BUSINESS | Page 1 SPORT | Page 1 Djokovic wins US Open, equals QSE off ers German Sampras’ fi rms new promising opportunities mark published in QATAR since 1978 TUESDAY Vol. XXXIX No. 10938 September 11, 2018 Moharram 1, 1440 AH GULF TIMES www. gulf-times.com 2 Riyals Qatar, US review ties PR move to Our Say attract more capital and By Faisal Abdulhameed al-Mudahka Editor-in-Chief investment O Cardholders will enjoy health, The root of His Highness the Deputy Amir Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad al-Thani met at his off ice at the Amiri Diwan yesterday with the President of US Chamber of Commerce Thomas Donohue and US businessmen delegation, who called on the Deputy Amir education benefits to greet him on their visit to the country. During the meeting, they reviewed the strong relations between Qatar and the US terrorism and discussed ways to boost and develop them in various fields especially economic partnership and trade exchange, in he initiative to grant permanent and investment purposes in accord- light of the Qatar-US Business Council. They also exchanged views on future joint projects which will benefit both countries residency to non-Qatari indi- ance with stipulations. and their people. Tviduals will help increase invest- The cardholder may leave the coun- still exists ments and attract more capital, con- try and return to it during the period of tributing to further economic growth its validity without obtaining any con- In a a series of co-ordinated at- in the country, while the State can also sent or permit. tacks on the morning of September benefi t from people with special com- The terms and conditions for such 11, 2001 the twin towers of the World petencies. benefi ts will be issued at a later date Trade Center collapsed, claiming This was highlighted by Brigadier by the Cabinet, the offi cial Qatar News the lives of hundreds of innocent Salem Saqr al-Muraikhi, director of Agency said. civilians in a matter of hours and in Qatargas signs 22-yr deal the Ministry of Interior (MoI)’s Legal Brigadier al-Muraikhi noted Qatar’s a city that enjoys a big part of my Aff airs Department, at a press confer- continuous eff orts to provide better memory, New York City. ence held by the MoI in Doha yester- services to citizens and residents. He September 11, 2001 began as an- day to discuss various aspects of the said the idea of the PR Card has been in other ordinary day in New York be- with PetroChina unit recently issued Permanent Residency the works for some time, and is not the fore people all over the world held Law No 10 of 2018 and the procedures result of any specifi c event. their breath while watching live on for granting the Permanent Residency “Offi cials in the country always screen the stunning and horrifi c atargas has announced a long- LNG from Qatargas continues to con- (PR) card. wanted to provide better services for scenes of people hysterically run- term sale and purchase agree- tribute towards meeting the huge de- The press meet was also attended by those living on this land,” he stressed. ning, screaming, shouting, passing Qment (SPA) with PetroChina mand for energy in the world’s second Brigadier Mohamed Ahmed al-Ateeq, “The importance of the Permanent out, and dying. On that day, 2,996 International Company to supply Chi- largest economy. director-general of Passports. Residency card lies in its appreciation innocent civilians were savagely na with around 3.4mn tonnes of lique- “With China expected to become Brigadier al-Murakhi explained the and recognition of some categories of killed reportedly by some extrem- fi ed natural gas (LNG) per year. one of the world’s largest gas mar- rights and privileges a PR cardholder long-term residents. It is an exten- ists for no reason. PetroChina International Company kets, this SPA will further strengthen would enjoy in accordance with the law sion of the fundamental constitutional Sadly enough, 15 of the 18 hijack- is a unit of PetroChina Company Lim- the existing relationship between Qa- in terms of health, education, invest- concepts as it appears clearly in the ers, who took part in the attacks ited (PetroChina). targas and PetroChina over the long- ments, etc. The card will be valid for a speeches of His Highness the Amir were Saudis, and the majority of Under the 22-year SPA, which ends term.” period of fi ve years, which is renewable. where citizens are paired with resi- them either grew up in government- in 2040, Qatargas will supply LNG Saad Sherida al-Kaabi The SPA allows fl exibility in deliver- For instance, the PR cardholder may dents,” he said. supported religious camps in Saudi from the Qatargas 2 project, a joint ing LNG to various