QATAR | Page 16 SPORT | Page 1 Al Sadd chase more records, Al Rayyan fi ght to stay Bharat Utsav highlights India’s cultural diversity in top-4 published in QATAR since 1978 SATURDAY Vol. XXXX No. 11152 April 13, 2019 Sha’baan 8, 1440 AH GULF TIMES www. gulf-times.com 2 Riyals In brief FM meets French counterpart All set for QATAR | Reaction Qatar condemns explosion in Pakistan Qatar expressed yesterday its sixth CMC strong condemnation of the explosion that took place in a local market in Pakistan’s Quetta city, leaving a number of people killed. The Ministry of Foreign Aff airs renewed, in a statement released elections yesterday, Qatar’s position of rejecting violence and terrorism, regardless of the motivations and reasons. The statement expressed Qatar’s condolences to the families of the victims, the government, and people of Pakistan. Page 12 on Tuesday HE the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Aff airs Sheikh Mohamed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani met yesterday in QATAR | Weather Paris with Minister of Europe and Foreign Aff airs of France Jean-Yves Le Drian. During the meeting, they discussed bilateral O Candidates conducting intensive campaigning Thundery rain, strong relations and means of developing them, besides topics of mutual interest. They also discussed the Declaration of Intent on the establishment of a strategic dialogue between the two countries signed in February that includes defence and security, health, By Ayman Adly host the sessions at the majlis of key wind forecast for today education, culture, sports, economy and investment, and the fight against terrorism and extremism. The dialogue will play a Staff Reporter fi gures in their constituency to discuss Thundery rain with sudden prominent role in opening up prospects for enhancing co-operation and monitoring its development in all fields for the benefit their future programmes and what they strong wind is expected today, of both countries and peoples. Page 2 have to off er the people of the area. the Met off ice has forecast. The oting for the sixth election to A number of billboards can be seen off shore forecast adds high seas the Central Municipal Council across the country, within each con- too. Inshore, wind could reach V(CMC) will take place on Tues- stituency with candidates expressing up to 35 knots by evening with day, April 16, according to the Amiri their vision for the CMC. Considered thundery rain, whereas off shore, Decree No 4 for 2019. the only elected body of representa- wind could touch 38 knots, again The CMC has 29 seats, out of which tives in the country, the CMC is not with thundery rain. The maximum two have been already won uncontested; a legislative entity. Rather, it is con- temperature of 29C is expected Sudan’s military council Constituency No 7 (New Al Slata) and cerned with all the municipal aff airs at Dukhan and Abu Samra and a Constituency No 27 (Al Zakhira). There and services in the country and the re- minimum of 21C at Abu Samra. are 94 candidates, including fi ve women, lated issues, where the members voice Yesterday, a maximum of 34C was in the fray for the remaining 27 seats. the concerns and demands of their vot- recorded at Doha and a minimum The current CMC has two women ers regarding related issues. chief says stepping down members. The term of the council is Accordingly, CMC members present of 22C at Abu Samra. four years. The fi rst election to the their suggestions at the council for ARAB WORLD | Confl ict AFP Abdel Fattah al-Burhan Abdulrahman Protesters vowed yesterday to chase CMC was held on April 8, 1999, and discussion at a public biweekly ses- Khartoum to succeed me as president of the mili- out the country’s new army rulers, as the fi rst council held its fi rst session on sion open to the media. Most of such Battles intensify tary council.” Ibn Ouf also said that a military council appealed for foreign May 15 the same year. suggestions are often referred to CMC around Libya capital before stepping down he had fi red his economic aid. Each Qatari adult, men and women services and utilities committee for Forces answering to Libyan udan’s military council chief deputy in the council Lieutenant Gen- “We want your donations, as we alike, have the right to vote in the CMC further study and consultation with strongman Khalifa Haftar battled General Awad Ibn Ouf an- eral Kamal Abdelmarouf. have some economic issues,” the head election. The voting will be held from representatives from the departments units that back Tripoli’s unity Snounced yesterday he was step- Meanwhile, the Sudanese group of the military council’s political com- 8am to 5pm at centres across the coun- and authorities concerned to work out government on the edge of the ping down, just