ISO 9001:2008 CERTIFIED NEWSPAPER Doha Bank closer to takeover of bank unit in India Business | 17 Monday 1 December 2014 • 9 Safar 1436 • Volume 19 Number 6266 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com [email protected] | [email protected] Editorial: 4455 7741 | Advertising: 4455 7837 / 4455 7780 Inspections at Emir meets GCC chief eateries being MANILA: FIFA President Sepp Blatter said there would be no moving the 2022 World Cup from Qatar. intensified “2022, it is Qatar, and ladies and gentleman, believe me, with all that has been said around Erring restaurants face closure the world by whom? Those not involved with what happens in DOHA: A recurrence of food a similar incident in which more football. The World Cup in 2022 poisoning incidents in the coun- than 20 people had been infected. will be played in Qatar,” the try associated with restaurants The SCH said that it had 78-year-old Swiss told Asian has prompted the health authori- launched an intensive inspection Football Confederation members ties to launch an intensive cam- campaign and is collecting food in Manila yesterday. paign against erring outlets. samples from all restaurants and The remarks, cheered and Last week, the Supreme food outlets in the country includ- applauded loudly by Asian del- Council of Health (SCH) closed ing suppliers. Medical tests have egates, come as FIFA faces criti- down a famous eatery in the Old been conducted on people working The Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani met with GCC Secretary-General Dr Abdullatif bin Rashid Al cism for not publishing a report Airport street after four mem- with restaurants as part of the Zayani at the Emiri Diwan. During the meeting, the GCC Secretary-General briefed the Emir on the preparations by ethics investigator Michael bers of a family who ate from the campaign. for the 35th session of the GCC Summit, to be held in Doha on December 9-10. Garcia into the awarding of the restaurant suffered from food The SCH is also planning to 2018 and 2022 World Cups. poisoning. conduct a public awareness cam- Blatter took the opportunity The SCH said yesterday that paign based on results of the to throw his weight behind the a medical report prepared by its laboratory tests in food poison- capabilities of the Middle East environmental health section has ing cases. This will include work- nations. confirmed that the outlet served shops for traders and meetings “It is the second time we will contaminated food and violated with restaurant owners to raise go to organise the World Cup in health regulations. their awareness about health BY SATISH KANADY Company yesterday, tumbled 7.74 economies in the GCC, this drop Asia. The first was a lovely com- Tests conducted in the Central requirements and the impor- percent. will naturally have an impact on bination, a co-hosting, between Food Laboratory at SCH found tance of adhering to the rules and DOHA: Qatari bourse bench- Qatar Exchange’s monthly data GDP and corporate profits,” Afa Japan and Korea Republic. It was three types of bacteria caus- regulations. mark index plunged 4.28 percent suggests the market was down by Boran, head of asset management a great success, a big success,” ing diseases in food served by As per Law No 4 of 2014 the to a five-month low yesterday as 5.47 percent compared to October, at Amwal, said. Blatter said. the restaurant. Medical tests erring outlets will be held respon- investors responded in panic to when it closed the month yester- “At a lower oil price, the future “For the first time....we are on the victims also showed that sible for rectifying their mistakes. Opec’s decision not to cut oil pro- day. A whopping QR30bn was earnings of oil and petrochemical- coming with Women’s World Cup they were infected by the same If they fail do it, they will not be duction to boost sagging prices. swept away from the market related companies will be directly in 2016 to the kingdom of Jordan. bacteria, as well as one of the allowed to continue their busi- Shares in all major sectors ended in November, as market capi- impacted, whereas others may It is the trust and confidence of workers of the eatery. ness, said the SCH. red. Energy and petrochemi- talisation fell by 4.14 percent to suffer a knock on effect as gov- FIFA towards the Arab world The SCH said that it had inten- The inspection teams include cal-related stocks were among QR698bn yesterday. ernment spending will be more that they can organise all the sified inspections at all eateries specialised doctors from the the worst-hit and banking and Analysts told The Peninsula tightly managed”. competitions.” and food outlets in the country communicable diseases depart- industries majors also got ham- that the steady fall in oil prices Property-related