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BUSINESS | Page 1 SPORT | Page 1 Sanchez all praise for Almoez aft er Qatar, South Korea explore joint investments across N Korea rout sectors to boost trade ties published in QATAR since 1978 TUESDAY Vol. XXXIX No. 11064 January 15, 2019 Jumada I 9, 1440 AH GULF TIMES www. gulf-times.com 2 Riyals In brief Amir receives Pakistan envoy’s credentials QMC channels to air QATAR | Offi cial Board of Directors of QDB revamped live donation drive His Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani yesterday issued Amiri Decision No(4) of 2019 for Syrian refugees restructuring the Board of Directors of Qatar Development Bank. The atar Charity (QC), in associa- decision stipulates that the Board tion with Qatar Media Corpo- of Directors of Qatar Development Qration (QMC), will launch to- Bank shall be restructured as day an on-air donation campaign to follows: HE Ali bin Ahmed al-Kuwari meet the fresh challenges presented as Chairman, HE Sheikh Mohamed by Storm Miriam, which has infl icted bin Hamad bin Qassim al-Thani substantial damage to Syrian refugee as Vice-Chairman, and HE Ahmed camps in Lebanon. bin Mohamed al-Sayyed, Saud bin The storm is expected to bring Abdullah bin Hamad al-Attiyah, wind speeds of 100kmph at its peak Salman Keldari, Mohamed Badr today and is forecast to last until al-Sada and Abdulaziz Ismail Faraj Thursday. al-Ansari as Board Members. The The on-air donation campaign, part decision is eff ective from its date of of QC’s Arsal Relief initiative, will be issue and is to be published in the broadcast on QMC channels like Qatar off icial gazette. TV, Qatar Radio and Al Quran Al Kar- eem radio until today midnight, the QC QATAR | Ties His Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani received the credentials of the ambassador of Pakistan to Qatar, has said in a statement. Syed Ahsan Raza Shah, at the Amiri Diwan yesterday. The Amir welcomed the new ambassador and wished him success in Qatar Charity has urged the public Chief of Staff meets his mission and the relations between Qatar and Pakistan further progress and prosperity. The ambassador conveyed the and benefactors in Qatar to interact Ethiopian offi cial greetings of Pakistan’s President Dr Arif Alvi to the Amir, and his wishes of further progress and prosperity for the Qatari people. with the live campaign and stand by HE the Chief of Staff of the Qatar Earlier, the ambassador was accorded off icial reception ceremony at the Amiri Diwan. Page 5 Syrian refugees in their plight, as they Armed Forces, Lieutenant-General are living under harsh conditions, suf- (Pilot) Ghanem bin Shaheen al- fering from cold waves, heavy rain, Ghanem yesterday met with Deputy strong winds and accumulating snow Chief of Staff of the Ethiopian and frost, caused by storms. National Defence Forces, General Also, a number of events will be Berhanu Jula Gelelcha, and his held in Doha and Al Khor as part of the and Al Hayat Medical Centre. accompanying delegation visiting campaign, which will include various QC launched the Arsal Relief cam- Qatar. The meeting discussed a cultural, awareness and interactive ac- paign in response to the diffi cult con- number of issues of mutual interest, No normalisation tivities. ditions faced by Syrian refugees in the in addition to military relations Some shops and commercial stores town of Arsal and other Lebanese ar- between the two sides and means of are also involved in the campaign, in- eas due to Storm Norma, which lashed enhancing them. cluding Al-Aker Sweets, Coff ee Traders Arsal last week. To Page 8 ARAB WORLD | Confl ict Erdogan, Trump mull of Syria ties: FM security zone in Syria Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip O ‘Normalising relations Minister of Foreign Aff airs praised the Erdogan and US counterpart Donald with a regime that does co-operation between Qatar and the Free zones eye global Trump yesterday mooted the African Union and said the fund will creation of a “security zone” in north not respect the rights of support the humanitarian and de- Syria as tensions rose over the fate its people is normalisation velopment work in the AU countries fi rms to help fuel growth of Kurdish fighters in that country. with war criminals’ and will alleviate the diffi cult living In a telephone conversation, the conditions of the irregular African he Qatar Free Zones Authority ment services company. leaders “discussed the idea of migrants. (QFZA) has signed a memoran- Also, QFZA has announced its sup- creating a security zone cleared