Amir, Italian PM Discuss Ways to Boost Ties
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THURSDAY APRIL 4, 2019 RAJAB 28, 1440 VOL.12 NO. 4594 QR 2 FINE Fajr: 4:06 am Dhuhr: 11:37 am HIGH : 24°C Asr: 3:05 pm Maghrib: 5:51 pm LOW : 29°C Isha: 7:21 pm MAIN BRANCH LULU HYPER SANAYYA ALKHOR Business 13 Sports 17 Doha D-Ring Road Street-17 M & J Building MATAR QADEEM MANSOURA ABU HAMOUR BIN OMRAN Qatar Cinema to open high-end Barshim set to compete at Near Ahli Bank Al Meera Petrol Station Al Meera cinema complex in Katara Asian C’ships in Doha alzamanexchange www.alzamanexchange.com 44441448 Amir, Italian PM discuss ways to boost ties Two sides discuss regional issues, Conte inaugurates new developments in Libya Italian embassy premises QNA RAHUL PREETH to host the Amir in Rome a DOHA DOHA few months ago and had a very fruitful and positive dia- THE Amir HH Sheikh Tamim IN a sign of growing rela- logue,” said Conte. bin Hamad al Thani and tions with Qatar, Prime Min- Amir’s visit to Italy in Prime Minister of Italy Gi- ister of Italy Guiseppo Conte November 2018 was de- useppe Conte discussed bilat- inaugurated the country’s scribed by Italian media as eral relations and the means new embassy premises in “the culmination of the stra- to enhance them in all areas, Doha on Wednesday. tegic relations between Qa- particularly in economy, in- Although it was official- tar and Italy”. vestment, and defence, during ly opened on Wednesday, Conte said Wednesday’s the official talks at the Amiri the new office at Alfardan meeting was his second with Diwan on Wednesday. Tower complex in West Bay the Amir and it went a long They also discussed a has been in operation since way in strengthening the co- number of regional and inter- November 2018, under the operation and friendship be- national issues of joint inter- head of mission, HE Ambas- tween the two countries. est, especially developments sador Pasquale Salzano. “We talked about politi- in Libya. Addressing the media cal issues because we would Prime Minister and Minis- after the inauguration, the like to see stability and peace ter of Interior HE Sheikh Ab- Italian premier said he had Italian PM Guiseppo Conte. in Middle East and Africa,” dullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa The Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al Thani and Prime Minister of Italy Giuseppe Conte hold talks at “very fruitful” discussions he said, adding that they also al Thani and a number of min- the Amiri Diwan on Wednesday. with the Amir HH Sheikh laid the foundation for fu- discussed the contributions of isters attended the talks. Tamim bin Hamad al Thani ture deals between the two Italian companies in Qatar. On the Italian side, it was the prime minister. official reception. of the Italian PM and the del- earlier in the day. countries. attended by members of the of- Earlier upon arrival, the The Amir also hosted a egation accompanying him, at He said their meeting “I had the opportunity Continued on page 20 Ô ficial delegation accompanying Italian PM was accorded an luncheon banquet in honour the Amiri Diwan. Cabinet nod for draft law First smart retail Student registration plan for new regulating public-private outlet in Qatar to academic year announced PAGE 3 sector partnership open in Msheireb rench retail brand Monoprix is all set to QNA (BOT); build-transfer-op- Fopen Middle East’s first digitally smart DOHA erate (BTO); Build-own-op- retail outlet at the Msheireb Downtown erate-transfer (BOOT); op- THE Cabinet has approved a erations and maintenance Doha in December. To be located at the draft law regulating the part- (OM), and any other form soon-to-open Galleria mall, the outlet will nership between the public adopted by the Prime Min- be first of its kind in the region to offer and the private sectors. ister, upon the proposal of one of the most advanced retail software The partnership be- the competent minister. solutions to its customers. PAGE 13 tween the government and The government or the the private sector shall be competent administration guided by the partnership may, on its own initiative or contract in accordance with at the suggestion of the pri- the provisions of the law. vate sector, identify a pro- Rain likely until Saturday: QMD The partnership shall be ject for its implementation in accordance with one of through partnership. ome parts of Qatar, espe- to be affected by a state of with a chance of scattered rain the following regulations: The Cabinet meeting was Scially the southern areas, re- instability due to the exten- of variable intensity in some allocation of land through chaired by Prime Minister ceived sporadic rain on Wednes- sion of a low pressure over areas,” Director of Forecast and rent or licence, develop- and Minister of Interior HE day with the Qatar Meteorology the region during the period