FRIDAY NOVEMBER 16, 2018 RABI AL-AWWAL 8, 1440 VOL.12 NO. 4455 QR 2 FINE Fajr: 4:31 am Dhuhr: 11:20 am HIGH : 33°C Asr: 2:25 pm Maghrib: 4:47 pm LOW : 26°C Isha: 6:17 pm World 6 Business 10 Sports 13 Trump-Kim meet likely next QFC partners with LexisNexis Al Attiyah sets sights on home year, says Pence for key legal services win with Souq Waqif start AMIR, RWANDAN PRESIDENT DISCUSS WAYS TO BOOST TIES Qatar’s GDP to rise 3.1% Qatar, Rwanda ink pacts to in 2019: IMF bolster bilateral relations QNA them to higher levels. DOHA The session reviewed coop- eration between the two coun- THE Amir HH Sheikh Tamim tries in the political, economic, bin Hamad al Thani and Presi- investment and agricultural dent of Rwanda Paul Kagame, fields as well as mineral sector, who is also the President of the and the prospects for develop- current session of the African ing them to serve the common QNA Union, on Thursday reviewed interest and realise the aspira- DOHA bilateral cooperation and ways tions of the two countries. to develop them in various The two sides also dis- THE International Monetary Fund (IMF) has fields. cussed the latest regional and projected Qatar’s GDP growth to rise 3.1 per- At the outset of the talks international developments. cent in 2019, and 2.4 percent in 2018. session at the Amiri Diwan, the They also discussed strength- Qatar’s 2019 budget is expected to contain Amir welcomed the visit of the ening cooperation mecha- overall expenditure growth, with continued Rwandan President and the ac- nisms between Qatar and the emphasis on allocation to critical sectors like companying delegation, point- African Union. health and education. The current account sur- ing out the importance of the Following the session , plus is projected at about 7 percent of GDP in visit, which reflects the desire the Amir and the President of 2019. QCB’s foreign exchange reserves are ex- of the two sides to develop rela- Rwanda witnessed the signing pected to increase further to reach around $36 tions in various fields. of an air services agreement, an billion in 2019. For his part, the President of agreement on the promotion An IMF team which visited Doha from Oc- Rwanda thanked the Amir for and protection of mutual in- tober 29 to November 4 to assess recent eco- the hospitality and warm recep- vestments and a memorandum nomic developments, said, “Qatar’s economic tion accorded to him, stressing of understanding on economic, performance continues to strengthen. Non-hy- the importance of the relations trade and technical cooperation. drocarbon output grew by about 6 percent dur- between the two countries and Earlier upon arrival at the ing the first half of 2018, as the economy recov- hoping that the visit would con- Amiri Diwan, the President of ered from the impact of the siege and oil prices The Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al Thani and President of Rwanda Paul Kagame discuss bilateral ties at the tribute to enhancing friendship Rwanda was accorded an offi- surged.” PAGE 10 Amiri Diwan on Thursday. SEE ALSO PAGE 16 and cooperation and elevating cial reception. Saudi explanation of Khashoggi killing insufficient, says Turkey ES’HAIL-2 BLASTS INTO AFP ISTANBUL ORBIT SUCCESSFULLY TURKEY on Thursday said the Saudi statement over the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi was “insufficient” and insisted that the killing was “premeditated.” SpaceX uses Falcon 9 rocket to launch Qatari satellite “We find all those steps positive but insuffi- cient,” Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK in a televised speech. DOHA Qatar makes His comments came shortly after Saudi history Arabia admitted that 59-year-old Khashoggi QATARI communication sat- was drugged and dismembered inside the king- ellite Es’hail-2 was success- The fully-owned satellite dom’s Istanbul consulate last month. fully launched from NASA’s company has a ground Riyadh’s public prosecutor said the journal- Kennedy Space Center in control station at Al ist’s body parts were then handed over to an US sanctions 17 Saudis Florida on Thursday. Ghuwairia spreading over agent outside the consulate grounds and that SpaceX used a Falcon 50,000 square metres. five Saudi officials were facing the death pen- WASHINGTON The US Treasury imposed sanc- 9 rocket to send Qatar’s alty over the murder. tions on 17 Saudi officials on Thursday for Es’hail-2 communications O The ground control “I want to say personally that I don’t find their role in the killing of Jamal Khashoggi at satellite into orbit. station will be inaugurated some of the statements satisfactory,” Cavusoglu the Saudi Arabian consulate in Istanbul, the The two-stage rocket, at the end of this