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Parents Call for 'Affordable' Nurseries QATAR | Page 24 SPORT | Page 3 Bale regrets racing INDEX back from DOW JONES QE NYMEX QATAR 3-8, 24 COMMENT 22, 23 REGION 9 BUSINESS 1-6, 11, 12 City caught up in ankle injury 21,029.47 10,063.64 49.47 ARAB WORLD 9 CLASSIFIED 7-10 -50.81 -48.75 -0.33 INTERNATIONAL 10–21 SPORTS 1–8 hot, dusty weather -0.24% -0.48% -0.66 % Latest Figures published in QATAR since 1978 WEDNESDAY Vol. XXXVIII No. 10470 May 31, 2017 Ramadan 5, 1438 AH GULF TIMES www. gulf-times.com 2 Riyals Lekhwiya out Qatar, US Parents stress on In brief strategic ties E the Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohamed bin Abdulrahman call for Hal-Thani held yesterday a tel- ephone conversation with US Secre- QATAR | Offi cial tary of State Rex Tillerson. Emir to visit The two sides stressed that they will follow up on the outcomes of the Kuwait today meeting held between HH the Emir Within the framework of fraternal ‘aff ordable’ Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani visits of HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim and US President Donald Trump, bin Hamad al-Thani during the holy which took place on the sidelines of month of Ramadan every year, His the Riyadh Summit in Saudi Arabia. Highness will visit the sisterly State The meeting discussed enhancing of Kuwait today. During the visit, the strategic bilateral co-operation in HH the Emir will meet with the Emir nurseries political, economic, security, and mil- of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad itary fi elds to achieve mutual interests. al-Jaber al-Sabah. By Joseph Varghese Meanwhile, offi cials from nurseries The Foreign Minister and the US O HH the Emir exchanged Ramadan Staff Reporter and daycare centres welcomed the au- Secretary of State focused on Syria, greetings with Deputy Prime thorities’ move, saying it would lead to Libya, and Palestine, and possible Minister for Cabinet Aff airs of Oman the provision of quality care for infants solutions that could prevent the de- Fahad bin Mahmood al-Said during arents have reiterated the need in the country. They stressed that the Action during the AFC Champions League match between Lekhwiya and Persepolis terioration of crises in the region. a telephone call the Emir received for “aff ordable” nurseries in the unlicensed nurseries did not provide held at the Al Sadd Stadium. The Qatari team were knocked out of the tournament They also discussed counter-ter- yesterday. Pcountry even as they welcomed many of the basic amenities required after a 1-0 loss to the Iranian side in the second leg of this Round of 16 tie. rorism eff orts and facing the chal- the authorities’ tough stance on such for children. PICTURE: Noushad Thekkayil lenges threatening peace and security. QATAR | Gesture facilities that run without licences. “We have spent a lot of money es- This comes in the wake of a notice tablishing a daycare centre, provid- Emir pardons prisoners issued by the Ministry of Administra- ing all necessary facilities for children. on occasion of Ramadan tive Development, Labour and Social But many others off er daycare services HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Aff airs, which warns of legal action without these facilities. However, many Hamad al-Thani issued an Emiri against those who operate such facili- people still go to them as their fees are gesture pardoning a number of ties without the due permits. The no- comparatively lower than ours. The QA ‘stopover package’ lifts prisoners on the occasion of the tice was published in the local media government move will help stop such holy month of Ramadan. yesterday. practices,” a nursery manager said. Asked for their views on the matter, Another expatriate said the pos- ARAB WORLD | Crisis some parents argued that most of the sibility of legal action should act as Doha’s hotel occupancy rate existing nurseries were beyond their a strong deterrent for those provid- UN launches $75mn reach and this prevented many expa- ing unlicensed daycare facilities as atar Airways’ one-night free on-year in April 2017, EY said. stays and complimentary transit visas. appeal for Libya triate families from earning a double any shortcoming on their part could stay for transit passengers “The increase in Doha’s hospitality The off er with QTA has been The United Nations yesterday income as they did not have any place have serious consequences. At the Qwishing stopover gave tre- market could be a result of Qatar Air- launched by Qatar Airways’ newly cre- launched a $75.5mn appeal to where they could keep their children same time, he stressed that all chil- mendous boost to Qatar’s hospitality ways’ new off er for transit travellers ated destination management compa- tackle a swelling humanitarian and during working hours. dren should be able to benefi t from the sector in April this year, according