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BUSINESS | Page 1 SPORT | Pages 8 Ancelotti’s reign ends amid Qatar Airways among feuding as airlines committed to Napoli turn ‘25by2025’ campaign to Gattuso published in QATAR since 1978 THURSDAY Vol. XXXX No. 11394 December 12, 2019 Rabia II 15, 1441 AH GULF TIMES www. gulf-times.com 2 Riyals Amir meets Italian envoy In brief Al Sadd overcome PM attends announcement Hienghene in opener of new cloud datacentre region FIFA Club World Cup the FIFA Club World Cup Qatar 2019 time when Amy Roine drew level. With HE the Prime Minister and kicked off yesterday. Sadd players spurning chance after Interior Minister Sheikh Abdullah Qatar 2019 kicks off At the Jassim Bin Hamad Stadi- chance, the game went into 30-minute bin Nasser bin Khalifa al-Thani um, Sadd needed extra time to beat extra time, where Abdelkarim Hassan yesterday attended a ceremony By Sahan Bidappa Oceania winners Hienghene to seal scored after a howler from Hiengh- to announce the setting up of a Doha a place in the quarter-fi nals against ene goalkeeper Rocky Nyikeine, be- new cloud datacentre region in Mexican side Monterrey. fore Pedro Miguel relieved pressure on Qatar, jointly by the Ministry of Sadd looked for a comfortable win coach Xavi Hernandez with a strike in Transport and Communications spirited Hienghene Sport gave when Baghdad Bounedjah put them in the 114th minute. and Microsoft. The initiative seeks Al Sadd a scare before the hosts front in the 26th minute, but Hieng- Qatar league champions Sadd have to deliver Microsoft’s intelligent, A won 3-1 in a play-off match as hene hit back immediately after half not been at their best form, having lost trusted cloud services and three of their last four league matches. expand the Microsoft global cloud And they looked lacklustre once again infrastructure to 55 cloud regions against a Hienghene side, who are in 20 countries. The new region made up mostly of part-timers. will be managed from the Qatari Sadd manager was not too happy Free Zones. Page 3 with his players for wasting plenty of opportunities to score. “We had many Leaders in a frantic chances to score. We concede just a lit- tle bit. They didn’t look like scoring in push for UK votes the second half apart from early on. We Britain’s feuding party leaders suff ered too much, we did more than criss-crossed the country them but we missed too many chances. yesterday in a frantic push for Monterrey will be very diffi cult side on votes on the eve of a highly- Saturday,” the Spaniard said. charged general election aimed Going into yesterday’s contest, His Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani met at the Amiri at finally settling the Brexit crisis. Hienghene were always the underdogs Diwan yesterday with the outgoing Italian ambassador to Qatar Pasquale Polls open today for the third time but they battled hard against one of Salzano. The Amir granted the ambassador Al Wajbah Decoration in recognition in four years in what is widely seen the best teams in Asia. Felix Tagawa’s of his eff orts and role in contributing to enhancing bilateral relations, wishing as a re-run of the 2016 referendum men were surprise winners of the Oce- him success in his future missions, and the relations between the two countries in which a narrow majority opted Al Sadd’s Abdelkarim Hassan celebrates after scoring a goal during the FIFA ania Champions League and are the further progress and prosperity. For his part, the ambassador expressed thanks to pull Britain out of the European Club World Cup Qatar 2019 match against Hienghene Sport at Jassim Bin fi rst New Caledonian side to qualify and appreciation to the Amir and the state’s off icials for the co-operation he Union. Page 17 Hamad Stadium in Doha yesterday. for the Club World Cup. To Page 10 received that contributed to the success of his work in the country. Page 2 Gulf Times 2 Thursday, December 12, 2019 QATAR Amir sends cable PM meets Italian ambassador PM meets Turkish deputy minister of congratulations to Burkina Faso leader His Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani and His Highness the Deputy Amir Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad al-Thani sent cables of congratulations to President of Burkina Faso Roch Marc Christian Kabore on the occasion of his country’s National Day. HE the Prime Minister and Interior Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa al-Thani also sent a similar cable of congratulations to the Prime Minister of Burkina Faso Christophe Dabire on the occasion of his country’s National Day. Amir sends message to Ethiopia president His Highness the Amir Sheikh HE the Prime Minister and Interior Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa al-Thani met the HE the Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa al-Thani Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, sent a outgoing ambassador of Italy to Qatar, Pasquale Salzano. During the meeting, the Prime Minister yesterday met the Deputy Interior Minister of Turkey Mohtaram