ISO 9001:2008 CERTIFIED NEWSPAPER Wednesday 30 April 2014 1 Rajab 1435 - Volume 19 Qatar awards Number 6051 Price: QR2 contracts NBA bans worth $4.6bn Sterling from Business game for life | 21 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com Sport | 31 [email protected] | [email protected] Editorial: 4455 7741 New law on Real Madrid reach Champions League final | Advertising: 4455 7837 / 4455 7780 Rains forecast sponsorship in some areas DOHA: The Meteorology Department has forecast rela- tively hot weather today with chances of rain in some areas. The likely in May minimum temperature expected today is 28 degrees Celsius which could soar up to 38 degrees in the Qatar commits to workers’ rights peak hours of the day. The weather is expected to be DOHA: “relatively hot during day with The new sponsor- scattered rains and chance of ship law that expatriates have laws that relate to workers’ issues. been eagerly looking forward to rain at places, may be thundery The Minister is to open tomor- anticipating major changes, are at times,” said a weather report row a key conference of workers issued by the department yester- expected to be issued any time being organised by next month. Al Sharq day. The northwesterly to north- occasion of International Labouron the easterly winds are expected to This newspaper has reliably Day. He will be reading out the learnt that some key amend- blow at speeds ranging from five speech of the Prime Minister and to 15 knots. ments to the sponsorship rules Minister of Interior, H E Sheikh THE PENINSULA have been made and would likely Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Real Madrid’s Portuguese forward Cristiano Ronaldo (right) celebrates after scoring at the end of the UEFA be unveiled in May. Al Thani. Champions League second-leg semi-final football match against FC Bayern Munich in Munich, southern MERS toll 105 Also anticipated in this very The Labour Minister said Germany, yesterday. Real Madrid tore apart Bayern Munich’s ragged defence apart with a ruthless first-half month is a series of alterations RIYADH: Saudi health author- despite the fact that Qatar had display as they thrashed the defending champions 4-0 in their own stadium to reach their first Champions ities announced three new to some key provisions of the already done much to improve League final for 12 years yesterday.See also page 32 labour law, it is understood. deaths from the MERS corona- the lot of foreign workers, the virus. Three men — aged 56, 61, It goes without saying that country has been making con- amendments to the sponsorship and 79 — died in Riyadh, bring- sistent and further effort to pro- ing to 105 the total deaths. rules would likely cover provisions tect their rights. for transfer of sponsorship of for- AFP Meanwhile, it seems that ini- eign workers. Nothing is known tiatives to reform the sponsorship about exit permit rules that are CMC slams favouritism in land allotment system are being taken by other also covered by sponsorship reg- GCC states as well. A new spon- DOHA: ulations, but one expects some sorship system would likely be The Central Municipal changes in this system as well. Council (CMC) has severely said there is no transparency in announced in Kuwait soon. The criticised the government and Meanwhile, in remarks to country is planning to set up a land distribution as some people Land and Survey Department of Jaber Al Harami, editor-in-chief says there is favouritism in whose names do not even figure Public Authority for Manpower land distribution to citizens for the Ministry of Municipality and of Al Sharq on the waiting list are allotted The CMC chairman lauded newspaper, about the that would replace the existing housing. Urban Planning which is respon- higher authorities for being kind labour law, the Minister of Labour kafala system. The Authority will land while many have been await- sible for making the allotments and Social Affairs, H E Abdullah A particular section of the ing allotment since 2005. enough to order allotment of land have a board of directors that Qatari community is being forced doesn’t even keep its offices Saleh Mubarak Al Khulaifi, said Some 3,000 people on the to citizens, and said the irregular- would be meeting soon and set the to accept plots of land for residen- open for the required number ities are committed by the Land yesterday that his Ministry was procedures to organise relations waiting list are yet to be allotted of hours. making every effort to tackle all tial purposes in Al Wakra much land since 2005, said the CMC and Survey Department of the between employers and employees. “If they do so, they would get against their will, said the chair- chairman. civic ministry. man of the CMC. 3,000 requests