ISO 9001:2008 CERTIFIED NEWSPAPER Monday 6 May 2013 26 Jumada II 1434 - Volume 18 Number 5691 Price: QR2 QE listed firms Pedrosa tops report 11.36pc race in profit rise Jerez Business | 21 Sport | 32 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com [email protected] | [email protected] Editorial: 4455 7741 | Advertising: 4455 7837 / 4455 7780 Emir receives Karzai’s message Qatari officials 80 pedestrians escape bomb attack in Somalia MOGADISHU: A suicide killed in Qatar bomber rammed an explosive- laden car into a convoy car- rying Qatari officials through the centre of Somalia’s capi- every year tal Mogadishu yesterday, kill- ing at least eight Somalis, officials said. The Emir H H Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani received 71pc die on the spot: Hospital data a phone call from Somalia’s President Hassan Sheikh BY FAZEENA SALEEM from today to May 12, will launch Mahmoud, who assured him a campaign for pedestrian safety. about the safety of the Qatari del- DOHA: Eighty pedestrians are It aims at reducing road accidents egation, while expressing regret killed and over 200 injured in by 50 percent between 2011 and for the car bomb blast, QNA said. Qatar every year. Seventy-one 2022. The Emir offered condolences percent of these pedestrians “During UN Global Road to Sheikh Mahmoud over the vic- die at the accident site, accord- Safety Week, we are spearheading tims of the bombing. ing to statistics released by a collaborative campaign to raise The visiting delegation of the Trauma Surgery Section awareness of the vulnerability of Qataris, who were travelling in of Hamad General Hospital, pedestrians and the programmes the Somali interior minister’s yesterday. being implemented to make them bullet-proof vehicle, were “safe”, An average of 92 percent of the safer,” said Dr Consunji. a security officer told Reuters, victims are young expatriates— Several campaigns will be without going into further detail. mostly workers from Nepal, organised in schools and at Qatar The minister was not in the car India, Pakistan, Bangladesh University to educate students The Emir H H Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani received a written message from Afghan President Hamid at the time. and Sri Lanka, said Dr Rafael about road safety. Karzai, pertaining to bilateral relations and issues of mutual interest. Deputy National Security Adviser and The Islamist rebel group Al Consunji, Injury Prevention Steps will also be taken to cre- Special Representative to the Afghan President, Ibrahim Spinzada, handed over the message. Shabaab said it was behind the Director, Trauma Surgery Section ate safety awareness among par- attack and threatened further of Hamad General Hospital. He ents, nannies and drivers. strikes against Somalia’s govern- was speaking during the launch The National Committee in ment, which it called a “puppet” of Second UN Global Road Safety traffic Safety has specified 15 of Western powers. Week. locations including the C Ring Advanced inspection centres soon “More explosions are on the More pedestrians are injured on Road and Salwa Road as places way,” Al Shabaab’s military Thursdays and Fridays between where accidents occur fre- spokesman Sheikh Abdiasis 3pm and 9pm and 6am and 9am. quently. Mohammad Al Malki, DOHA: Qatar will soon have Customers will not have to to two hours to get their vehicles Abu Musab told Reuters by One in six victims is a child, Secretary General, National state-of-the-art technical queue up for long since the inspected. telephone. younger than 14 years of age. Committee in Traffic Safety said inspection centres that allow inspection will be carried out in “CMC has taken up this issue The Al Qaeda-linked rebels, “The Trauma Surgery Section that steps will be taken to reduce motorists to complete all the a more organised way. and had discussions with the offi- who want to impose their version of Hamad General Hospital the number of accident-prone procedures in a few minutes “Once the new centres are cials concerned,” said Dahnim. of Islamic law or Shariah on the admits 1,700 patients every year. sites within two months. without the need to get out of ready, people will be able to com- Woqod, that manages all the country, have kept up a campaign The proportion of pedestrians Dr Hassan Al Thani, Head, their vehicles. plete all the procedures including technical inspection centres in the of guerrilla-style attacks since involved has risen from around Trauma, Vascular and General The first such facility will be payment of fees sitting in their country, has already announced African peacekeepers pushed 10 percent in 2007 to 12 percent Surgery Sections, Hamad General set up near the Woqod Petrol sta- cars,” Al Dahnim was quoted as plans to open several new centres them out of bases in the