BUSINESS | Page 1 SPORT | Page 1 South Korean star Nam joins US House panel passes Sadd from bill on Opec supply cuts Duhail published in QATAR since 1978 SATURDAY Vol. XXXIX No. 11089 February 9, 2019 Jumada II 4, 1440 AH GULF TIMES www. gulf-times.com 2 Riyals In brief Arabian Horse Show winner awarded FM discusses ARAB WORLD | Confl ict Two Palestinian teens strategic ties killed by Israeli fi re Two Palestinian teenagers were killed by Israeli fire yesterday during clashes along the Gaza border, the with US offi cials health ministry in the Hamas-run enclave said. Hassan Shalabi, 14, was killed by “live fire to the chest QNA east of Khan Yunis” during protests Washington along the frontier with Israel in the southern Gaza Strip, the ministry said. It announced the death of E the Deputy Prime Minister 18-year-old Hamza Ishtawi shortly and Minister of Foreign Af- after, saying he was shot in the Hfairs Sheikh Mohamed bin Ab- neck during similar clashes east of dulrahman al-Thani met separately in Gaza City. Another 17 Palestinians Washington yesterday with US Treas- were shot and wounded at diff erent ury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Na- protest sites along the border. tional Security Adviser John Bolton. Page 3 The two meetings discussed strate- gic ties between Qatar and the US, in ASIA | Royals addition to key regional and interna- Al Shaqab Breeding and Show manager Sheikh Hamad bin Ali al-Thani (fourth from left) with the trophy after Al Shaqab’s tional issues. HE Sheikh Mohamed bin Abdulrahman Thai king lambasts Ghasham Al Shaqab topped Class 11 for 7-10-year-old stallions in the Qatar International Arabian Horse Show at Souq Waqif HE Sheikh Mohamed also met sepa- al-Thani. sister’s bid for power yesterday. PICTURE: Juhaim Sport Page 8 rately with Senior Adviser to the US Thailand’s powerful King Maha President Jared Kushner, Personal Rep- counter violent extremism. Vajiralongkorn late yesterday resentative for International Negotia- His visit to Washington follows described an unprecedented move tions Jason Greenblatt, Co-ordinator the Second Qatar-US Strategic Dia- to make his older sister Princess for Counter-terrorism at the State De- logue that was held in Doha and saw Ubolratana prime minister as partment Nathan Sales, Special Presi- the signing of three memorandums “highly inappropriate” and against dential Envoy for Hostage Aff airs, and a of understanding and a statement of “royal traditions”. Ubolratana, 67, number of Congress members. intent to enhance co-operation on the older sister of Vajiralongkorn, The meetings discussed the strategic the politically, economic, and social was announced hours earlier as a bilateral relations and a number of re- levels. candidate in the upcoming elections Turkey set to gional and international issues, partic- His Excellency stressed, during his for the Thai Raksa Chart party, ularly peace in Afghanistan, Palestine, participation at the ministerial meet- which is steered by the divisive and joint eff orts to combat terrorism ing of the Global Coalition To Defeat Shinawatra political clan. Her shock and its fi nancing. ISIS that took place in Washington on entrance into frontline Thai politics HE the Deputy Prime Minister and Wednesday, that the State of Qatar is was a first by a member of the Minister of Foreign Aff airs said that he committed to contributing to the ef- powerful royal family and promised looks forward to hosting US offi cials in forts made to defeat ISIS in Iraq and to reshape the political landscape of deliver military Qatar throughout this year, and to be- Syria. the country. Page 6 ing back to the US as well. HE the Deputy Prime Minister and He added that they were commu- Minister of Foreign Aff airs also an- LATIN AMERICA | Tragedy nicating to fi nd resolutions to the re- nounced Doha’s intention to host a gion’s most urgent issues. high-level regional meeting this year to Fire kills 10 at Brazil HE Sheikh Mohamed stressed that address the horrible crimes committed football facility Qatar highly appreciates its ties with by ISIS. Brazilian football was in mourning drones to Qatar the US, and noted that the meetings It is worth noting that the strategic yesterday after 10 people died were part of an ongoing dialogue in ties between Qatar and the US began 45 when a fire ripped through a youth O Deal includes six unmanned aircraft and control stations all fields of joint interest and that years ago. training facility at the country’s they provide an opportunity to ex- The two countries share a joint goal most popular club, Flamengo, QNA Baykar engineers and experts. Branch, which were carried out by the change views on important inter- of building a Middle East that is more authorities said. The pre-dawn Ankara At the end of the four-month course, Turkish military in northern Syria. national issues, including efforts to peaceful and more prosperous. blaze in Rio de Janeiro hit a building all members of the Qatari team have