www.thepeninsulaqatar.com BUSINESS | 22 SPORT | 29 Saudi names A perfect ten for KKhalid Al Falih as Qatar’s Al Attiyah Energy Minister in Jordan SUNDAY 8 MAY 2016 • 1 SHA’BAAN 1437 • Volume 21 • Number 6790 thepeninsulaqatar @peninsulaqatar @peninsula_qatar Health centre for workers opens Sheikha Moza attends Fez Music Festival The Peninsula provided with healthcare services of a high standard. The facility in Mesaimeer He said the centre is one of the min- can deal with 32,000 istry’s many healthcare projects intended DOHA: The newly-opened workers-only for workers, including four health centres, health centre in Mesaimeer has the capac- visitors and the Medical three modern hospitals for workers and ity of up to 32,000 visitors a month. Commission unit can carry more Medical Commission units. The facility is attached with a Medical out mandatory check-ups The centre comprises 12 general clinics, Commission unit that can do mandatory specialised clinics in the fields of occu- health check-up for a maximum 11,000 for a maximum 11,000 pational medicine, internal medicine, expatriate workers every month. expatriate workers a ophthalmology, ENT (ear, nose, and throat), Minister of Public Health H E Dr Hanan chronic diseases, dermatology, cardiac dis- Mohamed Al Kuwari opened the Mesaimeer month. eases, lung diseases, and five dental clinics. Labour Health Centre and the attached There are laboratories for vital and Medical Commission Unit on Thursday in chemical analyses, blood and micro- the presence of senior officials from the scopic analyses, and a radiology section, a ministry and Qatar Red Crescent Society agreement with the ministry. pharmacy, mental health services, health (QRCS). In his inaugural address, the Minister education services, and infectious and com- H H Sheikha Moza bint Nasser, Chairperson, Qatar Foundation, with H R H Princess This is the second health centre set up said Qatar is keen to provide the best treat- municable diseases control section. Lalla Salma of Morocco at the opening of the 22nd edition of the Fez Festival of by the ministry for expatriate single male ment and preventive health care services World Sacred Music in Morocco, yesterday. Pic: A R Al-Baker See also page 3 workers and is run by QRCS, under an for its entire population and workers are Continued on page 5 Sheikh Khalid meets King of Spain Al Rayyan & Al Sadd Gold prices jump 21% in 4 months reach semi-finals The Peninsula By Sachin Kumar gold and are waiting for the prices the price of 22-carat gold touching The Peninsula to fall. The other set is buying gold QR128.50 per gramme in the first thinking that it is better to buy now as month. It reached a high of QR142 in DOHA: Al Sadd yesterday edged the prices may rise further in future,” February, QR145 in March and QR148 past Al Gharafa 3-2 to reach the said the sales manager of a jewellery in April. semi-finals of the Emir Cup. B DOHA: After remaining subdued showroom in Doha. “Multitude of factors, including Bounedjah scored two goals (9 for a year, gold prices have surged “Gold prices in Qatar are deter- relatively dovish US Federal Reserve and 64) and Hassan Al Haydos 21 percent so far this year, pushed by mined by the international market,” policy statement, surprising sta- chipped in with a first-half effort international factors. he added. The prices in the local tus quo by BoJ (Bank of Japan) on (39) off a free-kick to power Al Sadd. The price of one gramme of market move in tandem with glo- monetary policy and weak US mac- M Abdulla (41) and V Weiss (75) 24-carat gold in local market jumped bal prices because the prices here roeconomic numbers translated in scored the goals for Al Gharafa at from QR131 on January 1 to QR157 are linked to international market, to sharp weakness in US dollar and Grand Hamad Stadium. In the ear- at April-end, and the price of one mainly the London bullion market. in the process aided the ascent in lier quarter-final, QSL champions gramme of 22-carat gold from QR122 Yesterday, one gramme of the precious metals, including gold,” Al Rayyan crushed Al Kharaitiyat Sheikh Dr Khalid bin Thani bin Abdullah Al Thani, Vice-Chairman and to QR148. 