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SUNDAY 15 FEBRUARY 2015 • 26 Rabial II 1436 • Volume 19 Number 6342 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com [email protected] | [email protected] Editorial: 4455 7741 | Advertising: 4455 7837 / 4455 7780 OPINION Qatar pulls out mission Countering Islamophobia employees from Yemen HE brutal murder of Deah Barakat, 23, his Twife Yusra Abu Salha, GCC foreign ministers seek UN Security Council action 21, and her sis- DOHA: Qatar has joined necessary support to the ter Razan two other GCC countries legitimate Yemeni authori- Abu Salha in pulling out their ambas- ties, to achieve the aspira- at Chapel sadors from the Yemeni tions of the Yemeni people. Hill was capital Sana’a due to the He called on the interna- not the deteriorating political tional community and the first and security situation in UN Security Council in par- attack on the country, the London- ticular to take all necessary Muslims based Al Araby Al Jadeed actions to carry out the will in US Dr Khalid Al Jaber reported yesterday. of the people based on the and the Saudi Arabia on Friday GCC initiative. West in general. Muslims withdrew its diplomatic In a final communique, have been victims of hate staff from the Yemeni the GCC ministers called crimes and racism since the capital, while the UAE and for immediate interna- Prime Minister and Interior Minister H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser September 11 incident in Spain also announced yes- tional steps to “guarantee bin Khalifa Al Thani inaugurating the Specialised Care Centre (Enaya) of Hamad Medical Corporation. Minister of Public Health New York, and the attacks terday that they had sus- Foreign Minister H E Dr Khalid bin Mohamed Al the safety of President soared after the Charlie pended operations at their Abdrabbo Mansour Hadi H E Abdullah bin Khalid Al Qahtani and HMC Managing Director Dr Hanan Attiyah chairing the GCC meeting in Riyadh yesterday. Hebdo shooting. Incidents of missions in Sana’a. and Prime Minister Khalid Al Kuwari were also present. Islamophobia have increased Doha in fact has with- Mahfoudh Bahah as well as 70 percent in France this drawn its diplomatic mission They also called for for an other officials” who have been year, compared to 2014. several months ago without urgent meeting of the Arab under de facto house arrest since Bids invited for Economic Islamophobia manifests issuing an official declaration, Al League and of the Organisation January. itself in newspapers and other Araby Al Jadeed reported yester- of Islamic Cooperation. The GCC also called on world media outlets, and takes the day quoting a unidentified Qatari The Foreign Minister H E powers to reject a “constitutional Zone I storage projects form of killings, slaughters sources. Dr Khalid bin Mohamed Al declaration” by the Huthis a week and massacres. The ranks The US France, Germany, Italy, Attiyah chaired GCC Ministerial ago, under which they dissolved DOHA: Tenders have been for which tenders have been invited of Islamophobes are swelling Britain and the Netherlands have Council’s extraordinary meeting the government and parliament invited for four key warehous- will begin. every day and are joined by also closed their embassies and in Riyadh to discuss develop- and tightened their grip on power. ing projects that are to be built H E Sheikh Ahmed bin Jassim political, social, cultural and withdrawn staff for security rea- ments in Yemen. They said they hope ongoing as part of an Economic Zone. bin Mohamed Al Thani said educational institutions in sons. And the Turkish foreign The Foreign Minister said UN efforts in Yemen will lead Qatar plans to have three Qatar is increasing its strategic the West, including govern- ministry “strongly” advised its that the developments of recent to an agreement by all parties Economic Zones and the first one food reserves and diversifying the ment and private organi- citizens to leave also, news agen- weeks puts more responsibility on there based on “preserving legiti- near Hamad International Airport sources of food supplies. zations. Schools and public cies reported yesterday. GCC countries to move swiftly macy” and “resuming the political (HIA) plans to have extensive He also talked of Tamween institutions have forbidden A meeting of the GCC foreign and prevent Yemen from falling process”. domestic logistic services. (the scheme whereby citi- girls from wearing hijab and ministers in Riyadh yesterday into chaos. All parties involved Failing that, and without elabo- The above-cited four storage zens are provided some basic extended the rule to mothers urged the “UN Security Council in Yemen must understand that rating, they said they would take projects are part of