ISO 9001:2008 CERTIFIED NEWSPAPER Home | 3 Business | 17 Sport | 28 Collaboration QNB Group’s Argentinian between Art On net profit jumps striker Sangoy Fashion, Noor by 10.2pc; total to join Al Wakrah Abuissa unveiled. assets up 9.7pc. for QSL. THURSDAY 9 JULY 2015 • 22 Ramadan 1436 • Volume 20 Number 6486 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com [email protected] | [email protected] Editorial: 4455 7741 | Advertising: 4455 7837 / 4455 7780 Emir performs Umrah Italian company Official: Acute wins €770m Al Khor 2022 shortage of stadium deal DOHA: The Salini Impregilo Group has signed a contract to build Al Bayt stadium in Al Qatari doctors Khor. The 770m euro deal includes 716m for construction and over 53m for operation and mainte- Number of Qataris in health sector falls nance. It regards the design and construction of one of the sports DOHA: Qatar needs 150 Qatari Undersecretary, HR, at the min- complexes in which FIFA World doctors every year but the istry and Dr Khalid Al Horr, Cup 2022 final tournament will number of Qatari medical grad- Director, Evaluation Institute at be played. uates are not more than five a Supreme Education Council were The group, in joint venture with year, says a senior official from present at the press conference. Galfar and Cimolai, beat rivals Hamad Medical Corporation Al Dosari said scholarships are from France, Austria, India and (HMC). offered this year for 3,485 posi- Asia in an international competi- Dr Abdullatheef Al Khal, tions and online registration of tion which lasted several months Director, Department of Medical diploma and high school certifi- before a shortlist and the final Education, said the number of cit- cate holders has begun. University choice. The project was awarded izens working in the health sector students seeking scholarships for Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani performed Umrah in Makkah yesterday. His Personal Representative by Aspire Zone responsible for has dropped in the past 10 years. higher studies in local and for- H H Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad Al Thani and delegation also performed Umrah. See also page 4 development of sports infrastruc- “This is forcing us to bring eign universities will register in ture in the country. doctors from outside to fill the the next phase. The third phase The stadium can accommodate huge gap,” Al Sharq quoted him will cover government employees. 70,000 spectators, with an area of as telling a press conference Qataris studying under schol- 200,000sqm; an auxiliary building held yesterday to announce the arships granted by the ministry for security and administrative government’s scholarship pro- are bound to serve in govern- Over QR17bn wiped out in work and a centre for electrome- gramme for Qatari students for ment entities double the period chanical and distribution work. the current year. of study. However, those receiving The stadium, which will be “We are facing a severe short- scholarships from SEC have the ready by September 2018, will age of qualified citizens in health option to look for jobs elsewhere, have a unique design: the project sector, including nurses, dentists, Al Dosari said, explaining the dif- July as QE extends losses is allegedly inspired by Bayt Al pharmacists and other supporting ference between the two types of Sha’ar, the black and white tent BY SATISH KANADY staff such as in first aid. I expect scholarships. programme on Tuesday closed other regional bourses dragged traditionally used by nomadic the money allocated for medical The money for the minis- lower by 1.55 percent. QIB, the index lower, analysts at people in Qatar seen as symbol scholarship will encourage more try scholarship is higher. SEC DOHA: Over QR17bn has been Commercial Bank and Ezdan Global Investment House noted of hospitality for desert travel- Qataris to pursue medical educa- scholarship allows to study for wiped out in market capitalisa- were among other top losers of yesterday. lers. The design responds to the tion,” said Al Khal. Master’s and PhD while the tion, as Qatari bourse turned the day. Increased buying interest in Qatari concept to mark the coun- He said the new College of former is limited to diploma and bearish during the entire ses- Brokers attributed rout in consumer goods, real estate, try’s cultural and historical along Medicine at Qatar University bachelor’s degrees, he added. The sions of this month except one. global markets and local retail industrial, and insurance with highly innovative technical has enrolled about 70 students highest amount is allocated for Market cap shrunk by 2.63 investors’ habitual pre-Eid sell- stocks halted QE’s bearish run. and engineering aspects. and about 80 percent of them are medical degrees, with QR10,000 percent to QR628bn within four off trend to the extended bear However, reduction in growth Particular relevance, among Qataris besides Qataris studying a month for