Amir Exchanges Greetings of New Year with People, World Leaders
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BUSINESS | 01 SPORT | 06 Qatari-German Pogba enjoying Joint Task ‘different style’ Force holds after Mourinho first meeting exit Tuesday 1 January 2019 | 25 Rabia II 1440 www.thepeninsula.qa Volume 23 | Number 7758 | 2 Riyals Amir exchanges greetings of New Voter registration for CMC Year with people, world leaders polls to begin on January 13 QNA registration to the screening stage and DOHA the result announcement are all ready in all the polling stations. The Supervisory Committee for the Major General Al Khulaifi praised elections of the Central Municipal the achievements, appreciating the “I congratulate the people of the world on new year, Council (CMC) has inaugurated the efforts of all those who contributed to and wish them peace, and prosperity. I also hope website for the sixth session of CMC the preparations for the successful elections in 2019. conduct of the electoral process. that it will be a year of good and achievements for The website was inaugurated by Meanwhile, head of technical com- Qatar, and of stability and prosperity for the Arab Chairman of the Supervisory Com- mittee for the sixth session of CMC and Islamic people.” mittee Major General Majid Ibrahim Al elections in 2019 Brigadier Abdul Khulaifi in the presence of committee Rahman Ali Al Maliki, explained the members and chairpersons of the exec- services provided by the website, QNA “I congratulate the people of utive committees. pointing out that the website has all DOHA the world on new year, and The Chairman of the Supervisory the data and information needed by wish them peace, and pros- Committee said that the preparations the voter or candidate, in addition to Amir H H Sheikh Tamim bin perity. I also hope that it will for the launch of the electoral process two basic services: the first one allows Hamad Al Thani exchanged be a year of good and for the CMC elections in its sixth session browsing the electoral roll to ensure cables of greetings yesterday achievements for Qatar, and are underway in full swing, noting that that the voters are registered in their with Their Majesties, High- of stability and prosperity all the polling station in the State are constituency, and the second is for the nesses and Excellencies the for the Arab and Islamic ready in all respects to receive citizens electoral constituencies. leaders of friendly countries people.” on January 13, 2019, the day scheduled This service enables all those who on the occasion of the advent Deputy Amir H H Sheikh for the start of the first phase of the wish to register identify the constit- of the New Year. Abdullah bin Hamad Al elections, which is voter registration. uency in which they are supposed to H H the Amir expressed Thani also exchanged cables Major General Al Khulaifi added register, in addition to providing them his wishes for them of good of greetings with Their High- that the third periodic meeting, which with the site map that leads them to health and happiness and nesses and Excellencies was held yesterday prior to the inau- the constituency headquarters. their peoples further Deputy Heads of State of guration, discussed a number of issues Meanwhile, in the previous elections progress and prosperity. friendly countries on the related to the achievements of the of May 2015, 15 of the 29 candidates who H H the Amir also tweeted: occasion of the advent of the preparations to ensure the full func- made it to the CMC in its fifth term tioning of the electoral process. (2011-15) were sitting members who He also pointed out that in order to sought re-election, while the remaining facilitate things, the voters can find the 14 were new or first-timers. electoral roll and ensure that they are The voter turn out in the last New Year, wishing them with Their Highnesses and registered in the electoral constituencies Central Municipal Council Election was “On the occasion of the new year, we hope that the good health and happiness Excellencies Heads of Gov- and identify the constituency in which 69.8 percent according to the poll world will enjoy peace and stability, and that Qatar and their peoples further ernment of friendly coun- he/she should be registered, adding that supervisory committee, and out of the will continue its comprehensive renaissance and its progress and prosperity. tries on the occasion of the a website for the election was created 21,735 registered voters, 14,670 exer- achievements in various fields by its people, in order Prime Minister and advent of the New Year, within that of the Ministry of Interior. cised their franchise. to achieve the progress of our country and the Interior Minister H E Sheikh wishing them good health In this regard, Major General Al There were 109 candidates in the Abdullah bin Nasser bin and happiness and their Khulaifi affirmed