ISO 9001:2008 CERTIFIED NEWSPAPER Thursday 11 April 2013 1 Jumada II 1434 - Volume 18 Number 5666 Price: QR2 Qatar bourse GCC Athletics: earnings flat Qatar’s Barshim last year picks up gold Business | 21 Sport | 30 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com [email protected] | [email protected] Editorial: 4455 7741 | Advertising: 4455 7837 / 4455 7780 Tenants devise new ways to cheat landlords CMC calls for changes in rent law DOHA: A racket has come to they must pay the above fee. A light whereby some tenants tenant is not legally authorised to deliberately pick a fight with get a rent contract attested. Also, their landlords and lodge a com- for attestation he needs property plaint with a rent dispute reso- documents which he doesn’t have lution committee to avoid paying access to. rent for months — during which By amending the rent law, the time they change their residence CMC wants to make sure that an and repeat the fraud. attested rent agreement is treated In this way, unscrupulous ten- as proof of the rent amount by the ants manage to live in rented court. “This would mean that a homes with their families for tenant or landlord could directly The Prime Minister and Foreign Minister H E Sheikh Hamad bin Jassem bin Jabor Al Thani and his Egyptian counterpart Dr Hisham Qandil at a joint years and pay rent for only go to a court in the case of a dis- press conference at Emiri Diwan yesterday. The Minister of Finance and Economy H E Yousuf Hussein Kamal is also seen. three to four months in a year, pute and the matter is resolved sources in the Central Municipal immediately,” said a CMC source. Council (CMC) told The Peninsula According to him, rent dispute yesterday. committees take a long time — Qatar gives Egypt $3bn Premier at his According to sources, the rent between three and six months — law lacks provisions to stop such to resolve a dispute. In this time, fraud. The legal committee of an unscrupulous tenant who has DOHA: Qatar yesterday announced fur- briefing with his Egyptian counterpart, Dr humorous best the CMC discussed the issue last filed the complaint to delay paying ther financial backing for Egypt and said Hisham Qandil, at the Emiri Diwan. Tuesday and its recommendations the rent shifts his residence. negative comments on its relations with According to Qatar News Agency (QNA), it DOHA: The subtle sense of humour for to ensure that such rackets cease The number of such tenants Cairo in the Egyptian media wouldn’t make was decided at a meeting between the Emir, which the Prime Minister and Foreign will be debated in the council soon. has been on the rise. Their modus it change its stance on its support for the H H Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, and Minister, H E Sheikh Hamad bin Jassem After discussion, the CMC is operandi is that they rent a house fellow Arab country. Egyptian President Mohammed Mursi, on the bin Jabor Al Thani, is known, was in wit- expected to forward the recom- by paying a month’s rent. Then “We will continue to back Egypt and stand sidelines of the recent Arab Summit here, to ness briefly at the news briefing when he mendations to the Ministry of they cook up a dispute and file beside our brethren,” declared the Prime study the issue of Qatar providing further replied to a question if criticisms of Qatar Municipality and Urban Planning a complaint with a rent dispute Minister and Foreign Minister, H E Sheikh financial backing to “brotherly” Egypt. by sections of the Egyptian media would to amend the rent law and make resolution committee. Hamad bin Jassem bin Jabor Al Thani, after The Premier said Qatar would also provide affect Doha’s support for Cairo. it compulsory for all tenancy Since the rent amount is dis- announcing that Qatar would provide Egypt gas to Egypt to help it meet shortages during Taking a dig at the Qatar-bashing media in contracts to be attested by the puted, the rent is to be deposited another $3bn. the summer months. “We will help meet the Cairo, he said in a lighter vein that sections government. with the committee until the “The Qatari government would add to its shortfall until Egypt is able to circumvent of the Egyptian media had reported that Dr Rent agreements are now dispute is resolved. But unscru- Egyptian counterpart bonds $3bn… Within the problem.” Hisham Qandil was carrying a file of docu- attested by a municipality (under pulous tenants avoid deposit- the coming days the concerned parties in the He said his talks with Qandil also dealt ments to close some sale deals with Qatar. whose jurisdiction the property is ing the rent and move from the two countries would work out details of