ISO 9001:2008 CERTIFIED NEWSPAPER Tuesday 27 May 2014 28 Rajab 1435 - Volume 19 Number 6078 Price: QR2 QE index Djokovic, and moves up, lifts Nadal cruise in all-time high French Open Business | 21 Sport | 32 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com [email protected] | [email protected] Editorial: 4455 7741 | Advertising: 4455 7837 / 4455 7780 Qatar Airways, Shortage of other carriers move to new schools hits airport today DOHA: Qatar Airways is all set to move and commence flight operations from Hamad International Airport at 9am recruitment today. This will enable Qatar Airways’ passengers to experience the Prospective employees reject offers facilities at the world’s newest international gateway. DOHA: The severe shortage of found that their children would The move will mean that as of seats in some private schools, not get admission in an Indian 9am, all commercial passenger especially Indian schools, seems school here, they refused the job airlines operating into Qatar will to be reflecting negatively on offer,” he said. be arriving and departing from recruitments, say industry He said, on a daily basis, his Hamad International Airport. sources. section was getting a number of “The move of our entire opera- Many professionals who have inquiries from job seekers related tions to HIA is a momentous occa- been offered lucrative jobs in to school admissions. sion for Qatar Airways, and one Qatar are said to be turning them “Many professionals are ready that we have been preparing for down because they cannot find a to come if we ensure them a seat extensively for a long time,” said seat for their children in a suit- in an Indian school here but we Qatar Airways Chief Executive able private school. are not in a position to do that,” Officer, Akbar Al Baker. “Our move Also, newly arrived profession- he added. to HIA heralds a new beginning for als are apparently in a dilemma Indian school sources say that Qatar Airways, as we will now be whether to continue in their jobs the issue has already been raised The Prime Minister and Interior Minister H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani (third left); Vodafone based in a world-class hub that has or quit since they are unable to with the SEC and the latter has Qatar Chairman Sheikh Dr Khalid bin Thani bin Abdullah Al Thani (second right); Minister of Communication and been entirely designed to meet the bring their families here for the promised to find a solution. These Information Technology H E Dr Hessa Sultan Al Jaber (right); and Minister of Finance, H E Ali Sherif Al Emadi needs and expectations of even the same reason. schools, which started their new (second left) at the QITCOM Exhibition yesterday. (SALIM MATRAMKOT) most discerning passengers. Indian families remain the academic year in April, have a “With the capacity to handle worst-hit, after most of the Indian long waiting list of new applicants 8,700 customers per hour, HIA schools stopped new admissions but could admit none or very few. will provide a seamless, hassle- due to a severe seats crunch. A The Private Schools Office at Qatar unveils tech strategies free experience to our passengers, new regulation of the Supreme SEC last week held a meeting from check-in to passport control Education Council (SEC) putting of Indian school officials, in the DOHA: The Prime Minister and its development plans to enhance country to coordinate efforts at and boarding. Qatar Airways pas- a cap on the maximum number presence of representatives from Interior Minister H E Sheikh the private sector’s participation the highest state levels to protect sengers will be thrilled to enjoy of students each private school the Indian embassy to discuss Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa in its implementation. its security . the comfort and functional design can admit has led to the current the issue. “The SEC officials have Al Thani yesterday inaugurated He said that the State of The Prime Minister also of the new airport, along with the crisis. promised to look into the issue the third Qatar ICT Conference Qatar’s e-Government Strategy declared the launch of Inclusion exceptional shopping and dining An official working with the and told us that no student should and Exhibition ‘QITCOM 2014’ 2020 is aimed at improving the through Technology Strategy choices it offers.” recruitment section of a lead- be left without education,” said and launched three national performance of government serv- which will be implemented by The HIA Passenger Terminal ing petroleum company told this the principal of an Indian school strategies — the Qatar e-Gov- ices, reduce public expenditure the Qatar Assistive Technology Complex will house a total of daily yesterday that recently he present at the meeting. ernment Strategy 2020, Qatar and achieve effective