BUSINESS | Page 1 SPORT | Page 1 QSE stock Barty ends split takes 46-year eff ect today, Aussie wait to attract for French more retail Open title investors published in QATAR since 1978 SUNDAY Vol. XXXX No. 11209 June 9, 2019 Shawwal 6, 1440 AH GULF TIMES www. gulf-times.com 2 Riyals Colourful end to Souq Waqif Eid festivities In brief E-waste QATAR | Offi cial Amir condoles with Kuwaiti leaders His Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani yesterday sent two cables of condolences recycling to Kuwait’s Amir Sheikh Sabah al- Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah and Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber al-Mubarak al-Hamad al-Sabah on the death of the prime minister’s mother. His Highness the Deputy Amir Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad al-Thani and HE drive gets the Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa al-Thani also sent similar cables to the Kuwaiti Amir and prime minister. REGION | Ties QF boost Iran, Turkey presidents By Joseph Varghese segregated, categorised, and packed at stress on co-operation Staff Reporter Al Haya facility, from where it will be Iranian President Hassan Rouhani shipped to a special recycling factory in and his Turkish counterpart Recep Singapore to be processed. The electron- Tayyip Erdogan yesterday stressed he Qatar Foundation (QF), in- ic devices are pulled apart and each com- the need to develop co-operation spired by the success of a recent ponent, such as plastic and metal, will be between the two countries in Telectronic waste (e-waste) recy- sent to individual recycling factories. fighting terrorism and enhancing cling initiative, plans to make it an an- “The main aim of this drive was to security. During a telephone nual drive, an offi cial said. clear out as much e-waste as possible; conversation Rouhani described Balloon vendors lend colour to the festive atmosphere of Souq Waqif, which off ered a wide range of activities for Eid al- The campaign proved popular, with to educate people by raising awareness Iran’s relations with Turkey as Fitr celebrations. The festivities at the souq which ended yesterday, were part of the ‘Summer in Qatar (SiQ)’ programme, 4.5 tonnes of e-waste being collected among the community; and provide positive and growing, and stressed organised by the Qatar National Tourism Council and more than 30 partners. However, the Summer Entertainment City at over the course of seven days, through individuals with the opportunity to re- the desire of the two countries to the Doha Exhibition and Convention Centre, described as the SiQ centrepiece, will run until July 31 with an array of rides, skills containers placed at three locations cycle,” Ghani said. expand relations between Tehran games, virtual reality and video games, live entertainment shows, food court and pop-up shops. PICTURE: Shaji Kayamkulam across Education City as well as other “E-waste is a very real, and very big and Ankara, Iran’s Irna news agency Page 16 QF entities. challenge. Ultimately, we hope that this reported. Members of the QF community were campaign becomes an annual drive – encouraged to deposit old and used we want to lead by example,” he added. AMERICA | Trade electronic equipment such as comput- Qatar Green Building Council – a ers, laptops, monitors, keyboards, tel- member of QF – also introduced e-waste Trump deal with Mexico evisions, printers, telephones, mobiles recycling into its annual ‘No Paper Day’ a win for ‘hostage-taking’ and microwaves in the containers. campaign for the fi rst time this year. As The migration deal imposed on Special SiQ discounts, tours The campaign was launched in collab- part of the recently-concluded cam- Mexico this week by US President oration with Al Haya Waste Management paign, members of the community and Donald Trump under the threat of & Projects Company. QF also carried out local organisations were encouraged to punitive tariff s was a victory for individual collection drives at several of drop off recyclable e-waste at the QGBC “hostage-taking” over international for Culture Pass members its centres, entities, and schools across Villa. During the campaign, nearly one rules, a former head of the World Qatar, including in Al Khor. tonne of e-waste was collected. Trade Organisation (WTO) said The initiative aims to tackle the E-waste is now widely recognised as yesterday. Late on Friday, the United atar Museums (QM), in part- Bollywood Music Festival (June 21), and can be purchased at the Museum growing problem of e-waste in Qatar the fastest-growing waste stream on the States and Mexico struck an accord nership with Qatar National Doha Comedy Festival (July 11-12), of Islamic Art gift shop. and raise awareness of its hazardous planet. According to a United Nations to avert a tariff war when Mexico QTourism Council (QNTC) has