www.thepeninsulaqatar.com BUSINESS | 17 SPORT | 24 OOoredooo launches El Jaish clash solution against Al Nasr for businesses in AFC quarters WEDNESDAY 24 AUGUST 2016 • 21 DHUL QA’DA 1437 • Volume 21 • Number 6898 2 Riyals thepeninsulaqatar @peninsulaqatar @peninsula_qatar Emir receives credentials of five new envoys Emir names new Qatar keen to Board of Qatar Leadership Center promote peace DOHA: Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani yesterday issued Emiri Decision No. 37 of 2016, reconstituting the board of directors of Qatar Leadership in region: FM Center. H E Sheikha Al Mayassa bint Hamad Al Thani will be the Chairperson of the board, with East deserve to live in a society that Minister of State for Defence ensures equity instead of inequal- Affairs H E Dr. Khaled bin The Foreign Minister ity,” he said. Mohamed Al Attiyah as Deputy says Qatar is He called for an end to fighting Chairman. in some Arab countries. “The fight- Members include Minister of determined to be ing in Syria, Iraq, Libya and Yemen Administrative Development and a force for good in must come to an end because the Labour and Social Affairs H E Dr. longer the fighting, the greater the Issa bin Saad Al Jafali Al Nuaimi; the world to play sacrifice of human capital and the H E Sheikh Dr Abdullah bin Ali Al an active role in more children who will be deprived Thani and H E Sultan bin Rashid promoting peace. of their right to an education.” Al Khater. “And the longer the fighting, the Membership is for three years more likely that moderate young and could be extended. men and women will be radicalised The decision is effective from The Peninsula and lured into the extremist camp Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani yesterday received separately at the Emiri Diwan five its date of publication in the offi- as a result of their desperation and new ambassadors who presented their credentials. They were Fath Al Rahman Ali Mohamed Omar cial gazette. hopelessness. (Sudan, pictured); Sheikh Ahmed Tijani Dakite (Mali); Axel Wabenhorst (Australia); Faizullah Kakr QLC is a center of excellence He stressed the need for peace (Afghanistan); and Adama Compaore (Burkina Faso). The ambassadors conveyed to the Emir greetings for developing leadership and DOHA/OSLO: Qatar is determined efforts in the Middle East. “I think of their leaders and wishes of development and growth to the Qatari people. The Emir welcomed the creating knowledge in support of to be a force for good in the world it is obvious to all of us that the ambassadors, wishing them success in their duties and relations between Qatar and their countries the human, social, economic and to play an active role in promoting importance of peace-making and further development and prosperity. The ambassadors were also accorded official receptions. environmental pillars of Qatar peace, Foreign Minister H E Sheikh reconciliation efforts in the Middle National Vision 2030. Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al East has never been more critical Thani said yesterday. than it is today,” he said, adding He told an annual gathering of Qatar was and remains a strong Norway’s ambassadors abroad that supporter of the Palestinian cause. there is more to be done “to give the He said Qatar has been com- New Qatari firm to sell petroleum products abroad people in the Middle East the oppor- mitted to youth empowerment and tunity to hope for a better future”. supporting initiatives that promote “The people of the Middle East large-scale job creation, entrepre- did not choose to live in an envi- neurship and engagement of young DOHA: Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin petroleum products” LLTD, will sell company will perform as a com- publication in the Official Gazette. ronment of terrorism and sectarian people in economic and social Hamad Al Thani yesterday issued petroleum products that fall under mercial entity “with the right of The Emir also issued Decision violence. History shows that we are development. Law No. 9 of 2016 for setting up a government regulation and speci- ownership of government-regulated No. 8 of 2016 regulating marine a people of tolerance and coexist- “Along with our partners, we Qatari shareholding company for fied in the law. products to market and sell them in surveying. ence regardless of our different seek to replace guns with pens, selling petroleum products in the The Cabinet earlier endorsed Qatar and outside on its name”. The law includes 32 articles reg- backgrounds, ethnicity, religions, despair with hope and stagnation international market. the draft law amending some pro- The law indicates that the com- ulating marine surveying under or sects. with innovation...We also believe According to the law, a Qatari visions of Decree No. 15 of 2007 on pany will delegate Qatar Petroleum the Ministry of Transport and “The people of the Middle East that it is our moral and humanitar- shareholding