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ISO 9001:2008 CERTIFIED NEWSPAPER Home | 2 Business | 17 Sport | 28 Qatar Red QR2.2bn deal Ruthless England Crescent delivers signed for regain Ashes, drinking water to mega reservoirs Clarke to retire Syrian homes. project. after test series. SUNDAY 9 AUGUST 2015 • 24 Shawwal 1436 • Volume 20 Number 6517 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com [email protected] | [email protected] Editorial: 4455 7741 | Advertising: 4455 7837 / 4455 7780 Applications Summer Festival 2015 for commercial plots sought Land to be mainly allotted to SMEs DOHA: The Ministry of agreement, he will receive a mes- Economy and Commerce has sage saying that the application is begun to accept applications successfully submitted. online for the allotment of plots That, however, does not mean of land in one of Qatar’s biggest that the application has been industrial and logistics projects accepted and the applicant has met located in three places, namely, the required criteria for allotment. Southern Al Wakra, Birkat Al Specialists appointed for the pur- Awamir and Aba Salil. pose will study the applications and The projects primarily aim at they will decide the eligibility and encouraging small and medium- allotment. Applicants must pro- sized entreprises (SMEs) and vide bank guarantee based on the the plots of land to be allotted size of the plot of land applied for will be on nominal rent for set- allotment. In case the number of ting up warehousing facilities for applicants are more than the plots cars, assembly units, cold storages, of land available for allotment in shops and showrooms, commercial each category (there are six catego- offices, labour camps, workshops, ries), the allotment will be decided service centres and depots. through lottery to be held publicly. Children enjoying a magic show at the Summer Festival 2015 at Doha Exhibition Centre, organised by Qatar Tourism Authority, yesterday. KAMMUTTY VP The last date for applying is Aside from the lottery winner, November 9 (by 12 noon) and the two more nominees will be short- lease contract for the plots will be listed as reserves for a plot in ques- for 30 years during which QR40 tion. The winners will be announced per sqm will have to be paid as rent through the media. Mosque suicide annually. The logistics committee The projects include green Hot, humid weather to continue of the economy ministry yesterday spaces, including trees, roads, san- DOHA: It was a very hot and from 20 percent early in the day. Abu Samra and Al Khor and 31 in bomber was announced that applications from itation, sewage, accommodation humid day yesterday and it The day is likely to be hot- Al Wakra and Messaieed. companies (with commercial regis- for labourers, a centre for Civil isn’t going to be any different ter than yesterday as the maxi- The day will be hazy at first tration or CRs) for land allotment Defence, parking for trucks and today, according to a weather mum temperature forecast is 46 becoming very hot during daytime Saudi: Riyadh can be made through the website trailers, mosques, parking lots, and forecaster. degrees C in Doha. with slight dust hanging in the air RIYADH: Saudi Arabia www.manateq.qa plots of land for supermarkets. Maximum humidity was 80 In other places day tempera- at times and some clouds. said yesterday that the sui- When an applicant has filled up Smaller companies will be allot- percent yesterday and coupled tures will vary from 40 degrees C About high humidity levels, cide bomber who detonated the form and specified the size of ted plots admeasuring 1,000 to 2,000 with the fact that day tempera- in Al Ruwais to 42 in Dukhan and the weather forecaster said that an explosives-packed vest in the plot required and attached the sqm while medium-sized companies tures soared up to 42 degrees C, Abu Samra and 45 in Messaieed, August is the month known for a mosque inside a police head- required documents (including a will be eligible to apply for plots of made things worse for people. Al Wakra and Al Khor. high humidity. quarters, killing 15 people, was clear business plan for which the areas of 2,000 to 67,000 sqm. It isn’t going to be any different Mercury levels at night will Humidity levels would begin one of its own citizens. land is being sought) and agreed to Pictures on page 4 today as humidity is expected to drop to 33 degrees C in Doha, 32 easing from the mid of next Thursday’s bombing of a the terms and conditions of lease THE PENINSULA peak at 70 percent, starting off in Al Ruwais, 29 in Dukhan, 30 in month. THE PENINSULA mosque frequented by members of a police special weapons and tactics unit in the southern city of Abha was claimed by the Islamic State group. The Saudi