BUSINESS | Page 1 SPORT | Page2 Pujara-Saha stand puts India INDEX DOW JONES QE NYMEX QATAR 2-8, 28 COMMENT 26, 27 Al Meera gearing up REGION 9 BUSINESS 1-7, 14-16 on top 20,863.00 10,388.55 48.78 ARAB WORLD 9, 10 CLASSIFIED 8-13 for launching of its -19.00 -22.48 +0.03 INTERNATIONAL 11-25 SPORTS 1-8 -0.09% -0.22% +0.06% Leaibab 2 branch Latest Figures published in QATAR since 1978 MONDAY Vol. XXXVIII No. 10398 March 20, 2017 Jumada II 21, 1438 AH GULF TIMES www. gulf-times.com 2 Riyals In brief QATAR | Health GCC guide for food control from April The Ministry of Public Health announced yesterday that the GCC Guide for Control on Imported Food will be implemented from April and made mandatory from October this year. The guide aims at achieving the highest standards of food safety and facilitating the movement of international food trade, according to the best international practices in this area, the ministry explained in a statement. This would also maintain the common interests of the food exporting countries and the GCC countries. Wassan Abdullah HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani with Palestinian President Mahmoud Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas inaugurating the Palestinian School in Doha along with HE the Minister of Education and al-Bakir, the ministry’s Director of Food Abbas in Doha yesterday. Higher Education Dr Mohamed Abdul Wahed Ali al-Hammadi. Safety and Environmental Health, pointed out that the guide includes the most important technical principles for imported food control before releasing them to the local market. It has been decided that these will be implemented simultaneously across all GCC countries. QATAR | Labour Abbas offi cially inaugurates Offi cials to help aggrieved workers Qatari authorities have come forward to help a group of labourers who complained that their residency permits and health cards were not issued even Palestinian School in Doha 15 months after their arrival in the country to take up employment with QNA the establishment of an independent President Abbas and accompany- enable them to think about education, He also noted that UNRWA has an a cleaning company. It was Gulf Times Doha State of Palestine with its capital East ing delegation left Doha later yesterday health and other aspects of life. annual budget of $700mn and is paid that revealed on Saturday the plight of Jerusalem as well as halting settlement concluding their working visit to Qatar. He pointed out that Qatar supports by the UN member countries, especially the workers. In response to the report, practices and the continued Israeli ag- They were seen off at Hamad Interna- the UNRWA in many projects to serve the EU and US, adding that almost all an off icial from a ministry said yesterday H the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin gression against the Palestinian people. tional Airport by HE the Minister of the Palestinian people and contribute UNRWA’s funding comes from volun- that they were prepared to provide Hamad al-Thani discussed in President Abbas offi cially inaugu- State for Foreign Aff airs, Sultan bin Saad signifi cantly to ease the burden on the tary contributions of UN member states. all necessary assistance to help the HDoha yesterday with Palestin- rated yesterday the Palestinian School al-Muraikhi, and the Palestinian am- Palestine people through several hu- The agency he said has experienced aggrieved workers. It is learnt that the ian President Mahmoud Abbas means of in Doha in the presence of HE the Min- bassador to Qatar, Munir Ghannam. manitarian and development initiatives. a budget defi cit of $100mn in 2017 and complainants are mainly from a South enhancing the brotherly close relations ister of Education and Higher Educa- Meanwhile, the Health Communi- Moreover, he said that UNRWA’s Com- that any increase in this defi cit means a Asian country. An off icial told they between the two countries and the lat- tion Dr Mohamed Abdul Wahed Ali al- cation and Community-Based Initia- missioner-General seeks to strengthen great disaster in light of the needs of the would follow up the issue and ensure est developments in the Palestinian ter- Hammadi and HE the Minister of State tive Offi cer at the UN Relief and Works the most eff ective relations and co-oper- Palestinian people of services in all sec- that the aggrieved workers get justice. ritories. for Foreign Aff airs, Sultan bin Saad al- Agency for Palestine Refugees in the ation to serve the Palestinians, pointing tors. President Abbas briefed HH the Emir Muraikhi. Near East (UNRWA), Dr Yasser Turkic, out that there are UN eff orts to establish a Dr Turkic stressed the need not to on the latest developments in the Pal- The Palestinian president toured the praised Qatar’s generous and sustained