company, wholly the regulation of the marketing and as a representative to market and sell Communication. deserve governments that are ian responsibility to help those less owned by Qatar, will be established, sale outside Qatar of products under government-regulated products on All surveying vessels must obtain responsive to their hopes and needs fortunate,” Sheikh Mohammed said. represented by Qatar Petroleum. government regulation, and referred its behalf. a licence, must be equipped with nec- and ensure that their rights are pro- The company, with the name it to the Advisory Council. All the concerned are obliged to essary devices and pass a technical tected. The people of the Middle → Continued on page 2 “Qatar Petroleum for selling The law stipulates that the new enforce the law the next day of its test, according to the law. Military Service Digital display Turkish firm to build QR7.6bn Law amended Al Khor Expressway project QNA DOHA: Emir H H Sheikh By Sidi Mohamed be completed in 30 months, the ministry said Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani The Peninsula in a statement yesterday. It will also include yesterday issued Law No. 7 of eight intersections and pedestrian, bicycle and 2016 amending some provi- motorcycle lanes. sions of the Military Service Tekfen, a conglomerate based in Istanbul, Decree Law No. 31 of 2006. DOHA: Qatar yesterday signed an agreement has subsidiaries engaged in a diverse range The law states that a with Turkish company Tekfen for construc- of construction activities including power military personnel can take tion of QR7.6bn highway as part of Al Khor generation, airports, petroleum, roadways, special leave in accordance Expressway project. infrastructure projects, building complexes. with Article 69 if he is accom- The deal was signed in Ankara by Min- Tekfen primarily operates in Turkey, the Mid- panying a state envoy on an ister of Municipality and Environment dle East, the Caspian region and North Africa. official mission, or to attend H E Mohammed bin Abdullah Al Rumaihi; Arslan said that the number of projects a training course or study Turkish Minister of Transport, Maritime undertaken by Turkish contractors in Qatar abroad. Affairs and Communications Ahmet Arslan; reached 119 amounting to a $15 bn value, Turk- The law is effective from and a senior official of Tekfen Holding Con- ish news agency Anatolia reported yesterday. its implementation and date struction. Qatari Ambassador to Turkey Salem The trading volume between Turkey and of publication in the official Vehicles moving on Salwa-Abu Samra Road under a newly installed digital screen Mubarak Al Shafi was present. Qatar almost tripled to reach $1.3 billion in gazette. displaying awareness advice to motorists on traffic safety. The writings change frequently The highway will span 34km, include 12 the last five years, Arslan said, underlining to highlight different aspects of road safety and traffic rules. bridges and crossings and will link Doha with the complementary roles of both economies. Pic: Salim Matramkot / The Peninsula Lusail, Al Khor and the new stadiums. It will → Continued on page 2 Nasser bin Abdullah consist five lanes in each direction and is to bin Abdullah Al Atiyyah dies WISH 2016 to host first Islamic Ethics Panel on genomics DOHA: Nasser bin Abdullah bin Abdullah Al Attiyah died The Peninsula report, including policy recommendations, on The report will lay out hypothetical scenar- Legislation and Ethics (CILE), Qatar Faculty of yesterday morning, aged how to create culturally sensitive guidelines ios to help tackle them. Islamic Studies (QFIS), Hamad Bin Khalifa Uni- around 80. regarding genomics. “Discussions will focus on finding the right versity (HBKU). The funeral prayer will Genomics is the study of genes and their balance between openness to new healthcare WISH 2016 will host the panel for the first take place after Asr prayers DOHA: A special panel at World Innovation function and examines genetic factors which practices and Islamic traditions. Our conclu- time. The panel will address issues such as tomorrow at Imam Muham- Summit for Health (WISH 2016) will provide play a role in the disease and helps in its sions will combine both elements to provide managing the ‘return of incidental findings,’ mad bin Abdul Wahab answers from an Islamic perspective to ethical treatment. policy recommendations in the context of which involve stakeholders, including health- Mosque. Al Attiyah will be questions surrounding genomics — a discipline As interest in the field increases in the Gulf healthcare delivery,” said Dr Mohammed Ghaly, care professionals and policymakers. laid to rest at Al Kherittiyat seeing increased interest in the region. and other Muslim countries, issues of morality panel moderator and Professor of Islam and graveyard, reports QNA. The Islamic Ethics Panel will produce a and ethics are poised to gain further attention.