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THURSDAY Vol. XXXIX No. 11045 December 27, 2018 Rabia II 20, 1440 AH

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QATAR | Defence Armed forces send 24 Udeid an incredible armoured vehicles to Mali The air transport wing of the Amiri Air Force yesterday transported base, says Trump 24 military armoured personnel carriers on board three C-17 military aircraft to the Republic of Mali. This S President Donald Trump has He also made a mention of the 7,000 mission is part of eff orts by Qatar, described Qatar as a great place US service personnel who are working represented by the Qatar Armed Uand Al Udeid Air Force Base an “24x7, 365, on providing global strike in- Forces, to contribute to supporting incredible base. telligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, the peace process and laying the He made the remarks while partici- air lift and cargo and tanker operations foundations for stability in Mali. pating in a Christmas Day video tel- including defence of space controls well Such eff orts will also contribute to econference with members of the US across the entire Centcom.” strengthening international eff orts military. Brigadier General Armagost said Al to combat terrorism and establish Trump was interacting with Briga- Udeid is one of the strategic locations security not only in Mali but also in dier General Jason R Armagost, Com- that takes part in operations in Afghan- the Sahel countries known as the mander of the 379th Air Expeditionary istan, Iraq and Syria every day. G5. The G5 of Mali, Niger, Burkina Wing, US Air Force, based in Al Udeid. “We also jointly operate with sol- Faso, Chad and Mauritania last Earlier, replying to Trump’s queries, diers, sailors, marines and 28 coalition year created a military taskforce Brigadier General Armagost said Qatar partners at the base,” he added. to root out militant violence. The was a fantastic host. Qatar and the United States have airlift operations were overseen by “They are helping us to improve our long been strategic partners, as evi- a number of senior off icers of the infrastructure and make this kind of a denced by Qatar’s continued contribu- Qatar Armed Forces. crown jewel of a base. tions to regional security and counter- “They are fantastic hosts, they are terrorism eff orts through Al Udeid Air QATAR | Co-operation Swiss tennis star Stanislas Wawrinka poses with Qatar ExxonMobil Open Tournament Director Karim Alami and a welcome great to us, it is a fascinating place to Base, which currently hosts approxi- party of kids at the Hamad International Airport yesterday. Wawrinka, who has three Grand Slam titles, will be taking part in work and operate from,” the US general mately 10,000 US and Coalition mem- Judicial teams hold the Qatar tournament beginning December 31 at the Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex. said. bers. Page 4 talks to step up ties The Qatar International Court and a judicial delegation from Kuwait have discussed ways to strengthen joint co-operation, especially in judicial fields. This came during a meeting held at the Court’s headquarters UN-led monitors between Chief Executive Off icer Cabinet nod for draft of Qatar International Court Judge Faisal bin Rashid al-Sahouti and the Kuwaiti delegation represented by meet in Hodeidah President of the Court of Appeal and Director of Institute for Judicial and law against money Legal Studies Owayed al-Thowaimer AFP Government forces - backed by a and Director of Kuwait Institute Hodeidah, Yemen Saudi-led coalition - and the Houthis for Legal and Judicial Studies and exchanged gunfi re for a few hours yes- Deputy Director of Kuwait Institute laundering, terror fund terday morning, an AFP correspondent for Legal and Judicial Studies Fahd UN-led team tasked with moni- reported. Abu Slait. toring a ceasefi re met yester- The sound of heavy artillery could be atar’s Cabinet yesterday ap- countries, and a draft decision by the government of the Autonomous City of Aday in Yemen’s fl ashpoint city heard to the east of the city. QATAR | Weather proved a draft law on Anti- Minister of Commerce and Industry, Buenos Aires in Argentina. of Hodeidah, after sporadic clashes An offi cial for the Saudi-led coali- QMoney Laundering and Coun- amending some provisions of Deci- The Cabinet also took the neces- underscored the fragility of the truce tion said on Tuesday that 10 pro-gov- Met dept forecasts tering the Financing of Terrorism. sion No 2 of 1988 regarding the maxi- sary measures for the ratifi cation of: which began last week. ernment troops had been killed since foggy conditions The draft law replaces Law No 4 of mum prices for the sale of Australian An agreement on the encouragement The ceasefi re in the rebel-held city, the ceasefi re went into force, accusing Weather inshore until 6am today 2010, in light of the modernisation of sheep meat and the regulation of its and protection of mutual investments home to a Red Sea port vital for millions the Houthis of 183 violations. will be slightly cloudy and cold, and international standards of Anti-Mon- trading. and a memorandum of understanding at risk of starvation, is part of a peace “The fact of the matter is, unfor- misty to foggy over most areas, ey Laundering and Countering the for economic, commercial and tech- push seen as the best chance yet of end- tunately, that the Houthis are clearly the Department of Meteorology Financing of Terrorism, and enables The draft law replaces Law nical co-operation between the Qatar ing four years of devastating confl ict. looking to provoke a response from the said yesterday. Wind inshore will fi nancial institutions and competent No 4 of 2010 and enables and Rwanda; a twinning agreement Retired Dutch general Patrick Cam- coalition and no one is holding them be northwesterly at a speed of 4 to authorities to deal eff ectively with fi nancial institutions and between Doha and Quito in Ecuador. maert is heading the joint committee, accountable,” he told AFP. 12 knots at first. Off shore, it will be fi nancial crimes, thus protecting the competent authorities The Cabinet reviewed the follow- which includes both government offi - The rebels, in turn, said on the same mainly northwesterly at a speed of 3 economic system from exploitation to deal eff ectively with ing topics and took the appropriate cials and Houthi rebels, and chaired its day that they had recorded at least 31 to 13 knots. by criminal elements. fi nancial crimes, thus decision: 1. The letter of HE the Min- fi rst face-to-face meetings yesterday. violations in the past 24 hours by pro- HE the Prime Minister and Interior protecting the economic ister of State for Energy Aff airs on the The committee gathered once over government troops, according to the ARAB WORLD | Crisis Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser system from exploitation by amendment of some provisions of a lunch and again shortly afterwards for Houthi-run Al-Masirah TV. bin Khalifa al-Thani chaired the Cabi- criminal elements number of legislative instruments; 2. talks on the implementation of the truce The war between the Houthi rebels Tunisia clashes spread net’s regular meeting at the Amiri Di- The letter of HE the Minister of Jus- and planned troop withdrawals, Yemeni and troops loyal to President Abed- over living conditions wan. Another decision taken at the Cabi- tice and Acting Minister of State for sources close to the discussions said. Rabbu Mansour Hadi escalated in 2015, Clashes between Tunisian protesters Following the meeting, HE the net meeting was the approval for a draft Cabinet Aff airs on the fourth and fi fth Members of the government delega- when he fl ed into exile and the Saudi- and security forces spread from an Minister of Justice and Acting Minis- memorandum of understanding on the annual reports of the National Com- tion arrived to the sit-down in UN ve- led military