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'We Call on Global Community to Stop Rights Violations by Siege Countries' WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 20, 2019 JUMADA AL-AKHIR 15, 1440 VOL.12 NO. 4551 QR 2 WINDY & CLOUDY Fajr: 4:48 am Dhuhr: 11:48 am HIGH : 22°C Asr: 3:04 pm Maghrib: 5:31 pm LOW : 16°C Isha: 7:01 pm MAIN BRANCH LULU HYPER SANAYYA ALKHOR Business 12 Sports 16 Doha D-Ring Road Street-17 M & J Building MATAR QADEEM MANSOURA ABU HAMOUR BIN OMRAN CEOs in Qatar positive about Al Rayyan roar Near Ahli Bank Al Meera Petrol Station Al Meera growth outlook: OBG past Iran’s Saipa alzamanexchange www.alzamanexchange.com 44441448 Farmajo heaps PM MEETS OUTGOING MALAYSIAN AMBASSADOR FIVE VICTIMS OF SIEGE VIOLATIONS GIVE TESTIMONIES praise on Qatar BEFORE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT FOR THE FIRST TIME for supporting Somali projects Somalia’s President Moham- med Abdullah Farmajo has ‘We call on global praised Qatar for supporting development programmes in his country. Farmajo thanked the government and people of Qatar under the leader- community to stop ship of the Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al Thani for supporting development and humanitarian projects rights violations by in Somalia. He appreciated the gains for Somalia from the projects, especially road projects. He said at a meeting between the So- siege countries’ mali president and General Manager of Qatar Fund for Development Khalifa Jassim Prime Minister and Minister of Interior HE Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa al Thani met with TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK al Kuwari, which was held to outgoing Ambassador of Malaysia to Qatar HE Ahmed Fadhel bin Shamseddin in Doha on Tuesday. BRUSSELS sign contracts and lay the The PM wished the Malaysian ambassador success in his future assignments and further progress and foundation stone for two prosperity for relations between the two countries. The ambassador extended thanks and appreciation THE European Parliament roads projects in Moga- to the PM and the state’s officials for the cooperation he received which contributed to the success of on Tuesday witnessed a dishu. (QNA) PAGE 19 his work in the country. (QNA) historic session that saw a strong presence of EU of- ficials and the international media to hear — for the first time – shocking testimonies given by five people who are victims of human rights vio- Initiative to boost local production, lations by Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Bahrain. The five people are Qa- subsidise sheep prices launched tari student Jawahar Mo- hammed al Meer, who was The victims of siege violations speak at the European Parliament Cameras to keep TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK Abdullah Khalifa al Kuwari participating in the national expelled from the Sorbonne in Brussels on Tuesday. DOHA said the initiative will be im- plan. Abu Dhabi University, Dr eye on hygiene plemented in two phases. The initiative stipulates Wafaa Yazidi, a Qatari na- Qatar to present Saudi violations before THE Ministry of Commerce The first phase involves that the applicant must have tional, Hatice Cengiz, the EU Parliament, UNESCO soon: Marri law violators and Industry and the Min- registration of farms and ag- a registered farm, he is com- fiancee of slain Saudi jour- THE Ministry of Munici- istry of Municipality and ricultural estates and the as- mitted to biosecurity regula- nalist Jamal Khashoggi, Brit- BRUSSELS Chairman of the National Human Rights Committee pality and Environment Environment have launched sessment of quantities. Fol- tions, and the participating ish academician Matthew (NHRC) Dr Ali bin Smaikh al Marri said that the committee will soon on Tuesday launched a joint national initiative to lowing which Widam Food farmhouse or farm should Hedges, who was jailed and start taking legal action before the United Nations and international the second phase of the promote local production Company will purchase live contain the basic facilities tortured in Abu Dhabi, and institutions regarding the Saudi violations and its politicisation of media plan for the public and subsidise sheep meat sheep directly from the farms and hygienic requirements Ali al Aswad, a member of religious rituals, adding the legal procedures will also be taken hygiene Law No. 18 of prices. and agricultural estates in for animal breeding, such as the Bahraini parliament sen- before the European Parliament and the UNESCO. He said there 2017. Director of the Gen- The initiative, which was accordance with the regula- hygiene, appropriate barns, tenced to life imprisonment. are no signs of positivity or hope that reflects the Saudi authori- eral Cleanliness Depart- launched on Tuesday, aims tions and requirements. feedstocks and clean water. The victims demanded ties’ willingness to stop their violations and to put an end to the ment at the ministry Safar to encourage