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SUNDAY 25 OCTOBER 2015 • 11 Muharram 1437 • Volume 20 Number 6594 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com [email protected] | [email protected] Editorial: 4455 7741 | Advertising: 4455 7837 / 4455 7780 Al Rayyan win Emir greets Zambia National health president on Independence Day DOHA: Emir H H Sheikh Tamim insurance for bin Hamad Al Thani sent yester- day a cable of congratulations to the President of Zambia, Edgar Lungu, on his country’s Inde- pendence Day. expats from 2016 QNA Medical bills under Seha total QR1.285bn Kazakh president DOHA: Implementation of the national ers will issue their own insurance cards arrives today health insurance scheme (Seha) for expa- to expatriates, as in the existing system, triates including domestic workers will while citizens will continue to use their DOHA: President Nursultan begin next year through private insurance Qatari IDs. The health cards issued by the Nazarbayev of Kazakhstan will providers, the Minister of Public Health Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) to arrive in Doha today for an offi- H E Abdullah bin Khalid Al Qahtani has expatriates will continue to exist in the cial visit to Qatar. Emir H H said. initial phase, but they should be brought Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al In an extensive session with the media under the scheme eventually. Thani will hold talks with the on Thursday meant to update on Seha, the There will be three different basic pack- Kazakh president tomorrow minister denied reports that implementa- ages for expatriate workers based on their on bilateral relations as well as tion of the scheme has led to wastage of salary structure. They are broadly classi- Al Arabi’s Ali Mohammad Jasemi (left) vies for the ball with his Al Rayyan opponent during regional and international issues government funds. fied as white-collar and blue collar workers a Qatar Stars League match at the Al Arabi Stadium in Doha yesterday. Al Rayyan won 5-2. of common interest. Citing data, he refuted recent reports and domestic helps. Insurance for visitors QNA See also page 28 ABDUL BASIT that the total invoices received by the will cover only emergency services. National Health Insurance Company The minister said that the NHIC has (NHIC) from private healthcare pro- refused to pay invoices amounting to Qatar Charity spent viders amounted to QR10bn. The total QR317m from the private health sector medical bills for Qataris under Seha was since introduction of the scheme, while Key US-Qatar economic and QR322m on Syria QR1.285bn since the launch of the scheme the recoverable funds were to the tune of in July 2013 until October 21 this year, QR103m. The company employs controls relief packages said the minister. Seha currently covers in paying bills such as preventing service all Qataris for their basic health needs. providers from unjustified repeat visits investment meet tomorrow DOHA: Qatar Charity spent The audited bills for the first fiscal year and the unnecessary assignment to other QR322m on relief packages for (July 2013 to March 2014) and second fiscal disciplines. There is also a detailed and By Satish Kanady record levels of trade and investment. more than six million people dis- year (April 2014 to March 2015) amounted manual audit for all the claims made by In September, Qatar’s sovereign wealth placed inside Syria and refugees to QR894m, in addition to QR391m for the service providers, as well as checking on DOHA: The US Department of State will fund, the Qatar Investment Authority, in neighbouring countries during period from April 1 to October 21, 2015. medical files. hold the inaugural US-Qatar Economic and opened its first office in the United States the last four and half years. Assistant Secretary General for Policy He said that the NHIC, in coopera- Investment Dialogue tomorrow, in Wash- with plans to invest $35bn in the United A total of 6,083,517 people Affairs at the Supreme Council of Health tion with the Supreme Council of Health, ington, DC. States over the coming five years. affected by the war in Syria ben- (SCH) and acting CEO of NHIC Dr Faleh established a consultative committee com- Secretary of State John Kerry and Sec- In Qatar, American companies are efitted from the humanitarian aid Hussein was also present at the press con- prising doctors from both public and pri- retary of Treasury Jacob J Lew will launch achieving remarkable success and making provided by Qatar Charity from ference. vate sectors, and another committee of the event with their Qatari counterparts, important contributions to Qatar’s develop- April 2011 to September 2015. In reply to a question from The dental specialists for second opinion on Minister of Foreign Affairs