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Sheikha Moza Serious Breach and fl Agrant Violations Structed and Kidnapped a Qatari fi Shing China’S President Xi Jinping Was of International Law QATAR | Page 24 SPORT | Page 1 Qatar’s Adel leads T2 series aft er INDEX DOW JONES QE NYMEX QATAR 2-9, 24 COMMENT 22, 23 Second Aspire Kite REGION 9 BUSINESS 1-5, 17-20 solid fi nish Festival attracted 25,360.00 8,303.34 62.04 ARAB WORLD 9, 10 CLASSIFIED 6-16 +439.00 -62.77 +1.92 INTERNATIONAL 11-21 SPORTS 1-8 over 40,000 visitors in Dubai +1.76% -0.75% +3.19% Latest Figures published in QATAR since 1978 SUNDAY Vol. XXXIX No. 10754 March 11, 2018 Jumada Il 23, 1439 AH GULF TIMES www. gulf-times.com 2 Riyals FM in Sudan meeting Qatar informs In brief UN of airspace QATAR | Reaction violations by Qatar slams withdrawal of Jerusalem identity Qatar strongly condemned the Israeli Knesset’s approval of a law UAE, Bahrain authorising the interior minister to withdraw the Jerusalem identity atar has informed the UN Secu- in the region and without regard to Qa- from the Palestinians. In a statement rity Council and the UN Secre- tar’s security and stability.” yesterday, the Foreign Ministry Qtary-General of three violations The Government of Qatar has called described the move as unethical and of Qatar’s airspace by the United Arab upon the Security Council and the completely disregarding international Emirates (UAE) and the Kingdom of United Nations to take the necessary law, international humanitarian law Bahrain. measures under the Charter of the and UN conventions. The statement The message was handed over by HE United Nations to maintain interna- called on the international community the Permanent Representative of Qa- tional peace and security. to shoulder its responsibilities and tar to the United Nations ambassador In the message the Government of stop the repeated Israeli violations of Qatar’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister HE Sheikh Mohamed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani listens during a meeting Sheikha Alya Ahmed bin Saif al-Thani Qatar affi rmed its commitment to ex- the rights of the Palestinian people, with his Sudanese counterpart Ibrahim Ghandour in Khartoum yesterday. to the UN Secretary-General Antonio ercise the highest degree of restraint, stressing that such violations would Guterres and Security Council presi- abide by the Charter of the United Na- undermine international eff orts to dent for March Karel van Oosterom. tions and promote good-neighbourly implement the two-state solution. “A UAE military transport aircraft relations. “It strongly condemns and It reiterated Qatar’s full support violated the airspace of Qatar on Janu- rejects any breach of its sovereignty for the Palestinian people’s self- ary 14. Another UAE C-130 military and territorial integrity, and reserves determination and restoration of transport aircraft violated Qatari air- the full right to respond to any viola- all their legitimate rights, foremost space on February 25. On February 28, tions in line with its sovereign right, in of which is the establishment of an a Bahraini military aircraft fl ew into the accordance with the provisions of in- independent and sovereign state on exclusive economic zone of the State of ternational law. It reaffi rms that it will the 1967 borders with Jerusalem as A month away Qatar,” the message said. take the necessary measures to defend its capital. It said the Bahraini aircraft was fl y- its borders, airspace and sea and its ing over Qatar’s exclusive economic national security, in accordance with ASIA | Diplomacy zone without prior diplomatic author- international laws and regulations,” the isation from the concerned authorities message added. China, Japan supportive in Qatar. “An immediate fl ight order Qatar has also informed the UN Se- of N Korea-US meeting from 10mn goal: was issued for a warning aircraft cab- curity Council and the UN Secretary- US President Donald Trump in, prompting the Bahraini aircraft to General that a UAE naval ship kid- said yesterday he has received leave the country’s exclusive economic napped a Qatari fi shing boat carrying encouragement from the leaders zone.” eight people on January 19. of China and Japan as he moves Qatar said the continued air viola- “Qatari marine surveillance saw toward a sudden, high stakes tions by the UAE and Bahrain and their a UAE naval ship unload a boat into summit with North Korean violations of Qatari sovereignty were the Qatari economic zone which ob- leader Kim Jong-un. Trump said Sheikha Moza serious breach and fl agrant violations structed and kidnapped a Qatari fi shing China’s President Xi Jinping was of international law. “The State of Qa- boat,” the complaint said. The fi sher- appreciative of his decision to O EAC promised to educate 10mn out of school children six years ago tar warned against the continued at- men, all of them Indian nationals, were opt for diplomacy rather than tempts by the two countries to ignite forced at gunpoint to enter the UAE “the ominous alternative,” while QNA increasing each year. Before coming is supposed to help the country, but, incidents that would increase tension economic zone. