www.thepeninsulaqatar.com Special Lease Offer MEDINAMEDIINA CENTRALECENTRALE BUSINESS | 21 SPORT | 27 Special Lease Offer PORTOPORTO ARABIAARABIA 4409 5155 BBusiness challenges QSL: El Jaish 4409 5155 can be met with hand Al Ahli 'solid education' 2-0 defeat Sunday 26 February 2017 | 29 Jumada I 1438 Volume 21 | Number 7084 | 2 Riyals 38 schools get Emir's Sword Festival: Winners honoured DOHA: Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani patronised the closing of H H the Emir's permission to Sword Equestrian Festival at the Racing and Equestrian Club in Al Rayyan, yesterday. The final races were attended by Sudanese Presi- increase fees dent's Assistant Abdulrahman Al Sadig Al Mahdi and Prince Mohammed Osman Abdulaziz bin Ahmed bin The Peninsula Fee hike Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia. A total of 127 schools s many as 38 private The festival closing was and kindergartens schools and kinder- also attended by H H Sheikh gartens have got had sought Abdullah bin Khalifa Al Thani, permission from permission to hike H E Sheikh Jassim bin Khalifa the Ministry of Edu- their fees but about Al Thani, Advisory Council cationA and Higher Education to 70% of the requests Speaker H E Mohammed bin increase their fees in the next have been rejected. Mubarak Al Khulaifi and a academic year (2017/18.), a sen- number of Their Excellences ior official said yesterday. The schools that got Sheikhs and Ministers. A total of 127 schools and approval to hike the Emir handed over the kindergartens had sought per- Golden Sword to H E Sheikh fees include the MES mission to hike their fees but Khalifa bin Mohammed bin Indian School, The about 70% of the requests have Khalifa Al Thani, owner of the English Modern been rejected, said Hamad Al Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani at the prize distribution ceremony on the final day horse (Ebraz) the winner of the Ghali, Director of Private School, Doha College, main (Eighth) race, and handed Philippine of the three-day Emir's Sword Racing Festival held at Qatar Racing and Equestrian Club (QREC) Schools Licensing at the yesterday. Following the races, the Emir handed over the Golden Sword to H E Sheikh Khalifa H H the Emir's award to Maher Ministry. International School, Ibrahim Lutfallah, owner of the bin Mohammed bin Khalifa Al Thani, owner of Ebraz, the winning horse of the featured race at "Almost 50% of the total Sudanese School, horse (Chopin) winner in the QREC. → Main story and results on page 27 & 28 private schools and KGs (260) Palestinian School, seventh race. had sought permission for fee and Doha increase. The Ministry has given International School. approval to only 38 private kin- dergartens and schools while before the beginning of admis- Mawaqif Qatar the rate of fee increase varies sions. "Students whose Registration process for Haj from 1 to 15%," said Al Ghali, admission procedures are addressing a press conference delayed due to processing of bags Msheireb yesterday. residency permit will be Properties deal He said that requests from 89 allowed to get registered by the to start on Wednesday schools which representing 70% end of January 2018," said Al of the total applications have Ghali. The Peninsula been rejected. The schools that got QNA English (www.hajj.gov.qa). during the last five years. The press conference at the approval to hike the fees Director of Haj and Umrah Female residents without sheireb Properties, a ministry headquarters was to include the MES Indian School, he Ministry of Endow- Department Ali Sultan Al Misi- "Mahram" should be at least 45 subsidiary of Qatar announce the start of admissions The English Modern School, ments (Awqaf) and fry underlined that the years old, and not less than 18 MFoundation, has in private kindergartens and Doha College, Philippine Inter- TIslamic Affairs announced registration process through the years, in case of an accompa- awarded Mawaqif Qatar schools in Qatar. national School, Sudanese that registration for the Haj sea- website will be easy for nation- nied person, in addition to the (QDVP PQSC), a contract to "Admissions in private kin- School, Palestinian School, and son of 1438 AH - 2017 will start als and residents who wish to availability of a "Mahram". All operate and manage car dergartens and schools will Doha International School. next Wednesday, from March 1 apply for Haj this year. passports must be read elec- parking at Msheireb Down- start on March 1 and continue Al Ghali said that only six to March 30. For Qatari pilgrims, the tronically (E-Passport). town Doha (MDD), an urban until October 12 this year, while KGs were allowed to increase The Ministry said that applicant should be at least 18 Al Misifry noted that regeneration project set