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LOCAL ARAB TIMES, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 15, 2017 2 ‘Health’ said to end contract with firm conducting medical tests for laborers Decision issued to transfer 40 employees from OMD: Al-Harbi KUWAIT CITY, March 14: New developments in the health file continue to emerge in various dimensions and the issue spotlighted is the resignation of the Director of Overseas Medical Treatment Department Dr Abdul-Raz- zaq Al-Anjeri, and the conflict of interests of the opposing factions and parliamentary commission formed last Tues- day to investigate transgressions of the Health Ministry, reports Al-Seyassah daily. In a related development, Minister of Health Dr Jamal Al-Harbi an- nounced that the ministry is about to end its contract with the health service company that conducts medical tests for laborers, adding the min- istry will not renew the contract due to expire at the end of July. The minister indicated he has a dif- ferent plan for carrying out medical tests in cooperation with the Ministry of Interior, and both parties are wait- ing for the mechanism of coopera- tion in that regard. He indicated the Health Ministry will be in charge of providing medical test services for the labor force, indicating the sector will collect fees or merge the charges with the health insurance fee. Dr Al-Harbi revealed a decision has been issued to transfer 40 em- ployees from the Overseas Medical Department (OMD) to other depart- ments after they discovered the em- ployees in question were manipulat- ing procedures and decisions. Settled “We have settled on transferring 40 expatriates and Bedoun employees to other departments because we do not want to cut their means of liveli- hood,” said Al-Harbi, affirming con- trol and inspection on the Overseas Medical Department continues in a bid to combat manipulation, slack- ness and interference in decisions, and anyone proven to be involved in misconduct will be dismissed from the department immediately. Concerning the cases Overseas Treatment Department continue to send, the minister said the cases are chronic diseases specified by the Cabinet, cancer, children and critical cases. With regard to the resignation of Dr Al-Anjeri, the minister indicated the former showed his desire to be dismissed on the basis of pressure and practices he refuses to accom- modate, given that he among the doctors who do not entertain vio- lation of law and all he wants is to redirect his department and support the priority cases that need overseas treatment. Member of the parliamentary commission for Ministry of Health violations MP Osama Al-Shaheen stressed the importance of the com- mission’s members who have inter- est in the issue of resigning so as to render the work of the commission upright. In an anticipatory move, MP Saadoun Hamad said the member tar- geted by MP Al-Shaheen is MP Adel Al-Damkhi in connection with viola- tion of the patients’ medical aid fund, although he was quick to say that MP Al-Damkhi has no membership in the commission in the first place. Meanwhile, MP Safaa Al- Hashim has officially submitted the proposal she announced last week suggesting that expatriates should not be given free medicines in the hospital, and that the KD 1 or KD 2 they pay either in the clinics or hospitals should be for diagnosis and initial check-up. She explained the cost of medi- cines and laboratory expenses in 2006 reached KD 48,6,886,000 and in 2015, it reached KD 1 billion and 489 million. She reiterated desire to reorganize the State, indicating the balance knob has been damaged at the ratio of 3:1. Photo by Rizk Taufiq MP Safaa Al-Hashim draws Speaker’s attention during Tuesday’s parliamentary session. Ambassador of Guyana Ambassador of Ethiopia HH the Amir receives credentials of newly-appointed ambassadors His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah received early Tuesday at Bayan Palace credentials of the newly-appointed ambas- sadors of Guyana, Swaziland, Iraq, Ethiopia, Cameroon, and Norway. The ceremony was attended by First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, Deputy Amiri Diwan Affairs Sheikh Ali Jarrah Al-Sabah, Deputy Amiri Diwan Un- dersecretary Ibrahim Mohammad Al-Shatti, Head of His Highness the Amir Office Ahmad Fahad Al-Fahad, Advisor at the Amiri Diwan Mohammad Abdullah Abou Al-Hassan, Head of Amiri protocols Sheikh Khaled Al-Ab- dullah Al-Sabah Al-Nasser Al-Sabah, Assistant Foreign Minister for Proto- col Affairs Ambassador Dhari Ajran Al-Ajran, and Amiri Guard Commander Brigadier Fahad Abdulrahman Al-Zaid. (KUNA) Ambassador