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'Big Leap' in Infrastructure BUSINESS | Page 1 SPORT | Page 1 England ease past Pakistan INDEX DOW JONES QE NYMEX QATAR 2 - 4, 24 COMMENT 22, 23 Aamal half-yearly REGION 5, 6 BUSINESS 1–7, 12-16 to draw net profi t surges 18,493.06 10,553.83 43.06 ARAB WORLD 6 CLASSIFIED 8-12 -77.79 +68.27 -1.13 INTERNATIONAL 7 – 21 SPORTS 1 – 12 23.5% to QR305.5mn level -0.42% +0.65% -2.56% Latest Figures published in QATAR since 1978 TUESDAY Vol. XXXVII No. 10161 July 26, 2016 Shawwal 21, 1437 AH GULF TIMES www. gulf-times.com 2 Riyals In brief Qatar makes QATAR | Diplomacy ‘big leap’ in Emir begins tour of Colombia, Argentina HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani yesterday headed to Colombia on an off icial three-day visit, before heading to Argentina on an off icial infrastructure visit. During the two visits, the Emir will discuss with Colombian President The Ministry of Transport and “The country rank has also moved of world-class transport infrastructure Juan Manuel Santos and Argentina Communications says it continues nine places to occupy the 15th posi- and mobility services not only for all President Mauricio Macri bilateral to work on the articulation of a tion globally with 5.6 points achieved, citizens and visitors but also Qatari and relations and ways to enhance them, long-term policy and strategy for compared to the 24th position in the global businesses,” the ministry said. in addition to a number of issues the transport sector in Qatar previous report in the fi eld of ports in- It added that Qatar’s modern trans- of common concern. A number of frastructure quality,” the report said. port sector aims at achieving fi nancial agreements and memoranda of atar has been ranked No 14 on “Qatar has also moved up to seventh and ecological sustainability, innova- understanding between Qatar and the global list of the 2015-2016 position globally in the fi eld of airport tion, accessibility, and inclusion for all both countries will be signed. HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani at the opening session of the 27th QGlobal Competitiveness Index infrastructure quality after scoring 6.2 citizens, as well as attracting and ena- Arab League summit in Nouakchott yesterday. (GCI) report published by the World points compared to the 12th place last bling economic diversifi cation. SAUDI ARABIA | Security Economic Forum (WEF), according to year,” it added. The GCI defi nes competitiveness the Ministry of Transport and Com- The Ministry of Transport and as the set of institutions, policies, and Infi ltration munications. Communications said it continues factors that determine the level of pro- bid foiled “Qatar leads the Middle East and to work on the articulation of a long- ductivity of an economy, which in turn Five Saudi border guards were killed North Africa region at 14th place,” the term policy and strategy for the trans- sets the level of prosperity that the yesterday following an exchange Arab leaders vow report said, adding that the country port sector in Qatar, which will be “an country can earn. of fire with armed infiltrators at the has moved up two places globally af- important milestone” to achieve the Also, the GCI combines 114 indica- southern border in the Najran region, ter scoring 5.3 points compared to the Qatar National Vision 2030. tors that capture concepts that matter Saudi state news agency reported. 16th in the previous report last year. The Ministry said Transport in- for productivity. These indicators are “Border guard patrols at Al-Thar border to defeat terrorism As a refl ection of the infrastructure frastructure and services “are vital grouped into 12 pillars: institutions, in- post detected an armed group of development plans in the country, the elements in every citizen’s and busi- frastructure, macroeconomic environ- people trying to infiltrate across the report showed that Qatar has made a nesses’ daily life”. ment, health and primary education, border from diff erent directions at the Agencies fi nitive solution” to the confl ict and qualitative leap in the fi eld of roads in- “Bringing together and co-ordi- higher education and training, goods Khabash sector in the Najran region. Nouakchott, Mauritania welcomed a French and Egyptian ini- frastructure quality after moving up 13 nating all stakeholders in the sector market effi ciency, labour market -effi They were immediately confronted tiative to help revive dormant Israeli- places this year to secure the 21th po- under the umbrella of the Ministry of ciency, fi nancial market development, by the border guard who exchanged Palestinian peace talks. sition with 5.4 points achieved com- Transport and Communications will technological readiness, market size, fire with them and, with the support rab leaders, addressing the “Putting an end to Israeli occupation pared to the 34th position last year. ensure the development and provision business sophistication, and innovation. of land forces, successfully