3rd Best News Website in the Middle East BUSINESS | 21 SPORT | 28 At Davos, Canada Eyeing 3rd spot, and Mexico Qatar out to defy upbeat chill and Korea Friday 26 January 2018 | 9 Jumada 1 | 1439 www.thepeninsula.qa Volume 22 | Number 7418 | 2 Riyals Emir patronises Military College graduation event Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani reviewed the parade staged by 173 graduates of Ahmed bin Mohammed Military College. QNA DOHA: Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani patronised the graduation ceremony of the 13th class of officer cadets of Ahmed bin Mohammed Military College, held at the College field yesterday morning. The Qatari national anthem was played upon the Emir’s arrival. The commander of the parade then requested the Emir to review the parade staged by 173 graduates. The graduation ceremony was attended by First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence of the State of Kuwait, H E Sheikh Nasser Sabah Al Ahmad Al Sabah, a number of Their Excellencies Ministers and ranking officers of the Qatari Armed Forces and the Ministry of Interior, as well as a number of senior officers of military col- Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani during the graduation ceremony of the 13th class of officer cadets of Ahmed bin Mohammed Military College, yesterday. leges from some brotherly and friendly countries. Delivering a speech on the honour of Emir H H Sheikh Lekhwiya, the Emiri Guard and under the patronage of the Emir, staged a military parade with 14th batch. An order for promo- occasion, Commander of Ahmed Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani of the the State Security Service, in seeks to continue development slow and normal march before tions was read out and the grad- bin Mohammed Military College graduation ceremony. addition to colleagues from and modernisation in various the Emir. uates took the oath, and the Brigadier Abdullah Abdulrahman Al Kaabi said that the batch Kuwait, Sudan and the military and academic The Emir then honoured the Qatari national anthem was Al Kaabi expressed pride of the of 173 graduates are distributed Comoros. programmes. outstanding graduates. The 13th played. 13th batch for the patronage and to the armed forces, the Interior, He noted that the College, After that, the graduates batch handed over the flag to the →SEE ALSO PAGE 2 Emir condoles Qatar Rail to get first batch of with Kuwait Emir DOHA: Emir H H Sheikh trains for Lusail Tram in March Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani THE PENINSULA & Abdulla Al Subaei, MD & weather conditions. sent a cable of condolences CEO of Qatar Rail to review The Minister said: “We are to the Emir of the fraternal DOHA: Qatar Rail has accom- the progress in Lusail tram very pleased to be here to State of Kuwait H H Sheikh plished another milestone with manufacturing & the testing witness yet another signif- Sabah Al Ahmad Al Jaber Al the completion of the manufac- of the first tram. icant milestone in Qatar Rail’s Sabah on the death of Sheikh turing of the first, out of 28, During the visit, the del- projects, namely the Lusail Abdullah Al Hamad Al trains for the Lusail Tram egation took a tour at the Tram project which is one of Mubarak Al Sabah. project. The Factory Acceptance factory of Alstom, one of the the pillars of the integrated Deputy Emir H H Sheikh Test (FAT) took place at Alstom largest companies working in transport system that we seek Abdullah bin Hamad Al Thani Factory in the French City of La the manufacture of tram to achieve. And through all and the Prime Minister and Rochelle. The first batch of trains. Alstom is currently those consecutive achieve- Interior Minister H E Sheikh trains is expected to arrive in working on manufacturing 28 ments, we confirm that our Abdullah bin Nasser bin Doha this March. Citadis trams and power gen- projects are very well on Khalifa Al Thani also sent Minister of Transport and eration equipment, in track according to schedule cable of condolences to the Communications H E Jassim addition to signage works and and Qatar can look forward Emir of Kuwait on the death bin Saif Al Sulaiti visited railways. The integrated low- to an advanced future of Sheikh Abdullah Al Hamad Minister of Transport and Communications H E Jassim bin Saif Al Sulaiti Alstom Factory in France in floor train cars are very con- transport system.” Al Mubarak Al Sabah. during his visit to Alstom Factory in France to review the progress in Lusail the presence of Dr Khalid Al venient for passengers, being Tram manufacturing & the testing of the first tram. Mansouri, Qatar Ambassador designed to withstand harsh →CONTINUED ON PAGE 3 World Cup on track despite blockade DAVOS: Qatar is confident that it can host a successful 64 named for Scientific Excellence Awards World Cup in 2022 and prep- arations are fully on track after SANAULLAH ATAULLAH The