ISO 9001:2008 CERTIFIED NEWSPAPER Home | 3 Business | 13 Sport | 22 Govts urged to Qatari stocks Qatar finish convene youth break 12,000 second as GCC fora to prevent mark, up 0.3 Beach Games crime. percent. draw to a close. FRIDAY 10 APRIL 2015 • 21 Jumada II 1436 • Volume 20 Number 6396 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com [email protected] | [email protected] Editorial: 4455 7741 | Advertising: 4455 7837 / 4455 7780 Emir visits Yemen operations base in Saudi Sheikh Tamim reiterates Qatar’s support for Hadi government; holds talks with King Salman DOHA: Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani yesterday visited the main operations room of Operation Decisive Storm at Riyadh air- base, where he was briefed on the progress of the joint Arab military operation against the Houthis in Yemen. The Emir contacted via satel- lite the coalition forces at Khamis Mushait military base. He praised their efforts and encouraged them to press ahead towards realising the security and stabil- ity of Yemen and to protect the security of Saudi Arabia and the entire region, Qatar News Agency (QNA) reported yesterday. The Emir was welcomed at the airbase by Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Saudi Minister of Defence, Chief of the Royal Court and Special Adviser to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, and a number of high- ranking officers and military men. Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani with the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia at Al Auja Palace in Al Dera’iya yesterday. Prime During the visit, the Emir was Minister and Interior Minister H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani and Foreign Minister H E Dr Khalid bin Mohamed Al Attiyah are also seen. RIGHT: Emir with Yemen President accompanied by Prime Minister Abdrabuh Mansur Hadi. Another picture on page 3 and Interior Minister H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani and a delegation com- of Interior Mohamed bin Naif prising senior Qatari officials. bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. During The Emir earlier discussed his brief visit to Saudi Arabia, US warns Iran against backing Houthis with Custodian of the Two the Emir met Yemeni President Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdrabuh Mansur Hadi. Talks ADEN: Washington warned Iran. Every single week there are Iran’s leader Ayatollah Ali In another sign of growing US Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia during the meeting dealt with yesterday it would not stand flights from Iran and we’ve traced Khamenei warned that the cam- support for the Saudi effort, the a number of matters of mutual the latest developments in Yemen, by while Tehran supports it and know this,” Kerry told PBS paign against the Houthis must Pentagon said it had started aerial concern and the latest Arab and and the efforts of Operation Shia rebels in Yemen, as Iran’s television. “Iran needs to recog- end. “This move is not acceptable refuelling for coalition aircraft. international developments, par- Decisive Storm, led by Saudi supreme leader denounced nise that the United States is not in the region and I would warn Overnight air strikes killed at ticularly the situation in Yemen. Arabia, in addition to means to Saudi-led air strikes in the going to stand by while the region that they must stop these crimi- least 14 rebels near Aden’s north- The meeting, held at Al Auja end the crisis of Yemen. country as “criminal acts”. is destabilised or while people nal acts in Yemen,” he said. ern edge. Yesterday, witnesses Palace in Al Dera’iya, also dealt During the meeting, the Emir In the most direct American engage in overt warfare across Kerry said Washington was not heard three explosions as coali- with means of continuing support affirmed Qatar’s continued soli- criticism yet of Tehran’s back- lines, international boundaries looking for confrontation. “But tion aircraft attacked the defence and development of the close fra- darity and support for Yemen ing for the Shia Houthi rebels, in other countries.” we’re not going to step away from ministry building in Sana’a. Three ternal relations between the two in protecting its security and Secretary of State John Kerry Washington has backed the our alliances and our friendships bases of the Republican Guards, countries in various fields. stability. The Yemeni Foreign said Washington would not accept Saudi-led air campaign which and the need to stand with those loyal to Houthi ally and former The Emir also met Saudi Minister Dr Riyadh Yaseen was foreign interference in Yemen. began last month as the rebels who