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Page 01 May 08.Indd 3rd Best News Website in the Middle East Special Lease Offer MEDINAMEDIINA CENTRALECENTRALE BUSINESS | 21 SPORT | 28 4409 5155 Call to fix problems Al Rayyan eye in Qatar's capital Al Hilal scalp to market enter ACL last 16 Monday 8 May 2017 | 12 Sha'baan 1438 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com Volume 22 | Number 7155 | 2 Riyals PM meets Bangladesh Foreign Minister Health strategy QA signs FIFA to focus on 16 key areas Fazeena Saleem sponsorship The Peninsula QATAR Public Health Strat- egy 2017-2022 will address a deal until 2022 wide range of 16 key health areas including diabetes, car- diovascular disease, road The Peninsula safety, occupational health and tobacco cessation, mak- atar Airways was Upcoming events ing it a most comprehensive announced yester- sponsored by Qatar health policy. day as Official Airways will include the The Ministry of Public Partner and Official FIFA Confederations Health (MoPH) is preparing to QAirline of FIFA as formally launch the Qatar Cup 2017, the 2018 FIFA part of a ground-breaking World Cup in Russia, the Public Health Strategy 2017- sponsorship package lasting 2022 later in the year.It will until 2022. Upcoming events FIFA Club World Cup, aim to create the environment sponsored by Qatar Airways the FIFA Women’s World Prime Minister and Interior Minister H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani and conditions to improve the will include the FIFA Confed- Cup and the 2022 FIFA met with Foreign Minister of Bangladesh, Abul Hassan Mahmud Ali, and the accompanying health and wellbeing of the erations Cup 2017, the 2018 World Cup in Qatar. delegation. They reviewed bilateral relations and means of enhancing them. population, said Dr Moham- FIFA World Cup in Russia, the mad bin Hamad Al Thani, FIFA Club World Cup, the FIFA Director of Public Health at Women’s World Cup and the more than two billion people the MoPH, yesterday during 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, per tournament. The airline will the official launch of the Qatar said Qatar Airways in a also have visibility at competi- Unlicensed nurseries warned Public Health Strategy 2017- statement. tions such as the FIFA U-20 2022 Consultation. As an Official Partner of World Cup, the FIFA Futsal → Continued on page 5 FIFA, Qatar Airways will have World Cup and the FIFA Inter- extensive marketing and active World Cup, the world’s against operating from home branding rights at the next two largest online gaming Macron becomes FIFA World Cups, with an tournament. Mohammed Osman and has a set criteria for nurs- or don’t have house maids, France's youngest expected audience reach of → Continued on page 4 The Peninsula ery buildings to ensure security therefore they leave their chil- and safety of the children but dren with other families on daily president he Ministry of Administra- some parents are leaving their basis until they come back from tive Development , Labour children with other families or works, and this is upon individ- EMMANUEL MACRON, a Tand Social Affairs yester- people who are providing nurs- ual agreement which is very 39-year-old pro-Euro- day issued a warning to ery like services illegally, said a difficult to control or prevent, pean centrist, won the individuals or legal entities run- member of the Central Munici- said Al Malki, who added that if French presidency, scor- ning activities similar to those pal Council (CMC) Jassim bin the number was more than one ing a resounding victory carried by the nursery schools Abdullah Al Malki, the former or two children then it had over far-right rival Marine without licences. vice chairman of the council and become a kind of business Le Pen. The Ministry has warned all chairman of Services and Facil- which needed to be licensed. → See also page 15 the individuals and the legal ities Committee, representative In its notice the Ministry entities in the state from receiv- of constituency Number 1. said: “With regard to the super- ing children for holding "In my constituency, Doha visory role it has issued notice activities similar to that of nurs- Al Jadida, I did not come across on nursery schools, and in order ery schools, said the Ministry in such activities but we need to to ensure the protection of chil- its twitter handle recently. differentiate between day-care dren from being exposed to risks The Ministry highlighted that services and illegally established at places that carry out activi- it issued notice “due to the seri- nurseries that provide nursery ties similar to that of nursery ous health and safety risk for services in residential facilities," schools in the state without a Tyres get costlier due children that might result from said Al Malki while talking to licenses according to the provi- Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive, Akbar Al Baker, with such a practice”. The Peninsula yesterday. sion of Law No 1/2014 which to new regulations FIFA Secretary-General, Fatma Samoura, after signing the The government has issued There are some parents who regulates nurseries”. sponsorship deal, yesterday. a law regulating these activities cannot afford fees of nurseries → Continued on page 2 → Page 3 Record movement of aircraft & cargo at HIA in March Ministry of Municipality launches e-inspection The Peninsula while 140,200 tonnes handled in Feb- ruary 2017 and 177,325 tonnes in Sidi Mohamed amad International Airport March 2017. 