www.thepeninsulaqatar.com BUSINESS | 21 SPORT | 29 QP establishes Manchester City Ocean LNG await Barcelona Limited Test Tuesday 1 November 2016 | 1 Safar 1438 Volume 21 | Number 6967 | 2 Riyals OPINION 99 new govt Emir receives Sudan President schools by 2030 Mohammed Osman 2030 TARGET Dr. Khalid Al-Shafi The Peninsula Editor-in-Chief The Ministry of Education and o cope with the growing pop- Higher Education has set a plan ulation in the country, the to encourage investors to Ministry of Education and Al Jazeera: Twenty establish more private schools. THigher Education has set a years of leadership plan to open 99 government schools by 2030 and to encourage investors hen Al Jazeera to establish more private schools, Min- started in 1996 245 ister of Education and Higher Private schools with 172,247 Win Doha, there Education H E Dr Mohammed bin students at present. was no diversity in Arab Abdulwahed Al Hammadi said media landscape and the yesterday. Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani with President of Sudan, Omar TV channel managed to The country has now a total of 535 Over Hassan Al Bashir, at the Emiri Diwan, yesterday. Bashir offered condolences reach audience in differ- government and private schools that ent places and introduced have enrolled over 327,566 students in on the death of HH the Grandfather Emir Sheikh Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thani. the ‘opinion and counter- the three levels of education- primary, 327,566 opinion’ for the first time in preparatory and secondary. Students enrolled in 535 the region. Officials in many He was speaking at an event at Four Independent and private countries opposed the pro- Seasons hotel yesterday that marked schools. gramme, and many others the 8th Qatar Population Day 2016. The PM opens Milipol Qatar disagreed with its editorial minister said that there are 191 Inde- Emir to address policies while others ques- pendent schools with a total of 100,319 Education is encouraging Qatari inves- THE PRIME MINISTER and Interior Minister H E Advisory Council tioned the motive behind students on their rolls and 12,940 teach- tors to open more private schools in the Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani its launch. ers, besides 72 kindergartens having country, said the minister. opened yesterday the 11th edition of Milipol Qatar session today Al Jazeera continued its clear 7,730 students and 1,750 teachers. Currently there are 245 private schools 2016, the International Exhibition of Homeland and impartial editorial policy, In light of the rapid population growth, and having a total of 172,247 students. Security at Doha Exhibition and Convention Center. EMIR H H Sheikh Tamim offering different opinions the Minister of Education and Higher → Continued on page 4 → Full report on page 2 bin Hamad Al Thani will but in one professional inaugurate this morning media voice. The chan- the 45th ordinary session nel started with a number of the Advisory Council. of well-known and pro- New transit visa scheme from today Passenger train inside HIA launched The Emir will deliver a fessional journalists who speech in which he will made it compete with the THE NEW TRANSIT VISA scheme, which allows passengers with THE DUAL-TRACK passenger train inside Qatar’s iconic Hamad address the most impor- world’s most famous and layovers of five hours or more in Hamad International Airport International Airport (HIA) terminal was officially launched yes- tant features of the well-established channels. (HIA) to request a complimentary transit visa, will take effect start- terday. The state-of-the-art five-car Automated People Movers internal and foreign pol- → Continued on page 3 ing today, Qatar Airways and Qatar Tourism Authority (QTA) (APM), with the capacity to move 190 passengers per train, will icy of Qatar. announced yesterday. → Full report on page 3 start its full operation from today. → Full report on page 5 02 HOME TUESDAY 1 NOVEMBER 2016 Emir meets Kuwait Deputy PM Father Emir receives condolences Father Emir H H Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani with the President of Sudan Omar Al Bashir at the Emiri Diwan yesterday. The President of Sudan offered his condolences on the death of the H H Grandfather Emir Sheikh Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thani. Father Emir H H Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and Prime Minister and Interior Minister H E Thani with the Interior Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani with Kuwait Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Sultanate Minister of Interior Sheikh Mohammed Al Khalid Al Hamad Al Sabah, who is visiting Doha of Oman Hamud bin to attend the opening of the Milipol Qatar 2016, at the Emiri Diwan yesterday. Faisal Al-Busaidi at the Emiri Diwan yesterday. Al-Busaidi offered his condolences on the death Condolences Emir greets Michel Aoun of the H H Grandfather Emir Sheikh Khalifa bin mir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani