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Page 01 Dec 14.Indd Home | 5 Business | 17 Sport | 27 Woqod opens fuel Qatar Shell, QDB sign QSL: Al Khor crush station in long-term agreements Al Gharafa, Al Al Rayyan with six Qatari SMEs Kharaitiyat win The Peninsula Newspaper @PeninsulaQatar @peninsula_qatar MONDAY 14 DECEMBER 2015 • 3 Rabia I 1437 • Volume 20 Number 6644 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com [email protected] | [email protected] Editorial: 4455 7741 | Advertising: 4455 7837 / 4455 7780 Emir meets Yemen Vice-President Hi-tech Leabaib Health Katara lines Centre inaugurated By Fazeena Saleem DOHA: The Prime Minister and Interior Minister up events for H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani yesterday inaugurated the Leabaib Health Centre near Khartiyat on Shamal road. It is also among the newly introduced wellness cen- tres in the country, considered the first of its kind in National Day the Arab region. Besides providing medical services, a wellness centre contributes to people’s mental and physical health through diverse facilities and pro- grammes. Parade, entertainments planned The centre features special facilities such as a gym, swimming pool and sauna. Mental health, ophthal- By Sidi Mohamed until 10pm and continue the fol- mology and dermatology services are introduced at lowing day from 10 am until 10pm. the Leabaib Health Centre, besides the regular clinics, DOHA: The Cultural Village, “We are looking forward to a laboratory, pharmacy and radiology units. Also a Medi- Katara, has lined up a number large turnout of visitors from all cal Commission unit offering mandatory health check of events to mark the National walks of life to mark the great up for expatriates will operate at the health centre. Day on December 18 and 19. occasion and take part in the fes- The Prime Minister, Minister of Public Health H E Some 43 activities will be held tivities,” added Al Tamimi. Abdullah bin Khalid Al Qahtani, Dr Mariam Abdul at Katara as part of its National The National Day activities Malik, Managing Director of the Primary Healthcare Day celebrations. will include parade by the Emiri Corporation (PHCC), Nasser bin Ali Al Mawlawi, Several important government Guard, in addition to participa- President of Ashghal, and other officials toured the institutions, authorities and asso- tion by the Armed Forces through various sections at the health centre. ciations will be taking part in 60 paratroopers. Continued on page 3 these activities. Qatar’s largest national flag This was disclosed by the Gen- will be unfurled as part of the Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani met yesterday with Yemeni Vice-President and THE PENINSULA eral Manager of Katara, Dr Kha- National Day celebrations at the Prime Minister Khalid Mahfuz Bahah. They discussed the latest developments in Yemen. lid bin Ibrahim Al Sulaiti, and the Cultural Village. head of Katara’s National Day Katara opens a ‘Loyalty Book’ Organising Committee, Abdul- every year to collect visitors’ sig- rahman Al Tamimi. natures, and last year the book Al Sulaiti said that they will had collected 10,000 signatures. Qatar-Pakistan T20 cricket match on National Day mark the great occasion of the Many institutions will be tak- National Day by holding events ing part participate in the activi- like parade, cultural and enter- ties. For example, Vodafone Qatar By Sanaullah Ataullah med Rislan, Irshad Umer, Sunet, Indian and Sri Lankan commu- ers from Rajasthan, India. This tainment shows. will be hosting some competitions Shereef and Firoz. nities will be holding cultural pro- event is being sponsored by Satco Katara will also honour the for the visitors and workshops for DOHA: A T20 cricket match will The Ministry of Interior and grammes in the Industrial Area International Group. iconic Qatari singer, Mohammad children. be held between Pakistan and the Qatar National Day Celebra- at the Asian Town amphitheatre. The events of Pakistani and Al Sai, who had first introduced The Childhood Cultural Center Qatar at the Asian Town Cricket tions’ Organising Committee has This venue will host art compe- Bangladeshi communities, with the Qatari Patriotic song ‘My will be participating with a Stadium as part of National Day lined up several other events on titions and cultural shows staged students of PEC School, Bang- Beloved Qatar’. “We will be asking number of poetry competitions, celebrations on December 18. December 17 and 18, to be held by students of MES Indian School, ladesh School, Bhavan’s Pub- one of his sons to attend, in addi- in addition to displaying a small Star Pakistani cricketers and in collaboration with expatri- Pak Shama, Stafford Sri Lankan lic School, TNG, DPS MIS and tion to honouring the song’s musi- museum titled ‘Modern Qatar’ their national team members will ate communities, companies and School, Birla Public School, Doha Noble International