BUSINESS | 01 SPORT | 12 Minister Dovizioso’s Qatar underscores win confirmed private as FIM rules Ducati sector role winglet legal Thursday 28 March 2019 | 21 Rajab 1440 www.thepeninsula.qa Volume 24 | Number 7844 | 2 Riyals Amir inaugurates National Museum of Qatar We combine tourism with education to associate knowledge with entertainment. The museum tells the story of our people, its renaissance and record history of what Qatar has achieved and aspiring for. Our country has become much stronger since June 2017, thanks to solidarity of nationals and residents. Amir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani touring the National Museum of Qatar after the opening ceremony. RIGHT: H H the Amir signing the first ticket of the museum as the first visitor. QNA DOHA Khalifa Al Thani; H E Sheikh Jassim Minister of Defence Sheikh Nasser Republic Virginia Raggi; Adviser at from around the world were also bin Khalifa Al Thani; Prime Min- Sabah Al Ahmad Al Sabah; Min- Republic of Azerbaijan Souda present. Public Health Amir H H Sheikh Tamim bin ister and Interior Minister, H E ister of Heritage and Culture of Mohammed Aliev and a number of In speech on the occasion, SPONSORS Over 250 PHCC Al-Ahli Hospital clinicians, staff Endocrinology & participate in Diabetes Clinic Hamad Al Thani attended Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin the Sultanate of Oman Sayyid Their Excellencies the Sheikhs, Min- H H the Amir said that Qatar has Mideast Forum offers expert care MAIN SPONSOR PAGE | 2 PAGE | 4-5 yesterday the opening ceremony Khalifa Al Thani, and Speaker of Haitham bin Tariq Al Said and isters and heads of diplomatic mis- become much stronger since June SPECIAL SUPPLEMENT THURSDAY 28 MARCH 2019 of the National Museum of Qatar the Shura Council, H E Ahmed bin Minister of State for International sions accredited to the State. 2017. “Its citizens and residents Qatar makes huge strides in healthcare sector this month FAZEENA SALEEM The country’s healthcare THE PENINSULA spending is among the in its new building. Abdullah bin Zaid Al Mahmoud. Culture at the Federal Foreign A number of prominent figures work together to build the country, atar witnessed great strides highest in the Middle East, in the healthcare sector with QR22.7bn invested this month. The health in healthcare in 2018, a 4 sector yet again made percent increase from the The ceremony was attended The ceremony was attended Office of the Federal Republic of in the field of politics, culture, art, strengthen the economy, maintain Qhdl f l by H H Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad by Vice-President of the Republic Germany, Michelle Muntefering. media, and a number of heads of human dignity and defend the Included with Al Thani, Personal Representative of Turkey, Fuat Oktay; Prime Min- The ceremony was also companies and international insti- truth, get to know each other and of H H the Amir; H H Sheikh ister of the French Republic, attended by Former President of the tutions, directors of museums, aca- exchange experiences, and most today’s edition is a Abdullah bin Khalifa Al Thani; Edouard Philippe, Kuwait’s First French Republic Nicolas Sarkozy; demics, film directors, celebrities importantly, they exchange special supplement H H Sheikh Mohammed bin Deputy Prime Minister and Mayor of Rome in the Italian and those interested in heritage sites friendship and respect.” `P3 02 HOME THURSDAY 28 MARCH 2019 Promotion valid from 28.03.2019 to 30.03.2019 or until stocks last. 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Father Amir H H Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani was also present during the opening. H H the Amir toured the Museum, accompanied by the Vice-President of the Republic of Turkey, Fuat Oktay; First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence of the State of Kuwait, Sheikh Nasser Sabah Al Ahmad Al Sabah, and the Minister of Heritage and Culture of the Sultanate of Oman, Sayyid Haitham bin Tariq Al Said. FROM PAGE 1 will add a great addition to Qatar’s includes and surrounds of Qatar, accompanied by Fuat H H the Amir said that the growing cultural landscape, the old palace,” H H the Oktay, Sheikh Nasser Sabah Al State of Qatar has made many including our university institu- Amir said, adding that the Ahmad Al Sabah, and Sayyid achievements for the benefit of its tions, our pluralistic media, our Desert Rose is called here Haitham bin Tariq Al Said. citizens, in terms of quality of life, national library, which contains a in Qatar ‘Qahuf’. H H the Amir inspected the dif- and in the fields of education, million books in its prestigious H H the Amir said: ferent displays at the museum, health, environment and others. building opened last year, the “Why building museums? which presents the beginning of the “It continues to welcome people annual book fair, as well as fes- We do not do this to store geological formation of the Qatar from all over the world. Progress tivals and numerous artistic activ- Qatar, H H the Amir said, is Museum of Qatar was built in 1975 art collections, to showcase the Peninsula, its natural surroundings, through diversity and tolerance ities in Katara, old souqs, art gal- committed to the work pro- in the old palace of Sheikh Abdullah past, but to enlighten the public in the archeological sites and monu- remains at the core of our com- leries, and many other institutions grammes to host the 2022 World bin Jassim bin Mohammed Al Qatar, residents and visitors, with ments in the archaeological sites, mitment to the development and and initiatives.” Cup — a celebration of sport, arts, Thani. “I would like to pay tribute our past, present and position in the lives of the people of Qatar on nurturing of a harmonious and H H the Amir added: “Our goal culture and the spirit of the com- to the initiative of the world. The museum presents land and coasts, and the digital prosperous society of our lifestyle is to build a knowledge-based munity with the solidarity and unity H H the Father Amir to expand the our formulation of our past, our exhibition. and our behaviour guided by economy and human devel- of all football fans and people of museum and, above all, His environment and our experiences H H the Amir was briefed on human values and fitness.” opment. The economic model we goodwill from all over the world. Highness’ vision and launching a in the perspective of the present. It the most important pieces and col- H H the Amir said that the offer and the richness of sport and “Today, we are laying another brick process in which modernity is inte- is therefore a formulation of our lections related to pearls and jew- National Museum is the product culture are, in our opinion, the best in the construction of our national grated with our Arab and Islamic Arab-Qatari cultural identity, and ellery design, as well as the galleries of a collective work of many insti- indicator of the healthy growth of development and civilisation civilisation and Qatari heritage.” museums are not repositories of of the modern history of Qatar tutions and individuals, and rep- any country. The rich cultural project, including the promise we “The new building, designed the past, but our present is since the discovery of oil and gas. resents what we are as a country scene has become an important made in 2010 to provide a won- by architect Jean Nouvel, is char- embodied in how we read our Upon arrival at the Museum, H characterised by open dialogue economic component of tourism, derful tournament for the 2022 acterised by its innovative design history and position within H the Amir signed the first ticket of and cooperation in all fields. enriching the visitor by adding World Cup.” based on a natural phenomenon humanity in general.” the National Museum of Qatar as “Through our programmes culture to entertainment and H H the Amir said that the caused by the formation of the sand After the inauguration, H H the first visitor after its official and educational exhibitions, we relaxation.” original building of the National known as the Desert Rose, which Amir toured the National Museum inauguration. 04 HOME THURSDAY 28 MARCH 2019 Amir attends banquet held on occasion of NMoQ opening Amir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani officially inaugurated the National Museum of Qatar yesterday. H H the Amir toured the Museum, accompanied by the Vice-President of the Republic of Turkey, Fuat Oktay; First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence of the State of Kuwait, Sheikh Nasser Sabah Al Ahmad Al Sabah, and Minister of Heritage and Culture of the Sultanate of Oman, Sayyid Haitham bin Tariq Al Said.