BUSINESS | Page 1 SPORT | Page 1 Duhail aim to seal their Qatar, Jordan to spot in DOW JONES QE NYMEX ‘set up a storage 25,360.00 8,252.66 62.04 +439.00 -55.68 +1.92 hub in Doha’ the last 16 +1.76% -0.67% +3.19% Latest Figures published in QATAR since 1978 MONDAY Vol. XXXIX No. 10755 March 12, 2018 Jumada II 24, 1439 AH GULF TIMES www. gulf-times.com 2 Riyals PM arrives in Rabat Bahrain paid for subversive Qatar, Sudan operations in Qatar in 1996 to form joint l Jazeera Arabic Television tel- ecast yesterday the second part Aof the investigative documenta- committee ry Qatar 96, revealing the roles played by Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain and Egypt in the failed coup attempt against the government in Doha in 1996. Yesterday’s episode revealed more for closer ties details about the role of Bahrain’s cur- rent King Hamad bin Isa, then crown prince, in fi nancing sabotage opera- zSheikh Mohamed danese Foreign Minister Prof Ibrahim tions inside Qatar in 1996. It also re- conveys Emir’s message Ghandour. vealed how Saudi Arabia, the UAE and During the meeting, they discussed Bahrain provided all the plotters with to President Bashir bilateral relations and means to support high salaries and secured housing for HE the Prime Minister and Interior Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa al-Thani arrived yesterday in Rabat for an and promote them in addition to topics them and their families, and how they off icial visit to the Kingdom of Morocco, during which he will chair the 7th meeting of the Qatari-Moroccan Joint Supreme Agencies of mutual interest. They discussed re- issued passports for the participants to Committee. The Prime Minister and his accompanying delegation were greeted upon arrival at Rabat International Airport by Khartoum gional developments in the Middle East keep the failed coup process on track. Moroccan Prime Minister Saadeddine Othmani, a number of ministers, Qatar’s ambassador to Morocco Abdulla Falah al-Dossari, and agreed to improve bilateral relations. The documentary showed exclusive Moroccan ambassador to Qatar Nabil Zniber, senior Moroccan off icials and members of the Qatari embassy. The Sudanese foreign minister said documents and testimonies by individ- E the Deputy Prime Minister the political consultation committee of uals involved in the failed coup, and an and Foreign Minister Sheikh the two countries would meet every six interview with a former US ambassador HMohamed bin Abdulrahman al- months to discuss bilateral relations. to Qatar. Thani announced yesterday that Doha He also expressed his thanks to Qatar Al-Jazeera broadcast the fi rst part and Khartoum have agreed to form a for its support to Sudan, saying that the of the documentary on March 4; both committee for political consultations Doha Peace Agreement was the road to parts are available on Al Jazeera’s Participants from 60 countries and the follow-up of joint projects. achieve stability in Darfur. He described YouTube account : aljazeerachannel He said that he had delivered a mes- the visit of the Qatari minister as histor- sage dealing with bilateral relations ic, which he affi rmed would enhance re- ARAB WORLD | Confl ict and the ways to enhance them from His lations of the two countries in all fi elds. Syria army bombs descend on Doha for Dimdex Highness the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Sudanese foreign ministry offi cial Hamad al-Thani to Sudanese President spokesman ambassador Qareeb Alla al- splintered Ghouta By Ramesh Mathew The three-day event, which coin- Bangladesh are calling on the Hamad Omar al-Bashir. Khidir, said the talks covered bilateral New air strikes and barrel bombs Staff Reporter cides with its 10th anniversary, is held Port. This is the second message received co-operation in the economic and po- pounded Syria’s Eastern Ghouta under the patronage of His Highness Dimdex chairman Staff Brigadier by the Sudanese president from the litical fi elds, and those related to peace yesterday as government forces the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al- (Sea) Abdulbaqi S al-Ansari announced Emir in less than two weeks. Sheikh and development in Darfur. pressed a three-week advance that igh-level ministerial delega- Thani. yesterday that the exhibition would Mohamed said that he had discussed He said the two sides agreed to set splintered the rebel enclave and tions and senior armed forces Dimdex serves as a pivotal platform have participation from at least 60 with Sudanese offi cials the implica- up a committee for political consulta- trapped dozens under collapsed Hofficials from several coun- for exhibitors to access key decision- countries and nearly 30 of them will tions of the Darfur Peace Agreement tion that would hold rotating meetings buildings. Defying global calls for a tries are expected to attend the Doha makers represented by VIP delegates. have exhibitors showcasing maritime signed in