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PM Opens 44Th General Assembly of APSF BUSINESS | 01 SPORT | 12 Boeing fires CEO Tokyo-bound Muilenburg to Fares edges steady spiralling Rostami to top 737 MAX crisis field Tuesday 24 December 2019 | 27 Rabia II 1441 www.thepeninsula.qa Volume 24 | Number 8115 | 2 Riyals PM opens 44th General Assembly of APSF Doha hosted the 44th General Assembly of the Arab Police Sports Federation and 107th the Executive Office meeting as well as the 8th Arab Police Cross Country Championship. QNA Volleyball Association, Ali DOHA Ghanim Al Kuwari; and Member of the Board of Directors of Qatar Prime Minister and Interior Minister, Society for Rehabilitation of H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Special Needs Talib Abdullah Khalifa Al Thani opened the 44th Afifah Al Marri, in recognition of General Assembly of the Arab Police their efforts and contributions to Sports Federation (APSF) at Sharq the march of the Arab Police Hotel yesterday. Sports Federation and their At the outset of the opening effective participation in its ceremony, a documentary film on various activities and programs. the activities of Qatar Police Sports The opening ceremony was Federation was displayed, followed attended by ranking officers, offi- by a speech on behalf of the dele- cials of the Arab Police Sports gations of the participating coun- Federation, delegations of the tries, delivered by head of the participating Arab police feder- Sudanese Police Sports Federa- ations and guests. tion’s delegation Major General Doha hosted the 44th General Karim Eddin Mubarak Al Khalifa Assembly of the Arab Police Sports Fadl Al Sayed. Federation and 107th the Exec- H E the Prime Minister and utive Office meeting as well as the Interior Minister then honoured 8th Arab Police Cross Country former Secretary-General of the Championship. Kuwaiti Police Sports Federation Fourteen countries participated and former member of APSF in the General Assembly and Exec- Executive Bureau, Retired Major utive Office meetings including the General H E Walid Ghanem Al State of Kuwait, Sultanate of Oman, Ghanem; former President of the Lebanon, Jordan, Yemen, Sudan, Pal- Algerian Police Sports Federation, estine, Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, Prime Minister and Interior Minister, H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani and other dignitaries attending the opening observer H E Belarbi Saleh Morocco, Mauritania, Somalia in `P2 of the 44th General Assembly of the Arab Police Sports Federation (APSF) at Sharq Hotel, yesterday. Hamdan; President of Qatar addition to the State of Qatar. Youth from 23 countries QDPP set to activate diabetes research in early 2020 attend first Generation FAZEENA SALEEM Qatar Metabolic Institute (QMI), lifestyle modification and by diabetes and 20-25 percent have THE PENINSULA Chairman of Internal Medicine some medication” he said. pre-diabetes. If we are able to Amazing Festival in Doha at HMC, and Director of the “But the US experience may prevent or reverse the course of The Qatar Diabetes Prevention QDPP, told The Peninsula. not be relevant to Qatar’s culture diabetes in Qatar, it will have a THE PENINSULA Vision 2030. Youth from 24 coun- Programme (QDPP), a research The five-year programme is and environment. We need to major impact on the population DOHA tries, including Qatar, Oman, project expected to transform the funded by Qatar Foundation’s discover the best method that is health and the economy of Jordan, Lebanon, Pakistan, India, way for diabetes prevention, will Qatar National Research Fund and applicable in Qatar to prevent Qatar,” he added. The inaugural Generation the Philippines, Nepal, Italy, start recruitment of subjects in co-funded by HMC. The QDPP diabetes and to reverse the The QDPP is comprised of Amazing Festival has inspired Belgium, the UK and Brazil, partic- early 2020. research project supports the course of diabetes,” said Pro- seven complementary sub- youth from Qatar and 24 coun- ipated in the festival, the Supreme Dubbed as the region’s largest National Diabetes Strategy, led by fessor Abou-Samra. projects: Project 1 aims to tries the first Generation Amazing Committee for Delivery and Legacy diabetes research project, QDPP the Ministry of Public Health. Individuals between 18 and prevent the progression of pre- Festival brought together 140 (SC) reported on its website. will be conducted by Hamad “It is a unique research hap- 60 years of age who are at high diabetes into type 2 diabetes; young leaders inspired to Key highlights of the festival Medical Corporation (HMC) led pening in our region that will help risk for diabetes such as having Project 2 aims to find the best implement social change in their included football for development by the Qatar Metabolic Institute us discover the best way to pre-diabetes or