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www.thepeninsulaqatar.com BUSINESS | 21 SPORT | 36 ‘Cadran’ to boost Qatar Clasico: strategic partnership: Bounedjah vows Minister ‘lively’ contest WEDNESDAY 6 APRIL 2016 • 28 Jumada II 1437 • Volume 21 • Number 6758 thepeninsulaqatar @peninsulaqatar @peninsula_qatar Deputy Emir and PM meet Morocco premier Emir receives Qatar to be phone call from Italy PM centre of Halal DOHA: Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani received yes- terday a telephone call from Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi. Talks dealt with bilateral relations and means of enhancing them in addi- certification tion to latest developments in the region, reports QNA. Conference (OIC) states. This is an added value to the Iceland PM quits Pan-Islamic achievements of the Chamber and authority precursor will boost the volume of foreign after Panama to global Halal trade and stimulate food manufac- turing, and will consolidate Qatar’s Papers leak regulatory body. position as a global hub for Islamic economies, the QC said. AP Moreover, the achievement is an important step towards the By Mohammed Osman establishment of a unified global LONDON: The leak of millions The Peninsula Halal regulatory body, and will of records on offshore accounts help attract more investments, as Deputy Emir H H Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad Al Thani and Prime Minister and Interior Minister H E claimed its first high-profile vic- now that a global umbrella tasked Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani met at the Emiri Diwan yesterday with Prime Minister tim yesterday as Iceland’s prime with standardisation in issuing of Morocco, Abdelilah Benkirane, and his delegation. The Moroccan Premier was in Doha to participate minister resigned amid outrage DOHA: In a major development, Halal certifications will be there, in the 6th meeting of the Qatari-Moroccan Joint Higher Committee. → See also page 4 over revelations he had used such the Islamic world will have a cen- the QC emphasised. a shell company to shelter large tral Halal Certification Authority The achievement will make sums while Iceland’s economy was and this key regulatory body will Qatar an influencing body for the in crisis. The fall of Icelandic leader be headquartered in Qatar. exporters and help attract more Sigmundur David Gunnlaugsson is Halal, as we know, mainly investments, in addition to promot- the biggest fallout so far from the refers to food items, meat in partic- ing commercial exchange among Foreign Minister meets Kerry in US publication of the names of rich ular, which are permissible under Muslim countries and reduce and powerful people linked to the Islam. unemployment rates and boost leaks, dubbed the Panama Papers. Also, as a historic achievement exports, the Chamber added. The Peninsula stressed the keenness of both coun- Kerry underlined that both countries China and Russia took the for Qatar Chamber, it is to be the To certify Halal products would tries to further strengthen cooperation share common interests in establish- opposite approach, suppressing the concessionaire of Itqan Award. mean that the products must be to face challenges in the region, mainly ing peace and stability in the region, news and rejecting allegations of Itqan in Arabic means excellence free of ingredients that are not per- DOHA/ WASHINGTON: Foreign in Palestine, Syria, Libya and Yemen, especially in Syria, Libya and Yemen. impropriety by government offi- and it is a coveted excellence missible under Islamic law. Minister H E Sheikh Mohamed bin QNA reported yesterday. The Foreign Kerry highlighted the joint efforts of cials named in the leak. award. ICCIA member-countries Abdulrahman Al Thani yesterday Minister said the meeting aimed to dis- both countries in the fight against Officials in Ukraine, Argentina Jeddah-based Islamic Cham- agreed at a meeting in Jeddah met with US Secretary of State John cuss the danger of growing terrorism extremist groups. and other countries are also fac- ber of Commerce, Industry and recently to make Qatar the cen- Kerry, in the course of his current visit through a comprehensive perspective He extended thanks and gratitude ing questions. Agriculture (ICCIA) has selected tre for certifying Halal products, a to Washington. They discussed bilat- of fighting terror and addressing the to Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad The reports are from a glo- Qatar to be the headquarter of a project adopted by QC to promote eral relations and the latest regional root causes economically, politically Al Thani for his recent efforts to sup- bal group of news organisations pan-Islamic authority which will the concept and culture of Halal and international developments. and socially. port the Libyan government, security working with the International be responsible for issuing Halal to contribute to the development In remarks to reporters prior to the He emphasised that the US is a and stability in the region, and fight Consortium of Investigative certifications, QC said yesterday. of Halal trade. meeting, the Foreign Minister under- strategic ally in restoring security the influence of extremist groups in Journalists. ICCIA is an organ of the lined the distinct relations between and peace in the region, stressing Libya. 