Injeh, and the delegation written message to the President and Interior Minister wished the Italian ambassador success in the tasks entrusted to him in the accompanying him on the occasion of their visit to Qatar. The meeting dealt with bilateral relations of Ethiopia Sahle-Work Zewde, future, and the relations between Qatar and Italy further development and prosperity. and the means to enhance them, particularly in security fields. related to bilateral relations and ways to support and develop them. The message was delivered by the ambassador of Qatar to Ethiopia Hamad bin Mohamed al-Dosari, during a meeting with the president of the country. Cabinet hails Amir’s participation in Kigali award ceremony Prime Minister greets Finnish QNA Deputy Secretary-General of the prevailed by justice and the rule 2- A draft law amending some and private passports. Doha United Nations, and a number of of law, the Cabinet stressed. provisions of the Criminal Pro- B- An agreement between the counterpart international fi gures. The Cabinet also reviewed the cedure Law issued by Law No 23 governments of Qatar and Brazil Following the meeting, HE results of the 40th session of the of 2004. regarding exemption from entry HE the Prime Minister and he Cabinet’s regular the Minister of Justice and Act- GCC Supreme Council, which 3- Approving a draft law visa requirements for holders of Minister of Interior Sheikh meeting, chaired by HE ing Minister of State for Cabinet was held yesterday in Riyadh, amending some provisions of ordinary passports. Abdullah bin Nasser bin Tthe Prime Minister Sheikh Aff airs Dr Issa Saad al-Jafali al- the sisterly Kingdom of Saudi Law No 18 of 2017 on Public Hy- C- A memorandum of under- Khalifa al-Thani sent a cable Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Nuaimi stated that the Cabinet Arabia, with the participation of giene. standing for co-operation in the of congratulations to Sanna al-Thani, hailed His Highness affi rmed that the event, which HE the Prime Minister and Min- 4- Approving the Cabinet’s fi eld of health between the gov- Marin on the occasion of her the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Ha- coincided with the convening of ister of Interior Sheikh Abdullah draft decision amending the ernments of Qatar and Brazil. appointment as Prime Minister of mad al-Thani’s and Rwandan the 7th Global Organisation of bin Nasser bin Khalifa al-Thani. organisation of some adminis- D- Approving a draft memo- Finland. President Paul Kagame’s hon- Parliamentarians Against Cor- The Cabinet then reviewed trative units that comprise the randum of understanding (MoU) ouring of the winners of fourth ruption (GOPAC) conference, topics on its meeting’s agenda as Ministry of Justice and deter- for co-operation between the Qatar condemns edition of Sheikh Tamim Bin hosted by the Shura Council, following: mining their jurisdictions. Diplomatic Institute of the Minis- Hamad Al Thani International and attended by parliamentar- Taking the necessary meas- 5- Approving the inclusion of a try of Foreign Aff airs in Qatar and Somalia attack Anti-Corruption Excellence ians from 106 countries, refl ects ures to issue a draft law approv- HE the Prime Minister Sheikh representative of the Supreme Ju- the Diplomatic Academy Jose de la Qatar expressed yesterday its Award during a ceremony held Qatar’s keenness in fi ghting cor- ing the state budget for the fi scal Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa diciary Council into the member- Marcoleta at the Ministry of For- condemnation and denunciation on Monday in the Rwandan cap- ruption and the extreme danger year 2020, after the Cabinet re- al-Thani ship of the Committee to look into eign Aff airs of Nicaragua. of the attack that targeted a hotel ital Kigali. it poses to the future of nations viewed the recommendation of applications of foreign marriages. The Cabinet then reviewed in Somali capital Mogadishu, and The ceremony was held in the and the welfare of people. the Shura Council on the draft Approving the following 6- Taking the necessary the results of the 29th Ministeri- left a number of people dead or presence of President of Namibia It also refl ects the global ap- law. drafts law and referring them to measures to certify: al Meeting of the GCC’s Agricul- injured. The Ministry of Foreign Hage Geingob, Chairperson of preciation of Qatar’s eff orts in Approving an Draft Amiri the Shura Council: A- An agreement between the tural Co-operation Committee Aff airs expressed, in a statement the African Union Commission, this fi eld, and its role in promot- Decision to reorganise the Regu- 1- A draft law amending some governments of Qatar and Hun- (Sultanate of Oman – September Qatar’s firm position rejecting President of the International ing transparency and principles latory Authority for Charitable provisions of the Penal Code prom- gary on cancelling visa require- 2019) and took the appropriate violence and terrorism regardless Football Association (FIFA), of good governance for a world Activities (RACA).