QATAR | Page 6 BUSINESS | Page 1 QP sets up ‘Ocean LNG’ to market its INDEX DOW JONES QE NYMEX QATAR 2-8, 27, 28 COMMENT 26 REGION 9 BUSINESS 1-7, 12-16 global gas PM inaugurates 18,142.42 10,172.65 46.69 ARAB WORLD 10, 11 CLASSIFIED 8-12 -18.77 +30.78 -2.01 INTERNATIONAL 12-25 SPORTS 1-12 Milipol exhibition portfolio -0.10% +0.30% -4.13% Latest Figures published in QATAR since 1978 TUESDAY Vol. XXXVII No. 10259 November 1, 2016 Safar 1, 1438 AH GULF TIMES www. gulf-times.com 2 Riyals Emir meets Sudan president In brief HIA launches dual passenger trains QATAR | Condolences UN General Assembly holds special session The United Nations General Assembly yesterday held a special session to inside terminal off er condolences on the death of HH the Grandfather Emir Sheikh Khalifa Each train has five carriages with a HIA has met the railway safety regu- bin Hamad al-Thani. Peter Thomson, design capacity of 38 persons per lation requirements. The certifi cate the president of the 71st session of HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani yesterday met with visiting Sudanese carriage was handed over by Kristine Fernan- the UN General Assembly, opened President Omar al-Bashir who off ered condolences on the death of HH the dez, director, Technical Aff airs at the the session to extend condolences Grandfather Emir Sheikh Khalifa bin Hamad al-Thani. The meeting at the Emiri Diwan By Peter Alagos MoTC. on the death of HH Sheikh Khalifa bin also discussed relations between Qatar and Sudan and ways to enhance them. Business Reporter “We are going to be certifying all the Hamad al-Thani to Qatar’s leadership, HH the Father Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani also met with the Sudanese diff erent metros, people movers, and government and people. He praised president who off ered condolences on the death of HH the Grandfather Emir Sheikh trams in the country so, this is part of HH the Grandfather Emir’s role in Khalifa. Pages 2, 3 amad International Airport our safety certifi cation process, Fern- Qatar’s development and prosperity. (HIA) today starts operating andez told Gulf Times. Member states’ delegates of the Hits dual trains to reduce travel “This is the fi rst certifi cate that we General Assembly observed a minute time through the terminal for both ar- have given to the HIA certifying that of silence in memory of HH the riving, departing as well as transfer- the rail system is safe to operate for Grandfather Emir. ring passengers. public use,” Fernandez said. New free transit visa “We are making HIA a destination The two passengers trains are de- QATAR | Ceremony by innovating new ways to move peo- signed to shuttle between the south SDC marks 20 years of ple around and this will also facilitate and north nodes of the terminal and scheme comes into eff ect passengers to go to the fi nal expansion, reduces travel time through the air- development initiatives which should be starting in the begin- One of the passenger trains, right, port for those arriving, departing and Under the theme “20 years of he new free transit visa scheme said in a press statement yesterday. ning of next year to increase passenger traverses the stretch of the Hamad transferring. Pioneering Community Development comes into eff ect today, Qatar The scheme was fi rst announced in numbers from 30mn to over 70mn International Airport passenger Passengers departing from HIA can Initiatives”, the Social Development TAirways and Qatar Tourism Au- September by Qatar Airways, QTA and passengers a year,” Qatar Airways terminal. board from the South Station, located Centre (SDC) is launching its new thority (QTA) have announced. the MoI. Last week, Gulf Times reported Group CEO Akbar al-Baker told the behind the iconic “Lamp Bear”, which visual identity and 2016-2020 strategy Under the new system, travellers with – citing a QTA statement – that the new media after inaugurating the facility Communications (MoTC). will take them towards the North Sta- at a ceremony today at the Qatar layovers of fi ve hours or more at Hamad transit visa scheme was in the process of yesterday. In a statement, the HIA said: “The tion located near concourses D and E. National Convention Centre. This International Airport (HIA) can request being put into eff ect. “This is the fi rst time that a people ministry has worked with HIA over Passengers arriving at HIA can comes as part of the SDC’s continuous for a complimentary transit visa. The Passengers can apply for their free tran- mover is operating inside the termi- the last few months through the safety board the North Station, which will pursuit to develop the community scheme will allow transiting passengers sit visa through any of Qatar Airways’ of- nal building because at most of the certifi cation process to ensure that take them towards the transfers hall services it