21,842 9,782,202 The Peninsula (HIA), Qatar’s gateway to the HIA served a total of 9,782,202 Total aircraft Number of passengers Hworld, handled a record 21,842 passengers from January to March take-offs and served by HIA from o bring transparency, the inspectors and supervisors aircraft take-offs and landings and 2017, representing a 10 percent landings in March January to March 2017 of municipalities will now be equipped with digital 177,325 tonnes of cargo in the month increase in passenger numbers com- Tgadgets as the age of paper use comes to an end. of March, making it the busiest month pared to the 8,868,066 passengers They will take pictures and record videos of viola- for aircraft movement and cargo han- served during the same time period tions after the Ministry of Municipality and Environment dling yet. in 2016. January 2017 saw 3,534,528 announced the launch of "e-inspection" yesterday. The first quarter of 2017 saw passengers arriving, departing and 177,325 62,913 “From next week, food inspectors will be able to start 62,913 aircraft movements at HIA, transferring through HIA, 3,030,436 tonnes Aircraft movements their inspection electronically. They will register violations representing an 8 percent increase in passengers in February and 3,217,238 Total cargo during Jan-March and save it electronically and also send notifications to aircraft take-offs and landings at the passengers in March. The airport also handled in March 2017 authorities concerned to take decisions about violators,” airport from January to March 2017, handled 7.5 million units of said Dr Mohamed Saif Al Kuwari, Director of the the Munic- compared to 58,288 movements dur- baggage. ipal and Environmental Studies Center of the Ministry. ing the same period last year. A total Commenting on the airport’s fig- Al Kuwari also added: “The first phase is limited to of 21,635 movements were recorded ures, Engr. Badr Mohammed Al Meer, food inspectors and we hope by the end of this year all in January 2017 while 19,436 move- Chief Operating Officer at Hamad ministry’s inspectors will be able to use this application ments in February 2017 and 21,842 International Airport, said: “HIA has instead of papers.” movements in March 2017. seen a phenomenal increase in cargo “The work will be easier for inspectors and bring more HIA also handled a total of handling at our state-of-the-art cargo transparency in the system. They can take picture and 469,725 tonnes of cargo in the first terminal. We have also seen a signif- video through the iPad and can also find the location of quarter of 2017 which is 20 percent icant increase in aircraft movements the food outlets and all the information they need about more than the 389,950 tonnes of due to the increased frequency of sev- the companies through entering the license number in cargo handled in the first quarter of eral of our patron airlines’ weekly collaboration with the Ministry of economy and com- 2016. A total of 152,200 tonnes of flights from HIA as well as new air- merce,” Al Kuwari added while talking yesterday in a cargo was handled in January 2017 lines joining our network.” press conference. → Continued on page 2 02 HOME MONDAY 8 MAY 2017 Message to Minister praises young entrepreneurs President of Singapore Amna Pervaiz Rao The Peninsula EMIR H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani has sent inister of Economy a written message to President and Commerce of the Republic of Singapore H E Sheikh Ahmed Tony Tan Keng Yam, pertain- bin Jassim bin ing to bilateral relations and Mohammed Al- means of supporting them. MThani said Qatar has placed The message was con- entrepreneurship and SMEs at veyed by Ambassador of the top of its strategic priorities. State of Qatar to Singapore Speaking at Reyada Awards, Abdullah bin Ibrahim Al the Minister said Nama (Empow- Hamar when the President of erment and Entrepreneurship) Singapore met him at the Center is among the most impor- Presidential Palace. tant national initiatives that promotes entrepreneurship among young people and Qatar envoy to encourages them to innovate. The fourth edition of Reyada Montenegro Award Ceremony, held at Doha Exhibition and Convention submits his Center (DECC), was organised by the Nama Social Development credentials Center.
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