ISO 9001:2008 CERTIFIED NEWSPAPER Home | 3 Business | 13 Sport | 19 DFI will screen three QE index gained 86.94 Qatar Sports Club struck movies of filmmaker Elia points, or 0.69 percent once in each half to Suleiman on February past week when the register a 2-0 win over Al 20 and 21 at Museum of bourse closed yesterday Shahaniya in Round 17 Islamic Art auditorium. at 12,607.60 points. of Qatar Stars League. FRIDAY 13 FEBRUARY 2015 • 24 Rabial II 1436 • Volume 19 Number 6340 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com [email protected] | [email protected] Editorial: 4455 7741 | Advertising: 4455 7837 / 4455 7780 Emir meets Prince Charles Scattered rains Expert calls to forecast today DOHA: Some parts of Qatar are likely to receive rains today, after four days of dusty weather. prevent child The Meteorology Department has forecast moderate tempera- ture today, with scattered clouds and chances of rain. It said the day is expected to be “slightly abuse cases dusty and partly cloudy”. Temperature in Doha would hover between 20 degrees Celsius and 27 degrees, about two degrees Interaction ‘with govt needed’ less compared to yesterday. Abu Samra would be hotter by DOHA: A vast majority of child “They can’t believe their ears.” one degree. Al Ruwais, Al Khor abuse cases in Qatar (64 per- Some of the challenges in and Dukhan would experience cent) happen because of igno- providing protection for abused the lowest temperature levels rance of elders in the family, women and children are that not in the country, between 18 and according to an expert. many cases are reported. 27 degrees. Temperature in Al Physical assault is involved in And in even those cases that Wakrah and Messaieed would 16 percent of cases, while about are reported, full medical check- hover between 19 and 27 degrees. 9 percent of cases involve sexual ups of victims are not possible, Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani with Prince Charles of Wales at Al Bahar Palace yesterday. Bilateral THE PENINSULA abuse, says Dr Khalid Al Sadi. said the medical consultant. relations and ways to boost them were reviewed. Some seven percent of cases “The situation being this, it is involve emotional blackmail or so challenging to provide pro- abuse. tection and rehabilitation for In at least 79 percent of the victim including women and reported cases, parents are to children.” blame, said Al Sadi. Another major problem is that Aljazeera scribes freed pending retrial In another 7 percent cases, organisations working to com- relatives are responsible, and in bat child and women’s abuse and CAIRO: A court ordered the Brotherhood and originally jailed “A security official visited me Brotherhood. 10 percent of them, friends and providing the victims help and release of two Aljazeera jour- for between seven and 10 years and asked I drop my citizenship The journalists were among 20 distant relatives are to blame. rehabilitation do not have active nalists yesterday pending each. Greste congratulated his because the state wanted to get defendants initially tried by the Al Sadi, a consultant at Al Sadd interaction with the state agen- retrial, after they spent more colleagues. “This is a huge step the case done with, it had become lower court. Aljazeera network Paediatric Emergency, was speak- cies concerned. than 400 days in prison in a forward. Not time to declare it a nightmare,” Fahmy said before welcomed the release on bail of ing at a workshop on Wednesday. Al Sadi said there is the need case that sparked worldwide over, but at least you get to go unfurling a large Egyptian flag. two journalists as a “small step It was organised by Qatar to improve interaction between outrage. home!” he tweeted. A message on Greste was on the judge’s roll in the right direction” but urged Foundation for Social Protection these organisations on the one Canadian Mohamed Fahmy, Fahmy’s Twitter feed said: “I AM call of defendants at the start the court to dismiss the case and Rehabilitation, local Arabic hand and state agencies on the whose family hoped he would FREE”. of the trial. “He’s not here sir,” and release them permanently, dailies reported yesterday. other. be deported, must pay 250,000 Heather Allan, Head, responded a police officer when reports QNA. The workshop was part of a Child abuse is a universal phe- Egyptian pounds ($33,000) bail. Newsgathering, Aljazeera the judge called out his name. “Bail is a small step in the training programme for medi- nomenon and knows no bounda- His colleague, Egyptian Baher English, said: “We are very grate- The three journalists had spent right direction, and allows Baher cal workers on how to identify ries. It is found in every society Mohamed, was freed without hav- ful. This is a great, great day for more than a year in jail before an and