www.thepeninsulaqatar.com BUSINESS | 24 SPORT | 36 China’s Larrazabal, slow economy Oosthuizen share threatens Apple Masters lead THURSDAY 28 JANUARY 2016 • 18 Rabia II 1437 • Volume 20 • Number 6689 thepeninsulaqatar @peninsulaqatar @peninsula_qatar Emir swears in new ministers the Ministry of Municipality and Urban Planning, while environ- The Supreme Council ment ministry was the Ministry of of Health (SCH) Environment. It now becomes the Ministry of Municipality and Envi- and the Supreme ronment. The Labour Ministry was Education Council earlier the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs whereas there was the (SEC) have been Ministry of Administrative Devel- disbanded. Their opment. They have been merged to become the Ministry of Administra- roles will be taken tive Development, Labour and Social over by the Ministry Affairs. of Public Health The other ministries merged were those of culture and sports and and the Ministry those that were related to transport of Education and and communications. They were four ministries earlier. The restruc- Higher Education, tured ministries have been renamed respectively as the Ministry of Culture and Sports and the Ministry of Transport and Communications, respectively. Hamad Medical Corporation’s By Mobin Pundit terms of reference have been rede- The Peninsula fined and the Primary Healthcare Corporation has been reorganised. The Primary Healthcare Corpo- ration (PHCC) manages the various DOHA: The Emir H H Sheikh primary health centres in the coun- Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani yester- try. HMC and the PHCC are both Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani chairs the Cabinet meeting at the Emiri Diwan yesterday. day ordered the merger of several under the Ministry of Public Health. key ministries and restructuring of For the Cabinet reshuffle, the some others. Emir issued Emiri Decree (No 1 of The Supreme Council of Health 2016) while to effect the mergers of Newly appointed ministers (SCH) and the Supreme Education the ministries and restructuring of Council (SEC) have been disbanded. the two ministries and some state Instead, their roles will be taken over institutions, he issued an Emiri Deci- by the Ministry of Public Health and sion (No 4 of 2016). the Ministry of Education and Higher Qatar News Agency (QNA) Education, respectively. This was the reported that both, the Decree and case before the two special author- the Decision, become effective from ities (the SCH and the SEC) were set the date of their issue and are to be up more than a decade ago. published in the official gazette. The Emir also ordered a minor In reshuffle, H E Dr Khalid bin Cabinet reshuffle and later chaired Mohamed Al Attiyah, was made the the Cabinet’s weekly meeting and Minister of State for Defence Affairs welcomed the new ministers. and a Cabinet member, while H E H E Dr Khalid bin H E Sheikh Mohamed H E Salah bin H E Dr Issa bin Saad H E Jassim bin Saif H E Mohamed bin H E Dr Hanan The merged ministries include Sheikh Mohamed bin Abdulrahmn Mohamed Al Attiyah bin Abdurrahman Ghanem Al Ali Al Jafali Al Nuaimi Al Sulaiti Abdullah Al Rumaihi Mohamed Al Kuwari those of municipality and environ- Al Thani was appointed as Foreign Minister of State for Defence Al Thani Culture and Sports Administrative Transport and Municipality and Public Health ment, and those of administrative Minister. Affairs and member of Foreign Affairs Development, Labour Communications Environment development and labour. Council of Ministers and Social Affairs The civic ministry was earlier →Continued on page 4 Al Jazeera sues Egypt over arrests HIA to sponsor German and seizures club Bayern Munich AFP By Mohammad Shoeb international hub. It was attended by Akbar Al The Peninsula Baker, Group Chief Executive of Qatar Airways. LONDON: The pan-Arab TV net- He was joined by Badr Mohammed Al Meer, work Al Jazeera is suing Egypt, Chief Operating Officer of HIA-Qatar and Karl- saying the closure of its business Heinz Rummenigge, Chairman and Member of and harassment of its journalists DOHA: Hamad International Airport (HIA- the Executive Board at FC Bayern Munich, to there had caused losses of more Qatar) yesterday announced that it will be the announce the sponsorship, alongside a special than $150m (¤138m), its lawyers official platinum sponsor of the legendary Ger- surprise appearance by FC Bayern Munich team said. The international arbitration man football club, FC Bayern Munich, and they member Franck Ribéry together with Lena Lotzen claim on behalf of the Doha-based singed a partnership agreement for 2016-17 of FC Bayern Munich Women’s Team and the Ger- channel is being lodged under the football season. man National Women’s Team. jurisdiction of the International This is another key step towards the FC Bayern Munich is the most successful Centre for Settlement of Investment national vision of establishing a global lead- club in German football history and one of the Akbar Al Baker (second right), Group Chief Executive, Qatar Airways, Karl-Heinz Rummenigge Disputes in Washington.