www.thepeninsulaqatar.com BUSINESSBU | 25 SPORT | 40 Minister calls for Murray takes long bolstering trade road again; Wawrinkainka with Belgium keeps it simple THURSDAY 26 MAY 2016 • 19 SHA’BAAN 1437 • Volume 21 • Number 6808 thepeninsulaqatar @peninsulaqatar @peninsula_qatar Emir receives Libyan leader Emir greets More mobile petrol King of Jordan tanks to avoid queues QNA DOHA: Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani sent a cable The decision is aimed at reduc- can be used in future as per of congratulations to H M King Woqod will start ing the serpentine queues at the requirement. Abdullah II bin Al Hussein of Jor- existing petrol stations. Al Kuwari also said that the dan on the anniversary of his 20 mobile fuel “We are expanding the ongoing work on increasing the country’s Independence Day. stations very soon mobile petrol stations more length of fuel hoses at all Woqod aggressively. We have just petrol stations in the country will and has placed finalised the contract with the be completed by June 6. Greetings sent to orders for 30 more authorities concerned to put in With completion of the work, Austrian President place the mobile fuel tanks with all Woqod fuel stations will be that will be on dispenser,” Woqod CEO, Ibra- fully equipped with hoses long standby, says CEO, him Jaham Al Kuwari said on enough to refuel cars at any side DOHA: Emir H H Sheikh Tamim the sidelines of the company’s of the dispensers. bin Hamad Al Thani sent a cable of Ibrahim Jaham Al Extraordinary General Assem- “In most cases, the open- congratulations to Alexander Van Kuwari. bly Meeting. ing of the fuel tank is on the left der Bellen on the occasion of his “Currently there are about hand side of the car. So you find victory in the presidential elections six mobile fuel stations operating long queues at one side, while in the Republic of Austria. in different strategic locations the other side remains empty. By Mohammad Shoeb across the country. Very soon we Now we will have hoses that will The Peninsula are going to put 20 more such reach both sides regardless of Emir congratulates facilities,” he added. where the opening of fuel tanks Argentina President He said that given the sit- is placed,” he said. uation at petrol stations, the With the new system the DOHA: Qatar Fuel (Woqod) company has placed orders for time taken in refueling cars Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani receiving President of the Libyan DOHA: Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin yesterday announced plans to 30 more similar mobile petrol at Woqod petrol stations is Presidency Council of the Government of National Accord Fayez Mustafa Al Hamad Al Thani sent a cable of con- deploy more mobile fuel sta- tanks. They are expected to be expected to reduce significantly. Sarraj, in Al Bahr Palace yesterday. Al Sarraj briefed the Emir on the latest gratulations to President of Argentina tions across the country, 20 of delivered in three months and developments in Libya. Emir stressed Qatar’s support for Libya and its people. Mauricio Macri on the occasion of which will be in place very soon. will be on standby, so that they → Continued on page 8 his country’s National Day. Qatar’s biggest multiplex Doha Metro completes 100km of tunnelling opens at Gulf Mall today The Peninsula the three networks – Doha Metro, With the completion of the first expected to be complete, with an Lusail Tram and the long-distance phase of the Doha Metro and Lusail average journey time of three min- By Raynald C Rivera country. With the launch, we have rail, which will link Qatar with the Tram, Qatar Rail expects to offer utes between adjacent stations. The Peninsula solidified our position as the big- GCC Rail network – are expected to 630,000 passenger trips per day by gest cinema operator in Qatar and DOHA: Doha Metro Project has be complete. 2021. By then, 37 metro stations are → Continued on page 8 we will continue with our strat- achieved yet another milestone by egy opening at more locations completing 100km of tunnelling DOHA: The biggest among the soon,” Khalil Amin, QBIC Chief across the city and 41 percent of the existing cinemas in Qatar opens Operating Officer told The Penin- whole project. today at the recently launched sula yesterday. With this achievement, 90 Gulf Mall. Today’s launch brings the total percent of tunnelling has been com- Qatar Bahrain International number of screens operated by QBIC pleted, with 11km more required to Cinema (QBIC), the largest cin- to 43, which are located in four malls complete all underground sections, ema operator in Qatar, will today including City Centre Doha, Villag- Qatar Rail said yesterday. mark the soft opening of Gulf gio, Al Khor Mall and now Gulf Mall. The 100th kilometre was crossed Mall’s Cineco 13 multiplex which Residents now has more choices of by a tunnel boring machine (TBM) on has 13 screens with a total seat- cinemas with more than 60 screens the southern section of the Red Line. ing