of Swaziland Ambassador of Cameroon Ambassador of Iraq KUNA photos Ambassador of Norway KUNA photo His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah re- ceived at Bayan Palace Tuesday His Highness Sheikh Nasser Al-Mo- hammad Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah. (KUNA) Travelling procedures for Diplomatic, Service passport holders Germany, Kuwait sign Visa Waiver agreement KUWAIT CITY, March 14: After several years of negotiations, a Visa Waiver Agreement for Diplomatic and Service passports between Germany and Kuwait was signed yesterday by German Ambassador to Kuwait, Kar- lfried Bergner, and Kuwait’s Deputy Foreign Minister, Khaled Al-Jarallah, says a press release issued by the Em- bassy of Germany. The ceremony was attended by vari- ous dignitaries and members of the German Embassy and Kuwait’s Minis- try of Foreign Affairs. The signing of the bilateral agree- ment was an important first step to simplify travelling procedures for Dip- lomatic and Service passport holders of both countries and will now be fol- lowed by implementing this agreement into national law in both countries, af- ter which it will become effective in a couple of months. Please keep checking our Embassy homepage for updates – as soon as this new regulation has entered into force, we will inform you. Until then, — all— holders of Ku- waiti passports are still required to obtain a visa before travelling to Ger- many. Holders of regular private Kuwaiti passports are not included in this visa waiver agreement and do still need a visa for Germany and the Schengen States. Prayer Timings Fajr .......................................................... 04:40 Sunrise .................................................... 05:59 Zohr ......................................................... 11:57 Asr ............................................................15:22 Maghrib ...................................................17:56 Isha .........................................................19:13 Weather Expected weather for the next 24 hours: By Night: Fair with light variable wind, with speed of 06-20 km/h. By Day: Sunny with light northeasterly to light variable wind, with speed of 08-20 km/h. Station Max Min Exp Rec Kuwait City 26 18 Kuwait Airport 26 18 Abdaly 27 13 Bubyan 26 14 Jahra 27 16 Failaka Island 25 16 Salmiyah 26 18 Ahmadi 26 18 Nuwaisib 26 15 Wafra 26 14 Salmy 26 12 4 days forecast - Weather Wednesday, March 15 Expected weather .....................................Sunny Max Temp................................................... 26˚C Min Temp.................................................... 13˚C Wind Direction ...................................... NE-VRB Wind Speed ...................................... 08-28 km/h Thursday, March 16 Expected weather .................. Sunny+rising dust Max Temp................................................... 30˚C Min Temp.................................................... 14˚C Wind Direction ............................................... SE Wind Speed ...................................... 15-40 km/h Friday, March 17 Expected weather .....................................Sunny Max Temp................................................... 26˚C Min Temp.................................................... 13˚C Wind Direction .......................................... NW-N Wind Speed ...................................... 12-35 km/h Saturday, March 18 Expected weather .. Partly cloudy+scattered rain Max Temp................................................... 28˚C Min Temp.................................................... 14˚C Wind Direction ........................................ SE-NW Wind Speed ...................................... 12-32 km/h Marine Forecast Station Max Min Sea Today’s Exp Rec Surf Waves H Directio South Dolphin 25 18 17 2ft SE Umm Mudayrah 24 18 - 2ft SE Beacon M28 - - - 2ft SE Beacon N6 29 16 - 2ft SE Qaruh Island 24 17 - 2ft SE Umm Al-Maradim 25 17 - 2ft SE Sea Island Buo - - - - - Salmiyah 26 18 - 2ft SE 4 days forecast - Marine Wednesday, March 15 Expected weather .....................................Sunny Sea state ...............................Slight to moderate Wave height................................................1-3 ft Max Temp................................................... 26˚C Min Temp.................................................... 13˚C Wind Direction ...................................... NE-VRB Wind Speed ...................................... 