ISO 9001:2008 CERTIFIED NEWSPAPER Home | 3 Business | 13 Sport | 22 CMC: Al Jefairi ICANN sees Gatlin runs gets woman privatisation race of his life, colleague of Internet Felix wins in after 12 years. management. Doha again. SATURDAY 16 MAY 2015 • 27 Rajab 1436 • Volume 20 Number 6432 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com [email protected] | [email protected] Editorial: 4455 7741 | Advertising: 4455 7837 / 4455 7780 N-deal likely Obama: US to if partners serious, says work with GCC Iran minister BERLIN: Iranian Foreign to meet threats Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif voiced optimism about reaching a nuclear deal with world powers in comments pub- President hails Camp David success lished yesterday by German newsweekly Der Spiegel. DUBAI: US President Barack the United States,” Obama told “A deal is totally probable, pro- Obama said in remarks broad- Al Arabiya’s Washington corre- vided that we have serious nego- cast yesterday that Washington spondent Nadia Bilbassy. tiating partners,” he was quoted would help Gulf states face any On Iran, which many Gulf as saying in pre-released excerpts conventional military threat, countries see as a regional threat, from an article to be published in such as Iraq’s 1990 invasion of Obama said that plans had been today’s edition. He also said that Kuwait, and improve security made for “joint capabilities to “unfortunately there has been a cooperation to deal with con- address destabilizing activities barrage of insulting comments cerns about destablising Iranian and conflicts in the region, some coming from Saudi Arabia,” and actions in region. of these are related to concerns that “we see some people panick- Speaking in an interview with surrounding Iran.” On the forth- ing in this region.” Saudi-owned Al Arabiya tel- coming Iranian nuclear deal, bro- Arab and largely Sunni Muslim evision following a summit with kered between six world powers states of the Gulf fear a nuclear Gulf leaders he described as – including the United States – Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro shake hands at Miraflores deal could be a harbinger of closer “very frank and honest”, he also and the Islamic Republic, Obama Palace in Caracas yesterday. Emir left Caracas after a short visit following the Camp David summit. US ties with their Persian and said that the war in Syria would sought to allay fears from Gulf Shiite arch-foe Iran, a country “probably not” end before he allies that the agreement would they also see as fuelling conflicts leaves office. weaken their own security. conflict was likely to be resolved to authorize strikes against the “What I’m optimistic about it is in Yemen, Syria and Iraq. Obama hailed the success of the “The United States has been before he leaves office in 2017, and Assad regime. On being asked that the GCC countries repre- Zarif sought to dispell fears summit held in his Camp David very clear that a nuclear armed whether or not it would prove what he thought about a per- sent stability and also I think an about Iran seeking more regional compound, saying that the aim of Iran will potentially be reckless to be his “Rwanda” — a refer- ceived failure and inaction of awareness of the need for us to be influence, saying: “We don’t want the meeting was to “deepen and and dangerous. So it is in eve- ence to the 1994 genocide in the US leadership after the Assad able to move together,” he added. to dominate this region... We are broaden” the “excellent relation- ryone’s interest to ensure Iran African nation which killed hun- regime was blamed in 2013 for On the ongoing Israeli- a country that is content with its ship” between Washington and its does not have nuclear weapons dreds of thousands — Obama said: using chemical weapons, he said: Palestinian conflict, Obama size, content with its geography.” Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and provide a pathway for Iran “Probably not.” “We didn’t because they got rid of reiterated his commitment to a Iran has long asserted its allies. “The intentions here were to engage in positive behavior,” Yet a lasting solution to the the chemical weapons, and that in two state solution, adding that nuclear programme is for peaceful to deepen and broaden what is Obama was quoted as saying by Syrian crisis must come from the fact was very important.” trust must be rebuilt between energy purposes, and that inter- already an excellent relationship Al Arabiya. Middle East itself, Obama said. The Gulf allies play a key role both sides in the peace process. national concern about it seeking between the GCC countries and Asked where the Syrian Obama defended his