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3rd Best News Website in the Middle East Special Lease Offer MEDINAMEDIINA CENTRALECENTRALE BUSINESS | 21 SPORT | 28 4409 5155 GWC records Chelsea great QR50.5m John Terry to net profit in Q1 leave club Wednesday 19 April 2017 | 22 Rajab 1438 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com Volume 22 | Number 7136 | 2 Riyals PM launches Ras Emir issues law on Abu Fontas A3 Desalination Station Sachin Kumar subsidised items The Peninsula IN A MAJOR milestone for Qatar’s The Peninsula is prohibited for the beneficiar- water security, Prime Minister and Jail and hefty fine for ies of subsidised commodities Interior Minister H E Sheikh mir H H Sheikh dealing in subsidised to resell the products after buy- Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Tamim bin Hamad ing from authorized distribution Al Thani launched the expansion commodities without Al Thani yesterday centers, showcase for sale, or of Ras Abu Fontas (RAF) A3 Water issued Law No. 5 of a licence. deal in any other way that vio- Desalination Station yesterday. 2017 which regu- lates the provisions of this law. The project, with a total cost of Elates dealing in subsidised subsidised commodities as Article 12 has banned export about QR1.75bn, has the capacity commodities. The law stipu- food and fodder subsidised of subsidised commodities out of generating 36 million gallons lates jail and hefty fine for by the state. Dealing in sub- of country for any reason. It is of potable water per day. dealing in subsidised commod- sidised commodities means also prohibited to import any Increase of this additional pro- ities without a licence from the selling, storing, filling, pack- subsidised commodity without duction capacity will help RAF to authorities concerned as per aging, transferring or taking permission from the Prime Minister and Interior Minister H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin cover around 60 percent of the Article 3 of the law. distributing these items. authority concerned. Khalifa Al Thani launching the expansion of Ras Abu Fontas A3 Water country water requirement. The law defines According to Article 11, it → Continued on page 2 Desalination Station in Al Wakrah, yesterday. → Continued on page 2 Minister opens President of Uganda arrives SPECIAL SUPPLEMENT | WEDNESDAY 19 APRIL 2017 Vehicles older than 15 years Driving to Innovation PRESIDENT of the Republic of Uganda Yoweri he 7th edition of the Qatar Motor Show innovation and technol- West Bay at thee DECCDEECCC atat 5pm5ppm daily.daailily.y SocialSSociialal mediamede ia Qatar Motor Show is here and offers automotive enthu- ogy, while reinforcing competitions willwiill be runningrununnining throughoutthrh ouughhouo t thetht e siasts and visitors exclusive regional Qatar’s position as a pre- show, giving visitorsisisiitorrs thethhe chancechc aancec toto winwwin mem-mem m-m and local reveals from 20 global mium business events orable prizes includingncludu inng gadgets,gag dggets,s brandedbbrannded d brands organisers. destination,” said Ahmed merchandisingini g andanand THeld under the patronage of Prime Minis- Al Obaidli, Director of weekend test drives.drir vev ss. ter and Interior Minister H E Sheikh Abdullah Exhibitions at Qatar Tour- Visitors are encour-courr- bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani, the event ism Authority. aged to registeristerer opened its doors on April 18 and will end on Interactive fan zones online on http://tp:/// Museveni arrived in Doha yesterday on an official April 22 at the Doha Exhibition and Conven- will be packed with per- www.qatarmotor-oto oro - tion Center (DECC). True to its theme of formances and activities show.gov.qa/ andandnd toto “Driving to Innovation", Qatar Motor Show including the inaugural followo o thet e show’ssow’w s socialsos cic ala 2017 aims to take visitors on a thrill-filled XRebels extreme sports performance by Xtork mediamedia channelschanneelsl onon TwitterTwT itter ride to discover the latest hybrid and tech- at the ‘Xtreme Sports Park’, which will be open andannd instagraminstagram onn @Qatarmo-@Qatarmo- advanced vehicles that are paving the way to the public at DECC. Skateboarding, BMX Best torshowtorsshhow andannd on facebook to the future of the automotive industry. Runs and Longboard Sprint Race competitions on