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FRIDAY AUGUST 23, 2019 DHU AL-HIJJAH 22, 1440 VOL.12 NO. 4720 QR 2 FINE Fajr: 3:51 am Dhuhr: 11:37 am HIGH : 38°C Asr: 3:06 pm Maghrib: 6:04 pm LOW : 33°C Isha: 7:34 pm MAIN BRANCH LULU HYPER SANAYYA ALKHOR Business 8 Sports 11 Doha D-Ring Road Street-17 M & J Building MATAR QADEEM MANSOURA ABU HAMOUR BIN OMRAN Energy cooperation bedrock Al Gharafa provide coach Near Ahli Bank Al Meera Petrol Station Al Meera of Qatar-China ties: Envoy Jokanovic a perfect start alzamanexchange www.alzamanexchange.com 44441448 Amir greets Sudan Sovereignty Council chairman Prime Minister congratulates new Sudanese PM Hamdok, wishes further progress to Qatar-Sudan relations QNA/AFP ephone conversation with Dr crisis,” he told reporters after DOHA Abdullah Hamdok to congratu- We congratulate His Excellency taking the oath on Wednesday. late him on being sworn in as Dr Abdullah Hamdouk on his He vowed to devise an ur- THE Amir HH Sheikh Tamim Prime Minister of Sudan. The appointment as Prime Minister gent recovery programme ad- bin Hamad al Thani on Thurs- PM wished him well and the of the Republic of Sudan. dressing the shortages of basic day sent a cable of congratula- bilateral relations further de- We stress the depth of the commodities that have plagued tions to Lieutenant General velopment and growth. Qatari-Sudanese relations Sudan and its 40 million inhab- Abdel Fattah al Burhan on the In a tweet, the PM said, “We itants recently. occasion of the formation of Su- congratulate His Excellency Dr and look forward to further In the longer term, Ham- dan’s Sovereignty Council and Abdullah Hamdok on his ap- development.” dok emphasised the need to im- his swearing-in as its chairman. pointment as Prime Minister prove productivity and rebuild The Amir wished him and the of the Republic of Sudan. We moribund economy. main expectation of Hamdok a banking sector he said had all members of the council success stress the depth of the Qatari- Hamdok built a career in will be tangible solutions to the but collapsed. and to the Sudanese people sta- Sudanese relations and look continental and international dire economic crisis Bashir’s His credentials as an econo- bility and progress. forward to further develop- organisations, most recently as rule and the last few months of mist seem solid, as was abun- Meanwhile, Prime Minis- ment.” deputy executive secretary of political turmoil have caused. dantly documented in the of- ter and Minister of Interior HE Hamdok, a seasoned econ- the UN’s Economic Commis- “With the right vision, with ficial biography distributed to Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser omist, is now facing the daunt- sion for Africa in Addis Ababa. the right policies, we will be media during his oath-taking bin Khalifa al Thani held a tel- ing task of rescuing Sudan’s The Sudanese people’s able to address this economic ceremony. Iran unveils new missile China supports Qatar’s wise Fresh round of US-Taliban defence system response to Gulf crisis: Envoy peace talks begin in Doha AGENCIES SATYENDRA PATHAK DOHA/KABUL DOHA THE US and the Taliban officials resumed CHINA appreciates Qatar’s peace talks in Qatar on Thursday. rational and wise response to Key issues in Thursday’s talks, which The domestically-built missile the ongoing GCC crisis, Chi- began a day after US special envoy Zalmay defence system Bavar-373 is on nese Ambassador to Qatar Khalilzad arrived in Doha, remain the with- display in Tehran. (REUTERS) HE Zhou Jian has said. drawal of US and other foreign forces from “We highly appreciate the country and a commitment by the Tali- RANIAN President Hassan Qatar’s support for China’s ban that Afghanistan will not be used as a IRouhani has inducted a lo- stand on various interna- launchpad for global attacks. cally built air-defence system tional issues. Simultaneously, The two sides entered peace negotia- into the country’s missile de- China strongly supports the tions in October last year, and an agree- US Special Representative for Afghanistan Rec- fence network at an unveiling independence, stability and ment on these two central issues would onciliation Zalmay Khalilzad. ceremony in Tehran. sovereignty of Qatar,” he said. set the stage for separate negotiations The display of the new sys- “The Gulf crisis is now between Afghan officials and the Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said on tem, Bavar-373, came amid entering the third year, and on a permanent ceasefire and a power-shar- Thursday that General Scott Miller, the We highly appreciate Qatar’s support for Al heightened tensions with the the Chinese people are deeply