1996 - 2021 SILVER JUBILEE YEAR Mekdam Barshim becomes first thanks Qatari tech firm listed leadership on QSE Venture for all out Market support Business | 09 Sport | 16 TUESDAY 3 AUGUST 2021 24 DHUL-HIJJAH - 1442 VOLUME 26 NUMBER 8702 www.thepeninsula.qa 2 RIYALS PM inspects Shura Council election headquarters Qatar supports MME strives to Lebanon with 31,250 doses of improve quality Pfizer vaccine of local dates QNA — DOHA On behalf of the State of Qatar, SANAULLAH ATAULLAH Qatar Fund for Development THE PENINSULA provided financial support, including an aid package, to After achieving local date support the Republic of produce at a certain sufficient Lebanon, with the aim of level, recording over 86 percent, providing 31,250 doses of the the Ministry of Municipality and Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine to the Environment has shifted its Lebanese Ministry of Public focus on quality to increase the Health, as part of the State of market value of the fruit. Qatar’s response to limit the “Local date farms are spread of the coronavirus expected to supply better quality Farms are expected to pandemic. dates in large quantity this year supply better quality dates This aid comes as an as they received Polycarbonate in large quantity this year extension of the State of Drying Houses (PDHs),” Director as they received Polycar- Qatar’s commitment to stand of the Agricultural Affairs bonate Drying Houses. with the friendly and brotherly Department at the Ministry of countries affected by this pan- Municipality and Environment The Ministry has started demic and to secure appro- (MME), Yousuf Khalid Al Khulaif coordination with its priate medical supplies to con- partners to organise a Prime Minister and Minister of Interior H E Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdulaziz Al Thani yesterday told The Peninsula. front the effects of the coro- He said that the Ministry large dates festival in navirus and provide medical visited a number of electoral headquarters to ensure the progress of the registration process in the October this year. voters’ registration lists. H E the Prime Minister expressed his pleasure with the turnout of electronic has started coordination with support to people in the registration. “I inspected a number of electoral headquarters to ensure the progress of the registration its partners to organise a large The self-sufficiency rate affected countries. process in the voters’ registration lists. I also visited the elections follow-up operations room in the dates festival in October this of Qatar in date production This support is also an year under its plan to provide affirmation of the effective Ministry of Interior, and was pleased with the turnout for electronic registration, wishing success to reached to 86 percent. multiple marketing platforms role of the State of Qatar and everyone,” H E Prime Minister tweeted yesterday. to local date farms. its efforts to combat the spread “The Ministry has sup- conducting a feasibility study of this pandemic, which rep- ported date farms with PDHs in coordination with private resents a common threat to reduce wastage of local dates sector to supply large quantity facing the whole world, and it QMC launches media platform and improve their marketing of dates to local market under is based on the common inter- quality,” said Al Khulaifi. a major plan to achieve self- national responsibility. Addi- He said that the Ministry sufficiency in the production of tionally, this aid affirms for Shura Council candidates has handed over a large fruits and vegetables by 2023. Qatar’s supportive stance number of PDHs under its plan To provide marketing towards brotherly and friendly QNA — DOHA provide a number of to distribute 100 PDHs to date platform to local date farms, the countries, and its assistance to services including per- farms this year. Ministry of Municipality and them to overcome this crisis. The Media Support sonal photography, The PDH is a drying Environment represented by the It is worth noting that last Committee for the Shura filming an introductory chamber covered by a polycar- Agricultural Affairs Department year, Qatar Fund for Devel- Council Elections of Qatar video for the candidate bonate sheet equipped with an has been holding festivals for opment sent many urgent aids Media Corporation (QMC) and his electoral exhaust fan. The new technique dried and fresh dates. to Lebanon to address the launched a new website program, audio improves the quality of dates, He said that the Ministry is coronavirus pandemic. https://shuraelections.gov. recording, graphic design, especially in humid areas; pro- preparing to organise a large qa that allows candidates a television interview and tects the fruit from insects, birds, festival for selling fully ripe and to appear in the media a radio interview. dust, and rain; accelerates fruit’s dried dates in October this year. Metro services to through multiple media The platform also drying process, and reduces the “The sixth local date festival platforms with fair and provides a complete wastage of produce. which was organised