism most expatriates live. estate broker, said that he is taking AFP announced by the Saudi Interior “terrorist organisations” and imple- in professionally reporting The Ministry of Municipality and villas and apartments on rent from Ministry. It prompted calls for dem- menting various “criminal plots”. the world and providing a Urban Planning has been urging peo- owners directly and then renting onstrations, with the brother of the A list published by the official Saudi meaningful perspective of ple not to live in such housing units them out to sub-tenants to make RIYADH: Saudi Arabia yesterday exe- 56-year-old cleric warning it could Press Agency included Sunni Muslims Qatar’s benevolence and as also to bring to its notice villas and money. It is difficult for owners to cuted a prominent Shia cleric behind stir more trouble in oil-rich Eastern convicted of involvement in Al Qaeda speedy developments. apartments that have been partitioned directly rent out their property (a villa anti-government protests along with Province where Shias complain of mar- attacks that killed Saudi and foreign- The Peninsula team is and rented out illegally. or an apartment) to so many peo- 46 other men, drawing angry condem- ginalisation. “This action will spark ers in the kingdom in 2003 and 2004. dedicated to always look Mohamed, a supervisor of some ple and collect rent from them every nation from Iran and Iraq. anger of (Shia) youths” in Saudi Ara- One of those executed was Fares forward to excellence in illegally partitioned villas and apart- month. But for me it is easy because The execution of Nimr Al Nimr bia, said Mohammed Al Nimr. Al Shuwail, reportedly Al Qaeda’s top journalism work. We never ments, brazenly admits in remarks to this is my job,” said Tariq. and the others, including Shia activists The Interior Ministry said the 47 religious leader in the kingdom. claimed to own the results of The Peninsula that the aim is to make and Sunnis accused of involvement men had been convicted of adopting concerted efforts and gener- more money, especially as the tenants → Continued on page 4 in deadly Al Qaeda attacks, was the radical “takfiri” ideology, joining → See also page 7 ous guidance of those who put trust in us and those ini- tiatives carried out by our former editors-in-chief. But we do capitalise on their legacy to build the future Vegetable prices plunge success of the newspaper. In this new-look of The Peninsula, changes are not at farmers’ market cosmetic, ie not merely lim- ited to style and design but to content and substance. By Sanaullah Ataullah Improvements in con- The Peninsula tent include attention to local, regional and interna- tional issues with in-depth DOHA: The prices of vegetables fell further at Al Mazrouh farmers’ mar- approach. ket last week as compared to the previous week as supplies increased Our esteemed readers due to rising local farm productions. will find much more in con- For example, a seven-kg box of cucumber that was sold for QR34 in tent, style, exclusive stories, the week from December 24 to 26, 2015 fell to QR26 last week. community coverage, new Al Mazrouh as and the other two farmers’ markets (Al Wakra and Al design, and more pages in Khor/Al Dhakheera) are open three days a week— Thursdays through various sections in addition Saturdays during the winter season only. to contributions by prom- Tomatoes that are in high demand during winter due to their wide- inent local, regional and spread use in curries have also become cheaper due to increased local global columnists. production. Tomato prices fell from QR35 for a seven-kg box earlier to These major changes QR30 These are the tomatoes that are produced in local green houses. follow on from seven years As for tomatoes produced in traditional open farms, their rate fell since the last re-launch of from QR30 for a seven-kg box to QR24. the newspaper, and aim to → Continued on page 5 provide a new impetus to our staff to maintain The Peninsula’s leading position in national English-speaking press. These changes are also not of a coincidence or out Environment Ministry to of a sudden. They constitute the result of a thorough, well- set up five organic farms studied plan implemented during three months with input from all staff, keeping in The Peninsula the ministry at three locations across mind the newspaper’s future the country. In addition to promot- prospects. ing organic farming, the ministry has Finally this new re-launch DOHA: The Ministry of Environment approved agricultural loans to set up of our paper further aims has converted an agricultural farm six green houses and irrigation net- to enable us to cope with into an organic one and is in the proc- works in the country, in collaboration the comprehensive develop- ess of setting up another five organic with the Qatar Development Bank ments the state of Qatar is farms, says its 2015 annual report. (QDB), says the report. witnessing in all fields. In this Organic farming ,which is becom- This year’s plans of the ministry regard, The Peninsula’s team ing increasingly popular the world include distribution of 73 green houses do very much appreciate your over due to its health benefits, relies to the existing farms to encourage constructive feedback and on traditional techniques such as crop them to use latest technology. suggestions to help enhance rotation, green manure, compost and The ministry will also distribute its output, hence the national biological pest control. 500 honey bees to 50 farms to pro- media scene in this country. Organic products from local farms mote honey production. are available in limited quantities at the winter vegetable markets set up by → Continued on page 5 02 SUNDAY 3 JANUARY 2016 HOME HMC Continuing Care Group accredited by JCI The Peninsula of the country. involves months of hard work and and appraised the services. Facilities within CCG now cooperation from various departments. JCI has specific standards for long- Sudan minister JCI-accredited include the Enaya “This is a great illustration of excel- term care facilities and the survey Specialised Care Centre, the Enaya lent teamwork and commitment to involved a week of inspection with DOHA: Hamad Medical Corporation’s Continuing Care Centre (Muaither 1 and quality, and provides evidence of the two surveyors, according to Al Raisi. praises Qatar’s (HMC) Continuing Care Group has (CCG) 2), the Rehabilitation Services and Psy- maturity of our healthcare services,” The CCG is not the first of HMC’s been accredited by Joint Commission chiatry Department under Rumailah Al Raisi added.