G-Ring Road Opens, Easing Pressure on Other Roads
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QATAR | Page 32 SPORT | Page 1 Al-Attiyah wins Qatar Cross- INDEX DOW JONES QE NYMEX QATAR 4-13, 32 COMMENT 30, 31 REGION 14 BUSINESS 1-5, 17-20 Country QF hosts teaching and 20,503.00 10,241.61 49.62 ARAB WORLD 14, 15 CLASSIFIED 6-16 -25.00 -54.35 -1.09 INTERNATIONAL 16-29 SPORTS 1 - 8 learning conference Rally -0.12% -0.53% -2.15% Latest Figures published in QATAR since 1978 SUNDAY Vol. XXXVIII No. 10432 April 23, 2017 Rajab 26, 1438 AH GULF TIMES www. gulf-times.com 2 Riyals Emir meets US defence chief G-Ring Road In brief opens, easing EUROPE | Politics France on edge as pressure on presidential vote looms France was on edge yesterday on the eve of its most unpredictable presidential election in decades, which will take place under other roads HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani met at his off ice in Al Bahr Palace yesterday with US Secretary of Defence heightened security after the James Mattis and his accompanying delegation. During the meeting, they reviewed the relations between the two friendly shooting of a policeman. The By Joseph Varghese interchanges are the Al Bahya Inter- countries in various fields, including political, strategic and military, and means to strengthening them so as to achieve more shooting on Paris’s world-renowned Staff Reporter change, Bu Sella Interchange, Abal Slel co-operation and serve the interests of both sides. Talks during the meeting also covered the latest regional and international Champs Elysees avenue on Interchange, Al Hafeen Interchange, developments, mainly the Palestinian and the Syrian issues, as well as the situation in Yemen and Libya. The two sides Thursday, claimed by the Islamic Jary Mosbeh Interchange, Umm Beshr discussed the international eff orts to combat terrorism, violence and extremism. State group, thrust questions of he Public Works Authority (Ash- Interchange, Al Thumama Interchange security to the fore of campaigning ghal) yesterday opened G-Ring (50) and Airport Interchange (49). after nine months of relative calm. TRoad, including its fi ve lanes and The Umm Beshr Interchange in- Yesterday, police arrested a man parts of its eight main interchanges, cludes the highest bridge - 36m - in carrying a knife at Paris’s Gare du providing a vital link between Hamad Qatar. Dr al-Muhannadi lauded HE the Nord station, briefly causing panic International Airport (HIA) and the Prime Minister and Interior Minister Govt off ers plots for private schools as some passengers rushed out of Orbital Highway. Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa the way. France goes to the polls The total cost of the G-Ring Road al-Thani for following up closely on the he Ministry of Economy and Al Hamamah (one), Al Wukair (four), non-Qatari capital in the country’s today in an election seen as crucial project is around QR4bn. implementation of Ashghal projects, Commerce (MEC) has off ered Luaib (one), Al Thamid (two), Al Khor economic activity. Investors who meet for the future of a deeply divided The road, which will facilitate “un- and stressed their commitment to de- T11 plots of land across Qatar to (two) and Simaisma (one). Each piece 70% or more of the evaluation stand- country and the beleaguered interrupted traffi c fl ow”, is considered a liver the projects on or before schedule. private sector investors to develop and of land will cover an area of 15,000sq m. ards will be considered qualifi ed. European Union. Page 23 key axis of Qatar’s expressway network “This is a very important road as it operate new private schools. The MEC said the allocation would Each winning investor is to be allo- and will have a signifi cant impact on cuts down on traffi c time to the In- Launched by the MEC Technical be made through public tenders ,ac- cated one plot of land only. When sev- AMERICA | Protest vehicular movement in the country’s dustrial Area by at least 50%. It pro- Committee to Stimulate Private Sec- cording to the stipulations of Law eral investors bid for the same plot, the southern areas. It will also contribute vides easy and convenient access for tor Participation in Economic Devel- No 26 for 2005 and its modifi cations one who scores the highest evaluation Thousands join global to reducing pressure on existing roads residents of the area to diff erent parts opment Projects, the initiative – in regulating tenders and bids. Potential marks will be awarded the contract. If March for Science in other areas, complementing the of the country,” Dr al-Muhannadi told co-ordination with the Ministry of investors should submit a temporary the evaluation points are the same for Thousands of people joined a other axes of