www.thepeninsulaqatar.com BUSINESS | 18 SPORT | 24 Squire Patton Al Rayyan BBoggsog hosts Qatar’s edge out Laos FeFellowship winner in Doha friendlyy MONDAY 29 AUGUST 2016 • 26 DHUL QA’DA 1437 • Volume 21 • Number 6903 2 Riyals thepeninsulaqatar @peninsulaqatar @peninsula_qatar Kuwait Emir meets PM HIA to charge Strict vigil on QR35 user fee from December 1 By Fazeena Saleem food outlets The Peninsula DOHA: Passengers leaving Qatar and abattoirs through Hamad International Air- port (HIA) from December 1 will be levied a fee of QR35 for using the slaughter houses in the city - Al Ahli airport facilities. The new HIA abattoir for cows and camels. Inspec- passenger facility charge will be Inspectors will keep a tions have also been intensified at the applied to air tickets issued from strict vigil on all outlets, central fish market and fresh fish sell- tomorrow and for any travel on or especially commercial ing point on the Corniche. after December 1, according to a The meat and poultry sections statement issued by HIA yesterday. outlets and pastry shops of all commercial complexes have “Hamad International Airport offering special Eid also come under strict scrutiny. The (HIA) will be introducing a Pas- promotions. veterinarians, in collaboration with senger Facility Charge of QR 35 Widam company, have visited the ($10) to all departing passengers abattoirs to assess their requirements including transfer passengers con- in terms of the number of workers necting within 24 hours,” said the and ambulances for emergency sit- statement. By Sidi Mohamed uations. Entry and exit of porters to The Peninsula the abattoirs are being organized and → Continued on page 4 the facilities are being provided with Prime Minister and Interior Minister H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani with Emir of water tankers as well as generators. Kuwait H H Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Jaber Al Sabah at Bayan Palace in Kuwait, yesterday. QNB to open If any health-related problems → See also page 2 DOHA: Ahead of the Eid Al Adha are detected in the animals, the branch in India holidays which fall in the sec- meat will be destroyed either fully ond week of next month, the Doha or partially and a certificate will be Municipality has intensified inspec- issued to the customers showing the DOHA: QNB Group has obtained tions at all food outlets and abattoirs details. The municipality’s food unit SAK Holding Group tops ‘Power Hour’ list authorisation to open a branch in to ensure that they comply with the at the central market will carry out India in order to provide compre- health regulations. inspections at all groceries, super- hensive banking services. The Health Monitoring Section markets and fruit and vegetable By Mohammad Shoeb to wining the real estate innova- The Group obtained the at the Doha Municipality has asked stores in the area from September The Peninsula tion and excellence award last year approval of the regulatory all its inspectors to keep a strict vigil 3 and September 9. for launching a real estate initiative authorities in India to conduct its on all outlets, especially commercial During Eid holidays, inspec- called ‘Sharekna’ under the direc- operations, thus adding an impor- outlets and pastry shops offering tions will take place at the auction DOHA: SAK Holding Group, one of tives of Sheikh Thani bin Abdullah tant global market to its growing special Eid promotions yard for imported fruits and vegeta- Qatar’s prominent real estate devel- Al Thani, Chairman of the Board of network, which would help achieve Inspectors have been deployed bles at the central market from 4.30 opers, ranked first in Qatar, and Directors of SAK, to support the local its goals of strategic global expan- at the Central Market which houses am to 10.30am and from 7.30 pm second in the Middle East region, in market, and to promote business sion, QNB Group said yesterday. a number of food stores and whole- to 1.30pm. The campaign will also terms of innovation and excellence growth in line with Qatar National QNB’s presence through its sale food outlets to check if the food target all the food stalls and stor- in the recently published “Power Development Strategy and Qatar subsidiaries and associate compa- is stored and distributed in the proper age facilities in Industrial Area. The Hour”, a list of 60 most powerful National Vision 2030, noted the nies now extends to more than 30 way, the municipality said yesterday. municipality has asked the public to urban and real estate development magazine. countries across three continents The inspection campaign also get their animals slaughtered only companies in the region, by Con- Sheikh Thani expressed his hap- providing a comprehensive range targets men’s and women’s salons, at the authorised