BUSINESSBUSINESS | Page 1 SPORT | Page 1 Turkish food Serena exporters calling for to face more trade Sharapova, routes to Qatar Nadal downs Gasquet published in QATAR since 1978 SUNDAY Vol. XXXIX No. 10838 June 3, 2018 Ramadan 18, 1439 AH GULF TIMES www. gulf-times.com 2 Riyals 30,000 stickers to be distributed tomorrow In brief ‘One year on, QATAR | Offi cial Amir congratulates siege has little president of Italy His Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani and His Highness the Deputy Amir Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad al-Thani sent yesterday cables of congratulations to Italian President Sergio Mattarella eff ect on Qatar’ on his country’s National Day. HE the Prime Minister and Interior Minister DPA because it is seen as cleaner than oil crisis is damaging to all economies Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Amman that the rest of the Gulf produces. So, of the Gulf Co-operation Council Khalifa al-Thani also sent a similar Qatar will continue to have signifi cant (GCC), as there is political risk in cable to Italian Prime Minister income,” she said. countries which were seen previously Giuseppe Conte. t’s been a year since four Arab Giving another reason for Qatar do- as safe. countries severed economic and ing well, Kinninmont said Doha has Kinninmont said the blockade does EUROPE | Politics Idiplomatic links with Qatar but the enough friends in the region that it has not look eff ective. “The quartet will Gulf state has so far managed to sur- been able to make up for the loss of ac- say the boycott will gradually have Sanchez sworn in vive the eff ects of the blockade with cess and over the past year, more Asian more eff ect on Qatar, and [it will] as Spain’s new PM little damage, a senior international countries had launched direct ship- eventually be forced to compromise. Spain’s Socialist chief Pedro Sanchez analyst has said. ping routes to the Hamad Port. Yet Qatar is also preparing for the long was sworn in as prime minister On June 5 last year, Saudi Arabia, According to her, Qatar Airways has term.” yesterday after ousting veteran Bahrain, the UAE and Egypt imposed been trying to minimise the eff ect of Asked if the quartet would try to conservative leader Mariano Rajoy, economic and political sanctions on the siege by establishing new routes. take further steps against Qatar, she with Catalonia’s separatist president Qatar, accusing it of supporting ter- To a question on the impact of the said they have already tried to support promptly calling for talks over rorism, a charge that Doha vehemently Gulf crisis on the blockading coun- Qatari opposition, but there isn’t much the region’s independence drive. and constantly denies. tries, the Chatham House analyst said Qatari opposition for them to support. Sanchez, a 46-year-old economist Jane Kinninmont, senior research it has some negative impact for Dubai, “So I would not say that is something with no government experience, has fellow and deputy head of the Mid- “which always had an image of being that could go very far.” made a spectacular comeback to the dle East and North Africa programme politically neutral and safe. This is On the 2022 Qatar World Cup, she front line of politics. Page 21 at the London-based Chatham House the fi rst time international businesses said the tournament could be an op- international think tank said Qatar was operating in Dubai found that local portunity to wind down the embargo, Gulf Times and its sister Arabic daily Arrayah will distribute 30,000 stickers carrying QATAR | Event not aff ected by the siege because it has politics can interfere with their busi- “because otherwise, millions of Sau- the image of His Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, along with huge resources, and allies providing it ness.” dis are going to be very annoyed if they the newspapers tomorrow. Qatar to host 2019 MSC with alternative trade and transport She said Saudi Arabia is already deal- miss out on the World Cup taking place cyber security summit routes. ing with many other concerns: “They next door”. Qatar will host the Munich Security “It is the world’s biggest supplier of have the war in Yemen, the stand-off The IMF said last month that the Conference (MSC) Cyber Security liquefi ed natural gas and has a huge ad- with Iran and all the domestic changes direct economic impact on the host of Summit in 2019. The summit will be vantage because of its role in the world Crown Prince Mohamed bin Salman is the 2022 World Cup has been manage- hosted in partnership with the MSC energy market. Many countries are in- busy with.” able and that growth performance re- Qatar trying continuously and Qatar’s National Cyber Security creasing their demand for natural gas The IMF has noted before that the mains resilient. Committee (NCSC). Page 6 to protect workers’ rights RAMADAN THOUGHT Defence Minister, Mattis discuss Gulf crisis E the Minister of