www.thepeninsulaqatar.comm BUSINESS | 17 SPORT | 233 Nebras Power McNulty bagsags launches solar plant junior title iinn in Jordan sunny Dohaa WEDNESDAY 12 OCTOBER 2016 • 11 MOHARRAM 1438 • Volume 21 • Number 6947 2 Riyals thepeninsulaqatar @peninsulaqatar @peninsula_qatar Emir receives message from Putin Dr Al Kawari Up to QR3,000 fine begins China visit for smoking in QNA BEIJING: H E Dr Hamad bin Abdulaziz Al Kawari, Cultural closed public places Adviser at the Emiri Diwan and Qatar’s candidate to the post of Director-General of United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural derivatives in such areas. Permit- Organization (Unesco), began a visit ting others to smoke in such places to China yesterday to introduce Emir H H Sheikh is also an offence punishable with a his electoral programme under Tamim bin Hamad similar fine. the them ‘Towards a New Start for The court can order confisca- Unesco.’ Al Thani yesterday tion, destroying or re-exporting of The visit which lasts several issued Law No. 10 of tobacco products and their deriv- days in response to the invitation 2016 on the control atives, seized for violating the law, of Chinese Minister of Culture irrespective of the quantity. Luo Shugang, Al Kawari will of tobacco and its Any form of promotion or adver- meet a number of senior Chi- derivatives. tising for tobacco and its derivatives nese officials in the fields of with the aim of encouraging smok- culture and education. He will ing is banned. It is also not allowed to also meet a number of academ- use them in advertisements of other ics and intellectuals. The Peninsula products. Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani received a message from Russian President Vladimir Putin, The law bans sale of cigarettes dealing with bilateral relations and issues of common concern, particularly the situation in Syria and and other tobacco products to those Opec, key producers DOHA: Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin aged below 18 years. Ignorance of the embattled city of Aleppo, and the need to find a solution to the Syrian crisis. The message was Hamad Al Thani yesterday issued age is not an excuse and traders conveyed by Russia’s Special Envoy for Syria Alexander Lavrentiev during a meeting with the Emir at to discuss oil deal Law No. 10 of 2016 on the control of must confirm the age from custom- the Emiri Diwan, yesterday. tobacco and its derivatives, which ers’ ID. Selling such products in areas ISTANBUL: Opec will hold talks stipulates fines up to QR3,000 for at a distance of less than 1km from with non-member oil produc- smoking in closed public places. schools and other educational and ers today in a bid to hammer out Those smoking while driving in the training institutions is also banned. details of a global agreement to presence of children aged under 18 The law has banned farm- cap production for at least six years also face similar punishment. ing, manufacturing or processing QR1m first prize for Quran contest months as Russia lent its support The law has stipulated stricter tobacco and its derivatives in the for the plan. measures to curb the import and country, whether preparing it or Ministers from Opec members use of tobacco products and its mixing with other material, in what- The Peninsula November 27 until December 6. leadership of Qatar to serve embarked on a flurry of talks at derivatives and a ban on electronic ever form and purposes. The winner will receive QR1m — the Noble Quran and honour its an energy conference in Istanbul cigarettes, “sweika” and other The law bans import, trading, the highest ever prize in the history holders. to shore up support for the Opec- chewing tobacco. Those violating displaying for sale, distribution and of Quran contests. Thirty-nine contestants from deal they agreed in Algeria last the relevant articles face jail not manufacturing of chewing tobacco DOHA: Qatar is preparing to host The contest is coinciding with different countries who were top month hoping to adopt it at the exceeding six months and fines not in all forms and under any name. the biggest competition for top the celebration of the National winners in the Quran contests end of November. Representatives exceeding QR100,000. The importer will be given 30 winners of Quran contests world- Day of Qatar in a true merge of worldwide are expected to take part of some Opec members and non- The law bans smoking in closed days period to return or replace the wide, organised by Sheikh Jassim religious and national dimensions in the first session. Opec countries including Russia, public places and stipulates fines quantities found violating the law bin Mohamed bin Thani Holy as envisioned by the founder, This contest considered the most Azerbaijan and possibly Mexico not less than QR1000 and not and