ISO 9001:2008 CERTIFIED NEWSPAPER Home | 3 Asia/Africa | 12 Sport | 25 Qatar University Dozens dead as Ticket proceeds gets grants for new earthquake of Emir Cup 57 research hits Nepal; US semis to go to proposals. copter missing Nepal victims. WEDNESDAY 13 MAY 2015 • 24 Rajab 1436 • Volume 20 Number 6429 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com [email protected] | [email protected] Editorial: 4455 7741 | Advertising: 4455 7837 / 4455 7780 Emir meets John McCain Qatar TV collects QR28m Woqod making for Nepal quake relief DOHA: Qatar TV collected approximately QR28.18m until late evening yesterday in its campaign to support fuel pumps the people of Nepal hit by the recent earthquake. The campaign will continue, Al Sharq reported. Meanwhile, Qatar has set up a $21m fund for rebuilding universities and schools in Gaza hit by the Israeli aggres- sion, says UNDP special representative Frode Mauring. tamper-proof Besides rebuilding schools destroyed by Israeli bombings a year ago, 131 new classrooms will be added under the scheme. Addressing a press conference in Gaza, Mauring said System to be installed by year-end UNDP has also received funds for rehabilitation of two gynaecology and obstetrics wings at the Gaza Hospital. DOHA: Qatar Fuel (Woqod) to be rented out besides hav- The UN official has called for lifting the siege on Gaza is installing systems at all its ing Sidra stores, a transparent and opening the border crossings to speed up the reha- petrol stations to help prevent (Shafaf) LPG cylinder outlet and bilitation process. tampering of fuel pumps by ATMs. He stressed the need for changing the mechanism of personnel. Al Kuwari said that work rehabilitation of Gaza streets. The efforts should not be The anti-tampering devices will on 10 more petrol stations was limited to the UNDP and UNRWA projects, he said. help the company closely monitor on and they were expected to Talking after one year of the war which destroyed more the metering systems at its petrol be ready for commissioning than 240,000 facilities and about 240 health and educational stations across the country. by year-end. institutions and left thousands of Palestinians homeless, This was disclosed by the CEO “We are committed to provid- Mauring lamented the slow progress in rehabilitation works. of Woqod, Ibrahim Jaham Al ing petrol stations in the nook and It is difficult to implement the rehabilitation pro- Kuwari, replying to questions by corner of the country, including in gramme when the border crossings remain closed making reporters yesterday after opening remote areas.” Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and Foreign Minister H E Dr Khalid bin the import of construction material difficult, said Mauring. a petrol station in Al Jameeliya, Some stations even have tech- Mohamed Al Attiyah with Senator John McCain, Chairman of the Senate Armed THE PENINSULA which is some 70 kilometres from nical inspection facilities for Services Committee of the US Congress, in Washington, DC, yesterday. Doha. vehicles. Al Kuwari said the pricing According to the CEO, the of the company was uniform Ministry of Municipality and throughout so there was no ques- Urban Planning is actively coop- tion of different petrol stations erating with Woqod and has Low turnout expected at CMC election today charging different rates for fuel. allotted at least 15 plots of land Al Jameeliya’s was the 25th in different areas of Doha to set petrol station opened by Woqod, up petrol stations. DOHA: Polling for the 5th keen to take part in the electoral today, as in three (Numbers 1, 27 held in March 1999, there were which plans to add another 10 to The design work in respect of term of the Central Municipal process,” says Fatima Al Kuwari. and 28) there is only one candi- six women candidates but none the existing network of 25 by the all these planned stations is on Council (CMC) is being held Saying how people were less date each. was elected. The first woman to end of this year. and soon the tendering process today amid expectations of a excited about today’s election, In the fray are a total of 114 be picked as CMC member was Asked about allegations of will begin, said the CEO. low voter turnout. she told this newspaper yesterday candidates, five of them women, Sheikha Al Jefairi, represent- tampering with fuel pumps by its Responding to a question, Al Many contestants in the fray that her constituency (Number 9) as many who figured on the origi- ing Old Airport ward (No 8) staffers at some petrol pumps, Kuwari said that on average a who have campaigned vigorously had some 7,000 Qataris but only nal list of contestants early last and she won unchallenged in the Al Kuwari said anti-tampering petrol station costs about QR18m for the election