Qatar Calls on UNHRC to End Siege's Coercive Measures
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WEDNESDAY JUNE 26, 2019 SHAWWAL 23, 1440 VOL.12 NO. 4670 QR 2 HOT Fajr: 3:16 am Dhuhr: 11:37 am HIGH : 42°C Asr: 2:59 pm Maghrib: 6:29 pm LOW : 33°C Isha: 7:59 pm MAIN BRANCH LULU HYPER SANAYYA ALKHOR Business 10 Sports 13 Doha D-Ring Road Street-17 M & J Building MATAR QADEEM MANSOURA ABU HAMOUR BIN OMRAN Wall Street sinks on trade Finch to the fore as Aussies Near Ahli Bank Al Meera Petrol Station Al Meera jitters; tech firms lead fall crush England, make semis alzamanexchange www.alzamanexchange.com 44441448 DEPUTY AMIR MEETS OUTGOING CHINESE ENVOY Pakistan thanks Qatar for support Imran Khan calls Pakistani media houses Amir to express all praise for Qatar gratitude for ISLAMABAD: The Pakistani me- exporters and the economy of financial support dia reacted positively to Qatar’s the country. support to Pakistan’s economy Express Tribune said the Qa- QNA with $3 billion worth of deposits tari announcement came three DOHA/ISLAMABAD and direct investments. News days before Pakistan was sched- media outlets in Pakistan said uled to make about $700 million ISLAMABAD has heaped lavish the move would support the in repayments to its international praise on Qatar for announcing a growing bilateral ties, following creditors, which was going to hit $3 billion support for Pakistan’s nance, Revenue and Economic the historic visit by the Amir HH its already low reserves. economy. Affairs Dr Abdul Hafeez Shaikh Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al The newspaper also high- Pakistan Prime Minister Imran expressed his gratitude to the Thani to Pakistan. lighted that Qatar and Pakistan Khan on Tuesday made a telephone Amir for announcing $3 billion in Radio Pakistan reported had also signed three memoran- call to the Amir HH Sheikh Tamim deposits and direct investments in that Special Assistant to Prime da of understanding (MoU). They bin Hamad al Thani to express his Pakistan. Minister on Information and touched on a wide range of fields gratitude for the directives to sup- “(I) want to thank the Amir Broadcasting Dr Firdous Ashiq that included trade, investment, port Pakistan’s economy with $3 of Qatar HH Sheikh Tamim Bin Awan thanked the Amir and the and tourism. billion in deposits and investments. Hamad al Thani for announcing $3 cabinet for their support. Dunya News TV channel, In the call, the Pakistani PM said billion in deposits and direct invest- She said this amount would meanwhile, quoted Awan as say- the Amir’s visit to Pakistan and the ments for Pakistan and for Qatar’s help Pakistan overcome its ing that the investments would financial support reflect the deep- affirmation to further develop rela- economic challenges, adding help create new business op- rooted relations between the two tions between the two countries,” that Prime Minister Imran Khan’s portunities in Pakistan and will The Deputy Amir HH Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad al Thani met the outgoing Ambassador of countries. the Pakistani official was quoted as announcement to grant visa-on- also strengthen the investment the People’s Republic of China HE Li Chen at the Amiri Diwan on Tuesday. The Deputy Amir For his part, the Amir ex- saying by Associated Press. arrival to Qatari citizens would initiative of the government. granted the outgoing ambassador the Decoration of Al Wajbah in recognition of his role in pressed thanks and appreciation Deputy Prime Minister and boost the tourism sector in She said the announcement enhancing bilateral relations, wishing him success in his future assignments and further for the warm hospitality accorded Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Pakistan. was proof of international lead- progress and prosperity for relations between the two countries. For his part, the Chinese to him during his recent visit to Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrah- She also hailed Qatar’s lifting ers’ confidence in the current ambassador expressed thanks and appreciation to the Deputy Amir and to the state’s of- Pakistan. man al Thani said the Qatari sup- of the ban on Pakistani rice, government led by Prime Minis- ficials for the cooperation he received during his term of office. SEE ALSO PAGE 16 Earlier in the day, Advisor to port comes following the direc- saying it was good news for rice ter Imran Khan. (QNA) Pakistan’s Prime Minister on Fi- tives of the Amir. HMC hospitals QC meeting reviews on par with Qatar calls on UNHRC to end world’s best criteria to hike fees HAMAD Medical Corpora- siege’s coercive measures tion’s general hospitals are in private schools on par with the world’s best QNA the high costs of licensing, the hospitals, according to the Human rights violations of families, students and citizens continue DOHA shortening of licenses for edu- Joint Commission Inter- cational establishments, and the national (JCI) surveyors’ QNA ures caused by a blockade lims, he said. perpetrators of the violations THE education committee of lack of adequate school build- report. The survey followed GENEVA imposed on Qatar