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Qatar, Angola Sign Pacts to Boost Ties MONDAY SEPTEMBER 9, 2019 MUHARRAM 10, 1441 VOL.13 NO. 4734 QR 2 FINE Fajr: 4:00 am Dhuhr: 11:31 am HIGH : 43°C Asr: 3:00 pm Maghrib: 5:46 pm LOW : 34°C Isha: 7:16 pm MAIN BRANCH LULU HYPER SANAYYA ALKHOR Business 9 Sports 12 Doha D-Ring Road Street-17 M & J Building MATAR QADEEM MANSOURA ABU HAMOUR BIN OMRAN High-profile Qatari delegation Bianca on top of Near Ahli Bank Al Meera Petrol Station Al Meera attends major China trade fair the world alzamanexchange www.alzamanexchange.com 44441448 Upgrade your home internet to 150 Mbps and watch the best football leagues with Ooredoo ONE! AMIR, ANGOLAN PRESIDENT DISCUSS WAYS TO TAKE BILATERAL RELATIONS TO NEW HEIGHTS Qatar, Angola sign pacts to boost ties The Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al Thani with Angola President Joao Manuel Lourenco at the Amiri Diwan on Sunday; (right) the Amir and the Angolan president witness the signing of an agreement in Doha. QNA This came as the Amir HH tions and the ways of enhanc- The Amir and the Angolan tations, an agreement on the protection of mutual invest- companying delegation at the DOHA Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al ing them in various fields, es- president then witnessed the abolition of visa requirements ments, and an agreement on Amiri Diwan. Thani and President of Angola pecially in energy, investment, signing of a number of agree- for holders of diplomatic and economic, commercial and Earlier, upon arrival at QATAR and Angola pledged Joao Manuel Lourenco held and air and maritime trans- ments and a memorandum of special passports, and a mari- technical cooperation were the Amiri Diwan, the Angolan to enhance the bilateral rela- official talks at the Amiri Di- port. understanding (MoU) between time transport agreement. also signed. president was accorded an of- tions to newer heights as the wan on Sunday. The two sides also dis- the two countries. An MoU for cooperation Later, the Amir hosted a ficial reception. two countries signed a slew of During the meeting, they cussed several issues of com- The two sides signed a in the field of ports, an agree- luncheon banquet in honour of agreements on Sunday. discussed the bilateral rela- mon concern. protocol on political consul- ment on the promotion and Angolan president and his ac- More on page 16 Ô Amir condoles Saudi provides false pretext with Kuwait Amir Daily bulletin for fish, seafood THE Amir HH Sheikh Tamim for justifying abuses: NHRC bin Hamad al Thani on Sun- day sent a cable of condo- prices from Sept 10: Ministry QNA ures to cover up their violations lences to the Amir of Kuwait DOHA against the citizens and resi- HH Sheikh Sabah al Ahmad TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK tember 10. The ministry also warned dents of Qatar. al Jaber al Sabah on the DOHA This initiative comes against taking any measures THE National Human Rights The NHRC stressed the at- death of Sheikh Talal Naser within the framework of the or actions aimed at raising Committee (NHRC) has de- tempts to conceal facts wouldn’t al Athbi al Sabah. (QNA) CONSUMERS will now get MoCI’s role in overseeing fish prices while committing scribed the statement issued by work for Saudi authorities and daily bulletin on fish and sea- the regulation and control to providing additional ser- the Saudi authorities — where wouldn’t prevent them from food prices as the Ministry of markets within its field of vices at the prices specified in the kingdom claimed to have The NHRC said Saudi facing codemnation. Since the of Commerce and Industry competence, taking neces- the bulletin. addressed the violations result- authorities are once again beginning of the blockade, the (MoCI) has launched an ini- sary measures to protect the The ministry stressed the ing from the blockade — as “an NHRC noted, it reached out to Stafford Sri Lankan tiative to determine the prices consumers, combating com- obligation to deliver to the attempt to mislead the public making a failed attempt to the relevant human rights bod- School Doha to of fish and seafood and the mercial fraud, protecting buyer a detailed invoice and and provide false pretexts to deceive the public and the ies in Saudi Arabia to prevent double capacity to mechanism of sale to ensure competition, and preventing the seller to observe the con- justify abuses, sanctions and international community damages to the rights of the vic- 3,000 seats: Envoy the consumers get the com- monopoly. ditions of fish and seafood arbitrary unilateral measures”. by giving misleading sta- tims but they had not received modity at the right price. The initiative requires the storage under the special In statement