QATAR | Page 20 SPORT | Page 12 Jaish snatch INDEX DOW JONES QE NYMEX QATAR 2, 20 COMMENT 18, 19 win over REGION 3 BUSINESS 1 – 5, 12 – 16 17,341.00 10,313.74 37.04 3 6 – 10 ALF empowering ARAB WORLD CLASSIFIED Sailiya -168.00 -115.62 +0.44 INTERNATIONAL 4 – 17 SPORTS 1 – 12 -0.96% -1.11% +1.20% youth with skills Latest Figures published in QATAR since 1978 MONDAY Vol. XXXVI No. 9957 January 4, 2016 Rabia I 24, 1437 AH GULF TIMES www. gulf-times.com 2 Riyals All set for Qatar ExxonMobil Open Hukoomi to process In brief applications for telecoms QATAR | Weather Chilly conditions forecast for today equipment The country will continue experiencing strong winds he Communications Regulatory today along with dusty and Authority (CRA) yesterday an- cold conditions, the Qatar Met Tnounced that all applications department has said. The weather for import authorisation of telecom- report has also warned of high seas, munications and radio equipment to accompanied by strong winds, in businesses in Qatar will be processed off shore areas. Doha and other through the Qatar Government Portal parts of the country experienced – Hukoomi. strong winds and chilly conditions The initiative is part of the Digital yesterday, with the mercury level Government initiative. CRA authori- dropping significantly by late in sation is necessary for sale of cellular the evening. The minimum and phones and private mobile radio de- maximum temperatures in the vices. The required approvals and rel- country today are expected to be Tennis greats Rafael Nadal of Spain (left) and Novak Djokovic of Serbia launch this year’s edition of the Qatar ExxonMobil Open tennis tournament by playing a few points evant documents such as licences and 12C and 19C, respectively, with the at the Museum of Islamic Art (MIA) Park in Doha yesterday. World number one Djokovic has never won the Qatar tournament while Nadal is the 2014 champion. The certifi cates are granted after careful forecast for Doha being 14C and tournament begins today at the Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex and will run until January 9. PICTURE: Jayan Orma Sport Page 2 evaluation of the applications received 19C. Abu Samra is likely to be the through the Hukoomi portal. coldest at 12C. Page 2 CRA has encouraged all applicants to take the above decision into consid- eration while submitting future import ARAB WORLD | Confl ict authorisation applications. To ensure Israel indicts two a smooth transition, CRA will also ac- cept submissions manually until end of for arson attack February 2016. After the two-month Two Jewish extremists were grace period is over, the applications indicted yesterday for a deadly Saudi cuts Iran ties will be exclusively processed digitally. West Bank arson attack in July For clarifi cations and more informa- on the home of a Palestinian tion, applicants may call Communi- family that helped reignite a fresh cations Regulatory Authority Hotline cycle of violence in Israel and the 103, visit the Government Contact Palestinian areas. Amiram Ben Uliel, Centre at Al Nasr Tower B, or send an a 21-year-old Jerusalem native, e-mail to spectrumaff [email protected]. was formally charged with murder over embassy attack Through this decision, CRA intends committed with “racist motives.” to enhance the existing application A 17-year-old was charged with GCC states and OIC condemn thorities bear the full responsibility of Iranian intervention in the sovereign organisation’s charter which requires process, and make it more convenient aiding murder. Jewish extremists attacks on Saudi embassy and the attacks after they failed to prevent aff airs of Saudi Arabia and the attacks “strict adherence to the principle of and practical for Qatar residents. Huk- hurled a firebomb into the home of consulate in Iran them and protect diplomatic missions on Saudi diplomatic missions in Te- non-interference in the aff airs mainly oomi is the centralised digital platform the Dawabshe family as they were in line with Vienna’s 1961 Convention hran and Mashhad. falling within the scope of the domes- for residents to access public e-serv- sleeping in the northern West Bank Agencies on Consular Relations. “These acts represent a violation of tic legislation of any state; and the ices off ered by diff erent Government village of Duma, south of the city Riyadh The GCC also condemned Iran’s international charters and norms,” the principle of non-interference in the entities. of Nablus. An 18-month-old toddler, hostile statements regarding Saudi agency quoted the UAE Ministry of internal aff airs of member states”. The CRA is the communications Ali, died on the spot. His parents Arabia’s execution of terrorists, con- Foreign Aff airs as saying. Arab League Secretary-General Dr regulator in Qatar established by virtue and brother, 4, were severely audi Arabia said yesterday it