www.thepeninsulaqatar.com BUSINESS | 17 SPORT | 24 UDC net profit Qatar eye medals as QR353m in Games delegation first six months heads to Rio TUESDAY 19 JULY 2016 • 14 SHAWWAL 1437 • Volume 21 • Number 6862 2 Riyals thepeninsulaqatar @peninsulaqatar @peninsula_qatar PM offers Qatar’s condolences at French mission Emir condoles Draft law to with Saudi King DOHA: Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani yesterday monitor State sent a cable of condolences to Cus- todian of the Two Holly Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of the Kingodm of Saudi Arabia following the death of Princess Hessa bint Mohamed Audit Bureau bin Saud Al Kabir Al Saud. QNA. RAF distributes Law took effect in 1995. Qatar requires a new law in view of its 280,000 copies Advisory Council economic boom and in line with approves draft law to Qatar National Vision 2030. The law will be applicable to all of Holy Quran ensure accountability entities coming under the bureau’s jurisdiction and aims to enhance The Peninsula and transparency. Prime Minister and Interior Minister H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani offered monitoring and supervision of pub- lic money. It authorises the bureau condolences and sympathy of Qatar’s leadership, government and people for the victims of the to publish its report after removing terrorist attack in the French city of Nice, during a visit to the French embassy yesterday morning. DOHA: Sheikh Thani bin Abdul- confidential parts, in accordance lah Foundation for Humanitarian The Peninsula with Lima Declarations and aims Services (RAF) has distributed to increase transparency. 280,000 copies of Holy Quran in The bureau will have the right the Philippines, Niger and Sierra to use appropriate mechanism Leone. DOHA: The Advisory Council, in its for auditing. The concerned com- Turkey asks US to hand over Gulen Sierra Leone received 120,000 weekly meeting yesterday, approved mittee of the Council suggested copies, distributed in collabora- a draft law to enhance monitoring amendments to articles 14, 27, 35, tion with local partner ‘Itihad Al and auditing of State Audit Bureau. 51, among others. Duwat Al Muslimin’ (Muslims’ The meeting was held under the The Cabinet approved the Coun- Agencies proof though members of the assas- member that is the US’ most power- Preachers Union). The Philip- Chairmanship of Council Speaker cil’s recommendation regarding sin organisation are trying to destroy ful Muslim ally. Some voiced concern pines and Niger received 80,000 H E Mohammed bin Mubarak Al trading and selling of products and an elected government under the President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was copies each. Khulaifi. services online in the country and directions of that person,” Yildirim using the opportunity to consolidate A fresh contract has been The draft law enhances finan- sent recommendations to the Min- ANKARA: Turkey purged its police said. “At this stage there could even his power and further a process of signed between RAF and a pub- cial, administrative and functional istry of Economy and Commerce to yesterday after rounding up thou- be a questioning of our friendship,” stifling dissent which has caused lishing house to print 120,000 independence of the bureau and coordinate with concerned entities sands of soldiers in the wake of a Yildirim added. tensions with Europe. copies with translation in English, stipulates that it will directly to study them and submit a report failed military coup, and said it could He said 232 people were killed in Erdogan told CNN international French, Spanish, Swahili, Chinese report to Emir H H Sheikh Tamim in three months. reconsider its friendship with the Friday night’s violence, 208 of them that it would be up to parliament and Filipino. bin Hamad Al Thani. It aims to The recommendations included US unless Washington hands over a civilians, police and loyalist soldiers, to decide on the death penalty and About 25,000 copies each ensure accountability in line with entities to create commercial record cleric Ankara blamed for he putsch. and 24 coup plotters. Officials pre- that he would approve any decision in English and French will be Qatar’s current comprehensive without any fees for Qatari families The Turkish government says the viously said the toll was over 290. it made. printed. Spanish and Swahili development. and individuals running the busi- coup was masterminded by Fethul- Nearly 20,000 members of the Turkey gave up the death pen- copies will be 22,000 each, and The Cabinet had approved the ness of trading and selling products lah Gulen, based in the US who has a police, civil service, judiciary and alty in 2004 as part of a programme 21,000 copies will be printed in draft law at its 25th meeting earlier and services online. wide following in Turkey. He denies army have been detained or sus- of reforms required to become a Filipino and 5,000 in Chinese. this year and sent it to the Coun- Recommendations