Bayraktar stressed that the drones that housed players aged 14 to graduated, including an unmanned deal would contribute to cementing the 17, firefighters said. Rio’s deputy urkey is preparing to hand over drone commander, maintenance per- Qatari-Turkish relations. governor, Claudio Castro said six “Bayraktar TB2” military sonnel and other functions related to Turkey’s Deputy Industry and Tech- “preliminary information indicates Tdrones, as part of a deal signed the “TB2” aircraft. nology Minister Mehmet Fatih Kacir there were young players and staff ” by the two sides in 2018. The graduation ceremony was held said that Turkey’s defence production Qatar opens consulate in Milan amongst the dead. The SporTV According to Anadolu Agency, the at the Baykar training facility in north- has increased by 65% during the past channel said the victims included deal signed between Qatar Armed western Turkey’s Edirne Province. 15 years. QNA in Milan is aimed at achieving the main six players and four members of Forces and the Turkish aircraft manu- The function was attended by Tur- Under the deal, Baykar Machinery Milan objectives that serve the interests of staff . Page 11 facturer ‘Baykar Machinery’ on the key’s Deputy Industry and Technology will provide technical and logistical the two countries and the two friendly sidelines of the Doha International Minister Mehmet Fatih Kacir, Baykar support to the Qatari side for the air- peoples, in particular the interests re- SPORT | Media Maritime Defence Exhibition and Con- Machinery Technical Manager Selcuk craft operating system for two years. atar’s consulate in Milan was lated to the growing economic, trade beIN not to renew ference (Dimdex 2018) included six un- Bayraktar and a number of Qatari and The deal is the fi rst sale of the opened yesterday by HE the and investment relations in addition to manned aircraft and control stations as Turkish offi cials. ‘Bayraktar TB2’ aircraft to the Turkish QSecretary-General of the Min- facilitate legal and administrative pro- F1 broadcast contract well as technical and logistical equip- Selcuk Bayraktar said in his speech system. istry of Foreign Aff airs Dr Ahmed bin cedures and transactions at the public Qatar’s beIN Sports said yesterday ment for these aircraft. during the ceremony that Turkey cur- ‘Bayraktar TB2’ is a medium altitude Hassan al-Hammadi in the presence of and private levels. it had decided not to renew a The six aircraft and control stations rently ranks sixth in the world among and long-range (MALE) tactical un- the Italian Ministry of Foreign Aff airs HE Dr al-Hammadi said that the contract for the rights to broadcast have passed the factory quality tests countries capable of producing un- manned aerial vehicle (UAV) system. second bureau director Paolo Sordini. economic and trade relations include Formula One in the Middle East and are ready to be handed over to the manned aerial vehicles and their smart The aircraft provides operational Speaking on the occasion, HE Dr al- large investments from the public and and North Africa. The previous Qatari Armed Forces, Anadolu said. weapons, depending on local capaci- information to the operations centres Hammadi pointed out that the open- private sectors in both countries, as five-year deal expired at the end of As part of the same deal, a 55-per- ties. of the Turkish armed forces during its ing of the consulate in Milan is a new the volume of trade exchange between last season. The 21-race 2019 world son Qatari team has completed its He added that the Turkish drones mission in the air, as well as being able indicator of the strength of the Qatari- the two countries reached 15bn euros in championship starts in Australia on training courses on the use of the are played an important role during the to target the identifi ed threats with on- Italian relations. 2018, an increase of 11% from the previ- March 17. TB2 drones in Turkey by a team of operations Euphrates Shield and Olive board munitions. He explained that Qatar’s consulate ous year. To Page 3 Saudi crown prince wanted to use a ‘bullet’ on Khashoggi: report O New pressure over retically had until yesterday to desig- A department spokesman pointed to has no compelling evidence of the direct him, according to the newspaper. Khashoggi’s Turkish fi ancee said journalist’s death, Trump nate those responsible for the murder of last year’s revocation of visas for nearly involvement of the young and power- Special UN rapporteur Agnes Cal- yesterday she hoped pressure from US Khashoggi, who was strangled and dis- two dozen Saudi offi cials and the freez- ful Saudi leader, although the senators lamard said on Thursday after a visit to lawmakers would encourage the Trump silent at deadline membered by Saudi agents in the king- ing of assets of 17 others after Khashog- — briefed by intelligence leaders behind Turkey that the killing of Khashoggi, administration to take a tougher stance dom’s consulate in Istanbul on October 2.