3rd Best News Website in the Middle East BUSINESS | 21 SPORT | 32 Nakilat expands Neymar’s foot partnership operation a with Maran success: Officials Sunday 4 March 2018 | 16 Jumada II I 1439 www.thepeninsula.qa Volume 22 | Number 7455 | 2 Riyals Freedom to use data with Bill Protection! Terms & conditions apply Emir greets Attempts to isolate President Qatar no longer of Bulgaria QNA acceptable in US DOHA: Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani THE PENINSULA Qatar has emerged from sent yesterday a cable of the Strategic Dialogue congratulations to the Pres- DOHA: Qatar has emerged successful ident of the Republic of from the US-Qatar Strategic Dialogue, with the United States Bulgaria, Rumen Radev on said a report by The Arab Centre for successful. For the first the occasion of his country’s Research and Policy Studies. The report time, the United States has National Day. titled ‘US-Qatar Strategic Dialogue: Pros- officially declared that it Deputy Emir H H Sheikh pects for Cooperation and Progress’ noted Abdullah bin Hamad Al Thani that the attempts to isolate and escalate will not allow any military and Prime Minister and tensions with Qatar are no longer aggression against Qatar, Interior Minister H E Sheikh acceptable in Washington. says a report. Abdullah bin Nasser bin “Qatar has emerged from the Strategic Khalifa Al Thani also sent Dialogue with the US successful. For the similar cables. first time, the US has officially declared that Washington,” said the report. “This US it will not allow any military aggression position reflects the blockade’s negative Emir to patronise against Qatar,” said the report. “The White impact on US interests in the Gulf region and House has confirmed that Qatar is a strong the Middle East in general. Eight months of Scientific and reliable regional partner, especially attempts to play on US contradictions did not with respect to maintaining regional materialise into any achievements for the Excellence Day security and stability and combating ter- blockading countries.” rorism,” noted the report. During the dialogue sessions, the US DOHA: Emir H H Sheikh On January 30, the US and Qatar held secretaries of Defence and State focused Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani the inaugural US-Qatar Strategic Dialogue heavily on the need to reach a solution for will patronise today the in Washington, DC. The report added that the Gulf Crisis. According to Foreign Sec- ceremony of the 11th Scien- the most important outcome of the dia- retary Rex Tillerson said, “It is critical that tific Excellence Day Award, logue is the official US expression of ‘its all parties minimise rhetoric, exercise which will take place at readiness to work jointly with Qatar to restraint to avoid further escalation, and Sheraton Doha. deter and confront any external threat to work toward a resolution.” Both states This year 64 students, Qatar’s territorial integrity that is incon- expressed their desire to enhance their Lekhwiya training research scholars, teachers and sistent with the UN Charter’. According to bilateral relations. They also stressed to find education institutions have US experts, the US-Qatar Strategic Dialogue an immediate solution to the Gulf Crisis The candidates of Lekhwiya land on parachute during training activities organised won the coveted Education sends a clear message, especially to Saudi that respects the sovereignty of Qatar and by the Training and Courses Department Internal Security Force (Lekhwiya) Excellence Awards. More cat- Arabia and the UAE, that the continued preserves the unity of the GCC to face yesterday. The 113 activities of training are aimed at enhancing the capacity of egories were added to this attempts to isolate and escalate tensions regional threats and ensure a peaceful soldiers in tackling the security challenges. →SEE ALSO PAGE 2 year’s edition as there were 18 with Qatar are no longer acceptable in and prosperous future for its citizens. more winners this year. The winners were picked up from nine categories including primary education students, preparatory education stu- dents, high school certificate Arabian Camel Racing Festival begins holders, university graduates, master’s degree holders, PhD THE PENINSULA of the Father Emir H H Sheikh witnessed 26 rounds. The title of the main half winner from Abdul Mohsen Talib Ali Al Marri holders, excellence in teaching, Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani morning session witnessed 18 the Bakkar and silver award and won the title of the winner of the excellent school, excellent sci- DOHA: With participation of which is awarded to the winner rounds of 4 km, 11 of which were a car Nissan Petroleum (T2.OP). main half of the production of entific research. competitors from Gulf States, the of the final event of the festival for Bakkar and 7 for the Qa’adan, The camel “Daroub” owned by Qa’adan and won silver dagger annual Arabian Camel Racing – H H the Emir’s Main Race. The while the evening competition Abdullah Abdul