BUSINESS | Page 1 SPORT | Page 1 Qatar, Russia Brazil trip look to ‘signifi cant strengthen step’ for economic Qatar ahead and trade ties of 2022 WC published in QATAR since 1978 TUESDAY Vol. XXXX No. 11211 June 11, 2019 Shawwal 8, 1440 AH GULF TIMES www. gulf-times.com 2 Riyals Qatar’s blockade fuelling other rows in region, says FM Guardian News & Media presenting themselves as bulwarks of London stability and a force against terror- ism, Sheikh Mohamed challenged their defi nitions, saying political stability audi Arabia is a force for disrup- comes through inclusion. “Any country tion across the Middle East and that is not led by an authoritarian, they SAfrica and often uses blackmail see as terrorists,” he said. “A terrorist Hassan al-Thawadi and Fahad bin Mohamed al-Attiyah held a number of bilateral meetings on the sidelines of the forum. and economic pressure to enforce its can include anyone who disagrees with brand of authoritarian rule, Qatar’s them.” deputy prime minister and foreign He said Saudi foreign policy in the minister has said. past three years had led to “nothing In recent weeks the Saudis and Emi- positive” in Lebanon, Libya or Yemen. ratis have been accused of interfering Without directly accusing the Suda- ‘Qatar 2022 shows mega events to stifl e popular movements in Sudan, nese military of being under Riyadh’s Libya and Somalia. instruction, the foreign minister said In a briefi ng in London, HE Sheikh “a brutal massacre” had occurred in the Mohamed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani HE Sheikh Mohamed bin Abdulrahman country last week, describing Sudan as can transform countries’ appeared to accept that an unresolved al-Thani crucial for the whole region. two-year dispute between Qatar and In Somalia, the government had been he 2022 FIFA World Cup is how cities and countries could benefi t during and long after the tournament Saudi Arabia was starting to fuel other UAE to demonise us,” Sheikh Mo- subject to Saudi blackmail, he said, af- helping transform the region from hosting mega-events. has fi nished. disputes across the region, making hamed said. “Some of the countries, ter it refused to sever links with Qatar. Tand accelerate Qatar National During the panel, al-Thawadi em- “The World Cup is already help- those disputes more diffi cult to resolve. especially in the need for support of Though US President Donald Trump Vision 2030, Supreme Committee phasised the need for innovative leg- ing Qatar develop new industries, at- Saudi Arabia, along with the UAE, Bah- the Saudis and the UAE, have even is close to the Saudi leadership, there is for Delivery & Legacy (SC) secre- acy planning to ensure that tourna- tract new talent and investment into rain and Egypt, launched an economic been blackmailed to follow the same a growing mood in Congress pressing tary-general Hassan al-Thawadi has ments leave an impact on a country the country, and accelerate legislative and political blockade of Qatar two policy against Qatar. It creates a lot of his administration to be more critical of stressed. long after they have fi nished. change in critical areas, such as labour years ago, partly in objection to Qatar’s instability in the Horn of Africa and Saudi foreign policy. He made the observation while “Qatar has always understood the reform. It’s also helping promote foot- independent foreign policy, including the sub-Saharan area. The foreign minister added that Qa- speaking at the three-day St Peters- potential impact of the World Cup and ball and a healthier lifestyle in Qatar. alleged support for the Muslim Broth- “Mainly the focus has been Africa, tar was among the countries trying to burg International Economic Forum, how it can accelerate our national vi- We’re still three years away from kick- erhood. but there have been attempts else- prevent a confl ict between Iran and the where he participated in two panel sion and transform our country for off but are already seeing the positive At the briefi ng, the foreign minister where. Africa has been the focus be- US. sessions and spoke alongside political, future generations,” he said. “From impact the tournament is having on the acknowledged the dispute was spilling cause many of the countries are in need “At some point there should be an business and sporting leaders from Day 1, we set about ensuring that the country’s development.” over across the region, citing Libya and of help and support.” engagement. It cannot last for ever. across the world, according to a press tournament leaves behind not just Al-Thawadi also praised Rus- Somalia as two countries in which the He added: “They try with every- If neither party is willing to engage in statement issued by the SC. world-class sporting infrastructure, sia’s hosting of the 2018 FIFA World Saudis have been determined