the expressway network, Gulf Times, noting that the new road Education and Higher Education – is guarantee of QR300,000. more than one, a draw will be conduct- global March for Science yesterday of which several parts will be opened would also relieve Salwa Road of some aimed at providing high-quality edu- The deadline for receiving bids is ed to select the winner. with Washington the epicentre of to traffi c over the coming months, ac- of the heavy traffi c. cation by improving infrastructure for Sunday, June 18. The technical committee had sought a movement to fight back against cording to Ashghal. He explained that G-Ring Road is an enhancing the quality of education and A team of specialists from both the the views of stakeholders on the ini- what many see as an “assault on HE the Minister of Transport and important axis that provides additional training. MEC and the Ministry of Education tiative through a questionnaire during facts” by populist politicians. US Communications Jassim Seif Ahmed transportation options, and is connect- “It is also meant to accommodate the and Higher Education will be formed November 15-December 15 last year. Of President Donald Trump himself al-Sulaiti and HE the Minister of Mu- ed with a number of expressway projects students expected to come to the coun- to evaluate the bids submitted by in- the 45 entities who participated , 87% passed dozens of protesters on his nicipality and Environment Mohamed such as the Orbital Highway and Al try in the upcoming years, diversify vestors. The project will be managed were companies. way to visit wounded soldiers at bin Abdullah al-Rumaihi attended the Wakrah Bypass. G-Ring Road connects education in the country by providing through the design, build, fi nance and On evaluating the inputs of the a military hospital. “Stop denying opening ceremony in the presence of to the opened section of Orbital High- a number of excellent schools and pro- operate (DBFO) contract system. questionnaire it was found that 51% the earth is dying,” one sign visible Ashghal president Dr Saad bin Ahmad way and creates a fast, non-stop road vide jobs to professionals in the fi eld,” a Both local and foreign companies of the participants wanted to follow from Trump’s motorcade read. The al-Muhannadi, Ashghal assistant pres- with a length of around 50km from HIA statement from the ministry said. will be allowed to take part in the ten- the British curricula in their schools, movement was echoed in hundreds ident Abdulla Hamad al-Attiyah and a to Dukhan Road via Salwa Road, it was The 11 plots are located in diff er- der in accordance with Law No 13 for and 76% of them wanted to develop of satellite events across the United number of other senior offi cials. The observed. This would shorten the travel ent areas: Umm Qarn (one), Rawdat 2000 regulating the investment of schools for the age group of 4-18 years. States and around the world, from dignitaries were briefed on the progress time between HIA, Al Wajbah, Rayyan, Sydney to Accra. of the G-Ring Road project. Bani Hajer and Dukhan. The ministers signalled the opening According to Ashghal, G-Ring Road AFGHANISTAN | Carnage of the road, which was followed by a off ers three new vital entrances to the parade of classic cars and motorcycles Industrial Area from the south, provid- Over 100 killed in along the new road. ing a direct link with HIA. It also con- Taliban attack G-Ring Road extends over 22km nects with Hamad Port, Mesaieed, the More than 100 Afghan soldiers were from HIA to the Orbital Highway, and Abu Samra border and the northern killed and wounded in a Taliban includes fi ve lanes in each direction as areas through its connection with the attack on an army base in northern well as 48km of pedestrian and cycle Orbital Highway, and provides direct Afghanistan, the defence ministry lanes, surrounded by landscaping. The access to the Logistics Village to and said yesterday, the latest in a string remaining works, which include parts from the airport. of deadly assaults against Afghan of the eight interchanges, are sched- It also serves a large number of military sites. The ministry did not uled for completion by July-end. neighbourhoods and residential and give a breakdown of the casualties, The interchanges comprise 29 bridg- commercial complexes in Al Wakrah, many of whom were young recruits es and 18 underpasses as well as loops to Al Wukair, Al Thumama and other ar- in training, in the hours-long attack distribute traffi c movement. The eight eas. Page 13 near Mazar-i-Sharif city on Friday. The US military has said that “more than 50” Afghan soldiers were killed, while an Afghan army source who was on the base at the time put the death toll as high as 150, with dozens more wounded.