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THURSDAY JANUARY 31, 2019 JUMADA AL-AWWAL 25, 1440 VOL.12 NO. 4531 QR 2 FINE Fajr: 4:58 am Dhuhr: 11:46 am HIGH : 26°C Asr: 2:56 pm Maghrib: 5:18 pm LOW : 16°C Isha: 6:48 pm Business 12 Sports 16 Qatar-Japan bilateral trade Giants Japan brace to face soars 23% to $16 bn breakout Qatar AMIR, JAPAN EMPEROR REVIEW TIES Amir arrives in Beijing The Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al Thani arrived in Beijing on Wednesday on a two-day state visit to China. The Amir was welcomed upon ar- rival at the Beijing International Airport by Chinese Assistant Foreign Minister for Middle-East Affairs Chen Xiaodong, Ambas- sador of Qatar to China HE Sul- tan bin Salmeen al Mansouri, Chinese Ambassador to Qatar HE Li Chen, and members of the Qatari embassy in Beijing. The Amir is accompanied by an The Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al Thani with HM Emperor Akihito of Japan at the Imperial official delegation. (QNA) Palace in Tokyo on Wednesday. QNA HE Hassan bin Mohamed Rafei al Emadi, TOKYO Ambassador of Japan to Qatar HE Seiichi Amir’s China visit to launch new Otsuka, and members of the Qatari embassy THE Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al in Tokyo. Thani met HM Emperor Akihito of Japan at The Amir sent a message to HM Em- phase of cooperation: Envoy the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Wednesday. peror Akihito of Japan and Prime Minister During the meeting, they reviewed close of Japan Shinzo Abe, thanking them for relations between the two countries as well the warm welcome His Highness and the QNA Mansouri said there is harmony that will enhance the cooperation be- as a number of issues of mutual interest. accompanying delegation received during BEIJING between both the leaderships and they tween the two countries, he added. The Amir also met HH Crown Prince of the visit, which provided an opportunity to agree on common views. There will be Mansouri said the Amir will meet Japan Naruhito at HH’s residence in Tokyo. exchange views with ranking Japanese of- THE visit of the Amir HH Sheikh Tamim a push for Qatari investments in China, the Chinese leadership to discuss the They discussed relations of friendship and ficials on a number of topics of joint inter- bin Hamad al Thani to China, which as well as a discussion on economic is- next phase of the strategic partnership, cooperation between the two countries and est that will contribute to enhance partner- started on Wednesday, will catapult the sues related to clean energy, gas and where the agenda includes a meeting means of their development. ship and cooperation ties between the two relations to a new phase of joint and other fields. They will also discuss im- with Chinese President Xi Jinping. After a two-day state visit to Japan, the countries to the benefit the two peoples. constructive cooperation, Ambassador portant and urgent issues in the region, Besides the meeting with Xi that will Amir left Tokyo for China. The Amir also wished the Emperor and the of Qatar to China HE Dr Sultan bin Sal- he added. include a round of talks there will be a The Amir was seen off upon departure Prime Minister best of health and happi- meen al Mansouri has said. The ambassador said the visit will be meeting with the Chinese Premier Li from Tokyo International Airport (Haneda) ness, and further progress and prosperity to The ambassador said the Amir will a historic event similar to the one in 2014, Keqiang during which they will discuss by Secretary-General of the Japan-Qatar the people of Japan. discuss in China ways to develop bilat- which established a comprehensive stra- the bilateral relations. Parliamentary Friendship Association Ta- eral relations and how to take the ties to tegic relation between Qatar and China. dahiko Ito, Ambassador of Qatar to Japan See also page 20 Ô a stage of strategic partnership. The current visit will be complementary, Continued on page 2 Ô Traffic dept achieves UAE ‘used spying tool’ to target A RAINY EVENING 95% of its awareness objective, says official Qatar officials, other rivals HISHAM ALJUNDI REUTERS was used by an offensive cyber droid devices and doesn’t inter- DOHA WASHINGTON operations unit in Abu Dhabi cept phone calls. But it was un- consisting of Emirati security usually potent because, unlike THE General Traffic Department has A team of former US govern- officials and former American many exploits, Karma did not achieved 95 percent of its traffic aware- ment intelligence operatives intelligence operatives work- require a target to click on a link ness plan that aims to curb accidents and working for the UAE hacked ing as contractors for the UAE’s sent to an iPhone, they said. reduce traffic congestions, Brigadier Mo- into the iPhones of