SPORT | Page 1 BUSINESS | Page 1 Energy-reliant countries told INDEX to diversify DOW JONES QE NYMEX QATAR 2 – 9, 28 COMMENT 26, 27 Talented young Rio REGION 10 BUSINESS 1 – 8, 13 – 16 their 17,535.29 9,681.54 47.82 ARAB WORLD 10 - 12 CLASSIFIED 9 – 12 athletes take part in +34.35 +43.28 -0.59 INTERNATIONAL 13 – 25 SPORTS 1 – 12 +0.20% +0.45% -1.22% QOC’s Shine event economies Latest Figures published in QATAR since 1978 TUESDAY Vol. XXXVII No. 10098 May 24, 2016 Sha’baan 17, 1437 AH GULF TIMES www. gulf-times.com 2 Riyals Prime Minister meets Erdogan New service In brief to ease road YEMEN | Response Qatar condemns Aden explosion accident case Qatar has voiced “strong condemnation” of an explosion that targeted Yemeni army recruits in the Khormaksar area in Aden, which left several people killed and wounded. In a statement, the procedures Foreign Ministry stressed that the crime “contradicts all moral Traff ic investigators deployed rectly with the insurance companies. and humanitarian principles and at insurance firms will register The accident victim will receive a text values”. The statement reiterated accidents electronically through message with details of the case and Qatar’s “firm stance regarding the the tablets given to them s/he can then approach the insurance necessity of eradicating all forms fi rm for repairing the vehicle. of violence and resolutely pursuing n a move aimed at simplifying pro- The new service is being provided its perpetrators because of the cedures for motorists involved in as part of an integrated link between risk it poses to the lives of people Iroad accidents, the General Direc- the Traffi c Directorate and insurance and the threat it causes to safety torate of Traffi c has opened ve fi traffi c companies to complete procedures in- and peace”, the off icial Qatar News investigation offi ces on the premises of volved in traffi c accident cases at the Agency (QNA) said. Page 10 insurance companies in Qatar. same place. This was announced by the Ministry The MoI has pointed out that all of Interior (MoI) in a post on its Face- stages of a traffi c investigation are REGION | Relations book page yesterday. completed electronically now, from Joint fi ght Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan yesterday met with HE the Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sheikh Abdullah With the introduction of the new registration of an accident to the is- bin Nasser bin Khalifa al-Thani who is in Istanbul to take part in the World Humanitarian Summit. At the meeting held at service, motorists involved in an ac- suance of a report. Besides, accident against IS Istanbul Convention Centre, the Prime Minister conveyed the greetings of HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani cident are no longer required to go to reports can now be printed from the Gulf Arab foreign ministers to the Turkish president, wishing him and the people of Turkey further development and growth. For his part, President traffi c investigation sections located in ministry’s website or the Metrash2 yesterday agreed with their Erdogan entrusted the Prime Minister to convey his greetings to the Emir, wishing him good health and happiness and diff erent areas of the country, the MoI mobile app without having to visit a Canadian counterpart to Qatar continued progress and prosperity. They reviewed bilateral relations and ways to develop them in various fields, in has stressed. traffi c investigation section, as was the strengthen “co-operation” in addition to a number of issues of common concern. The Prime Minister earlier visited the Qatari pavilion at an exhibition Previously, motorists involved in case before. the fight against the Islamic held on the sidelines of the summit. The pavilion hosts Qatar Computing Research Institute, Qatar Charity and Sheikh Thani traffic accidents had to wait until a In June last year, Gulf Times had re- State group and other militant bin Abdullah Foundation for Humanitarian Services (RAF). police patrol reached the spot or visit ported that the General Directorate of organisations, they said in a the nearest traffic investigation sec- Traffi c had opened offi ces in two insur- statement. Ministers from the six- tion to register an accident and get ance companies in Doha to investigate nation Gulf Co-operation Council a report to approach the insurance accidents and complete documenta- agreed with Canadian Foreign companies. tion. Minister Stephane Dion on the need Now, the motorists can go directly The move was aimed at helping ve- to “dry up” sources of finance for to the insurance company of the party hicle owners save time and ease pro- jihadists. “The campaign against States and aid agencies who caused the accident and approach cedures related to accident investiga- Daesh (an Arabic acronym for IS) the traffi c investigation