receiving terminals receive treatment and education in Brigadier al-Ateeq said the MoI re- Arabia, or were Imams (clerics) venture among Qatar Petroleum, Exx- world’s largest LNG producer, supply- across China, including the Dalian, government institutions within the lies on providing its services through there. Other nationalities that par- onMobil and Total, to diff erent re- ing safely and reliably across the globe. Jiangsu, Tangshan and Shenzhen LNG State on a par with Qataris, in accord- an electronic system. In line with this, ticipated in the attacks include the ceiving terminals across China, with “We are very pleased to be of sup- receiving terminals, utilising Qatargas’ ance with the terms and conditions, an electronic network has been built, United Arab Emirates and Egypt. the fi rst cargo to be delivered to the port to the People’s Republic of China fl eet of 70 conventional, Q-Flex and according to the MoI. Also, the spouse tried and tested to implement the per- Ironically, they are the same coun- People’s Republic of China later this in its quest to secure LNG supplies Q-Max LNG vessels. of the cardholder and his/her children manent residency law. tries blockading my country Qatar month. to meet the country’s growing en- Qatargas is the world’s largest LNG shall enjoy the privileges granted to the “A committee has been formed now. On the landmark agreement, Qatar ergy requirements. As we announce producing company with an annual PR cardholder pertaining to residence, based on this law, which will decide on As all of us already know, amongst Petroleum president and CEO Saad this long-term SPA, we look forward production capacity of 77mn tonnes. health and education until the age of 18 these applications, receive them, dis- all the Arab countries the mental Sherida al-Kaabi, also Qatargas chair- to continuing to supply reliable and PetroChina is China’s largest gas years. cuss them and issue the relevant deci- image of Saudi Arabia is that of the man said, “I would like to thank the clean energy to China and to countries supplier, meeting 66% of China’s do- The holder of the PR card shall have sions,” he said. one and only country which is deep- Government of the People’s Republic all over the world that seek to use the mestic demand in 2017. It is anticipat- the right to invest in sectors of the na- He noted that a working team was ly and heavily associated with Islam, of China and PetroChina for this im- cleanest fossil fuel available to meet ed that the People’s Republic of China tional economy without a Qatari part- formed to implement the mechanisms given the fact that the two holy cities portant SPA. This agreement under- their energy needs.” will become one of the world’s largest ner. The establishment of a company for receiving applications and hand of Makkah and Madinah are located scores Qatar’s trusted capability in Qatargas chief executive offi cer gas markets. shall be in accordance with the law over cards on completion of the rele- there. The indication here is not that ensuring energy security to countries Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa al-Thani Chinese gas consumption grew by governing commercial companies, the vant procedures. A PR card application Islam as a religion promotes such around the world, particularly in Asia, said: “This is an important milestone 15% in 2017 alone, with LNG imports statement notes. Besides, the PR card- form has also been prepared with all re- barbaric acts. Rather, it is the Saudi as well as its unique position as the for Qatargas. We are very pleased that growing by more than 40%. holder may own real estate for housing quired data, he added. Page 4 government-based version of Islam that arguably encourages so. To Page 20 [email protected] US diplomat hails Qatar’s GROUND ZERO Motorists fume at long queues to fi ll up cars REVISITED, role in fi ght against terror ong queues of vehicles at petrol 17 YEARS ON stations continue to be a com- QNA regard. “We have one model and ap- Lmon sight at many places in and Doha proach to work on this level,” he said. around Doha, causing much inconven- Pages 18, 19, 20 The deputy chief of mission ex- ience to motorists. pressed hope that Qatar and the US The situation has worsened since he US embassy’s deputy chief will deepen co-operation on issues schools reopened and people started Qatar regrets of mission Phillip Nelson has related to the elimination of terrorism returning to the country in large num- closure of PLO Tpraised Qatar’s role in the fi ght and money laundering. He pointed out bers following the summer holidays, it against terrorism and money launder- that the delegations participating in is learnt.