ISO 9001:2008 CERTIFIED NEWSPAPER Home | 2 Business | 18 Sport | 28 QTA wins Best Qatari index gains Nishikori and Arab Govt 224.06 points Ivanovic suffer Tourism as most Gulf shock defeats Authority award. markets fall. at US Open. TUESDAY 1 SEPTEMBER 2015 • 17 Dhul-Qa’da 1436 • Volume 20 Number 6540 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com [email protected] | [email protected] Editorial: 4455 7741 | Advertising: 4455 7837 / 4455 7780 Deputy Emir receives Sri Lankan envoy US preparing Inspectors raid sanctions on China jetty to enforce after hacking WASHINGTON: The United States is drawing up economic kingfish ban sanctions to target Chinese firms and individuals that profited from cyber attacks on American Shortage leads to price rise targets, the Washington Post reported yesterday. DOHA: Marine inspectors are QR95 a kg, while its rate usu- The report, citing administra- conducting rigorous checks at ally averages between QR30 and tion officials, said US President Al Khor fishing jetty to ensure QR40 a kg. Sometimes it is even Barack Obama’s government has that fishermen are not using cheaper. not yet decided whether to put nets to catch kingfish after Qatar’s Coast Guard is provid- the sanctions in place but is now Qatar, with fellow GCC states, ing all possible help to the marine preparing the ground. banned its fishing from August inspectors from the Ministry of Any move by the world’s big- 15 to October 15. Environment in conducting the gest economy to punish the second GCC countries had decided checks. largest could have global political in June 2012 to ban the fish- The ministry has urged fisher- Deputy Emir H H Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad Al Thani receiving credentials of Dr WM Karunadasa, the ambas- and economic consequences and ing of kingfish, known locally as men not to catch the fish using sador of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka to Qatar, yesterday. would likely trigger retribution. ‘kann’aad’, in the Gulf waters the net from August 15 to October And it will be all the more con- from August 15 to October 15 15 as this is their breeding time. troversial in the run-up to next every year starting from 2015. The rest of the year also, fisher- month’s much-anticipated state This is the mating season for men are asked to catch the king- visit to Washington by China’s kingfish, which is also known as fish using nets with bigger holes GCC rail work on sluggish track President Xi Jinping. king mackerel. So the idea behind which would ensure that only big- “It sends a signal to Beijing the ban is to preserve the stocks size kingfish would be caught and that the administration is going of kingfish and let its numbers the smaller ones would have an DOHA: The GCC states must The only overland, mainline to the development of a GCC rail to start fighting back on economic grow. opportunity to grow. decide soon on the fate of the networks under construction cur- network even though we are just espionage,” an unnamed US offi- Kingfish are large and can be of Data collected over the past 20 long-awaited GCC rail railway rently are the final elements of the three years away from the offi- cial told the Post. “It tells China, weights varying from five to 40 kg years suggest that the size of the network if it is to be operational high-speed Haramain network cial opening date,” said Ed James, enough is enough.” and even more. They are a migra- kingfish in the Gulf waters has by 2020, a new analysis said. between Jeddah and Medinah, Director of Content & Analysis The immediate cause of the tory species and are part of popu- actually improved. While metro projects in Doha, and the freight lines serving, at Meed Projects. “Long distance sanctions threat is Washington’s lar cuisine in the GCC region. If fishing of the species is Dubai, Jeddah, Makkah and Dammam, Jubail and the Waad freight and passenger projects anger over a series of alleged cyber In Qatar, they comprise some permitted between August and Riyadh are pushing ahead rapidly, al-Shamal mining development. do appear to be problematic to attacks on US companies and gov- 13 percent of total fish catch in October, usually 18 to 27 percent efforts to develop the ambitious However, despite the lack of develop in the region due to a ernment agencies. a year on average and some 180 of total catch in the Qatari waters GCC railway track that would link progress, there are signs that range of issues such as cost, geo- In May, US prosecutors fishing boats — which is 35 per- can comprise kingfish. the six states have been sluggish, mainline rail development in the politics, technology and rights-of- unsealed indictments level- cent of the total number of fishing The