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UAE Envoy's E-Mail Leaks to Strain Regional Ties BUSINESS | Page 1 SPORT | Page 1 India thrash Pakistan in INDEX Champions DOW JONES QE NYMEX QATAR 2-7, 24 COMMENT 22, 23 REGION 8, 9 BUSINESS 1-5, 10-12 Trophy 21,203.00 9,923.60 47.66 ARAB WORLD 9 CLASSIFIED 6-9 Industry bellwethers’ +7100 -15.98 -0.70 INTERNATIONAL 10-21 SPORTS 1-8 +0.34% -0.16% -1.45% listing boost for QSE Latest Figures published in QATAR since 1978 MONDAY Vol. XXXVII No. 10475 June 5, 2017 Ramadan 10, 1438 AH GULF TIMES www. gulf-times.com 2 Riyals Emir hosts Iftar banquet UAE envoy’s In brief e-mail leaks QATAR | Offi cial Summer work hours in open workplaces The Ministry of Administrative Development, Labour and Social Aff airs to strain has announced that the implementation of working hours in open workplaces during the summer will take eff ect from June 15 until August 31. The implementation of the ministerial decision No (16) of 2007 determines regional ties HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani hosted an Iftar banquet for the members of the ruling family and dignitaries on the working hours for works done the occasion of the holy month of Ramadan at Al Wajbah Palace yesterday. Page 2 under the sun or open workplaces. he latest e-mail leaks from the ing to Al Jazeera’s correspondent in The decision stipulates that working in Hotmail account of Yousef al- Washington, and the fact that the UAE such places must stop from 11:30am to TOtaiba, the UAE ambassador has permitted itself to evaluate the Qatar, Iraq review ties Qatar condemns 3pm. Employers are required to set a in Washington, could threaten Emi- Saudi role in the region indicates that London attacks working hours timetable in accordance rati diplomacy and strain regional rela- the UAE is attempting to become the with the decision. The timetable should tions, analysts say. United States’ primary ally and “right HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad be placed in a visible place where all “If the leaked e-mails are proved to hand” in the Middle East, replacing al-Thani and HH the Deputy Emir workers can see and labour inspectors be genuine, they could become a source Saudi Arabia. Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad al-Thani can easily notice during their inspection of stress for the UAE,” Khalil Jahshan, Commenting on what the leaks re- yesterday sent cables of condolences visits. The ministry called upon the executive director of the Arab Center vealed about Emirati eff orts to tarnish to Queen Elizabeth II of the United owners of establishments to respect Washington DC, told Al Jazeera. the image of Kuwait and Qatar, Kuwaiti Kingdom and Prime Minister Theresa the provisions of the decision and On Saturday, hackers released what writer and political analyst Mohamed May on the victims of the two terrorist warned that any company violating the they claimed was the fi rst in a series al-Dosari said that such eff orts could attacks in downtown London. HE the decree will be closed for a period not of e-mails taken from the inbox of lead to the dissolution of the Gulf Co- Prime Minister and Interior Minister exceeding one month. al-Otaiba. The leaks have revealed a operation Council (GCC). Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa strong relationship between the UAE “The GCC is living through a period al-Thani also sent a similar cable of QATAR | Weather and think-tanks closely allied to Is- of confusion caused by media fabrica- condolences to Prime Minister May. rael, along with Emirati eff orts to tar- tions that have the people of the Gulf They wished the injured speedy Hot and windy nish the images of Qatar and Kuwait; as their only victim,” al-Dosari told Al recovery. conditions forecast Emirati involvement in the failed coup Jazeera. Meanwhile, Qatar has expressed its Strong winds are expected in some attempt in Turkey; and the UAE’s fi ght Al-Otaiba had spoken about the strong condemnation of the London places by this afternoon, the Qatar Met against Islamist movements, particu- challenges facing the region at a forum attacks which resulted in a number of department has said. Windy conditions larly Hamas and the Muslim Brother- hosted by the Center for Strategic and dead and wounded. and high seas are also likely in off shore hood. International Studies in Washington in In a statement yesterday, the Foreign areas by this noon, according to the Speaking to Al Jazeera, legal expert January 2016, stating that the Emira- HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani met with the visiting Speaker Ministry reiterated Qatar’s firm stance weather report. The Met department Mahmoud Refaat said the leaked e- tis were waging a war against so-called of the Council of Representatives of Iraq Dr Salim Abdullah al-Jabouri and his rejecting violence and terrorism said in a