PM Honours Factory Owners for Expansion After Siege
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BUSINESS | 14 SPORT | 16 ECB’sECB’ Draghi unruffled ‘Iron Lady’ Hosszuzu by downside risks to shines on day onene eeurozone economy in Doha Friday 14 September 2018 | 4 Moharram I 1440 www.thepeninsula.qa Volume 23 | Number 7649 | 2 Riyals Amir and Deputy Amir extend condolences on the death of Kofi Annan QNA ACCRA: Amir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and the Deputy Amir H H Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad Al Thani extended their condo- lences to the President of Ghana, Nana Akufo-Addo, which was conveyed by H E Sheikh Thani bin Hamad Al Thani, on the death of former Secretary-General of the United Nations, Kofi Annan, in the funeral ceremony held in Accra last morning. His Excel- lency also conveyed his condo- Prime Minister and Interior Minister, H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani, with owners of Qatari factories and companies during the honouring ceremony lences to the family members of the departed. at the Doha Sheraton Hotel, yesterday. The Prime Minister also inaugurated Qatar industrial portal. →PICTURE ON PAGE 3 PM honours factory owners for expansion after siege Qatar condemns MOHAMMAD SHOEB Israeli storming “We have 98 new plants that came into actual Minister Al Sada told The Peninsula journey of economic diversifi- THE PENINSULA production compared to 56 plants in the year yesterday on the sidelines of an cation and self-sufficiency that into Khan Al Ahmar before the unjustified blockade, registering event, held to recognise the contri- we started years ago. The indus- DOHA: Prime Minister and a growth of approximately 80 percent on butions of business leaders and trial sector is developing in an DOHA: The State of Qatar Interior Minister H E Sheikh owners of factories who ramped up accelerated manner.” expressed its strong condem- Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa year-on- year basis,” the Minister of Energy their scale of production to achieve Dr Al Sada noted that the other nation and denunciation of Al Thani honoured yesterday a and Industry H E Dr Mohammed bin Saleh Al self-sufficiency. The event was facet of the development, in Israeli forces storming into number of owners and repre- Sada told The Peninsula. held in the patronage and addition to the 80 percent, is that Khan Al Ahmar village, in aim sentatives of the factories who presence of the Prime Minister a lot of existing plants increased to change its demographics expanded their industrial activity and Interior Minister at Sheraton their scale of production in man- and historic identity, it also after the unjust siege. make appropriate decisions for started production after siege, Doha. yfold. Some production facilities joined in with the voices of In a ceremony, held at the their different projects. compared to previous year. The Minister added: “This increased their scale by up to 400 countries that called on the Doha Sheraton Hotel, the Prime The Minister of Energy and “We have 98 new plants that significant achievement reminds times. With this sharp rise in the Israeli forces to withdraw from Minister inaugurated Qatar indus- Industry H E Dr Mohammed bin came into actual production com- me the famous statement of the number of new plants, the total the decision to demolish the trial portal, an interactive portal Saleh Al Sada said that Qatar pared to 56 plants in the year before Amir H H (Sheikh Tamim bin number of factories in the country village and strongly condemned of strategic importance in indus- recorded a sharp jump of about the unjustified blockade, registering Hamad Al Thani) who once said has reached 812. the decision of the Supreme trial planning that aims at enabling 80 percent in the number of new a growth of approximately 80 that this (blockade) came as a Court of Israel which gave the decision-makers and investors to industrial plants which had percent on year-on- year basis,” blessing in disguise in our →CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 green light to this crime. →CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 Deputy PM and FM meets King of Spain Take active measure to stop Pre-booking for QNA iPhones from siege countries’ violations, September 21 MADRID: Amir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani Qatar urges UN body at Ooredoo sent a verbal message to HM Felipe VI of Spain, pertaining THE PENINSULA THE PENINSULA to bilateral relations and Representative of Qatar to the ways of supporting them. UN in Geneva also cited the DOHA: Ooredoo will offer Deputy Prime Minister and DOHA: The State of Qatar has verdict by the International Apple’s latest products Minister of Foreign Affairs H E called on the United Nations Justice Court requiring the starting from September 28, Sheikh Mohamed bin Abdul- Human Rights Council to take United