fishing season in Qatar for according to the latest analysis by region is picking up. Bids were way.” “A good case in point is the ling spying charges against five boats in the country — are dedi- this fish is between the beginning Meed Projects, the region’s leading submitted to Oman Rail earlier estimated $5bn second phase of Chinese military personnel they cated only to catching kingfish. of October and May-end. online projects tracking service. this year for the estimated $6bn the Etihad Rail network which believe hacked into US networks That reflects the demand for the A ban on the fishing of kingfish Analysis of railway and metro first phase of its Oman network, will be part of the GCC railway to profit Chinese firms. fish. Because of the current ban using nets with smaller holes is projects data reveals that there while Qatar Rail says it plans to network linking the Abu Dhabi There is also deep concern here which has led to severe shortages, the most effective way to boost its are almost $61bn worth of tender the first stage of its $15bn border with Saudi Arabia to about a series of hacks apparently kingfish has become highly expen- stocks in the Qatar waters. projects under construction in the long-distance passenger and Al-Ain where it would link up aimed at gathering political intel- sive in the local market. THE PENINSULA region, of which more than $40bn freight line early next year. with the Omani section,” he said. ligence, some of them blamed on On Sunday, for example, the comprise work on the Doha and “Despite years of talks and Continued on page 3 hackers with Chinese or Russian fish was being retailed for up to Riyadh metro schemes. planning, we are still no closer THE PENINSULA links. AFP Tram for Education City Oil up 8.2pc Film on Prophet in final phase; on Opec talk NEW YORK: Oil futures locations include Qatar soared yesterday for a third consecutive day, rising more DOHA: Alnoor Holdings has Dr Azahar Iqbal, International focus behind the epic — Prophet than 8 percent, as a downward announced it has entered the Productions Executive of Alnoor, Muhammad (peace be upon him). revision of US crude produc- final phase of its septology has engaged more than 200 experts, The development of this project tion data and Opec’s readiness film franchise of Muhammad scholars and writers from various has paid particular attention to to talk with other producers the Messenger. With over $1bn countries to conceptualise the sep- quality of content, the latest cin- helped extend the biggest price budget, the production is one tology. The process of enrichment ematic technology, visual effects surge in 25 years. of the largest and is aligning it of the storyline included experts and storytelling, he said. “We are Brent October futures rose with big productions such as from Hollywood and other diverse also developing technology tools $4.10, or 8.2 percent, to settle at Harry Potter series, the Lord of cultural backgrounds. Dr Iqbal said for storytelling that will certainly $54.15 a barrel, with volumes rela- the Rings and Avatar. the development stages of the film be an element of surprise for the tively muted by a British public The septology, which will be over the last five years engaged industry,” he added. holiday. US crude gained $3.98, filmed in Qatar and other selected professionals and experts in work- The septology takes the protago- or 8.8 percent, to settle at $49.20 global locations, has been devel- shops in Qatar, London, New York, nist (s) through a journey where a barrel, taking three-day gains oped in collaboration with leg- Chicago, Paris, Malaysia, Turkey he experiences the true love of his to 27.5 percent, the most over endary producer Barrie Osborne and other countries. Creator — Almighty God, in ensur- three days since August 1990. (Lord of the Rings, The Matrix, Ahmed Al Hashemi, Chairman ing that good prevails over evil. Full story on page 17 REUTERS The Godfather). The storylines are of Alnoor Holdings, said Alnoor The protagonist (s) is on a quest Officials with a new tram at Doha port yesterday. Qatar Foundation for being formulated to launch the first wanted the septology to reflect for answers for the meaning and Education is setting up a tram system to transform Education City into film by 2018. the true values and persona of the purpose of life. THE PENINSULA Dubai arrests an environmentally-friendly smart-city. Story on page 2 Atlas owner ABU DHABI/DUBAI: Dubai- based gold and jewellery retailer Atlas Jewellery has defaulted Climate change brings cyclone risk to Gulf: US study on loans worth about Dh500m ($136.2m), four banking and BONN: Climate change is history” to predict the future, every 10,000 years, the scientists in Australia.