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New property Qatar ownership powering ahead decision to boost with 2022 foreign World Cup investment preparations Business | 01 Sport | 10 WEDNESDAY 7 OCTOBER 2020 20 SAFAR - 1442 VOLUME 25 NUMBER 8403 www.thepeninsula.qa 2 RIYALS Enjoy Ooredoo’s fast 5G network Amir, Afghan President Amir, Turkish President to hold official talks hold talks today QNA — DOHA the role of Qatar and its com- mitment to peace in his country QNA — DOHA Amir H H Sheikh Tamim bin and its efforts to host this round Hamad Al Thani and President of negotiations in order to reach Amir H H Sheikh Tamim of the Islamic Republic of lasting peace. bin Hamad Al Thani will Afghanistan H E Dr. Mohammad During the talks, the two meet today with President Ashraf Ghani held a session of sides reviewed bilateral relations of the Republic of Turkey, official talks at the Amiri Diwan and the means of developing and H E Recep Tayyip Erdogan, yesterday. strengthening them in various who will arrive in Doha on At the start of the session, the fields. The talks also dealt with a working visit today. Amir welcomed the Afghan developments in Afghanistan in Amir and the Turkish President and the accompanying light of the Afghan peace nego- President will discuss the delegation, expressing his con- tiations currently underway in strategic relations between fidence that this visit will con- Doha, in order to achieve the two countries and ways tribute to strengthening relations security, stability and peace in of enhancing and devel- between the two countries. Afghanistan. oping them, in addition to Amir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani meeting President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, For his part, the Afghan Pres- The meeting was attended a number of issues of H E Dr. Mohammad Ashraf Ghani, at the Amiri Diwan, yesterday. ident expressed his thanks and by a number of Ministers, and mutual concern. appreciation to the Amir for the from the Afghan side by warm reception, and stressed the members of the official dele- H H the Amir also hosted a Their Excellencies sheikhs and for Foreign Affairs, H E Sultan importance of relations between gation accompanying the Pres- luncheon banquet at the Amiri ministers. bin Saad Al Muraikhi and the Qatar attends WHO the two countries. ident. An official reception was Diwan in honour of the Afghan The Afghan President left Ambassador of the Islamic He also appreciated the State held for the President of Afghan- President, and his accompa- Doha yesterday evening. He was Republic of Afghanistan to the executive board of Qatar’s hosting of the Afghan istan upon his arrival at the nying delegation. The banquet seen off at the Hamad Interna- State of Qatar, H E Abdul Hakim meeting on peace negotiations and praised Amiri Diwan. was attended by a number of tional Airport by Minister of State Dalili. COVID-19 response QNA — DOHA Non-Qataris can own property in 25 areas Qatar has participated in the special session of the WHO THE PENINSULA — DOHA within malls,” said Minister of residence in Qatar upon com- executive board on the Justice and Minister of State for pletion of the property own- response to the COVID-19 In a move that would further Owners of property worth not less than QR730,000 the Council of Ministers Affairs, ership procedures in a direct pandemic, which concluded stimulate Qatar’s realty sector, ($200,000), and their families, will get a residency H E Dr. Issa bin Saad Al Jafali Al way. yesterday. the Ministry of Justice said Nuaimi. The owner of the property The delegation of Qatar at yesterday that non-Qataris can permit without the need for a sponsor. Procedures for granting res- with value of not less than the special session was chaired now own and use real estate in idency to owners of property of QR3.65m (equivalent of by Minister of Public Health, 25 areas in the country. The Those purchasing property worth not less than no less than QR730,000 (equiv- $1,000,000) will receive per- H E Dr. Hanan Mohammed Al Ministry also released terms and QR3.65m ($1m) will receive permanent residency alent to $200,000) have been manent residency benefits that Kuwari, via remote commu- conditions for the non-Qatari benefits including healthcare, education, and facilitated, where the owner of include healthcare, education, nication technology. ownership of real estate in investment opportunities. the property from this category and investment in some com- During the two-day Qatar, and outlined the areas in can obtain a residency permit mercial activities. Qataris and session, the executive board which non-Qataris may use and for himself and the family Non-Qataris can now own a discussed several important own real estate. Qataris and non-Qataris can also own detached thereof without a sponsor detached unit in one of the res- topics, most notably updated Non-Qataris may now own units in residential compounds