ISO 9001:2008 CERTIFIED NEWSPAPER Monday 30 December 2013 26 Safar 1435 - Volume 18 Number 5929 Price: QR2 Bait Al Mashura, Giroud sends World Bank Arsenal back to sign agreement top of league Business | 18 Sport | 27 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com [email protected] | [email protected] Editorial: 4455 7741 | Advertising: 4455 7837 / 4455 7780 Suicide attack in Russia Kuwait daily names Father Used car prices Emir Person of the Year KUWAIT: Kuwaiti daily Al Wassat has named the Father Emir H H Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani the Person of the Year for plummet on 2013. The paper, describing him as “the builder of modern Qatar”, enlisted the achievements by the country during his reign. The newspaper yesterday carried a large photograph of the Father Emir on the front page with an article by the Chief Editor that lauded rising supply the decision of the Father Emir to pass the baton to the Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani. It said his decision to abdicate in favour of his son “has set a good precedent as he wanted to convey a clear message that passion for the people and the nation is greater Need for cash ahead of mega IPO than remaining in power. QNA DOHA: Used cars are selling 20 constraints, he said. to 25 percent cheaper thanks to According to a used car dealer Schumacher injured an increasing number of citizens in the Industrial Area, Hamad offering their vehicles for sale to Mohsin, more car-sellers were source cash for the mega state- coming to the market than buy- sponsored initial public offering ers in the past two weeks. during skiing in France (IPO) being launched tomorrow, “There are not many buy- dealers said yesterday. ers while the market is literally LYON: Formula One legend Michael Schumacher is receiving treat- According to dealers, most citi- flooded with cars due to a selling ment in hospital for head injuries after a ski accident at Meribel zens are selling off their expensive spree among the citizens,” said yesterday, officials at the French ski resort reported. cars and buying the ones avail- another dealer, Ameer Mustafa. The seven time German world champion, who reportedly owns able at a lower price to pocket The used cars market has property at the resort, was skiing off-piste with other skiers when he the difference for subscribing to turned into a buyer’s market. sustained a knock to the head in a fall. The 44-year-old was hospital- the primary issue of Mesaieed “The prices are, thus, down at ised at the nearby town of Moutiers, officials said, before being taken Petrochemical Holding Company least 20 to 25 percent in just a to hospital in Grenoble. The extent of his injuries was unclear but (MPHC). little while,” said Mustafa. according to Christophe Gernigon-Lecomte, director of the Meribel Supplies are abundant while “The situation is such that resort, he was not seriously injured. AFP the takers aren’t as many, accord- people who could easily sell a car See also page 24 ing to dealers. “Just about every- for QR100,000 are offering it for one who is coming here wants QR80,000,” Murad said. to sell,” Hani Murad, director of Meanwhile, IPO subscription Bomb attack outside sales at a used cars agency, said. forms have already been distrib- He said, as he understood, the uted in the tens of thousands to IPO that opens for subscription various banks, which are setting for the Qatari community tomor- up special teams to help the eld- army building in Cairo row was the trigger. Although the erly and women to fill up forms. size of the IPO is relatively small Banks might also give away CAIRO: A bomb exploded outside an Egyptian army building at less than 324 million, people special short-term loans to citi- north of Cairo yesterday, wounding four soldiers, the army said, in can apply for every member of zens at competitive rates to apply the second bomb attack on security forces in the Nile Delta in less the family, community sources for the primary issue. than a week. The bomb partly destroyed the back wall of the mili- said. There is likelihood that loans tary intelligence building in the village of Anshas, 100km north of Qatari families are usually big could be disbursed for up to A combination image taken from CCTV footage shows a fire breaking out the capital. The army described the bombing as a terrorist attack. and in most cases the bread-win- 65 percent of the subscription after an explosion (top) and smoke adrift later at a railway station in the Its statement referred to “groups of darkness” and did not name ner is just the father. Such fami- amount with an undertaking Russian city of Volgograd, yesterday. A female suicide bomber blew her- the Muslim Brotherhood, the Islamist group it declared a terrorist lies need a lot of money to apply,” that they be repaid a month after self up at the main