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SUNDAY 13 SEPTEMBER 2015 • 29 Dhul-Qa’da 1436 • Volume 20 Number 6552 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com [email protected] | [email protected] Editorial: 4455 7741 | Advertising: 4455 7837 / 4455 7780 Ashghal faces King vows to find cause of crane tragedy MAKKAH: Custodian of the Al Amr, director general of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman Civil Defence Authority, told bin Abdulaziz Al Saud vowed Saudi-owned Al Arabiya TV yes- flak again over yesterday to find out what terday, “Heavy rain and strong caused a crane collapse that winds of unusually high speed led killed 107 people at Makkah’s to the uprooting of trees, the fall Grand Mosque. of panels and the collapse of the Friday flooding “We will investigate all the rea- crane.” sons and afterwards declare the The number of deaths may results to the citizens,” he said increase, Al Amr said. Many of after visiting the site. the 238 people injured in the acci- New highways inundated The official Saudi Press Agency dent were only lightly wounded, said King Salman “discussed the he said. Makkah Governor Prince DOHA: The Public Works causes of the accident and its Khaled Al Faisal has ordered an Authority (Ashghal) has once effects on the Holy Mosque” after investigation into the incident, Al again come under fire after the Afternoon he saw where the massive crane Arabiya said. heavy rains on Friday caused came down during a vicious thun- An unnamed Saudi official flooding on several newly con- derstorm on Friday. involved in organising the Hajj structed highways, especially rains likely It was one of several cranes was quoted by Al Arabiya as say- the Labseer tunnel on the Al DOHA: The Meteorology working on an expansion of the ing the pilgrimage would go ahead Shahaniya road. Department has forecast sprawling mosque. The incident as planned. “The incident won’t Ashghal has set up a commit- rains in some parts of the occurred as hundreds of thousands affect the pilgrimage this year tee to investigate the issue and country by this afternoon. of pilgrims from around the world and repairs to the damaged section suggest solutions. The commit- The “thundery rains” could have already arrived in Makkah (of the mosque) will begin within tee comprising experts and sen- cause low visibility in some for the annual Hajj pilgrim- days,” the official said. ior officials from Ashghal’s road places, said the department. age. The dead included Indians But an engineer for the Saudi department is expected to sub- The day would be hazy and Indonesians. SPA said King Binladin Group, the developer, said mit its report today, Al Sharq and hot in the beginning, Salman expressed his condolences the crane had been installed in “an reported. with chances of rains later. to the families of the dead, and extremely professional way” and Several citizens and members Temperature in Doha is then visited a local hospital “to that there had been no technical of the Central Municipal Council expected to hover between 31 check on the health of the injured problem. “It was an act of God”, (CMC) have criticised Ashghal and 30 degrees Celsius. who are from several nationali- he said. “for not learning from past THE PENINSULA ties including Iranian, Turkish, Saudi Binladin Group belongs mistakes”. An injured pilgrim kissing the hand of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques Afghan, Egyptian and Pakistani.” to the family of Al Qaeda leader A major flooding on the Salwa the technical requirements while King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud as he visits him at a hospital in Makkah. Meanwhile, General Suleiman Osama bin Laden. AGENCIES Road last year triggered a simi- designing and executing road lar outcry and Ashghal and the projects. Salwa Road project management “There is a lack of coordination were held responsible for the between Ashghal and the private deluge by a high level investiga- companies. Who must be held tion committee appointed by the responsible? Ashghal or the com- Prime Minister. The committee panies? Where is monitoring?” New cars can be repaired at any garage lamented the lack of a crisis man- wondered Mansour bin Ahmed agement system at Ashghal and Al Khatir, a CMC member. DOHA: Vehicle owners will now and Commerce, had instructed Teyser for Suzuki, Taleb Trading practices in Qatar and stipulates decided to set up a new mecha- He proposed to set up a com- be free to get their cars repaired agencies not to put the condition for Daihatsu and Ibin Ajayn for a fine of up to QR5m on violators. nism to address this issue. mittee to follow up on project at any garage without fearing to buyers that