INDEX QATAR 2, 16 COMMENT 14, 15 BUSINESS | Page 1 SPORT | Page 1 ARAB WORLD 3 BUSINESS 1-8 INTERNATIONAL 4-13 SPORTS 1-8 S&P reaffi rms Qatar Racing’s ‘stable’ outlook DOW JONES QE NYMEX Know It All on Commercial wins Group 3 25,827.36 9,211.89 40.32 Bank +92.39 +124.13 -0.33 in Ireland +0.36% +1.37% -0.81% Latest Figures published in QATAR since 1978 FRIDAY Vol. XXXXI No. 11598 July 3, 2020 Dhul-Qa’da 12, 1441 AH GULF TIMES www. gulf-times.com 2 Riyals Amir, Erdogan vow to strengthen ties zQatar, Turkey discuss ways to enhance co-operation zThe two countries witnessing development at all levels QNA International Airport by HE the Dep- Doha uty Prime Minister and Minister of State for Defence Affairs Dr Khalid bin Mohamed al-Attiyah. is Highness the Amir Sheikh Erdogan left in evening after the Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani working visit. He was seen off by HE Hand Turkish President Recep the Deputy Prime Minister and Min- Tayyip Erdogan yesterday discussed ister of State for Defence Affairs. strategic relations between the two Yesterday’s meeting between HH countries and ways to enhance them the Amir and Erdogan came within in various fields, especially in eco- the framework of continuing co-or- nomic, investment, commercial, en- dination between the two brotherly ergy and defence co-operation for the countries, promotion of strategic re- common interests of the two coun- lations, and means of supporting and His Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan hold talks yesterday. tries and peoples. developing them. The two leaders vowed strengthen Erdogan’s visit to Qatar is signifi- The two countries are witnessing the relations and make them more co- cant as it is his first outside his coun- development and diversification at all operative and integrated in all fields. try following the coronavirus pan- levels, and yesterday’s meeting was During the meeting held at the demic that has swept the world. the culmination of the distinguished Pearl Palace yesterday afternoon, HH The two leaders are keen on main- relations. the Amir and the Turkish president taining co-ordination, whether The Turkish-Qatari relations are discussed the latest developments in through direct meetings or phone an integrated model for co-oper- Palestine, Libya, Syria and Yemen, calls, the last of which was at the ation and co-ordination between in addition to exchanging views on end of June, when HH the Amir re- partners and brothers in various po- international issues of common con- ceived a phone call from the Turkish litical, economic, cultural, and mili- cern. president, during which they dis- tary fields. The meeting was attended by a cussed the strategic relations and The relations witnessed rapid number of ministers and members of ways to support and develop them, growth since the unjust blockade was the official delegation accompanying in addition to discussing several re- imposed on Qatar by Saudi Arabia, Erdogan. gional and international issues of the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain Later HH the Amir hosted a din- common concern. and Egypt. ner banquet in honour of the Turkish Erdogan last visited Doha in No- This was represented in the in- president and his accompanying del- vember 2019, when he and HH the creased volume of trade exchange egation at the Pearl Palace. Amir presided the fifth session of between the two countries, which The banquet was attended by a the Qatar-Turkey Supreme Strate- promises a prosperous future for number of ministers. gic Committee, during which agree- these relations and the continued de- Earlier, the Turkish president and ments and memorandums of under- velopment and growth in the inter- His Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani his accompanying delegation were standing were signed to build on the est of the two countries and the two meeting the members of the delegation accompanying received upon their arrival at Doha progress. brotherly peoples. Page 2 His Highness the Amir with the Turkish president. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in Doha, yesterday. In brief FM holds talks ‘Qatar records exceptional with Haniya HE the Deputy Prime Minister and achievement in Covid fi ght’ Minister of Foreign Aff airs Sheikh Mohamed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani met yesterday with the ecording over 86,000 cases of ary measures in place. and avoid all forms of social gatherings, Head of the Political Bureau of recovery from nearly 100,000 “We depend on everyone’s com- including receiving visitors. the Islamic Resistance Movement RCovid-19 infections is an excep- mitment to precautionary measures to The senior offi cial asserted that lifting Hamas, Dr Ismail Haniya and the tional achievement for Qatar in addi- control the epidemic and return to