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PM Vows Support to Private Sector BUSINESS | Page 1 SPORT | Page 1 Sharapova can play again in INDEX DOW JONES QE NYMEX QATAR 2-6, 24 COMMENT 22, 23 Commercial Bank launches REGION 7, 8 BUSINESS 1-7, 13–16 April aft er fi rst Visa Signature credit 18,168.45 10,388.18 49.19 ARAB WORLD 8 CLASSIFIED 8-12 -85.40 +78.26 +0.38 INTERNATIONAL 9-21 SPORTS 1 – 8 card for Qatar SMEs ban reduced -0.47% +0.76% +0.78% Latest Figures published in QATAR since 1978 WEDNESDAY Vol. XXXVII No. 10232 October 5, 2016 Muharram 4, 1438 AH GULF TIMES www. gulf-times.com 2 Riyals PM vows support In brief to private sector QATAR | Tragedy Companies suggest ways to Minister of Municipality and Environ- ticipate in all of the country’s economic Two QU female improve business ment, who along with other ministers, activities, and highlighted changes to students drown was present at the meeting. the visa and transit visas as an example By Santhosh V Perumal The Prime Minister said Qatar was of these eff orts. An investigation is under way into Business Reporter one of the biggest countries in terms of The government will also help in the death of two female students of spending on national projects. Spending facilitating the process of obtaining Qatar University (QU) on Monday on major projects touched QR56bn in working visas to allow the private sec- evening, according to a report on atar, which was recently ranked the fi rst six months of the year. The past tor to obtain its needs from the job Al Sharq news website. Noor Khalil among the top 20 globally two months also saw signing of QR16bn market. Ibrahim al-Haidous and Reem Saif Qcompetitive economies by the projects, he said adding the budget for Al-Rumaihi said the listed compa- Homeid al-Kalbani drowned in a World Economic Forum, yesterday the 2017 fi scal year will see an increase nies freely expressed their concerns student housing swimming pool, it “promised” to back and extend all sup- in spending on the state’s big projects, and on the problems faced by them said. QU said it was closely following port to the private sector, whose role in something that will enhance the eco- while doing business with the govern- up on the investigation with the the country’s economy has been on an nomic growth of the country. ment or related sectors. departments concerned to find increase. He said the government will focus Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser asked out the causes and circumstances This assurance was given by HE the on completing major projects in infra- the private sector to be real partners that led to the incident, Al Sharq Prime Minister and Interior Minister structure, education, health as well as with the government in the nation report noted. Nora died while Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa projects tied to the World Cup 2022. building process. trying to rescue her friend Reem, al-Thani during an hour-long interac- These commitments will lead to an in- Echoing similar lines, QSE chief ex- the report added. Meanwhile, QU tion with heads of listed companies on crease in spending on those projects in ecutive Rashid bin Ali al-Mansoori said yesterday issued a statement on the Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE), which the next three years, he added. the discussions were general in nature Twitter expressing grief. University now has 44 constituents. The Prime Minister said the govern- and the fi rms aired their concerns and president Dr Hassan Rashid al- “This (meeting) is an initiative of the ment was committed to improving the on how to develop the market. Derham also expressed shock over Prime Minister. He (the PM) briefed the ease of doing business and investing The meeting also assumes signifi - the deaths. “I ask God to forgive meeting on the help being extended to in Qatar by developing the legislative cance given that HH the Emir Sheikh them and have mercy on them, and the private sector and promised that framework and simplifying procedures. Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani had late to grant their families patience and HE the Prime Minister and Interior Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa the government will back and stand He said was a committee revising the last year said a comprehensive review fortitude,” he tweeted. al-Thani speaks during an interaction with heads of listed companies on the Qatar with the private sector,” said HE Mo- procedures and charged with facilitat- of all state-owned companies have Stock Exchange. hamed bin Abdullah al-Rumaihi, the ing the private sector’s ability to par- been carried out. REGION | Confl ict League condemns attack on aid vessel Arab League yesterday condemned the Houthi militias’ attack on a UAE Travellers must aid vessel which was on a routine US mulls ‘diplomatic and voyage to Aden to deliver relief and