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MONDAY DECEMBER 17, 2018 RABI AL-AKHIR 10, 1440 VOL.12 NO. 4486 QR 2 FINE HIGH : 24°C LOW : 19°C Business 15 Fajr: 4:49 am Dhuhr: 11:30 am Asr: 2:27 pm Maghrib: 4:47 pm Qamco begins trading on Isha: 6:17 pm Qatar Stock Exchange Amir pardons prisoners AMIR MEETS UN CHIEF Doha pledges $500 mn support for UN bodies Four new UN DOHA FORUM CONCLUDES offices to be DOHA The Amir HH Sheikh set up in Qatar Tamim bin Hamad al Thani issued an Amiri gesture QNA pardoning a number of pris- DOHA oners, on the occasion of Qatar National Day. (QNA) DEPUTY Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Af- fairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman al Thani Qatar National Day on Sunday announced Qa- holiday tomorrow The Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al Thani on Sunday met United Nations Secretary-General Antonio tar’s $500 million support Guterres and his accompanying delegation at the Amiri Diwan on Sunday. The meeting dealt with prospects for United Nations organi- The 18th Doha Forum concluded on Sunday with the an- DOHA On the occasion of Qatar of joint cooperation between Qatar and the UN and the means to develop them. The UN chief extended sations under the direc- nouncement of the Doha Forum Award, which will be given National Day, which will be thanks to the Amir for Qatar’s humanitarian efforts in different countries, including Palestine, Libya, Sudan tive of the Amir HH Sheikh for the first time in 2019 for outstanding achievements in marked on December 18, the and Yemen. He thanked the Amir for Qatar’s hosting of the Doha Forum, which discusses a set of regional Tamim bin Hamad al Thani. the areas of diversity, dialogue and diplomacy, and will be Amiri Diwan announced that and international challenges, and for signing the Sustainable and Strategic Partnership agreement between It is a multi-year support worth half a million US dollars. Prime Minister and Minis- Tuesday will be an official holi- Qatar and the UN. According to the agreement, Qatar will provide $500 million support to UN organisations. for UN’s core resources. ter of Interior HE Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa al day. Employees are to resume The Amir and UN chief also reviewed the situation in Syria, Yemen and Palestine and the repercussions of This was part of agree- Thani attended the closing ceremony. Delivering a speech, their work on Wednesday. (QNA) the Gulf crisis on the region, stressing the importance of resolving it through dialogue. (QNA) ments signed between Qa- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said the Doha Forum tar and UN on the sidelines had provided a space for global dialogue on vital challenges of the concluding day of the facing today’s world. It underlines the importance of dialogue Doha Forum, in the pres- and opens the space for exchange of ideas and creative think- ence of Sheikh Mohammed ing as well as finding a common ground between the parties QND celebrations and UN Secretary-General in the world. PAGE 20 Antonio Guterres. Preparations complete deepen pride and The UN and Qatar signed a memorandum of under- to be opened in Qatar are for tional organisation. development of standing, endorsing cooper- the UNICEF, International Doha has also played a for QND celebrations Qatar, says PM ation between both parties, Organisation for Migration key role in the central dis- which includes the estab- (IOM), UN High Commis- cussions in the United Na- Prime Minister and Minister lishment of a Junior Pro- sioner for Refugees (UN- tions and supported the Bowling Federation near the of Interior HE Sheikh Abdul- fessional Programme and a HCR), and the Office for the difficult and thorny issues 25 parking spaces Mannai Tunnel and the land lah bin Nasser bin Khalifa multi-year non-earmarked Coordination of Humanitar- related to global peace and close to the old building of the al Thani said Qatar National contribution of $500million ian Affairs (OCHA). security, he said. allocated for public British Embassy. Day on December 18 is a to fund UN agencies. At a press conference Lulwah al Khater, Besides, there are parking great and important occasion Doha also signed an on Sunday, Sheikh Moham- spokesperson for the Min- TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK lots for the public at Souq Wa- to commemorate the late agreement with the UN med pointed out that Qatar, istry of Foreign Affairs, said DOHA qif and the Museum of Islamic Founder Sheikh Jassim bin Development Programme which contributes to many the agreements signed un- Art. He said the Karwa buses Mohammed bin Thani, who (UNDP) and an agreement humanitarian development derscore Qatar’s strong re- ALL security and traffic ar- will be transporting people to