www.thepeninsulaqatar.com BUSINESS | 21 SPORT | 29 Yellen warns of Barshim to lead domestic and Qatar’s gold quest global risks in Doha THURSDAY 11 FEBRUARY 2016 • 2 Jumada I 1437 • Volume 20 • Number 6703 thepeninsulaqatar @peninsulaqatar @peninsula_qatar Emir meets Qatar signs European several pacts delegation By Sanaullah Ataullah with Pakistan The Peninsula DOHA: The European Union (EU) is seeking to strengthen relations agreements yesterday in the pres- with Qatar in trade and investment ence of the Emir H H Sheikh Tamim and further cooperation in deal- Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and the Pakistani ing with regional issues like Syria bin Hamad Al Thani and Premier. and Yemen. Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and the accompa- A visiting delegation from the nying delegation were welcomed on European Parliament’s Foreign Nawaz Sharif discussed arrival at the Hamad International Affairs Committee yesterday met a number of regional and Airport by Prime Minister and Inte- with Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin international issues rior Minister H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad Al Thani, the Speaker of Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani. the Advisory Council (Majlis Shura) The Emir and the Pakistani Premier H E Mohammed bin Mubarak AI held official talks at Emiri Diwan during Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani with Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif at the Emiri Diwan Khulaifi and other Members of the The Peninsula which they reviewed bilateral relations yesterday. Council and H E Sheikh Abdulla and means of enhancing them. bin Saoud AI Thani, Governor of Talks dealt with the promotion of Qatar National Bank. investment opportunities and broad- issues of mutual concern, particu- They included an agreement Understanding (MoU) for cooperation The seven-member delega- DOHA: Qatar accorded a warm wel- ening bilateral cooperation in energy, larly the latest developments in the for cooperation to import Liquefied in radio and television sector and an tion, led by Andrej Plenkovic, come to Pakistani Prime Minister economy and military fields, Qatar Middle East. Following the talks, Natural Gas (LNG) between Qatar MoU for cooperation in health sector. Vice-Chair of the Committee Nawaz Sharif who arrived here yes- News Agency reported. the Emir and the Pakistani Prime Petroleum (QP) and the Ministry of (Hungary) comprised of Arnaud terday on a two-day official visit. The two leaders also discussed a Minister witnessed the signing of Petroleum and Natural Resources →Continued on page 3 Danjean (France), Tokia Satf Both countries signed a slew of number of regional and international several bilateral agreements. of Pakistan, a Memorandum of →See also page 21 (France), Afzal Khan (UK), Pier Antonio Panzeri (Italy), Mark Demesmaeker (Belgium) and Jozo Rados (Hungary). The delegation is accompanied by EU Ambassa- dor Kulach. Draft law makes Arabic mandatory in public institutions During their meetings with Qatari officials, the delegation dis- The Peninsula that forces all ministries and other public insti- The draft law states that ministries, official and advertisements. Universities and insti- cussed the security situation in the tutions to use Arabic as the official language. institutions, public educational institutions in tutions of higher education, overseen by the region, particularly in Syria, Iraq, Prime Minister and Interior Minister H E all levels of education and municipalities must government, are also required to teach Arabic Yemen, Libya, Egypt and relations DOHA: The State Cabinet yesterday approved Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani use Arabic in all documents, contracts, corre- language in all science and knowledge streams. with Iran. a draft law on preservation of Arabic language chaired the Cabinet’s regular weekly meeting. spondence, labels, programmes, publications → Continued on page 2 → Continued on page 3 Razed home Trump and Sanders win big in primary MANCHESTER: Republican Don- ald Trump and Democrat Bernie Sanders coasted to victory on a wave of voter anger in the New Hampshire presidential nominat- ing contest. With 100 percent of the total votes counted on Wednesday in the Republican race in New Hamp- shire, Trump led the crowded field with 35.3 percent of the votes against his closest rival Ohio Gov- ernor John Kasich at 15.8 percent. On the Democratic side, Sand- ers overwhelmingly defeated former Secretary of State Hil- An elderly Palestinian woman stands near the rubble of her house lary Clinton by 60.4 percent to 38 after it was demolished by Israeli authorities in the West Bank percent. village of Jeftlek, near Jericho, yesterday. → See also page 18 Qatar Airways among world’s 500 most powerful brands The Peninsula company is widely recognised as hospitality and dedication to provid- conducting highly extensive analysis ing our passengers with outstanding of the world’s most successful busi- service.” nesses to produce a definitive list of Qatar Airways is the fourth