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BUSINESS | 14 SPORT | 20 Automaker BMW Qatar's Barshim nnames production makes Diamondd chief Zipse as League return new CEO in London Saturday 20 July 2019 | 17 Dhul-Qa'da 1440 www.thepeninsula.qa Volume 24 | Number 7958 | 2 Riyals Aggressive driving Prime Minister of South Korea arrives declines; fatality rate to decrease further SANAULLAH ATAULLAH The Director-General of General THE PENINSULA Directorate of Traffic said that electronic gadgets which divert Decline in aggressive driving has helped in attention of motorists during reducing road traffic fatality rates significantly in the country thanks to strict traffic rules, Director- driving will be brought under General of General Directorate of Traffic, Major the preview of traffic law General Mohammed Saad Al Kharji, said. which is amended every two Al Kharji also said that the road traffic years to keep pace with fast fatality rate is expected to further decrease in coming time. “The cases of aggressive driving development of the country. have witnessed a sharp fall which is visible on the roads. Motorists have become more serious google glasses would be a violation because in complying with the traffic rules,” said Al they divert attention of motorists like reading Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea (South Korea), Lee Nak-yeon, arrived in Doha last evening on Kharji. while driving,” said Al Kharji. an official visit. The Prime Minister and his accompanying delegation were greeted upon arrival at Doha He added that the number of deaths in road The Director-General of General Direc- International Airport by Minister of State for Energy Affairs, H E Saad bin Sherida Al Kaabi, and Ambassador accidents has declined torate of Traffic hinted that fas- of the Republic of Korea to the State of Qatar, Kim Chang-mo. remarkably this year compered tening seat-belts for children in to the last year and it will backseats of car would be man- further decline as the positive datory in the new legislation. “I trend is expected to continue. want fasting of seat-belts for Speaking to The Peninsula children in backseat to be brought Iran detains British oil at a recent event, Al Kharji under the preview of the law said that adherence of because it is very necessary for motorists (citizens and expa- the safety of children,” said Al tanker in Strait of Hormuz triates) to the traffic rules was Kharji. According to the figures growing day-by-day as traffic released by the General Direc- REUTERS the situation following reports of Stena Impero was a British- police was receiving good torate of Traffic recently, the LONDON/DUBAI an incident in the Gulf,” a flagged vessel owned by Stena response from road users. cases of violations of overtaking spokesman for Britain’s Ministry Bulk. It showed the vessel’s des- Al Kharji said that elec- from right side have declined by Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said of Defence said yesterday. tination as the Saudi port of Jubail tronic gadgets which divert over 68 percent in 2018 com- yesterday they had detained a A person familiar with the on the Gulf. attention of motorists during Director-General of General pared to 2017. British-flagged oil tanker in the matter said a meeting of the British The map tracking the ship’s driving will be brought under Directorate of Traffic, Major Similarly, the cases of driving Gulf after Britain seized an Iranian government’s emergency com- course showed it veering off the preview of traffic law General Mohammed Saad Al without a licence recorded a vessel earlier this month, further mittee was being held. course with a sharp turn north which is amended every two Kharji decline of 16.1 percent while the raising tensions along a vital inter- Prime Minister Theresa May’s at about 1517 GMT yesterday and years to keep pace with fast violations of parking in places national oil shipping route. office declined to comment. heading towards the Iranian development of the country. reserved for people with special Britain said it was urgently Refinitiv data showed the coast. “For example, google glasses were not needs decreased by 22.4 percent during the study seeking information about the available when the law was amended last time. period. The General Directorate of Traffic Stena Impero after the tanker, So if anyone wears them, it is not a violation as launched recently ‘Accident-free Summer’ which had been heading to a port Iran, US differ over drone per the law. However, under new legislation, awareness campaign to make roads further safe. in Saudi Arabia, suddenly changed course after passing through the AP/WASHINGTON Strait of Hormuz at the mouth of the Gulf. Iran and the United States emphatically disagreed yesterday over The Revolutionary Guards said Washington’s claim that a US warship downed an Iranian drone they detained the tanker at the near the Gulf. American officials said they used electronic