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www.thepeninsulaqatar.com BUSINESS | 18 SPORT | 23 Sanofi to reinforce Rosberg tops its presence Hamilton for pole in Qatar in Singapore SUNDAY 18 SEPTEMBER 2016 • 16 DHUL HIJJA 1437 • Volume 21 • Number 6923 2 Riyals thepeninsulaqatar @peninsulaqatar @peninsula_qatar Deputy PM attends NAM Summit Emir arrives City gears in New York NEW YORK: Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani arrived in New York City, United States, last evening to take part in the 71st Ses- up for heavy sion of the UN General Assembly. The Emir is accompanied by an offi- cial delegation. Qatar donates school rush $10m to fight Aids the first day ( today), because many DOHA: Qatar has donated $10m for people are not familiar with the the Global Fund to fight Aids, Tuber- As nearly 300,000 new intersections and diversions. culosis and Malaria during the fifth students will resume Patrolling will focus on areas conference for the Fund held recently such as the newly opened Civil at Montreal city, Canada, in the pres- classes today after Defence intersection and Al Atti- ence of several national leaders. the long summer yah intersection, to prevent traffic Minister of Public Health H E Dr break, the authorities congestion and accidents,” Odaiba Hanan Mohamed Al Kuwari said in told The Peninsula yesterday. her speech at the conference that have intensified Some parents who may have “Qatar supports of eliminating the patrolling in the shifted their children to new schools three diseases which are: AIDS, and those who have just come back Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs H E Ahmad bin Abdullah Al Mahmoud is Tuberculosis and Malaria by the traffic hotspots. from vacation might not be aware of received by Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro to the 17th Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Summit year 2030”. the new changes in traffic. in Porlamar, Venezuela, yesterday. He identified Abu Hamour, Al → Continued on page 4 Rayyan, and Bani Hajir as some of By Sidi Mohamed the areas which could see heavy The Peninsula traffic and will get special atten- tion by the patrolling team. The General Directorate of Traffic will also conduct aware- iPhone out of stock for online pre-booking DOHA: As heavy traffic is expected ness programmes for drivers and across the city today, with opening supervisors of private school buses By Sachin Kumar had started taking pre-orders of An Ooredoo spokesperson told announce this feat. “Just ordered the of schools and offices after the Eid Al to ensure safety of children. The Peninsula iPhone 7 and 7 plus from customers The Peninsula. “For customers who #iPhone7Plus from @OoredooQatar!” Adha holidays, the authorities have “ We will start the classes from from Friday. are encountering an ‘Out of Stock’ tweeted Shiva Singh. intensified patrolling in the traffic tomorrow in their free hours in the “Vodafone’s customers were message, Ooredoo will be receiv- Those who want to pre-order hotspots. morning. Experts will give guide- very quick to place their pre-orders ing additional stock in the coming iPhones can do it by visiting show- Schools are also gearing up for the lines to avoid any untoward incidents DOHA: Those planning to pre-order for the latest iPhone 7 that is now days, so we encourage them to check rooms or shops. “Now pre-order your rush, as nearly 300,000 students will during pick-up and drop- out. There iPhone 7 online, may have missed the out of stock,” Vodafone Qatar told back later in the week,” added the iPhone 7 at iSpace Lagoona Mall and resume classes today, after the long are some drivers who drop children bus. All the models of iPhone 7 plus The Peninsula. Ooredoo said it will spokesperson. Al Maha center and have it on Sep- summer break, marking the begin- away from their houses, forcing them are out of stock for online pre-order arrange additional stock of iPhones Many customers, who were una- tember 23rd by midnight,” wrote ning of the new academic year. to walk or cross the road. This will not while just a few models of iPhone 7 in the coming days to meet custom- ble to pre-book iPhones online, took iSpace on its facebook page. Major Jabor Mohammed Rashid be allowed,” said Odaiba. are up for grab now in Qatar. ers’ demand. to social media to express their frus- The price of iPhone 7 starts with Odaiba, Assistant Director, Media Sources from some private Although latest iPhones are not “Customers have been able to tration. “I was late 3 min, it took only QR2,799 and goes up to QR3,999 for and Traffic Awareness Department schools located in Abu Hamour area available for online booking, cus- order their iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 3 min to get out of stock ! restock 7 plus 256GB version. The devices at the General Directorate of Traf- said that they have also made prep- tomers can still pre-order them on Plus from Ooredoo since Friday, please @OoredooQatar” tweeted will officially go on sale in Qatar fic said that patrolling teams will be arations to meet the traffic rush. The electronic showrooms and shops. 