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ISO 9001:2008 CERTIFIED NEWSPAPER Friday 3 January 2014 2 Rabial I 1435 - Volume 18 Number 5933 Price: QR2 QE market Nadal, cap rises to Gojowczyk QR561.7bn reach semis Business | 15 Sport | 22 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com [email protected] | [email protected] Editorial: 4455 7741 | Advertising: 4455 7837 / 4455 7780 Speculators Real Madrid win Doha blockbuster BY ARMSTRONG VAS DOHA: FIFA World Cup 2022 hosts Qatar hosted yet another blockbuster match yesterday pushing up in the run-up to the football showpiece which gave fans their money’s worth. The match between two European giants, Real Madrid and Ligue I leaders PSG, brought land prices fans to Khalifa Stadium from far and wide and 50,000 fans had their moments to cheer through- ‘Less scope for more manipulation’ out the 90-minute sellout match. The Spanish club, in third DOHA: Land is gradually spin- suburb of Al Azizya, which falls place in the La Liga, won 1-0 ning out of reach of the common in Al Rayyan Municipality’s juris- over Qatar-backed PSG with Qatari as prices have been going diction, a plot of land was sold in Jese scoring the only goal of the through the roof lately, thanks the week at the rate of QR21,964, match in the 19th minute. to speculators having literally the ministry figures reflect. Fans braved a consistent driz- plunged headlong into the real In Ain Khalid, a sprawling zle, which started when the first estate business. locality on the outskirts of Doha quarter of the match had ended According to a property market where land was dirt-cheap a few and cheered for their favourite expert, land prices have doubled years ago, a plot of 1,033 square players. in the past two years — the years meters was sold in the week cited The pick of them was Real’s that have followed Qatar’s 2022 for a staggering QR8.6m — the Portuguese striker Cristiano bid victory in late 2010. per square metre rate working Ronaldo. Swede Zlatan Real Madrid’s Casemiro (right) challenges PSG’s Kingsley Coman during their friendly football match at Khalifa Speculators have entered the out to an incredible QR8,325. Ibrahimovic of PSG, and team- Stadium in Doha yesterday. real estate market in a big way In the far-off Al Daeen town, mate Cavani Edinson perform- and are pushing prices up. “These the rate was ruling at QR2,500 ance also came under the scanner vantage positions in the stadium and Bahrain for the match and glimpse of the stars were also are not the prices determined by per square metre, according to of fans, who came from all over at noon time for the match which a large number of vehicles were seen waiting outside the Torch market forces,” said Ahmed Al the ministry’s statistics. In Al the GCC and other parts of Asia kicked off at 5.45pm. seen in the parking lot of the Hotel for hours before the match Oruqi. “These are mind-boggling Wakrah, the rate was quoted to watch the high-profile match. Fans drove all the way from Villaggo Mall. started. THE PENINSULA rates. at more than QR5,000, particu- Many of them occupied Saudi Arabia, Oman, Kuwait Fans seeking to have a closer See also page 21 “Due to skyrocketing prices of larly in the developing Al Wukair land, particularly, there are only locality. sellers in the market and the “These are artificial prices few buyers one sees are genuine jacked up by speculators,” Al users (of land as they want to Oruqi said. “There are more sell- Private pharmacies to have bigger role build houses),” Al Oruqi told this ers than buyers as a result.” newspaper yesterday. According to Al Oruqi, what DOHA: Once the national “Under the social health insur- (HMC) pharmacies and delays in prefer, or you can collect your Figures of the Ministry of seems to be helping specula- health insurance scheme is ance component of the National dispensing medications. medication from a community Justice (which has a Real Estate tors is a mix of factors, includ- implemented, patients with pre- Health Strategy (NHS), public Currently, if a patient wants to pharmacy close to your home, Registration Department) for ing a severe shortage of land and scriptions from a public hospital patients are getting the freedom have a prescription refilled in the your work, or where you do your December 22-26, 2013, show that increasing lending facilities from here will be able to collect their to choose treatment via private public system, he has to go to a shopping,” added the article. a square metre of land in the banks. Asked if land rates would medicines from any neighbour- providers, and the Community pharmacy attached