Qatar, Iraq Vow to Strengthen Ties
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FRIDAY JANUARY 11, 2019 JUMADA AL-AWWAL 5, 1440 VOL.12 NO. 4511 QR 2 HAZY Fajr: 4:58 am Dhuhr: 11:42 am HIGH : 21°C Asr: 2:43 pm Maghrib: 5:03 pm LOW : 18°C Isha: 6:33 pm Business 9 Sports 12 Investors question Amazon’s Jordan tame Syria to reach future after Bezos’ divorce news Asian Cup knockout stage AMIR, IRAQI PRESIDENT DISCUSS BILATERAL RELATIONS, RECONSTRUCTION OF IRAQ Qatar, Iraq vow to strengthen ties Amir welcomes Iraqi Amir hails strong fraternal president’s invite relations between the to visit Iraq two countries QNA president and his accompa- luncheon banquet in honour DOHA nying delegation, praising the of the Iraqi President and fraternal relations between the delegation accompanying THE Amir HH Sheikh Tamim the two countries and stress- him at the Amiri Diwan. bin Hamad al Thani and ing that the Iraqi president’s After a successful visit to Iraqi President Dr Barham visit would contribute to ce- Qatar, the Iraqi president left Salih on Thursday discussed menting the relations. Doha on Thursday. bilateral relations and the The Iraqi president laud- The Iraqi president and ways to further enhance the ed the deep-rooted relations the accompanying delega- relations in economy, trade, between the two countries tion were seen off upon de- investment, infrastructure and voiced his aspiration to parture from Hamad Inter- and tourism. develop them to wider pros- national Airport by Minister During the official talks at pects. of Commerce and Industry the Amiri Diwan on Thurs- At the end of the talks, the HE Ali bin Ahmed al Kuwari, day, the Amir and the Iraqi Iraqi president extended an Acting Charge d’Affaires president also discussed the invitation to the Amir to visit of the Embassy of Qatar reconstruction of Iraq. Iraq. The Amir welcomed the in Iraq HE Hussein Ali al The two leaders ex- invitation. Fadala and the Acting Charge changed views on a number Earlier upon arrival at the d’Affaires of the Iraqi Embas- of regional and international Amiri Diwan, the Iraqi presi- sy in Qatar HE Dr Abdulsat- issues of common concern. dent was accorded an official tar al Janabi. At the outset of the talks, reception ceremony. the Amir welcomed the Iraqi The Amir also hosted a More on page 16 Ô The Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al Thani with Iraq President Dr Barham Salih at the Amiri Diwan on Thursday. SECOND QATAR-US STRATEGIC DIALOGUE Amir sends message to Macron PARIS The Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al Thani on Thurs- QSE reaches highest day sent a written message to French President Emmanuel Macron. The message pertains to bilateral ties and the means Qatar, US to sign slew to enhance them. The message was handed over by Ambassador of Qatar to France HE Sheikh Ali bin Jassim al Thani, during a level in two years meeting with Diplomatic Adviser to the French President Philippe Etienne. (QNA) of MoUs, says Khater AST year’s rally has shown no signs of slowing down in 2019 as the Lrecord run in Qatari stocks appears to be gaining momentum. Qatar’s QNA stock market hit its highest level in nearly two years on Thursday as DOHA financial stocks boosted the market ahead of corporate earnings and dividend announcements next week. The Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) THE 2nd Qatar-US Strategic Dialogue, main index rose 127 points, or 1.2 percent, on Thursday to hit its high- to be held on Sunday in Doha, aims est level since March 2017 as 14 of its 20 stocks in the main bench- to strengthen cooperation with the mark index gained. The index was boosted by financial shares, with trusted and important ally and give Industries Qatar adding 2.9 percent and Qatar Islamic Bank increasing fresh impetus to the bilateral relations, 1.3 percent. Bellwether Qatar National Bank (QNB) rose 0.8 percent which are strong and built on shared to push the index higher on the day to close the first full trading values and mutual respect, Spokesper- week of 2019 on a positive note. Having declared as the son for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs best performing stock market in the region with gain of over HE Lulwah al Khater has said. 20 percent in 2018, Thursday’s impressive rise helped QSE In remarks to QNA, she said the kick off weekly trade with a bang in the New Year. The Qatar strategic dialogue that will review the Stock Exchange (QSE) main index gained 307.87 points, or overall Qatar-US relations is co-chaired 2.97 percent, during the first trading week of beIN Sports resumes by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister 2019 to close at 10,658.22 points. of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Moham- service in Egypt med bin Abdulrahman al Thani and US — SATYENDRA PATHAK Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. PAGE 9 ATAR broadcasting