SPORT | Page 1 Al-Tamimi storms past Castagnet into round of 16 published in QATAR since 1978 SUNDAY Vol. XXXX No. 11362 November 10, 2019 Rabia I 13, 1441 AH GULF TIMES www. gulf-times.com 2 Riyals In brief QATAR | Statistics Doha Forum Qatar 2020 census to start today The Planning and Statistics Authority’s first phase of the general census of population, Youth Edition housing and establishments (Qatar 2020 Census), will start today. The process will last one month. The authority will hold a press conference today to announce tackles today’s the details of the first phase of the census process. Page 2 ARAB WORLD | Unrest Seven dead in Iraq as key challenges protest sites cleared Seven protesters were killed By Joseph Varghese Wickramanayake highlighted that yesterday in Iraq as security forces Staff Reporter education and climate change are two HE Sheikha Hind bint Hamad al-Thani, Vice Chairperson and CEO of Qatar Foundation and other dignitaries at the forum. cleared protest sites in Baghdad important topics that the world needs (Supplied picture) and Basra after political leaders to address with urgency. agreed to stand by the embattled articipants of the Second Doha “Education is not a privilege but government by any means. The Forum Youth Edition yester- a birthright of every young man and leaders also agreed to put an end Pday discussed the challenges to woman. It is the most powerful tool to rallies rocking Iraq’s capital be met in the fi elds of education and to resist other forces such as terrorism and its south since October 1 and climate change as they engaged in and to fi ght other security threats. One demanding an overhaul of the dialogue and diplomacy to tackle the dollar invested for education can gen- Trump to release second political system. Page 9 pressing issues of today. erate $15 in return.” A collaborative event by Doha Fo- The topics of panel discussions were INDIA | Politics rum and Qatar Foundation, the event Climate Change: The Power and Re- Court awards Hindus was held at the Minaretein building sponsibility of the Next Generation; Ukraine transcript soon (College of Islamic Studies) in Educa- Education Politics in Confl ict Zones disputed Ayodhya site tion City. It is a precursor to the annual and The Quest for Identity and Radi- Reuters of Representatives, however, likely will his son was on the board of Burisma, a A disputed piece of land in northern Doha Forum, an immersive two-day calisation and the Role of Education in Washington reject appearances by Hunter Biden and Ukrainian energy fi rm. India that has been a flashpoint conference that will gather global lead- its Prevention. the unidentifi ed whistleblower in the The whistleblower complaint alleged of tensions between Hindus and ers for constructive dialogue on De- Speaking at the event, HE the Min- hearings due to open on Wednesday. that Trump used the call to seek foreign Muslims for years will be given cember 14-15. ister of Culture and Sports Salah bin S President Donald Trump said Devin Nunes, the top Republican help for personal political gain, a charge to Hindus to build a temple, the The young members also discussed Ghanem bin Nasser al-Ali emphasised yesterday that the White House on the House Intelligence Committee, broadly substantiated by the testimo- country’s Supreme Court ruled topics like Radicalisation and the Role the importance of the topics of Doha Uwould probably release a tran- included the pair in a list of proposed nies of current and former US offi cials in yesterday. An alternative plot is of Education in its Prevention, during Forum Youth Edition. script of a second call with Ukrain- witnesses that he sent in a letter to the three weeks of closed hearings. to be given to Muslims by the panel debates in both English and Ara- HE the minister talked about the ian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on panel’s Democratic chairman, Adam Trump and his Republican allies deny government in the town of Ayodhya bic. mechanisms of real change in the Tuesday. Schiff , published on multiple news there was any wrongdoing. to build a new mosque. Page 15 HE Sheikha Hind bint Hamad al- world towards the issues and the role “We have another transcript coming websites. Should the House impeach Trump, Thani, Vice Chairperson and CEO of of local, regional and international out which is very important,” Trump In the letter, Nunes said the Demo- the Republican-controlled Senate AUSTRALIA | Environment Qatar Foundation; HE Sheikh Thani forums, conferences, and institu- told reporters at Joint Base Andrews crats were pursuing a “sham impeach- would conduct a trial that could see him bin Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani and tions in bringing about this change. before leaving for a visit to Tuscaloo- ment process” that has mistreated removed