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3rd Best News Website in the Middle East BUSINESS | 21 SPORT | 29 QSE’s first ETF Al Duhail, Al Rayyan evokes huge target wins in AFC market response Champions League Tuesday 6 March 2018 | 18 Jumada II I 1439 www.thepeninsula.qa Volume 22 | Number 7457 | 2 Riyals Freedom to roam with Bill Protection! Terms & conditions apply Emir accorded warm welcome in Brussels Qatar & Kuwait vow to boost ties further Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani reading a written message from the Emir of Kuwait Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani arrived yesterday in Brussels on an official visit to Belgium. H H Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Jaber Al Sabah. The envoy of H H the Emir of Kuwait, H E Sheikh Upon his arrival at Brussels Airport, H H the Emir and his accompanying delegation were received Mohammad Al Abdullah Al Mubarak Al Sabah, Deputy Minister of Kuwaiti Emiri Diwan Affairs, handed by Belgian Secretary of State for Foreign Trade, Pieter De Crem; Qatar’s Ambassador to Belgium, the message during a meeting yesterday with H H the Emir at the Al Bahr Palace. H E Abdulrahman bin Mohammed Al Khulaifi, and members of the Qatari Embassy in Belgium. QNA H H the Emir received a written message from H H the Emir of Kuwait. The message DOHA: Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani received extended Kuwait’s thanks to Qatar for yesterday a written message its effective participation in the national Advisory Council okays draft from the Emir of Kuwait H H celebrations held in Kuwait. Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Jaber Al Sabah, pertaining to the law on National Service strong sisterly relations between yesterday with H H the Emir at to the Kuwaiti people further both countries and means of Al Bahr Palace. progress and prosperity. THE PENINSULA Minister and Minister of State for educational and security impor- enhancing and boosting them. At the outset of the meeting Earlier, the Deputy Minister Defence Affairs H E Dr Khalid tance of the draft law. He added The message also extended the Deputy Minister of Kuwaiti arrived in Doha. He was wel- DOHA: The Advisory Council, bin Mohammed Al Attiyah also this is why it is the focus of dis- Kuwait’s thanks to Qatar for Emiri Diwan Affairs, conveyed comed upon arrival at Doha in its regular weekly session, attended the session, reported cussions by the Council and its its effective participation, on to H H the Emir the greetings of International Airport by Sec- approved the draft law on QNA. relevant committees. The draft official and people’s level, in the Emir of Kuwait, wishing him retary to the H H the Emir for national service and decided to The Council discussed the law was also the subject of the national celebrations held good health and happiness and Investments, H E Sheikh refer it along with amendments report of the joint committee extensive study and deliberation in Kuwait. to the people of Qatar con- Mohamed bin Hamad Al Thani and recommendations to the formed by the legal and legis- by the joint committee formed The envoy of H H the Emir tinuous progress and and Ambassador of Kuwait to cabinet. lative affairs committee and by the legal and legislative of Kuwait, H E Sheikh prosperity. Qatar Hafiz Mohammed Al The weekly session was held internal and external affairs affairs committee and internal Mohammad Al Abdullah Al For his part, H H the Emir Ajmi. under the chairmanship of the committee to study a draft law and external affairs Mubarak Al Sabah, Deputy entrusted the Deputy Minister Later, Deputy Minister of Speaker of the Advisory Council on national service. The committee. Minister of Kuwaiti Emiri with his greetings to H H the Kuwaiti Emiri Diwan Affairs Ahmed bin Abdullah bin Zaid Al Speaker initiated the discus- Diwan Affairs, handed the Emir of Kuwait, wishing him left Doha after a brief visit to Mahmoud. Deputy Prime sions, stressing the national, →CONTINUED ON PAGE 3 message during a meeting good health and well-being and Qatar. Siege nations’ citizens ‘What happened to Qatar should not Qatar’s financial system remains still benefiting from be repeated to another country’ solid: IMF SATISH KANADY Qatar Social Work QNA imposed by four countries against Qatari citizens, but against expa- THE PENINSULA Doha since last June, reflects triate residents and Gulf citizens. AMNA PERVAIZ RAO QSW provide a variety of LONDON: H E Sheikh Saif bin Qatar’s belief and respect for the In an interview with the DOHA: Qatar’s economy THE PENINSULA services. Wifaq (Centre for Ahmed bin Saif Al Thani, Director international law, adding that Spanish newspaper El Pais in continues to adjust success- Awareness and Consulting) of the Government Communica- Qatar had resorted to the UN London, H E Sheikh Saif said fully to lower hydrocarbon DOHA: Despite the unjust siege provided its services to 497 cit- tions Office, has