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BUSINESS | Page 1 SPORT | Page 2 Al Sadd confi dent INDEX DOW JONES QE NYMEX QATAR 2 – 8, 28 COMMENT 26, 27 Oil prices seen against REGION 9 BUSINESS 1 – 8, 12 – 16 16,116.97 9,486.71 31.86 ARAB WORLD 10, 11 CLASSIFIED 9 – 11 surging about Al Ahli -36.57 -146.61 +1.98 INTERNATIONAL 12 – 25 SPORTS 1 – 12 -0.23% -1.52% +6.63% 50% by year-end Latest Figures published in QATAR since 1978 THURSDAY Vol. XXXVI No. 9988 February 4, 2016 Rabia II 25, 1437 AH GULF TIMES www. gulf-times.com 2 Riyals Sheikh Jassim attends Saudi fest Events galore In brief QATAR | Cabinet Draft law on for Sport Day economic zones The National Sport Day falls on event. Those interested in taking The cabinet yesterday approved a February 9 part should arrive at 9am and Zum- draft law on economic zones. The ba activity runs until 10:30am. law regulates the establishment he Aspire Zone Foundation AZF will provide opportunities of an economic zone, specifying (AZF) will host a number of to get training in mountain climb- its area and borders, the Tevents such as Fun Run, Fam- ing skills under the supervision of establishment of one or more ports ily Bike Fun, Zumba, Wall Climbing, licensed climbing instructors on an attached to it whether sea, air or Come and Try and Judo Training for outdoor climbing wall. Wall climb- land port. All types of companies, the National Sport Day. ing takes place near the outdoor sharing contracts or other The National Sport Day falls on pitches behind Grand Heritage ho- legal entities can be created or February 9, next Tuesday. tel. established at the economic zone. Ali Saeed al-Fehaida, chairman, The Aspire Academy Sport Sci- These can be owned by a normal AZF National Sports Day committee, ence Department will be running a or legal person or more than one said: “We are focused on increas- series of “come and try” sport sci- person - either citizens or others ing engagement and participation Ali al-Fehaida: AZF NSD Committee ence testing activities on the Aspire without adhering to regulating laws HH Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad al-Thani, the Personal Representative of HH the Emir in National Sport Day through in- chairman Dome Indoor Athletics Track, tak- in this regard. Page 2 Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, with the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, novative and creative programmes. ing place from 10am to 4pm. Such King Salman bin Abdulaziz al-Saud of Saudi Arabia, during the inauguration Together with our member organi- Aspire Zone which starts at the fans activities include the 20m sprint ceremony of the 30th edition of the Jenadriyah Heritage and Cultural Festival in sations – Aspire Academy, Aspetar entrance at Aspire Dome, and cross- where visitors can see how fast they AMERICA | Religion Riyadh yesterday. The festival, one of the important cultural celebrations in Saudi and Aspire Logistics – AZF will be es the Aspire Zone precinct, ena- are compared to Usain Bolt; throw- Obama slams Arabia, was opened by King Salman. The opening was attended by many GCC organising a number of exclusive ac- bling those who take part to explore ing speed which tests whether peo- leaders and senior Saudi off icials. After the ceremony, Sheikh Jassim attended a tivities for families and all members the park. Registration begins at 7am ple can match that of a major league attacks on Islam dinner banquet hosted by King Salman for the delegations participating in the festival. of the community.” and is open for all age groups. baseball pitcher; vertical jump US President Barack Obama visited He expected thousands of people Another event is the family bike which gives people the opportunity an American mosque yesterday to take part in these activities. activity in Aspire Zone, organised to see if they can fly like Michael and declared that attacks on Islam “Many of these activities are for the second consecutive year. As- Jordan; and a 200m bike race, where were an attack on all religions, available only at Aspire. We expect pire will provide two types of bikes – participants can compete with a in an eff ort to counter rhetoric to attract thousands of sports en- a four-seater bike for families and a family member or a friend. from Donald Trump and other thusiasts, as well as individuals, single-seater bike for individuals to Upon completing each activity, all Republican presidential candidates government entities, and private ride. No registration is required for participants will receive a certifi- that has alienated Muslims. “We sector institutions, to contribute to this event. cate detailing