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Ashghal to Spend Qr22bn on Roads, Infrastructure In BUSINESS | Page 1 SPORT | Page 1 Dovizioso wins battle with Marquez INDEX DOW JONES QE NYMEX QATAR 2-9, 24 COMMENT 22, 23 Milaha plans global REGION 10 BUSINESS 1-9, 17-20 expansion and in MotoGP 24,965.00 8,802.80 62.34 ARAB WORLD 10 CLASSIFIED 10-16 +4100 -44.99 +1.15 INTERNATIONAL 11-21 SPORTS 1-8 +0.16% -0.51% +1.88% cost optimisation thriller Latest Figures published in QATAR since 1978 MONDAY Vol. XXXIX No. 10762 March 19, 2018 Rajab 2, 1439 AH GULF TIMES www. gulf-times.com 2 Riyals Emir attends MotoGP Grand Prix In brief QATAR | Visit Ukrainian president due in Doha today President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko will arrive in Doha this evening for an off icial visit to the State of Qatar. Tomorrow morning, His Highness the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani will meet with the Ukrainian President at the Emiri Diwan, where the two sides will hold talks on bilateral relations and means of enhancing them and a number of regional and international His Highness the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin al-Thani attended yesterday the MotoGP Grand Prix of Qatar 2018 — the opening round of the 2018 FIM MotoGP — held at Losail International Circuit. The Emir attended the issues of common concern. main race of the MotoGP, which was won by Andrea Dovizioso of Ducati. The race was attended by a number of their excellencies Sheikhs, ministers, President of the International Motorcycle Federation (FIM) Vito Ippolito, a number of presidents of sports associations, members of diplomatic missions accredited by the state, and guests. Page 24 and Sport Page 1 ARAB WORLD | Confl ict Turkish-led forces oust Kurds from Syria’s Afrin Turkey’s flag was flying in Afrin yesterday after its troops and Ankara- Fund to be set up backed rebels chased out Kurdish Ashghal to spend militia forces to seize control of the Syrian city. In a major victory for Ankara’s two-month operation against the Kurdish People’s Protection Units to pay workers’ (YPG) in northern Syria, Turkish-led forces pushed into Afrin apparently QR22bn on roads, unopposed, taking up positions across the city. The advance came as Syria’s civil war entered its eighth year this dues instantly week with heavy fighting on two fronts — around Afrin and in the rebel enclave zPanels to solve labour disputes start functioning of Eastern Ghouta near Damascus. infrastructure in ’18 Page 10 he committees for resolving la- aim of the initiative is to speed up the By Ramesh Mathew published in Ashghal’s offi cial News serve 5,644 land plots, including 837 bour disputes at the Ministry of process of resolving labour complaints. Staff Reporter Magazine. for new citizens’ sub-divisions. TAdministrative Development, He said MADLSA is set to create a EUROPE | Politics It was also informed that Ashghal This year, Ashghal will start imple- Labour and Social Aff airs (MADLSA) “worker support fund” from which the completed more works in 2017 than menting 17 road projects, including Al started operations yesterday. fi nancial dues of workers will be paid, Putin wins election with oads and infrastructure projects what was achieved during the previous Furousiya Street, A-Ring road, B-Ring Created to resolve worker disputes based on the decision of the committee. 74% of vote: exit poll worth QR21.8bn will be imple- four years (2013-2016) and more than Road, Wholesale Market Street, Al that could not be solved in a friendly Any such amount would be reclaimed Vladimir Putin won Russia’s Rmented across the country this 60% of what was completed last year Maadeed Street, Al Khufoos Street, manner by the ministry’s Work Rela- from the employer through the ap- presidential election yesterday with year, according to fi gures released by was carried out after last June. Umm Al Doom Street, Muaither Street tions Department within seven days, proved legal procedures. The fund is ex- almost 74 % of the vote, according to the Public Works Authority (Ashghal) Quoting Ashghal President and and Al Shafi Street. The plan will also each of the three committees is headed pected to be launched soon as it would an off icial exit poll, with the opposition at a seminar yesterday to brief con- Senior Engineer Saad bin Ahmed al- include conversion of some of the by a judge delegated by the Supreme guarantee the rights of workers regard- reporting ballot stuff ing and other struction industry professionals and Muhannadi, the magazine has also re- roundabouts to signalised junctions. Judicial Council and comprises two less of the bankruptcy of the company cases of alleged fraud. Putin, who has contractors. ported that 90% of the projects related One of the major works to be started members from MADLSA. or the insolvency of the employer. ruled Russia for almost two decades, Ashghal assistant president Abdul- to the 2022 FIFA World