www.thepeninsulaqatar.com BUSINESS | 25 SPORT | 34 QSTec production Kohli guides India facility to roll out to victory over by year-end Pakistan SUNDAY 20 MARCH 2016 • 11 Jumada II 1437 • Volume 21 • Number 6741 thepeninsulaqatar @peninsulaqatar @peninsula_qatar Earth Hour in Doha Emir condoles Renewal of post with Erdogan DOHA: Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani has sent a cable of condolences to President office boxes Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey expressing his condolences and sympathy for the victims of the until March 31 bombing in Istanbul yesterday. Emir condoles with Putin business users, and are available on an annually-paid subscription basis. DOHA: Emir H H Sheikh Tamim Subscribers should Q-Post has, therefore, advised bin Hamad Al Thani has sent a pay ‘reopening’ customers who have not renewed cable of condolences to Russian their P O Box subscription and they President Vladimir Putin express- fee of QR100 after wish to continue the service, to ben- ing condolences and sympathy for deadline without efit from the multiple options offered the victims of the flydubai plane guarantee of same by the company to renew their sub- crash in Russia. scription by March 31 in order to post box number. avoid discontinuation of the service. Subscription can also be 62 dead in renewed after March 31, 2016 but a “reopening” fee of QR100 is to be flydubai crash A combo picture of the St Regis hotel in West Bay yesterday before and after lights were switched The Peninsula paid. However, there wouldn’t be any off to mark the 10th Earth Hour from 8.30pm. Several government and private facilities and guarantee that the same post office landmark buildings in the city also joined the campaign by switching off or dimming their lights. box number would be re-allotted to DUBAI: A passenger jet operated Pic: Abdul / The Peninsula → See also page 3 DOHA: Post box subscribers who the subscriber, since after March 31 by budget carrier flydubai broke don’t renew their annual subscrip- the number can be transferred to apart while trying to land in high tions by March 31 risk losing the post another subscriber, said Q-Post. winds in the southern Russian city box address, Q-Post has said. Subscription renewal can of Rostov-on-Don yesterday morn- Q-Post said in a press statement be done at any of the 40 Q-Post Aljazeera to host IPI ing, killing all 62 people on board. that the yearly subscription for its branches or via Q-Post website Doha Port handled 15% post office box service is from Jan- (www.qatarposts.com) using a credit conference in Doha → See also page 19 uary 1 to December 31. card. more containers last year So the renewal of the subscrip- Alternatively, one can also use DOHA: Sheikh Hamad bin Thamer Five die in Istanbul tion became due on January 1, 2016. the QNB website (www.qnb.com) or Al Thani, Chairman of the Board of However, it seems that many mobile app ‘Easylink’ under ‘utili- By Mohammad Shoeb over 530,000 containers of TEUs Directors of Aljazeera Media Net- suicide attack customers haven’t so far renewed ties to settle’. The Peninsula (20-foot equivalent units) were han- work, has said that hosting the their subscription. Meanwhile, Q-Post website says dled at the port in 2015, which was 65th edition of the conference of Q-Post said in a press state- that the main post office has 25,000 nearly 15pc higher than the previous the International Press Institute ISTANBUL/ANKARA: A suicide ment: “You may not be aware that electronically-operated post office DOHA: Despite a challenging busi- year. When it comes to handling of (IPI) here reflects “our deep belief bomber killed himself and four to receive mail in Qatar, you must boxes, which are the first of their ness environment and market Bulk/Break Bulk and General Cargo, in the importance of developing others in a central Istanbul shop- use a post office box (P O Box) kind in the world. volatility, Doha Port saw about 22 the year 2015 saw a sharp jump of close and strategic ties and part- ping and tourism district yesterday, address. These boxes are located in a These are fully computerized percent rise in container volume over 140 percent, the total reaching nership with global organisations wounding at least 36 people in the number of convenient places around electronic post office boxes. Else- handled in 2015 with the total vol- about 1.76 million freight tonnes concerned with the protection of fourth such attack in Turkey this the country and can be accessed where, there are more than 12,000 ume reaching 568,166 TEUs, up by against 731,045 tonnes in 2014. journalists and their rights, media year, reports Reuters. 