Qatar to Track Down, Prosecute Hackers Of

BUSINESS | Page 1 SPORT | Page 1 Al-Attiyah tightens grip with INDEX DOW JONES QE NYMEX QATAR 8-13, 32 COMMENT 30, 31 Prospects for oil REGION 14 BUSINESS 1-6, 9-12 stage win in production cut 21,012.42 10,087.35 51.32 ARAB WORLD 14, 15 CLASSIFIED 7-9 +74.51 -35.65 -0.15 INTERNATIONAL 16–29 SPORTS 1–8 extension brighten Kazakhstan +0.36% -0.35% -0.29% Latest Figures published in QATAR since 1978 THURSDAY Vol. XXXVIII No. 10464 May 25, 2017 Sha’baan 29, 1438 AH GULF TIMES www. gulf-times.com 2 Riyals Emir honours US envoy In brief Qatar to track QATAR | Phone call down, prosecute Emir in talks with Kuwaiti leader HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani held a telephone conversation yesterday evening with the Emir of Kuwait Sheikh hackers of QNA Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jaber al- Sabah. During the phone call, they atar will investigate and pros- was hacked and false statements were Tweeter, Facebook and others). reviewed the consolidated fraternal ecute those responsible for attributed to HH the Emir. During the temporary suspension, ties between the two brotherly Qthe hacking of Qatar News The MoFA offi cial pointed out that QNA said it will continue to provide countries, and ways to boost them Agency’s (QNA) website, an offi cial at a team has been created to investigate its services to subscribers only. and discussed a number of issues of the Ministry of Foreign Aff airs (MoFA) the criminal act of hacking the web- “This precautionary measure came mutual interest. said yesterday. site. “Several brotherly and friendly after QNA website and its social net- QNA’s website was hacked at countries expressed their willingness working platforms were hacked by un- BRITAIN | Manchester attack 12:14am yesterday, with hackers pub- to participate in the investigation, as known entities and false fabricated news HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani received the outgoing US lishing false statements attributed to part of the framework of international were published over the past hours. UK, Libya make ambassador to Qatar, Dana Shell Smith, at the Emiri Diwan yesterday. The Emir HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Ha- collaboration in cyber crimes.” “The suspension was also within terror arrests presented the US ambassador the Al Wajbah Medal as his appreciation for her mad al-Thani. Stressing that Qatar will take all the eff orts to allow competent au- Britain raced yesterday to track eff orts and role in enhancing the relations between Qatar and the United States. The The offi cial said authorities were necessary legal measures and pro- thorities in the State of Qatar to inves- down a militant network suspected Emir wished the ambassador success in her future mission. Page 9 able to regain control of QNA’s web- cedures to prosecute the hackers of tigate the hacking case and to hold the of orchestrating the Manchester site four hours after the hacking took QNA’s website, the senior offi cial add- perpetrators of this act accountable.” concert attack, as the suicide place, and that they continued to ed that the government would publish QNA has apologised to the users bomber’s father and brother were counter ongoing hacking attempts of the fi ndings of the investigation as of the website for the temporary sus- arrested in Libya and grisly details QNA’s social media accounts. soon as it was complete. pension, and pledged that its serv- emerged of how he killed young “It is clear this shameful cyber crime According to Reuters, the hackers ices through the website and the social pop fans. British soldiers fanned out Windy and dusty today was instigated and perpetrated with attributed the false news to a “speech networking platforms would be re- to guard key sites as investigators malicious intent,” the offi cial said. made by the Emir at a military gradu- stored as soon as possible. tried to piece together the last trong winds are expected in most advised people to be cautious and avoid He also said that Qatar was sur- ation ceremony”, but a government The hacking happened days after movements of bomber Salman places today along with poor vis- venturing into the sea during this pe- prised by the stance of some media spokesman told the news agency HH Qatar complained it was the victim Abedi, a Manchester-born university Sibility due to dust, the Qatar Met riod. outlets and TV channels which con- the Emir had not made any comments of an orchestrated smear campaign in dropout who died in Monday’s department has said. Today, it will be hot during the day in tinued to publish and comment on at the programme for Qataris doing sections of the media, in the run-up to explosion. Abedi’s bomb killed 22 Off shore areas, too, are likely to see inshore areas and slight to blowing dust the false statements, despite them national service. US President