warranty will cease Skoda have started complying with The ministry had earlier noticed Critics now say that the abrupt implementation. The committee cancellation of warranty. for cars repaired at undesignated the new rule, said the committee. that terms and conditions of war- rains on Friday have once again should also be authorised to take The Anti-Trade Monopolies and garages or service centres during Other dealers have sought time to ranty for new cars sold were differ- exposed the defects in the rain action against erring companies. Market Competition Protection the warranty period. Earlier, cus- conform to the new instructions ent in Arabic booklets from those water drainage system on some Mohammed Zafir Al Hajri, CMC Committee announced yester- tomers were forced to get their as they are in talks with their car in English. It had asked automobile major highways across the coun- member representing Sheehania day that several car dealers have vehicles repaired at designated manufacturers. agents to review those terms and try. Lack of proper monitoring said the main problem was that started complying with its recent garages to avail of the warranty. The notification aims to break conditions of the warranty they has resulted in repetition of the the drainage system became dys- notification about vehicle warran- Jaidah Automotive for Chevrolet, the monopoly of dealers and provide to customers and change same mistakes, they say. functional during the rains. ties. In a notification issued in June Mannai Automotive for Cadillac, encourage competitiveness in the the warranty and service record They have called for legal action Continued on page 2 this year, the committee, working Domasco for Honda and Volvo, Al local market. Article 4 of Law No booklets accordingly. against companies failing to meet THE PENINSULA under the Ministry of Economy Mana Motors for Ford and Lincoln, 19 of 2006 bars monopolistic trade THE PENINSULA Syrian war will displace a million more this year: UN Marx admirer is UK Labour leader BEIRUT: One million more much of the country now in its continue to be running for many million refugees and displacing the violence continues to esca- people will be displaced within fifth year of war. He urged greater months to come,” El Hillo said. some 7.6 million more within the late,” El Hillo said, speaking by Syria by the end of the year if international support for severely “Europe will be faced with a country. Its repercussions are phone from Damascus. the war there continues una- underfunded aid efforts aimed at refugee situation similar to the being felt like never before in “So it is safe to assume that bated, potentially adding to the sustaining Syrians in their coun- one that led to the creation of Europe, with tens of thousands of more people will be heading to flow of refugees to Europe, a try wherever possible, and warned UNHCR in 1950,” he said, refer- refugees trekking from Greece via Europe, and rightly so, because senior UN official said. that a forecast harsh winter ahead ring to the establishment of the the Balkans and Hungary towards the countries that have so gener- Yacoub El Hillo, UN resident would bring even more hardship. UN refugee agency set up to help western Europe. ously been hosting these refugees and humanitarian coordina- “Unless something big is done the displaced from the Second “There are a million people — Lebanon, Jordan, Iraq, Turkey, tor in Syria, said the conflict to resolve this conflict through World War. The conflict which displaced this year and the pro- Egypt — are also reaching — in the LONDON: Jeremy Corbyn had already displaced one mil- political means, the human train has killed 250,000 people since jection is another million will be case of some of them — a breaking (pictured), a veteran left- lion people within Syria so far in that has started moving out of 2011 has forced half of all Syrians displaced inside Syria between point,” he said. REUTERS winger who professes an admi- 2015, with intensified fighting in Syria and the neighbourhood will from their homes, creating 4 now and the end of the year if See also page 5 ration for Karl Marx, was elected leader of Britain’s oppo- sition Labour party yesterday, a victory that may make a British EU exit more likely and which one former Labour prime min- Yemen peace talks in Oman next ister has said could leave their party unelectable. Greeted by cheers from sup- porters and hailed by radicals week; 16 killed in air strikes across Europe, Corbyn’s triumph opened up the prospect of deep SANA’A: At least 16 Yemeni Houthi fighters and Gulf-backed Condemning the strikes as war splits within Labour with some civilians including ten people Yemeni forces.