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ISO 9001:2008 CERTIFIED NEWSPAPER Home | 3 Business | 18 Sport | 26 QRC, HMC in Qatargas Serena wins 20th deal to work on presents key Grand Slam; kidney transplant papers at World prevails over project. Gas Conference. Safarova. SUNDAY 7 JUNE 2015 • 20 Shaaban 1436 • Volume 20 Number 6454 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com [email protected] | [email protected] Editorial: 4455 7741 | Advertising: 4455 7837 / 4455 7780 Sticker-free RPs for Barcelona crowned kings of Europe expatriates soon New ID cards to contain more details DOHA: The Ministry of The new RP issuance and more details about the holder, Interior is expected to begin renewal system is expected to be including his or her address. issuing sticker-free residency implemented “within days”, Al These cards could be used by permits (RPs) to expatriate Sharq reported yesterday, quot- expatriates and their families workers and their family mem- ing sources. outside Qatar to show as proof of bers soon. The RP section of the expatri- residence in Qatar as the cards No stickers will be stamped on ate affairs unit at the Immigration will contain all details. the passports of expatriate work- Department issues some 7,500 They could be used at overseas ers and their dependents staying RPs daily, including an estimated airports while boarding flights to with them if they are issued RP or 5,000 renewed ones. Doha in place of RP stickers or as their RP is being renewed. All offices of the department, proof of residence for banking and A pilot project launched by the including its headquarters, other works overseas. ministry awhile ago on an experi- branches and units working in While in Qatar, during entry mental basis to assess the feasibil- the integrated service complexes and exit at Hamad International ity of the new system has turned of the Ministry of Interior, have Airport, an RP holder’s passport out to be successful. been readied to provide the new will suffice as immigration offi- Following the project, authori- RP issuance and renewal service. cials could check his or her RP ties have given their nod for the Electronic and regular ID cards details in their computer systems issuance and renewal of sticker- being issued will be replaced with by keying in the person’s name or free RPs to expatriates and their new ones. The new ID cards will passport number. Barcelona’s defender Gerard Pique (centre) holds up the UEFA Champions League trophy as his teammates families. have a new design and will contain THE PENINSULA celebrate after beating Juventus 3-1 in the final at the Olympic Stadium in Berlin yesterday. Barcelona were crowned kings of Europe for the fifth time. Report on page 28 Firms warned over summer timing 77.2pc homes see no respite 2022 will be the best: for outdoor work DOHA: Companies failing to from price rise for a year Qatari envoy to US comply with the summer tim- WASHINGTON DC: Qatar is ready to invest part of its $35bn ing for outdoor work will face DOHA: A vast majority (77.2 released the findings of Qatar’s condition had worsened in the US investment fund in West Virginia, Qatari Ambassador to the closure of up to one month, the percent) of households inter- Consumer Confidence Index past 12 months, whereas 3.2 US Mohamed Jaham Al Kuwari said on the sidelines of a visit to Ministry of Labour and Social viewed as part of a Consumer survey for the first quarter of percent said they had no work. the state. He said Qatar has pledged $50,000 for a project in West Affairs has warned. Confidence Index survey have 2015. The households were asked Virginia to improve education in McDowell County, noting that he The summer working hours said they believed that there However, 70.7 percent of the if their financial condition had will bring a group of Qatari investors and businessmen to the state will take effect on June 15 and wouldn’t be any reprieve from respondents said ‘yes’ when improved or worsened in the in September to listen to investment proposals. will be in force until August 31, the price rise in the next 12 asked if they thought that past 12 months. Al Kuwari said Qatari investors are interested in investing in tour- as per the ministerial decree No. months. Qatar’s economy had improved Some 19.4 percent said their ism, real estate, education and energy, stressing that he held talks with 16 of 2007. Only a minority of those sur- in the past 12 months (since financial situation had wors- the business community in West Virginia. All firms employing people for veyed (some 2.6 percent) said March 2014), while 3.3 per- ened as their family expenses He invited Senator Joe Manchin of West Virginia, Governor Earl outdoor work are required to give they thought the rate of