Mohamed to spend time women and children who are vic- in the world. ing to pay bail. Both must appear us and we just hope that... the appeals court ordered a retrial. with their families after 411 tims of abuse and where to refer Talking about the US, for in court again on February 23. whole thing is thrown out.” The Court of Cassation ruled days apart. The focus is still on them for help and rehabilitation. example, Al Sadi said the phe- They entered the packed During yesterday’s first session in January that the lower court the court reaching the correct Al Sadi said not many cases of nomenon was prevalent in their courtroom in white prison uni- of retrial, Fahmy was allowed out “lacked evidence to support its verdict at the next hearing by child abuse are reported in Qatar. midst as well. Some three chil- forms, after Australian colleague of the caged dock to address the ruling” in the original verdict. dismissing this absurd case and In some reported cases, health dren, in most cases under six, die Peter Greste was deported home judge. “I didn’t ask to drop my The three were arrested in releasing both these fine journal- sector workers refuse to believe daily in the US due to family vio- earlier this month. (Egyptian) nationality,” he said, his December 2013, charged with ists unconditionally,” the network that an abuse of the kind reported lence, he added. The three were accused of sup- arm in a blue sling from an acci- spreading false news about said in a statement. can happen in an Arab society. THE PENINSULA porting the blacklisted Muslim dent he had suffered before arrest. Egypt and supporting Muslim AGENCIES Terpstra retains lead at Tour of Qatar ILO team happy Civil, commercial arbitration law soon DOHA: Qatar said yesterday it is preparing a law on arbitration for with sponsorship civil and commercial disputes after the chairmanship of the board of the GCC Commercial Arbitration Centre, was handed to one of transfer process its citizens. Abdulrahman Abdulghani now heads the board, Qatar News Agency (QNA) reports. for workers Minister of Justice H E Dr Hassan bin Lahdan Saqr Al Mohannadi yesterday met Abdulghani and his delegation. DOHA: A high-level del- The centre is seeking coordination with the Ministry of Justice. Its egation from International rulings are mandatory and complied with by all GCC states. Labour Organisation (ILO) The meeting reviewed the centre’s report for 2014 and preparations has expressed satisfaction with (draft law) to issue an arbitration law in Qatar. Qatar’s sponsorship change The proposed law will go a long way in improving business environ- initiative for aggrieved low- ment and bringing it on a par with international standards. income workers. It has also been decided to coordinate efforts with Qatar Chamber, Colonel Saad Salem Al Dosri, the representative body of the private sector, and register and train Deputy Head, Human Rights arbitrators. THE PENINSULA Department, Ministry of Interior, told Al Sharq that the Court seeks Villaggio fire CDs delegation also expressed satis- faction with related procedures. DOHA: A Criminal Court of Appeals hearing the Villaggio fire The team from the Geneva- case has again asked Aljazeera TV to provide a CD of the footages based ILO visited Qatar last its crew had taken of the blaze and firefighters’ rescue efforts on the Dutch Niki Terpstra during the fifth stage of 2015 Tour of Qatar, between Al Zubarah Fort and Madinat Al Shamal week and officials from the day of the incident on May 28, 2012. yesterday. Terpstra of the Etixx team retained the leader’s gold jersey. Report on page 22 department briefed them on the The court yesterday adjourned the hearing until March 30 and process of the ministry transfer- asked inspectors and experts from the Civil Defence Department at ring workers’ sponsorship. the Ministry of Interior to testify as witness. The delegation was keen to Local TV stations and Aljazeera were supposed to provide the court know how the department gets with CDs of the footages but they didn’t. The court then asked Aljazeera sponsorship-related complaints UN warns Yemen ‘collapsing’ again to submit the CDs. THE PENINSULA and how quickly it transfers workers’ sponsorship — whether Ukraine ceasefire deal agreed temporarily or on a permanent basis. as Qaeda seizes army camp MINSK: Germany, France, Russia and Ukraine agreed a deal offer- The team was headed by ing a “glimmer of hope” for an end to conflict in eastern Ukraine, Cleopatra Dombia-Henry, from SANA’A: UN Secretary- Yemen has descended into armoured vehicles and 28 artil- but the US and Nato said further intense fighting yesterday ran International Labour Standards General Ban Ki-moon warned chaos since Shia militias, known lery pieces,” a military official counter to the spirit of the accord.