BUSINESS | Page 1 SPORT | Page 8 Noor Al Hawa wins feature Opec and allies agree to deepen oil output cuts published in QATAR since 1978 FRIDAY Vol. XXXX No. 11388 December 6, 2019 Rabia II 9, 1441 AH GULF TIMES www. gulf-times.com 2 Riyals Amir to honour Dhow Festival makes waves anti-corruption excellence award winners on Dec 9 Doha Metro Green Line His Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani will honour the winners of the fourth edition of Inter- to open on December 10 national Anti-Corruption Excellence Award during a ceremony which will take place on Monday December 9 z Preview service also Red Line was opened on May 8 this year. FIFA Club World Cup as well as the in the capital of Rwanda, Kigali, in co- includes opening of The Green Line runs from Al Man- upcoming FIFA Club World Cup. operation with the United Nations, soura to Al Riff a and comprises a total The stadium is set to be inaugurat- and in the presence of President of Hamad International of 11 stations. The other stations are ed on Qatar National Day (December Rwanda, Paul Kagame. Airport, Katara, Qatar Msheireb (interchange), Al Bidda (in- 18), hosting UEFA Champions League His Highness the Amir and the University and Lusail terchange), The White Palace, Hamad winners Liverpool FC in one of the president of Rwanda will honour Hospital, Al Messila, Al Rayyan Al semi-fi nals of the Club World Cup the winners of four awards: The stations on Red Line Qadeem, Al Shaqab, Qatar National that evening. The stadium will also Award for Academic Research and z All three lines to Library and Education City. host the third-place play-off and the Education, The Award for Youth become operational Like the Red and Gold lines, the fi nal of the tournament, both on De- The ninth edition of the Traditional Dhow Festival continued to draw crowds Creativity and Engagement, The Green Line will operate from 6am to cember 21. yesterday at Katara – the Cultural Village yesterday. The festival features a Award for Innovation, and The 11pm from Saturday to Thursday, and People in Qatar can already ac- wide range of activities, events and exhibitions, competitions, and cultural and Award for Lifetime/Outstanding By Joey Aguilar from 2pm to 11pm on Fridays. cess two other 2022 World Cup ven- recreational shows with a special focus on the marine heritage of Qatar and the Achievement. – QNA Page 3 Staff Reporter Metrolink feeder bus services will ues, Khalifa International Stadium in other participating countries. Image courtesy of Katara Twitter page. Page 16 be available during these timings to Doha and Al Janoub Stadium in Wak- transport passengers between the rah, by using Doha Metro’s Gold and PM’s mother atar Rail is set to start the Metro stations and areas near them, Red lines, respectively. preview service of the Doha according to the MoTC. The routes Besides stadiums, the opening of passes away QMetro Green Line for the pub- can be found on the Qatar Rail appli- all three lines also allows Qatar resi- Saudi Arabia to play lic on December 10, Qatar’s Ministry cation and the company’s website. dents and visitors to easily access Sheikha Mariam bint Abdullah of Transport and Communications Passengers using the Green Line major malls such as City Center Doha al-Attiyah, mother of HE the Prime (MoTC) has announced. can use any of the two interchange (DECC station, Red Line), Villaggio (Al Bahrain in Gulf Cup fi nal Minister and Minister of Interior The preview service of the Green stations, Msheireb and Al Bidda, to Aziziyah station, Gold Line) and Mall Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Line will also include the opening of switch over to another line. While of Qatar (Al Riff a station, Green Line), Khalifa al-Thani, has passed away four more stations on the Red Line – Msheireb serves as an interchange among other popular destinations. By Sahan Bidappa Asian champions were unlucky to in London. The funeral prayer will Hamad International Airport, Katara, station for all three lines (Red, Gold A Day Pass for all lines costs QR6, Doha bow out of the competition despite be performed today after Jumu’ah Qatar University and Lusail, accord- and Green), Al Bidda is an interchange while a single trip costs QR2 in the putting on a brave show in front of a (Friday) prayer at Imam Muhammad ing to Qatar Rail. station for the Red and Green lines. standard and family class, and QR10 packed crowd. ibn Abd al-Wahhab Mosque, and the With this, “test operations on all With the opening of the Green in the gold class. Metro passengers t was heartbreak for Qatar as the Abdullah al-Hamdan’s 28th minute burial will be at Muraikh cemetery. three Doha Metro lines will have been Line, Metro passengers – especially will not be required to tap in and out hosts went down