BUSINESS | Page 1 SPORT | Page 8 Twofold increase in England’s Portuguese Jones is fi rms INDEX champion DOW JONES QE NYMEX QATAR 6-14, 34 COMMENT 32, 33 exporting REGION 15 BUSINESS 1 -7, 21-24 to Qatar again 20,863.00 10,361.03 48.78 ARAB WORLD 15, 16 CLASSIFIED 8-20 -19.00 +69.17 +0.03 INTERNATIONAL 17-31 SPORTS 1 - 8 -0.09% +0.67% +0.06% Latest Figures published in QATAR since 1978 SUNDAY Vol. XXXVIII No. 10397 March 19, 2017 Jumada II 20, 1438 AH GULF TIMES www. gulf-times.com 2 Riyals Abbas arrives in Doha Qatar’s private In brief EUROPE | Security education sector Attacker shot dead at Paris’ Orly airport Troops at Paris’ Orly airport yesterday shot dead a man who tried to grab a female soldier’s weapon, revenue jumps triggering a major security alert that shut down the airport, leaving atar’s private education sector The ministry has projected demand for tween 2010 and 2015, which highlights thousands stranded. Prosecutors has seen nearly threefold rise school education to continue to grow the increasing role of the private sector said they had opened an anti-terror Qits revenue in four years - to over the next fi ve years. in the education sector. investigation. France goes to the QR5.8bn in 2015 from QR2bn in 2011, The report shows an 83.7% increase The report highlighted the “impor- polls on April 23 in the first round shows a study by the Ministry of Econ- in the number of university students tant” contribution of the sector to eco- of a two-stage presidential election omy and Commerce (MEC). across Qatar from 15,300 in 2010 to nomic development, particularly when in which security is one of the The study, based on the economic 28,100 in 2014 as “public universities” it comes to the supply of skilled labour main issues on voters’ minds. The contribution of the country’s educa- hosted 88.9% of new students. that enhances the competitiveness of shooting took place on the second tion sector, notes that the education As per the report, the number of the national economy. day of an off icial visit to Paris by sector’s “nominal” output rose by an schools has seen a signifi cant growth Similarly, there has also been a Britain’s Prince William and his wife annual average of 12.1% over the past between 2010 and 2014, with the es- “great” contribution of the educa- Kate. Page 25 fi ve years (2011-2015). tablishment of some 243 new schools. tion sector towards employment in The average increase in the educa- Kindergarten schools accounted for the country. The sector employed as tion sector’s output surpassed nominal two-thirds of the newly established in- many as 50,600 people in 2015, up from BUSINESS | Economy GDP growth, thus raising its contribu- stitutions, followed by primary schools 26,900 in 2011, a twofold increase that US climate scepticism tion to nominal GDP growth from 1.1% at 18%. Preparatory and secondary surpasses the overall increase in em- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas arrived in Doha yesterday on a working in 2011 to 1.8% in 2015. schools accounted for 7% and 9%, re- ployment across Qatar, which stood at clouds G20 meeting visit to Qatar. President Abbas and the accompanying delegation were welcomed The real output also rose signifi cantly, spectively, of newly established schools. 53.9% during the same period. After threatening environmental upon arrival at Hamad International Airport by the Minister of State for Foreign at an annual average rate of 8.5%, twice The increase in the number of In 2015, the education sector em- financing with the axe, US President Aff airs, HE Sultan bin Saad al-Muraikhi, and the Palestinian ambassador to Qatar the real GDP growth average rate. This schools was driven by a 36% rise in the ployed 2.6% of Qatar’s workforce, Donald Trump’s administration Munir Ghannam. has raised the sector’s contribution from number of students, from 197,000 in compared to 2.1% in 2011. As of 2015, yesterday defied the international 1.1% in 2011 to 1.3% of real GDP in 2015. 2010 to 268,000 in 2015. the education sector employed 12% community by refusing to renew a GCC chief slams mosque bombing in Yemen The ministry has highlighted prom- Private schools welcomed 84% of of the Qatari workforce, making it the pledge on combating climate change. ising outlook in the education sector, new students throughout the diff er- second largest employer of Qataris af- Finance ministers from the G20 top GCC Secretary General Dr Abdullatif is a heinous terrorist crime which is calling for an increase in investment ent education stages and accounted for ter the civil and military government economies meeting in Baden-Baden bin Rashid al-Zayani yesterday strongly incompatible with the principles of in private educational institutions. 