Iran Seizes British Tanker, Denies US Downed Drone Z Revolutionary Guards Capture Stena Impero Tanker Z Trump Says ‘No Doubt’ US Shot Down Iranian Drone
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BUSINESSBUSINESS | Page 1 SPORT | Page 1 Qatar SMEs must use technology to drive growth, Barshim, Samba set for says expert action in London tomorrow published in QATAR since 1978 SATURDAY Vol. XXXX No. 11250 July 20, 2019 Dhul-Qa’da 17, 1440 AH GULF TIMES www. gulf-times.com 2 Riyals Korean PM arrives in Doha Iran seizes British tanker, denies US downed drone z Revolutionary Guards capture Stena Impero tanker z Trump says ‘no doubt’ US shot down Iranian drone The Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea, Lee Nak-yeon, arrived in Doha yesterday evening on an off icial visit to the coun- AFP try. He and his accompanying delegation were greeted upon arrival at Doha International Airport by HE the Minister of State Tehran for Energy Aff airs Saad bin Sherida al-Kaabi and ambassador of the Republic of Korea to Qatar Kim Chang-mo. ran’s Revolutionary Guards said yesterday they had confi scated In brief Ia British tanker in the Strait of Hormuz for breaking “international Algeria win Africa Cup as maritime rules” as tensions mount in the highly sensitive waterway. QATAR | Reaction Britain however said Iran had Qatar condemns twin Al Sadd star Bounedjah scores seized two ships in the Gulf, incidents Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt con- blasts in Afghanistan demned as “unacceptable”. Qatar has voiced strong n early goal by Bagh- The latest incident came as Presi- Undated handout photograph shows the Stena Impero, a British-flagged condemnation of the two explosions dad Bounedjah, a dent Donald Trump insisted yester- vessel owned by Stena Bulk, at an undisclosed location, obtained by which took place at a police centre Aprolifi c striker for day that the military had downed an Reuters yesterday. in southern Afghanistan and near Qatari club Al Sadd, pro- Iranian drone that was threatening a Kabul university, killing eight people pelled Algeria to their sec- US naval vessel in the Strait of Hor- third of the world’s oil is transported. drone that was threatening the an and injuring dozens. In a statement ond Africa Cup of Nations muz, despite denials from Tehran. “These seizures are unacceptable,” American vessel, the USS Boxer in the yesterday, the Ministry of Foreign title - and fi rst in 29 years The Stena Impero tanker “was con- said Hunt. Strait of Hormuz. Aff airs reiterated Qatar’s firm - after a 1-0 victory over fi scated by the Revolutionary Guards Britain confi rmed that one of the Yesterday he reiterated his claim. position on rejecting violence and Sadio Mane’s Senegal in at the request of Hormozgan Ports boats seized was British-registered. Iran categorically denied the al- terrorism, regardless of motives and yesterday’s fi nal in Cairo. and Maritime Organisation when The other was Liberian-fl agged, legation and deputy foreign minister reasons. The ministry expressed Bounedjah gave Algeria passing through the Strait of Hormuz, but reportedly owned by British com- Abbas Araghchi tweeted that Ameri- Qatar’s condolences to the families a dream start in the second for failing to respect international pany Norbulk Shipping. can forces may have shot down a US of the victims, and the government minute when his defl ected maritime rules,” the Guards’ offi cial There was no immediate confi r- drone by mistake. and people of Afghanistan, wishing shot looped over Senegal website Sepahnews said. mation from Iran that its forces had “No doubt about it, no — we shot it the injured a speedy recovery. goalkeeper Alfred Gomis, The UK-fl agged tanker “was led seized a second vessel. down,” Trump said yesterday, and he and it proved enough for to the shore and handed over to the The incident came hours after Gi- warned Iran against doing anything AMERICA | Weather the 1990 champions to lift Baghdad Bounedjah and teammates celebrate organisation to go through the legal braltar’s Supreme Court said it would “foolish,” saying it would pay a heavy Heatwave grips the trophy on foreign soil winning the Africa Cup of Nations in Cairo yesterday. procedure and required investiga- extend by 30 days the detention of an price if it did so. for the fi rst time. tions,” it said. Iranian tanker seized two weeks ago Trump’s National Security Adviser eastern, central US For Senegal, who lost to Algeria by Senegal had understandably feared Tanker tracking service Marine on allegations that it was heading to John Bolton said there was “no ques- A massive heatwave that has the same scoreline in the group stage, the absence of Napoli star Koulibaly, Traffi c showed that the Swedish- Syria in violation of sanctions. tion that this was an Iranian drone”. enveloped the US Midwest pushed the long wait for a fi rst continental banned after two bookings in the knock- owned Stena Impero last signalled British authorities’ detention of the The Revolutionary Guards released into the Northeast yesterday, crown goes on as coach Aliou Cisse, the out rounds, although the towering Sane its location near the Island of Larak Grace 1 supertanker sparked outrage a video yesterday which they said be- ushering in temperatures that could captain of the 2002 runners-up, again was unlucky as Algeria grabbed the lead in the highly sensitive waterway at in Tehran, with Supreme Leader Aya- lies the US claims. top 100F (38C) in Washington and fell short in the fi nal. with scarcely a minute played. 