Donald Trump’s visit to people, one of whom was just eight- windy conditions and high seas today. is expected in some places at times. having been denied by HE Sheikh Saif Following the hacking QNA has Saudi Arabia. These critics had alleged years-old. Page 20 In a report yesterday, the Met de- Off shore, dusty conditions and some bin Ahmed al-Thani, Director of the decided to temporarily suspend that Qatar supported militant groups partment said the marine warning clouds are likely, with the sea level ris- Government Communications Offi ce the services of its official website in the Middle East, a charge which would come into eff ect this afternoon ing to 12ft at times. The wind speed in a statement yesterday. The state- as well as its accounts on social Doha denounced as “absolutely and and continue until the end of Friday. It may reach a high of 35 knots. ment explained that QNA’s website networking platforms (Instagram, unequivocally false”. Move to regulate higher education aff airs he Cabinet has given its nod to a higher education, proposals for the with government and non-government ment Authority and Qatar Petroleum. Promotion and Protection of Mutual draft law that seeks to regulate establishment of government institu- entities are carried out. The committee shall be responsible Investments between the governments Tthe work of higher education in- tions and programmes in accordance Such a person has to submit his/her for examining fi nancing strategies and of Qatar and the Philippines. stitutions in Qatar and determine the with the higher education policy of the ‘national address’ to the competent plans for securing the loans required by A memorandum of understanding mechanism for obtaining necessary li- State and its needs, the standards and administrative unit at the Ministry of a number of entities, including minis- between the Foreign Ministries of Qa- cences to carry out their work. procedures for licensing private insti- Interior (MoI) in accordance with the tries, government agencies and public tar and Serbia on the establishment The draft law was prepared by the tutions as well as granting and revoca- method and period specifi ed by the bodies and institutions. It aims to avoid of political consultations on issues of Ministry of Education and Higher Edu- tion of licences for private institutions MoI. Judicial declarations and offi cial the negative eff ects of competition on common concern was ratifi ed. cation, the offi cial Qatar News Agency and their programmes, according to notifi cations delivered to the national the available liquidity to borrow from Also approved was a draft air serv- (QNA) reported yesterday. QNA. address shall be considered valid, the domestic and international fi nance ice agreement between Qatar and the Under the terms of the law, the After chairing the cabinet’s weekly report states. markets as well as monitoring existing Netherlands concerning Saint Martin. ‘Higher Education Policy Council’ meeting at Emiri Diwan yesterday, HE Last month, the Advisory Council borrowings and following up on their Further, the Cabinet reviewed a pro- headed by HE the Minister of Edu- the Deputy Prime Minister and Minis- was briefed on the report of the Inter- repayment. posal of the Foreign Ministry to amend cation and Higher Education will be ter of State for Cabinet Aff airs Ahmed nal and Foreign Aff airs Committee on In order to do so, the committee shall some of the provisions of Emiri Decree established at the ministry. It will in- bin Abdullah bin Zaid al-Mahmoud the draft law on ‘national address’. The undertake all necessary work to carry No 14 of 1998 on the Establishment of clude a vice-president, nine members said the Cabinet took the necessary council approved the draft law and de- out its functions, especially by deter- the Permanent Qatari Committee for with due experience and high academic measures to pass a draft law on the ‘na- cided to submit its recommendations mining the target size of loans, the time the Support of Al-Quds and took the stature with regard to higher education tional address’ after reviewing the Ad- to the Cabinet. of entry into the fi nance markets, and appropriate decision. aff airs, representatives of the ministry, visory Council’s recommendations on The Cabinet also approved a decision developing methods and establishing Also reviewed and decided was a let- and heads of state and private higher the matter. to establish the ‘Committee on Policies fi nancing conditions to ensure liquidity ter from the Ministry of Transport and education institutions. The draft law defi nes the ‘national for Financing State Projects’ headed by required to cover projects at an accept- Communication on a report on the dig- The council shall have a number of address’ as data obtained by a natural or HE the Minister of Finance, a repre- able cost.

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