coordination Center, Mada, that strives to 138 check-in counters across five had come across at least two The officials, however, have not National Cyber Security Strategy and coherence among government empower and enable people with islands, including 108 counters cases in which two Indian engi- explained what specific measures and the Inclusion through agencies. The Prime Minister disabilities and take advantage of for Qatar Airways Economy pas- neers refused to accept job offers they would be taking to address Technology Strategy. announced the launch of the their energies and potential in the sengers and all other airlines, from the company because they the issue, he added. The Prime Minister disclosed national strategy for information development process . 16 counters for Qatar Airways couldn’t secure a seat for their He said applications from about a number of national strategies security that aims to protect the He said one cannot neglect the Business Class travellers and children in any of the nearly-a- 1,200 students are still pending within the framework of princi- information and biological sys- role of people with disabilities in 14 seated check-in counters dozen Indian schools in Qatar. with his school. ples of frankness and transpar- tems from piracy, stressing that technology. THE PENINSULA for Qatar Airways First Class “They wanted to come along THE PENINSULA ency, which makes it incumbent the constant threats facing cyber- Continued on page 6 passengers. with their families but when they Continued on page 10 on the government to announce space makes it incumbent on the See also page 25 THE PENINSULA Hand of friendship Al Jazeera meet Foreign ownership limit gives short shrift to Egypt in companies raised DOHA: An annual Al Jazeera DOHA: Just days ahead of in the listed entities up to 49 Forum that opened here yes- being conferred the coveted percent. terday to discuss the changes MSCI Emerging Market status Qatar News Agency (QNA) taking place in the Arab world on June 2, Qatar has decided to reported that the Emir issued completely ignored Egypt. raise the limit of foreign owner- the above instructions as chair- The only way Egypt found a ship in listed companies. man of the Supreme Council for mention at the 8th Al Jazeera Foreigners (excluding nationals Economic Affairs and Investment Forum was when Dr Mustafa of other GCC states who are to (SCEAI). Souaq, Acting Director-General be treated on a par with Qatari The Emir also directed that of Al Jazeera Centre for Studies, nationals) can now own up to other GCC citizens be treated on talked of the four Aljazeera jour- 49 percent of the entire capital a par with Qataris in the matter nalists being detained there. of a company listed on Qatar of ownership of shares of Qatari “Al Jazeera will exert all efforts Exchange. The move is aimed at listed companies. to free our journalists so they can attracting more foreign capital It is, however, not known if the return to their families and col- into the Qatari equity market. initial public offerings (IPOs) that leagues with dignity and honour Rules until now permit foreign are open only to Qataris would and continue their media work,” ownership of only up to 49 per- also be open to other GCC nation- Souaq said in his address. cent of free float shares (listed als. The above announcements The three-day Forum was shares) of a listed entity. were made by the Minister of opened by Souaq. The keynote The Emir, H H Sheikh Tamim Finance, H E Ali Sharif Al Emadi, address was delivered by former Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (left) is greeted by his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif after Modi bin Hamad Al Thani, yesterday who is the secretary-general of Tunisian prime minister Ali took the oath of office at the presidential palace in New Delhi yesterday. Modi was sworn in in an elaborate issued directives to raise the per- the SCEAI, said QNA. Laarayedh, and Turkish Deputy centage of non-Qatari ownership THE PENINSULA ceremony after a sweeping election victory. Report on page 16 Prime Minister Bulent Arange also spoke. At last year’s Al Jazeera Forum (7th Al Jazeera Forum) held from March 16 to 18, 2013, Egypt’s Information Minister from the previous gov- ernment, Saleh Abdul Maqsood, Egyptians vote to hoist Sisi on president’s chair was present. On the opening day of the CAIRO: Egyptians voted yes- After the overthrow of Hosni only one challenger in the two- generation that drove the “Arab country to move forward and for Forum yesterday, speakers from terday in an election expected Mubarak in 2011 raised hopes of day vote: the leftist politician Spring” uprising — were conspic- the people to have bread,” said different countries spoke on sub- to anoint Abdel Fatah Al Sisi as new freedoms, the vote means Hamdeen Sabahi.