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Power Game to Be Blamed for Proxy War in Region: FM BUSINESS | Page 20 SPORT | Page 1 Man United stun Arsenal as Spurs INDEX DOW JONES QE NYMEX QATAR 2-12, 27, 28 COMMENT 25, 26 Doha Insurance held by REGION 13 BUSINESS 1-5, 15-20 unveils its new 23,238.00 7,714.26 58.36 ARAB WORLD 13 CLASSIFIED 6-14 Watford -36.00 -67.92 +0.96 INTERNATIONAL 14-24 SPORTS 1-8 -0.15% -0.87% +1.67% brand identity Latest Figures published in QATAR since 1978 SUNDAY Vol. XXXVIII No. 10656 December 3, 2017 Rabia I 15, 1439 AH GULF TIMES www. gulf-times.com 2 Riyals Emir attends camel race Power game In brief to be blamed QATAR | Diplomacy for proxy war Emir sends message to Russian president His Highness the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani sent a verbal in region: FM message to Russian President Vladimir Putin, pertaining to bilateral relations between the two countries and E the Deputy Prime Minister who attended the event over the past means of enhancing and developing and Foreign Minister Sheikh three days saw little future cheer. them. The message was conveyed HMohamed bin Abdulrahman Qatar’s foreign minister captured the by His Highness the Personal al-Thani said yesterday that the power gloom, bemoaning “a lack of wisdom” in Representative of the Emir Sheikh game being played in the region was the region, with “no hope” on hand for or- Jassim bin Hamad al-Thani during a leading to a state of polarisation which dinary people hoping for an end to years of meeting with the Russian president’s has created a proxy war and given some confl ict, upheaval and sectarianism. Special Representative for the Middle countries the excuse to interfere in the “Maybe, I have presented a dark pic- East and Africa and Deputy Foreign internal aff airs of other countries. ture, but it is not as dark as I have ex- Minister, Mikhail Bogdanov, in Moscow His Highness the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani attended the conclusion of the second stage of the 6th local pure Speaking at the Rome 2017 MED plained, it is darker,” said Sheikh Mo- yesterday. Page 2 Arabian camel race competition of the 2017/18 season, which was held at Al Sheehaniya Racetrack yesterday. The competition conference, the deputy prime min- hamed. Qatar has been subjected to an was attended by a number of sheikhs, tribesmen and several camel race lovers. ister and foreign minister said Qatar economic blockade by its Arab neigh- QATAR | Phone talk had some diff erences with other Gulf bours, which accuse it of supporting ter- states but those diff erences were never rorism. Qatar denies the accusations. Emir, Abbas discuss at a level of a security threat. “This has A day earlier, Iranian Foreign Minis- Jerusalem issue been the guiding principle with our re- ter Mohamed Javad Zarif accused Saudi His Highness the Emir Sheikh Tamim lationship with other GCC countries.” Arabia of blocking ceasefi re eff orts in bin Hamad al-Thani held yesterday Qatar media upholds values: QMC CEO In a series of tweets, the Ministry of Syria, “suff ocating” Qatar, destabilising a telephone conversation with Foreign Aff airs quoted the salient points Lebanon and supporting Islamic State. Palestinian President Mahmoud he media in Qatar has upheld Referring to the abuses of the siege part of the audience. The criticism of of the minister’s address. Referring to the Casting around for reasons to be posi- Abbas on the latest developments in ethical values and principles countries, he said they were not limited the media in Qatar is directed at the GCC crisis, Sheikh Mohamed said: “We tive, most speakers pointed to the defeat the Palestinian arena. Abbas briefed Teven while dealing with grave to state symbols, but extended further blockaders’ media policies that incite see that the blockade and this crisis as an of Islamic State, which used to rule over the Emir on the developments in provocations from some foreign quar- to degrading women. “Even Arabs in such unethical behaviour.” obstacle to the collective eff ort to ensure millions of people in Iraq and Syria, but Jerusalem, risks facing the city and ters, CEO of Qatar Media Corporation the pre-Islamic era did not involve He said fake accounts on social me- that security covers the whole region and now controls just small pockets of land measures needed to protect it, as well HE Sheikh Abdulrahman bin Hamad women in their diff erences. The block- dia were not new a phenomenon, but that the instability factor is not used by after months of fi erce military assaults. as the need to protect Islamic and al-Thani has said. ading countries broke all barriers in started in 2012 during the UAE-Qatar the power players.” However, offi cials warned the group Christian holy sites. The Palestinian The local media will not abuse state their attack on