first year, QR15,000 days, as the market extended its market. estimates for 2015 by the min- other things, focus on solutions at Weill Cornell Medical College for second, QR20,000 for third losing streak yesterday. Qatar Exchange’s (QE) total istry stopped the index’s short adopted to provide ideal climatic at Education City. and QR26,00 for fourth year and The benchmark index was traded value fell 12 percent to rally. conditions for players and spec- The scholarship programme above. down 149 points or 1.25 percent QR197m within four sessions. After mid-June, QE recorded tators in an environment with aims to support 21,000 Qataris Engineering, paramedics and at 11,787, as global sentiments Volume traded decreased by 13 strong gains, primarily driven high temperatures and extreme in the next 10 days to pursue air control monitoring have been rattled investors who dumped percent to 3.9m shares. by real estate stocks and bullish temperature changes daily and higher studies in specialisations allocated QR9,000 per month, blue chips and real estate stocks. Strong selling pressure from position of foreign institutions, seasonally. required by the local job market. accounting QR8,000, financial Banking major QNB, which GCC institutions and substan- they noted. THE PENINSULA The Ministry of Administrative management QR7,000 and other announced 10.2 percent surge in tially lower buying interest from Most Gulf markets fell in mod- Development yesterday held an specialisations QR6,000. For those its first half net profit yesterday, domestic institutions weighed est turnover because of weak oil orientation programme on the studying abroad under the schol- shed 1.01 percent. on Qatari index. Moreover, a prices and global market insta- scholarship scheme involving rep- arship programme, SEC will give Industries Qatar dropped statement from the Ministry bility due to the Greek crisis and resentatives from 30 government an additional allowance calculated 2.15 percent as Ooredoo went of Development Planning and China’s equities crash. entities. in the currencies of the countries. down 2.33 percent. Barwa which Statistics that stocks listed on THE PENINSULA Ramadan Abdullah Al Dosari, THE PENINSULA announced a QR15bn capex QE are expensive compared with Continued on page 4 QUIZ Answer a Simple Question Win a Gold Coin everyday See page 15 Strong dust winds again tomorrow Charge your devices for charity: QC DOHA: Strong dust winds the country has been experiencing over the past three days are expected to subside today but would hit again tomorrow, according to the Meteorology Department. DOHA: Qatar Charity (QC) has introduced an Northwesterly to northeasterly winds would blow at moderate speed innovative method to receive donations during and the weather would be relatively humid in eastern parts. The coun- Ramadan to support the needy. try could experience strong northwesterly winds again tomorrow and QC has set up booths in public places where on Saturday with speeds ranging from 10-20 to 25 knots at places and people can charge their electronic devices such can cause low visibility in some areas. From Sunday to Tuesday, wind See page 4 as mobile phones and tablets for a fee of QR10. speed would drop. Easterly winds would cause an increase in relative Money raised will be spent on charitable projects. humidity. “The weather during this period will be hot during the day The initiative ‘‘Charity Charger’ has been initially and relatively humid by night with haze to misty at places,” said a report introduced at shopping malls. The second phase issued by the department yesterday. Temperature in Doha is expected of the project will be implemented in other public to be between 32 and 42 degrees Celsius today. THE PENINSULA places like hospitals, clinics, and restaurants after Ramadan. The booths are equipped with tools to charge any type of electronic devices. Ministry recalls Durangos, Jeeps A refundable QR50 will be charged, which can be collected with the electronic device after charging. DOHA: The Ministry of Economy and Commerce has announced Abdullah Al Doosari, Executive Director, the recall of 2014 Dodge Durango and Jeep Grand Cherokee due Donation Projects, QC, said: “The initiative is a new to defects in the axle of the front wheels hub. The recall is part of and effective method by which people can make coordination and follow-up by the ministry to ascertain car deal- RAMADAN donations to the needy. Many people will need to ers’ commitment to follow up vehicle defects and repair them to TIMING charge their electronic devices while they are out, protect consumers’ rights. The ministry said it will coordinate with through the initiative people will also benefit and dealers to follow up on maintenance and repair operations and com- Today’s Iftar: get an opportunity to donate.” municate with customers to ensure implementation of procedures QC has also set up booths to collect clothes, shoes to fix defects.