BUSINESSB | 14 SPORT | 2020 Turkey’s OYAK Shastri winss ssigns provisional ‘close race’ ttoo deal to buy continue ass British Steel India’s coachch Saturday 17 August 2019 | 16 Dhul-Hijja 1440 www.thepeninsula.qa Volume 24 | Number 7986 | 2 Riyals Sixth edition of Amiri Naval Forces celebrates graduation of 4 candidate officers in England ‘Back to School’ campaign begins QNA The 'Back to School' DOHA campaign is being organised by the The sixth annual edition of the ‘Back to School’ campaign for Ministry of Education the academic year 2019-2020 and Higher Education kicked off yesterday. in cooperation with a It is organised by the Min- istry of Education and Higher number of partners Education in cooperation with and supporters under a number of partners and sup- the slogan ‘With porters under the slogan ‘With Education We Build Education We Build Qatar’. The campaign is being held Qatar’. at the Qatar Mall from August 16 to 24 and at KidZania Doha from in the State of Qatar in all its August 18 to 24. aspects and dimensions at the Hassan Abdullah Al beginning of a new academic Mohammadi, Director of Public year. Relations and Communication at He noted that the cooper- The Amiri Naval Forces celebrated the graduation of four candidate officers participating in the training course held at the Britannia the Ministry of Education and ation of partners with the Min- Royal Naval College, in which 120 students from other countries took part. The course, which lasted for 45 weeks, included a preparatory Higher Education, said that the istry is the basis of the success and intensive foundation course in marine sciences. The candidate officers received latest qualification programs to work in the marine aim of the campaign is to of the campaign, where each environment that enable them to perform all the tasks assigned to them in the maritime work. The ceremony at the College headquarters enhance communication with party will provide a set of val- in Dartmouth, southwest England, was attended by a delegation from the Amiri Naval Forces including Brigadier General (Naval) Hamad the public, prepare school stu- uable services to consolidate the Abdullah Al Dosari, and Colonel (Naval) Nawaf Hassan Al Naimi, Assistant to the Qatari military attache in the United Kingdom.` P2 dents to receive the new school educational and educational year more effectively, and values among students and their provide support to schools and families and parents and all educate parents and all those members of the community and involved in the educational schools as well. Families throng Souq Waqif and Souq process. The campaign includes The campaign aims to fun, educational, recreational, prepare students for the new cultural and health activities academic year and provide along safety and traffic tips. them with the necessary advice Al Wakrah as Eid festivities wrap up Speaking to Qatar News and guidance in this regard and Agency, Al Mohammadi termed to emphasise the importance of RAYNALD C RIVERA “The kids were totally organised at Souq Waqif. The Eid celebrations at the the campaign as one of the suc- moral and psychological read- THE PENINSULA entertained watching the She lauded the souq for two souqs were organised in cessful initiatives of the Min- iness to start the academic year circus show and they also organising different events and line with Summer in Qatar (SiQ) istry of Education and Higher and sharpen the motivation for Large crowds thronged Souq enjoyed playing some games festivals every year which give programme which is presented Education as it seeks to regular school attendance since Waqif and Souq Al Wakrah as well,” said Marnie, adding joy to children as well as by Qatar National Tourism enhance the abilities and capa- the first day, in addition to the yesterday to catch the final day she always takes her children provide added value to the souq Council and included live con- bilities of students and develop participation of parents and all of Eid Al Adha celebrations whenever there are festivals as a must-visit tourist hub. certs, comedy and family and encourage the spirit of the partners of the educational which ran simultaneously for shows, summer camps, work- competition and creativity process in its activities to five days at two of the coun- shops and game parks as well through a number of guidance benefit from the support try’s major tourist destinations. as shopping, hospitality and and useful educational advice, services provided to students Visitors comprising mostly travel promotions, among to serve the educational system and schools. families trooped to Souq Al others Wakrah for a terrifying expe- Although SiQ officially rience at the Bou Deryah concluded yesterday, there are Shops offer fresh stocks as horror house, the first of its still remaining shows