FRIDAY MARCH 22, 2019 RAJAB 15, 1440 VOL.12 NO. 4581 QR 2 WINDY & RAINY Fajr: 4:20am Dhuhr: 11:41 am HIGH : 26°C Asr: 3:07 pm Maghrib: 5:46 pm LOW : 20°C Isha: 7:16 pm MAIN BRANCH LULU HYPER SANAYYA ALKHOR Business 9 Sports 12 Doha D-Ring Road Street-17 M & J Building MATAR QADEEM MANSOURA ABU HAMOUR BIN OMRAN Fitch affirms Commercial Bank’s Zonderland aims to fly high Near Ahli Bank Al Meera Petrol Station Al Meera rating at ‘A’ with ‘stable outlook’ again after Doha rebound alzamanexchange www.alzamanexchange.com 44441448 Amir, King of TANZANIA PRESIDENT, FM DISCUSS TIES Spain discuss MME, QDB launch bilateral ties THE Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al Thani on drive to boost table Thursday held telephonic talks with King Felipe VI of Spain. They discussed bilateral relations and the egg production means to promote and develop them as well as a host of issues of common concern. (QNA) Eight projects to be set up in registered Qatari farms Amir condoles with QNA Iraqi president, PM DOHA THE Ministry of Municipal- THE Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin President of Tanzania Dr John Pompey received Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs ity and Environment (MME) Hamad al Thani on Thursday HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al Thani in Dar es Salaam on Thursday. During the meeting, and Qatar Development Bank sent a cable of condolences to the FM conveyed the greetings of the Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al Thani to the Tanzanian (QDB) on Thursday launched Iraq President Dr Barham Salih president and wishing the people of Tanzania further progress and development. The Tanzanian presi- an initiative to encourage pro- and Prime Minister Adel Abdul dent conveyed his greetings to the Amir and wished good health and happiness and the Qatari people duction of table eggs in Qatari Officials at the launch of the initiative on Thursday. Mahdi, on the victims of the further development and prosperity. During the meeting, they discussed bilateral relations and the farms. ferry that sank in the Tigris river means of boosting them as well as issues of common concern. (QNA) At a press conference on in Mosul, wishing the injured a the sidelines of AgriteQ and Budget to support Qatari speedy recovery. (QNA) EnviroteQ exhibitions on Thursday, Director of Animal Wealth Department at the farmers doubled: Official MME Engineer Abdulaziz al N a push to increase agricultural production to achieve food Qatar backs int’l Zeyara said, “The aim of this Isecurity, the budget approved for supporting farmers has been QEWC aims to generate 40% joint initiative is to achieve doubled. This was announced by Sheikh Dr Faleh bin Nasser efforts to end food security in Qatar. The al Thani, Assistant Undersecretary for Agriculture and Fisheries divisions in Libya idea is to enable Qatari farm- Affairs at the Ministry of Municipality and Environment, during the profit from Nebras Power: MD ers to set up table egg produc- ongoing AgriteQ exhibition. He said the budget is allocated to sup- QATAR has expressed full tion projects within the regis- port farmers by providing them with agricultural materials, seeds, support to all international SATYENDRA PATHAK We want Nebras Power to ac- tered farms. Financed by QDB, greenhouses that will contribute to the increase in production and efforts especially the United DOHA count for at least 40 percent of the projects will contribute to improve quality. He said the 24 projects announced recently were Nations Support Mission the company’s profit in the next increasing egg production and part of the food security strategy. “The projects will be devoted in Libya (UNSMIL) aimed at QATAR Electricity and Wa- 10 years,” QEWC Managing achieving food security.” to growing vegetables as we seek to achieve 70 percent self- ending the political division ter Company (QEWC) aims Director Fahad bin Hamad al Zeyara indicated that the sufficiency in vegetables and fruits by 2023,” he added. The 24 and moving towards uniting to generate 40 percent of its Mohannadi told Qatar Tribune. initiative includes the estab- projects will be launched next year and the area of each project institutions and promoting profit from foreign investment He said Nebras Power is lishment of 8 medium-sized is estimated at 100,000 square metres. (TNN) and protecting human rights arm Nebras Power, the com- expanding in the global mar- projects to produce table eggs in Libya. PAGE 2 pany’s top official has said. kets through a number of in registered farms. Four pro- “We have a business plan well-planned projects. jects will have with a produc- ject to full technical support the project will also be a factor for the next 10 years to diversify “Nebras Power is already tion capacity of 22 million by specialists in the ministry, for eligibility, he added. our sources of income. Nebras involved in four international eggs per year and the other he said. He said the application for QNB closes $1bn Power has a big role to play as QEWC Managing Director