08-28 km/h Thursday, March 16 Expected weather .................. Sunny+rising dust Sea state ................. Moderate to rough at times Wave height................................................3-6 ft Max Temp................................................... 30˚C Min Temp.................................................... 14˚C Wind Direction ............................................... SE Wind Speed ...................................... 15-40 km/h Friday, March 17 Expected weather .....................................Sunny Sea state ...............................Slight to moderate Wave height................................................2-5 ft Max Temp................................................... 26˚C Min Temp.................................................... 13˚C Wind Direction .......................................... NW-N Wind Speed ...................................... 12-35 km/h Saturday, March 18 Expected weather .. Partly cloudy+scattered rain Sea state ...............................Slight to moderate Wave height................................................2-4 ft Max Temp................................................... 28˚C Min Temp.................................................... 14˚C Wind Direction ........................................ SE-NW Wind Speed ...................................... 12-32 km/h Tide times at Shuwaikh Port 1st high tide: .............................................. 13:35 2nd high tide: ............................................. 01:27 1st low tide:................................................ 07:35 2nd low tide: .............................................. 19:42 Sunrise: ..................................................... 06:00 Sunset: ...................................................... 17:55 Recorded yesterday at Kuwait Airport Max temp .................................................... 32˚C Min temp ..................................................... 19˚C Max Rh ........................................................88% Min Rh .........................................................08% Max Wind...........................................W 60 km/h Total Rainfall in 24 hrs .......................... 0.19 mm Recorded yesterday at South Dolphin Min/Max/ Air Temp ................................ 18/25˚C Min/Max Rel Hum ...................................30/95% Wind Direction/Wind Speed............... N/58 km/h Prev Wave Dir/Max Wave Ht ..................... N/4 ft Min/Max Sea Surface Temp ........................-/-˚C Sea Current ........................................ Upwelling — Directorate General of Civil Aviation, Meteorological Dept. Kuwait Today Nooriya Abdul Muhsen Ismail Al-Fahad, 73 years old, widow of Khaled Mussa Al-Ghathban, buried on Tuesday. Condolences: (Men) Salam, Block 2, Street 221, House 103, Diwan Al-Fahad, Tel 99099522. (Women) Surra, Block 5, Street 3, House 66, Tel 90972111. Aysha Ibrahim Abdul Aziz Al-Mehareb, 80 years old, wife of Abdul Rahman Hasan Al-Rabeeia, buried on Tuesday. Condolences: (Men) Shuhada, Block 1, Opp Hiteen, House 26, Diwan Al-Rabeeah, Tel 55527034 / 99749977. (Women) Omariya, Block 2, Street 1, House 11, Tel 97373089. Tafla Matar Rakhees Al-Thaher, 89 years old, widow of Rafei Saadoun Jemaian Al- Husaini, buried on Tuesday. Condolences: (Men) Saad Al-Abdullah, Block 7, Street 719, House 268, Tel 99749334. (Women) Saad Al-Abdullah, Block 8, Street 859, House 247, Tel 97618081. Fatima Sharawi Ali Al-Sharawi, 68 years old, widow of Baker Ahmad Al-Najar, buried on Tuesday. Condolences: (Men) Salam, Block 4, Street 25, House 65, Tel 98925345(Women) Surra, Block 5, 4th. Ring Road, OPP. Rawda, House 23, Tel 99362033. Samiya Saleh Raja Al-Mutairi, 66 years old, widow of Abdullah Mohammad Mishan Al-Nami Al-Mutairi, buried on Tuesday. Condolences: (Men) Ardiya, Block 10, Street 1, Avenue 13, House 20, Tel 97493050 / 90022666. (Women) Zahra, Block 8, Street 827, House 7, Tel 55340000 / 65520100. Faisal Saud Al-Dewash, 90 years old, to be buried on Wednesday after Asr Prayers. Condolences: Kheitan, Block 10, Al-Matar Street, House 164, Tel 50030006 / 55399999. deaths March 14, 2017 ‘Smart parking’ in World Records KUWAIT CITY, March 14: The “smart parking” system of Jahra Court Complex, which was inau- gurated recently, has found a place in the Guinness Book of World Records, reports Al-Shahed daily. A special entrance has been allocated to the smart parking area for separat- ing it from the building in order to ensure privacy of litigants and their fami- lies. The total space of Jahra Court Complex is double the current total space of Justice Palace. It will serve the residents of Jahra area who will not have to go to another area for completing their transactions.
