BUSINESS | Page 1 SPORT | Page 1 QFA president is elected Gulf INDEX Football DOW JONES QE NYMEX QATAR 2 – 9, 28 COMMENT 26, 27 Qatar ‘keen to enhance REGION 10 BUSINESS 1 – 8, 14 – 16 Federation 17,482.00 9,638.26 48.41 ARAB WORLD 10, 11 CLASSIFIED 9 – 13 energy co-operation +67.00 -175.70 -0.26 INTERNATIONAL 12 – 25 SPORTS 1 – 12 +0.38% -1.79% -0.53% with Bangladesh’ chief Latest Figures published in QATAR since 1978 MONDAY Vol. XXXVII No. 10097 May 23, 2016 Sha’baan 16, 1437 AH GULF TIMES www. gulf-times.com 2 Riyals Emir meets Pakistani minister Qatar In brief TURKEY | Politics Erdogan ally pioneers is new premier Turkey’s Transport Minister Binali Yildirim will be formally appointed as head of the ruling party and as the new prime minister yesterday, strengthening building the grip on power of his mentor President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Yildirim – a longstanding and faithful ally of Erdogan – is the only candidate at an extraordinary congress of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) standards yesterday that will choose the party chairman, meaning he will Qatar Construction Specifications Even individuals’ awareness about become prime minister. His main have become binding for all the quality of materials to be used in task in the post, observers say, contractors and consultant building their houses has increased, will be to push through a change engineers in the state prompting them to improve the dura- in the constitution to transform bility of their property. Turkey from a parliamentary to a By Ayman Adly Dr al-Kuwari also stressed the need presidential system. Page 19 Staff Reporter for more focus on the training of those working in the various sectors in the HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani meeting with Pakistan’s Minister of Defence Khawaja Mohamed Asif and his construction fi eld to help them imple- ARAB WORLD | Tragedy accompanying delegation on the occasion of their visit to Qatar to participate in the 16th Doha Forum. During the meeting he sixth edition of Qatar Con- ment the required specifi cations prop- Search on for clues they discussed relations between the two countries and ways to enhance them. They also discussed a host of issues of struction Specifi cations (QCS), erly. mutual concern. Tto be released by 2018, is ex- Conference strategic partner, Qatar in EgyptAir crash pected to set global standards in the Primary Materials Company (QPMC) Egypt yesterday enlisted a fi eld to be a reference for hot and humid CEO Eissa al-Hammadi, said the submersible to search the regions. company supplied around 60% of the Mediterranean seabed for the This was revealed yesterday by Dr needs of the construction projects in black boxes of EgyptAir MS804, Mohamed bin Saif al-Kuwari, assist- the country. hoping the recorders would ant undersecretary for laboratories and The company has considerable stra- determine whether the plane Minister lauds Qatar and standardisation at the Ministry of Mu- tegic stock of construction materials crash was an accident or attack. nicipality and Environment (MME). that would guarantee the stability of President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said “Qatar has been a pioneer to adopt their prices at the local market and a it was too early to tell what caused such specifi cations in the region and smooth implementation of the sched- the Airbus A320 to plunge into its eff orts have been followed by some uled projects, according to him. the sea with 66 people on board GCC economic vision other GCC countries who have opted to Further, the company is keen to im- last Thursday. Some wreckage implement QSC,” he pointed out. port and supply high quality materials from the plane that had been en The fi fth edition of QCS, released in in accordance with QSC 2014. QPMC route to Cairo from Paris has been QNA 2014, became mandatory for all con- is also keen to diversify its sources of found. France’s aviation safety Doha struction projects in Qatar, the offi cial supply. agency said Flight MS804 had recalled while addressing the third Later, on the sidelines of the event, transmitted automated messages conference on Qatar Construction Dr al-Kuwari said the mandatory en- indicating smoke in the cabin and atar and other Gulf Co-oper- Specifi cations, conducted under the ergy-effi ciency star rating system for a fault in the Flight Control Unit. ation Council (GCC) member patronage of HE the Minister of Mu- air conditioners would come into force Page 10 Qstates have clear visions for nicipality and Environment Mohamed in July, which would be applicable for economic transformation and sus- bin Abdullah al-Rumaihi. both the machines on display for sale tainable development, HE