BUSINESS | Page 1 SPORT | Page 1 Qatar’s Samba opens season with 400m ‘Qatar uses fi ntech personal best as key tool for development goals’ in Pretoria published in QATAR since 1978 THURSDAY Vol. XXXX No. 11150 April 11, 2019 Sha’baan 6, 1440 AH GULF TIMES www. gulf-times.com 2 Riyals In brief Amir receives message from Jordan king Amir meets Lord Mayor of London QATAR | Offi cial Amir condoles with German Chancellor His Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, His Highness the Deputy Amir Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad al-Thani and HE the Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa al-Thani sent yesterday cables to German Chancellor Angela Merkel to express their condolences on the death of her mother. QATAR | Visit President of Bulgaria arrives in Doha His Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani received yesterday a verbal message from King Bulgarian President Rumen Radev Abdullah II of Jordan, pertaining to bilateral relations between the two brotherly countries and ways to arrived in Doha yesterday for an enhance them. The message was conveyed by the Speaker of the Jordanian House of Representatives, off icial visit to the country. He was Eng Atef al-Tarawneh, during his meeting with the Amir at the Amiri Diwan off ice yesterday. The Jordanian received by Minister of Transport Speaker conveyed the king’s greetings to the Amir and his wishes of health and happiness to the Amir, His Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani met at the Amiri Diwan off ice yesterday with and Communications HE Jassim and the wishes of more development and prosperity for the Qatari people.The Amir reciprocated his the visiting Lord Mayor of the City of London Peter Estlin and his accompanying delegation. The meeting Seif Ahmed al-Sulaiti, Qatar’s greetings to the Jordanian king. The meeting was attended by HE the Advisory Council Speaker Ahmed reviewed the relations between Qatar and Britain in the areas of economy, trade and investment, and ambassador to Bulgaria Rashid bin Abdullah bin Zaid al-Mahmoud. opportunities for their development. Page 4 bin Ali al-Khater and Bulgaria’s ambassador to Qatar Metin Kazak. Page 5 QATAR | Meetings Botswana looks to boost Qatar trade ties Trade delegation members from IPU delegates decry siege of Qatar Botswana have already held business meetings in Doha while O Separation of families Union (IPU) in Doha, alongside IPU “During the event, we held many seven ministers are slated to arrive hurts, not the blockade: president Gabriela Cuevas Barron and meetings with the speakers of parlia- tomorrow ahead of President IPU secretary-general Martin Chun- ments of diff erent countries and heads Mokgweetsi Masisi’s two-day state al-Mahmoud gong. of delegations, who expressed their ap- visit to Qatar next week, a top O 80 parliament speakers, “We in Qatar have said the blockade preciation for the high level of organi- diplomat said yesterday. Speaking 40 deputy speakers is behind us, but what continues to be sation of the assembly. They also met to Gulf Times on the sidelines of painful for us is the ongoing severing of with His Highness the Amir Sheikh a business meeting at the Qatar and 2,200 members of close family relations within the GCC Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani and HE Chamber yesterday, Botswana parliaments attend historic countries. This has resulted in a lot of the Prime Minister and Minister of In- ambassador Manyepedza P Lesetedi Doha event suff ering for many families across the terior Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin said Masisi’s visit aims to strengthen Gulf region, as some of the blockad- Khalifa al-Thani. They expressed their bilateral relations with Qatar. Page 6 ing countries have not stopped from admiration for Qatar’s ability to organ- By Ayman Adly separating a mother, who is one of their ise an event of this scale in spite of the AMERICA | Astronomy Staff Reporter citizens, from her children, only be- ongoing blockade,” HE al-Mahmoud cause the father is a Qatari citizen and observed. Pages 23, 24 First photo of black naturally his children are Qataris. hole unveiled atar has put the blockade im- “This has also had negative conse- Astronomers yesterday unveiled the posed on it by Saudi Arabia, the quences such as interruption of edu- HE Ahmed bin Abdullah bin Zaid al-Mahmoud with Gabriela Cuevas Barron and IPU condemns US first photo of a black hole, one of the QUAE, Bahrain and Egypt be- cation, with some of these countries Martin Chungong. PICTURE: Thajudheen decision on Golan star-devouring monsters scattered hind it but the resulting separation of denying Qatari students access to com- throughout the Universe and families across the GCC region is still plete their studies.” affi rmed that what is happening against assembly and its