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BUSINESS | Page 1 SPORT | Page 1 Irish-bred Sovereign Debt INDEX DOW JONES QE NYMEX QATAR 2, 4, 20 COMMENT 18, 19 Saudi Arabia’s $2tn REGION 5, 6 BUSINESS 1-12 collects Aramco vision runs 20,753.38 10,925.40 54.01 ARAB WORLD 6 CLASSIFIED 7, 8 -56.94 -27.26 -0.44 INTERNATIONAL 7-17 SPORTS 1-8 into market reality feature -0.27% -0.25% _-0.81% Latest Figures published in QATAR since 1978 SATURDAY Vol. XXXVIII No. 10375 February 25, 2017 Jumada I 28, 1438 AH GULF TIMES www. gulf-times.com 2 Riyals Qatar voices concern over In brief linking terror with religion QATAR | Weather Thundery rain QNA forecast today New York Thundery rain is expected with strong wind at places inshore today, E the Foreign Minister’s special the Met Off ice said. The off shore envoy on counter-terrorism forecast is one of strong wind, high Hand disputes’ settlements, sea and thundery rain at places. Dr Mutlaq bin Majed al-Qahtani, has The speed of northwesterly wind warned against linking violence and could reach up to 25 knots inshore terrorism with religion, beliefs and while off shore it could reach up to ideologies. 28 knots, both with thundery rain. Addressing a meeting on the United The maximum temperature of 22C is Nations’ counter-terrorism eff orts, expected at Mesaieed, Wakrah and in al-Qahtani expressed regret at the in- Doha, followed by 21C at Al Khor, 20C creasing tendency of linking terrorism at Ruwais and 19C at Dukhan and Abu and extremism to religion. Samra. The minimum temperature He stressed the importance of dia- of 16C is expected at Al Khor, Dukhan logue on a national, regional, and in- and Abu Samra, followed by 17C at ternational level on protection against Mesaieed and Wakrah, and 18C in extremism. He highlighted the role of Doha and at Ruwais. Construction of the E-Ring Road pedestrian bridge under way. PICTURE: Ram Chand Doha Centre for Interfaith Dialogue in promoting a spirit of understanding REGION | Casualties between diff erent cultures and faiths. Meanwhile, Qatar’s permanent rep- UAE serviceman resentative to the United Nations HE killed in Yemen ambassador Sheikha Alia Ahmed bint A UAE serviceman was killed while Seif al-Thani said that Qatar remains on duty with the Saudi-led Arab committed to all UN counter-terror- coalition’s Operation Restoring Call for more pedestrian ism eff orts. Hope in Yemen, the general HE Sheikha Alia praised the plans command of the UAE armed forces of national and regional entities con- announced yesterday in a statement cerned with counter-terrorism and carried by state news agency WAM. preventing extremism. She said that The serviceman was named as violent extremism is one of the big- Khalid Ali Gharib al-Beloushi. bridges in Doha, suburbs gest security challenges facing the Meanwhile, a Jordanian F-16 world. Qatar’s permanent repre- warplane crashed in Saudi Arabia Residents of Doha have sought Ashghal expects the bridge to be road usage awareness among them. by a large number of visitors every sentative stressed the need for strong yesterday but its pilot survived, the more pedestrian bridges across ready by the second quarter of 2017. Early this month, the Ministry of In- day”. This is because many visitors are measures at the national, regional, Saudi-led military coalition said, arterial roads, especially near Sources point out that while peo- terior (MoI) stressed the need for both often forced to park their vehicles on and international levels. She also adding “technical reasons” caused government off ices and hospitals ple have been calling for a similar pedestrians and motorists to observe the other side of the road due to lack highlighted the important role that the crash. bridge in the vicinity of LuLu Hyper- safety rules in order to avoid road ac- of space near the offi ces, he explained, sustainable development and human By Ramesh Mathew market on D-Ring Road for some- cidents. The MoI issued an advisory, adding that people should have access rights can play in counter-terrorism ARAB WORLD | Confl ict Staff Reporter time now, residents and shopkeepers listing the dos and don’ts for diff erent to convenient and safe road-crossing efforts. from other parts of Doha — such as types of road users. options. Sheikha Alia stressed that extrem- Iraqi forces enter Muntazah, New Slata, Bin Mahmoud, Some residents felt that pedestrian ism cannot be defeated without part- western Mosul s the installation of a pedes- Fereej Al Nasr, Al Sadd and Al Hilal — “There is a pressing need bridges should also be built near hos- nership between the UN and its mem- Iraqi forces yesterday entered a trian bridge across E-Ring Road have also highlighted the necessity of for pedestrian bridges on a pitals and clinics located along major ber-countries as well as