ISO 9001:2008 CERTIFIED NEWSPAPER Friday 13 September 2013 7 Dhul-qa’da 1434 - Volume 18 Number 5821 Price: QR2 QE’s market QSL title cap rises race begins to QR525bn today Business | 14 Sport | 21 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com [email protected] | [email protected] Editorial: 4455 7741 | Advertising: 4455 7837 / 4455 7780 Lusail bridge Sheikha Moza meets Mayor of London project caves in; 15 injured Workers rescued with help of crane DOHA: Some 15 construction their accommodation when the workers were injured, one of incident happened, said a source them seriously, when the steel from a company involved in the structure of a bridge under con- project. struction in the Lusail City col- “As far we know, some 15 work- lapsed last evening. ers were injured and were taken Most of the victims were to the HMC emergency and six H H Sheikha Moza bint Nasser yesterday met the Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, at City Hall in the British capital and discussed collaboration in Nepalese, including the one who of them were later shifted to the science, technology and education. Two memorandums of understanding were signed between Qatar Foundation and leading organisations and was critically injured. outpatient department at the government departments in the UK. A R ALBAKER He fell unconscious after the Emergency Department,” said Full report on page 3 incident and was admitted to the the source. The cause of the crash trauma unit of the Emergency could not be known immediately. Department at the Hamad “We don’t know how it hap- Medical Corporation (HMC). pened. Perhaps the steel structure The incident occurred at did not have have proper support. around 6pm as work was under- “We were all wearing protective Al Jazeera launches legal action against Cairo way on the steel structure that gears but they will not help when a was being readied for concrete, structure collapses,” said a worker. DOHA: Al Jazeera has launched legal intimidation involving the jamming of trans- network’s top management and family mem- some of the injured workers told Another source from the com- action against the Egyptian government missions and broadcasts, as well as the closure bers of the detained staff. The Peninsula. “We were more pany said he was not aware of any over harassment and detainment of its of its offices and other facilities,” the network Dr Mostefa Souag, Managing Director of than 15 people working on the defects or lapses in the construc- journalists, the network’s London-based said in a press release issued by its legal team. Al Jazeera Arabic Channel, said: “Al Jazeera structure. It suddenly collapsed tion process. “We were following lawyers announced yesterday. The network earlier said its satellite signals has been here to deliver the truth, and it is and all of us were trapped under the usual process. At present we The network said it had asked prominent were blocked in the wake of its coverage of time for those people in power to realise that it,” said a Nepalese worker, who don’t have details about what legal firm Carter-Ruck to take action in inter- Cairo’s crackdown on Islamists. “Al Jazeera the threatening pressure on journalists and suffered injuries in his legs. exactly happened. national courts and before the United Nations cannot permit this situation to continue,” a the ensuing lack of media freedom need to The workers were rescued in “We are still trying to collect in a move that aims to protect its journalists network spokesman said in a statement. stop — the truth will always prevail.” a few minutes using a crane that information about the workers and ‘safeguard its right to report freely’ on The military-backed regime in Egypt has He also expressed gratitude for the brave lifted the steel structure. An involved in the incident,” said events in Egypt. disregarded the fundamental right of journal- work of Al Jazeera reporters and journalists. HMC ambulance and a rescue the source. Lusail City project Al Jazeera said since president Mohammed ists to report freely and seems determined to Similar sentiments were echoed by Ghassan team reached the spot in another comprises a metro rail besides Mursi was overthrown, a large number of its silence all independent voices, leaving only the Abu Hussein, Manager of Al Jazeera’s 10 minutes, said the worker. residential and commercial build- journalists have been arrested and detained voices of its own state-controlled media which Communications and International Relations Three of the victims, including ings, marinas, lusxury hotels and by security forces either without charge or on could be heard, the network said. Department, who addressed the general pub- the one who suffered serious inju- entertainment spots. false and politically motivated charges. Al Jazeera staff, meanwhile, organised a sol- lic and the detained journalists in particular, ries, were taken to the ambulance Contacted, a senior official It also accused the forces of attacking its idarity gathering