www.thepeninsulaqatar.com BUSINESS | 21 SPORT | 36 QIIB: CI affirms Fossati ‘satisfied’ ‘A-’ rating with with draw against positive outlook Al Sadd in ‘Clasico’ TUESDAY 12 APRIL 2016 • 5 Rajab 1437 • Volume 21 • Number 6764 thepeninsulaqatar @peninsulaqatar @peninsula_qatar King Salman in Turkey Emir condoles Q-Post starts with King Salman DOHA: Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani yesterday sent online shopping a cable of condolences to the Cus- todian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia on the death of Princess Misha’el bint Faisal bin and delivery Turki I bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, reports QNA. Emir sends unlike other existing e-commerce services in Qatar, we are the only message to Company plans to licensed company which can reach use drones for homes. We also have more than 40 Kuwait Emir retail services from which people parcel delivery. can access our services. We also DOHA: Emir H H Sheikh Tamim have smart parcel lockers which no bin Hamad Al Thani has sent a other company has,” Faleh Al Naemi, written message to Emir of Kuwait Q-Post Chairman and Managing H H Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al By Raynald C Rivera Director told reporters on the side- Jaber Al Sabah about fraternal The Peninsula lines of the conference. relations between the countries A unique feature of the service, and the latest regional and inter- the smart lockers, Al Naemi said, will national developments, reports be in different locations “to make it QNA. Foreign Minister H E Sheikh DOHA: Qatar Postal Service Com- convenient for clients so they can Mohamed bin Abdulrahman Al pany (Q-Post) has added a new collect the goods they bought from Thani handed over the message Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (right) welcomes the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques service to its portfolio with the the lockers 24/7.” when the Emir of Kuwait met him launch of “Connected by Qatar Post”, “Connected” is a full-service King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia during an official welcoming ceremony upon his at Al-Seif Palace yesterday. an e-commerce service, yesterday. solution that offers simple shop- arrival at Esenboga Airport in Ankara, Turkey, yesterday. → See also page 7 Q-Post also announced plans to use ping and shipping processes. While drones for parcel delivery in the near many international online stores Upcoming Syria future. do not offer international shipping “Connected” is an online ship- options, “Connected” provides inter- talks crucial: UN ping service which allows everybody national shipping addresses in the in Qatar to shop their favour- UK for entire Europe and the US. This Discussion on law compliance goes online DAMASCUS: The UN peace envoy ite brands online and have them will soon be available in China and to Syria said yesterday in Damas- delivered using various options. Japan as well. cus that an upcoming round of The parcels can be collected from The new service also offers con- By Sanaullah Ataullah cially those related to traffic, and ministry’s Twitter account. talks in Geneva aimed at end- 30 Q-Post branches, delivered at solidation of parcels from separate The Peninsula promote human rights in the country. The online forum comes under ing the country’s war would be home or collected from smart lock- vendors into one shipment for reduc- The ministry has created a page the slogan, “public awareness about “crucially important”. Staffan ers. The new service was launched ing shipping charges. on its website for the public to post the laws and protection of human de Mistura’s comments came as at the fifth Arab Smart Cities Summit Customers can track every stage DOHA: The Ministry of Interior has their comments and suggestions. It rights”. The ministry has posted ques- offensives by Syria’s Al Qaeda which opened at The Ritz-Carlton of the parcel journey that is closely launched an online discussion forum can be accessed through the link tions on the page seeking answers affiliate and rebels triggered a yesterday. ““Connected” is basi- monitored. on its website seeking feedback from https://www.moi.gov.qa/IntServices/ from the public. spike in violence. cally an e-commerce service that citizens and expatriates on ways of Actions?action=viewCurrentDiscuss provides people more options. But → Continued on page 2 making the public obey laws, espe- ion. The link has been shared on the → Continued on page 5 → See also page 7 Asia-Pacific rights group opens office at NHRC By Mohammed Osman ceremony was attended by several (ANNHRI) will allow us to conduct The Peninsula senior government officials and documented and balanced stud- representatives of regional and inter- ies about the labour situation here national human right institutions. far from some hidden agendas and DOHA: Asia-Pacific Forum of The office, on the eighth floor of media statements,” Al Marri said, National Human