BUSINESS | Page 1 SPORT | Page 1 Bounedjah, Song shine as Al Sadd, Duhail QNB receives strong interest reach for its 7-year EMTN bond quarters published in QATAR since 1978 FRIDAY Vol. XXXX No. 11451 February 7, 2020 Jumada II 13, 1441 AH GULF TIMES www. gulf-times.com 2 Riyals Deputy Amir meets ConocoPhillips CEO Aviation sector urged to fi ght climate change zDoha Declaration issued at end of two-day summit By Pratap John try to engage collectively to reduce ures are being taken and co-operate Business Editor the level of emissions. The aviation with and encourage airports to play an and travel industries recognise there active and integral role in improving is no single ‘one-size-fi ts-all’ solu- operational effi ciencies. lobal aviation leaders have tion to the environmental challenges The declaration urged governments stressed the need for the in- the world is confronted by today,” the around the world to consult actively Gdustry to “engage collectively communiqué said. with industry to complement industry to reduce the level of emissions in the To secure environmental sustain- action while minimising the regulatory face of climate change” and issued ability for future generations, it is rec- temptation to impose additional taxes ‘Doha Declaration 2020’ at the end of ommended that urgent action be taken in the form of charges and fees. a two-day 2020 CAPA Qatar Aviation, by airlines, governments and other “Whenever taxes are imposed, these Aeropolitical and Regulatory Summit stakeholders. should be transparently allocated to in Doha yesterday. Doha Declaration 2020 called upon activities that will serve to reduce the The Doha Declaration emphasised airlines to work actively with manu- industry’s impact on the environ- that travel and tourism, within a lib- facturers and fuel suppliers to explore ment,” it said. eral regulatory framework, are essen- all avenues for emission reduction, Governments should help achieve a tial for global connectivity and socio- including but not limited to using and reduction in carbon emissions by im- economic development. One in 20 developing alternative fuels, and en- proving the eff ectiveness of air traffi c new jobs is created in this industry, it suring effi cient operational processes. management. Urgent steps should be pointed out. Airline industry should promote a made in every jurisdiction to achieve “However, in the face of climate clear and coherent industry message to rapid improvements in that direction. His Highness the Deputy Amir Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad al-Thani met at his Amiri Diwan off ice yesterday morning change, it is essential for the indus- assure the public that eff ective meas- To Page 3 with ConocoPhillips CEO Ryan Lance and his accompanying delegation who are on a visit to Qatar. Woman sets spaceflight record In brief China wages ‘people’s war’ QATAR | Offi cial Amir condoles with Turkish president on virus as global fears rise His Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani and Reuters In a striking image of the epidem- Whistleblower doctor dies His Highness the Deputy Amir Beijing ic’s reach, about 3,700 people moored Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad al- off Japan on the Diamond Princess A whistleblowing Chinese doctor Thani yesterday sent cables of faced testing and quarantine for at who was reprimanded for “spreading condolences to Turkish President hinese President Xi Jinping de- least two weeks on the ship, which rumours” about the coronavirus Recep Tayyip Erdogan on the clared a “people’s war” yester- has 20 cases. before it was off icially recognised died victims of two avalanches in Cday against the fast-spreading In Hong Kong, another cruise ship yesterday after testing positive for the Turkey’s southeast city of Van coronavirus whose impact has been felt with 3,600 passengers and crew virus, the hospital where he worked and the plane skidding at Sabiha around the world from slowing factory was quarantined for a second day said. Li Wenliang, an ophthalmologist Gokcen Airport in Istanbul, and fl oors to quarantined cruise liners. pending testing after three cases on at a hospital in Wuhan was one of wished the injured a speedy The death toll in mainland China board. eight people reprimanded by Wuhan recovery. HE the Prime Minister and jumped by 73 to 563, with more than Taiwan, which has 13 cases, banned police last month for spreading “illegal Minister of Interior Sheikh Khalid 28,000 infections also confi rmed in- international cruise ships from dock- and false” information about the virus. bin Khalifa bin Abdulaziz al-Thani side the world’s second largest econ- ing. Pages 6 ,7 also sent a similar cable to the omy. Such was the anxiety that some Turkish president. Chinese were asking HIV patients for medicines. ARAB WORLD | Confl ict But Xi, again seeking to prevent Several Palestinians global panic, said China’s strong mo- bilisation capacity and rich