by the resume on Friday; equal opportunities. introductory guide to the “The self-sufficiency rate of Ministry of Municipality and It also aims at assisting laws and legislation in the Qatar in date production reached Environment and Souq Waqif Corniche road to candidates wishing to nominate programmes to the electorate State of Qatar, the Shura Council to 86 percent which is expected recently had attracted a large themselves for the membership in the electoral districts through elections law, the electoral dis- to grow further in coming years,” number of customers including close temporarily in the upcoming Shura Council Qatar Media Corporation. tricts decree and how to exercise said Al Khulaifi. citizens and expatriates,” said to present themselves and their The new website will the electoral right. `P2 He said that the Ministry is Al Khulaifi. THE PENINSULA — DOHA Qatar Railways Company (Qatar Rail) has announced the FIFA Arab Cup Qatar 2021 resumption of Metro services on Friday August 6, to support the movement of people tickets go on sale today during the temporary road closure of the Corniche THE PENINSULA — DOHA experience the welcoming hos- between August 6 and 10. pitality of Qatar as 16 teams The company emphasised The sale of tickets for the inau- from across the Arab world take Doha Metro’s role in facili- gural FIFA Arab Cup Qatar 2021 the pitch between November 30 tating transportation to avoid – dubbed the test event for next and December 18 , 2021. traffic congestion, especially year’s FIFA World Cup Qatar During the first period of during the period of these tem- 2022 – begins today, FIFA sales phase from today to August porary road closures. announced yesterday. 17 at 12:00 AST/11:00 CET, Visa The 37 stations across the Fans wishing to witness the cardholders will be given priority Metro network serve key des- action up close will be able to to submit their ticket applica- tinations around the city and sign up for tickets as of today, tions, FIFA said yesterday. the Corniche area such as the starting at 12:00 AST/11:00 CET. The global football gov- National Museum, Souq Waqif, Visa cardholders will have an erning body added that during Corniche, Al Bidda, West Bay exclusive opportunity to apply this sales period, it will make no and DECC station. for tickets via FIFA.com during difference whether they submit The metrolink and metro- the Visa Presale for the FIFA their applications on the first Viale di Lusso opens shop at Hamad International Airport express services will also con- Arab Cup Qatar 2021. day, the last day or any time in tinue to operate during the During the first FIFA pan- between, as all applications will Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive, H E Akbar Al Baker, Hamad International Airport Chief Operating road closures, however, some Officer, Engineer Badr Al Meer and other officials at the launch of Viale di Lusso, a new premium Arab football tournament, spec- have the same chance of being `Report on P3 routes have been temporarily tators and competitors alike will successful. `P3 fashion avenue, at the heart of the award-winning Hamad International Airport. diverted in order to access the metro stations. Metro services will be sus- pended again on Fridays to Amendment to worker recruitment norms serves interest of all: Official allow for system upgrades to QNA — DOHA take place. Affairs’ Decision No. 21 of 2021 interest of all concerned parties. implemented after six months coming period with represent- More information on Metro amending some provisions of Head of the recruitment from the date of its issuance, so atives of licensed recruitment services and travel during this The Ministry Of Administrative Resolution No. 8 of 2005 offices department at the Min- that there is plenty of time for offices in the State of Qatar to period is available via the Development, Labour and regarding regulating the condi- istry of Administrative Devel- the recruitment offices to align inform them of the details of the official social media accounts, Social Affairs (MADLSA) has tions and procedures for opment Ibrahim Al Maadeed their conditions with the Minister of the Administrative qr.com.qa, the Doha Metro emphasised that the Minister of licensing the recruitment of said, during a press conference requirements of the decision. Development, Labour and mobile app, or by calling the the Administrative Devel- workers from abroad for the yesterday, that the decision that He revealed that the Min- Social Affairs’ Decision No. 21 Customer Service Center on opment, Labour and Social account of others serves the was issued on July 8 will be istry will hold a meeting in the of 2021. `P2 105. 02 HOME TUESDAY 3 AUGUST 2021 CRA approves wholesale charges for telecom networks services THE PENINSULA — DOHA The new charges supersede PRAYER The Communications Regulatory the previous ones and are TIMINGS Authority (CRA) issued an Order to applicable for telecom PRAYERPRAYRRAAAY TIMINGSMING direct Ooredoo Qatar and Vodafone Qatar to implement specific wholesale service providers’ FAJR 03.38 am charges for 2021, 2022 and 2023.