BUSINESS | Page 1 SPORT | Page 8 Samba guns for sixth straight Non-hydrocarbons sector gets a boost victory published in QATAR since 1978 THURSDAY Vol. XXXIX No. 10870 July 5, 2018 Shawwal 21, 1439 AH GULF TIMES www. gulf-times.com 2 Riyals Amir to visit France today In brief O A number of agreements to be signed in several fields QNA that will be discussed by the Amir and gas revenues has led to the expansion Doha the French President. The summit is of co-operation with France in vari- set to address the deep-rooted ties of ous fi elds and contributed to the sign- friendship and strategic relations be- ing of agreements and contracts in the is Highness the Amir Sheikh tween Doha and Paris and the impor- fi elds of economy and education. The QATAR | Offi cial Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani tance of supporting them in various visit of the French President to Doha on Amir congratulates Hwill pay an offi cial visit to the fi elds for the benefi t of the two coun- December 7 , 2017 helped consolidate friendly French Republic today. tries. They will also exchange views on the existing partnership between Qatar US President Trump During the visit, the Amir will hold the latest regional and international and France. His Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim talks with French President Emmanuel developments. The economic relations between bin Hamad al-Thani, His Highness the Macron on prospects of enhancing the Bilateral relations between Qatar Qatar and France are strong as France Deputy Amir Sheikh Abdullah bin close bilateral co-operation between and France are witnessing a qualitative is one of the preferred destinations for Hamad al-Thani and HE the Prime Qatar and France, and several regional leap. The Amir and the French Presi- Qatari investors. The value of Qatari Minister and Interior Minister Sheikh and international issues. dent have built upon the already deep investments in France is estimated at Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa The Amir will also meet with a and distinguished relations in various $30bn, including private investments al-Thani yesterday sent cables of number of senior French offi cials. sectors. amounting to $10bn. congratulations to US President A number of agreements will be Ties can also be characterised as France is the seventh-largest eco- Donald Trump on the anniversary of signed in several fi elds during the visit. open, credible as well as strategic. The nomic partner of Qatar. Doha is one his country’s Independence Day. The Amir will be accompanied by an Amir’s visit to France on September of France’s leading trading partners in offi cial delegation. 14, 2017 was a particular boost to ties, the Gulf region and a destination for ARAB WORLD | Diplomacy The visit of His Highness the Amir given it was his fi rst foreign tour since French companies wanting to invest to France comes at a crucial time. It is the blockade imposed on Qatar on in the region. There are more than 200 Jordanian minister the second visit of the Amir in less than June 5 of the same year. The visit con- French companies investing in dif- praises Qatar a year, underscoring the importance of veyed the appreciation of Qatar to the ferent sectors of the Qatari market. Jordan’s Minister of State for bilateral relations that promotes their position of France and the countries French companies continue their work Information Aff airs and government common interests. that supported Qatar in the face of the in World Cup infrastructure-related spokesperson Jumana Ghunaimat Also, the visit underscores Qatar’s blockade. projects. The two countries signed said yesterday that ties with Qatar outstanding role in the international Ties between the two friendly coun- contracts worth 16bn euros in the were strong, stressing the Qatari arena, as well as its standing and posi- tries have been growing since the fi elds of defence, transport, aircraft position towards Jordan’s economic tion among the world’s leading deci- early ’90s in the fi elds of security and and pollution control during the visit crisis. He told Qatar News Agency sion-making capitals. The visit will be economy. Qatar’s desire to diversify its of the French President to Doha in De- (QNA) that the Jordanian and Qatari His Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani particularly important given the topics economy and reduce its dependence on cember 2017. To Page 7 authorities are in consultations to find a mechanism through which Qatar will make good on its promise to provide 10,000 jobs for Jordanian youth. Qatar will also invest $500mn in infrastructure and tourism Sharp fall in traffi c violations projects in Jordan. The minister Sweden-based fi rm fi ned for appreciated Qatar for