QU Makes Headway on Algae Project
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BUSINESS | Page 1 SPORT | Page 1 QP Late Saez awards deal to goal gives JV for Wakrah INDEX DOW JONES QE NYMEX QATAR 4 – 8, 26 – 28 COMMENT 24, 25 supplying REGION 9 BUSINESS 1 – 7, 18 – 20 HIA with 3-2 victory 15,913.00 9,485.90 29.44 ARAB WORLD 9, 10 CLASSIFIED 8 – 18 +301.00 -133.58 +3.23 INTERNATIONAL 11 – 23 SPORTS 1 – 12 jet fuel over Sailiya +1.93% -1.39% +12.32% Latest Figures published in QATAR since 1978 SUNDAY Vol. XXXVI No. 9998 February 14, 2016 Jumada I 5, 1437 AH GULF TIMES www. gulf-times.com 2 Riyals Emir meets former Turkish president QU makes In brief ARAB WORLD | Confl ict Ministers put headway pressure on Libya Foreign ministers yesterday put pressure on Libya to finalise its unity government and head off the growing threat from the Islamic State group. “There is on algae no time to lose for the national unity government to assume its functions and securely establish itself in Tripoli,” said the newly appointed French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault, following a meeting on the sidelines of the project Munich Security Conference. Page 10 The Algal Technologies CO2 and sunlight all year-round. Programme seeks to develop With high solar radiation and warm PALESTINE | Media technologies that can use Qatar’s temperatures, the country’s climate is New sports channel non-fossil fuel resources to protect highly suitable for algae production HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani meeting with the former president of Turkey, Abdullah Gul, in Istanbul the environment and diversify compared with European countries. to start transmission yesterday morning. The Emir off ered condolences to Gul on the death of his father-in-law, Ahmet Ozyurt, praying to Allah economy by producing animal Qatar is home to more than 200 A new Palestinian satellite sports Almighty to rest his soul in peace. The Emir left Istanbul yesterday afternoon, concluding a working visit to Turkey. The feeds locally specialised algae strains which are channel is to carry out a pilot Emir was seen off at Ataturk International Airport by Qatar’s ambassador to Turkey, Salem bin Mubarak al-Shafi, a number abundant in many locations from the transmission on Wednesday, with of senior Turkish off icials and members of the Qatari embassy. On Friday, the Emir had discussed the latest regional and By Joey Aguilar north to the south, including Zubarah, plans to start regular broadcasts international developments with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Staff Reporter Thakhira, Al Khawar, The Pearl-Qatar, in the summer, one of its founders Fardat Al Samak, Mesaieed, Abu Sam- said yesterday. Wael Romana, ra, and Dukhan. director of the Palestinian Sport Qatar University (QU) project Qatar also has large pieces of non- Channel, told AFP it would cover to develop sustainable tech- arable lands (which cannot be used for Wednesday’s friendly between the A nologies from algae has entered agriculture) where algae can be easily Palestinian and Algerian Olympic the second phase, offi cials have said. grown. football teams in Algeria. The Algal Technologies Programme Schipper said they prefer using sea New initiative to boost water to grow algae than fresh water (ATP), of the university’s Centre for Sustainable Development, seeks to which is costly, considering that such AMERICA | Tremor develop technologies that can use valuable resource evaporates faster Quakes hit Qatar’s non-fossil fuel resources to during summer. Like other plants, al- protect the environment and diversify gae also absorb CO2 emitted to the at- Oklahoma business environment mosphere and turn it back as oxygen. economy by capturing carbon dioxide Oklahoma was struck by a (CO2) in the atmosphere and produc- “In a sense they are helping us in our magnitude 5.1 earthquake he Ministry of Economy and wired and wireless communication zThe establishment’s licence is ing animal feeds locally. greenhouse problems and Qatar has yesterday morning, the third- Commerce (MEC), in co-oper- infrastructure and furniture, in addi- granted for a minimum of one year “We are going to scale this up now high CO2 emissions,” Schipper noted. strongest quake ever recorded in Tation with the Ministry of Mu- tion to other organisational services and a maximum of two years (an eval- in the near future so we can go to the “We need to make it further with al- the state, which has experienced a nicipality and Environment (MME), such as facilities for holding confer- uation period) that can be extended to demo phase which will take approxi- gaes and some of these new ideas we surge in seismic activity in recent has announced its second initiative ences and provision for transporta- fi ve years. mately fi ve years, after