QNA He said Qatar and the African Un- Tdum of understanding (MoU) port for and participation in Qatar of terrorism in the north of the Doha ion work together in many other fi elds with a leading asset management fi rm Petroleum’s landmark localisation country,” the Turkish presidency such as the eff orts exerted in achieving in the United States, marking signifi - programme - Tawteen, which aims to said in a statement. This came peace in the Darfur region in Sudan cant progress in the establishment of enhance the energy sector’s local sup- after Turkey vowed it “will not be E the Deputy Prime Minister and exploring ways of fi nding solu- regional operations by global compa- ply chain and is expected to create new intimidated” by Trump’s threats of and Minister of Foreign Aff airs tions to other outstanding issues in nies in the free zones. investment opportunities in Qatar. economic devastation if Ankara HSheikh Mohamed bin Abdul- the region. He called for concerted QFZA, an independent authority that QFZA will provide land solutions, attacked Kurdish forces as US troops rahman al-Thani yesterday ruled out HE the Deputy Prime Minister and eff orts to fi nd lasting and sustainable regulates world-class free zones in Qa- tailor regulations, and review business withdraw from Syria. Page 10 normalising relations with the Syrian Minister of Foreign Aff airs Sheikh solutions to the issue of irregular im- tar, announced new strategic partner- plans to help maximise the success of regime of President Bashar al-Assad. Mohamed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani migration and the reintegration of im- ships yesterday that would help drive the programme, which will in turn pro- BRITAIN | Deal The reasons behind freezing Syria’s addresses a press conference in Doha migrants returning to their countries. growth for the country’s free zones. vide a wide range of benefi ts for com- membership in the Arab League still yesterday. In response to a question on the As part of the fi rst phase of the MoU, panies operating in Qatar. May pleads with MPs exist as the regime is still indiff erent to prospects for solutions to the Gulf a developer and producer of energy-ef- It discussed the importance of on eve of Brexit vote what is happening to the Syrian peo- signed an agreement under which Qa- crisis in light of the visit of US Sec- fi ciency and thermal storage solutions, these and future partnerships during British Prime Minister Theresa ple, he said. tar will contribute $20mn to a fund, retary of State Mike Pompeo to Doha and a vertically-integrated medical nu- a roundtable discussion held on the May urged restive MPs to think “Normalising relations with a re- sponsored by the African Union, for on Sunday, HE the Deputy Prime trition company will work closely with sidelines of the US-Qatar Strategic again about rejecting the EU gime that does not respect the rights covering the costs of repatriating ir- Minister and Minister of Foreign Af- QFZA to identify and set up opportuni- Dialogue on January 13. divorce deal, on the eve of a crucial of its people is normalisation with war regular migrants in Libya back to their fairs said their talks covered the issue, ties in the free zones, and will explore QFZA deputy chief executive Abdul- parliamentary vote that could criminals,” HE Sheikh Mohamed bin countries and reintegrating them in adding Qatar continues to follow its partnership opportunities with local la al-Misnad gave a presentation out- scupper the agreement. May warned Abdulrahman said. their communities. principled position for dialogue that entities. lining QFZA’s approach to driving free lawmakers that rejecting it risked He was speaking at a joint press The fund is set up in line with the would restore the strength of the GCC, In addition, opportunities have been zone growth, including a focus on three either a chaotic no-deal scenario conference with chairperson of the directives of His Highness the Amir through unifying the Gulf system and identifi ed with a fully-scaled large target sectors and on strengthening or subverting British democracy by African Union Commission Moussa Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani. highlighted the need for all parties to manufacturer of LED lightbulbs and a trade and economic relationships with blocking Brexit. Page 15 Faki Mahamat after the two sides HE the Deputy Prime Minister and commit to the same. To Page 8 technology-enabled facilities manage- key partners such as the United States. 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