daily for plot allot- THE PENINSULA The government allots plot of Al Hanzab said large Qatari Saud bin Abdullah Al Hanzab ment and not just 80 to 120 appli- families should be allotted plots land to citizens free. cations as they claim,” Al Hanzab Al Hanzab has claimed that the of land on a priority basis so they was quoted by local Arabic dailies could build houses and move out Death sentences as saying. of their smaller homes. will bring down Stunning artworks add glamour to new airportTHE PENINSULA govt: Brotherhood CAIRO: The senior leader of Egypt’s outlawed Muslim Brotherhood said yesterday that DOHA: The Hamad the mass death sentences against International Airport (HIA) him and other members will Don Gummer, Keith Haring, which launches today is home to Damien Hirst, Jenny Holzer, Tom cause the government’s downfall. a number of public art installa- “This ruling is the last nail in Otterness, Marc Quinn, Anselm tions by famous local, regional Reyle, Rudolf Stingel and Bill the coffin of the ruling powers that and international artists. led the coup,” said Brotherhood Viola. For over five years, Qatar general guide Mohamed Badie, Qatari artist Faraj Duham Museums Authority (QMA) has has been commissioned to create who was condemned to death commissioned and acquired art- along with 682 supporters on large-scale murals while artist works for key locations in and Ali Hassan is producing an iconic Monday. “The regime is on the around the site of the new HIA. brink of collapse.” desert horse sculpture, to be The first of the international The mass death sentences, installed in the near future. Other installations, entitled Lamp Bear local artists include Mohammed which right groups say are the by the Swiss artist Urs Fischer, is largest worldwide in recent his- Aljaida, Mubarak Al Malik, Amal installed in a prominent location Alatham, and Yousif Ahmed. tory, have raised new questions at the centre of the airport. Dutch In addition to the public art about Egypt’s commitment to artist Tom Claassen has produced democracy three years after a works, the photographs of local a series of sculptures of the Oryx, artists Mohammad Al Misnad, popular uprising toppled auto- an antelope native to the Arabian cratic president Hosni Mubarak. Hussein Mohammad Al Shafei, Peninsula, which appear as a herd Sarah Abd Al Majed and Arioseto The United Nations’ top human in the Arrivals hall of the airport. rights official added to an ava- Kusuma Adi will be on permanent Works will be revealed pro- lanche of criticism of the sen- A series of sculptures of the Oryx by Dutch artist Tom Claassen in the Arrivals hall of the new airport. display in the departure hall of gressively over the next year HIA, having won the opportunity tences, which the United States and feature pieces by interna- has called “unconscionable”. to exhibit their work at the air- tional artists including: Adel port during a 2012 photography Abdessemed, Dia Azzawi, Ahmed REUTERS competition. Al Bahrani, Maurizio Cattelan, THE PENINSULA Mideast talks in peril as peace deadline expires Continued on page 3 WEDNESDAY 30 APRIL 2014 JERUSALEM: putting spicy curries on a back burner, while salads and cold drinks rule. Slushes, Washington’s chilled colas, ice creams and milk shakes replace the hot chocolate and other beverages. deadline for a peace deal expired Its time to take children to amusement areas located within the giant hypermar- kets that have sprung up all over Qatar. After more than a year of Air conditioner repair shops are abuzz with servicing, while hypermarkets, the market giants out there in the souqs and Stay cool and busy market areas are all out to woo the discerning customer with window shop- yesterday with the sides bitterly ping facilities. Added to this is the con- struction boom in Qatar in the run up to the 2022 World Cup. intensive shuttle diplomacy Loads of air-conditioners are being stocked up by firms to ensure that the a discussion of maps and borders healthy this season large requirements in the summer are well taken care of. Summer is a great time to enjoy activi- divided and warnings that Israel ties like biking, softball and trips to the neighbourhood pool. Unfortunately, the Violence flares season’s fun also may put your family by US Secretary of State John at risk for illnesses. If you become sick, take Mom’s advice: Drink plenty of fluids. for three months, during which Summer heat may make you more prone to dehydration. The scorching sun can take its toll on risked becoming an “apartheid watchdog Peace Now showed that your complexion. Looking at the various sun care cosmetic products available at supermarkets and hypermarkets you are Kerry who had initially hoped for bound to be confused as to what would suit you.