Hadi Saeed Al and the car of Nissan Oil (T2.OP), Warning against Festival yesterday kicked off at annual event is organised by the witnessed eight rounds for the Baraidi came second winning a while “Muzaz” owned by Abdul Al Shehaniya Camel Racetrack. Camel Racing Committee and age of Lughya, Bakkar for 5 km. prize of QR 100,000 while Hadi Salem Masoud Al Marri, was consumption of The competition which is will continue for 12 days until 14 In the morning racing, the “Menhaaf” owned by Zaid at second place and won one of the most expensive March. camel “Awzan” owned by Hazzaa Mohammed Al-Baheeh was third QR80,000. sweet melon sporting events in Qatar as par- The first day of the festival Abdulhadi Mohammed bin and won a prize was QR 80,000. ticipants compete for the Sword was strong and exciting and Nayefeh came first and won the The camel “Zahi” owned by →CONTINUED ON PAGE 7 THE PENINSULA DOHA: The Ministry of Public Health has warned against consumption of sweet melon ‘War crimes’ being committed in imported from New Zealand and Australia as the fruit is suspected to be contaminated Eastern Ghouta: UN rights chief with listeria bacteria. The ministry received a THE PENINSULA to their prosecution; and that they will notification from a interna- be held accountable for what they have tional agency in this regard. DOHA: The UN High Commissioner for done,” he added. After following up on the Human Rights, Zeid Ra’ad al Hussein has The UN’s human rights chief said during issue, the ministry found that said that war crimes, potentially crimes the meeting on situation in East Ghouta that a limited quantity of the sus- against humanity, are likely being “Civilians are being pounded into sub- pected fruit was distributed committed in Eastern Ghouta and else- mission or death,” in Ghouta, where some at some outlets on Thursday. where in Syria and he warned on Friday 400,000 civilians are trapped amid daily The fruit has been withdrawn that the perpetrators of these acts must air strikes, shelling and the reported release from the shelves of the know they are being identified and will of toxic agents, which have killed and outlets. be held accountable. injured hundreds of people in the past two The ministry seized the Speaking at the emergency meeting weeks alone. The attacks have so far fruit with help of suppliers of the UN Human Rights Council, Al claimed lives of least 674 people and and outlets. The samples has Hussein warned that attacks on Syria’s wounded hundreds more just two weeks, been taken for laboratory test. Eastern Ghouta probably amount to “war according to the White Helmets volunteer The ministry has urged the crimes” and that those behind the tar- group. Meanwhile, Kevin Whelan, Senior consumers to return the geting of civilians will be held to account. Advocate at Amnesty International, affected fruits. If the fruit is “I must emphasise that what we are responding to the impending vote at the consumed and there are some Halal Qatar Festival pulls crowds seeing, in Eastern Ghouta and elsewhere United Nations Human Rights Council on a symptoms of high temper- in Syria, are likely war crimes, and poten- resolution on the situation in Eastern ature, indigestion, vomiting, The Halal Qatar Festival-2018 has started attracting huge crowds at the Cultural tially, crimes against humanity,” Ghouta, said: “The international community the consumers should visit a Village Foundation – Katara. The festival started on Friday and it would continue “The perpetrators of these crimes must act now to end the war crimes in health centre for nine days PIC: ABDUL BASIT / THE PENINSULA must know they are being identified; that Eastern Ghouta. dossiers are being built up with a view →CONTINUED ON PAGE 7 →SEE ALSO PAGE 14 02 HOME SUNDAY 4 MARCH 2018 New uniforms for Lekhwiya The new uniform is designed with special specification to suite the duty and mission of the officers. The design includes Qatari heritage, colour of national flag in logos and ranks of the officers. Lekhwiya organises 113 training programmes and adopts new uniforms for its personnel. THE PENINSULA Lekhwiya is trying to train its isations from Qatar and Kuwait. in a better way. The training also upgrade the practical training Various military and security cadres to improve their perform- The programme included meant to enhance their capacity system through this programme agencies participated the DOHA: The Internal Security ances to the highest level of compulsory and specialised in tackling the security challenges to improve the performance of its championship. Force (Lekhwiya) has approved professionalism. courses and those related to skill that reflects the performance of cadres so they could meet the Regarding sport training, Sport new uniforms for its affiliated Under annual training pro- development in the fields of security agency in general to serve challenges in line with the latest Section of Courses and Training officers, non-commissioned gramme, Lekhwiya, represented security, administration and the community.