More Rains Forecast for Today Sebastian Coe Said Yesterday That and Egypt Have Imposed a Block- Sport Should Take Precedence Over Ade on Qatar for the Past 17 Months
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BUSINESS | Page 1 SPORT | Page 8 Hamilton wins Brazilian QDB conference highlights Grand entrepreneurship role in Qatar’s economic growth Prix published in QATAR since 1978 MONDAY Vol. XXXIX No. 11000 November 12, 2018 Rabia I 4, 1440 AH GULF TIMES www. gulf-times.com 2 Riyals Amir attends opening In brief of Paris Peace Forum QATAR | Visit Agencies intellectuals, companies — who believe President of Ghana to Paris we need a world of rules, an open world and a multilateral world, chief organ- arrive in Doha today iser Justin Vaisse told AFP. The President of Ghana, Nana Akufo- is Highness the Amir Sheikh Merkel said the forum showed that Addo, will arrive in Doha today for Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani “today there is a will, and I say this on an off icial visit to the country. His Hyesterday attended the opening behalf of Germany with full conviction, Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin of Paris Peace Forum, held at the Grand to do everything to bring a more peace- Hamad al-Thani will meet him at the Halle de la Villette in Paris, at the invi- ful order to the world, even though we Amiri Diwan tomorrow to discuss tation of French President Emmanuel know we still have much work to do.” bilateral relations and the prospects Macron. World leaders gathered under driv- of developing them, as well as issues The session was attended by a ing rain in Paris to lead global com- of mutual concern. number of heads of state and gov- memorations marking 100 years since ernment, heads of delegations and a the end of World War I, at a time of QATAR | Offi cial number of representatives of interna- growing nationalism and diplomatic tional organisations and civil society. tensions. Amir congratulates The Paris Peace Forum, conceived Around 70 leaders including US Polish president by Macron, is intended to highlight the and Russian Presidents Donald importance of international institu- Trump and Vladimir Putin marked His Highness the Amir Sheikh tions in helping resolve confl icts, avert the centenary of the 1918 Armistice in Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani and wars and spread prosperity. the French capital at 11am local time His Highness the Deputy Amir Macron opened the inaugural Paris (1000 GMT). Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad Peace Forum, which seeks to promote Macron delivered a near 20-minute al-Thani yesterday sent cables a multilateral approach to security and speech that called on his fellow lead- of congratulations to Poland’s governance and ultimately avoid the ers not to forget the lessons of the past President, Andrzej Duda, on errors that led to the outbreak of World and the hopes of people worldwide for the anniversary of his country’s War I. peace. Independence Day. HE the Prime The aim of the forum, organised to His Highness the Amir left the Minister and Minister of Interior coincide with the global commemora- French capital yesterday evening, af- Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin tions marking 100 years since the end ter taking part in the opening of Paris Khalifa al-Thani sent a similar of World War I, is to show that there Peace Forum. cable to Prime Minister Mateusz His Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani attended the opening of Paris Peace Forum at the Grand Halle de are lots of forces in the international The Amir was accompanied by an of- Morawiecki. la Villette in Paris yesterday. system — states, NGOs, foundations, fi cial delegation. Pages 2, 3,19 Deputy Amir graces QU graduation ceremony eld under the patronage of the university’s administration and history of our beloved homeland. The His Highness the Amir Sheikh faculty and students’ parents. people of Qatar and its residents have HTamim bin Hamad al-Thani His Highness the Deputy Amir shown a unique loyalty and show of and in the presence of His Highness presented the certificates to some solidarity to our wise leadership, who the Deputy Amir Sheikh Abdullah of the meritorious students while led the country amid the unjust siege bin Hamad al-Thani, Qatar Univer- Dr Hassan bin Rashid al-Derham, that sought to hijack the prosperity of sity (QU) marked the graduation of its president of QU, gave certificates to our country,” said Dr al-Derham. 