WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 14, 2018 RABI AL-AWWAL 6, 1440 VOL.12 NO. 4453 QR 2 FINE Fajr: 4:30 am Dhuhr: 11:20 am HIGH : 28°C Asr: 2:26 pm Maghrib: 4:48 pm LOW : 25°C Isha: 6:18 pm Gulf/Middle East 10 Business 12 Sports 16 Khashoggi audio shocked Trading in Vodafone Qatar shares Federer deserves special Saudi intelligence: Erdogan remains suspended tomorrow treatment: Djokovic 2019 AMIR, GHANA PRESIDENT DISCUSS WAYS TO BOOST COOPERATION Father Amir, Sheikha Moza grace WISH 2018 opening SHEIKHA MOZA RECEIVES FIRST QATARI GENE CHIP The Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al Thani and Ghana President Nana Akufo-Addo discuss bilateral ties at the Amiri Diwan on Tuesday. MORE ON PAGE 2 Qatar, Ghana sign The Father Amir HH Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al Thani and QF Chairperson HH Sheikha Moza bint Nasser at the opening pacts to boost ties session of the 2018 World Innovation Summit for Health (WISH) on Tuesday. (HHOPL/ MOHAMMED AL-DOSSARI) CATHERINE W GICHUKI medicine,” she said. QNA ment of relations in various fields. and another agreement on the DOHA This Q-chip contains “We want to understand the ge- DOHA The Ghana President thanked cancellation of visa requirements over half a million of netic heritage of the Qatari popula- the Amir for the warm welcome for holders of diplomatic and pri- THE Father Amir HH Sheikh tion so that we can develop more THE Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin and hospitality, noting the im- vate passports were signed. Hamad bin Khalifa al Thani and DNA mutations and personalised healthcare in Qatar. Hamad al Thani and Ghana Presi- portance of the strong relations Similarly, a memorandum of Qatar Foundation (QF) Chairper- variants that can be used in We also want this work to support dent Nana Akufo-Addo on Tues- between the two countries, which understanding (MoU) on consul- son HH Sheikha Moza bint Nasser diagnosing various diseases as the international conversation about day discussed ways to enhance bi- this visit will further support and tations on issues of common inter- attended the opening ceremony of well as in national screening how we use genomics to prevent suf- lateral ties, especially in the fields develop. est between the Ministry of For- the fourth World Innovation Sum- programmes. fering in the future.” of investment in agriculture, tour- Later, the Amir and the Presi- eign Affairs Qatar and the Ministry mit for Health (WISH) 2018, at She said this year’s WISH had ism, infrastructure and education. dent of Ghana witnessed signing of Foreign Affairs and Regional In- Qatar National Convention Centre — HE Dr Hanan Mohammed al Kuwari the largest number of attendees, the At the officials talks at the of agreements and memoranda of tegration of Ghana was signed. An- on Tuesday. largest-ever attendance since the Amiri Diwan, the Amir welcomed understanding between the two other MoU between Qatar Cham- During the ceremony, Sheikha summit was launched in 2013. the Ghana President and the ac- countries. ber and Ghana National Chamber Moza received the first Qatari gene tions with Weil Cornell-Medicine, “Harnessing new technology companying delegation, wishing An agreement on the avoid- of Commerce and Industry was chip (Q-chip) from Minister of Pub- Sidra Medicine and Hamad Medi- and maintaining highly skilled and them a pleasant stay and hop- ance of double taxation and the also signed. lic Health HE Dr Hanan Moham- cal Corporation would like to offer motivated healthcare workers is a ing that the visit would enhance prevention of fiscal evasion with Earlier upon arrival at the med al Kuwari, marking the end of HH Sheikha Moza the first version key to benefiting global healthcare. the common interests of the two respect to income taxes, a pact on Amiri Diwan, the President of the first phase of the Qatar Genome of the Qatar chip. This chip con- Our achievements take the spirit of countries and contribute to open- the regulation of the employment Ghana was accorded an official Project and celebrating development tains over half a million of DNA partnerships with local and global ing new horizons for the develop- of labourers from Ghana in Qatar, reception. of the Qatari chip, which includes mutations and variants that can be collaborations with like-minded about half a million gene variables. used in diagnosing various diseas- people who have a passion for This will enhance understanding of es as well as in national screening health. We are stronger together diseases and improve medical care programmes,” Kuwari said. when we are driven by our passion in Qatar. “With over 10,000 whole ge- to create a healthier world,” Kuwari Announced during WISH 2016, nomes sequenced and Version 1 said. This year’s summit brought to- Amir to meet Rwanda Measures taken by Qatar the Qatar Genome Programme has of