Home | 7 Business | 21 Sport | 32 Ministry, Qatar Global environment Al Rayyan march University to hold for liquefied natural on in style; Cyber Security Drill gas is strong Qatar SC win The Peninsula Newspaper @PeninsulaQatar @peninsula_qatar SUNDAY 6 DECEMBER 2015 • 24 Safar 1437 • Volume 20 Number 6636 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com [email protected] | [email protected] Editorial: 4455 7741 | Advertising: 4455 7837 / 4455 7780 Emir patronises Gulf Studies Forum Emir greets Qatar human Thai King on National Day rights panel DOHA: Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani sent yesterday a cable of congratula- tions to King Bhumibol Adulya- dej of Thailand on his country’s wins ‘A Status’ National Day. QNA Award to be valid for five years Draft climate DOHA: Qatar’s National Human been awarded such a high sta- Rights Committee (NHRC), has tus,” Al Marri said. He added that deal approved been conferred ‘A Status’ by obtaining such a coveted status is world human rights institutions’ an achievement and doesn’t come PARIS: Officials from almost 200 accreditation agency. “out of the blue”. nations approved a draft text of a This is the second time that “The ICC looks at a number of UN climate deal yesterday after Geneva-based International Coor- terms, conditions and practices four years’ work as the basis for dinating Committee for Human that need to be provided by each ministers to try to resolve points Rights Institutions (ICC) has national human rights institu- of disagreement next week. “This awarded ‘A Status’ to the NHRC. tion in order to be classified and text marks the will of all to reach The award, for a period of five approved,” said Al Marri. an agreement. Major political years, will be valid until the end of Qatar has created a conducive issues remain,” said Laurence 2020, Qatar News Agency (QNA) environment in keeping with con- Tubiana, French climate envoy. reported yesterday. ditions for the establishment of a Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani patronised the opening of the Gulf Studies Forum, organised by the See also page 17 ICC, a non-United Nations human rights committee. Arab Centre for Research and Policy Studies, at the The Ritz-Carlton hotel yesterday. Prime Minister and Interior body, is a global network of The ICC has looked at no less Minister H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani and some ministers also attended the opening of REUTERS national human rights institu- than 20 standards and measures the Forum. Report on page 9 tions (NHRIs). within what are known as the The ICC’s job is to protect and Paris Principles, said the NHRC promote human rights and moni- chairman. The most important tor individual human rights com- conditions membership, inde- mittees of nations and coordinate pendence and immunity, in addi- their relationship with the UN tion to infrastructure, staffing Obama talks tough as IS praises attackers human rights system. and budget. The ICC has its own internal Al Marri talked of Law Number SAN BERNARDINO, these two attackers were radi- cast earlier in the day, however, The carnage marked the dead- accreditation system based on 17 of 2010 which governs the UNITED STATES: President calised to commit this act of ter- they referred to the attackers as liest mass shooting in the United compliance with the 1993 Paris organisation of the NHRC which Barack Obama insisted yester- ror,” Obama said of Syed Farook, “supporters of the Islamic State.” States since the Newtown school Principles. refers to its tasks and mandate day that America “will not be 28, and his 29-year-old Pakistani Obama said in his weekly address massacre in 2012, when 26 people, According to QNA, NHRC and terms of reference. terrorised” as the Islamic State wife Tashfeen Malik, who slaugh- that the Islamic State and other mostly children, were shot dead. chairman Dr Ali bin Smaikh Al Besides, the role of the NHRC group praised the perpetrators tered 14 people and wounded 21 terrorist groups “are actively The New York Times yester- Marri said in a statement yes- in encouraging the government of the California mass shooting others at a year-end office party encouraging people — around day published an editorial on its terday that ‘A Status’ is granted to join various International as “soldiers” of its caliphate. on Wednesday. the world and in our country — to front page for the first time since to national human rights insti- Conventions has also played a The president’s pledge and In its English radio broadcast commit terrible acts of violence, 1920, using the rare, prominent tutions that are impartial, inde- role in earning it the ‘A Status’ extremists’ praise followed an yesterday, IS stopped short of oftentimes as lone wolf actors.” placement to urge gun control and pendent and