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Qatar Airways Keeps Its Word INDEX QATAR 2-4,16 COMMENT 14, 15 BUSINESS | Page 1 QATAR | Page 4 ARAB WORLD 6 BUSINESS 1-8 QP enters INTERNATIONAL 6-13 SPORTS 1-8 Qeeri at the exploration DOW JONES QE NYMEX forefront of agreement in Qatar’s solar 27,778.07 9,775.28 42.89 Angola -66.84 +79.96 +0.00 vision -0.24% +0.82% +0.00% Latest Figures published in QATAR since 1978 WEDNESDAY Vol. XXXXI No. 11645 August 19, 2020 Dhul-Hijjah 29, 1441 AH GULF TIMES www. gulf-times.com 2 Riyals Qatar ratifies MP14 to address issue of PSG reach first-ever Champions League final unruly passengers Qatar has become the latest Qatar Airways country to ratify the Montreal Protocol of 2014 (MP14), making it the 23rd country globally and sixth in Africa & the Middle East region to give formal approval to keeps its word; the treaty, the International Air Transport Association has said. MP14, properly named the Protocol to Amend the Convention on Off ences and Certain Other Acts refunds $1.2bn Committed on Board Aircraft, is a global agreement that strengthens the powers of States to prosecute unruly passengers. Page 4 ‘Palestinians not worried to passengers about Israel-UAE deal’ atar Airways has paid out in original, exchange their ticket for a Palestinian President Mahmoud excess of $1.2bn in refunds to future travel voucher worth 110% of Abbas said yesterday that Qalmost 600,000 passengers the original ticket value, or swap their Palestinians were not concerned since March, demonstrating its com- tickets for Qmiles. about the normalisation deal mitment to honouring its obligations Over one third (36%) of Qatar Air- between Israel and the United Arab to passengers who need to change their ways passengers selected one of these Emirates, referring to the accord plans due to the impact of the Cov- options over a refund, the airline said. as “nonsense”. In his first public id-19 pandemic on global travel. Qatar Airways Group Chief Execu- remarks since the US-sponsored Angel Di Maria scored once and set up two more goals as he steered Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) past RB Leipzig 3-0 In the context of unprecedented tive, HE Akbar al-Baker said: “With deal was announced last week, yesterday and into their first-ever Champions League final. Marquinhos and Juan Bernat were the two other scorers for numbers of refund requests as airlines the impact of Covid-19 on global trav- Abbas accused the Gulf Arab state PSG, who will now face the winner of today’s semi-final between Bayern Munich and Olympique Lyonnais at Lisbon’s da and passengers navigate entry restric- el, passengers have had to change their of turning its back on Palestinians Luz stadium on Sunday. Pictured are PSG players celebrating their win after the match. Page 16 tions imposed by countries around the plans at short notice and it has been living under occupation in the West world to limit the spread of Covid-19, diffi cult for them to plan ahead with Bank and an Israeli-led blockade Qatar Airways has worked hard to any certainty. What they want and de- in Gaza. However, Abbas said: “We MoPH reports process almost all refunds requested serve are fl exibility and reliability, and aren’t worried about the nonsense since March 2020 (96%). in Qatar Airways we hope they fi nd an that happens here and there and 112,355 Covid-19 The airline is now processing all new airline they can trust. especially in recent days, when a Oman Sultan appoints recoveries refunds back to the original form of “The amount we have paid out in re- trilateral agreement between the payment in less than 30 days. funds has undoubtedly had an impact Emirates, Israel and America was The Ministry of Public Health Additionally, the airline introduced on our bottom line, but it is our duty announced.” Page 6 (MoPH) reported yesterday an unrivalled fl exible booking policy to do the right thing by our customers new Cabinet ministers 293 new confirmed cases of that has proved extremely popular and trade partners and as an airline we Sudan ‘astonished’ at coronavirus (Covid-19) and with passengers. are strong enough to mitigate the im- spokesman’s remarks 267 recoveries from the virus Qatar Airways tickets are now valid pact of this.” QNA in the last 24 hours, bringing for two years from the date of issu- Qatar Airways took a number of Sudan’s Foreign Ministry said Muscat the total number of people ance. Passengers can also choose to important measures to ensure that yesterday it was astonished by who have recovered so far in change their travel date or destina- it could manage the unprecedented remarks made by its own spokesman Qatar to 112,355. The MoPH said tion free of charge as often as they number of refund requests – over in which he said Khartoum had ultan Haitham bin