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www.thepeninsulaqatar.com BUSINESS | 23 SPORT | 29 KidzMondo QMMF to enter set to open at team at F4 UAE Mall of Qatar championship THURSDAY 5 MAY 2016 • 28 Rajab 1437 • Volume 21 • Number 6787 thepeninsulaqatar @peninsulaqatar @peninsula_qatar 55 private Qatar calls for immediate end to Aleppo crimes schools get nod Agencies CAIRO: The Arab League said yes- terday it will strive to ensure that all of those behind mounting violence in the war-ravaged Syrian city of Aleppo to increase fees face “international justice”. The extraordinary meeting of the organisation was held in Cairo yester- day as fighting that raged in the divided standards and conditions, Hamad city threatened a complete break- bin Mohamed Al Ghali, PSO direc- down of a truce. The meeting, which 15 new schools tor said in statement issued to the is attended by Arab League Secretary- and KGs will open Qatar News Agency. General Nabil Elaraby, was held upon Only two schools have been a request by Qatar to discuss the situa- during the next allowed to raise their fees by the tion in the Syrian city of Aleppo. academic year and highest seven percent, he added. Qatar’s Ambassador to Egypt and will together create Al Ghali said that 15 new schools Permanent Representative to the Arab Syrian refugees wait to enter Jordanian side of the Hadalat border crossing, a military zone east of the and KGs will open during the next League, Saif bin Muqaddam Al Buain- capital Amman, after arriving from Syria, yesterday. 10,380 additional academic year and will together ain said at the opening session that seats at different levels create 10,380 additional seats at the serious escalation in Aleppo and different levels including elemen- the massacre which the Syria regime while rebels shell the regime-control- including elementary, tary, preparatory and secondary. The perpetrates against defenceless civil- led west. The Arab League said it had Paris to host Qatar for Syria talks preparatory and Private Schools Office received more ians requires an immediate halt and decided to “work on bringing all those than 68 applications for opening those responsible for this heinous act who participated in and contributed PARIS: France will host talks next week with the Saudi, Qatari, Turkish secondary. new schools during the next aca- should be punished. to the brutal attacks against innocent and UAE foreign ministers on the breakdown in the Syrian peace process, demic year. More than 280 civilians have civilians in Aleppo and other Syrian government spokesman Stephane Le Foll said yesterday. Meanwhile, The Of these, five schools and KGs been killed in the fighting since April cities to international justice”. United States and Russia have agreed to try to work with parties on the will start classes in September and 22, with Assad’s regime launching air ground in Syria to extend a truce to include the city of Aleppo. By Mohammed Iqbal the remaining will open later dur- strikes on the rebel-held east Aleppo → See also page 7 The Peninsula ing the 2016-2017 academic year. The five schools include two Swiss schools, opening for the first time in Qatar, (one for girls and the other for Trump to become DOHA: The Ministry of Education boys) and two international schools 67,000 new vehicles imported in 2015 and Higher Education has granted falling in the category of Outstand- Republican nominee permission to 55 private schools and ing Schools. kindergartens to raise their fees by The other schools include those The Peninsula the first half of last year, compared three months of 2015, with a monthly INDIANAPOLIS: Donald Trump two to seven percent during the offering British, German and Turk- to the same period in 2014. average of over three times compared has gone from long-shot contender 2016-2017 academic year, a senior ish curricula meeting international An average of 5,600 private vehi- to the monthly average of the sale of to the Republican party’s presump- official of the Private Schools Office standards, said Al Ghali. The new cles were sold every month last year. new vehicles. December saw the tive nominee for president with a (PSO) at the ministry has said. schools will create 5,047 additional DOHA: About 67,000 brand new November saw the highest sales, sale of approximately 20,800 sec- crushing win in Indiana that forced A total of 162 schools and KGs seats in British curriculum, 1,682 in vehicles were imported for sale to with over 6,771 vehicles, followed by ond-hand vehicles, with an average his main rival Ted Cruz out of the have sought permission to hike IB, 2,242 in American, 925 in Swiss, Qatar last year, according to a report March during which 6,607 new vehi- increase of approximately 3.7 percent race. Ohio Governor John Kasich their fees during the next academic 216 in Turkish, 153 in German and released by the Ministry of Economy cles were sold and registered. compared to the monthly sale during