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PM, Turkish Leaders Discuss Ways to Strengthen Relations BUSINESS | Page 1 SPORT | Page 1 Brahimi double as Al Rayyan go top QSE fi rms post 9-month net profi t of QR29.46bn published in QATAR since 1978 FRIDAY Vol. XXXX No. 11353 November 1, 2019 Rabia I 4, 1441 AH GULF TIMES www. gulf-times.com 2 Riyals In brief QATAR | Offi cial PM, Turkish leaders discuss Amir sends messages to Burkina Faso leader His Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani has sent two written messages to ways to strengthen relations Burkina Faso President Roch Marc Christian Kabore pertaining to relations between the two countries and ways of boosting them. The messages were delivered by Acting Charge d’aff aires Hussein Ibrahim al- Bader during a meeting with Kabore in Ouagadougou. Kuwait FM invited to Doha meeting Kuwait’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Khaled al-Hamad al-Sabah has received a message from Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Aff airs Sheikh Mohamed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani containing an invitation to participate in the ministerial meeting of the HE the Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sheikh Abdullah Organisation of Islamic Co- bin Nasser bin Khalifa al-Thani meets Turkish Vice-President operation (OIC) Contact Group Fuat Oktay in Ankara yesterday. Qatari and Turkish delegations hold talks. on Somalia to be held in Doha on November 3. Qatar’s ambassador QNA them in diff erent spheres. at the Turkish Interior Ministry. the Prime Minister was accorded an of- est regional and international devel- to Kuwait Bandar bin Mohamed Ankara The two sides also discussed key re- During the meeting, they discussed fi cial reception. opments. al-Attiyah delivered the message gional and international issues. co-operation between the two coun- Later the Qatari delegation attended Later in the day, the Prime Minis- during a meeting with the Kuwaiti Members of the offi cial delegation tries and prospects of developing them a luncheon banquet hosted by Soylu. It ter and Minister of Interior visited the deputy prime minister. E the Prime Minister and Min- accompanying the Prime Minister and in addition to a number of matters of was also attended by senior Turkish of- Turkish Parliament in Ankara, where ister of Interior Sheikh Abdul- senior Turkish offi cials attended the mutual interest. fi cials. he met Speaker Mustafa Sentop and QATAR | Finance Hlah bin Nasser bin Khalifa al- talks. Following the meeting, the Prime Also yesterday the Prime Minister several members of the Turkish Par- Thani yesterday held offi cial talks with The Prime Minister and the Turkish Minister and the Turkish Interior Min- and Minister of Interior met Turkish liament. QCB reduces Turkish Vice-President Fuat Oktay at vice-president earlier held a bilateral ister attended the signing of a Letter of Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu. During the meeting, they reviewed interest rates the presidential palace in Ankara. meeting, where they discussed topics Intent for co-operation in organising During the meeting, they reviewed the existing relations between the two Qatar Central Bank (QCB) yesterday The talks centred on the strategic of mutual interest. major events between the two govern- the strategic co-operation between countries and the exchange of experi- reduced its deposit rate (QCBDR) by relations between the two countries Sheikh Abdullah also met with Turk- ments. the two countries and ways of en- ences in the legislative and parliamen- 25 bps to 2%, lending rate (QCBLR) and the prospects of further boosting ish Minister of Interior Suleyman Soylu Upon arrival at the Interior Ministry, hancing them, in addition to the lat- tary fi elds. Page 2 by 25 bps to 4.25%, and the QCB Repurchase rate (Repo) by 25 bps to 2%. QCB said the rates reduction QMC CEO meets Gambian minister is based on the evolving domestic and international macroeconomic developments. It comes in line with the US Federal Reserve’s decision, Qatar to have fi rst ICT announced on Wednesday, lowering its key rate by a quarter percentage point. The Qatari riyal is pegged to the US dollar at a fixed exchange rate since 1980. vetting lab in the region QATAR | Events n a boost to Qatar’s Cyber Se- and Communications Technology sector in Qatar,” said al-Abdulla. Accord signed for curity sector, a Memorandum of products, while enhancing the secu- “In line with Qatar’s National Cy- IUnderstanding (MoU) was signed rity standards in the country. bersecurity Strategy, we will be fo- Smart City Expo yesterday for setting up the Qatar Na- The MoU was signed by Nora cusing on several product categories The first edition of the Smart City tional Laboratory for Technology Vet- Yousef al-Abdulla, director of Criti- for diff erent sectors including oil and Expo Doha (SCE Doha), held on the ting (Common Criteria