had sidering it an intervention in Saudi The Secretariat General of the Or- Nabil al-Arabi has condemned the at- of Emiri Decree (42) in 2014. CRA reg- injured. The father and mother later severed ties with Iran over the internal aff airs. ganisation of the Islamic Co-opera- tacks on the Saudi embassy and con- ulates the communications & informa- died from the severe burns they Sstorming of the Saudi embassy in The Secretary-General concluded tion (OIC) also strongly condemned sulate. tion technology sector, postal services, suff ered in their attempt to save Tehran, in a worsening diplomatic cri- his remarks by saying that member the attack, calling for respect the Vi- He deemed this a fl agrant violation and access to digital media. their children. Page 3 sis between the two countries follow- countries support Saudi Arabia in all enna 1961 Convention on Diplomatic of international charters and norms, ing the kingdom’s execution of a Shia its measures to combat terrorism. Relations and the International Law. holding the Iranian government re- cleric. Meanwhile, the UAE Ministry of In a statement yesterday, the OIC sponsible for protecting these diplo- EUROPE | Politics Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir told Foreign Aff airs yesterday summoned Secretariat General stressed its sup- matic missions according to the Vi- Polish rule of law a news conference that Iran’s diplo- Iran’s ambassador to the UAE Mo- port for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s enna Convention. matic mission and related entities in hamed Reza Fayyad. eff orts in combating terrorism and ex- In a statement, al-Arabi confi rmed Death for under microscope Saudi Arabia had been given 48 hours The offi cial WAM news agency said tremism. the importance of the fact that the Is- The European Union’s powerful to leave. He said Riyadh would not al- that the ministry handed the ambas- The statement expressed OIC’s lamic Republic of Iran should respect executive announced yesterday it low the Islamic Republic to undermine sador a written protest note over the commitment and adherence to the the principle of non-interference in fi ve Asian would discuss the state of the rule the Sunni kingdom’s security. the internal aff airs of Arab countries of law in Poland after the country’s The State of Qatar along with the which have the legitimate right to hard-right government pushed GCC, OIC and the Arab League yes- maintain the security of their citizens, expatriates through changes to the judiciary terday strongly condemned the the civil peace and social unity. He also and media. The unprecedented attacks on the Saudi embassy and its stressed that no other party has the move by the European Commission consulate in Iran. right to comment on judicial rulings of ive Asian expatriates have been is the first step in a potentially- Qatar’s Ministry of Foreign Aff airs other countries. sentenced in absentia to death by punitive process aimed at said in a statement that the attacks rep- The Secretary-General also hailed Ffi ring squad by a Doha Court for buttressing democracy and rights resented a clear violation of the Vienna the eff orts being exerted by Saudi the premeditated killing of their em- in the 28 EU states. Commission 1961 Convention on Consular Relations. Arabia in fi ghting terrorism and es- ployer, local Arabic daily Arrayah re- President Jean-Claude Juncker “has It called on the Iranian government tablishing security and stability in the ported yesterday. placed a first debate on the rule of to provide the necessary protection kingdom and the region. The verdict is based on evidences law in Poland on the agenda of the to diplomatic missions and take the Earlier, Saudi Arabia accused Iran collected through the investigation Commission’s meeting on January suitable legal measures against those of sponsoring terror and undermin- and the testimony of the witnesses 13,” a statement in Brussels said. The responsible for the attack. ing regional stability, as a diplomatic of the incident. The case goes back to move comes on the heels of legal The statement also stressed the spat between both countries escalated when the wife of the victim, who used moves giving Poland’s conservative State of Qatar’s support to the King- over the kingdom’s execution of a Shia to work as a construction contractor, government the power to directly dom of Saudi Arabia in all the threats cleric. got up one morning and discovered appoint the heads of public facing security and stability. The Shia cleric was among 47 people that her husband had not come home broadcasters and a controversial Condemning the attacks, GCC that the Saudi government said it had the previous night. law reforming the country’s Secretary-General Dr Abdul Latif bin executed on Saturday after their con- So, she contacted his brother and constitutional court.