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Page 01 Jan 31.Indd ISO 9001:2008 CERTIFIED NEWSPAPER Greece not to seek bailout extension Business | 14 Saturday 31 January 2015 • 11 Rabial II 1436 • Volume 19 Number 6327 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com [email protected] | [email protected] Editorial: 4455 7741 | Advertising: 4455 7837 / 4455 7780 Qatar make history Foggy morning, King’s tweet strong winds forecast DOHA: The morning will be wins hearts foggy, affecting visibility, which will be as low as a kilometre at times at places, weather fore- casters said yesterday. They also forecast strong winds and high seas by the evening. The of Saudis wind speed inshore could be three to 13 knots during the day but could reach 20 knots as First GCC ruler officially on Twitter night approaches. The air may be a bit chilly at places at night DOHA: The Custodian of as the direction of the wind the Two Holy Mosques King changes at night to northwest- Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, erly. Temperatures will vary has become the only Saudi and from 32 degrees Celsius dur- GCC ruler so far to have a gen- ing the day to 14 degrees C at uine official Twitter account, night. reports Al Sharq. He won the hearts of fellow Saudis by tweeting that he had GIS system to granted a staggering $30bn as a account was opened on September reward to his people. 23, 2013. map Qatar’s The largesse he announced After the tweet, the number after being crowned the king of the king’s followers on Twitter Qatar’s Bertrand Roine in action against Poland during their semifinal match in the Men’s Handball World fish stocks includes two months of salary has increased to more than Championship at Lusail Multipurpose Arena last evening. Qatar won 31-29 to become the first non-European for all public servants and defence 500,000 and the figure is growing side ever to reach a world handball final. They meet France in the final today. See also page 22 DOHA: Qatar is developing a personnel and two months of by the minute. geographical information sys- scholarships for every Saudi stu- “The king has become a very tem (GIS) to map and analyse dent, at home and abroad. popular figure on social media, its marine resources, mainly Likewise, two months’ stipend especially Twitter,” Alarabia. fishing reserves. is to be paid to people with spe- net said. His tweet has evoked a The fisheries department is cial needs and the beneficiaries of huge response from Saudis and it QA takes $1.7bn stake in IAG busy assessing the country’s fish social security, and all this would has been re-tweeted more than reserves and working on a pilot add up to $30bn. 200,000 times, a record. LONDON/BERLIN: Qatar oneworld alliance and has limited create opportunities in southeast project to develop plans on how In his tweet, the Saudi ruler “The Saudi king is the first Airways has bought a stake code-sharing deals and a freight Asia, India and the Middle East, to manage fishing areas. told his people: “You kind peo- GCC leader to have an authentic worth about £1.15bn ($1.7bn) in partnership with BA. where Qatar has an extensive net- The idea is to develop a national ple, you deserve much more and and official social media account,” the owner of British Airways Buying the stake could deepen work, while also giving it a wealthy database to help rationalise the whatever I did will not be able to said Al Sharq. and Iberia, aiming to forge the relationship, giving Qatar long-term backer whose support exploitation of the country’s fish- give you what is your right. I hope That also makes him the first closer links to a group with two greater access to destinations could be useful in funding future ing stocks, according to a report Allah will be with me and with Saudi ruler to have been assured major European hubs and strong served by IAG’s London and growth. of the general secretariat of the you to help us serve our religion of his people’s allegiance in a big transatlantic networks. Madrid hubs, particularly trans- Neither party said whether IAG Cabinet for 2014. and our country. And don’t forget way electronically as Saudis have The Gulf airline, which dis- atlantic, with North America had been aware Qatar was build- Technical reports have already me in your prayers.” tweeted in massive numbers with closed a 9.99 percent holding well served by British Airways ing the stake and did not say who been prepared on various types Alarabia.net reported yester- the hashtag ‘Mubaya’ (allegiance), yesterday, already partners and South and Central America the shares had been bought from, of fish found in Qatari waters, day, while reproducing his above said the daily. International Consolidated by Iberia. or when. including shark and hamour. tweet, that King Salman’s Twitter