Tariq al-Said of that all new cases have been need, change their origin to another 10,000 per day at the height of the “contacts” with Israel, stressing that Oman issued yesterday a royal de- introduced to isolation and are city within the same country or any crisis – from passengers that needed the government had not discussed Scree to reform the Omani Cabinet. receiving necessary healthcare. other destination on the airline’s net- to change their travel plans in light of the possibility of diplomatic relations. Oman News Agency (ONA) stated Page 2 work within a 5,000 mile radius of the Covid-19. To Page 3 Haydar Sadig, the ministry’s that the new Cabinet as follows: Fahad spokesman, made the comment to bin Mahmoud al-Said as Deputy Prime Reuters earlier in the day. Minister for Cabinet Aff airs; Shihab bin Tariq al-Said as Deputy Prime ‘Attempted coup’ in Mali Submissions for Green Minister for Defence Aff airs; and Dhi Award 2020 open Yazan bin Haitham bin Tarik al-Said as Minister of Culture, Sports and Youth. Sultan Haitham bin Tariq al-Said of The Public Works Authority The Sultan also appointed Khalid Oman ‘Ashghal’ has announced the bin Hilal al-Busaidi as Minister of the opening of entries for the Green Royal Court; Sultan bin Mohamed al- bin Sultan al-Busaidi as Minister of Award for 2020, which is now Nuamani as Minister of the Royal Of- State and Governor of Dhofar, Ibrahim expanded to include all the fi ce; Hamoud bin Faisal al-Busaidi as bin Said al-Busaidi as Minister of State contractors of Ashghal’s ongoing Minister of Interior; Badr bin Ham- and Governor of Musandam, Salem projects under the Project Aff airs. mad bin Hamoud al-Busaidi as Foreign bin Mohamed al-Mahrouqi as Minis- The expansion of the initiative is Minister; Sultan bin Salem al-Habsi ter of Heritage and Tourism and Saud aligned with Ashghal’s continuous as Minister of Finance; and Sheikh bin Hamoud bin Ahmed al-Habsi as improvement strategy and its Abdullah bin Mohamed bin Abdullah Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and commitment to raise the bar on al-Salmi as Minister of Awqaf and Re- Water Resources. the implementation of the best ligious Aff airs. The Sultan also named Rahma international practices. Page 3 He also named Mohamed bin Ha- al-Mahrouqi Minister of Higher mad al-Rumhi Minister of Energy and Education, Saeed bin Hamoud al- Trump aide colluded Minerals; Ahmed bin Mohamed bin Maawali Minister of Transport, with Russian spy: Senate Obaid al-Saeedi Minister of Health; Communications and Information Madeeha bint Ahmed bin Nassir al- Technology, Saeed bin Mohamed The chairman of President Shaibaniyah Minister of Education; al-Saqri Minister of Economy, Qais Donald Trump’s 2016 election Saud bin Hilal al-Busaidi Minister of al-Youssef Minister of Trade, Indus- campaign secretly shared State and Governor of Muscat, Abdul- try and Investment Promotion, Laila campaign information with a lah bin Mohamed al-Saeedi Minister bint Ahmed al-Najjar Minister of So- Malian soldiers are celebrated as they arrive at the Independence Square in Bamako yesterday. Mali’s President Ibrahim Russian intelligence off icer, posing of Justice and Legal Aff airs and Abdul- cial Development, Mahad bin Saeed Boubacar Keita and Prime Minister Boubou Cisse are both being held by rebel soldiers, a senior government off icial a “grave” espionage threat to lah bin Nasser al-Harrasi Minister of Baouin Minister of Labour, and Kha- said. He added that both men were now at Kati, a town near the capital Bamako which hosts an important military base. the United States, a US Senate Information. lfan al-Shuaili Minister of Housing Soldiers arrested both political leaders in the capital late yesterday afternoon after launching a mutiny and seizing report said yesterday. Before The decree also included Mohamed and Urban Planning. control of the Kati base. Page 6 and during his nearly six months on the Trump campaign, Paul Manafort, a veteran Republican political consultant, directly and indirectly communicated with Konstantin Kilimnik, identified as Hezbollah member guilty of Hariri murder: UN tribunal a Russian intelligence off icer, and Oleg Deripaska, a Russian oligarch close to Vladimir Putin, the Senate UN-backed tribunal yesterday Hussein Oneissi, 46, and Hassan Ha- Intelligence Committee said. Page 8 found a member of the Hezbol- bib Merhi, 54, over the blast, which A lah Shia movement guilty over changed the face of the Middle East. Freeland appointed as the 2005 murder of former Lebanese The judges also said there was no Canada finance minister prime minister Rafi c Hariri but cleared evidence to directly link Syria – the three other suspects after a years-long former military overlord in Lebanon – Canadian trial.
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