Farm Complexes to Get Kahramaa Power Connection
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BUSINESS | 13 SPORT | 16 Mexico & Canada Qatar’s Al Tamimi optimistic about wins Malaysian Nafta talks Open title Monday 23 July 2018 | 10 Dhul-Qa’da I 1439 www.thepeninsula.qa Volume 23 | Number 7596 | 2 Riyals Amir arrives in Farm complexes London, to hold talks with Theresa to get Kahramaa May tomorrow power connection THE PENINSULA DOHA: Amir H H Sheikh SACHIN KUMAR A Kahramaa official Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani THE PENINSULA said that the arrived in London yesterday project, which will for a visit to the friendly DOHA: Six animal farm United Kingdom at the invi- complexes across Qatar are set cost QR250m, will tation of Prime Minister to get electricity connections involve installation Theresa May. from Qatar General Electricity of primary and H H the Amir is accom- and Water Corporation secondary stations to panied by an official dele- (Kahramaa). The Corporation gation. H H the Amir and H said yesterday that it would supply the complexes E the Prime Minister will start receiving applications with the necessary hold talks on Tuesday to from these farms to connect electrical voltage. discuss the strengthening of them with electricity from the friendly relations and August 8. The new service will Prime Minister and Interior Minister H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani holding cooperation between the cover farm complexes in Al discussions during his visit to Qatar Civil Aviation Authority yesterday. two countries in various Khrairb, Al Simsimah, Al He added that the project, fields, in addition to a Wakrah, Al Khor, Al Sheehaniya which will cost QR250m, will number of regional and and Abu Nakhlah. involve installation of primary PM reviews QCAA’s strategic plans international issues of These complexes have and secondary stations to common interest. 5,087 blocks which house supply the complexes with the During the visit, HH the THE PENINSULA around 350,000 livestock. necessary electrical voltage. keep pace with the level of The Prime Minister and Amir will also meet with a “Kahramaa will begin con- These farms are currently growth witnessed by all sectors Interior Minister stressed the number of Ministers and necting the farm complexes in using generators to generate DOHA: Prime Minister and of the national economy, and important role of the Civil Avi- senior officials in the United accordance with the standard electricity. The new connec- Interior Minister H E Sheikh secure the needs of the coming ation Authority in the field of air Kingdom. procedures after the com- tions by Kahramaa also entails Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa stage with all its obligations and transport and the security and The bilateral discussions pletion of receiving the appli- huge saving for the animal Al Thani visited yesterday Qatar international events. safety of civil aviation. will provide an opportunity cations. Once the application is farms as the new connections Civil Aviation Authority (QCAA). The Prime Minister also lis- The Prime Minister was to open wider horizons for received, electricity connection will be provided at much lower During the visit, H E the tened to an explanation about accompanied during the visit by mutual investments at both will be provided within a period rate. Earlier, it was required to Prime Minister and Interior the efforts exerted by the QCAA Minister of Transport and Com- public and private sector of three months,” said Abdullah pay QR44,350 to get the con- Minister listened to an expla- to provide a safe, efficient and munications H E Jassim bin Saif levels. Faraj Mubarak Nasrullah nection but now only QR4,410 nation about QCAA strategic flexible flight system, develop Al Sulaiti, Chairman of the Civil The UK has been and Assistant Director of Customer will be charged for the new plans for the civil aviation contingency plans and seek Aviation Authority H E Abdullah continues to be the preferred Services at Kahramaa connection. sector in the State to serve the further growth and devel- bin Nasser Turki Al Subaey and destination for Qatari invest- addressing a press conference objectives and aspirations of opment in the aviation industry a number of senior officials at ments in various fields, par- yesterday. →CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 Qatar National Vision 2030, in Qatar. the Civil Aviation Authority. ticularly real estate. Modern radar-equipped patrol vehicle to catch traffic violations launched SIDI MOHAMED modern technical features. It mobile radars is that mobile radars THE PENINSULA operates in moving vehicle and are visible to motorists and they can adopts infrared imaging. It does not reduce speed when they approach use annoying flash lights, the speed it. “This modern technology is