was also said to be dropping out of year but majority of the requests- 115 in Egyptian. and Commerce yesterday. On other hand, the sale and the same period in 2014. the Republican presidential race. 66 per cent- were rejected because Sale of small and medium sized ownership transfer of second-hand they failed to fulfil the required → Continued on page 6 vehicles rose by two percent during vehicles increased during the last → Continued on page 6 → Full report on page 18 02 THURSDAY 5 MAY 2016 HOME QM and QU to conduct first Education panel to be revamped study on marine features & The Peninsula representing the ministry, and a rep- approval on the validity of the retire- resentative each from the Ministry of ment and pensions law for Qataris underwater archaeology Municipality and Environment (engi- working in the private sector as an The Cabinet neer), the Ministry of Justice (legal incentive for them to work in the approved a draft DOHA: The Cabinet yesterday expert), the Ministry of Administra- sector. decision amending The Peninsula be able to identify and analyse approved a draft decision amending tive Development, Labour and Social The Cabinet approved a draft air artefacts and ecofacts recovered some provisions of decision No. 22 of Affairs, the Ministry of Public Health services agreement between Qatar some provisions of from the project. 2014 on restructuring the educational (doctor), Qatar University (academic), and Equatorial Guinea, a draft air decision No. 22 of The project will also intro- certificates equation committee. and Hamad Bin Khalifa University services agreement between Qatar DOHA: Qatar Museums (QM) duce a new study about the sea The committee is concerned (academic). and Guinea Bissau, and a draft mem- 2014 on restructuring and Qatar University (QU) will level change and the relation with the equivalence of educational The approval was given at the orandum of understanding (MoU) the educational conduct a study of the country’s with the settlements during the certificates of various degrees in Cabinet’s regular weekly meeting at for cooperation in the area of the marine features and underwater prehistory period in the Gulf. accordance with the conditions and Emiri Diwan yesterday. The session national archives between the Min- certificates equation archaeology, the first-of-its-kind Marine sites will be evaluated regulations proposed in this regard was chaired by Deputy Prime Minis- istry of Justice and Brazil’s Ministry committee. research in the Gulf. and ensuing reports will detail and approved by the Council of Min- ter and Minister of State for Cabinet of Justice. QM has signed a memoran- the underwater archaeological isters upon the submission of the Affairs H E Ahmed bin Abdullah The Cabinet also took decisions dum of understanding (MoU) findings from each site, as well Minister of Education and Higher bin Zaid Al Mahmoud, Qatar News after reviewing two memos by the with the Marine Science Cluster as the benefits of each. Education. Agency reports. Minister of Finance on a draft law Bank to issue a circular on the uni- at QU’s Environmental Science QM will be responsible for As per the amendment, the com- The Cabinet also looked into of Qatar Financial Centre, and on form national definition of small and Centre (ESC) for the study. monitoring and protecting any mittee will comprise three members facilitating the procedures of its a proposal by Qatar Development medium projects in Qatar. The agreement was signed by marine archaeological features Mansoor Al Mahmoud, Special and artefacts, discovered during Adviser to the Chairperson and this research process. Acting CEO of QM; and Dr Hassan Ali Al Kubaisi, Chief Archae- Rashid Al Derham, President, QU. ology Officer, QM, said:“We are RAF provides fresh The research aims to make very pleased to sign this MoU new discoveries that will help with QU today and look forward shed light on the history of to the great findings that will be aid for Somalia marine trade in the region. presented as a result of this part- The agreement will also nership. We are also proud that serve in developing a research this partnership will bring QM The Peninsula database from findings recorded closer to its goal of honouring by Janan, QU’s state-of-the-art the traditions of the past, while marine research vessel, and fur- embracing the future. We hope ther strengthen the relationship that current and future gener- DOHA: Sheikh Thani Bin Abdullah Foundation for between QM and QU. It will also ations of students at QU will be Humanitarian Service (RAF) has provided emer- extend to other areas of cooper- proud of their contributions to gency relief for 1,900 families in six Northern ation, including, but not limited discovering Qatar’s underwater Somali areas of Oodl, Salel Coast, Gebeily, Mrdodi, to, lectures, special training and archeology.” Jih and Hood, benefiting over 10,000 people.

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