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Terms & conditions apply Amir holds phone call with President of Sri Lanka QNA/REUTERS Meanwhile, Sri Lanka said DOHA H H the Amir yesterday it was invoking emer- expressed his strong gency powers in the aftermath of Amir H H Sheikh Tamim bin condemnation of devastating bomb attacks, which Hamad Al Thani held a telephone this horrific crime. killed 290 people and wounded conversation with the President nearly 500. of the Democratic Socialist Colombo, the seaside capital Republic of Sri Lanka, Maithripala Qatar stands ready of the Indian Ocean island, was Sirisena, last evening. to assist Sri Lanka in jittery the day after the horrifying During the phone call, H H its efforts to combat Sunday attacks. Police said 87 the Amir expressed sincere con- bomb detonators were found at dolences to the President and the terrorism and the city's main bus station, while people of Sri Lanka on the victims extremism. an explosive went off near a of the explosions which targeted church when bomb squad offi- churches and hotels in Sri Lanka, Lanka in its efforts to combat ter- cials were trying to defuse it. A wishing a speedy recovery to the rorism and extremism. night curfew went into effect at injured. For his part, the President of 8pm. H H the Amir also expressed Sri Lanka thanked H H the Amir There was no claim of his strong condemnation of this for his phone call and condo- responsibility for Sunday's horrific crime which was aimed lences on the victims of these ter- attacks. Investigators said seven Deputy Amir receives new Ambassadors at destabilising security and sta- rorist attacks, and for the read- suicide bombers took part in the bility and terrorising the inno- iness of the State of Qatar to attacks while a government Deputy Amir H H Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad Al Thani with the Ambassador of New Zealand, Matthew cents, stressing that the State of support Sri Lanka in its efforts in spokesman said an international Hawkins, at the Amiri Diwan, yesterday. H H the Deputy Amir received yesterday the credentials of Qatar stands ready to assist Sri combating such attacks. network was involved. six new ambassadors to the State. `P2 Sidra to host first QP initiates LNG ship construction International Child Protection Congress in 2020 program for over 100 new carriers THE PENINSULA DOHA THE PENINSULA its global reputation as a safe and and Q-Max ships, the world’s DOHA reliable LNG producer at all times largest LNG carriers, which con- Sidra Medicine, a member of This important and under all circumstances.” stitute the backbone of Qatar’s Qatar Foundation, has Qatar Petroleum yesterday issued Al Kaabi added: “This tender, LNG carrier fleet today. announced that it will host the an ‘invitation to tender’ for the iinitiative reinforces along with the recently released In April this year, QP had first international child reservation of ship construction Qatar Petroleum’s Engineering, Procurement and issued the Invitation to Tender protection congress in Qatar in capacity required for the LNG commitment to its Construction tender for four new Package for Engineering Pro- February, 2020. carrier fleet for its North Field gglobal reputation as mega LNG trains planned as part curement and Construction (EPC) The congress, titled “Child Expansion (NFE) Project, which of the North Field Expansion of the four Liquefied Natural Gas Protection: The Journey Past, will increase Qatar’s LNG a safe and reliable Project, constitute two monu- (LNG) mega-trains of NFE project. Present and Future” will be held production capacity from 77 LNG producer at all mental and historical milestones The package has been issued in partnership with the Inter- million tonnes per annum (mta) ttimes and under all as we make major strides in our to three EPC joint ventures: national Society for the Pre- to 110mta starting 2024. commitment towards the further Chiyoda Corporation and Technip vention of Child Abuse & In addition to addressing circumstances.” development of the world’s France; JGC Corporation and Neglect (ISPCAN) and Sidra shipping requirements for the largest non-associated gas field.” Hyundai Engineering and Con- Medicine’s Child Advocacy North Field Expansion Project, the Qatar Petroleum has struction; and Saipem, McDermott Program. tender covers shipping require- and is planned to start by 2024. embarks on another major LNG entrusted Qatargas to execute this Middle East Inc and CTCI Corpo- The agreement to host the ments for the LNG volumes that The tender also includes options ship-building campaign expected LNG ship building program on its ration. It called for the engineering, congress was signed by Dr. will be purchased and off-taken for replacement requirements for to