China’s stand on various international issues. ing government, according to a report in commander of the US forces and the NA- United States. sorry for this. As a true friend Jazeera. TO-led non-combat Resolution Support Iranian officials have pre- of the Arab world, what Chi- Simultaneously, China strongly supports the In a statement confirming the start of (RS) mission in Afghanistan, was also pre- viously called Bavar, which na wants to see most is the independence, stability and sovereignty of Qatar.” the ninth round of US-Taliban talks, group sent at the meeting in Doha. means “believe” in Farsi, the unity and harmony among country’s first domestically our Arab friends. The least — HE Zhou Jian, China’s Ambassador to Qatar produced long-range missile we want is quarrels among defence system. Rouhani said brothers,” Jian said. world, and to resolve differ- the wisdom and capability the mobile surface-to-air sys- Addressing his first press ences through peaceful dia- to resolve their differences. Too late for fresh Brexit deal, tem was “better than S-300 conference on Wednesday logue within the framework China is willing to play an (PG 5 ) Qaeda’s Hamza and close to [more advanced] after taking charge in Qatar of the GCC.” active and constructive role Macron tells Johnson S-400.” a month ago, Jian said, “It is “We hope your rela- in this regard,” he said. With a range of more not beneficial to any coun- tions could return to nor- The envoy said that solu- bin Laden dead: than 200km, Iran’s official try, or to the entire GCC. We mal as soon as possible, so tion to Gulf crisis would also IRNA news agency said the sincerely hope that all par- as to maintain peace and reflect positively on the lives MME carries out island long-range missile system is ties could consider the com- stability in the region. We of people from other parts of Pentagon chief suited to the country’s geog- mon interests of the Arab believe that all parties have the world. PAGE 2 cleaning drive (PG 2 ) raphy. (AGENCIES) AFP WASHINGTON US Secretary of Defense Mark Esper has con- firmed the death of Hamza bin Laden, the son and designated heir of Al-Qaeda founder Back-to-school items go on sale as schools open next week Osama bin Laden. “That’s my understanding,” Esper said in CATHERINE W GICHUKI Mall, City Center, among others under one roof. In addition, they an interview with Fox News, when asked if DOHA have various offers. can get branded items at a dis- Hamza bin Laden was dead. At an outlet like Skechers, for counted price. A pair of shoes “I don’t have the details on that. And if I AS parents prepare their children instance, if one buys a pair of shoes from Skechers is very comfortable did I’m not sure how much I could share with to join school from Sunday after a for children, the person gets a free and has memory foam. Skechers you,” he added. long summer break, many outlets backpack, water bottle, lunch and is the first to come up with this US media reported at the beginning of in malls have put ‘back-to-school’ pencil case. idea.” August that Hamza was killed during the last items on sale with attractive offers to “We have free gifts for boys and In addition, two pairs of shoes two years in an operation that involved the lure customers as school-going chil- girls. We have received more cus- for adults went for QR549 while US, citing US intelligence officials. dren start their new academic year. tomers especially since we started normally one pair goes for around But President Donald Trump and other Most of the outlets have been sale for kids’ items. This offer start- QR400. senior officials have refused to confirm or offering discounts for assorted ed on July 25 and will continue un- Another outlet, Athletes Co, deny it publicly. school shopping to attract parents til September 14,” Romulo, a Visual had sales for back-to-school items, “I don’t want to comment on it,” Trump to buy new stuff and accessories for Merchadizer at Skechers told Qatar including shoes, backpack, pencils, told reporters when asked. their children. Tribune. among others. The 15th of Osama bin Laden’s 20 children From pairs of school shoes, Apparel Group Manager of Tommy Hilfiger also had sale and a son of his third wife, Hamza, thought back packs, pencil cases to lunch Sales and Support Abhay Kumar such that if one spent QR550, he/ to be about 30 years old, was “emerging as a boxes and other accessories, all Singh said this was good news for she got a free lunch bag. leader in the Al-Qaeda franchise,” the State have been displayed at an attractive parents for they can buy school A parent at the shop said, “The Department said in announcing the reward.