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[email protected] Editorial: 4455 7741 | Advertising: 4455 7837 / 4455 7780 Emir attends third Arab-African Summit Blasts hit Iranian Audits for all embassy; 23 killed BEIRUT: Two suicide bombings rocked Iran’s embassy compound in Lebanon yesterday, killing at least 23 people including an Iranian cultural attache and hurl- state entities ing bodies and burning wreckage across a debris-strewn street. A Lebanon-based Al Qaeda-linked group, the Abdullah Azzam Brigades, claimed responsibility. and projects Qatar has strongly condemned the explosions, a source from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated. “The State of Qatar con- Bid to pre-empt irregularities demns such aggressive and crimi- nal act which contrasts with the DOHA: The government has making recommendations to the human and moral values,” the placed all institutions and QIA about the aspects of risks source said. See also page 7 projects that receive its financ- with regard to their investment.” ing and state investments made Similarly, all Qatari embassies Expatriate dies overseas via the sovereign and the medical offices therein wealth fund under its audit (that take care of ailing citizens’ of MERS virus agency, the State Audit Bureau treatment overseas) have been DOHA: A 61-year-old expa- (SAB). brought under the SAB purview. triate tested positive for the There are no holy cows any- “This reflects the strong desire Middle East Respiratory more and no institution, project of the government to pre-empt The Emir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani attending the third Arab-Afrcan Summit in Kuwait yesterday.