MONDAY FEBRUARY 18, 2019 JUMADA AL-AKHIR 13, 1440 VOL.12 NO. 4549 QR 2 PARTLY CLOUDY Fajr: 4:48 am Dhuhr: 11:48 am HIGH : 22°C Asr: 3:04 pm Maghrib: 5:30 pm LOW : 16°C Isha: 7:00 pm MAIN BRANCH LULU HYPER SANAYYA ALKHOR Business 12 Sports 16 Doha D-Ring Road Street-17 M & J Building MATAR QADEEM MANSOURA ABU HAMOUR BIN OMRAN City 4.0 to be key driver of Qatar Overdrive Racing aim to win Near Ahli Bank Al Meera Petrol Station Al Meera economy: Siemens Qatar CEO back FIA World Cup title alzamanexchange www.alzamanexchange.com 44441448 Doha will need PM MEETS CUBAN MINISTER 300 charging Qatar has not forged stations to power e-cars: Siemens Qatar CEO any alternative AROUND 300 electric car charging stations are required in and around Doha alliance to GCC: FM to popularise the use of electric and hybrid cars in the city, Siemens Qatar Chief Says the region has become more polarised Executive Officer Adrian Wood said on Sunday. TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK Talking to Qatar Tribune, MUNICH We in the region have Wood said the electric car developed a brilliant pilot network launched by QATAR has called on the block- model called Gulf Siemens in partnership ading countries for a dialogue Cooperation Council – and that was with Kahramaa last year- as stating that Doha has no objec- a cornerstone of stability in the a first step towards building tion to responding to any good region. But now the regional a fully integrated network efforts to resolve the Gulf crisis, security has become a across Qatar- has succeed- Deputy Prime Minister and threat, there is no dialogue and ed in creating awareness Minister of Foreign Affairs HE there is no cooperation of the benefits of using Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdul- — HE Sheikh Mohammed electric cars. Prime Minister and Minister of Interior HE Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa al Thani met rahman al Thani has said. Siemens partnered with with Minister of Foreign Trade and Investment of Republic of Cuba Rodrigo Malmierca and his “Qatar has not built any bin Abdulrahman al Thani Kahramaa to set up first accompanying delegation in Doha on Sunday. They reviewed the cooperation relations between the new alliance that will be an al- electric car charging sta- two countries and the ways to boost them in various fields. They also discussed a number of topics ternative to the Gulf Coopera- tion in Qatar, he said. The of common interest. (QNA) tion Council (GCC),” Sheikh company has also partnered Mohammed said during 55th the differences of opinion with for the GCC. Iran is our neigh- with Kahramaa to have session of the Munich Security our neighbours Saudi and the bour and we have been shar- established a total of nine Conference on Sunday. UAE. But now the regional se- ing the largest gas field with stations. “We need 300 The FM warned against curity is under threat as there them for decades. We have such charging stations once deepening divisions in the is no dialogue,” he said. common borders but the crisis the usage of e-cars become Middle East. “We see an in- The GCC had gone through has made us need more air- popular in Qatar. While Sie- 28 schools get nod to crease in the regional polarisa- periods of disagreements and space and more foreign trade mens has already initiated tion and that is growing day by differences over the last few with Iran. We appreciate their the process, we are ready to day,” he said. years but they had not reached decision to opening their air- install more such stations in There are proxy wars in such a level. space for us.” the country,” Wood said. hike fees by up to 10% many countries, indicating “We have been separated “The relationship between — SATYENDRA PATHAK that there are no international from each other and this stems Qatar and Turkey is very strong (PAGE 12 ) QNA efforts to address polarisa- from a change in the attitudes and we have formed many al- DOHA Registration tion in the region, such as in of new leaders.” liances far beyond the crisis of Yemen, Syria and Palestine, he Sheikh Mohammed said the Gulf Cooperation Council. THE Ministry of Education O The registration in all added He said the region’s se- Qatar has no objection to any Qatar is not under any pres- and Higher Education has the state’s schools will curity has been threatened be- good efforts to resolve the Gulf sure to make alliances with one agreed to increase the tuition begin from March 3 to cause of the blockade of Qatar. crisis. country or another. Our deci- fees for 28 private schools October 17 of 2019 “We in the region have de- In response to a question sions are based on the need to and kindergartens, out of veloped a brilliant model called about new alliances with Tur- serve the interests of the people 