the Q-Chip, the Qatar Genome gether 2,000 attendees from more recently concluded phase 1 of its is now set to embark into its next than 100 countries president tomorrow ambitious plan. “Qatar Genome phase which will be geared to clini- eased siege impact: IMF and Qatar Biobank in collabora- cal applications and personalised More on page 20 Ô DOHA The Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al AMMAN The Interna- Thani will meet President of Rwanda and Chairman tional Monetary Fund of the current session of the African Union, Paul (IMF) underlined that Kagame, at the Amiri Diwan on Thursday. The Amir the measures adopted and the President of Rwanda, who arrives in Doha by Qatar have con- Qatar slams Israeli shelling of Gaza Strip ‘Ta’heel’ spurs birth on Wednesday on an official visit to the country, tributed to easing the will discuss bilateral relations and ways of promot- impact of the siege, DOHA Qatar has condemned the Israeli shelling of Khan Yunis in of 86 local firms ing them, as well as issues of mutual concern and and enabled the na- the southern Gaza Strip that left a number of people dead and many in a year (PG 2) areas of cooperation between Qatar and the African tional economy to gain wounded. In a statement on Tuesday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Union. (QNA) more rigor in the face the shelling was a serious military escalation by the Israeli occupation of any emergency circumstances. Jihad Azour, Director forces, which would complicate the already difficult situation in the Gaza of the Middle East and Central Asia Department at the Strip. Meanwhile, Palestinian groups in the besieged Gaza Strip say they IMF, said investment diversification programmes car- have agreed to an Egyptian-brokered ceasefire with Israel to end the Woqod opens fuel ried out by the Qatari government and its preparation worst violence between the two sides in years. Hamas-led factions on station in Mesaimeer World Cup a major draw as exhibitors for hosting the 2022 FIFA World Cup contributed to Tuesday accepted the truce “to restart the situation that prevailed up south (PG 12 ) at Index Qatar double this time (PG 12 ) strengthening the Qatari economy. PAGE 12 until this latest military escalation”. (QNA/AGENCIES) Saudi Arabia is misusing Makkah: Report ATTIYAH MEETS MATTIS he rulers of Saudi Arabia derive article in The New York Times. the care and attention from its young, Tmuch of their legitimacy and pres- On Oct 19, Sheikh Abdulrahman al ambitious, divinely inspired reformer tige in the Muslim world from their Sudais, the officially appointed imam crown prince, continues to blaze for- control and upkeep of the Grand of the Grand Mosque, delivered his ward guided by his vision of innova- Mosque and the Kaaba in Makkah Friday sermon from a written script. tion and insightful modernism, despite and the mosque of Prophet Muham- Imam Sudais delivered a troubling all the failed pressures and threats,” mad (PBUH) in Medina. King Salman, sermon, violating the sanctity of the the imam declared, from the podium like the rulers before him, wears the sacred space he occupied. where Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) title of the “Khadim al-Haramayn as- He referenced a saying attributed delivered his last sermon. Sarifayn,” which is translated as the to Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) that Invoking the debate following “Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques” once every century, God sends a mu- the Khashoggi murder, Imam Sudais or, more precisely, “The Servant of the jtahid, a great reformer to reclaim or warned Muslims against believing ill- Two Noble Sanctuaries.” reinvigorate the faith. He explained intended media rumours and innuen- Despite the humility of the royal Hajj pilgrims at the Kaaba. that the mujtahid is needed to address dos that sought to cast doubt on the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Defense Affairs title, the Saudi monarchy has a long the unique challenges of each age. great Muslim leader. HE Dr Khalid bin Mohammed al Attiyah, who is currently visiting history of exploiting the podium of the on Crown Prince Mohammed bin Sal- He proceeded to extol the Crown By using the Grand Mosque to the US, met US Secretary of Defense James Mattis at the Pen- Grand Mosque in Makkah by using its man, the Saudi monarchy has again Prince as a divine gift to Muslims and whitewash acts of despotism and op- tagon on Tuesday. The meeting discussed a number of issues of imams to praise, sanctify and defend used the Grand Mosque to defend and implied that the Crown Prince was the pression, Crown Prince Mohammed mutual concern, as well as bilateral relations and the means of the rulers and their actions. deify the crown prince in a manner mujtahid sent by God to revive the Is- has placed the very legitimacy of enhancing them.