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Katara Hospitality Plans to Establish 60 Hotels by 2030 from Page 1 BUSINESS | Page 1 SPORT | Page 1 QLM Life & Medical Horse racing: Insurance shares Gaby De Faust expected to start wins feature to trading on QSE complete Injaaz on January 6 Stud treble published in QATAR since 1978 THURSDAY Vol. XXXXI No. 11779 December 31, 2020 Jumada I 16, 1442 AH GULF TIMES www. gulf-times.com 2 Riyals Cabinet okays customs Amir receives written message from Kuwaiti leader departments in Ras Bufontas, Umm Al Houl The Cabinet yesterday approved the Katara Hospitality draft decision of HE the Minister of Finance to establish two customs departments in Ras Bufontas and Umm Al Houl areas. According to the plans to establish project, a customs department will be established for each of the following two areas: 1- The First Economic Zone (Ras Bufontas ), 2 - The Third 60 hotels by 2030 Economic Zone (Umm Al Houl). HE the Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa QNA This was revealed by Katara Hospi- bin Abdulaziz al-Thani chaired the Doha tality Chairman HE Sheikh Nawaf bin Cabinet’s regular meeting held at its Jassim bin Jabor al-Thani yesterday seat at the Amiri Diwan. Page 2 while speaking on the occasion of the atara Hospitality plans to estab- 50th anniversary Katara Hospitality. Qatar condemns blast lish about 60 hotels in Qatar by Established in 1970, Katara Hospitality His Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani has received a written message from Kuwait’s Amir Sheikh at Aden airport K2030. was formerly known as Qatar National Nawaf al-Ahmed al-Jaber al-Sabah, pertaining to the solid fraternal ties between the two countries and the prospects for Hotels. enhancing and developing them, in addition to a number of issues of mutual interest. The message was handed over by Qatar has strongly condemned the Desert Falls theme Sheikh Nawaf said that Katara Hos- Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sheikh Dr Ahmed Nasser al-Mohamed al-Sabah, during his meeting with His Highness the Amir explosion at Yemen’s Aden airport, park opens partially pitality now has 42 hotels and more at the Amiri Diwan off ice yesterday. At the outset of the meeting, the Kuwaiti foreign minister conveyed the greetings which killed scores of people and than 25,000 rooms, up from about of the Kuwaiti Amir to His Highness the Amir, wishing him good health and happiness and the Qatari people further injured several others. In a statement Katara Hospitality yesterday partially 4,000 in the year 2000, terming it as a progress and prosperity. For his part, the Amir entrusted the Kuwaiti minister to convey his greetings to Sheikh Nawaf, yesterday, the Ministry of Foreign opened the Desert Falls Water & Ad- huge progressive rate in the company’s wishing him good health and the Kuwaiti people further progress and prosperity. Aff airs reiterated Qatar’s firm position venture Park located within Salwa development, and stressing that it will on rejecting violence and terrorism Beach Resort and Villas, which is continue expanding. regardless of motives and reasons. one of the largest theme parks in the He said ever since its establish- Amir gets Saudi king’s invitation to The statement aff irmed Qatar’s firm Middle East. ment, the company has adopted a stance calling for resolving the crisis in The facilities of Desert Falls Water & pioneering approach to develop the attend GCC Summit in Riyadh Yemen through negotiations between Adventure Park provide a mixture of hospitality scene in the country, Yemenis, to fulfil the aspirations of the entertainment and adventure spirit, noting that it was renamed in 2012 His Highness the Amir Sheikh brotherly Yemeni people for security, and a unique experience for all family as “Katara Hospitality” to reflect its Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani received stability and prosperity. It expressed members. The park also includes 18 heritage and international expansion a written message from the Qatar’s condolences to the families of entertainment destinations, 56 rides plans, with the aim of developing a Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques the victims. Page 5 and slopes, including the famous group of unique properties that cel- King Salman bin Abdulaziz al-Saud “Cobra King” game. ebrate hospitality icons around the of the sisterly Kingdom of Saudi Britain and EU sign Designed to the highest international world. Arabia, inviting him to attend the post-Brexit trade deal standards, the resort encourages fam- Sheikh Nawaf reviewed the com- 41st session of the GCC Supreme ilies to return for a weekend break, or pany development since its inception, Council, to be held in Riyadh on Britain and the EU signed a post-Brexit to stay longer at Salwa Beach Resort. when it had only one hotel. Later it January 5. The message was trade deal yesterday, setting