QATARQATAR | Page 16 SPORT | Page 1 Djokovic in last 16 aft er battling past Startup brings exclusive fashion Spaniard Agut brands to Qatar published in QATAR since 1978 SATURDAY Vol. XXXIX No. 10837 June 2, 2018 Ramadan 17, 1439 AH GULF TIMES www. gulf-times.com 2 Riyals Amir holds Iftar banquet for heads of diplomatic missions His Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani held yesterday an Iftar banquet at the Amiri Diwan in honour of heads of diplomatic missions accredited to Qatar, ambassadors of Qatar abroad and senior off icials of the Ministry of Foreign Aff airs on the occasion of the holy month of Ramadan. The banquet was attended by Personal Representative of the Amir His Highness Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad al-Thani. NHRC hails European Qatar manages Parliament’s decision In brief QNA the statement of the High Commis- Doha sioner for Human Rights, in addition to calling on the Saudi authorities to put an end to incitement to hatred and to produce bulk he National Human Rights discrimination against all individuals AMERICA | Diplomacy Committee (NHRC) has wel- and groups who are subjected to hu- Trump-Kim summit Tcomed the decision of the Eu- man rights violations by Saudi Arabia, ropean Parliament, which confi rmed including foreign nationals from other back on for June 12 the human rights violations caused countries. US President Donald Trump said by the unjust siege imposed on Qatar The NHRC noted this positive step yesterday he will meet North Korea’s by Saudi Arabia and other blockading by the European Parliament, which is Kim Jong-un as originally scheduled of its food needs countries. in addition to the positions of the High on June 12 for a historic summit after In this regard, the NHRC noted in a Commissioner for Human Rights and Oval Off ice talks with a top envoy atar has managed to produce Dr Saif al-Hajari, head of the Green also save around 90% of irrigation statement the confi rmation of the de- the Special Rapporteurs of the United from Pyongyang. Speaking after locally a considerable portion Tent, said Qatar is keen on food pro- water compared to traditional meth- cision on the impact of the sanctions Nations on their condemnation of the more than an hour of talks with Kim Qof its food requirements as the duction research and has provided ods. imposed by Saudi Arabia and other unilateral measures taken by the siege Yong-chol in the Oval Off ice, Trump unjust blockade imposed on the coun- considerable capabilities and fi nance Dr Mohamed Saif al-Kuwari, direc- countries against Qatar in the fi eld of countries of the blockade. told reporters that denuclearisation try by Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain for this. He further pointed out that tor the Environmental Studies Center human rights at the local and regional Meanwhile, the European Parlia- — and a formal end to the decades- and Egypt completes one year, a panel scientifi c research and the use of so- at the Ministry of Municipality and levels, and the report’s content on the ment called for further measures and old Korean war — would be on the of experts stated. phisticated technology would even- Environment, said that the various impact of the Gulf crisis on human steps to condemn the siege countries table in Singapore. Page 5 Qatar has produced 24% of its veg- tually enable the country to overcome entities in the country are exerting rights issued by the United Nations and determine their legal responsibil- etable needs, 80% dates, 98% fresh the diffi culties in the fi eld. great eff orts to develop food security High Commissioner for Human Rights ity for violations and redress the griev- QATAR | Statistics poultry, 80% fi sh, 50% green animal Qatari entrepreneur Ahmed al- research and studies. in December 2017. ances of victims. fodder, and 82% of the milk, local Ara- Khalaf said the country require a Ambassador Badr Omar al-Dafaa, The resolution also affi rmed the The NHRC also called on EU coun- Population at May-end bic daily Arrayah reported citing the supply of around 600 tonnes of veg- executive Director of the of the Global arbitrary detention and forced disap- tries to support the European Parlia- about 2,732,000 people experts. etables a day, which could be pro- Dry Land Alliance, recalled that Qatar pearance of Qatari national Nawaf Ta- ment’s position and exert pressure to Population in Qatar at end of May They also affi rmed there are sev- duced locally when 6-8mn sq m of prepared a plan for food security three lal al-Rasheed, who did not follow the stop human rights violations resulting 2018 was about 2,732,000 people, eral techniques that allow the growth green houses are cultivated. These years ago. legal procedures in accordance with from the siege imposed on Qatar. with an increase of 0.9 % from of leafy vegetables year round, which April 2018 and an increase of 1.2% are being developed to accommodate from May 2017, the Ministry of for the particular requirements of the Extension for subsidised fl our supplies Development Planning and Statistics country. announced yesterday. Speaking earlier this week at the The Ministry of Economy and can get a sack of flour in addition Green Tent at Ezdan Mall, the ex- Commerce has extended the period to the monthly quota of other food Temporary ban on fruit and BUSINESS | Trade perts stressed that food security is of distribution of flour with subsidised items. an important part of national se- food supplies until the end of the holy The ministry had earlier announced EU joins battle against curity. Sheikh Dr Ali al-Qaradaghi, month of Ramadan for card-holders the addition of flour within the vegetables from Kerala Trump tariff onslaught Secretary-General of the Interna- that have not received flour sacks in food supplies during the month of The EU yesterday launched its tional Union of Muslim Scholars, May. Ramadan only, where the citizens who atar has temporarily banned within six weeks of reaching Qatar. first counteroff ensive against pointed out Qatar has a great poten- The quota will be transferred benefit from this initiative will receive the imports of fresh, chilled The decision on the temporary ban Washington’s punishing steel and tial to develop its food industry in electronically to June so that the a 50kg sack of flour in addition to the Qand frozen vegetables and fruits on fruit and vegetable import from the aluminium tariff s while the US began a short period of time and produce citizens benefiting from the initiative monthly ration of other food supplies. from Kerala and urged Qataris and ex- southern Indian state was taken by the meetings in Canada with outraged more food locally. patriates to avoid unnecessary travel to Joint Committee for Human Food Con- finance ministers from its top the southern Indian state until a Nipah trol until the Nipah virus situation sta- trading partners. Business Page 1 virus outbreak stabilises. bilises. The measures were announced The decision is part of the pre- yesterday in a statement by the Min- cautionary measures followed by the RAMADAN THOUGHT US vetoes UN resolution on Palestinians istry of Public Health (MoPH), which committee in this regard and based explained it has taken a number of on the recommendations of the World And the life of this world is nothing Four countries — Britain, Ethiopia, and protection” of Palestinian civil- precautionary steps in co-operation Health Organisation, which also stipu- but play and amusement. But far bet- AFP United Nations the Netherlands and Poland — ab- ians in Gaza and the occupied West with the entities concerned in Qa- lates that fruits should be washed and ter is the house in the Hereafter for stained. Bank, and requested a UN report to tar regarding the Nipah virus cases in peeled before consumption. those who are Al-Muttaqun (the pi- A draft resolution requires nine propose an “international protection Kozhikode and Malappuram districts The MoPH has also issued a circular to ous). Will you not then understand? he United States vetoed yester- votes to be adopted in the 15-member mechanism.” of Kerala. all the communication offi cers at all the (Qur’an 6: 32) day an Arab-backed UN draft council and no veto from the fi ve per- Ahead of the vote, a young Pales- The MoPH has maintained strict hospitals and health centres across Qatar Prayer times Tresolution calling for measures manent members — Britain, China, tinian woman was shot dead by Israeli control and surveillance at the various on the standard defi nition of the suspect- to protect the Palestinians after more France, Russia and the United States. soldiers near the Gaza border fence, ports of entry to Qatar and urged resi- ed cases and the mechanism of dealing Fajr....3.15 Zuhr....11.32 Asr....2.56 than 100 were killed by Israeli fi re dur- US ambassador Nikki Haley told the bringing the death toll of Gazans killed dents not to travel to Kerala unless it is with them in accordance with the guide- Maghrib.....6.23 Isha.....7.53 ing protests at the border with Gaza. council the measure was “wildly inac- by Israeli fi re since the end of March to unavoidable until the spread of the dis- lines for fi ghting infection to guarantee a Ten countries including China, curate in its characterisation of recent 123. ease is contained. speedy report of any suspected case. Fasting times France and Russia voted in favour of events in Gaza” by condemning Israel It was the second time that Haley In addition, the MoPH has called on The team concerned at the MoPH Iftar today ............................6.23pm the draft put forward by Kuwait on be- for the violence.