Moi Launches Website for CMC Elections
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TUESDAY JANUARY 1, 2019 RABI AL-AKHIR 25, 1440 VOL.12 NO. 4501 QR 2 HAZY Fajr: 4:56 am Dhuhr: 11:38 am HIGH : 25°C Asr: 2:36 pm Maghrib: 4:56 pm LOW : 17°C Isha: 6:26 pm Business 13 Sports 17 Woqod opens 82nd Verdasco makes a breezy petrol station start; Rublev gets rolling AMIR EXCHANGES NEW YEAR MoI launches website GREETINGS WELCOME 2019 DOHA The Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al Thani for CMC elections exchanged cables of greet- ings on Monday with the leaders of friendly countries Voter registration for CMC polls to start on January 13 on the occasion of the advent of the New Year. The HISHAM ALJUNDI Amir expressed his wishes DOHA of good health and hap- piness for them and their THE Ministry of Interior (MoI) people further progress and has launched a website for prosperity. (QNA) Central Municipal Corporation (CMC) elections. Inaugurated by Superviso- ry Committee Chairman Major Amir greets people General Majid Ibrahim al Khu- on New Year laifi, the website will greatly facilitate the electoral process I congratulate the people that will help the candidates as Officials during the launch of website for CMC elections on Monday. of the world in the new well as the voters. year, and wish them The website includes a fea- for the launch of the electoral “The website displays the peace and prosperity. ture that enables candidates process for the CMC elections are electoral register, which enables I also hope that it will to check on their electoral dis- going on in full swing. The poll- candidates to make sure they be a year of good and tricts. The possibility of voting ing stations are ready to receive are registered in their electoral achievements for Qatar. through the website to guar- citizens on January 13, 2019, the districts. It is also a guide for I hope this year will bring antee smooth election process day scheduled for the start of vot- voters,” Brigadier Abdulrahman stability and prosperity Fireworks explode over the has also been incorporated. er registration, he added. al Malki, Head of the Technical to the Arab and Islamic QATAR TRIBUNE WISHES ITS Visitors to the website can He said voters can find the Committee of Elections, said. people. Sydney Harbour to welcome find all necessary information a electoral roll on the website and The website is https://por- the New Year 2019. (AFP) READERS A HAPPY NEW YEAR candidate and voter would need. ensure that they are registered tal.moi.gov.qa/wps/portal/ Khualifi said preparations in their electoral constituencies. electionsAr. Qatar’s foreign reserves jump Huge drop in fuel prices for January DOHA In a welcome news for QP set the premium 31% to $48.41 billion in Nov motorists in the New Year, gasoline (91) price at QR1.50/ Qatar Petroleum (QP) has litre for January, compared to atar’s foreign reserves surged 31.07 percent to slashed the prices of premium QR 1.80/litre in December, a Vodafone first to QQR176.24 billion ($48.41 billion) in November, 2018 and super grade petrol and decline of about 16.6 percent. when compared with QR134.46 billion ($36.94 billion) in the diesel from January 2019. The diesel will cost go live with 5G same month of the previous year, according to data released Fuel prices fell by 16 percent QR1.75/litre in January, com- commercially (P 2 ) by Qatar Central Bank (QCB). It was the ninth monthly rise of for gasoline and 12.5 percent pared to QR2/litre in Decem- Qatar’s foreign reserves in a row and the highest in the last for diesel. ber, a decline by 12.5 percent. 28 months, since July 2016. The country’s foreign reserves The price of super gasoline In June 2016, the pre- also witnessed rise on month-on-month basis as it went up (95) was set at QR 1.55/litre mium petrol cost QR1.20 per Mahaseel festival 2.18 percent from QR172.48 billion in October. —SATYENDRA for January, 16.2 percent lower litre, super QR1.30 per litre kicks off (PG 20 ) PATHAK (PAGE 13) than the December price of QR and diesel QR1.40 per 1.85/litre. litre. (TNN) 02 Tuesday, January 1, 2019 Contact US: Qatar Tribune I EDITORIAL I Phone: 40002222 I ADMINISTRATION & MARKETING I Phone: 40002155, 40002122, Fax: 40002235 P.O. Box: 23493, Doha. Quick read Shura reviews draft law on iron customs tariff Deputy Amir exchanges The Council members stressed the importance of the draft law in protecting and supporting the national industry New Year greetings QNA THE Deputy Amir His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad DOHA al Thani on Monday exchanged cables of greetings with Their Highnesses and Excellencies Deputy Heads of State of friendly THE Shura Council at a meet- countries on the advent of the New Year, wishing them and ing chaired by Speaker