BUSINESS | Page 1 SPORT | Page 12 QIIB plans Qatar working additional hard to Tier 1 sukuk up to QR3bn qualify for INDEX DOW JONES QE NYMEX QATAR 2-8, 28 COMMENT 26, 27 before the World Cup, REGION 9 BUSINESS 1–9, 14-20 end of April 17,633.11 10,316.67 38.52 ARAB WORLD 10 CLASSIFIED 10–14 +97.72 +171.28 -0.87 INTERNATIONAL 12–25 SPORTS 1–12 says Carreno +0.56% +1.69% -2.21% Latest Figures published in QATAR since 1978 WEDNESDAY Vol. XXXVII No. 10043 March 30, 2016 Jumada II 21, 1437 AH GULF TIMES www. gulf-times.com 2 Riyals Qatar, France sign In brief Rafale jet contract REGION | Blaze Fire engulfs residential towers A huge blaze engulfed at least two as Dimdex opens residential towers in the northern UAE emirate of Ajman yesterday. Soon after the opening, HH the Emir portant milestone in the ongoing de- Qatar Emiri Airforce has a pavilion The fire erupted at a building in toured the exhibition venue fence agreement between the two where miniature models of many of the the Ajman One residential cluster countries, the French minister hoped fi ghter aircraft and helicopters in its use of 12 towers and spread to at least By Ramesh Mathew it would boost their bilateral relations are demonstrated. one other tower, press reports said. Staff Reporter and more of such agreements would be The expo features a wide range of Ajman police said one pregnant reached between Qatar and France in maritime exhibits including those woman was admitted to hospital future. Rafale International (Dassault used in the fight against piracy, div- after suff ering breathing diff iculties, he Doha International Maritime Aviation) has a pavilion at the venue. ing operations and underwater vehi- while five people were treated at the Defence Exhibition and Confer- This is the fi fth edition of Dimdex, cles. scene for minor injuries. Residents Tence (Dimdex) 2016, inaugurated launched in 2008. A number of secu- The organisers said the phenomenal were evacuated and police said the by HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Ha- rity experts and specialists from diff er- rise in the number of participants over blaze was brought under control. mad al-Thani yesterday, was the plat- ent areas of combat, representing the the years showed their growing inter- A resident told AFP that the fire, HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, adviser to the Emir for Defence form for Qatar signing a nearly €6.7bn armed forces of many countries, are at- est in the defence and security market near the coastline, was fanned by a Aff airs HE Major General Hamad bin Ali al-Attiyah and HE the Minister of State for contract with France to buy 24 Rafale tending the meetings held as part of the of the region. strong wind. Page 9 Defence Aff airs Dr Khalid bin Mohamed al-Attiyah touring the Dimdex 2016 at the fi ghter aircraft. bi-annual event. A Naval Commanders Conference on Qatar National Convention Centre yesterday. The opening of the three-day event Vehicles, helicopters, equipment the Middle East is to be held today. It is WORLD | Technology at the Qatar National Convention Cen- and machinery for the maritime se- expected to be attended by several mili- tre (QNCC) saw a number of dignitaries curity and defence of the countries of tary and academic experts. Google unveils in attendance, including adviser to the the Middle East and North Africa are As part of the exhibition eight na- landline phone Emir for Defence Aff airs HE Major Gen- prominently displayed at various pa- val ships are berthed at the Doha Port. Google yesterday unveiled a new eral Hamad bin Ali al-Attiyah and HE vilions. Pages 3, 4 landline telephone service aimed at the Minister of State for Defence Aff airs helping consumers stay connected Dr Khalid bin Mohamed al-Attiyah. in the Internet cloud. The new Soon after the opening, the Emir and Qatari-German drone project in advanced stage Fibre Phone service will be made the dignitaries toured the sprawling available to a few US markets and venue, visited some of the major pavil- HE the Minister of State for Defence collectively cope with the risks. later expanded to other cities where ions and watched the exhibits on dis- Aff airs Khalid bin Mohamed al-Attiyah He said the development of the Google off ers high-speed Internet. play. Companies from about 30 coun- yesterday said that a drone production Qatari armed forces would continue, The new service adds a few high- tries are participating in the exhibition. project, undertaken by Qatar in co- stressing that holding Dimdex in Doha tech features to the landline, such The contract for the Rafale fi ghter operation with Germany, had reached was an opportunity to get acquainted as transcribing voice mails and aircraft was formally signed between an advanced stage. with the latest techniques in the delivering them as written messages, HE Dr Khalid