by some He also regretted that the must be held to account, he Qatar Chamber has reviewed is- ings were also discussed. Kuwari the recent accreditation of countries in the region. High Commissioner did not stressed. sues related to the private sector, stressed the role played by gov- 13 of HMC’s facilities and QATAR has called on the The human rights address the violations The envoy said Qatar including the capacity of private ernment agencies in improving services by the JCI, includ- United Nations Human violations of fami- and crimes com- condemned the attacks on schools, the development of a the business environment for the ing the re-accreditation of Rights Council (UNHRC) and lies, students and mitted by Israel civilians in Libya, especially reference framework for deter- private sector, especially in the three of its general hos- The Office of the United Na- citizens con- against the Pal- the recent military attacks on mining the criteria for increas- field of education. pitals – Al Khor Hospital, tions High Commissioner for tinue, affecting estinian people. the city of Tripoli, warning ing tuition fees, the absence of Assistant Undersecretary for The Cuban Hospital, and Al Human Rights, to work to- their rights to He called on the of the danger of the country mechanisms to control the rela- Educational Affairs at the Min- Wakra Hospital. As part of wards ending the discrimina- education, free- international sliding into chaos. tionship between private schools istry of Education and Higher the re-accreditation, a team tory and unilateral coercive dom of move- community to Mansouri welcomed the and teachers, and the high costs Education Omar Abdul Aziz al of JCI surveyors evaluated measures imposed on Qatar ment, freedom shoulder its re- initiative of the head of the of licensing and its renewal. Namaa stressed the ministry’s a number of areas ranging by some of its neighbouring of expression, and sponsibility in pro- Presidential Council of the The fourth meeting of the ed- keenness to maintain com- from patient satisfaction to countries and to hold those ownership, among tecting the Palestinian Libyan National Reconcilia- ucation committee was chaired munication with the Chamber performance improvements responsible accountable. other rights, he added. people and to restore their tion Government, the inter- by HE First Vice-Chairman of and meet representatives of the and efficiency. In 2016, This came during the Qatar condemns the in- legitimate rights. nationally recognised body Qatar Chamber and Chairman private educational sector and HMC made history becom- speech of Qatar delivered by citement of violence against Mansouri pointed out as representative of Libya, of the Committee Mohamed bin members of the committee. ing the first healthcare Permanent Representative of people based on religion, that the military escalation as a way out of the current Ahmed bin Towar al Kuwari. Namaa suggested a monthly organisation in the world to Qatar to the United Nations stressing the responsibility by the Syrian regime forces crisis. He called on the in- Several issues such as the meeting of committee members have all its hospitals quali- Office in Geneva HE Ali Khal- of the council and all govern- and their supporters in Idlib ternational community to issuance of the Private Schools and the ministry to come up with fied under the JCI Academic fan al Mansouri, on Tuesday. ments in standing strong and the targeting of civilian support the initiative and to Law and its executive regulations proposals that will contribute to Medical Center accredita- He said June marked against hate speeches against facilities, is evidence that the put in place the guarantees without consultation with repre- the formulation of the ministry’s tion programme. PAGE 2 two years of discriminatory, immigrants, foreigners and Syrian regime believes only that prevent the recurrence sentatives of the private sector, general policies. unilateral coercive meas- minorities, especially Mus- in the military option. The of violence. US sanctions on Khamenei outrageous: Rouhani New interchange on Trump tweeted: “Any attack Iran calls White House ‘mentally retarded’ by Iran on anything Ameri- Al Khor Road opens as Trump threatens ‘obliteration’ can will be met with great and overwhelming force. In some areas, overwhelming AGENCIES posed on Supreme Leader will mean obliteration.” WASHINGTON Ali Khamenei as “outrageous Shortly before, Iranian and idiotic” and described Foreign Ministry spokes- US President Donald Trump the White House as “men- man Abbas Mousavi said threatened on Tuesday to tally retarded”. Donald Trump Hassan Rouhani imposing “useless sanc- obliterate parts of Iran if it In a speech broadcast live tions” on Khamenei and attacked “anything Ameri- on Iranian state television retarded,” Rouhani said, other senior figures, with pu- Zarif would mark “the per- can” after Tehran said the on Tuesday, Rouhani said adding that Tehran’s “stra- nitive measures against For- manent closure of the path latest US sanctions had sanctions against Khamenei tegic patience” should not be eign Minister Mohammad of diplomacy ..