Doha in 2011, adding that twice a year. ceasefire, Syria’s government has International Maritime Defence Ex- Deals worth as much as $31.95bn took and military equipment. More than 180 he was happy that there was another He added the talks also tackled devel- pursued a ferocious Russian-backed hibition and Conference (Dimdex) place in the previous fi ve editions. exhibitors are expected. armed group that wanted to join the opments at regional and international air campaign and ground off ensive to which gets underway today at the As part of the exhibition, warships The exhibition at the sprawling peace deal. levels and ways of co-ordination and capture, the last rebel bastion on the Qatar National Convention Centre from countries including the US, the 28,000sq m space at the QNCC is hosted Sheikh Mohamed, who is currently consultation over all issues of common capital’s doorstep. Page 8 (QNCC). UK, Italy, India, Pakistan, Oman and by the Qatar Armed Forces. To Page 24 visiting Khartoum, met with the Su- interest. Page 2 Gulf Times 2 Monday, March 12, 2018 QATAR Emir sends message to Sudan leader Culture minister meets Kazakh envoy His Highness the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani has sent a message to President Omar Hassan al-Bashir of Sudan, HE the Minister of Culture and Sports Salah bin Ghanem bin Nasser al-Ali yesterday met with pertaining to bilateral relations and means of boosting them. The message was conveyed by HE the Deputy Prime Minister Kazakhstan’s ambassador to Qatar, Askar Shokybayev, the off icial Qatar News Agency reported. and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohamed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani, during a meeting with the Sudanese president in Khartoum During the meeting, they discussed means of enhancing and developing co-operation between yesterday. HE Sheikh Mohamed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani also met the Foreign Minister of Sudan Ibrahim Ghandour. They the two countries in the fields of culture and sports. The meeting was also attended by renowned discussed bilateral relations and means to support and promote them in addition to topics mutual interest. Kazakh violinist Marat Bisengaliev. British envoy opens ‘Study Msheireb Museums in the UK Exhibition’ 2018 ritish ambassador to Qatar Ajay Sharma inaugurated Bthe British Council’s an- nual ‘Study in the UK’ exhibi- receives report on tion at La Cigale hotel yesterday. The two-day event, which con- cludes today, is being held under the theme ‘Experience Life – Changing Learning”. The event will connect students in Qatar with representatives from human traffi cking 19 visiting UK Universities, Col- leges and English language pro- viders who can answer their ques- tions about UK education. The opening ceremony yes- terday was also attended by British Council Qatar director from US embassy Dr Frank Fitzpatrick, offi cial del- British ambassador Ajay Sharma opens the exhibition yesterday egates from the Ministry of Edu- as British Council Qatar director Dr Frank Fitzpatrick and other sheireb Museums, the cation and Higher Education and officials look on. new cultural destina- the Ministry of Administrative Mtion situated in Doha’s Development, Labour and So- Agency shows that numbers of Council’s ‘Study in the UK’ Exhi- Msheireb Downtown, has re- cial Aff airs, UK institutions and students from Qatar studying bition this month to see the excit- ceived the US Department of around 50 representatives from in the UK went up 13% for the ing educational opportunities the State’s 2017 Traffi cking in Per- local scholarship providers and 2016/17 academic year to over UK has to off er.” sons (TIP) report from the US school counsellors in Qatar. 3,000 students. Dr Fitzpatrick, said that “There embassy in Doha yesterday. Students have the opportu- Sharma, said, “British edu- are many reasons why students in The report will form part of nity to fi nd out all they need to cational institutions remain the Qatar and across the globe con- the Msheireb Museums Library, know about foundation cours- best in the world and students sider studying in the UK. The fi rst specifi cally Bin Jelmood Herit- es, English Language courses, who graduate from the UK are is that UK qualifi cations provide age House, which provides a career-based diplomas, fi rst equipped with highly sought-af- an internationally recognised space for refl ection on the story degree and postgraduate degree ter skills, which are immediately boost to salaries and work experi- of slavery and how it has evolved courses. Parents and students applicable in the global work- ence. The UK is also the top des- into modern forms of human ex- can speak directly to represent- place. The experience of studying tination worldwide for English ploitation. atives from 19 well-known UK in the UK is also, I believe, second language study and a welcoming Comprising four Heritage institutions.