ISO 9001:2008 CERTIFIED NEWSPAPER Boeing plans India bat to higher-capacity draw with version of 737 England Business | 17 Sport | 22 Monday 14 July 2014 • 16 Ramadan 1435 • Volume 19 Number 6126 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com [email protected] | [email protected] Editorial: 4455 7741 | Advertising: 4455 7837 / 4455 7780 OPINION Mideast loses GCC is in a dilemma attraction t seems the disputes among Ithe GCC states are wors- ening since for migrants the with- drawal of three ambassa- Khalid Al Sayed Wages higher elsewhere: Report dors from EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Qatar on DOHA: Middle East is losing because of the costs to a company. March 5 due to differences its charm as a preferred des- So, skilled workers from there are of opinion on external issues. tination for migrant workers preferred. After the initial opti- of major manpower exporting When asked about the obser- mism about solving the cri- countries in Asia. vation that salaries among sis, we are beginning to see This is largely due to rela- nationalities might vary in Qatar disagreements coming to tively lower wages, hints a report even for the same job, the answer the fore. Disputes are being on workers’ recruitment com- was that it is merely a market turned into political instru- missioned by Qatar Foundation practice. ments in which media is released earlier this week. Asked about the salary grad- used to accuse Qatari youth Wages, particularly in the GCC ing, it was explained that Filipinos under thirty years of spying states, have stagnated leading to were on the top, followed by and involving in illegal activi- lower recruitment fees than for Indians and Sri Lankans, while ties as soon as they arrive in regions like Europe, and some Nepalis and Bangladeshis were on the UAE. The postponement Asian nations like Japan, Korea, the same rung. Germany’s players celebrate with the World Cup trophy after winning the 2014 FIFA World Cup final match against of the GCC consultative sum- Malaysia and Singapore. According to the report, work- Argentina 1-0 following extra-time at the Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, yesterday. mit scheduled to take place So those who are still pre- ers for the construction sector in Riyadh last month has pared to work in Qatar may be in Qatar are hard to find in Sri worsened the ties, and mys- less informed, deceived and the Lanka. This is because of large tery is surrounding the fate of poorest who are willing to accept infrastructure development the GCC summit planned in the jobs available and affordable, projects going on in the island Germany win World Cup Doha by the year-end. notes the report. Interestingly, nation after the end of the eth- It is a disaster to see Gulf some migrant workers may not nic war. RIO DE JANEIRO: Germany Germany goalkeeper Manuel made and the tournament they states engaged in internal even know which country they The tourism and hospital- won the World Cup for the Neuer. “At some point we’ll stop played.” Germany dominated pos- disputes at a time they need are going to until the last minute. ity industries are also develop- fourth time yesterday when celebrating but we’ll always keep session but Argentina were always unity against external dan- “Some accept that the recruit- ing in Sri Lanka, said the Qatar substitute Mario Goetze vol- waking up with a smile. dangerous on the break and had gers. These dangers include ment agency will decide their Foundation report. leyed in a brilliant goal seven “We did it and it’s unbelievable. the best of the few chances. sectarian tensions, stemming destination.” Talking of abuse and exploi- minutes from the end of extra In the preparation we had some The clearest of them came from the developments in Some labour supply companies tation of foreign workers, the time to secure a 1-0 victory over setbacks. We have to think of the after 20 minutes when Tony Iraq, the impact of Syria, and in Doha interviewed for the above report hints, citing an example, Argentina at the Maracana. guys not here. They are world Kroos’s misdirected header sent the Israeli aggression on Gaza report said that workers from that the minimum $400 monthly The game had seemed destined champions now too,” he added. Gonzalo Higuain clear, only for that is aimed at destroy- Nepal were not interested to come salary fixed by the Philippine gov- for penalties until fellow substi- Argentina coach Alejandro the striker to drag his shot badly ing the Palestinian terri- to Qatar because of low wage lev- ernment for Filipina domestic tute Andre Schuerrle escaped Sabella, said: “I feel sadness not wide with the goal at his mercy. tory. These risks and other els. “They are