DOHA: The General Directorate of sensor fixed in front of the vehicle invisible in its operations therefore Traffic yesterday launched a civil is invisible and is capable of shooting can catch more violations and will patrol vehicle equipped with a cars in two directions, in different create a sense of carefulness among sophisticated radar to catch traffic weather conditions and in six lanes,” motorists.” violations on the roads particularly Captain Al Nuaimi added while Meanwhile, the General Direc- where there are no or lesser number speaking at the General Directorate torate of Traffic continues its of cameras installed. of Traffic Headquarters. awareness campaign “Accidents- “The hidden radar inside the “The patrol car is equipped with Free Summer” for the third consec- patrol vehicle can catch violations control devices inside it. The utive week. The theme of the third of speed limit during patrolling. Also, patrolling officials can measure the week, is “For your safety, wear seat the radar-mounted car can be used speed of the large and small belt”. for other security tasks,” said vehicles, as well as identify the street The theme highlights the role of Captain Shabib Mohammed Al number. It can also shoot photos and seat belts in preserving the lives of Nuaimi, from the Traffic Patrols record video,” he added. drivers and front seat passengers. Captain Shabib Mohammed Al Nuaimi from the Traffic Patrols introducing the new civil yesterday. He also pointed out that the dif- patrol equipped with a modern radar device. PIC:SALIM MATRAMKOT/THE PENINSULA. “The new radar has several ference between this radar and →CONTINUED ON PAGE 4 ICJ to announce verdict in case filed by Qatar against UAE today THE PENINSULA violating its obligations under the Qatar and Qataris; interfered freedom of opinion and the basis of their national origin; control; e) restore rights of Qataris International Convention on the with the rights of Qataris who expression, the right to education b) immediately cease all other to, inter alia, marriage and choice DOHA: The International Court of Elimination of All Forms of Racial own property in the UAE; limited and the right to work, and impact measures that incite discrimination of spouse, freedom of opinion and Justice (ICJ), the principal judicial Discrimination (CERD). the rights of Qataris to any speech the rights of Qataris to own (including media campaigns and expression, public health and organ of the United Nations, will Qatar has contended in the deemed to be in support of or property and enjoy equal supporting others to propagate medical care, education and announce its verdict today in an lawsuit that the UAE has enacted opposed to the actions against treatment before tribunals. discriminatory messages) and training, property, work, partici- urgent case filed by Qatar against and implemented a series of dis- Qatar; and shut down the local Qatar has requested the ICJ to criminalise such measures; c) pation in cultural activities, and the UAE for taking discriminatory criminatory measures directed at offices of Al Jazeera Media order the UAE to take all steps nec- comply with its obligations equal treatment before tribunals, measures against Qatari nationals Qataris based expressly on their Network and blocked the trans- essary to comply with its obliga- under the CERD to condemn and put in place measures to and violating human rights. national origin resulting in alleged mission of Al Jazeera and other tions under CERD and, inter alia: publicly racial discrimination ensure those rights are respected; The UN’s highest court had held human rights violations. Qatari media outlets. a) immediately cease and revoke against Qataris, pursue a policy f) provide assurances and guar- hearings last month in the case filed Qatar contends that following In the lawsuit, Qatar claimed the discriminatory measures, of eliminating racial discrimi- antees of non repetition of the by Qatar against United Arab June 5, 2017, the UAE expelled all that those measures interfere including but not limited to the nation, and adopt measures to UAE’s illegal conduct; and g) make Emirates accusing it of human rights Qataris within its borders; pro- with a number of rights, directives against ‘sympathising’ combat such prejudice; d) refrain full reparation, including compen- violations and discrimination. hibited them from entering or including the right to marriage with Qataris, and any other from taking any further measures sation, for the harm suffered as a Qatar filed the lawsuit on passing through the UAE; closed and choice of spouse, result in national laws that discriminate de that would discriminate against result of the UAE’s actions in vio- June 11 against the UAE for UAE airspace and seaports to violations of the rights to jure or de facto against Qataris on Qataris within its jurisdiction or lation