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Moroccan King's Visit to Qatar Successful BUSINESS | Page 1 SPORT | Page 1 Buff on quits as Italy suff er INDEX DOW JONES QE NYMEX QATAR 2-8, 28 COMMENT 26, 27 QP signs oil deal REGION 9, 10 BUSINESS 1-7, 12-16 World Cup 23,392.36 7,873.64 55.62 ARAB WORLD 9, 10 CLASSIFIED 8-12 for Block 52 in -47.34 +16.85 -1.14 INTERNATIONAL 11-25 SPORTS 1-8 heartbreak -0.20% +0.21% -2.01% off shore Oman Latest Figures published in QATAR since 1978 WEDNESDAY Vol. XXXVIII No. 10638 November 15, 2017 Safar 26, 1439 AH GULF TIMES www. gulf-times.com 2 Riyals Qatar doing well despite In brief QATAR | Conference Sheikha Moza to open WISE Summit today blockade, says Emir Her Highness Sheikha Moza bint Nasser, chairperson of Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development, will inaugurate today the World Summit on Innovation in Education (WISE) which takes place under the theme “Co-Exist, Co-Create: Learning to Live and Work Together” in the presence of Emine Erdogan, wife of the Turkish president, at Qatar National Convention Centre. During her speech at the opening session of the conference, Sheikha Moza will touch on issues and challenges facing the educational process. More than 2,000 attendees from nearly 100 countries will take part in the summit. QATAR | Education EAC aims to enrol 10mn His Highness the Father Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani attended the opening of the 46th session of the Advisory out of school children Council yesterday. The session was also attended by His Highness the Deputy Emir Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad al-Thani, His His Highness the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani addressing the opening Educate A Child (EAC), along with Highness the Special Representative of His Highness the Emir Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad al-Thani, His Highness Sheikh Abdullah of the 46th ordinary session of the Advisory Council yesterday at the Council’s its partners, has invested $1.2bn for bin Khalifa al-Thani, His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Khalifa al-Thani and HE Sheikh Jassim bin Khalifa al-Thani. premises. enrolling out of school children in quality primary education from around the world so far, disclosed a top off icial. zNegotiated solution to Gulf crisis good for all as it is a no-win situation Launched in 2012 by Her Highness Sheikha Moza bint Nasser, EAC is a global z‘We don’t fear the boycott. We are a thousand times better off without them’ programme of the Education Above All (EAA) Foundation. Page 4 zPreparations underway for holding Advisory Council elections QATAR | Met Dept zDirectives issued to ensure judiciary’s independence, upgrade ‘Expected earthquakes’ information is false QNA keenness to maintain the fraternal re- He said the crisis brought out the best Sheikh Tamim said: “We do not fear itself in the course of the crisis manage- The Qatar Met department has Doha lations among the Gulf peoples”. He talents and spirit of challenge inherent the boycott of these countries against ment.” He said Qatar’s exports of oil and cautioned residents that information said Qatar’s approach has gained the in the Qatari people, and contributed to us, we are a thousand times better gas have not been aff ected. On the con- being circulated about “expected respect of the whole world. crystallising its national identity, and off without them. But vigilance is re- trary, the country’s credibility as a reli- earthquakes” is false as there is “still no atar has successfully met the The Emir said the siege nations have enhanced cohesion between the people quired.” He said the dispute is a no-win able exporter of energy has been boosted. scientific way to predict earthquakes.” challenges posed by the unjust erred in their judgment and are now and the leadership. situation for all the parties. To achieve Qatar’s national vision, “We urge all to get information from Qblockade and is continuing its themselves embroiled in the crisis. Among the avowed tasks before the The Emir thanked the Kuwaiti Emir steps have been taken to support small off icial sources only,” the department journey steadily toward the goals of Regarding the charges levelled government are a productive society, Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jaber al- and medium industries, the private noted in a statement on social media. all-round development and self-suffi - against Qatar, they have failed to pro- self-suffi ciency in food and medicine Sabah for his mediation eff orts and all sector, establishment of storage facili- ciency, His Highness the Emir Sheikh duce any evidence, he said and added and national security, and establishing the countries that supported “us in our ties, development of logistics areas and ARAB WORLD | Politics Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani yesterday that Qatar has a