9:00pm local time (1630 GMT). tollah Ali Khamenei accused London The seven-minute-long footage, prompting utilities to take steps to It was the fi rst title-decider to feature As Bounedjah took aim from 20 yards, The Stena Impero’s Swedish owner of “piracy” and vowing retaliation. apparently shot from high altitude, prevent power outages. Page 5 two African coaches since 1998, with his eff ort smacked off Sane and arced high said the ship was transiting the Strait Tensions in the Gulf have soared shows a convoy of ships which the Algeria boss Djamel Belmadi complet- into the air before dropping underneath of Hormuz and in “international wa- in recent weeks, with Trump calling Guards said they were tracking as they EUROPE | Calamity ing a whirlwind 12 months at the helm the crossbar and beyond a static Gomis, ters” when it was “attacked by uni- off air strikes against Iran at the last passed through the Strait of Hormuz. 5.1-magnitude quake after inheriting a side that failed to make sparking delirious celebrations from both dentifi ed small crafts and a helicopter”. minute in June, after Tehran downed The vessels in the footage could not it out of the group stage two years ago. players and fans, some of whom arrived “We are presently unable to contact an American drone, and blaming Iran be immediately identifi ed, although rattles Greek capital With defensive rock Kalidou Kouli- for the fi nal on military planes provided the vessel which is now tracking as for a series of tanker attacks — charg- one looks similar to the USS Boxer. A magnitude 5.1 earthquake rattled baly suspended for Senegal, Salif Sane by the Algerian government. heading north towards Iran,” a state- es the Islamic Republic denies. Earlier a US offi cial said Washing- the Greek capital Athens yesterday, deputised at the back and Ismaila Sarr It was the fi rst time Gomis had con- ment said. Hours before the latest tanker inci- ton has “very clear evidence” that it briefly knocking out power and was recalled in attack, while Belmadi ceded in almost 400 minutes in Egypt, Hunt said he was “extremely con- dent, Iran and the US were caught in a downed the drone but gave no fur- telecommunications in parts of the kept faith in the same side that over- having replaced the injured Edouard cerned by the seizure of two naval ves- new war of words. ther details. “If you fl y too close to our city and sending people running from came Nigeria with an injury-time free- Mendy ahead of Senegal’s fi nal group sels by Iranian authorities in the Strait Trump said on Thursday that ships, you’re going to get shot down,” buildings in panic. Page 9 kick from Riyad Mahrez. game. To Page 16 of Hormuz” — through which nearly a Washington brought down an Iranian the offi cial said. QF highlights strong educational ties between Qatar, India By Joseph Varghese the two nations will be celebrated a QF partner university. Together the multicultural academic commu- Staff Reporter throughout 2019. with his classmates, he recently co- nity at QF. She is studying for MA in The Qatar-India 2019 Year of Cul- founded an Indian subcontinental Islamic Studies at Hamad Bin Khalifa ture is the latest edition of an annual club at Tamuq, aiming to collaborate University, a QF member, and says, atar Foundation (QF) is high- cultural exchange series between Qa- with other QF student bodies to pro- “Education City has presented us lighting the strong educational tar and a chosen country, traditionally mote the Indian culture and introduce with the opportunity to enjoy a high- Qties between Qatar and India as consisting of art events, festivals and cricket as an offi cial sport at Educa- quality education in a very culturally the country marks Qatar-India 2019 exhibitions that strengthen cultural tion City. diverse environment without having Year of Culture. and diplomatic links. The Years of Cul- “QF’s diverse community inspires to move abroad.” The Indian community’s contribu- ture programme is an initiative of Qa- students to openly represent their And, for Rahul Balamurugan, a tion to the cross-cultural fl avour of tar Museums.