the Minis- “Such specifi cations are meant to and those at the storehouses of suppli- ASIA | Diplomacy ter of Economy and Commerce Sheikh ensure the quality and durability of ers and retailers. Obama lands Ahmed bin Jassim bin Mohamed al- both state and private projects, whether The minimum rating allowed will be Thani said yesterday. regarding construction or road works, three stars, aiming to reach a minimum in Vietnam Addressing the third plenary ses- laying special focus on the quality and rating of six stars by 2020. US President Barack Obama sion on the global economy held as suitability of the materials used.” Dr al-Kuwari said the ACs without landed in Vietnam late yesterday part of the Doha Forum, the minister HE the Minister of Economy and Commerce Sheikh Ahmed bin Jassim bin Dr al-Kuwari pointed out that QCS rating were no longer permitted to be for a landmark visit capping said that Qatar had launched its Vi- Mohamed al-Thani at the Doha Forum yesterday. 2014 was prepared by more than 120 imported into the country. However, two decades of rapprochement sion 2030 in order to shift away from consultants and specialists in the fi led still some suppliers and retailers are between the former wartime foes, dependence on oil and gas to a diver- working on as much as possible to on the global economy and not only based on more than 1,200 regional and pleading for more grace period to sell as both countries look to push sifi ed economy by undertaking prac- progress within the framework of the on the exporting countries. international references and took into their old stock, which is not part of the trade. Air Force One touched tical steps to reach its goal. GCC system as a strategic inescapable With regard to the current eco- consideration the American, Euro- jurisdiction of MME. down in Hanoi just after 9:30pm He called the GCC “one of the most choice”. nomic changes, he pointed out that pean, Asian and Australian standards “If we compare the diff erence in the local time for the beginning of a successful economic groupings in the He said: “I’m confi dent that if we countries of the world needed time to in reference to the nature of the local price of energy saving units, which may three-day trip in which Obama region”, adding that it had attained compare this bloc with other group- restructure their economies to sup- environment. be up 10% than ordinary machines, and will meet Vietnam’s communist great positive results. ings, we will fi nd that it is the most port growth again, calling for collec- “QCS has become binding for all the amount of electricity savings which leadership and stress improving Outlining some of its economic successful one in the region.” tive action by countries and economic contractors and consultant engineers is 30%, buying a an energy saving ma- relations with the dynamic and achievements, he said the grouping With regard to the current chal- blocs. in the state, of both private or public chine would be more economical on the rapidly emerging nation. Page 15 had completed the GCC customs un- lenges facing the global economy, he The minister said that the security projects. We want to raise the quality long run,” he pointed out. ion and its common market was in its pointed to a number of economic and and geopolitical challenges facing the of buildings and construction projects The offi cial expected that the en- fi nal phases. geopolitical challenges, recalling the world pushed some states to closed- in the country. Besides, the specifi ca- forcement of AC energy star system AFGHANISTAN | Mission “The GCC economies are comple- International Monetary Fund’s projec- door policies and had impact on capi- tions give special focus on the neces- would save the country millions of Taliban leader likely menting each other and have suc- tion for the global economic growth at tal fl ows and investment. sary conditions of safety and security riyals in power consumption. Besides, ceeded due to many factors,” he said, 3.2 % in 2016 and 3.5 % in 2017. The third plenary session, which at work sites,” he said, noting that since within a few years all the old ACs would killed in drone strike adding at the same time that there He said that the geopolitical and se- was also addressed by various candi- its implementation, the quality of con- be phased out in a normal replacement The United States yesterday was much that could be done for more curity problems facing countries were dates for the post of secretary-general struction had considerably increased. process, he added. conducted a drone strike against effi ciency and development of this the biggest challenges for economic of the United Nations, discussed the the leader of Afghan Taliban, bloc at various levels.