24x7”. Post office box addresses conventional post office boxes at 17 100,555 TEUs compared to 461,863 freedom and media institutions”. are provided to both, personal and other branches across the country. TEUs in 2014. In terms of the number, → Continued on page 3 → Continued on page 6 → See also page 11 02 SUNDAY 20 MARCH 2016 HOME Qatar condemns bombing attack in Istanbul PM to patronise identity seminar QNA is seeking to revive and promote Qatari heritage which contributes to Qatar’s Second strengthening the concept and value DOHA: Qatar yesterday condemned the explosion that took place in Istan- National Identity of our national identity”. bul, Turkey, and led to several casualties. Seminar starts He expressed gratitude to Al In a statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed condemnation Mulla for inviting Vodafone to be the of the attack and said such criminal acts were in contrast to the princi- tomorrow under exclusive partner and sponsor of the ples of Islam and humanity. Such acts also violate international laws, the the theme ‘The second edition of the seminar which ministry said, adding Qatar is fully behind any measures Turkey takes to marks fruitful partnership with the maintain peace and stability. Role of Educational centre. The seminar will discuss It also Qatar’s condolences to the families of the victims and government Institutions in issues related to the preservation of and the people of Turkey and wished the injured a swift recovery. national identity and heritage. Promoting National In four sessions, participants will Identity’. focus discussions on topics related to ‘Language and identity’; ‘School cur- Chamber to host final phase of riculum and its impact on national identity’; ‘The role of demographic arbitrators programme today By Mohammed Osman changes in identity preservation’; and The Peninsula Dr Khalid Youssef Al Mulla (right), Executive Director, Qatar Heritage ‘Family and identity’. DOHA: The Qatar Chamber of Commerce and Industry (QCCI) will host and Identity Centre, and Mohammed Al Yami, Director, External Affairs, Experiences of some countries today the fifth and final phase of ‘Preparation and Qualification of Arbi- Vodafone Qatar, during the press conference yesterday. (Below) A such as like Turkey and Morocco in trators — Professional Certificate Programme 2016’, organised by Qatar section of the audience. Pic: Abdul / The Peninsula areas like education and identity and International Centre for Conciliation and Arbitration in cooperation with DOHA: Under the patronage of multilingualism and identity will be the GCC Commercial Arbitration Centre (Dar Al Karar) under the theme Prime Minister and Interior Minis- presented by specialists from both ‘Show Trial Process’. ter H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser dimensions of these concepts in the stressed the importance of national countries. Issues such as the role of It includes a virtual practical trial to provide participants with an arbi- bin Khalifa Al Thani, Qatar’s Sec- minds of the youth. identity through Qatar National private schools in preserving national tration case along with documents for study by groups to be formed to ond National Identity Seminar starts “Being proud of our own identity Vision 2030,” said Al Mulla. identity will also be highlighted by communicate with each other. tomorrow under the theme ‘The Role and loyal to our beloved country does He expressed gratitude to the Pre- researchers. After that, participants will be divided into groups to discuss topics, of Educational Institutions in Promot- not mean that we become racist and mier for patronising the event for the The seminar is expected to come provide inputs and prepare notes. This step will be followed by the forma- ing National Identity’. reject others’ identities. second time and thanked Cultural out with recommendations to help tion of an arbitration tribunal from the audience and a show trial based on The two-day event is being “On the contrary, it would help us Village-Katara for constant support preserve and consolidate Qatar’s the analysis of facts to develop legal provisions and principles and explain organised by Qatar Heritage and positively interact with and become and Vodafone for full sponsorship of national identity under the current how to apply them to the facts until the deliberation and sentencing phase. Identity Centre and sponsored exclu- more open to other cultures and the event. demographic changes and multicul- The aim of this stage is to link the theoretical level to practical experience. sively by Vodafone Qatar. identities. Qatar has promoted and Al Yami said: “Vodafone Qatar tural status of the country. It will be held at Sharq Village and Spa. Qatar Cancer Society sets up ‘Hope The seminar will host eminent local and international scholars, academics and speakers and will Volunteer Team’ to enhance work highlight national identity which is a key element in any community in the DOHA: The Qatar Cancer Society (QCS) yesterday launched a ‘Hope Vol- era of globalisation and amid rapid unteer Team’ within its mission to enhance social and volunteer work as of changes and developments being the most important way to contribute to the advancement of the status of witnessed by today’s world, said Dr communities.