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ISO 9001:2008 CERTIFIED NEWSPAPER Home | 3 Business | 18 Sport | 26 Kahramaa International Chelsea signs deals for Bank of Qatar finish Premier QR3bn power wins STP award League season project. from Citibank. in style. MONDAY 25 MAY 2015 • 7 Shaaban 1436 • Volume 20 Number 6441 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com [email protected] | [email protected] Editorial: 4455 7741 | Advertising: 4455 7837 / 4455 7780 Strikes alone not enough to contain IS: FM ‘EU a strategic partner of GCC’ DOHA: The US-led coali- terrorists,” news agencies quoted tion air campaign against the Al Attiyah as saying. Islamic State (IS) group has The 24th GCC-EU Joint delivered results but “military Minister Meeting discussed action alone is not enough” to the relations between the GCC contain the IS advances in Syria countries and the European and Iraq, the Foreign Minister Union and means of promoting H E Dr Khalid bin Mohamed Al them in all areas, with a focus on Attiyah has hinted. issues related to the Free Trade “The coalition is not failing but Agreement, and the mutual coop- the air campaign is not enough,” eration between the two sides. Foreign Minister H E Dr Khalid bin Mohamed Al Attiyah and EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherin with other officials during the 24th GCC-EU Joint Attiyah told reporters, after a Addressing the opening ses- Council and Ministerial Meeting in Doha yesterday. meeting between foreign minis- sion, Al Attiyah said, citing the ters of the GCC and European bombing of Qatif mosque in Saudi terrorism in all its forms and He said that rapid growth European Union is a strate- positions towards a lot of regional Union here yesterday. Arabia last Friday, terrorism is manifestations and we must and development in the pace of gic trade partner of the Gulf and international issues, which “There are so many steps which the most dangerous challenge fac- intensify efforts to eradicate it GCC-EU relations, especially in Cooperation Council, where two- has a positive role, particularly we have to cooperate and coor- ing the international community. from its roots by addressing all the economic and commercial field, way trade volume between the in the area of maintaining inter- dinate together. One of them He underlined the support for causes and confront the real factors require more efforts to overcome two groups rose to more than national peace and security. is to enhance and expedite the the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in that led to its prominence, with the the difficulties that both sides face ¤138bn in 2014 compared to He said that the faltering peace dialogue in Iraq, and in Syria, to all measures taken to confront need to differentiate between ter- in this regard, especially the dif- ¤100bn in 2010. process in the Middle East causes find a way out to save the Syrian acts of violence that aim at desta- rorism and resistance to the occu- ficulties that hinder the final sign- At the political level, the a lot of tension within the region people, because they have been bilising the security and stability pation and the right of peoples to ing of the Free Trade Agreement Foreign Minister said that the and indeed the world. put between the tyranny of the and sow sectarian strife. struggle for self-determination,” between the two groups. two sides achieved many accom- Continued on page 6 regime and the brutality of the “We condemn and reject said the Foreign Minister. He pointed out that the plishments through their unified THE PENINSULA Airport City to accommodate over 200,000 Rents rise due to shortage of housing units DOHA: A shortage of residen- “There is a shortage of residen- gone up, with a one-bed flat in simply because it is nearly impos- taking up jobs in major sectors DOHA: The first phase of tial units in the market coupled tial units and new projects are not some areas in the city being sold sible to find a similar property at like oil and gas. the Airport City is expected with the increasing construc- coming up mainly due to a lull in at QR1m. lesser rent,” he said. “Any future surge in demand to be completed by 2022 tion costs have caused a signifi- allotment of lands,” Ahmed Al Many landlords are not will- He said a two-bed room flat could worsen the shortage of says an official at Hamad cant rise in house rents over the Arouqi, a real estate analyst told ing to rent out their properties that was available for QR6,000 residential units and jack up the International Airport (HIA). past six months, say industry this daily yesterday. to individuals, which, he said, is last year now costs QR7,000 and prices further,” said the