BUSINESS | Page 1 SPORT | Page 8 Ominous Serena, Djokovic QNB posts 5% surge in make Open 2018 profi t to QR13.8bn statements published in QATAR since 1978 WEDNESDAY Vol. XXXIX No. 11065 January 16, 2019 Jumada I 10, 1440 AH GULF TIMES www. gulf-times.com 2 Riyals Amir grants $50mn in aid package for displaced Syrians is Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani has given directions to allocate $50mn to QC raises QR214mn for ‘Arsal Relief’ campaign Hsupport the Syrian refugees and displaced persons who suff er tough humanitarian conditions as a result of dis- placement and the cold winter weather. atar Charity yesterday raised have decided to donate a part of their Qatar extends this grant in the form of an urgent relief aid more than QR214mn in dona- sales revenues to the QC campaign and package and a group of development programmes, through Qtions for its ‘Arsal Relief’ cam- support it by all possible means. Qatar Fund for Development, to the Syrian refugees in Turkey, paign which was aired on Qatar Media Qatar Charity has extended its sin- Lebanon and Jordan, in addition to the displaced within Syria. Corporation’s channels. cere thanks and gratitude to the sup- The grant will be distributed as follows: $20mn to support In a tweet, the charity said there porters of the “Arsal Relief” campaign. the displaced within Syria, $10mn for programmes support- has been an overwhelming response Donations towards the campaign ing refugees in each Jordan, Turkey and Lebanon, adding up for the appeal as many organisations, can be made through QC’s website to a total of $30mn in the three countries. establishments and individuals came (QCH.QA/B0) and application. Do- From the grant allocated for Syrian refugees in Lebanon, forward to contribute generously to nors can also request for a ‘home col- $5mn will be given to support the relief campaign in Arsal, mitigate the suff erings of storm-hit lector’ through QC’s app (QCH.QA/ which is supervised by Qatar Charity. Syrian refugees in Lebanon. APP) or dial the charity’s hotline, Qatar Fund for Development, in co-ordination with its It also thankfully highlighted the 44667711, to make their contributions. partners such as the White Helmets and related United $50mn grant His Highness the Amir Mobile donations can also be made. Nations agencies, will be responsible for spending these Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani To donate QR100, QR200 and QR500, amounts in direct humanitarian relief programmes, in addi- has made to support the Syrian refu- tions as a result of displacement and one can send an SMS with code (SYH) tion to development programmes in the education and health gees and displaced persons, who are the cold winter weather. to 92642, 92015, and 92428, respec- His Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani service fi elds. –QNA undergoing extremely diffi cult condi- Many commercial organisations tively. In brief Call to use technology QATAR | Reaction Attacks in Nairobi, to improve Kabul condemned Qatar yesterday expressed strong education condemnation of attacks in the Kenyan capital Nairobi and Afghan capital Kabul killing and injuring By Peter Alagos several people. In a statement, the Business Reporter Ministry of Foreign Aff airs reiterated Qatar’s firm stance on rejecting HE the Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa al-Thani and other dignitaries at the Times Higher Education Emerging Economies violence and terrorism regardless Summit yesterday. igher education institutions of the motives and causes. The and emerging economies need statement expressed Qatar’s Hto share integrated, long-term condolences to the family of the strategies for education, and to make victims, and wishing the injured a higher education “much more fl exible” speedy recovery. and capitalise on “the opportunities off ered by technology,” Qatar’s former QATAR | Media ICT minister has said. In her keynote speech yesterday at QMC chief meets the Times Higher Education (THE) Turkish envoy Qatar ranked safest Emerging Economies Summit hosted HE the Chairman of Qatar Media by Qatar University (QU), former min- Corporation, Sheikh Hamad bin ister of information and communica- Thamer al-Thani, yesterday met tions technology Dr Hessa al-Jaber Turkish ambassador to Qatar Fikret called on higher education institutions Ozer. During the meeting, they to take several actions to improve stu- discussed media relations between dent experience and the quality of ed- the two countries and means of country in the world ucation. enhancing them. The summit is being held under the atar has retained its global dis- 2015-2018, where it maintained the the safest countries with a score of on crimes, off ences and violations. theme “Building University Impact QATAR | Website tinction as the safest country number