3rd Best News Website in the Middle East BUSINESS | 21 QATAR SPORT | 36 Blockade not to UNDER SIEGE Kerber gets TH influence QNB’s 107 Osaka revenge growth target DAY in Tokyo Tuesday 19 September 2017 | 28 Dhul-Hijja 1438 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com Volume 22 | Number 7289 | 2 Riyals UP TO UP TO UP TO Flexi Card 1000 7.7 1000 MINUTES MINUTES GB Terms and Condition apply Our best rates ever Local Calls Local Data InternationalI Calls Prime Minister meets Ambassador of Pakistan Qatar condemns FM: Terrorism statement of Bahrain fight not just a Interior Ministry QNA security issue he State of Qatar con- demned the statement Tissued by the Bahraini The Peninsula Interior Ministry on the detention of 15 Bahraini boats atar’s proactive policy Fighting against carrying 20 sailors, describ- of war on extremism terrorism should ing it as a desperate attempt and terrorism is a con- not be confined to escalate the ongoing dip- structive option that to the security lomatic dispute. Qaddresses the social An official source at the roots of the abhorrent phenom- dimension, but also Ministry of Interior said yes- enon, said Foreign Minister H E should focus on terday that the detention of Sheikh Mohamed bin Abdulrah- addressing economic the fishing boats, which ille- man Al Thani. gally entered Qatari waters, and social causes Prime Minister and Interior Minister H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani Fighting against terrorism is not a new procedure. All should not be confined to the that lead to despair with Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan to Qatar, H E Shahzad Ahmad. He also unauthorised fishing boats security dimension, but also and extremism, the met Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran, H E Mohammed Ali Sobhani. Talks dealt receive a warning to leave should focus on addressing eco- Foreign Minister said. with aspects of cooperation between Qatar and each of Iran and Pakistan and prospects Qatari waters, and if they are nomic and social causes that lead of their development and enhancement in various fields. → See also page 2 non-compliant, they are to despair and extremism, he referred to the competent added. authorities. The Foreign Minister was creating job opportunities for The crew will be yesterday addressing the first youth and contributing to solv- released within three days, Ministerial meeting of the follow- ing the problem of while the ships will be up mechanism of “Tunis-2020” unemployment and addressing Qatar leads in countering terrorism detained until the court International Conference on Eco- causes that leads to violence and makes a decision. nomic and Investment Support extremism. The source said the Min- in New York. Qatar Development Fund QNA Command, Qatar is a significant governing the principles of istry of the Interior, Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin has allocated $250m as loans to supporter of the Global Commu- mutual cooperation on represented by the Coast and Hamad Al Thani announced, support a number of important atar is a regional leader nity Engagement and Resilience counter-terrorism. Borders Security Department, during the “Tunis 2020” Confer- investment projects in Tunisia in in countering terrorism Fund. Qatar is the only Arab state The purpose of the MOU is to has repeatedly warned the ence, Qatar’s contribution with some sectors including educa- and has made signifi- to join GCERF and will host the further advance the significant fishermen not to fish in Qatari $1.25bn to support Tunisia’s tion, health and economic cant contributions to December 2017 GCERF Board progress that Qatar has made to waters and not to use harm- economy and enhance its devel- empowerment within the frame- Qglobal efforts to defeat Meeting. counter-terrorism and create a ful fishing practices. opment path. work of the Qatari contribution, terrorism. In addition to hosting On July 11, Qatar and the template for others in the region These warnings were The Foreign Minister stressed he said. Al Udeid Air Base, the forward United States signed a historic to replicate. issued without a response. the importance of this support in → Continued on page 7 headquarters for US Central Memorandum of Understanding → Continued on page 7 → Continued on page 2 Qatar reiterates support for Qatar to generate 500 MW solar power by 2020 The Peninsula Manager and Managing Director percent of the country’s needs in solution to Fahad Hamad Al Mohannadi. this sector making it one of the atar is set to generate 500 He was addressing a press biggest projects in the region with Syrian crisis megawatt solar power by conference yesterday to sign a a total cost of nearly $3bn. Qmid-2020 as the land for VIP and international express He touched on the Facility E Geneva the project has already been allo- post services contract between project, also