Fahad power generation projects in four projects will produce 33 The eligible applicant for these projects will be opened we seek to increase our share bin Hamad al Mohannadi. Oman, Jordan, Indonesia and million eggs per year. The to- these projects shall be a Qatari for three months starting from EMTN bond in the global energy market. Netherlands,” he said. tal production capacity will be owning a registered farm free March 24. issue (PG 9 ) We are always in search for projects globally where we can 220 million eggs per year. from any irregularities. The lo- viable and profitable energy invest through Nebras Power. Continued on page 2 Ô These projects will be sub- cation for the establishment of Continued on page 2 Ô MBZ ‘proposed killing Taliban leaders’ Qatar to open visa office in Tunisia soon: Envoy BU DHABI Crown Prince Mohammed bin to the UAE on January 12 amid disagreements TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK “The technical cooperation between the ambassador said during Tunisia’s 63rd AZayed, also known as MBZ, offered to set between them over the progress of peace talks DOHA Tunisia and Qatar has seen qualitative and Independence Day celebrations in Doha. up a covert assassination programme targeting between the US and Taliban negotiators. MBZ quantitative leap over the last five years He said Qatar is the guest of honour of senior Taliban leaders during a meeting with US told Pompeo that Washington risked allowing QATAR will open an office in Tunisia in the through the steady development of the the International Exhibition of Agriculture, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo earlier this year, Afghanistan to fall back into the hands of the next few weeks to facilitate the issuance of recruitment and operation of Tunisians Agricultural Machinery and Fisheries, Sea- according to Middle East Eye. “backward, bearded bad guys” and proposed hir- visas, Ambassador of Tunisia to Doha HE in Qatar. Today, the number of Tunisians map 2019, which will be held in Tunis from Zayed made the offer during Pompeo’s visit ing mercenaries to kill Taliban leaders. Salah al Salhi has said. residing in Qatar has reached 27,000,” September 24 to 29. Industrial Area road to be ready in Q2 this year QATARI AMIRI LAND TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK telligent transport system and The road will ensure DOHA lighting for intersections and smooth traffic flow to the West FORCES CONDUCT tunnels. Doha, especially Ain Khalid, THE work on the Industrial The source said the road Umm Al Senaim, Abu Ham- Area road, which extends from will accommodate 20,000 ve- our and Mesaimeer, as well AL-ADHEED EXERCISE the intersection of the E-Ring hicles per hour and shorten as towards Villaggio, Qatar PAGE 16 Road to the intersection of the the journey time by about 70 Mall, Qatar Foundation, Qa- Industrial Road east (known as percent. tar University, Al Rayyan Sta- Al Watan intersection), will be The road will be one of the dium, Sidra Hospital, Al Wajba completed in the second quar- most important connecting the Health Center and Muaither ter (Q2) of 2019, according to southern and western regions Health Center an official source at the Public of the country with the north- The 12.5 km-long road will Works Authority (Ashghal). ern region. It will be the link be- have five multi-level intersec- The road is currently in the tween the Industrial Zone and tions with four lanes in each final stages of development, Doha and it will also be an alter- direction and pedestrian and A design of the Industrial Area road. especially with regard to in- native route for Salwa Road. bicycle paths. 02 Friday, March 22, 2019 Contact US: Qatar Tribune I EDITORIAL I Phone: 40002222 I ADMINISTRATION & MARKETING I Phone: 40002155, 40002122, Fax: 40002235 P.O. Box: 23493, Doha. Qatar backs efforts to Al Jazeera English’s Fault Lines end divisions in Libya wins Overseas Press Clubs award QNA Libya to respect international TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK doors to asylum seekers escap- ents being held in New Mex- GENEVA human rights law and interna- DOHA ing violence. ico spoke exclusively to Fault tional humanitarian law and In Honduras, the team Lines, telling us that they were QATAR has expressed full sup- called upon the international AL Jazeera English’s Fault tracked down two fathers who reunited with their children port to all international efforts, community and Office of the Lines has won the Overseas were deported after being sep- - only to be separated a few especially the United Nations United Nations High Com- Press Club’s Edward R Mur- arated from their children and hours later by immigration of- Support Mission in Libya (UN- missioner for Human Rights row Award for the documen- did not know when or if they ficials - when they refused to SMIL), aimed at ending the (OHCHR) to enhance techni- tary ‘No Shelter: Family Sepa- would be reunited with their sign a form that would have political division and moving cal assistance to Libya for the ration at the Border’.