ISO 9001:2008 CERTIFIED NEWSPAPER Wednesday 14 May 2014 15 Rajab 1435 - Volume 19 Number 6065 Price: QR2 QC to undergo Few surprises restructuring in Spain’s soon Cup squad Business |17 Sport | 28 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com [email protected] | [email protected] Editorial: 4455 7741 | Advertising: 4455 7837 / 4455 7780 Qatar, Hungary sign agreement Mobile number Ashghal takes fetches QR10.1m at charity auction DOHA: A bidder paid an the blame for incredible QR10.1m ($2.77m) for an easy-to-remember cellphone number at a charity auction of special mobile numbers by Ooredoo here yesterday. Salwa flooding The number began with five and had seven zeroes. It was a VIP charity auction for special telephone numbers conducted by No mistake by contractor: Minister Ooredoo as part of its ongoing cor- porate social responsibility work. DOHA: The Public Works He said that three departments The overall figure raised for Authority (Ashghal) is fully at Ashghal — Assets, Highway the night was QR30.16m ($8.3m), responsible for the flooding on and Consultancies section at the with the highest auctioned two Salwa Road tunnels follow- project department — should be number selling for QR10.1m. ing heavy rains on March 26, held responsible for the flood- VIP guests and customers were the Minister of Municipality ing and they have already been invited to bid for their favorite and Urban Planning H E informed about that. number from a range of 50 special Sheikh Abdulrahman bin “I dint find any mistake with numbers auctioned at the Four- Khalifa bin Abdulaziz Al Thani the contracting or consulting Seasons Hotel. said yesterday. firm… We have made the mistake The auction witnessed strong Addressing a joint press and we learned from that,” said demand as customers joined in the conference with President of the Minister. The Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and the Hungarian President Janos Ader witnessing the spirit of giving back to the commu- the Public Works Authority He added that the Ministry and signing of a cooperation agreement in education and scientific research in Doha yesterday. The Emir and the nity, and bid for the VIP numbers, (Ashghal) Engineer Nasser Ali Al Ashghal were looking for a per- visiting president discussed bilateral relations. said Ooredoo. Mawlawi, the Minister said that manent solution to the problem The most desirable special three departments concerned at of water-logging. numbers were those that started Ashghal should be held responsi- “We don’t want to see the tank- with the same number, had many ble for the inundation. He cate- ers pumping out water (after the of the same numbers, or had par- gorically stated that he didn’t find rains) any more. We need a perma- allel digits such as 234. Previous any mistake with the contracting nent solution. We have identified Jailed Jazeera scribe ‘critical’ Ooredoo auctions found that sim- or consulting firm involved in the the black spots ( for water-logging) pler numbers sold far more due to project in this regard. and Ashghal is working on a solu- CAIRO: An Al Jazeera journal- said, providing a copy of a blood spreading false news. memorability and status factors. A high-level committee set tion,” said the Minister. ist held in Egypt since August test on his brother from last week. “My client is paying the price up by the Prime Minister and The minister emphasised the is in “critical” health and could At the start of his hunger strike for working for a channel that Interior Minister H E Sheikh need for transparency. “We face slip into a coma after more than Elshamy drank juice and other opposes the ruling regime,” Saeed QE index hits Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa rejection of some circles but this 100 days on hunger strike, his sugary drinks but has been tak- said. Al Thani to investigate the has to be overcome for the sake of brother said yesterday. ing only water for the past month, On May 3, a court remanded all-time high flooding earlier put the onus the public and we work to resolve Abdullah Elshamy was arrested his brother said. Elshamy into custody for another on Ashghal and the Salwa road all problems for the interest of the August 14 when police dispersed And he has shed around 40kg 45 days, and Elshamy appeared DOHA: Continuing its rising project management. country. Our big ambition as citi- supporters of ousted president over the past 112 days, he added. in court looking gaunt. “I haven’t spree, Qatari bourse yester- The committee also criticised zens is to serve this country and Mohammed Mursi in Cairo, which “He can go into a coma if he seen my lawyer. We are 15 people day closed at all-time high of the lack