such with joint ventures already based in Sharm Journalists at the briefing that included located) only if the property own- rented home after a few months bonds or deposits,” he said. El Sheikh and Hurghada. They were launched many Egyptian TV and electronic media ers agree to it and are willing to and shift to another residence, In response to a question at a news con- four to five years ago and are under develop- persons, burst into laughter when the pay the attestation fee — which where they repeat the fraud, the ference here, he added: “We didn’t ask the ment. Future projects in the iron and steel Premier said: “When I met Dr Qandil I is one percent of the annual rent. CMC source said. Egyptian government something in return for sector and in the industrial area were also asked him where that file was”. Landlords, according to CMC THE PENINSULA Qatari support”. discussed. THE PENINSULA Continued on page 5 sources, avoid attestation since Continued on page 5 The Prime Minister was addressing the Continued on page 5 Two die in gruesome accident Syria’s Al Nusra Libya gives Egypt $2bn loan rebels pledge CAIRO: Libya will give Egypt a $2bn five-year, interest-free loan BY FAZEENA SALEEM under an agreement signed yesterday, the Egyptian state news support to Qaeda agency Mena reported. It quoted a finance ministry official as say- DOHA: At least two people ing the loan would have a three-year grace period and was intended were killed and many seriously DAMASCUS: The head of “to support the Egyptian economy and the state budget and foreign injured in a head-on collision Syria’s jihadist Al Nusra Front currency reserves”. The official said the money was expected to involving two minibuses and a pledged allegiance to Al Qaeda arrive next week. Mena quoted the official as saying that the Libyan four-wheeler at the intersection chief Ayman Al Zawahiri yes- deal would strengthen Cairo’s hand in the IMF talks. below the Ras Abu Aboud flyo- terday, but distanced his group ver on the Corniche yesterday from claims it has merged with Barcelona survive scare to reach semis afternoon. Al Qaeda in Iraq. Both the deceased were Sri Al Nusra’s announcement is BARCELONA: Barcelona survived a huge scare from Paris Saint- Lankans, Sri Lankan embassy likely to bolster assertions by Germain yesterday to qualify for the Champions League semi-finals sources said. President Bashar Al Assad’s for the sixth successive season on away goals after a 1-1 draw at the Two other Sri Lankans were regime that it is fighting “ter- Camp Nou. The 2-2 draw between the pair in last week’s quarter- seriously injured and remain rorists” who want to impose an final first leg had handed the advantage to the Catalans, but with at the emergency unit of the Islamic state. “The sons of Al star player Lionel Messi only starting the return as a substitute Hamad General Hospital, said Nusra Front pledge allegiance to due to a hamstring injury, they seemed nervous throughout and an embassy official. Sheikh Ayman Al Zawahiri,” Abu PSG deservedly went in front just after half-time through Javier The accident occurred at Mohammed Al Jawlani said in a Pastore. However, with Messi summoned from the bench, Pedro around 3.30pm. The rented mini- recording. fired home 19 minutes from time to send Barca into the last four. buses were ferrying employees of But, he added, “we were not Barca join Real Madrid, Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich in the Doha Marriott Hotel in Ras consulted” on a claim by Al tomorrow’s semi-final draw. Full report on page 32 Abu Aboud to their accommoda- Qaeda in Iraq chief Abu Bakr Al tion in the city. Baghdadi on Tuesday of a merger Iran plans to build more N-reactors In a statement from Dubai, a with Al-Nusra. “We inform you senior official of the hotel said that neither the Al-Nusra com- DUBAI: Iran plans to build more nuclear power reactors in an “two buses carrying employees A Nissan Patrol car in flames following a head-on collision with a minibus mand nor its consultative coun- earthquake-prone coastal area, Iranian media said yesterday, a day of the hotel were involved in an at the intersection below the Ras Abu Aboud flyover yesterday afternoon. cil, nor its general manager were after a strong tremor struck the region close to its only existing Al Sharq accident resulting in the death of The picture was sent to newspaper by an onlooker. aware of this announcement. It such plant. Tuesday’s 6.3-magnitude quake hit 89km southeast of at least one employee.” reached them via the media and the port of Bushehr, killing 37 people and injuring more than 900 The buses were involved in a Medical Corporation (HMC).