24-carat gold was trading at Hitesh Jain, Head, Alternate Research, 3-0 after goals by Rodrigo Tabata, Managing Director, Dar Al Sharq Group, with King Felipe VI of Spain The sharp rise in the prices have QR156.50 and 22-carat gold at 147.50. IIFL, a Mumbai-headquartered bro- Sergio Garcia and Sebastian Soria. during the 40th anniversary celebration of Spanish daily El Pais impacted consumers. “We have seen Gold has seen a steady rise in kerage firm, told The Peninsula. Today, Lekhwiya host Al Saili- at Cibeles Palace in capital Madrid yesterday. → See also page 21 broadly two type of customers. One the past four months. It began the yah and Al Ahli take on El Jaish. set has decided to postpone buying upward journey in January with → Continued on page 3 → See also page 36 02 SUNDAY 8 MAY 2016 HOME Deputy PM hails progress in the field of Education QNA activities provided to various age groups of students. He said this is an ‘Professional important conference as it provides Teaching’ exhibition an opportunity to exchange scien- DOHA: Under the patronage of tific expertise and experiences in the Prime Minister and Interior Minis- also opened to offer field of education. ter H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser solutions for teachers He said through the conference’s bin Khalifa Al Thani, Deputy Prime workshops, papers and discussion Minister and Minister of State for in the leadership panels, participants will reach the Cabinet Affairs H E Ahmed Abdul- of learning and best means to utilise these experi- lah bin Zaid Al Mahmoud yesterday education processes ences and develop them. inaugurated the Education Confer- Al Mahmoud praised the great ence 2016. in accordance with progress Qatar has achieved in the The two-day conference is modern teaching field of education, under the wise organised by the Ministry of Educa- leadership of Emir H H Sheikh tion and Higher Education at Qatar trends. Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and National Convention Centre, under cited the Emir’s speeches on the the theme ‘Learning Leadership: importance of improving educa- Contemporary Visions’. Al Mahmoud,accompanied by tion in the country. He said Qatar Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs H E Ahmed Abdullah bin Zaid Al Mahmoud, Al Mahmoud also opened a ‘Pro- Minister of Education and Higher National Vision 2030 is clear in its along with Minister of Education and Higher Education H E Dr Mohammed bin Abdul Wahed Al Hammadi fessional Teaching’ exhibition, which Education H E Dr Mohammed bin objectives in terms of the develop- and other officials tour one of the stalls at the exhibition. offers educational solutions for Abdul Wahed Al Hammadi, toured ment of education, human wealth teachers in the leadership of learning pavilion and was briefed on exhibits, and knowledge through which and education processes in accord- including teaching aids, technolog- society can bring about the desired Vision 2030. Al Mahmoud reiterated attaches great importance to educa- on the development of society as ance with modern teaching trends. ical solutions, programmes and progress and goals of Qatar National that the leadership, led by the Emir, tion, and stressed the need to work stated in Qatar National Vision 2030. 43 projects on display at iEARN-Qatar Research study on purifying water wins Best Project award The Peninsula The Peninsula celebration of ingenuity, hard work, scientific exploration and intellectual curiosity that characterise students DOHA: Reach Out To Asia (ROTA) DOHA: A research project dem- in all disciplines at CMU-Q.” inaugurated the International Educa- onstrating how bacteria found in The award for Best Poster went tion And Resource Network in Qatar Qatar’s sand can be used to purify to ‘CheckMyStack Vulnerability 2016 (iEARN-Qatar) on Thursday at water won the Best Project award at Detection Tool for the Qatari Web’ Qatar University (QU). the 10th annual Meeting of the Minds by computer science students Aseel This year’s programme began undergraduate research symposium Ghazal and Daanish Ali Khan, under with an Open House which brought held by Carnegie Mellon University the mentorship of Thierry Sans, together 327 students from around in Qatar (CMU-Q). Assistant Teaching Professor of Com- the country, along with 65 teachers, The research study ‘Character- puter Science. to showcase 43 unique projects. ising a Novel Bacillus-like Phage Students presented research The event was held under the from Qatar’s Sand’ was conducted projects to a panel of judges from patronage of Qatar Chemical and by biological sciences student Aya the Ministry of Development Plan- Petrochemical Marketing and Dis- Abd Elaal under the mentorship of ning and Statistics, Qatar National tribution Company (Muntajat) in Annette Vincent, Assistant Teach- Research Fund, Qatar Computing partnership with National Centre for ing Professor of Biological Sciences Research Institute, Qatar Biomedical Educational Development (NCED) at at CMU-Q. Research Institute, Qatar Biobank, College of Education at QU. It explores using bacteriophages Qatar Science and Technology Park, In his opening speech, Essa Al extracted from Qatar’s sand to dis- Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Geor- Mannai, Executive Director, ROTA, infect water. getown University in Qatar, Texas said: “Building human capacity and The second prize was awarded A&M University in Qatar, Qatar Uni- empowering youth through educa- to ‘Wireless Eruptions – Reprogram- versity, Northwestern University in tion is an integral part of promoting ming Wireless Sensor Networks: Qatar, and Siemens.