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Home | 3 Business | 17 Sport | 26 Ajyal to screen eight Nebras Power Messi voted ‘Made in Qatar’ films acquires QEWC La Liga’s top striker tonight shares in AES Oasis for 2014-2015 The Peninsula Newspaper @PeninsulaQatar @peninsula_qatar WEDNESDAY 2 DECEMBER 2015 • 20 Safar 1437 • Volume 20 Number 6632 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com [email protected] | [email protected] Editorial: 4455 7741 | Advertising: 4455 7837 / 4455 7780 Erdogan arrives Emir congratulates Qatar’s mediation helps Romania president DOHA: Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani sent a cable of congratulations to President of Romania Klaus Iohannis on the free Lebanese soldiers occasion of his country’s National Day. Lebanese PM praises Emir’s efforts as 16 soldiers released QNA Ooredoo launches DOHA: Successful mediation General Michel Sleiman also the Emir for the soldiers’ release, by Qatar has seen 16 Lebanese expressed his thanks to the Emir that Qatar has always come to his Voice over LTE soldiers released from captivity in a telephone call yesterday on country’s rescue in the event of in Lebanon. The soldiers were the role of Qatar in securing the crises. DOHA: Ooredoo yesterday released yesterday in exchange release of the abducted Lebanese The success of the humani- announced major technology of 25 prisoners who included 17 soldiers. tarian initiatives is the result breakthrough on the Ooredoo women and their children, reports QNA quoted a statement issued of Qatar’s vision that prioritises Supernet with the implementation Qatar News Agency (QNA). by Qatar’s Foreign Ministry say- peaceful and political solutions of Voice over LTE (VoLTE) across The soldiers were captured ing that Qatar mediated at the for crises, the Foreign Ministry large parts of Doha. VoLTE will some one year and four months request of the Lebanese govern- statement said, according to QNA. enable customers to make crystal ago in the mountains near Arsal ment. “Relevant entities in Qatar The statement added that the clear HD voice calls over the 4G city, which is located on Lebanon’s then made vigorous and intensive Qatari effort stemmed from its data network and provide faster border with Syria. efforts in cooperation with Leba- absolute belief in the achievement call set up. In addition, custom- Lebanese Prime Minister Tam- non’s General Security to secure of its humanitarian and moral ers will be able to switch between mam Salam, in a telephone call the release of the captured Leba- principles and its keenness to ongoing voice calls and high-qual- to Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin nese soldiers,” QNA said. protect people’s lives and ensure ity video calls as they want. They Hamad Al Thani expressed his Lebanese Minister of Justice, their right to freedom and dignity. will also be able to browse the thanks and appreciation on the Ashraf Rifi, expressed his grati- The soldiers arrived at an internet on the 4G network while success of the Qatari mediation tude to the Emir H H Sheikh exchange point on the outskirts of still on a call – the first time they which has in cooperation with Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, and Arsal where they were handed to have been able to do this. the Lebanese General Security Qatar’s people for their vigorous the Lebanese side and exchanged Ooredoo has become the first resulted in the release of the effort to get released from cap- for the prisoners. operator in the GCC to introduce abducted soldiers. tivity the Lebanese servicemen “They (the soldiers) said they VoLTE across a substantial part The Lebanese premier also who were captured in Arsal in were treated well during their Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrived in Doha yesterday on of its nationwide network. thanked the Emir for the tireless August 2014 and had been held captivity, and expressed delight a two-day official visit. Erdogan and his accompanying delegation were See also page 18 efforts made by the concerned since then. at their release,” QNA said. welcomed at Hamad International Airport by the Minister of Culture, Arts bodies in Qatar in order to work Lebanon’s Ambassador to As part of the deal, the Leba- and Heritage H E Dr Hamad bin Abdulaziz Al Kuwari, Qatar’s Ambassador THE PENINSULA for the release of the soldiers. Qatar, Hassan Najam said, nese Red Cross received the body to Turkey Salem bin Mubarak Al Shafi and Ambassador of Turkey Ahmet Former Lebanese president expressing gratitude to Qatar and of serviceman, Mohamed Hamieh, Demirok. who was recently killed by mili- tant groups. The Lebanese General Direc- torate of General Security, in a statement, expressed gratitude to Region’s first CyberKnife opens all who helped in the “achieve- ment of the humanitarian and DOHA: Minister of Public Abdullah bin Saoud Al Thani, ments, in line