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BUSINESS | Page 1 SPORT | Page 8 Raikkonen shrugs off McLaren return Qatar banks’ assets rumours in Asia up published in QATAR since 1978 FRIDAY Vol. XXXIX No. 10864 June 29, 2018 Shawwal 15, 1439 AH GULF TIMES www. gulf-times.com 2 Riyals Hassad plans to In brief invest $500mn REGION | Dispute UAE contradicts own in Sudan’s farm edict at World Court The United Arab Emirates yesterday disputed Qatar’s discrimination lawsuit before the United Nations highest and food sectors court, but while doing so contradicted the June 5, 2017, orders of the UAE’s Foreign Ministry, which gave “Qatari assad, a subsidiary of Qatar as well as signing agreements, which residents and visitors in the UAE 14 Investment Authority, yester- are in line with Hassad’s new strategy,” days to leave the country.” Page 3 Hday announced its intention to he added. HE the Prime Minister and Interior Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa al-Thani, HE the Minister of Energy and invest $500mn in the Sudanese agri- Hassad, Qatar’s premier investor AFRICA | Diplomacy Industry Dr Mohamed bin Saleh al-Sada, Kahramaa president Issa bin Hilal al-Kuwari and other off icials watching the operations cultural and food sectors over the next in the food and agribusiness, has sev- of the new reservoir at its inauguration in Umm Slal yesterday. three years. eral investments in Qatar, Australia Bashir honours The announcement was made after and Oman, and is currently planning Qatar’s envoy signing a memorandum of understand- for future investments in several other Sudan’s President Omar bin Hassan al- ing (MoU) with a Sudanese company countries. Bashir yesterday met in Khartoum with specialised in the fi eld of agriculture and The company’s main mission is to Qatar’s outgoing ambassador Rashid food in the Sudanese capital Khartoum. identify and invest in attractive assets bin Abdulrahman al-Nuaimi. During Hassad CEO Mohamed al-Sadah in the global food and agriculture value the meeting, the Sudanese president said the MoU with the Sudanese side chains, as well as build a strong portfo- presented the ambassador with the was in line with Hassad’s new vision lio through Hassad’s sector expertise, Order of the Two Niles in appreciation New project will and strategy to become a successful lasting partnerships and long-term in- of his eff orts in strengthening the strategic investor in the global food and vestment approach. Qatari-Sudanese relations. Bashir agriculture value chains. It is estimated that Hassad Food hailed the relations between the “Over the next three years, we plan to now raises 250,000 heads of sheep two countries and Qatar’s support invest around $500mn in the Sudanese and produces 179,000 tonnes of grains for Sudan, and praised the role of food sector, by entering into partner- annually. The internal and external the ambassador in promoting and ships with a number of local Sudanese investments of Hassad, and the com- strengthening relations. ensure water companies,” al-Sadah said. plementary role it played with the pri- “We are currently working on iden- vate sector, have brought Qatar close to AMERICA | Military tifying suitable business opportunities, achieving food self-suffi ciency. US munitions sale to Saudi, UAE in jeopardy A top US Senate Democrat said yesterday he cannot support for now a security: al-Sada Trump administration plan to sell high- tech munitions to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates over concerns zPM commissions first phase of Umm Slal reservoir about the war in Yemen, a decision that could derail the sale. Senator Bob E the Prime Minister and Inte- technology is put in place for the com- requirements of the country until 2026.” Menendez, ranking Democrat on the rior Minister Sheikh Abdullah pletion of the project. Al-Kuwari described the occasion Foreign Relations Committee, said the Hbin Nasser bin Khalifa al-Thani Later the Prime Minister and others as a historic moment for Qatar as there administration had not satisfied his commissioned the fi rst phase of the went on an inspection tour of the entire has been a phenomenal rise in the water concerns about the sale to members QR14.3bn mega reservoir project of the complex. They visited the control room storage capacity. The reservoirs would of a Saudi-led coalition of thousands of Qatar General Electricity and Water and the pumping station and listened be linked to the current local water precision-guided munitions, or PGMs, Corporation (Kahramaa) in Umm Slal to a detailed briefi ng about their opera- distribution networks to cope with the which could be used to kill civilians. yesterday. tions by senior Kahramaa offi cials. growth in the country’s population. His position could derail the deal for The