THURSDAY NOVEMBER 1, 2018 SAFAR 23, 1440 VOL.12 NO. 4440 QR 2 CLOUDY & RAINY Fajr: 4:23 am Dhuhr: 11:18 am HIGH : 30°C Asr: 2:30 pm Maghrib: 4:54 pm LOW : 25°C Isha: 6:24 pm Gulf / Middle East 9 Business 12 Sports 18 Khashoggi strangled and Woqod opens fuel Qatar Airways official dismembered, Turkey confirms station in Al Froosh partners of CONMEBOL Amir sends AMIR PAYS VISIT TO MILIPOL QATAR 2018 message to Value of MoI deals UN Sec-Gen The Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad crosses QR527 mn al Thani has sent a written message Ministry of Interior signs 15 deals as expo concludes to United Nations Secretary-General QNA Systems for iris scanners DOHA Milipol Qatar drew 8,487 and fingerprinting machines. Antonio Guterres, visitors, which is an There were also contracts for inviting him to attend THE value of deals signed increase of more than 39 updating document readers. the annual ceremony by the Ministry of Interior percent from the previous Wednesday’s deals also of His Highness’ Anti- (MoI) alone has crossed more included a QR92.51 million than half a billion riyals as edition in 2016 deal with Cisco for updating Corruption Excellence the country’s biggest security technical support and voice Award. The message trade fair came to an end in Saud Rashid al Shafi. communications and an- was handed over by Doha on Wednesday. The Milipol chief also said other worth QR20.7 million Qatar’s Attorney-General The deals signed at the 12th a total of 8,487 visitors at- with Get group to provide ID International Event for Home- tended the exhibition, which cards, driving licences, and HE Dr Ali bin Fetais al land Security and Civil Defence is an increase of more than 39 other similar products. The Marri, who is also the (Milipol Qatar 2018) covered percent from 2016. MoI also entered into an in- United Nations Special several areas, including secu- On the final day, the three- frastructure development deal Advocate on anti- rity, information and services. day event saw MoI inking with Al Mannai. The MoI signed 15 deals deals worth QR125.73 million. The Ministry of Inte- corruption, during his The Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al Thani visited the 12th International Event for Homeland worth QR527.5 million, said They included a QR9.36 rior signed contracts worth meeting with Guterres, in Security and Civil Defence (Milipol Qatar 2018) in Doha on Wednesday morning. He was accompa- Milipol Committee member million contract with Ideal QR333.81 million in the first New York on Wednesday. nied by Prime Minister and Minister of Interior HE Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa al Thani and General Directorate of Solutions for vehicle-tracking two days of the event. as he toured the various pavilions. (QNA) PAGE 20 Logistics’ Assistant Director- systems and another worth Guterres praised the More on page 20 Ô efforts of the Amir in General Brigadier-General QR3.15 million with Orbis combatting corruption and establishing the foundations of the rule of law. He expressed his full support to Qatar in ‘Qatar doubling efforts to ‘Qatar committed to Nepal expats’ welfare’ its efforts in this field. The meeting was build defence capabilities’ SATYENDRA PATHAK Qatar’s top leadership was all community here. Nepalese Nepal and Qatar have grown DOHA praise for the Nepalese com- Embassy in Qatar is also mak- from strength to strength.” attended by Permanent QATAR is doubling efforts to of its size or where it is com- munity in the country. ing sincere efforts to ensure “I am pleased to share with Representative of build its defence capabilities ing from, he added, while NEPAL’S President Bidya Devi “You have earned respect that Nepalese workers are you all that cordial ties be- Qatar to the United to be ready for any threat at addressing the Forum on Re- Bhandari on Wednesday said for yourself and your country happy here,” she said. tween Nepal and Qatar have Nations HE Sheikha any time, Deputy Prime Min- turning Foreign Fighters held Qatar’s leadership was fully by working hard for the devel- Highlighting the strong expanded not only on labour ister and Minister of State for in Doha. “Qatar has many al- committed to the overall wel- opment of Qatar. Your integ- ties between the two coun- front but also on other fronts Alia Ahmed bin Saif al Defence Affairs HE Dr Khalid lies, but we never thought of fare of the large Nepalese ex- rity, sincerity and honesty are tries, she said, “Forty years of economic diplomacy such Thani and the delegation bin Mohammed al Attiyah depending on them to defend patriate community in Doha. noticed very positively by the have passed since the estab- as trade, investment, technol- accompanying the said on Wednesday. our country because we are Addressing more than 500 Qatari leadership,” she said. lishment of