their personal scores have to understand that an attack making this day special,” al-Fehaida In another activity, women are against those of “star athletes” to on one faith is an attack on all our added. invited to exercise to the Latin beat compare themselves. faiths,” Obama said. Page 13 This year, for the first time, AZF of Zumba classes. it will be held in People interested in visiting As- will be organising judo training for a private space at the ladies club. pire Zone on the occasion,can find boys and girls aged 8-12. Those tak- Zumba classes combine Latin danc- full details of the activities through BRITAIN | Politics ing part will be able to learn judo ing with physical exercise, help- the Life in Aspire mobile applica- Cameron urges techniques under the guidance of ing to maintain a healthy heart and tion, the Life in Aspire website – professional instructors. blood pressure as well as improve www.lifeinaspire.qa – or on any of unity on EU At the Fun Run, visitors can take fitness overall, according to Aspire. the AZF’s social media channels. Prime Minister David Cameron part in a 3-kilometre fun run around No registration is required for this Sports Page 11 yesterday fended off attacks from eurosceptics and a hostile press over proposed reforms to keep UN adjourns Syria Britain in the EU that Brussels defended as a “fair” deal for all. In a heated parliamentary debate, peace talks in Geneva Cameron urged fellow MPs to stand united. Page 17 Reuters there is more work to be done, not only Geneva by us but by the stakeholders,” he said. EUROPE | Migrants “I have indicated from the fi rst day EU approves that I won’t talk for the sake of talk- N-mediated talks to end the ing.” refugee fund war in Syria are on pause until He was speaking after meeting op- The EU said yesterday it had UFebruary 25, UN envoy Staff an position co-ordinator Riad Hijab, who agreed on how to finance a 3bn de Mistura said yesterday, claiming the had just arrived in Geneva. euro ($3.3bn) deal to aid Syrian talks had not failed but needed imme- Hijab later said that the Syrian op- refugees in Turkey, in exchange for diate help from international backers position’s High Negotiations Com- Ankara’s help stemming the flow of led by the US and Russia. mittee (HNC) would not return to migrants, after resolving a dispute “I have concluded frankly that af- peace talks in Geneva until there was a with Italy. Page 19 ter the fi rst week of preparatory talks change on the ground. Page 11 Shops ‘still to get’ directive on hoverboard sales ban By Joey Aguilar online about the ban and asked him to Staff Reporter keep the “scooters” in the stock room. A customer service representative at a major hypermarket in Doha told mart balance wheels, also called Gulf Times that they had stopped sell- hoverboards, continue to be sold ing the items from last week. Sin many hypermarkets and shops “As far as I know, shops can still sell across Doha despite Qatar authorities their remaining stocks but it happens having reportedly issued a directive, that we have already run out of stock banning the sale of such items. and we did not order anymore,” she A supervisor at a shop in one of the said. major malls in the country told Gulf Like the hypermarkets, a number of Times that they had yet to receive a stores (including toy shops) in diff er- copy of such a directive. Smart balance wheels on display. (Picture ent malls in Doha also confi rmed they “Yes, we are still selling these items,” used for illustrative purposes only) had not received any instructions to he said, referring to dozens of smart stop displaying or selling such prod- balance wheels spread out in two areas would immediately remove them from ucts. of the shop. Prices vary depending on their shops once notifi ed by authori- But some malls had banned the use the brand. A lower-priced hoverboard ties either verbally or through a writ- of smart balance wheels and similar can be bought for about QR900. Car- ten order. items inside their premises to prevent rying of these has been banned by al- “But for now, we will continue sell- any accident. most all airlines. ing these products in all our branches However, some of the users, partic- In a leading hypermarket, about 15 to our valued customers,” he added. ularly children have taken the boards items (diff erent brands) were on dis- But in another hypermarket along to streets, raising concern on their play yesterday. Offi cials stressed that the Airport Road, a supervisor said safety. no communication from any ministry they had started removing the items Besides malls in Qatar, business had been delivered to them until late on display.