3rd Best News Website in the Middle East Special Lease Offer MEDINAMEDIINA CENTRALECENTRALE BUSINESS | 21 SPORT | 28 4409 5155 Qatargas wins Arsenal deny 'Qatarisation Chelsea double as Crystal Award' Ramsey seals FA Cup Sunday 28 May 2017 | 2 Ramadan 1438 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com Volume 22 | Number 7175 | 2 Riyals Number of Emir and Father Emir receive Ramadan well-wishers mosques in Qatar at 2,000 The Peninsula There are 76 mosques otal number of mosques in Qatar has crossed under construction T 2,000 mark after the in the various Ministry of Awqaf and municipalities of Qatar Islamic Affairs received and at an estimated total operated 16 mosques, entail- cost of QR360m along ing a cost of nearly QR69m, with the Ibrahim Al during the first five months of 2017. Khalil Mosque in the Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and Father Emir H H Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani received on the first The Ministry yesterday Towers Zone in Dafna. day of the holy month of Ramadan at Al Wajba Palace yesterday, their excellencies Sheikhs and Ministers, Advisory Council announced projects, which open soon. Speaker and his Deputy, Undersecretaries of Ministries, Advisory Council members, and citizens. → See also pages 2 & 3 were either completed or under construction in different according to the report. The regions of the country, includ- Ministry confirmed that all ing a large mosque in the works were completed ahead Towers Area scheduled to open of the holy month. Travel Clinic at HMC soon. For this purpose, the Min- Workers get tips on rights & health In a report released yester- istry took all measures and SERVICES at the Travel Clinic day, the Ministry said that there conducted maintenance work Irfan Bukhari well-known for providing free imparting training on vocational at Hamad Medical Corpora- are 76 mosques under con- aimed at ensuring the comfort The Peninsula access to computers and inter- safety through well-designed tion’s (HMC) Communicable struction in the various for the worshipers, including net to workers at labour modules. Diseases Center (CDC) is now municipalities of Qatar at an electricity, air conditioning, he ‘Better Connections’ accommodations so that they “In ‘Be Smart, Be Safe’, available twice a week for estimated total cost of QR360m sanitation and other facilities. programme of the Minis- can remain connected with fam- workers have access to an inter- travellers, says a senior offi- along with the Ibrahim Al Kha- Few days back, while Ttry of Transport and ilies and friends. active health and safety module cial. → See also page 4 lil Mosque in the Towers Zone announcing the completion of Communications (MOTC) has An executive report on 'Bet- in five languages; Hindi, Ben- in Dafna. renovation and construction of begun educating thousands of ter Connections' reveals that the gali, Nepali, as well as English RAMADAN The Ministry has also main- 12 mosques, the Public Works migrant workers about their programme not only provides and Arabic, and gain awareness tained and expanded 18 Authority (Ashghal) said that it rights, health, occupational free access to computers and of their rights and responsibili- TIMING mosques and Imam's accom- was expecting to complete an safety and money internet to workers at various ties with regard to health and Today’s Iftar 6:21pm modations in different areas at additional 10 mosques during management. IT halls established at workers’ safety at work,” the report says. Tomorrow’s Imsak 3:07am an approximate cost of QR1m, second half of 2017. This programme was so far housing locations but it is also → Continued on page 4 02 HOME SUNDAY 28 MAY 2017 Emir and Father Emir receive Ramadan well-wishers Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and the Father Emir H H Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani received yesterday at Al Wajba Palace scores of well-wishers in the holy month of Ramadan. Their Highnesses received their excellencies Sheikhs and Ministers, Advisory Council Speaker H E Mohamed bin Mubarak Al Khulaifi and his Deputy, Undersecretaries of Ministries, Advisory Council members, and citizens. The Emir and the Father Emir exchanged greetings with well-wishers on the advent of Ramadan, praying to Allah to gift the State of Qatar and the Qatari people peace and prosperity. Deputy Emir H H Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad Al Thani, H H Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad Al Thani, Personal Representative of the Emir; H H Sheikh Abdullah bin Khalifa Al Thani, H H Sheikh Mohammed bin Khalifa Al Thani, H E Sheikh Abdulaziz bin Khalifa Al Thani, and H E Sheikh Jassim bin Khalifa Al Thani attended the reception along with their excellencies sons of H H the Father Emir. SUNDAY 28 MAY 2017 HOME 03 Emir and Father Emir receive Ramadan well-wishers Emir exchanges Ramadan greetings QNA mir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani exchanged greetings on the advent of the holy month of Ramadan with President of the Tunisian ERepublic, Beji Caid Essebsi, during a telephone conversation