bin Mohamed al-Attiyah “You will see a Qatari drone in skies military fi eld. and connecting with mobile phones and French Defence Minister Jean- over Doha by next year,” Dr al-Attiyah Dr al-Attiyah expressed delight at when consumers are away. Yves Le Drian. said on the sidelines of the opening of the volume of participation in the French ambassador Eric Chevalier the International Maritime Defence exhibition, pointing out that the ranks LATIN AMERICA | Politics and Qatar Chief of General Staff , Ma- Exhibition and Conference (Dimdex) and positions of participants, number jor General Ghanem bin Shaheen al- 2016. The government, he said, of exhibiting companies, quality of the Brazil leader’s French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian and Qatar’s Minister of State for Defence Ghanem were present at the signing supported joint work and integration exhibits and methods of presentation coalition collapses Aff airs HE Dr Khalid bin Mohamed al-Attiyah shaking hands at the agreement-signing ceremony. of defence systems in the region to refl ected great interest in the event. Brazilian President Dilma for buying Rafale fighter aircraft yesterday. PICTURE: Shaji Kayamkulam While describing the deal as an im- Rousseff ’s chances of surviving impeachment nosedived yesterday when her ruling coalition’s main partner jumped ship and went into opposition. The PMDB, the Brussels airport country’s largest party, voted to end Ministry warns against Thundershowers and its alliance with Rousseff ’s leftist delays reopening Workers’ Party, or PT, immediately. spreading rumours strong winds likely today AFP Brussels hose who spread rumours and any information without verifying its trong winds and thundershow- day says partly-cloudy to cloudy spread information obtained sources. Always try to get the infor- ers are expected in the country conditions are likely and there is a Tfrom unknown sources will be mation from offi cial sources. omb-damaged Brussels airport Stoday along with a drop in tem- chance of scattered rain, which may held legally accountable, the Ministry “Rumour-mongering and spread- said it would not reopen today perature, the Qatar Met Department be accompanied by thunder by night. of Interior (MoI) has warned. ing stories from unknown sources will Bafter all following drills to test has said. Slight to blowing dust is also expect- In a post on its Facebook page yes- harm others and those involved will resuming partial services, as Belgium Off shore areas, too, are likely to ex- ed in some places. The wind speed in terday, the MoI said people should try be held legally accountable. Let’s join lowered the death toll from last week’s perience strong winds, high seas and these areas may go up to 30 knots at to get information from offi cial sourc- together for a secure community.” attacks to 32. isolated thunderstorms today, ac- times. es only and not pay heed to unverifi ed The advisory noted that sometimes The airport has been closed since cording to the weather report. Off shore areas, meanwhile, will reports. people spread information about in- twin bombings wrecked the departure Weather charts show that Dukhan also remain partly cloudy to cloudy Noting that rumours spread fast, cidents that have actually taken place hall exactly a week ago, in coordinated and Al Ruwais are among the places today. There is a chance of scattered especially through social media, the elsewhere but are passed off as occur- suicide attacks that were claimed by where rain is expected today, while rain as well, which may be thundery at advisory said rumour-mongers “love rences in Qatar, while others spread the Islamic State group and which also the mercury level will dip across the times. The wind speed in these areas to spread anything” without verifying old messages and posts as new infor- struck Maalbeek metro station in cen- country, including in Doha. may reach 35 knots during the thun- the sources and considering the harm mation. tral Brussels. In a post on its social media chan- dershowers, with the sea level rising it may cause to people. Earlier this month, Qatar’s Met A total of 32 people were killed in Bel- nels yesterday, the Met Department to 12ft. Those spreading rumours some- department had issued a similar gium’s worst-ever terror attacks, the said chances of isolated rain (thun- The minimum and maximum tem- times have a vested interest as well, statement, saying people should not government said, down from an earlier dery at times) would continue until peratures in the country today are the MoI said. “Hence, we advise the heed rumours and obtain weather- toll of 35 following confusion between Friday morning, reaching its peak on expected to be 20C and 29C, respec- public to keep away from rumours related information from official two lists of people who had died at the Thursday.