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Participants from 80 Countries to Take Part in Dimdex 2020 BUSINESS | Page 1 QATAR | Page 20 Vodafone Qatar net profi t jumps 22% in Activities galore at Halal 2019 Qatar Festival 2020 published in QATAR since 1978 TUESDAY Vol. XXXX No. 11448 February 4, 2020 Jumada II 10, 1441 AH GULF TIMES www. gulf-times.com 2 Riyals Plane makes safe emergency landing In brief National Address QATAR | Offi cial PM gets phone call Law: Residents from Somali premier HE the Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa above 18 have to bin Abdulaziz al-Thani received yesterday a phone call from Somali Prime Minister Hassan Ali Khayre. During the phone call, the Somali register themselves prime minister congratulated HE Sheikh Khalid on his appointment as O Metrash2 provides an easy way for registration prime minister, wishing him success. The two sides also reviewed the strong bilateral relations and ways ince the National Address Law Captain Mohamed Ali al-Kuwari to promote and enhance them in came into eff ect on January 27, from the General Information Systems various fields. Sas many as 234,000 have regis- Department of the MoI spoke about the tered, including 227,000 through the role of the department as the operator QATAR | Diplomacy Metrash2 app, the Ministry of Interior of the registration system. He called (MoI) announced yesterday. on the public to register online to save FM meets Turkish All Qatar residents as well as insti- time and eff ort. counterpart in Ankara tutions and companies should register The MoI has provided a hotline HE the Deputy Prime Minister and their national address data before the (2342000) to respond to public in- Minister of Foreign Aff airs Sheikh six-month period ends on July 26, it quiries about everything related to the Mohamed bin Abdulrahman al- was urged at an introductory seminar National Address Law or any problem Thani met in Ankara yesterday with for offi cials of companies and organi- faced by the public during the registra- Turkish Minister of Foreign Aff airs sations and community representa- tion process. Mevlut Cavusoglu during his visit A view of the burst tyre (front left) of a Boeing 767 aircraft flown by Air Canada, as it makes an emergency landing at Madrid’s tives. Under Article 6 of the National to Turkey. During the meeting, they Barajas Airport, Spain, yesterday. The plane with 128 passengers on board made a safe emergency landing after reporting an Head of the National Address Sec- Address Law, a fi ne not exceeding reviewed the bilateral relations and engine issue and a burst tyre. Air Canada said the aircraft had an “engine issue” and that one of the plane’s 10 tyres reportedly tion at the Public Security, Lieutenant QR10,000 will be imposed on anyone ways to enhance them, as well as ruptured on take-off . Colonel Dr Abdullah Zayed al-Sahli who violates any of the provisions of issues of mutual concern, especially said that the National Address Law is Articles (3) and (4) of this law, or delib- the latest regional developments. part of the strategic development of e- erately provided incorrect data about government, a completion of the legis- national address. ARAB WORLD | Confl ict lative structure for government elec- Maj al-Muhannadi said that in the tronic transactions, and a transition event of a change in the national address Turkey, Syrian regime from descriptive address to the digital data, the new data must be modifi ed via in deadly fl are-up Participants from 80 countries address system. Metrash2 or any of the MoI service cen- Turkish and Syrian troops traded fire Registration of national address data tres. It is the responsibility of the indi- in northwest Syria yesterday, with can be done by citizens and residents vidual concerned to update the data and more than 20 reported dead, further through the Metrash2 app, the website ensure that any judicial announcements raising tension between Ankara and to take part in Dimdex 2020 of the MoI or at the MoI service cen- and offi cial notifi cations are received at regime ally Moscow over the war- tres, where a special offi ce has been the national address. torn Idlib region on Turkey’s border. designated for the purpose. Captain Mohamed Hassan al- Page 8 By Joey Aguilar ganised by Qatar Armed Forces (QAF), is planning to ensure the smooth pro- Major Khamis Saad al-Muhannadi Haydus from Unified Services De- Staff Reporter now established as one of the most im- gression of the event,” he said. of the Nationality and Travel Docu- partment informed that the process AMERICA | Impeachment trial portant events on the global maritime The briefi ng was also attended by ments’ Department of the MoI ex- of updating data is always available security and defence agenda. Dimdex protocol director Major (Sea) plained that the law allows the father through any of the means of