ISO 9001:2008 CERTIFIED NEWSPAPER Tuesday 18 December 2012 5 Safar 1434 - Volume 17 Number 5552 Price: QR2 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com [email protected] | [email protected] Editorial: 4455 7741 | Advertising: 4455 7837 / 4455 7780 Emir takes part in National Day celebrations Epic film on Law prescribes Prophet to strict terms for cost $1bn DOHA: The Doha-based Al Noor Holding Group which is planning to produce an epic film handling flag on Prophet Muhammed (peace be upon him) has disclosed that the movie will be in seven parts, instead of three, and would cost Emir issues law on eve of National Day $1bn. The company had earlier said DOHA: Qatar passed a law law. If a flag has become unus- the film will be made in three on the eve of the National Day able it must be burned, showing parts. The announcement was yesterday which makes it bind- it respect, and until it is reduced made yesterday on the occasion ing on everyone to halt imme- into ashes, to make sure there is of the National Day at a press diately and stand upright as a no trace of a flag. conference attended by promi- mark of respect when they see After a flag is washed, it must nent Islamic scholars involved in the national flag being hoisted be handled with respect for dry- the project including Dr Yousuf or taken down. ing and it should not be mingled Al Qaradawi. “Anyone who is passing by and with any other linen. When a The Emir H H Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani took part in celebrations held yesterday at Al Wajbah Fort The company said preparations sees a Qatari flag being hoisted flag is hoisted horizontally, the on the occasion of Qatar National Day. The function was attended by H H Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad Al Thani, for the film were progressing well. or being taken down must imme- white side should be on the left. the Personal Representative of the Emir; H H Sheikh Abdullah bin Khalifa Al Thani, the Special Adviser of the The most sophisticated technical diately stop and he or she must In the event of it being hoisted and audio-visual systems will be Emir, and a number of their excellencies sons of the Emir. then stand upright as a mark of vertically, the white side must used in the film. Issues related respect,” says the legislation. be up. to enacting historic personalities And, all ships entering Qatar’s It should be hoisted promi- have also been addressed. territorial waters must bear nently on a building or from a The Prophet will not be directly Qatar’s national flag, hoisting it window or balcony of a building. presented in the film but many of prominently and in a respectable All government buildings and Skydiving feat at Corniche today his companions may appear. way. The flag should be on a ship Qatari embassies overseas must Al Qaradawi said, after until it leaves Qatar’s territorial hoist the national flag. research and consultations with waters, says the law. It must be used in official DOHA: A group of skydiv- along the Doha seafront and fighter Powder fireworks will follow 30 prominent Islamic scholars, The law contains extensive ceremonies, during the visit of ers will fly a large Qatari flag jets will fly overhead between 8am the parade at the Corniche. Being he was convinced that there is guidelines on how to use the Qatari delegations overseas or 6,000-feet high in the sky in the and 10am at the Corniche today. introduced for the first time into nothing wrong in presenting the national flag and bans its use as taking part in conferences or morning and will jump off from The parade will showcase Qatar’s the National Day celebrations, senior companions of the Prophet a commercial trade mark and use important events and during a plane with the help of para- strength and determination powder fireworks will take place in artistic creations. There is no in advertisements without formal signing ceremonies, says the law. chutes during National Day cel- towards its national security and between 11am and 4pm, one dis- text in the Holy Quran banning permission from the authorities The law gives the national flag ebrations at the Corniche today. its defence transformation during play of 10 seconds every hour. An this, he added. concerned. the name of ‘Al Addaam’ (mean- The parachutes will land near the past years. artistic firework will be displayed The film will be in English but In no way should any one ever ing ‘maroon’ in Arabic). This the pavilion where dignitaries People who plan to visit the for 10 minutes starting at 8pm at there is a plan to translate it into make changes to the flag or put name was first used by Sheikh will be seated. The 12-mem- Corniche