experi- dead in fresh violence ence in public health would enable it Violence gripped parts of Jerusalem to beat the coronavirus. and the West Bank yesterday, “The whole country has responded leaving several Palestinians dead with all its strength to respond with and 12 Israeli soldiers and a police Nasa astronaut Christina Koch reacts shortly after landing in a remote area the most thorough and strict preven- off icer injured in Palestinian attacks. outside the town of Dzhezkazgan (Zhezkazgan) in Kazakhstan, yesterday. tion and control measures, starting a Conflict in the region seemed to Koch returned to Earth safely having shattered the spaceflight record for people’s war for epidemic prevention spike in recent days following the female astronauts after almost a year aboard the International Space Station. and control,” Xinhua news agency The Diamond Princess cruise ship with over 3,000 people on board arrives US unveiling of its Middle East plan Page 5 quoted him as saying. at Yokohama port yesterday. last week. Israel has conducted nearly daily strikes on Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip in response to rocket, mortar and incendiary balloon attacks in the days since US President Donald Trump’s announcement. UN praises Qatar’s support for sporting events initiative AMERICA | Politics Trump celebrates QNA Terrorism, Vladimir Voronkov, said: Moratinos said that when he was supporters of the global programme to New York “Let me start by thanking the gener- in Qatar seven years ago he witnessed secure major sporting events and har- acquittal, slams foes ous support to this UNOCT (UN Of- that Qatar put education, sports and ness sports as a tool to combat terror- President Donald Trump, facing a fi ce of Counter-Terrorism) initiative youth as priorities and made them pil- ism. bruising re-election campaign and he United Nations has praised of the government of the State of Qatar lars and goals within its development She said Qatar has prioritised the possible further investigations in Qatar and its support for the – who also gave us the idea to develop path. support of the UN Offi ce of Counter- Congress, celebrated his acquittal Tlaunch of a global programme this global programme and helped us to “Qatar has succeeded in convincing Terrorism and the international strat- on impeachment charges yesterday to secure major sporting events and to launch it.” us that sport should have a place in for- egy to combat violent extremism in in a speech that drew on White harness sport as a tool to combat ter- He added that the support extended eign policy,” Moratinos said. support of projects that focus on vic- House pomp to underscore the rorism. by Qatar along with China and South Director of the UN Interregional tims of terrorism, youth and sports fact that he remained in off ice. The ‘Global Programme on Security Korea constitutes a global dimension Crime and Justice Research Institute security, while referring to the agree- After walking down a red carpet of Major Sporting Events and Promo- to the programme on the security of Research, Bettina Tucci Bartsiotas, ex- ment signed by Qatar with UNOCT to to a standing ovation from tion of Sport and its Values as a Tool major sporting events and acquires pressed her deep appreciation for the establish a centre in Doha to study be- scores of Republican lawmakers, to Prevent Violent Extremism’ was special importance. generous support provided by Qatar havioural information and the causes administration off icials and launched on Monday at the United Na- UN High Representative for the Al- to ensure the successful launch of this that lead to violent extremism. conservative media figures in the tions headquarters in New York with the liance of Civilisations, Miguel Angel project. Sheikha Alya referred to Qatar’s White House, Trump re-aired old support Qatar, China and South Korea. Moratinos, also praised Qatar, which Qatar’s Permanent Representative annual donation of $1mn to the UN- grievances and accused Democrats In a speech during the fi rst session put sport at the forefront of its agenda HE Sheikha Alya: ‘Qatar presents to the United Nations HE Ambassador OCT as well as Qatar’s hosting of the of staging a “corrupt” eff ort to of the meeting of the programme, UN from the security perspective as a soft an ideal model of protecting sports Sheikha Alya Ahmed bin Saif al-Thani International Centre for Sport Secu- undermine his presidency. Page 5 Undersecretary-General for Counter- force to prevent violent extremism. facilities’ said her country was among the fi rst rity. To Page 3 Gulf Times 2 Friday, February 7, 2020 QATAR Off icial Qatar chairs meeting of Arab Economic and Social Council QNA the Arab development summit in work, and specifi cally the issues He highlighted that one of the Cairo Beirut in January 2019, the Arab that are currently on the meet- important topics that the mem- strategy for tourism, and the ing’s draft agenda.