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QATAR | Page 24 SPORT | Page 1 QSRSN Inspired distributes Bangladesh assistive add to South medical Africa’s devices to agony members published in QATAR since 1978 MONDAY Vol. XXXX No. 11203 June 3, 2019 Ramadan 29, 1440 AH GULF TIMES www. gulf-times.com 2 Riyals In brief QATAR | Offi cial Qatar was not Amir congratulates Australian PM His Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim consulted on bin Hamad al-Thani sent yesterday a cable of congratulations to Scott Morrison on the occasion of his swearing-in as prime minister of Australia, wishing him success, and Saudi summit the Australian people further growth and prosperity. His Highness the Deputy Amir Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad al-Thani and HE the Prime Minister and Minister of Interior statements: FM Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa al-Thani also sent similar cables to Morrison. ‘The Gulf summit statement talked about a unified Gulf, but where is it amid the continuation of Qatar’s QATAR | Religion blockade?’ asks HE Sheikh Mohamed National team for sighting crescents Agencies The Ministry of Endowments (Awqaf) Doha and Islamic Aff airs yesterday formed Israeli security forces stand guard in front of a group of Palestinian protesters at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound a national team specialising in yesterday. Palestinian worshippers clashed with Israeli police as an Israeli holiday coincided with the final days of the sighting crescents. The ministry said Muslim holy month of Ramadan. atar said yesterday that it re- in a statement that the team would jected the outcome of the re- specialise in sighting the crescents of Qcent Makkah talks on mounting Ramadan and Shawwal according to regional tensions with Iran as Doha had the Islamic legislation.Page 2 not been properly consulted. Saudi Arabia hosted three summits ARAB WORLD | Confl ict Qatar condemns storming in the holy city over the weekend criti- 10 killed in Israeli cal of Iran after King Salman warned that “terrorist” attacks in the Gulf re- attack in Syria gion could imperil global energy sup- Israel carried out air strikes in Syria plies. of Al-Aqsa Mosque “The statements of the Gulf and yesterday in response to rare rocket fire from the neighbouring country, Arab summits were ready in advance HE Sheikh Mohamed bin Abdulrahman its military said, with a war monitor QNA worshippers were injured by Israeli and outraged Muslim worshippers. and we were not consulted on them,” al-Thani reporting 10 killed including Syrian Doha police who were escorting Jewish One Palestinian man suff ered a HE the Deputy Prime Minister and soldiers and foreign fighters. Israel’s settlers on a tour of the holy Al-Aqsa head injury, while others were treated Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohamed bin blockade?” added HE Sheikh Moham- army said two rockets were fired Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem. from gas inhalation inside the com- Abdulrahman al-Thani told the Al- ed bin Abdulrahman in separate com- from Syria at Mount Hermon in the atar has expressed its con- Some 400 Jewish settlers entered pound, a medic from the Palestinian Araby broadcaster. ments to Doha-based broadcaster Al Israeli-occupied Golan Heights late demnation in the strongest the fl ashpoint compound, one of Is- Red Crescent said. “Qatar has reservations on the Arab Jazeera. Saturday and one had been “located Qterms of the storming of the lam’s holiest places, before the po- The director of the Al-Aqsa and Gulf summits because some of The summits “adopted Washing- within Israeli territory.” Al-Aqsa Mosque by hundreds of Is- lice scuffl ed with worshippers who mosque, Sheikh Omar al-Kiswani, their terms are contrary to Doha’s for- ton’s policy towards Iran and not one raeli settlers in the early hours yes- expressed their anger at the entry of said the action by the Jewish groups eign policy.” that takes the neighbourhood into EUROPE | Accident terday, and the injuries to many wor- settlers, said (WAFA) news agency. broke with the status quo of the Is- Tehran has strongly denied involve- consideration”, he added. Cruise ship slams shippers caused by the aggression of Israeli police assaulted many of raeli authorities not allowing such ment in recent attacks on oil infra- “We hoped the Makkah summits Israeli occupation forces. the worshippers, arrested some and visits in the last 10 days of Ramadan. structure and regional shipping – inci- would lay the groundwork for dialogue into Venice wharf The Ministry of Foreign Aff airs chased others through the compound But yesterday coincided with Is- dents that prompted Riyadh to convene to reduce tensions with Iran,” the for- A massive cruise ship lost control said in a statement that the Israeli and attacked them with teargas and rael’s annual Jerusalem Day, when the three crisis summits. eign minister added in his comments in Venice yesterday, crashing attacks on the rights to worship and stun grenades. Jewish pilgrims, including ultra-na- In a tweet just before the start of the to Al-Araby and reposted on Twitter by into a wharf and sparking a fresh the practice of religious rites are Israeli police rarely allow Jewish tionalists walk through the complex summit, the king vowed to confront his ministry. controversy over the damage the a clear provocation to the feelings prayers near Al-Aqsa Mosque during under heavy Israeli guard. “aggressive threats and subversive ac- “The Makkah summit ignored the mammoth vessels cause to one of the of Muslims around the world, and the last ten days of the holy month of Kiswani said the visit of what he tivities”. important issues in the region, such as world’s most famous cities. Footage warned of repercussions of those il- Ramadan when tens of thousands of described as up to 800 Jewish “ex- Qatar is the subject of a two-year the Palestine issue and the war in Libya posted to social media showed legal actions on the region and the Muslims converge on the holy site for tremists” had not been coordinated Saudi-led economic embargo includ- and Yemen.” people on the harbour fleeing as the world at large. worship. with the Muslim authorities at the ing bans on direct air, land and sea “They condemned Iran but did not 13-deck MSC Opera scraped along Calling on the international com- On Saturday, some Jewish organi- compound and accused riot police of travel between the boycotting nations refer to a moderate policy to speak with the dockside. Page 16 munity to carry out its moral and legal sations called upon fans to organise attacking worshippers. and Qatar, as well sanctions. Tehran,” he said in remarks reported by responsibilities to stop the repeated visits to the holy Al-Aqsa Mosque in Israeli police said they had taken The alliance, which also includes Al Jazeera television. RAMADAN THOUGHT Israeli attacks on Al-Aqsa Mosque the city to mark what Israelis claim as “security measures after disturbanc- Bahrain, Egypt and the United Arab Saudi Arabia’s King Salman con- and religious shrines in Palestine, the reunifi cation of Jerusalem. es by Arabs”. Emirates, accuses Qatar of supporting vened the emergency summits on May And unto Allah (Alone) falls in the statement urged them to provide Reuters adds from Jerusalem: The On Friday, tens of thousands of Islamist movements and Iran – claims 30-31 to discuss drone strikes on oil in- prostration whoever is in the the necessary protection for Muslim highly provocative visit by hundreds of Muslims attended prayers at Al-Aqsa it denies. stallations in Saudi Arabia and attacks heavens and the earth, willingly worshippers to exercise their natural ultra-nationalist Jews guarded by riot Mosque, hearing a message of defi - “The Gulf summit statement talked on four vessels, including two Saudi oil or unwillingly, and so do their right to worship at Al-Aqsa Mosque. police into the Jerusalem compound ance against Israeli control of the about a unifi ed Gulf, but where is tankers, off the United Arab Emirates shadows in the mornings and in A number of Palestinian Muslim resulted in violence between police venue. 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