BUSINESS | Page 1 SPORT | Page 1 Lukaku brace lift s Everton past Chelsea INDEX DOW JONES QE NYMEX QATAR 3 – 9, 30, 31 COMMENT 28, 29 in FA Cup REGION 10 BUSINESS 1 – 7, 18 – 20 17,091.00 10,386.44 38.50 ARAB WORLD 11 – 13 CLASSIFIED 8 – 18 Laff an Refi nery sets two +191.00 +7.74 +0.66 INTERNATIONAL 14 – 27 SPORTS 1 – 12 quarter-fi nals +1.13% +0.07% +1.74% major safety milestones Latest Figures published in QATAR since 1978 SUNDAY Vol. XXXVII No. 10026 March 13, 2016 Jumada II 4, 1437 AH GULF TIMES www. gulf-times.com 2 Riyals ICT initiative In brief for workers YEMEN | Security President’s troops break siege of Taiz Troops loyal to Yemen’s president have captured the western marks major entrance to the strategic city of Taiz, partially breaking a siege by Houthi fighters allied with Iran, medical and military sources said yesterday. At least 48 people have been killed in heavy clashes milestone in Yemen’s third biggest city, the medics and local fighters said, Inaugurating the 100th ICT and at least 120 people have been facility takes the number of wounded. Witnesses said there worker beneficiaries beyond were bodies scattered in the 50,000 streets. Page 10 E the Minister of Transport and Communications Jassim BRITAIN | Study Palestinian mourners carrying the body of Israa Abu Khoussa, 6, during her funeral in Beit Lahiya in the north of the Gaza HSeif Ahmed al-Sulaiti has in- Most French want strip yesterday. augurated an information and com- munication technology (ICT) unit at EU membership vote a Doha Metro compound where Qatar Most French people want to follow Rail labourers live, marking the com- Britain by holding a referendum pletion of the first 100 ICT facilities on the country’s European Union as planned for Phase 2 of the minis- membership, although they would Gaza siblings die try’s Better Connections Programme. likely vote to remain in the bloc, Inaugurating the 100th ICT facility a British study has shown. The takes the number of worker benefi- HE al-Sulaiti addressing the gathering. study polled 8,002 respondents ciaries beyond 50,000 who are now across Germany, France, Poland, able to perceive, use and benefit from that aims to enhance a digital culture Spain, Ireland and Sweden in Israeli air strike information and communication among citizens and residents across about their views on Britain’s technology where they live, the Min- Qatar, particularly those who have EU membership, which will be istry of Transport and Communica- little to no ICT skills. The goal is to decided at a referendum on June Reuters tions has said in a press statement. make sure that pretty much everyone 23, and the possibility of holding a Gaza Having access to ICT tools, the la- has access to ICT tools. That’s what similar vote themselves. bourers learn how to stay connected we could call success based on the with their friends and families, in ad- vision of HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim Palestinian boy and his sister dition to learning new digital skills. bin Hamad al-Thani towards building EUROPE | Migrants were killed in Gaza yesterday The event was organised by the a better nation. It also observes our Greece promises to A when they were hit by frag- ministry and witnessed by HE the social responsibility commitment to- ments from a missile fi red by an Israeli Minister of Administrative Develop- wards migrant workers.” fix camp overflow aircraft, medical offi cials said. ment, Labour and Social Affairs Dr Reem al-Mansoori, the ministry’s Greece aims to deal swiftly with The incident took place hours after Issa Saad al-Jafali al-Nuaimi as well assistant undersecretary of Digital the overflow at the Idomeni resistance fi ghters launched rockets as stakeholder and programme part- Society Development, said in a pres- migrant camp on the Macedonian into Israel. ner representatives. entation that it was crucial to remain border where some 12,000 people An Israeli military statement The Better Connections Pro- updated on today’s digital revolution are waiting to cross in miserable claimed aircraft had targeted four gramme is an initiative designed to by enhancing the digital skills of all conditions, a minister said “training camps” belonging to Hamas include migrant workers with little to sections of the society. This would yesterday. Some 200 migrants after four missiles landed in open ar- no ICT skills in Qatar’s digital society help contribute to building the mod- protested against conditions at eas in southern Israel on Friday night. by ensuring that they have access to ern society effectively and boosting the camp yesterday, chanting No casualties were reported from the ICT and the Internet where they live. the smart cities transformation con- “open the border” and sitting on rocket strikes. The event also saw the launch of cept over the coming years. a cross-border railway line. And Residents of Beit Lahiya in the “Hukoomi for Migrant Workers” – a Speaking on the Better Connec- a Syrian refugee