ISO 9001:2008 CERTIFIED NEWSPAPER Thursday 4 July 2013 25 Shaaban 1434 - Volume 18 Number 5750 Price: QR2 Banks’ earnings Murray wins expected to five-set thriller be modest at Wimbledon Business | 17 Sport | 24 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com [email protected] | [email protected] Editorial: 4455 7741 | Advertising: 4455 7837 / 4455 7780 Egypt army Emir meets US Senators appoints interim govt Al Jazeera office in Cairo raided CAIRO: The head of Egypt’s armed forces issued a declara- Saudi king greets tion yesterday suspending the constitution and appointing the new leader constitutional court President JEDDAH: The Custodian of Adly Mansour as interim head the Two Holy Mosques King of state. He will be sworn in Abdullah bin Abdulaziz of today. Saudi Arabia yesterday sent a In a televised broadcast, message of congratulations to flanked by military leaders, reli- Egypt’s new caretaker presi- The Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and the Foreign Minister H E Dr Khalid bin Mohamed Al Attiyah with US Senators John McCain gious authorities and political fig- dent, saying his appointment and Lindsey Graham at the Emiri Diwan yesterday. Talks dealt with cooperation and issues of mutual concern. ures, General Abdel Fattah Al Sisi comes at a “critical” time in effectively declared the removal the nation’s history, the offi- of elected Islamist President cial Saudi news agency SPA Mohammed Mursi. reported. AFP The president of the supreme constitutional court will act as working in the studio. The station Small firms resent driving licence curbs interim head of state, assisted by was prevented from broadcast- an interim council and a tech- ing from a pro-Mursi rally and DOHA: Small construction they must recruit semi-skilled could make some extra money on labourer’s visa join driving nocratic government until new its crew there was also detained. companies are likely to be hit workers and drivers also on working part-time. However, schools and are promoted by presidential and parliamentary After Sisi spoke, hundreds of hard by the ban on labourers menial worker visas. according to sources, a positive their companies as drivers after elections are held. thousands of anti-Mursi pro- seeking driving licences for At least one small construc- impact of the ban on labourers they obtain a driving licence. “Those in the meeting have testers in central Cairo’s Tahrir light and heavy vehicles as tion player said they even have seeking driving licences would According to community agreed on a roadmap for the Square erupted into wild cheer- they say most of their work- an accountant on a labourer’s be that there would likely be a sources, several illegal private future that includes initial steps ing, setting off fireworks and wav- ers, including technicians visa because they could not reduction in the number of peo- taxi operators are here on ‘free’ to achieve the building of a strong ing flags. and drivers, are on labourer’s obtain a proper visa to hire an ple coming here on ‘free’ visas visas as labourers and have Egyptian society that is cohesive But a statement published visas. accountant. (visas that are bought). acquired driving licences. and does not exclude anyone and in Mursi’s name on his official These companies claim it is These companies, therefore, It is a common practice with Community sources say ends the state of tension and divi- Facebook page after Sisi’s speech not easy for them to get visas for send their workers to driving those who come here on ‘free that the fact that there are no sion,” Sisi said in a solemn address said the measures announced drivers, heavy machine opera- schools to obtain driving licences visas’ to work elsewhere and restrictions on workers on per- broadcast live on state television. amounted to “a full military coup” tors, mechanics and technicians, for light and heavy vehicles. acquire a driving licence and sonal sponsorship to get driving Meanwhile, security forces and were “totally rejected”. among other workers. Also, some labourers join transfer the sponsorship to that licence would likely increase the raided the Cairo offices of Al The Arab world’s most popu- They, however, say they get driving schools on their own and company after a year. demand for such visas. Jazeera’s Egyptian television lous nation has been in turmoil visas mostly for labourers so manage to buy used cars so they Many people who come here THE PENINSULA channel on Wednesday and since the fall of autocrat Hosni detailed at least five staff, hours Mubarak as Arab Spring upris- after the army toppled Islamist ings took hold in early 2011, President Mohamed Mursi, a arousing concern among allies in journalist at the station said. the West and in Israel, with which Turkey court blocks Karim El Assiuti said his col- Egypt has a 1979 peace treaty. leagues at Al Jazeera Mubasher AGENCIES Major crackdown on begging