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US General: No Plan to Leave Vital Udeid Base BUSINESSBUSINESS | Page 1 SPORT | Page 1 Installation of steel columns begins at Qatar ZAD Holding maintaining Foundation stable consumer prices despite blockade on Qatar Stadium published in QATAR since 1978 THURSDAY Vol. XXXIX No. 10772 March 29, 2018 Rajab 12, 1439 AH GULF TIMES www. gulf-times.com 2 Riyals Emir meets CEO of Rosneft US General: In brief No plan to QATAR | Offi cial Emir sends greetings to Ethiopia’s PM-designate His Highness the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, His Highness the Deputy Emir Sheikh Abdullah bin leave vital Hamad al-Thani and HE the Prime His Highness the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani yesterday met with Igor Sechin, chief executive off icer of Rosneft, Minister and Interior Minister Sheikh and his accompanying delegation who are visiting Qatar to follow up on the outcome of the talks between the Emir and Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow earlier this week. At the outset of the meeting at Al Bahr Palace, Sechin conveyed al-Thani sent yesterday cables of the Russian president’s greetings to the Emir. For his part, the Emir entrusted Sechin with his greetings to the president. The congratulations to Dr Abiy Ahmed meeting also reviewed bilateral ties. Ali on his election as Prime Minister Udeid base of Ethiopia. O Qatar’s role in fight against terrorism lauded QATAR | Complaint UN told Bahraini jet By Joey Aguilar unconfi rmed reports that the Ameri- Staff Reporter cans are planning to leave the Al Udeid violated Qatar airspace Airbase. Qatar has reported to the UN Educate refugee children General Votel stressed that Qatar has Security Council and the UN he US Central Command (Cent- been a good partner to the US in the Secretary-General a breach of its com) yesterday reiterated that it fi ght against terrorism. Other coun- sovereignty by the Kingdom of Thas no plans to move out of the tries in the region have also contributed Bahrain. In a message addressed at any cost: Sheikha Moza Al Udeid Airbase in to the endeavour, to UN Secretary-General Antonio Qatar and the Incirlik he added. Guterres and Karel van Oosterom, Airbase in Turkey. “We are thank- the president of the UN Security O EAA chairperson holds ation with the United Nations High the ways to ensure education for refu- “We have no plans GT EXCLUSIVE ful for the sup- Council for this month, HE talks with UNHCR chief and Commissioner for Refugees (UN- gees and internally displaced persons, to depart (from) the port that they ambassador Sheikha Alya Ahmed HCR). in order to build a prosperous future airbase in Qatar and provide us, just bin Saif al-Thani, Qatar’s permanent presidents of IOC and ICRC She urged the global community to for all. I am aware of some of these reports, I as other countries of the region which representative to the UN, mentioned facilitate access to quality education Sheikha Moza spoke about the ob- don’t know where they come from,” provide support to us, and other coali- that a Bahraini fighter jet had QNA for displaced children and to enforce stacles facing the education of refugee General Joseph L Votel, Commander, tion members,” he said. violated the Qatar’s airspace on Geneva severe penalties for perpetrators of and displaced children which prevent US Central Command told reporters According to General Votel, the US March 25. The message described armed confl ict. them from contributing to the build- during a 30-minute teleconference. Centcom is looking forward to con- the incident as a flagrant violation The session was held at the UN ing of their communities. She added General Votel was giving an update tinue such relationship, hoping that of international law, noting that er Highness Sheikha Moza headquarters in Geneva under the title that education must be given prior- on their operations for the US Centcom some of the tensions are addressed at repeated violations of Qatari bint Nasser, Chairperson “Quality Education for a Sustainable ity as it is the tool for the children area of responsibility, which includes the political level and they will not have sovereignty would increase tension Hof the Education Above All Future: A Comprehensive Approach of the present and future. “A global the Gulf region. an impact on the military or security in the region. The government of (EAA) Foundation and Advocate for for Refugees and Internally Displaced approach needs to be adapted, in or- He said leaving the airbase in Qatar co-operation. Qatar renewed its call on the UN to the UN Sustainable Development People.” der to remove institutional barriers, is “not something that we are contem- “This (relationship) has been a key take the necessary measures and Goals, participated yesterday in a United Nations High Commissioner which prevent the recognition and plating at this point”. for our combined security (co-opera- put an end to repeated