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Terms & conditions apply Over 867,000 Sheikha Al Mayassa welcomes Princess Lalla Hasna THE PENINSULA DOHA: Ahead of the official pass through inauguration of the Qatar National Library (QNL), H E Sheikha Al Mayassa bint Hamad Al Thani yesterday welcomed HIA in March Princess Lalla Hasna, sister of King Mohammed VI, of THE PENINSULA The number of Morocco, to Qatar. subscribers to Long interested in social DOHA: The number of Metrash2 application and cultural activities, the passengers going through Princess will join dignitaries, Hamad International Airport reached 417,723 by officials and VIPs invited to (HIA) in March was more than the end of March and attend the grand opening cer- 867,241 out of which 189,212 number of services emony of QNL tomorrow. passengers used e-gates at the implemented through Princess Hasna’s visit is entry or exit, said a report further proof of the strong and released yesterday by the the app reached lasting ties between Qatar and Ministry of Interior. 679,833. Morocco. Only last month, A total of 93,973 visitors Prime Minister and Interior entered the country on Visa- Minister H E Sheikh Abdullah free facility in March this year, the Ministry of the Interior is bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani showing a 30.3 percent increase over 350, reflecting the sig- travelled to Morocco for a from February 2018. The total nificant benefits that the series of meetings to develop number of transactions com- eServices have achieved for closer commercial links. H E Sheikha Al Mayassa bint Hamad Al Thani welcoming Princess Lalla Hasna of Morocco at the airport pleted through the Airport Pass- the public. in Doha yesterday. ports Department in March According to the figures, →CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 amounted to 1.12 million, the number of subscribers to reflecting an increase of 11.2 Metrash2 application reached percent compared to February 417,723 by the end of March, 2018. while the total number of The report included elec- services implemented through Qatar’s expo a bridge to US communities tronic transaction statistics the application reached implemented through the 679,833. Enquiries about the THE PENINSULA Ministry of Interior’s elec- services carried out through tronic website and the appli- the application in the same DOHA: Minister of Economy and cation of Metrash2, which period amounted to nearly Commerce, H E Sheikh Ahmed jumped to more than one two million, while the volume bin Jassim bin Mohammed Al million and 885,000 transac- of eServices carried out Thani, said that the ongoing tions, during the first quarter through the MoI site was 1.2 exhibition in South Carolina of this year. The total number million. plays a crucial role in building of services that the public can bridges of communication with access through Metrash2 and →CONTINUED ON PAGE 3 the communities in the American cities. The Minister visited the two-day exhibition, a part of Qatar’s Economic Roadshow in US, opened yesterday in Char- leston, South Carolina. “This exhibition reflects the keenness of the State of Qatar to consolidate the economic and investment partnership with the United States of America as part of the Economic Mobility Initi- ative, which includes the first Minister of Economy and Commerce, H E Sheikh Ahmed bin Jassim bin Mohammed Al Thani, looking phase of a visit to four American at one of the exhibits in South Carolina yesterday. cities from Miami, Florida, Wash- ington, DC, and Charleston, South as well as the definition of its Business Council, toured various companies that are associated Carolina and Raleigh, North competitive economic capabil- pavilions of the Ministry of with investment projects with Carolina,” said the Minister in a ities and it aims to promote Economy and Commerce, the Qatar such as Occidental statement after his visit. Qatar as a reliable and safe Supreme Committee for Delivery Petroleum, Boeing, ExxonMobil The exhibition highlights the investment destination. and Legacy, Qatar Airways, Doha and ConocoPhillips. history of the State of Qatar and Mohammed Barakat, Exec- Film Institute, Qatar Foundation, history of its heritage and culture utive Director of the US-Qatar in addition to a group of American →CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 Ooredoo launches Qatar supports operations Ashghal opens Bani Hajer Interchange 3G services in West Bank against specific Syria targets SANAULLAH ATAULLAH Rayyan Road along with the pointed out that it will improve THE PENINSULA populated areas around. traffic mobility and connectivity THE PENINSULA QNA regime fully responsible for the The unjust siege, which has since it will serve much con- heinous crime it committed with DOHA: The Public Works now crossed over 300 days, has gested and populated areas like DOHA: As part of its group-wide DOHA: The State of Qatar the use of chemical weapons Authority, (Ashghal), yesterday