Schools will cian Abdulaziz Nasser Al Obaidan which will feature some old pho- be representing Pakistan in the schools. Modern Indian School and Bright be hosted at Wakra Sports Club and the songwriter Abdullah Al tographs about Qatar. match which will be held in the This was announced by Briga- Future School. The events will Indoor Stadium. Hammadi, on December 18 at Katara, in collaboration with evening and entry will be free. dier Abdullah Khalifa Al Muf- start at 4pm on December 17, a The Wakra open stadium will Katara Amphitheatre at 3.30pm, the Emiri Guard, Ooredoo and Salman Butt, Kamran Akmal, tah, Director of Public Relations Thursday, and will go on until host a wide variety of cultural Al Sulaiti added. Vodafone Qatar will be distribut- Adnan Akmal, Fuwad Alam, Aizaz Department of the Interior 8pm. fiesta by famous artistes from A number of workshops and ing some gifts to the visitors. Cheema, Thofeeq Umer, Rana Ministry, at a press conference The programme will restart Lahore and Peshawar. Khalid exhibitions were inaugurated at Also, a team of motorcycle rid- Naveed, Ehsan Adil, Mohammed here yesterday. It was attended the following day, December 18, Malik, Waheed Achakzai, Nelo, Katara earlier this month as part ers will be providing some impor- Asif, Saeed Ajmal and Imran Farhat by Captain Nasser al Suwaidi, at 8am and will continue until Afshan Zaibi, Hina Asif, Wafa of preparations to hold National tant tips to people about how to will be part of the Pakistani team. Vice-Chairman of QND Celebra- 10pm with breaks for prayers Afghanistan, Rahim Master, Hani Day celebrations. These events ride motorcycles and they will also The Qatari national team will tions’ Security Committee, and and lunch. Albela, Saleem Albela, Omar Gul have attracted a large number of be putting up a show as part of include players, namely, Iqbal Muhammad bin Ajyan, Chairman The Asian Town amphithea- and Khalida Yasmin are among visitors. National Day celebrations at Katara. Chawdhory, Sarjeel Khan, Nazer of IbinAjayan Trading Group, along tre will witness a ‘Qawwali’ pro- the performers from Pakistan. Al Tamimi pointed out that the Picture on page 7 Jamshed, Rahil Ali, Shahbaz with Asian expatriate community gramme on December, 17 from Continued on page 2 two-day festivities will start on Malik, Taimoor, Kamran Khan, leaders, school representatives and 8pm to 12pm. The programme December 18 from 1pm and last THE PENINSULA Azim Ali, Saad Naseem, Moham- media persons. will be presented by Sabri broth- THE PENINSULA Qatari cyclist wins GCC event Qatar backs UN 44 killed in Yemen ahead of talks bid to find Libya SANA’A: At least 44 people have rebels were killed when loyalist in the south, killing seven people, solution been killed in air raids and fight- artillery hit two rebel vehicles tribal sources said. ing between Yemeni loyalists and near the city of Damt, which the A truce is much needed in ROME: Foreign Minister H E Dr rebels ahead of a possible cease- Houthis and their allies captured the Arabian Peninsula’s poorest Khalid bin Mohamed Al Attiyah fire, medical and military sources in November, military sources nation where an estimated 80 confirmed support of Qatar to said yesterday. said. percent of the population of 26 the United Nations’ path towards The latest deaths come ahead In the same area, nine rebels million needs aid. finding a political solution in of UN-brokered peace talks set to and four pro-government fight- The United Nations says more Libya. take place between the warring ers were killed in clashes late on than 5,800 people have been killed In a statement to Qatar News parties in Switzerland tomorrow. Saturday. Further west, coalition in Yemen. More than a year after Agency (QNA), on the sidelines “We received the bodies of 12 warplanes struck a rebel military Iran-backed Shia Houthi rebels of the International Ministerial civilians and more than 20 oth- convoy between the strategic Taiz swept into Yemen’s capital Sanaa Meeting on Libya in Rome, Al ers were wounded,” an official at a province and Lahj in the south, in the first sparks of civil war, Attiyah stressed that the interna- field hospital in Haradh said. killing seven people, tribal sources none of the fighting factions has tional community should support A pack of riders taking the final bend on the last day of the Qatar leg Haradh, on the border with said. Further west, coalition war- emerged victorious. the upcoming Libyan government of the 14th GCC Cycling Championship, in Dukhan yesterday. Qatar’s Saudi Arabia, is among the planes early yesterday struck a See also page 7 and develop guarantees and create Ahmed Bassam Al Bourdainy won the final stage. The last three days northern strongholds of the Shia rebel military convoy between the a suitable atmosphere for its work. of the championship was organised by Qatar Cycling Federation.
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