say people are 426 came forward to register as month, have withdrawn their 2003 election for the 2nd term of devices being installed at all ($4.94m) to QR20m ($5.5m). largely disenchanted with the voters. “During my campaign, I candidature and their names will Qatar’s only elected body, which Woqod petrol stations within this “By now we have opened 25 civic body as it has no executive met some 800 people and nearly be displayed prominently inside has a four-year tenure. year will ensure that no price or petrol stations. This means that authority. all of them talked about how futile polling booths today so that peo- “I hope to win this time,” says fuel quantity manipulations will we have spent a total of around “There has been no or little it was to participate in the polling ple don’t vote for them. Fatima Al Kuwari who challenged be possible. QR500m ($137.3m) on our petrol change in the status of the CMC process,” Al Kuwari said. There are more than 21,000 Al Jefairi in the last CMC election The new petrol station inau- stations project so far,” the Woqod in terms of its authority since it This is true of almost all the 29 registered voters and roughly half from the Old Airport area, and gurated yesterday has a big area CEO said. was first elected in early 1999 and constituencies spread across the of them are women. lost. Continued on page 2 and has at least nine retail shops THE PENINSULA that is why not many people are country, 26 of which go to polls In the first election to the CMC THE PENINSULA WEDNESDAY 13 MAY 2015 02 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com HOME Awqaf ministers conclude meeting DOHA: The second meeting of Awqaf (Endowment) Ministers in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) States con- cluded here yesterday. The meeting, chaired by the Minister of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs H E Dr Ghaith bin Mubarak Al Kuwari, discussed a number of issues pertaining to improving joint GCC endowment action as well as the major challenges facing officials in charge of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs and ways to address them. Adviser to the Minister of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs Khalifa bin Jassim Al Kuwari, who is also the head of Qatar delegation to the meeting, said ministers adopted a number of recommendations and decisions with regards to topics on the agenda, especially those related to develop- ing endowment work. Deputy Emir H H Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad Al Thani with GCC Awqaf (Endowments) ministers yesterday. QNA Property sales Stone laid for QR17bn reservoirs project at QR2.63bn Project, the largest in the world, consists of 24 mega reservoirs in five different sites last week DOHA: The Prime Minister projects consists of 24 reservoirs DOHA: Real estate transac- and Interior Minister H E at a total capacity of 2273 million tions jumped remarkably to Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser gallons and includes the instal- QR2.63bn last week with major bin Khalifa Al Thani yester- lation of 650 km pipelines with contribution from two big deals day laid the foundation stone large diameters to form a spine — a commercial complex in of the QR17bn Strategic Mega joining all the key desalination Al Gharrafa and a palace in Reservoirs Project to secure plants together at the five specific Muraikh— worth over QR500m. water supplies in Qatar. The reservoirs sites. Many properties in the range project consists of 24 mega res- The reservoirs will be con- of QR50m and QR100m also ervoirs in five different sites, structed at five sites located at sold out. A total 160 deals were considered the largest in the Um Baraka, Um Salal, Rawdat signed (between May 3 to 7) world. Rashid, Abu Nakhla, and Al worth QR2,631,698,109, accord- The event was attended by Thumama. ing to the weekly real estate Deputy Prime Minister and The principal of design is that report issued by the Property Minister of State for the Council water may be delivered from any Registration Office at the of Ministers affairs H E Ahmed desalination plant, to any reser- Ministry of Justice. bin Abdullah Al Mahmoud, voir site, allowing the water to The highest deal was recorded at Minister of Energy and Industry be passed along the corridor in Al Gharrafa where a commercial H E Dr Mohammed bin Saleh Al either direction creating both complex in an area of 21,020 sq Sada, Kahramaa President Eng security and flexibility. metres sold out at QR263m, fol- Essa bin Hilal Al Kuwari, and The capacity of each reservoirs lowed by a palace in Muraikh in other top officials. is 100 MIG which is considered an area of 78,983 square meters The project comes within the largest concrete reservoir in at QR255m.