WEDNESDAY MAY 11, 2016 SHA’BAN 4, 1437 VOL.10 NO. 3537 QR 2 DRIZZLING Fajr: 3:24 am Dhuhr: 11:31 am HIGH : 39°C Asr: 2:58 pm Maghrib: 6:10 pm LOW : 30°C Isha: 7:40 pm Business 21 Sports 34 Chill Out Oil market rebalancing in Platini casts shadow Ever-mounting pile 2nd quarter: Sada over FIFA meeting of pills EMIR MEETS SAUDI DEPUTY CROWN PRINCE MEC in push for more export of non-oil goods Minister, pvt sector discuss facilitation strategies QNA DOHA MINISTER of Economy and Com- merce HE Sheikh Ahmed bin Jas- sim bin Mohammed al Thani on Tuesday discussed ways to facili- tate the flow of Qatari non-oil com- modities to the global market with private sector representatives and several government departments. In a statement, the Ministry of Economy and Commerce (MEC) said the meeting is part of its ef- Minister of Economy and Commerce HE Sheikh Ahmed bin Jassim bin Mohammed forts to promote coordination be- al Thani with representatives of private sector and government departments in tween the economic and trade sec- Doha on Tuesday. tors and government departments concerned in the context of policies ers at the local and international of total exports, compared to 13.4 The Emir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al Thani with Deputy Crown Prince, Second Deputy Premier and Minister of pursued by the state and economic levels, and the importance of find- percent in 2014. Defense of Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz al Saud in Doha on Tuesday. They discussed bilateral trends. ing foreign markets for Qatari non- The meeting was attended by relations and means of enhancing them. SEE ALSO PAGE 2 The minister stressed the im- oil products. Chairman of the Qatari Business- portance of the meeting, which The meeting also discussed the men Association Sheikh Faisal aims to develop and promote creation of new products and serv- bin Qassim al Thani, Chairman of ways of taking advantage of the ices in line with the needs of for- the Qatar Chamber of Commerce QUICK READ international economic and trade eign markets and to diversify the and Industry Sheikh Khalifa bin agreements signed by Qatar Qatari export basket and increase Jassim al Thani, as well as repre- aimed at facilitating the flow of the number of countries importing sentatives from the government QA postpones 400 plastic surgeries Qatari goods and products into Qatari goods. departments concerned, CEOs of longest route over global markets. It also referred to indicators of Muntajat, Qatar Industrial Manu- ‘A350 delay’ Discussions also touched on the non-oil exports growth, which rose facturing Company, and several every month at challenges faced by Qatari produc- during 2015 to make up 17 percent export companies. DOHA Qatar Airways has delayed the launch of the world’s longest scheduled direct flight -- from Rumailah Hospital Doha to Auckland, New Zealand -- by two months because of the CMC calls for installing exercise equipment at parks late delivery of Airbus A350s, TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK “Technical development continues an airline spokeswoman said on DOHA as we conduct plastic laparoscopic sur- RAMY SALAMA a number of recommendations to the to keep them fit, especially given the Tuesday. “I can confirm we are geries which are considered a new step DOHA Ministry of Municipality and Envi- role of fitness in disease prevention. looking at February. It’s due to ABOUT 400 plastic surgeries are being at the HMC. Laser is also used in plas- ronment (MME) regarding installa- The recommendations include aircraft availability, specifically the carried out every month at Rumailah tic surgeries to remove birthmarks and MORE exercise equipment should tion of exercise equipment in parks. allocating more land and green space delay in delivery of A350s,” the Hospital’s Plastic Surgery Department, scars,” he said. be installed at parks and gardens to CMC member Mohammed bin in all regions of the country and spokeswoman said. The 17.5 according to an official. Dr Basti said special burns section encourage people to lead an active Ali al Athba, Chairman of the coun- make available exercise equipment hour, 9,031-mile service on Qatar Dr Habib al Basti, Senior Consult- will open in a number of HMC hospi- and healthy lifestyle, the Central Mu- cil’s Committee for Complaints and to promote a healthy lifestyle among Airways’ Boeing 777 fleet to New ant at the hospital’s Plastic Surgery tals soon. nicipal Council (CMC) has recom- Petitions, said the recommendations people. Zealand had been due to start on Department, said work is under way A burns section for children will mended. are in line with the council’s aim to TURN TO PAGE 3 December 3 this year. to use laser technology open in Sidra Medical The CMC on Tuesday submitted engage people in sporting activities in surgeries in view of Most of the people under- and Research Center. its high efficiency. going plastic surgeries are Similarly, workers’ Qatar likely to He said women ac- in the 25 to 45 age group hospital will have a nominate former IT count for about 85 per- and women account for burns section. minister to VW board cent of the visitors to Dr Basti said light cosmetic clinics. Most of 85 percent of cases. plastic surgery cases HAMBURG Volkswagen investor the people undergoing will be transferred to Qatar will nominate former IT min- plastic surgeries are between 25 and 45 the one-day surgery hospital, while ister Hessa al Jaber to represent years of age, he added. workers requiring plastic surgeries will the country on VW’s supervisory He said the Plastic Surgery De- be transferred to the workers hospital. board, a person familiar with partment keeps pace with the latest The children plastic surgery cases the matter said, allowing the technological advancements. Gastric will be transferred to the Sidra Medical carmaker to fulfil legal quotas for Sleeve Surgeries have been recently and Research Center. women ahead of a key meeting. increased and all patients who under- He said some light surgery cases will The appointment of Chairman went the surgery lost weight dramati- be transferred to the one-day surgery Hans Dieter Poetsch to the helm cally. Some people lost 20 to 60 kilos hospital, which is expected to open by the of VW’s supervisory board needs in a record time, he added. end of the year, reports Al Watan. shareholder approval, which is dependent on VW assigning 30 percent of board’s 20 seats to women. PAGE 21 Four charged with Whale sharks in Qatari waters importing chicken unfit for consumption focus of global meet in Doha DOHA The Misdemeanour Court SAMEH SAEID has heard a case involving four DOHA officials of a local company accused of importing a ship- THE Ministry of Municipality and En- ment of chicken that was unfit vironmental (MME), in cooperation for human consumption. The with Maersk Centre for Oil Research Public Prosecution charged the and Technology, will host the “Fourth defendants with forging the let- International Conference for whale ter of guarantee required by the shark” from May 16 to 18 in Doha. Customs authority from the com- The conference will explore the panies importing food items, reasons behind the gathering of large Over 400 whale sharks spotted in reports Al Raya. PAGE 3 number of whale sharks in Qatari waters around the Al Shaheen oil field. waters, particularly in and around Al Shaheen area, between April and Sep- earth can match such a display of ma- Bangladesh executes tember every year. rine giants feeding.” top Islamist leader The conference, which will be “Offshore platforms in the Al for war crimes held outside the US for the first time, Shaheen oil field have become artifi- will see participation of around 100 cial reefs and may play an important DHAKA Bangladesh on Tuesday academics and scientists from 28 role in attracting whale sharks to this executed the leader of the countries. area. Consequently, the Ministry of country's largest Islamist party The conference also aims to pro- Environment and the Maersk Oil Re- for war crimes, officials said. mote international cooperation to search and Technology Centre have Motiur Rahman Nizami, leader preserve whale shark and to share launched a research programme that of the Jamaat-e-Islami party, was experiences and research related to will investigate the importance of hanged at a prison in Dhaka, just this phenomenon. these structures for the marine bio- days after the nation’s highest Whale shark project leader Mo- diversity in Qatar,” he added. court dismissed his final appeal hammed Algidah said, “We had spot- Algidah said whale shark research to overturn the death sentence ted over 400 whale sharks around project has achieved amazing results for atrocities committed during Al Shaheen oil field, approximately during the past six years. the country’s 1971 war of inde- 80km off the north coast of Qatar, a TURN TO PAGE 3 pendence with Pakistan. phenomena that very few places on 02 Wednesday, May 11, 2016 FM attends Mowasalat takes Emir and Saudi Deputy Crown part in traffic Syria meet safety event FOREIGN Minister HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Ab- MOWASALAT participated dulrahman al Thani partici- Prince discuss regional issues in the ‘National Traffic Safety pated in the ministerial meet- Committee Workshop & Exhi- ing on Syria, which was held QNA happiness for them and more bition’ held at Sheraton Doha, in Paris on Monday. DOHA progress and prosperity for as a major stakeholder in the The meeting reviewed the the Saudi people. Ministry of Transport & Com- recent developments in Syria, THE Emir His Highness The meeting discussed munications and also as a particularly the ongoing ef- Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al several regional and inter- member of the National Traf- forts to stop hostilities and Thani discussed with HRH national issues of common fic Safety Committee.