Economic food items at highly subsidised accompanying their children to take a decision under Chapter instability in Yemen will breed “measures that will enable them Zone I. The Minister of Economy prices) while detailing the ini- to schools, and students are Seven of the United Nations more violence, and ultimately to preserve their vital interests and Commerce said at an awards tiatives and achievements of his made to eat non-halal meat. Charter”, which allows the use of threaten the unity of the country. in Yemen’s security and stability”. function held for the ministry’s ministry in 2014. Continued on page 3 military force if there are threats He added all that all political THE PENINSULA employees yesterday that soon Continued on page 2 THE PENINSULA to peace. forces in Yemen must provide the See also page 7 work on the four logistic projects THE PENINSULA One dead in Denmark shooting 17 more dismissed Unified curriculum at Shafallah Centre DOHA: The state-backed for driving schools Shafallah Centre, which pro- vides specialist education and DOHA: Driving schools in Qatar send out its officers to all driving healthcare to children with will soon have a new unified cur- schools to explain to them details of special needs, has given march- riculum which is expected to be the new curriculum and its objec- ing orders to 17 more employees more scientific and rational. tives. He asked all driving schools who include Qataris as well. A senior official of the General to provide services of translators Many of the dismissed staffers Directorate of Traffic has dis- to new comers to familiarise them were long-term employees. The closed that the Directorate has with traffic rules and regulations. Centre sacked 13 staffers last prepared the curriculum which Awareness about traffic rules can September citing lack of proper will be distributed to the driving play an important role in reducing papers required for their jobs. The schools “in the near future” after accidents. Centre has some 850 employees. final approval. During discussions that fol- For the latest dismissals the Brig. Saqar Al Muraikhi, lowed, representatives of the driv- Centre has not cited any con- director of Traffic Licensing ing schools expressed their desire vincing reasons, reports Al Sharq Department said that the new cur- to raise the standards of training quoting some aggrieved staffers. riculum was prepared by experts and gave their recommendations. The dismissals have been ordered in the field and will address all the It was proposed that new com- with effect from January 17, drawbacks in the existing system. ers who want to transfer their according to the daily. Al Muraikhi was addressing a existing drivers’ licence to a THE PENINSULA Forensic experts investigate the scene in front of the cafe Krudttoenden in Copenhagen, Denmark, yesterday workshop held by the Directorate Qatari one must be trained in the where shots were reportedly fired during a cultural event called “Art, Blasphemy and Freedom of Expression”. A for driving school representatives standards and requirements of Oil price recovery civilian was killed and three police wounded when a masked gunman sprayed bullets into the meeting attended on Thursday on the role of effective the country they work and reside. training in reducing accidents. He Continued on page 5 by a Swedish artist Lars Vilks threatened to kill him for his cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH). The after 2017: Report said the Traffic Department will THE PENINSULA attacker escaped in a car that was found later on the outskirts of Copenhagen. Full report on page 11 DOHA: Oil prices are not expected to show any major recovery until after 2017, says a QNB Group analysis. The analysis forecasts that this year no substantial recovery is Woqod to deploy 20 mobile petrol stations soon likely. And even in 2016 and 2017 only marginal increases can be BY MOHAMMAD SHOEB The Central Municipal Council (CMC) told this newspaper. She said Woqod was stations in the country and lacked some expected. Oil prices are likely to recently discussed the issue and urged the facign shortage of land in some areas. crucial safety standards. average at $56 a barrel this year DOHA: Petroleum products distribu- Ministry of Municipality and Urban Planning “They have, though, assured they will be “Port Petrol Station was the only fuel despite a recent 31 percent recov- tor, Qatar Fuel, has acquired some 20 to not demolish filling stations any more. pressing mobile fuel stations in service.” station on my way from West Bay to Abu ery that took the price to peak at specially-built fuel tankers to work Contcated for comment, lone woman Meanwhile, motorists using the Corniche Hamour via the recently opened F-Ring $59 a barrel.