THURSDAY OCTOBER 17, 2019 SAFAR 18, 1441 VOL.13 NO. 4766 QR 2 Fajr: 4:16 am Dhuhr: 11:19 am Asr: 2:38 pm Maghrib: 5:06 pm Isha: 6:36 pm MAIN BRANCH LULU HYPER SANAYYA ALKHOR Gulf / ME 7 Business 9 Doha D-Ring Road Street-17 M & J Building Turkey defiant over Ahli Bank posts net PARTLY CLOUDY MATAR QADEEM MANSOURA ABU HAMOUR BIN OMRAN Syria as US demands profit of QR544.5 mn in HIGH : 35°C Near Ahli Bank Al Meera Petrol Station Al Meera LOW : 27°C alzamanexchange www.alzamanexchange.com 44441448 ceasefire 9 months AMIR ATTENDS BEACH VOLLEYBALL FINAL SHEIKHA MOZA MEETS WITH IOC PRESIDENT Amir holds call with Kuwaiti counterpart The Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al Thani held a telephone conversation with the Amir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah al Ahmad al Jaber al Sabah on Wednes- day evening. The Amir congratulated the Kuwaiti Amir on his safe return after completing medical checkups in the US and wished him good health and wellness. (QNA) PM attends GCC The Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al Thani attended the ANOC World Beach Games’ volleyball HH Sheikha Moza bint Nasser, Chairperson of Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community final between Qatar and the US, in Doha on Wednesday. The Father Amir HH Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Development (QF) and Education Above All, met with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Presi- meeting in Oman al Thani and HH Sheikha Moza bint Nasser also attended the match. Qatar signed off with a silver while dent Thomas Bach on Wednesday. They discussed areas of mutual interest in education and sports, as (PG 2 ) the US team clinched the gold. (QNA) PAGE 11 well as collaboration in promoting refugees’ access to sports. (QNA) Cabinet acts on Shura proposals to curb accidents in Sealine area Attiyah rules out war DOHA: The Cabinet on Wednesday reviewed views of some ministries and government bodies on Shura Council recommendations to develop the Sealine area in Mesaieed to reduce traffic accidents. The Cabinet then took appropri- Qatar elected ate decision on them. Chaired by Prime Minister and Minister of Interior HE between US and Iran member of IPU Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa al Thani, the weekly regular meeting also approved a draft Amiri Decision on setting up the Ras Laffan Emergency committee (Ayatollah Ali Khamenei),” the min- permission of the host country.” and Safety College. Under the provisions of the draft decision, the college would Qatar has been elected as Defence Minister says ister said. He said there were agreements be set up as a military body for academic and technical education. It would be a member of the Inter-Parlia- “If there were some simple between Qatar and Washington in affiliated with the Ministry of Interior and would draw from its budget. The col- mentary Union (IPU) Stand- certain US concessions things like expanding the permis- this regard. lege would be established to prepare technical cadres trained scientifically and ing Committee on Peace can bring Iran to the sion to export oil, I think the Irani- “We are a sovereign country that practically in fire-fighting and emergency search and rescue operations. It also and International Security at an side would be (willing) to sit (for respects the sovereignty of other aims to prepare qualified graduates in the fields of engineering, security, safety its 141st General Assem- table for talks countries. Qatar has a special rela- and disaster and crisis management. (QNA) PAGE 2 bly being held in Belgrade. tionship with America and we coor- Qatar will be represented MERIAM JELLITI I do not think that dinate with the US on a daily basis.” in the committee by Mem- DOHA Addressing the US decision to ber of the Advisory (Shura) the Americans will withdraw its troops from Syria, Council HE Mohammed bin THERE would be no war between move without the Dr Attiyah asserted that America Mahdi al Ahbabi. PAGE 16 Washington and Tehran in the fore- permission of the host wouldn’t abandon the region. Cabinet nod for draft setting minimum seeable future although certain par- country. On the Turkish operation in ties are seeking to ignite one, Dep- northern Syria to create a “safe wage for workers, says Labour Minister uty Prime Minister and Minister — HE Dr Khalid bin Mohammed al zone” there, the minister said Tur- of State for Defence Affairs HE Dr Attiyah on possibility of US using its key was trying to use its right to pro- DOHA: The Cabinet has approved draft legislation setting a minimum wage for Khalid bin Mohammed al Attiyah military base in Qatar against Iran tect itself from terrorist groups. workers in Qatar, Minister of Administrative Development, Labour and Social Af- said in Doha on Wednesday. “We, in