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LOCALARAB TIMES, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 15, 2017
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‘Health’ said to end contract with fi rmconducting medical tests for laborers
Decision issued to transfer 40 employees from OMD: Al-Harbi
KUWAIT CITY, March 14: New developments in the health fi le continue to emerge in various dimensions and the issue spotlighted is the resignation of the Director of Overseas Medical Treatment Department Dr Abdul-Raz-zaq Al-Anjeri, and the confl ict of interests of the opposing
factions and parliamentary commission formed last Tues-day to investigate transgressions of the Health Ministry, reports Al-Seyassah daily.
In a related development, Minister of Health Dr Jamal Al-Harbi an-nounced that the ministry is about to end its contract with the health service
company that conducts medical tests for laborers, adding the min-istry will not renew the contract due to expire at the end of July.
The minister indicated he has a dif-ferent plan for carrying out medical tests in cooperation with the Ministry of Interior, and both parties are wait-ing for the mechanism of coopera-tion in that regard. He indicated the Health Ministry will be in charge of providing medical test services for the labor force, indicating the sector will collect fees or merge the charges with the health insurance fee.
Dr Al-Harbi revealed a decision has been issued to transfer 40 em-ployees from the Overseas Medical Department (OMD) to other depart-ments after they discovered the em-ployees in question were manipulat-ing procedures and decisions.
Settled“We have settled on transferring
40 expatriates and Bedoun employees to other departments because we do not want to cut their means of liveli-hood,” said Al-Harbi, affi rming con-trol and inspection on the Overseas Medical Department continues in a bid to combat manipulation, slack-ness and interference in decisions, and anyone proven to be involved in misconduct will be dismissed from the department immediately.
Concerning the cases Overseas Treatment Department continue to send, the minister said the cases are chronic diseases specifi ed by the Cabinet, cancer, children and critical cases.
With regard to the resignation of Dr Al-Anjeri, the minister indicated the former showed his desire to be dismissed on the basis of pressure and practices he refuses to accom-modate, given that he among the doctors who do not entertain vio-lation of law and all he wants is to redirect his department and support the priority cases that need overseas treatment.
Member of the parliamentary commission for Ministry of Health violations MP Osama Al-Shaheen stressed the importance of the com-mission’s members who have inter-est in the issue of resigning so as to render the work of the commission upright.
In an anticipatory move, MP Saadoun Hamad said the member tar-geted by MP Al-Shaheen is MP Adel Al-Damkhi in connection with viola-tion of the patients’ medical aid fund, although he was quick to say that MP Al-Damkhi has no membership in the commission in the fi rst place.
Meanwhile, MP Safaa Al-Hashim has officially submitted the proposal she announced last week suggesting that expatriates should not be given free medicines in the hospital, and that the KD 1 or KD 2 they pay either in the clinics or hospitals should be for diagnosis and initial check-up.
She explained the cost of medi-cines and laboratory expenses in 2006 reached KD 48,6,886,000 and in 2015, it reached KD 1 billion and 489 million. She reiterated desire to reorganize the State, indicating the balance knob has been damaged at the ratio of 3:1.
Photo by Rizk Taufi qMP Safaa Al-Hashim draws Speaker’s attention during Tuesday’s parliamentary session.
Ambassador of Guyana
Ambassador of Ethiopia
HH the Amir receives credentials of newly-appointed ambassadorsHis Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah received early Tuesday at Bayan Palace credentials of the newly-appointed ambas-sadors of Guyana, Swaziland, Iraq, Ethiopia, Cameroon, and Norway.