Right Institu- NHRC headquarters, is tasked with when asked about the possible role of tions (APF) yesterday opened its sub a mainly technical role related to the new office in monitoring the liv- regional office at the National Human capacity-building rather than mon- ing conditions of expatriate labourers Right Committee (NHRC) premises itoring human rights situation in the in Qatar. here. region, NHRC chairman Dr Ali bin The opening of the office was Qatar is a member of APF, which Smaikh Al Marri said on the sidelines officially announced at a joint press is a coalition of national human of the opening ceremony. conference attended by Al Marri and rights institutions, with 22 coun- “However, our cooperation APF Director Kieren Fitzpatrick. tries as members, from across the with the APF and Arab Network for Asia-Pacific Region. The opening National Human Rights Institutions → Continued on page 5 Hopes rise as Yemen truce takes hold AFP amid mutual recriminations. The conflict in the impoverished Arabian Peninsula nation has ruined large parts of the country and raised MARIB: A UN-brokered ceasefire was taking hold in Middle East tensions, with Saudi Arabia and its Sunni allies Yemen yesterday despite sporadic clashes, raising hopes backing the government and Iran supporting the rebels. that peace talks due next week may finally resolve the Jihadists including from Al Qaeda in the Arabian country’s devastating conflict. Peninsula (AQAP), the powerful Yemeni branch of the Forces loyal to President Abdrabuh Mansur Hadi, the extremist network, have taken advantage of the conflict Shia Huthi rebels who drove his government out of the to seize territory and gain influence. capital, and the Saudi-led coalition that intervened in But pressure has been building for the ceasefire and Yemen last year all pledged to honour the truce after it there are hopes it can be the cornerstone of a long-last- took effect at midnight on Sunday. ing peace deal that can be hammered out at talks taking The UN special envoy for Yemen, Ismail Ould Cheikh place from April 18 in Kuwait. Ahmed, called the ceasefire “a first step in Yemen’s return General Mohamed Ali Al Makdashi, the chief of staff to peace”. for Hadi’s forces, said early yesterday the ceasefire was “This is critical, urgent and much needed. Yemen largely holding despite some violations by rebels. cannot afford the loss of more lives,” the Mauritanian dip- “The truce has not collapsed and we hope the rebels lomat said. Previous efforts to stop the fighting in Yemen end their attacks and respect the ceasefire,” he said, alleg- — which has left thousands dead and forced more than ing breaches in several areas including the cities of Taez two million people from their homes — have collapsed in southwestern Yemen and Marib east of Sana’a. 02 TUESDAY 12 APRIL 2016 HOME Emir endorses Cabinet decision to form Tenders Arab Future Committee QNA Cities Summit DOHA: Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani yesterday 2016 opens endorsed Cabinet Decision No. 13 of 2016 setting up the Ten- ders Committee at the Ministry of Transport and Communications. as they are a main pillar and a driv- The decision is effective from Minister highlights ing force of an economy,” he told its date of issue and will be pub- the opening ceremony of the Arab lished in the official gazette. Qatar’s strides in Future Cities Summit Qatar 2016. telecommunications Al Sulaiti said while Qatar is investing heavily on infrastruc- Emiri decree and transportation ture and human development, it is sectors. also making great strides, specifi- ratifies media MoU cally in telecommunications and transportation. Minister of Transport and Communications H E Jassim bin Saif Al Sulaiti (right), Minister of Municipality and with Sri Lanka The Minister stressed that By Raynald C Rivera development should not only be Environment H E Mohammed bin Abdullah Al Rumaihi (second right) and other officials tour the exhibition The Peninsula on infrastructure and smart cit- during the Arab Future Cities Summit Qatar 2016 at the Ritz-Carlton yesterday. DOHA: Emir H H Sheikh Tamim ies on the level of technology and Pic: Kammutty / The Peninsula bin Hamad Al Thani yester- transportation. day issued Emiri Decree No. 21 “We have to develop comprehen- of 2016, endorsing a memoran- DOHA: Qatar is making great invest- sive systems that support and serve Al Sulaiti, along with Minister of at the opening ceremony at Ritz- in the Middle East, North Africa, and dum of understanding on joint ments to advance information different sectors and link Qatar with Municipality and Environment H E Carlton Doha. Southeast Asia,” said Al Sayed. news cooperation and exchange technology, telecommunications the global economy. Mohammed bin Abdullah Al Rumaihi Reem Al Mansoori, Assistant “We need to take the next step between the governments of Qatar and transportation sectors recognis- “We have the resources, we have inaugurated the two-day summit.