SPORT | Page 1 BUSINESS | Page 1 QSE-listed companies pitch for INDEX DOW JONES QE NYMEX QATAR 6 – 12, 32 COMMENT 30, 31 Lekhwiya set up REGION 13 BUSINESS 1 – 10, 13 – 16 investment 17,646.59 9,854.85 43.37 ARAB WORLD 14, 15 CLASSIFIED 11 – 13 Jaish clash in AFC -104.54 -84.18 -0.27 INTERNATIONAL 16 – 29 SPORTS 1 – 12 in London -0.59% -0.85% -0.62% knockout round Latest Figures published in QATAR since 1978 THURSDAY Vol. XXXVII No. 10079 May 5, 2016 Rajab 28, 1437 AH GULF TIMES www. gulf-times.com 2 Riyals Training boost In brief PALESTINE | Tensions Israel launches for sports raids on Gaza Israel yesterday launched air raids on the Gaza Strip after a day of tensions along the border of the Palestinian territory whose leaders warned against an escalation. Air professionals strikes hit around Gaza’s derelict international airport near the An agreement has been signed dustry. This is when we will truly be Washington DC, we will lead the de- southern city of Rafah and in nearby designating Georgetown able to create sustainable industries,” velopment, delivery, assessment and farming areas, said the territory’s University as the academic he explained. review of the diploma and certifi cate Hamas-run interior ministry. Security partner of Josoor Institute, a “The long-term ideal is to serve as programmes in football and sports sources in Gaza said the jets fired centre of excellence for the sports a global hub for knowledge, innova- management.” two missiles at the airport but said and events industries, developed tion, and excellence in the sports and Georgetown University will be no one was hurt in the strikes. by the Supreme Committee for events industry for Qatar and the re- working with Josoor Institute to im- Israel’s army said its warplanes had Delivery & Legacy gion. plement a variety of programmes and hit five sites operated by Hamas. “Our belief is that Josoor Institute workshops developed by the univer- Page 14 By Joseph Varghese provides an opportunity for people to sity’s industry-leading faculty on a Staff Reporter equip themselves with the skills to re- wide spectrum topics associated with alise their dream and enter careers in the sports and events industries. TURKEY | Meeting the world of sport and events.” Georgetown will also lead the de- Ruling party to hold undreds of sports profession- Al-Thawadi pointed out that as part velopment of the professional di- special congress als are to be trained in Qatar of the new agreement, Josoor Institute ploma and certifi cate modules for Hby Josoor Institute and Geor- and Georgetown would work together managerial and leadership core com- Turkey’s ruling Justice and A Syrian woman holding a baby waits to cross to the Jordanian side of the Hadalat getown University through a number on the development and delivery of petencies on both football and sports Development Party (AKP) will hold border after arriving from Syria yesterday. According to Jordanian off icials, around of programmes and workshops with a existing and new workshops and pro- management and events management an extraordinary congress this 5,000 people fleeing from recent attacks on the northern Syrian city of Aleppo are view to facilitate the 2022 FIFA World grammes, ensuring that the standards programmes. The modules will cover month, the CNN-Turk and NTV news trying to cross into Jordan in search of safety. Cup and beyond. of all the exercises were in line with in- topics including business acumen, channels reported yesterday. Prime An agreement to this eff ect was ternational academic standards. strategy, people and leadership, man- Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, who signed yesterday designating Geor- Dr Groves observed that by devel- agement communication, fi nancial is also party chief, had earlier held getown University as the academic oping the human capital needed for management and more. an over 90-minute meeting with partner of Josoor Institute, a centre the growth of the sports and events Josoor Institute was developed by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. of excellence for the sports and events industries, Georgetown can play a vi- the SC in December 2013. Since its No off icial statement was released Arab League vows industries, developed by the Supreme tal role in Qatar and the entire region’s inception more than 1,800 delegates after the meeting at Erdogan’s Committee for Delivery & Legacy eff orts in moving towards a sustain- from across the region have attend- presidential palace in Ankara. (SC). able knowledge-based economy. ed its workshops and programmes. The pact was signed by Dr Robert M “Through our School of Continuing World-class speakers have been in- ‘international justice’ Groves, the provost and executive vice Studies and the McDonough School volved in the delivery of 28 workshops BRAZIL | Politics president of Georgetown University’s of Business on Main Campus in and programmes. Rousseff ’s Main Campus in Washington, DC, and woes mount Hassan al-Thawadi, secretary general for Aleppo crimes of the SC on behalf of Josoor Institute. Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff ’s “We want to create an ecosystem chances of remaining in off ice that can sustain the development of a plummeted yesterday after a key AFP, QNA tive to the Arab League, Saif bin Mu- thriving industry for the decades that senator recommended the leftist Cairo qaddam al-Buainain, called for urgent will follow 2022 - an ecosystem that leader face an impeachment trial measures to halt the killings and hold encourages innovation and entre- and a top prosecutor said she should accountable those responsible for preneurship and spurs job creation - be included in a vast corruption he Arab League said yesterday them and bring them to justice as war providing opportunities to the young investigation. Rousseff , whose it will strive to ensure that all of criminals. people of our region,” al-Thawadi popularity has fallen in the last year Tthose behind mounting violence He said shelling of residential neigh- said. due in large part to a deepening in the war-ravaged Syrian city of Alep- bourhoods, hospitals and places of “Our long-term vision is to create economic recession, is expected to po face “international justice”. worship in Aleppo had triggered wide- an ecosystem of practitioners who are become the first Brazilian president The pan-Arab organisation met spread condemnation and disdain glo- connected with each other beyond to fail to complete a presidential in Cairo as fi ghting that raged in the bally because of the unprecedented 2022. We want to create a network term in more than 20 years. Page 26 divided city threatened a complete barbaric behaviour of the regime. through Josoor Institute’s delegates breakdown of a truce between Presi- He said the State of Qatar con- and this network should be spread dent Bashar al-Assad’s regime and op- demned the “disastrous and cata- across the world and is able to rely on Off icials of Georgetown University and Josoor Institute after signing the BUSINESS | Commodities position groups. strophic situation in Aleppo due to each other for the progress of this in- agreement yesterday. PICTURE: Thajudheen. Oil prices drift as More than 280 civilians have been the brutal raids waged by the Syrian killed in the fi ghting since April 22, regime”. US output falls with Assad’s regime launching air The regime’s continued aggression Oil prices drifted sideways yesterday strikes on the rebel-held east Aleppo. on civilians “stresses that the suff er- with US futures slightly higher The Arab League said it had decided ing of the Syrian people is tantamount but London slipping amid news to “work on bringing all those who par- to systematic aggression, contraven- Monthly vehicle sales touch 5,600 that US oil output fell by another ticipated in and contributed to the bru- ing all international charters, laws and 100,000 barrels a day last week. US tal attacks against innocent civilians in international humanitarian lawand the benchmark WTI crude for delivery Aleppo and other Syrian cities to inter- principles of human rights and requires atar witnessed average times the average monthly sale of new and reached its peak in April at nearly in June finished the day at $43.78 national justice”. the need for the international commu- monthly sales of 5,600 pri- vehicles. QR1.2bn and in December alone, the a barrel, up 13 cents from Tuesday. The 22-member bloc denounced nity to condemn these atrocities”. Qvate vehicles, totalling 67,000 In the second-had market, Decem- value of new vehicle imports exceeded In London, Brent crude for June the “the Syrian regime’s brutal actions Qatar called on the Security Council newly-manufactured vehicles dur- ber 2015 saw sales of 20,800, register- QR1.1bn. dropped 35 cents to $44.62. against unarmed civilian residents” “to carry out its legal responsibilities ing 2015, according to the Ministry of ing an increase of approximately 4% Private vehicle imports saw their in Aleppo, calling the attacks “a mas- in accordance with the United Nations Economy and Commerce (MEC). year-on-year, it said, adding the esti- lowest levels in August at an esti- sacre”, in a resolution announced after Charter to stop the suff ering of the Syr- November saw the highest number mated vehicle sales during November mated value of QR682mn, followed by EUROPE | Military the meeting. ian people from massacres”. of sales, reaching over 6,771 vehicles, was 21,000 with an average increase May at QR733mn, the report said. Russia warns It also denounced the Islamic State He called for the provision of protec- followed by March 6,607 and the of 8.5% from the same month in 2014, “Qatar is considered among a group group and “all terrorist groups” which tion to the Syrian people and guarantee lowest was recorded in September at and about 11.2% from October 2015.