BUSINESSBU | 14 SPORT | 16 Norway Rossi ready to SWF to fight against dump ‘unbelievably oil and gas strong’ teams Saturday 9 March 2019 | 2 Rajab 1440 www.thepeninsula.qa Volume 24 | Number 7825 | 2 Riyals The big Ooredoo Your home internet will now be Supernet boost up to 5x faster for FREE! Terms & conditions apply Qatar International Kite festival attracts over 20,000 in two days AROOSA KHALID Boat Show expects THE PENINSULA Since its launch on March 6, the Aspire International Kite to draw thousands Festival has attracted thousands of visitors to Aspire Park to RAYNALD C RIVERA Organisers expect witness coloruful display of THE PENINSULA between 7,000 to flying kites and masterly skills 10,000 people to visit of professional kite-flyers from The sixth Qatar International Boat around 18 countries. Show (QIBS) which kicks off on the five-day show The kite festival has become Tuesday at The Pearl-Qatar is which will be held at one of the leading festivals in expected to attract thousands of 25-29 La Croisette, Qatar and this year is being cel- visitors with some of the most Porto Arabia at The ebrated enthusiastically at luxurious and state-of-the-art Aspire Park and set to conclude yachts, dhows and motor boats Pearl-Qatar. today. which will be on display. The festival’s end will see a QIBS 2019 organisers antic- yachts and unique dhows which ceremony that is scheduled to ipate the show to be another will be displayed both on land award participating schools and success with a number of new and water and complemented the winners of the photography participants and features. by exhibitor chalets, repre- competition for the best photo “Last year, 50 exhibitors senting many of the top names captured during the kite from ten countries participated in the maritime industry, both extravaganza. and 5,344 visitors were local and international, along the According to statistical data, recorded. The event generated marina walkway. Dalis praised during its first two days, the over QR320m in sales. What is the strong and wise leadership Aspire International Kite Fes- most important for us is exhib- of the country and its robust tival managed to attract more A view from the Third Aspire International Kite Festival at Aspire Park, yesterday. itors’ satisfaction rate which support to the business com- than 20,000 people. In addition, PIC: SALIM MATRAMKOT/THE PENINSULA stood at 98 percent and which munity amid the blockade. the morning workshop sessions we hope to maintain this year “It is exactly one year and were attended by more than and in the coming years,” said nine months that our wonderful 2,500 students from various 20 local and international flyers from countries including in the world due to its exclusive Loay Dalis, Chief Executive country and its people are passing schools across Qatar. media representatives. Qatar, Kuwait, Singapore, New features for a major kite event,” Officer of Al Mannai Plus Events through unjust blockade imposed More than 300 vivid kites The festival has also been a Zealand, the United Kingdom, Caterina Capelli, art director of and organisers of the show. by our neighbors. However, we designed by international kiters hit digitally, with the live stories Spain, Germany, the Nether- the festival from Italy said while Organisers expect between are fortunate that we are blessed have been on display and over on Aspire’s social media lands, France, the United States, talking to The Peninsula. “I 7,000 to 10,000 people to visit with the wise and strong lead- 7,000 kites were sold to fam- accounts seeing a 300% Japan, Indonesia, Russia, Aus- think kites are amazing form of the five-day show which will be ership, which has given us - the ily’s children to help them increase in viewers and unprec- tralia, India, Italy, China, and art and all the guests we have held at 25-29 La Croisette, Porto business community - confidence emerge themselves in the fes- edented levels of interaction. Colombia. in our festival are painters, Arabia at The Pearl-Qatar. The and all out support to stand on our tivities. Since it launched, the The four-day event involved “Qatar has become one of sculptures and creative show is set to witness over 30 feet and not to discouraged,” he festival has hosted more than more than 80 professional kite the best kite-flying destinations persons.” `P3 impressive motorboats, luxury said. `P2 Senate must hold No shortage of products at winter markets: Official Trump accountable SIDI MOHAMED locally produce vegetables at low adding that the winter markets “The aim of the winter Ministry of Municipalities and on Khashoggi: THE PENINSULA prices compared to the market. serve as a platform for farmers markets is to support Qatari Environment to provide all Now the production of farms is to sell their products directly to farmers by reducing their mar- aspects of support to the owners Washington Post at its peak and all vegetable types the customers without keting costs, and encouraging of productive farms in the fields The availability of locally are