mir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani Hamad Al Thani. received yesterday a telephone call from yesterday made a telephone call to Presi- EPresident of the Republic of Ecuador Rafael Edent of Lebanese Republic General Michel Vicente Correa, during which he expressed his Aoun to congratulate him on his election as pres- condolences on the death of H H Grandfather ident, wishing him success in his duties and more Emir Sheikh Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thani. prosperity for the fraternal Lebanese people. Prime Minister opens 11th edition of Milipol Qatar 2016 Sidi Mohamed attended by a number of min- The Premier listened to an The Peninsula isters and high-ranking officials explanation about their func- from a across the region and tions and sophisticated he Prime Minister and from international technologies, and the integra- Interior Minister H E delegations. tion of security systems to Sheikh Abdullah bin After opening the three-day strengthen internal security, Nasser bin Khalifa Al exhibition, the Prime Minister prevention and protection of Thani opened yester- toured the various pavilions and crimes before they occur. Tday the 11th edition of Milipol sections of the exhibition, where Speaking on the sidelines of Qatar 2016, the International he was briefed about the latest the exhibition, the Prime Min- Exhibition of Homeland Secu- equipment and devices, and ister said that Milipol Qatar was rity, at Doha Exhibition and innovative services in the field the fruit of collaboration Convention Center. of homeland security and civil between Qatar's Ministry of The opening ceremony was defense. Interior and Milipol France. Prime Minister and Interior Minister H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani and other visiting ministers inaugurating the 11th edition of Milipol Qatar 2016. He mentioned that the size and the high quality of participa- Hi-tech and most modern tion in the current edition reflected the success of Qatar in attracting major international defence gadgets on display companies specializing in home- land security and civil defence services and systems, making the Irfan Bukhari event one of the most prominent The Peninsula Huge response exhibitions at the regional and Hundreds of defence, international level. ilipol Qatar 2016 fea- protection and He also said the participants tures hundreds of security products are presenting their latest prod- Mdefence, protection and from combat boots ucts in the field of homeland security products from combat to armoured vehicles security to meet the needs and boots to armoured vehicles. on display. requirements of security, hoping The very first stall features to achieve more success in the the 'just-launched' bullet-and- coming sessions. radiation-proof vest that can Milipol Qatar Sheikh Mohammed Khaled not only stop bullets but also provides access to Al Hamad Al Sabah, Deputy work as a shield against all security markets in Prime Minister and Minister of kinds of radiation including the entire region. Interior, Kuwait; Sayyid Hamoud alpha, beta, gamma and neu- bin Faisal al-Busaidi, Omani Min- trons. The vest is produced by ister of Interior; Noureddine NucliRay Defence, Denmark. showcasing the latest innova- Badawi, Algeria's Interior and Talking to The Peninsula, a tive products and services and Local Communities Minister; Al representative of NucliRay said for covering all fields of public Hadi Mejdoub, Tunisia’s Minister various government and private and industrial security. of Interior; Dr Mohammed bin Ali organisations were taking a An official of Apolo Engi- Koman, Secretary General of the keen interest in the newly- neering, Bulgaria, said that they Arab Interior Ministers' Council, introduced radiation-proof had brought new range of AP-4 and Police Lieutenant General vest. assault rifles to the exhibition. Aliyev Ismat, Deputy Minister of More than 230 companies “Definitely our potential clients Internal Affairs, Republic of from 35 countries around the are security organisations, not Azerbaijan were present at the world are taking part in the the general public or industry,” opening ceremony, among three-day exhibition set up on he said, adding that the com- others 7,700 square metres. It also pany was receiving very good Al Hadi Mejdoub, Tunisia’s includes five international response. Minister of Interior, said that such pavilions from France, Ger- OTOS, a South Korean com- events are very important and many and the US, China, the UK, pany, is among those attending attracted regional and interna- along with new participating for the first time. “We are here tional participation. countries, namely Algeria, with the personal protection He said the security situation Uganda, Lithuania, Cyprus, products for industrial work- differs from one country to Luxembourg, Pakistan, Belize, ers,” said OTOS representative. another, but the security remains Jordan as well as a large pres- Master Textile from Pakistan is a priority and it is important to ence of local companies.