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BUSINESS | Page 1 SPORT | Page 11 India beat West Indies by 237 INDEX DOW JONES QE NYMEX QATAR 2, 3, 24 COMMENT 22, 23 Al Meera posts REGION 4 BUSINESS 1–6, 17–20 runs to win QR102.4mn 18,523.01 10,953.31 44.69 ARAB WORLD 5- 7 CLASSIFIED 7–16 -42.00 -41.10 +1.20 INTERNATIONAL 8–21 SPORTS 1–12 fi rst-half net profi t series -0.23% -0.37% +2.76% Latest Figures published in QATAR since 1978 SUNDAY Vol. XXXVII No. 10180 August 14, 2016 Dhul-Qa’da 11, 1437 AH GULF TIMES www. gulf-times.com 2 Riyals Valiant efforts In brief Three new SYRIA | Strife hospitals Thousands return to war-torn city Thousands of displaced residents streamed back into the northern Syrian town of Manbij yesterday after US-backed fighters ousted to boost the last Islamic State (IS) militants from their former stronghold. The US-backed Syria Democratic Forces (SDF) announced on Friday they had seized full control of the city near the Turkish border after the departure of the last of the militants, healthcare who had been using civilians as human shields. Hundreds of cars and Located in Industrial Area, with all the necessary services, labora- vehicles carrying families and their Mesaieed and Ras Laff an, the three tories and other support services, in ad- belongings flocked into the city from hospitals are under diff erent stages dition to green spaces and parking areas, makeshift camps and villages in the of completion according to the statement. countryside, where many of the city’s “The new hospitals will be handed residents took shelter during the over to the Ministry of Public Health in two-month campaign, according to hree new hospitals, each with a the last quarter of 2016 and the begin- an SDF off icial. Page 7 capacity of 120 beds, will be add- ning of next year,” the PEO said adding Ted to Qatar’s healthcare system the MOPH would embark on the imple- TURKEY | Measures by the beginning of next year, the Pri- mentation of the operational require- vate Engineering Offi ce (PEO) yesterday ments according to a scheduled plan. 81,000 civil servants said. “This project will have a signifi cant suspended since coup Located in Doha’s Industrial Area, impact and make a qualitative leap in Turkey has suspended or fired Mesaieed and Ras Laff an, all the three health services in Qatar as it would con- 81,494 state employees, including hospitals are under diff erent stages of tribute to easing the burden on the ex- more than 3,000 soldiers, since Qatar’s left back Rafael Capote, left, and Qatar’s pivot Hassan Mabrouk, second right, vying with Denmark’s left back Henrik completion by the Private Engineering isting hospitals to provide better serv- the failed coup attempt last month, Hansen, second left, and Denmark’s centre back Mads Mensah Larsen during the men’s preliminaries Group A handball match Offi ce, a government agency that over- ices to citizens and residents towards Prime Minister Binali Yidirim said, Denmark vs Qatar at the Future Arena in Rio de Janeiro yesterday. Denmark beat Qatar, 26-25 Page 1 Sport sees high-profi le development projects achieving the Qatar National Vision according to broadcaster CNN in the country. (QNV) 2030,” the PEO added. Turk. Yildirim also said that US Vice “These medical facilities are built as Meanwhile, the Hamad Medical Cor- President Joe Biden will visit Turkey. part of the government’s keenness to poration (HMC) is witnessing its busi- The talks with the US are likely to provide high-quality health services est expansion programme which will revolve around Fethullah Gulen, to the growing population in the cen- see several new hospitals creating more the US-based Turkish Islamic cleric tral, south and the north regions of the than 1,100 new hospital beds before the accused of plotting the July 15 coup Authority urges caution on country,” an offi cial said. end of December 2017. attempt - charges he denies. Page 14 According to the PEO, the bed capac- One of the salient features of the ex- ity of the hospitals can be increased in the pansion is the creation of additional ASEAN | Violence future as part of any expansion plans. beds in specialities where there is high Thai authorities use of social media apps In a statement, the PEO said the im- demand for services, and thereby ena- plementation of the hospital project is bling more patients to be able to access hunt bombers being carried out in co-ordination with care at these new, state-of-the-art hos- Thai authorities yesterday hunted for he Communications Regulato- staying safe and cautious when using possible, people should use apps that the Cabinet and the Ministry of Public pitals. culprits behind a wave of bombings ry Authority (CRA) has advised such apps, the statement said. “Stay are locally