tweet yesterday that the wind mails serve as living proof of what he extremist movements in many coun- accompanying delegation at Al Bahr Palace in Doha yesterday evening. After regardless of their source and activity would continue in the country described as “the Emirates’ heinous tries. He presented the UAE as the hope exchanging Ramadan greetings they reviewed relations between Qatar and Iraq. whatever their motives and causes. until this afternoon. The forecast also crimes” in the region. for a Middle East where peace, stability The meeting was attended by HE Advisory Council Speaker Mohamed bin Mubarak The statement voiced Qatar’s rejection says it will be hot during the day and “The UAE has destroyed entire pop- and opportunity reigned. al-Khulaifi. HE the Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohamed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani also of criminal acts that terrorise the slight to blowing dust is expected in ulations, including the Libyan and the Also contained in Saturday’s leaks met with al-Jubouri. They discussed bilateral relations and means of boosting them, innocent and contravene human some places at times, with the visibility Yemeni people, under the banner of were e-mails detailing communica- and exchanged views on issues of common concern. values and principles. Page 14 dropping to 3km or less occasionally. fi ghting the Muslim Brotherhood,” Re- tions between the UAE and the US that faat said. aimed to prevent a meeting by the Is- RAMADAN THOUGHT Some of the leaked e-mails include lamic resistance movement, Hamas, in a detailed agenda for a meeting sched- Doha. Whatever of good reaches you, is uled later this month between offi cials One key fi gure mentioned in the e- from Allah, but whatever of evil be- from the UAE government and repre- mail leaks was former US defence sec- falls you, is from yourself. sentatives of the Foundation for the retary Robert Gates. And We have sent you (O Mu- Defense of Democracies (FDD), a pro- Gates, according to Mohamed hammad) as a Messenger to man- Israel think-tank. The agenda includes Cherkaoui, a professor at the School kind, and Allah is Suff icient as a a joint assessment of the changes that for Confl ict Analysis and Resolution at Witness. (Qur’an 4: 79) have taken place in Saudi Arabia, which George Mason University in Virginia, proposes a plan to support Saudi sta- has become a pivotal fi gure in the pub- Prayer times bility and its new policy directions. lic relations eff orts of the UAE and the Fajr....3.15 Zuhr....11.32 Asr....2.56 The agenda also includes a review of US. Maghrib.....6.25 Isha.....7.55 internal Saudi policies, domestic chal- “There are also a number of other lenges faced by the Saudi leadership, individuals who were involved, and if Fasting times foreign policy and the kingdom’s role their identities were to be revealed, it Iftar today ............................6.25pm in stripping legitimacy from worldwide would threaten Emirati diplomacy,” Imsak tomorrow...............3.04am “jihad”. Cherkaoui told Al Jazeera. (Source: Al The Saudi-focused agenda, accord- Jazeera) Page 7 Qatar organ donation registry reaches over 190,000 donors By Joseph Varghese of trustees of ALF, and several senior nation and transplantation. We have Staff Reporter leaders of HMC. The campaign will run state-of-the-art facilities and provide through several shopping malls in the a safe and compassionate service, in country. contrast to the commercial transplan- arking a signifi cant increase in According to the offi cial, the organ tation done abroad that carries high the number of organ donors in donation campaign started in 2012 mortality rates and the risk of serious Mthe country, the relevant reg- with just 2,000 donors. “In a very short complications.” highlighted the offi cial. istry has reached over 190,000 so far, span of time, we have broken all sorts of “We need more donors to register revealed a top offi cial of the Qatar Or- records as about 80,000 people regis- in Qatar so nobody has to face losing gan Donation Center at Hamad Medical ter as donors yearly. We also have about a loved one while they are waiting for Corporation (HMC). 2,600 donors from HMC alone this an organ. Self-suffi ciency in organ do- “We started this year’s campaign year which is about 10% of the HMC nation as a society cannot be achieved just two weeks ago and have already staff ,” explained Dr Fadhil. without community solidarity,” added added some 5,000 donors. There are The campaign, which aims to raise Dr Fadhil. another seven months to go and if we public awareness about organ dona- Dr Fadhil and his team have briefed go by the rate of the previous years, I tion, is asking the community members more than 400 HMC staff members, expect the number of donors to touch to register as organ donors.
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