BUSINESS | 13 SPORT | 16 Ooredoo announces New coach Maaloul eyes QR15.3bn in positive start for Al revenue for H1,18 Duhail in season-opener Monday 30 July 2018 | 17 Dhul-Qa’da I 1439 www.thepeninsula.qa Volume 23 | Number 7603 | 2 Riyals Best Most ƝK The best network in Qatar coverage ƝƝ @ƝƝ ƝcƝƝƝ Prime Minister directs hike Prime Minister and Interior Minister H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin in allowances for students Khalifa Al Thani has issued THE PENINSULA allowances for this program have addition to QR3,000 per month directives to increase the been announced in various cat- in stead of QR3,000 per allowances of students in DOHA: In the framework of egories. Students with major in semester. implementing Amir H H Sheikh English or Arabic Language, The directives of Prime Min- the “Tomouh” programme. Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani’s Mathematics and Science will ister and Interior Minister aim to vision of promoting the human receive an allowance of support the “Tomouh” program, development sector by QR10,000 per month. and make it attractive not only supporting and attracting Qatari Student in other disciplines to Qatari but to other categories talent in various fields, Prime are to receive an allowance of specified in the directives. Minister and Interior Minister H QR8,000 per month, in addition The “Tomouh” Programme E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin to all the allowances and other is running under the supervision Students with major Students in other disciplines are As for non-Qatari children of Qatari Khalifa Al Thani has issued direc- benefits specified by the gov- of the Ministry of Education and in English or Arabic to receive an allowance of women, Qatari document holders tives to increase the allowances ernment scholarship program, Higher Education in partnership Language, QR8,000-month, in addition to and Qatar-born students, tuition of students in the “Tomouh” such as the one time QR5,000 with the College of Education at Mathematics and the all allowances and other fees of “Tomouh” Programme programme (students of the computer allowance, and the Qatar University and in coordi- Science will receive benefits such as the one time students will be paid for the whole Faculty of Education) to QR5,000 books allowance for nation with the Ministry of an allowance of QR5,000 computer allowance, scholarship term, in addition to encourage Qatari students, as each academic year. Administrative Development, QR10,000 per and QR5,000 books allowance QR3,000 per month instead of well as Qatari women’s children, As for non-Qatari children of Labor and Social Affairs. month. for each academic year. QR3,000 per semester. carriers of Qatari documents, Qatari women, Qatari document In addition, the decision to and Qatar-born to join the holders and Qatar-born students, increase the allowances of the programme. tuition fees of “Tomouh” Pro- “Tomouh” programme students in educational specialities, and and Qatarize teaching staff in entire educational process. According to the directives, gramme students will be paid for aims to encourage Qataris as thus meet the needs of the labor state schools, which will be Qatari male and female students’ the whole scholarship term, in well as other categories to major market in the fields of education, reflected positively on the →CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 143 people booked for driving without licence in first half of this year SIDI MOHAMED The General Directorate of Traffic Law for the Year 2007 conference at the General Direc- “Accident-Free Summer” entered security agencies for driving these THE PENINSULA Traffic also revealed yesterday stipulates that no motor vehicle torate of Traffic headquarters, fourth week with a focus on agencies’ vehicles only. Also the that during the first half of 2018 shall be driven on the road unless added that the traffic patrols raising awareness against driving citizens of the Gulf Cooperation DOHA: Visitors and tourists the department caught 143 the driver has obtained a driving continue their campaigns on a vehicles without a licence. Council states holding valid holding a non-Qatari valid driving people for driving without a licence from the Licensing daily basis to ensure the Al Khulaifi clarified that driving licences issued by the licence can apply for Qatari licence. Authority entitling the holder to avoidance of this violation “persons belonging to any of the competent authorities of their temporary driving licence during “A person holding a licence drive such a vehicle,” said toward which it shows no tol- following categories are respective states, visitors and their visit to the country within 15 for any vehicle, light, heavy or Captain Khalid Mubarak Al Khu- erance because of the severe exempted from these provisions. tourists holding valid interna- days from the date of entry to the equipment; is allowed only to laifi, Head of Traffic at