www.thepeninsulaqatar.com BUSINESSB | 14 SPORT | 22 VW ex-CEO had Al Rayyan eye QSLL got diesel warning title in Al Wakrah before scam broke clash FRIDAY 4 MARCH 2016 • 24 Jumada I 1437 • Volume 20 • Number 6725 thepeninsulaqatar @peninsulaqatar @peninsula_qatar Emir meets Denmark Crown Prince and Princess Emir congratulates Winter market Bulgaria President focuses on QNA DOHA: Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani yesterday sent a health of youth cable of congratulations to Bulgar- ian President Rosen Plevneliev on his country’s National Day. and junk food. It was part of activities being held Iraq urged to Two-day festival in the country to fight the alarmingly opens at Al Mazrouah growing rate of obesity among youth. exert efforts for College students were introduced Yard near Umm Salal to organic vegetables from local farms Qataris’ release to promote healthy for sale at the yard and learnt about ways of cultivating organic food. eating habits. The students were also told about DOHA: The Arab Interior Minis- healthy diet and treated to fresh ters Council has condemned the organic vegetables brought from Qataris’ abduction in Iraq, calling the farms. Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani met Crown Prince of Denmark Frederik Andre Henrik, on the Iraqi authorities to exert more By Sanaullah Ataullah The event aimed to raise aware- his wife Princess Mary and their delegation at the Emiri Diwan yesterday. Talks dealt with relations efforts to free them and guarantee The Peninsula ness among the community in general between both countries, ways of enhancing them and topics of common interest, especially in the their safety. and youth in particular about healthy investment and economy sector. The council , in the final commu- food and the importance of consum- niqué of its 33rd session that ended ing more vegetables and fruits that on Wednesday, expressed condem- DOHA: Al Mazrouah Yard, the winter provide nutritions required for the nation of all forms and sources of vegetable market near Umm Salal, body, organisers said. terrorism. has emerged as a platform to pro- Dr Abdulla Al Hazaima, Dean Prime Minister and Interior mote healthy eating habits among the of the college, who accompanied beIN Media Group acquires Miramax Minister H E Sheikh Abdullah bin younger generation in Qatar. the students to the yard, said activ- Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani led a The yard, the biggest of the three ities focused on encouraging youth delegation to the session. across Qatar, has been attracting a to avoid fast food as much as pos- The Peninsula is a successful film and TV company, and The 9th Life of Louis Drax and The ‘Tunisia declaration for large number of visitors to its locally sible, given the high rate of obesity providing a strong and recognisable TV show From Dusk Till Dawn: The combating terrorism’ also decried produced vegetables, fruits and poul- in the country. brand, a unique library and indus- Series heading into its third season. all acts of terrorism, including try products offered at attractive The event was also part activities try expertise that complement the Last year, Mirzmax’s slate included those aimed at sectarian or racial prices. being held under the social responsi- DOHA: beIN Media Group has acquired Group’s plans to grow across the enter- the critically acclaimed Mr. Holmes, minorities, perpetrated by radical The Ministry of Municipality and bility initiative of the college. There Miramax, one of the most distin- tainment industry and develop new one of the year’s most successful inde- organisations or sectarian militias. Environment, in collaboration with are plans to conduct similar events in guished and recognisable brands in content production. pendent films, and the comedy hit The It lambasted all forms of ter- the Community College, has organ- schools to educate children on nutri- entertainment and synonymous with “As part of the Group, we will sup- Wedding Ringer. rorism and its financing, affirming ised a special event at the yard to raise tions and healthy food. award-winning and original content. port Miramax in continuing to build Miramax also continues to thrive rejection of all acts of blackmail, health awareness among youth. Abdul Rahman Al Sulaity, Super- Selling shareholders include Qatar this platform. We very much look for- with its library, which holds over 700 threats and extortion practiced by The two-day event ‘Youth visor General of the winter markets, Investment Authority (QIA) and Col- ward to working with the Miramax titles that collectively have garnered terrorist groups to finance their awareness for better health’ opened said the ministry has given utmost ony Capital. team,” he added. 