ISO 9001:2008 CERTIFIED NEWSPAPER Sunday 4 November 2012 19 Dhul-Hijja 1433 - Volume 17 Number 5508 Price: QR2 QNB provides Van the hero 4.5pc for land as Man United financing beat Arsenal Business | 17 Sport | 28 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com [email protected] | [email protected] Editorial: 4455 7741 | Advertising: 4455 7837 / 4455 7780 Kuwait may Syrian rebels call in army to quell protest to forge unity KUWAIT CITY: Kuwait may call in the army to help secu- rity forces stop a march called by the opposition today after the government vowed to use at Doha meet force if necessary, the emirate’s Al-Anbaa newspaper reported. The move came after security forces used tear gas to disperse Plans to form govt-in-exile a demonstration by thousands of protesters on Wednesday, injur- AMMAN: Details emerged the overhaul is aimed at building ing more than 30 and drawing yesterday of plans to reshape an opposition that would be will- condemnation from international Syria’s opposition into a repre- ing to negotiate with Assad. human rights watchdogs. sentative government-in-exile, “Assad and his entourage leav- “The interior ministry will use on the eve of key talks between ing power is a non-negotiable pre- all means necessary to prevent regime opponents. condition for any dialogue aimed illegal processions,” Al-Anbaa The talks starting today in at finding a non-military solution, quoted a security source as say- Doha come amid US criticism of if that is still possible,” the state- ing yesterday. the main exiled opposition group, ment said. “The army and national guard the Syrian National Council The Amman meeting also may be called in if needed to deal (SNC), which Secretary of State came out in support of “efforts with any breach of public order,” Hillary Clinton said this week was under way to put in place a uni- the source added. not representative. fied political body for the whole of The opposition has called the Reports have emerged that the opposition,” according to the march in Kuwait City to protest Washington is pressing for an statement. against an amendment to the overhaul of the opposition, with It examined “the means to electoral law ordered by Emir long-time dissident Riad Seif unify the opposition in a way wor- H H Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad touted as the potential head of a thy of the sacrifices on the ground Al Sabah last month ahead of a new government-in-exile dubbed and to secure the international, snap December 1 parliamentary the Syrian National Initiative. regional and Arab support needed Syrian rebel fighters set up a home-made rocket in Aleppo’s northern Izaa quarter, yesterday. Rebels said they election. Almost all opposition Seif and about two dozen other to overthrow the regime.” had launched a major assault on a northern air base used to deploy regime air power. groups have said they will boycott leading opposition figures gath- The group backed the rebel the poll in protest at what they ered in Jordan’s capital Amman “Free Syrian Army and the move- representatives of on-the-ground idea of a political leadership to the overhaul. Clinton had voiced see as a bid to create a rubber this week and came up with pro- ments behind the revolution on activists and fighters, longstand- bring together the opposition” frustration with the SNC, say- stamp assembly. The opposition, posals for a new body to represent the ground as legitimate means to ing dissidents and religious including the SNC. ing it was not representative of made up of Islamists, nationalists the disparate groups opposing topple the criminal regime.” leaders. But he said the Brotherhood on-the-ground opposition forces and liberals, won a February gen- President Bashar Al Assad. Hijab’s spokesman, Mohammed “It remains to be decided supported maintaining the SNC, and that it “can no longer be eral election but the constitutonal Among those in attendance Al Otri, said the group was pro- whether this body will replace in which it holds significant influ- viewed as the visible leader of court quashed the vote in June were some SNC members, former posing “the creation of a new the SNC or will constitute a new ence, and “not replacing it with a the opposition.” and reinstated the previous pro- premier Riad Hijab, who defected political organ of the opposi- coalition,” Otri said, adding that new body.” Washington denied it was try- government parliament. in August, Ali Sadreddin Bayanuni tion, representing all of its the creation of the group “will The SNC lashed out on ing to interfere with the oppo- Kuwait introduced parlia- of the Muslim Brotherhood and components.” certainly lead to the formation