SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 29, 2019 MUHARRAM 30, 1441 VOL.13 NO. 4751 QR 2 Fajr: 4:09 am Dhuhr: 11:24 am Asr: 2:49 pm Maghrib: 5:24 pm Isha: 6:54 pm MAIN BRANCH LULU HYPER SANAYYA ALKHOR Gulf 7 Business 9 Doha D-Ring Road Street-17 M & J Building Houthis claim to have Kaabi discusses FINE MATAR QADEEM MANSOURA ABU HAMOUR BIN OMRAN HIGH : 38°C Near Ahli Bank Al Meera Petrol Station Al Meera captured thousands of energy, LNG LOW : 30°C alzamanexchange www.alzamanexchange.com 44441448 Saudis in offensive cooperation in Japan AMIR ATTENDS DaY 2 OF DOHA WORLDS Ashghal launches first phase of green project 5,800-sqm Al Abraj Park with Nation-wide sapling-planting Project to expand Qatar’s 130 trees opened in Onaiza campaign launched green cover 240% by 2022 TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK Sapling-planting campaign DOHA Ashghal launched the Qa- tar Beautification and Our THE Public Works Author- Kids Planting Trees campaign ity (Ashghal) has launched the in coordination with the Min- first phase of a nation-wide istry of Education and Higher beautification project that will Education. It aims to rope in see the country’s green space schoolchildren in planting increase 240 percent by 2022. trees in some of the Ashghal Nearly 2,650 kilometres project sites. The Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al Thani graced the Khalifa International Stadium in Doha on of paths for pedestrians and On Saturday, 30 students Saturday evening to witness part of the IAAF World Athletics Championships’ second-day events. The cyclists and 10 million square from the Ahmed Mansour Amir watched the mixed 4x400m relay, hammer throw, long jump, and men’s 100m final. PAGE 12 metres of green spaces will be Primary School for Boys par- added as part of the ambitious ticipated in planting 25 tree project. saplings. As part of the launch, Ash- ghal on Saturday started the Al Abraj Park ‘Qatar Beautification and Our Located amid the business Kids Planting Trees’ campaign towers in Onaiza, the easily- Qatar’s tourism sector to increase awareness among accessible park will provide children about the importance Schoolchildren participate in a sapling-planting drive conduted by a breathing space to people of preserving the environment Ashghal on Saturday in Doha. working in and visiting West grows at 11% in Aug and planting tree saplings. Bay. The park is designed to The launch of the cam- Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad bin pedestrian and cycle paths, de- resemble a dew drop, with TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK paign coincided with the open- Khalifa al Thani and in ac- velopment of Doha Corniche streamlined details. All the DOHA ing of the 5,800-square metre cordance with the directives of and Central Doha, landscaping park components such as pe- Al Abraj Park in West Bay Prime Minister and Minister and planting trees. destrian and cycle paths curve TOURISM has emerged as one (Onaiza). of Interior HE Sheikh Abdul- The committee’s role around seating areas central to of Qatar’s most promising sec- The park boasts 130 dis- lah bin Nasser bin Khalifa al also includes supervising the them. HMC surgeons tors, with stable growth of 11 tinctive trees, 240 square me- Thani. beautification of some major The park’s facilities offer a percent as of August 2019, Qa- tres of bush-covered area and “We are working accord- bridges and bypasses such as variety of activities, including remove tumour tar National Tourism Council 3,530 square metres of lawn ing to the Amir’s vision to pre- the bridges on Sabah Al Ah- a green central events area, from woman’s lung (QNTC) Secretary-General Ak- area. serve the environment for fu- mad Corridor, the pedestrian an exercise area and a walking using new tech bar al Baker said on Saturday. The campaign launch and ture generations and increase bridges on the A-ring and B- track made with recycled rub- “Tourism is one of the most the park opening were an- the green areas,” said Ash- ring roads, as well as the im- ber and local materials. The THORACIC Surgeons at resilient sectors globally, grow- Akbar al Baker nounced by the Supervisory ghal President Eng. Saad bin plementation of elevated cycle park also includes a cafeteria Hamad Medical Corpora- ing at a rate of 4 percent, cre- Committee of Beautification Ahmed al Mohannadi. bridges. Additionally, the com- building, toilets, tree-shaded tion’s (HMC) Heart Hospital ating 10 percent of world jobs businesses, Baker noted. of Roads and Public Places, The Supreme Committee mittee is tasked with the devel- seats and wooden pergolas. have removed a cancerous and even more in the ancillary Qatar was recently ranked which