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[email protected] Editorial: 4455 7741 | Advertising: 4455 7837 / 4455 7780 Emir visits Sri Lanka 150 dead as German Joint e-govt plane crashes SEYNE, FRANCE: A plane operated by the budget carrier of Germany’s Lufthansa crashed portal for GCC in a remote area of the French Alps yesterday, killing all 150 on board in France’s worst avia- tion disaster in decades. With the cause of the accident a complete mys- tery, authorities recovered a black box from the launched Airbus A320 at the crash site, where rescue efforts were being hampered by the mountainous terrain. Local MP Christophe Castaner, who flew over the crash site, said on Twitter: “Horrendous images Services include customs, traffic in this mountain scenery.” “Nothing is left but debris and bodies. Flying DOHA: The GCC states yes- links the GCC e-government over the crash site with the interior minister — a terday launched their first joint networks. horror — the plane is totally destroyed.” e-government portal that ena- The Minister of Information Budget airline Germanwings said the Airbus bles them to provide unified and Communications Technology plunged for eight minutes but French aviation offi- electronic services to citizens H E Dr Hessa Al Jaber chaired cials said the plane had made no distress call before and expatriates and facilitate the meeting, which was attended crashing near the ski resort of Barcelonnette.