THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 27, 2018 MUHARRAM 17, 1440 VOL.12 NO. 4405 QR 2 FINE Fajr: 4:07 am Dhuhr: 11:26 am HIGH : 37°C Asr: 2:52 pm Maghrib: 5:27 pm LOW : 33°C Isha: 6:57 pm Nation 2 Business 12 Sports 16 Kahramaa opens 4th power Indonesian trade team keen to Maaloul wants Duhail substation for Doha Metro forge ties with Qatari firms to tighten up defence Amnesty report FM ATTENDS MEET ON SYRIA IN US Cabinet applauds on guest workers Amir’s UN speech QNA Cabinet okays draft DOHA law on establishing misleading: Qatar THE Cabinet has lauded the free media zone speech of the Amir HH Sheikh DOHA The Cabinet on Wednes- Tamim bin Hamad al Thani day approved a draft law on the at the United Nations General establishment of a free media FIFA rejects Amnesty International’s claim Assembly in New York, saying zone. The aim of the establish- it presented Qatar's clear posi- ment of a free media zone is TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK “In the years since we started tions on different regional and to attract international media, DOHA working collaboratively with the international issues and crises technology companies, research ILO, and organisations includ- as well as the visions, and ini- and training institutions in the QATAR has said Amnesty Interna- ing Amnesty, we have aggressively tiatives to resolve those crises. media and digital media field, tional’s report on guest workers is transformed our labour system. Re- The Cabinet lauded the and to achieve economic and misleading. forms and advances include: aboli- contents of the speech with professional integration with In a statement on Wednesday, tion of exit permits, introduction regard to the unjust siege im- Qatar’s various projects as well the Ministry of Administrative De- of comprehensive wage protection posed on the country for more as supporting and encouraging velopment, Labour and Social Af- system, and additional policies that than a year, the campaign of projects and establishing invest- fairs (MADLSA) said, “The concerns protect guest workers from their incitement against it and the ment funds in the media. raised by Amnesty International are recruitment to their return. There measures taken with the aim not tolerated by Qatar. Cur- is always more work to be of harming its security and sta- rently, there are legal pro- done on this matter, and bility and restricting its people among countries through dia- ceedings under way con- we endeavour to be the as well as the economic war to logue within it, would find the cerning Mercury MENA. regional leader in the impede the development proc- response it deserves to restore While Mercury MENA no matter.” ess in the country. the effectiveness of the GCC. longer operates in Qatar, Meanwhile, FIFA The Cabinet hoped that The Cabinet welcomed the legal matters will contin- has accused Amnesty the offer of sincere coopera- Amir’s proposal for holding an ue and we will conduct a of being “misleading”. Deputy Prime Minister and Minster of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin tion by the Amir to transform international conference on cy- full investigation. We will “We have no rea- Abdulrahman al Thani participates in a high-level event on the Syrian crisis, hosted the plight of the GCC into an bersecurity and the readiness of address any existing is- son to believe the re- by the European Union on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly opportunity for its reform and Qatar to host it to discuss ways sues or violations and ported violations meetings in New York. establishing binding mecha- of regulating this subject under remedy any remain- of workers’ rights nisms to resolve the differences international law. PAGE 2 ing matters.” are in fact linked to “For years, Qatar FIFA and the 2022 has been working The concerns raised by World Cup,” a FIFA with the interna- Amnesty International are not spokesman told tional community tolerated by Qatar. Currently, AFP. on improving laws, there are legal proceedings “We regret regulations and under way concerning Mercury Amnesty chose to FARMING GOES SMART policies concern- MENA. While Mercury MENA frame its statement ing guest workers. in such a mislead- TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK it focused on adopting greenhouse GREEN HOUSE This is exhibited by no longer operates in Qatar, ing manner.” DOHA technology in Qatari farms as an ef- the fact that Qatar legal matters will continue and Amnesty In- fective means of increasing the pro- TECHNOLOGY has the highest level we will conduct a full ternational re- SMART farming is certainly taking duction of vegetables and reducing LAND USED: From 120 hec- of partnership with leased a report root in Qatar, thanks to the use of water consumption. In