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www.thepeninsulaqatar.com BUSINESS | 21 SPORT | 32 S'HAIL announces Ma Long sets date launch of shipping with Zhengdong in company Doha final Sunday 11 December 2016 | 12 Rabia I 1438 Volume 21 | Number 7007 | 2 Riyals Darb El Saai celebrations Qatar calls for Licence for truce in Syria Paris household QNA atar's Minister of Foreign Affairs H E Sheikh Mohamed bin Abdulrahman QAl Thani has called for an immediate ceasefire in Syria and return to the negoti- businesses ating table, stressing that a political solution is the only way to resolve the crisis. The Minister was speaking at a joint The Peninsula Licence for home business press conference with US Secretary of State John Kerry, French Foreign Minister Jean- n an important initiative, Marc Ayrault, and the German Foreign the Ministry of Economy Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier, after the and Commerce will grant QR1,020 ministerial meeting on Syria in Paris yes- Children and families enjoy a toy train ride at the Darb El Saai grounds in Doha licences to households for To obtain a licence, the terday. The Minister reiterated Qatar's yesterday. Pic: Hussein Sayed → See also pages 3 & 5 small business activities at applicant should be at commitment to fighting terrorism in Syria. Ihome. least 18 years old and a → Picture on page 4 The Ministry said yesterday resident of the house. The that the initiative aims to cre- annual licensing fee has ate suitable investment been fixed at QR1,020. environment for entrepreneurs and encourage small Prepaid microchip Qatar crime rate lowest in MENA businesses. The licence holder is Under the initiative, the required to place a sign ministry will grant licences to board at the entrance of for refuelling The Peninsula lower than 20 as very low, crime levels practise business activities at the house showing the between 20 and 40 as being low, crime home that “do not require high name of the business. Sanaullah Ataullah atar has won the prestigious posi- levels between 40 and 60 as being mod- cost, depend on personal skills, The Peninsula tion as the country with the erate, crime levels between 60 and 80 as do not utilise disturbing equip- Qlowest crime rate in Middle East being high and those with higher than 80 ment or hazardous materials including computer-based he Qatar Fuel ( Woqod) has started install- and North Africa (MENA) region and as being very high, said a statement issued and aimed to make profit and designs with the exception of ing electronic microchips in fuel tanks of the Arab world, according to the Crime by the Ministry of Interior yesterday. provide living costs to the engineering designs which fall Tvehicles owned by individuals to speed up Index for Countries 2016 (Mid Year) The Numbeo surveys many aspects licence holder and his family,” within the specialty of engi- the payment system. issued by Numbeo. about crime and safety in countries and said a statement. neering companies; business The move is also meant to enable motorists Qatar has won the seventh position cities, which include opinions about the Activities that can be prac- services such as cooking, cop- to track the transactions of refueling their vehi- globally. South Korea came first, with seriousness of the crime, change in the tised at home include sewing, ying, packaging and binding cles through an SMS alert system. The system, the lowest crime rate in the world, fol- crime level in the past three years, services such as filming wed- school textbooks; preparation named ‘WOQODe’, works on a microchip affixed lowed by Singapore, Georgia, Taiwan, walking during daylight and night, rob- dings and events; creating of perfumes, “dkhoun” (oudh) near the fuel tank opening. The chip, which car- Japan and Hong Kong, respectively. bery level, stealing of cars, physical antiques and gifts; preparing and beauty products; and food ries details of the vehicle such as its registration Qatar earned 20.41 points in the crime attacks by strangers, being insulted in and packaging gifts; designing activities such as preparation number, name and location of petrol station index while South Korea had 14.99 the streets, being subject to any attacks cards and gifts by hand; arrang- of coffee, spices and meals. (where a customer prefers refuelling), date, time points. because of skin colour, ethnic origin or ing natural and artificial and other details as desired. The database has used the scale (0-100) religion etc. flowers; electronic services → Continued on page 7 → Continued on page 2 for values as it considered crime levels → Continued on page 2 02 HOME SUNDAY 11 DECEMBER 2016 Silatech gets new Board of Trustees Qatar spares no The Peninsula effort in promoting H Sheikha Moza bint Nasser, the Chairperson of Silatech’s Board of rights: NHRC chief Trustees, has Hissued a decision appointing H E Sheikh Mohamed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, Sheikh Saud bin Nasser Al Thani, Abdullah