www.thepeninsulaqatar.com Special Lease Offer MEDINAMEDINA CENTRALECENTRALE Special Lease Offer PORTOPORTO ARABIAARABIA BUSINESS | 19 SPORT | 23 4409 5155 4409 5155 RBS net loss Alonso upbeat widens to over 'aggressive' £7bn new McLaren Saturday 25 February 2017 | 28 Jumada I 1438 Volume 21 | Number 7083 | 2 Riyals Katara opens new fountain Qatar supports UN Khalifa Stadium likely counter-terrorism efforts: Envoy to open by mid-2017 New York QNA Sanaullah Ataullah sport event its tourism sector QATAR'S permanent repre- The Peninsula witnessed remarkable boom. sentative to the United “We expect about a million Nations Ambassador Sheikha he Khalifa Interna- or a million-and-a-half visitors Alia Ahmed bin Saif Al Thani tional Stadium (KIS) and spectators during Qatar said that the country remains that is being redevel- 2022 which is more than visi- committed to all the UN's oped to host FIFA tors hosted by other countries counter-terrorism efforts. Wold Cup 2022 is in the past. The previous host The Ambassador praised Texpected to open by the end of countries of Fifa World-Cup the working plans of national second quarter of this year. received about 500,000 to and regional entities con- “We are moving as per our 600,000 visitors,” cerned with counter-terrorism schedule to complete all projects Khalifa International But Qatar’s geographical and preventing extremism. related to the World Cup 2022 Stadium will be location and its other factors like She said that violent extrem- on time, said Nasser Al Khater, opened by the end of having Qatar Airways and sup- ism is one of the biggest Assistant Secretary- General of second quarter of this ported by other regional airlines security challenges facing the the Supreme Committee for like Emirates will help to attract world. Sheikha Alia stressed Delivery and Legacy (SC) in a year and will be more visitors during the event. the need for strong measures talk show on Qatar TV. followed by Al Khor Fifa will require 60,000 taken at the national, “KIS will be the first stadium and Al Wakrah hotel rooms and we promised regional, and international to be ready and will be opened stadiums that are to provide about 90,000 rooms levels. The Ambassador high- by the end of second quarter of including hotel rooms and lighted the important role that 2017. KIS will be followed by Al slated to be apartments, rooms in Cruise sustainable development and Khor and Al Wakrah stadiums completed by end of ships. Some buildings and com- human rights can play in that are slated to be completed 2018. Al Rayan and pounds will be also turned into counter-terrorism efforts. by end of 2018. Al Rayan and accommodations for spectators For his part, Foreign Minis- Qatar Foundation Qatar Foundation stadiums will and villages for spectators will ter's special envoy on open in 2019 while the remain- stadiums will open in be built. We expect to achieve counterterrorism and disputes' ing stadiums will be also ready 2019. the target by 2022. settlements, Dr Mutlaq bin by the end of 2020,” said Al Sports Villages for specta- Majed Al Qahtani warned Khater. tors will have different type of against linking violence and ter- “Now we are focusing on housing facilities. Some will be rorism on one side, and religion eight stadiums that would host In the long term, the event like camp-shaped while other or other beliefs and ideologies the world Cup 2022 but final will boost the tourism industry will be three and five-starred on the other. He expressed decision regarding the number significantly as it happened with hotels in a bid to serve all sec- regret at the increased tendency of stadiums will be taken in May countries that organised previ- tions of spectators and of linking terrorism and extrem- this year,” he added. ous football world cup visitors. ism to a religion. He stressed on Qatar will benefit in many championships, which is one of We focused to utilise the the importance of dialogue on ways directly and indirectly with the biggest sport event in the facilities related to Qatar 2022 a national, regional, and inter- World Cup 2022 during the world. like stadiums after the event. national level iagainst hosting of this giant sport event Germany has benefitted Some stadiums will be turned extremism. He highlighted the and aftermath in long term. The immensely by organising the into clubs for the residents of the role the Doha Center for inter- A new water fountain opened at the Katara Amphitheater, direct income will come from world cup. Before hosting the respective localities. And others faith Dialogue in promoting a the visitors and spectators of 2006 championship, Germany will cater to the surrounding yesterday. spirit of understanding between Qatar 2022 by providing them was known for industry and population in other different Pic: Baher Amin / The Peninsula different cultures and faiths. housing and other services. production but after