BUSINESS | Page 1 SPORT | Page 1 Australia deny Pakistan in gripping INDEX DOW JONES QE NYMEX QATAR 2-6, 24 COMMENT 22, 23 Test fi nale REGION 7 BUSINESS 1–6, 11-12 Islamic fi nance key to 19,883.06 10,272.37 51.79 ARAB WORLD 7, 8 CLASSIFIED 7-10 +39.65 +48.24 -0.11 INTERNATIONAL 9–21 SPORTS 1 – 8 GCC funding needs +0.20% +0.47% -0.21% Latest Figures published in QATAR since 1978 TUESDAY Vol. XXXVII No. 10308 December 20, 2016 Rabia I 21, 1438 AH GULF TIMES www. gulf-times.com 2 Riyals Turkish cop In brief assassinates Russia envoy QATAR | Weather Strong winds, high seas expected tonight Strong winds are expected in some places by late tonight, the Qatar in Ankara Met department has said. Off shore areas, too, are likely to see strong AFP ised” in a police operation inside the winds along with high seas towards Ankara hall after 15 minutes of clashes. the north by this night. The wind Turkish Interior Minister Suleyman speed may go up to 24 knots in Soylu identifi ed the attacker as Mevlut both inshore and off shore areas, Syrian Civil Defence members hand aid to people who were evacuated from the last rebel-held pockets of Syria’s northern city of Turkish policeman shot dead Mert Altintas, 22, who had worked in with the sea level rising to 8ft in the Aleppo, as they arrive yesterday in the opposition-controlled Khan al-Assal region, west of the embattled city. Russia’s ambassador to Turkey the Ankara anti-riot police for the last north by late tonight. The detailed A at an art exhibition in Ankara two-and-a-half years. forecast also states that hazy to misty yesterday, in what Moscow branded a “Today in Ankara as a result of an at- conditions are expected in some “terrorist act” that would be punished. tack the Russian ambassador to Turkey inshore areas in the early hours of Andrei Karlov died of his wounds af- Andrei Karlov received wounds that he the day, followed by mild daytime ter the shooting, which occurred on the died from,” Russian foreign ministry conditions with some clouds. It will Qatar warns of repercussions eve of a key meeting between the Rus- spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said in be cold by night and slight to blowing sian, Turkish and Iranian foreign min- televised comments. dust is also likely in the late hours. isters on the Syria confl ict. “We qualify what happened as a ter- Dramatic television footage showed rorist act,” she added. “The murderers QATAR | Services over delay in Syria settlement the moment the veteran diplomat was will be punished.” shot as he opened a show of Russian “Today this issue will be raised at the 2mn transactions photographs at the Ankara exhibition UN Security Council. Terrorism will through Metrash2 breaches of international humanitar- tised Syrians left the rebel enclave hall. not win out.” The number of transactions Agencies ian law, besides the violation of the of Aleppo yesterday as the UN voted Images showed the ambassador The incident came after days of pro- conducted through the Metrash2 Cairo/Aleppo rights of innocent civilians in Aleppo to deploy observers there and said it standing up to speak at a lectern, before tests in Turkey over Russia’s role in application has reached 2mn in and elsewhere. planned new peace talks in Geneva in stumbling and crashing to the ground, Syria, although Moscow and Ankara 2016, which is 54% higher than He called on the Arab countries to February. lying fl at on his back as the attacker - are now working closely together to what was recorded in 2015, the E the Foreign Minister Sheikh support the move to hold an emergency “It is the intention of the United Na- dressed in a dark suit, white shirt and evacuate citizens from the battered city Ministry of Interior informed on Mohamed bin Abdulrahman meeting for the UN General Assembly tions to convene those negotiations in tie - brandishes his gun at terrifi ed on- of Aleppo. Twitter yesterday. “Use Metrash2 Hal-Thani has warned of any de- as the only choice aff orded by the UN Geneva on 8 February 2017,” UN envoy lookers. The United States condemned the and save your time,” it said. The lay to handling the current tragic situ- charter and backed by historical prec- Staff an de Mistura said after the Secu- The man shouts “Allahu Akbar” attack, while British ambassador Ri- app is available in six languages ation in Aleppo, noting that this would edents, to protect the Syrian people. rity Council unanimously adopted a (“God is greatest”) and then talks about chard Moore paid tribute to a “quietly - Arabic, English, Spanish, French, have serious repercussions on the fu- HE Sheikh Mohamed stressed Qa- French-drafted resolution to monitor pledging allegiance to jihad in Arabic, spoken, hospitable professional.” Urdu and Malayalam - and off ers ture of Syria and the fate of its people. tar’s stance that calls for an immediate evacuations from Aleppo, with Rus- the images showed. Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said more than 160 services, working as Speaking during an extraordinary ceasefi re across Syria and the need for sia’s backing. Switching to Turkish, he then says: yesterday he spoke to Russia’s Vladimir an interactive platform to contact meeting for Arab foreign ministers the Arab League to take a united stance But in Moscow, President Vladimir “Don’t forget about Syria, don’t for- Putin and they both agreed the assas- various departments and report at the Arab League’s headquarters in and start working with the concerned Putin said after Russian ambassador to get about Aleppo. All those who par- sination of the ambassador was an act crimes. Cairo, the minister stressed the need to international sides to fi nd a mecha- Turkey Andrei Karlov was shot dead by ticipate in this tyranny will be held ac- of provocation by those looking to harm take serious and eff ective steps at the nism that compels the Syrian regime a policeman in Ankara that the killing countable”. relations their countries. EUROPE | Attack Arab and international levels to solve to stop attacks against civilians, lift the could “disrupt” the peace process in The state-run Anadolu news agency In a video message broadcast on the Syrian crisis. siege on all Syrian regions, allow the Syria and harm Turkish-Russian ties. said the gunman had been “neutral- Turkish television, Erdogan said Tur- Nine dead as truck He said there is no justifi cation or entrance of international relief agen- Families in Aleppo had spent hours key-Russia relations were vital for the rams crowd in Berlin logic that allows the Arab League to cies and humanitarian aid to the af- waiting in below-freezing tempera- region and those who aimed to harm One suspected attacker is dead fail to fulfi l its role towards the Syrian fected areas, and ensure that civilians tures, sheltering from the rain in ties were not going to achieve their and another in police custody after people in the midst of these heinous are allowed to safely leave Aleppo until bombed-out apartment blocks and goals. a truck ploughed into a crowded crime that the Syrian regime should the battles subside. waiting desperately for news of a new Turkey vowed it would not allow the Christmas market in Berlin, killing be held responsible for, and the grave Meanwhile, thousands of trauma- wave of departures. Page 8 assassination to damage relations with at least nine people and injuring 50 Moscow, which have dramatically im- others, police said late yesterday. proved in recent months. An amateur video aired on German “We will not allow this attack to cast TV and allegedly taken directly after a shadow on Turkey-Russia relations,” the attack showed people lying on said the Turkish foreign ministry in a the ground in the market in western statement. Berlin. Large parts of the area, which Bank trio in ‘merger’ talks Interior minister Soylu said the kill- is also one of German capital’s most ing was “a terror attack on relations popular shopping streets, have been Reuters cial position and liquidity to support Qatari regulations do not allow a between Russia and Turkey”. cordoned off . Doha/Dubai Qatar’s economic growth”, according to lender to operate both standards, so Protesters in Turkey have held Mos- a joint statement from the three banks IBQ would have to convert its business cow responsible for human rights vio- EUROPE | Trial sent to Reuters. to being Shariah-compliant should a lations in Aleppo with thousands turn- atari banks Masraf Al Rayan, The new bank, which would be run deal go ahead. ing out for protests outside the Russian IMF’s Lagarde guilty, Barwa Bank and International in compliance with Islamic banking Consolidation has long been talked Russian ambassador Andrei Karlov. consulate in Istanbul. but not punished QBank of Qatar have begun ini- principles, would have assets worth about in the Qatari banking sector French judges convicted IMF tial talks for a potential merger, the more than QR160bn ($44bn), it add- given that 18 local and international chief Christine Lagarde yesterday banks said yesterday, in a deal that ed. commercial banks serve a population Qatar condemns criminal act of negligence for a state payout would create the country’s second- Masraf Al Rayan is already the sec- of 2.6mn. made while she served as France’s largest bank. ond-largest bank in Qatar by market However, reluctance among local Qatar strongly condemned and Qatar stressed in the statement its finance minister in 2008, but If the deal goes ahead, it would be a capitalisation and the largest Qatari shareholders to cede control, given the denounced the killing of the Russian confidence in the Turkish authorities’ imposed no punishment, citing rare example of consolidation among constituent in the MSCI Emerging prestige of owning a bank, plus buoy- ambassador to Turkey, Andrey Karlov, ability to detain the assailants and her preoccupation at the time banks in the Gulf, which have previ- Markets index.