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BUSINESS | 15 SPORT | 18 Oil rises further Archer’s six- above $60; wicket haul sparks Jackson Hole Australia collapse summit in focus on first day Friday 23 August 2019 | 22 Dhul-Hijja 1440 www.thepeninsula.qa Volume 24 | Number 7992 | 2 Riyals Join the elite, with beIN and Ooredoo ONE Amir greets Hamad Port Sudan's Sovereignty proves a model Council for eco-friendly Chairman QNA DOHA developments Amir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and Deputy IRFAN BUKHARI of steps taken to preserve the Amir H H Sheikh Abdullah bin THE PENINSULA environment while developing Hamad Al Thani sent yesterday Hamad Port, Mwani Qatar cables of congratulations to Hamad Port is not only the tweeted about relocation of Lieutenant General Abdel largest and most innovative port 14,300 square metres of sea- Fattah Al Burhan on the of the region which is fast weeds and 31,700 marine seed- occasion of the formation of the becoming a hub of maritime lings and avicennia trees pro- Sovereignty Council and his trade in the Middle East but also viding shelter and nourish swearing-in as the new an environmentally-friendly countless sea creatures. Chairman of the council, facility. In June this year on being wishing him and the members People generally know that recognised as one of the of the council success and to the Minister of Education and Higher Education, H E Dr. Mohammed bin Abdul Wahed Ali Al Hammadi, Hamad Port is the largest port Greenest Ports in the world, Sudanese people stability and along with high-ranking officials from the Ministry and school officials during a visit to Durham School in the region employing smart Mwani Qatar had tweeted: progress. technologies, innovations for “Environmental protection has for Girls Doha, yesterday. Prime Minister and Interior its growing vessel traffic but its been a key objective in all Minister H E Sheikh Abdullah environmentally-friendly phases of Hamad Port’s bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani endeavours, practices are construction. sent a cable of congratulations lesser-known in public The port’s international rec- Education Minister visits to Dr Abdalla Hamdok on the domain. ognition as one of the world occasion of his swearing-in as Mwani Qatar, in a recent greenest ports proves that this Prime Minister of the Republic tweet, shared some interesting goal has been achieved, under- Durham School for Girls of Sudan. and laudable facts linked with scoring its commitment to local the sustainable construction of and global environmental THE PENINSULA traditions of the Qatari society. The initiative is within the Qatar’s gateway to the world. standards and adopting the DOHA During the visit, the Minister framework of the Ministerial PM holds phone “Hamad Port is considered latest innovative practices based met with the school principal, Group for the Encouragement talk with Sudan the region’s largest and most on environmental sustainability Minister of Education and Higher teaching staff and and Participation of the Private environmentally-friendly project and clean energy.” Education, H E Dr. Mohammed administrators. Sector in the Economic Devel- counterpart and this title has been well Earlier in November 2016, bin Abdul Wahed Ali Al During the visit the minister opment Projects of Qatar, deserved for several factors, the Hamad port had won “largest Hammadi, yesterday visited the listened to a detailed presen- chaired by Prime Minister and QNA most important of which is its smart and environment-friendly Durham School for Girls Doha, tation about the curriculum, Interior Minister H E Sheikh DOHA success in relocating and moving project” award that is granted which is preparing to receive its opportunities and options that Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa more than 12,500 pieces of hard to the best practices in safety, students for the first time in will be provided by the school, Al Thani. Prime Minister and Interior coral reefs.” maritime environment and port Qatar on Sunday (August 25) at which has witnessed a high Meanwhile, Durham School Minister H E Sheikh Abdullah Sharing some other details operations. `P2 the beginning of the academic turnout of students and their for Girls' parent school was bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al year 2019-2020. parents since admissions founded in the UK more than Thani held yesterday a The Durham School for Girls, announced. 