function was also attended by The occasion also coincided with the The Kahramaa president explained Raytheon Company. HE the Minister of Energy and Indus- pumping of water from the strategic that the project being executed in fi ve try Dr Mohamed bin Saleh al-Sada, project in Umm Slal which is one of fi ve sites includes 15 water reservoirs. It AMERICA | Violence Kahramaa president Issa bin Hilal al- such facilities being executed in diff er- is the fi rst of its kind in the Arab re- HE the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Aff airs Sheikh Mohamed bin Kuwari and other senior offi cials. ent parts of Qatar. gion and will have a storage capacity Abdulrahman al-Thani meets US senators in Washington yesterday. At least 4 killed in US Pledging the government’s continu- Al-Sada said: “The operations of of about 100mn gallons per tank. More newsroom shooting ous support for improving the quality the Grand Reservoirs project comes in than 650km of water lines have been At least four people were feared of life in the country, the Prime Minis- line with the plans of the government laid to link these reservoirs with the killed yesterday in a shooting at the ter said the strategic reservoir project, and the wise vision of His Highness country’s desalination plants. building that houses the Capital which is one of the largest of its kind in the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al- Al-Kuwari also lauded the progress FM discusses strategic Gazette, a daily newspaper published the world, is being executed to ensure Thani for achieving water security in of the work of the projects and the ef- in Annapolis, a historic city an hour uninterrupted supply of water. Qatar. Their completion would ensure forts of the employees. He said the east of Washington. A reporter for the Besides meeting the growing de- that the total storage capacity of water reservoir in Umm Slal was completed Capital Gazette, Phil Davis, tweeted mand for water, the project would also in the country would be approximately within the stipulated deadline set by ties with US senators that a “gunman shot through the glass contribute to supporting the country’s 1,398mn gallons at any one time and the directives of His Highness the door to the off ice and opened fire on food security, he said, adding the latest this would be suffi cient to meet the the Amir. Page 2 QNA Crocker, Chairman of the Foreign Rela- multiple employees.” He said several Washington tions Committee of the US Senate and people were killed. “There is nothing Vice Chairman Senator Bob Menendez. more terrifying than hearing multiple HE also met separately with a people get shot while you’re under E the Deputy Prime Minister number of members of the Senate and your desk and then hear the gunman and Minister of Foreign Aff airs the House of Representatives and rep- reload,” Davis said. Up to four people Japan in last 16 thanks to fewer yellow cards HSheikh Mohamed bin Abdul- resentatives of various committees in had been killed, according to CBS News rahman al-Thani met Senator Richard the US Congress. quoting two sources. Agencies two fewer than Senegal, who were elim- Burr, Chairman of the US Senate Select During the meetings, the strategic Moscow inated. Committee on Intelligence, and Sena- relations between Qatar and the United ARAB WORLD | Confl ict Senegal, who lost 1-0 to Colombia, tor Mark Warner, Vice Chairman of the States and ways of developing them ended up level on points, goal diff erence Committee, in Washington yesterday. were discussed, in addition to a number ‘Immediate’ execution of apan lost 1-0 to Poland yesterday but and goals scored with Japan so the teams During the meeting, they discussed of issues of common concern. IS militants ordered survived to become the only Asian were separated by the tie-break rule in- the strategic relations between the two Members of the US Congress held Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi Jside to qualify for last 16 of the World troduced at this World Cup for the fi rst friendly countries, and ways of boost- a working lunch for the Deputy Prime yesterday ordered the immediate Cup in Russia – and the fi rst team ever time. Japan will next face a daunting task ing them, in addition to issues of mu- Minister and Minister of Foreign Af- execution of hundreds of convicted to progress thanks to FIFA’s new disci- against Belgium, who beat England 1-0 tual interest, especially in the fi eld of fairs, during which they discussed bi- militants on death row, in swift plinary tie-breaker rule. yesterday to top Group G. enhancing co-operation in the fi ght lateral ties. retaliation for the Islamic State’s Japan made it through Group H in Japan defender Hiroki Sakai (L) and The result means, second-placed against terrorism.