Qatari Financial Grant Disbursed to 27,000 Gaza Civil Servants
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SATURDAY NOVEMBER 10, 2018 RABI AL-AWWAL 2, 1440 VOL.12 NO. 4449 QR 2 PARTLY CLOUDY Fajr: 4:28 am Dhuhr: 11:19 am HIGH : 32°C Asr: 2:27 pm Maghrib: 4:49 pm LOW : 26°C Isha: 6:19 pm US/Americas 9 Business 10 Sports 13 UNHCR urges US to protect Kazakhstan beckons Qatar to Clinical Al Sailiya beat refugees as Trump limits asylum join its green revolution Umm Salal to go third SHEIKH JOAAN CROWNS BASSEM HASSAN Qatari financial Amir arrives grant disbursed in Paris PARIS The Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al Thani to 27,000 Gaza arrived in the French capital, Paris, on Friday to partici- pate in Paris Peace Forum, which will be held on Sun- day, November 11, at the civil servants invitation of French Presi- dent Emmanuel Macron. The Amir is accompanied by Beneficiaries asked to log their enquiries through website an official delegation. (QNA) QNA Earlier this week, Emadi said in a GAZA statement that Qatar will provide $5 Amir congratulates million to 50,000 impoverished fami- King of Cambodia THE Finance Ministry in Gaza Strip lies in Gaza. has started disbursement of the Qa- The country will provide $100 DOHA The Amir HH Sheikh Tamim tari financial grant to 27,000 civil each to 50,000 needy families in the bin Hamad al Thani on Friday servants, while the salaries will be “next few days”, Emadi said in a state- sent a cable of congratulations paid to the rest from the local rev- ment on Tuesday. to HM King Norodom Sihamoni enues. The beneficiaries are being select- of the Kingdom of Cambodia, on In a statement, the ministry said ed in coordination with the Hamas- the anniversary of his country’s salaries will be paid on Friday and led authorities, he added. Independence Day. (QNA) Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) President HE Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad al Thani crowned Qatrai rider Bassem Hassan Mohammed Saturday, asking the beneficiaries to The aid comes amid the deterio- after his second win of the weekend in the Longines Global Champions Tour CSI5* speed class at Al Shaqab on Friday. PAGE 15 log their enquiries through the gov- rating humanitarian situation in the ernment website. Gaza Strip and days after the grant of Qatar condemns Chairman of the Qatari National $10 million a month for buying fuel to Australia attack Committee for the Reconstruction generate electricity. of Gaza Ambassador Mohammed al The Qatari-funded fuel for the DOHA Qatar has condemned a Emadi arrived in Gaza through the power plant is supplied in coordina- stabbing incident in the Austral- Yemeni forces, Saudi-led coalition Beit Hanoun (Erez) border crossing tion with the United Nations. ian city of Melbourne, which led on Thursday. This was part of the pe- Qatar has started buying addi- to the death of one person and riodic inspection visits carried out by tional fuel for Gaza’s sole power sta- injury of another. In a state- launch major Hodeidah offensive the Ambassador to projects of the Qa- tion, allowing planned outages to be ment, the Ministry of Foreign tari Committee to follow up the work reduced to their lowest level in recent Affairs reiterated Qatar’s firm “Fierce battles are taking place at flow in its office in Gaza. years. stance rejecting violence and At least 110 rebels, 22 these moments,” it added. terrorism, regardless of motives Friday’s statement came after and reasons. The statement pro-government troops several days of fighting as pro-gov- offered Qatar’s condolences ernment forces closed in on Houthi to the family of the victim, the killed in past 24 hours positions in the city centre. government and the people of At least 110 rebels and 22 pro- Australia, wishing the injured a AGENCIES government troops were killed dur- speedy recovery. (QNA) ADEN ing battles in the past 24 hours, local medical sources told the AFP news A Saudi-UAE-led military coalition agency on Friday. Qatar condemns and pro-government forces in Yem- The latest fatalities took the total Mogadishu blasts en have launched a “vast offensive” number of fighters from both sides to capture the strategic port city of killed since November 1, when the DOHA Qatar has condemned Hodeidah from Houthi rebels, ac- battle for Hodeidah intensified, to the explosions that rocked the cording to the country’s internation- Up to 445,000 people have fled 382. centre of the Somali capital, ally-recognised government. Hodeidah city since June. There was no immediate com- Mogadishu, causing deaths and “A military operation has begun ment on the government›s state- injuries. The Ministry of Foreign and the national army forces have the support of the Arab coalition,» ment from the