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BUSINESS | Page 1 SPORT | Page 1 Confi dent Qatar plot path INDEX DOW JONES QE NYMEX QATAR 2-6, 20 COMMENT 18, 19 to AFCU-23 REGION 7 BUSINESS 1–6, 11-16 Commercial Bank posts 21,574.73 9,393.73 46.45 ARAB WORLD 7 CLASSIFIED 7-11 Championship -54.99 -42.35 +0.43 INTERNATIONAL 8–17 SPORTS 1–8 QR179.6mn profi t in H1 -0.25% -0.45% +0.93% Latest Figures published in QATAR since 1978 WEDNESDAY Vol. XXXVIII No. 10519 July 19, 2017 Shawwal 25, 1438 AH GULF TIMES www. gulf-times.com 2 Riyals PM meets US diplomat Pakistan PM meets Qatari FM In brief QATAR | Offi cial Emir holds phone talk with President Erdogan His Highness the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani held a telephone conversation yesterday evening Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif met with HE Qatar’s Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohamed bin with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Abdulrahman al-Thani in Islamabad yesterday. During the meeting, they discussed bilateral relations and Erdogan to congratulate him on HE the Prime Minister and Interior Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa al-Thani yesterday means to enhance them in addition to a range of topics of mutual interest. The Foreign Minister briefed the occasion of the Democracy met with Ryan Gliha, the charge d’aff aires of the US embassy in Doha. During the meeting, they reviewed Sharif on the developments of the Gulf crisis and all the illegal measures taken against Qatar. and National Unity Day. During the co-operation ties between the two countries and ways to develop and strengthen them in various fields. Pakistani Prime Minister’s Adviser on Foreign Aff airs Sartaj Aziz attended the meeting. phone call, they also reviewed the close relations between the two countries and ways to enhance them, as well as the situation in Istanbul city after the heavy rain and floods. The Emir expressed Qatar’s readiness to provide all necessary assistance in the event of any Hackers target damage as a result of floods. Qatar considers QATAR | Crisis NHRC seeks lift ing Qatar Radio of curbs for pilgrims The National Human Rights Committee (NHRC) yesterday said it seeking damages would raise its concerns before the international human rights entities, website, plant including the Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief, Unesco and other relevant international agencies, if restrictions were not lifted and Haj procedures were over blockade fake stories not facilitated for Qatari pilgrims while guaranteeing their safety Economy minister discusses On how the current crisis broke out, ing the country’s national fl ag carrier he Qatar Radio’s website was and security. It is unacceptable case for compensation with the minister said that the current cri- Qatar Airways, whose fl ights to Saudi hacked yesterday, the station that religious rites are politicised heads of international trade sis has its roots in 1996 and noted that Arabia, the UAE, Egypt and Bahrain Tannounced on its Twitter ac- and Muslims are prevented from organisations in Geneva back then it was nastier and more like remain suspended. count. performing Haj under any pretext, Defence minister says Doha a hard coup. He said Qatar faced simi- The development comes a day after Following the cyberattack at about the NHRC has said in a statement. could take its case to the World lar circumstances in 2013 and 2014. Qatar offi cials said the government 5.30am, the hackers posted some fake Page 6 Court “I’m sure by now everyone knows was considering “legal measures” lo- news and insulting words on the site. His Highness the Emir Sheikh Tamim what happened then. But the only cally and internationally over the al- The IT team at the radio was able to bin Hamad al-Thani on May 24, shortly SPORT | Achievement Agencies thing they don’t know is that all the ac- leged hacking of the state news agency. restore the website and delete the fake after a lengthy meeting between US Doha cusations against Qatar and the Emir of Speaking to Al Jazeera yesterday, comments, a source said. President Donald Trump and Gulf Qatari boxer enters Qatar that he is taking a policy which is Marwan Kabalan of the Doha Institute On June 8, Qatar TV website had to be leaders in Saudi Arabia. Guinness records against the GCC, this is not true”. said that over the past weeks, Qatar shut down for some time after hackers Quoting unnamed US intelligence Abdellatif Mohamed Sadiq, the atar is considering legal action He said that terrorism was the joint has been trying to use “diff erent tools targeted the portal. Both Qatar Radio and offi cials, the paper said senior mem- boxing national team player, demanding compensation for enemy of the region, and the US was to undermine the blockade”. Qatar TV are organisations