that kind at the Souq, and try out people can watch today school stationery sales soar dozens of family rides and including the final shows of games at the large air-condi- famous Arabic singer Kadim SIDI MOHAMED tioned tent specially erected Al Saher and the Blue Man THE PENINSULA to house all the fun activities Group show both at the Qatar for children. National Convention Center as As new academic year 2019-2020 is set to begin soon, the sales “We wanted to take well as the Kuwaiti play of stationery items have soared in commercial markets across advantage of the last day of the “Khutuat Al Shaytan” at the the country. Many shopping malls and hypermarkets have activities here for our children Qatar National Theatre. started offering fresh stocks of school supplies with bold displays to have fun before school Also, there are still a and some promotion offers. starts,” said Hassan, a father number of shows and activities “The customers’ rush started almost a week ago but it who brought his two young to catch at SiQ participating increased significantly in the last two days. Before the opening children to enjoy some of the malls including Nickelodeon of schools, parents and students want to buy different school unique games at the tent. Rocks which concludes today supplies like bags, pencils, notebooks etc. Like every year, we At Souq Waqif’s Al Ahmed at Mall of Qatar and the first are offering fresh arrival at economical price,” said a salesman Square, visitors thronged the ever Lego Festival which runs at a hypermarket. last shows of the international until September 17 at Doha Fes- Regarding promotional offers and discounts on school sup- circus which comprised a wide tival City. plies, he said that so far they did not announce such offers but variety of acts by artistes from The centerpiece of Summer from the next week discounts on some selected items might be Europe and Asia. They also had in Qatar, the Summer Enter- announced. The Peninsula visited a number of book shops at fun playing skills games and tainment City is still open at Children enjoying a ride at Souq Al Wakrah, yesterday. shopping malls and stationery spots in hypermarkets but found enjoying a number of kiddy Doha Exhibition and Convention PIC: BAHER AMIN/THE PENINSULA no special discounts on school supplies. `P2 rides inside the white tent. Centre until August 23. `P2 Freed Iranian oil tanker still at anchor off Gibraltar REUTERS not be reached for comment. complicated by the United States, be at anchor. Refinitiv data did grounds that it had links to Iran’s hours of July 4, when British GIBRALTAR The Grace 1 was seized by which made a last-ditch legal not show the vessel moving. Islamic Revolutionary Guard Royal Marines abseiled onto the British Royal Marines at the appeal to hold it. Gibraltar’s chief minister, Corps, which it has designated a Grace 1 to impound the ship. That An Iranian tanker caught in the western mouth of the Mediter- A reporter in Gibraltar said Fabian Picardo, said earlier that the terrorist organization. Asked about kicked off a sequence of events standoff between Tehran and the ranean on July 4 on suspicion of the vessel appeared to be moving tanker was free to leave as soon as Washington’s position, Picardo that saw Tehran seize a British- West shifted position yesterday violating European Union sanc- and more smoke could be seen it had organised its logistics. “Could said that would be subject to the flagged oil tanker in the Gulf two but its anchor was still down off tions by taking oil to Syria, a coming from the funnel than in be today, could be tomorrow,” jurisdiction of Gibraltar’s Supreme weeks later, heightening tension Gibraltar and it was unclear if it close ally of Iran. Gibraltar lifted recent days. However it was not Picardo told BBC Radio. Court. The last-minute US inter- on a vital international oil was ready to set sail. the detention order on Thursday clear that the ship was actually Washington has attempted vention was the latest twist in a shipping route. That tanker, the Gibraltar authorities could but the vessel’s fate was further leaving and it still appeared to to detain the Grace 1 on the saga that started in the early Stena Impero, is still detained. 02 HOME SATURDAY 17 AUGUST 2019 PRAYER TIMINGS Amiri Naval Forces celebrates graduation of 4 candidate officers FAJR 03. 47 AM SHOROOK 05. 08 AM ZUHR 11. 38 AM MAGHRIB 06. 11 PM ASR 03.07 PM ISHA 07. 41 PM WEATHER TODAY 34oC 43oC Minimum Maximum Misty at some places by early morning be- comes hot daytime with slight dust at times, and some clouds. The Amiri Naval Forces celebrating the graduation of four candidate officers in the training course at the Britannia Royal NavalCollege headquarters in Dartmouth, HIGH TIDE 04:42 – 17:50 LOW TIDE 01:19 – 11:52 southwest England, yesterday.