credible. for the second time in a row, Al announcement by the FBI that claiming the attack but referred “We are Americans,” he added. lash out at politicians following “The (Qatar) National Human Marri said. it was treating the investigation to the assailants as soldiers of the “We will uphold our values — a the attacks. Rights Committee is one of the Continued on page 2 into the San Bernardino rampage Khilafah (caliphate) who were free and open society. We are See also page 17 few institutions in the Arab world as an act of terrorism. “killed in the path of Allah.” In strong. And we are resilient. And and the Middle East that have THE PENINSULA “It is entirely possible that the group’s Arabic radio broad- we will not be terrorised.” AFP Foreign language films win top honours at Ajyal Youth Film Festival DOHA: Paper Planes (Australia; 2014) categories — Mohaq, Hilal and Bader enter a world paper plane championship directed by Ayman Jamal and Khurram the competition winners this year — their directed by Robert Connolly; Scarecrow — respectively. Films from Russia, US, competition; Scarecrow is a deeply moving H Alavi. Cast members Andre Robinson enthusiasm and insight is an inspiration (The Philippines, 2015) directed by Zig Spain, Germany, Lebanon, France and Tagalog film on the life of a widowed, illit- and Jacob Latimore were present along to us all. I congratulate all of our 2015 Madamba Dulay; and Walls (Spain; 2015) Brazil are among the winners in short erate woman in a rural Philippine prov- with the composer of the impressive winners and sincerely thank all of the directed by Pablo Iraburu and Migueltxo films category and those who received ince; and the Spanish film Walls takes a score, Atil Orvarsson. filmmakers who have joined us in Doha Molina won the top honours at the third Special Mentions by the jury. The fes- compelling look at lives on either side of Fatma Al Remaihi, Festival Director this week for sharing their stories and Ajyal Youth Film Festival, which con- tival was organised by the Doha Film the world’s border walls. and CEO of the Doha Film Institute, said: creative talents.” cluded here yesterday. Institute. The winners were honoured at a col- “I would like to commend our Ajyal jurors Continued on page 9 The three films were voted as win- Paper Planes is about an 11-year-old ourful closing ceremony followed by the for the dedication and enthusiasm they ners by 520 jurors aged 8 to 21 in three boy who must come up with funds to World Premiere of Bilal (UAE; 2015), have brought to the task of determining THE PENINSULA SUNDAY 6 DECEMBER 2015 HOME 02 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com Greetings sent PM meets US official to Thai King DOHA: Deputy Emir H H Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad Al Thani yesterday sent a cable of congratulations to King Bhumi- bol Adulyadej of Thailand on his country’s National Day. Prime Minister and Interior Minister H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani sent a similar cable to King Bhu- mibol Adulyadej. Minister, EU official review relations Prime Minister and Interior Minister H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin in Brussels Khalifa Al Thani yesterday met US Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs Anne Patterson. Talks dealt with relations between the BRUSSELS: Federica Mogh- erini, High Representative of two countries, ways of developing them and issues of mutual concern. the European Union for For- eign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the Euro- pean Commission yesterday ROTA attends talk at Doha met Assistant Foreign Minister for International Cooperation Affairs H E Sheikh Mohammed Giffoni Youth Media Summit bin Abdurrahman bin Jassim Al DOHA: Reach Out To Asia Al Mannai praised the festi- Thani at the EU External Action (ROTA), a member of Qatar val and said it added value to Service headquarters in Brussels. Foundation for Education, Science the human development sector They reviewed means of and Community Development in the cinema and film industry, enhancing relations between (QF), yesterday participated in a which is helping to shed light on Qatar and the EU, cooperation panel discussion at the Doha Gif- human development issues and between European institutions foni Youth Media Summit 2015 the world’s growing humanitar- and the state, the situation in as part of the Ajyal Youth Film ian crisis. He said they are great Libya and other issues of mutual Festival. awareness building tools that concern. The discussion focused on chil- should be utilised more to include Qatari Ambassador to Belgium dren in conflict areas under the youth in filmmaking to give them and Head of Qatar’s Mission to theme ‘Empowering Youth to a voice and hands-on experience. the EU Sheikh Ali bin Jassim Al Share Their Stories’.