Follow, tweet, share and stay connected THURSDAY MARCH 23, 2017 *VUULJ[[V\Z [OYV\NOV\Y JUMADA AL AKHIR 24, 1438 MHJLIVVRHUK [^P[[LY VOL.11 NO. 3853 QR 2 PARTLY CLOUDY Fajr: 4:16 am Dhuhr: 11:41 am HIGH : 26°C Asr: 3:08 pm Maghrib: 5:46 pm LOW : 21°C Isha: 7:17pm Business 18 Sports 25 Chill Out Brexit, low oil price impacts can bring Qatar play Iran in 2018 Shooting UK, Qatar closer: Dr R Seetharaman World Cup qualifier tonight for the stars Qatar is top EMIR CHAIRS SCEAI MEETING Arab country Brazil allays in human development fears over TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK DOHA QATAR has been ranked as the top country in the Arab world meat export and 33rd globally in terms of human development, accord- ing the 2016 Human Develop- ment Report released by the United Nations Development to Qatar Programme. The overall human devel- Says none of the three processing units ‘preventively opment index for Qatar rose from 0.855 in 2015 to 0.856 in interdicted’ is exporting beef or poultry to Qatar 2016 and life expectancy at birth reached 78.3 in 2016. TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK all the public officials who have been ac- The literacy rate among DOHA counted for were temporally dismissed adults rose from 96.7 percent and are being subjected to administra- in 2015 to 97.8 percent in 2016, BRAZIL on Wednesday sought to al- tive procedures, in addition to the crimi- while enrollment in higher edu- The Emir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al Thani, Chairman of the Supreme Council for Economic Affairs and Invest- lay fears over its meat and poultry nal proceedings in place,” the statement cation increased from 14 percent ment (SCEAI), chaired the Council’s second meeting of 2017 at Emiri Diwan on Wednesday. The Deputy Emir HH Sheikh products, saying none of the three in- said, adding that the announced non- in 2015 to 16 percent in 2016. Abdullah bin Hamad al Thani, Vice-President of the council, attended the meeting along with Prime Minister and dustrial processing units, which were conformities are confined to a rather While the unemployment Minister of Interior HE Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa al Thani, and the Council’s executive member and preventively interdicted, has been ex- small number of establishments. rate among youth in the 15-24 members. Minister of Finance and Secretary-General of the Council HE Ali Shareef al Emadi said the Council discussed porting these products to Qatar. The embassy reiterated that only a age group declined from 1.1 per- topics on its agenda and took appropriate decisions. The Council also reviewed latest developments related to The Embassy of Brazil, in a state- small number of inspection officials are cent in 2015 to 0.8 percent in investment and energy affairs. ment, said the objec- under suspicion (33 out 2016, the rate of Internet users tive of the investigation of 1,000). increased from 91.5 percent to was to determine the Clearing air It said MAPA has 92.9 percent. favouring of producing already determined Minister of Administrative companies by Brazilian Brazilian Ministry of immediate audit of 21 Development, Planning and Ministry of Agriculture, Agriculture, Livestock and industrial processing Statistics HE Dr Saleh bin Mo- PM to lead Qatari delegation Livestock and Food Sup- Food Supply ensures that units to verify any pos- hammad al Nabit has praised ply (MAPA) employees surveillance protocols and sible nonconformity, al- the remarkable rank achieved in 21 industrial process- procedures are efficient and though no material evi- by the country, stressing that it to London investment meet ing units in three Brazil- result in high-quality and dence of nonconformity reflects the human development ian states (Parana, Mi- in the products has been witnessed by Qatar. SATYENDRA PATHAK rum to be organised in London and tunities in the UK and in Qatar, he nas Gerais and Goias). safe food for consumption presented in the docu- DOHA Birmingham. said. The envoy expressed the hope The investigation ments submitted by the A 12-page The event would provide a sig- that the forum would go a long way cites 21 industrial processing units from police investigation. PRIME Minister and Minister of nificant platform to further strengthen in increasing bilateral trade between a total of 4,837 units, under federal in- supplement on It said MAPA reaffirmed that there Interior HE Sheikh Abdullah bin trade and investment relationship be- Qatar and the UK, which currently spection of animal products, and 33 has been no change in the procedures of Nasser bin Khalifa al Thani will lead tween UK and Qatar, the envoy said. stands at over £5 billion a year. MAPA employees from a total of 11,000. the Brazilian inspection service, which a high-level delegation of over 100 According to Sharma, the forum “The UK and Qatar share a strong In spite of the massive coverage in has been audited several times by in- Qatari officials and businessmen to would be instrumental in garnering and growing trade and investment re- the press, it said, no material evidence ternational authorities and has been the Qatar-UK Business & Invest- UK’s support for Qatar in delivering lationship. In 2015, total UK exports of nonconformity has been presented considered in line with all the necessary ment Forum in London on March a successful 2022 FIFA World Cup to Qatar amounted to £2.613 billion in the documents submitted by the po- requirements. 