Administra- cern about the diffi cult situation faced tive Development, Labour and by Palestinian women, calling for in- Wealth and children are the adorn- Social Aff airs Dr Issa Saad al- tensifi ed eff orts to support their access ment of the life of this world. But the H Jafali al-Nuaimi stressed that Qatar is to the basic rights to work, as set forth good righteous deeds, that last, are making continuous eff orts at the leg- in ILO conventions. better with your Lord for rewards islative and institutional level on pro- HE Dr al-Nuaimi participated in the and better in respect of hope. tecting the rights of workers and pro- International Forum of Solidarity with (Qur’an 18:46) viding decent work conditions for men the Workers and the People of Pales- Prayer times and women alike. tine, which was held at the UN head- In his speech during participating in quarters in Geneva. Fajr....3.15 Zuhr....11.32 Asr....2.56 the 107th session of the International On the sidelines of the conference, Maghrib.....6.24 Isha.....7.54 Labour Conference, HE Dr al-Nuaimi HE the Minister met with Jordan’s commended the Director General of Minister of Labour, the President of Fasting times the International Labour Organisation the Conference; Palestine’s Minister Iftar today ............................6.24pm (ILO) on his report to the conference, of Labour and the Minister of Labour Imsak tomorrow............... 3.05am which included the initiative of em- of Benin. He also met with ILO Di- powering women to work and pushing rector General Jay Ryder and head of towards their equality with men, which the ILO Employers’ Group Mthunzi refl ects the importance of the ILO’s Mdwaba. The meetings dealt with bi- contribution to achieving sustainable lateral relations as well as means to development 2030. promote co-operation and exchanging The minister expressed Qatar’s con- expertise. ‘Mueller behind Russia probe leaks’ American President Donald Trump to the Fake News Media? Should be suggested yesterday that Special looking at Dems corruption instead?”, Counsel Robert Mueller is deliberately Trump tweeted. Trump’s lawyers leaking to the press documents about his argue that he cannot be accused of HE the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Defence Aff airs Dr Khalid bin Mohamed al-Attiyah met with US Defence probe into possible collusion with Russia. obstructing justice because he has Secretary James Mattis in Singapore yesterday. During the meeting, they discussed bilateral relations of common interest and “Is the Special Counsel/Justice the constitutional power to end the means of enhancing them. The meeting tackled the latest developments in the region, particularly the Gulf crisis. Page 7 Department leaking my lawyers letters investigation. Sheikha Hind highlights Education City’s teaching model E Sheikha Hind bint Hamad laboration Can Promote New Models in graduates in Qatar within each speci- we have achieved. It is my hope that al-Thani, Vice Chairperson Higher Education’. ality could have upon the nation’s fu- through our combined wealth of knowl- Hand CEO of Qatar Foundation The panellists discussed how higher ture,” said Sheikha Hind. “Beyond Qa- edge and alignment of experiences, we (QF), yesterday took part in a panel education institutions are pushing the tar, our partner universities must fulfi l can begin to arrive at a new international discussion hosted by QF and Inside boundaries of innovation by adopting a mandate that prepares global citi- model of success,” she added. Higher Ed at the St. Regis in Wash- new teaching models and exploring the zens who are ready to meet the chal- Earlier in the week, Sheikha Hind at- ington, DC. idea of going abroad. lenges that will greet the industries of tended the United Nations Youth Dia- Sheikha Hind was joined by Prof Sheikha Hind highlighted QF’s ap- the future.” logue at the UN Headquarters in New Thomas Banchoff , Georgetown Uni- proach to innovation in education, us- “Wherever we live, ours is a world York where she delivered an opening versity; Victoria Rosner, Columbia ing Education City, and the co-opera- that is connected like never before. That address to global thought leaders, edu- University; and Dr Sukant Misra, Texas tion between its partner universities, gives us a unique opportunity to share cators, and inspiring young people. On Tech University. The panel discus- as a notable example. “Each partner best practices, create lasting partner- the sidelines of the Dialogue, Sheikha sion, moderated by Scott Jaschik, In- university was hand-picked due to ships that span continents, and ulti- Hind also held a meeting with Amina J side Higher Ed, was titled ‘Innovation their world-renowned specialisations mately instil our young people with the Mohamed, deputy secretary-general of from Home: How International Col- and impact that producing young tools they need to surpass everything HE Sheikha Hind bint Hamad al-Thani with other panellists.