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Minister Opens Labour Clinic at Mesaimeer SUNDAY MAY 8, 2016 SHA’BAN 1, 1437 VOL.10 NO. 3534 QR 2 HOT AND HAZY Fajr: 3:27 am Dhuhr: 11:31 am HIGH : 40°C Asr: 2:59 pm Maghrib: 6:09 pm LOW : 28°C Isha: 7:39 pm Business 21 Sports 29 Chill Out Doha Sooq ties up with Grand Mart Murray stuns Nadal Clicking away to launch online supermarket to reach second straight Madrid final to glory! Egypt court SHEIKHA MOZA AT FEZ MUSIC FESTIVAL recommends Minister opens death for two Al Jazeera staff labour clinic AP CAIRO AN Egyptian court on Satur- at Mesaimeer day recommended the death sentence against six people, The new health centre has an attached Medical including two Al Jazeera em- ployees, for allegedly passing Commission Unit to cater to workers documents related to national security to another country and a TV network during the TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK cialised clinics in the fields of occupa- rule of Islamist president Mo- DOHA tional medicine, internal medicine, hammed Morsi. ophthalmology, ear, nose and throat A verdict on Morsi, ousted MINISTER of Public Health HE Dr (ENT), chronic diseases, dermatology, by the military in July 2013 af- Hanan Mohammad al Kuwari inaugu- cardiac diseases, lung diseases and five ter one year in office, and four rated Mesaimeer Labour Health Centre dental clinics. other defendants in the case, and its Medical Commission Unit at- The facility includes a bandaging will be announced June 18, tached to it on Thursday. and minor surgery room and acute cas- judge Mohammed Shirin Fah- A number of officials from the Min- es section that includes 12 beds. Moreo- my said. Morsi's co-defendants istry of Public Health and Qatar Red ver, there are medical laboratories for include his office director and Crescent attended the inauguration. vital and chemical analyses, blood and private secretary. With the capacity to microscopic analyses, The two Al Jazeera employ- receive 32,000 visitors The centre with the in addition to a radiolo- ees — identified by the judge per month and an ad- capacity to receive gy section, a pharmacy, as Alaa Omar Mohammed and ditional 11,000 visitors mental health services, Ibrahim Mohammed Hilal — at the Medical Com- 32,000 visitors per health education serv- were sentenced in absentia. mission Unit, the cen- month, will be operated ices and infectious and tre will be operated by by Qatar Red Crescent communicable diseases Qatar Red Crescent un- control. QUICK READ der an agreement with The facility includes a The facilities of the the Ministry of Public bandaging and minor centre’s reception can Health. surgery room and acute handle 300 visitors. It Saudi names Falih Speaking at the cases section that also includes a lecture energy minister to ceremony, the minis- includes 12 beds hall and administra- Her Highness Sheikha Moza bint Nasser and Her Royal Highness Princess Lalla Salma of Morocco at the opening of the replace Naimi ter said Qatar is keen tive offices. It is built on 22nd edition of the Fez Festival of World Sacred Music in Fez, Morocco, on Saturday. (AR AL-BAKER/HHOPL) PAGE 20 on providing the best The Medical Commission 13,382 square metres KHOBAR: Saudi Arabia, the treatment and preven- Unit includes a medical it has a mosque, staff world's largest crude oil exporter, tive healthcare services laboratory, a radiology sec- accommodation and on Saturday appointed Khalid al for the population. She a cafeteria. The centre Falih, chairman of Saudi Ara- also stated that workers tion and a reception hall has 135 employees, 80 mco, as its new energy minister, are provided healthcare percent of whom are replacing Ali al Naimi, who had services of a very high standard. medical professionals. MoI opens service office held the post since 1995. The The minister pointed out that the The Medical Commission Unit in change is unlikely to mean a inauguration of the centre is one of Mesaimeer new health centre includes shift in Saudi oil policy, which is the ministry’s many future healthcare a medical laboratory, a radiology sec- being crafted to a large degree by projects targeting workers. tion, a reception hall with the capac- at SC headquarters Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed These projects include four health ity to accommodate 200 visitors and bin Salman. PAGE 16 centres, three modern hospitals for administrative offices. The unit has 60 workers as well as other medical com- employees – 80 percent of whom are The office will provide mission units. medical professionals. Residents return as all services available at Mesaimeer Labour Health Centre SEE ALSO PAGE 20 truce extended in consists of 12 general clinics and spe- other centres Syria's Aleppo TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK ALEPPO: Displaced families DOHA returned home and schools reopened in rebel-held districts of