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www.thepeninsulaqatar.com BUSINESSB | 17 SPORT | 24 DDollar rises on Al Rayyan and comments by Umm Salal in FFed’se Rosengren goalless stalemate SATURDAY 24 SEPTEMBER 2016 • 22 DHUL HIJJA 1437 • Volume 21 • Number 6929 2 Riyals thepeninsulaqatar @peninsulaqatar @peninsula_qatar Emir holds Demand for talks with LA Mayor affordable QNA LOS ANGELES: Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani attended a reception ceremony creches soars hosted by Mayor of Los Angeles, Eric Garcetti, at Getty House in Los Angeles, California, nurseries are not less than QR2,500 yesterday. per month. Some nurseries charge The reception, in which a The new daycare extra for additional hours. Most number of Qatari institutions and facilities have become a high-end nurseries are located in agencies took part, was attended boon for many parents, Doha downtown and some posh US figures including heads of enabling them to find areas like Dafna and West Bay. companies and businessmen. Several middle range daycare Talks dealt with areas of a seat for their kids facilities have opened in the city’s cooperation and means of not far away from their outskirts like Al Murra, Al Aziziya promoting and developing them localities. However, some and Muaither. as to open wider horizons of ties in parents have raised “We have seats vacant. Regis- future. tration started early this month,” The Emir also attended a dinner concern over the quality manager of a daycare facility in Al banquet hosted by the Mayor of Los of their services. Aziziya near Wathnan Mall said. Angeles in honour of the Emir and “We charge QR500 for the accompanying delegation. registration and QR5,400 for the The banquet was attended by Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani with the Mayor of Los Angeles, Eric Garcetti, at Getty House in first term extending from this month senior officials and businessmen in By Sanaullah Ataullah to year-end,” she added. A similar Los Angeles, California, yesterday. → More pictures on page 2 California. The Peninsula fee will be charged for the second term stretching from January 1 to May 1, 2017. If the parents cannot afford to DOHA: More affordable nurseries pay the charges in two instalments (crèches) have begun opening across then they have to pay QR1,800 ‘ShowcaseQatar’ contest on social media the city to cash in on the increas- per month as per the policy of ing demand from low and middle the school. Onetime lump some income families. payment will save pretty good The Peninsula can take a photo to upload on social buffets, in addition to special rates Doha, Marriott Marquis City Cen- The new daycare facilities have money for parents because in this media, using the hashtags #WTD2016 for desert safaris, dinner dhow tre, The Avenue – A Merweb Hotel, become a boon for many parents, case they will have to pay only and #ShowcaseQatar for a chance to cruises, fishing trips and overnight The Torch Doha, Grand Regal Doha, enabling them to find a seat for their QR1,350 per month. The working win prizes which include weekend camping. Melia Doha, Westin Doha Hotel & kids not far away from their local- hours of the crèche is between 7am DOHA: Qatar Tourism Authority stays at a local five-star hotel. The participating tour opera- Spa, Sheraton Grand Doha Resort ities. However, some parents have to 3pm, said the manager. (QTA) will mark this year’s World Participants can increase their tors are Qatar Ventures, Arabian & Convention Hotel, City Centre raised concern over the quality of Another daycare facility run by Tourism Day (WTD) celebrations chances of winning by visiting and Adventures Qatar, Gulf Adven- Rotana, The Royal Riviera Hotel, W their services. Most operators of the an Indian management at Bin Mah- with a five-day social media com- uploading photos of as many of the tures and Qatar International Doha, Hilton Doha, Four Seasons crèches say that they have enough moud area has opened its doors to petition in which residents stand a eight locations as they can. The loca- Adventures. Hotel Doha, Marsa Malaz Kempin- seats to offer for new candidates. children aged up to four years. chance to win exciting prizes. QTA tions will be announced on QTA’s The participating hotels are ski, The Pearl, Corp Executive Hotel. Demand for affordable daycare “We charge as per the age of is inviting people living in Qatar to social media accounts: @VisitQatar Ramada Encore Doha, Al Sultan For details on each establish- facilities have gone up after more the children; QR1,000 per month join the contest by discovering the and @QTACorporate. Beach Resort, Ezdan Hotel & Suites, ment’s WTD offer, those interested women have joined the job mar- for a child of one year and above country through the eyes of a tourist. The competition will run from Concorde