www.thepeninsulaqatar.com BUSINESSBUS | 13 SPORT | 21 South African Star act Al Attiyah Airways will never takes control at be privatised: Zuma Jordan Rally SATURDAY 7 MAY 2016 • 30 Rajab 1437 • Volume 21 • Number 6789 thepeninsulaqatar @peninsulaqatar @peninsula_qatar Emir sends message to Russian President Labour’s Khan Cluster of health elected first Muslim mayor education of London created at QU Agencies LONDON: Sadiq Khan, son of a education and inter-disciplinary bus driver, became London’s first health research. Muslim Mayor yesterday, seeing Through high-quality “We want to be the first choice off a Conservative challenger who inter-disciplinary for students and scholars interested attempted to link him to extrem- in these fields and, most importantly, ism and securing a victory for his programmes and to become a catalyst for innovation opposition Labour Party. three member at the national level,” said Dr Toft. New York Mayor Bill de Bla- The synergistic efforts of the sio sent congratulation, and Khan’s colleges, the QU member colleges of the cluster in victory would sooth the wounds cluster will prepare teaching, research and commu- of Labour which suffered losses in nity outreach will serve to advance Thursday’s other local elections. In Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani has sent a message to Russian President Vladimir Putin competent graduates knowledge in the health and medi- Scotland, it came third behind the to shape the future cal fields, address local and regional on relations between the two countries and the latest regional and international developments, Scottish National Party and Brit- of healthcare in the challenges and contribute to popu- particularly the situation in Syria. The verbal message was conveyed by Foreign Minister H E Sheikh ain’s ruling Conservatives, but did lation health and research in Qatar. Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani during a meeting with Putin yesterday. better than expected in England. country. Dr Toft pointed out that relatively Khan, 45, who grew up in pub- small student populations across lic housing in inner city London health and medicine disciplines, was pitted against Conservative low number of Qataris in some of Zac Goldsmith, 41, the son of a bil- By Fazeena Saleem them and high administration/ lionaire financier. The Peninsula student ratio in individual health The Labour lawmaker replaces colleges or departments could drain Cybercafes struggle for survival Conservative Boris Johnson, who resources and negatively impact stu- has run the city of 8.6 million peo- dent experience. ple for eight years. DOHA: Qatar University (QU) has For faculty and researchers, By Sanaullah Ataullah leaving Internet cafes in a challenging services for filling up official forms created a health education cluster close alignment across the cluster The Peninsula situation — how to drive the business and preparing letters but demand for → Continued on page 2 to serve as a pillar of excellence in can help address academic require- before the business drives them out. such services is low.” But he sounded health education and research in ments in a complementary manner, “Only low-income workers in hopeful. “Our cafe has been serving the country, according to a senior streamline faculty collaborations in small numbers now visit our café, customers since 2004. We have some 2 dead in shootings official. research and teaching, and ensure DOHA: Cybercafes in Doha are mostly to use Skype and Facebook loyal customers. And we are open 20 The cluster will function as the coordinated and effective interac- reaching the end of the road, with applications to communicate with hours from 7am to 3am.” at US shopping malls national provider of higher educa- tions with external stakeholders. new, more advanced and sophisti- their near and dear ones back home,” A survey by The Peninsula found tion in health and medicine. “The focus on health and close cated smartphones and tablets hitting said an employee of a cybercafé near that most owners of Internet cafés Through high-quality inter-dis- alignment with the sector creates the market. Sana Intersection in Old Ghanim. either closed down permanently as WASHINGTON: Two people ciplinary programmes and three tremendous potential to develop Many Internet cafes have shut- “It might be more expensive the number of patrons dropped or were killed and two wounded in member colleges, it will prepare future health-related colleges and tered and the remaining few are for them to buy a smartphone and opened new businesses. a pair of shootings yesterday in competent graduates capable of programmes to serve the emerg- struggling to remain in business by mobile data than go to an Inter- A decade-old cybercafé in Bin the suburbs of Washington, and shaping the future of healthcare in ing needs of the healthcare sector diversifying services to avoid