www.thepeninsulaqatar.com BUSINESS | 17 SPORT | 24 Saudi & Algeria Qatar’s ‘goldenn bboy’oy’ mministers to meet eyes diamondmond OOpec chief today in Brusselsussels FRIDAY 9 SEPTEMBER 2016 • 7 DHUL HIJJA 1437 • Volume 21 • Number 6914 2 Riyals thepeninsulaqatar @peninsulaqatar @peninsula_qatar Erdogan meets Private school Prime Minister fee to be linked QNA ANKARA: Prime Minister and Interior Minister H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani yesterday met Pres- to quality ident of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in Ankara. The Prime Minister conveyed the greetings of the Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin high fees in some private schools, Al Hamad Al Thani to Turkish Presi- Minister outlines Hammadi said, “ We are between the dent, wishing him and the Turkish hammer and the anvil. Parents com- people further development and preparations for the plain about fee increase and private prosperity. academic year as more schools seek permission to raise their President Erdogan entrusted seats in Independent fees to meet increasing operational the Prime Minister with his greetings schools and 12 new costs. We are doing our best to keep a to the Emir, wishing him the best of balance between the two.” health and happiness and further private schools & KGs He said there is special commit- development and prosperity for set to open this year. tee to assess private school’s requests Qatar. Talks dealt with bilateral rela- seeking fee hike in accordance with tions and means of enhancing them the academic and financial require- in various fields. The Prime Minister ments. “We can’t force the schools to earlier met his Turkish counter- By Mohammed Osman operate while facing financial loss,” part Binali Yildirim at the Cankaya The Peninsula said the minister. He pointed out that Palace and attended a luncheon Prime Minister and Interior Minister H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani with President of the ministry will soon introduce a banquet hosted in honour of him policy of classifying and categoris- Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, at Kulliye Palace in Ankara, yesterday. → See also page 2 and accompanying delegation. ing private schools to different grades DOHA: The Ministry of Education linking the fees with quality of edu- and Higher Education is all set to cation and services. He stressed that welcome the new academic year the ministry’s policy is to encourage (2016/2017) which begins after the the private sector to establish univer- Health centres in Doha to function during Eid Eid Al Adha holidays and has set up sities in Qatar, as long as they fulfil the task forces to keep a track on the quality standards. preparations, Minister of Educa- The total number of Inde- The Peninsula The health centres in Doha (Al period at Mesaimeer health centre. operating according to the on call tion and Higher Education H E Dr pendent schools has reached 191 Rayyan, Madinat Khalifa, Rawdat Al The health centre in Al Wakra system around the clock. Mohammed bin Abdul Wahed Al and KGs 72 which together have Khail, Umm Ghuwailina, Abu Bakr will be open daily between 7am and Ophthalmology clinics will oper- Hammadi said yesterday. a total of 108,049 students and Al Siddiq, Omar Bin Khatab, Airport, 11pm during Eid holidays. Health cen- ate daily at Rawdat Al Khail Helath Some 2,360 new seats have 14,690 teachers. This year two new DOHA: All health centres in Doha West Bay, Leabaib and Mesaimeer) tres of Al Shamal, and Al Khor will be Centre and Madinat Khalifa in the been made available at Independent schools were opened with capacity will be open during Eid Al Adha will work from 7am to 2pm and from open from 7am to 2pm. Among these mornings from September 11 to 15. schools, mostly catering to Qatari of 2360 students. Currently there holidays, the Primary Health Care 4pm to 10pm. However, Leabaiab and health centres Al Shahaniya and Al Also the ENT clinics at the Raw- students, while 12 new private are 245 private schools and KGs in Corporation (PHCC) said yesterday. Mesaimeer health centres, will not Shamal wile be closed on the first day dat Al khail health centre will be schools and KGs with a capacity of the country, which have enrolled a But in areas outside Doha, the work in the morning on Fridays. of Eid, Friday and Saturday and the in open from September 11 to 15 in the 10,380 students will also open in the total of 172,247 students. They follow health centres in Umm Salal, A Dental services at these centres Khor will be closed only on Friday. Al mornings. All premarital examina- new academic year, said the min- 23 different curricula, catering to a Daayen, Al Thumama, Leghweriya, will be available during these hours, Sheehaniya