SUNDAY NOVEMBER 3, 2019 RABI AL-AWWAL 6, 1441 VOL.13 NO. 4780 QR 2 Fajr: 4:25 am Dhuhr: 11:17 am Asr: 2:29 pm Maghrib: 4:53 pm Isha: 6:23 pm MAIN BRANCH LULU HYPER SANAYYA ALKHOR Gulf / ME 7 Business 9 Doha D-Ring Road Street-17 M & J Building 15 killed, 30 wounded in Qatar-Austria trade FINE MATAR QADEEM MANSOURA ABU HAMOUR BIN OMRAN HIGH : 33°C Near Ahli Bank Al Meera Petrol Station Al Meera car blast in Syrian town relations on upswing, LOW : 26°C alzamanexchange www.alzamanexchange.com 44441448 bordering Turkey says ambassador PM LAUNCHES NEW Phase of ‘BeTTER CONNECTIons’ PROGRAMME Qatar-Turkey trade jumps 78.8% to 1.5 million migrant workers QR8.7 billion QATAR-TURKEY bilateral trade grew by 78.8 percent to reach QR8.7 billion in 2018, compared to QR4.8 Amir condoles billion in 2017. During benefit from 1,676 IT halls the same period, Qatari with Korea exports to Turkey grew by president QNA The programme has es- 99 percent while Qatari DOHA tablished 1,676 ICT facilities imports from Turkey in- QNA (technological halls) equipped creased by 64.9 percent. DOHA PRIME Minister and Minis- with more than 16,000 com- Speaking at the Qatari- ter of Interior HE Sheikh Ab- puters in migrant workers’ ac- Turkish Business Forum in THE Amir HH Sheikh Tamim dullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa commodations. Ankara, Minister of Com- bin Hamad al Thani on al Thani has inaugurated the The programme has ex- merce and Industry HE Saturday sent a cable of sustainability and develop- ceeded its target of 1,500 ICT Ali bin Ahmed al Kuwari condolences to President of ment phase of the “Better facilities by more than 10 per- explained that Qatari-Turk- the Republic of Korea Moon Connections” programme. cent. ish bilateral relations stem Jae-in on the demise of his The programme aims to More than 1.5 million from joint views and posi- mother. employ expatriates and en- workers have had the oppor- tions and shared visions in able them to use ICT devices tunity to learn about digital various fields. to ensure their digital inclu- technology since the launch The minister praised sion and improve their life- of the programme. Turkish companies for style. The new phase of the pro- contributing to the Qatari The launch took place on gramme comes for a period economy, noting that Qatar slams the sidelines of the Qatar Infor- of three years, during which more than 499 Qatari- mation Technology and Com- technical support is provided Turkish joint companies Mali attack munication Conference and to the halls that were created are currently operating in QATAR has condemned the Exhibition — QITCOM 2019, in the previous phases. the trade, contracting and armed attack on a military organised by the Ministry of In its new phase, the pro- information technology sec- site in northern Mali, which Transport and Communica- gramme aims to create 1,000 tors, while 37 wholly-owned left dozens of soldiers killed tions (MoTC), under the slogan new electronic contents to be Turkish companies are and several wounded. “safe and smart cities”, from made available through the operating in the construc- In a statement on October 29 to November 1 at Minister of Transport and Communications HE Jassim bin Saif al Sulaiti and Minister of Administrative Hukoomi website for workers tion and industrial sectors. Saturday, the Ministry of the Qatar National Convention Development, Labor and Administrative Affairs HE Yousef bin Mohammed al Othman Fakhro at the launch in the five most-widely used He said the expansion of Foreign Affairs reiterated Center. of sustainability and development phase of the “Better Connections” programme. languages among workers in bilateral trade and invest- Qatar’s firm stance reject- The inauguration was at- Qatar suitable. ment cooperation follows ing violence and terrorism tended by Minister of Trans- HE Jassim bin Saif al Sulaiti tive Development, Labor and Yousef bin Mohammed al the ratification of several regardless of their motives port and Communications and Minister of Administra- Administrative Affairs HE Othman Fakhro. Continued on page 2 agreements. (TNN) PAGE 9 and reasons. The statement offered Qatar’s condolence to the families of victims, and the government and people of Mali, wishing the injured a speedy recovery. MoTC signs contracts for 11 projects Qatar-US ties very strong: Khater A militant attack on a QNA military post in Mali has left WASHINGTON 53 soldiers and one civil- for TASMU Smart Qatar Programme ian dead. The Malian Army SPOKESPERSON for the Min- said earlier that 20 soldiers H E Ministry of Transport and istry of Foreign Affairs HE survived the attack and that TCommunications (MoTC) has Lulwah al Khater has stressed the situation was under signed contracts for 11 projects the strength and