foiled their opening session of a summit, and establishing an independent state attempt,” the agency quoted a ministry Ayesterday promised to “defeat of Palestine with East Jerusalem as its off icial source as saying. Page 5 terrorism”, with the crises in Syria, capital will always remain the prime Iraq, Yemen and Libya the main focus focus and purpose of the Arab world,” EAST ASIA | Dispute of their talks. Ahmed Aboul-Gheit, the secretary- HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Ha- general of the Arab League, said. Agreement to mad al-Thani took part, along with the Yemeni President Abd-Rabbu Turkish parties agree to work exercise restraint leaders of Arab countries, in the open- Mansour Hadi called on his country’s China and members of the ing session of the 27th session of the Houthi fi ghters to surrender their Association of South East Asian Arab League Council at the summit weapons and withdraw from territo- Nations (Asean) yesterday agreed to level, held under the slogan of “Sum- ries they control. on constitutional changes exercise self-restraint in activities that mit of Hope”. The session was attended “The only solution to the crisis is for would complicate or escalate disputes by members of the offi cial delegation the (Houthis) to abide by the recom- Reuters in the South China Sea. The includes accompanying the Emir. mendations of the Gulf Arab initiative Istanbul refraining from “action of inhabiting” Opening the talks, Egypt’s Premier and UN Security Council resolution presently uninhabited islands, reefs, Sherif Ismail called for “an Arab strat- 2216 which calls for them to withdraw shoals, cays, and other features in the egy of struggle against terrorism”. from areas they seized and lay down the urkish Prime Minister Binali waters, the two sides said in a joint “We must recast the religious lan- heavy arms they have,” the Al Jazeera Yildirim said yesterday that po- statement following a meeting in the guage that terrorist elements exploit to website quoted President Hadi as say- Tlitical parties had found enough Lao capital Vientiane. Page 10 their own ends to sow terror, death and ing. common ground after a failed coup to destruction,” he said. Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al- pass a limited number of constitution- PHILIPPINES | Crackdown Terrorists were defl ecting Islam’s Jubeir, talking about the confl ict in al changes. Turkey’s Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) chairman Devlet Bahceli, Republican message of peace, he added. Syria, said there could be no solution The aim of all parties was to draft People’s Party chairman Kemal Kilicdaroglu, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and ‘No mercy’ warning Mauritania’s head of state Mohamed while President Bashar al-Assad was a new constitution after the abortive ruling Justice and Development Party (AK Party) chairman Binali Yildirim during a in war on crime Ould Abdel Aziz, who is hosting the still in power. meeting at the Presidential Complex in Ankara yesterday. Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte summit, also slammed the “blind vio- “Thousands have been killed and yesterday vowed to show “no mercy” lence of terrorists” as well as foreign millions displaced in addition to the Flights ‘proceed July 15 coup, Yildirim said at a news Yildirim told reporters. in his bloody war on crime, warning interventions that feed instability in the destruction of the infrastructure of the uninterrupted’ conference after a cabinet meeting Earlier yesterday, Turkey ordered criminals that priests and human Arab world. country, as a result it is impossible for chaired by President Tayyip Erdogan. the detention of 42 journalists, broad- rights advocates cannot protect them The Mauritanian president also Bashar al-Assad to have any place in All Turkish Airlines operations and The government, opposition parties, caster NTV reported, under a crack- from being killed. A defiant Duterte called for fresh eff orts to end the Israe- the future of Syria, especially since his fl ights “are proceeding uninterrupted nongovernmental organisations and down following the failed coup. devoted a large chunk of his inaugural li-Palestinian confl ict, saying that re- hands are tainted with the blood of his and will continue to do so”, the national media had all come together, he said. President Erdogan has declared a state “State of the Nation” address to his gional instability would continue until own people,” he said. fl ag carrier of Turkey has said. Turkish The gendarmes and coast guard, of emergency. The government has said law and order campaign, which has the issue was settled. It is the fi rst Arab League summit Airlines serves 290 destinations in 116 which were under the command of these steps are needed to root out sup- claimed hundreds of lives since he Arab foreign ministers meeting ahead hosted by Mauritania since it joined the nations across the globe, including Doha.
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