winners of the Scientific school, excellent scientific four university students for preparatory schools with 36 a siege by Gulf neighbours THE PENINSULA Excellence Awards-2018 will be research. platinum medal and ten university entries, and 15 entries from high briefly disrupted supply lines honoured during a special cer- The 64 winners included 17 students for gold medal, one schools and 36 from last year, Deputy Prime DOHA: The organising emony on March 4, said the com- students from primary schools for research scholar for gold medal. universities. Minister and Foreign Minister committee of the Scientific mittee in a press conference held platinum medal, five students Two school teachers, two The organising committee H E Sheikh Mohamed bin Excellence Awards announced here yesterday. from primary schools for gold master degree holders, two PhD also received 16 entries for the Abdulrahman Al Thani, told the winners of 11th edition of the The winners were picked up medal, four students from prepar- holders and two schools one ‘Outstanding scientific research, Reuters. award. This year 64 students, from nine categories including atory schools for platinum medal, public and one private school 18 excellent teachers, 49 nomina- He said Qatar’s economy research scholars, teachers and primary education students, pre- and five students from prepar- were also selected for the tions from master degree holders was now growing much faster education institutions have won paratory education students, atory schools for gold medal. awards. The total number of par- and 14 from PhD holders and than anticipated and the the coveted award. More cate- high school certificate holders, Three students are from sec- ticipants for this year’s awards seven entries for the category of major gas exporter was well gories were added to this year’s university graduates, master’s ondary schools for platinum reached 291 and the highest the ‘Outstanding School Award’. prepared to withstand the edition as there were 18 more degree holders, PhD holders, medal, seven students from pre- number of nominees came from crisis in relations with its winners this year. excellence in teaching, excellent paratory schools for gold medal, primary schools with 100 entries, →CONTINUED ON PAGE 3 neighbours. 02 HOME FRIDAY 26 JANUARY 2018 Emir patronises graduation of military college Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani patronised the graduation ceremony of the 13th class of officer cadets from Ahmed bin hammedMo Military College, which was held in the College field yesterday. The ceremony was attended by First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence of the State of Kuwait, Sheikh Nasser Sabah Al Ahmad Al Sabah, a number of Their Excellencies Ministers and ranking officers of the Qatari Armed Forces and the Ministry of Interior, as well as a number of senior officers of military colleges from some brotherly and friendly countries. Ashghal to close south exit Emir meets heads of military colleges on Landmark Interchange THE PENINSULA and follow the traffic signs to reach Al Shamal Road and from DOHA: Public Works Authority there to the desired (Ashghal) announced yesterday destination. that the south exit on Umm Road users on Al Markhiya Lekhba (Landmark) inter- Street in the opposite direction, change, which leads to Al coming from Al Gharrafa inter- Shamal Road will be closed change and heading towards starting from tomorrow. Doha, can use the alternative Road users coming from Al route by following the traffic Markhiya Interchange on Al signs to reach Al Shamal Road Markhiya Street and heading and from there to their desired towards Doha should continue destination. This closure is straight on Al Markhiya Street required to enable the con- until reaching the newly con- struction works of multiple structed U-turn as part of the bridges and overpasses to traffic diversion, make a U-turn reduce the traffic congestion on Al Shamal Road and Umm Lekhba Interchange. Ashghal will install road signs pro- viding Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani met heads of a number of military colleges from sisterly and friendly countries, who called on the motorists with Emir to greet him on the occasion of their visit to the country to attend the graduation ceremony of the 13th batch of officer etscad of the College, advance notice of the new at Ahmed bin Mohammed Military College, yesterday. The Emir and the leaders of the colleges reviewed a number of topics of mutual interest. road layout. FRIDAY 26 JANUARY 2018 HOME 03 Kuwait’s First Deputy PM visits MIA Qatar Rail to get first batch of THE PENINSULA DOHA: As part of Lusail Tram trains in March his official visit to →CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Qatar, Kuwait’s First Deputy Prime The Lusail Tram project Minister and progress currently stands at 71 Defence Minister percent.