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Oman Beat UAE to Lift Gulf QATAR | Page 16 SPORT | Page 1 Rublev sets up INDEX DOW JONES QE NYMEX QATAR 2, 16 COMMENT 14, 15 Brisk sales of title clash REGION 3 BUSINESS 1-4, 6-8 local produce at 25,295.87 8,630.67 61.59 ARAB WORLD 3 CLASSIFIED 5, 6 with Monfi ls +220.74 +22.36 -0.42 INTERNATIONAL 4-13 SPORTS 1-8 Mahaseel Souq +0.88% +0.26% -0.68% Latest Figures published in QATAR since 1978 SATURDAY Vol. XXXVIII No. 10690 January 6, 2018 Rabia Il 19, 1439 AH GULF TIMES www. gulf-times.com 2 Riyals ‘Wain’ app In brief to enhance QATAR | Reaction Explosion in Afghan capital condemned Qatar tourist The State of Qatar expressed strong condemnation of the explosion that targeted police in the Afghan capital of Kabul and left a number of people killed and injured. In a statement issued yesterday, experience the Foreign Ministry reiterated Qatar’s firm stance in rejection of violence and terrorism no matter O Wain is an intelligent We have also what the motives and causes were. map and location-based enhanced our The statement off ered Qatar’s smart naviga- condolences to the families of Oman’s goalkeeper Fayez al-Rashidi holds the trophy next to his teammates after his team won the Gulf Cup in the final services application tion features victims as well as the government football match between Oman and the UAE in Kuwait City yesterday. developed by QMIC and improved and people of Afghanistan. It also our PoIs col- wished speedy recovery to the By Joseph Varghese lection with injured. Staff Reporter more than 12,000. We REGION | Unrest have intro- ain, a mobile application, duced an Pro-regime rallies meaning ‘where’ in Arabic ‘Events’ sec- held around Tehran Oman beat UAE Wand launched by the Qatar tion where you Pro-regime rallies were held around Mobility Innovations Centre (QMIC), can fi nd and Tehran yesterday with authorities will enhance the tourist experience in attend local seeking to put the recent violent a big way by providing accurate infor- events, in ad- unrest to bed, as Washington mation about the happenings and ma- dition to add- slapped fresh sanctions on Iran. jor locations in the country. ing and shar- The UN Security Council went into “With the number of tourists to Qa- ing your own,” closed-door talks yesterday on the to lift Gulf Cup tar increasing in a big way, the Wain highlighted Dr Abu-Dayya. protests in Iran with Russia and the app is a very handy one for the tourists “We want to make Wain the de fac- United States at odds over whether By Sports Reporter to understand about the day-to-day to platform in Qatar for information. the top UN body should discuss the Doha Emir congratulates Sultan Qaboos events and major tourist destinations Wain gives the information regarding demonstrations. Iranian off icials in the country,” Dr Adnan Abu-Dayya, restaurants, parking, real time traffi c, blamed a plot by the CIA, Israel and His Highness the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, His Highness the executive director and CEO, QMIC told and many more. We have a number of Saudi Arabia for the unrest that man won the Gulf Cup for the Deputy Emir Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad al-Thani and HE the Prime Minister Gulf Times. signifi cant features on the app,” noted convulsed much of the country for second time in history when and Interior Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa al-Thani sent “As the focus on tourism has in- the offi cial. five days — part of the increasing Othey beat UAE 5-4 via penal- cables of congratulations to HM Sultan Qaboos bin Said of Oman on his creased in the recent years, we are ex- He observed that many people gen- tensions playing out between Iran and ties in a dramatic fi nal at the Jaber country winning the 23rd Arabian Gulf Cup in Kuwait City yesterday. ploring possibilities of providing the erally come to know of the events in its neighbours since President Donald International Stadium in Kuwait yes- relevant information and better expe- the country very late or sometimes Trump came to power. Page 3 terday. rience to the visitors. We expect that even after the events. “Wain gives you The win was an apt reward for Oman team. They showed they can beat any past UAE goalkeeper Khaled Eissa the tourists can be advised in advance a list of the events as well as the loca- AMERICA | Weather who were the most consistent team in team in the region by winning the Gulf when after a dazzling run he shot from about the app and they can have it on tion and time. Wain is a cloud-based the 23rd edition of the prestigious re- Cup,” said Ahmed, a 