initially deliver 60 LNG carriers behalf. As the World’s Premier procurement and construction of Tufail Mohammad, the Pres- by Ocean LNG (a 70 percent/30 Qatar’s existing LNG fleet. in support of the planned pro- LNG Company, Qatargas has an the four mega-LNG trains with gas ident of IPSCAN’s Child Rights percent joint venture between H E Saad bin Sherida Al Kaabi, duction expansion, with a potential established history of safely and and liquid treating facilities, and Abuse Committee and Qatar Petroleum and ExxonMobil) the Minister of State for Energy to exceed 100 new LNG carriers successfully delivering such ethane and LPG production and Professor Khalid Al Ansari, the from the Golden Pass LNG export Affairs, the President & CEO of over the next decade. This major projects. This includes the fractionation, a Helium plant, and Chair of Emergency Medicine project in the United States, which Qatar Petroleum, said: “With this important initiative reinforces previous campaign that resulted utilities and infrastructure to and Founder of Sidra Medi- is currently under construction significant step, Qatar Petroleum Qatar Petroleum’s commitment to in the construction of 45 Q-Flex support the processing units. cine’s Child Advocacy Program. ISPCAN Executive Director, Pragathi Tummala and Dr. Nadeem Jilani, Medical Ramadan-focused dates National Address Law a qualitative leap director for Sidra Child Advocacy Program were also festival from tomorrow in judicial procedure: SJC Chairman present at the signing of the agreement. SANAULLAH ATAULLAH producing, supplying and Professor Khalid Al Ansari THE PENINSULA selling dates from ten QNA will be carried out after that. He said: “The opportunity to host countries,” said Director of DOHA stressed that the national this important congress in Doha Aiming to meet the surge in Agricultural Affairs Department, address law embodies the direc- will be the next milestone for demand for dates during Yousef Khalid Al Khulaifi at a Chairman of the Supreme Judi- tives of Amir H H Sheikh Tamim child protection services in Ramadan, the Ministry of press conference yesterday at ciary Council (SJC) and President Hamad bin Al Thani, and imple- Qatar and the region. It is also Municipality and Environment the headquarters of Agricultural of the Court of Cassation H E Dr ments HH the Amir's vision to a testament to Sidra Medicine’s (MME) will organise first-of-its and Fisheries Sector of MME. Hassan bin Lahdan Saqr Al facilitate citizen transactions, continued focus on child rights kind international dates exhi- He said that a number of Mohannadi (pictured) affirmed reduce bureaucracy, ease liti- and protection. bition ahead of the holy month local farms, Hassad Food that the National Address Law gation procedures and achieve "Every country and pro- where about 150 local and company and other entities will published in the Official Gazette justice to keep up with the rapid fession working in this field has international exhibitors will take part in the exhibition. “The yesterday represents an addition developments witnessed by the challenges and success stories showcase different varieties of exhibition aims at providing to the Qatari law, adding it is a society in all fields. in the prevention, treatment dates. opportunity to showcase vari- major step in the development He said that the new law and legal systems surrounding The demand for dates eties of dates ahead of Ramadan of national legal declaration represents a qualitative leap in child protection. surges during Ramadan when demand of dates systems, especially since Qatar the judicial procedures and con- law, every person in the State "The inter professional because fasting people use it in increases significantly,” said Al is one of the first countries to tributes to reducing the problems of Qatar, a natural and legal exchange of knowledge and Iftar meals due to its religious Khulaifi adding that the event adopt this legislation as a of judicial declarations that citizen or resident, will have a practices including legal, social, importance. The 2019 Interna- will also help promote locals medium of official declaration. impede the functioning of the national address that provides healthcare services that will be tional Dates Exhibition, an dates and to introduce the con- H E the Chairman said in a courts, as it allows the com- legislative assistance to govern- addressed at the congress, will 11-day event, will begin sumers its varieties. press statement that the first petent authority to identify one mental and non-governmental pave the route to continued tomorrow and run until May 4 The exhibition will be electronic announcement will or more address details of the bodies in taking the necessary development of inter-agency in a large tent at Souq Waqif.