known as Ras Rakan, QNA cated and the project cost will be the company and Q-Post. Fahad which QEWC has announced and around $500m. Hamad Al Mohannadi said that will provide 2,000 to 2,500 MW atar reiterated its support Qatar Electricity and Water investor companies will be of electricity and 100 million gal- to all efforts aimed at Company (QEWC) has said that named soon, with global firms lons. At $3bn, the mega project Qreaching a political solu- an area of land has been allocated taking part as well so as to sup- will cost nearly the same as Umm tion in the Syrian conflict based for the project in Al Kharsaah, port the diversification-based Al Houl. on the terms of Geneva 1 com- which is set to produce 500 to Qatari economy. Al Mohannadi stressed that munique and the relevant 1,000 MW. It will cost a total of Al Mohannadi added that Qatar is not reliant on anyone in Security Council resolutions. nearly $500m in its the first phase more than 92 percent of Umm Al terms of electricity production, Ambassador H E Ali Khal- with a capacity of 500 MW. Houl project, which is due to be the fuel required for electricity fan Al Mansouri, Qatar’s “The project will complete on ready in 2018, is complete. The production and the chemicals permanent representative to QEWC General Manager and Managing Director Fahad Hamad time and expected the produc- project will produce 2,500 MW that the electricity and water pro- the United Nations Office in Al Mohannadi (right) with Q-Post Chairman and Managing tion to stand at 500 MW by of electricity, 130 million gallons duction sector needs. Geneva, made the remarks Director Faleh Mohammed Al Nuaimi at the event yesterday. mid-2020,” said QEWC General of water and will provide 25 → Continued on page 4 during an interactive dialogue with the Independent Interna- tional Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic, taking place at the 36th session Snapchat’s Al Jazeera blockade an attack on media INSIDE PAGES of the Human Rights Council. He said it is important for all The Peninsula Jazeera Media Network as direct pressure on the owners of social laws. “We make an effort to Qatar’s Ambassador the agreements made in dif- attack against the freedom of media platforms and content dis- comply with local laws in the to Spain: QNA did ferent paths to obtain fter banning Al Jazeera on expression which will have det- tribution companies. This step is countries where we operate,” a comprehensive ceasefire and Saudi’s TV screens and rimental consequences to the a clear attack on the rights of Snapchat spokesperson said in not distort news to all humanitarian aids to Ablocking access to its site media industry. Calling on Snap journalists and media profession- a statement on Sunday. PAGE 7 reach all of Syria. on the internet, Saudi Arabia Inc and other global media als to report and cover stories Morad Rayyan, head of Incu- Regarding the report pub- government has now forced organisations to reject demands freely from around the world.” bation and Innovation Research lished on the policies made to Snap Inc. to remove content of of oppressive regimes to silence Mostefa Souag further stated at Al Jazeera, said the move was change the population struc- Al Jazeera from snap-sharing journalists. “We at Al Jazeera, object to any “unprecedented”. “Snapchat is 136 nominees from ture in Syria, he said it is a app Snapchat. Al Jazeera Media Network’s form of censorship and restric- a US-based company, publicly military strategy followed by Resultantly, Snapchat has Dr Mostefa Souag, Acting Direc- tions to freedom of the media traded, and it stands for freedom 30 countries submit the Syrian regime and its allies blocked access to Al Jazeera tor General, said: “We find and the right to access of expression.” nominations for since day one of the Syrian rev- news articles and videos in Saudi Snapchat’s action to be alarming information. “We are working on contin- olution, which fits its security Arabia following a request from and worrying. This sends a mes- Saudi Arabia’s government gency plans to ensure our Sheikh Hamad award needs and ensures continua- the government, a spokesper- sage that regimes and countries told the social media company content is available on other PAGE 7 tion of its political power. son for Snap Inc said. can silence any voice or platform that the Al Jazeera Discover Pub- platforms,” Rayyan said. → Continued on page 4 An action considered by Al they don’t agree with by exerting lisher Channel violated local → Continued on page 3 02 HOME TUESDAY 19 SEPTEMBER 2017 PM meets Iran ambassador Emir greets Merkel’s call to President of Chile resolve Gulf EMIR H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani sent yester- day a cable of congratulations to President of the Republic of Chile, Michelle Bachelet, on crisis swiftly the anniversary of her coun- try’s Independence Day.