BUSINESS | Page 1 SPORT | Page 1 Qatar’s eff ective QFA delivers measures helped on government soft en impact of guarantee Covid pandemic requirements for Asian Cup 2027 published in QATAR since 1978 SATURDAY Vol. XXXXI No. 11746 November 28, 2020 Rabia II 13, 1442 AH GULF TIMES www. gulf-times.com 2 Riyals Amir condoles with Young falconer Sudan council chief His Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani and His Court dismisses Highness the Deputy Amir Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad al-Thani sent yesterday cables of condolences to the Chairman of the Transitional Sovereignty Council of Sudan, Lt Trump’s claim Gen Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, on the death of head of the National Umma Party (NUP) and former prime minister Sadiq al-Mahdi. HE the Prime Minister and Minister of that election Interior Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdulaziz al-Thani also sent a similar cable to Prime Minister Dr Abdalla Hamdok. was unfair 112 face prosecution for not wearing masks AFP millions of votes in the state should be Washington thrown out due to fraud. The designated authorities The judge in that case, however, em- referred 112 people to the Public barrassed Giuliani by forcing him to Prosecution for not wearing federal appeals court yester- admit that none of his precise claims masks in places where they are day fl atly dismissed President before the court involved fraud or an- mandatory. They also referred 10 A Donald Trump’s claim that ything more than technical issues in others to the Public Prosecution for the election was unfair and refused to overseeing the vote count. violating the maximum number of freeze Joe Biden’s win in the key state On Tuesday the Pennsylvania gov- four people in a vehicle including of Pennsylvania. ernment offi cially certifi ed Biden’s the driver, except for cases when In a scathing review of the Trump victory in the state, and the Trump they are members of one family. campaign’s arguments that the presi- campaign appealed to federal court to The measure is in line with the dent was cheated in his November 3 have that certifi cation frozen. cabinet decision, decree Law No re-election bid, three appeals court But the appeals court said Trump’s 17 of 1990 on infectious diseases, The Qatari Society of Al Gannas has been organising a number of fascinating falcon hunting competitions and related judges unanimously said that allega- campaign had nothing substantial to and the precautionary measures activities as part of the championship which continues until December 15 at Al Khor and Sbkhat Marmi Sealine Area. tions of unfairness were not supported argue. “Its allegations are vague and in force in the country to contain The competitions cover falconry activities and contests in addition to Saluki dogs racing contests, and those targeting by evidence. conclusory,” the judges said. the spread of the coronavirus youngsters such as the young and aspiring falconers contests. A participant in the young falconer competition is seen “Charges of unfairness are serious. “It never alleges that anyone treated (Covid-19). The designated with his falcon yesterday. Page 12 But calling an election unfair does not the Trump campaign or Trump votes authorities called on the public make it so,” the court said. worse than it treated the Biden cam- to adhere to the precautionary In appealing a lower court ruling, the paign or Biden votes.” measures in place to ensure their Trump campaign claimed discrimina- With Biden’s national lead in the safety and the safety of others. tion, the judges noted. popular vote and the electoral college “But its alchemy cannot transmute now virtually unassailable, the court Top Iranian nuclear lead into gold,” the court said. indicated that another appeal, to the scientist assassinated Brexit goes down to wire: It was the latest in more than two US Supreme Court, would go nowhere. dozen court defeats around the coun- “The campaign has already litigat- Iran said one of its most prominent try for the Trump campaign and Re- ed and lost most of these issues,” the nuclear scientists was assassinated publicans who have alleged fraud and court said. yesterday in an attack on his car EU-UK diff erences remain other misconduct contributed to the “The campaign cannot win this law- outside Tehran that it accused president’s loss. suit. It conceded that it is not alleging arch foe Israel of being behind. Trump persists in arguing that Bi- election fraud.” The scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh Reuters “The likelihood of a deal is very treated by Brussels as a third country. den’s clear victory is invalid. Nevertheless, Jenna Ellis, a Trump was “seriously wounded” when Brussels/London