` ership in sports, as the country prepares to most successful European clubs internationally (right), Chairman, Executive Board of FC Bayern Munich and Eng Badr Mohammed Al Meer “Al Jazeera formally initiates host FIFA World Cup 2022. The announce- with a reported 300 million fans worldwide. arbitration case against the Arab (left), COO, Hamad International Airport (HIA), with players of the German club, during a ment was made at a press conference held at Republic of Egypt,” read a statement press conference at HIA yesterday. Kammutty V P/The Peninsula the HIA, aviation’s newest and most advanced →Continued on page 9 from the company’s London-based lawyers, Carter-Ruck. Thousands of activists, as well as several scribes, have been detained since then army chief and now President Abdel Fat- Qatar retains least corrupt country rank in Arab world tah Al Sisi overthrew his Islamist predecessor, Mohamed Mursi, in a 2013 coup. The statement said Egypt was The Peninsula yesterday. Qatar is ranked 22nd in Among the GCC states, the UAE don’t differentiate between rich and 10 countries in this year’s index are in breach of international law as the Index, up by four points from last came next to Qatar at 23, followed by poor, and that are truly independent from the conflict-torn MENA (Mid- well as a Qatar-Egypt investment year’s 26th position. The index covers Oman (45), Kuwait (49), Bahrain (51) from other parts of government. dle East and North Africa) region treaty intended to protect busi- perceptions of public sector corrup- and Saudi Arabia (52). In addition to conflict and war, – Iraq, Libya and Sudan. Kuwait, Jor- ness interests. “A large number of DOHA: Qatar retained its position tion in 168 countries. Top performers share high levels poor governance, weak public insti- dan and Saudi Arabia all improved journalists working for Al Jazeera as the least corrupt country in the Denmark took the top spot of press freedom; access to budget tutions like police and the judiciary, slightly on last year’s performance. were subjected to harassment, Arab world and raised its ranking by for the second year running, fol- information so the public knows and a lack of independence in the Most countries have maintained the arrest and detention, either with- an impressive four points in the Cor- lowed by Finland and Sweden ,with where money comes from and how it media characterise the lowest ranked same poor score, and some (Egypt, out charge or on clearly spurious ruption Perception Index 2015 issued North Korea and Somalia the worst is spent; high levels of integrity among countries. Libya, Morocco, Syria and Tunisia) and politically motivated charges.” by the Transparency International (TI) performers. people in power; and judiciaries that Once again, three of the bottom have deteriorated slightly. 02 THURSDAY 28 JANUARY 2016 HOME Emir issues several decisions QNA The Emir also issued Emiri Deci- Ministry of Health. The Emir issued sions No. 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 on the Emiri Decision No. 11 of 2016 organis- organisational structure of the Minis- ing Hamad Medical Corporation and try of Municipality and Environment, defining its terms of reference. DOHA: Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Ministry of Administrative Develop- He also issued Emiri Decision No. Hamad Al Thani yesterday issued ment, Ministry of Labour and Social 12 of 2016 organising the Primary Emiri Decision No. 4 of 2016, amend- Affairs, Ministry of Culture and Health Care Corporation (PHCC). ing some provisions of the Emiri Sports, Ministry of Transport and The decisions take immediate Decision No. 16 of 2014 setting the Communications, Ministry of Edu- effect and will be published in the competencies of the ministries. cation and Higher Education and Official Gazette. Qatar: UN Security Council must stop Israel’s illegal practices NEW YORK: Qatar has demanded peace process. that the UN Security Council com- The statement also warned of pel Israel to respect the provisions of Qatar warns of continued suffering of Syrian civil- the international law and the inter- continued suffering ians as the international community national humanitarian law and reject of Syrian civilians is unable to alleviate their suffering all practices and illegal actions car- and stop war crimes against human- ried out by the Israeli occupation as the international ity committed by the Syrian regime authorities. community is unable and its militias. Qatar also stressed the need to The statement pointed to the take measures to stop such practices to alleviate their Security Council’s Decision No, 2254 and provide international protection suffering and stop which calls doe all appropriate steps for the Palestinian people. to protect civilians and allow safe The state emphasised that it has war crimes against arrival of humanitarian agencies spared no effort towards achieving humanity committed and relief aid for the needy in Syria.