registra- Democrats call for large number of delegations, “In this 2020 edition, visitors will Faisal Mohamed al-Hamadi, Middle to register himself and his children tion. Children who reach the legal age Trump conviction exhibitors and defence institu- be able to learn about the latest trends East Naval Commanders Conference under 18 years, but older children over of 18 must register their national ad- Democratic prosecutors wrapped A tions from up to 80 countries, in the fi eld of maritime defence and (MENC) director Dr Andreas Krieg, the legal age and the wife must register dress within two months of reaching up their final arguments at President including an expected 12 warships, will security in the presence of leaders, and administration offi cer Major (Sea) themselves. the age, he added. Donald Trump’s Senate impeachment take part in the seventh edition of the dignitaries, and high-ranking offi cials Mohamed Ali al-Reyashi, as well as In the case of separation of the He emphasised that the aim of the trial yesterday with an impassioned Doha International Maritime Defence from QAF and many other government ambassadors, defence and commercial spouses and the children are in the cus- national address is to facilitate serv- appeal for his conviction for abuse of Exhibition and Conference (Dimdex), agencies,” Dimdex chairman, Staff attachés, and representatives from the tody of the mother, she has to register ice to all citizens and residents in their power. Page 9 scheduled from March 16-18 at the Brigadier (Sea) Abdulbaqi Saleh al-An- military. the data of the children on her national dealings with various governmen- Qatar National Convention Centre sari, told a diplomat briefi ng yesterday. Al-Ansari said Dimdex 2020, address via electronic registration or at tal and non-governmental agencies, SPORT | Football (QNCC). “Building on the success of our last themed ‘Connecting the World’s any of the service centres. without the need for traditional paper The event, held under the patronage edition, the Dimdex organising com- Maritime Defence and Security Com- Lt Col Dr al-Sahli explained that correspondence. Infantino hails Qatar’s of His Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim mittee remains committed to the high- munity’, has four key elements: main every natural or legal person, whether He said the MoI has provided a serv- World Cup preparations bin Hamad al-Thani, and hosted and or- est standards of logistical pre-event exhibition, MENC, networking op- a citizen or an expatriate or his legal ice to companies that have large num- FIFA President Gianni Infantino portunities with VIP delegates from representative has to register his data bers of employees who cannot register has praised Qatar’s intensive around the world, and the Visiting in a simple form including the address online. Such companies can approach preparations to host the 2022 Warships Display at Hamad Port. of residence, fi xed telephone number, the headquarters of the Unifi ed World Cup. He was speaking on the MENC, one of the key features of mobile number, email, employer ad- Services Department in Mesaimeer sidelines of the ceremony of the the event, will gather renowned aca- dress for government and private sec- through their PROs and register the International Federation of Sports demics, thinkers and practitioners tor employees, and permanent address data of workers through the relevant Journalism Awards in Budapest, from around the world under one roof abroad, if available. forms. The department will send a Hungary, which is being held in to discuss an array of topics in several The guardian of minor children has team to the company’s headquarters partnership with the Qatar Sports Major (Sea) Faisal Mohamed al-Hamadi, Staff Brigadier (Sea) Abdulbaqi Saleh al- talks under the theme: “Resilience in to register their data and bears the le- to complete the registration proc- Media Committee for the second Ansari, Dr Andreas Krieg, and Major (Sea) Mohamed Ali al-Reyashi at the diplomat the Maritime Domain – Confronting gal responsibility for the validity of the ess electronically, the offi cial added. year in a row. Page 20 briefing yesterday. PICTURE: Thajudeen Asymmetric Threats”. To Page 3 information. Page 7 Protest against French pension reforms New bridge, underpass open at Mesaimeer Interchange he Public Works Authority (Ashghal) yester- was opened in November 2019 to provide a free exit day announced the opening of a new bridge for those coming from E Ring Road and heading to Tand underpass at Mesaimeer Interchange, Rawdat Al Khail Street. This was followed by the facilitating smooth traffi c fl ow in the area which opening of a 1km long underpass in December 2019 provides key connectivity to the Industrial Area and to provide a free fl ow of traffi c for those coming other locations.
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