from offi ce. Australian bushfi res Jayathma Wickramanayake, UN special He pointed out that despite the exist- sa, Alabama. “I will give you a second Trump. Nunes also accused Schiff of Nunes said he also wants testimony leave three dead envoy on youth, were among the digni- ence of these institutions, and inter- transcript, because I had two calls with fabricating evidence in order to cast “in from Devon Archer, a businessman Catastrophic bushfires in eastern taries who attended the forum. national efforts there are numerous the president of Ukraine.” a sinister light” the telephone call at the who served on the Burisma board with Australia have killed at least three More than 200 youth leaders par- wars being fought at different levels. Trump said the second transcript inquiry’s heart. Hunter Biden, as the pair could “assist people and forced thousands from ticipated in the forum and the discus- Racism and partisanship are still ac- would probably be released on Tuesday. Trump used the July 25 call - a rough the American public in understanding their homes, with the death toll sions aimed at nurturing leadership tive even in the developed world, he Meanwhile, Republicans asked that transcript of which was released by the the nature and extent of Ukraine’s per- expected to rise as firefighters and advocacy skills and highlighting said. He asked: “Why have there been former Vice President Joe Biden’s son White House - to press Ukrainian Presi- vasive corruption”. struggle towards hard-to-reach the paramount importance of educa- no breakthrough for these problems and the whistleblower whose com- dent Volodymr Zelenskiy to investigate Trump and his personal lawyer, Rudy communities. In the normally tion. facing us? Where do we start to bring plaint triggered the impeachment in- the Bidens. Giuliani, have led accusations - with- picturesque coastal town of Forster There were three panel discussions about the desired change? Do we es- quiry into President Trump be called Joe Biden is a leading candidate for out giving any evidence - that Joe Bi- vast plumes of smoke shot out from at the forum engaging the youth from tablish institutions and launch new to testify in public hearings that begin the Democratic nomination to op- den sought the dismissal of a Ukrainian multiple blazes as water bombers several fi elds. programmes or change our activities next week. pose Trump’s bid for re-election next prosecutor to block a corruption probe swooped in overhead. Page 11 Speaking at the opening session, and leaders?” To Page 7 Democrats who control the US House year. While he served as vice president, of Burisma. Page 10 30th anniversary of Berlin Wall’s fall Speeding accounts for 69% of road traffi c violations peeding continues to be the ma- jor villain on Qatar roads with Smore than 68% of the traffi c vio- lations in the country recorded in that category, data with the Traffi c Depart- ment has revealed. According to offi cial statistics, 1,781,466 road traffi c violations were recorded in Qatar last year. Of this 68.7% of the violations were found to be related to speeding. Among the reasons cited for record- Many of the accidents are caused by speeding drivers. ing such a large number of speeding cases are increase in the length of ex- strict patrols in the cases where radars Ahmad al-Khulaifi. pressways, rise in population, increase have failed to stop reckless driving. He pointed out that the traffi c statis- in the number of vehicles as well as “Immediate action will force driv- tics showed that there was a decrease drivers and the deployment of radar ers to ‘think twice’ before violating in the rate of traffi c accidents in 2018 devices to detect speeding. The fi rst the speed limits. Several motorists and by 9.2% compared to 2017 despite the three are also said to be the reasons for their family members have succumbed increase in the number of population the high incidence of accidents and to accident injuries.” and vehicles. “Most of the traffi c ac- violations in the country. “Recording of such a large number cidents were simple ones without in- Experts also say that reckless driv- of speed violations means that we juries and most of the injuries caused ing and lack of awareness also result in have a large network of radar devices were of a minor nature,” he said. accidents and violations, pointing out and that these devices are effective in Quoting Traffi c Department fi g- that awareness initiatives have failed monitoring these types of violations. ures, local Arabic newspaper Arrayah Fireworks are seen during the public show for the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall yesterday at the Brandenburg to reach the target groups, especially If we were left without these devices, reported that 97.2% of the accidents Gate (Brandenburger Tor) in Berlin.