to the same Before private pharmacies far-off yet sprawling Umm Salal go up further this year, he said hood pharmacy. Pharmacies Strategy will extend organisation that wrote the pre- can take on their expanded role, Mohamed town in the north he thought this was the peak as They can also renew their this to prescriptions,” says an scription. So, if the prescription is they will have to prove they was selling at over QR5,000 on there was less scope for further medication through private article. ‘Prescriptions made easy’, from HMC, the patient has to go meet a strict set of criteria, and average. manipulation of prices. pharmacies. published in the latest edition of to a pharmacy at an HMC hospi- accreditation standards will be In Doha, where a several mega About Doha, the expert said Any accredited pharmacy Qatar Health, the magazine of tal, and if it is from the Primary set beyond the current licens- development projects are lined that a lot of people were mov- — public or private — will be the Supreme Council of Health Health Care Corporation, he has ing requirements. The standards up, land is turning so prime that ing to the areas being developed authorised to dispense medicines, (SCH). to go to a primary healthcare will ensure that private providers in a working-class locality like out of the city limits after selling irrespective of who wrote the pre- The SCH said the new sys- centre. meet the same stringent stand- the Old Airport area, the rate their properties due to a number scription and the cost will be cov- tem will address complaints “The plan for the future is to ards as the public system. was QR11,840 in the week under of development projects being ered by the mandatory insurance from patients about crowding give you different options. You THE PENINSULA review. In the far-flung Doha launched. THE PENINSULA scheme. at Hamad Medical Corporation can go back to the hospital, if you Continued on page 2 Car crash No sermon by Deal signed for QR1.5bn Police College Qaradawi today DOHA: The proposed Police ministry, said the college will including offices, libraries, large College in Qatar will be built at function at the Police Training convention halls, drill halls, shoot- DOHA: The noted Doha-based a cost of QR1.5bn and will have Institute of the ministry for ing ground, horse track and sports Islamic Scholar, Dr Yusuf Al advanced facilities, a senior offi- the first three years until the complex, among others. Qaradawi, will not deliver cial has said. new building is ready, Al Sharq The college will offer four-year Friday sermon at the Omar bin The Ministry of Interior on reported yesterday. bachelor’s degree in law and police Khattab mosque today. Wednesday signed an agreement The design of the building has science and will have a capacity of The announcement was made with an international consulting been prepared after a detailed 100 to 130 students. on his Twitter account, without company to develop the design study of similar colleges in other The design will be ready by the details. for the college and oversee its countries. middle of this year and the con- Al Qaradawi is not available for construction. The college will be built on struction contract is expected to this week only and will continue Brig Engineer Abdul Aziz an area of over 900,000 square be awarded by the year-end, the to deliver Friday sermons in com- Abdullah Al Ansari, who signed metres. official added. ing weeks, said the tweet. the agreement on behalf of the It will have all modern facilities, THE PENINSULA World Trade Festival opens DOHA: The World Trade Qatar will be ready for 2022 whatever season Festival 2014 (formerly Doha Trade Fair), one of Qatar’s big- DOHA: Qatar will be ready to host the 2022 “We will be announcing five more stadiums in 2014 gest shopping carnivals, yes- World Cup finals whether the competition is and five stadiums will be in different levels of work terday opened at the Waab played in summer or winter, Nasser Al Khater in 2014. So this is the year where real progress will Mahergh tent in Al Waab area. from the organising committee said yesterday. be showing on the ground.” The 10-day fair that used to Football’s world governing body FIFA has launched Plans to cool the air inside the stadiums, one of take place at the Doha Exhibitions consultation over whether the tournament should the most eye-catching elements of Qatar’s World Centre until last year, is being be moved from its habitual June and July dates to Cup bid, will go ahead even with the doubt surround- held in a different venue to over- the winter to avoid the unbearable heat in the Gulf.