health centre will be open tion clinics will be closed , except for ister, addressing a press conference diverse mix of nationalities. Al Karaana, Al Gharafa, al Karana, except for the first day of Eid Al Adha between 7am and 9pm daily. the one at the Al Rayan health centre at the ministry headquarters yes- Al Ghuwairya and Abu Nakhla will and Friday morning. Dental serv- The health centres in Al Jumailia, which will operate on September 13 terday. On parents’ complaints about → Continued on page 2 remain closed during the holidays. ices will be closed during the whole Alkabaan and Um Bab will be and 15 from 7am to 1pm. Communities Trump not qualified to urged to join Eid celebrations be president: Obama The Peninsula AFP DOHA: The Ministry of Interior Public Relations Department is VIENTIANE: Outgoing President Barack Obama condemned Donald Trump inviting various communities to as unsuitable to be commander-in-chief yesterday, after the Republican attend the “Communities Eid Al nominee blasted US military brass and praised Vladimir Putin. Adha Celebrations 2016” to be held “I don’t think the guy’s qualified to be president of the United States, on September 12 and 13 at various and every time he speaks, that opinion is confirmed,” Obama said in unu- locations. sually caustic language while overseas. The celebrations will feature Obama, who was in Laos for a summit with South East Asia leaders and cultural and traditional shows and his final trip to east Asia, said that Trump holds contradictory and “out- performances by Indian, Nepa- right wacky ideas” and is “uninformed”. lese, Bangladeshi, Sri Lankan and “I can tell you from the interactions I have had over the last eight or Indonesian communities. nine days with foreign leaders that this is serious business,” Obama added. One of the programmes will “You actually have to know what you are talking about and you actu- be held on September 12 at Wakra ally have to have done your homework. When you speak, it should actually Sports Club. Separate shows will reflect thought out policy you can implement.” also be organised from 5pm to Trump on Wednesday raised eyebrows by saying that Russia’s president 10pm on September 12 and 13 was “far more” of a leader than Obama. Putin is “very much of a leader,” at the open theatre near Cricket Trump said in a televised interview. “It’s a very different system, and I don’t A view of the Splash Water Park Katara from the launch platform of the zipline. Stadium at Asian Town in Doha happen to like the system. But certainly in that system he’s been a leader, Pic: Abdul Basit / The Peninsula Industrial Area and at Barwa far more than our president has been a leader.” Workers Sports Complex in Al → See also page 12 Khor Industrial Area. There will be separate areas Qatar launches first-ever zipline for the families at the venues. Gifts Arab ministers condemn will be given away to the public through a raffle draw. By Raynald C Rivera goes from top to the bottom of is here for the entire duration of the Khamenei’s attack on Saudi The Peninsula an inclined cable while attached park, said Aboussid. to a moving pulley. “The zipline is the first ever in the Israel and Palestinian CAIRO: Arab foreign ministers weighed yesterday on a bitter dispute A user can avail of an exhila- country and guests can avail of the between Tehran and Riyadh over the Haj pilgrimage, after Iran’s supreme rating ride through the 150-metre ride for QR100. It gives them a feel- leaders agree to meet leader questioned Saudi Arabia’s management of Islam’s holiest site. DOHA: Qatar gets its first-ever zipline from 3pm till midnight ing of adventure and an opportunity “The council of Arab foreign ministers condemns the bellicose, incit- zipline at Splash Water Park Katara every day for the next two months, for them to face the fear of heights,” MOSCOW: Russia’s Foreign Minis- ing statements by the supreme leader Khamenei,” the ministers said in a which officially launched yesterday said Hatim Aboussid, Business he said. try announced yesterday that the statement after a meeting in Cairo where the Arab League is based. at Katara beach on the south-east Development and Events Man- The ride is one of around 60 Israeli and the Palestinian lead- “The language used in (Khamenei’s) statements is inappropriate for the side of the Cultural Village. ager at Alaqat, organisers of the games and rides available at the tem- ers have agreed “in principle” to highest authority in the Islamic Republic of Iran,” they said. Ziplines have gained popu- water park. porary water park, some of which meet in Moscow for talks in what Saudi Arabia’s most senior cleric, Grand Mufti Abdulaziz Al Sheikh, larity as a major attraction in The equipment is provided by are new in Doha.