Qatar, deal with the fairs HE Yousuf Mohamed al Othman Fakhroo said in Doha on Wednesday. In a discussion moderated by facts as they are. Turkey hosts near- The Cabinet has also streamlined the process for switching jobs within American journalist Steve Clemons talks). This is a vision, not informa- ly 4 million refugees and it can open contract periods while preserving the rights of both the employer and the em- on the second day of the Global Se- tion available to me, and if there is its doors to let these refugees travel ployee, he added. Speaking at an event to celebrate the 100th anniversary of curity Forum, the Defence Minister a goodwill initiative, the other party to Europe.” the International Labour Organisation (ILO), Fakhroo said the Cabinet has also said several parties had done every- will receive this signal well and may Attempting to return these adopted a draft law to abolish exit permits for parties not subject to the provi- Qatar, India & UK thing in their power, including the meet halfway. Face-to-face discus- refugees to their countries was not sions of the Qatari Labour Law and domestic workers. He said the legislation have big presence production of video games, to push sion is the best way to bring stability a crime, he said, adding that ma- will be enforced immediately. America to launch a military strike to the region.” jor crimes had been committed by The minister underlined that Qatar was keen to launch a package of policies at Univ Expo (PG 2 ) on Iran. On the possibility of the US us- certain parties in Syria and no one and legislative amendments to ensure workers enjoy decent wages and working “My best vision is that US Presi- ing its military bases in Qatar and was held accountable. (WITH INPUTS conditions. ILO Deputy Director General for Field Operations and Partnerships dent (Donald) Trump would like to Turkey to launch strikes on Iran, Dr FROM QNA) Moussa Oumarou said ILO had a team of dedicated professionals working meet with Iranian President Has- Attiyah said, “I do not think that the closely with ADLSA colleagues in Qatar, supporting the ambitious labour reforms san Rouhani or its Supreme Leader Americans will move without the More on page 16 Ô the country had embarked on. “Every day, they facilitate dialogue between the Qatar open to government, employers and workers to ensure that the reforms that are being considered have everyone’s support and buy-in. This is how industrial and social rights bodies: peace are achieved, my friends.” — CATHERINE W GICHUKI Khater (PG 16 ) Syria troops fight Turkish forces alongside Kurds, says monitor (PG 7) HIA sees busiest summer, receives record 10.7 mn passengers in Q3 TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK lion in August and 3.1 million The airport’s state-of- tion of additional transfer DOHA in September. August was the With 3.8 million passengers the-art facilities and services, halls, 95 percent of transfer busiest month ever recorded passing through HIA, August combined with the latest passengers’ queuing time HAMAD International Air- in HIA’s history, with July be- was the busiest month ever cutting-edge technology inte- has been brought under five port (HIA) has reported wel- ing the second-busiest month grated into the airport, have minutes. HIA is also the first coming a record-high total of ever recorded. These numbers in the airport’s history contributed significantly to in the MENA region ready 10.7 million passengers in the are inclusive of passengers ar- seamlessly facilitating the in- to accept Electronic Bag third quarter of 2019, making riving, departing and transfer- making it the busiest quarter creased passenger flow. Tags, providing reduced time it the busiest quarter and sum- ring through HIA. of the year. This marked a 5.44 HIA’s drive for excellence spent in queues, a simplified mer the airport has ever seen. Qatar’s state-of-the-art percent increase compared has allowed for industry-lead- baggage drop process and The record- breaking third terminal has also witnessed a with the same period last year. ing transfer security screen- increased relaxation time at quarter saw passenger num- record in aircraft movements The airport handled 20,094 ing, meaning shorter queu- the airport. bers growing by 10.71 percent with a total of 60,135 move- aircraft movements in July, ing times at security points In addition, it has com- compared with the previous ments from July to Septem- 20,361 movements in August which can accommodate up missioned 62 next-generation year. ber 2019, which includes total and 19,680 movements in to 6,000 passengers during self-check-in and 12 self-bag The record- breaking third quarter saw passenger numbers in HIA HIA has served 3.7 million number of aircraft take-offs September, with August being peak hours.