BUSINESS | 21 SPORT | 28 Qatar records Qatar look to major jump in continue entrepreneurship ranking winning run Tuesday 11 September 2018 | 1 Moharram I 1440 www.thepeninsula.qa Volume 23 | Number 7646 | 2 Riyals Deputy Amir meets US Chamber President Amir exchanges Qatargas announces greetings on 22-year LNG supply new Hijri Year QNA deal with PetroChina DOHA: Amir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani THE PENINSULA Qatargas2 project to yesterday exchanged cables supply PetroChina of congratulations on the DOHA: Qatargas announced International occasion of the new Hijri year yesterday a long-term Sale and with leaders of fraternal Arab Purchase Agreement (SPA) with Company Limited and Muslim countries. PetroChina International with around 3.4 Deputy Amir H H Sheikh Company Limited, a unit of million tonnes of Abdullah bin Hamad Al Thani PetroChina Company Limited Liquefied Natural Gas also exchanged cables of con- (PetroChina), to supply China gratulations on the occasion with around 3.4 million tonnes per annum for 22 of the new Hijri year with of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) years. The first cargo Crown Princes and Deputy per annum. will be delivered Heads of State of the Arab and Qatargas is the world’s to China later this Islamic countries. largest LNG producing Prime Minister and company with an annual pro- month. Interior Minister H E Sheikh duction capacity of 77 million Deputy Amir H H Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad Al Thani met at the Amiri Diwan yesterday with Abdullah bin Nasser bin tonnes while PetroChina is President of US Chamber of Commerce, Thomas Donohue, and a US businessmen delegation. Khalifa Al Thani also China’s largest gas supplier, largest LNG producer, supplying They reviewed the strong relations between the State of Qatar and the US and discussed ways to exchanged cables of con- supplying 66 percent of China’s safely and reliably across the boost them in various fields, especially economic partnership and trade exchange, in light of the gratulations on the occasion domestic demand in 2017. globe”. Qatar-US Business Council. They also exchanged views on future joint projects which will benefit of the new Hijri year with Under the 22-year SPA, “We are very pleased to be of heads of governments of both countries and their people. which ends in 2040, Qatargas will support to the People’s Republic fraternal Arab and Muslim supply LNG from the Qatargas2 of China in its quest to secure LNG countries. project, a joint venture between supplies to meet the country’s Qatar Petroleum, ExxonMobil and growing energy requirements. As Total, to different receiving ter- we announce this long-term SPA, minals across China, with the first we look forward to continuing to cargo to be delivered to the Peo- supply reliable and clean energy MoI unveils sample of Permanent Residency card ple’s Republic of China later this to China and to countries all over SANAULLAH ATAULLAH month. the world that seek to use the “The applications for permanent resi- Commenting on thelandmark cleanest fossil fuel available to THE PENINSULA dency will be received through MoI website agreement, Saad Sherida Al Kaabi, meet their energy needs,” he or one of its electronic applications,” said Brig- President and CEO of Qatar added. DOHA: Releasing a sample of Permanent adier Salem Saqr Al Muraikhi, Director of Petroleum, and Chairman of the Khalid bin Khalifa Al Thani, Residency card yesterday, the Ministry of Legal Affairs Department at the Ministry. Qatargas Board of Directors, said: Qatargas Chief Executive Officer, Interior (MoI) announced that prepara- He said that the applications will be sub- “I would like to thank the Gov- said: “This is an important mile- tions were under way to implement the jected to legal review and compliance to ernment of the People’s Republic stone for Qatargas. We are very law pertaining to granting permanent resi- meet all legal requirements and other con- of China and PetroChina for this pleased that LNG from Qatargas dency. ditions by legal auditors of the important SPA. This agreement continues to contribute towards The sample card (pictured) was Committee. underscores Qatar’s trusted capa- meeting the huge demand for released at a press conference organised “Then the applications will be submitted bility in ensuring energy security energy in the world’s second by the MoI to explain the Permanent Res- to the Committee which will issue its rec- to countries around the world, largest economy. idency Law No. 10 of 2018 and the proce- ommendations on such applications. In case Permanent Residency card,” he added. particularly in Asia, as well as its dures for granting the permanent residency of approval, the applications will be referred unique position as the world’s →CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 card. to General Directorate of Passports to issue →CONTINUED ON PAGE 8 Qatar regrets US diplomat hails Qatar’s role in fighting closure of PLO office