city and in 2011 and these numbers are on Hospital said: “A major part of a tion in Abu Hamour, a member saying by Al Sharq. across the country. other major towns. the rise,” said Dr Consunji. trauma system is injury preven- of the Central Municipal Council He was reacting to public com- Two facilities at Mesaimeer Western powers, long wor- One in nine victims succumbs tion. As medical professionals (CMC) said. plaints about the crowding and petrol station and Wadi Al Banat ried Somalia is a launch pad for to the injuries and survivors suf- and road users, we will work with Engineer Mishal Al Dahnim delays at the few technical inspec- (North University) petrol station militant Islam in east Africa and fer from moderate to severe inju- other stakeholders to raise aware- said the new centres will be tech- tion centres in the country. will be opened during the second beyond, fear it could slide back ries requiring seven days in the ness about road safety.” nically more advanced compared At some centres, like the tem- half of this year, the company said into chaos if security forces can- hospital. The Second UN Global THE PENINSULA to the existing inspection centres porary facility at Abu Hamour, in its financial report recently. not cement security gains. Road Safety Week, being marked Picture on page 6 in the country. people are forced to wait for one THE PENINSULA AGENCIES Khalfan ‘quits’ Twitter to study Israel attacks Syria sites Al Jazeera online mag Brotherhood DAMASCUS: Israeli strikes hit a military target out- wins Webby Award DOHA: Twitter followers of side Damascus yesterday, the the Dubai police chief, Dahi Jewish state’s second reported DOHA: Al Jazeera English and Afghanistan. Khalfan, have been missing raid on Syria this week, with online magazine has won the “In the few months it’s been him for the past two days residents saying the attack felt Webby People’s Voice Award for around, the feedback we’ve had is after he announced he was like an earthquake and turned the Best News (Tablet), in the that we’ve packaged it in a beauti- taking a break from tweet- the sky red. A senior Israeli Mobile Apps category. ful and navigationally innovative ing for 10 days to “study” source said the aerial assault With more than 40 percent of manner. We’re really grateful to the Muslim Brotherhood’s hit Iranian weapons destined the vote, the digital magazine beat everyone who voted for the maga- history. for the Lebanese militant group the New York Times, Tech Crunch, zine to win, it’s a big honour.” Khalfan, a controversial fig- Hezbollah, which is allied to the Mashable and the Sunday Times, Moeed Ahmed, Head of New ure known for Brotherhood- Syrian regime. and will be honoured at a cer- Media at Al Jazeera Network, bashing, has nearly And a diplomatic source in emony in New York on May 22. said: “The award shows how great half-a-million followers and his Beirut told AFP three sites were The awards for 2013 saw inter- content coupled with digital inno- tweets mostly target the group targeted — a military facility, a net voters around the world vation wins audiences. and its leaders. nearby weapons depot and an choose the winners, setting a “Al Jazeera is leading the way in “I am taking a break from anti-aircraft unit in Sabura, west Webby Awards record with votes digital innovation and the People’s tweeting for 10 days to study of the capital. from more than 200 countries and Webby Award highlights what we what all the Brotherhood has The official SANA news agency territories. have achieved.” done since its inception dec- said Israel had targeted the mili- Welcoming the award, William This is the second time the ades ago,” the Dubai police boss tary research centre at Jamraya, Thorne, Acting Head of Online Al Jazeera Network has won a said on his Twitter account last northwest of Damascus, without at Al Jazeera English, said: “The Webby People’s Voice Award, weekend. giving details on casualties or monthly digital magazines allow after The Stream won the Webby Though his style is often damage. “This new Israeli aggres- A handout picture released by the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) us to bring together the best of People’s Voice Award for “News tongue-and-cheek, he has sion is a clear attempt to alleviate yesterday shows “the damage caused by an Israeli strike.” Al Jazeera’s news and pro- and Politics: Series” in the online many ardent and serious fol- the pressure on the armed ter- grammes in themes such as the film and video category in 2012. lowers in the Arab world. rorist groups after our army beat Israeli attacks. The Israeli source, some Gulf countries,” SANA said environment, the US elections THE PENINSULA Early last month, he told them back in several regions and speaking on condition of anonym- of the latest strike.