recent years, investigation.” tares in 2010 to more than organisations like accusing the en- innovative modern technology to there have been significant increase 300 hectares in 2018 Ooredoo showcases Amnesty. NGOs visit MADLSA statement gineering firm increase productivity without weak- in the cultivated area of green hous- power of 5G with Qatar independently Mercury MENA ening the natural resources. es from about 120 hectares in PROJECTS: MME offers 34 and do their work of failing to pay Qatar has made huge strides in 2010 to more than 300 new strategic projects for aerial taxi PAGE 20 without interference,” the state- the workers in return for months the use of modern irrigation sys- hectares this year. private investors to pro- ment said. of work. tems in the farms, increasing the The MME has duce vegetables using application from about 45 percent offered 34 new greenhouse technol- of the total cultivated area in 2010 projects to private ogy, with an area Trump pledges to over 80 percent in 2018. investors to pro- of about 100,000 In a statement during the Arab duce vegetables square metres per M-E peace plan QP to hike LNG output to Agriculture Day celebration by the using greenhouse project Arab Organisation for Agricultural technology, with by year-end Development, the Ministry of Mu- an area of about O Three farms set up for 110 mn tonnes per year nicipality and Environment (MME) 100,000 square metres the production of ATAR Petroleum (QP) on Wednes- the decision to raise the produc- said Qatar attaches great signifi- per project. green fodder using treated Qday said it is increasing the tion is based on the good results cance to the use of modern technol- sewage water (total area is liquefied natural gas (LNG) output by obtained through recent additional ogy in the agricultural sector, es- Continued on page 2 Ô 650 hectares) an additional 10 million tonnes. appraisal and testing in the North pecially to save water and increasesee “We will be adding the fourth field. productivity. train to the earlier announced “With the increase of addi- The ministry said its strategyggyy GIANT LEAP ORGANIC FARMING three trains. Once the project is tional LNG capacity and associated focuses largely on vertical ex- The use of modern complete, which is expected in products such as condensate pansion in agricultural pro- O 8 Qatari farms use organic early 2024, Qatar’s LNG produc- and LPG, Qatar’s total production duction through maxim- irrigation systems production method, three of tion capacity will reach 110 million will increase by about 1.4 million ising the use of smart increased from 45% of which are currently marketing US President Donald tonnes per annum (mtpa), barrels of equivalent of oil technology in various total cultivated area in their organic vegetables in the Trump vows to present an increase of around Qatari market per day and increasing the agricultural sectors. 2010 to over 80% in 2018 a peace plan for the 43 percent from its country’s total production The MME said Middle East by the current production from 4.8 million barrels capacity of 77 (mtpa) of equivalent of oil to 6.2 end of the year and President and CEO million barrels of equiva- endorses a two-state of Qatar Petroleum lent of oil,” Kaabi solution, confident that Saad Sherida al said. the Palestinians will Kaabi told report- —ASIF IQBAL ers at a press PAGE 12 return to talks despite conference. his unwavering support Kaabi said for Israel. PAGE 11 ‘Souq Waqif movie theatre to officially open soon’ MALEK HELALI “We are aiming for the pe- Campbell said the Souq DOHA riod between October and No- Waqif theatre recently hosted vember to announce the offi- the premiere screening of the A state-of-the-art movie thea- cial opening when the weather movie ‘Predator’ which got a tre at Souq Waqif, which is cools a bit. We are also waiting great reception from the audi- gaining popularity by the day, to pair the official launch with ence who loved the theatre. is likely to be officially opened a quality movie,” he said. “The Souq Waqif theatre is sometime between October The idea behind Novo Cin- a boutique-style movie theatre and November, according to emas’ newest movie theatre in with a total of five halls, four an official. Souq Waqif was to bring the of which featuring traditional Speaking to Qatar Tribune Novo experience to the Souq’s screens and seating capacity of recently, Marketing Manager audience in a theatre featur- around 118 spectators each, in at Novo Cinemas Kevin Camp- ing a heritage design synony- addition to one seven-star thea- bell said although the theatre mous with the look and feel of tre offering the Novo seven-star QATAR, US DEFENCE OFFICIALS MEET was opened to the public a few the popular Souq with a touch movie experience,” he explained.