the relevant decisions. Quran Contest. Sheikh Jassim bin Mohamed bin prominent event in the Doha cultural will hold a round-table meet- more than QR3,000 for smoking The ten-day “Winner of Win- Thani, and in continuation of scene as it features the broadest cat- ing on the sidelines of the World or using tobacco products and their → Continued on page 2 ners” contest will begin from the firm dedication of the wise egories and highest rewards. Energy Congress. US threatens Remittances by expats in Qatar hit $10.4bn in 2015 retaliation after Yemen missile fire By Sachin Kumar infrastructure and rising inflow of yesterday in a press conference at due to the diversification of the econ- He said the cost of remitting The Peninsula workers in the country, said a sen- City Center Rotana Hotel. omy, which the Governments did to money from Qatar and GCC region ior official of UAE Exchange. Strengthening of US dollar reduce the dependency on oil,” said to some countries is one of the lowest AFP “Qatar accounted for more than against major currencies helped in Manghat. in the world. Qatar-UAE Exchange, a $10.4bn in remittances in 2015, with boosting the remittances. “Initiatives like Football World subsidiary of UAE Exchange, recently DOHA: Total remittances by expatri- South Asian countries receiving “Stronger US dollar further weak- Cup in Qatar, Expo2020 in the UAE, opened 10th branch in Asian Town. WASHINGTON: The United States ates from Qatar were around $10.4bn 70% as per the World Bank. Volatil- ened the other currencies, impacting various major infrastructure projects The company is looking to fur- threatened yesterday to retaliate in 2015 with South Asian countries ity in the global currency markets remittance positively. Oil price slump across the region are further attract- ther strengthening its presence in for a missile attack that missed a being the main recipients of this out- coupled with socio-political condi- did not affect the remittance flow ing migrant talent, especially from Qatar by offering new services to its pair of US warships in the Red Sea flow. Remittances flow are likely to tions influenced the currency value,” from the GCC countries much and the the South Asian and Arab countries. customers. off the coast of Yemen. be steady in future as Qatar contin- said Promoth Manghat, Chief Exec- GCC area was the largest remitting These can help the remittance flow “Counterstrike, retaliatory ues with implementation of mega utive Officer, UAE Exchange Group region last year. This was possible to be steady,” he added. → Continued on page 4 strike: I can tell you that those things are things that we are looking at,” said Navy Captain Jeff Davis, a Defense Department spokesman. Qatar edge Syria to keep World Cup dream alive Some shops still The US Navy has said the mis- siles, which fell short of the USS Mason, a destroyer, and the USS selling hoverboards Ponce, an amphibious warfare ship, were fired within an hour of each other on Sunday from territory in Yemen controlled by By Sanaullah Ataullah shopping complexes across the Houthi rebels. “We want very The Peninsula country. When the local and inter- much to get to the bottom of what national media raised questions happened,” said Davis. “We’re on the safety of hoverboards, some going to find out who did this and popular toyshops and commercial we will take action accordingly.” DOHA: Popular toyshops and com- complexes withdrew the products “We will make sure that any- mercial outlets in Doha have stopped as a precaution to save their names body who interferes with freedom selling hoverboards over safety con- in case of any untoward incident. of navigation and puts US Navy cerns. Some shops, however, are still Media reports suggest that the ship at risk understands they do selling them, even increasing their battery of hoverboard is not safe so at their own peril,” he said. varieties to attract more customers. and it could explode. Some airlines The United States backs a The hoverboard is a battery- have banned the product onboard. Saudi-led coalition that is fighting powered two-wheeler device that Another safety issue is that it is very the Houthi rebels and the forces navigated by pressure from the difficult for the users to balance of former Yemeni president Ali user’s feet and weight distribution. posing great risk on their bodies. Abdallah Saleh. The US military Also known as smart wheel, balance The Peninsula tried to approach provides intelligence and air-refu- wheel or smart scooter, the device to the local authorities concerned eling for Arab coalition aircraft became popular overnight when it for their comments on the safety of conducting air strikes against the Qatar’s Boualem Khoukhi (left) fights for the ball with Syria’s Omar Kharbin during the 2018 World hit the local market last year.