Qatar.” crisis. Reuters adds: The three-day confer- would not die easily. president also thanked the Emir for symbols of other countries and will Sheikh Abdulrahman said such be- “Qatar is patient and responds to the ence organised by Italy was focused on “It has been defeated as a military Qatar’s support to the Palestinian continue to deal with things rationally, haviour was limited to some people in accusations and the abuses levelled by the Middle East, the Gulf and North force on the ground, but it is likely to go people and its continued support for he said while participating in a panel the siege countries and was not accept- others carefully, rationally and reason- Africa and promised to look beyond the back to cities to create destruction and Palestine’s just cause. The two leader discussion at the fourth annual Gulf able to the masses in those nations. ably.” turmoil roiling the region and promote terror,” said Arab League Secretary- also exchanged views on a number Studies Forum organised by the Arab “The way the media in the blockad- The QMC CEO said media and the a “positive agenda”. General Ahmed Aboul Gheit, predict- of regional and international issues of Centre for Research and Policy Studies ing countries has so far dealt with the Gulf crisis cannot be used to criminal- However, many of the 45 heads of ing the militant group could still be common concern. yesterday. Gulf crisis has made them lose a large ise sympathy for Qatar. To Page 12 state, ministers and business leaders around in 10 years. To Page 2 Gulf Times 2 Sunday, December 3, 2017 QATAR Qatar and Russia review bilateral ties His Highness Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad al-Thani, Slutsky, in Moscow yesterday. During the meeting, the Personal Representative of His Highness the they reviewed bilateral relations between the two Ministry Emir, met with the Chairman of the Russian State countries and a number of issues of common Doha to host Duma Committee on International Aff airs, Leonid concern. holds FM takes part in Rome MED conference forum for Interpol meet parents he Ministry of Education and Higher Education, Trepresented by the Depart- ment of Early Education, held the second annual forum for parents in “Maharati” (My Skills) project. on human During the meeting, the project organised by the ministry was presented for the fourth year in a row to develop language and nu- meracy skills in primary schools and raise the level of perform- ance of students from grades 1 to traffi cking 6 in language and arithmetic skills through several educational initia- nder the patronage of ian and economic assistance, against this phenomenon and tives. HE the Prime Minister and to co-ordinate and de- refl ects its keenness to preserve The meeting also dealt with Uand Minister of Interior velop awareness campaigns in human dignity. several topics, the most important Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser combating this phenomenon. He explained that the vision of which was the fruitful commu- bin Khalifa al-Thani, the fi fth The conference will discuss of the National Committee HE the Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohamed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani nication and co-operation with edition of the Interpol Global major international develop- against Traffi cking in Human participating in the Rome 2017 MED conference yesterday. Picture courtesy of Ministry of the school administration, the Conference against Traffi cking ments and key issues in the fi ght Beings is to combat and eradi- Foreign Aff airs Twitter account. board of trustees and parents, and in Human Beings and Smug- against traffi cking in human cate the phenomenon of hu- the follow-up with the specialist gling of Migrants will be held in beings, smuggling of migrants. man traffi cking in all its forms in the interest of the student. Doha, on December 6. It will also focus on redefi ning and concepts in the country The student’s learning motiva- The conference will be pre- measures to combat traffi cking among all groups so that the tion was also discussed in terms of ceded by an expert group in human beings and discuss in- Qatari society would enjoy se- individual diff erences, providing a meeting and a training session ternational co-operation, espe- curity and stability, pointing Al-Sulaiti meets IMO secretary-general positive home environment for the on December 4-5, to review cially with the private sector and out that this goal is in line with learning process, identifying the policies and procedures adopt- relevant NGOs. Qatar National Vision 2030, appropriate motivational style, ed by countries to combat More than 300 ministers, which is to establish a society and helping the student deal with human traffi cking.
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