Mid- DOH: Qatar Airways has been valuable brands. dle Eastern company and the ninth ranked as one of the world’s most “Qatar Airways is one of the airline to earn a spot in the 2016 Glo- valuable brands for the first time, world’s fastest growing airlines, oper- bal 500 list. Since its relaunch in 1997, becoming the only Qatari company ating the youngest fleet in the skies, Qatar’s national airline has created to be represented in the 2016 top 500 awarded ‘Airline of the Year’ on three a strong global brand identity reso- global brand ranking. occasions as well as ‘Best Middle East nating with award-winning service, Brand Finance, a world-leading Airline’ nine times by Skytrax,” Qatar offering the best experience in the air independent brand valuation con- Airways Group Chief Executive Akbar with the world’s best business and sultancy, listed Qatar Airways as one Al Baker said. “Our position as one economy class and the most innova- of the most powerful global brand in of the world’s most valuable airline tive on-board entertainment system the annual ranking. The UK-based brands is testament to our renowned with Oryx One. 02 THURSDAY 11 FEBRUARY 2016 HOME Emir ratifies Cabinet Emir meets EU Parliament delegation decision on lease extension QNA DOHA: Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani yesterday rat- ified Cabinet Decision No. 6 of 2016 on the extension of leases of premises and parts leased for non-residential purposes, governed by Law No. 4 of 2008 on property leasing. The law takes effect on February 14 for one year from February 15 unless the lease pro- vides for a longer period or the lessee does not intend to renew the lease, provided that the lessee is occupying the leased premises. The decision is effective from February 15 and will be published in the official gazette. Emir issues two decrees DOHA: Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani yesterday issued Decree No. 12 of 2016 ratifying an agreement between the Qatar and Japan on avoidance of double taxation and the prevention of fiscal evasion with respect to taxes on Income and the annexed protocol signed in Tokyo last February 20. The Emir also issued Decree No. 13 of 2016 ratifying a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in the legal field between the Ministry of Justice and the Croatian Ministry of Justice signed in Doha last April 14. The agreement and the MoU will have the force of law in accordance with Article 68 of the Constitution. The decrees take immediate effect and will be published in the Official Gazette. Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani met European Parliament Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Andrej Plenkovic and members at Emir endorses agreements the Emiri Diwan yesterday. Talks dealt with topics of mutual concern and latest regional developments. Advisory Council Speaker Mohammed bin Mubarak Al Khulaifi was present. DOHA: Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani issued a docu- ment, endorsing the ratification of the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights’ amendment protocol, endorsed in Geneva on December 6, 2005. The Emir issued a document, endorsing a draft agreement in the field of legal cooperation between the Ministry of Justice and Cabinet reviews study on postal sector the Romanian Ministry of Justice, signed in Bucharest last Octo- ber 21. The Emir issued a document, endorsing a draft agreement on waiving visa requirements for holders of diplomatic, special Continued from page 1 and service passports between Qatar and Cuba, signed in Havana reasonable prices. establishment of a database for all establishing a permanent commit- last November 23. The Emir issued a document, endorsing the rat- The Cabinet also reviewed the owners of heavy transport including tee to manage Abu Samra port. ification of a unified agreement on investment of Arab capital in The Cabinet reviewed a study pre- first quarterly report of the commit- individuals, companies and com- The weekly Cabinet session also Arab countries (amended). The Emir issued a document, endorsing pared for the development of postal tee organizing heavy transport on mercial institutions, registration of approved a draft air services agree- a draft agreement on cooperation in the field of combating crime sector. their actions during period spanning transportation and heavy machin- ment between Qatar and the Kyrgyz between Qatar and Bulgaria, signed in Doha last May 17. This comes as part of the devel- from January to March 2015. ery and equipment owned by citizens, Republic. The Emir issued a document, endorsing an agreement between opment of Qatar Postal Services The committee has been assigned and development of a unified model It approved a draft memorandum Qatar and Indonesia on waiving visa requirements for holders of Company (Q-Post) in order to open to examine all matters related to for contracts to hire heavy transport of cooperation between the Ministry diplomatic, service and special passports, signed in Doha last the sector for private investment, heavy transport, in particular to study equipment.