partnership with the Qatari government judge humanitarian works from political GT draw today estinian arena, expressing his thanks school and got acquainted with its fa- eff orts to support the Palestinian people to support the Palestinians. perspectives, ruling out the transfer of and appreciation to the Emir for Qatar’s cilities and educational means before at the level of government or charities. About the services provided by UN- the US embassy to Jerusalem and there The draw of the Gulf Times and Al Raya eff orts in supporting the Palestinian meeting with the educational staff and In a statement to Arabic daily Ar- RWA to Palestinian people, Dr Turki is no alternative to end the confl ict un- subscription promotion will take place cause. students. rayah published yesterday, Dr Turkic said that UNRWA provides assistance, til the Palestinian people get their full today at 10.30am at the main off ice of The meeting, which was held at the At the end of the visit, President Ab- hailed Qatar’s eff orts in supporting protection and advocacy for some 5mn rights. the dailies on C Ring Road in Doha. The Emiri Diwan yesterday morning, dis- bas presented the two ministers with UNRWA’s work in the occupied territo- Palestinian refugees in the occupied Regarding the inability of implement- prizes are a BMW 318i and a Mini Cooper. cussed the Palestinian national recon- souvenirs and signed the guestbook. ries, stressing that Qatar has helped in Palestinian territories, including 3mn in ing the two-state solution, he stressed Representatives from the Ministry of ciliation to unify Palestinian ranks. HH the Father Emir Sheikh Hamad many projects to serve the Palestinian Jordan, Lebanon and Syria. that the optimal solution is the decla- Economy and Commerce and the The two leaders also exchanged view bin Khalifa al-Thani laid the foundation people. He added that there are 700 schools ration of the independence of the State sponsor company Alfardan Automobiles on a number of regional and interna- stone of the school which was estab- He pointed out that the 2,306 Qatari- and 143 health centres and hospitals in of Palestine offi cially and the Israeli will be present at the draw. The event is tional issues of common concern, es- lished thanks to an Emiri gesture. The funded housing units in Khan Younis Qalqilya in the West Bank, as well as so- side and the international community open to subscribers who participated in pecially international eff orts aimed at school complex includes three levels in the southern Gaza Strip, at a total of cial services to help the poorest families should accept that, noting that this is an the promotion. reaching a lasting, just and comprehen- of elementary, middle school and high $120mn, helped Palestinian people to and a service center for camps and infra- elusive solution, but this is the solution. sive solution to the Palestinian cause, schools. enhance their stability and security to structure. Page 2 Dust band expected to hit the country today dust band is expected to aff ect Also, while observing that “thunder- Off shore, it will be dusty and cloudy the country from morning until showers accompanied by strong down- and there is also a possibility of scat- Aevening today, resulting in a drop draft winds and low visibility in some tered rain that may be accompanied in visibility to below 2km in some areas, areas were aff ecting the country”, the by thunder occasionally. The sea level, the Qatar Met department has warned. Met department issued – on Twitter - meanwhile, may rise to 12ft. Advising people to be cautious, the a list of safety measures to be followed The wind speed may go up to 30 weather offi ce also said chances of during thunderstorms. knots inshore and 32 knots off shore thundery rain were expected to contin- On its part, the Ministry of Interior during thundershowers. ue until this morning along with fresh/ asked motorists to be careful as thun- Meanwhile, the temperature shot strong winds. dershowers and strong winds were be- up to 39C in Abu Samra and 38C in Off shore areas, too, are likely to ex- ing reported from diff erent parts of the Turayna yesterday, the Met depart- perience windy conditions, high seas country. It also advised caution in view ment informed through a tweet in the and thundershowers today. The depart- of low visibility and dust. afternoon. The minimum, on the other ment has reminded people to avoid any Today’s detailed forecast says it will hand, was between 20C and 23C. sea activities due to “unsettled weather be hazy in the early hours of the day A minimum temperature of 19C is conditions aff ecting the country”. and dusty conditions are also expected. expected in Dukhan today, while in Strong winds, thunder and rain Besides, it will be cloudy and there is a Doha it will be 22C.