www.thepeninsulaqatar.com BUSINESSB | 18 SPORT | 24 Doha Bank Murray keen inaugurates new to win another branch in Kochi grand slam SUNDAY 28 AUGUST 2016 • 25 DHUL QA’DA 1437 • Volume 21 • Number 6902 2 Riyals thepeninsulaqatar @peninsulaqatar @peninsula_qatar FM meets UN envoy for Yemen Emir congratulates Technology helps Moldova President on Independence Day DOHA: Emir H H Sheikh Tamim Customs detect bin Hamad Al Thani yesterday sent a cable of congratulations to Moldova’s President Nicolae Timofti on his country’s Inde- banned goods pendence Day. Deputy Emir H H Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad Al Thani also sent a congratulatory cable drugs and banned medicines. to President Timofti. Al Qahtani said new types of Prime Minister and Interior Specialised staff drugs like Captagon, Tramadol and Minister H E Sheikh Abdullah bin are working round- Lirica represented 50 percent of the Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani sent a seizures, besides other drugs such similar cable to President Timofti, the-clock at HIA as marijuana, hashish, cocaine and reports QNA. along with customs “shabu” (methamphetamine). inspectors. The role of drug specialists and medical experts is vital in detecting 70,000 besieged new types of drugs emerging every time, he said. “Despite the fact that Syrians benefit The Peninsula smugglers are inventing new ways to overcome customs screening, inspec- tors are detecting smuggled materials from RAF project in cooperation with other ministries Foreign Minister H E Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani yesterday met UN Secretary- DOHA: With the introduction of and government agencies,” said Al The Peninsula sophisticated inspection meth- Qahtani. General’s Special Envoy for Yemen, Ismael Ould Cheikh Ahmed. Talks dealt with developments in ods and techniques, the seizure of He said every passenger who Yemen and prospects of a political solution to the crisis. drugs and other prohibited materi- has goods, personal belongings and DOHA: More than 70,000 Syri- als at Hamad International Airport material subject to customs duties ans in the besieged North of Rif (HIA) has increased significantly, a and other fees, or subject to the pro- Hams have benefitted during the senior official of General Authority visions of prohibition and restrictions past six months from an agricul- of Customs (GAC) has said. in the customs law or other legisla- tural project launched by Sheikh The number of seizures since tion applicable in the state, must Expatriate groups step in Thani bin Abdullah Foundation January this year has reached 1,606 declare them. There are two checking for Humanitarian Services (RAF) compared to 1,250 during 2015. There channels for passengers — green for in the war-torn country. are four months to go and the number those who have no goods that need RAF, in collaboration with a this year could be higher compared to be declared or prohibited mate- local partner, cultivated potato in to last year, said Ajab Mansour Al rial and the red lane for those who to help amnesty seekers 65 acres of land and harvested 325 Qahtani, Director of Customs, HIA. are carrying such items. tonnes of the key vegetable. “Accumulating experiences and GAC has achieved 100 percent The project, ‘Kad Al Yamin’ constant training to match with the Qatarisation, is building capacity The Peninsula presumably high number of illegal ahead of the enforcement of a new (hardworking), provides work to sophisticated ways being used by and training inspectors in different residents, who can now leave with- law regulating entry, exit and resi- generate income for 38 families smugglers are helping inspectors areas such as how to deal with dif- out facing legal consequences. dency of expatriates. in several phases from produc- detect prohibited materials from ferent cultures and nationalities, the The amnesty ends on Decem- A senior official of Indian Cul- tion to marketing. entering the country,” he said. art of dealing with the public, use of DOHA: Several expatriate organi- ber 1. tural Center (ICC), the umbrella body It also helps reduce the prices GAC is collaborating with the body language, how to deal with dip- sations have come out to help their Several runaway workers, of Indian community organisations, of potatoes in the local market and Drug Control Department and the lomats, and how to cooperate with community members benefit from including housemaids, families said yesterday ICC will soon hold a sold at nominal prices. The supply Ministry of Public Health whose authorities. Al Qahtani said GAC has a three-month amnesty in Qatar and others who have overstayed meeting of representatives of all covers a big chunk of the demand specialised staff are working round- begun to prepare its staff to meet the which takes effect from September 1. and people working illegally stand affiliate bodies to discuss the issue. for potatoes in Al Ristan. the-clock at HIA along with customs influx of