rebels, who have been Affairs reiterated Qatar’s firm advanced towards the north and the the Aden-based government of Pres- controlling Hodeidah since 2014, the position rejecting violence and western sides of the city of Hodei- ident Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi said same year they also seized Yemen’s Palestinian civil servants line up to receive their salaries in Rafah in the southern terrorism. (QNA) dah, progressing from all front with in a statement on Friday. capital, Sanaa. Gaza Strip on Friday. A Palestinian was killed by Israeli fire on Sri Lanka president Norway suspends arms Friday during clashes along the Gaza-Israel dissolves parliament export licences to Saudi border, the health Sri Lanka President Maithripala ministry in the Hamas- Norway announced on Friday that it was suspending ruled coastal enclave Sirisena dissolved the nation’s par- new licences for arms exports to Saudi Arabia follow- said. Rami Qahman, liament on Friday with effect from ing recent developments in the kingdom and the situ- 28, died after being midnight, in a move that will ation in Yemen. “We have decided that in the present shot east of Rafah in likely worsen an already deep situation, we will not give new licences for the export southern Gaza and political crisis. PAGE 4 37 other Palestinians of defence material or multipurpose goods for military were shot and wound- use to Saudi Arabia,” Foreign Minister Ine Eriksen So- PALESTINIAN KILLED, 37 ed during the violence, ereide said in a statement. Eriksen said the decision the ministry added. had been taken following a broad assessment of re- WOUNDED IN ISRAELI FIRE (AFP) US promises no new ‘Cold War’ with China (PG 9 ) cent developments in Saudi Arabia. PAGE 6 More than 7,000 take part in annual diabetes walkathon CATHERINE W GICHUKI sons, QDA Executive Director how to cope with diabetes, Hamaq added, “During DOHA Dr Abdulla al Hamaq said the how to manage it and prevent screening, we discovered many event was aimed at observ- the disease,” he said, adding people with undiagnosed dia- PEOPLE from all walks of life ing the World Diabetes Day that they wanted to focus and betes. Fifty percent of them took part in the annual walka- (WDD) which is marked every promote the role of family in didn’t have an idea that they thon organised to raise aware- year on November 14. diabetes management as well had the disease,” he said. ness of diabetes at the Oxygen The theme for World Dia- as to take care of children liv- Referring to the Stepwise Park in the Education City on betes Day and World Diabetes ing with Type 1 diabetes, and Survey done by the Ministry Friday. Month 2018 and 2019 is “The- their role in preventing Type 2 of Public Health, he said the Organised by Qatar Dia- Family and Diabetes”. diabetes. prevalence was 16.7 percent. betes Association (QDA), the In collaboration with the He said nowadays, chil- “MoPH will conduct a second event attracted more than International Diabetes Fed- dren too are getting afflicted survey and this will give us 7,000 people, including fami- eration (IDF), the campaign with Type 2 diabetes due to the good information,” he said. lies, students from schools and aims to raise awareness of the unhealthy lifestyle. “Our hos- On November 14, Torch members of different organi- risks of Type 2 diabetes and its pitals are seeing children with Doha will be illuminated in sations. increasing prevalence among Type 2 diabetes because of un- blue to raise awareness of the Besides the walkathon, there people of all age groups in Qa- healthy eating habits and lack disease. were various activities for chil- tar, especially the youth. of physical activity. We need to Besides, there will be dren and adults such as screen- “Many in Qatar, both Qa- educate them about the need Al Bawasil camp in Decem- ing for blood sugar, zumba, as taris and expatriates, are af- to eat healthy food and exer- ber and a symposium to be well as other fun-filled activities. fected by the disease. We are cise. We will go to schools and themed on “The Family and People join the Annual Diabetes Walkathon at the Oxygen Park in Education City on Friday. Speaking to media per- educating the public about educate children.” Diabetes in April”. (JALAL PATHIYOOR) SEE ALSO PAGE 16 02 Saturday, November 10, 2018 Contact US: Qatar Tribune I EDITORIAL I Phone: 40002222 I ADMINISTRATION & MARKETING I Phone: 40002155, 40002122, Fax: 40002235 P.O. Box: 23493, Doha. Quick read HMC’s Memory Clinic treats Amir congratulates King of Cambodia THE Amir His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al Thani on Friday sent a cable of congratulations to HM King Norodom over 500 patients this year Sihamoni of the Kingdom of Cambodia on his country’s Inde- pendence Day.