delivers. The SDC said in of all nationalities to enter Qatar for up fi ces or online. To be eligible for the transit airports such facilities are always lo- HIA, the operator of the passenger and arrivals immigration located near a press statement that it had spared to 96 hours in between fl ights. visa, passengers must have a confi rmed cated externally from the building,” he train, achieves compliance with regu- the South Station. no eff ort since 1996 “to build a stable, All visas are to be granted at the sole dis- ticket for a journey into Qatar, with a con- explained while stressing that the rail lations in the state of Qatar, has an ef- “The continued investment in HIA, self-reliant family concept that cretion of the Ministry of Interior (MoI). fi rmed onward journey out of the country system was designed to be “mainte- fective safety management system and our home and hub, will ensure that it contributes to the development of The initiative to introduce the free on a Qatar Airways-operated fl ight. nance-free or low maintenance”. the appropriate competency and ca- remains one of the world’s most ad- society by empowering low-income transit visa is the result of collaboration To ensure that passengers make the Also present during the inaugu- pacity to implement safety systems to vanced airports, a destination on its and limited-capacity families with between Qatar Airways and QTA to po- most of the new transit visa, Qatar Air- ration of the passenger trains were ensure safe railway operations.” own, and meeting the growing needs the skills necessary to compete in sition the country as a tourist-friendly ways said it has restructured its fares for HIA chief operating officer Badr After the inauguration ceremony, of more than 30mn travellers who the labour market and improve their destination and attract more interna- international fl ights transiting through Mohamed al-Meer and dignitaries al-Baker received an Operational choose to fl y across HIA,” al-Baker quality of life”. tional visitors, the Doha-based carrier Hamad International Airport. To Page 27 from the Ministry of Transport and Safety Certifi cate, which states that said. To Page 27 Gulf Times 2 Tuesday, November 1, 2016 QATAR Emir to open Emir meets Kuwaiti deputy PM Sudanese president calls on Emir Advisory Council session today HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani will inaugurate this morning the 45th ordinary session of the Advisory Council. The Emir will deliver a speech in which he will address the important features of the internal and foreign policy of Qatar. Emir greets new Lebanon president HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani yesterday held a telephone conversation with General Michel Aoun during which he congratulated him on his election as president of Lebanon. The Emir wished General Michel Aoun success in his duties and wished the Lebanese people more progress. Qatar-Belgium ties reviewed HE the Deputy Prime Minister HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani met yesterday at Emiri Diwan Kuwait Deputy Prime and Minister of Foreign Aff airs Minister and Minister of Interior Sheikh Mohamed al-Khalid al-Hamad al-Sabah, who was in Doha to of Belgium Didier Reynders attend the opening of the international exhibition of homeland security in the Middle East (Milipol received a written message from Qatar 2016). The Kuwaiti deputy prime minister conveyed to the Emir the greetings of the Emir of HE the Foreign Minister Sheikh Kuwait Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmed al-Jaber al-Sabah. The Emir reciprocated the greetings of the emir Mohamed bin Abdulrahman al- of Kuwait. They reviewed relations between Qatar and Kuwait and the means to promote them. HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani yesterday met at the Emiri Diwan the President of Thani related to bilateral relations The Kuwaiti deputy prime minister off ered condolences on the death of HH the Grandfather Emir Sudan Omar al-Bashir, who off ered condolences on the death of HH the Grandfather Emir Sheikh and ways of enhancing them. Sheikh Khalifa bin Hamad al-Thani. HE the Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sheikh Khalifa bin Hamad al-Thani. The meeting also discussed relations between Qatar and Sudan and Qatar’s ambassador to Belgium Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa al-Thani attended the meeting. means to enhance them. Sheikh Ali bin Jassim al-Thani delivered the message. Indian embassy Major outlets stop selling hosts monthly 40/60 watt tungsten bulbs Open House By Joey Aguilar the poor and adulterated “We make sure we comply and he Indian embassy The number of deaths reg- Staff Reporter products, which are not com- follow the Ministry’s directives,” hosted yesterday the istered in the embassy this plying with technical regula- he noted.