a history of ges- method to prevent gestational communities through football. workshops, a football3 tour- (QMI) of the Academic Health prevent diabetes in the region. tational diabetes; and those who diabetes in subjects with diabetes Held at Qatar Foundation’s nament, activities led by youth System (AHS). For example, the diabetes pre- are newly diagnosed type 2 dia- risk factors discovered in pre- Oxygen Park, the festival celebrated ambassadors, a FIFA Legends day, The research programme vention programmes done in the betes (less than five years), are marital screening. Project 3 aims social inclusion and the promotion cultural performances, celebrity aims to identify the best methods US, initially held for five years eligible to participate in the to find the best method to of gender equality, in line with the footballer events and the chance to predict, prevent, and reverse and then extended for additional programme. prevent progression of gesta- United Nations Sustainable Devel- to attend the semi-final of the FIFA type 2 diabetes, Professor Abdul- 10 years, established the fact that “At present 17 to 20 percent tional diabetes into type 2 dia- opment Goals and Qatar National Club World Cup. `P3 Badi Abou-Samra, Director of the diabetes can be prevented by of adult population in Qatar have betes. `P3 Biggest edition of Mahaseel Festival opens at Katara RAYNALD C RIVERA The venue is made colourful Qatari companies. THE PENINSULA by stalls representing six farms Mahaseel Festival is a vital engaged in the production of part of Katara’s initiatives to Mahaseel Festival marked the flowers and ornamental plants. support government efforts to opening of its biggest edition yet Visitors also flocked to a achieving food security and self- yesterday with a large number number of food stalls selling sufficiency which contribute to of people visiting more than 40 authentic local cuisine as well as the realization of the Qatar stalls to buy fresh produce, food trucks offering scrumptious National Vision 2030. dairy and meat products offered snacks. Organised in cooperation by local companies at cheap There is also a large area with the Ministry of Municipality prices. where children can enjoy inflat- and Environment (MME), the fes- Thirty-four stalls repre- ables in addition to a giant tent tival was officially opened by Dr. senting local fruit and vegetable where they can play various Khalid bin Ibrahim Al Sulaiti, farms, apiaries and food pro- computer games such as VR General Manager of Katara and duction companies are taking games making the festival a one- was attended by Sheikh Dr. Faleh part in the festival. They com- stop shop for families. bin Nasser Al Thani, Assistant prise 27 Qatari vegetable, honey Several fun and educational Undersecretary for Agriculture and date farms, three com- activities are being organised on and Fisheries Affairs at MME, panies manufacturing juices the sidelines of the festival to Sulaiman Al Nuaimi, Chairman and dairy products and three raise awareness among children of Mahaseel Festival organizing Sheikh Dr. Faleh bin Nasser Al Thani, Assistant Undersecretary for Agriculture and Fisheries Affairs poultry and egg companies in and the public on the importance committee, representatives of at the Ministry of Municipality and Environment, with Dr Khalid bin Ibrahim Al Sulaiti, Katara General addition to Widam Food of locally cultivated produce and participating companies and the Manager, and other officials during the launch of the 4th Mahaseel Festival at the Katara in Doha Company. food products manufactured by public. `P3 yesterday. PIC: SALIM MATRAMKOT/THE PENINSULA 02 HOME TUESDAY 24 DECEMBER 2019 PM opens 44th General Assembly of Arab Police Sports Federation The Prime Minister and Interior Minister, H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani, honouring retired Major General H E Walid Ghanem Al Ghanem, former secretary-general of the Kuwaiti Police Sports Federation and former member of APSF Executive Bureau; H E observer Belarbi Saleh Hamdan, former President of the Algerian Police Sports Federation; President of Qatar Volleyball Association, Ali Ghanim Al Kuwari; and Member of the Board of Directors of Qatar Society for Rehabilitation of Special Needs, Talib Abdullah Afifah Al Marri, in recognition of their efforts and contributions to the march of the Arab Police Sports Federation and their effective participation in its various activities and programmes at the 44th General Assembly of the Arab Police Sports Federation (APSF) at Sharq Hotel, yesterday. Qatar attends UN anti-corruption conference QNTC, UNWTO co-organise Doha Forum session QNA held with a number of officials inter-governmental organiza- THE PENINSULA continued collaboration and state leaders to explore what can DOHA of those organisations and
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