and shopping during the period of his idential compounds. They may information on the implemen- real estate in nine areas, while malls throughout the country. property ownership, said the also own detached units (offices tation of resolutions related to they can use real estate in 16 Ministry. and shops) in shopping malls the response to the COVID-19 areas. “With the issuance of The Ministry of Interior and throughout the country, pro- pandemic. Cabinet’s Decision No. (28) of the Ministry of Justice have vided that no modification to or The Director-General of 2020, Qatar has 16 usufruct Accordingly, freehold resi- Non-Qataris, residents and worked on introducing an change in the nature of the unit, WHO provided a summary of areas for a term of 99 years, dential properties have become non-residents, within resi- automated system through its style or to the exterior is the WHO’s activities since and nine areas for freehold. available to Qataris as well as dential complexes and shops which Non-Qataris can obtain made. `P2 January 2020 in response to the pandemic, and the steps taken to ensure lessons are learned and best practices are Afghan govt lauds Qatar's role in peace process implemented as the pandemic develops. IRFAN BUKHARI terming the existing cooperation government of Qatar to achieve our Updated information was THE PENINSULA between the two countries as shared goal of peace and stability,” also provided by the co-chairs ‘multi-faceted’. he added. for the Independent Panel for Acting Foreign Minister of Afghan- He said President Ghani and the The Acting Foreign Minister said: Pandemic Preparedness and istan, H E Mohammad Haneef Atmar, accompanying delegation had a “I reiterate that the role our two Response, the Chairman of the has said that Afghan peace process number of high level meetings in partners — the US and Qatar — have International Health Regula- has benefited greatly from the role Doha with Qatar’s leadership which played in this process is very much tions Review Committee and played by the State of Qatar. were very successful in many ways. appreciated by the government of the Chairman of the Inde- Addressing a press conference in “In the meetings, first we thanked Afghanistan, and we believe that by pendent Oversight and Doha yesterday, Atmar said there the leadership of Qatar for their con- working with our partners we have Advisory Committee for the were two important objectives of the tinued support for the Afghan peace better chance to succeed in peace WHO Health Emergencies visit by President of Afghanistan H E process. This process has benefited process.” Programme. The main func- Dr. Mohammad Ashraf Ghani to greatly from the role the government To a question, he said Qatar and tions of the executive board Qatar. “The first objective is to of Qatar has played. Afghanistan had agreed to establish Acting Afghan Foreign Minister H E are to give effect to the deci- advance the peace process and the “The government of Afghanistan a high-level bilateral commission to Mohammad Haneef Atmar addressing sions and policies of the Health other is to expand our bilateral ties appreciates this role and we will like foster bilateral relations and cooper- a press conference, in Doha, yesterday. Assembly, to advise it and gen- and cooperation with Qatar,” he said to continue our cooperation with the ation. `P2 PIC: SALIM MATRAMKOT/THE PENINSULA erally to facilitate its work. HIA first in the world to get BSI COVID-19 safety protocol certificate THE PENINSULA — DOHA This important Company for Airports Man- staff and passengers in com- achievement marks agement and Operation. pliance with guidelines issued Hamad International Airport This important achievement by the International Civil Avi- (HIA) announced yesterday Qatar as the first marks Qatar as the first country ation Organization’s (ICAO) that it is the first entity in the country in the world in the world to be verified by Civil Aviation Recovery Task- world to achieve independent BSI for its COVID-19 Aviation force (CART). verification from BSI (British to be verified by Health Safety Protocol The airport was awarded Standards Institution) for its BSI for its COVID- Implementation. based on a compliance veri- implementation of COVID-19 It is also a significant tes- fication audit conducted by ICAO Aviation Health Safety 19 Aviation Health tament to the efforts imple- BSI to assess guidelines Protocols. The verification was Safety Protocol mented by Qatar’s gateway to implemented by the airport conducted following successful the world, HIA, which helped during the pandemic and will audits for Compliance to Inter- Implementation. successfully restore passenger be maintained via a continued national Civil Aviation Organ- confidence and boost air travel, verification that will be con- ization Civil Aviation Recovery E Jon Wilks; President of the even during the most turbulent ducted to ensure this com- Taskforce ICAO CART.