ISO 9001:2008 CERTIFIED NEWSPAPER JBOG to save Anderson, 600,000 tonnes Root delight of LNG a year England camp Business | 22 Sport | 29 Sunday 13 July 2014 • 15 Ramadan 1435 • Volume 19 Number 6125 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com [email protected] | [email protected] Editorial: 4455 7741 | Advertising: 4455 7837 / 4455 7780 Emir hosts Iftar Inflation in Minimum pay Qatar highest in GCC for building DOHA: The inflation rate in Qatar is the highest among the GCC countries. The lat- est inflation figures from the region for the 12-month period sector urged through May 2014 reveal that Qatar topped the list with 3.4 percent. Kuwait has the second-highest QF report suggests major changes inflation rate in the region, at 2.9 DOHA: An important study their work in accordance with percent, while it is 2.7 percent in released by Qatar Foundation Qatari law. Arrangements should Saudi Arabia, 2.1 percent in the on foreign labour recruitment be established that allow workers United Arab Emirates, 1.9 per- to Qatar has called on the to have bank accounts in Qatar cent in Bahrain, and 1.5 percent authorities to fix a minimum and require all contractors and in Oman, the Statistical Centre wage for all occupations in the subcontractors to pay salaries The Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani hosted an Iftar banquet in honour of heads of diplomatic for the Cooperation Council construction sector and ensure directly into the bank account missions in Qatar, Qatari ambassadors abroad and senior Foreign Ministry officials. The banquet was attended for the Arab Countries of the timely payment of salaries. (as is the case in Bahrain). Bank by H H Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad Al Thani, the Personal Representative of the Emir, and Foreign Minister Gulf (GCC-Stat) announced The report, titled “Migrant accounts may be setup in send- H E Khalid bin Mohammed Al Attiyah. yesterday. Labour Recruitment to Qatar”, ing countries with arrangements When compared to April 2014 was commissioned as part of with Qatari banks, or Qatari figures, inflation rates witnessed the Qatar Foundation Migrant banks with arrangements with an increase of 0.5 percent in Worker Welfare Initiative and banks of sending countries, Qatar, 0.2 percent in the UAE, addresses several key issues prior to departure,” the report Oman and Kuwait, while a 0.1 concerning low-skilled migrant recommended. Gaza death toll rises to 157 percent increase was registered workers’ rights. The 160-page The report has called on in Saudi Arabia. Meanwhile, document was prepared after the authorities reclassify the GAZA CITY: The world humanitarian laws” and stop the hitting two southern West Bank inflation figures in Bahrain for visiting five manpower exporting “recruitment fees” as a form of implored Israel and Hamas to loss of life. cities. the month of May 2014 remained countries in Asia – Philippines, “bribe” extorted by recruitment end hostilities yesterday, but the The 15-member council urged Hundreds of rockets have so far stable when compared to the fig- Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and agents from hapless workers. The violence escalated with the toll a return to “calm, and restitution caused no Israeli deaths, and many ures of April 2014. India. report maintains that that work- in Israeli strikes rising to 157 of the November 2012 ceasefire”, have been intercepted by the Iron As for price growth within “An assigned minimum wage ers should not pay any charges or and Gaza militants firing more referring to Gaza’s last deadly full- Dome missile defence system. groups of the general consumer for all occupations in the con- fees for recruitment and arrive in rocket salvos. scale conflict. Well over 500 projectiles have price index in each GCC member struction sector in Qatar, regard- Qatar debt-free. Employing com- It was the bloodiest day since Israel’s aerial campaign — the struck Israel during the conflict, state, Housing and Energy costs less of nationality, would help to panies should pay for all recruit- the conflict erupted on Tuesday, largest and deadliest since 2012 — and last evening two rockets fired increased in Qatar by seven per- prevent the exploitation of work- ment costs (fees and charges) with 46 Palestinians killed. saw strikes start early yesterday, from Lebanon hit uninhabited cent over the 12-month period ers from particular countries. as is the norm for more highly Both sides have dismissed calls including one that hit a centre areas in northern Israel, the army through May 2014. Furniture Cost of food should not be linked skilled workers and professionals. for a truce, and Israel continued for the handicapped, and another said. Israel responded with artil- and Household Goods increased to wages and specified clearly in The report found that recruit- to build up troops along the