in Washington money laundering, terror financing SIDI MOHAMED QNA possible relationship in judicial and law THE PENINSULA enforcement work. We share with you DOHA: The State of Qatar the same determination to defeat ter- expressed regret over the US DOHA: Deputy Chief of Mission at the rorism, terrorism financing, money laun- administration announcement US Embassy in Doha Phillip Nelson has dering and other criminal activities,” of the closure of the Pales- praised Qatar’s role in the fight against Nelson said. tinian Liberation Organisation terrorism and money laundering, The two-week event is being (PLO) office in Washington. stressing that the State of Qatar is an organized in collaboration with US In a statement yesterday, important partner of the United States Department of Justice and the FBI at the the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in this field. Public Prosecution headquarters, and said that the closure of the The Institute of Criminal Studies about 30 participants from a number of office would increase Israel’s at the Public Prosecution yesterday government representatives are partic- intransigence and encourage organized a training workshop about ipating in the session. it to continue its interna- combating money laundering, “Qatar is very open to regional coop- tionally rejected practices, in detecting and prosecuting terrorism eration and open to working with the addition to widening distance Civil Defence nod for first underground Metro station financing and forfeiting the assets of United States, and the US is satisfied with between the US adminis- Qatar Rail’s MD and project team celebrate the approval of the first underground criminals. Qatar’s role in fight against terrorism,” tration and the PLO. station, Metro Red Line’s Al Doha Al Jadeda, by Qatar Civil Defence. “I believe very strongly that our Nelson added. mutual security requires the United States →CONTINUED ON PAGE 8 and Qatar to maintain the closest →CONTINUED ON PAGE 3 Woqod aims 50% increase in fuel dispensers by year end THE PENINSULA compared to number of construction of four fuel stations (Ashghal) and the Ministry of adjacent to the petrol station to services at the stations. dispensers in 2017. WOQOD is on the Orbital Highway and the Transport and Communications be used for parking and rest area, The design also has taken DOHA: Qatar Fuel (Woqod) has targeting the achievement of a new truck road connecting in the selection of sites for those taking into consideration in the into account all the security and floated tenders for Orbital Road total of 120 fuel stations by the Mesaieed, Hamad Port, Dukhan, stations. design of the stations, the sepa- safety standards in accordance fuel stations and will start oper- end of 2020. Lusail and Al Khor after coordi- The sites have been allocated ration of entrances and exits as with the requirements, specifi- ation of 30 additional stations Eng Saad Rashed Al nation with the Urban Planning large areas up to 20,000sqm for well as internal movement cations and standards in force in during 2018. It will Increase Muhannadi, CEO of Woqod said Department of the Ministry of the service of cars and trucks, between cars and trucks for ease the State of Qatar. number of fuel dispensers by 50 that, the company has recently Municipality & Environment, the and also an extra area of of traffic and to ensure smooth percent by the end of 2018 floated tenders for the Public Works Authority 20,000sqm has been allocated and easy provision of the required →CONTINUED ON PAGE 4 02 HOME TUESDAY 11 SEPTEMBER 2018 Prime Minister Awareness drive greets Sudanese counterpart to spread concept QNA DOHA: Prime Minister and of patient safety Interior Minister H E Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani yesterday THE PENINSULA Qatar Patient sent a cable of congratula- Safety Week is an tions to Motazz Moussa on the DOHA: Qatar Patient Safety initiative and an occasion of his appointment Week, organised by the Ministry as the Prime Minister of the of Health from September 16 to educational and Republic of the Sudan. 22, aims to transform the culture awareness campaign of patient safety from theoretical aimed at spreading to practical, with a focus on the concept of PM sends message spreading this concept to health care institutions in Qatar. patient safety to Oman’s Qatar Patient Safety Week, among employees under the patronage of Minister and patients Interior Minister of Public Health H E Dr Hanan QNA Mohamed Al Kuwari is an annual of healthcare event organised by the Ministry institutions. Qatar, EU delegation discuss bilateral relations at the national level as an initi- The Secretary-General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, H E Dr Ahmed bin Hassan Al Hammadi, MUSCAT: Prime Minister and ative and an educational and met yesterday with the Minister Plenipotentiary of the EU delegation (non-resident) to Qatar, Alar Interior Minister H E Sheikh awareness campaign aimed at Primary Health Care Corpo- Olljum.