for their colleagues detained saying: “Al Jazeera is with you and has been on stretchers. at the Nepalese embassy said journalists and said that some of its offices in Egypt and called for the immediate release with you since Day 1. This is the message we Most of the victims suffered the mission had no information have been closed. of Al Jazeera correspondent Abdullah Al deliver to the world today.” Ayman Gaballah, leg and hand fractures and cuts about the incident. “We will try “Al Jazeera offices and journalists have come Shami (detained since August 2013), and Director of Al Jazeera Mubasher Misr, and a in different parts of their bodies, to gather information and call you under attack by the military, police and unof- cameraman for Al Jazeera Mubasher Misr, former detainee in Egypt, said: “Those who apparently caused by steel rods. back if we get something,” said ficial groups supporting the military govern- Mohammad Badr (detained since July). attempt to imprison the truth, only imprison There were about 35 workers on the official at around 8pm. ment, while the network has been subjected The gathering in front of Al Jazeera Arabic themselves.” THE PENINSULA duty but some of them were at THE PENINSULA to a sustained campaign of harassment and studios included speeches and addresses by the Picture on page 3 Syria bid to join chemical arms deal UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations yester- Haq, adding that it was “an accession document.” day received a Syrian application to join the inter- Syria had been one of seven UN members that have national convention banning chemical weapons, in a refused to join the 1993 convention. But President move that could head off a western military strike. Bashar Al Assad’s government announced it would A UN spokesman confirmed that Syria had sent sign up as part of a Russian plan to put his country’s accession documents to the world body, which is chemical arsenal under international control. guarantor of the 1993 convention banning the pro- The UN spokesman said it could take a few days to duction and stockpiling of the arms. complete the accession process. Syria’s UN ambas- Syria’s UN envoy said joining the convention was sador Bashar Jaafari said his government now con- the end of a “chapter” in the Syria crisis. “In the past sidered itself a full member of the convention. few hours we have received a document from the AGENCIES government of Syria,” said UN spokesman Farhan See also page 5 State of emergency CMU-Q student falls into a coma DOHA: An 18-year-old student of Carnegie Mellon University in PSG players Salvatore Sirigu, Javier Pastore, Alex, Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Christophe Jallet in new shirts with extended in Egypt Qatar (CMU-Q) fell unconscious and went into a coma at the cam- the Ooredoo logo. pus yesterday, Al Sharq reported. Muhammed Al Buhelaiqa, a kid- by two months ney patient, sustained injuries in the head and nose after he lost CAIRO: Egypt extended a state consciousness and fell. Citing family members, the Arabic daily said of emergency by two months no one came to his rescue for nearly an hour. When his father could Ooredoo signs PSG partnership yesterday because of the secu- not reach him after several calls on his mobile phone, his brother, rity situation, the presidency who also studies at Education City, looked for Muhammed and DOHA: Ooredoo has signed Princes Stadium on the pitch side Al Khelaifi, President, PSG, said in a statement. found him lying unconscious. The university had given Muhammed a major partnership agree- LED system. announced the partnership. Egypt has been gripped by a separate rest room in view of his health problem. “An ambulance ment with the 2012-2013 Ligue The team’s training complex “Football brings people together political turmoil since the army was called but it came late because of traffic,” a family member said, 1 Champions Paris Saint- ‘Camp des Loges’ will be renamed from all nations and all walks of overthrew Islamist president adding Muhammed was still in a coma. Germain (PSG) that will run the ‘Ooredoo Training Center’. life, and we have found a great Mohammed Mursi of the Muslim until 2018. Educational sessions during sponsorship partner in PSG,” Brotherhood on July 3. A week Qatar sends fifth LNG cargo to Egypt Ooredoo and PSG will launch a coaching clinics will include Sheikh Abdullah said. ago the interior minister survived community coaching programme information on proper nutri- “Through our talks with the an assassination attempt in Cairo. DOHA: In implementation of directives of the Emir H H Sheikh and football clinics for young peo- tion, injury management, how club, we have come to know them The government originally Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, the fifth shipment of LNG allocated ple across Ooredoo’s footprint in to prepare for matches and as a team that is keen to bring announced a one-month state of to Egypt on June 10, yesterday left the Ras Laffan port.