Bahraini high-level panel discussion organ- for Refugees Filippo Grandi attended verifi cation of refugee education,” she Gulf Times had reported earlier two tion) in the past,” he said. violations. ised by the foundation in co-oper- the session. The discussion touched on said. To Page 28 leading US defence entities refuting the To Page 12 Gulf Times Thursday, March 29, 2018 5 QATAR FM meets president of International Crisis Group Panel discusses UNRWA offi cial HE the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Aff airs Sheikh Mohamed bin Abdulrahman draft law on al-Thani met the president of the International Crisis Group (ICG) Robert Malley, in Doha yesterday. The thanks Qatar for meeting discussed means of enhancing road transport co-operation between Qatar and the ICG, in addition to issues of common interest. Following ervices and Public Utilities Com- the meeting, the Deputy Prime Minister and mittee at the Advisory Council $50mn donation Minister of Foreign Aff airs witnessed the signing of Sheld a meeting yesterday as part a co-operation agreement between the Ministry of of the 46th ordinary session of the Foreign Aff airs and the International Crisis Group. Council under the chairmanship of its he UN Relief and tarian conditions in Gaza The agreement was signed by the Secretary Rapporteur Mohamed bin Mahdi al- Works Agency for are witnessing serious and General of the Ministry of Foreign Aff airs Dr Ahmed Ahbabi. During the meeting, the com- TPalestine Refugees dramatic deterioration, bin Hassan al-Hammadi, and the President the mittee studied a draft law on the regu- in the Near East (UNRWA) stressing the diffi cult situ- Group Robert Malley. lation of road transport and decided to has expressed gratitude to ations that people are going complete its study in its next meeting. Qatar for donating $50mn through and the unprec- to the agency during the edented psychological pres- extraordinary ministerial sures on people as well as meeting to support UN- serious damage in the health RWA, which was held in sector. Rome on March 15. The UN offi cial said it Speaking yesterday dur- is time to make a serious ing a press conference in move to deal with the conse- Gaza, UNRWA Commis- quences of the siege and oc- sioner General Pierre Kra- cupation in Gaza and end the henbuhl thanked Qatar for division due to its disastrous the generous donation and implications on the ground. called on other world coun- He added that UNRWA tries to follow in the foot- has been a witness to the steps of Doha to support its historical wrongdoing that services for more than 5mn refugees have been going Palestinian refugees. through and will tirelessly On Friday, UN Secretary fi ght for their rights and General Antonio Guterres needs. expressed his thanks and Krahenbuhl said the gratitude to His Highness deficit in UNRWA’s budget the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin must be secured through Hamad al-Thani for Qatar’s serious work, adding that pledge to donate $50mn to the additional $100mn that UNRWA. were paid to the organisa- Doha’s donation is the tion constitute a good step biggest among pledges of- but are not enough. fered by donor states that He said the agency is tak- participated in the extraor- ing all the necessary meas- dinary conference. ures to protect the mandate Meanwhile, Krahenbuhl given to it by the United Na- highlighted that humani- tions. QRCS performs cardiac procedure for Syrian refugees QNA suff ering from heart prob- Doha lems, and 70 diagnostic and therapeutic cardiac cathe- terisation procedures for the medical team from most in need. Qatar Red Crescent Dr Khaled Alam al-Hu- ASociety (QRCS) is car- da, the co-ordinator of the rying out a charitable project project, said that 90% of by performing cardiac cath- the Syrian refugees reg- eterisation programme for istered with the UN High Syrian refugees in Jordan. Commissioner for Refugees The project will continue (UNHCR) are poor, making until April 5 at a total cost of it unable for them to aff ord QR390,000. the costs of medical treat- In a statement QRCS said ment and operations such as that the project, which is be- diagnostic and therapeutic ing implemented in co-op- catheterisation. eration with Hamad Medical The project is part of the Corporation (HMC) and the Qatar Red Crescent Medi- Jordan Hashemite Char- cal Caravan Programme for ity Organisation (JHCO), 2018, with a total budget aims to diagnose and treat of over QR9mn, including heart diseases among Syrian campaigns for cardiac cath- refugees and conduct free eterisation for children and checkups for 200 patients adults, among others. Civil Defence conducts emergency rescue drills QNA Khamis Mohamed al-Mu- Doha raikhi, head of Lekhwiya’s training and preparation committee, said that it in- he General Directo- cluded several basic sce- rate of Civil Defence narios for search and res- Tand the Internal Se- cue.
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