NGOs. west Mosul neighbourhood for the Agains momentum, residents installing pedestrian bridges across number of roads. These will roads. There is also a demand for a She highlighted Qatar’s commit- first time since the October launch of a number of localities in Doha and the arterial and busy C-Ring and D- benefi t walkers as well as similar facility near the Medical Com- ment to all UN’s counter-terrorism of a massive off ensive to retake its neighbourhood have called for the Ring roads. motorists and provide people mission in Abu Hamour, according to eff orts. The country was keen on co- the city from the Islamic State construction of similar facilities in The authorities had earlier said there with a safe option for crossing the sources. operating with all international au- group. The push on Al-Maamun, those areas. were plans to construct about 160 pe- busy roads while also making “There is a pressing need for pedes- thorities to end violent extremism, a small neighbourhood on the Recently, the Public Works Au- destrian bridges in diff erent parts of things more convenient” trian bridges on a number of roads. the ambassador added. southwestern edge of Mosul, came thority (Ashghal) installed the steel Qatar in the coming years. Pedestrian These will benefi t walkers as well as She also reviewed Qatar’s efforts to after government troops retook the structure of the E-Ring Road pedes- safety has been a major cause for con- Meanwhile, a city resident said there motorists and provide people with a quell the threat of terrorism, includ- airport, which commands access trian bridge, located between the Al cern and a survey on accidents involv- is a “greater need for installing pedes- safe option for crossing busy roads ing strategic partnership agreements to the city from the south, and a Thumama signal and the intersection ing walkers had highlighted the need trian bridges urgently in places that while also making things more con- signed with the UN in that field. nearby military base. Page 6 where it meets Airport Street. for better facilities as well as proper house government offi ces frequented venient,” said another resident. Page 18 Heritage livestock on show at Katara No sign of thaw he Cultural Village Foundation — Katara played host to a large Tnumber of visitors yesterday as curtains went up on the sixth edition in Syrian talks of Halal Qatar Festival. The theme of the nine-day festival Reuters He took no questions. centres on a distinct feature of the Qa- Geneva De Mistura was holding bilateral tari heritage, one that is drawn from meetings with the delegations yester- the deserts of Qatar — sheep and goat day to establish a plan for this round of breeding. The festival will present spe- N mediator Staff an de Mistura negotiations that could run into early cifi c methods that help in breeding and handed working papers focused March. raising sheep and also showcase nu- Uon procedural issues to delega- The opposition delegation, which merous traditional events along with tions at Syrian peace talks yesterday, is not fully under one umbrella, said it educational and recreational activities. but there appeared little prospect of the had also received a paper. Halal Qatar, which runs until March opposing sides meeting directly soon. “There is a paper about the proce- 4, is an opportunity to revive the Qa- Opposing sides in the war came dural issues and some ideas to begin the tari heritage and relive their simple face-to-face at the UN for the fi rst political process,” lead negotiator Nasr lives amidst the dunes, at Al-Mazain, time in three years on Thursday, to hear al-Hariri told reporters. Al-Mazad Auction, and sheep barns mediator Staff an de Mistura — who is Hariri sought to once again stress presentation. looking to lay the foundations for ne- that the opposition’s priority was to Inaugurating the festival, Katara gotiations to end the six-year confl ict begin negotiations on a political transi- general manager Dr Khalid bin Ib- — urge them to co-operate. tion with a transitional governing body, rahim al-Sulaiti, said it is one of the But tensions were palpable among suggesting it would not back down most important events hosted by the participants at (Friday’s) opening cer- on its demands that Syrian President Cultural Village, as it attracts local and emony. Bashar al-Assad step down. regional visitors. In a short statement to reporters af- “We have heard from Mr de Mistura “Katara has always recognised the ter more than two hours of discussions positive ideas and suggestions, I be- necessity of promoting local enter- with the UN envoy, the government’s lieve he is more enthusiastic to be en- prises in a manner that is both sus- chief negotiator Bashar al-Ja’afari gaged seriously in political transition,” tainable and competitive.