MONDAY NOVEMBER 5, 2018 SAFAR 27, 1440 VOL.12 NO. 4444 QR 2 FINE Fajr: 4:25 am Dhuhr: 11:19 am HIGH : 30°C Asr: 2:29pm Maghrib: 4:52 pm LOW : 26°C Isha: 6:22 pm AMIR RESHUFFLES CABINET The Amiri Order introduces five ministerial changes, HE Dr Hassan bin Lahdan al Muhannadi appointed restructures boards of Qatar Petroleum and QIA as the Chief of the Court of Cassation QNA DOHA Amir appoints advisor to Deputy THE Amir HH Sheikh Tamim Amir’s Office bin Hamad al Thani issued on Sunday Amiri Order No. 7 of DOHA The Amir HH Sheikh 2018 reshuffling the Cabinet. Tamim bin Hamad al Thani The Amiri Order appoint- issued on Sunday Amiri ed HE Dr Issa bin Saad al Ja- Order No. 6 of 2018, fali al Nuaimi as the Minister appointing HE Masoud of Justice; HE Abdullah bin bin Mohammed al Amri Abdulaziz bin Turki al Subaie as Advisor at the Deputy as the Minister of Municipal- Amir’s Office. The Amiri ity and Environment; HE Ali Order is effective starting bin Ahmed al Kuwari as the from its date of issue and Minister of Commerce and is to be published in the Industry; HE Yousef bin Mo- official gazette. (QNA) hammed al Othman Fakhro as the Minister of Administrative Development, Labour and So- Amiri decision on cial Affairs; HE Saad bin Sher- ida al Kaabi as the Minister of competencies for State for Energy Affairs and ministries issued member of the Cabinet. DOHA The Amir HH Sheikh Minister of Justice HE Dr Tamim bin Hamad al Thani Issa bin Saad al Jafali al Nu- issued Amiri Decision No. aimi will assume the duties of 68 of 2018, amending the Minister of State for Cabi- some provisions of the net Affairs in addition to the Amiri Decision No. 16 of duties of his post. 2014 setting the compe- The Amiri Order annuls tencies for the ministries. any provisions contravening The decision is to go into its rules. The order is to go effect from the date of is- into effect from the date of is- sue and is to be published sue and is to be published in in the official gazette. the official gazette. The Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al Thani and Deputy Amir HH Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad al Thani meet with new appointees, in Doha on Sunday. (QNA) Dr Nabit is the new head NEW MINISTERS TAKE OATH of Planning and Statistics My thanks and apprecia- Authority tion to former ministers for their outstanding efforts in New law on tourism serving the country and for regulation bearing responsibility dur- National Tourism Council ing their tenure. We wish established all success to the new ministers in their duties to New decision on National implement the directives Board of Tourism and vision of the Amir Minister of Justice and Minister of Municipality and Minister of Commerce and Minister of Administrative Minister of State for Energy for boosting #Qatar and New decision on Minister of State for Cabinet Environment HE Abdullah Industry HE Ali bin Ahmed al Development, Labour and Social Affairs and Member of the achieve the aspirations of Kahramaa regulation Affairs HE Dr Issa bin Saad al bin Abdulaziz bin Turki al Kuwari Affairs HE Yousef bin Cabinet HE Saad bin Sherida the Qatari people Jafali al Nuaimi Subaie Mohammed al Othman Fakhro al Kaabi — Prime Minister and Board of Directors of Minister of Interior HE Sheikh QFMA appointed NEW ministers appointed by the Amiri Order No. 7 of 2018 issued on Sunday took the oath before the Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al Thani at the Amiri Abdullah bin Nasser bin Diwan on Sunday. The oath taking ceremony was attended by the Deputy Amir HH Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad al Thani and Prime Minister and Minister of Khalifa al Thani, on Twitter FULL STORIES ON PAGE 20 Interior HE Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa al Thani. 3 bridges partially open on Al Khor Expressway HMC unit SANTOSH CHANDRAN performs 4,000 DOHA emergency THE Public Works Authority surgeries a year (Ashghal) has partially opened PAGE 5 three bridges on the Al Khor Expressway, marking the first major milestone for the ongo- ing project that is scheduled to be completed in the fourth ‘TRAVESTY OF JUSTICE’ quarter of 2019. Sixty percent of the expressway has already been completed. Bahrain opposition The newly opened bridges are at the Simaisma, Orbital Road and Al Tarfa interchang- leader gets life term es on the expressway. Cur- AGENCIES rently, two of the three lanes The newly opened bridge at Al Tarfa Interchange over the Al Khor An infographic showing the route map of the Al Khor Expressway that in each direction of the bridges Expressway also indicates where the three bridges have opened BAHRAIN’S opposition are open for traffic. leader Sheikh Ali Salman has The bridge over the Si- Orbital Road Intersection, Lusail City with Al Tarfa Road, The expressway is