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe Paris to Paris, I had been informed that in reality, it is preventing it from going was “very enthusiastic” about talks the fi gure was 61mn. Now, it reached forward. Those who commit such acts with North Korea. Trump reached 63mn. As a personal goal, I pledged to must be held accountable. It is nec- out to the Asian leaders in phone er Highness Sheikha Moza bint educate 10mn out of school children essary that, as an international com- calls on Friday after his stunning Nasser, Chairperson of Qa- in six years. And in a month, we’ll munity, we take the issue of education decision to accept an invitation to Htar Foundation, has affi rmed be there. But the problem is that, in seriously.” Syrian army cuts off main meet Kim before the end of May. that the foundation’s Educate A Child general, education is not the priority Asked in Yemen or in Syria, is it Page 13 programme, is one month away from for many leaders. Two thirds of these possible to aid children on both sides reaching the goal set six years ago children live in confl ict zones. As long of a confl ict, Sheikha Moza said: “Our Ghouta town, toll tops 1,000 BUSINESS | Politics to enable 10mn children around the as we do not take drastic measures to programmes help all Yemenis, but No breakthrough in world to basic education. protect education, to protect schools, today they are undermined by this AFP Misraba, according to the Syrian Ob- In an interview with Paris Match this number will be increasing. This confl ict. We were working in Yemen Douma, Syria servatory for Human Rights. US-EU trade talks magazine, Sheikha Moza stressed that is my fi ght, which I have begun long before the change of regime and it “Regime forces have therefore divided The EU’s top trade off icial said the the Educate A Child (EAC) programme ago. I want schools to be considered worked quite well. When the regime Eastern Ghouta into three parts – Dou- US failed yesterday to provide full which was launched in 2012, now as sanctuaries, places that cannot, in changed, we kept supporting the yrian regime forces yesterday cut ma and its surroundings, Harasta in the clarity on how Europe and Japan has more than 82 partners, through any way, be targeted by warring par- country. Yemen is a civilised country, off the largest town in Eastern west, and the rest of the towns further could be spared from Washington’s which all the goals set for it have been ties. which, in the end, must be capable of SGhouta from the rest of the rebel- south,” the Britain-based monitor said. controversial steel and aluminium achieved. “Today, we have 82 partners “At our scale, we work in numer- managing itself. The Yemenis could held enclave near Damascus, pressing Shelling and air strikes slammed tariff s, but said talks would continue in this project. On our part, we have ous countries. I’ll give you two exam- have settled their aff airs by them- on with a 20-day assault that has left into Douma, trapping residents inside next week. European Trade achieved our goals. But what we are ples. First in Bangladesh, in areas hit selves, but because of foreign inter- more than 1,000 civilians dead. their basements for hours, AFP’s cor- Commissioner Cecilia Malmstroem building, other people are destroying. by natural disasters like fl oods, chil- vention, the country is divided. It is Government troops and allied mi- respondents in the town said. made her statement after crunch This means that if we fail to impose dren are unable go to school. We have, chaos.” litia launched their military campaign Rescue workers and medics were talks with US Trade Representative strict rules, the problem is likely to be therefore, put into place a boat system Asked if it was realistic to achieve for Eastern Ghouta on February 18 and struggling to navigate the town’s rub- Robert Lighthizer in an eff ort to endless. to bring school to them. I was struck her announcement at the Unesco of have since overrun more than half of ble-littered roads to bring wounded defuse a bitter row that many fear “Unesco is really working with us by the strength of these children and plans to help 335,000 children across the area, defying global calls for a halt residents back to fi eld clinics. could turn into an all-out trade a lot, providing us with the technical their determination to pursue their 11 countries by 2021, Sheikha Moza to the violence.
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