ISO 9001:2008 CERTIFIED NEWSPAPER Friday 18 October 2013 13 Dhul-Hijja 1434 - Volume 18 Number 5856 Price: QR2 North America, Pakistan Russia vie for beat fuel pie in Asia South Africa Business | 14 Sport | 16 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com [email protected] | [email protected] Editorial: 4455 7741 | Advertising: 4455 7837 / 4455 7780 Bubble boy SCH reports Qatar ranks low in sixth MERS case in Qatar Global Slavery Index DOHA: Yet another case of the deadly coronavirus — Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Ranking shows Qatar as a highly advanced state (MERS) — has been reported in DOHA: Qatar has received a the Mena region. The risks of foreign workers make up 40 to Qatar, taking the total number relatively low ranking in the enslavement in the region are 90 per cent of the populations of of confirmed cases in the coun- first Global Slavery Index, not the highest in the world, but Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Israel, the try to six. released by the Walk Free the level of risk is relatively high UAE and Kuwait, the report said. A 61-year-old Qatari, who suf- Foundation on Wednesday. across the region with little vari- “Not all migrants are enslaved, fered from flu, has tested posi- Of 162 countries in the 2013 ation, according to the report. but some will find themselves tive for the virus, the Supreme Index, Qatar ranked 96 globally “Trafficking of migrants from in situations that can foster Council of Health (SCH) said and ninth in the Middle East and Sub-Saharan Africa and Asia is enslavement. yesterday. North Africa (Mena) region. widespread. Globally, this region “In 2013, modern slavery takes Of the five citizens infected ear- The Global Slavery Index 2013 has the highest measured level many forms, and is known by lier, three have died. provides a ranking of 162 coun- of discrimination against women. many names. Whether it is called The new case was diagnosed at tries, based on three factors: One result is the high level of human trafficking, forced labour, the National Influenza Center at estimated prevalence of modern forced and child marriages within slavery or slavery-like practices Hamad Medical Corporation. slavery by population, a measure the region, as well as the wide- (a category that includes debt The patient had been suffering of child marriage, and a meas- spread exploitation of trafficked bondage, forced or servile mar- from some chronic diseases, before ure of human trafficking in and women in forced prostitution and riage, sale or exploitation of chil- he was infected with MERS, the out of a country. A high rank- as domestic workers,” the report dren including in armed conflict) SCH said in a statement. ing indicates a more severely said. victims of modern slavery have “The patient is under treat- concentrated modern slavery Rapid political change fol- their freedom denied, and are ment and his condition is stable,” situation. lowing the Arab Spring calls used and controlled and exploited it added. Qatar ranked below three other into question continuing politi- by another person for profit, sex, Investigations showed that he Gulf countries — Saudi Arabia cal commitment to implemen- or the thrill of domination,” it had not travelled out of the coun- (82), the UAE (88), Bahrain (96) tation of anti-slavery policies said. try during the two weeks prior and above Oman (11) and Kuwait in a number of key countries. The countries with the highest to the onset of MERS symptoms. (12). In recent years, several coun- numbers of enslaved people are He had also not come in contact In the Mena region, Sudan tries, including Egypt, Syria and India, China, Pakistan, Nigeria, with another confirmed MERS (22) topped the list, with Libya Morocco, have passed laws on the Ethiopia, Russia, Thailand, case, said the SCH. (78) and Saudi coming second issue but due to ongoing conflict Democratic Republic of Congo, Medical check-ups were con- and third. Iran (103) ranked just and social unrest the laws are Myanmar and Bangladesh. Taken ducted on all of his family mem- below Kuwait and Tunisia (122) not being effectively enforced, it together, they account for 76 bers and others associated with came last in the list. added. percent of the total estimate of him and initial results were nega- It is estimated that 2.54 per A number of Middle Eastern 29.8 million in modern slavery, tive, the SCH added. cent of about 29.8 million peo- countries host large numbers of according to the report. THE PENINSULA A child gets enclosed in a bubble during the Live Bubble Show at Pearl ple in modern slavery are in migrant workers. On average, THE PENINSULA Qatar as part of Eid celebrations