has been formed in line has five main roles — estab- opment of some public beach- tumour from the lungs of a sectors,” Baker, who is also the number 1 in the Middle East with the vision of the Amir HH lishing public parks, creating es in different places in Qatar. Continued on page 16 61-year-old woman using a Group Chief Executive of Qa- and number eight globally new laparoscopic technology. tar Airways, said in remarks to in business environment by This procedure was complet- mark the World Tourism Day the World Economic Forum’s ed using one of the most ad- 2019. Travel & Tourism Competitive- vanced surgical techniques “Today, we celebrate World ness Report 2019. Risky driving more noticeable in in the world. PAGE 2 Tourism Day under a theme The country’s tourism sec- Waiting time at Wakrah (PG 4) that truly resonates with our tor is undergoing rapid de- school zones: QU-KDS study vision for tourism in Qatar: velopment, with milestone ‘Tourism and Jobs: a better fu- achievements in the sub sec- Paediatric Dept drops ture for all’. tors of cruise, business events DOHA: THE waiting time to get an appointment for children at “Together with our part- and sports. Preparing beyond the Al Wakrah Paediatric Department has reduced significantly, Afghanistan votes ners from both public and 2022, multiple new businesses according to Senior Consultant of Pediatric and Neonatology Dr QNB to open branch in HK as Taliban kills 5 private sectors, we have been are creating thousands of job Khalil Salameh. DOHA: Qatar National Bank Group has obtained the regula- constantly working on imple- opportunities in hospitality, Speaking to media persons, Dr Salameh said, “About two tory approvals from Hong Kong Monetary Authority to open a people (PG 8 ) menting policies to develop the retail, food and beverage and years ago, we had long waiting lists and therefore, we intro- branch in Hong Kong, one of the world’s global financial hubs, tourism ecosystem that helps transportation. duced a system to minimise it. We increased evening clinics the bank announced in a statement on Saturday. The branch create new business sustain- To meet this demand for and clinics in general and also opened a clinic on Saturday. will provide a full range of banking products and services. able growth and job opportuni- well-prepared capabilities, Now the waiting time is not more than 28 days, and if urgent it It will also offer its award-winning expertise in the areas of ties,” he said. QNTC has initiated several is less than 14 days.” trading securities and wealth management, as well as other QR23 bn invested With a stable growth that training and education ini- Earlier, once a child was referred to the HMC from health innovative banking solutions. Abdulla Mubarak al Khalifa, QNB has reached 11 percent as of tiatives such as our tour guide centres or private clinics, it would take them more than a Group Acting CEO, said, “Receiving the approval is another vital in healthcare in August 2019, Qatar’s tourism programme and the UNWTO/ month to see a doctor at Al Wakrah Paediatric Department. step in QNB Group’s international expansion plans to support 2018 (PG 10 ) sector has proven to be a prom- IE University Online Tourism — by CaTHERINE GICHUKI, MORE ON PAGE 2 its growth strategy and market leadership in MEASEA.” PAGE 9 ising market for investors and Academy. SHOW STEALER Chepngetich’s marathon triumph a tale of guts and glory VINAY NAYUDU usually blows over the sea at slowest ever time. tive language Swahili. She The all-time number three DOHA Corniche only added to the dif- The Kenyan’s effort in the explained how her prayers in the world behind British I almost ficulty. This made the human end turned out to be so good got answered just when she world record holder Paula gave up, IN what turned out to be one test of endurance turn into a that it saw Bahrain’s defending thought of giving it up! “When Radcliffe (2:15:25), and com- of the toughest women’s mara- battle of survival with nearly a world champion Rose Chelimo I went ahead, I realised that patriot Mary Jepkosgei Kei- faith kept thon, Kenya’s Ruth Chepnget- third of the 70 starters failing settling for the silver while Na- the humidity was too much tany (2:17:01), Chepngetich ich put mind over matter to to make the finish line. mibia’s Helalia Johannes took but I decided to keep my pace. needed the initial five kilom- me going. overcome challenging condi- For the 25-year-old the bronze. Then the others followed me eters of the total 42.195 km tions to win the IAAF World Chepngetich though, it was Exhausted, yet giving a and I couldn’t shape them out. floodlit course to figure what it Kenya’s Ruth Athletics Championships about keeping the faith.