on Sunday, tistics to cover up their any response from them. TAFFORD Sri Lankan The ministry said it would retailer to put a label on each standards and adherence to the NHRC said that at a time violations against citizens The NHRC said the Saudi SSchool Doha is work- issue a daily price bulletin category of fish and seafood the requirements of health when the NHRC and interna- and residents of Qatar authorities did not allow the UN ing on a plan to more than after the auction under its in a visible place indicating and safety. tional organisations were hop- High Commissioner for Human double its capacity from supervision to avoid any un- the type and the selling price The ministry advised the ing the Saudi authorities would Rights technical mission to visit the current 1,400 seats to justified rise in prices of fish to the consumer. The retail- consumers to ensure the safe- resolve the humanitarian crisis, justify violations, sanctions and the kingdom in Nov 2017 to as- 3,000 in the next five years, and seafood and eliminate er is not allowed to charge ty and quality of the fish and lift violations and compensate arbitrary unilateral measures. sess the impact of these meas- Sri Lankan Ambassador to monopolies. amounts exceeding the maxi- seafood before buying it and the victims of the blockade, the The NHRC said the Saudi ures on human rights as well as Qatar HE Kithsiri Athulath- The daily bulletin of the mum prices set in the bulletin asked them to refrain from Saudi authorities, in a state- authorities were once again their lack of response to the let- mudali has said. maximum sale prices of fish and is obliged to sell healthy buying it at a price higher ment carried by its Saudi Press making a failed attempt to de- ters of private rapporteurs and In an interview with Qatar and seafood for consumers fish that is fit for human con- than the one specified in the Agency SPA on September 7, ceive the public and the inter- international organisations. Tribune, the new Sri Lankan will start on Tuesday, Sep- sumption. daily price bulletin. attempted to mislead the pub- national community by giving envoy said the 10-year plan, lic and provide false pretexts to misleading statistics and fig- Continued on page 2 Ô to be launched by the school in the next two months, also includes building a brand new campus for the school. “I have a 10-year plan for the school, which I will present 24-hr urgent care services now available at to the parents and different communities in Qatar in the next two months. I intend to PHCC’s Abu Bakr Al Siddiq Health Center get some support from the Qatari government and make QNA tion, and dizziness etc. The health center currently Al Ghanim Al Jadeed, Bu Sidra it one of the best interna- DOHA The urgent care centre will serves a registered population and Fareej Al Murra, with the tional schools,” he said. be led by a doctor and nurse of 78,000 patients. healthcare they need. We’ll pro- —SATYENDRA PATHAK PAGE 2 THE Primary Health Care Cor- teams, supported by pharmacy It offers a range of family vide patients with a comprehen- poration (PHCC) has launched and X-ray service. medicine services such as gen- sive service, delivered by a team 24-hour urgent care services at Dr Hayam Ali al Sada, di- eral medicine, well-baby, and specialised in handling a range the Abu Bakr Al Siddiq Health rector of the Western Region of periodic immunisation, non- of urgent healthcare issues.” Center. PHCC, said: “People want the communicable disease traet- PHCC also provides 24- Tilted Interchange tunnel The health centre, one of security of knowing that con- ment, antenatal and postnatal hour urgent care service at HMC performs the 27 across the country and sistent healthcare is available care, well women services and Rawdat Al Khail, Al Gharafa, opens to traffic 10 in the region, will provide in their community. The urgent school health. Al Kaaban, Al Shahaniyah, one liver, six care for patients between 7 am care service at Abu Bakr Al Sid- Abu Bakr Siddiq Health and Al Shamal Health Centers. kidney transplants The Public Works Authority (Ashghal) on Sunday opened the 2.7- and 11 pm and for non-threat- diq Health Center will play a Center manager Dr Eiman The other 24-hour urgent care (PG 3) km Tilted Interchange tunnel to traffic coming from Al Rayyan ening medical needs such as critical role in delivering that Awad al Saadi al Yafei said, health centers are expected in five days towards Al Gharrafa. This was part of Khalifa Avenue project. minor burns, sprains, severe care as and when patients need “Our urgent care service will to go functional in the next 12 headache or earache, dehydra- it.” help connect more people in months.
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