Ooredoo clarifies stance THE Ministry of Interior (MoI) has Syria's Aleppo on Saturday after a opened a service office at the head- truce was extended for 72 hours quarters of the Supreme Commit- in the battleground northern city. on beIN Sports issue tee for Delivery and Legacy (SC) to Residents trickled back into east- serve customers and facilitate their ern areas of Aleppo, encouraged TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK point out that other telecommunica- relevant transactions and proce- by a halt in the deadly violence, DOHA tions companies across the region had dures at the ministry. an AFP reporter said. More than also faced similar issues with beIN, but The services to be provided by 300 civilians were killed in two OOREDOO has released a statement had been given a full month to respond the office include all the services weeks of fighting. PAGE 17 aimed at ‘setting the record straight’ fol- to the offer. With football and sporting available at other service centres lowing the announcement on Thursday packages being among the most popular such as expatriates' affairs services, SC Secretary-General Hassan al Thawadi (second left) with other officials during that Ooredoo tv and Mozaic TV serv- contents for expats and nationals alike in criminal evidence and information the opening ceremony of the service centre in Doha recently. Khan sworn in as ices will no longer broadcast beIN Sports Qatar, Ooredoo has called for beIN to be service, traffic department services London's first channels. a more responsible partner in the world and other services by the MoI. the increase in number of clients," at MoI said the office has been fur- Muslim mayor In order to be as transparent to cus- of televised sport, as it works with com- Director of the Unified Services he added. nished with all the necessary equip- tomers as possible, Ooredoo has released panies to fulfil the demand of customers Department at Ministry of Interior While hailing the initiative, Has- ment needed to complete and proc- LONDON: Sadiq Khan was sworn more information about the contract is- in Qatar and around the world. Brig. Abdullah Ahmad al Ansari said san al Thawadi, Secretary-General ess MoI's transactions and services. in as London mayor Saturday af- sues with beIN Media Group, stating Customers across Qatar took to social this office will provide MoI’s services of the Supreme Committee for De- Madhahka added that other MoI ter being elected the first Muslim that not one, but two offers of increased media channels this weekend after Oore- for employees and visitors to the of- livery and Legacy, thanked the MoI projects including a service centre leader of a major Western capital, amount were rejected by the sports com- doo posted a number of Tweets stating fice of the SC. for accomplishing such a project and Unaizah Police Station project as the Conservatives defended pany within a period of one week after that it was not responsible for the sudden Ansari said that a number of which will help in facilitating the in addition to the Al Khor Service attempts to link him to extremism months of silence. According to the tel- and unexpected withdrawal of the beIN similar centres with similar services necessary services for citizens and Centre will be completed soon. during the campaign. The opposi- ecommunication company’s statement, channels from its service. Besides apolo- will be opened in the future. residents as well as other govern- He said there are other projects tion Labour lawmaker, the son of the week-long negations reached a dead- gising for the disruption, Ooredoo has of- "The number of services centre ment agencies. in the pipeline including Al Fazaa a Pakistani bus driver, broke from end on Thursday afternoon when beIN fered compensation for beIN subscribers, of the MoI has gone up to 16 centres Brigadier (Engr.) Mohammed Management project, Al Fazaa and convention by taking his oath of stuck to its demand of an unreasonable of six months’ free access to its StarzPlay and of the service offices to four. The Thani al Madhahka, Director of Civil Defence buildings in Al Wakra, office in a multi-faith ceremony at amount for the contract renewal. entertainment package, Fox channels, ministry is ready to expand the cen- Building Affairs Department of the in addition to some other smaller Southwark Cathedral. PAGE 15 The Ooredoo statement goes on to OSN Yahala and Rotana content. tre and the services in proportion to General Directorate for Logistics projects across the country. Attiyah cruises to resounding 10th victory in Jordan Rally was important that I came here be involved in the fight in the utes in the penultimate stage Abdulaziz al Kuwari fights back to take with a focus to win the rally and desert to decide the winner of before retiring and leaving the claim the maximum 39 points MERC 2.
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