41st batch of male students yesterday. other graduates. He said QU is working in partner- Certificates were handed over to Dr al-Derham congratulated the ship with various sectors to bring 808 graduates in various disciplines graduates and addressed the gather- about a qualitative leap in the edu- at the ceremony held at the new ing that included students, parents cation standards. “Qatar Univer- Sports & Events Complex at QU, QNA and friends of the graduates as well sity is a national university in which said. as a large number of invited guests. Qatari society is witnessing a revi- A total of 2,562 female students will He highlighted the achievements of talisation. This shift coincides with His Highness the Deputy Amir Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad al-Thani attended the graduation ceremony of the 41st batch (2018) graduate today for the academic year QU in the recent years as well as the the international trends and the Qa- of Qatar University students yesterday. The ceremony was attended by HE the Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sheikh of Fall 2017 and Winter, Spring and improvement in international rank- tar National Vision 2030. In recent Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa al-Thani and a number of their excellencies Sheikhs and ministers. Summer 2018. ings of the university as well as the years, the university has achieved a The ceremony was attended by HE number of international accredita- high place in the list of the best uni- the fourth time in a row,” he noted. research methods and research cen- The University also strives to promote the Prime Minister and Minister of tions for various departments of the versities in the world. QU continues “We, at Qatar University are work- tres. We are making these efforts so values of work, competence, excel- Interior Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser university. to be ranked first in the Interna- ing on developing social and hu- that the University can address the lence, values of belonging and iden- bin Khalifa al-Thani and a number “As we celebrate today this batch of tional Outlook indicator in the over- man sciences in our academic pro- issues of the Qatari society and the tity, with intellectual openness and of their excellencies Sheikhs and distinguished graduates, we are wit- all Times Higher Education (THE) grammes, in our study plans, as well challenges it faces due to the rapid innovation,”explained the president. ministers, along with members of nessing an important milestone in the World University Rankings list for as in the development of scientific economic and social developments. Page 28 Sport should have primacy over politics, says Coe More rains forecast for today Sebastian Coe said yesterday that and Egypt have imposed a block- sport should take precedence over ade on Qatar for the past 17 months. politics and urged nations locked Coe said next year’s champion- hunderstorms brought heavy stepped up to clear rainwater from accumulation recently,” it said in a in a diplomatic dispute with Qatar ships, which run for 10 days and rains and strong winds to diff erent parts of the country. post on Twitter. not to boycott next year’s world begin on September 27, was “very TDoha and other parts of the Rain emergency teams started The Ministry of Education and athletics championships in Doha. important” as it would give athlet- country yesterday, and similar con- removing accumulated rainwa- Higher Education said technical The IAAF president was speaking ics a “footprint” in the region. ditions have been forecast for today ter right after the downpour in the reports revealed the readiness of in the Qatari capital as organisers The event will see several as well. State to ensure traffi c fl ow on high- schools to receive students and staff launched ticketing arrangements innovations, including evening- Some areas of Qatar received al- ways and streets and in residential today, as yesterday’s rains did not for next year’s event, the first only sessions, a marathon held at most half-a-year’s worth of rainfall areas, the Ministry of Municipality cause any damage. athletics world championships to midnight, and mixed-race world in just a few hours as thunderstorms and Environment tweeted. Meanwhile, the forecast says be held in the Middle East. championship relays for the first struck, AFP reported, citing the Qa- The Public Works Authority thundershowers are expected in the “I fully expect a full contingent of time. It will also mostly be held in tar Meteorology Department. (Ashghal) said it has put in place a country today along with strong federations to be there,” said Coe, an air-conditioned venue, Doha’s According to a rain chart issued number of short- and medium- winds in some places. Similar con- a double Olympic gold medallist. Khalifa Stadium. by the department, Shehaimiya term plans and measures to protect ditions and high seas are forecast in “And it’s very important that inter- The IAAF announced that stadium in the northwestern part of Qatar the main areas that had witnessed off shore areas. national sport consistently and ticket prices will begin at QR60 received nearly 31mm of rainfall rainwater accumulation recently. The wind speed may go up to 40 continually makes the point that ($16, 14 euros). yesterday, compared to the annual “To ensure the safety of students, knots today in off shore areas and we have primacy over politics and It also said it would not introduce rainfall of 77mm in the country.