TUESDAY MAY 7, 2019 RAMADAN 2, 1440 VOL.12 NO. 4627 QR 2 FINE Fajr: 3:31 am Dhuhr: 11:30 am HIGH : 38°C Asr: 2:58 pm Maghrib: 6:10 pm LOW : 27°C Isha: 7:40 pm MAIN BRANCH LULU HYPER SANAYYA ALKHOR RAMADAN TIMING Sports 16 Doha D-Ring Road Street-17 M & J Building TODAY IFTAR TOMORROW IMSAK MATAR QADEEM MANSOURA ABU HAMOUR BIN OMRAN Sanchez to continue as Near Ahli Bank Al Meera Petrol Station Al Meera 6:10PM 3:20AM Qatar coach until 2022 alzamanexchange www.alzamanexchange.com 44441448 Get your Box of Joy every day on Ooredoo App AMIR RECEIVES RAMADAN WELL-WISHERS he Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al Thani received scores of well-wishers on the advent of the Holy Month of Ramadan at TAl Wajba Palace on Monday evening. The Amir received Prime Minister and Minister of Interior HE Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa al Thani, Speaker of the Shura Council HE Ahmad bin Abdulla bin Zaid al Mahmoud, and sheikhs, ministers, Shura Council members and citizens. The Amir exchanged greetings and congratulations with the well-wishers on the blessed occasion, praying for its return with good and blessings for Qatar and its people. HE Sheikh Abdulaziz bin Khalifa al Thani, HH the Personal Repre- sentative of the Amir Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad al Thani, HH Sheikh Abdullah bin Khalifa al Thani, HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Khalifa al Thani, and HE Sheikh Jassim bin Khalifa al Thani attended the reception along with a number sheikhs. (QNA) SEE PAGES 19 & 20 Amir exchanges Amir receives Ramadan phone call from greetings with Bahrain PM Iran president THE Amir His Highness The Amir His High- Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad ness Sheikh Tamim al Thani received a tel- bin Hamad al Thani ephone call on Monday exchanged greetings from HRH Prime Minister with Iran President Dr of the Kingdom of Bahrain Hassan Rouhani on Prince Khalifa bin Salman al the advent of the Holy Khalifa, during which he con- Month of Ramadan in a gratulated the Amir on the telephone conversation occasion of the Holy Month on Monday. (QNA) of Ramadan. (QNA) Kahramaa, Umm Al Houl Power in deal to boost Doha Metro Red Line South water desalination capacity TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK pansion will use the new reverse Israel, Gaza reach DOHA to open for public tomorrow osmosis technology, which will ceasefire to end improve production efficiency deadly escalation THE General Electricity and and reduce the use of gas in pro- ant a metro ride? Your wait is over. The Doha Metro Red Line South Operation timings Water Corporation (Kahramaa) duction systems. Umm Al Houl GAZA STRIP Palestin- Wwill start its initial operation for the public on Wednesday (May 8). and Umm Al Houl Power Com- Power will act as the project’s ian leaders in Gaza an- The big announcement was made by the Ministry of Transport and Com- pany has signed an amendment developer, while Samsung will nounced a ceasefire with Sunday to Thursday to their agreement on the pro- be the main contractor and Ac- Israel on Monday to end a munications (MoTC) on Monday. vision of electricity and water. ciona will be the supplier and deadly two-day escalation The line that will be operational extends from Al Qassar to Al Wakra. 8 am to 11pm The amendment will increase sub-contractor. in violence that threatened The initial operation includes 13 out of 18 Red Line stations: Al Qassar, water desalination capacity by Welcoming the move, Min- to widen into a fourth war DECC, QIC West Bay, Corniche, Al Bidda (Interchange Station), Msheireb 61.5 million gallons per day ister of State for Energy Affairs between them since 2008. (Interchange Station), Al Doha Al Jadeda, Umm Ghawalina, Al Matar Al (about 280,000 cubic metres), HE Saad Sherida al Kaabi said, (AFP) PAGE 10 which enhances Kahramaa’s “This agreement with Umm Qadeem, Oqba Ibn Nafie, Free Zone, Ras Bu Fontas and Al Wakra. capabilities for a sustainable Al Houl Power is a continua- Operation timings will be from Sunday through Thursday from 8 supply of high quality water tion of Kahramaa’s efforts to am to 11pm. (QNA) and electricity in Qatar. secure the country’s water and Turkey election body The agreement was signed electricity needs in support by Kahramaa President Essa of the growth of the national orders Istanbul vote bin Hilal al Kuwari and Chair- economy and the require- re-run (PG 10) man of Umm Al Houl Power ments of the comprehensive Fahad Hamad al Muhannadi. and sustainable development Under the agreement, Umm witnessed by Qatar under the Al Houl will build and operate wise directives and leadership One million species an expansion to the existing of the Amir HH Sheikh Tamim to go extinct ‘within plant that would raise its overall bin Hamad al Thani.” capacity to 198 million gallons of decades’ (PG 11) water per