development control. (QNA) for its TASMU Smart Qatar Pro- of the strategic relations be- gramme during QITCOM 2019. tween Qatar and the US. The TASMU Central Platform During her visit to the US, contract was awarded to a Khater held meetings with consortium where Ooredoo is the a number of officials in the Israel air raids kill main partner. Other partners of White House and the Depart- Palestinian in Gaza the consortium included Micro- ment of State. She has also soft, as the global technology participated in the meeting ISRAELI air raids on the Gaza enabler, PWC, as the consulting of the Joint Advisory Board Strip killed one Palestenian and firm, AT TA, as the system integra- of Georgetown University in wounded two others. The Gaza tor, malomatia, as the IT service Washington and held a num- Ministry of Health said 27-year- provider, Dell, Cisco, Atos as the ber of meetings and interviews old Ahmed al Shehri was killed technology infrastructure enabler with representatives of the MoFA Spokesperson HE Lulwah al Khater with officials in the US. during pre-dawn attacks on and security partners, S Soft- academic community and the Saturday. Palestinian media re- ware, as the business process media. world that reaches for life and She pointed out to the role ported that the assault targeted management, PayCare, as the digital payment enabler, amongst others. Most importantly, these During these meetings and celebrates joy. of joint efforts with Ameri- several training sites and out- contracts will bring to life TASMU’s mega project, the TASMU Central Platform, which will form interviews, Khater noted the For 50 years, the Arab peo- can institutions such as the posts affiliated with Hamas, the the principal foundation of Qatar’s transformation into a smart country and will empower cross- legacy of the World Cup host- ple in many countries have branches of American univer- group that rules the besieged sector collaboration, as well as data sharing, to encourage innovation and digital enablement ed by Qatar, stressing that the been deprived of their funda- sities in Education City in Qa- Gaza Strip. (AFP) PAGE 7 across the country and its growing digital landscape. (QNA) PAGE 4 FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 mental right to a dignified life, tar, in the scientific openness reflects the image of Arab she said. in the region. Ashghal opens 220m underpass at Mesaimeer Interchange from Al Thumama and Old of Doha Expressway in one signed in a distinctive pentag- Underpass can accommodate 1,500 vehicles per hour Airport have direct access to direction, which will achieve onal shape where it connects Rawdat Al Khail Street with- a great flow of traffic in all di- five main roads in Doha like: TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK with a capacity of 1,500 vehi- out the need to use the old di- rections. E Ring Road, Doha Express- DOHA cles per hour. version,” Ghanim added. The project is of 6.1 km way, Sabah Al Ahmad Corri- Engineer Hassan al The three-level Mesai- length of construction works, dor, Industrial Area Road and THE Public Works Author- Ghanim said the underpass meer Interchange is the first with three to four lanes in Rawdat Al Khail Street. ity (Ashghal) on Saturday is the first achievement at of its kind in Qatar, because each direction to accommo- It will include a sophis- opened a new underpass at Mesaimeer Interchange as it it contains nine underpasses date about 20,000 vehicles ticated intelligent transport the Mesaimeer Interchange is ready for use six months providing free flow traffic. per hour in both directions. system where surveillance with a length of 220 meters ahead of the planned date The interchange contains The new interchange, cameras and a vehicle num- to provide a free exit for E- with a completion of 65 per- two main bridges connect- which will be completed in ber monitor will be installed, Ring Road towards Rawdat cent of junction works. ing Rawdat Al Khail street the second quarter of 2020, as well as an emergency traf- Al Khail Street. “The underpass connects and the Industrial Area Road will significantly improve fic system. The new underpass is the traffic flow from E Ring Road in both directions, in addi- traffic, reducing travel time This system will provide first of nine underpasses that towards Rawdhat Al Khail tion to connecting the E Ring by more than 60 percent. important facilities and con- The new underpass at Mesaimeer Interchange. PAGE 16 make up the vital junction, Street. Road users coming road with the southern part This interchange is de- trol for traffic in Qatar. 02 Sunday, November 3, 2019 Contact US: Qatar Tribune I EDITORIAL I Phone: 40002222 I ADMINISTRATION & MARKETING I Phone: 40002155, 40002122, Fax: 40002235 P.O. Box: 23493, Doha.