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BUSINESS | Page 1 SPORT | Page 1 Misbah to thrill in Qatar National INDEX Qatar receives over DOW JONES QE NYMEX QATAR 2-14 COMMENT 29-31 Day cricket REGION 15 BUSINESS 1-7, 14-16 QR743bn overseas 24.386.03 7,923.07 58.02 ARAB WORLD 15 CLASSIFIED 8-13 +56.87 +95.36 +0.66 series +0.23% +1.22% +1.15% INTERNATIONAL 16-28 SPORTS 1-8 investments in Q2 Latest Figures published in QATAR since 1978 TUESDAY Vol. XXXVIII No. 10665 December 12, 2017 Rabia I 24, 1439 AH GULF TIMES www. gulf-times.com 2 Riyals Emir meets UK defence secretary In brief QATAR | Offi cial Emir to lead Qatar’s team to OIC summit His Highness the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani will chair Qatar’s delegation at the extraordinary summit of the Organisation of Islamic Co-operation (OIC), which will be held tomorrow (December13) in Istanbul, following an invitation from Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The summit will discuss the US administration’s decision to recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. QATAR | Phone talk Emir, Togo president review bilateral ties His Highness the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani yesterday held a telephone conversation with the 30,000 stickers are being distributed today by Gulf Times President of Togo, Faure Gnassingbe. and Arrayah. Page 32 His Highness the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani met yesterday with UK Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson and The two leaders reviewed bilateral his accompanying delegation. During the meeting at the Emiri Diwan off ice, they reviewed the co-operation between the relations and prospects of developing two countries, mainly in the military and defence fields, as well as the latest regional and international developments. them, in addition to discussing a number of issues of common concern. QATAR | Reaction Qatar condemns New York bombing Qatar expressed its strong Qatar discovers condemnation of the bombing at Arab League calls a subway station in New York City, which caused a number of injuries. In a statement issued yesterday, the Foreign Ministry reiterated Qatar’s its sixth planet firm stance on rejecting violence and terrorism regardless of motives and for Palestinian atar Exoplanet Survey (QES), a reasons. The statement expressed research project by Qatar Na- Qatar’s wishes of speedy recovery for Qtional Research Fund, Qatar the wounded. Page 17 Foundation and Hamad Bin Khalifa University have announced the discov- ARAB WORLD | Confl ict ery of a new planet – “Qatar 6b.” The state recognition discovery was published in the Inter- Israel violates Lebanese national Astronomical Journal, one of Qatar 6b territorial waters Agencies League will work in every possible way held Washington responsible for im- the world’s foremost journals in as- An Israeli military boat violated Cairo to address the consequences of the pacts of the decision on international tronomy and astrophysics. Astronomical Union in association Lebanese territorial waters in the resolution, in order to preserve its his- peace and security. The latest discovery of Qatar 6b adds with the researchers, named the planet direction of Ras Naqoura, southern torical and religious status, stressing The State of Palestine has full sover- a rare specimen of planet to the na- according to the satellite nomenclature Lebanon, for a distance of 407m rab League Secretary-General that Trump’s latest decision was totally eignty over territories occupied in 1967 tion’s list of discoveries made in its new in place and named it “Qatar-6b,” with for six minutes. The Lebanese army Ahmed Aboul Gheit said that condemned and rejected. including Jerusalem, the members of the history of space exploration. respect to the fact that the feat marked said in a statement issued yesterday Athe practical response to the US The secretary-general also called on Arab Parliament said. They called on the Led by Qatari astronomer, acting ex- the country’s sixth planetary discovery. that the issue of the violation was decision to recognise Jerusalem as the the US to reverse its decision. UN Security Council and UN General ecutive director of Qatar Environment This is the fi rst time students from being reviewed in co-ordination with capital of Israel is to consolidate the A delegation from the Advisory Assembly to annul the US decision, and and Energy Research Institute, Dr Kha- Qatar have actively contributed to the United Nations Interim Force recognition of the Palestinian state Council represented Qatar at the emer- affi rm the legal status of Jerusalem. lid A al-Subai, the research team was the planetary discovery through their in Lebanon (Unifil). The Lebanese and expand its circle, calling on Wash- gency session of the Arab Parliament, They said the UN should take the able to discover the new exoplanet after analysis of the data. The participation airspace and territorial waters ington to back down from this unjust, which