offi ce there to tions, the MoI had said on the occasion. and other terrorist organisations is register the case. “These offi ces will deal with cases not religious or linked to a religion Once it’s registered, the other party related to repairing damaged vehicles or sect but rather a war on terror,” (the victim) can approach the insur- that are reconciled between the parties they added in a statement. agree to cut down costs ance company staff there to complete involved in the accident. In case of (a) vehicle repair procedures, according to dispute between the parties, the traffi c the MoI post. police offi ce will investigate and decide SYRIA | Attack Thomson Reuters Foundation told a launch event in Istanbul. to jointly assess aid needs in a disaster, Traffi c investigators deployed at in- who caused the accident,” the report Scores die Istanbul “These are all fundamental to im- rather than each producing a separate surance companies will register acci- had said. proving support for the people we analysis, and to buy supplies together dents electronically through the tablets An offi cial had also informed that the in bombings serve.” to bring down costs. given to them, take photographs of the new service would be extended to other An estimated 148 people were overnments and humanitarian Kristalina Georgieva, the Euro- Elhadj As Sy, secretary general of aff ected vehicles and communicate di- insurance companies in future. killed yesterday as multiple agencies have agreed a “Grand pean Commission vice-president for the International Federation of Red explosions struck civilian targets in GBargain” which aims to cut the budget and human resources who Cross and Red Crescent Societies, two cities on Syria’s government- costs of administering aid by around masterminded the bargain, said the welcomed the bargain’s commit- held Mediterranean coast, the $1bn a year, and ensure more of that overheads of aid agencies now soak ment to provide 25% of humanitarian Syrian Observatory for Human money goes to help people in crisis. up around 15 % of funding, and those funding directly to local and national Rights reported. Supporters of At the World Humanitarian Summit would be shaved. agencies by 2020 – up from only the Islamic State group circulated in Istanbul yesterday, 21 donor coun- “I expect more resources in the around 2.5% in 2015. a claim of responsibility for the tries and 16 aid organisations – which hands of people in need and the hu- “There is a recognition of those who attacks in Tartus and Jableh on include several UN agencies and the manitarian workers on the frontline are on the frontline,” he said.”They are social media. Page 12 Red Cross – agreed to reduce ineffi - (who) are risking their lives to help they in places where there is no doc- ciencies and slim down overheads. them, and I expect less to be spent in tor, no school, where women have to That could help fi ll an estimated the back room in transactions that do walk the last mile to the water point, BRAZIL | Scandal $15bn annual funding gap to tackle the not help us get help to the people,” she often paved with danger.” Huge blow emergency needs of more than 125mn said. The bargain would free up funds to people globally, and create “a virtu- The bargain, supported by big do- provide things like insurance and bet- to Temer govt ous circle, drawing in more resources” nor governments including the United ter equipment for those handling dis- Brazil’s Planning Minister Romero from a wider range of donors, the bar- States, Britain, Germany, France and eases, keeping local aid workers safer, Juca said yesterday he would gain said. Japan, also commits them to make he added. temporarily step down after a UN Secretary-General Ban Ki- their funding more fl exible and to put World Vision International head newspaper published recordings moon said the deal, which contains money into longer-term programmes Kevin Smith said the bargain – which of him discussing plans to obstruct 51 commitments, would lead to better that allow agencies to go beyond sup- its backers hope will attract more sup- the country’s biggest-ever humanitarian response on the ground plying basic relief. port in the coming months – would corruption investigation. Juca’s in confl icts and natural disasters. They will also look at how to sim- not be a panacea for all the problems decision to take a leave from his “It should lead to faster action, plify their systems for distributing of the aid system but was “a serious post to defend himself is a huge better engagement with people af- money to aid agencies and their re- and realistic way forward”. blow for Interim President Michel fected by crises, more funding for quirements for reporting how that “Making change will cost, but stay- The new service is being provided as part of an integrated link between the Traff ic Temer.