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Motorists Give the Thumbs up for New Intersection Spectacular Katara Eid Festivities Draw to a Close BUSINESS | Page 1 SPORT | Page 1 Sporting salvation INDEX a warning: DOW JONES QE NYMEX QATAR 2, 16 COMMENT 14, 15 LCRs of Islamic lenders ARAB WORLD 3 BUSINESS 1-8 in Qatar comparable to Ronaldo 18,212.48 10,534.10 43.84 INTERNATIONAL 4-12 CLASSIFIED 6 +177.71 -100.80 +0.26 ISLAM 13 SPORT 1-8 conventional peers +0.99% -0.95% +0.60% Latest Figures published in QATAR since 1978 FRIDAY Vol. XXXVII No. 10213 September 16, 2016 Dhul-Hijja 14, 1437 AH GULF TIMES www. gulf-times.com 2 Riyals Motorists give In brief the thumbs REGION | Confl ict up for new Syria blocking aid to civilians: US The US yesterday accused Syria of blocking aid to besieged cities intersection and warned it will not boost military co-operation with Russia he opening of the Civil Defence the congestion in major areas. unless Damascus honours a truce intersection by the Public Works Ever since traffi c volumes increased agreement. President Barack Obama’s TAuthority, Ashghal, on Wednes- in Doha, the former Civil Defence spokesman Josh Earnest said Russia day as scheduled has come as a huge re- Roundabout used to be congested dur- is responsible for ensuring that its lief to motorists who traverse the busy ing the peak hours, causing consider- ally Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad area in Doha. able delays to motorists. allows United Nations convoys to What used to be a prominent round- enter towns like Aleppo. “Right now, about adjacent to the former head- “Ashghal has done a the trucks that could bring them quarters of the General Directorate of commendable job of life-saving assistance are idling on the Civil Defence is now a signal-control- converting the Civil wrong side of the border,” Earnest led intersection. Defence Roundabout told reporters. Page 3 The reconstructions included wid- to a signal-controlled ening all streets leading to Civil De- intersection, especially AMERICA | Law and order fence intersection to become four lanes before the schools reopen” instead of three, as well as relocating US police fatally utilities including power, sewerage and Once the situation became unman- shoot 13-year-old boy drainage lines. ageable, the authorities concerned in- An off icer responding to a robbery In order to accommodate the in- stalled signals at the roundabout, im- report shot dead a 13-year-old creased fl ow of traffi c from the Civil parting some relief. boy in Columbus, Ohio, after he Defence intersection, the Hamad Med- “Ashghal has done a commend- drew what turned out to be a low- ical City intersection has been upgrad- able job of converting the Civil Defence powered air gun, police said. The ed through widening the left-bound Roundabout to a signal-controlled Columbus Police Department said route to three lanes. intersection, especially before the it was investigating the death of HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani meets UK Prime Minister Theresa May at No 10 Downing Street in London. A third lane has also been added to schools reopen next Sunday,” a long- Tyree King, the latest in a string of the left-bound route for the motor- time Doha resident said. shootings of African Americans by ists coming from the Sports Rounda- The vision of Ashghal is to convert law enforcement that have fuelled bout towards the Television Rounda- all major roundabouts in Doha to inter- protests and national debate about bout. sections in due course. policing tactics in US cities. King was The reconfigurations come as part The TV Roundabout, Sports Round- pronounced dead at Nationwide of the Development of Intersections about and a roundabout near Me- Children’s Hospital after being shot and Roundabouts Project in several saimeer are among the last few major multiple times after he pulled out a areas in Greater Doha aimed at en- roundabouts pending conversion to BB gun during a confrontation in an Qatar, UK hancing the traffic flow and reducing signal-controlled intersections. alley, a police statement said. PHILIPPINES | Hearing Duterte ordered killings, claims hitman A self-confessed hitman yesterday testified that Philippines President stress need to Rodrigo Duterte personally issued assassination orders while mayor of a city where activists say hundreds of summary executions took place. The president made no comment on the allegations yesterday but his political allies dismissed them as enhance ties lies. Page 11 QNA putting these into eff ect, also fi gured and historic, and adding that the two BUSINESS | Currency London in the talks. countries have joint co-operation in The meeting also discussed the is- various fi elds. Indian rupee hit sue of terrorism with its serious reper- HH the Emir reiterated Qatar’s by devaluation talk H the Emir Sheikh Tamim cussions and worsening