US Congress Members Apprised of Siege-Related Violations
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BUSINESS | Page 1 SPORT | Page 1 Al Arabi secure INDEX season’s DOW JONES QE NYMEX QATAR 4-7, 24 COMMENT 22, 23 Qatar Airways sees its REGION 8, 9 BUSINESS 1-7, 17-20 pre-blockade traffi c fi rst win 22,346.00 8,312.43 51.67 ARAB WORLD 9 CLASSIFIED 8-16 +26.00 -108.77 +0.11 INTERNATIONAL 10-21 SPORTS 1-8 volumes by year-end +0.12% -1.29% +0.21% Latest Figures published in QATAR since 1978 SUNDAY Vol. XXXVIII No. 10593 October 1, 2017 Muharram 11, 1439 AH GULF TIMES www. gulf-times.com 2 Riyals PM attends Police College graduation US Congress In brief members QATAR | Offi cial Emir holds phone talk with Turkish president apprised of His Highness the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani yesterday held via telephone a conversation with Turkish President Recep Tayyib Erdogan. During the conversation they reviewed bilateral ties between siege-related the two fraternal countries and dis- cussed a set of current issues on the regional and international fronts. ARAB WORLD | Referendum violations Erdogan sees Israel’s hand in Kurdistan vote QNA man said he had noted the remarkable Turkish President Recep Tayyip Washington interest of the US Congress members Erdogan said yesterday that Israel’s and their deep concern over the prob- intelligence agency played a role in HE the Prime Minister and Interior Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa al-Thani attended the graduation lems faced by citizens and residents of Iraqi Kurdistan’s independence vote ceremony of the diving and parachute jumping courses for the first batch of the Police College students, held yesterday embers of the US Congress Qatar and the three Gulf states due to - allegedly proved by the waving of morning in the Sealine area. The ceremony included a live show of parachute jumps carried out by graduates from a height have shown keen interest in the unjust siege. Israeli flags during celebrations for of 5,000ft, as well as paratroopers of the International/Qatar Search and Rescue Group. At the end of the ceremony, the Prime Mdiscussing the siege-related He also praised their response and the “yes” victory. Ankara fiercely Minister honoured the graduates and gave away the badges of the two sessions, besides honouring the participating parties. human rights violations on the fl oor of keenness to put human rights violations opposed the referendum and has The ceremony was attended by senior off icials and off icers of the Ministry of Interior, members of the Supreme Council of the the House, Chairman of Qatar’s Nation- on the table of Congress , “in absolute threatened sanctions against the Police College, and parents of graduates. A total of 105 students from the first batch of the Police College participated in the al Human Rights Committee (NHRC) Dr agreement to the rejection of involving region, reflecting its worries about two training courses that were held from July to September. Page 4 Ali bin Smaikh al-Marri has said. citizens and residents in political con- its own sizeable Kurdish minority. Dr al-Marri has met a number of US fl icts, or taking them hostage to any po- Page 9 Congress members and briefed them litical strife”. about the various violations of human Dr al-Marri said the series of inten- ASIA | Diplomacy rights that followed the unjust blockade sive meetings in Washington, DC, with of Qatar since June 5. a number of representatives of both the US probes N Korea’s Among the members of the US House Republican and Democratic parties were willingness to talk Al Rayan Poultry plans to of Representatives that he met are Mike fruitful . Washington has opened channels Capuano, Stephen Lynch, David Cicil- In this context Dr al-Marri also met to North Korea to find out if the line and Nita Lowey. He gave them de- with two Republican Congressmen regime is ready to talk about giving tailed accounts of the violations of hu- Trent Franks and Gus Bilirakis, and held up its nuclear weapons, Secretary of produce 70,000 tonnes of man rights by the siege countries and a discussion session with the Chair- State Rex Tillerson said yesterday. the deprivation suff ered by the citizens man of the “Tom Lantos” Human Rights His off ice in Washington quickly and residents of Qatar as well as the citi- Commission in the US Congress James clarified that North Korea has shown zens of the Gulf States (Saudi Arabia, the McGovern. He also held talks with of- no interest in such discussions. meat, 250mn eggs per year UAE and Bahrain). Even the most im- fi cials of the Foreign Relations Com- Speaking after a day of talks with portant of their fundamental rights, like mittee of Congress and the Robert F China’s President Xi Jinping and top the right to education, transportation, Kennedy Human Rights