a key ar- the Public Works Author- been handed a life sentence maisma Intersection allows provides a direct link between provides new travel options terial road in Qatar parallel to ity launched the construction in a move that Amnesty has motorists at Al Shamal Road Lusail and the Orbital Road for road users coming from Al Al Shamal Road, connecting works to upgrade Al Khor Ex- described as a “travesty of a seamless transition into Si- and Truck Route. The bridge Shamal Road via Izghawa In- several major ring roads as well pressway providing it with five justice” amid the country’s maisma Road over the express- will also allow motorists on Al terchange and the surrounding as the Orbital Road, he said, lanes in each direction in addi- “continued crackdown on way. With the partial opening Shamal Road an easier access areas towards Doha and Lusail. noting that it would provide tion to two emergency lanes on dissent”. of the bridge, a diversion in to Lusail through the Al Maz- Ashghal’s Highway Pro- motorists with a much easier a 33-kilometre stretch between Sheikh Ali Salman, who the area has been removed, in- rooah Interchange and the Or- jects Department Assistant access to 15 residential areas Al Khor Road and Qatar Uni- headed the now-banned Al- Sheikh Ali Salman creasing traffic flow and cutting bital Road. Manager Bader Darwish said and key business, leisure, ser- versity Street in Doha, and im- Wefaq movement, and two travel time. The third bridge, located the three bridges were opened vice and sport areas. prove the safety as well as the of his aides, had been ac- only came to light last year — The second bridge, at the at the interchange connecting ahead of schedule. In November 2016, vehicle capacity. PAGE 20 quitted by the high criminal after Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, court in June, a verdict the the UAE and Egypt cut links public prosecution appealed. with Qatar. Bahrain’s public pros- “Despite the ongoing scru- ecutor said the three men tiny on the Gulf region, with Commercial Bank on right track: QNBFS MoPH removes four entities from Halal list were jailed for “acts of hos- Saudi Arabia being under the COMMERCIAL Bank is on the right track to post positive financial results in THE Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) has removed four entities from and added tility” against Bahrain and spotlight for its brutal murder 2018, 2019 and 2020, QNB Financial Services (QNBFS) has said. CB posted nine to the list of Islamic associations accredited to issue Halal certificates for “communicating with Qatari of Jamal Khashoggi, Bahrain decent results in the third quarter of 2018, while continuously delivering on its food items. The ministry has updated the list that also features countries that are officials... to overthrow con- has made a decision that reeks objectives from its five-year strategy, the report said. The bank’s stock price per- banned from exporting Halal food items to Qatar. The ministry’s decision to add or stitutional order”, according of arrogance,” said Sayed Al formance has thus far rewarded investors’ optimism in the company’s change in remove entities from the list is based clear principles. It also follows international to AFP. Wadaei, head of London- strategy and as a result rallied 40.2 percent year-to-date (YTD) outperforming its standards by conducting a risk assessment in each country. The severity of the But the accusations, based Bahrain Institute for banking peers like Qatar National Bank and Qatar Islamic Bank. PAGE 12 bans will be in proportion to the level of potential risk . PAGE 2 which date back seven years, Rights and Democracy. PAGE 9 02 Monday, November 5, 2018 Contact US: Qatar Tribune I EDITORIAL I Phone: 40002222 I ADMINISTRATION & MARKETING I Phone: 40002155, 40002122, Fax: 40002235 P.O. Box: 23493, Doha. MoPH updates ATTIYAH MEETS BRITISH AIR FORCE CHIEF Shura speaker Deputy Prime Minister appoints two and Minister of State for assistants Halal certificates Defence Dr Khalid bin Mohammed al Attiyah receives Chief of Staff QNA issuing body list of the British Air Force DOHA Air Chief Marshal Sir QNA to food. Stephen John Hillier in SPEAKER of the Advisory DOHA Besides, the ministry Doha on Sunday. The Council HE Ahmad bin Ab- adopts clear criterion in meeting was attended dullah bin Zaid al Mahmoud THE Ministry of Public approving Halal associa- by Chief of Staff of the on Sunday issued a decision Health (MoPH) has up- tions, which are approved Qatari Armed Forces appointing Nasser bin Ali dated the list of accred- by the Joint Committee on HE Lieutenant-General bin Hassan al Khater as as- ited Islamic associations Human Food Control to (Pilot) Ghanem bin sistant secretary general of issuing Halal certificates ensure the highest credibil- Shaheen al Ghanem.