no impact on the progress of the Bani Hajer and Al Rayyan along network modernisation expressed its support for the US, against the civilians in Douma in opened Bani Hajer Interchange, infrastructure projects imple- with the key businesses and programme and its strategy to British and French military Eastern Ghouta, and other war built with Qatari made mate- mented by Ashghal, said Eng facilities like Qatar Foundation enhance customers’ digital expe- operations against specific crimes and crimes against rials, that will provide free flow Youssef Al Emadi, Expressway and Education City which are rience, Ooredoo Group military targets used by the humanity that have claimed the traffic between Doha, Dukhan, Department Manager, on the visited by thousands of people announced yesterday that its Syrian regime in launching lives of children, women and Bani Hajer and Al Rayyan. sideline of the inauguration every day. operating company in Palestine, attacks on innocent civilians. civilians over the past years. The new interchange is a part ceremony. He said that approximately Wataniya Mobile, has success- The Ministry of Foreign Affairs The statement called on the of Khalifa Avenue project which “Ashghal has strived in the 68 percent of the project had fully launched 3G services in said in a statement yesterday that Security Council to shoulder its is completed about 68 percent, past months to maintain the been completed, noting that West Bank and is already seeing the continued use by the Syrian responsibilities to stop the crimes said Ashghal officials at the inau- pace of works and found Khalifa Avenue Road will open strong demand on the service. regime of chemical and indiscrim- of the regime and its use of inter- gural ceremony yesterday. alternate local materials which to traffic by late 2018. This comes as part of the inate weapons against the civilians, nationally prohibited weapons and Ashghalconverted Bani is evident from the fact that Bani The Khalifa Avenue car- company’s heavy investment and its disregard for the humani- to bring the perpetrators of those Hajer Roundabout into a three- Hajer Interchange was built by riageway opened four lanes in in building world-class net- tarian and legal consequences of crimes to international justice. level interchange for free Qatari-made materials, using each direction for a distance of works, giving a greater range such crimes, requires immediate The statement reiterated the movement of approximately 35,000 square metre of con- 2.4km between Gharrafat Al of opportunities for people to action by the international com- support of the State of Qatar for 1,500 vehicles per hour. As a crete, 19,000 tonnes of asphalt Rayyan Interchange to Al Wajba access employment, education munity to protect the Syrian all international efforts aimed at result, the junction has become and 6,000 tonnes of reinforced Bridge, completing a total of and entertainment wherever people and to strip the regime of reaching a political solution a key access point for three steel”, he added. 5.5km of Khalifa Avenue. they are. internationally prohibited based on the 2012 Geneva major arteries of Khalifa As far as Bani Hajer Inter- weapons. Statement and the relevant Avenue, Dukhan Road, and Al change is concerned, Al Emadi →CONTINUED ON PAGE 3 →CONTINUED ON PAGE 4 The statement held the Syrian Security Council resolutions. 02 HOME SUNDAY 15 APRIL 2018 Tom Brady tours iconic Museum of Islamic Art THE PENINSULA Brady will join SC, QM and Best Buddies participants in Qatar DOHA: Five-time American Football Super Bowl to officially launch the new Champion Tom Brady toured Doha’s landmark Museum of Islamic Art (MIA) on Friday. partnership to incorporate Today, Brady, who is Best Buddies Global individuals with intellectual and Ambassador, will join the Supreme Committee developmental disabilities in the for Delivery & Legacy (SC), Qatar Museums (QM) and Best Buddies participants in Qatar at Khalifa organisation of the 2022 FIFA International Stadium to officially launch the new World Cup and QM initiatives. partnership to incorporate individuals with intel- lectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) in the organisation of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in includes both edged weapons and firearms, dis- Qatar and QM initiatives. playing a range of objects from the 17th to the Brady was welcomed to MIA by QM’s Chair- 19th century produced primarily in greater person, H E Sheikha Al Mayassa bint Hamad bin Turkey, Iran and India. Khalifa Al Thani, and MIA Director Dr Julia Gon- Designed by world-renowned architect nella, who introduced him to the museum’s spec- I M Pei, the MIA building has become an icon. tacular Permanent Collection representing the Standing apart on the waters of the Corniche, it Islamic art from the 7th to the 19th century, fea- draws influence from traditional Islamic archi- turing manuscripts, ceramics, metal, glass, ivory, tecture.