well-documented balanced bilateral relations with other stance during this crisis”. introducing a number of food security said. counterterrorism record. Foreign of- countries, he said. Listing the many measures taken by projects. The State has also given spe- ‘Hariri must return to Delivering a speech at the opening of fi cials who visit them know that their The Emir called upon his country- the government to tide over the block- cial attention to water security. prove he is free’ the Advisory Council’s 46th ordinary campaign against Qatar has nothing to men to continue to work more vigor- ade, the Emir said despite the fall in oil As a result of the strong economy, Lebanon’s Saad al-Hariri can only prove session, the Emir said the blockading do with terrorism, he said. ously under the new circumstances and gas prices in 2015 and 2016, per Qatar has been able to maintain fi nan- he is free by returning home from Saudi countries have breached all norms of The Emir reiterated his call for fi nd- and reminded them that there were a capita income in Qatar, according to cial and exchange rate stability and free Arabia where he went to announce his international relations and their ac- ing a solution to the Gulf crisis through number of countries “that are thriving purchasing power is still among the remittances, he said. resignation as prime minister, Lebanon’s tions have made it now evident that the framework of dialogue based on with sea and air routes, without having highest in the world and the country’s Also Qatar has signed deals to con- foreign minister said yesterday. Hariri they did not want to reach a negotiated mutual respect for sovereignty and land crossings”. growth rate has improved. nect the Hamad port with international said yesterday he would return to settlement. joint commitments. “On the other He expressed confi dence that the Qa- “The negative impacts of the blockade ports in Turkey, China, Taiwan, Oman, Lebanon within two days. “The only Sheikh Tamim said in the face of hand, we are aware that the indicators tari society “knows how to lead a normal were temporary and our economy has Pakistan, Singapore, Kuwait and Aus- thing that proves he is free is that he grave provocations, Qatar has pursued we receive reveal that the siege coun- life, fl ourish and develop, whether the managed to contain most of them very tralia. To Page 3 returns,” Gebran Bassil said.Page 9 a policy of self-restraint out of “our tries are unwilling to reach a solution.” blockade is prolonged or not”. quickly, while adapting and developing (See also Pages 2, 3) Deputy PMs take oath Qatar, Ethiopia cement ties Turkish president in Doha His Highness the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani issued yesterday Emiri order No 4 of 2017, appointing each of HE the Minister of State for Defence Aff airs Dr Khalid bin Mohamed al-Attiyah (left) and HE the Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohamed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani as Deputies to the Prime Minister, in addition to their posts. The Emiri Order is eff ective from the date of its issue and is to be published in the Off icial Gazette. HE Dr Khalid bin Mohammed al-Attiyah and HE Sheikh Mohamed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani took the oath before His Highness the Emir at the Emiri Diwan yesterday morning. Page 3 Turkish President Recep Tayyib Erdogan arrived in Doha yesterday on an off icial visit Ethiopian Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn, accompanied by His Highness the to the country. He and the accompanying delegation were received upon their arrival US deeply committed to Qatar ties, says diplomat Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, reviews a guard of honour during the off icial at Hamad International Airport among others by HE the Deputy Prime Minister and reception ceremony at the Emiri Diwan yesterday. Page 28 Minister of State for Defence Aff airs, Dr Khalid bin Mohamed al-Attiyah. Page 27 The US remains deeply committed to “Qatar has made considerable its bilateral relationship with Qatar, on progress on this MoU – progress that a range of issues that includes military was commended at last week’s US- co-operation, trade and investment, Qatar Counterterrorism Dialogue in education, and strengthening workers’ Washington, DC,” Grant stated. rights, the US embassy’s charge “His Highness the Emir also d’aff aires William Grant said yesterday. underscored Qatar’s determination to Moroccan king’s visit to Qatar successful In a statement, he pointed out that work with its neighbours to establish His Highness the Emir Sheikh Tamim peace and security in the region – irector of the Government Com- relations between the two countries. the visit. “An investigation will be con- King Mohamed left Doha yesterday bin Hamad al-Thani in his speech objectives the US also shares.
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