this giant ways. → See also page 2 Iraqi forces enter western Mosul Proposal to train eatery staff to ensure food safety Baghdad AP Sidi Mohamed raq's air force struck Islamic State (IS) tar- The Peninsula gets inside Syria for the first time Iyesterday as troops on the ground pushed o address the issue of food-safety related violations and to into western Mosul, the last major urban make the work easier for municipalities’ inspectors, a pro- stronghold held by the Sunni militant group Tposal has been forwarded to to the Minister of Municipality in Iraq. and Environment for opening a training centre for workers Iraq's Prime Minister Haider Al Abadi employed by eateries, an official at the Ministry said. announced the air strikes in a statement, say- “To make the work easy for municipalities’ inspectors and to ing the air force hit towns of Boukamal and decrease food violations a proposal has been presented to the min- Husseibah across the border and came in ister for opening training centres for employees of food outlets response to recent bombings in Baghdad and restaurants. The proposed centre will teaching them how to claimed by IS and linked to the militants' deal properly with food and also educate them on food hygiene”, operations in Syria. a sources at the Ministry told The Peninsula. Meanwhile, Iraqi forces pushed into the “After opening these training centers for workers, hygiene first neighbourhood of western Mosul and standards will be met because workers will be well-aware of food took full control of Mosul's international air- safety and the violations will also decrease,” he added. port and a sprawling military base on the “Generally, violations at eateries are committed due to lack of southwestern edge of the city, according to knowledge among their staff. Therefore, we are suggesting the launch Iraqi officials. Iraqi troops advance towards Mosul to retake the northern city from Islamic State of such training centers which will be run under the umbrella of munic- The territorial gains mark the first key militants, yesteray. ipalities and experts will deliver lectures to workers”, he added. moves in the battle, now in its sixth day, to “We usually provide awareness lectures to workers but there rout IS militants from the western half of airport. An Iraqi air force commander said airport will be key to the next steps in the exists a problem that the workers are usually changed every two Mosul, Iraq's second-largest city. the air strikes against IS Syria were carried daunting battle and will serve as a base of to three weeks at food outlets hence our activity does not bring The push into Mamun neighborhood was out with F-16 warplanes at dawn and "were operations as Iraqi forces launch subsequent desired results. Every time we visit a food outlet, we find new faces followed by intense clashes with IS militants, successful." The commander, who spoke on pushes into western Mosul, which is divided which makes our awareness job more difficult. The proposed cent- according to an Iraqi special forces officer condition of anonymity because he was not by the Tigris River into two halves. ers will give certificates to workers who will join classes”, he said. on the ground, who spoke on condition of authorised to talk to the media, said they Iraqi authorities declared the city's east- "Some restaurant chains have more than 200 workers. It is in anonymity in line with regulations. were conducted at the order of the prime ern half "fully liberated" from the Sunni their favour to get their workers trained from these centres and Earlier yesterday, the spokesman of the minister. militants in January, three months after avoid penalties which are imposed when violations are commit- Joint Military Operation Command, Brig Gen The advances come a day after special launching the operation to take back Mosul, ted by their employees," he explained. He said that most of food Yahya Rasool, said Iraqi forces had also forces joined the fight for western Mosul. Iraq's second-largest city. violations committed at restaurants because food passes through retaken the military base adjacent to the Both the Ghazlani military base and the → See also page 3 many phases like storing, preparing and cooking. 02 HOME SATURDAY 25 FEBRUARY 2017 Sixth annual Halal Qatar Qatar and Papua New Guinea establish ties Festival opens at Katara Raynald C Rivera to introduce visitors to the var- The Peninsula Beauty contest ious kinds of halal. Festival sheds light on In its sixth edition, the festi- he sixth annual Halal the crucial role val has seen an increase in the Qatar Festival opened number of activities including livestock breeding yesterday at the exhibitions of photography, and trade played in southern area of handicraft and traditional cui- Katara, providing vis- the past and attempts sine in addition to folkloric Titors a glimpse into animal trade to preserve heritage.