SUNDAY OCTOBER 28, 2018 SAFAR 19, 1440 VOL.12 NO. 4436 QR 2 HEAVY RAIN Fajr: 4:21 am Dhuhr: 11:19 am HIGH : 32°C Asr: 2:33 pm Maghrib: 4:57 pm LOW : 27°C Isha: 6:27 pm America 11 Business 12 Sports 19 11 dead, many wounded in Qafco, Agrico, Yara sign deal to test Yow stuns home favourite Pittsburgh synagogue shooting greenhouse technologies in Qatar Tamimi in Qatar Classic Ooredoo tv Business for FREE Qatar’s Sept trade Alert response teams limit surplus rises 25% to QR15.5 billion impact of Saturday soaker QNA DOHA ThunderstomrsNon-oil exports Heavy rain’s impact limited to brief traffic snarls and puddles; rainwater drained out in swift action QATAR’S trade surplus today:up 36.5% QMD jumped by a quarter to 15.5 billion in September from a Qatar’s non-oil exports year-ago period, Ministry of increased 36.5 percent Development Planning and to QR18.032 billion in Statistics (MDPS) said in a the first nine months of report on Saturday. 2018 when compared In September, Qatar’s with QR13.02 billion exports touched QR6.8 bil- recorded in the same lion, an increase of 30.2 per- period of last year, Qatar cent from the same month Chamber has said in its last year and a jump of 1.5 latest report. Non-oil percent when compared with August this year. exports in September On the other hand, 2018 reached QR1.642 its imports in September billion, a 4.6 percent reached QR11.4 billion, an increase compared to increase of 37 percent com- the QR1.570 billion pared to the same month reported in the same last year and a 27.7 percent- month of 2017, the jump when compared with report said. The report August this year. also unveiled that 3015 The year-on-year in- certificates of origin were crease in total exports was driven mainly by higher ex- issued during The soaker, which lasted a spell of 45 minutes in the afternoon and then fell intermittently in difference Around 380 million gallons of rainwater has been drained out from ports of petroleum gases and September. parts throughout the rest of the day, caused waterlogging on a few roads. the streets, as of Saturday, by the ‘rainfall’ emergency teams. other gaseous hydrocarbons (LNG, condensates, pro- which accounted for 17.5 SANTHOSH CHANDRAN dent said. related exigencies. The minis- pane, butane, etc). They ac- percent (QR 4.7 billion) of DOHA No classes at QU today However, the MME teams try urged community members counted for QR16.8 billion of the total Qatari exports. It has taken necessary steps to of Qatar to follow its official so- the total exports, an increase was followed by South Ko- THE readiness of various Qatar University has suspended classes for today due to drain the water off the streets. cial media channels and web- of 47.4 percent from Sep- rea with exports amounting state agencies arrested the the unsteady weather, President Dr Hassan Rashid Derham A shopper at Old Airport sites for latest updates. tember 2017. to QR4.2 billion or 15.7 per- impact of the 45-minute rain tweeted on Saturday. area said, “Even though the Rainfall Emergency Com- The MDPS report said cent of the total exports. on Saturday evening from “In the interest of the safety of university students, and rain water interrupted our mittee head Safar Mubarak al the bulk of Qatari exports in going worse. due to the continued instability of the weather, Qatar Univer- business for a few hours, the Shafi said around 380 million September went to Japan, Also see page 12 Ô While the sudden and sity announces the suspension of the study for tomorrow, 28 Civil Defense drained the wa- gallons of rainwater has been heavy spell interrupted traffic, October,” his tweet read. (TNN) ter immediately.” drained out from the streets, damaged some winter crops as of Saturday. and affected works at certain Kahramaa had been primed Abu Hamour and Al Gharaffa Contingency plans construction sites, life in gen- for remedial action. among other places. In some The Rainfall Emergency Thunderstorms today eral went on as usual in Qatar. The soaker, which lasted areas, trees uprooted by the Committee of the Ministry of The Qatar Meteorologi- With Qatar Meteorologi- a spell of 45 minutes in the strong winds that accompa- Municipality and Environ- cal Department is predicting Saudi won’t extradite cal Department forecasting afternoon and then fell in- nied the rain fell over roads ment on Saturday said it was thunderstorms between Sat- rain throughout the week, re- termittently in different parts and blocked vehicles. ready with contingency plans urday midnight and Sunday sponse teams from the Minis- throughout the rest of the “Water pooled in base- in anticipation of more rain. morning, bringing moderate 18 Khashoggi ‘killers’ try of Municipality and Envi- day, caused waterlogging on ment area immediately after An operations room has to heavy showers. They will be ronment, Civil Defence, Public a few roads, interrupting traf- the