that the electronic fray after last-minute withdrawals, and welfare of the Qatari people under the wise Khalifa Al Thani exchanged peoples further progress and equipment to conduct the electoral they included five women, two of leadership of H H the Amir.” similar cables of greetings prosperity. process starting from the stage of voter whom won. Doha becomes model for organ transplant Decline in fuel prices bring joy to motorists FAZEENA SALEEM About 85 perccent of in this field, and the documented types of post-operative THE PENINSULA patients received living organ Qatari experience has become complications. donations and cadaver (after highly respected and visible at “Due to meticulous testing, SANAULLAH ATAULLAH In a remarkable achievement, death) donations approved by global conferences where screening, extensive medical THE PENINSULA the number of patients who the Medical Ethics Committee lessons are learnt from such investigation, and proper follow- travel abroad for organ trans- with no post-transplant compli- experience,” he told The up which both donors and recip- Qatar Petroleum (QP) plants has reduced dramatically cations, said Professor Riyadh A Peninsula. Fadhil is also World ients, are subjected to, post- announced yesterday the prices in recent years with zero post- Fadhil, Director of Qatar Organ Health Organisation (WHO) transplant complications of pro- of petrol and diesel for the JANUARY FUEL PRICE transplant complications Donation Center (HEBA) at expert on Organ Donation and cedures performed at HMC in month of January 2019. recorded as result of unique Hamad Medical Transplant. the past five years have been Fuel prices fell by 16 Doha Model of Organ Donation. Corporation(HMC). Statistics reveal that 10 marginal. We have neither lost percent for petrol and 12.5 In 2018, a total of 44 trans- “Development achieved in years ago, 2009 in particular, 95 any patient nor have we lost percent for diesel, according to QR1.55 plant procedures (comprising 36 organ donation in Qatar has percent of patients from Qatar transplanted kidneys to post- a report posted on the website Price of super grade kidney transplants and eight moved the Qatari model to an travelled abroad in search of transplant complications, of Qatar Petroleum. petrol for a litre. liver transplants) were con- international level. The chal- organ transplants, many of making us comparable to QP set the diesel price at ducted in Qatar. It is 83 percent lenges we encountered and whom returned home with advanced world-class organ QR1.75 per litre for January, sufficiency in organs needed for managed to subdue transformed transplanted organs of unknown transplant centres,” Professor compared to QR2 per litre in QR1.50 transplant procedures. HMC into a centre of excellence sources and suffering various Fadhil said. `P2 December 2018, comprising a decline by 12.5 percent. QP set Price of premium grade the price of Super Petrol (95) at petrol for a litre. QR1.55 per litre for January, which is 16.2 percent lower than Sydney, Hong Kong lead world in ringing in New Year with fireworks December 2018 price of QR1.85 QR1.75 per litre. Price of diesel for a litre. AFP year of indigenous languages in QP set the Premium Petrol SYDNEY 2019, the harbour also hosted a (91) price at QR1.50 per litre for ceremony celebrating Aboriginal January, compared to QR1.80 Another person who Sydney and Hong Kong put on heritage that included animations per litre in December, a decline viewed fuel prices reduction stunning fireworks displays in a projected onto the bridge’s by about 16.6 percent. would cut the monthly expend- spectacular welcome to the New pylons. Residents expressed their iture of motorists, commented Year, among the first in a wave In Hong Kong, hundreds of delight over sharp decline in “Good! Cost of living will come of celebrations for billions thousands of revellers packed prices of fuel describing the down with the move.” around the world. the streets on both sides of the reduction a state gift at the Many residents expressed Australia’s largest city city’s Victoria Harbour for a beginning of the New Year. their happiness by terming organised its biggest-ever fire- spectacular 10-minute firework Reacting to the news posted the news as ‘good news for works display, using a record show. on the social networking sites new year’ and expressing amount of pyrotechnics as well Some $1.8m worth of pyro- of The Peninsula, the commen- their joy with saying, “Long as new effects. Colours lit up the technics bathed the city’s sky- tators lauded Qatar for taking live Qatar, best new year’s city’s skyline for 12 minutes and scrapers in a dizzying array of such a step which will help greetings and good news. dazzled the more than 1.5 million colours accompanied by a score reduce the burden on residents Thanks Qatar.” spectators who packed the that included Auld Lang Syne significantly.