stocks were Following the announcement, in collaboration with other moni- ment and the environmental mered before the market settled will have a direct impact on cor- the worst hit. The realty sector the Qatar Football Association toring departments following the health inspection department. at 12,760 to end the month. porate earnings and is likely to plunged by 5.91 percent with Barwa were named winners of the AFC’s closure of a “famous restaurant” The SCH has set up a hotline QNB and Industries Qatar, have a knock-on effect on local tumbling 7.14 percent. Ezdan lost Dream Asia Award, a prize given in Old Airport street, “after a — 66740951/66740948 — for the which have the highest weighting economy. “Compared with an 5.72 percent, while the UDC fell by to a body who use football as a group of people suffered from food public to lodge complaints about in the index, tumbled 5.02 percent average price per barrel of around 4.25 percent. Of the 40 traded com- tool for social change, enlighten poisoning”. food poisoning cases. This hotline and 4.41 percent, respectively. $100 in the last five years, brent panies, just two advanced yester- the importance of social respon- Last month, the munici- is linked with the communicable Mobile provider Vodafone Qatar, has fallen to $70 over last three day. About 14 million shares worth sibility and promote the culture pal authorities closed down the diseases section at SCH. which announced its decision to months, and may slide further. As QR802m exchanged hands. of giving. Marmara Istanbul Restaurant in THE PENINSULA scrap its bid to acquire Qatar hydrocarbon revenues drive the THE PENINSULA REUTERS Frij Klaib for 60 days following Continued on page 6 National Broadband Network bulk of government revenues and Continued on page 2 See also page 28 Five killed in French floods CAIRO: Protests erupted at universities across Egypt yesterday, condemning a court decision to drop crimi- nal charges against Hosni Mubarak, the president whose ouster in the 2011 uprising raised hopes of a new era of political openness. Hundreds of demonstra- tors gathered at Cairo University, waving pictures of Mubarak behind bars and demanding the “fall of the regime”. Police stood ready at the gates to bar students that sought to take their demonstration into the streets. An Egyptian court on Saturday dropped its case against Mubarak over the killing of protesters in the 2011 uprising that ended his rule. The ruling was seen by activists as the latest sign that the rights won during the revolt are People walk on a bridge near damaged cars after the river Massane flooded the city of Argeles-sur-Mer, southern France, due to heavy rains yesterday. The worst flooding in southern France has claimed five lives and forced almost 3,000 people to evacuate their homes, officials said. See also page 9 MONDAY 1 DECEMBER 2014 02 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com HOME Second Ajyal Youth Film Festival opens tonight A total of 90 films from 43 countries will be screened during the six-day festival DOHA: The second edition of ceremony and the film screening they challenge social expecta- festival organised by the DFI. The presented as public screening). films made by Doha-based Qatari the Ajyal Youth Film Festival will be held at the Katara Opera tions, community politics and films will be shown in five screen- The jury will select a total and expatriate filmmakers. opens tonight with the screen- House tonight. family dynamics while facing ing venues including the Katara of five best filmmaker awards, There will also be a range of ing of the film Speed Sisters, a Speed Sisters takes viewers restrictions of movement by the Drama Theatre, the Katara Opera one short film each from Bader, activities organised on the side- documentary on the Middle inside the West Bank’s street- Israeli military occupation. House and two cinemas in Building Hilal and Mohaq categories and lines of the screenings such as East’s first all-woman motor car motor racing scene, following The film was developed with 12 as well as the Sony Pop-Up two feature films from Hilal and the Family Weekend comprising racing team. The film’s director up a group of young Palestinian the support of Sundance Institute Cinema in Katara Esplanade. Bader categories. creative and cultural activities, Amber Fares along with the cast women. The debut feature by and Doha Film Institute’s (DFI) The programme is categorized Winners from the short catego- The Sandbox digital play space, a will walk the red carpet prior to Lebanese-Canadian director grants programme, along with into four age groups namely ries will receive QR18,000 while photo expo, In Conversation with the screening which marks the takes an intimate look at the international funds.