rain. Few vehicles dam- been set up to extend help to accompanied by strong winds DPA On the issue Work Authority (Ashghal) and fic flows in Al Wakra, Al Hilal, aged in water,” a Doha resi- the public in dealing with rain- exceeding 40 knots. MANAMA/ISTANBUL of extradition, SAUDI Arabia's foreign the individuals minister on Saturday said 18 are Saudi nationals. people arrested over the kill- They’re detained in Saudi ing of dissident writer Jamal Arabia, and the Large trade delegation to accompany Khashoggi will be prosecut- investigation is in Saudi ed in the kingdom, while Arabia, and they will be Turkey says it will seek the Nepal’s president during Doha visit extradition of the suspects prosecuted in Saudi for a trial on its soil. Arabia SATYENDRA PATHAK “It is a historic visit as it is top officials from Qatar’s public "On the issue of extra- DOHA the first visit of a Nepali presi- and private sectors. dition, the individuals are — Adel al-Jubeir, Saudi FM dent after the constitution of Bhandari will be accom- Saudi nationals. They're Biles shrugs off A large business delegation Nepal came into existence on panied by Nepal’s Minister for detained in Saudi Arabia, In a statement late Fri- will accompany Nepal’s Presi- September 20 in 2015. This Foreign Affairs Pradeep Ku- and the investigation is day, the Turkish justice hospital scare dent Bidya Devi Bhandari dur- visit will be a milestone in mar Gyawali, Foreign Secre- in Saudi Arabia, and they ministry said Istanbul pros- to shine at Doha ing her four-day official visit to strengthening ties between tary Shanker Das Bairagi and will be prosecuted in Saudi ecutors have prepared a req- Qatar beginning on October Nepal and Qatar,” Koirala other high-level officials from Arabia," Adel al-Jubeir told uisition for the suspects on Worlds (PG 16 ) 29, the country’s top envoy in said. the office of president and the a regional security confer- charges of planned and de- Doha has said. The business delegation ministry of foreign affairs, the ence in the Bahraini capital liberate murder with mon- In an exclusive interview comprising more than 20 top envoy said. Manama. strosity and torture. with Qatar Tribune, Nepal’s representatives of Nepal’s Nepal’s President Bidya Devi Besides meeting the Amir However, authorities in "We expect that this re- Ambassador to Qatar HE various economic sectors will Bhandari His Highness Sheikh Tamim Turkey - where Khashoggi quest for return is met [by Sabarimala row: Ramesh Prasad Koirala said hold talks with their counter- bin Hamad al Thani, the en- was killed earlier this month Saudi Arabia]. Because this that at least three major agree- parts in Qatar’s public and on the theme of ‘Business and voy said, the Neplal’s presi- - have announced that they heinous incident took place Shah warns ments related to trade and private sectors, the envoy said. Investment Opportunities in dent would also meet with Qa- will officially demand the in Turkey, in Istanbul.” Jus- of ‘throwing out’ investment between the two Nepal’s president would ad- Nepal’on October 30, the en- tar Foundation Co-Founder extradition of the 18 sus- tice Minister Abdulhamit countries were expected to be dress a joint interactive meet- voy said adding the meeting is and Chairperson HH Sheikha pects from Saudi Arabia. Gul said. PAGE 10 Vijayan govt (PG 9 ) signed during the visit. ing of the business community expected to be participated by Moza,” the envoy said. No exit permits from today HMC performs 9 kidney, liver transplant surgeries in Oct Most employees in Qatar TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK mad General Hospital, said transplantation programme Khalaf and included Dr will be able to leave the DOHA all nine recipients were re- is world-leading and has been Ahmed Elaffandi, Dr Walid country without an exit permit covering well and were being recognised internationally Shehata, Dr Mohammed Naji THE Hamad Medical Cor- monitored by the transplant for its focus on fairness and El Masri, Dr Yasser Ham- from today onwards. The poration (HMC) extended a teams. equality. mad, Dr Moutaz Derbala, Dr amendment to the residency new lease of life to nine of its While all the donors were The surgical team that Yasser Medhat, Dr Muna al law will come into effect on patients as it successfully per- of Asian nationalities, the re- performed this month’s Maslamani, Dr Mohammad October 28, according to the formed six kidney and three cipients — aged between 21 transplants was led by Faisal Malmstrom, Dr Yolan- liver transplant surgeries at and 61 year — included Arab, Dr Maslamani and in- de Hanssens, Dr Mohamed Joint Coordination Committee the Hamad General Hospital Qatar and Asian nationali- cluded Professor Riadh Ab- Said Ghali, and Dr Ibn Aouf of the Ministry of Interior and this month ties, HMC said in a release on dul Sattar Fadhil, Director Sulaiman.