now more inter- workers might be to mainly try down the left and sent in a cross to have been able to win the tour- The current champions had warning signals require Gulf ested in Malaysia and Singapore,” and reduce the demand from the that Goetze controlled on his nament but pride in the team that won the title in 1954, 1974 and countries to work honestly to said the report. Middle East due to complaints of chest before slamming home. played a great game. “I congratu- 1990 — as West Germany. prevent these problems from For Philippines, it is not worth abuse and exploitation. “We’re going to celebrate for late the players. They are a pride REUTERS spilling into our region. bringing low-skilled Filipinos THE PENINSULA at least five weeks now,” said to the nation for the efforts they See also pages 25, 26, 27 & 28 We are in a real dilemma, and we cannot get out of this unless we restore unity and end internal and external GCC disputes. Without this, there will be no key progress in the GCC march after 30 Gazans flee fearing major Israeli assault; toll 170 years of its formation. The image of this regional organi- GAZA CITY: Israel sharpened its cam- people have taken shelter in installations phoned Netanyahu to renew a US offer to Palestine under the UN international pro- sation is of a dreamy, egoistic paign against Gaza yesterday, warning of the UN agency for Palestinian refu- help mediate a truce and he “highlighted tection system” in order to address the vio- body although it was founded Palestinians in the north to flee after gees, UNRWA, said its spokesman Chris the US concern about escalating tensions lence in Gaza. to achieve political unity and marines mounted a ground attack, as Gunness in a statement. on the ground,” a senior State Department As the death toll from the six-day cam- economic and social develop- diplomatic efforts to halt the bloodshed Despite increasing calls for a cease- official said. paign spiralled, the Gaza-based Palestinian ment. Even this image is tak- intensified. fire, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Kerry also said that he was engaged with Centre for Human Rights said most of ing a beating as officials lack World powers prepared to meet over Netanyahu said the military was hitting regional leaders “to help to stop the rocket the victims were civilians, putting their the desire to settle differences, the spiralling bloodshed as the Palestinian Hamas “with growing force”, warning there fire so calm can be restored and civilian number at more than 130, among them 35 as they have close ties with death toll from the punishing Israeli air was no end in sight. casualties prevented”. children and 26 women. external powers which have campaign hit 170 with another 1,145 people “We do not know when this operation On the Palestinian side, president It also said Israeli had hit 147 homes and their own hidden agenda that wounded, the emergency services said. will end,” he told ministers. Mahmoud Abbas said he would ask UN badly damaged hundreds of others. AFP contradict the settlement of But fearing for their lives, about 17,000 US Secretary of State John Kerry chief Ban Ki-moon to “put the State of See also page 7 disputes among GCC states and efforts to unite them. Moon comes closest to Earth No water at Central Market for a month BY MOHAMMAD SHOEB market. “You will rarely get to Ramadan Timing see such stinky and untidy toi- DOHA: There is no water at the lets in any part of the world. At a Today’s Iftar: Wholesale Fruit and Vegetable time when Qatar is investing so 06:29pm Market for more than a month, heavily in infrastructure, how can Tomorrow’s shopkeepers and workers said. the authorities ignore such basic Imsak: This has forced many of them amenities for so long at a place 03:15am to fetch water from home in jer- visited by thousands of people rycans for use in toilets and for every day?” ablution. In the absence of run- A worker at one of the shops ning water, most toilets at the said : “People like me, who do market have become unusable. not own a vehicle, are the big- “The toilets are in such a state gest sufferers as we can’t go out that you can’t stand there even even when there is a dire need to for a minute,” said a shopkeeper do so.” Asked if the municipality adding, “not only water, there is workers (Baladiya) come for rou- no electricity at these facilities. tine cleaning, the shopkeeper said: There are no doors in some toilets “We do the cleaning ourselves. The so-called Supermoon, or perigee moon, rises behind the historic Mount Wilson Observatory yesterday at for over the past five years.” They don’t come regularly, so we Mount Wilson in the Angeles National Forest northeast of Los Angeles, California.