16 September and we have seen a Fadi Soufi on his twitter handle @ starting from September 24. The Cal- deployed in all key areas, especially area houses more than a dozen pri- The craze for Apple’s new mod- strong early response. People are Fadi_Soufi ifornia headquartered tech giant had places that have seen road renova- vate and international schools. els can be gauged from the fact that very excited about the opportu- However, there were many who released the next generation of the tions recently. online booking was started couple nity to use this powerful phone on are able to pre-order latest iPhones iPhone — the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 “We are expecting more rush on → Continued on page 4 of days ago. Ooredoo and Vodafone our powerful Ooredoo Supernet,” and they rushed to social media to Plus — on September 7. March for refugees 62 Syrian soldiers New sales invoice for gold dead in US-led strikes: Russia likely from tomorrow AFP By Sanaullah Ataullah quantity of pure gold and the price The Peninsula of gold per gram on the date of trad- ing. Personal details of buyers with MOSCOW: More than 60 Syrian ID or passport number will also be government soldiers were killed included in the invoice. and dozens of others injured yes- DOHA: Gold and jewellery shops A toll free number-16001- of terday in US-led coalition air strikes across the country are struggling to the consumer protection depart- on an air base in the east of the war- meet the deadline given by the Min- ment is also given at the bottom of torn country, the Russian army said. istry of Economy and Commerce to the invoice with a note asking cus- “Warplanes from the inter- upgrade their sales invoices in a bid tomers to call the department if they national anti-jihadist coalition to protect the rights of customers. come cross any violation of the rules carried out four air strikes today The deadline is supposed to end by the shops. against Syrian forces surrounded today, which means the customers “ A sample of the new invoice by the Islamic State group in the have the right to ask the invoices has been circulated to the shops. We Deir Ezzor air base,” the army said in the new format from shopkeep- are required to take a printed copy in a statement. ers starting from tomorrow. The to the ministry and get it approved”, “Sixty-two Syrian soldiers new invoices will help buyers to a shopkeeper at Doha gold Souq told were killed and a hundred oth- accurately know the quantity and The Peninsula yesterday. ers were injured in these strikes.” value of gemstones in gold orna- Some shopkeepers, however, Demonstrators take part in a march calling for the British parliament to welcome refugees, in central The Russian military said two ments, along with other necessary hinted that implementation of the London, yesterday. Around 20,000 marched on the streets demanding the government to do more F-16 and two A-10 jets flew into information. new invoices could be delayed to help refugees fleeing conflict and persecution. → See also page 13 Syrian air space from neighbour- Many disputes occur between slightly because many shops have ing Iraq to carry out the strikes. traders and customers over gem- not yet received the required “Straight after the coalition’s stones while reselling ornaments as approval. The ministry issued a strikes, IS militants launched an shopkeepers would be reluctant to decision to regulate sale of gold offensive,” said the statement, count it as gold. The new invoice has and jewellery, other precious met- adding that “fierce fighting against a special column on trademark to als, stones and similar items in June Israel boosts troops in West Bank the terrorists” ensued nearby. identify the manufactures, whether and granted three months grace “If these strikes were due local or international, which many period starting from June 19. to an error in the target coor- traders used to hide from customers Following the decision, the Con- AP following a weekend surge in Pales- to open fire and kill the attacker. dinates, that would be a direct because the latter preferred some sumer Protection and Combating tinian attacks that shattered weeks The incident came a day after consequence of the US’ refusal to specific international brands, rather Commercial Fraud at the Consumer of relative calm. The military said a what Israeli authorities said were coordinate with Russia its fight than local.

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