infla- cent said it had worsened and had gone up. Ray Tomblin and business society representatives to visit Doha. a break from 11.30am to 3pm. tion would look downwards a fifth (21 percent) said it was And some 44.8 percent fami- Qatar has recently opened an investment office in New York. Morning working hours should in a year from now while 16.5 unchanged. lies said their financial situa- Asked about investigation into FIFA corruption charges, Al Kuwari not exceed five and 11.30am, percent of respondents said the Again, a majority of the sur- tion had improved in the past said Qatar is open to any probe because “we did the right thing... We according to an announcement price situation could remain veyed (64.5 percent) said the year while 48.3 percent said have nothing to fear. “We will show to the whole world that Qatar issued by the ministry yesterday. unchanged. prices had gone up in the coun- their financial status remained World Cup will be the best in the world,” he said, adding preparations THE PENINSULA The Ministry of Development try in the past one year and unchanged. have started and all facilities will be ready two or three years before Continued on page 3 Planning and Statistics has that was why their financial THE PENINSULA the tournament. QNA Saudi shoots Automobile agents Advance rents down Scud for premises asked to review used by govt from Yemen DOHA: The Ministry of Finance SANA’A: Yemeni rebels flexed has announced that from 2016, their muscles yesterday by fir- warranty conditions its Housing and Government ing a Scud missile at Saudi Building Department will pay Arabia just days before they DOHA: The government has for cars repaired in undesignated rents for buildings government are to sit down with the exiled, asked automobile agents to garages or service centres within departments have taken on Saudi-backed regime for peace review terms and conditions of the warranty period. rent for six months in advance talks in Switzerland. the warranty they provide to “You should in no way put such — once in January and then in Saudi Arabia said it intercepted customers and change warranty terms and conditions that smack July each year. the missile fired by the Iran-backed and service record booklets of monopoly. We are all for allow- As for this year, rents will be Shia Houthis. The launch came a accordingly. ing fair competition in the mar- paid for three months in advance. day after rebel allies killed four The Ministry of Economy and ket,” the ministry said. The only The next payment will be made Saudi soldiers in cross-border Commerce has said it has noticed concession that can be given to an in October, a ministry statement attacks clouding preparations for that terms and conditions of war- agency is that if within the war- said yesterday. THE PENINSULA UN-brokered talks in Geneva on A Southern Popular Resistance fighter operates a machine gun at the front ranty for new cars sold are differ- ranty period a car is repaired out- June 14. line of fighting against Houthi rebels on the outskirts of Yemen’s southern ent in Arabic booklets from those side and a spare part is damaged “The Royal Saudi Air Defence in English. “Terms and condi- during repair, the agency would port city of Aden yesterday. Forces intercepted it with two tions must be the same in both not need to replace it, said the Massage service Patriot missiles,” said the Saudi- languages,” the ministry told car ministry. It said it had surveyed led coalition, waging an air war There has been cross-border calling it an act of “desperation”. agency representatives in several vehicle warranty booklets of nearly in salons banned against the rebels since March 26. artillery and rocket fire into Saudi The coalition’s latest raids meetings convened to discuss this all agents and found clauses that DOHA: B e a u t y s a l o n s a c r o s s t h e Coalition aircraft destroyed Arabia but there was no missile targeted rebel military sites and and other issues recently. violate Qatar’s anti-monopolistic country have stopped providing the launcher used in the 2.45am attacks since air strikes began. positions in northern, central and In a statement yesterday, the trade practices law. massage service to customers attack on the southwestern city of The coalition has made southern Yemen, including Sana’a ministry said that it had asked The Anti-Trade Monopolies and following instructions from the Khamis Mushait, said the state- destroying missile capabilities of where weapons storage depots car agents to invite all buyers Market Competition Protection Ministry of Municipality and ment carried by the official Saudi the Houthis and their allies a pri- were struck on hills overlook- whose vehicles are within the Committee has been informed of Urban Planning.