Foundation. diplomats, Tillerson told reporters Project to cost more vider in Qatar and the whole region.” which is introduced for the fi rst time treatment, family reunifi cation and the “The intense momentum of these that US off icials are in touch with than QR1.6bn The project when completed will in Qatar and will have the capacity to performance of religious rites have been meetings refl ects the NHRC’s keenness Pyongyang. Page 12 have a production capacity of 70,000 supply other smaller broiler meat pro- violated, he said. to diff use these documented reports on 15mn sq m of land tonnes of broiler meat and 250mn ducers in the country as well. Moreo- After the meetings, the NHRC chair- the grave human rights violations.” EUROPE | Demonstration allocated for units eggs per year, making it the largest ver, the planned feed mill production poultry farm in the country capable capacity exceeding 90 tonnes/hour Thousands rally ahead ‘Parent stock’ to support of covering current and future market will also cover the need of other pro- of Catalonia vote other farms demand. ducers in the country. HBKU-Institut Pasteur deal Thousands of flag-waving protesters Al Rayan Poultry has already dedi- In order to ensure global stand- rallied in cities across Spain, Global production cated more than 15mn sq m of land ards in production and distribution, including Barcelona and Madrid, in standards assured for the project, spread across vari- Al Rayan Poultry has engaged one of favour of national unity yesterday, ous strategic locations covering the the best international consultants to a day before a banned referendum ar Al Rayan Investment Com- whole of Qatar, including the First undertake this project. The company on independence for Catalonia. pany has announced plans to Agro Cluster in the South and Al Waab has also appointed innovative global In Barcelona, the capital of the Dlaunch the largest exclusive farms, Al Dawoodiyah and Al Sidriya technology providers for the supply northeastern region, a crowd of integrated poultry farm in Qatar at a farms in the north. and installation of all the machinery. several thousand filled a square cost of QR1.6bn. In a major step to boost local pro- The project will be completed through in front of the headquarters of Al Rayan Poultry, a subsidiary of duction of poultry products in the implementing the latest technologies the regional government which is Qatari-owned Dar Al Rayan Invest- country, Al Rayan Poultry plans to and will adopt the highest bio-securi- pushing ahead with the vote even ment Company, is the fi rst of its kind undertake a unique and critical area ty measures. though the courts have ruled it initiative that will revolutionise the within the industry, parent stock, Sheikh Khalifa bin Mohamed bin unconstitutional. Page 15 poultry sector and boost local pro- Khalifa al-Thani, vice-chairman of duction, said a statement issued by Dar Al Rayan Investment Company, SPORT | Accident the company yesterday. Al Rayan Food Co. to said: “We want to make Al Rayan “Through Dar Al Rayan Investment establish largest Poultry a unique project with global Barrier collapses during Company, we aim to contribute and be dairy farm in Qatar standards that our country and its French football match a part of (Qatar National) Vision 2030 Dar Al Rayan Investment Company, wise leadership will take pride in. As At least 18 people were injured by undertaking strategic projects that through another subsidiary Al such, we strive to set very high stand- yesterday - including three seriously will support Qatar’s food security Rayan Food Company , is planning ards in terms technology, hygiene and - when a safety barrier at a stadium programme,” said Sheikh Suhaim bin to establish the largest dairy farm in operational standards.” HE Sheikha Hind bint Hamad al-Thani, chairperson of Hamad Bin Khalifa University collapsed during a top-flight Khaled al-Thani, Chairman of Dar Qatar which will produce all types Mohamed Hussein al-Ali of Al and vice-chairperson and CEO of Qatar Foundation, with off icials from HBKU and football match in France. The barrier Al Rayan Investment Company. “Al of dairy products, by importing Rayan Poultry said: “Our focus is not Institut Pasteur after the two institutions signed a memorandum of understanding for collapsed in 17th minute of the Ligue Rayan Poultry will be an asset to the about 7,000 cows that have genetic just to build a poultry farm, but to a new partnership to work closely in biomedical research. HE Sheikha Hind and Dr 1 match between Amiens and Lille as country’s future, as it is implemented characteristics to withstand the hot, create a whole ecosystem that sup- Christian Bréchot, president of Institut Pasteur, signed the agreement at a ceremony in visiting fans celebrated a goal at the with a special emphasis on position- humid climate in Qatar.