Vetting Lab), a cal Information Infrastructure Pro- gas, IoT, smart cities and autonomous sidelines of the ongoing Qatar IT fi rst in the GCC and Arab states. tection at the Cyber Security Sector, vehicles. Qitcom 2019 was a launch- Conference & Exhibition (Qitcom The Cybersecurity Aff airs Sector at MoTC, and Frank Beuting, general pad for us to announce the lab’s ar- 2019), ended yesterday with the the Ministry of Transport and Com- manager IT Security, TUViT, at the rival and our vision of creating safer signing of a Memorandum of munications (MoTC) signed the MoU ongoing Qatar IT Conference & Exhi- and smarter cities,” she added. Understanding (MoU) between with TÜViT, a German company and bition (Qitcom 2019). The lab process begins with ven- the Ministry of Transport and subsidiary of TUV Nord, a key player “The MoU refl ects our commit- dors (technology developers) submit- Communications (MoTC) and Fira in setting international standards in ment towards building safer, smarter ting a request to check hardware and de Barcelona, the organisers of the Qatar Media Corporation Chief Executive HE Sheikh Abdulrahman bin Hamad al-Thani Information Technology. and more resilient digital cities. We software products. The lab conducts Smart City Expo World Congress, yesterday met Gambian Minister of Information and Communication Infrastructure The state-of-the-art technology believe the Technology Vetting Lab an extensive investigation into the to host the event annually for Ebrima Sillah. They discussed media relations between the two countries and means to lab aims to test security products for will be an asset to the country and will products and issues certifi cates as two more years. The agreement develop them. The meeting was attended by Gambia’s ambassador Foday Malang. functionality and vet Information be at the heart of the cybersecurity needed. To Page 15 was signed by Reem al-Mansoori, assistant undersecretary of Digital Society at the MoTC, and Ricard Zapatero, the international business director at Fira de Barcelona. Qatar fans lap up 60% of presale tickets for Club World Cup AMERICA | Politics ootball fans based in Qatar lapped Fans hoping for another chance to double-header match days will be able Impeachment ‘Greatest up a majority of Visa Presale tick- secure their seats will be able to do so to attend both games at the stadium. Witch Hunt’: Trump Fets for the FIFA Club World Cup exclusively via FIFA.com/tickets from From December, fans whose ticket ap- President Donald Trump reacted 2019 to be held in Qatar next month, it 3pm Qatar time on November 14. Visa, plications are successful will be able almost instantly yesterday to a was revealed yesterday. the offi cial payment services partner of to download their tickets within their landmark House of Representatives FIFA’s website said a total of 27,896 FIFA, is the preferred payment method FIFA ticketing account at FIFA.com/ vote green-lighting his tickets were allocated, 60% of which for the FIFA Club World Cup Qatar tickets and print them at home before impeachment investigation, were bought by citizens and residents 2019. the match. calling the probe the “Greatest of Qatar as the presale concluded yes- Matches will be played from Decem- FIFA will also be operating a resale Witch Hunt In American History!” terday. ber 11 to 21 at three venues in Qatar. platform on FIFA.com/tickets, which Trump’s tweet came seconds Fans from the United Kingdom Tickets are aff ordably priced in three will off er ticket holders the opportu- after the lower house of Congress bought 14% of the tickets, while pur- categories, ranging from QR25 for Cat- nity to resell tickets upon interest from voted overwhelmingly, but almost chases from Brazil accounted for 4%. egory 3 tickets to the fi rst three match a third party. entirely along party lines, to set out All the tickets made available for the days up to QR400 for Category 1 tickets Champion continental club teams the rules for the process expected second-round double-header, the for the double-header comprising the from Asia, Europe, Africa, the Ameri- to lead to passing articles of semi-fi nal featuring Liverpool and the third-place play-off and the fi nal. cas and Oceania besides Al Sadd of Qa- impeachment. Page 5 fi nal were snapped up. Fans applying for a single ticket for tar are taking part in the tournament. The FIFA Club World Cup will be held from December 11 to 21 at three venues in Qatar. Gulf Times 2 Friday, November 1, 2019 QATAR Amir condoles PM holds high level talks in Turkey with Cameroon president His Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani and His Highness the Deputy Amir Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad al-Thani have sent cables to President Paul Biya of Cameroon, condoling the victims of landslides caused by heavy rains in western Cameroon, wishing the injured a speedy recovery.
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