began a hunger northern Gaza Strip said Yassin Abu Palestinians looking at the damage to a house where, medical off icials said, portlet within the Qatar e-govern- tions Programme, she said: “It not strike in response to the situation. Khoussa, 10, died after debris from fragments from a missile fired by an Israeli aircraft killed two children. ment portal, Hukoomi, where work- only aims to provide spaces equipped Page 21 the explosion hit his home, which is ers can easily access all informa- with ICT tools and Internet connec- situated next to a “training camp”. Our “patience with the attacks of Palestinian fi ghters killed six Israeli tion and services they need in five tivity where workers live, but also His six-year-old sister, Israa, who the enemy has its limits”, it added. civilians and 67 soldiers. languages: Arabic, English, Hindi, trains them in how to use ICT through SOUTH KOREA | Science was seriously wounded, later died The fatalities from air strikes in Gaza Meanwhile, Israeli boats have Nepalese and Tagalog. a group of volunteers.” Computer wins series in hospital, Gaza health ministry were the fi rst since last October. The bombarded several Palestinian fi sh- The multilingual portlet dedicated Over the past year, al-Mansoori spokesman Ashraf al-Qidra said. Israeli army said that since the begin- ing boats near the Sudaniyya shore, to workers is the outcome of collabo- said, the ministry has been keen to against Go champion Senior Hamas offi cial Ismael Rad- ning of the year and including Friday’s northwest of Gaza City. Palestinian ration between the MoTC, Ministry of broaden the scope of the programme A Google-developed computer wan called the Israeli strikes “an es- salvo, seven rockets have been fi red News Agency quoted sources in the Administrative Development, Labour and number of beneficiaries by forg- programme won its best-of-five calation” and placed “full responsi- from the Gaza Strip into Israel. Gaza Strip as saying that Israeli navy and Social Affairs and several other ing partnerships with several public match-up with a South Korean Go bility” on the Jewish state. Gaza rocket fi re has tapered off sig- had fi red a number of artillery shells ministries and government bodies and private institutions and civil so- grandmaster yesterday, taking an “The blood of the children killed nifi cantly since the 2014 war when at the fi shing boats sailing on the four concerned with providing services to ciety organisations. unassailable 3-0 lead to score a in the zionist raid will not fl ow in resistance groups fi red thousands of nautical miles off Sudaniyya damag- the workforce in Qatar. “The programme has been receiv- major victory for a new style of vain,” the movement’s military wing, rockets and mortar rounds into Israel. ing three boats. In his opening remarks, HE al-Su- ing great feedback from beneficiary “intuitive” artificial intelligence the Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades, Israeli attacks killed more than 2,100 The fi shermen were forced to leave laiti said: “All that we see is part of the workers and employers,” she added. (AI). Page 17 warned in a statement. Palestinians, mostly civilians, while the sea due to heavy fi ring. ministry’s Digital Inclusion Strategy Page 8 Authority vows to protect telecom consumer rights By Peter Alagos are finalising two codes on spam and issue with us right now because the Business Reporter premium rate service,” al-Hanawi ex- service providers comply every time plained. we ask them to do something. She said that most of the consumer “The CRA is a government entity side from the two draft codes complaints the CRA received were re- and they know that we have just been on spam and premium rate lated to premium services, consum- established recently. Nonetheless, Aservice, which are expected to er’s inability to unsubscribe, spam service providers have been support- be finalised in the next three months, and scam (either calls or messages), ive to us.” Qatar’s Communications Regulatory among others. She said CRA staff at City Center Authority (CRA) has vowed to provide “Through these two draft codes, would also be available to provide in- consumers “stronger” protection and CRA intends to empower consum- formation about CRA’s other public regulatory initiatives. ers in Qatar to have full control of the services related to electromagnetic CRA Consumer Affairs Depart- services and messages they want to spectrum and numbering, such as: ment manager Amal Salem al- receive,” al-Hanawi said. Customs Clearance Certificate for Hanawi made the statement on the Once finalised, she said the two clearance of telecommunications sidelines of the CRA’s commemo- codes will further strengthen CRA’s or radio communication equipment ration of World Consumer Rights consumer protection initiatives and from the Customs Authority, Import Day (WCRD) at the City Center Mall ensure consumers have the right to Authorisation Licenses for importing yesterday.