fi ghting to Saudi header turned out to be the winner for Condolences can be off ered at the conducted”, the MoTC said. Earlier, football enthusiasts – will have easy when interchanging between lines IArabia 0-1 in the semi-fi nals of the Saudis, who will face Bahrain in Sun- Majlis of the late Sheikh Khalifa bin Qatar Rail had started services on the access to the new Education City Sta- as long as they remain within the 24th Arabian Gulf Cup yesterday. day’s fi nal at the Khalifa International Ahmed al-Thani in Muraikh. – QNA Gold Line on November 21, while the dium – one of the venues of the 2022 paid area. At the Al Janoub Stadium, the Stadium.To Page 3 Sport Pages 1,2 Gulf Times 2 Friday, December 6, 2019 QATAR Labour Minister meets Unicef official Al-Hammadi meets Libyan official Official Amir sends condolences to French president His Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, His Highness the Deputy Amir Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad al-Thani sent yesterday cables of condolences to French President Emmanuel Macron on the victims of the two helicopter crash in Mali. Also, HE the Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa al- Thani sent a cable of condolences to French PM Edouard Philippe on the victims of the two HE the Minister of Administrative Development, Labour and Social Aff airs Yousef bin Mohamed helicopter crash in Mali. al-Othman Fakhro met yesterday with Unicef Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa Ted Shiban and the accompanying delegation. During the meeting, they reviewed areas of joint co-operation between the two sides. Meanwhile, HE the Secretary-General of the Ministry of Foreign Amir sends Aff airs Dr Ahmed bin Hassan al-Hammadi also met with Unicef Regional Director for the Middle HE the Secretary-General of the Ministry of Foreign Aff airs Dr Ahmed bin Hassan al-Hammadi met congratulations East and North Africa Ted Shiban, who is currently visiting the country. During the meeting, they yesterday with Libyan Foreign Minister Undersecretary for Technical Aff airs Mahmoud Khalifa discussed relations between Qatar and Unicef and the prospects for co-operation, in addition to al-Telisi who is recently visiting the country. During the meeting, they viewed bilateral relations to Thailand king matters of common concern. between the two countries as well as issues of common concern. His Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, His Highness the Deputy Amir Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad al-Thani sent yesterday cables Chief of Staff meets president of FM receives written letter from of congratulations to King Maha Vajiralongkorn of Thailand on the International Military Sports Council Indian minister of external affairs occasion of his country’s National Day. Also, HE the Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa al-Thani sent a cable of congratulations to Thailand PM Prayut Chan-o-cha on the occasion of his country’s National Day. Shura Council committee approves state’s budget for fiscal year 2020 The Financial and Economic Aff airs Committee of the Shura Council held yesterday a meet- ing under the chairmanship of HE the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Aff airs Sheikh Mohamed bin Abdulrahman its rapporteur Ali bin Abdullatif al-Thani received a written letter from Indian Minister of External Aff airs Dr Subrahmanyam al-Misnad al-Mohannadi. The HE the Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces Lieutenant General (Pilot) Ghanem bin Shaheen Jaishankar, concerning bilateral relations. HE the Secretary-General of the Ministry of Foreign committee discussed the state’s al-Ghanem met the President of International Military Sports Council (CISM) Herve Piccirillo, Aff airs Dr Ahmed bin Hassan al-Hammadi received the written letter during his meeting with public budget for the fiscal year who is currently visiting Qatar. The meeting discussed areas related to military sports activity. Indian ambassador P Kumaran. of 2020 in the attendance of Ministry of Finance Under- secretary Khalaf bin Ahmed al-Mannai, President of the Public Works Authority Saad bin Ahmad al-Muhannadi, Assistant 48-hour closure for traffic coming Undersecretary for Monetary Policy Aff airs for the Ministry from Al Waab towards Al Rayyan of Finance Abdulrahman al- Mudahka, Assistant Undersec- retary for Fiscal Policy Aff airs Ashghal to for the Ministry of Finance Abdulrahman Jolo, as well as the Head of Budget Aff airs for the Ministry of Finance Salman al-Mahmoud, in addition to Head of Public Budget follow-up department for the Ministry open second of Finance Maryam al-Obaidli, and assistant director of the Buildings Projects Department for the Public Works Authority Jarallah Mohammed al-Marri.