to who are eligible for a free one-night ny, Discover Qatar, and is “one of many migration crisis in Libya. The UN’s “Alternatively, some families, where activities carried out at nurseries as Ernst and Young (EY), a global con- hotel stay if they choose to layover,” it new initiatives that will be launched High Commissioner for Refugees both parents work but who cannot af- these could play a key role in a child’s sultant. said. over the coming months to generate (UNHCR) said the funds would go ford to send their kids to a full-fl edged overall development. Doha’s hospitality market witnessed Qatar Airways, in partnership with awareness of, and visits to, Qatar”. It is toward providing essential services nursery, send their children to people In its notice yesterday, the ministry an increase in average occupancy from Qatar Tourism Authority (QTA), had designed to kick off the newly launched for displaced people, refugees and they know personally as the cost in- cited provisions mentioned in laws is- 65.6% in April 2016 to 74% in April launched a stopover package off ering campaign, +Qatar, from QTA and is asylum-seekers. volved is relatively low. It is possible sued in 2014 and 2004. The directive 2017; even as the city hotels’ ADR (av- transit passengers the opportunity to aimed at supporting the growing de- that these people are running a facil- was issued in view of the health and erage daily rate) dropped 7.3% year- discover Doha with free luxury hotel mand for tourism in Qatar. RAMADAN THOUGHT ity similar to a nursery but without the safety risks for children that might re- O mankind! Eat of that which is necessary permits,” said one of them. sult from the practice of running unli- lawful and good on the earth, Agreeing that the government censed nurseries. and follow not the footsteps of stance would pave the way for bet- All those who do not abide by the Shaitan (Satan). Verily, he is to ter care for children and help stop rules - as well as their subordinates you an open enemy. the spread of illegal nurseries in the and employees - will be liable to legal (Qur’an 2: 168) country, a parent said: “These estab- prosecution as stipulated in Law No 1 lishments lack most of the facilities of 2014 regulating nursery schools or Prayer times needed for children but they are eco- the Penal Code issued in Law No 11 of Fajr....3.16 Zuhr....11.31 Asr....2.56 nomical and can be aff orded by most 2004 and its amendments, according Maghrib.....6.22 Isha.....7.52 people. At the same time, fees at most to the ministry notice. of the existing nurseries are too high It could be recalled that after the Fasting times - which many people cannot aff ord Villaggio fi re in 2012, a committee had Iftar today ............................6.22pm here. This is the real problem and the made 11 recommendations that in- Imsak tomorrow...............3.06am authorities concerned should fi nd a cluded certain provisions on govern- way to solve it.” ing childcare facilities. Sidra cardiologist pioneers new heart valve surgery rof Ziyad M Hijazi, chair of the Department of Paediatrics and Pthe director of the Sidra Car- diac Programme at Sidra Medical and Research Center (Sidra) recently per- formed and oversaw four pioneering surgeries on congenital heart defects (CHD) patients in Qatar, with a new proprietary heart valve. Prof Hijazi has been the global prin- cipal investigator for a consortium of international cardiac interventionists to evaluate a new heart valve – the Ve- nus P-valve. Manufactured by Venus Medtech Inc, the P-valve is seeking to address the needs of a large majority of CHD Prof Hijazi (fourth left) with HMC team after a successful heart valve implantation. patients who are unable to benefi t from existing minimally-invasive valve im- His major area of interest, is in the This is the fi rst time that the im- plantations and have to undergo open- development of techniques, catheters, plantation with the valve has been heart surgery. devices and valves to help treat or cure done in the country after successful Qatar-based patients, ranging from congenital and structural cardiac dis- evaluations in other parts of the world. ages 14 to 40, received the Venus P- ease without open-heart surgery. “The Ministry of Public Health in Valve implantations at Hamad General “Clinical research is a key part of our Qatar granted Sidra the rights to bring Hospital. remit at Sidra. this innovation to Qatar,” Prof Hijazi The operations were performed As surgeons and physicians we are said. jointly by Prof Hijazi and Dr Qi-Ling committed to ensuring that we never Peter Morris, CEO of Sidra ,said: Cao from Sidra and Dr Hesham al- stop researching new treatment and “Sidra has a fi rm commitment towards Saloos, an interventional cardiologist technologies that can save lives and innovation – one of our organisation’s from Hamad Medical Corp.
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