57-member Organization of Islamic → Continued on page 6 Qatar and the US at all levels, and Qatar’s commitment to the goal. → Continued on page 6 → See also pages 12, 16 & 18 IS resistance Lekhwiya trounce Al Nassr Qatar Rail and Ooredoo slows Iraq troop advance in network agreement AP The Peninsula the primary ICT solutions supplier for the QRDP. HIT, IRAQ: Heavy resistance Under the terms of the agree- slowed Iraqi forces yesterday as ment, Ooredoo will provide Qatar they pushed towards the centre of DOHA: Ooredoo and Qatar Rail- Rail with the latest infrastructure a town held by Islamic State mil- ways Company (Qatar Rail) and solutions, including fixed and itants in western Anbar province, yesterday signed a Memorandum wireless connectivity services. The commanders at the scene said. of Understanding (MoU) to pro- agreement will also support the Hundreds of roadside bombs, vide next-generation ICT services development of dedicated smart car bombs and heavy mortar fire and infrastructure across the Qatar solutions for managing rail trans- slowed advancing Iraqi troops to a Rail network. portation, including full control near halt yesterday after entering The MoU seeks to set up a col- centre functionality and data cen- the small town of Hit the previ- laboration framework to provide tre services. ous day. next-generation ICT solutions for Waleed Al Sayed said, “Qatar Hit — which lies along the the design, construction and oper- Rail is leading one of Qatar’s Euphrates River in a valley in ation of the Qatar Rail Development foremost projects, creating a Anbar’s sprawling desert — is stra- Programme (QRDP). national railway network that will tegically important as it sits along Upon completion, citizens, res- support our National Vision 2030 an IS supply line that links territory idents and visitors to Qatar will all and deliver incredible benefits controlled by the extremist Sunni Lekhwiya’s Nam Tae-hee dribbles past Al Nassr players during their AFC Champions League football benefit from an incredible range of for our people and for future group in Iraq and in Syria. Through match at Abdullah Bin Khalifa Stadium in Doha, yesterday. Lekhwiya won 4-0. communication services provided generations. By integrating a full the line, IS ferries fighters and sup- → See also page 30 both on-board and at stations. The collaboration framework into the plies from Syria into Iraq. ICT services will also provide vital development plan, we will ensure connectivity during the develop- that Ooredoo will provide world- ment phase of each of the essential class technology and networks national projects. at every stage of the roll-out and The MoU was signed by Waleed deploy smart technology that will Azerbaijan and Armenia agree ceasefire Al Sayed, CEO, Ooredoo Qatar and enable significant environmental Dr. Eng. Saad Al Muhannadi, CEO of and financial benefits.” Qatar Rail at a ceremony attended Dr Eng Saad Al Muhannadi said, AFP scrambled to end the worst violence Russian President Vladimir Putin the ceasefire,” the Kremlin said in a by senior executives from both “One of the goals of Qatar Rail is to in decades over the disputed region. called the leaders of ex-Soviet Arme- statement. companies. encourage Qatar’s private sector to Armenian and Azeri forces said nia and Azerbaijan after the ceasefire On a visit to a hospital to meet The technology agreement is one participate in our key rail projects, STEPANAKERT, AZERBAIJAN: they had agreed to halt fighting from agreement and told them to “ensure” wounded soldiers Azerbaijan’s Pres- of the most far-reaching and com- and we are very proud to be work- Azerbaijan and Armenian separa- 0800 GMT after clashes since Friday an end to the violence. ident Ilham Aliyev said the conflict prehensive ever agreed by a leading ing with Qatar’s leading operator tists in Nagorny Karabakh yesterday left at least 64 people dead, but Yer- “Putin called on both sides to could still be resolved peacefully if ICT provider and a rail infrastructure and ICT provider throughout the announced a ceasefire after four days evan claimed there was still “sporadic urgently ensure a complete cessation Armenia’s leadership “behaves sin- developer, Ooredoo said yesterday. design, construction and operations of bloodshed, as international powers shooting” going on. of military hostilities and respect for cerely at the negotiating table”. The agreement positions Ooredoo as phases.” 02 WEDNESDAY 6 APRIL 2016 HOME Deputy PM meets Swedish official QNA Soder, Swedish State Secretary at the Senyar Championship begins Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and her delegation. They discussed relations between both countries, ways of DOHA: Deputy Prime Minister and enhancing them in various fields and sub-committees, each of six mem- Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs regional and international issues of bers responsible for 11 teams.