WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 20, 2019 RABI AL-Awwal 23, 1441 VOL.13 NO. 4795 QR 2 Fajr: 4:34 am Dhuhr: 11:19 am Asr: 2:23 pm Maghrib: 4:45 pm Isha: 6:15 pm MAIN BRANCH LULU HYPER SANAYYA ALKHOR World 8 Sports 12 Doha D-Ring Road Street-17 M & J Building Trump’s demand for Biden Afif’s strike ensures paRTLY CLOUDY MATAR QADEEM MANSOURA ABU HAMOUR BIN OMRAN HIGH : 24°C Near Ahli Bank Al Meera Petrol Station Al Meera probe was improper, says top win as Qatar stay LOW : 21°C alzamanexchange www.alzamanexchange.com 44441448 White House Ukraine expert unbeaten AmiR, ARMEnian PREsiDENT Discuss waYS TO TAKE BILATERAL RELATions TO NEW HEighTS Qatar, Armenia pledge to boost ties QNA DOHA SHEIKHA MOZA MEETS ARMENIAN PRESIDENT THE Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al Thani and Armenian President Armen Sark- issian held official talks at the Amiri Diwan on Tuesday. During the meeting, they discussed bi- lateral relations and the ways of enhancing them to new horizons of cooperation, espe- cially in the fields of economy, trade, invest- ment, agriculture, tourism and food securi- ty. The two sides also exchanged views on a number of issues of common concern. From Qatar side, the meeting was at- tended by several ministers. Members of the official delegation accompanying the presi- dent attended the talks from the Armenian side. An official reception was held for the President of Armenia upon his arrival at the Amiri Diwan. Qatar Foundation Chairperson HH Sheikha Moza bint Nasser met Armenian President Later, the Amir hosted a luncheon ban- Dr Armen Sarkissian and his wife Nouneh Sarkissian on Tuesday. They discussed areas quet in honour of the Armenian president The Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al Thani and Armenian President Armen Sarkissian at the of mutual interest as well as the need for innovation in education. (HHOPL/AR AL BAKER) and the delegation accompanying him. Amiri Diwan on Tuesday. MORE ON paGE 16 Food samples PM greets Kuwaiti counterpart test negative Qatar’s World Cup preparations to QNA of Kuwait. HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad DOHA “We congratulate His al Thani and the Amir of Ku- for botulinum Highness Sheikh Sabah Khalid wait HH Sheikh Sabah al Ah- bacteria: MoPH set new benchmark: US mayors PRIME Minister and Minister al Hamad al Sabah on his ap- mad al Jaber al Sabah,” the of Interior HE Sheikh Abdul- pointment as Prime Minister PM said in a tweet. FOOD samples taken from SatYENDRA PatHAK lah bin Nasser bin Khalifa of Kuwait. We hope that the The Amir of Kuwait on the home of a family in DOHA al Thani has sent a cable of HH will achieve the aspira- Tuesday issued an Amiri Order Qatar hospitalised with congratulations to HH Sheikh tions of Kuwaiti people. We appointing HH Sheikh Sabah symptoms of food-poisoning QATAR is going to set a Sabah al Khaled al Hamad al are deeply proud of the Qatari- al Khaled al Hamad al Sabah did not show the presence new benchmark in the way Sabah on the occasion of his Kuwaiti relations under the as Prime Minister, replacing of botulinum bacteria, the preparations for a mega swearing in as Prime Minister wise leadership of the Amir Sheikh Jaber al Mubarak. Ministry of Public Health global sporting event, the (MoPH) said on Tuesday. FIFA World Cup, is going Samples collected on, Bryan K Barnett, mayor from the local market of of Rochester Hills and 77th the same food found in the president of the United home also did not show States Conference of May- Qatar slams US move on Israeli settlements botulinum contamination, ors, said on Tuesday. QNA/AFP The statement reiterated Condemning Pompeo’s the ministry added. Barnett, who is leading a DOHA Qatar’s firm stance in sup- statement on Israeli settle- The ministry said techni- delegation of seven mayors porting the Palestinian cause ments, Arab League’s General cal teams that inspected from different US cities to QATAR has rejected the US and the steadfastness of the Secretariat warned that this the house of the victims Doha, said the way Qatar is Seven mayors from different US cities in Doha on Tuesday. declaration that establish- brotherly Palestinian people unfortunate change in the observed unsafe food prac- executing all projects related ment of Israeli settlements in derived from the resolutions American position would push tices there. to 2022 FIFA World Cup is Cup and the Olympics, but preparations to host a safe the occupied West Bank do of international legitimacy and the Israeli settlers to commit The victims — a man, unprecedented. the way Qatar is marching and secure FIFA World Cup not violate international law. the two-state solution in a more violence and brutal- his daughter and son — “Many countries have ahead with its preparations will set a precedent for fu- In a statement issued on way that ensures the estab- ity against the Palestinian have been given anti-botuli- organised mega sporting is extraordinary. Qatar’s ture mega events,” Barnett Tuesday, the Ministry of For- lishment of an independent people. num drug and are recuperat- events like the FIFA World early planning and detailed told Qatar Tribune. paGE 2 eign Affairs said this declara- Palestinian state on the 1967 The European Union (EU) ing in a hospital. (TNN) tion would hinder the efforts borders, with East Jerusalem and the United Nations (UN) of peace as well as hopes as its capital. made clear that they continue for a two-state solution, and The US announcement to view Israeli settlement in GWC signs as first Official National Supporter would deepen tensions in the has triggered condemnation the occupied Palestinian ter- for 2019 FIFA Club World Cup (PG 12) region. in the Arab world and beyond. ritories as illegal. paGE 7 Rain LashES QATAR Rain lashed Doha and other parts of the country on Tuesday, bringing down the temperature level. The Qatar Meteorology Department (QMD) has Doha Metro’s Gold Line to open for public tomorrow warned of more rain associated with strong wind at some TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK places. paGE 4 DOHA DOHA Metro’s Gold Line’s trial will start for the public on Thursday (November 21), according to the Ministry of Transport and Communica- tions (MoTC). The line extends from Ras Bouaboud Station to Al- Aziziyah Station. The Gold Line, which runs east to west across Doha, in- cludes 11 stations namely: Ras Bouaboud, National Museum, Souq Waqif, Musheireb, Bin The Gold Line extends from Mahmoud, Al Sadd, Sudan, Jawaan, Al Waab, Sports City, Ras Bouaboud to Al-Aziziyah Aziziyah. Operation timings for the 06am to 11pm and on Friday and the Gold Line at Mush- hoods and areas adjacent to tle bus service to transport Gold Line will be the same as from 2pm to 11pm. eireb Station. the stations, new routes will passengers from neighbour- those for the Red Line - Sat- Doha Metro users can To cover a wider range be allocated to the Metro ing areas to and from the urday through Thursday from switch between the Red Line and serve more neighbor- Link service, which is a shut- metro stations..