Arab Emirates (UAE) to including iPhone XS and rahman Al Thani conveyed the active and direct measures to implement provisional iPhone XS Max, the most message, during his meeting deal with the violations made measures that limit the impact advanced iPhones ever, as with H M Felipe VI of Spain in by the blockading countries of some of the violations com- well as iPhone XR, and Apple Madrid yesterday. against Qatari citizens. mitted against Qatari citizens, Watch Series 4 (GPS). At the outset of the This came during the QNA reported. Customers will be able to pre- meeting, Deputy Prime Min- speech of Deputy Permanent Those measures included order iPhone XS and iPhone ister and Minister of Foreign Representative of the State of allowing Qatari students back XS Max beginning September Affairs conveyed the Qatar to the UN in Geneva into UAE universities they are 21, via the Ooredoo eShop greetings of the Amir H H Abdullah Al Nuaimi, which took enrolled in, reuniting families www.ooredoo.qa/eshop. Apple Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al place yesterday at an inter- separated by the blockade, and unveiled three new iPhones Thani to the King of Spain and active dialogue with the Special allowing Qatari citizens to seek and a watch that detects heart his wishes of further progress Rapporteur concerned with the the UAE judicial system to look problems on Wednesday. and development to the negative repercussions of into their cases. Al Nuaimi Apple’s new iPhone XS, Spanish people. coercive measures on human stressed on the importance of pronounced “ten S,” has a The King of Spain rights, as part of the 39th the verdict, but maintained that 5.8-inch (14.7-cm) screen, and entrusted the Deputy Prime session of the Human Rights the Human Rights Council must will be sold at a starting price Minister and Minister of Council. work on ending those violations of $999. The XS Max, the largest Foreign Affairs to convey his Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, H E Sheikh Al Nuaimi cited the report committed by the other block- iPhone to date and one of the greetings to H H the Amir and Mohamed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, during his meeting with H M by technical mission of the ading countries, as those vio- biggest on the market, has a his wishes of health and hap- Felipe VI, King of Spain, in Madrid, yesterday. Office of the High Commis- lations remain in place and 6.5-inch (16.5-cm) screen, and piness to him as well as sioner for Human Rights their urgent nature requires will start selling at $1,099. wishes of more development (OHCHR), which described the taking direct and active Apple also introduced a and prosperity to the Qatari and Cooperation, Josep Borrell, The Deputy Prime Minister measures taken by the block- measures. lower-cost 6.1-inch (15.5 cm) people.The meeting discussed during his official visit to Spain. and Minister of Foreign Affairs ading countries as unilateral He said that the credibility iPhone XR made of aluminum, cooperation relations The meeting discussed bilateral H E Sheikh Mohamed bin and coercive. of the UN Human Rights at a starting price at $749, and between the two countries relations and means of enhancing Abdulrahman Al Thani signed Al Nuaimi expressed Qatar’s Council depends on its integrity will be available in the US from and aspects of developing and developing them, in addition on behalf of the State of Qatar, regret that the special rapporteur and independence of its mech- October 26. The iPhone XS Max’s them, in addition to topics of to a number of topics of common while the Spanish Minister of concerned with the subject failed anisms in ending human rights display size is 26 percent larger mutual interest. concern. Foreign Affairs, the European to take any tangible measures, violations, and holding those than the previous largest iPhone Earlier, the Deputy Prime Following the meeting, a mem- Union and Cooperation Josep despite the availability of infor- responsible for it accountable. display, marking it the largest Minister and Minister of orandum of understanding was Borrell signed on behalf of the mation regarding those viola- Al Nuaimi stressed that the increase in screen size since Foreign Affairs met with signed between the Diplomatic Spanish side. tions and his demands of dealing council can never be active if 2014. This year’s three top Spanish Minister of Foreign Institute Qatar and the Diplomatic with them. its mechanisms were not, espe- phones are all more expensive Affairs, the European Union School of the Kingdom of Spain. →SEE ALSO PAGE 2 The Deputy Permanent cially the special procedures. than last year’s models. 02 HOME FRIDAY 14 SEPTEMBER 2018 PM honours factory owners for expansion after siege Prime Minister and Interior Minister H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani at a ceremony to honour a number of owners of Qatari factories and companies.