train station, killing 16 people weeks ahead of the Winter organisation last week. That decision was a response to a suicide said the source. Nuclear families allotment with the allotted shares Olympics in the Russian port city of Sochi. Qatar condemned the blast. bomb attack on Tuesday on a police compound in the Nile Delta city that have lately been increasing in as collateral. of Mansoura, north of the site of yesterday’s explosion. REUTERS Report on page 10 number do not face such financial THE PENINSULA See also page 7 MONDAY 30 DECEMBER 2013 HOME 02 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com B u i l d e r s i n t r o d u c e HMC issues Trauma Manual to innovative safety, unify surgery, care standards security system Manual first regionally developed medical reference on trauma care DOHA: Hamad Medical would be recognised and approved DOHA: Safety and security comprehensive solution pro- Corporation (HMC) has issued as a medical reference for trauma technology experts are intro- vider,” said Foad Fanaei, a Trauma Manual to unify surgery by all trauma units in the ducing an innovative ‘inte- Managing Partner, Reign trauma surgery and care stand- region. grated security system’ to Engineering LLC. ards at its hospitals. Developed “The manual represents over Qatar’s building industry. The new system has been by the Trauma Department, the two years of work. We formed The new system is not only tried and proven in firefighting manual is first of its kind in the work groups, each comprising capable of monitoring and con- segment. region. three consultants and special- trolling the safety and security Equipped with a video surveil- “The purpose of the manual ists, who reviewed every chapter of buildings in a better way, but lance technology, the system is is to provide all surgeons and according to their specialities and also helping save energy con- capable of detecting the source healthcare professionals work- expertise,” Dr Al Thani added. sumption in a bigger way. point of any possible fire break- ing in trauma care with accu- The manual is the result of The Qatar-based Reign out in no time. rate instructions and a useful efforts of doctors in the vascu- Engineering, a major building “Our technology will provide a introduction to trauma care to lar and trauma surgery sections, security solution provider with new level of user experience for unify standards of trauma care including Dr Al Thani, Dr Rifat the support of Finnish technol- builders, facility managers, and services in Qatar and the Gulf,” Latifi, Dr Ayman Al Munir, Dr ogy, is in consultation with some security and safety service pro- said Dr Hassan Al Thani, Senior Ahmad Zarour and Dr Hisham of the major projects in Qatar. viders and, of course, occupants,” Consultant and Head of Trauma, Abdulrahman, as well as medi- With Qatari authorities tight- Fanaei said. Vascular and General Surgery cal staff. ening their building security With SIMPLYCITY solution, Sections at HMC’s Trauma It has undergone five revisions norms, builders need to upgrade we can specify new level user Centre. and will be reviewed every three their system. experience for different stake- “In addition to international years to ensure it contains the “With our SIMPLYCITY solu- holders, he added. medical references currently in latest information. tion, we can specify new level of Recently, Reign Engineering use, the manual is the first region- “The manual is a valuable book user experience for different made a presentation on its tech- ally developed medical reference A representative of Medical Education Department receives a copy of the that meets international stand- stakeholders. nology for leading builders in on trauma care and surgery. manual during the launch. ards and can be compared with “Potential clients are show- Qatar. “That is why it was met with international medical references,” ing great interest in our THE PENINSULA great satisfaction by doctors in Arabia and Bahrain,” he said. provides outcome of multiple sci- said Dr Al Thani. Gulf countries such as Saudi Dr Al Thani said the manual entific reviews and wished that it THE PENINSULA India to phase out non-machine readable passports Many surprises at falcon festival; DOHA: Indian citizens holding handwritten From November 25, 2015, foreign governments passports and 20-year passports with valid- may deny visa or entry to any person travelling with ity beyond November 24, 2015, should get their non-machine readable passports. bigger participant turnout likely passports re-issued and obtain machine readable All handwritten passports with pasted photos ear- passports (MRPs) before the deadline, the Indian lier issued by the Indian government are considered DOHA: Organisers of the fifth every year,” said Al Misned, also Association website for details,” Embassy said in a statement yesterday.