activists, dip- intelligence services. The exist- In 2016 and 2017, Karma hammed Radi al Hajri, Head of Traffic lomats and rival foreign leaders ence of Karma and of the hack- was used to obtain emails, text Awareness Department has said. with the help of a sophisticated ing unit, code named Project messages and location infor- Speaking at a forum on Wednesday, spying tool called Karma. Raven, haven’t been previously mation from targets’ iPhones. Brig Hajri said they are cooperating with The cyber tool allowed the reported. The technique also helped the media outlets to raise traffic safety aware- UAE to monitor hundreds of The ex-Raven operatives hackers harvest saved pass- ness. “The decline in the number of road targets beginning in 2016, from described Karma as a tool that words, which could be used accidents is a result of more awareness Qatari and Turkish officials to a could remotely grant access for other intrusions. The for- among people,” he added. Nobel Peace laureate human- to iPhones simply by upload- mer operatives said that by the He said the Traffic Department is adopt- rights activist in Yemen, accord- ing phone numbers or email end of 2017, security updates ing an awareness strategy that targets train- ing to five former operatives accounts into an automated to Apple Inc’s iPhone soft- ing and conducting studies to send people and programme documents targeting system. The tool has ware had made Karma far less Many parts of the country received light rain on Wednesday. “The country is ex- messages on the best practices for safe use reviewed by Reuters. Karma limits — it doesn’t work on An- effective. periencing a rainy evening with moderate north-western winds and temperatures of roads. “We are keen on holding national ranging from 17-21 degree C in various regions. Chances of mostly scattered light events that can raise traffic awareness and rain expected to continue until morning,” Qatar Meteorology Department said in a having strong presence in the national cel- tweet. (HANSON K JOSEPH) ebrations such as the National Day and the Qatar, UK sign civil aviation security deal (PG 2) Traffic Week”, Hajri explained. Calls for UAE to be punished over crowd violence Offers galore after Qatar’s TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK government-linked bodies iour and for its failure to pro- thumping victory over UAE DOHA and distributed to “loyal” lo- tect the Qatari team. cal fans. “UAE fans threw shoes at TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK Ooredoo and Vodafone Qa- SOCCER fans on social media Qatari players were Qatari players. They started DOHA tar too joined the celebra- are calling on FIFA and the filmed being struck by and off the game with booing na- tions by offering free data Asian Football Confederation dodging slippers, shoes, and tional anthem. International WITH Qatar reaching the to their customers. (AFC) to punish the UAE af- bottles thrown by local fans bodies should reconsider giv- finals of the Asian Cup for “Let’s celebrate! Qatar ter Emirati fans pelted Qatari after scoring their second ing UAE the chance to host re- the first time after a thump- is through to the final of the players with shoes and bottles goal. puted sporting events,” wrote ing victory over the UAE, AFC Asian Cup 2019. We during the Asian Cup semi- The AFC said it was “con- Twitter user Olivia Thomas. many corporate houses and are happy to offer all of our final. ducting a thorough investiga- Qatar fan Arwa al Man- business establishments customers free unlimited Qatar thrashed hosts UAE tion into events at the Asian soori said FIFA and the AFC have started offering special data valid for 1 day. Shahry 4-0 at a stadium full of hostile Cup 2019 semi-final between have to punish the Emirati discounts and free deals as customers will get their free spectators in Abu Dhabi on the UAE and Qatar.” authorities for the crowd’s be- part of the celebrations. data automatically. Hala Tuesday. “Once that investigation haviour. Minutes after the Qatar customers will get the free Qatari fans were not al- has been completed the AFC “We demand penalties hammered the UAE, many ca- data when they recharge lowed to attend the match will decide on the appropriate for the disrespectful and un- fes across the country started with QR 100 or more,” because of an ongoing ban next steps,” it added. civilised action from the UAE offering free karaks, sweets, Ooredoo said on Twitter. on Qatari citizens entering Many called for the UAE Qatar’s players were pelted with shoes and bottles during their semi- fans towards the Qatari team. snacks and even dinner. the UAE. Surplus tickets were to be punished for setting the final match against the UAE in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday.

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