abattoirs. struction Business News ME. piness for what he described as a of advanced products and serv- which attract a large number of cus- The Al Rayyan municipality has SAK Holding Group has a great new breakthrough for SAK Hold- ices. The total number of employees tomers during the holidays. About 28 also increased the number of veter- aptitude for initiatives and innova- ing Group. Sheikh Thani bin Abdullah Al exceeds 27,300 operating through veterinary doctors from the health inarians at the two abattoirs in the tions in the field of construction and Thani, Chairman of the Board of more than 1,200 locations, with a unit of the municipality will monitor all municipality, an official has said. real estate investment, in reference → Continued on page 4 Directors of SAK. network of more than 4,300 ATMs. Sheep at subsidised rate from September 4 Caution on forged Haj visas QNA entry ports to check visas and other related documents of pilgrims. The The Peninsula initiative. The sale will continue till the slaughterhouses of the company the Ministry said in a press release experts cited the Cairo airport case. the third day of Eid Al Adha, possibly in Al Khor, Al Shamal and Al Mazroua. yesterday. An international gang based in September 13. The sheep are imported from Jor- The Ministry indicated that its RIYADH: The Ministry of Haj and China, Turkey and Cairo stole the The Ministry said it has agreed dan and beneficiaries must be Qatari contract with Widam requires the Umrah of Saudi Arabia discovered Haj visa quota of Egypt and granted DOHA: The Ministry of Economy and with Widam Food Company to sell citizens not less than 18 years. They company not to sell skinny or physi- that an international ring has forged visas to foreigners for large sums Commerce (MEC) has said it will start the sheep to nationals at a price of must show their original ID at the cally weak sheep or sheep not fitting Haj visas for the current year, an of money, according to the Saudi selling subsidised sheep from Sep- QR1,100 per sheep at special outlets sale point and not more than one Adha conditions in accordance with official source has said. daily Arab News. The gang mem- tember 4 as part of the Eid Al Adha in the central market in Doha and at sheep will be sold to a customer, Shariah. The ministry has issued a warning bers were eventually arrested and to countries that received Haj quo- turned over to the authorities con- tas for the current year to remain cerned in Egypt. vigilant against forged visas, said Nasser Al Arifi, professor of the source. “The registration of Haj criminal psychology and head of Al Attiyah reigns supreme in Poland passport with the Saudi Ministry academic studies at the King Fahd of Foreign Affairs website is auto- Security College, said the Kingdom matically read and the information is interested in services and facili- is passed to the electronic reader,” he ties to pilgrims. “In this regard, the added. Kingdom harnesses the work of Meanwhile, security experts employees of ministries and vari- stressed the importance of remain- ous sectors to ensure a successful ing alert at the sea, air and land Haj pilgrimage.” Turkish army thrusts deeper into Syria Petrol cheaper by KARKAMIS, TURKEY: Turkey’s army and its allies thrust deeper into 5 dirhams in September Syria yesterday, seizing territory controlled by Kurdish-aligned forces on the fifth day of a cross-border campaign that a monitoring group said had DOHA: Petrol prices will fall by 5 dirhams per litre killed at least 35 villagers. from September 1, according to the monthly price Turkish warplanes roared into northern Syria at daybreak and artil- list issued by the Ministry of Energy and Indus- lery pounded what security sources said were sites held by the Kurdish try yesterday. YPG militia, after the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported fierce Petrol (Super) will be priced QR1.40 per litre overnight fighting around two villages. during September, and petrol (premium) will cost Turkey said 25 Kurdish militants were killed in its air strikes and denied QR 1.30 per litre. Their current prices (for August) there were civilian casualties. There was no immediate comment from the are QR1.45 and QR 1.35 (per litre), respectively. Qatar’s Nasser bin Saleh Al Attiyah on the way to victory in the final round of Baja YPG, but forces aligned with the group have said it had withdrawn from Prices of diesel remain unchanged at QR1.40 Poland, in Szczecin, Poland, yesterday. Al Attiyah took unassailable lead in FIA World the area prior to the assault. per litre during September. Cup Drivers’ Challenge with the win. → See also page 24 Turkey, which is also battling Kurdish insurgents at home, sent tanks and troops into Syria on Wednesday to support its Syrian rebel allies.