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BUSINESS | Page 1 SPORT | Page 8 Zaman leads Pakistan to title with QSE trade turnover win over keeps rising in H1 Aussies over last three years published in QATAR since 1978 MONDAY Vol. XXXIX No. 10874 July 9, 2018 Shawwal 25, 1439 AH GULF TIMES www. gulf-times.com 2 Riyals Four Thai cave boys rescued Erdogan to take oath today urkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is all set to take oath Tand announce his Cabinet un- In brief der new presidential system today. The June 24 vote marked Turkey’s transition to an executive presiden- tial system of government, doing QATAR | Offi cial away with the prime minister’s post, Amir condoles with among other changes. Erdogan won an absolute ma- Turkish president jority in the presidential election His Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim with 52.5% of the vote, according to bin Hamad al-Thani, His Highness the Turkeys Supreme Election Coun- Deputy Amir Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad cil (YSK). The ceremony will be at- al-Thani and HE the Prime Minister and tended by 22 heads of the states and Interior Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin 28 prime ministers and parliament Nasser bin Khalifa al-Thani sent cables speakers from diff erent countries as of condolences to Turkish President well as representatives from Turkey, backed by helicopters will be de- Recep Tayyip Erdogan, expressing his Anadulo news agency reported. ployed for the security of the inau- condolences and sympathies on the Some 10,000 police offi cers guration ceremony. (QNA) victims of the train which derailed in northwestern Turkey yesterday. QATAR | Reaction Attacks in Tunisia and Iraq condemned Qatar voiced its strong condemnation of the explosion targeting a patrol of MoI launches the Tunisian National Guard off icers Four boys among a group of 13 trapped in a flooded Thai cave for more than a fortnight were rescued yesterday. Picture shows in Jendouba governorate, which left a soldiers outside the quarantine tent in Tham Luang cave area where the rescued boys are checked. Page 10 number of people dead. In a statement issued yesterday, the Ministry of Foreign Aff airs reiterated Qatar’s ‘accident-free firm stance rejecting violence and terrorism regardless of the motives and causes. Qatar also expressed its strong Sustainable condemnation of the attack on two National strategy military vehicles southwest of the city of Ramadi in Iraq, which resulted in deaths strategy for summer’ drive and injuries. The ministry aff irmed Qatar’s solidarity with the Tunisian and zNeed to end blocking of yellow boxes Iraqi government in all measures taken aims at integrity, food, water to maintain security and stability. he Ministry of Interior launched He said the fi rst week of the “Acci- yesterday a traffi c awareness dent-Free Summer” campaign will fo- QATAR | Weather transparent society stressed Tcampaign entitled “Accident- cus on the off ence of stopping at yellow Temperatures likely to Free Summer” to raise awareness about box, adding that blocking the yellow QNA common traffi c violations and enhance box leads to the disruption of traffi c at top mid-40C levels QNA for Integrity and Transparency, HE Vienna the knowledge of road users in order to intersections, causing traffi c conges- The temperature is expected to Doha al-Misned explained that it includes further reduce the number of road ac- tion. increase in the coming two days and five main pillars, including the pub- cidents. He stressed that drivers in the event exceed the mid-40C levels in Doha lic sector which focuses on enhanc- esearchers from Qatar, Eu- Announcing the launch of the drive, of congestion should not move their and most parts of the country, the Met E the Chairman of the Admin- ing the standards of job behaviour, rope and the United States have Director General of the General Direc- vehicles, although the signal allows Department said yesterday, advising istrative Control and Trans- combating conflicts of interest and Ragreed to prepare a preliminary torate of Traffi c Brigadier Mohamed them to pass. This will help vehicles in people to avoid direct exposure to Hparency Authority Hamad bin transparency of information and en- draft to formulate a sustainable strate- Saad al-Kharji said the ministry, in co- the corresponding paths to move, he sunlight. The maximum temperature is Nasser al-Misned has affi rmed that the hancing integrity and transparency in gy for food, water and energy resources operation with all partners, continues said. Motorists should not stop inside likely to be 47C in Wakrah and Mesaieed fi ght against corruption is a common human resources and procurement. in selected cities and urban areas. The its eff orts to enhance traffi c safety and the yellow box or even parts of it. today, followed by 46C in Doha and 45C responsibility of all the State’s authori- It