Analysis Department at QMD ment by the private sec- Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser Department (QMD) forecasting between Thursday and Satur- Abdulla Mohammed al Mannai tor; Build-operate-transfer bin Khalifa al Thani. more rain until Saturday. day. Partly cloudy to cloudy told Qatar Tribune. “Qatar’s skies will continue weather is expected to continue (SANTHOSH CHANDRAN) Plan to improve health of women and children QA WINS SIX TRIPADVISOR TRAVELLERS’ CHOICE TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK bles a day, and over 80 per- in addition to promoting health of children and ado- DOHA cent do not engage in physi- healthy lifestyles will result lescents in Qatar. AIRLINE AWARDS cal activity. in significant health improve- The plan focuses on im- THE Ministry of Public A detailed plan was de- ments for Qatar’s future gen- proving nutrition and pro- atar Airways (QA) has been named World’s Top 10 Health (MoPH) has an- veloped to ensure women are eration,” said Dr Najat Khen- moting healthy lifestyles by QAirline, World’s Best Business Class, Middle East nounced its plans to improve supported and empowered yab, National Health Strategy targeting both children as Best Airline, Middle East Best Major, Middle East Best the health of women and early in life to take care of Lead for the “Healthy Women well as care givers, including Business Class, and Middle East Best Economy Class children as per the National themselves and their children Leading to Healthy Pregnan- parents and teachers. by TripAdvisor Travelers’ Choice Airline Awards 2019. Strategy for Health 2018- through improved health lit- cies” priority within the NHS It also focuses on im- 2022. eracy, in addition to offering 2018-22. proving paediatric services, QA Group Chief Executive Akbar al Baker said: “Thank The strategy focuses on them high-quality, coordinat- Besides, Qatar has low through offering high qual- you to all our passengers who awarded us with these the health of women, chil- ed care that guides them dur- rates of breastfeeding for ity integrated healthcare for six Travelers’ Choice Awards. We are delighted that dren, and adolescents. ing pregnancy and beyond. in Qatar. children up to six months old, children. our continued pursuit of excellence is recognised by According to a recent The plan for this group “A woman’s health choic- high obesity rates in children, Efforts will be specifically TripAdvisor travellers around the world. This is a ringing STEPS survey, approxi- also aims to improve the es have a significant influence approximately 18 percent for directed towards reducing endorsement for all the hard work that our team has mately 68 percent of Qatari monitoring of the causes of on her own health, as well as boys and 15 percent for girls obesity and dental caries in put in to serve our customers.” PAGE 6 women are overweight, 90 maternal complications, as that of her children. Investing under 20 years old. children, and maintaining a percent eat less than five well as national protocols and in women’s health by provid- A health sector plan was high rate of vaccination cov- servings of fruits or vegeta- guidelines for maternity care ing quality care and services, developed to improve the erage. 02 Thursday, April 4, 2019 Contact US: Qatar Tribune I EDITORIAL I Phone: 40002222 I ADMINISTRATION & MARKETING I Phone: 40002155, 40002122, Fax: 40002235 P.O. Box: 23493, Doha. Foreign Minister sends message to Kazakhstan counterpart Cabinet nod to amendments on draft law on plants QNA sions of the law. 2. Basic agreement be- agreement between Qatar and opment, Labour and Social MINISTER of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan Beibut Atamku- DOHA The Minister of Justice tween Qatar and the United Somalia. Affairs on the results of the lov has received a message from Deputy Prime Minister and Acting Minister of State Nations Children’s Fund. 6. Agreement between Qa- First Council on Aging, organ- and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin THE Cabinet, at its weekly for Cabinet Affairs HE Dr Issa 3. Agreement between the tar and the Federal Republic ised by the Ministry of Fam- Abdulrahman al Thani pertaining to the bilateral relations meeting chaired by Prime bin Saad al Jafali al Nuaimi United Nations High Com- of Somalia on the avoidance ily, Labor and Social Services and the ways to boost them. The message was handed over Minister HE Sheikh Abdullah read out the agenda and deci- missioner for Refugees (UN- of double taxation and the in the Republic of Turkey by Ambassador of Qatar to Kazakhstan HE Ahmed bin Ali al bin Nasser bin Khalifa al Tha- sions of the meeting. HCR) and the Government of prevention of financial eva- (Ankara, February, 2019). Tamimi during his meeting with the minister of foreign affairs ni on Wednesday, approved The Cabinet then ap- Qatar.