27, British Ambassador to Qatar HE and to be its partner of choice in re- and Qatar exports to the UK stood lice investigation until now. “MAPA ensures that surveillance Ajay Sharma has said. alising its 2030 National Vision. at £2.721 billion. Qatar has invested Based on the judicial decision, MAPA protocols and procedures are efficient is being Addressing media persons The forum would provide an approximately £35bn in the UK, and ordered the interdiction of three indus- and result in high-quality and safe food issued with about the upcoming three-day fo- exclusive opportunity for business there are over 600 UK companies op- trial processing units (SIF1010, SIF 2155 for consumption and MAPA reinforces this edition rum at the British Embassy in Doha, leaders and senior UK and Qatari erating in Qatar,” he said. and SIF 825) as a preventive measure. its commitment to continuously im- Sharma said that six ministers from ministers to network and promote “None of these units has been ex- prove the guarantees of its sanitary con- Qatar would also take part in the fo- current investment and trade oppor- Continued on page 2 Ô porting poultry or beef to Qatar. Equally, trol system,” the statement added. Four dead in London ‘terror’ strike Medical training centre at MoI soon HISHAM AL-JUNDI will train MoI cadres to become come true and provide sup- REUTERS Qatar slams attack DOHA qualified medical trainers. port to MoI with all logistic LONDON The agreement was signed and consulting aid for the DOHA Qatar has condemned HAMAD International Train- by Brigadier Khalifa Abdallah medical training centre. FOUR people were killed and the attack near the UK Parlia- ing Center (HITC) has signed al Nuaimi, Director of Crimi- HITC Director General at least 20 injured in London ment, resulting in death of an agreement to establish an nal Investigation Department said he is looking forward to on Wednesday after a car four people. In a statement, independent medical training (CID) at MoI and Dr Khalid more similar agreements. ploughed into pedestrians the Ministry of Foreign Affairs centre at the Ministry of Inte- Saifuldin from HITC of Ha- “We have been seeking to and an attacker stabbed a stressed Qatar’s support to rior (MoI). mad Medica Corporation support other providers of policeman close to the Brit- the UK government and offered According to the agree- (HMC). healthcare and MoI is one of ish parliament in what police condolences to the families of ment, MoI will provide office Brig Nuaimi said, “Having these. They are planning to called a “marauding terrorist the victims, wishing the injured for the headquarters of the our own medical trainers will expand, so it seems quite fit- attack”. a speedy recovery. (QNA) medical training centre, while make our work more efficient ting for us to sign this agree- The dead included the as- HITC will provide equipment, and a quantum leap for the ment to serve the community sailant and the policeman he logistics and qualified train- Medical Services Department and our country,” Dr Saiful- stabbed, while the other two along Westminster Bridge be- ers until the centre achieves at MoI.” din said. victims were among the pedes- fore crashing into railings just Emergency services staff provide medical attention close to the accreditation. He praised the efforts of trians hit by the car as it tore outside parliament. PAGE 11 Houses of Parliament in London on Wednesday. (AP) The new medical centre HITC to make these plans Continued on page 3 Ô 22 million new customers added School to teach dhow making on cards in 2016: Ooredoo DOHA Ooredoo would develop SANTHOSH CHANDRAN institute for providing training on new revenue streams in busi- DOHA dhow-making is being planned and ness to business, fixed and will open in association with one of digital segments to achieve its IN an effort to preserve the herit- Dhow making is a significant part the professional institutes.” goal of sustaining data experi- age and tradition of dhow-making, of Qatar’s heritage. The The dhow workshop, which is ence leadership, the telecom a school dedicated to providing government has taken many the only one of its kind in the coun- major’s chairman has said.