yesterday. SHAIVAL DALAL See also pages 2 & 3 Americans fed up with Washington, Qatar moves up says Obama Saudi wins UN Security Council seat WASHINGTON: President three places on Barack Obama scolded congres- UNITED NATIONS: Saudi alarm at what it considers inter- back from standing for the coun- supported the Syrian strug- sional Republicans yesterday FIFA ranking Arabia yesterday won a UN national inaction on Syria. cil in the past. But it wants to be gle for “freedom and prosperity hours after a fiscal crisis was Security Council seat for the Saudi Foreign Minister Prince “a voice” for those worried about and unity.” “We look forward narrowly averted and called on ZURICH: Qatar has moved first time in a new show of Saud Al Faisal refused to speak Assad in Syria, Iran and other to working with the rest of the his opponents to help repair the up three places to 105 in the determination to make its voice or hand out a copy of his speech issues, Obaid said. international community to help economic damage caused by a latest edition of the monthly heard, joining Chad, Chile, at the General Assembly in A senior council diplomat our Syrian brothers achieve their 16-day government shutdown FIFA World Ranking released Lithuania and Nigeria in taking September out of anger over the welcomed the election of Saudi objectives,” he added. and a close brush with a debt yesterday. places on the key body. council deadlock on Syria and Arabia — a key Middle East coun- Five countries have permanent default. Qatar numbered 12 in Asia All five countries stood unop- Palestine. try — as the world attempts to seats on the Security Council — He said he is willing to work zonal rankings and 10 in Arab posed in an election by the 193- “It was a sign of the frustration bring to an end the two-and-a- the US, Britain, France, Russia with lawmakers wherever they countries’ rankings. member UN General Assembly. felt,” said Nawaf Obaid, a visit- half-year-old civil war in Syria and China. The other 10 seats can agree, but the tone he Saudi Arabia went up eight They will replace Azerbaijan, ing fellow at Harvard University’s that has killed more than 100,000. are awarded for two-year periods struck amounted to a rebuke of places to 101, while Iraq was Guatemala, Morocco, Pakistan Belfer Center and adviser to Saudi “Our election today is a reflec- by the General Assembly, which Republicans, whom Americans ranked 103. and Togo on the 15-nation council officials. “There is a conscious tion of a long-standing policy holds a vote every year for five of largely blame for pushing the Jordan was up three places to on January 1. decision to be more aggressive in support of moderation and the seats. This year was the first US to the brink of an economic 70, followed by the UAE (71, up 11 Saudi has never competed for a and vocal on the international in support of resolving disputes time since 2009 that there has not calamity. “The American peo- slots). Oman ranked 92, up four place on the council which has a stage.” in peaceful means,” said Saudi been a contested seat. ple are completely fed up with places, and Kuwait maintained its key role pronouncing on conflicts The kingdom, which takes over Ambassador to the UN, Abdullah Saudi is also campaigning to be Washington,” he said in a White ranking at 109. such as that in Syria. The king- from Pakistan as an Asia-Pacific Al Mouallimi, after the vote. elected to the UN Human Rights House speech. REUTERS Of the top 10, only Spain’s posi- dom has several times expressed representative, deliberately held He told reporters that Saudi Council. AGENCIES See also page 9 tion remains unchanged, while Germany has pushed Argentina out of second place. Panorama artwork New entries into the top 10 are Switzerland (seven, up seven places) and England (10, up seven) due to their recent strong New EU rules to curb performances in the final group games in the World Cup qualify- ing. Italy paid heavily for its draw data transfer to US against Armenia, dropping four places to eight. BRUSSELS: New European complying with the new rules. The next FIFA/Coca-Cola rules aimed at curbing ques- “As parliamentarians, as poli- World Ranking will be published tionable transfers of data from ticians, as governments we have after the completion of the World EU countries to the US are lost control over our intelligence Cup qualifying on November 28. being finalised in Brussels in services. We have to get it back the first concrete reaction to the again,” said Jan Philipp Albrecht, Attacks, car bombs Edward Snowden disclosures on the German Greens MEP steer- US and British surveillance of ing the draft through parliament. kill 66 in Iraq digital communications.