new board members for QNA Silatech. Al Fozan, Sabah Al Haidoos and Dr Hessa Al Jaber. Human Rights Day The new board includes: he National Human Qatari Constitution H E Sheikh Mohamed bin Rights Committee and national laws Abdulrahman Al Thani, Minis- (NHRC) Secretary- consolidate human ter of Foreign Affairs of Qatar; General Maryam bint rights: Maryam bint Sheikh Saud bin Nasser Al Abdullah Al Attiyah Abdullah Al Attiyah Thani, Group Chief Executive Thas called for concrete national, Officer of Ooredoo; Dr Hessa Al regional and global action to Jaber from Qatar; Dr Waleed Al strengthen the principles of The Human Rights Wohaib, Director-General of the Dr Waleed Al Wohaib, Rafat Al Akhali, Maha Al Ghunaim, Karim Hajji and Amira Yahyaoui. international legitimacy of the Islamic Solidarity Fund for human rights. Day is observed Development (ISFD); Abdullah In a speech on the occasion every year on 10 bin Abdullatif Al Fozan, Chair- Exchange in Morocco; Amira Chief Executive Officer of organisation promotes large- of the Human Rights Day, which December. man of Bawan; Maha Al Yahyaoui, Founder of Al Baw- Silatech. Silatech was launched scale job creation, falls on December 10 every year, Ghunaim, Co-Founder, Vice sala; Rafat Al Akhali, Yemen’s by Sheikha Moza in 2008 as a entrepreneurship, access to the NHRC Secretary-General said Chairman and Group Chief former Minister of Youth and regional social organisation capital and markets, and the that the importance of human Executive Officer of Global; Sports and Co-Founder and that works to create jobs and participation and engagement rights stems from "our Islamic Human Rights, for five years, Karim Hajji, Chief Executive Chairman of Resonate Yemen, expand economic opportuni- of young people in economic religion, which are universal, and which was re-adopted in 2015 to Officer of the Casablanca Stock in addition to Sabah Al Haidoos, ties for young Arabs. The and social development. indivisible." She added that the the same degree for another five Qatari Constitution and national years ending in 2020. She said laws consolidate these rights, that this category is granted only stressing that Qatar spared no to institutions that enjoy inde- effort, under the wise leadership pendence, impartiality and Qatar tops peace index Pre-paid microchip for refuelling of the Emir H H Sheikh Tamim credibility in the full performance bin Hamad Al-Thani, in main- of the functions assigned to it. Continued from page 1 Continued from page 1 growing demand, the service will be avail- taining and respecting and The Human Rights Day is atar has been placed top in the MENA To avail of the new service, motorists able round-the-clock," said the source. promoting these rights. observed every year on 10 region in Global Peace Index published would call to the customer service centre Woqod has posted the service on social She noted that the NHRC, December. It commemorates the Qby the Institute for Economics and Peace on 40217777 for registration and take media sites. The post reads: "The best way since its inception, has been car- day on which, in 1948, the United (IEP) continuously till date since 2009. appointment for installing microchips, to pay and track your fuel purchases, for rying out its mandated role in the Nations General Assembly The IEP, headquartered in Sydney, Aus- which the firm calls "tag". After taking the first time in Qatar, you can now pay for dissemination, promotion and adopted the Universal Declara- tralia uses several relevant indicators related appointment the motorist will have to head your fuel purchases in seconds using a REID protection of human rights, and tion of Human Rights. In 1950, to peace and safety including political stabil- to a designated Woqod petrol station in New log at any Woqod petrol station. Save time has made several achievements the Assembly passed resolution ity, level of crime in the community, level of Al Rayyan, near Ansar Gallery. with a cashless, pre-paid system. Achieve and faced some challenges too, 423 (V), inviting all states and abuse among community members, internal The fee for the service is QR220 total control with SMS notification, elimi- but it is keen to communicate, interested organisations to conflicts and relations with neighboring coun- including QR195 for tag and QR25 as serv- nate unauthorized refueling." coordinate and cooperate with observe 10 December of each tries and terrorist crimes etc. ice charge, said a source at Woqod. The "Sign up and get a Woqode tag, use it all government departments and year as Human Rights Day. “ Qatar has accomplished this reputation tag comes with a pre-paid top-up serv- every time you refuel your vehicles at any institutions of the civil society in This year, Human Rights Day with constant efforts and the keenness of the ice, which is available at every Woqod fuel Woqod petrol station, track your fuel cost a way that makes it more capa- calls on everyone to stand up for security authorities in the State.