started yesterday. lead in the peace process because the a thorough undertaking, involving the of the students at QES enabled them to have been subjected over the past dangerous and irresponsible decision. The Arab Parliament called for hold- US “has become a dishonest and unac- study of thousands of celestial images gain an insight into modern monitoring months to several Israeli violations by Speaking during a speech at the ing an urgent Arab summit in order to ceptable” mediator. taken by the specialised ground-based methods. It is also the fi rst time that reconnaissance planes and warships emergency session of the Arab Parlia- rally as much support as possible to- They formed teams to visit African observatories of QES situated in three the names of high school students have in violation of UN Security Council ment to discuss the repercussions of wards ending Israeli occupation of Pal- and European parliaments to rally further diff erent geographic locations: New been published as participating re- Resolution 1701. US President Donald Trump’s move on estine and its capital, Jerusalem. support against the US decision. Mexico (USA), Canary Islands (Spain), searchers in a renowned international Jerusalem, Aboul Gheit said the Arab The Arab Parliament, in a statement To Page 15 and Urumqi (China). The International scientifi c journal. To Page 2 Qatar’s biggest shopping fest off ers QR4mn in cash prizes By Joey Aguilar signed to appeal to an international Shop Qatar 2018 will also feature dif- Staff Reporter audience, bolstering its position as a ferent themes such as Arabian Week, destination that welcomes the world,” Bollywood Week and International Qatar Tourism Authority’s (QTA) Week to celebrate ‘cultural diversity’ n array of fashion and entertain- chief marketing and promotion offi cer and attract more domestic and foreign ment events across the country, Rashed al-Qurese told reporters at a visitors, according to organisers. Awith QR4mn cash prizes and press conference yesterday at Al Hazm The Arabian Week, taking place from eight BMW cars at stake, will take cen- Mall – the country’s newest luxury January 7 to 13, will include concert, tre stage at the second edition of Shop shopping destination. fashion show (Middle East designers as Qatar from January 7 to February 7, “Shop Qatar 2018 will be the fi rst of participants), pop up workshops (Mo- 2018, it was announced. many projects next year, which support roccan ceramic painting, decorative The country’s biggest shopping fes- our eff orts to diversify source markets wooden dhows, Syrian wooden mosaics, tival, themed ‘A Brand New Tradition,’ and enrich our annual calendar of tour- Syrian hand painted pottery), make up will also witness a large number of re- ism events,” he noted, adding that QTA masterclass (by renowned celebrity make tail outlets at 13 malls and shopping has established a colourful calendar of up artist Hanan al-Najada), shopping ac- complexes off ering discounts of up to festivals annually through collabora- tivities and sales and promotions. 50% on various items. tions with its partners in the public and Residents and visitors will have the Participating malls are Al Khor Mall, private sector. chance to watch a concert by popu- City Center Doha, Doha Festival City, Qatar Development Bank’s Busi- lar Indian singer Sonu Nigam, fashion Gulf Mall, Hyatt Plaza, Lagoona Mall, ness Finance executive director Kha- show (South East Asia designers as par- Landmark Mall, Mall of Qatar, Tawar lid al-Manaa, QSports deputy chair- ticipants), pop up workshops (handmade Mall, The Gate Mall, Villaggio, Ezdan man Ghanim al-Mohannadi and QTA’s fabric embroidery and handmade block Mall and Dar Al Salam Mall. festivals and tourism events director printing cloth, among others), and other A Palestinian girl shouts during clashes with Israeli troops at a protest against US President Donald Trump’s decision to recognise “In addition to diversifying our tour- Mashal Shahbik also attended the press activities during the Bollywood Week Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, near the Jewish settlement of Beit El, near the West Bank city of Ramallah yesterday. ism products, Shop Qatar 2018 is de- conference. from January 14 to 20. To Page 14 Gulf Times 2 Tuesday, December 12, 2017 QATAR Second round of Qatar-Vietnam talks begins OFFICIAL Emir issues law on National Address His Highness the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani yesterday issued Law No 24 of 2017 on the National Address. The law is eff ective six months after its publication in the off icial gazette. Cabinet decision ratified His Highness the Emir Sheikh The second round of political consultations between Qatar and Vietnam was held in Hanoi yesterday. The Qatari delegation was headed by HE the Minister of State for Foreign Aff airs Sultan bin Saad al-Muraikhi, Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani while the Vietnamese side was led by the Deputy Minister of Foreign Aff airs Vu Hong Nam.