that come bers of the Emirati government dis- “punched” his way into the Guinness Qlosses incurred owing to the the common ally in counter-terrorism The “balance of power” within the under the Qatar Media Corporation. cussed the plan on May 23. But the World Records by making an ongoing blockade imposed by Saudi eff orts. Gulf region is now “tilting towards Meanwhile, some false stories re- offi cials said it was unclear if the UAE unprecedented 72 push-ups in just Arabia and its allies. Other than the import of food and Qatar”, particularly after the Washing- lated to Qatar have been published on hacked the website or paid for them to one minute in the two-finger push- Minister of Economy and Com- goods through the only land border ton Post revelation of UAE’s role in the the Twitter account of Iran’s Arabic- be carried out, the newspaper said. up exercise. The achievement came merce HE Ahmed bin Jassim bin Mo- with Saudi Arabia, several businesses hacking that precipitated the crisis. language Al-Alam news network. Re- The UAE denied any role in the on the same day as the Federation hamed al-Thani met yesterday the have also been disrupted, includ- Pages 2, 18, 20 acting to the fake reports, Al-Alam hacking of the QNA website. of Boxing and Wrestling, chaired heads of international trade organisa- network said that hackers published a HE Sheikh Saif bin Ahmed al-Thani, by Youssef al-Kazim, inaugurated tions in Geneva to discuss the case for piece about the possibility of setting up Director of Government Communi- the ‘Tamim Al Majd’ mural. Sadiq’s compensation. Turkish president to visit Qatar on Monday an ‘Iranian’ military base in Qatar. Al- cations Offi ce, said: “Qatar has long feat was witnessed by federation Qatar has contracted a specialised though the network said that its Twit- maintained that its government news members and media. legal team to study the actions taken Turkish President Recep Tayyib ter account had been hacked, offi cial agency website was hacked on May 24 by the blockading countries against Erdogan will start a Gulf tour on Saudi Al Ekhbariya channel and other and fabricated quotes published. The QATAR | Ports it, according to a statement from the Sunday, during which he will visit Saudi news agencies and websites information published in the Washing- Handling fees of economy ministry. Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Qatar. raced to air and publish the fake news. ton Post on July 16, 2017, which revealed Separately, HE the Minister of State President Erdogan will start the tour On June 8, the websites and digital the involvement of the UAE and senior goods cut by 50% for Defence, Dr Khalid bin Mohamed with Saudi Arabia on Sunday before platforms of Al Jazeera Media Network Emirati offi cials in the hacking of Qa- The handling fees of goods at Al al-Attiyah, said the country may even heading to Kuwait, who is mediating had come under systematic and con- tar News Agency, unequivocally proves Ruwais Port as well as the handling take its case to the International Court in the crisis. Aft er that, he will visit tinual hacking attempts. However, the that this hacking crime took place.” fees of gabbro material at Mesaieed of Justice (ICJ), also known as the Qatar on Monday. Since the outbreak platforms were not compromised. Responding to the denial , the CEO Port have been decreased by 50% of World Court, at The Hague. of the crisis, Turkey had assumed The hacking of Qatar Radio’s website of Qatar Media Corporation Sheikh the applicable fees. An off icial from Speaking to Turkish TRT channel, a mediatory role through intensive comes close on the heels of a report in Abdulrahman bin Hamad al-Thani the Ministry of Municipality and al-Attiyah added Qatar is facing a sim- diplomatic contacts that the president the Washington Post on July 16 that the said US intelligence agencies (CIA and Environment said the discounted ilar situation to that of Nicaragua in has made with more than 16 countries, UAE orchestrated the hacking of Qatar FBI) have declined to comment on rates that began on July 10 would the ‘80s, when the latter approached during which he stressed the need to News Agency’s website in late May. the Washington Post’s report and this remain in place for three months the ICJ and gained full compensation settle the crisis through negotiations. The hackers had planted a false story proved without doubt the involvement and might be renewed. for what happened. with incendiary quotes attributed to of the UAE in the hacking of QNA. Full restoration of services Hassad Food supports local farms soon, says Vodafone assad Food has announced the Mohamed AlSadah, Hassad Food terms agreed upon by both parties, and products, table eggs, poultry, fresh launch of its newest initiative, CEO, said: “It’s our pleasure to be logistical support and other services.