Gezi Park project Misr channel were arrested while See also page 10 ISTANBUL: A court in Turkey DOHA: Law enforcement agen- said his department is actively involved in breakdowns or if their has scrapped a controversial cies are planning a massive involved in making extensive vehicles have run out of petrol. plan to redevelop Istanbul’s clampdown on beggars during preparations for Ramadan to Meanwhile, the various munici- Gezi Park that sparked protests the Holy month of Ramadan ensure law and order and monitor palities have also announced which snowballed into deadly that begins next week. smooth traffic flow on the roads. preparations to make sure that nationwide unrest, media Internal Security Force Some 50 patrol vans of things run smoothly during the reported yesterday. (Lekhwiya) will be closely coor- Lekhwiya will be on the road fasting month. The administrative court justi- dinating with the Criminal during the holy month every day. Vigil will be mounted partic- fied its ruling, made last month Investigation Department (CID) “We will be coordinating with ularly on food vendors to make but only revealed by Turkish and the Anti-Begging Department the various departments of the sure they strictly follow health media yesterday, by saying that of the Ministry of Interior to curb Interior Ministry to maintain law and safety rules and maintain the “local population” had not begging, which becomes a menace and order during Ramadan,” Ali hygiene. been sufficiently consulted about during the fasting month. Salman said. Civic inspectors will be put on the redevelopment project. Beggars take advantage of peo- He said begging becomes a duty in four shifts beginning at 8 The court also said the plan ple’s generosity and seek alms menace during the fasting month in the morning, which will last “violates the preservation laws in which is outlawed in cash-rich so special emphasis will be on its until 1am. They will be conducting force and the identity of square Qatar where charitable societies clampdown. raids on eateries, including food and of Gezi Park,” according to are authorised to provide succour He said during the holy month vendors with temporary licences, the Zaman and Hurriyet dailies. Anti-Mursi protesters set off fireworks as they gather in Tahrir Square in to the needy. public security patrol teams, butcheries as well as slaughter Full report on page 7 Cairo yesterday. Brigadier Ali Salman Al including those from his depart- houses, he told Al Sharq. Mohannadi, head of Lekhwiya, ment, will be helping motorists THE PENINSULA Force-feeding to go on at Gitmo MIAMI: A US federal court has no jurisdiction and no reason to intervene in the force-feeding of Latin America furious over Morales ‘kidnap’ prisoners at the Guantanamo naval base, the Obama admin- BUENOS AIRES: Latin secrets, was onboard. Italy and a sister nation but of all South as more moderate ones in Chile collectively. The Chilean foreign istration argued yesterday in its American leaders slammed Spain also banned the Bolivian America,” Argentine President and Brazil. Nicaragua, Cuba, ministry issued a statement say- latest defence of a policy that European governments yes- plane from their skies. Cristina Kirchner said in a speech Venezuela and Ecuador were ing it “lamented” what happened critics have deemed unethical. terday for diverting Bolivian The unusual treatment of the in Buenos Aires. among the other Latin American to Morales and that more clarity The administration also President Evo Morales’ plane Bolivian military aircraft touched Heads of state in the 12-nation countries speaking out against was needed on the facts. rebuffed concerns about force- on rumours it was carrying a a sensitive nerve in the region, South American bloc Unasur the Europeans’ actions. Bolivian officials were quick feeding hunger-striking prison- wanted former US spy agency which has a history of US-backed denounced the “unfriendly and “These are times of sovereign, on Tuesday to accuse the US of ers during Ramadan, the holy contractor, adding a new dip- coups. unjustifiable acts” and some democratic, popular governments strong-arming the Europeans month when Muslims fast from lomatic spat to the Edward Several furious presidents from members wanted an emergency that won’t be pushed around by into denying access to their air sunrise to sundown that starts on Snowden saga. across the region rallied behind summit in Bolivia. foreign powers,” said Venezuelan space in an “act of intimidation” Monday. Morales was returning from Morales and protests erupted on Ministers from the bloc will communications minister Ernesto against Morales for suggesting It told the court that force- Moscow on Tuesday when France the streets of Bolivia. meet to discuss the affair in Lima Villegas. while attending an energy con- feeding during Ramadan does and Portugal abruptly banned his “(These are) vestiges of a colo- today.