H E Dr Khalid ment strategy. More than 67 percent of the Peninsula, Al Qahtani said, coverage for some cases covered by Seha. bin Mohamed Al Attiyah and Minister of This inaugural US-Qatar Economic and total aid (QR213.06m) was dis- expatriates will begin next year and private Every treatment under Seha is offered Finance H E Ali Sherif Al Emadi, the State Investment Dialogue will highlight the close bursed inside Syria to provide insurance providers will be responsible for at the same price in hospitals and clinics Department said in a statement. cooperation between the United States and basic needs to displaced people. that. “NHIC is the insurance provider for joining the scheme and, therefore, the bills Qatar is a strategic partner of the United Qatar and establishes a mechanism to fur- The remaining amount was Qataris while expatriates will be covered cannot be manipulated. Each package of States, and the two countries work closely ther strengthen commercial and economic used for refugees sheltered in through private companies. A special com- treatment or illnesses has a specific price. across a range of issues. ties in the coming years. neighbouring countries. mittee is working on assessing the cost Continued on page 3 The Economic and Investment Dialogue Continued on page 4 More than QR58.27m was and deciding the basic packages,” said the represents a milestone that will strengthen spent on refugees in Lebanon, minister. He said private insurance provid- THE PENINSULA a bilateral relationship that already includes THE PENINSULA QR26.88m in Jordan and QR19m in Turkey. Refugees in Iraq and other countries received QR4.5m. More than QR120.21m was Fath Al Khair 2 reaches India spent to provide shelters and over Two more Iran QR102.56m on food. Health care 40 dead in air strikes and education projects cost over QR68.21m and QR30.75m respec- Revolutionary tively. Qatar Charity dispatched caravans carrying foodstuff inside Guard fighters on Yemeni islands Syria. In addition, basic ration materials were also distributed. CAIRO: At least 40 people were Ali Abdullah Saleh. It has also financed projects for killed in Syria killed, including several fisher- The coalition has gained ground cultivating potato and cereal. men, when Saudi-led coalition in the south, and Hadi’s govern- Portable bakeries with a capacity DUBAI: Two members of a strikes hit two Yemeni islands ment is now based in the southern of 60,000 breads per day were set unit of Iran’s elite Revolution- on the Red Sea overnight, several Yemeni port of Aden, but Houthi up inside Syria for the displaced. ary Guards Corps (IRGC) have locals said yesterday. forces remain in control of much The project cost for installation been killed in Syria, Fars news Saudi Arabia has been leading of the country despite the almost and operation was QR3m for six agency reported yesterday, a day an Arab military intervention daily air strikes. months. Food projects cost a total after confirming two other IRGC since March to try to restore Coalition helicopters and war- QR102,561,000, benefitting over deaths in Syria. Yemen’s President Abdrabuh ships targeted several military 2,991,000 people. Mostafa Sadrzadeh and Milad Mansur Hadi and his government, locations belonging to the Houthis Some 2,500 residential units Qatari dhow Fath Al Khair 2 approaching the Mumbai coast in India Mostafavi were killed in the forced into exile by an advance and forces loyal to Saleh on Aqban are being constructed along northern Syrian city of Aleppo yesterday. The voyage from Doha was received by the General Manager of Houthi fighters allied to Iran. and Kadman islands on Friday Syria-Turkey border. on Friday and yesterday fighting of the Cultural Village Foundation-Katara, Dr Khalid bin Ibrahim Al The Houthis are also backed by night. against Islamic State, Fars said. Sulaiti, and Qatar’s Ambassador to India Ahmed Ibrahim Al Abdullah. forces loyal to former president REUTERS THE PENINSULA On Friday, an IRGC spokes- Report on page 3 man confirmed the death of two other Iranian fighters in Syria, including an ex-bodyguard of former Iranian president Mah- moud Ahmadinejad. Jordan proposes TV cameras at Al Aqsa compound REUTERS AMMAN/JERUSALEM: US Strip in recent weeks. In part it quo of the Haram Al Sharif, “We are interested in show- Amman, Kerry said: “Israel has Secretary of State John Kerry has been triggered by Palestin- both in word and in practice,” ing that the provocations are not no intention of dividing the Tem- 3 dead as car rams yesterday sketched out steps, ians’ anger over what they see as Kerry said. He praised the pro- coming from the Israeli side,” ple Mount, Haram Al Sharif, and including Israeli-Jordanian video Jewish encroachment on the Al posal by the Jordanian king, the he added.