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NZ Mosque Attacks: White Supremacist Charged with Murder BUSINESS | Page 1 SPORT | Page 1 Al-Attiyah cruises to 14th Qatar Qatar-Oman trade jumps rally victory 240% to QR6.8bn published in QATAR since 1978 SUNDAY Vol. XXXX No. 11125 March 17, 2019 Rajab 10, 1440 AH GULF TIMES www. gulf-times.com 2 Riyals In brief Defence minister visits Boeing plant EUROPE | Demonstration NZ mosque Stores looted, burned in ‘yellow vest’ riots Rioters looted and torched shops and businesses on the famed attacks: white Champs-Elysees avenue in Paris yesterday, on the 18th weekend of French “yellow vest” protests, characterised by a sharp increase in violence after weeks of dwindling turnout. President Emmanuel supremacist Macron cut short a ski weekend in the Pyrenees mountains as hooded protesters went on the rampage in Paris, leaving a trail of destruction in the touristic heart of the city. charged with Page 20 AFRICA | Weather Cyclone Idai kills 31 HE the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Defence Aff airs Dr Khalid bin Mohamed al-Attiyah visited the Boeing in eastern Zimbabwe plant in US city of Seattle where he was briefed on the production line for Boeing’s (KC-46) air refuelling aircraft. A number of murder At least 31 people have been Qatar Armed Forces off icers accompanied HE Dr al-Attiyah during the visit. killed and dozens are missing as O PM Ardern promises to mass killing in New Zealand and the tropical cyclone Idai hit eastern reform gun laws country had raised its security threat parts of Zimbabwe after lashing level to the highest. neighbouring Mozambique, the Reuters Footage of the attack on one of the government said yesterday. Most Christchurch/Wellington mosques was broadcast live on Face- of the deaths were in Chimanimani QatarDebate starts 5th championship book, and a “manifesto” denouncing East, Zimbabwe’s information immigrants as “invaders” was sent to ministry announced on Twitter. By Joseph Varghese championship is being attended by 107 reasoned communication. This year’s ustralian Brenton Harrison Tar- politicians and media outlets and post- Page 16 Staff Reporter teams from 51 countries. edition is unique because of its large rant, 28, a suspected white su- ed online via links to related social me- An opening ceremony was held at and broad international participa- Apremacist, was charged with dia accounts. The video showed a man AFRICA | Accident the Qatar National Convention Cen- tion. The championship features 107 murder yesterday after 49 people were driving to the Al Noor mosque, enter- atarDebate Centre, an initia- tre, attended by more than 600 del- teams representing 51 countries,” said killed and dozens wounded in mass ing it and shooting randomly at people Ethiopia jet crash tive of Qatar Foundation (QF), egates from the participating coun- Dr Hayat Maarafi – executive director, shootings at two New Zealand mosques. with a semi-automatic rifl e. Worship- probe needs ‘time’ Qyesterday launched the fi fth tries. The participating teams are from QatarDebate at the opening ceremony. Tarrant, handcuff ed and wearing a pers, possibly dead or wounded, lay on Identifying the cause of the International Universities Arabic De- both Arabic and Non-Arabic speaking Six teams that represent Qatar are: white prison suit, stood silently in the the fl oor, the video showed. deadly Ethiopian Airlines crash bating Championship, said to be the countries. Two teams – one each for boys and Christchurch District Court where he At one stage the shooter returns to that killed 157 people and caused largest university debate competition. “The championship is an oppor- girls from Qatar University, two teams was remanded without a plea. He is due his car, changes weapons, re-enters the the worldwide grounding of a Six teams from Qatar are participat- tunity to learn and practise Arabic – for boys and girls – from the Com- back in court on April 5 and police said mosque and again begins shooting. The brand-new Boeing aircraft model ing in the competition. language, which is fast becoming a munity College Qatar, a team from he was likely to face further charges. camera attached to his head recording will take “considerable time,” an Held under the patronage of HE language of research, literature and Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar Friday’s attack, which Prime Min- the massacre follows the barrel of his Ethiopian government minister said Sheikha Hind bint Hamad al-Thani, creativity. Debating is an art that as well as another team from Police ister Jacinda Ardern labelled as ter- weapon, like some macabre video game. yesterday. Page 16 Vice-Chairperson and CEO of QF, the promotes critical thinking and well- Academy. To Page 10 rorism, was the worst ever peacetime To Page 18 Gulf Times 2 Sunday, March 17, 2019 QATAR