Gaza that killed two nephews of Gaza’s lery fire. by 4.7 percent, 5.2 percent and the contract that employers will ment agents in the sending coun- border ahead of a possible ground former Hamas premier, Ismail Amid international efforts to 7.4 percent in the UAE, Kuwait provide sufficient, decent and cul- tries are paying “kickback” bribes invasion, warning Palestinians in Haniya. mediate a truce, Egyptian presi- and Oman, respectively, while turally appropriate food,” says the to personnel of employing compa- northern Gaza to evacuate their Rockets fired from Gaza tar- dent Abdel Fatah Al Sisi’s govern- Education in Bahrain increased report. nies in Qatar to secure the labour homes. geted Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, ment was in touch with both sides, by 5 percent. Meanwhile, tobacco “The Qatari authorities should supply contracts. The UN Security Council with several intercepted over his spokesman said. prices in Saudi Arabia grew by protect workers by ensuring Continued on page 4 unanimously urged Israel and Israel’s commercial capital and AFP 6.4 percent. proper and timely payment for THE PENINSULA Hamas to respect “international Jerusalem-bound projectiles See also page 7 THE PENINSULA Brazil battered Iran could walk away All Afghan votes to be recounted KABUL: US State Secretary from nuclear talks John Kerry convinced Afghanistan’s feuding presi- VIENNA: Iran’s chief negotia- “The presence of ministers will dential candidates yesterday to tor in nuclear talks in Vienna have a positive influence,” he told agree to a total recount of last warned yestrerrday that Tehran Iran state television from the month’s presidential election, is ready to walk away if “exces- Austrian capital. “There are ques- which has threatened to split sive” Western demands cause a tions that ministers need to take the country along ethnic lines. failure, eight days before a dead- decisions on.” After two days of intense line for a deal. Iran’s talks with the five perma- talks between Kerry, Abdullah Abbas Araqchi said, however, nent members of the UN Security Abdullah and Ashraf Ghani, all that he hoped that the attendance Council plus Germany are aimed parties agreed that the best way from today of foreign ministers at a grand bargain reducing in out of the acrimonious and pro- including US Secretary of State scope Iran’s nuclear activities in tracted deadlock was to delay the John Kerry would help overcome return for sanctions relief. inauguration and recount all the “deep differences” that remain. Such a deal is meant to quash ballots from scratch. “If we see that the excessive for good concerns about the Preliminary results from the demands (of Western powers) per- Islamic republic getting the bomb run-off vote on June 14 put Ghani, sisting and that a deal is impos- after more than a decade of failed a former World Bank official, well sible, this is not a drama, we will diplomacy, threats of war and ahead but Abdullah rejected the FROM LEFT: Netherlands’ coach Louis van Gaal, forward Arjen Robben and midfielder Nigel de Jong celebrate continue with our nuclear pro- atomic expansion by Iran. result, claiming widespread fraud at the end of the third place play-off match between Brazil and Netherlands during the 2014 Fifa World Cup gramme,” Araqchi said. AFP and calling the outcome a “coup” at the National Stadium in Brasilia yesterday. Netherlands won 3-0. See also pages 30, 31, 32 against the Afghan people. The two rivals agreed to abide by the outcome of a UN-supervised recount. REUTERS Dealers claim car prices not high in Qatar See also page 16 Today’s DOHA: Car dealers in Qatar Qindil, operations manager of higher costs per car, but this and not every country has such match have argued that consumers Alfardan Automobiles. cost was not passed on to buy- a requirement, so prices of spare here are choosy and buy full- “Car manufacturers conduct ers because of strict monitor- parts in Qatar cannot be com- GERMANY VS ARGENTINA (10PM) option versions of cars, which secret surveys of car dealers ing by the Consumer Protection pared with those in other coun- cost more than the basic ver- to find out if they are comply- Department. tries, said Dawood. sions, and this creates the ing with rules on selling cars at Prospective buyers could find Regarding customers’ com- impression that car prices here given rates and providing proper out the prices of cars in all GCC plaints about after sales service, are higher than those in other after-sales service. So no one can countries simply by visiting the dealers said they wanted GCC countries. breach the rules and sell cars at the websites of the dealers in to build more facilities but it “It is not fair to say that car higher prices without approval each country, pointed out Ahid was difficult to find a suitable prices in Qatar are high com- from the company,” Qindil said.