ISO 9001:2008 CERTIFIED NEWSPAPER Qatar stocks Resolute Al end month with Attiyah eyes modest gains Rio Olympics Business | 17 Sport | 27 Wednesday 1 October 2014 • 7 Dhu’l-Hijja 1435 • Volume 19 Number 6205 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com [email protected] | [email protected] Editorial: 4455 7741 | Advertising: 4455 7837 / 4455 7780 PSG beat Barcelona Qatar saw hard Ministry bans days before prosperity, FM paragliding in tells US varsity DOHA: Qatar’s journey to fame and fortune and as the world’s top liquefied natural gas (LNG) camping areas exporter has not been with- out struggle, says the Foreign Minister. New rules for safety introduced The country had massive hydrocarbon resources also in the DOHA: The government has Once permission has been early 20th century, but lacked the banned paragliding in camping granted a camp must be set capability to exploit them, said areas during the camping sea- up within 30 days. The press H E Dr Khalid Al Attiyah. son from October 28 to April 18. briefing was addressed by At the time there were just a Paragliding is a common pas- H E Ahmed Mohamed Al Sada, few small clusters of villages in time for many who camp in the undersecretary at the Ministry of the country and they were largely dunes in particular as the weather Environment, and Umer Salem Al dependent on pearl-diving, fishing turns pleasant during winter. Nuaimi, director of Environment and animal breeding. The Environment Ministry Protection Department. In the 1920s, the pearl-diving said yesterday it is changing The officials said winter camps business literally collapsed and several camping rules to ensure will be allowed in five areas — the country slipped into a state greater safety and protection of Doha, Al Wakra, Umm Salal, Al of slowdown. the environment. Shamal and Al Rayyan, Qatar A great depression set in later, Also, Environment Ministry News Agency reported yesterday. and by the 1930s it led to an acute inspectors will be on the prowl Camps will not be allowed to food shortage. in the camping areas to check be set up on green patches and This, the foreign minister said, if campers are following safety tents meant for camping cannot forced many people living here rules. The licence of a camp which be given out on rent. No activ- Paris’ Brazilian defender Marquinhos (right) heads the ball despite Barcelona’s Argentinian midfielder Javier to migrate to other parts of the does not allow inspectors to enter ity other than camping will be Mascherano during the UEFA Champions League football match between Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) and Arabian Peninsula. the tent to check compliance with allowed in a tent. There should Barcelona (FCB) yesterday at the Parc des Princes stadium in Paris. PSG won 3-2. See also page 28 Al Attiyah was recounting rules, will be cancelled. be a minimum distance of five Qatar’s brief history in a talk Senior Environment Ministry metres between two camps. he gave yesterday at Princeton officials told reporters at a news Tent camps cannot be set up in University’s Woodrow Wilson conference yesterday that no the west, south and north of the School of Public and International loudspeakers could be used in the Sealine resort, according to the Health centres to accept Qatari IDs Affairs in the US. camps. officials. Water scooters and boats Oil was discovered a little later And no area for a single camp cannot be used in camps near and that was a turning point in should exceed 250 square metres. the Sealine beach and in Khor DOHA: People seeking treat- mandatory for visitors to produce All citizens are already covered Qatar’s history, Al Attiyah said, A deposit of QR10,000 is required Al Udaid, which are the most ment at primary health centres their Qatari ID cards to see a doc- by the scheme and expatriates as students and faculty members to be made by an applicant. Tents popular areas for camping, said would soon be able to avail of tor and avail of other services. will be covered in a later phase. of Princeton University listened being erected for camping must the Environment Ministry offi- their services using their Qatari Currently a health card is The Seha provider network in rapt attention. be fire-resistant. cials. All electrical wires must be ID cards instead of health cards. required for those seeking treat- currently includes the leading Qatar became an oil exporter Applications are to be made encased in plastic pipes and each The West Bay Health Center ment at primary health centres. public healthcare facilities and a and revenues from exports began only by Qatari nationals aged 21 tent must have a first aid box. has already started the new sys- The National Health Insurance number of private clinics and hos- strengthening its economy, and and above seeking permission for Environment protection rules tem and it will be expanded to all Scheme — Seha — has allowed all pitals. The new move comes ahead in a brief span its community camping. The applications are will apply to those who violate the health centres in the country in beneficiaries to seek treatment at of plans to expand the Seha cov- became prosperous. to be made from October 14 to camping rules, said the officials. phases, Al Sharq reported. facilities included in the scheme erage to primary health centres. THE PENINSULA December 17, 2014. THE PENINSULA Once implemented, it will be using their Qatari ID cards. THE PENINSULA Continued on page 4 7.50 11.50 5.25 QAR QAR Promotion valid from 01.10.2014 to 04.10.2014 or until stocks last. QAR Purchase limit may apply. Offer valid till stocks last. 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The air- year’s Eid Al Adha prepara- chocolates, nuts and baked items, port has advised passengers to tions, officials have said. restaurants and fruit and vegeta- arrive at the airport three hours Mohammed Yousef Al Sayed, ble shops. before their flight departs, said a head of the health control section The inspections will also cover press statement yesterday. at Doha municipality, said that other establishments that have Badr Al Meer, Chief Operating they were intensifying inspec- a bearing on public health, like Officer at HIA, said: “We would tion of food establishments in beauty salons, barber shops and like to wish all our passengers and Doha to ensure their compliance laundries. residents of Qatar Eid Mubarak. with health rules and safeguard Al Sayed said Law No. 17 of During this special holiday, when the health of their customers, in 2005 gives inspectors the right to many people will be visiting preparation for Eid Al Adha. search places of sale and display, friends and loved ones all over the Ninety inspectors are being storage, transportation, manu- world, HIA is working tirelessly deployed to places where food is facturing, production and trad- to ensure that all our passengers produced, processed or sold, espe- ing of food items, and to monitor have an enjoyable and pleasant cially abattoirs and meat shops, a the implementation of laws and travel experience.” local Arabic daily reported. regulations related to food safety. To airport has reminded pas- Al Sayed said that they had It also allows them to take legal sengers that check-in will close The Eid Prayer Ground at Msheireb Downtown Doha, which will host Eid Al Adha prayers this week. allocated 29 veterinary doctors measures against those caught 60 minutes prior to departure so to work in public abattoirs and violating the rules. they should take advantage of the ensure that only healthy animals Municipal inspectors will also online check-in service offered by are slaughtered, and that the be receiving complaints round the airlines such as Qatar Airways. slaughter is done in a safe way clock, and a team of inspectors Those dropping off and collect- and without undue delays. would be dispatched to investigate ing passengers have been informed Msheireb ground to He said the veterinary doctors all complaints. that HIA offers free parking for would check the animals before Al Rayyan municipality has the first 30 minutes in the short- they enter the abattoirs, and announced that it is stepping term car park, and charges QR5 after slaughter they will check up monitoring of shops selling per hour thereafter. to ensure that the meat is fit for sweets, restaurants and kitchens Passengers who drive their host Eid prayers again human consumption. ahead of Eid Al Adha. own cars to the airport will find He said it was normal for the The municipality is collecting free parking in the long-term car authorities to intensify inspec- samples from shops selling poul- park, where they will be offered a Many historic buildings in old town have been rebuilt tion of food outlets ahead of occa- try, fish and meat and sending free bus ride to the bus terminal sions like Eid Al Adha, Eid Al them to the central laboratory of at HIA.