capacity of more than 2,200. spread in eight malls. Tunnelling on Doha Metro’s long- The multiplex’s Cinema 5 is “The newly opened Cineco 13 est line, the Red Line, is expected to the biggest movie theatre in Qatar boasts of the latest cinema fea- be completed in the near future. with a total of 525 seats, com- tures including 4K projectors and Towards the end of this year, posed of 78 in the balcony and state-of-the-art sound system. It Qatar Rail expects to move from con- 447 in the orchestra. Among the will screen all types of films from struction into systems installation as 13 screens, two are VIP theatres. Hollywood to Arabic to Bolly- track, power supply and signalling “We are excited about the wood,” added Amin. starts to be installed. At this point it opening of Cineco 13. This is the As with other cinemas under will also start to work on the architec- biggest cinema in Qatar which the QBIC management, prices tural finishes of the stations of Doha marks a very important milestone are set at QR35 and QR45 for 3D Metro, said a statement yesterday. in our expansion strategy in the films. The first phase of the Doha Metro project is expected to be complete in 2020. By 2030, all Al Meera offers 1,437 products at cost price from today DOHA: Al Meera Consumer Goods Company (QSC) is offering 1,437 goods at “cost price” from today until the end of Ramadan. The offer will be available at Al Meera’s 35 branches across the country, in addition to Géant Hypermarket, the company said yesterday. The offer is part of a promotion under the slogan “Your trust inspires us to spread the giving in the month of giving - The blessings of Ramadan 1437 Hijri extend to offer you 1437 products at cost price”. In addition to the 36 selected stores, Al Meera’s Residential complexes 1 and 2 in Thakhira, Beverly Hills 3, Kaaban, and Sealine branches will provide shoppers with ‘cost price’ offers on the maximum number of consumer goods possible, as permissible by the stores’ space constraints, said the company. Yemen’s warring parties closer to deal KUWAIT CITY: UN Envoy to Yemen Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed said that Yemen’s warring parties are closer to reaching an agreement. “We are now working on abolishing the current obstacles and are discussing practical details to an executive mechanism that makes sessions more sensitive and brings us closer to reaching an agreement,” Ould Cheikh Ahmed said. → See also page 10 HOME THURSDAY 26 MAY 2016 03 Premier meets Tunisian Minister Prime Minister and Interior Minister H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani yesterday met Tunisian Minister of State Property and Land Affairs Hatem El Euchi and his delegation. Talks dealt with relations between the two countries, means of enhancing them and issues of common concern. Cabinet approves changes on tax exemption panel agenda and took decisions. Qatar and Albania; and a draft MoU The Cabinet approved a draft on facilitating flights for Chinese The weekly session decision, amending some provisions tourists groups to Qatar between also approved MoUs of Decision No. 18 of 2011 on nominat- Qatar Tourism Authority and Chi- ing the president and members of the na’s National Tourism Administration. on cooperation with tax exemption committee, organising The Cabinet took decisions after Moldova, Malaysia, its work and determining its remuner- reviewing a letter by the Minister of Albania and China. ations, Qatar News Agency reports. Education and Higher Education on The committee is specialised in the results of the study of problems receiving and studying tax exemp- relating to the Certificates Equa- tion applications and cancellation tion Committee’s terms of reference, The Peninsula of previous exemptions for breach- assessing diplomas equation system, ing legal obligations and preparing and the formation of the technical recommendations. committee of the diplomas equa- DOHA: Prime Minister and Interior The Cabinet took measures to rat- tion; a memorandum by the Minister Minister H E Sheikh Abdullah bin ify a memorandum of understanding of Finance on Qatar’s accession to the Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani chaired (MoU) between Qatar and Greece in Organisation for Economic Cooper- the Cabinet’s weekly meeting at the the fields of health and medical ation and Development; a letter by Emiri Diwan yesterday. science. It also approved a draft coop- Doha International Centre for Inter- Following the session, Deputy eration agreement in the legal field faith Dialogue concerning a briefing Prime Minister and Minister of State between Qatar and Moldova; a draft on the results of the 12th Doha Inter- for Cabinet Affairs H E Ahmed bin MoU on cooperation in legal activities faith Dialogue Conference, held in Abdullah bin Zaid Al Mahmoud said between Qatar and Malaysia; a draft February and the visions of the Min- the Cabinet considered topics on the MoU on sport cooperation between istry of Justice in this regard.