278 Academy Award nominations and crimes. It called on all states to abide yesterday and features innovative importance to such initiatives to pro- Nasser Al Khelaïfi, Chairman and This year Miramax will invest in 68 Oscars, including Best Picture win- by UN resolutions, and declared the activities to raise awareness about mote healthy food habits. CEO, of beIN Media Group, said: “We and co-distribute upcoming feature ners The English Patient; , Shakespeare council’s member states’ determi- the importance of having fresh and are excited to have achieved this key films, including Bad Santa 2, Bridget in Love; Chicago; and No Country for nation to pursue the fight against healthy food and avoiding fast food → Continued on page 2 milestone within our strategy. Miramax Jones’s Baby, Southside Withy You, Old Men. terrorism Recalled Omafen Dreher tops Al Shaqab field ‘drug batches ‘Progress in Syria truce but not in Qatar’ success not guaranteed’ The Peninsula AFP said, while acknowledging that “there are still sev- eral places where fighting has continued,” including parts of Damascus and Homs. DOHA: The Ministry of Public But the good thing, he stressed, is that incidents Health has clarified that Qatar is GENEVA: Syria’s ceasefire has shown clear signs of fighting “have been contained”. As a result of the free from the batches of Omafen of progress, the top UN envoy for the war-ravaged relative calm, aid is being delivered in besieged drug recalled from some regional country said yesterday, but warned there was no areas where nearly half a million people are trapped. markers after bits of aluminium guarantee it would succeed. Another four million people are living in hard-to- were found. “The situation... on the ground could be sum- reach areas. He said there was a sharp drop in the The Pharmacy and Drug Con- marised as fragile. Success is not guaranteed, but number of civilians dying every day. trol Department at the ministry said progress has been visible,” Staffan de Mistura told De Mistura’s Special Adviser Jan Egeland hoped yesterday the suspected batches reporters in Geneva as the cessation of hostilities the ceasefire would “lead to a big leap forward... in are not imported to Qatar. entered sixth day. reaching many hundreds of thousands more people.” The ministry has ensured that The truce brokered by the US and Russia took France and Britain said further efforts were the government and private phar- effect on Saturday but does not include territory con- needed, calling on Russia to halt attacks on mod- macies are not selling the drug trolled by the Islamic State (IS) group or Al Nusra. erate rebel groups in Syria as the country suffered manufactured by the National “The level of violence in the country is being greatly an hours-long nationwide blackout, evidence of Pharmaceutical Industries Com- reduced. Ask the Syrian people,” de Mistura said. the damage nearly five years of war has inflicted. pany in Oman. Hans Dieter Dreher of Germany, winner of the feature event on day two of He spoke shortly before a meeting of a UN- World powers have thrown their weight behind The ministry denied reports on CHI Al Shaqab celebrates after the award ceremony. backed global task force co-chaired by Moscow the ceasefire agreement as a way to end the war, social networking sites about Brufen Pic: Salim / The Peninsula → See also page 21 and Washington that is overseeing the truce. starting with renewed peace talks in Geneva set manufactured by the American “In general, the cessation has been holding,” he for Wednesday. Company, Abbott, that it contains bits of aluminium and said the product is safe and no warning has been issued by any interna- tional organisation. Symbols of Latin America and the Caribbean on display at Katara The department said it has measures to prevent use of phar- maceutical products not meeting international standards. The Peninsula Moldavia, Oman, Spain, Argentina, Costa Rica, of the country, the national animal, the national of art, culture and music in Latin America,” said It is also in touch with World Cuba and Mexico, the charge d’affaires at the plant or flower, the national dish and a historical Dr Al Sulaiti. Health Organsiation (WHO) and Venezuelan embassy in Qatar and the Colombian monument. They represent the identity, culture, “We believe that by gaining insight into the other health organisations regarding ambassador to the UAE attended the opening history and the personality of each country. symbols and what they mean to the country, medicines and other pharmaceu- DOHA: The national symbols of 11 countries which of the expo, led by Katara General Manager Dr “The relationship between the Arab and Latin you will more deeply appreciate this element of tical products. are members of Latin American and Caribbean Khalid bin Ibrahim Al Sulaiti. American cultures dates back to centuries, and cultural heritage, which goes beyond that of a The ministry has advised social Group (GRULAC) are featured at the ‘Symbols of The exhibition presents five symbols from each millions of Arabs live in the South American con- simple image to represent a sign of identity and media users to check any informa- Latin America and the Caribbean’ photography GRULAC member country, including Argentina, tinent, acting as a bridge to link both cultures, and even pride,” said Peru’s ambassador and dean of tion with authorities before posting exhibition at Katara.