much determined by our friends and One EU diplomat said there are Last week a Pennsylvania state court campaign lawyer who worked with assailants targeted his car before partners in the EU — there’s a deal “only a few days left” for the talks, rejected arguments by Trump’s per- Giuliani on the case, tweeted their in- being engaged in a gunfight with there to be done if they want to do it.” which have previously continued sonal lawyer Rudy Giuliani that the tent to appeal.Page 7 his security team, the defence Barnier said on Twitter he would through numerous broken dead- ministry said in a statement. It he European Union and Britain travel to London yesterday evening lines. added that Fakhrizadeh, who said yesterday there were still for talks with Britain’s chief negotia- “The gaps on level playing-fi eld, Lockdown in Ramallah headed the defence ministry’s Tsubstantial diff erences over a tor David Frost. governance and fi sheries remain research and innovation Brexit trade deal as the EU chief ne- large,” the diplomat said following a organisation, was later “martyred” gotiator prepared to travel to London “Without London taking closed-door briefi ng given by Barnier after medics failed to revive him. in a last-ditch attempt to avoid a tu- the necessary decisions to national diplomats on the progress Page 3 multuous fi nale to the fi ve-year Brexit of the negotiations. crisis. quickly, reaching a deal “Without London taking the nec- Indian police clash With just fi ve weeks left until the will be all but impossible” essary decisions quickly, reaching a with angry farmers United Kingdom fi nally exits the EU’s deal will be all but impossible.” orbit on Dec 31, both sides are calling “Same signifi cant divergences per- A “no-deal” exit would snarl bor- Indian police fired tear gas and on the other to compromise on the sist,” Barnier said. ders, spook fi nancial markets and water cannon yesterday in a three main issues of contention — Neither side has so far shown a disrupt delicate supply chains that second day of clashes with farmers fi shing, state aid and how to resolve willingness to shift enough on the stretch across Europe and beyond — marching on New Delhi angry any future disputes. three outstanding issues to allow a just as the world grapples with the at agricultural reforms they fear The two sides will shortly resume breakthrough. vast economic cost of the Covid-19 will leave them at the mercy of face-to-face negotiations after they “It is late, but a deal is still possible, outbreak. big corporations. Authorities had to be suspended last week when one and I will continue to talk until it’s EU ambassadors called on the ex- eventually allowed the farmers, of EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier’s clear that it isn’t,” Frost said. ecutive European Commission to ur- some of whom threw stones and team tested positive for Covid-19. Britain formally left the EU on Jan. gently prepare contingency measures broke barricades, to enter the “Clearly there are substantial 31 but has been in a transition pe- for a no-deal. capital under police escort to stage and important diff erences still to be riod since then under which rules on But Barnier is reluctant to go down a demonstration this weekend. bridged but we’re getting on with it,” trade, travel and business remain un- the contingency route as he still be- Police had deployed hundreds of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson changed. lieves a deal can be struck, another EU A Palestinian walks in a deserted street in the West Bank city of Ramallah off icers at diff erent entry points told reporters. From the start of 2021 it will be diplomat said. yesterday, amid a 48-hour lockdown due to an increase in coronavirus cases. to the capital, parking trucks full of sand and laying barbed wire to block the farmers’ path. Page 9 Four dead as protesters clash in southern Iraq Promising ‘reactor’ technology for Qatar’s natural gas industry Four people were shot dead and dozens wounded in Iraq’s O QF Innovator of the Year 2020 says research seldom makes an impact by staying in lab south yesterday, medics said, in clashes between anti-government protesters and supporters of esearch, no matter how promis- methane and carbon dioxide, to high- technology developed in Prof Elba- Qatar. “It is only fair that the country firebrand Shia cleric Moqtada ing, cannot make a real-world value, multi-walled carbon nanotubes shir’s lab at Texas A&M Qatar, has at- that invested in it is the fi rst to be the Sadr. The violence erupted as tens Rimpact without support from (MWCNTs) and an important chemi- tracted interest from world-leading one to reap its benefi ts. This project of thousands of Sadr supporters the industrial sector.