of Friday at alleged US interfer- sition, insisting it was simply mentary elections as long ago as Kurdish and tribal representa- He said the new body would a government” in exile. ence with the opposition, accus- seeking to ensure that more 1962, but the Emir and the ruling tives, participants said. include the 14 members of the In a separate statement, ing Washington of undermining voices were heard. Al Sabah family continue to hold In a statement yesterday, par- SNC executive, three members Bayanuni underlined the the country’s revolt and “sowing AFP all key cabinet posts and retain ticipants sought to quell concerns of the Kurdish National Council, Brotherhood’s support for “the the seeds of division” by seeking See also page 8 enormous powers. AFP Asian club handball Dar Al Sharq Lions and tigers as pets in turns 25 DOHA: Qatar’s leading print- villas terrify neighbours ing and publishing company Dar Al Sharq is all set to mark DOHA: Some people have big at the intriguing large and pow- might open the cage and forget its silver jubilee celebrations cats like lions and tigers in erful carnivores,” the citizen was to close it,” said the complainant. with a series of events to take their homes as pets in flagrant quoted as saying. “This is indeed When told about it, lawyer off tomorrow. violation of the country’s laws a very dangerous thing.” Mohasin Thiyab Al Suwaidi said Dar Al Sharq runs the and without realising the threat Complainants have expressed it is a punishable offence under Al Sharq daily, established in 1986, these predators pose to them fear that even if these dangerous Qatar’s laws to keep dangerous along with The Peninsula, which and their neighbours who live in predators are kept securely caged animals as pets and anyone who was launched on March 10, 1996. constant fear and are exposed inside residential compounds a knows about places other than a It also distributes and prints to severe health hazards. typical stench hangs in the air in licenced zoo that have such ani- a number of international news- A number of nationals have the entire area all the time which mals must immediately inform papers such as Al Sharq Al been complaining that some fami- poses a severe health hazard. the Interior Ministry. “Keeping Awsat, the International Herald lies living in their neighbourhood And who knows how securely dangerous animals at home as Tribune, Varthamanam, Rajdhani, have tigers and lions as domesti- these animals are kept or caged by pets is more severe an offence Lankadeepa, Ngayon and Siyasat. cated animals. their so-called lovers. The beasts than having unlicenced arms,” he As part of the celebrations, Al A citizen has claimed in could break free and escape and told The Peninsula. Sharq will organise a series of remarks to Al Sharq that he knew seriously threaten people’s lives. In case such a pet is let loose seminars on the Syrian crisis, for a fellow citizen who had allocated “I don’t think people having such and attacks a person, its owner is which the newspaper has invited rooms in his spacious residential dangerous domesticated animals to be held accountable. “Qatar’s delegates from Syria to present compound for tigers which he had are equipped properly to take care laws are clear on this,” said the their accounts of daily life as well been raising as pets. of them. Most of these pets actually lawyer. The law allows such ani- as the challenges faced under the “Not only that, the man keeps live in neglect,” said a complainant. mals to be killed because their current regime. The seminars will Hassan Aljanbi (centre) of Saudi Arabia’s Mudhar tries to score next the main gate of his large resi- “These animals are predators presence in residential areas begin from tomorrow at the Doha to Hassan Ahmed (left) and Husain Ahmed of Bahrain’s Al-Ahly dence open all the time so chil- and even at play their huge size poses severe threat to life and Exhibition Centre. during the Asian Handball Club Championship in Doha yesterday. dren living in the vicinity keep and strength make them a threat, property. See also page 5 frequenting the place just to look and who knows a careless owner THE PENINSULA See also page 27 Summer school break from June 26 DOHA: The next summer holi- As job ads go online, many sites weave web of deceit days for private and Independent schools in Qatar will be from June 26 to September 9, the BY AZMAT HAROON based outside of Qatar and not people into various scams. unknown numbers. I was shocked “It is illegal to ask job-seekers Supreme Education Council required to register with Qtel, Several cases have been to find out that the operator for money in Qatar. Companies (SEC) has said.