giant beIN said on Thursday that it will The dialogue will be held with the Qresume its service in Egypt, days after pulling the plug participation of a line-up of top govern- over a dispute with its only cable network in the country. Two ment officials from the both sides, she Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign days after announcing it was cutting its service to Egypt›s added. Affairs HE Lulwah al Khater. CNE, beIN said it had resolved the dispute over commercial The Qatar-US strategic dialogue terms. “beIN SPORTS is pleased to announce that Cable will include high-level discussions on a commitment of the two friendly coun- Network Egypt (CNE) has now signed an agreement for the number of political, economic, defence tries to promote bilateral trade and carriage of beIN on its network,” the media group said. CNE and cultural issues and will witness the discuss bilateral investment frame- also confirmed in a statement that beIN’s sports service had signing of a number of memoranda of works that address tax policies and resumed. beIN provides several sports via CNE including the understanding (MoUs) that with a view reduce regulatory obstacles. English Premier League, Champions League, major tennis to enhancing cooperation in the inter- The two sides also signed a num- tournaments, NBA and Formula One. Up to 300,000 view- ests of the Qatari and the US people, ber of agreements, MoUs and letters ers are believed to be using the service. “We are delighted Khater added. of intent in the fields of trade, invest- that fans across Egypt can now, once again, have access to The first strategic dialogue was ment, technology, energy and cooper- the best and most exciting sports and entertainment in the held in January 2018 in the US, which ation in sport, education, health, arts world,” beIN said in its Thursday statement. (AFP) issued a joint statement stressing the and culture. First exhibition for Kahraman QU’s Spring semester to commence on Sunday amber opens at Katara ATAR Uni- QNA Cultural Village Dr Khalid bin Qversity (QU) DOHA Ibrahim al Sulaiti expressed his students are pre- happiness over the massive par- paring to start A wide range of products made of ticipation of traders and manufac- their studies in authentic Kahraman amber from turers of Kahraman amber in the the Spring se- across the world are on display at exhibition from around the world mester of 2019 the first edition of Katara Exhibi- and hoped that the event would on Sunday. The tion for Kahraman, which opened give a major boost to Kahraman university has at the Katara Cultural Village on amber industry worldwide. announced that January 17 will be the last date for deletion Thursday. The three-day exhibi- tries are participating in the exhi- The exhibition features about and addition, while March 21 will be the deadline for withdraw- tion is the first of its kind in Qatar bition. 80 stalls showcasing different va- ing from the courses. April 4 is the deadline for withdrawal and the biggest in the region. The participating countries are rieties of prayers beads, bracelets, from the semester. During the period of deletion and addition, Traders, collectors and manu- Qatar, Turkey, Kuwait, Lebanon, ornaments and antique products students can meet the academic advisor and register or de- facturers of authentic Kahraman Russia, Poland and Lithuania. made of amber, which are also be- lete courses according to the study plan of each student, until amber products from seven coun- General Manager of Katara ing offered for sale. PAGE 16 the end of the first week of the beginning of the study. 02 Friday, January 11, 2019 Contact US: Qatar Tribune I EDITORIAL I Phone: 40002222 I ADMINISTRATION & MARKETING I Phone: 40002155, 40002122, Fax: 40002235 P.O. Box: 23493, Doha. HAMMADI MEETS CHINA, JAPAN, KOREA’S ENVOYS Secretary-General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs HE Dr Ahmed bin Hassan al Hammadi on Thursday met separately with Ambassador of China to Qatar HE Li Chen, Ambassador of Japan to Qatar HE Seiichi Otsuka and Ambassador of Korea to Qatar HE Kim Chang-Mo. During the meetings, they discussed relations and means of enhancing them, in addition to a number of issues of mutual concern. (QNA) Temporary closure on Industrial R/A 1 at Al Khor Qatar Charity provides relief aid to TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK tion with the General Directo- snowstorm-hit refugees in Lebanon DOHA rate of Traffic. The temporary closure is THE Public Works Author- required to facilitate the works Nearly 17,000 Syrian refugees received relief aid from Qatar Charity during the past two days of the storm ity (Ashghal) will implement a of laying TSE pipe as part of temporary closure at the Indus- design, build, operation and TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK contributions to support the af- through QC’s website (QCH.