refusal in the region’s security, he added. AGENCIES a nuclear bomb is misplaced. AFP First UN aid flights land in Yemen; 10 killed SEC on recruitment ADEN/ GENEVA: At least that has killed at least 1,600 peo- spree for teachers 10 people were killed in heavy ple, UN humanitarian coordinator clashes in Yemen yesterday Johannes van der Klaauw said. despite a five-day humanitarian The first UN aid flights landed DOHA: Education sector regu- Independent School teachers are truce, while aid distribution to in Yemen yesterday since a five-day lator, the Supreme Education one of the best in the region. the millions deprived of food, fuel humanitarian pause was declared Council (SEC), has embarked on The tests and interviews are and medicine by weeks of fighting on Tuesday night. Two of a planned a recruitment spree for teach- expected to continue until May 23 and air strikes continued. six cargo planes, which will take a ers for Independent Schools for and one of the tests could involve The ceasefire, which began on total of 150 tonnes of shelter and the next academic year that a demonstration by applicants Tuesday, appeared to be mostly relief items, arrived in Sana’a, the begins in September. of their teaching skills to check holding on Friday despite heavy refugee agency said. Interviews and tests of some their ability to communicate. ground fighting between local mili- A tightly enforced inspec- 856 applicants for teaching posi- There are special committees tiamen and the Houthis in the city tion regime has hindered deliv- tions in various subjects are that will be conducting the tests of Taiz, residents said. A medical ery of humanitarian supplies, beginning today at Al Khaleej and interviews for the applicants source said 10 were killed. while roadblocks and continued Training Centre in Old Airport subject-wise and on these panels In the city of Dhalea residents sporadic fighting are holding up neighbourhood of the city. will be sitting experts like human also reported clashes but there was distribution inside the country, The maximum number of resource officials from the SEC, Yemenis carry a wounded man to a hospital after he was injured during an no information on casualties. van der Klaauw told a Geneva applicants (149) is for the posi- besides the operator and director exchange of fire between tribal fighters and Houthi rebels in Taez. “Nothing has changed with this news briefing via audio link from tions of English teachers, followed of schools. truce. People are still fighting and Sana’a. “The arms embargo and its by mathematics (113), Arabic These interviews are aside from the Houthis are still in control,” even before the war, Yemen is now imports of vital aid that is being inspection regime results in com- language and literature (98) and the extensive ones the SEC and said Alawi Al Afouri, a resident in mired in a humanitarian catastro- held up despite a humanitarian mercial goods, be it by air or ship, computer science (49). its committees have conducted for the southern city of Aden. phe, as 300,000 people have been truce. The aim is to get supplies no longer reaching the country,” Only 10 applications have been teachers of different subjects in Meanwhile, tribal sources said displaced by the conflict and 12 to 2.5 million Yemenis deprived he said, calling for inspections to received for chemistry teach- countries like Egypt, Jordan and yesterday Houthi fighters have million are short of food. of food, fuel and medicine due to be sped up so humanitarian goods, ers, 15 for biology, 13 for phys- Sudan to recruit teaching staff for withdrawn from the border area The UN urged Saudi Arabia fighting by an Iranian-allied mili- including “food and other life-sus- ics, 22 for geography and 25 for the Independent Schools for the between Saudi Arabia and Yemen. and its allies to ease inspections of tia and air strikes against them taining necessities can resume”. history. Pay scales and perks as next academic year. Impoverished and strife-torn Yemen-bound cargo, to accelerate by a Saudi-led coalition, violence REUTERS well as working conditions for THE PENINSULA Boston Marathon bomber sentenced to death Google’s self-driving cars to hit roads soon BOSTON: A US jury yesterday unanimously sentenced Boston DETROIT: Google Inc will accelerator pedal or brake pedal bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev to death for perpetrating one of begin testing self-driving cars ... because they don’t need them.” the bloodiest assaults in America since the September 11, 2001 of its own design on public roads It turns out, however, that the attacks. 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