Huge Boost to Qatar's Water Security Plans
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THURSDAY DECEMBER 6, 2018 RABI AL-AWWAL 28, 1440 VOL.12 NO. 4475 QR 2 FINE Fajr: 4:43 am Dhuhr: 11:25 am HIGH : 28°C Asr: 2:24 pm Maghrib: 4:44 pm LOW : 22°C Isha: 6:14 pm Business 12 Sports 16 Expo to boost Qatar-Omani Kohli makes light of the trade ties hype surrounding him Sheikh Jassim conveys Amir’s AMIR ARRIVES IN KUALA LUMPUR condolences on Bush’s death Huge boost to WASHINGTON HH Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad al Thani, the Personal Representative of HH the Amir, conveyed the condolences of the Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al Thani to the family of former US President George H W Bush, the 41st President of the US, dur- Qatar’s water ing the funeral ceremony held in Washington DC on Wednesday. (QNA) security plans Committee to regulate Kahramaa to launch mega reservoirs non-Qatari ownership project at Umm Salal on December 11 and use of real estate QNA capacity of 100 million gallons per tank. DOHA The Cabinet on Wednesday approved a draft deci- DOHA The Water Security Mega Reser- sion to form a committee to regulate non-Qatari ownership voirs Project is one of the largest of its and use of real estate and determine the committee’s work IN a major boost to Qatar’s efforts to kind in the world. The mega reservoirs system and remuneration. The Ministry of Justice prepared achieve water security, Qatar Gen- are being built along with integrated the draft decision as part of completing the necessary deci- eral Electricity and pumping stations in- sions to activate the provisions of Law 16 of 2018, regulat- Water Corporation cluding more than 650 ing non-Qatari ownership and use of real estate. (Kahramaa) has an- km of interconnecting The draft included the formation of the committee nounced to launch the water pipelines. headed by a representative of the Ministry of Justice with the Water Security Mega The Deputy Amir membership of representatives of the authorities concerned. Reservoirs Project at HH Sheikh Abdullah As per the law, the committee will be entrusted with propos- the pumping stations bin Hamad al Thani The Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al Thani arrived in Kuala Lumpur on Wednesday ing areas where non-Qataris are allowed to own and use real in Umm Salal area on launched the first on a working visit to Malaysia. The Amir was welcomed upon arrival at the Kuala Lumpur estate, proposing the terms and conditions of non-Qatari December 11. phase of water pump- International Airport by Minister of Foreign Affairs of Malaysia Saifuddin Abdullah, Qatar’s ownership and use of real estate. It will propose the benefits, The QR14.5 billion OThe QR14.5 billion pro- ing of the strategic Ambassador to Malaysia HE Fahad Mohammed Kafood and members of the Qatari incentives and facilities granted to property owners and project is being imple- ject is being implemented mega reservoirs pro- embassy. (QNA) non-Qatari users, proposing fees and services in the areas mented in five regions in five regions of the ject in Al Thamama determined by the Cabinet and any other functions ordered by of the country includ- country. last July. a decision of the Council of Ministers. (QNA) ing in Umm Salal, Al The project is part Thumama, Rawdat OThe total capacity of of the state’s plans and Rashed and Umm Bi- the project is currently efforts to increase the raka. The implementa- 960 million gallons of strategic water storage tion of the mega project water, and will reach 2300 and meet water needs started in May 2015. million gallons at the end in all areas. Turkey seeks Report on UAE violations Currently, the to- of its first phase It is considered tal capacity of the pro- the backbone of the arrest of MBS ject is 960 million gal- water security in the next month: NHRC chief lons of water, which will reach 2300 state in line with Qatar National Vi- aides over million gallons at the end of its first sion 2030 and Kahramaa mission of QNA Commissioner for Human phase. This capacity will increase with providing high quality and sustain- GENEVA Rights to hold the Saudi au- the completion of all phases. able electricity and water for better Khashoggi murder thorities accountable for their There are a total of 15 tanks with a living in Qatar. A Turkish court on QATAR’S National Commit- whereabouts and press for Wednesday issued tee for Human Rights (NHRC) their immediate release. arrest warrants for Chairman Dr Ali bin Smaikh Marri conveyed to the two suspects close al Marri has announced that High Commissioner the suf- to Saudi Crown a comprehensive report docu- fering of the families of the Prince Moham- menting Emirati violations Qatari detained citizens in the med bin Salman of the International