600 years ago. The school will conversation via telephone is a private international school, The Durham School for Girls open its doors to new students with Dr Abdullah Hamdok to Hamad Port is which adopts the British cur- is one of the new schools that this academic year for kinder- congratulate him on being riculum. It is one of the pres- opened in 2019 as part of the gov- garten and primary education. sworn in as Prime Minister of considered the region’s largest tigious English schools for girls ernment initiative to allocate gov- It will begin to open sec- the Republic of Sudan, wishing and most environmentally- in Doha and operates in ernment-owned land plots for the ondary education level starting him well and bilateral rela- accordance to the Qatari educa- construction and operation of from 2020, while it will be fully tions further development and friendly project and this title has tional system, values, culture and private schools through tender. open to all grades by 2022. growth. been well deserved for several factors, the most important of which is its success in relocating Qatari adventurer conquers Matterhorn peak and moving more than 12,500 ANISHA BIJUKUMAR summits in the Alps and Europe. Badar tweeted in Arabic after climb the Matterhorn. Just three pieces of hard coral reefs. Relocation of THE PENINSULA Speaking to The Peninsula his climb that can be roughly weeks back a South Korean about the emotions after com- translated, “...Praise be to God, as climber succumbed to injures 14,300 Qatari adventurer Fahad Badar pleting the gruelling climb, Badar it is one of the most technically dif- after a fall, seventh such incident who recently became the first expressed his pride in raising the ficult European mountains, Mat- this year. Local guides call the square metres of Arab to summit Everest and Qatari flag on top of the mountain. terhorn gave me the opportunity mountain “too dangerous”. Lhotse in a single journey has “I felt proud raising Qatar flag to reach its summit on Sunday Speaking about the challenges seaweeds and added another feather to his cap. in two months’ time after sum- 18/8/2019. I have the utmost he faced during the expedition The adventurer recently shared miting Everest and Lhotse. I used respect for any climber who Badar said that “Mount Blanc was 31,700 a picture of him posing with the my Eid holidays to go to France, climbed Matterhorn and getting much colder than I expected. But, national flag after scaling Matterhorn Italy and Switzerland. I climbed to the top is half the challenge Matterhorn, which is more tech- marine seedlings and mountain on the Swiss-Italian Mont Blanc, which is the highest because going down is also dif- nically challenging, is about the avicennia trees providing border. The 15,000-foot tall Mat- in Western Europe and then went ficult, if not more dangerous.” ability to climb and come down terhorn is a large, near-symmet- to Matterhorn mountain. Tech- Matterhorn is very chal- without getting injured. It is very shelter and nourish rical pyramidal peak in the Pennine nically it is very difficult to climb, lenging to mountaineers. Over steep and rocky, so if not careful countless sea creatures. Alps, making it one of the highest so it is a great honour for me to the years an estimated 500 you can fall and get injured and and most technically difficult do it,” he told The Peninsula. people have died attempting to sometimes die. `P2 Preparations in full swing for Katara’s third S’hail exhibition RAYNALD C RIVERA Last year, the five-day exhi- addition to handicraft and food tivals, one of which was British- year and that S’hail sponsored name from a star which signals THE PENINSULA bition attracted more than among others. based The Game Fair. some activities at the Fair. the start of hunting season which 116,400 visitors to 150 stalls from It fascinated visitors with a Recently, S’hail participated Fifteen British companies hunters eagerly await to shine in Preparations are in full swing for 20 countries generating over showcase of over 1,000 falcons, at the 61st edition of The Game from different sectors including the sky to begin their journey. the third edition of Katara Inter- QR41m in sales according to the organised lectures on falconry Fair as part of the partnership as hunting, falcons and accessories Many legendry Arabic poets have national Hunting and Falcons event’s official website. skills and how to breed falcons well as provide update and will participate in S’hail next also taken inspiration from S’hail Exhibition (S’hail 2019), one of Said to be the region’s and held several competitions promote its upcoming third month, said Abdul Aziz Al Sayed, in their writings. the biggest annual events largest and most prominent with big prizes. edition to different British Director of S’hail, stressing that Falconry is an indispensable organised by the Katara Cultural event in the field of hunting and As part of S’hail’s strategy to companies. S’hail’s stand witnessed great part of Qatar’s rich cultural her- Village. falconry, the exhibition com- promote the event and draw in Dr. Khalid bin Ibrahim Al interest from foreign visitors itage integrating many cultural, The massive venue being set prised several sections including more international participants, Sulaiti, Katara General Manager who wanted to learn about the social, art and entertainment up at Katara Wisdom Square spe- hunting weapons and S’hail had signed several agree- and Chairman of S’hail Organ- Qatari culture and identity as events which attract huge cially for the event is nearing com- equipment, falcon auction, fal- ments with important interna- ising Committee, said that their well as the S’hail exhibition number of participants and vis- pletion in time for the event conry accessories, safari tional cultural organisations and participation was a significant itself.