also includes cooperation between selected cities are Doha, Berlin and achieve the goals and objectives con- Article 72 of Law No (19) of 2007 in Al Khor. Besides a hot daytime, the ties. the public and private sectors and the Bristol in the UK and Vienna. tained in the strategy of traffi c safety, says: “Despite having priority or if detailed forecast says strong winds are He pointed out that the Authority support of private sector entities to This was the outcome of the fi rst especially the reduction of accident the traffic light indicates green, a expected in most areas today along has fi nalised the vision of the National report violations of integrity, in addi- meeting of the joint Qatari-Europe- deaths. motorist may not move the vehicle if with slight to blowing dust and poor Strategy for Integrity and Transpar- tion to the axis of legislation and law an-American research team for food, Qatar is witnessing a remarkable such act will disrupt or hinder traffic, visibility in some places. ency in co-ordination with all na- enforcement, public participation water and energy, held in Vienna in ac- decline in road traffi c fatalities, regis- and whoever has priority may waive tional authorities by establishing the and awareness and international co- cordance with the programme adopted tering 5.4 deaths per 100,000 inhabit- such priority if traffic conditions so AFRICA | Diplomacy necessary foundations and policies to operation. by the international Belmont Forum ants last year, compared to 5.5 in 2016, require.” ensure the promotion of integrity and The Chairman of the Administrative for scientifi c research and the Inter- which is below the world average. The General Director of Traffi c stated Ethiopia, Eritrea transparency in these authorities. Control and Transparency Authority national European Union for Urban Brigadier al-Kharji said that most that cameras at intersections will mon- restore relations In an interview published in Qatari said one of the most important projects Cities, and in realisation of the Sus- of the road accidents, especially those itor the yellow box violation and the Ethiopia and Eritrea agreed yesterday newspapers yesterday, he said Qatar’s that the Authority is working on is the tainable Urbanisation Global Initiative that result in deaths and injuries, are off ence would attract a fi ne of QR500, to normalise relations and reopen accession to the United Nations Con- strengthening of measures related to (SUGI). due to the human element - people which has to be paid in full. embassies and borders, following the vention against Corruption (UNCAC) confl icts of interest and access to in- The meeting was held under the su- who drive carelessly while engaged on Meanwhile, Brigadier al-Kharji landmark visit paid by Ethiopian Prime in 2007 is an affi rmation of its fi ght formation. pervision of Qatar National Research mobile phones. added that 50 fancy car numbers will Minister Abiy Ahmed to Eritrea and his against corruption. He also revealed that the Authority is Fund of Qatar Foundation for Educa- He noted that speeding increases dur- be available through Metrash2 appli- meeting with Eritrean President Isaias He pointed out that Qatar is one of currently investigating complaints of tion, Science and Community Devel- ing the summer because of the easy fl ow cation, as of 12:00pm next Tuesday at Afwerki, aimed at ending decades the countries in the forefront of fi ght corruption in some ministries, without opment and an international donor of traffi c and the absence of traffi c con- fi xed prices. of diplomatic and armed strife. The against corruption and one of the least naming them. community. gestion. He called on drivers to respect He said that a buyer of one of these announcement capped weeks of corrupt countries in the world. Last He said the Authority is the only The joint Qatari-European-Amer- the rules and to stick to speed limits. numbers has no right to buy another whirlwind change, driven by the new year Qatar was ranked the second least body in the country that has the au- ican research team decided to hold its Brig al-Kharji pointed to the prob- number until 72 hours after his previ- Ethiopian Prime Minister, who was corrupt country in the region and 29th thority of comprehensive supervision, second meeting in Berlin, the second lem of blocking the yellow box at in- ous purchase in order to give a chance welcomed for face-to-face talks in the globally in the 2017 Corruption Per- namely administrative, fi nancial and city selected as an international model tersections and signals, which he said for more buyers to obtain those num- Eritrean capital by President Afwerki. ception Index (CPI). technical control over all entities under for the adoption of the food, water and causes traffi c accidents and obstructs bers, noting that the prices range be- Regarding the National Strategy its control.
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