for the celebrations are the Corniche, accompanied with many other languages. photographs and designs, accord- Mohamed bin Thani in 1851. ber group of skydivers from required by the organising com- traditional music. THE PENINSULA ing to the legislation (Number 14 Qatari tribes were attacked from Lekhwiya’s rescue team will mittee to be present before 7am. Many other activities will be of 2012) which was issued by the the direction of Mesaimir at carry the 15-metre length and Special transport and shuttle bus held at the Corniche to mark the Emir H H Sheikh Hamad bin the time and they carried their 10-metre wide Qatari flag, Al services too have been organised. celebrations. Two different kinds Today’s edition Khalifa Al Thani, reports Qatar tribal flags to the battlefield. Sharq reported yesterday. Meanwhile, the Ministry of of Qatari traditional boats will be News Agency (QNA). Sheikh Mohamed bin Thani “After parachuting with the flag, Interior on its Facebook page has showcased at the Dhow exhibition. includes a The flag must be neat and clean saw the danger in the tribes hav- the skydivers will make formations requested the public to respect A classic car exhibition, palm trees 12-page and its colour must not have ing their respective flags so he in the sky,” said Sergeant Haneez law and rules with good behaviour illumination, activities for children, faded. It must be washed and decided to unite them under one Al Meraikhi. They will make for- during the celebrations. “Please which are being held for the past supplement ironed based on the type of the banner, and he chose the two col- mations of diamonds and throw cooperate with Police and Security five days, will conclude today. A fabric, and people should stand ours for the flag which is Qatar’s smoke bombs, producing designs. Personnel to ensure that people Pearl illumination will be displayed on Qatar up and face the flag when the national flag today. The Qatari military will parade can enjoy safely the celebrations at Palm Island. THE PENINSULA National Day national anthem is sung, says the THE PENINSULA tanks, rocket launchers would roll of National Day,” it further said. See also page 6 Tunisia revolution anniversary Bin Hammam resigns, Mursi-appointed prosecutor resigns given life ban by Fifa CAIRO: Egypt’s prosecutor general named by President Mohammed Mursi last month as he temporarily assumed sweeping ZURICH: Mohamed bin powers handed in his resignation yesterday, a judicial source said. Hammam, the former Fifa presi- “The prosecutor general has submitted his resignation under pres- dential candidate embroiled sure from protesters,” said the source, referring to magistrates who in corruption allegations, has have been clamouring for his immediate departure. The Supreme resigned from all his positions in Judicial Council will examine prosecutor general Talaat Ibrahim football and been given a life ban, Abdallah’s resignation next Sunday, a day after a final round of vot- Fifa said yesterday. The 63-year- ing in a referendum on Egypt’s draft constitution, the source said. old former Asian soccer chief In his resignation letter, which was published by state news agency was first banned by FIFA in July MENA, Abdallah said he wished to “return to his work in the judi- 2011 for alleged bribery during cial system”. Earlier, hundreds of magistrates had organised a sit-in his failed bid to oust Sepp Blatter People take cover from stones being thrown by protesters yesterday in the central Tunisian town of Sidi Bouzid, outside his office demanded that he quit. See also page 12 in the presidential race to head cradle of the revolution that erupted exactly two years ago. The unrest began after a speech by President world soccer’s governing body. Moncef Marzouki to mark the second anniversary of the start of the revolution. See also page 12 Obama vows to battle gun violence See also page 32 NEWTOWN: US President Barack Obama vowed yesterday to battle gun violence, casting the fight as a nation’s duty to protect its young, as a Connecticut town prepared to bury the first two victims of last week’s rampage at an elementary school. Speaking at a vigil for the dead, which included 20 six- and seven-year-olds, Obama pledged to Govt to fix prices of goods, services use all his power to stop such gun massacres, saying “these tragedies must end”. “Can we say that we’re truly doing enough to give all the DOHA: Retail prices of hun- additionally tasked to carry out CPD at the Ministry of Business amendments to the above law, and children of this country the chance they deserve to live out their lives dreds of basic commodities and regular monitoring of the outlets, and Trade.