Yards for New Season to Sell Produce from 125 Local Farms the Roads Remain Flooded As Hurricane Dorian Hit Rodanthe, North Carolina, Yesterday
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QATAR | Page 16 SPORT | Page 1 Families Big victory engage in against fun and Afghans a learning at boost, says DHFC Lego Sanchez festival published in QATAR since 1978 SATURDAY Vol. XXXX No. 11299 September 7, 2019 Muharram 8, 1441 AH GULF TIMES www. gulf-times.com 2 Riyals Hurricane Dorian hits North Carolina Yards for new season to sell produce from 125 local farms The roads remain flooded as Hurricane Dorian hit Rodanthe, North Carolina, yesterday. Dorian passed Charleston on he upcoming 8th season of the to start by the end of October, ac- upcoming 8th season to increase by Thursday as a category 3 storm and now hit the Outer Banks as a category 1 storm. Page 5 yards for selling local agricul- cording to the official. 20-30% due to the higher number of Tture and farm products will fea- “Consumers also stand to benefi t participating farms and the improved ture products from 125 Qatari farms, a from these yards. They will have more quality and diversity of products that senior offi cial at the Ministry of Mu- options in terms of prices and varieties would be featured. nicipality and Environment (MME) has of products, creating a natural balance The sales of the fi rst season (2012- In brief said. of retail prices. 2013) amounted to only 884 tonnes of Qatar supports UNODC for Speaking to local Arabic daily Ar- “Similarly, this would encourage vegetables while that of the 7th season rayah, Abdulrahman Hassan al-Su- farmers and producers to compete (2018-2019) shot up to 7,288 tonnes. QATAR | Offi cial laiti, general supervisor of the yards, among themselves to improve the Al-Sulaiti said that Al Mazrouah yard Amir to meet Angola improving prison conditions explained that fi ve more farms are par- quality of their products and increase achieved the largest quantity of sales ticipating than the previous season. their varieties.” followed by Al Khor and Al Thakhira, president tomorrow The new farms will join the yards Al-Sulaiti pointed out that the par- Al Wakrah, Al Sheehaniya and Al His Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim zQatar joins Group of ed by Qatar, benefi ts more than 80 at Al Sheehaniya, Al Shamal and Al ticipating farms have been using at- Shamal, respectively. bin Hamad al-Thani will meet Angola Friends of the Nelson countries, mostly developing and Khor and Al Thakhira. The last season tractive marketing methods by way of In the meantime, the offi cial said President Joao Manuel Lourenco least developed countries. hosted the products of 120 local farms, excellent packaging of select, high- that the MME is currently studying the at the Amiri Diwan tomorrow. Mandela Rules It aims to reduce the scope of distributed as follows: Al Mazrouah quality products. possibility of opening new yards based The Angolan leader will arrive in prison sentences, improve prison (36), Al Khor and Al Thakhira (30), Al Earlier, the MME organised a on the need of diff erent areas in the Doha today for a three-day off icial QNA conditions, strengthen prison ad- Wakrah (25), Al Sheehaniya (17), and Al number of related workshops for farm country. visit. The Amir will discuss with Vienna ministration, and support the social Shamal (12). owners and workers to encourage them The available fi ve yards account for the Angolan president bilateral reintegration of criminals following “The increase in the number of par- to adopt creative marketing methods the sales of around 50% of the locally relations and ways to develop them, their release. ticipating farms refl ects the trust the and maintain the quality of the prod- produced vegetables and farm prod- in addition to a number of issues of he State of Qatar has joined Al-Mansouri noted that, in mem- farm owners have in the yards as one of ucts on display. ucts while the rest of the production common concern. the Group of Friends of the ory of Nelson Mandela, who had the best marketing outlets for the local In addition, the MME gave farmers often goes to the Central Market and TNelson Mandela Rules to re- spent 27 years of his life in prison, the products,” al-Sulaiti observed. good incentives to expand the green- other shopping outlets. QATAR | Offi cial new its commitment to support the Doha Declaration Global Programme It is also an endorsement of the house farming, aiming at providing the Maintenance and development Amir off ers condolences eff orts of the United Nations Offi ce focused specifi cally on prison reha- MME’s efforts to encourage lo- local market with the necessary veg- works on the yards are underway in on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) in bilitation and post-release services cal farm producers to increase their etable products throughout the year order to prepare them for the launch on death of Mugabe