feel threatened as a conse- strongman Ali Abdullah Saleh — Deputy Crown Prince, Second also present at the meeting. “There have been — there are, advanced on Aden after seizing quence of the choices that Iran were also hit. AFP Deputy Premier and Minister THE PENINSULA obviously — flights coming from Sana’a. might be making.” See also page 5 Save water Lift all sanctions for N-deal: Iran QR950,000 offered for fancy TEHRAN: Iran’s leaders plunged the hard- US State Department spokesman Jeff Rathke won framework accord on their nuclear pro- said: “Sanctions will be suspended in a phased gramme into doubt yesterday, warning they manner upon verification that Iran has met spe- car number may not sign a final deal and would demand cific commitments under a finalised joint compre- immediate sanctions relief. hensive plan of action.” DOHA: Bidders taking part Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei’s In his first comments on the outline, Khamenei in an online auction run by the response to last week’s outline deal had been said “everything is in the detail; it may be that Interior Ministry for fancy car keenly awaited, and came as a blow to supporters the other side, which is unfair, wants to limit our numbers have pledged more of the plan to rein in Tehran’s nuclear ambitions. country in the details”. than QR8m ($2.2m) on 24 “What has been done so far does not guarantee Seeking to dampen domestic public expecta- number plates. an agreement, nor its contents, nor even that the tions after the rapturous response to the break- The highest single bid was for negotiations will continue,” said Khamenei, who through, Khamenei said “there is nothing binding. QR950,000 ($261,000) for unique has the final word on all matters of state. I am neither for nor against”. “I have always sup- licence plate 377773, for which Separately, but in another setback for the deal, ported and still support the Iranian negotiating the minimum bidding amount President Hassan Rowhani said Iran would not team,” Khamenei said. “I welcome any agreement was QR160,000. For other num- sign a final agreement unless “all economic sanc- that protects the interests and greatness of the bers, bidding amounts ranged tions are totally lifted on the same day”. nation, but having no agreement is more honour- from QR250,000 ($68,653) to This drew a rebuke from the United States, one able than an agreement in which the interests QR750,000 ($206,000). of the six world powers negotiating with Iran on and greatness of the nation is damaged.” And he The traffic department which An illustration promoting rational use of water on display at a Karwa bus the accord, which warned sanctions relief would insisted that retaining a civil nuclear industry is ran the online auction through stop on Al Waab Street yesterday. ABDUL BASIT be a gradual process once the deal was done. vital for Iran’s future development. AFP interior ministry’s mobile serv- ice Metrash2 for three days and which ended at 10pm yesterday, has asked the highest bidders to pay up the sums they have bid by tomorrow, failing which they would lose their deposits (of Criminal court hears sensational murder case QR20,000 each) and their right to buy the fancy number plates DOHA: An Arab expatriate is saved the victim’s cell number in man with a sword, according to “He was lying in a pool of blood.” the police but they said they had to the next highest bidder. accused of killing a fellow Arab her mobile phone using a code charges filed by the prosecution. “Then the woman suddenly already been informed by some- The traffic department had in cold blood following suspicion word. Also, over time the husband An eye witness told a lower took the sword from the accused one and a police team had rushed begun the bidding with QR100,000 that he had an affair with his became disturbed as he noticed criminal court hearing the sensa- and threw it in the outer court- to the site of the crime,” said the for 23 unique number plates. wife. Gory details of the incident that his wife’s behaviour was tional murder case that the inci- yard of a house that was theirs,” witness. A doctor who arrived in People in Qatar, which has one in which the accused is alleged changing. One fine day he forced dent took place as he was waiting the witness told the court. The an ambulance told the court the of the highest per capita incomes to have assaulted his victim with the wife to call up the victim and to take his daughter for private witness said he asked the accused man was already dead when he in the world, are crazy about a sword in the middle of a road invite him home. tuition. who the woman was and he reached the spot.