to install body - in some places they succeed to further escalation, both parties need During the fi rst panel, titled ‘Big but that it has a positive social and Cup and noted how much Qatar had regimes sympathetic to Riyadh. a certain level, some succeed 100% and to come up with some ideas to open the Football in the Cityscapes’, al-Thawadi human impact on those in Qatar and learned from their operations. “Qatar has been subject to a lot of some have failed.” doors. We have to be active in advocat- and his fellow panellists discussed across the region in the build-up to, To Page 20 eff orts mainly led by Saudi and the With the Saudis and the Emiratis ing that.” Amir congratulates Helicopter crashes Portuguese president on NYC skyscraper His Highness the Amir Sheikh Sudan deports three Da Vinci’s $450mn Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani and His Highness the Deputy Amir Sheikh A helicopter made a crash landing Abdullah bin Hamad al-Thani sent onto the roof of a midtown yesterday cables of congratulations protest leaders to Juba Manhattan skyscraper yesterday, masterpiece is kept on to Portuguese President Marcelo killing at least one person and Rebelo de Sousa on his country’s Agencies main provider Sudatel stopped work- sending a plume of smoke skyward National Day. HE the Prime Minister Khartoum ing in Khartoum in the early after- from the top of the building, which and Interior Minister Sheikh noon, an AFP correspondent said, was shrouded in fog. Saudi prince’s yacht Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa adding the outage had aff ected em- The crash occurred shortly before al-Thani also sent a similar cable to nationwide civil disobedience bassies, luxury hotels and offi ces. 2pm (1800 GMT) on a rainy day at Leonardo Da Vinci master- Prime Minister Antonio Costa. campaign by Sudanese pro- Cyber security monitor Netblocks the AXA Equitable Center at 787 piece, whose whereabouts has A testers entered a second day said “an almost total blackout” started Seventh Avenue. A been a mystery since it sold in yesterday, as the authorities released around noon local time. Dozens of emergency vehicles 2017 for a record $450mn, has turned Amir sends greetings and later deported three prominent “It’s the fi rst time Sudantel has swarmed the busy area, a few blocks up in an unlikely place, according to to Kazakh president rebels detained after a crackdown that cut off everything in the country,” a north of Times Square. Artnet.com. His Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim left dozens dead. spokesman for the group said. The city fire department said on “Salvator Mundi” is being kept on bin Hamad al-Thani yesterday sent a Some shops opened and buses plied State television reported that Ya- Twitter around 2:40pm that one superyacht Serene owned by Saudi cable of congratulations to President the streets of Khartoum, but much of sir Arman, deputy chief of the Sudan unidentified person was killed. Crown Prince Mohamed bin Salman, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev on his the capital remained shut. People’s Liberation Movement-North Media reports said the person killed the publication reported yesterday, victory in the presidential elections An Internet blackout and power which is part of the protest move- was the helicopter pilot. citing two “principals involved in the in Kazakhstan, wishing him success outages made communication diffi - ment, was released along with two Governor Andrew Cuomo, who was transaction” that it didn’t identify. and the Kazakh people continued cult. other leading rebels from the group, at the scene soon after the crash, Another Saudi prince was said to progress and prosperity. His Landline Internet connections were Ismail Jalab and Mubarak Ardol. told reporters that it appeared have purchased the 500-year-old Highness the Deputy Amir Sheikh down across Sudan yesterday, a week Arman later said he, along with a helicopter attempted a forced painting on MbS’s behalf at a 2017 Abdullah bin Hamad al-Thani also after mobile online services were cut Jalab and Ardol were deported from emergency landing on the roof and Christie’s auction, the New York Times sent a cable of congratulations to following a deadly crackdown on pro- Khartoum to Juba in South Sudan that no one inside the building had reported previously. Christie’s declined President Tokayev. testers. after authorities claimed to have re- been injured. to confi rm that report. Internet lines from the country’s leased the three men from detention. A fire that broke out on the roof was The Saudi government’s Center for quickly brought under control, the International Communication didn’t Beating Boris: Race to fire department said. immediately respond to a request for replace May kicks off The building, which houses a comment.