in the reservation of seats will start fees by 15%, 14 KGs and schools nationals and residents can years old and an accompanied screening process will be done heart of the city. The deal from March 1 and end on May by 3%, four schools by 8%, three apply through the website of person, 16 years old. Mean- electronically as soon as the comprises the integration and 1," according to a circular issued KGs by 9%, one KG and one Haj and Umrah Affairs Depart- while, residents should be at end of the registration period future management of one of to all schools. school by 4% and four KGs by ment at the Ministry of least 18 years old, having a min- on each of the applicable con- the world’s largest under- Al Ghali said that changes 14%, 12 %, 11% and 5%. Endowments and Islamic imum of three years residence ditions contained in the ground car parks in the world. in fees are announced well → Continued on page 5 Affairs available in Arabic and and not having performed Haj statement. → See also page 3 Study to develop Air strikes in Syria tourism sector Raffle draw for DOHA: The Tourism Com- allotment of plots mittee of Qatar Chamber has prepared a comprehen- sive study including its vision The Peninsula website. for the development of the All applications were stud- tourism sector and its role he Ministry of Economy ied to check whether they in Qatar's economic devel- and Commerce will hold comply with the terms and con- opment. Ta draw for allotment of ditions, said the Ministry. Sheikh Hamad bin Ahmed 119 commercial plots for devel- These commercial plots bin Abdullah Al Thani, BOD opment of multi-use facilities provide opportunities to the member of Qatar Chamber at logistic areas in Al Wakrah, investors to participate in the and Chairman of the Tourism Birkat Al Awamir and Aba Salil development of business sec- Committee, yesterday con- on February 27 at Ritz Carton tor in these areas by building firmed that the Committee Hotel. showrooms, commercial shops, has conducted a comprehen- The eligible applications clinics, banks, eateries among sive study on the reality of have surpassed the number of other facilities. Qatar's tourism sector, which plots prepared for allotment The move came within the has an important impact on and therefore the Ministry has framework of the commitment economic development in decided to pick the winners of the committee to begin pro- terms of providing foreign through a draw, said a cedures for handing over lands exchange. statement. at logistic areas in Al Wakrah, He stressed that Qatar has The eligible candidates Berkat Al Awamir and Aba Salil a great potential to develop were notified through a text to investors so they could start the tourism sector as a tribu- message to attend the raffle. the construction. tary factor of the national Civil Defence members try to put out a fire at a site hit by air strikes in the rebel-controlled Manateq, the organising It will help begin operation income and a plays major role town of Ariha in Idlib province, Syria, yesterday. → See also page 8 company, received about 878 in logistic areas slated to be in providing employment. applications online through its opened in mid 2018. 02 HOME SUNDAY 26 FEBRUARY 2017 Emir greets Call for two-shift system in Indian schools Kuwait Emir EMIR H H Sheikh Tamim bin Irfan Bukhari still the immediate solution to problem was the launch of two end. In his email, he alleged that Hamad Al Thani sent yesterday The Peninsula Severe shortage address the shortage of schools. shifts in schools. the online registration mechanism a cable of congratulations to the Two-shift system With the available infrastructure “Though some more schools of various Indian schools was a Emir of the State of Kuwait H H fficials of Indian suggested to address and hiring separate staff, the are set to open this year, it will not “scam”. “Schools' online registra- Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Jaber community schools schools can launch a second shift resolve the issue as the popula- tion is a scam. Actually, they never Al-Sabah on the occasion of his the severe shortage and several parents of classes because establishing tion of Indian expats has increased opened the link and they had taken country's National Day. Deputy of seats in Indian have proposed a a new school demands huge manifold in the last few years.” kids internally. The online mecha- Emir H H Sheikh Abdullah bin two-shift system to schools in the resources,” Srivastava noted. He said that the start of two- nism was just an eye-wash and to Hamad Al Thani and Prime Min- Oaddress the severe shortage of country. Talking to The Peninsula, shifts at schools was a viable show the so-called transparency,” ister and Interior Minister H E seats in Indian schools.