interior ministry named the bomber as Yussef bin Second arson death stirs Hamas call to confront Israel Sleiman bin Abdullah al-Sleiman, aged 21. A ministry spokesman, DUMA, WEST BANK: The treated for third-degree burns for four-year-old son Ahmed are of David spray-painted on a wall unrest in the occupied territory quoted by El-Ekhbariya state father of a Palestinian toddler the past eight days, Palestinian still fighting for their lives in along with the words “revenge” and for “Palestinian revenge television, said 11 of those killed killed when their home was official Ghassan Daghlas said. another Israeli hospital, near Tel and “long live the Messiah”. attacks.” were policemen and four were firebombed by Jewish extrem- The head of the hospital’s inten- Aviv, after the attack that killed “Nothing will stop these mur- The United Nations has called Bangladeshis who worked at the ists last week died yesterday sive care unit said his prospects 18-month-old Ali. derous settler attacks and... we for restraint. “Political, commu- police compound. from injuries he suffered in the had been slim from the outset. However, a doctor said Ahmed cannot wait until they come into nity and religious leaders on all IS affiliate “Al-Hijaz Province” attack, prompting a Hamas call “He arrived early Friday a week was showing some encouraging our villages and our homes,” sides should work together and said in an online statement that for “confrontation”. ago by helicopter in very bad con- signs. “He is conscious at the Hossam Badran, spokesman of not allow extremists to escalate it was behind the attack, the lat- The July 31 attack in the village dition, critical,” Motti Klein told moment, communicating with the Palestinian Islamic movement the situation and take control est — and deadliest — against of Duma led to angry Palestinian Israeli public radio. “With burns relatives,” Marina Rubinstein Hamas, wrote on Facebook from of the political agenda,” wrote security forces in Saudi Arabia protests and an international covering 80 percent of the body, told the radio. “Yesterday he was his base in Qatar Saturday. UN peace coordinator Nickolay in recent weeks. outcry over Israel’s failure to chances of survival are very, very licking ice lollies and was pleased “Our people in the West Bank Mladenov. “I reiterate the secre- It had identified the bomber curb violence by hardline Jewish slim, almost zero,” he said. with that.” “His condition is still have only one choice: that of open tary general’s call for the perpe- as Abu Sinan al-Najdi and settlers. “He underwent a number of serious,” she added. and comprehensive confrontation trators of this heinous terrorist vowed to carry out fresh strikes Saad Dawabsha died in hospi- skin grafts but, despite every- The Dawabsha family’s small against the occupation.” act, which was universally con- against “tyrants in the Arabian tal in the southern Israeli city of thing, his vital systems collapsed.” brick and cement home was gut- Israeli media reported that the demned, to be brought swiftly to Peninsula... in the coming days”. Beersheba where he was being Dawabsha’s wife Riham and ted by the fire, and a Jewish Star army was on alert for possible justice,” he added. AFP AFP Typhoon nears China Ministry recalls 2014-2015 Qatar population crosses Jaguar XJ 2.34 million mark in June DOHA: The Ministry of Economy and Commerce, in co-operation with Al Fardan DOHA: Qatar’s popula- Vehicles registered in June and 24 women), while 113 deaths Premiere Motors (Jaguar), has tion crossed the 2.34 million totalled 9,933 up slightly from were recorded among non-Qataris recalled 2014-2015 Jaguar XJ in mark in June, the Ministry May, 2015 when their number in the month, 14 being women. order to install the brake pipes of Development Planning and was 9,853. Radar-related viola- Passenger arrivals in the month to meet safety standards. Statistics announced yesterday. tions totalled 79,771, accounting totaled more than 1.17 million The ministry said the recall The population was 2.15 million for a majority of the total. (1,178,5200 while departures comes as part of its decision to in June 2014. In other words, more Traffic violations recorded in recorded were 1,196, 474. ascertain the extent of car deal- than 193,000 people entered the June totalled 126,503, up almost Some 400 driving licences were ers’ commitment to follow up country in a year until last June. 13 percent in a year. Some 1,932 issued to Qataris in the month of vehicles’ defects and repair them According to monthly statistics of these violations were serious June and the number was much to protect consumers’ rights. released by the Ministry for June, offences of jumping the red light.

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