threat to the openness and keenness on promoting Vehicles cross the newly-opened Civil Defence intersection, which replaced the India’s finance ministry swatted bin Hamad al-Thani yester- security and stability of the world, as these relations. earlier roundabout. down a media report yesterday of Hday met UK Prime Minister well as the need to address the causes HH the Emir and the UK prime min- a possible devaluation of the rupee, Theresa May at No 10 Downing Street, of this issue at both the regional and ister discussed bilateral ties and means dismissing lobbying by struggling the offi cial residence and offi ce of the international levels. to further develop these in the fi elds exporters seeking a competitive British premier. At the outset of the meeting, the of education, research, development, boost from a cheaper currency. The During the meeting, the two sides British premier welcomed HH the economy and investments in addi- Hamad Hospital attends to 800 cases rupee weakened 0.28% to 67.0750 discussed a host of regional and in- Emir, stressing that the visit was an tion to the importance of utilising the to the dollar after a television ternational issues, especially devel- important step in the development investment and trade opportunities to he Hamad General Hospital’s ing treatment. The Al Wakra Hospital channel CNBC-TV18 reported that the opments in the Middle East region, of bilateral relations in various fi elds. cement the relations between the two (HGH) emergency department received more than 350 cases in the commerce ministry would propose most notably the situation in Syria The prime minister added that Britain nations and achieve their common in- Tyesterday received more than same period and there were no reports a devaluation, before steadying after and the need to lift the blockade and was looking forward to advancing co- terests. 800 cases, including two deaths, from of any serious accidents or deaths. The the central bank stepped in to prevent end the suff erings endured by the operation between the two countries The meeting was attended by mem- early in the morning until 6pm. Thir- Ambulance Service registered some a sharp fall. “The value of rupee is Syrian people. The need to stop the at various levels. bers of the offi cial delegation accom- teen of these cases pertained to heart 257 calls for help, with seven for road determined by the market and there forced displacement of the Syrian HH the Emir expressed pleasure at panying HH the Emir. disease, while three were injuries sus- accidents. The Paediatric Emergency is no plan to change policy,” a finance people and the importance of acti- the meeting, pointing out that Qatari- On the British side it was attended tained in road accidents. Most of the Centres received more than 1,200 cases ministry off icial said. Page 4 vating international solutions and British relations were strong, strategic by a number of ministers. patients returned home after receiv- across the country. Spectacular Katara Eid festivities draw to a close atara – the Cultural Village number of people of various age cat- erature and myths, with some of these “I really liked the arrangements for Foundation’s 2016 Eid extrava- egories isn’t an easy job. masterpieces having made it to the in- the Eid festival and would like to com- Kganza concluded yesterday after “We have paid close attention and ternational scene as part of humanity’s mend the organisers for their eff orts,” off ering audiences a “joyful and unfor- spent time listening to the views, distinguished traditions and epics,” al- Meqbil al-Judaie added. gettable experience”. notes and feedback from our guests, Shuraim added. Some also highlighted Katara’s role A large number of people from diff er- who in many cases requested us to ex- Meanwhile, visitors seemed im- in attracting GCC tourists to Qatar. ent age groups attended the four-day tend the Eid festival while expressing pressed with the programmes off ered “This is my third visit to Katara dur- Eid al-Adha festivities at Katara, which satisfaction at the shows and services by Katara. ing the Eid season. Every time I come included attractions such as ‘Sinbad’, we offer.” One of the visitors, Ahmed Sarrie, here I notice a lot of progress and more the musical show on the waterfront de- The offi cial stressed that pro- said: “I haven’t missed any of the shows services off ered to guests and their picting the story of the sailor, ‘Eidyah’ grammes organised by the Cultural staged by Katara during the Eid festival. families. Qatar has become a favourite gifts for children and the fi reworks dis- Village were not restricted to enter- The ‘Sinbad’ show and fi reworks dis- tourism destination for GCC nation- play at night. tainment, as “cultural and educational play were amazing and my family and I als” said Bandar al-Outaibi, a visitor.
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