with those offered patriotic process that led to the Health H E Abdullah bin Khalid Governor of Qatar Central Bank within the best cancer centres return of the servicemen to their Al Qahtani yesterday officially and Chairman of the Board of in the world. The implementa- homes and families”. opened a facility with a high treat- Directors of the Sports and Social tion of this new service will have “The release of the soldiers ment technology for cancer, in the Activities Support Fund (Daam), many benefits for patients and is involved negotiations that passed Department of Radiation Oncology Sheikh Faisal bin Qassim Al Thani, a major boost for the NCCCR as through tough stages,” said at the National Center for Cancer Chairman and CEO of Al Faisal an international centre for medi- Najam. “Had Qatar not mediated, Care and Research (NCCCR). Holdings and Dr Hanan Al Kuwari, cal excellence.” we shudder to think what would ‘CyberKnife M6 FIM Suite,’ is Managing Director of Hamad Dr Noora Al Hammadi, Senior have happened.” first of its kind state of art facil- Medical Corporation were also Consultant Radiation Oncologist The mediation was very suc- ity to open in the region and is present during the official open- and Chair of Radiation Oncology, cessful, said Najam, adding that a state-of-the-art, revolution- ing of CyberKnife M6 FIM Suite. said the technology gives cancer Qatar has always been help- ary treatment technology for Dr Al Kuwari said: “We are specialists new options for treat- ful to Lebanon and has issued cancer that provides a compact very proud to have the new ing difficult tumors. CyberKnife large numbers of work visas for radiotherapy linear accelerator CyberKnife Suite at Hamad Med- will work in conjunction with Lebanese people. According to mounted on a computer-control- ical Corporation. This adds to our state-of-the-art CT, MRI and the ambassador, every Lebanese led robot that can move in three already comprehensive range of PET machines that provide three national is extremely pleased dimensions around the patient. radiation treatments for cancer dimensional imaging technology with the development. “And on It is able to treat tumors any- and will mean a speedier recov- and are available at the NCCCR, Lebanese Prime Minister Tammam Salam speaks while flanked by Qatari the mouth of every Lebanese where in the body more accu- ery with fewer side effects for our to accurately map the location Ambassador Ali bin Hamad Al Marri (second left) and other Lebanese today there are words of praise rately than any other treatment patients. Our mission is to contin- and extent of the tumors. officials during a celebration after the release of 16 Lebanese soldiers and for Qatar,” the ambassador added. machine so that higher doses can ually ensure that cancer patients Continued on page 2 policemen, at the Government Palace in Beirut, yesterday. be delivered with less effect on in Qatar have access to the most Also see page 6 THE PENINSULA surrounding tissue. H E Sheikh advanced radiotherapy treat- THE PENINSULA Rainbow stretches over Gaza Qatar marks fifth anniversary Turkey calls for opening of winning 2022 bid today discussions with Russia DOHA: On the eve of the fifth anniversary of winning the historic FIFA World Cup bid today, Qatar has reaffirmed that FIFA 2022 World ANKARA: Turkish Prime Davutoglu said: “Turkey only Cup will play out as an event for social change with far-reaching impact Minister Ahmet Davutoglu yes- defended its air space”. around the region. On December 2, 2010, Qatar beat bids from Australia, terday called on Russia to open The incident, in which one of Korea, Japan and the United States in a landmark FIFA vote in Zurich. communication channels to ease the pilots was killed, has led to “I think everybody understands the platform sports can offer towards relations after a Russian jet was heightened tension between Tur- bringing people together, building bridges, towards destroying stere- shot down last week. key and Russia, with President otypes and wrong concepts that people may have,” Hassan Al Thawadi, “We call on Russia to open mili- Vladimir Putin announcing eco- CEO of the Qatar 2022, said yesterday. tary communications channels,” nomic sanctions. “There is no bigger platform than the World Cup and five years on Davutoglu said at Esenboga Inter- Meanwhile, Turkey’s President you see generally where we have got to,” Al Thawadi said. national Airport in Ankara before Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said he “I am proud of what we have achieved in the last five years. We have leaving for Northern Cyprus. will step down if Russian claims achieved quite a lot,” Al Thawadi explained. He said diplomatic channels that Turkey buys oil from ISIS THE PENINSULA should also be opened to prevent group are proved and has called a large-scale crisis, Anadolu news on President Vladimir Putin to do agency reported.