available,” he said. middlemen. small farms to redouble efforts of plant, animal and fish to AGENCIES produced vegetables in winter The markets are operating Responding to a question to become more active,” he said. develop the farms in order to WASHINGTON markets at Al Mazroua, Al Khor- under Agricultural Affairs about the closure of winter On Thursday, Minister of contribute to the increase of local Dakhira, Al Wakra and Al Shamal Department of the Ministry of markets, he said that they would Municipality and Environment, agricultural products. The Senate must push for is at its peak nowadays with no Municipality and Environment. be closed in May before Ramadan H E Abdullah bin Abdulaziz bin He emphasised the impor- accountability after US Pres- shortage, said a senior official at “The big turnout of cus- because at that time temperature Turki Al Subaie had met with a tance of agricultural marketing ident Donald Trump defied the Ministry of Municipality and tomers these winter vegetable will increase significantly. group of owners of local pro- in order to improve the quality Congress and did not report Environment. markets is also due to the fact Regarding opening of new ductive farms to see obstacles of agricultural production and whether Saudi Crown Prince “A large number of citizens that these markets offer fresh winter market next season 2019- and difficulties face the increase the role of the Ministry in sup- Mohammed bin Salman was and residents are keen to visit vegetables and poultry products 2020, he said that the subject of agricultural production and porting farmers through the responsible for Jamal the winter vegetable markets coming straight from the local was still under study especially work to overcome them. opening local markets for selling Khashoggi’s death, according every week because they offer farms to customers at eco- for areas where such markets H E the Minister had also agricultural products without to The Washington Post. all varieties and quantities of nomical prices,” he pointed out were not available. stressed the keenness of the any financial burdens. The newspaper’s editorial board said the Trump admin- istration’s failure caused an outrage amongst senators, who Sidra Medicine offers Pediatric have been calling for further action to hold the crown prince responsible. Plastic and Craniofacial Surgery Khashoggi, a US resident and contributor for The Post, FAZEENA SALEEM vascular and pigmented anomalies, was brutally murdered inside THE PENINSULA burn contractures, and all other the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul manner of reconstructive last October shortly after he An innovative, world-class clinical challenges. entered the diplomatic facility. programme in Pediatric Plastic and In the first year since hospital Riyadh initially denied any role Craniofacial Surgery is now available at opening in January 2018, the Plastic and in the killing but has since Sidra Medicine. The clinical team is Craniofacial Surgery team, under the sought to blame his death on a expected to dramatically reduce the leadership of Division Chief Dr Mitchell botched rendition operation number of patients from Qatar needing Stotland, has successfully conducted the carried out by rogue agents. to travel abroad to receive specialised full range of complex procedures Three dozen countries, care for a host of complex congenital available in their specialty, many of including all 28 EU members, conditions. which were the first of their kind in the has called on Saudi Arabia to The Plastic and Craniofacial country and region. release 10 activists and coop- Surgery programme at Sidra Medicine “At Sidra Medicine, we have a phe- erate with a UN-led investi- leverages the expertise of outstanding nomenal team that works exclusively in gation into the murder of clinicians to care not only for con- a real-time multidisciplinary fashion Khashoggi. It was the first genital and acquired conditions alongside a broad range of other pedi- rebuke of the kingdom at the affecting the cranial, orbital, and max- atric specialties including Neurosurgery, UN Human Rights Council since illofacial skeleton, but also conditions Ophthalmology, Otolaryngology, Ortho- it was set up in 2006, and came Women power affecting the ears (microtia recon- dontics, Allied Health and others. In- amid growing international Thousands of women gather in central Oslo in Norway to mark the International struction), peripheral nervous system house 3D imaging, modeling and printing concern about alleged Saudi Women’s Day, yesterday. (e.g. facial palsy and brachial plexus capabilities also support our service,” he violations of basic freedoms injuries), the hands and feet, complex told The Peninsula. `P3 such as freedom of expression. 02 HOME SATURDAY 9 MARCH 2019 Q-Chem participates in WFE Qatar, Singapore review ties campaign for a cleaner world THE PENINSULA including government entities, cepts of sustainability and con- The initiative is DOHA industrial sectors, educational servation of resources.