www.thepeninsulaqatar.com BUSINESSBU | 21 SPORT | 34 QDB and Qatar Shell Cook becomes first announce QR70m Englishman to score opportunities 10,000 Test runs TUESDAY 31 MAY 2016 • 24 SHA’BAAN 1437 • Volume 21 • Number 6813 thepeninsulaqatar @peninsulaqatar @peninsula_qatar PM attends Mideast conference Emir to attend GCC Move to involve leaders’ meeting DOHA: Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani will head companies in to the Kingdom of Saudi Ara- bia today to take part in the 16th Consultative Meeting of the Gulf Cooperation Council’s (GCC) Lead- charity work ers due to be held in Jeddah. Emir holds phone call with Turkish PM need, funding of community train- ing programs, distribution of meals The Ministry of to workers and families, and contrib- DOHA: Emir H H Sheikh Tamim Economy and uting to the treatment of low-income bin Hamad Al Thani held a tel- patients. ephone call yesterday with Commerce, in Al Baraka is the fourth in a Turkish Prime Minister Binali collaboration series of initiatives launched by the Yildirim during which the Emir ministry to mark the holy month congratulated him on the occa- with Eid Charity, of Ramadan under the theme sion of his assumption as prime launches Al Baraka “#Aqal_Min_Al_Wajeb”, meaning Prime Minister and Interior Minister H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani attending minister, wishing him success “#the_least_we_can _do” in Arabic. the opening of the Enriching the Middle East’s Economic Future Conference at Sheraton Doha Hotel, in his duties. initiative to raise The Al Baraka endowment fund yesterday. Qatar’s GDP is projected to achieve stable growth of about 4.3 percent during this year, They reviewed brotherly rela- will be established under the super- said Minister of Economy and Commerce H E Sheikh Ahmed bin Jassim bin Mohammed Al Thani. tions and ways of enhancing them, QR36m in donations vision of Eid Charity which aims to and discussed a number of issues during Ramadan collect QR36m in donations. of common concern. Nawaf Abdullah Al Hammadi, with support of Eid Charity Executive Manager of companies. Resources Development and Media, said yesterday that more than 20 companies have already expressed Qatar may be first to launch 5G services their interest to join the initiative. The drive will continue even after The Peninsula Ramadan. By Mohammad Shoeb go on trial by the end of 2018, which is strive to provide a very high band- possible for people, things, and org- “This is an initiative open to eve- The Peninsula slated to be launched commercially by width on mobile broadband. And in naisations in Qatar to get connected ryone in the business sector, without 2020 worldwide. this regard, Ooredoo signed an agree- with the rest of the world. Being the any specific time limit. We have tied “We believe 2020 is very far away. ment with Huawei in Barcelona to only telecom service provider with DOHA: The Ministry of Economy up with the Ministry of Economy and So we are trying with manufacturers build the region’s first 5G R&D Centre high bandwidth capability, we are and Commerce, in collaboration Commerce because it is responsi- DOHA: Qatar is expected to become and other concerned entities such as in Qatar, aiming to conduct all kinds also working as a catalysts to attract with Eid Charity has launched ble for trade and business and as a the first country in the world to ITU and GSM Association (organiser of possible research studies related to businesses to invest in the country,” a new initiative, Al Baraka continuation of our partnership with launch 5G mobile network services, of Mobile World Congress) to bring the future technology and innovation. Al Sayed added. (Blessing), that aims to involve the ministry,” Al Hammadi told The said a top official of Ooredoo Qatar, the launch date forward,” Waleed Al The works on the Centre, accord- “Our company has signed agree- companies and businesses in Peninsula yesterday. country’s leading telecom services Sayed, CEO of Ooredoo Qatar told The ing to Al Sayed, is progressing in full ments with scores of organizations local charity projects. “Over the past 20 years of Eid provider. Peninsula. swing in a very high security area. in Qatar, including the Ministry of The initiative seeks to raise Charity, most of the donations were In this regard, Ooredoo, the Qatar- He added: “Although this is not in Once ready Ooredoo will announced Foreign Affairs to connect all the QR36m during Ramadan by from individuals. So we have decided based telecom giant, is negotiating with our hands but we are trying our level about it in a media gathering . embassies. We have also signed encouraging companies to donate to address the companies and busi- various stakeholders and organisations, best for this. We also want to