their seal Salwa Beach Resort and Villas is developed in terms of the number of handed over by GCC Secretary- on a drawn-out divorce just hours located 84km from Doha, owned by diff erent hotels within Qatar, and to General Dr Nayef bin Falah al-Hajraf before the UK brings its half-century Katara Hospitality and managed by quickly assume a major role with many during a meeting with the Amir at European experiment to an end. Hilton Hotels and Resorts. Page 2 distinctive hotels under its manage- the Amiri Diwan off ice yesterday. Business Page 3 ment or assets. To Page 2 Gulf Times 2 Thursday, December 31, 2020 QATAR Deputy PM meets Iranian minister Deputy PM meets GCC secretary-general Katara Hospitality Chairman HE Sheikh Nawaf bin Jassim bin Jabor al-Thani. Katara Hospitality plans to establish 60 hotels by 2030 From Page 1 He expressed pride at the fact that Katara Hospitality is No 1 in terms of rooms in the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) region, and No 25 in the world, as well as No 1 in terms of revenue in the Middle East and North Africa, HE the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Aff airs Sheikh Mohamed bin Abdulrahman al- and No 14 in the world. HE the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Aff airs Sheikh Mohamed bin Abdulrahman al- Thani met yesterday with GCC Secretary-General Dr Nayef Falah al-Hajraf, who is currently visiting “We have a close team which is Thani met yesterday with Deputy Foreign Minister of Iran Abbas Araghchi, who is currently visiting the country. The meeting dealt with exchanging views on the work of the Co-operation Council for very important in our success. We the country. The meeting dealt with reviewing bilateral co-operation and issues of joint interest. the Arab States of the Gulf, developments of the GCC crisis, in addition to issues of joint interest. now have very good Qatari candi- dates who can indeed be leaders in the future,” he said, noting that the capitalist side is not the most important today, stressing in this context that investment cannot be made without experience, in addition to the appropriate tim- ing of investment and its great importance for any investor. He noted that one of the most Cabinet approves customs important elements in Qatar Na- tional Vision 2030 is the tourism aspect, which the state focuses on, adding that Katara Hospital- ity adopts a strategy on how to improve this industry. It is noteworthy that the com- departments in new areas pany has witnessed a series of fi rst steps, over the years, since QNA Customs departments will be established in the Committee studies draft law on companies its inception to manage the Gulf Doha Hotel — the Gulf Marriott Hotel economic zones of Ras Bufontas and Umm Al Houl The Financial and Economic Aff airs Committee of the Shura Council in Doha now — which is the fi rst Cabinet aff irms progress of the first phase of the held a meeting yesterday, presided over by its Rapporteur HE Ali fi ve-star hotel in the country, and he Cabinet yesterday ap- bin Abdullatif al-Misnad al-Muhannadi. During the meeting, the with the opening of the Sheraton proved the draft decision vaccination campaign against Covid-19 committee studied a draft law amending some provisions of the Doha Resort and the Convention Tof the Minister of Finance Cabinet approves draft agreement between Qatar and Commercial Companies Law issued by Law No 11 of 2015, and Hotel in 1982, the company in- to establish two customs de- decided to complete its study during its next meeting. troduced the fi rst Qatari hotel to partments in Ras Bufontas and Peru regarding the exemption from short-stay visas carry an international brand. Umm Al Houl areas. According Katara Hospitality portfolio to the project, a customs depart- regular meeting held at its seat explanation provided by HE the vaccination campaign against (Unicef) and a draft agreement of the Ministers of Justice in the includes a unique group of glit- ment will be established for each at the Amiri Diwan. Following Minister of Public Health on Covid-19, which is being car- between Qatar and Peru regard- countries of the Co-operation tering edifi ces in distinctive and of the following two areas: the meeting, HE the Minister of the latest developments to limit ried out successfully, accord- ing the exemption from short- Council for the Arab States of prestigious locations in Qatar and 1- The First Economic Zone Justice and Acting Minister of the spread of Covid-19, and af- ing to the set plan, as part of the stay visas. The Cabinet reviewed the Gulf. abroad. It plays an important role (Ras Bufontas ), 2 - The Third State for Cabinet Aff airs Dr Issa fi rmed the continuation of work state’s continuous eff orts to ad- the following topics and took the 2- The report of HE the Min- in developing the strategic devel- Economic Zone (Umm Al Houl).
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