expert. Engineer Badr Al Meer, sources. “Land prices remain very an additional factor creating an rents for a two-bed room facil- He said the high rents have executive director for opera- Rents have gone up by 10 to 20 high and there are no new allot- artificial shortage. ity have also gone up in the same now forced many expatriate fami- tions at HIA, said the city, percent despite a presumed lull ments. No new areas have been “Everyone is looking for a sin- ratio. lies to share flats, as they did with which could accommodate in recruitments by leading com- earmarked for construction,” he gle corporate customer to avoid “The market is static and we villas, earlier. more than 200,000 residents, panies and corporations and a added. dealing with many tenants,” said don’t find many new customers or “The practice of sharing villas would include headquarters subsequent fall in the number of He said the increasing con- Al Arouqi. An expert working those moving from one property still exist since the authorities of the Qatar Civil Aviation high-salaried professionals arriv- struction costs, especially the with a leading real estate com- to another,” he added. have not implemented the ban Authority and Qatar Airways ing in the country, say experts. land price, has caused the rents pany said that house rents have He said the difficulties in get- on partitioning strictly, probably have a centre for transport Most landlords are hiking the to shoot up by at least 10 percent gone up by 10 to 20 percent since ting school admission for children, because they know that this could and facilities, cargo and stor- prices as they renew the tenancy since the beginning of this year. the middle of last year. especially in Indian schools, have worsen the situation. It is also age facilities and cultural contracts and the tenants have According to latest data, a “Landlords are hiking rents deterred many expatriates from difficult to put cap on rent hike, and entertainment activities been forced to shell out, in the square foot of land in central mainly because of the rising bringing their families to Qatar. due to the increasing construction among its features. absence of cheaper alternatives Doha cost as high as QR2075, construction and maintenance There is also a presumed drop in costs,” he added. Since it opened last year, in the market. while property prices have also costs. Tenants are not moving out the number of new professionals THE PENINSULA HIA has served more than 28m passengers, Al Meer told Al Sharq in an interview, add- ing it witnessed a 17 percent increase in the number of pas- sengers in the first quarter of IS seizes Iraqi side of key this year compared last year. The airport also has witnessed 189,000 aircraft movements Syria border crossing since it opened in May last year, he noted. A part of the BAGHDAD: The Islamic State group seized the Iraqi side of a key third and final phase of HIA is border crossing with Syria after isolated government forces pulled already finished and once com- out, a police officer and a provincial official said. pleted the airport can handle “Daesh (IS) early this morning took control of the Al-Walid post on up to 50m passengers annually, the border between Iraq and Syria after the withdrawal of the army and he said. For World Cup alone, the Iraqi border police,” a police colonel said. The jihadists had seized the HIA is expected to welcome Syrian side, known as Al Tanaf, three days earlier, leaving Iraqi forces more the a million passengers. guarding the remote outpost in Anbar province very vulnerable. Continued on page 6 The police colonel said the government forces at Al-Walid tempo- THE PENINSULA rarily pulled back to the nearby Trebil border crossing with Jordan. IS fighters seized another border crossing between Al-Qaim in Anbar and Albu Kamal in Syria last year. The other crossing between the two countries is further north and controlled by Kurdish forces. Independent See also page 7 schools to close by noon Strong dust wind from today DOHA: The Supreme People check a Saudi fighter jet found in Bani Harith district north of Yemen’s capital Sana’a. Local media reported Education Council (SEC) has that Houthi militants brought down a Saudi F-16 fighter jet early yesterday. DOHA: A deepening of low pressure associated with the Indian asked all Independent schools mansoon over the Gulf region could result in strong dust winds in to reduce their working hours Qatar from today, according to the Meteorology Department. and end the classes by noon (12) UN-brokered talks on Yemen postponed Temperature could hit 41 to 43 degrees in Doha city during this from today. The new timing is period, and it would be slightly higher in other areas.