year. said. “This murder was premeditated.” first concrete response by the Trump adminis- which included a first stage Khashoggi, a Washington Post columnist tration to the journalist’s death. Among those booster flying for its second O It will be able to and critic of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Sal- sanctioned were Saud al-Qahtani, who has time, lifted off at 3.46pm broadcast content from man, was last seen stepping into the doors of been removed from his position as a top aide Eastern time, sending the Qatar directly the Istanbul consulate to obtain paperwork for to Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, as satellite towards a Geosta- his marriage to a Turkish woman. well as the Saudi Consul General Mohammed tionary Transfer Orbit (GTO) Turkey has said he was murdered and his Alotaibi and members of a 15-person team 35,000 kilometers above body was cut into pieces. After denials, Riyadh Turkey has identified as being involved in Earth. Ministry of Transport and admitted that the man was killed in a “rogue” Khashoggi’s death. (REUTERS) PAGE 7 About nine minutes after Communications said in a operation. PAGE 7 lift-off, the first stage of the tweet. rocket then touched down Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Defense Affairs HE Earlier before the beautifully on the drone ship Dr Khalid bin Mohammed al Attiyah at the satellite launch site in launch, President and CEO “Of Course I Still Love You” Florida on Thursday. of Es’hailSat Ali bin Ahmed Quick read off the coast of Cape Canaver- al Kuwari said, “We are very ‘Qatar one of the best for al, ready to fly again in future. Carrying a payload of Ka to communicate with each excited about the launch of British PM May Built in Japan by the Mit- and Ku-band transponders, other. These are the first am- Es’hail-2, the second in our subishi Electric Corporation the spacecraft will be used ateur radio antennae to be planned fleet of satellites. investment in the region’ fights rebellion (MELCO), the Es’hail-2 sat- for broadcasting and se- sent to GTO, noted Space- Launching rockets into space QNA over Brexit deal ellite is designed to boost in- cure communications to flight Now. is an inherently risky busi- DOHA ternet and TV coverage in the Very Small Aperture Ter- “The fully-owned satel- ness, but working with the Middle East and North Africa. minal (VSAT) devices. lite company has a ground extremely competent people QATAR has successfully con- LONDON British Prime Min- It also boasts “anti-jamming It won’t just be re- control station at Al Ghu- at SpaceX, we are optimistic tinued its balanced growth pro- ister Theresa May battled to protecting”, and is the follow- laying cat videos to the wairia spreading over about the chances of a suc- cess, thanks to the systematic salvage a draft Brexit deal up to the Es’hail-1 satellite, Earth, though. The sat- 50,000 square metres. cessful launch.” policies pursued by the wise and her political future on which was launched in 2013. ellite also contains two The ground control station Qatar’s earlier Es’hail-1 leadership. These policies have Thursday, as ministers re- The satellite offers Ku- radio transponders, will be inaugurated at the satellite was deployed in Au- stimulated various sectors, es- signed and members of her band capacity for the 25.5 which will enable ama- end of this year, and will gust 2013 in partnership with pecially the industrial sector, HE Ali bin Ahmed al Kuwari own party plotted to oust her. degree East/ 26 degree East teur radio enthusiasts be able to broadcast con- Eutelsat, a French telecom- thereby boosting productivity The Conservative leader said orbital slot. from Brazil to Thailand tent from Qatar directly,” munications operator. and contributing to self-suffi- partners around the world and she believed with “every fibre ciency in the field of food and created an appropriate climate of my being” in the Brexit medicine, Minister of Com- for attracting foreign direct in- course she had set, hours af- merce and Industry HE Ali bin vestment. ter facing a hostile parliament Qatari satellite Es’hail 2 zoomed Ahmed al Kuwari has said. “Qatar is one of the most and seeing four ministers, towards a geostationary orbit In a speech during the first important countries in the re- including Brexit Secretary from the Kennedy Space Center session of the Qatari-Ukrainian gion to invest in, thanks to its Dominic Raab, quit the gov- in Florida atop a Falcon 9 rocket Joint Committee for Economic, strategic position that quali- ernment. Members of parlia- built by private aerospace com- Commercial and Technical Co- fied it to become a commercial ment on all sides warned her pany Space X on Thursday.