80% of newly established schools be- agencies. were forced to leave out an entire condemned a missile attack against a Shariah and international law, stressing section related to the Paris accord mosque in Sirwah directorate, in Marib that targeting places of worship and on combating climate change, after province, killing and wounding scores shedding the blood of innocent people Thundershowers and dusty conditions forecast for today Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin of innocent worshippers. In a statement are terrorist crimes and represent a said green issues were “not in my to Saudi Press agency (SPA), the GCC dangerous escalation which cannot be The rainy spell is likely to resume with The wind speed may go up to 26 knots in system”. Normal weather is expected from track”. Page 23 chief stressed that this rocket attack justifi ed or tolerated. the Qatar Met department forecasting some inshore areas at times, while off shore it Wednesday. The detailed forecast for today thundershowers in the country today along may reach a high of 25-30 knots. says it will be hazy in the early hours of the with strong winds and dusty conditions. Earlier, the Met department had said there day, and slight to blowing dust is also likely The weather offi ce has also said thundery would be renewed chances of rain in the at times. It will also be cloudy and there is rain, windy conditions and high seas are country from today until Tuesday due a chance of scattered rain, which may be New interchanges open at expected in off shore areas today. to a “deepening upper-level low-pressure thundery in some places. Rayyan-Dukhan Corridor By Ramesh Mathew Staff Reporter he ongoing development of the 45km Al Rayyan-Dukhan Cor- Tridor got a major boost yester- day with the opening of two key in- terchanges - located between Al Shafi Street and Al Rayyan Road and between Al Qalaa (Fort) Street and Al Rayyan Road. The fi rst phase of the Al Rayyan Road Upgrade Project was opened in the presence of HE Jassim Seif Ahmed al-Sulaiti, Minister of Transport and Communications; HE Mohamed bin Abdullah al-Rumaihi, Minister of Mu- HE the Minister of Transport and Communication Jassim Seif Ahmed al-Sulaiti, HE nicipality and Environment; Dr Saad the Minister of Municipality and Environment Mohamed bin Abdullah al-Rumaihi, bin Ahmed al-Muhannadi, president of Ashghal president Dr Saad bin Ahmed al-Muhannadi, head of the expressway the Public Works Authority (Ashghal); projects Yousef al-Emadi and others on an inspection tour of the Al Qalaa and a number of senior offi cials from Interchange yesterday. PICTURE: Jayan Orma the Ministry of Municipality and En- vironment, Ministry of Transport and Three lanes in each direction have a service tunnel, 5km of storm-water Communications, Ashghal, General been opened to traffi c, despite the drainage networks, treated sewage ef- Directorate of Traffi c at the Ministry of completion of all four lanes in each di- fl uent, sewage networks and street Interior and Al Rayyan Municipality. rection. Ashghal has said the other lane lighting poles have been completed. The phase extends for about 2.9km will be opened pending the completion In all, the entire Al Rayyan-Dukhan from the western side of the Khalid Bin of works on other phases of the project, Corridor has fi ve expressway projects Abdullah Al Attiyah roundabout (New which currently involve traffi c diver- that are being simultaneously imple- Al Rayyan roundabout) to the eastern sions, in order to avoid congestion. mented and includes a total of 17 inter- side of the Bani Hajer roundabout. The Besides the two interchanges that changes. project has been implemented at a cost have been opened, the project includes While more sections are expected of QR1.08bn so far. another signalled intersection on Al to be commissioned in the coming Speaking at the formal launch of Wajba Street, which is expected to be months, the fi nal completion is likely to the interchanges, Dr al-Muhannadi completed in coming months. take place in the second or third quarter stressed that the opening of the fi rst The interchanges opened yesterday of 2018. phase would contribute to the im- include two underpasses that provide Other projects of the Al Rayyan- provement of traffi c movement in the continuous traffi c movement along Al Dukhan Corridor are the 18km Dukhan area and shorten travel time by around Rayyan Road and also have traffi c sig- Highway Central between Al Wajba In- 20-30%. nals on the ground level to facilitate the terchange to the east of Al Sheehaniya, “The full positive impact will clearly fl ow of vehicles to and from Al Rayyan the 12km Dukhan Highway East from appear after completion of the main Al Road from neighbouring areas, espe- the west of Al Wajba Interchange to the Rayyan-Dukhan Corridor in 2018, after cially residential localities on Al Qalaa east of the Tilted Interchange (near Qa- which more than half the travel time Street and commercial areas on Al Shafi tar Foundation), and along Al Gharafa will be shortened.” Street.