day by 2021. The ex- Continued on page 3 Ô Qatar-Somalia first direct shipping service launched QTERMINALS has announced the commence- ment of a new weekly service of Mediterra- Doha Metro nean Shipping Company “Mogadishu Express”. Mogadishu Express is the first direct service Red Line between Qatar and Somalia, calling on Moga- THE complete Red Line dishu and Kismayo ports in Somalia. It opens runs from Al Wakra stadium the opportunity for direct trade between Qatar to Lusail stadium, two of and Somalia with regular service and fastest the venues which will host transit. The new service will also offer MSC games during the 2022 customers more than one weekly connection World Cup. The 40-km line via Salalah and thereby improves the transit also connects to Hamad time to Hamad Port. (TNN) International Airport. 02 Tuesday, May 7, 2019 Contact US: Qatar Tribune I EDITORIAL I Phone: 40002222 I ADMINISTRATION & MARKETING I Phone: 40002155, 40002122, Fax: 40002235 P.O. Box: 23493, Doha. Sheikha Moza opens first media museum of Arab world at NU-Q The Media Majlis demonstrates how narratives exist to be explored and challenged rather than simply accepted, says Sheikha Hind AILYN AGONIA DOHA QATAR Foundation Chairperson Her Highness Sheikha Moza bint Nasser has officially dedicated the first media museum in the Arab world and the first university museum in Qatar, The Media Majlis, at Northwestern Uni- versity in Qatar (NU-Q) on Monday. QF Vice-Chairperson and CEO Her Excellency Sheikha Hind bint Hamad al Thani attended the dedica- tion ceremony of the unique museum intended for exploring journalism, communication and media. Speaking on the occasion, Sheikha Hind referred to media as a powerful channel for dissemina- tion and preservation of knowledge. She also stressed the importance of knowledge to be accessible, inclu- sive, engaging, relevant and pre- sented in a way that inspires people to explore, question and think deeply and openly and to not simply receive knowledge but to respond to it. “The Media Majlis demonstrates how narratives exist to be explored and challenged rather than simply Chairperson of Qatar Foundation Her Highness Sheikha Moza bint Nasser officially opened The Media Majlis at Northwestern University in Qatar, the first interactive museum in the region dedicated to media, accepted; and how connecting with journalism and communications content on Monday. HH Sheikha Moza toured the inaugural exhibition ‘Arab identity: images in film’, which explores the history of moving image in the region and how it shaped different voices, standpoints, and the complexities of Arab identities. (HHOPL) ideas extends the boundaries of our understanding, nourishes critical and nis said, “The Media Majlis aims opinion on the subject at hand.” original thought and enriches lives. to foster public understanding of In his remarks, Northwestern The Media Majlis is more than sim- journalism and communication and University President Morton Schap- ply a provider of information; it is a their role in shaping public opinion iro said that the new museum which is platform for discourse, an invitation and shaping the image of the Mid- inspired by the vision of HH Sheikha to both discuss and contribute to the dle East to the rest of the world. It Moza bint Nasser also demonstrates story of the Arab world. Within this underscores the importance of me- Northwestern’s commitment to building entity, visitors can be ac- dia in society from the earlier and education and research and its long- tive participants, commentators and, most basic forms of communica- standing foothold in the Middle East. some educators, rather than just ob- tion to the most modern and draws The museum’s first exhibition, servers,” said Sheikha Hind. on images and materials from local ‘Arab Identities, images in film’, The museum’s name draws on sources and global collections.” will continue until June 1 and then the traditional Arab majlis, or gath- The Director of Media Majlis reopen in August and run through ering place, as a vital source of inter- Pamela Erskine-Loftus added, “Our December. It features sections from personal communication, but extends ethos [at the museum] is that there is more than 60 films and hundreds of it to modern interactive media, thus ‘always another side.’ Our exhibitions, images, including some dating back connecting values of local culture to complemented by a series of pro- to the 1880s, and posters from the universal and global concerns. grammes and publications, examine early 1990s. With a focus on the Arab world, and discuss multiple angles and per- The Media Majlis will welcome the museum will host two exhibitions spectives to provide audiences with a all visitors from 10am to 5pm every each year on major themes and ideas 360-degree engagement with the sub- Saturday and from 12:30pm to 5pm that are pertinent to the region.