21-year-old Qa- a tight angle only to see the ball graze their smartphones for a refreshing ex- application and anybody can con- US Northeast braces gional tournament which was shifted tari student. the post. perience to move across the country. tribute to the events section. You can for the deep freeze to Kuwait from Qatar after its interna- Former Asian footballer of the year A couple of minutes later, UAE’s Ab- We are also in discussion with the sport navigate it through a single click. It The northeastern United States tional football ban was lifted by FIFA a Omar Abdulrahman was the villain for dulrahman went agonisingly close with bodies to add current and upcoming gives also the option to contribute to yesterday slowly emerged from few weeks ago. UAE as he missed two penalties – one his header as Oman survived a scare. sport events to the app,” explained Dr the events by adding the events to the the travel chaos sparked by heavy The victory triggered off enthu- in regulation and one in the tie-break- UAE could have nailed the trophy Abu-Dayya. list and integrate it with the calendar,” snows, but forecasters warned siastic celebrations in Oman where er to hand Oman victory. a few minutes from time when they Wain is an intelligent map and loca- he said. the weekend would bring record- men, women and children took to the The teams adopted a conservative won a penalty after Ali Mabkhout was tion-based services application devel- According to the QMIC CEO, there is breaking cold. “Arctic air mass streets in the capital Muscat and other approach during the initial stages of pushed from behind inside the box. oped by QMIC. The app delivers useful a continuous updating of the app. “We and dangerously cold wind chills cities, waving their national fl ag and the match but it was Oman who cre- But Omani goalkeeper Fayez al-Rash- map related services which includes add more maps and other facilities to expected across much of the fl ashing the victory sign. ated more chances as they went close idi produced an excellent save to block real-time traffi c information, smart the app as and when available. We have eastern two-thirds of the country Thousands of Qataris also celebrat- a couple of times midway through the Abdulrahman’s shot. navigation, dynamic maps, updated also added a number of parking facili- through this weekend,” the National ed on Doha Corniche to express their fi rst half. But Fahmy Saeed and Ahmed The extra time also failed to break parking information, speed camera ties and the availability of the parking Weather Service said. “Many daily support for Oman which had been de- Mubarak couldn’t make good of the the deadlock following which the alerts, a rich collection of Points of In- lots in each of the facilities. We plan to temperature records may be fying pressure by Saudi Arabia, UAE opportunities as they misdirected match went into penalties. However, terest (PoI). integrate more parking facilities into broken.” Flights resumed from the and Bahrain and standing by Qatar their headers. Abdulrahman again missed his penalty “Wain is your companion on the the app. The app also has most of the region’s bustling airports in Boston during the ongoing illegal blockade. In the third minute of the second much to UAE’s agony and Oman’s joy. road, giving you Qatar’s most needed emergency contacts,” added Dr Abu- and New York, although 20% were “We are very happy for the Omani half, Jameel al-Yahmadi almost scored Sport Page 8 transportation and location services. Dayya. again cancelled at JFK airport and 30% from La Guardia, the FlightAware website said. Page 5 QFA wins Golden Excellence Award ASIA | Diplomacy Koreas agree to fi rst talks in two years Qatar fund donates North and South Korea agreed yesterday to hold their first talks in more than two years, hours after $1mn to Costa Rica Seoul and Washington decided to defer joint military exercises which always infuriate Pyongyang until he Qatar Fund after the Winter Olympics. The for Development meeting, the first since December T(QFFD) has donated 2015, will take place in Panmunjom. $1mn to Costa Rica to re- South Korean President Moon store the aff ected areas Jae-in said that “overly optimistic after Hurricane Otto and expectations” were “undesirable” Qatar Football Association received the Golden Excellence Award yesterday after being named as best Gulf sport federation Tropical Storm Nate, it was but added: “We will do our best to during the a ceremony organised by the Gulf Sports Media Association (GSMA) on the sidelines of the Gulf Cup. The awards announced yesterday.
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