a day after he was spearheading a nationwide protest mittee, Lieutenant General Omar Zain try, and the winners will be announced suitable recommendation for the issues capital yesterday, days into a new sworn in following the ouster of vet- movement described Ibn Ouf’s deci- al-Abdin, told Arab and African diplo- the same day. of concern. These recommendations round of conflict that has killed eran president Omar al-Bashir. sion to step down as a “victory” for the mats in a televised meeting. The candidates have been conduct- are then addressed to the targeted de- dozens and displaced thousands. “I hereby announce my resignation people. He denied that Thursday’s oust- ing intensive campaigning, including partment or ministry through the Min- Gunfire and blasts rang out and as head of the Transitional Military “The stepping down of General ing of Omar al-Bashir after months of on social media, with their voters to istry of Municipality and Environment. smoke rose as forces backing the Council and the appointment of the Awad Ibn Ouf is a victory of the peo- protests was a military coup, vowing explain their agenda and the services In the meantime, the council would fragile UN-backed government of person, in whose experience and suit- ple’s will,” the Sudanese Professionals there would be a civilian government. that they could off er them. The candi- follow-up the updates on the actions Fayez al-Sarraj attempted to block ability I trust to bring this ship to a safe Association said. “The role of the military council is to dates have been holding regular meet- taken regarding these recommendations an off ensive by Haftar’s self-styled shore,” Ibn Ouf said on state television. Jubilation erupted across the capital protect the security and stability of the ings. While some take place at the can- and has the right to ask for clarifi cation Libyan National Army (LNA). Page 3 “I announce the selection of General in response to the resignation. country,” Abdin said. didate’s house lounge (majlis), others to the relevant response. To Page 2 National Museum an ‘enriching experience’ for diplomats By Joey Aguilar Staff Reporter isiting the National Museum of Qatar (NMoQ) has become an Venriching experience not only for residents and students in the coun- try but also for diplomats. “I am deeply impressed by the vi- sionary lines and forms of the mu- seum’s external design, which reinter- prets in an innovative way the concept of “desert rose”, a traditional symbol of the Arab culture,” Italian ambassador Italian ambassador Pasquale Salzano Swedish ambassador Ewa Polano Pasquale Salzano told Gulf Times. The envoy accompanied Italian During the Italian PM’s visit, Sal- One of the highlighted items in the Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte during zano said HE Sheikha Al Mayassa ex- galleries include “Motherland” (2018), his visit to NMoQ on April 3, and was plained the conceptual vision behind a work by Hassan bin Mohamed al- welcomed by Qatar Museums (QM) the National Museum and guided them Thani (b. 1962), which expresses and Chairperson HE Sheikha Al Mayassa through the exploration of its rich en- represents the artist’s “connection and A night view of the National Museum of Qatar. PICTURE: Joey Aguilar bint Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani. vironment. appreciation for the land, motherhood NMoQ, a stunning architecture de- “All collections are absolutely out- and national identity.” da, which was embroidered with around “I would like to congratulate HE “I am sure that NMoQ will signifi - signed by renowned French architect standing, but I was particularly in- A large-scale sculpture, Motherland 1.5mn Basra pearls, another major col- Sheikha Al Mayassa, QM and the Qa- cantly contribute to strengthen cultural Jean Nouvel, and home to an array of terested in those galleries telling the portrays a traditional dhow docked on lection is the Al Zubarah Qur’an (in two tari people for this great achievement exchanges and dialogue with Italy and rare and unique collections, continues story of the origins and the people from the shore and pays homage to the Gulf’s volumes). It was transcribed by Ahmed which shows the commitment of the the international community, while to draw a large number of local and for- earliest times, which enriched signifi - last generation of women who wore the bin Rashid bin Juma’a bin Khamis bin country and its wise leadership to pro- encouraging the social development of eign visitors daily since it opened to the cantly my knowledge of the history of battoula. Hilal al-Mureikhi who completed the mote knowledge and preserve cultural the Qatari community,” he added. public on March 28. Qatar,” he noted. Apart from the Pearl Carpet of Baro- work on October 28, 1806.