Qatar takes part in Turkish award ceremony Qatar participated in the ceremony of the fifth edition of the Benevolence Awards, held in the Turkish capital Ankara under the auspices of the Turkish Religious Endowment, in the presence of President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan. HE the Minister of Endowments (Awqaf) and Islamic Aff airs, Dr Ghaith bin Mubarak al-Kuwari, headed Qatar’s delegation, at the invitation of the head of Religious Aff airs in Turkey, Professor Ali Erbas. The ceremony was also attended by Qatar’s ambassador to Turkey Salem bin Mubarak al-Shafi. Interfaith dialogue centre holds second youth forum QNA hance the idea of dialogue countries of participating ings with students who will Doha and coexistence of diff erent students. be the future ambassadors cultures and religions. A total of 27 students of the Arab and Islamic It also aimed to showcase from 12 countries took part. culture when they return oha International Qatar’s open society that is They study the Arabic home. Centre for Inter- proud of its identity but also language for non-native He added that the fi rst Dfaith Dialogue (DI- positive in engaging with all speakers in Qatar University goal of the centre is to build CID) organised yesterday cultures. and Georgetown University bridges between citizens the second edition of a The meetings provide a in Education City. and residents. youth forum for non-Arab suitable environment for Chairman of DICID Dr Internationally, al-Nuai- university students based participants to learn about Ibrahim bin Saleh al-Nuai- mi highlighted that the cen- in Qatar. the culture of Qatar and mi stressed on the impor- tre is focused on promoting The forum aimed to en- about the cultures of the tance of holding such meet- interfaith dialogue. Gulf Times Sunday, March 17, 2019 3 QATAR HMC teams safely deliver baby after mother in labour survives car crash amad Medical Corporation’s (HMC) labour and delivery teams safely delivered a baby recently after a woman was involved in a road traffi c accident while in labour on the way to Women’s Wellness and HResearch Center (WWRC). Muna Abdelawel, from Eritrea, was 36 weeks pregnant when she experienced labour pains. With her husband Ibrahim driving, and accompanied by their three-year-old daughter, they began their journey to WWRC. While on the way to the hospital, their car was hit hard from behind by another vehicle and The Abdelawel family with Asmaa al-Atey and members of HMC care teams. Abdelawel and her daughter call gynaecologist, arrived were both violently thrown moments later. forward, causing them to “It was clear that Ms sustain head lacerations. Abdelawel was in the ad- “More than 25,000 ba- vanced stages of labour and bies are born each year un- that her baby would be born der the expert care of Ha- very soon. Dr Abu Baker, the mad Medical Corporation’s trauma team leader, assessed (HMC) labour and delivery her facial injuries and a deci- teams and the vast major- sion was made to prioritise ity of these deliveries take the mother’s delivery needs place as planned. However, and carry out the full range on February 23, things did of head assessments after not go as expected for one the birth,” said Dr Mustafa. mother when she was in- Within minutes, Abdel- volved in a road traffi c acci- awel delivered her second dent while in labour on the daughter, baby Entesar. The way to WWRC,” HMC said in WWRC neonatologist as- a statement. sessed baby Entesar while Ibrahim immediately Abdelawel underwent a CT called 999 and an ambu- scan and full assessment. lance was on the scene with- Following confi rmation of no in minutes. The paramedics serious complications due treated Abdelawel and her to her facial injuries, both daughter and transported mother and baby were trans- the entire family to Hamad ferred to the WWRC where General Hospital (HGH). baby Entesar was admitted Asmaa al-Atey, direc- to the Neonatal Intensive tor of Trauma Nursing, ex- Care Unit for observation. plained that while on the Baby Entesar was dis- way to HGH, the paramedics charged three days later and informed the HGH trauma the entire family is now fully team that they were bring- recovered from their event- ing in a mother who was in ful experience and thankful labour. for the way in which HMC’s “We have processes in care teams responded to this place that alert clinical unusual set of circumstanc- teams in the Trauma Sec- es. tion about high priority pa- “Giving birth to baby En- tients who are on their way tesar was certainly not the to HGH. Part of this process way we had planned it. I was enables any pregnant wom- very nervous as I have suf- an with trauma injuries to fered six miscarriages in the be immediately admitted to past so I was hoping for a the Trauma Section without smooth delivery.
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