supporting QNA was a big drop in the number of such the Jordanian economy through an Doha violations in May this year, with the investment package and providing authorities recording a total number of thousands of jobs. airing pirated beIN content 1,18,787 violations only. he number of deaths in Qa- As for traffi c accidents, a total of 551 QATAR | Real estate O Owners also sentenced to tar’s beIN Sports and 14.6mn crowns to and that they planned to appeal the tar decreased by 9.9% in May cases were recorded during May 2018, Albanian TV group DigitAlb. verdict in its entirety. Tthis year compared to May showing a monthly decrease of 3.6% Qatari Diar venture to jail for copyright violations “It is, according to the court’s opin- ATN declared bankruptcy in Septem- 2017, and traffic violations decreased compared to April 2018. Light inju- build 1,000 UK homes ion, shown beyond reasonable doubt ber 2016, according to the court docu- year-on-year by 58.2%. Accordingly, ries are accounted for the vast major- A Qatari Diar Real Estate Investment Reuters that ATN at no time ... had the rights to ment. It argued in court that it had dis- the number of traffic accidents and ity - 89% - of traffi c accidents in May Co venture has won approval Stockholm broadcast the beIN channels in ques- tributed the content with the necessary road deaths decreased by 1.3% and 2018, followed by 9% of severe inju- to build almost 1,000 homes in tion,” the court said in a verdict dated agreements from the content owners, 16.7% respectively as compared to ries. However, 13 deaths were recorded, the UK capital’s Elephant and June 29 and seen by Reuters. according to the document. May 2017, figures released by the gov- equivalent to only 2% of the total traffi c Castle district. Southwark Council Swedish court has ordered an The Stockholm court also sentenced One of the prosecutors in the case, ernment said. accidents. approved the revised plans to Arabic Internet TV company ATN owner Hamid al-Hamid, 58, to Anneli Tirud Wallin, told Reuters it The 53rd issue of ‘Qatar; Monthly The bulletin also showed that 5,443 replace a shopping mall with A to pay 210mn Swedish crowns two and a half years in prison, while his was her understanding that damages Statistics’ bulletin issued by the Minis- new vehicles were registered during apartment towers, a new college ($24mn) in damages for distribut- son Ahmed and another business asso- could be extracted from assets belong- try of Development Planning and Sta- May 2018. The fi gure showed a month- campus and stores late on Tuesday. ing content including English Premier ciate were sentenced to one year each. ing ATN or its owners. tistics, highlights the most important ly increase of 3% and a year-on-year Investor Delancey, Dutch pension League soccer without permission. All three were found guilty of charges Lawyer Jan Gruvstad, who is han- statistical changes witnessed by the decline of 28.9%. fund APG Asset Management NV The Stockholm district court ordered including misuse of decoding informa- dling ATN’s bankruptcy, told Reuters country during May 2018 in addition With regards to vital statistics, a to- and the Qatari sovereign wealth the Sweden-based Advanced TV Net- tion and copyright violations. he could not immediately comment on to some extracts from the results of the tal number of 2,148 live births has been fund’s property development unit work (ATN), which distributes Arabic- Hamid al-Hamid’s lawyer Johan what ATN was worth or on how soon 2015 census. registered during May 2018, yielding will develop the project using their language content over the Internet, to Nilsson told Reuters that he was work- the bankruptcy procedure would be While in May last year, 2,83,832 traf- a 4.8% annual increase compared to firm Get Living. pay 194.8mn crowns in damages to Qa- ing with Ahmed al-Hamid’s lawyer completed. fi c violations were registered, there April 2018. Nicaragua demonstration HIA gears up for heavy summer holiday rush atar’s gateway to the world, Besides the Indian sub-continent, depending on their needs. Hamad International Airport some of the preferred destinations for According to information posted on Q(HIA), has geared up for a surge Qatar residents are Turkey, UK, France the HIA website, short-term car parks in passengers as many of the country’s and Malaysia and Singapore, industry are located on either side of the pas- residents prepare to travel during the sources said. senger terminal. It off ers covered and summer vacation. HIA has already made elaborate ar- secured parking for up to 15 days with Sources said the airport will see a rangements to handle passenger rush easy access to the terminal building via heavy rush of passengers for the next during the peak travel season.