prom- He said that the local engineers agreements with Al Jazeera Network a percentage of their profits to nesses directly to get them involved including the Geneva-based Interna- ise the people of Qatar that we will and students from Qatar-based uni- and beIN (sports TV network) to con- Eid Charity to be spent on charity in charity work,” he added. tional Telecommunication Union (ITU), be the first in the world to launch 5G versities will also be allowed to have nect their offices across the world.” projects inside Qatar. The projects to advance the launch date of 5G serv- services.” access to the R&D Centre for exper- include providing aid to families in → Continued on page 3 ices. The 5G technology is expected to He said that the company always iments. “We are doing everything → Continued on page 3 Al Kawari calls Kids protest Turkey slams use of force for solidarity in anti-terror fight on France protesters QNA Anatolia forces, which keeps getting harsher, and call on officials to avoid using disproportionate force on the demonstrators. BRUSSELS: Qatar’s candidate to ANKARA: Turkey has slammed “We believe all necessary meas- the post of the Director-General the harsh treatment of labour pro- ures will be promptly taken by of the United Nations Educational, testers in France, calling on French French authorities to ensure that Scientific and Cultural Organiza- officials to avoid using “dispropor- peace is restored and the demon- tion (Unesco) and Cultural Adviser tionate force”. strations take place in a democratic at the Emiri Diwan, H E Dr Hamad “Since February, France has and peaceful manner,” he said. bin Abdulaziz Al Kawari stressed been the scene of street protests and A wave of strikes began in the the need for the cooperation and strikes over the labour law reforms country last year over the contro- solidarity of the international com- which are currently being debated at versial proposed labour reforms, munity to fight terrorism. the National Assembly and the Sen- which would give employers Terrorism is a common threat ate,” Foreign Ministry spokesman greater freedom to cut pay and of whole humanity and it does not Tanju Bilgic said yesterday, adding lay off workers. They would also differentiate between its targets, that the incidents are growing “more weaken unions’ power to negotiate he said, condemning all forms of violent”. over such issues as working hours, terrorism. Al Kawari laid a wreath Bilgic called on both the French which in France average 35 hours at the memorial of the victims of Palestinian children hold placards and images of their family members who are in Israeli jails, in front authorities and protesters to show a week. terrorist attacks at the Maelbeek restraint so that the situation can Strikes at the country’s oil of the Red Cross headquarters in the West Bank city of Hebron, yesterday. They are protesting against metro station along with Mayor of calm down as soon as possible. refineries in particular created a sig- the reduction of jail visits from bi-weekly to monthly. Brussels Yvan Mayeur and Qatar’s “We are concerned about the nificant shortage at petrol stations, Ambassador to Belgium Sheikh Ali intervention of French security most of which are now reopened. bin Jassim Al Thani who is also the Head of Mission of Qatar to the European Union and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (Nato). Dr Al Kawari expressed sym- Qatari women’s share in job market limited to govt sector: Academic pathy with the victims’ families from different nationalities and thanked the Mayor of Brussels for giving him By Mohammed Osman woman academic. Citing a 2016 report involvement of women in the job Al Mufath said that women in developed by the government to such a humanitarian opportunity. The Peninsula on the GCC job market, Hind Al Muf- market, their share is still limited to Qatar still do not have access to top encourage women to work, she added. For his part, the Mayor thanked tah, Vice President of Administration government sector and even in this and quality positions despite their Asked why Qatari women prefer to work Qatar’s Unesco candidate for his and Finance at the Doha Institute sector they are mostly in educa- qualification and high involvement in the government sector, Al Muftah said humanitarian initiative that would DOHA: Despite legal, institutional for Graduate Studies said that the tion and health, Al Muftah told The in the labour market, compared that it is because of secure work envi- have a profound impact on the and governmental support to Qatari Qatari women represent 50 per cent Peninsula. She was speaking on the to other GCC states. This is mainly ronment, less working hours, better families of the victims. working women, their share in the job of national labour market.