Hotel Doha, Movenpick may contact the hotels and tour oper- ket, earning relatively low salaries and QR1,200 for children aged two Tour operators will offer spe- September 27, the day set aside in the Hotel Westbay, Grand Hyatt Doha, ators directly. to support their spouses in meeting months to one year,” said its manager cial rates while hotels will give UN calendar to celebrate WTD 2016, Movenpick Doha, Amari DohaHotel, “This year’s World Tourism Day the rising cost of living. “We also charge QR500 as onetime discounted packages in celebration until October 1. The St. Regis Doha, Intercontinental is particularly significant for us as The registration charges differ registration fee and QR400 for stu- of the global event under the theme Throughout this time, special Doha The City, Mercure Grand we are gearing up to host the offi- from one crèche to another ranging dent kit. We work between 8am to 12 Tourism For All – Promoting Univer- packages at discounted prices will Hotel, Adagio Premium Aparthotel, cial UN celebrations for WTD 2017, from QR500 to QR1,000, The Penin- (noon) from Sunday to Thursday. We sal Accessibility. be available at local tourist establish- Al Liwan Suites, Best Western Plus which will be fittingly held under the sula has learnt. The monthly fee at provide additional hours with extra For the social media competi- ments, courtesy of partnering hotels Doha, Retaj Al Rayyan Doha, Retaj theme Sustainable Tourism – A Tool several newly opened middle range charges”, she added. tion, life-size photo frames will be and tour operators. The packages Royale Hotel, Retaj Residence Al Cor- for Development.” commented Saif crèches range from QR1,000 to installed at eight landmarks around include discounted bed and break- niche, Oryx Rotana Doha, Saraya Al Kuwari, Director of PR and Com- QR1,500. The fees at most high-end → Continued on page 3 Qatar, through which participants fast, spa treatments, and lunch Corniche Hotel, Radisson Blu Hotel munication at QTA. Three-year multiple Online fancy car plate entry visas for Qataris visiting Japan bids fetch over QR16m DOHA: Qatari citizens visiting Japan will be eligible for multiple By Sidi Mohamed entry visas for three years start- The Peninsula ing from next month. “Multiple entry visas for three years will be issued for the holders DOHA: More than QR16m have of Qatari passports from Octo- been collected at the fourth online ber, announced Japanese Prime auction of 25 fancy car plates which Minister Shinzo Abe. The move concluded on Thursday night. aims to strengthen bilateral rela- The bidding witnessed strong tion in several sectors especially in competition among participants, economic, trade and investment, Al especially in last hours. Plate Sharq reports. number 311113 fetched the high- Damaged aid supplies are seen after an airstrike on Tuesday on the rebel-held Urem Al Kubra town est price which was QR2,304,000, in the western Aleppo city in Syria, yesterday. followed by plate number 322223 Hadi vows to which fetched QR2,010,000. Plate numbers 313131 and 322222 fetched liberate Yemen Syria army readies for ground assault more than QR1.5m each. The lowest price was for plate UNITED NATIONS: Yemen Pres- number 363633 with QR190,000. ident Abdrabuh Mansur Hadi AFP dozens wounded in the raids by before the ground operation starts. The bidding launched by The vowed at the United Nations to Russian warplanes and regime The timing of the ground opera- General Directorate of Traffic at “extract Yemen from the claws aircraft, said the Syrian Observ- tion will depend on the results of the Ministry of Interior was done of Iran” as he accused Tehran of ALEPPO: Missiles rained down on atory for Human Rights. the strikes and the situation on the through Metrash 2 and continued impeding peace by intervening in rebel-held areas of Syria’s Aleppo A high-ranking military ground.” for three days from Tuesday 12 noon the country. A Saudi-led Arab coa- yesterday, causing widespread source confirmed that the bom- The conflict in Syria has cost to Thursday late night. lition has been fighting Iran-allied destruction that overwhelmed res- bardment was preparation for a more than 300,000 lives and dis- The General Directorate of Houthi rebels since March 2015 in cue teams, as the army prepared a ground assault. “We have begun placed over half the country’s Traffic announced, as per rules QR20,000 as insurance. The total collec- a bid to restore the internationally- ground offensive to retake the city. reconnaissance, aerial and artil- population since March 2011. the bidding would start from tion of the first day was more than QR4,6m, backed Hadi to power after rebels Nearly 30 civilians including lery bombardment,” he said. “This QR100,000 and participants were while on the second day it crossed more took over the capital Sana’a.