Marshmello concert (July 25), South QM will off er tours around Qatar’s impact among the community and QF report published in January this year, agreed to expand a contentious announced discounts for Culture Pass Indian International Movie Awards archaeological sites, public art dis- through this programme, aims to help the world produces as much as 50mn asylum programme and deploy members on various activities and ini- (August 15) and Kadhim al-Saher con- plays and curator-led tours around foster a culture of sustainability. tonnes of e-waste a year – with only security forces to stem the flow of tiatives included under the “Summer cert (August 16 and 17). various exhibitions, in addition to art Explaining the purpose of the ini- 20% of this being formally recycled. illegal immigration from Central in Qatar” (SiQ) programme. “We’re delighted to be able to spot- talks and more than 40 educational tiative, Aisha Ghani, environment America. “My reaction is it seems QM’s Culture Pass Plus and Culture light Qatar’s growing cultural off ering workshops by QM’s department of specialist, Health, Safety, Security & that hostage-taking works. That’s Pass Family members will enjoy ex- thanks to QM’s Culture Pass, which education. Environment Directorate at QF, said: my reaction,” Pascal Lamy said. clusive discounts on entry passes at a enables families to enjoy not just Running from the fi rst day of Eid “Previously, we did not off er any e- Page 11 range of edutainment and theme parks wonderful museums, but a wide array until August 16, SiQ is part of QNTC’s waste recycling opportunities to our across Qatar. These include Entertain- of cultural off erings throughout the strategy to develop Qatar as a year- community members – we only off ered INDIA | Mystery ment City, Trimoo Parks, Megapolis, summer. With a vast range of excur- round family-friendly destination. people the chance to recycle paper, Minipolis, Go Fun, Circusland, Power sions, family fun, edutainment, and With partner organisations in re- plastic and cans. Cash reward off ered for Loads, Bounce, Kidzania and more. performances for all ages, this SiQ is tail, hospitality, entertainment and “However, e-waste is a big challenge missing military plane In addition, members can take curated to every taste,” QNTC’s chief culture, SiQ is introducing a range of on a global scale as it contains hazard- Indian authorities yesterday advantage of discounts on family- marketing offi cer Rashed al-Qurese exciting indoor and outdoor experi- ous materials. For example, toners and offered a cash reward to boost friendly entertainment off ered by SiQ said. ences, along with entertainment pro- cartridges – which are our main con- a desperate hunt for a military partners. Shows include the Smurfs The Culture Pass allows individuals grammes featuring local, regional and cern at Qatar Foundation – include transport plane missing for nearly Live (July 18-20), Hello Kitty (July 25- to experience the best of Qatar’s art, international artists, edutainment, toxic chemicals that, if not disposed of a week and feared to have crashed 27) and the Blue Man Group (August heritage and culture. Benefi ts this SiQ summer and sports camps as well as correctly, can leach into soil and water in a remote northeastern state. 14-17). are expertly curated to off er exclusive special promotions on inbound travel, and be harmful to the environment.” Some of the e-waste collected through Page 10 Discounts are also available for the access to activities and experiences, hospitality and shopping. The collected e-waste is now being the drive Sudan protest group calls nationwide ‘civil disobedience’ AFP squares have been deserted since Mon- transfer power to a civilian administra- “A group of armed men came in vehi- Khartoum day’s crackdown. tion. cles at 3am (0100 GMT) and took away Led by men in army fatigues, the raid Several rounds of talks with the dem- Ismail Jalab without giving any reason,” on the weeks-long sit-in outside the onstrators fi nally broke down in mid- one of his aides, Rashid Anwar, told AFP. key protest group yesterday an- army complex left at least 113 people May. In a bid to revive the negotiations, He said SPLM-N spokesman Mu- nounced a nationwide “civil dead, according to doctors close to the the Ethiopian premier held separate barak Ardol was also detained. A disobedience” campaign it said demonstrators. meetings with the two sides in Khar- Esmat and Jalab are both leading would run until Sudan’s ruling gener- The health ministry says 61 people toum on Friday. members of the Alliance for Freedom als transfer power to a civilian govern- died nationwide in the crackdown, 52 “The army, the people and politi- and Change, an umbrella of opposition ment. of them by “live ammunition” in Khar- cal forces have to act with courage and parties and some rebel groups.