football fans to the coun- Community sources say the to benefit from the third amnesty. inspectors to prevent the entry of try during the 2022 FIFA World Cup. amnesty has come as a boon to the The latest amnesty has come → Continued on page 2 → Continued on page 3 Chahed sworn QNCC in partnership with in as Tunisia’s Turkey’s Medyacity youngest PM QNA the expo, and 2,000 special busi- ness meetings are being planned to AFP increase Turkey’s exports to Qatar from $400m to $1bn, which is twice DOHA: Turkish and Qatari compa- the current export volume. nies have completed a cooperation Hakan Kurt, CEO, Medyacity, TUNIS: Tunisia’s new Prime agreement to increase Turkish said: “Turkey’s exports to Qatar are Minister Youssef Chahed and exports into the Middle East and currently worth $400m. Our target members of his cabinet were North Africa (Mena) region. is to double the volume through the sworn in yesterday, the presi- According to the agreement expo and reach $1bn in the coming dency said, after approval from signed by Turkey’s Medyacity and years. By turning Turkey’s prox- A computer-generated design of the new campus project parliament. Qatar National Convention Center imity to North Africa and Middle Chahed and his 26 ministers (QNCC), of Qatar Foundation, rep- East, which are the target markets swore to “work devotedly for the resentatives from over 300 Turkish for the world, into an advantage, we good of Tunisia” and to “respect companies are expected to visit believe that we should increase our Sri Lankan school to build new its constitution and laws”, it said. Doha in April 2017 to participate in industrial activities in the region. Chahed, 40, is the country’s EXPO Turkey. The Turkish companies and brands youngest prime minister since Expo Turkey looks at reaching have a huge potential in the region. independence from France in more than 3,000 business people QR50m campus in Abu Hamour 1956. He is also the seventh pre- from Mena who are expected to visit → Continued on page 3 mier in less than six years since the 2011 uprising that toppled By Mohammad Shoeb QR40m-45m. We have collected school has been doing well and pro- long-time dictator Zine El Abi- The Peninsula about QR7m, more than 10 percent of viding annul increments to its staff dine Ben Ali. the amount required to obtain bank without a fee hike for five years. Parliament approved the cab- loans,” Kumudu Fonseka, Founder He said the new building has inet lineup, with 168 out of 195 Chairman, Board of Trustees, told been designed in such a way that lawmakers voting in favour, 22 DOHA: The management of Staf- The Peninsula yesterday. the project can be implemented in against and five abstaining. The ford Sri Lankan School Doha has “We have appointed a consult- three phases as per the require- new cabinet takes office on Mon- announced a plan to invest about ant and construction will start by ments of the school, complying with day after a handover ceremony QR50m to develop a brand new this November. We are waiting for all rules and regulations of the local from former premier Habib Essid. school campus in Abu Hamour. a ‘Comfort Letter’ from the govern- entities. Chahed was appointed by The one-and a-half-decade-old ment of Sri Lanka which is required On technical difficulties and President Beji Caid Essebsi early community school, governed by a to obtain bank loans,” he added. ‘alleged’ delays in the construction this month after MPs passed a Board of Trustees, is housed in a Fonseka said the school man- process, he said: “Qatar government vote of no-confidence in Essid’s rented villa near the Midmac flyover. agement is negotiating with banks, has given us two years to begin con- government following 18 months “We have been allotted a 10,000- including Commercial Bank, struction, and we are much closer to in office. Chahed is a member of square-metre plot of land by the Mashreq and Barwa Bank, to secure the deadline. Essebsi’s Nidaa Tounes party and a government of Qatar. The esti- loans and stressed that it would not liberal who was local affairs min- Officials from Qatar National Convention Center and Medyacity mated cost of the building is about be difficult to obtain loans as the → Continued on page 4 ister before his nomination. announce the agreement. 02 SUNDAY 28 AUGUST 2016 HOME Citizens and children throng Entertainment City Children taking part in games and activities at Qatar Summer Festival 2016 at Entertainment City at Doha Exhibition and Convention Centre. The fun-filled month-long festival organised by Qatar Tourism Authority concludes on Wednesday. Pics: Abdul Basit / The Peninsula Plan to raise amnesty awareness Qatar Summer Festival names Continued from page 1 Indian Community Benevolent for potential amnesty seekers winners of final raffle draw Forum (ICBF) will also explore from the community to come to “The news (about the ways to provide air tickets to the embassy so that we can take amnesty) has spread among needy Indians seeking amnesty.