THE PENINSULA Airlines Group (IAG) in the On IAG’s part, the tie-up will REUTERS THE PENINSULA Give it your best shout Our national heroes need everyone's support for their final match in the 24th Men's Handball World Championship. SATURDAY 31 JANUARY 2015 02 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com HOME The Foreign Minister H E Dr Khalid bin Mohamed Al Attiyah with heads of some of Qatar’s diplomatic, consular and representative missions abroad. FM honours Qatari missions DOHA: The second annual gen- success in different fields and eral meeting of heads of Qatar’s achieve state interests. diplomatic, consular and repre- GCC Secretary-General Dr sentative missions abroad ended Abdullatif bin Rashid Al Zayani in the presence of the Foreign highlighted the role of the embas- www.swiss-belhotel.com Minister H E Dr Khalid bin sies in activating cooperation Mohamed Al Attiyah. between GCC foreign ministries. Tel He thanked aides, ambassa- Dr Al Attiyah honoured Qatar’s Fax dors and heads of departments at outstanding embassies, consulates the Foreign Ministry for efforts to and representations abroad. He make the meeting a success. said the recognition is a catalyst He said the three-day meet- for embassies, consulates and rep- Tel ing was an opportunity to review resentations abroad to exert more Fax work strategies, coordination and efforts to promote Qatar’s foreign cooperation between the minis- policy, offer the best services to The Foreign Minister addressing the concluding session of the try and government agencies to citizens overseas and remove meeting. promote Qatar’s foreign policy obstacles they might face. QNA Tel Fax Law urged to encourage private Tel + 974 44298888 Fax investment in food projects Tel Fax DOHA: The man behind the private sector. export its products to the neigh- QR200m meat processing fac- The Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bouring GCC states. tory opening next month says bin Hamad Al Thani has in his He said the plant will use lat- Tel a law is needed to encourage address to the Advisory Council est technology and the validity Fax the private sector to invest talked of empowering the pri- of some packed meat products in projects to ensure food vate sector, said Al Khalaf. could be extended to longer security. It must also protect The Prime Minister and durations. the investors’ interests, said Interior Minister H E Sheikh “Some packed products Tel Ahmed Al Khalaf (pictured). Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa imported here have validity for Fax “What we lack is basic infra- Al Thani has also stressed the only 72 hours. Our factory would structure like land, water and need to back the private sector be able to process products that www.doha.hilton.com electricity to get involved in and help widen its role in the would have longer shelf life.” agricultural production in a big national economy. Quality will be a hallmark of Tel 44233333 974+ way.” Al Khalaf is the chairman “There is no law that encour- the plant because regional and of the company commissioning ages businessmen to invest in international competition is Fax 44233000 974+ the factory, which will start pro- food security projects and pro- fierce, said Al Khalaf. duction in April. tect their interests,” Al Khalaf He said the factory was sup- He told this daily yesterday business and the area under said. posed to be ready six months ago that his family got involved in cultivation will soon be He said the factory’s daily but was delayed due to technical horticulture more than two 100,000sqm,” he added. production capacity will be 50 problems such as meeting safety years ago and has in the past Al Khalaf said his farms pro- tonnes which could be doubled. requirements and upgraded two summer seasons supplied duce seasonal vegetables but “We will produce 80 types standards and specifications. fresh vegetables to the local soon facilities for vegetables of meat products, including Power supply is another prob- market. round-the-year will be set up. chicken, mutton (goat included) lem. “The plant will be commis- “We have about 20,000sqm He said food security is one and beef.” The output will be sioned next month but will be Tel of land under cultivation. of the main areas in which the more than sufficient to meet fully operational by April,” he Gradually, we are expanding government should support the local demand so the factory will said. THE PENINSULA Fax Al Wakra Hospital Tel Ministry removes illegal porta Fax to have ‘Maternal cabins from govt properties and Child Tower’ Tel Fax DOHA: Hamad Medical DOHA: Several porta cabins and Equipment to help in the villas in Doha which had Corporation is constructing encroaching on state prop- campaign.
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