available to ensure that the Health (MOPH) and “according to high “These new hospitals and facilities targeting popular holiday destinations, Tpeople to be cautious while us- safe, protect your privacy and report content they are accessing or shar- quality standards”. will revolutionise healthcare delivery as businesses braced for the economic ing applications that share content inappropriate content while using so- ing is culturally appropriate. “When Besides the 120 beds, each hospital in Qatar by increasing bed capacity fallout from the attacks on the crucial and personal data. cial media apps,” it urged. in doubt, confi rm with your service has a health centre, an outpatient clinic, and giving our patients faster access to tourism industry. Page 10 In a statement yesterday, the CRA In this regard, the CRA has advised provider.” an emergency centre, lobby and waiting specialised care where and when they said while it “encouraged the creation people to keep the following guide- Report inappropriate content: if areas. The hospitals will be equipped need it. The new hospitals and facilities of appropriate digital content and use lines in mind for the safe use of social users come across any content that will also signifi cantly free up capacity of technology, it also intended to cre- media apps: they feel is explicit or inappropriate at our existing hospitals to enable the ate awareness among netizens to stay Monitor app usage by minors: as culturally, they should report it to the continued development and expansion safe and vigilant when sharing and an informed consumer, one should service provider. of services,” Hamad al-Khalifa, HMC’s accessing multimedia, personal or ensure that minor children in the Protect your personal data: chief of Healthcare Facilities, was earlier promotional content”. family or under one’s care are using sharing personal information, pho- quoted as saying. The consumer alert specifi- age-appropriate apps. “Several so- tographs, location and contacts - “HMC has been the leading health- care provider in Qatar for nearly 40 cally cautions users of apps such cial media apps have minimum-age publicly or with apps - may result in years and these facilities will ensure we as SnapChat, Periscope, Tumblr, requirements; you should encourage undesirable outcomes. “Always take The new hospitals in the final stages of continue to provide world class care for Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, etc, children around you to respect and precautions,” the advisory states. completion. generations to come,” al-Khalifa added. which provide audio, video and abide by such requirements. When The CRA, as the regulator for com- multimedia content that may be unavoidable, monitor and supervise munications and postal sectors as offensive, sensitive or entirely in- children’s usage of apps that may well as access to digital media, works appropriate culturally, for under- display age-inappropriate content,” closely with relevant government au- age audiences or for security of in- the advisory notes. It is also advisable thorities, local service providers and dividuals and businesses. to use age restrictions in settings on other regulators in the GCC countries Consumers play an equally impor- smart devices that are used exclusively to ensure that netizens in Qatar have tant part in helping CRA deliver its by children without adult supervision. access to appropriate content and dig- mandate for consumer protection by Download offi cial apps: where ital platforms. Two-month ban on Police look for motive First half of year sees catching kingfi sh behind Swiss train attack 3,114 road accidents he Fisheries Department at the in preserving the strategic stock of Reuters total of 3,114 traffi c accidents, that a total of 488,112 traffi c violations Ministry of Municipality and this migratory fi sh and manage the Zurich involving 80 casualties, were were detected by radars in the fi rst half TEnvironment (MME) will en- stock properly, the MME has said in A reported in the fi rst half of of the year. Month-wise, February saw force a ban on catching kingfi sh with a statement. 2016, according to local Arabic daily the highest number of cases at 96,503 nets in the local waters from tomor- The ministry has urged fi shermen ix people were injured in an at- Al Sharq. and June the lowest at 65,959. row. and operators of fi shing vessels to co- tack aboard a Swiss train yester- The daily cited data from the Min- Meanwhile, 11,701 violations were The ban will remain in eff ect until operate with it to enforce the ban ef- Sday by a man armed with a knife Workers cleaning a platform after the istry of Development Planning and recorded in the same period for jump- October 15 and is aimed at boosting fectively.