that we hope are using it for anti-cancer research, years, the US Geological Survey to ease the procedures and specify the tion services. The main divisions that make up to hold the pre-commercial and com- some for waste water treatment but reported. The quake at 11:07am conditions for construction licences Owners of business centres can business centres include service of- mercial phases,” research associate we also have an area for commerciali- local time (1707 GMT) was followed of business centres. obtain the necessary approvals for the fi ces, the space of which should not Kira Schipper told reporters during a sation,” she said. by several aftershocks in the next The initiative is part of MEC’s ef- subdivision from the MME, the Gen- exceed 70% of the leased space of the visit, led by French ambassador Eric “We don’t want our ideas to stay 90 minutes, including one with a forts to improve and develop the eral Directorate of the Civil Defence main offi ce, common services, the Chevallier, to the algae plant in Al here in the labs where nothing hap- magnitude of 3.9. business environment in the country and the MEC. area of which should not be less than Khor. pens with them, where they get only through providing comprehensive The general conditions for issuing a 30% of the overall space of the main The initiative, led by project man- published in scientifi c journals, we investment solutions for entrepre- licence for a business centre are: offi ce, including corridors, meeting ager Hareb al-Jabri, started in 2009 want to take them to the next level AUSTRALIA | Politics neurs. zThe maximum licensing area of a and conference halls, reception of- with the establishment of the Qatar that would mean something for the Turnbull unveils According to a statement issued business centre shall not exceed 25% fi ce, waiting areas, attached services Advance Bio Fuel Platform which led country,” she stressed. “That is our by the MEC , the initiative will allow of the overall space of the building for (toilets, kitchen, etc.) and other serv- to the Bio Fuel Project (later rebranded ultimate goal.” Page 6 new-look cabinet owners of business centres to subdi- administrative activities. Buildings ices dedicated to the same business to ATP). Australian Prime Minister Malcolm vide the internal area into open spac- designed as business centres at the centre. The subdivisions are calcu- The ATP included the establish- Turnbull announced the reshuff le es, semi-closed spaces, completely- Towers Area shall be exempted from lated on the basis of the overall leased ment of the 100-cubic metre outdoor of his ministerial cabinet yesterday, closed spaces, or partitioned sections this rule. space and areas where the centres are cultivation unit and carbon sequestra- just five months after taking with screens. The step would allow zIn case the business centre is located located. tion project, in partnership with the off ice. Turnbull described the new the lease of the property to a number near public transportation networks, This initiative is expected to boost Qatari Diar Vinci Construction. line-up as a dynamic and young of tenants, from large corporations to metro stations and multi-storey car the business environment in the The centre currently focuses on team, saying there were now six small enterprises. parks, the building can secure one country and improve the productivity producing marine animal feeds, be- women in the cabinet, a historic for Business centres are equipped with parking lot for each two offi ces instead of all sectors, the MEC said in a state- lieving it is something more feasible Australian politics. Page 14 all the necessary support services, of one parking lot per offi ce. ment. and useful for Qatar in the future. It was seen to help save so much in terms of transporting feed from other coun- tries. According to Schipper, such projects will help Qatar not only in Kerry wants Russia to change Syria military targeting food security but also in diversifying its economy which is an important pillar of the National Vision 2030. Research associate Kira Schipper DPA wards Tel Rifaat and Azaz,” two rebel- In her presentation at QU prior to giving an update on the algae Munich held areas on the northern edge of the on-site visit, she said Qatar is one research project of Qatar University’s Aleppo, he said. of the best places in the world to grow Centre for Sustainable Development, Also yesterday, local media reported algae due to the presence of water, College of Arts and Sciences. ussia must stop targeting Syria’s that Saudi Arabia will deploy war planes legitimate opposition as part to the Incirlik air base in southern Tur- Rof an air campaign in support key, used by the US and allied powers to of President Bashar al-Assad before a launch attacks against Islamic State.