the Emir held yesterday afternoon. The Emir also exchanged greetings with President Dr Hassan Rowhani of the Islamic Republic of Iran. 04 HOME SUNDAY 28 MAY 2017 'NHRC produces Travel Clinic Experts discuss education video on and training strategy workers' rights' now open Continued from page 1 Mohammed Osman The report adds: “Fur- The Peninsula thermore, the National Human Rights Committee ith participa- (NHRC), in collaboration with twice a week tion of over 70 the MOTC, has produced a experts repre- video on labourers’ rights senting 21 which is supplied on all of the Fazeena Saleem Vital vaccines Ministries, machines that are installed as The Peninsula Wgovernment and private insti- part of the 'Better Connec- The vaccinations tutions, universities and schools, tions' programme as well as provided at the the Ministry of Education and being accessible on the ervices at the Travel Travel Clinic include Higher Education organised the website.” Clinic at Hamad Med- recommended first workshop on Education and The executive report fur- ical Corporation’s Training Sector Strategy which ther says that the ‘Be Smart vaccines for measles- The first workshop on Education and Training Sector Strategy (HMC) Communicable is part of the National Develop- and Learn’ module takes mumps-rubella at the Shangri La Hotel yesterday. Diseases Center (CDC) (MMR), diphtheria- ment Strategy 2017-2022. users through the basics of Sare now available twice a week The workshop discussed Pic: Baher Amin / The Peninsula health and safety at work, as tetanus-pertussis, for travellers, says a senior and determined the targeted- Mahmoud, Director, Planning and supervising mechanisms of well as workers’ rights. polio, hepatitis A and official. values of key performance Quality, at the Ministry of Educa- implementation stages, Al Mah- “Training is one pillar of B and the yearly flu The clinic operated only on indicators on education, tion and Higher Education. moud said. the Better Connections Pro- Mondays in the interim and is shot. approved the list of programmes Al Mahmoud added that The challenges being faced gram. The training model now open on Wednesdays as related to the strategy, in addi- strategy is also based on Qatar’s by education and training sec- cascades knowledge from well to meet the increase in the second clinic,” she added. tion to shedding light on the global indicators mentioned in tor include efficiency of volunteers, to digital cham- demand, Dr Muna Al Maslam- The clinic operates on an current and future programme the global reports in particular expenses on education, weak- pions and then the larger ani, Medical Director of the appointment basis and patients of different entities. the competitiveness reports. ness of mechanisms set up for workers community. Themes CDC, told The Peninsula. will be able to call and book by Participants in the workshop Al Mahmoud highlighted that planning, implementation, fol- include introduction to Qatar, It provides travellers with calling 40254003 from 7am to also discussed priorities in areas lessons have been learnt from low-up, accountability and safety at the workplace, counselling, vaccinations and 7pm. of training and educational the implementation of the pre- coordination between stake- mobile money and more. other preventive information Dr Al Maslamani encour- activities and means of enhanc- vious strategy which necessitated holders, Al Mahmoud stressed. One of the most popular on Mondays between 12 noon ages pilgrims going for Umrah ing and improving outcomes of changing from input planning to Regarding governing of the is the “Money Management” and 3pm and on Wednesdays and travellers visiting overseas these programmes. planning bases on outcomes strategy, Al Mahmoud pointed module, which uses an inter- from 8am to 11am. It also pro- countries where vaccinations The Education and Training which means focusing on the out that there is a steering com- active simulator, in five vides assessment and medical and other preventive measures Sector Strategy 2017-2022 is result of the projects, exclusive- mittee which has three languages, that takes users care for travellers returning are required, to visit the travel based on the Qatar National ness, interconnection of planning functional sub-committees — through the complete proc- with travel-related infections. clinic prior to travel. Vision 2030, and the reports on and implementation aspects. pre-primary education ess of using an ATM, while the Any required vaccination is “The World Health Organ- the previous strategy of educa- The strategy includes all committee, committee for pri- “Mobile Wallet” simulator free for all and the clinic ization recommends getting tion and training 2011-2016, education levels, coordination mary to higher schools level and teaches them how to store, charges standard fees required travel advice and especially World Bank Report, Education for between all stakeholders, devel- committee for post secondary spend and transfer money to be paid at any HMC facility vaccinations four to six weeks All, said Turkey Abdullah Al opment of monitoring and school level.