jamming request of Iranian maritime to bring down the unmanned aircraft, while Iran said it simply didn’t authorities for “not following happen. Neither side provided evidence to prove its claim. international maritime regula- At the White House yesterday, President Donald Trump said tions,” state television reported. flatly of the Iranian drone: “We shot it down.” Relations between Iran and But Pentagon and other officials have said repeatedly that the USS the West have been increasingly Boxer, a Navy ship in the Strait of Hormuz, actually jammed the drone’s strained since British naval forces signal, causing it to crash, and did not fire a missile. The officials spoke seized an Iranian tanker in on condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive technology. Gibraltar on July 4 on suspicion of Trump’s national security adviser, John Bolton, said: “There is smuggling oil to Syria in breach of no question this was an Iranian drone, and the USS Boxer took it out European Union sanctions. as the president announced yesterday because it posed a threat to Iran said it would retaliate and the ship and its crew. It’s entirely the right thing to do.” days later three Iranian vessels In Tehran, the Iranian military said all its drones had returned tried to block a British-owned safely to their bases and denied there was any confrontation with tanker passing through the Strait the USS Boxer, an amphibious assault ship. “We have not lost any Nearly 100 injured in Gaza border protests of Hormuz. But on that occasion, drone in the Strait of Hormuz nor anywhere else,” tweeted Deputy the Iranian vessels backed off Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi. Iran’s Revolutionary Guard on its An injured Palestinian demonstrator is being moved away from the site after the intervention when confronted by a British website yesterday said the drone recorded three hours of video of of Israeli forces during a demonstration as part of the “Great March of Return” at Israel-Gaza Royal Navy warship. the USS Boxer and five other vessels on Thursday beginning when border in east of Khan Younis, Gaza, yesterday. Ninety-seven Palestinians were injured during “We are urgently seeking the ships first entered the Strait of Hormuz. `P4 ` protests, according to health ministry. P4 further information and assessing Arabic calligraphy works by Indian artists on show at Katara RAYNALD C RIVERA Embassy in partnership with opening of the exhibition. look forward to more such the dozens of works on show general. It intends to showcase the THE PENINSULA India-based Radiant Arts— a He thanked the Dawoodi support in the coming months.” illustrate how Arabic calligraphy art of calligraphy as another aspect platform for Dawoodi Bohra Bohra Association and Radiant “We also have one more has been preserved and being of cultural exchange between Iconic cultural symbols and artists. Arts for their efforts in making event in calligraphy lined up in practised in India. India and Qatar. landmarks of Qatar immortalised “It is indeed a pleasure for us the show possible and bringing a couple of months. This will Quintessential cultural The exhibition launch was in the works of Indian artists are to welcome you today in this talented artists from India to have some real old manuscript symbols and landmarks of Qatar led by Kumaran and Saif Al among the pieces being show- 24th event that we are organ- Qatar some of whom were copies from two important such as the traditional dhow, the Dosari, Human Resources cased at an Arabic calligraphy izing as part of the India Qatar present for live paining and cal- museums in India,” the ambas- Museum of Islamic Art and the Director at Katara, with a exhibition which opened on Year of Culture. The talent we ligraphy demonstrations sador announced. Doha skyline are celebrated by number of ambassadors, digni- Thursday at Katara Cultural have in calligraphy represents yesterday. Art pieces by seven artists the artists through their works. taries, members of the diplo- Village as part of the Qatar India a facet of India’s composite The ambassador also including Samina Sachak, The exhibition is aimed at matic community, artists and art 2019 Year of Culture. culture and is also another thanked Katara “for standing Mohammed Moiny, Moiz Nag- promoting the beauty and enthusiasts in attendance. Titled “Multaqa Al-Qulub manifestation of the links that with us shoulder to shoulder in purwala, Aliasger Vaziri, Mazhar diversity of Indian culture with The exhibition will remain Wal-Funun: A Gathering of India has with the Arab world,” making so many of India Qatar Nizar, Juzer Burhani and Bur- specific focus on elements which open to the public from 10am to Hearts & Crafts,” the exhibition P Kumaran, Ambassador of Cultural Year events possible hanuddin Nagarwala are on have connection to Qatari culture 10pm until July 30 at Katara is presented by the Indian India to Qatar, said at the during the course of the year.