accompanying meet- The Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) obscured by impenetrable shields a matter of concern, HE the Advisory He noted that these acts amounted Qatar in this regard is unethical, inhu- ings despite the unjust blockade, the has condemned the recent US recogni- of gravity. The image of a dark core Council Speaker Ahmed bin Abdullah to violations of basic human rights and mane and illegal and could amount to offi cial QNA reported. tion of the Golan Heights as part of encircled by a flame-orange halo bin Zaid al-Mahmoud said yesterday. such family issues should not be hos- the waging of an economic war. He stressed that the praise refl ected Israel. IPU President Gabriela Cuevas of white-hot plasma looks like any HE al-Mahmoud made the observa- tage to politics. HE al-Mahmoud said all The Advisory Council Speaker, who the appreciation of the IPU members of Barron said in a Presidential Statement number of artists’ renderings over tion while addressing a press confer- such violations have been documented was also president of the 140th IPU His Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim on the Golan Heights: “The IPU stands the last 30 years. But this time, it’s ence on the concluding day of the 140th in a report of the United Nations High Assembly, said Qatar appreciated the bin Hamad al-Thani, Qatar’s govern- for the inadmissibility of the acquisi- the real deal. Page 12 Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Commissioner for Human Rights, which praise it received for its hosting of the ment and the people. tion of territory by war. Page 23 Al Jazeera wins many awards Conrad Washington hotel opened QNA O The network receives Washington 49 prizes in total E the Minister of Finance Ali Sherif l Jazeera Media Network has al-Emadi inaugurated yesterday picked up a record number of HThe Conrad Washington, DC, one Amedals at the prestigious New of Qatari Diar’s projects in Washington. York Festivals TV & Films awards. The inauguration ceremony was attended The network won 18 Gold, 17 Silver and by Chairman of Qatari Diar HE Sheikh Khalid 14 Bronze medals for various news, pro- bin Khalifa al-Thani, CEO of Qatari Diar Eng grammes, digital and creative content. In Abdullah bin Hamad al-Attiyah, Qatar’s am- addition, Al Jazeera English was named bassador to the US Sheikh Meshaal bin Ha- ‘Broadcaster of the Year’ at the awards mad al-Thani, Mayor of Washington Muriel ceremony for the third consecutive year. Bowser, as well as several prominent fi gures Among the winners were 101 East, in the US. the channel’s weekly current aff airs Part of the Qatari company’s global ex- programme featuring stories from pansion, the project was carried out in across Asia and the Pacifi c which won association with Hines Interests Limited 4 Gold and 4 Silver medals. The obser- Partnership. Together they built the 370- vational-documentary Witness strand room luxury hotel which also has 62,000sq won three Gold and 4 Silver medals. ft of large-format retail space, at CityC- Earthrise, the environmental show on From left to right: Giles Trendle, Managing Director Al Jazeera English, Poh Si Teng, enterDC, the 10-acre, landmark, mixed- Al Jazeera English won 2 Gold medals Senior Producer Witness, Kevin Hirten, Producer Investigations Unit AJMN, Jeremy use development located in the heart of the and 1 Silver. To Page 10 Young, Senior Producer Investigations Unit AJMNA. (Photo: Al Jazeera website) nations capital. To Page 5 HE Ali Sherif al-Emadi and other dignitaries at the opening ceremony. Gulf Times 2 Thursday, April 11, 2019 QATAR Amir honours ambassador of Ukraine OFFICIAL Cabinet praises Foreign minister of Morocco arrives in Doha The Minister of Foreign Aff airs and International Co-operation of Morocco, Nasser Bourita, Amir’s speech arrived in Doha yesterday. He was welcomed at Hamad International Airport by HE the Minister of State for Foreign Aff airs Sultan bin Saad al- Muraikhi, and Chargé d’Aff aires of at IPU meeting Morocco to Qatar Saeed Hal. CRA president QNA on the success of its General As- The Cabinet reviewed the fol- Doha sembly and the accompanying lowing topics and took the ap- meets ITU meetings which included in- propriate decisions thereon: depth and fruitful discussions 1- Letter of HE the Governor secretary-general he regular Cabinet meet- that will be refl ected positively of Qatar Central Bank on the ing, presided over by HE on the IPU programmes and proposal to amend some articles President of the Communications Tthe Prime Minister Sheikh approaches during the coming in the Code of Criminal Proce- Regulatory Authority (CRA) Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa period, and will add much to its dure, promulgated by Law No 23 Mohamed Ali al-Mannai met al-Thani, praised the speech of outstanding achievements for of 2004.