nor- restrictions is based on a set of indica- delegation accompanying him. tion to maintaining one of the lowest mal life,” he said. tors, and the next stages will be based on During the meeting, they reviewed death rates in the world with a total of Sheikh Dr Mohamed also pointed out their outcome. If one of the indicators is the developments on the Palestinian 118 deaths so far, a top offi cial said yes- that the past few weeks have witnessed found to be aff ected, some restrictions issue, especially the Israeli plan to terday. an increase in the number of Covid-19 can be re-imposed or the start of the fol- annex parts of the West Bank, and “For the last few weeks, we have been cases among citizens and residents lowing stages could be delayed. issues of common concern. seeing a decrease in the number of cas- (other than expatriate workers), despite “The most important guidelines on es reported daily as well as the number the decrease in the total daily infections preventive measures are that persons of patients admitted to the hospital,” in Qatar, adding that the source of the aged above 60 and pregnant women are 86,597 recover from explained Sheikh Dr Mohamed bin Ha- infection is often due to family gather- advised to stay home. Everyone should Covid-19 in Qatar mad al-Thani, Director, Department ings and visits, and the lack of commit- maintain adequate social distancing Qatar reported 894 new confirmed Sheikh Dr Mohamed bin Hamad al-Thani speaks at the press conference yesterday. of Public Health, Ministry of Public ment to measures, especially physical and wear masks and gloves and avoid cases of the novel coronavirus Health (MoPH). distancing. touching their eyes and nose. (Covid-19), 2,632 recoveries and Addressing a press conference The MoPH has advised other groups “We extend a special thanks to all three deaths in the last 24 hours, zDecrease in the number of cases reported daily telecast on Qatar TV, he explained at greatest risk of complications from workers on the front lines in fi ghting bringing the total number of zFall in the number of hospital admissions that Qatar started to lift the restric- the disease, such as the elderly, preg- the Covid-19 pandemic and appreciate people who recovered from the tions gradually and with great cau- nant women and people suff ering from them. We also praise the directives of His disease to 86,597. The Ministry zFollow preventive measures to curb virus spread tion in order to control the spread of chronic diseases, to stay at home and Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin of Public Health (MoPH) said the virus while keeping precaution- not go out unless absolutely necessary Hamad al-Thani to fi ght the pandemic. the three people who died were aged 57, 58 and 67. They received the necessary medical care, the ministry said in a statement. “We are seeing a rise in the number of deaths in recent weeks and this Russians ponder Putin’s next move as vote ‘extends’ his rule is due to the people who were infected at the peak of the virus several weeks ago,” the ministry Reuters This means the 67-year-old former time to strengthen the country,” he explained. Page 2 Moscow KGB offi cer, who has ruled Russia for said. over two decades as either president or Golos, a non-governmental organi- prime minister, could be in power until sation that monitors elections, said it 3 vaccine candidates he Kremlin said Russians had he is 83. had recorded numerous irregularities looking good: Trump shown how much they trusted An independent monitoring group during the vote, including ballot stuff - President Donald Trump yesterday TPresident Vladimir Putin with a said the vote was deeply fl awed. But ing and widespread cases of employers expressed optimism that the nationwide vote that gave him the right Dmitry Peskov, Putin’s spokesman, forcing staff to cast a ballot. United States would soon come to run for two more terms, while people said the emphatic nature of the result Already the longest-serving leader up with a workable vaccine for the wondered yesterday whether he really was a measure of how deeply Russians in modern Russian history since Josef novel coronavirus, saying three would stay on another 16 years. trusted Putin to run the country. Stalin, Putin has said he has yet to de- vaccine candidates were looking Announcing fi nal results of the week- “It’s defi nitely considered a triumph. cide on his political future, but wanted particularly good. “Three are really, long vote, offi cials said nearly 78% of What took place was in eff ect a de facto offi cials to avoid getting distracted by really looking good,” Trump said voters had backed changes to the consti- triumphant referendum on trust in Pu- the question of who one day might suc- at an event at the White House, tution allowing Putin, whose fourth term tin,” said Peskov.