closure. net café to talk to their families and Mahmoud opposite Gulf Paradise authorities sought a federal law the country, according to Dr Egon in the country. All of this will pro- Yet, they are not witnessing sig- friends. Our services are cheaper. We Hotel is being renovated into a com- enforcement officer. Toft, Vice-President, Medical Edu- vide new opportunities for students, nificant footfalls as an increasing charge only QR5 for an hour. Custom- mercial shop. Another one on the Police put out a bulletin seek- cation, at QU. faculty and healthcare practition- number of customers are shifting ers can opt for half-hour for QR3. If same street has begun serving shisha. ing help in locating Eulalio Tordil, The members are College of ers, and enable the cluster to serve to all-in-one, sleek and affordable they use the service for up to 45 min- A year ago, an old Internet café 62, from the Department of Home- Health Sciences (CHS), College of as the principal supplier of highly- handy devices for communication, utes, they will have to pay QR4,” he at Town Centre in Freej Bin Omran land Security’s Federal Protective Medicine (CMED) and College of qualified healthcare professionals to entertainment and other usage. added. opposite Al Ahli Hospital was turned Service. He is sought in the Thurs- Pharmacy (CPH). the health labour market,” he said. Adding to the woes of Internet Managing overheads and other into a computer and mobile phone day’s shooting death of his wife at “The cluster model by compar- Another benefit of the cluster is cafes, coffee shops of international expenses amid declining demand is repairs shop which also sells acces- a school in Prince George’s County, ison aims to enable an enhanced that it creates an enabling environ- brands are mushrooming throughout another dilemma for the cafe. sories. “People come and ask why Maryland, on the eve of the two learning environment and student ment for interdisciplinary research the country, including at shopping “We now provide additional serv- we shut down the cybercafé. We ask incidents in adjacent Montgomery experience through the pooling of which integrates information, data, malls. They also provide free Wi-Fi ices. We have installed coloured and them when was the last time they vis- County. talents, the optimal use of physical techniques, tools, concepts and per- — another attraction for custom- black and white printers and photo- ited an Internet café. Most of them Gunfire broke out at Westfield resources and a holistic approach spectives from several disciplines to ers — crippling the business of the copying machines, so people come cannot remember. The answer is Mall in Bethesda, with one man to medicine and patient care,” Dr solve problems that extend beyond Internet shops. To cap it all, telecom here to print their documents,” said simple — there is no need for them killed and two wounded. A second Toft said. The cluster also aims to the scope of any one discipline. service providers offer competitive the employee. The shop charges QR2 to go to Internet cafes. They have shooting later at a supermarket in be recognised regionally for excel- Internet plans and data promotions, a coloured copy and QR1 a black and smartphones and tablets,” said the nearby Aspen Hill, Maryland, left lence in inter-professional health → Continued on page 2 which have exacerbated the situation, white one. “We also provide typing technician at the computer shop. one woman dead. Kynard wins men’s high jump at Diamond League Erdogan warns EU over visa deal AFP The European Commission rec- Mogherini said Brussels was fol- ommended that Turks enjoy visa-free lowing the developments. “We will travel but Turkey must complete five obviously discuss this, first of all, more benchmarks by the end of next with the Turkish authorities and ISTANBUL: Turkey’s President Recep month to complete the EU’s list of 72 define together how to move for- Tayyip Erdogan yesterday warned the criteria. Crucial among these are ward,” she said on a visit to Kosovo. EU that Turkey would not change an changes to anti-terror law and pro- Erdogan has previously warned anti-terror law for a deal on visa-free tection of personal data. Brussels that Ankara would stop travel and migrant flows, throwing up But Erdogan signalled Ankara fulfilling its side of the migrant deal a major potential stumbling block a had no intention of changing its anti- — which has seen the numbers mak- day after his prime minister said he terror legislation to placate Brussels. ing dangerous crossings across the was stepping down. “The EU says: you will change the Aegean fall sharply —if promises like In a speech just 24 hours after anti-terror law for visas,” Erdogan visa-free travel were not kept. Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said in a televised speech in Istan- Turkey’s EU Affairs Minister Vol- said he would surrender his posi- bul.