medical assistance and evacuate wounded civilians to complete have prescriptions their treatment outside Yemen. The military’ options for Syria League said the attack was an act of piracy and terrorism, a flagrant violation of the international law and Agencies discussions going forward. Assad’s government, with Russian for drugs: offi cial other international laws and norms. Washington “But essentially our view remains air support and Iranian ground forces, the same,” Toner said. “Our stress is launched the assault on Aleppo last “It is necessary that every travel- still on a political resolution.” month, a week into a ceasefi re agreed ravellers coming to Qatar S agencies are considering US forces are deployed in Syria and by Washington and Moscow. should ensure that the medi- ler entering the country with drugs or “diplomatic, military, intelli- Iraq leading an international coalition The United States and other Western Tcines they carry for personal medicines should declare them to the Ugence and economic options” fi ghting the Islamic State group, but countries say Moscow and Damascus use are not banned in the country and customs offi cers, whatever their type to deal with the crisis in Syria, an offi - the White House has resisted pressure are guilty of war crimes for deliber- should be accompanied by a proper might be. These will be shown to the cial said yesterday, while stressing the to be drawn into the Syrian civil war. ately targeting civilians, hospitals and medical prescription. physician on duty to ensure whether need for a “political resolution.” Russian forces are there backing aid deliveries to crush the will of more “The General Authority of Cus- they are compliant with the health Top US security and foreign policy Syrian strongman Bashar al-Assad’s than 250,000 people trapped under toms maintains close co-operation regulations in Qatar,” the offi cial ex- chiefs are to meet today to review their forces in their battle against the rebels, siege in Aleppo. with the Ministry of Public Health plained. options to present to US President some of them supported by the US. The Syrian and Russian govern- in preventing the entry of prohibited According to al-Qahtani, there Barack Obama, after abandoning at- Last month, a US-Russian eff ort to ments say they target only militants. drugs and medicines,” Ajab Manur are certain types of medications tempts to work with Russia to impose broker a ceasefi re collapsed amid mu- Rebels said they infl icted losses on al-Qahtani, director of Hamad In- that are listed within the schedule a truce. tual recrimination and Assad’s forces pro-government fi ghters after hours ternational Airport (HIA) Customs of restricted and banned drugs, and State Department spokesman Mark backed by Russian air power launched of clashes on the fringe of Sheikh Saed Department, told local Arabic daily some of them should be accompa- Toner confi rmed that some military an assault on rebel-held eastern Alep- district, at the southern edge of the Al Sharq. nied by an approved medical pre- options might be discussed, but said po. rebel-held eastern half of Aleppo city. scription. Secretary of State John Kerry is still Toner said Washington had walked “We repelled their attempt to ad- The Pharmacy and Drug Control working hard to pursue the diplomatic away from the deal with Russia “with vance in Sheikh Saed and killed 10 Department receives the latest up- track with allies. frustration, outrage and sadness,” regime fi ghters and destroyed several dates of all medications produced “Just because we’ve temporarily but said it was impossible to pursue vehicles,” said a fi ghter from the Failaq around the world. suspended the co-operation that we it while Russian forces target Syrian al-Sham rebel group who gave his “Sometimes, a traveller has drugs had bilaterally with Russia on Syria civilians. name as Abdullah al-Halabi. FREE COPY approved by a doctor but brings a doesn’t mean that we’ve closed any Meanwhile, Syrian rebels said they Pro-government media said the large quantity. In such situations, doors on multilateral action,” Toner had repelled an army off ensive in Syrian army was pressing ahead in a the Pharmacy and Drug Control said. southern Aleppo as Russian and Syrian major campaign supported by Iranian- “It is necessary that every Department will decide whether to UNLEASH US offi cials say that any new eco- warplanes pounded residential areas. backed militias and Russian air power traveller entering the country YOUR INNER nomic sanctions on Russia or Syria Turkey, long one of the main foes to take full control of Syria’s largest with medicines should declare allow the entry of the said quantity ZEN would be more eff ective if applied in- of Assad but which has lately repaired city, divided between rebel and gov- them to the customs offi cers, or not,” he said.
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