improving the conditions of prison- to ensure that prisoners are ready production through these marketing round and not during the season alone. of the new season by the end of next His Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim ers, more than 11mn inmates around and able to lead a life of law following outlets. The local yards season is set The offi cial expects the sales of the month. bin Hamad al-Thani, His Highness the world, and to provide safe, secure their release. the Deputy Amir Sheikh Abdullah and humane working conditions to The ambassador said that on the bin Hamad al-Thani and HE the persons in charge of their detention. International Day of Nelson Mande- Qatar congratulates Sudan on forming new government Prime Minister and Minister of Qatar’s ambassador to Austria la, the State of Qatar hopes that the Interior Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser Sultan bin Salmeen al-Mansouri af- momentum generated by the revised Qatar has congratulated Sudan and its people on the national interest, which paved the way for the formation of the bin Khalifa al-Thani sent yesterday fi rmed the commitment of the state, rules on prison reform will continue formation of the new government, headed by Dr Abdullah government that would meet the aspiration of the Sudanese cables of condolences to Zimbabwe in co-operation with the UNODC, and that, with the continued support Hamdok, terming the formation of the new government as people for balanced representation of youth and women and President Emmerson Mnangagwa on to the Doha Declaration Global Pro- of the Group of Friends of the Nelson an important step towards achieving the aspirations of the diff erent regions of the country. The statement expressed the death of former president Robert gramme adopted at the conclusion of Mandela Rules, the parties will be brotherly Sudanese people for freedom, peace and justice and Qatar’s hope that the new Sudanese government will achieve Mugabe. Mugabe died yesterday at the 13th United Nations Congress on able to work together to preserve hu- building the state of institutions and law. the desired successes and that peace will prevail throughout the age of 95. He ruled Zimbabwe Crime Prevention and Criminal Jus- man dignity in prisons, making a real In a statement yesterday, the Ministry of Foreign Aff airs the country as soon as possible. It aff irmed Qatar’s full support from 1980-2017, before a military tice held in Qatar in April 2015. diff erence for prisoners, prison staff expressed the State of Qatar’s immense pleasure that the to Sudan at this historical time and stressed its firm stand in coup ended his reign. Page 4 The programme, which is fund- and the whole community. Sudanese parties pursue a spirit of dialogue, consensus and support of the unity, stability and sovereignty of Sudan. QATAR | Reaction Qatar condemns twin blasts in Pakistan Qatar has strongly condemned Qatar is ‘buyer’s market’ for falcons, says entrepreneur the two explosions in Pakistan’s southwestern province of Quetta, which left one dead and several By Peter Alagos expatriates about falconry and its role makes Qatar a buyer’s market for fal- people injured. In a statement Business Reporter in Qatar’s history. cons,” al-Sayed continued. yesterday, the Ministry of Foreign “Falconry is part of Qatari tradition According to Katara, the participa- Affairs reiterated Qatar’s firm and culture. And I believe that among tion of Qatari falcon farms in the third stance on rejecting violence he annual ‘S’hail - Katara Inter- Arab countries, Qatar is densely popu- instalment of S’hail refl ects growth in and terrorism, regardless of the national Hunting and Falcons lated in terms of households owning the number of farms operating in the motives and causes. The statement TExhibition’ has continued to falcons,” al-Sayed told Gulf Times. country. The exhibition, which con- expressed Qatar’s condolences attract thousands of local and foreign He noted that since falconry is a cludes today (September 7), is also a to the families of the victim and visitors, making Qatar “a buyer’s mar- valuable cultural trait among Qataris, venue for these farms to display and the government and people of ket” for falcons, according to a Qatari the country has its own world-class off er their services. Pakistan, wishing the wounded a entrepreneur. and state-of-the-art falcon hospital in ‘S’hail 2019’ has attracted 140 dif- speedy recovery. According to Farhan al-Sayed, the Souq Waqif. ferent exhibitors, who have been ben- president of the Qatar-Indonesia “If humans need an MRI scan, for efi ting from the large footfall of visi- QATAR | Weather Business Council, Qatar is well- example, or for quality healthcare tors by meeting the needs of hunting Strong, dusty wind known worldwide for breeding some services, Qatar also provides the same and falcon enthusiasts, according to of the best pedigree of falcons, and for its falcons.