underlined the since the beginning of the that the illegal siege had affected prices and the country’s imposed by the neighbouring izens of the blockading coun- State of Qatar resort to the UN blockade to keep it informed and all sectors of Qatar’s citizens. financial system remains countries, 1,036 citizens from tries, Aman Centre (Protection Human Rights Council to take aware of the illegal actions taken sound, IMF noted yesterday the blockade nations have and Rehabilitation) provided its measures against the siege and exercised not only against →CONTINUED ON PAGE 6 as the preliminary findings of benefitted by the services of services to 177 citizens, Sha- its staff at the end of an various centres that operate fallah (Centre for persons with official staff visit to Qatar. under Qatar Social Work disability) provided to 64, Nama (QSW). (Empowerment and Entrepre- →CONTINUED ON PAGE 5 Maximum beneficiaries are neurship) to 137 citizens, Ehsan 900 projects to be discussed at from Egypt followed by Saudi (Elderly Empowerment and Laboratory results Arabia. Of the total benefici- care centre) to 30 citizens, aries, 205 are citizens of Saudi Dreama (Empowerment of the National Scientific Research Week show Australian Arabia, 60 are citizens of the Orphans) to five beneficiaries Rockmelon safe United Arab Emirates, 95 are and Best-Buddies Initiative- MOHAMMED OSMAN Convention Center (QNCC), will this year’s education conference Bahrainis and 676 are Egyp- Qatar (Friendship, Support and THE PENINSULA discuss 900 research projects that is aimed at providing a DOHA: The Ministry of Public tians. According to the report Inclusion) provided services to presented by 1,892 students platform for experts, teachers Health (MOPH) yesterday said by QSW, 65 percent of the ben- 126 beneficiaries. DOHA: The Ministry of from 218 government and and students to exchange that the laboratory results of eficiaries were Egyptians, 20 Sharing her sentiments on Education and Higher Education private schools. knowledge, experiences and Rockmelon fruit from Australia percent were Saudis, 9 percent this occasion, Amal Abdullatif yesterday announced that it will Around 411 teachers from 97 research, said Fawzia Al Khater, origin, which were withdrawn Bahrainis and 6 percent were Al Mannai, CEO of QSW, told organise the National Scientific schools presented 363 Assistant Undersecretary for from the market, showed it is Emiratis have benefited from The Peninsula: “The centres are Research Week and the 10th researches during the proce- Educational Affairs at the Min- free of Listeriae and other types the entities working under operating under the umbrella National Student Research Exhi- dural research competition. istry of Education and Higher of bacteria such as Salmonella QSW. of QSW.” bition from March 11 to 15, 2018. The Ministry has set up Education. and Escherichia coli. The seven centres that The event, which will take special committees and made operate under the umbrella of →CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 place at the Qatar National all necessary preparations for →CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 →CONTINUED ON PAGE 5 02 HOME TUESDAY 6 MARCH 2018 Emir accorded grand welcome in Brussels Emir ratifies several Cabinet decisions THE PENINSULA The Emir ratified Cabinet decision DOHA: Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani No. 8 of 2018 to ratified yesterday the Cabinet extend the leasing decision No. 8 of 2018 to extend contracts relating the leasing contracts relating to to all or any part all or any part of premises leased for non-residential of premises leased purposes. for non-residential The decision is effective purposes. The starting from February 15, 2018 decision is effective and is to be published in the official gazette. starting from H H the Emir also ratified February 15, 2018. the Cabinet decision No. 9 of 2018 expropriating some real estate for the public good. The agreement between the Gov- decision is effective starting ernment of the State of Qatar from its publication in the and the Government of the official gazette. Republic of El Salvador signed H H the Emir ratified the in Doha on January 15, 2018. Cabinet decision No. 10 of 2018 H H the Emir issued an forming lawyers admission instrument of ratification committee. The decision is approving a memorandum of effective starting from its date understanding in the field of Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani arrived yesterday in Brussels on an official visit to Belgium. Upon his arrival at Brussels of issue and is to be published humanitarian aid between the Airport, the Emir and the accompanying delegation were received by Belgian Secretary of State for Foreign Trade, Pieter De Crem; the in the official gazette. Government of the State of State of Qatar›s Ambassador to Belgium, Abdulrahman bin Mohammed Al Khulaifi; and members of the Qatari Embassy in Belgium.