say authori- any involvement. The US said it is pended since Friday night’s coup candidate to join the EU. Turkey’s The copies will be printed cil. The draft law has 69 articles in ties must help them design websites prepared to extradite Gulen if Tur- staged by a faction of the armed pro-Kurdish HDP opposition, par- according to the pattern of a Saudi seven chapters. for free to encourage online busi- key provided evidence linking him to forces. The crackdown and calls to liament’s third largest party, said it printing and publishing house The current development in ness. Most such businesses are in crime. Prime Minister Binali Yildirim reinstate the death penalty for plot- would not support any proposal to ‘Dar Al Salam’ recognised by King audit system worldwide and Qatar’s selling traditional foods and sweets. rejected that demand. ters drew concern from Western reintroduce the death penalty. Fahad Complex for the Printing of development require a new draft “We would be disappointed if our allies who said Ankara must uphold Holy Quran in Medinah. law. The existing State Audit Bureau → Continued on page 3 (American) friends told us to present the rule of law in the country, a Nato → See also page 4 It is part of a RAF plan to print a million copies and its translated versions and distribute in more than 50 countries worldwide. Al Khafji Street → Continued on page 3 fully open Al Kawari: Build a new to traffic culture beyond divisions HIA emergency fire drill today The Peninsula The Peninsula economic relations. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, representatives of governments and members of UNCTAD and prominent play- DOHA: As part of its commit- DOHA: The 14th session of United Nations ers from the business world, civil society and ment to ensure preparations of DOHA: Al Khafji Street Develop- Conference on Trade and Development academia attended to tackle global trade and its staff in the event of various ment Project is accomplished and (UNCTAD) began in Nairobi last night. economic development issues. situations, Hamad International the route is fully open to traffic as H E Dr. Hamad bin Abdulaziz Al Kawari, Al Kawari highlighted the success of the Airport (HIA) will conduct a fire the remaining sidewalk pavement Cultural Adviser at the Emiri Diwan, Qatar’s 13th session under Qatar’s presidency, thanks drill today at Terminal Building. works have also been completed, candidate for Unesco director-general and to support of Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin HIA will work to minimise the Public Works Authority (Ash- President of 13th UNCTAD, handed over the Hamad Al Thani. He said since his election as disruption to normal operations ghal) said yesterday. presidency of the 14th session Kenyan Minis- president of the conference, he sought to make as much as reasonably possible Being part of vital projects ter of Foreign Affairs Amina Mohamed. the organisation more powerful to integrate while maintaining the integrity of implemented to improve and Kenya holds the presidency of the new developing countries into the global economy this important exercise, HIA said enhance the network of roads session of UNCTAD that will last four years. and enhance the culture of multilateral eco- in a statement. H E Dr. Hamad bin Abdulaziz Al Kawari, Cultural and expressways, enhance traf- Dr. Al Kawari called for building a new nomic relations, confirmed during the 13th The advisory is being cir- fic safety across the country and Adviser at Emiri Diwan, Qatar’s candidate for Unesco culture beyond divisions in the world, and session in Doha. culated to ensure there are no ensure smooth traffic, the street director-general and President of 13th UNCTAD, with a culture of cooperation instead of confron- misunderstandings or false underwent a big upgrade, including UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in Nairobi. tation to foster a new culture of multilateral → Continued on page 3 reports of any emergency at this conversion of three roundabouts date and time, it added. into signal-controlled intersec- tions and an expansion featuring four lanes in place of three. Jelaiha Roundabout was the first to witness an overhaul into a Month-long Qatar Summer Festival to offer prizes worth QR2m signalised junction last September. Reconfigurations also incor- porated an increase of lanes from three to four for 300 metres of the By Raynald C Rivera Tourism Authority (QTA). and attract regional visitors year- divided into zones comprising games, six’ in hotel apartments. adjacent Arab League Street and The Peninsula “For us at QTA, the festival is one round,” Rashed Al Qurese, Chief rides, live performances and food. Lagoona Mall, Landmark Mall, Al Khafji Street. of our largest annual events as part of Marketing & Promotions Officer, QTA, Entry is QR15 a person and ticket Gulf Mall, Ezdan, Al Khor Mall, Al Hazm Intersection on Al Qatar’s strategy to grow and diversify told the media yesterday.