laid the first building blocks of with the UN Office for Coun- projects with the United Na- lationship with the United rangements for the Qatar Na- and from remote parking lots the glorious state of Qatar. ter-Terrorism. tions, has become a struc- Nations, according to Al Ja- tional Day (QND) celebrations and some buses have been ear- The PM said the Na- The four new UN offices tural partner for the interna- zeera. have been completed. marked for families and the peo- tional Day is an incentive to Preparations for secu- Brigadier Ali Khujaim al Adbi. ple with special needs as well. inspire a sense of belong- rity measures, traffic arrange- He said the Organizing ing to the homeland and ments and public gatherings lows: near the exhibition cen- Committee has also put up the values of sacrifice and have been completed, Briga- tre close to the buildings of the large TV screens at Al Bidda selflessness, and it serves dier Ali Khujaim al Adbi, Qatar Petroleum, the park- Park and Al Rayyan Park for as a motive to deepen the Qatar to invest $20 bn Director of the Department ing of the Sheraton Doha, the showing the events live. pride and development of and Chairman of the Secu- parking behind Qatar Club Special emergency points the state. The PM affirmed rity Committee, said at a press and another near the Post Of- of Hamad Medical Corpora- that the celebration of the in US energy sector conference on Sunday. fice. tion (HMC) have also been set National Day has great sym- QATAR on Sunday said it plans to invest more than $20 bil- The main event of the The committee has also al- up to provide emergency aid. bolic significance in the na- lion in the US energy sector over the next five years. Minis- QND celebrations will be the located parking places at the The Organising Commit- tional memory and embod- ter of State for Energy Affairs and Qatar Petroleum President national parade on the Doha Imam Muhammad bin Ab- tee has set up stalls to distrib- ies the meaning of unity and HE Eng Saad bin Sherida al Kaabi said Qatar is looking to Corniche. Talking about park- dul Wahab Mosque and in Al ute refreshments, water and true brotherhood among its invest in US oil and gas sectors as well as unconventional ing arrangements, Brigadier Bidda underground parking light food to the public at the people and inspires lofty resources. “ $20 billion will be invested over the next five Khujaim said the committee places in front of the build- Corniche. Temporary toilets sentiments in the hearts years in the US in different projects,” Kaabi told the has reserved about 25 parking ing of Ministry of the Interior, have also been set up. and minds of citizens and Doha Forum. He said Qatar’s main target was to re- places for the public. near the Marmar Palace and at expatriates living on this vive the multi-billion dollar Golden Pass LNG terminal The parking area are fol- the headquarters of the Qatar Continued on page 4 Ô great land. PAGE 4 in Texas. (AGENCIES) PAGE 15 ASHGHAL TO OPEN NEW HIGHWAYS Now, rental disputes 1996 Qatar invasion plan by ON QATAR NATIONAL DAY Saudi, UAE, Bahrain revealed can be settled online aul Barrell, leader of French mercenary groups, has re- The Public Works Authority (Ashghal) DOHA The Ministry of Municipalities and Environment (MME) Pvealed the details of an invasion plan of Qatar prepared will open several important gateways on Sunday launched a service to settle rent disputes online. under the direct leadership of the UAE, Saudi Arabia and of Al Wakra road projects on the occa- The “Settlement of Rent Dispute” service can be accessed Bahrain in 1996 after the failed coup attempt in Qatar that sion of Qatar National Day on Tuesday. on the ministry’s website (www.mme.gov.qa). year. Tamer al Mishal, presenter of the television show — The roads are 3.5 km of Al Wakra Hamad Khalifa al Khalifa, Assistant Undersecretary for What is hidden is the Greatest — managed to conduct an Road carriage, 126-metre new under- Common Services Affairs at the MME, said the launch of the exclusive interview with Paul Barrell, who for the first time pass, 3-km link road between Southern new service is part of the ministry’s continuous efforts to spoke on the issue that has been kept secret for decades. Doha Expressway and E-Ring and 90 develop its services electronically. In the interview, Barrell said the UAE had provided him percent Al Watiyyat Interchange on F- The service enables parties to submit application for elec- with considerable support for the operation, hosted him and Ring Road. On this occasion, Engineer tronic dispute resolution and follow-up requests immediately. his team at the InterContinental Hotel in Abu Dhabi, where Bader Darwih has said that the open- Payment of fees and printing of the application sheet can be weapons were stored.