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3rd Best News Website in the Middle East Special Lease Offer MEDINAMEDIINA CENTRALECENTRALE BUSINESS | 21 SPORT | 28 4409 5155 Qatar keen to boost QSL: Al Rayyan look ties with to wrap up season South Africa on a high note Thursday 13 April 2017 | 16 Rajab 1438 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com Volume 22 | Number 7130 | 2 Riyals Sheikha Hind honours Qatar University team Emir concludes Strict vigilance Africa tour QNA EMIR H H Sheikh Tamim bin keeps sea Hamad Al Thani yesterday concluded his state visit to the Republic of South Africa, the last leg of Africa tour. The Emir sent a cable to borders safe President of South Africa Jacob Zuma in which he expressed thanks and appre- Sidi Mohamed ciation for the warm welcome The Peninsula The Coast Guard and appreciation he and the accompanying delegation have muggling attempts has foiled several received during the visit which through the sea bor- attempts by discussed means of enhancing ders have dropped smugglers with the relations of friendship and drastically with intro- support vessels and cooperation in various fields duction of an along with a number of issues Sadvanced surveillance system radars developed in of common concern. that is locally developed, a sen- Qatar. H E Sheikha Hind bint Hamad Al Thani with the Qatar University Team for boys who won The Emir expressed his ior official said yesterday. the first place at fourth International Universities Arabic Debating Championship 2017 in deep appreciation and best The Coast Guard has foiled Doha, yesterday. → See also page 8 wishes of health and happi- several attempts by smugglers theme “Our aim is safety and ness for President Zuma. with the support vessels and security” are organized by the radars developed in Qatar, said General Directorate of Coasts Emir's condolences Brigadier Jaber Ali Al Attiyah, and Borders Security. Assistant Director General of "We have also taken many Neighbourhood stores can conveyed the Coast Guard and Border steps to preserve the marine Security Directorate. environment by catching viola- JEDDAH: H E Sheikh Thani “Our borders are fully tions and report them to the renew licence for 3 years bin Hamad Al Thani conveyed secured. Smugglers are looking authorities concerned like Min- the condolences of the Emir for loopholes and they are istry of Municipality and H H Sheikh Tamim bin monitoring the department’s Environment," said the official. The Peninsula draft law, licences for neighbour- took the necessary measures to Hamad Al Thani and the Dep- readiness to respond. That is An exhibition being held on hood shops located in residential issue a draft law on regulating the uty Emir H H Sheikh Abdullah why we are keen to own the lat- the sideline of the event show- undreds of neighbhour- areas can be renewed for a period connection of electricity and bin Hamad Al Thani, to Prince est equipment and devices to cases the latest naval security hood stores in Qatar will of three years from July 6, 2017. water, after it was briefed on the Khalid Al Faisal bin Abdulaziz protect our borders,” Al Attiyah devices and equipment, includ- Hnow be able to renew their Yesterday’s weekly cabinet recommendations of the Advisory Al Saud, Advisor to the Cus- told the media during the open- ing some vessels made by licences for a period of three meeting has given a new lease of Council. A draft law was prepared todian of the Two Holy ing of the GCC Coast Guard Qatar, in addition to radars that years. The Cabinet yesterday life for these shops. Prime Minis- to replace law No. 4 of 1997 on Mosques, and Governor of Week yesterday. were developed by Qatar. approved a draft decision by the ter and Interior Minister H E the procedures and fees for the Makkah Region and to the The event being held at Al "We have also new boats Minister of Economy and Com- Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin electricity and water connection, Princes, members of the Bandar at Doha Corniche aims never used before and recently merce that amends some Khalifa Al Thani chaired the and law No. 29 of 2008 on the Royal Family in the Kingdom to raise public awareness about reached from Turkey," he provisions of decree No. 70 of weekly Cabinet meeting at Emiri works of electricity and water of Saudi Arabia, on the death marine safety procedures. The added. 