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QATAR | Page 16 SPORT | Page 8 Markram makes up for INDEX near-miss as DOW JONES QE NYMEX QATAR 2, 16 COMMENT 14, 15 MIA Park bazaar REGION 3 BUSINESS 1-6, 8-12 opens, off ering a SA dominate 22,773.67 8,132.05 49.29 ARAB WORLD 3 CLASSIFIED 7, 8 -1.72 -20.93 -1.50 INTERNATIONAL 4-13 SPORTS 1-8 range of products -0.01% -0.26% -2.95% Latest Figures published in QATAR since 1978 SATURDAY Vol. XXXVIII No. 10599 October 7, 2017 Muharram 17, 1439 AH GULF TIMES www. gulf-times.com 2 Riyals SC chief says In brief blockade ‘no QATAR | Offi cial Emir holds phone talk with S Africa’s leader His Highness the Emir Sheikh Tamim risk’ to 2022 bin Hamad al-Thani yesterday held a telephone talk with South African President Jacob Zuma. During the phone call, they reviewed bilateral relations and means of boosting them, besides discussing the latest regional World Cup and international developments of interest to both countries. Meanwhile, HE the Minister of Culture and Sports Salah bin Ghanem bin Nasser al-Ali (third from left) inaugurates the ASPIRE4SPORT Congress Agencies HE the Prime Minister and Interior & Exhibition at Stamford Bridge in London yesterday. Also seen in the picture (from left) are Aspire Zone Foundation CEO Mohamed London Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser Khalifa al-Suwaidi, former Italy football coach Arrigo Sacchi, Chelsea FC Chairman Bruce Buck, Qatar’s ambassador to the UK Yousef bin Khalifa al-Thani yesterday held a bin Ali al-Khater, former England footballer and manager Kevin Keegan, and world high jump champion Mutaz Barshim. telephone conversation with Tunisian upreme Committee for Delivery Prime Minister Youssef Chahed. and Legacy (SC) secretary general They reviewed relations between SHassan al-Thawadi yesterday in- the two fraternal countries and sisted the Saudi Arabia-led blockade of ways to develop them in all fields, Qatar poses “no risk” to the 2022 World besides discussing issues of common Cup. concern. Sports minister praises “We have come under criticism and attack over the years, but we have al- QATAR | Diplomacy ways faced our critics,” al-Thawadi told Hassan al-Thawadi the Associated Press. Doha hails lift ing of “Our projects are going ahead as crease in terms of establishing alterna- US sanctions on Sudan Aspire event in London scheduled. This [blockade] is no risk in tive supply chains but these have been Qatar has welcomed the US decision relation to the hosting of the World Cup.” absorbed very, very quickly and been to lift economic sanctions on Sudan. QNA proud of the great Qatari participa- face of the State of Qatar and the great “Every project has contingency plans normalised as these supply chains have In a statement yesterday, the London tion and this level of organisation and development witnessed by the country and we have had contingency plans in been put in place.” Foreign Ministry expressed the hope attendance which refl ects Qatar’s ac- in various aspects. place from the very start,” al-Thawadi Qatar’s competition venues execu- that this decision would promote cumulated experience in the organisa- The minister praised local and inter- said in an interview during a visit to tive director Ghanim Ali al-Kuwari said development, peace and stability in E the Minister of Culture and tional fi eld”, referring to the remarkable national participation, and said that the London to attend an exhibition by the the country is still on track to be ready Sudan. The US has announced that Sports Salah bin Ghanem bin participation of international sports Congress and the Exhibition had be- Doha-based Aspire sports academy. for the tournament in fi ve years. it will lift the sanctions following HNasser al-Ali has affi rmed that stars and prominent fi gures in football come an annual global event with a na- “Once the blockade came into play “One stadium is ready and the other “sustained positive action” by the the ASPIRE4SPORT Conference and and sports in general. tional identity, stressing that the event we contacted the main contractors, we seven are on schedule,” he said. “The government in Khartoum. The Exhibition in London has become one HE the Minister of Culture and injects added value to global sports. put in place alternative supply chains, blockade has actually been a benefi t, I actions include maintaining a of the global stations in sport-related Sports toured the exhibition’s various He attended a number of events we sourced alternative materials from would say. We have diff erent resources cessation of hostilities in conflict business, as Qatar prepares to host the pavilions at the London Chelsea Club held on the fi rst day, the most impor- alternate suppliers. I’m very happy to now, diff erent support from diff erent areas and improving humanitarian world’s largest sporting event, the 2022 in Stamford Bridge and expressed his tant of which was the main session say that our project scale is on time and countries. access throughout Sudan, the State World Cup. delight at