diplomatic ties be- ogy and tourism,” Bhandari Qatar strives to be ready able to defend ourselves,” he Nepalese expatriates in Doha “The top Qatari leadership tween Nepal and Qatar. Dur- said. Attorney General. (QNA) to face any threat, regardless said. PAGE 2 during her four-day official is very sincere about protect- ing this period, political and visit to Qatar, Bhandari said ing the rights of the Nepalese economic relations between Continued on page 3 Ô 02 Thursday, November 1, 2018 Contact US: Qatar Tribune I EDITORIAL I Phone: 40002222 I ADMINISTRATION & MARKETING I Phone: 40002155, 40002122, Fax: 40002235 P.O. Box: 23493, Doha. Amir invites Shura to convene on AMIR RECEIVES CREDENTIALS OF TWO NEW AMBASSADORS November 6 THE Amir His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al Thani on Wednesday issued Decree No 58 of 2018 inviting the Advisory (Shura) Council to hold its 47th Ordinary Session on Tuesday 28th of Safar 1440 correspond- ing to November 6, 2018. The Decree is effective as of the date of issue and is to be published in the official gazette.(QNA) PM sends message to Greek counterpart PRIME Minister and Minister of Interior HE Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa al Thani has sent a written message to Prime Minister of Greece Alexis Tsipras, pertaining to bilateral relations and means of boost- ing them. The message was The Amir His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al Thani received copies of credentials of two new ambassadors handed over by Ambassador of accredited to Qatar on Wednesday. HH the Amir received the credentials of Ambassador of Poland HE Janusz Qatar to Greece HE Abdulaziz Janke and Ambassador of Spain HE Maria Belen Alfaro Hernandez. The ambassadors conveyed greetings of their Ali al Neama, during a meeting countries’ leaders and their wishes of further progress and prosperity to HH the Amir and the Qatari people. On with Assistant Director of the his part, HH the Amir welcomed the new ambassadors and wished them success in their duties and in promoting Prime Minister’s Office Ioannis V the relations between Qatar and their respective countries. (QNA) Giorgakakis . (QNA) Cabinet okays ministerial Qatar capable of defending self: Attiyah group to monitor national QNA systems, adding that Qatar is Qatar on the international development strategies DOHA doubling its efforts to build scene, stressing that Qatar has its defence capabilities to be a vision and goals. No one can QATAR is capable of defend- ready at any time. affect its vision. We must trust QNA The committee will be entrusted ing itself. This is Qatar’s phi- He said, “Qatar does not in ourselves to achieve the in- DOHA with a number of functions, losophy and its military doc- care about any threats and terests of our nation and serve including general supervision, trine, despite having many from which side it comes, but our people.” THE Cabinet at a meeting follow-up and evaluation of the allies, Deputy Prime Minister always sees itself, prepares Regarding how countries chaired by Prime Minister and performance indicators and and Minister of State for De- its people, develops its plans deal with their fighters return- Minister of Interior HE Sheikh fence Affairs HE Dr Khalid bin and strategies, and works to ing from areas of war and con- Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khal- rates of achievement of the Mohammed al Attiyah has af- be ready for whatever the size flict, Dr Attiyah stressed that ifa al Thani on Wednesday ap- National Development Strategy firmed. and type of threat and from Qatar has contained, provided proved a draft decision by the Speaking in a discussion Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Defence Affairs any side comes.” rehabilitation, education and Prime Minister to form the the draft resolution within the session at the Forum on ‘Re- HE Dr Khalid bin Mohammed al Attiyah at a forum on Wednesday. On allegations of terror- then integration for its fighters. ministerial group for general framework of completing issu- turning Foreign Fighters’ on ism against Qatar, he said, He said Qatar is an supervision and follow up of ing of the necessary decisions Wednesday, Dr Attiyah said Hamad al Thani seeks to sup- in war and combating terror- “We have faced violent and economically strong coun- the completion of the national to activate the provisions of Qatar’s attention to the de- port and strengthen Qatar’s ism, the minister stressed that strange attacks from some try which plays big role development strategies. Law No 19 for 2015 on the is- fence dimension is an insur- defence capabilities and stabil- Qatar invests in modern and countries that started this im- and weight in the world Under the draft decision, a suance of the common system ance policy, stressing that the ity of the region.