2006 on shops located in residen- Diwan, yesterday. connection. of Prince Saad bin Faisal bin four-day activities under the → Continued on page 8 tial areas. Under the amended The Cabinet yesterday also → Continued on page 4 Abdulaziz Al Saud. Consumers prefer local poultry products 20% rise in bus passengers Huda N V “We had noticed customers favourable,” he said. The Peninsula refraining from buying chicken, Another retailer said that there The Peninsula of new city services and routes and new with much hype over the social could be shortage of frozen chicken feeder routes into the Doha Metro, the ore consumers in Qatar are media on the issue. However, the parts due to import restrictions. he number of passengers using public design of 18 new bus stations, depots, park switching to local or sales are going back to normal,” said “Importers and retailers have buses in Qatar increased by 20 percent and ride sites, and development of an Inter- Mregional poultry products an official at one of the oldest retail good stock of frozen whole chicken. Tlast year, the Ministry of Transport and net portal and mobile applications for following controversies over chains in the country. However, when it comes to frozen Communications said yesterday attributing journey planning. chicken imported from Brazil and “We also noticed a recent chicken sold as parts, most of us do this increase to efforts by the Ministry to The changes made by the Ministry, in the non-availability of several Euro- change in the pattern of poultry not stock such products in bulk. So improve public transport in the country. The close coordination with Mowasalat pean brands due to avian flu issues, sales, with local and regional the impact could be felt more in this Ministry said that it has commissioned a (Karwa), include route realignments, more say retailers. products moving faster over the area,” the retailer said. number of new planning and design stud- frequent services on some routes, enhanced Sales of chicken had dropped past few weeks. Already, these “There could be some drop in ies to improve public transport in Qatar bus facilities and improvements in public marginally following the contro- products were in demand, but the frozen chicken sales, but this change over the next five years. transport information and ticketing, the versy over some brands of Brazilian current issues in different coun- is mostly seasonal,” one of the These include the development of a Technical Affairs Department at the Min- chicken but business is going back tries in Europe and America has retailers told The Peninsula. new bus network plan to introduce a range istry said in a statement. to normal. made regional products more → Continued on page 4 Russia vetoes UN draft resolution Another honour for HIA on Syria The Peninsula Board on Tuesay, during the programmes and engaging air- 12th ACI Asia-Pacific Regional port stakeholders to measure United Nations Hamad International Assembly in Doha. HIA’s and manage third-party emis- AFP Airport (HIA) yesterday achievement comes only 18 sions associated with the H announced it has months after first initiating its airport. Central to this commit- UNITED NATIONS: Russia become the first airport in the carbon management pro- ment is HIA’s target to improve vetoed a UN draft resolution GCC and the second in the gramme in 2015. The airport carbon efficiency per passen- demanding the Syrian gov- Middle East and Northern has also recorded a 14.2 per- ger by 30 per cent by 2030 ernment cooperate with an Africa (Mena)region to have cent improvement in carbon against a 2015 baseline.” investigation of a suspected reached Level 3 ‘Optimisation’ efficiencyin 2016 compared to HIA has developed a Car- chemical attack that the status in the Airports Council 2015. bon Management Strategy that West blames on President International (ACI) Airport Al Meer said: “This accred- provides the framework for Bashar Al Assad's forces. Carbon Accreditation itation acknowledges HIA’s energy reduction initiatives It was the eighth time that programme. commitment to tackling cli- throughout the airport. An Russia has used its veto power The certification was mate change, and was Energy Working Group has at the UN Security Council to Eng. Badr Mohammed Al Meer, Chief Operating Officer of HIA and awarded to Eng. Badr Moham- achieved by continuing to been created to identify and block action directed at its ally Special Adviser to the ACI Asia-Pacific Board, and other officials with med Al Meer, Chief Operating measure the airport’s carbon promote energy saving initia- in Damascus. the certificate during the 12th ACI Asia-Pacific Regional Assembly Officer of HIA and Special emissions, implementing air- tives across the whole → See also page 9 in Doha. Advisor to the ACI Asia-Pacific port-wide energy reduction airport. 02 HOME THURSDAY 13 APRIL 2017 THURSDAY 13 APRIL 2017 HOME 03 Emir and Zuma hold talks to increase cooperation Pretoria Warm hospitality Palestinian-Israeli conflict and QNA stressed the urgent need to Emir thanks Zuma for revive the Arab peace initia- mir H H Sheikh Tamim the warm reception tive and the importance of bin Hamad Al Thani and hospitality, reaching a just solution based and President Jacob expressing hope the on the two-state solution, in Zuma of South Africa visit would be a step accordance with the related held an official session forward in relations.