the remarkable presence of of the famous Italian coach A Sacchi there is no signifi cant impact on our “Now we are using diff erent tech- Department said. Page 3 Speaking on the sidelines of the Qatari institutions from both the pub- to the members of Aspire’s commu- projects. nology, diff erent prices and diff erent inaugural ceremony of the ASPIRE- lic and private sectors. nity around the world, a community of “As of today we haven’t seen a sig- quality, from countries like Turkey, Eu- QATAR | Reaction 4SPORT Congress and Exhibition 2017 He stressed the importance of such more than 80 football associations and nifi cant impact on the cost. There rope, England, France, Germany, China Iraq congratulated on in London, the minister said: “He is global events in highlighting the real clubs. Sport Page 1 might have been some minimal in- and the USA.” liberation of Hawija Qatar has congratulated Iraq on the liberation of the city of Hawija from the hands of terrorist organisations. In a statement yesterday, the Baladna starts marketing fresh Foreign Ministry aff irmed that the State of Qatar stands by Iraq in the Qatar committed to fi ghting milk from newly-arrived cows face of terrorism and extremism. It reiterated Qatar’s firm stance By Joseph Varghese milk products in the country. against terrorism as well as its Staff Reporter “Pure milk from the newly-arrived rejection and condemnation of organised crime, terrorism cows has been available at all major re- all its forms and manifestations, tail outlets for almost a week. It is avail- regardless of causes and motivation. QNA The delegation was headed by Dr donates to the implementation of the aladna, the Qatari dairy company able in leading hypermarkets across the New York al-Mal, and included HE the Secre- recommendations of the conference which drew global attention by country and priced initially at QR10 EUROPE | Disarmament tary General of the Foreign Ministry Dr and, for the fi rst time, one state provides Bannouncing it will be “fl ying cows” per litre,” Mohamed Alkhani, accounts Ahmed bin Hassan al-Hammadi. The funding of this magnitude and compre- from diff erent countries in Europe, Aus- manager, Baladna, told Gulf Times. Anti-nuclear campaign E the Adviser to the Minister of meeting was also attended by Qatar’s hensiveness. tralia and the US, has started marketing “We expect to reduce the price to wins Nobel Peace Prize Interior, Major General Dr Ab- Permanent Representative to the UN He stressed Qatar’s fi rm approach to milk from the newly arrived cows. around QR7 per litre when we start Nuclear disarmament campaign Hdullah Yousuf al-Mal, said that HE ambassador Sheikha Alia Ahmed promoting world development and its The unjust siege on Qatar by some large-scale production. We have got group ICAN won the Nobel Peace Qatar will continue its commitment to bin Saif al-Thani, and Qatar’s Perma- continued support for the lofty mes- of the neighbouring countries since about 2,500 cows so far. Full scale Prize yesterday for its eff orts to combat transnational organised crime nent Representative to the UN Offi ce sage of the United Nations in maintain- June 5 this year, had forced Baladna to production will start once the rest of rid the world of the atomic bomb, and associated crimes such as terrorism, at Geneva HE ambassador Ali al-Man- ing international peace and security and launch plans to fl y in about 4,000 cows the cows are brought to the farm very warning that Donald Trump’s violent extremism, drugs, corruption, souri. achieving international co-operation to to augment the production of milk and soon,” explained Alkhani. presidency showed how dangerous money laundering and others. Dr al-Mal referred to the agreement resolve issues of economic, social, cul- the weapons of mass destruction This came in a statement delivered by reached by Qatar with the UN Offi ce to tural and humanitarian signifi cance. US halts exercises with ‘Gulf states’ truly are. More than 70 years since Dr al-Mal at a meeting held on Thursday launch the World Programme for the He commended the Doha Congress, atomic bombs were used on the at the UN headquarters in New York by Implementation of the Doha Declara- which adopted the principle of “inte- The US military’s Central Command Press, Air Force Col. John Thomas, a Japanese cities of Hiroshima and the UN Offi ce on Drugs and Crime to tion, noting the contribution of Qatar to grating crime prevention into the wider has announced the suspension of its Central Command spokesman, said: Nagasaki, the Nobel committee implement the Doha Declaration adopt- fi nance the implementation of the pro- agenda of the United Nations” as its participation in military exercises with “We are opting out of some military sought to highlight ICAN’s tireless ed at the 13th UN Congress on Crime, gramme which amounted to $49mn for logo and programme of action, thereby “Gulf countries” over the ongoing crisis exercises out of respect for the concept non-proliferation eff orts as nuclear- Prevention and Criminal Justice.