The ceremony was attended by First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister
of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Sabah Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, Deputy Amiri Diwan Affairs Sheikh Ali Jarrah Al-Sabah, Deputy Amiri Diwan Un-dersecretary Ibrahim Mohammad Al-Shatti, Head of His Highness the Amir Offi ce Ahmad Fahad Al-Fahad, Advisor at the Amiri Diwan Mohammad
Abdullah Abou Al-Hassan, Head of Amiri protocols Sheikh Khaled Al-Ab-dullah Al-Sabah Al-Nasser Al-Sabah, Assistant Foreign Minister for Proto-col Affairs Ambassador Dhari Ajran Al-Ajran, and Amiri Guard Commander Brigadier Fahad Abdulrahman Al-Zaid. (KUNA)
Ambassador of Swaziland
Ambassador of Cameroon
Ambassador of Iraq
KUNA photosAmbassador of Norway
KUNA photoHis Highness the Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah re-ceived at Bayan Palace Tuesday His Highness Sheikh Nasser Al-Mo-
hammad Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah. (KUNA)
Travelling procedures for Diplomatic, Service passport holders
Germany, Kuwait sign Visa Waiver agreementKUWAIT CITY, March 14: After several years of negotiations, a Visa Waiver Agreement for Diplomatic and Service passports between Germany and Kuwait was signed yesterday by German Ambassador to Kuwait, Kar-lfried Bergner, and Kuwait’s Deputy Foreign Minister, Khaled Al-Jarallah, says a press release issued by the Em-bassy of Germany.
The ceremony was attended by vari-ous dignitaries and members of the
German Embassy and Kuwait’s Minis-try of Foreign Affairs.
The signing of the bilateral agree-ment was an important fi rst step to simplify travelling procedures for Dip-lomatic and Service passport holders of both countries and will now be fol-lowed by implementing this agreement into national law in both countries, af-ter which it will become effective in a couple of months.
Please keep checking our Embassy
homepage for updates – as soon as this new regulation has entered into force, we will inform you.
Until then, — all— holders of Ku-waiti passports are still required to obtain a visa before travelling to Ger-many.
Holders of regular private Kuwaiti passports are not included in this visa waiver agreement and do still need a visa for Germany and the Schengen States.
Prayer TimingsFajr .......................................................... 04:40Sunrise .................................................... 05:59Zohr ......................................................... 11:57Asr ............................................................15:22 Maghrib ...................................................17:56Isha .........................................................19:13
Weather Expected weather for the next 24 hours:
By Night: Fair with light variable wind, with speed of 06-20 km/h.
By Day: Sunny with light northeasterly to light variable wind, with speed of 08-20 km/h.Station Max Min Exp RecKuwait City 26 18Kuwait Airport 26 18Abdaly 27 13Bubyan 26 14Jahra 27 16Failaka Island 25 16Salmiyah 26 18Ahmadi 26 18Nuwaisib 26 15Wafra 26 14Salmy 26 12
4 days forecast - WeatherWednesday, March 15
Expected weather .....................................SunnyMax Temp...................................................26˚CMin Temp....................................................13˚CWind Direction ...................................... NE-VRBWind Speed ......................................08-28 km/h
Thursday, March 16Expected weather .................. Sunny+rising dustMax Temp...................................................30˚CMin Temp....................................................14˚CWind Direction ...............................................SEWind Speed ......................................15-40 km/h
Friday, March 17Expected weather .....................................SunnyMax Temp...................................................26˚CMin Temp....................................................13˚CWind Direction ..........................................NW-NWind Speed ......................................12-35 km/h
Saturday, March 18 Expected weather .. Partly cloudy+scattered rainMax Temp...................................................28˚CMin Temp....................................................14˚CWind Direction ........................................SE-NWWind Speed ......................................12-32 km/h
Marine ForecastStation Max Min Sea Today’s Exp Rec Surf Waves H DirectioSouth Dolphin 25 18 17 2ft SEUmm Mudayrah 24 18 - 2ft SEBeacon M28 - - - 2ft SEBeacon N6 29 16 - 2ft SEQaruh Island 24 17 - 2ft SEUmm Al-Maradim 25 17 - 2ft SESea Island Buo - - - - -
Salmiyah 26 18 - 2ft SE
4 days forecast - MarineWednesday, March 15