Cup would be in 2018 is a major Expressway (Al Bus- Speaking to Qatar News Agency (QNA) He stressed that the department stood against seven other candidates, lah Hamad al-Attiyah and a number of completed this year. tan Street) to ease the traffi c on 22 Feb- yesterday, Fahd Zafi r al-Dusari, Director was able to resolve more than 80% but his most vocal critic Alexei Navalny senior offi cials attended the daylong It was also informed at the seminar ruary Road. of MADLSA Work Relations Department, of the cases submitted to it last year was barred from the ballot for legal event. yesterday that a total of 18 roads and While new Expressway projects to- said the work of the committees will be while 20% of them were referred to the reasons and the final outcome was This year’s projects include the infrastructure projects would be im- talling 13km, featuring 20 interchanges co-ordinated by a secretariat. The main courts. To Page 24 never in doubt. Page 15 works already being carried out and plemented in the new and existing sub would be be taken up, work on 210km of other upcoming projects in existing divisions next year. cycling and footpaths is also expected and new sub-divisions. While elaborating on the projects to start this year. Of this, the main spending is on to be implemented this year, Ashghal Besides Ashghal offi cials, represent- the Expressway works totalling authorities said works would be un- atives of several contracting companies QR11.08bn and infrastructure and lo- dertaken in 19 infrastructure projects, implementing Ashghal projects, sup- Qatar deserves to host cal road projects worth QR8.88bn. spread over 12 areas and they would pliers, manufacturers and consultants The remaining QR1.84bn is earmarked serve approximately 15,108 land plots. from governmental and non-govern- for sewage treatment plans and as- Ashghal will also complete 11 infra- mental institutions were present yes- sets projects, according to break-ups structure projects in as many areas to terday. To Page 24 World Cup: Arnie atar is a deserving host of the 2022 FIFA World Cup and “will Qput on a show for the world to see”, famous American actor Arnold Schwarzenegger has said. During a visit to a sports festival in Melbourne, Australia, over the week- end, he also stressed that he would “love to attend” the 2022 World Cup in Qatar and it “would be an honour to be there”. He said: “As an athlete I love all types of sports, especially major ones, and it Ashghal Assistant President Abdulla Hamad al-Attiyah (second from left), Roads Project Development Manager Saoud al-Tamimi doesn’t get any bigger than the FIFA and Technical Off ice Manager Ahmad Ali al-Ansari at the seminar: PICTURE: Shaji Kayamkulam World Cup.” To Page 24 Schwarzenegger at the Qatar stand. Qatar asks US to probe UAE bank for ‘fi nancial warfare’ By Dmitry Zhdannikov Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison - said the letter to the US Treasury dated institutions, First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) ber it had launched an investigation into but the attempts have failed so far. Reuters, London asked the US Commodity Futures Trad- Febraury 26, which has been seen by works closely with all of its regulators in possible manipulation of its markets by Last week, US President Donald ing Commission (CFTC) to investigate Reuters. the markets in which it operates, to sus- the countries that had imposed the eco- Trump, sacked US Secretary of State possible manipulation of Qatar’s cur- “These actions should be halted im- tain and uphold the high standards of nomic blockade. Rex Tillerson, who had publicly defend- atar has asked US regulators to rency, the riyal. mediately, and we ask that you inves- governance and regulatory compliance Qatar, a small Gulf state and major ed Qatar and pressured Trump to mod- investigate the American sub- The request for an investigation tigate whether NBAD has directly or across the group,” it said. gas exporter, denies the allegations that erate his stance. Qsidiary of the largest bank in deepens the diplomatic crisis that indirectly supported the manipulation The UAE government did not imme- it has fi nanced terrorism and says the Tillerson’s sacking came ahead of a the United Arab Emirates, accusing it erupted in June when Saudi Arabia, of Qatar’s markets, including through diately respond to a request for com- blockade is an attempt to punish Doha new diplomatic push to help mediate of “bogus” foreign exchange deals de- Egypt, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) NBAD America’s dollar-clearing or ment. for independent policies. the dispute among America’s Gulf allies. signed to harm its economy as part of a and Bahrain imposed an economic boy- correspondent banking services in the A Qatari government spokesman The UAE and Saudi Arabia have re- The United States is due to host a Gulf blockade by Gulf neighbours.
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