126 applicants, for the aca- O The deadline for regis- Gulf Cooperation Council — key and Iran, the FM said, “We of Qatar,” he added. demic year 2019-20. The total tering students coming and that was a cornerstone of are not building any new alli- number of private schools and from abroad is the end of stability in the region, despite ances that will be a substitute Continued on page 2 Ô kindergartens in the country January 2020 Trump asks Europe is 287. O Students eligible for In a press conference on kindergarten must be to take back terrorists Sunday, the Director of Private born before Sept 30 of captured in Syria (P 11) Schools Licensing Department 2016 at the Ministry of Education QF, MoEHE join hands to improve edu quality and Higher Education, Ham- ad al Ghali, said the rate of On why other schools applicants. THE Vice Chairperson and CEO of Qatar Foundation increase of fees approved for failed to get the nod for hike Ghali said the registration (QF) HE Sheikha Hind bint Hamad al Thani and Min- Integrated mental 28 private schools and kinder- in tuition fees they applied in all the state’s schools will be ister of Education and Higher Education HE Dr Mo- health service at Al gartens ranged between 3 and for, he said there were several from March 3 to October 17, hammed Abdul Wahed al Hammadi have signed a Thumama centre 10 percent. reasons. One, it included the 2019. Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that sets in (P 19) The reasons for the fee failure to attach three financial The deadline for register- motion a partnership designed to further enhance from Feb 19 hike are schools’ need for fi- statements required to exam- ing students coming from the quality of pre-university education in Qatar. The nancial support, improving ine schools’ financial perfor- abroad is the end of Janu- agreement will harness the experience and exper- academic and educational out- mance. Two, the decline in ary 2020, he added. Students tise of QF and the Ministry of Education and Higher Qatar Olympic Committee come, financial deficit despite profits or lack of it was a result eligible for kindergarten must Education (MoEHE) to maintain and elevate Qatar’s to celebrate its 40th the schools’ commitment to of poor management rather be born before September 30, education services, outputs and performance at anniversary on operational capacity, school than low fees. Another reason 2016. As for primary educa- pre-university level, as well as the nation’s standing March 14 (P 17) shifting to another building was the inaccurate or incom- tion, students must be born in global education rankings. (QNA) PAGE 3 and increase in the rent. plete data furnished by some before September 30, 2014. Qatar aims to build $20 bn sports sector ahead of 2022 WC to achieve its goal of having A lot of ship, 2015 AIBA World Box- 25 sports firms to join QFC this year: Jaida 1,000 firms in various sectors ing Championships, as well as under its fold in four years. (sports) value the 2006 Asian Games among RAHUL PREETH percent” of the investment The sports sector is one of chain is many others. DOHA volume in Qatar’s sports sec- the potential growth areas for actually moving to Qatar “World Cup is the initial tor. The total investment in QFC, besides digital, media for the World Cup. We point of attraction. It is not QATAR wants to develop sports is expected to reach and financial services. believe the platform is the only point of attraction,” a $20 billion sports sector $20 billion (QR72 billion) af- “From a QFC perspective, Jaida said, adding that once ahead of the 2022 FIFA World ter the FIFA World Cup. we believe the platform is well well positioned to house QFC makes its 2022 vision Cup, a senior official has said. Jaida said QFC was al- positioned to house most of most of the value chain into reality, it would have an Yousuf Mohamed al Jaida, ready in talks with a Chinese the value chain that is going to that is going to cater to ecosystem that caters to not chief executive of Qatar Fi- major called “Nanjing” that cater to the World Cup,” Jaida the World Cup.” just one but multiple events. nancial Centre (QFC), said on has experience in catering to said. To further develop the Sunday that around 25 foreign Olympics. So, how does QFC keep — Yousuf Mohamed al Jaida, sports industry in Qatar, the companies in the sports sector “A lot of (sports) value the world interested in Qatar’s QFC chief executive QFC signed an MoU with As- are expected to set up shop in chain is actually moving to sports sector after the World pire Zone Foundation in 2018 Qatar this year through the Qatar for the World Cup,” Cup? to establish the Qatar Sports Qatar Financial Centre (QFC) he said on the sidelines of an With a well-established Business District.