Expected weather .....................................SunnySea state ...............................Slight to moderateWave height................................................1-3 ftMax Temp...................................................26˚CMin Temp....................................................13˚CWind Direction ...................................... NE-VRBWind Speed ......................................08-28 km/h
Thursday, March 16Expected weather .................. Sunny+rising dustSea state .................Moderate to rough at timesWave height................................................3-6 ftMax Temp...................................................30˚CMin Temp....................................................14˚CWind Direction ...............................................SEWind Speed ......................................15-40 km/h
Friday, March 17Expected weather .....................................SunnySea state ...............................Slight to moderateWave height................................................2-5 ftMax Temp...................................................26˚CMin Temp....................................................13˚CWind Direction ..........................................NW-NWind Speed ......................................12-35 km/h
Saturday, March 18Expected weather .. Partly cloudy+scattered rainSea state ...............................Slight to moderateWave height................................................2-4 ftMax Temp...................................................28˚CMin Temp....................................................14˚CWind Direction ........................................SE-NWWind Speed ......................................12-32 km/h
Tide times at Shuwaikh Port1st high tide: ..............................................13:352nd high tide: .............................................01:271st low tide:................................................07:352nd low tide: ..............................................19:42Sunrise: .....................................................06:00Sunset: ......................................................17:55
Recorded yesterday at Kuwait Airport
Max temp ....................................................32˚CMin temp .....................................................19˚CMax Rh ........................................................88%Min Rh .........................................................08%Max Wind...........................................W 60 km/hTotal Rainfall in 24 hrs ..........................0.19 mm
Recorded yesterday at South Dolphin
Min/Max/ Air Temp ................................18/25˚CMin/Max Rel Hum ...................................30/95%Wind Direction/Wind Speed............... N/58 km/hPrev Wave Dir/Max Wave Ht ..................... N/4 ftMin/Max Sea Surface Temp ........................-/-˚CSea Current ........................................ Upwelling
— Directorate General of Civil Aviation, Meteorological Dept.
Kuwait Today
Nooriya Abdul Muhsen Ismail Al-Fahad, 73 years old, widow of Khaled Mussa Al-Ghathban, buried on Tuesday. Condolences: (Men) Salam, Block 2, Street 221, House 103, Diwan Al-Fahad, Tel 99099522. (Women) Surra, Block 5, Street 3, House 66, Tel 90972111. Aysha Ibrahim Abdul Aziz Al-Mehareb, 80 years old, wife of Abdul Rahman Hasan Al-Rabeeia, buried on Tuesday. Condolences: (Men) Shuhada, Block 1, Opp Hiteen, House 26, Diwan Al-Rabeeah, Tel 55527034 / 99749977. (Women) Omariya, Block 2, Street 1, House 11, Tel 97373089. Tafl a Matar Rakhees Al-Thaher, 89 years old, widow of Rafei Saadoun Jemaian Al-Husaini, buried on Tuesday. Condolences: (Men) Saad Al-Abdullah, Block 7, Street 719, House 268, Tel 99749334. (Women) Saad Al-Abdullah, Block 8, Street 859, House 247, Tel 97618081. Fatima Sharawi Ali Al-Sharawi, 68 years old, widow of Baker Ahmad Al-Najar, buried on Tuesday. Condolences: (Men) Salam, Block 4, Street 25, House 65, Tel 98925345(Women) Surra, Block 5, 4th. Ring Road, OPP. Rawda, House 23, Tel 99362033. Samiya Saleh Raja Al-Mutairi, 66 years old, widow of Abdullah Mohammad Mishan Al-Nami Al-Mutairi, buried on Tuesday. Condolences: (Men) Ardiya, Block 10, Street 1, Avenue 13, House 20, Tel 97493050 / 90022666. (Women) Zahra, Block 8, Street 827, House 7, Tel 55340000 / 65520100. Faisal Saud Al-Dewash, 90 years old, to be buried on Wednesday after Asr Prayers. Condolences: Kheitan, Block 10, Al-Matar Street, House 164, Tel 50030006 / 55399999.
deaths
March 14, 2017
‘Smart parking’in World RecordsKUWAIT CITY, March 14: The “smart parking” system of Jahra Court Complex, which was inau-gurated recently, has found a place in the Guinness Book of World Records, reports Al-Shahed daily.
A special entrance has been allocated to the smart parking area for separat-ing it from the building in order to ensure privacy of litigants and their fami-lies.
The total space of Jahra Court Complex is double the current total space of Justice Palace. It will serve the residents of Jahra area who will not have to go to another area for completing their transactions.