local breed- The second stage will Kuwari said the initiative that EU governments and the obstacles that threaten to deprive citizens and residents of Qatar of Mubarak al Shafi said ers to develop their tools, regulate sale of sheep to citi- requires that the barns in European Parliament adopt performing their religious rituals for the third consecutive year. This surveillance cameras will improve their capabilities, zens at subsidized prices for the farm are suitable for the stronger and more effective came during a meeting in Brussels between Marri and Jan Figel, be installed on streets to to create strategic stocks of a period of five months and intensive breeding of sheep, stand to stop the grave hu- Special Envoy for the promotion of freedom of religion or belief monitor violations. He said local sheep to support food thirteen days. and the sheep must be local, man rights violations that outside the EU. the ministry will coordinate security and provide the re- He said the initiative, be in good health and free of have affected thousand of with authorities concerned quired quantities. which costs QR21.5 million, diseases and injuries. citizens and residents of siege imposed on Qatar. tions after a resolution that in the Ministry of Interior Director of Quality Li- has set out general regula- The age of sheep should be Qatar since the blockade be- He said the European has classified Saudi Arabia as to report violations through censing and Market Control tions and requirements for from 4 months and above, and gan. They also called on the Parliament will not allow a country accused of support- Metrash. PAGE 3 Department at the Ministry registering sheep and choos- the average weight should be EU lawmakers to take tough Saudi Crown Prince Moham- ing terrorism and laundering of Commerce and Industry ing the farmhouse or farm 30- 35 kg, he said. stand against the siege coun- med bin Salman to erase money. tries which have detained the stain of assassination Dr Wafaa Yazidi barely and held several people in of Saudi journalist Jamal managed to hold back her their prisons. Khashoggi no matter how tears as she recounted her Antonio Benzari, head of hard he tries. “Protecting hu- suffering in front of the Eu- the Human Rights Sub-Com- man rights in the world and ropean Parliament. “I came MoI’s ‘smart vests’ to help mission of the European Par- the Gulf region is our prior- to you today, thousands of liament, stressed the com- ity,” he added. miles from the US, where workers beat the heat mitment of the European The hearing witnessed I am currently undergoing Union deputies to defend hu- heated debates in which Euro- treatment for a chronic rare The Ministry of Interior (MoI) has introduced its latest man rights issues in various pean parliamentarians called disease, to represent a case innovation, the “smart vest”, which protects workers countries and specially men- for a halt to sale of arms to which has made thousands from the hot weather and alerts about the health status tioned the victims of human Saudi Arabia for human rights of other mothers like me a of the worker. The smart vest , among other innovations, rights violations resulting violations. victim of the blockade on my from the Gulf crisis. He said A number of MPs have country,” she said. was the winner of the golden medal in the latest the European Parliament vowed to move further in the International Innovation Fair (IIF) in Kuwait. PAGE 3 will spare no effort to lift the face of Saudi and UAE viola- Continued on page 3 Ô Relief for students as 4th Indian school gets nod to operate in two shifts SATYENDRA PATHAK & School, Ideal Indian School and “Entrance test will be con- teachers were available for the ber of seats available in Indian SANTOSH CHANDRAN Shantiniketan Indian School to ducted for the selection of the evening classes. A new set of schools. DOHA get permission from the min- students for all the classes. qualified teachers would also Sources said hundreds of istry to run classes in morning The evening session will have be joining the school very soon Indian students find it difficult IN a major relief to Indian ex- and evening shifts. the same facilities, standards for the evening classes. to get admissions in schools patriate students still waiting According to OIS Chair- and features as the existing According to Edakulathur, due to scarcity of seats. for admissions, Olive Interna- man Davis Edakulathur, reg- morning shift. The school will a total of 700 students can be Some other Indian tional School (OIS) on Tuesday istration for admissions for offer the same fees structure admitted in the evening shift at schools are also planning to announced that the school has grade 1 to 8 in the newly-ap- for both the sessions,” Edaku- the campus in Al Thumama. apply for two-shift classes, got approval from the Ministry proved evening classes of the lathur said. Talking to Qatar Tribune, a according to sources.
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