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[email protected] Editorial: 4455 7741 | Advertising: 4455 7837 / 4455 7780 GCC states to Halep wins Qatar Open step up fight against graft Panel to prepare draft agreement DOHA/ KUWAIT: The GCC This mechanism could help in states yesterday agreed to step tracking criminals in the mem- up efforts to jointly fight cor- ber countries as well as the flow of ruption, and decided to form an funds resulting from corruption. It ad hoc committee to prepare a also underlines the importance of draft GCC agreement on com- having a common law to fight cor- bating corruption. ruption and joining international The decision was taken at the efforts in this regard, he added. first meeting of the heads of agen- Abdul Latheef Al Ziyani, the cies responsible for promoting GCC secretary general, also said integrity and fighting corruption that the meeting showed the con- in the GCC states, held in Kuwait cern of the GCC countries about yesterday. the prevalence of corruption, H E Abdullah bin Hamad which has now become a very Al Attiyah, Chairman of the complex issue and has acquired Administrative Control and many new forms. Transparency Authority, rep- The meeting discussed whether resented Qatar in the two-day the GCC as regional body should Simona Halep of Romania holds her trophy beside H E Ali Sherif Al Emadi (left), the Minister of Finance, and Nasser Al Khelaifi, President of Qatar Tennis meeting.