HE their peoples good health, happiness and further progress and Ahmed bin Abdullah bin Zaid prosperity. (QNA) al Mahmoud on Monday dis- cussed a draft law to deter- Prime minister exchanges mine some customs tariff on New Year geetings types of iron similar to those produced by Qatar Steel Com- PRIME Minister and Minister of Interior HE Sheikh Abdullah pany (Qatar Steel). bin Nasser bin Khalifa al Thani on Monday exchanged cables The Council members of greetings with Their Highnesses and Excellencies Heads stressed the importance of the of Government of friendly countries on the advent of the New draft law in protecting and sup- Year, wishing them and their peoples good health, happiness porting the national industry and further progress and prosperity. (QNA) which contributes significantly and effectively to the develop- Hammadi meets Sudanese envoy ment process in the country. Committee for further study sia, during which the second necessary legislation. Committee discussed a They also stressed that the and to submit a report thereon Bali Declaration was issued Meanwhile, the Internal draft law amending some SECRETARY General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs HE Dr draft law gives great impetus to the Council. on sustainable development and External Affairs Commit- provisions of Law No 7 of Ahmed bin Hassan al Hammadi met the Ambassador of the to the iron and steel industry, The Shura Council re- and included a commitment to tee of the Shura Council held a 2007 on the settlement of Republic of Sudan to Qatar HE Fatah al Rahman Ali Moham- which has proven its quality in viewed a report of its delega- raise the level of efforts among meeting of the 47th regular ses- administrative disputes. med in Doha on Monday. During the meeting, they discussed the country. tion which participated in the parliaments in all participating sion of the Council chaired by its At the end of the meeting, the bilateral relations and the ways of boosting them, in addi- The Council then decided Second World Parliamentary countries on the importance of Rapporteur Abdulla bin Fahad the Committee decided to com- tion to matters of mutual interest. (QNA) to refer the draft law to the Fi- Forum on Sustainable Devel- achieving sustainable develop- Ghorab al Marri on Monday. plete the study of the draft law nancial and Economic Affairs opment held in Bali, Indone- ment goals and setting up the During the meeting, the in its next meeting. ‘Take extra safety caution in foggy weather’ Vodafone 1st to offer TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK flow,” said Dr Consunji. defogging, use the air condi- 5G commercially DOHA According to Dr Consunji, tioner with the temperature set drivers should not drive if to hot. This will also clear con- VODAFONE Qatar on Mon- connection of its first trial DIRECTOR of Hamad Injury weather conditions prevent densation from your windows,” day received the spectrum enterprise customer -- Gulf Prevention Program (HIPP) at them from clearly seeing the he added. licence from the Communi- Bridge International (GBI) Hamad Medical Corporation’s road and their surroundings. Dr Consunji advised mo- cations Regulatory Author- --to its 5G network in Qa- (HMC) Hamad Trauma Center However, if individuals must torists to open the windows of ity (CRA) to operate 5G com- tar Science and Technology Dr Rafael Consunji has urged drive during times of low vis- their cars during times of very mercially in the country. The Park. Using a Vodafone 5G drivers to take extra precau- ibility, they should ensure that low visibility so they can hear spectrum licence replaces the router, GBI has been expe- tions during foggy weather and all adult passengers are wear- the oncoming vehicles. This is trial licence that allowed the riencing broadband access times of low visibility, to avert ing their seatbelts and all chil- particularly useful in rural areas company to conduct 5G trials. at speeds that exceed 1Gbps accidents. dren using age-appropriate or on side roads with less traffic. Vodafone has achieved with a real-time and uninter- HIPP is the community car seats. He also urged commuters to strong progress in building its rupted user experience. From outreach arm of HMC’s They must know how to cor- use radio to listen to important 5G network, after switching it January 1, 2019, GBI will be Trauma Center. rectly use fog lights, and before notifications from the Traffic on in August 2018. Vodafone the first entity to be com- The safety expert said that starting the engine, should turn Department, but keep the vol- has rolled out its 5G network mercially connected to Voda- to counter dense fog, many on the fog lights and keep them ume low; reduce speed if visibil- in key locations across the fone’s 5G network.