of an emergency and correct any mistakes, whereas led to clashes in which hundreds doesn’t take perfusions (drips) in a cell of 12 square metres,” he 13,174.74 points, gaining 107.40 crisis management system at those who are carrying out were killed. and if his blood sugar remains told reporters from the dock. points or 0.82 percent yester- Ashghal and decided to set up an projects anywhere in the country Elshamy, who works for the low... It is the start of the most His wife Jihad Khaled, mean- day, helped by surge in shares of effective system in this respect. should respect people and avoid Qatar-based network, went on dangerous period,” he added. while, was also on hunger strike, her Qatar Insurance Company and “We found that the under- causing harm,” said the Minister. hunger strike in January to pro- Mosaab added that his brother mother Houda Abdelmoneim said. optimism among investors about ground sewage pipes were over- He voiced determination to test his detention and has yet to had been recently moved from his “Jihad began her hunger strike the inclusion of Qatari shares on loaded (following the rains). implement the directives of the face trial. prison cell to an unknown loca- from March 14 to express solidarity MSCI Emerging Market Index. Ashghal was supposed to find a Prime Minister on informing the He is suffering from “anaemia, tion. “Surely he is still in jail but with her husband,” Abdelmoneim Yesterday’s gain made investors solution either by disposing the public on the existing Ashghal the start of kidney failure, low we don’t know where and we can- said, adding that her daughter fell richer by QR12bn as the value of water to empty land or releasing projects and addressing the blood pressure and hypoglycae- not communicate with him.” unconscious on Monday and was stocks on Qatar Exchange rose it to sea. The issue is clear and problems. mia,” a brother, Mosaab, said. “He Elshamy’s lawyer, Shaaban taken to a hospital as she too had to QR738bn ($203bn). there was an internal fault,” said THE PENINSULA is at a critical stage and needs to Saeed, said he was accused of been taking “only water.” THE PENINSULA the Minister. Continued on page 6 be transferred to hospital,” Mosaab joining a “terrorist group” and AFP See also page 17 Tough training Iran foreign Palestinians begin talks minister invited to visit Saudi on forming unity govt RIYADH: Saudi Arabia has GAZA: Officials from by exiled Islamist leader Moussa invited Iran’s foreign minister to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abu Marzouk. visit, Riyadh said yesterday, hint- Abbas’ Fatah faction and the Abbas announced plans for a ing at the possibility of a thaw rival Hamas group met in Gaza unity government as a step towards between the two bitter rivals. yesterday to discuss the make- Palestinian elections on April 23. Iranian President Hassan up of a unity government they Many past attempts to heal the rift Rowhani has adopted a con- hope will end a seven-year between Fatah, that dominates the ciliatory tone towards Tehran’s schism. Palestinian Authority-run West neighbours since taking office last Officials from the two groups Bank, and Hamas, which controls year, but while Foreign Minister said they planned to propose non- the Gaza Strip, have failed. Mohammad Javad Zarif has vis- politically affiliated candidates for Palestinian sources in ited other Gulf Arab states, he seats in a unity cabinet which will Ramallah, the seat of Abbas’s has not yet been to Saudi Arabia. be tasked with preparing presi- administration, said they wanted Foreign Minister Prince Saud Al dential and parliamentary elec- the list of names to be ready by Faisal told a news conference that tions after six months. Thursday when he meets US Zarif had been given an invitation Azzam Al Ahmed, the senior Secretary of State John Kerry to the kingdom but that despite Fatah official sent by Abbas from in London to discuss the stalled Iran’s past declarations of a wish Members of the United States Naval Academy freshman class race to the sand at the wet and sandy station during the West Bank, led the talks peace talks with Israel. to improve ties, the visit had not the annual Sea Trials training exercise at the Naval Academy in Annapolis yesterday. For 14 hours, the freshman with Hamas’ delegation, headed REUTERS transpired. “Any time that (Zarif) class, also known as Plebes, worked as a team to complete many gruelling physical and mental challenges. sees fit to come, we are willing to receive him. Iran is a neighbour, we have relations with them and we will negotiate with them, we will talk with them,” he said. REUTERS Five more MERS deaths as WHO experts meet JEDDAH: Saudi Arabia to 495.