Court of absence of any information Two mega cruise ships over the murder Justice’s decisions and the about their whereabouts. of journalist Jamal UAE’s continuation of putting He said the NHRC provid- Khashoggi. The obstacles for Qatar’s citizens ed all the information request- arrive at Doha Port chief prosecutor’s and residents will be out next ed by the relevant UN bodies office in Istanbul filed an application on month. Dr Ali bin Smaikh al Marri on the identity of Qatari na- Two mega cruise ships — MSC Lirica and Mein Schiff Tuesday to obtain the warrants for Ahmad During a meeting with UN tionals who are arbitrarily de- 4 — arrived at the Doha Port simultaneously on al Assiri and Saud al Qahtani, described High Commissioner for Hu- human rights violations, and tained in Saudi Arabia. Wednesday. The two ships brought more than 6,000 in court documents as being “among the man Rights Michelle Bachelet issuing the first official UN re- He stressed that the NHRC planners” of Khashoggi’s grisly killing.. The in Geneva, the NHRC chief port that explicitly condemns will not remain silent and will visitors to Qatar. prosecutor’s office concluded that there is called on the United Nations such violations. continue its actions and take “strong suspicion” that Saud al Qahtani High Commission for Human He also called on the United all legal measures until the and Ahmed Asiri were among the planners Rights to take urgent steps to Nations High Commission for citizens are released. of the murder. PAGE 10 stop the UAE violations and Human Rights to take meas- Marri also handed over ensure compliance of Abu ures to ensure that the siege reports of violations during a Dhabi with the ICJ decisions. countries comply with the find- year and a half of the siege to Marri praised the effective ings of the technical mission of the UN High Commissioner role played by UNHCR in ad- the UN following a visit to Doha for Human Rights. 2022 World Cup to boost dressing the serious violations in November 2017. The NHRC chief also caused by the blockade of Marri also discussed the hoped that the next Gulf sum- QU improves global ranking performance of banks in Qatar through its numerous issue of four Qatari nation- mit will establish a mecha- (PG 12 ) reports and correspondence als arbitrarily detained by the nism to find a solution to the in computer science (PG 5) Qatar: Moody’s with the blockading countries, Saudi authorities. suffering of the victims of the demanding the cessation of He called on the High siege and will redress them. Lebanese National Library revived with Now, Qataris feel much less $25 mn Qatari funding opens to public attached to GCC: Survey In December 2010, 66% citizens felt connected to QNA the Amir and his congratulations BEIRUT to the Lebanon President, govern- the GCC countries. However, this figure dropped to ment and the people on the inau- 21% in November 2017 LEBANESE National Library in guration of this cultural edifice in Beirut, which has been revived the centre of the capital, Beirut, with funding from Qatar, was in- which has been centre of many augurated by the Lebanese Presi- cultures and civilizations. dent Michel Aoun on Wednesday. Beirut has maintained its cul- Qatar provided $25 million for the ture and unique identity in the library’s rehabilitation and devel- east, and has become a landmark, opment project. unlike any other, he added. The opening ceremony was Jaber thanked the Lebanese also attended by the Lebanese president for the inauguration of Prime Minister-designate Saad al this iconic cultural landmark. Hariri. He said the Amir had issued There has been a marked decline in the emotional attachment Qataris feel with the In his speech, the Lebanese directions to follow up the efforts Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states in the post-blockade period, a new survey president thanked the Amir made by the Father Amir since has pointed out. The results of National Identity Survey revealed that while a large HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad 2006 to promote the National Li- proportion of Qataris feel strongly connected to the Islamic and Arab world, their al Thani, the Father Amir HH brary in Lebanon with the opening attachment with the GCC states has seen a dramatic decline. “In December 2010, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al of this historical cultural edifice, 66 percent of citizens said they felt very connected to Gulf countries. In November Thani, and the Qatari Govern- which resembles Lebanon, the 2017, this figure dropped to 21 percent,” Majid al Ansari, director of Policy Depart- ment, which have been keen to National Library. non HE Mohammed bin Hassan homeland of crafts, civilization ment at the Institute for Social and Economic Research, said.