Dukhan. risks involved. The categories include holders of tional driving licences,” he added. country, the General Directorate drive the same category of the Captain Al Khulaifi, while This came as the ongoing driving licences issued by the of Traffic announced yesterday. vehicle. The Article 29 of the speaking yesterday at a press traffic awareness campaign titled armed forces, police and other →CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 QMC Chairman meets US envoy SC rejects media allegations THE PENINSULA DOHA: The Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy yesterday rejected “each and every allegation” put forward by The Sunday Times regarding Qatar’s hosting of 2022 FIFA World Cup. “We have been thoroughly investigated and have been forthcoming with all information Chairman of Qatar Media Corporation (QMC) H E Sheikh Hamad related to our bid, including the bin Thamer Al Thani met yesterday with the Charge d’Affaires, ad official investigation led by US interim of the US Embassy in Doha, Ryan Gliha. Talks during the attorney Michael Garcia. meeting dealt with media relations between the two countries. →CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 Woqod’s gas cylinder exchange offer to end in two weeks MOHAMMAD SHOEB customers are required to pay several awareness campaigns for THE PENINSULA only QR245 instead of QR365. over the last few years to do away The latest offer, which came with the metal cylinders. DOHA: Qatar Fuel’s (Woqod) into effect on May 15, 2018 will Current figure about the ongoing promotion to replace end on August 15, according to exact number of remaining metal steel LPG cylinders with Shafaf information on its official website. cylinders in circulation are not cylinders and avail a benefit of A senior official in Woqod available, but in total there were QR120 per cylinder will end in said that the company, as of about 700,000 metal cylinders nearly two weeks. now, has no plans to extend the in circulation, and the company Under the exchange scheme, validity of the promotional had already replaced more than consumers and households who scheme under which consumers half of them early last year. are still using their metal LPG are given the incentive (QR120) In early June this year, Woqod cylinders can return these cyl- to switch to safer and more CEO Saad Rashid Al Muhannadi had inders within two weeks to user-friendly gas cylinders. told The Peninsula that the phasing replace them with lightweight, Woqod, the country’s only dis- out of the metal cylinders was safer and transparent cylinders tributor of LPG cylinders, has been expected to be completed very soon. and get a refund of QR120. To striving to phase-out metal cylinders buy a new Shafaf cylinder from the market, and launched →CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 02 HOME MONDAY 30 JULY 2018 MEC fines gold shops in Souq Qatari envoy talks ties with Nepal PM Amir greets Al Ghanim for flouting norms president THE PENINSULA The ministry stressed that of Peru it will not tolerate any DOHA: Amir H H Sheikh DOHA: The Ministry of Economy and violations of Consumer Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani Commerce (MEC) has launched an sent yesterday a cable of inspection campaign targeting a number Protection Law and its congratulations to the Pres- of gold shops in Souq Al Ghanim in order regulation and will intensify ident of Peru, Martin Alberto to monitor the compliance of suppliers its inspection campaigns Vizcarra, on the anniversary with their obligations under law number to crack down on such of his country’s Independence 8 of 2008 on Consumer Protection. Day. Deputy Amir H H Sheikh The inspection campaign comes within practices. Abdullah bin Hamad Al Thani the framework of the ministry’s efforts to and Prime Minister and monitor markets and commercial activ- data in line with the law’s implementing Interior Minister H E Sheikh Prime Minister of the Republic of Nepal, K P Sharma Oli, met yesterday with ities across Qatar in order to crack down regulations. If the use of the product Abdullah bin Nasser bin Qatar’s Ambassador to Nepal, Youssef bin Mohammed Al Hail, in Kathmandu. on commercial fraud and uncover viola- carries a risk, it is necessary to alert the Khalifa Al Thani also sent tions to protect consumers’ rights. user in a clear manner. The law also pro- During the meeting, they discussed bilateral relations and ways of boosting messages respectively to the The inspection campaign resulted in hibits the display of fraudulent descrip- and developing them in addition to a number of issues of common concern. president and Prime Minister cracking down on a number of gold shops tions, advertisements and misleading of Peru, Cesar Villanueva. that have failed to comply with a set of statements.” regulatory decisions issued by MEC on the Violations of Law No. (8) of 2008 on sale of gold, jewellery, precious metals and consumer protection can result in admin- similar products.