3rd Best News Website in the Middle East BUSINESS | 17 SPORT | 25 QIB profit grows Sneijder hails Qatar’sar’s by 11.6% to 2022 World Cup QR2.4bn in 2017 preparations Thursday 18 January 2018 | 1 Jumada I I 1439 www.thepeninsula.qa Volume 22 | Number 7410 | 2 Riyals Get inclusive with the new Fibre Plans! Emir meets UN General Assembly President Emir receives Reduction in message from Guinea President DOHA: Emir H H Sheikh Tamim road accidents bin Hamad Al Thani received a verbal message from President of Guinea Professor Alpha Conde, about bilateral relations and recommended ways to boost them. The message was conveyed by State Minister THE PENINSULA National Traffic Safety for Investment and Public- Private Partnership of Guinea DOHA: The Fifth Forum of Strategy coordinators’ Ibrahima Kassory Fofana, when Coordinators of the stake- forum recommends the Emir met him at his Emiri holders of the National Traffic emphasis on reduction Diwan office yesterday. Safety Strategy (2018-2022) of severe injuries rate to recommended yesterday to Emir invited to focus more attention on 15 per 100,000 people visit El Salvador reducing accidents in the five by 2020. geographic traffic areas that DOHA: Emir H H Sheikh Tamim have more than 90 percent of bin Hamad Al Thani received deaths. Traffic Safety Committee as a yesterday a written message from The forum recommended leading institution in the state President of El Salvador Salvador to emphasise the reduction of to develop policies, monitor Sanchez Ceren, inviting the Emir to severe injuries rate to 15 per implementation and strengthen visit El Salvador. The message was 100, 000 people by the year Qatar’s global position and handed by Minister of Foreign 2020, and to support the strengthening the road accident Affairs of El Salvador Hugo Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani met at Emiri Diwan office yesterday with President of the National Office for the imple- investigation system and Martinez, during a reception the UN General Assembly, Miroslav Lajcak, and his accompanying delegation on the occasion of his visit to mentation of the FIFA 2022 building a modern national Emir held for the Minister at Emiri the country. The meeting reviewed issues of mutual concern. plan and ensure timely imple- workforce. Diwan. mentation of the stakeholders. It was stressed to accredit PICTURES ON PAGE 2 It also emphasised on the the traffic accident investi- implementation of pedestrian gation team as a specialised projects on time and lowering body to support the efforts of pedestrian mortality. the General Directorate of QR6bn allocated for roads, infrastructure in Wakrah Brigadier Mohamed Al Traffic, in coordination with the Malki, Secretary of the National National Bureau of Traffic THE PENINSULA reviewed ongoing infrastructure, municipality residents. Engineer infrastructure in Al Wakrah city, Traffic Safety Committee, at the Safety. The forum also recom- highways and other major Saud Ali Al Tamimi, Director of pointing out that two road end of the sessions, declared the mended that the concerned DOHA: The Public Works projects in the area. Roads Projects, and Eng. Bader projects and infrastructure general recommendations parties should implement the Authority (Ashghal) yesterday The meeting was attended Mohammed Darwish and works have been completed in issued by the forum. The work plan (more than 400) of held a meeting with the residents by Mansour Ajran Al Buainain, Assistant of Road Projects North Al-Wukair and West two-day forum concluded yes- their own and follow up the of Al Wakrah city announcing Director of Al Wakrah Munici- Department at the Authority also Mashaf (Phase III), said Engineer terday at The Inter Continental implementation process the completion of four projects pality, Mansour Ahmed Al attended the meeting. Saud Al Tamimi, Director of Doha hotel. He said that the periodically. for the development of roads Khater, Member of the Central The government has allo- Roads Projects. forum also recommended to and infrastructure in the Munic- Municipal Council (CMC) from cated QR6bn for the devel- enhance the role of the National →CONTINUED ON PAGE 3 ipality of Al Wakrah and Al Wakrah and many of the opment of roads and →CONTINUED ON PAGE 7 02 HOME THURSDAY 18 JANUARY 2018 Emir gets message from President of Guinea Emir gets invite from El Salvador President Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani received a verbal message from the President of the Republic of Guinea, Professor Alpha Conde, pertaining to the bilateral relations and ways to boost and develop them. The message was conveyed by the State Minister for Investment and Public-Private Partnership at the Republic of Guinea, Ibrahima Kassory Fofana, when the Emir met him at his Emiri Diwan office yesterday. Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani received a written message from President of the Republic of El Salvador, Salvador Sanchez Ceren, inviting the Emir to visit the Republic of El Salvador. The message QU-CAS students showcase was handed by Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of El Salvador, Hugo Martinez, during a reception the Emir held yesterday for the Minister at his office at the Emiri Diwan. capstone projects for Fall 2017 THE PENINSULA In all, 24 students cooking-practices on its metal of the Chemistry content”, among many others. Undersecretary DOHA: The Chemistry & Earth & Earth Sciences Dr Al Saad said: “This event is Ford Figo model of Sciences Department at Qatar a testament of the students’ hard visits Doha University College of Arts and Department presented work and perseverance. The 2009-2012 recalled Sciences (QU-CAS) organised on their projects in two department has witnessed a sig- Metro station January 14-15 a ceremony to separate events. nificant increase in the number showcase its students’ capstone of projects in Fall 2017. We are THE PENINSULA THE PENINSULA The Ministry said the recall projects for Fall 2017. keen to provide high-quality inte- campaign comes within the Twenty-four students (five and Identification of Diclofenac grated projects through which DOHA: Undersecretary of DOHA: The Ministry of framework of its ongoing males and nineteen females) Prodrugs”, “Synthesis and Spec- students develop their writing, Education Affairs Fouzia Al Economy and Commerce, in efforts to protect consumers showcased and presented their troscopy of Propranolol Pro- presentation and critical thinking Khater and the accompanying collaboration with Ford dealer and ensure that car dealers projects in two separate events, drugs”, “Synthesis and Charac- skills and practical experience.” delegation yesterday visited in Qatar, Almana Motors follow up on vehicle defects and in front of an audience that terization of 3-aminopyridine and He added: “The department’s Doha Metro Mockup station. Company, has announced the repairs. included Chemistry & Earth Sci- 2-Aminopyrimidine amides”, faculty members are also keen to Qatar Rail announced on its recall of Ford Figo model of The Ministry said that it will ences Department Head, Dr “Melamine-Schiff-Bases: Syn- select applied research related to social media sites that during 2009-2012 because affected coordinate with the dealer to Khalid Al Saad, projects’ super- thesis, Partial Characterization, economics and to health and the visit the delegates had a vehicles are fitted with a PAS follow up on the maintenance visors and Exam-Committee Biological Activities and their national security, which will con- closer look on the project (Power Assisted Steering) high and repair works and will com- members. The students’ projects Applications in Visualizing Latent tribute to human and economic progress and the launch of pressure hose that may split, municate with customers to covered a wide range of topics Fingerprints”, and “Evaluation of development in line with the goals Schools Awareness Program resulting in a power steering ensure that the necessary such as “Synthesis the effect of common rice of Qatar National Vision 2030.” was discussed. fluid leak. repairs are carried out. THURSDAY 18 JANUARY 2018 HOME 03 Sheikha Moza Sheikha Moza meets El Salvador FM meets President of UNGA QNA DOHA: H H Sheikha Moza bint Nasser, Chairperson of Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development met yesterday with President of the 72nd session of the United Nations General Assembly, Miro- slav Lajcak. The meeting was attended by the State of Qatar’s permanent representative to the United Nations Ambassador, H E Sheikha Alia Ahmed bin Saif Al Thani. The H H Sheikha Moza bint Nasser, Chairperson of QF, met with Minister of Foreign Affairs meeting discussed a number of H H Sheikha Moza bint Nasser, Chairperson of Qatar Foundation for Education, of the Republic of El Salvador, Hugo Martinez. They discussed the importance of topics related to education and Science and Community Development, with President of the 72nd session of the quality education for out-of-school children, as well as areas of mutual cooperation protecting the right to education between El Salvador and Qatar Foundation initiatives and the Education Above during conflicts. The meeting also United Nations General Assembly, Miroslav Lajcak and State of Qatar’s permanent All Foundation. PIC: AISHA ALMUSALAM discussed projects of Education representative to the United Nations, Ambassador H E Sheikha Alia Ahmed bin Saif Above All Foundation. Al Thani. PIC: AISHA ALMUSALAM Nod for draft decision on Qatar Quality Mark THE PENINSULA The Qatar Quality Mark is granting a license to use the Qatar Quality