one position in the Arab world, 86.74 points in the safety index during The indicators also depend on a set of Through Resilience and Innovation”. Qamong Arab countries as well as well as achieving the fi rst place glo- the current year. standards related to the rates of crime The opening session of the summit MME to digitise as globally after being ranked fi rst in bally in 2017 and 2019. It refl ects the The Numbeo database has been and violence such as murder, terror- was attended by HE the Prime Minister services by year-end terms of safety and security among constant and outstanding level of se- publishing annual reports since 2009, ism, the cost of crime and other stand- and Minister of Interior Sheikh Abdullah The Information Systems 118 countries, according to the latest curity and safety enjoyed by the coun- based on the crime rates in the coun- ards. The report takes into account bin Nasser bin Khalifa al-Thani at QU’s Department at the Ministry of annual report issued by Numbeo, the try, and the signifi cant decrease in the tries of the world. The index of crimes several considerations in reaching its Ibn Khaldun Hall yesterday morning. Municipality and Environment world’s largest database of user con- rates of crimes. is measured according to the laws of results in terms of collecting infor- He was briefed on the objectives of (MME) has launched a new tributed data on cities and countries. According to the classifi cation rules the countries as there are acts that mation and analyses the information the summit, which seeks to exchange electronic service on its Numbeo provides current and time- of the report, countries are ranked in constitute crimes in some countries to rank countries according to those experiences in building and develop- website that allows applicants ly information on world living condi- the reverse order - the country that while they are not deemed crimes in measurements. ing knowledge economies that will to seek advertisement permits tions including cost of living, housing occupies the 118th place has the low- some other countries, which gives a Qatar’s excellent scores are due to the benefi t the societies of emerging and electronically. The facility is one of indicators, healthcare, traffi c, crime est crime rate and ranks fi rst in terms real measure of the crime rate in coun- continuous eff orts of the Ministry of developing countries, in addition to a the many e-services available on and pollution. of security. Qatar scored a total of tries in accordance with applicable Interior in its vision of achieving maxi- speech on the importance of the sum- the MME’s application and website. Qatar’s outstanding record during 13.26 points in the crime index, being laws. mum security and stability in society mit in promoting quality in the fi eld of The ministry stressed that it plans the period is considered as an exten- the lowest score of points starting from The report also takes into account and protecting lives and property, in ac- education, innovation, scientifi c re- to completely digitise its services by sion of its achievements in the past zero to hundred. According to this the diff erent types of crimes and their cordance with the Qatar National Vi- search and knowledge exchange, QNA the end of 2019. years, specifi cally during the period classifi cation Qatar came fi rst among classifi cation according to the laws sion 2030, a spokesman said. To Page 7 reported. To Page 7 May faces no-trust vote after massive Brexit defeat AFP Moments after the outcome, opposi- “The responsibility of each and every cided, hundreds of noisy supporters London tion Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn sub- one of us at this moment is profound, and opponents of Brexit, some banging mitted a motion of no-confi dence in for this is a historic decision that will drums and others driving fl oats with May’s government. set the future of our country for gen- huge dolls mocking top UK politicians, ritain’s parliament yesterday The vote is set for today. erations.” rallied outside the ancient parliament voted against Prime Minister Speaking moments before the MPs Most lawmakers have always op- building in London. BTheresa May’s Brexit deal by a cast their ballots, May said MPs had posed Brexit, as have some leading “It could end up being the day that massive margin, triggering a no-con- a “duty to deliver” on the results of a members of May’s government, creat- will lead to us leaving with no deal!” fi dence vote that could bring down her 2016 referendum that started the di- ing an inherent contradiction that has said 25-year-old Simon Fisher, who government. vorce. torn apart the island nation. backs a swift and sharp break with the The House of Commons lower house “I believe we have a duty to deliver on And with just over two months to go EU.