facebook/qatarmo-faaceboookk/qatarmo- The show will unveil limited edition will be running from April 19 until the end of torshowtoorshoh w forfoor thethhe latest UNDER the auspices of visit. Minister of Municipality and Environment H cars and some of the rarest classic cars the event. Visitors can register online in advance updatesuppdates andannd more in the world. Spread over the 12,000 for these activities to eliminate waiting time. ininformation.formata ioon. require tests every 6 months sqm hall, exhibitors will include: Additionally, the park will host fun games such Dodge, Jeep, Ford, Lincoln, Hyundai, as parkour, MTB and Aggressive Inline Skate. Nissan, Toyota, Lexus, Chevrolet, To attract visitors from the region, Qatar Genesis, Jaguar, Land Rover, Maser- Motor Show 2017 offers special promotions in ati, Mini, BMW, Mercedes- Benz, collaboration with hotel, airline, and transpor- Mitsubishi, BAIC and Harley Dav- tation partners. Qatar Airways, the Official Prime Minister and Interior E Mohammed bin Abdullah Al Rumaihi and Ugan- idson. 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The circular says that vehi- the President and his delegation at the Hamad Inter- Thani, the Minister of Trans- cles which are older than 15 years must national Airport. → See also page 3 CHAIRMAN EDITOR-IN-CHIEFEDITOR IN CH Sheikh Thani bin Abdullah Al Thani Dr. Khalid Al-Shafi ACTING MANAGING EDITOR ADVERTISING MANAGER ADVERTISING COORDINATOR DESIGN PRODUCTION Mohammed Salim Mohamed Ali Wahba Muhammad Shammas Abraham Augusthy Viswanath Sarma port and Communications H he Qatar Central Bank (QCB) has pass technical inspection every 6 E Jassim bin Saif Al Sulaiti issued a circular to insurance months for five years. After this period, New Corona Virus case opened the Qatar Motor Tcompanies asking them to com- the inspection will be every four months Show 2017 in the presence ply with a rule announced by the for the next five years, and then every A 25-YEAR OLD expatriate has tested positive for of the Minister of Municipal- General Directorate of Traffic at the three months for the coming five years. MERS-CoV — Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Included with ity and Environment H E Ministry of Interior recently, making it This means that a 2001 model car, for Corona Virus — in the second confirmed case of today’s edition Mohammed bin Abdullah Al mandatory for vehicles older than 15 instance, must undergo repeat techni- the virus this year. The patient has fever, cough, Rumaihi and a number of years to have technical inspection every cal inspection every six months, while cold and body pain for few days and was initially is a 12-page special officials and businessmen at six months. a 1996 model vehicle must go for treated at a primary healthcare centre and later Doha Exhibition and Con- The Peninsula got a copy of the cir- inspection every four months. transferred to the Hamad General Hospital, the Min- supplement vention Center. cular which says that the instruction is → Continued on page 2 istry of Public Health (MOPH) said yesterday. → See also page 4 & 7 → Continued on page 5 02 HOME WEDNESDAY 19 APRIL 2017 Emir issues law allowing Gulf firms to open branches The Peninsula The law stipulated that the In order to open branches in yesterday issued an instrument agreement on waiving visa Amendments citizen concerned must be Qatar, the Gulf companies must of ratification endorsing a draft requirements for holders of dip- mir H H Sheikh Tamim The law allowing GCC directly responsible for the activ- have commercial registration in memorandum of understanding lomatic, special and official bin Hamad Al Thani citizens to practise ity for which he/she has got one of the GCC States for at least (MoU) on cooperation in the field passports between the govern- yesterday issued Law commercial activities licence, even if it is one or more three years, and the activities of protecting endangered wild- ments of the State of Qatar and the No. 7 of 2017 on allow- includes branches, unless there are rea- must be among those allowed for life and the conservation of its Republic of Colombia, which was ing Gulf companies in amendments to sons preventing to do so. For the GCC citizens to practise in the natural habitat between the gov- signed in Bogota on July 27, 2016. EGCC states to open branches in legal personalities, the law said country.