BUSINESS | Page 1 SPORT | Page 8 Shahania grab injury time equaliser INDEX DOW JONES QE NYMEX QATAR 2, 20 COMMENT 18, 19 ARAB WORLD 3, 4 BUSINESS 1-12 against Mideast bond markets 18,179.95 10,438.45 50.43 INTERNATIONAL 5-16 CLASSIFIED 9 -22.67 -13.66 -1.17 ISLAM 17 SPORT 1-8 stir aft er Saudi sale Gharafa -0.12% -0.13% -2.27% Latest Figures published in QATAR since 1978 FRIDAY Vol. XXXVII No. 10248 October 21, 2016 Muharram 20, 1438 AH GULF TIMES www. gulf-times.com 2 Riyals In brief Some roads need to be QATAR | Diplomacy Pakistan president due in Doha tomorrow ‘modifi ed At the invitation of HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, Pakistan President Mamnoon Hussain is arriving in Doha tomorrow on a two-day off icial visit. During his stay, the Pakistan president will call on HH the Emir for safety’ and HH the Father Emir besides holding several meetings with Qatari By Joey Aguilar government off icials. During his HE the Foreign Minister of Qatar Sheikh Mohamed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani participated in the international ministerial Staff Reporter goodwill visit, the Pakistani head meeting on the future of Mosul held in Paris yesterday. of state will also interact with the members of Pakistani community ome roads in Qatar should be in Qatar and meet the local Qatari modifi ed to be safer for both mo- and Pakistani expatriate business Storists and pedestrians, a Swed- communities. Page 2 ish road expert has suggested. “Public Works Authority (Ashghal) Qatar stresses on uniting might need to retrofi t some of these ARAB WORLD | Confl ict old infrastructures,” Swedish National Nearly 500 dead, food Road Consulting AB managing director running out in Aleppo Jonas Hermanson urged. Iraqis in talks on Mosul “Sweden and Qatar face similar The nearly month-long Russian challenges in their eff ort to substan- and Syrian bombing campaign in tially reduce road fatalities and serious Aleppo has had horrific results with QNA dation of extremist sectarian practic- injuries, particularly in dealing with old nearly 500 dead and food rations Paris Qatar FM meets es, and makes no contribution to the infrastructures,” he told a press briefi ng Jonas Hermanson expected to run out by the end of French counterpart demographic change in Iraq. at the embassy on Wednesday. the month, UN Secretary-General He added that there must be a na- The two countries recently inked a “Qatar has great ambition in this area Ban Ki-moon said yesterday. “The E the Foreign Minister of Qa- HE the Foreign Minister of Qatar Sheikh tional framework that brings together deal to further improve traffi c and road and we have a lot to off er in this fi eld,” conflict continues to reach new and tar Sheikh Mohamed bin Ab- Mohamed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani the Iraqis on the basis of citizenship safety in Qatar, which has been “very he noted, adding that Sweden and its awful depths,” Ban told a special Hdulrahman al-Thani yesterday met with his French counterpart rather than ethnicity and sectarianism. receptive” in adopting Sweden’s na- embassy in Doha have developed a meeting of the General Assembly participated in the international min- Jean-Marc Ayrault, on the sidelines of The Foreign Minister pointed to the tional road traffi c safety programme close co-operation with the Ministry called by 72 countries in an initiative isterial meeting on the future of Mosul the international ministerial meeting need for the Iraqi government to work dubbed as ‘Vision Zero.’ of Interior (MoI), Traffi c Department, led by Canada. The air strikes on held in Paris. on the future of Mosul held in Paris on ensuring the safety and protection The approach proved to be highly Ashghal, Hamad Medical Corporation, rebel-held eastern Aleppo since The meeting discussed the provi- yesterday. They discussed bilateral of civilians from off ences contrary eff ective in Sweden, which resulted in and other government agencies. the Syrian off ensive was launched sion of humanitarian assistance to relations and means of boosting them in to human values and international lower fatalities and injuries since its In Sweden, 10 specialists conducted on September 22 have been the trapped people in Mosul, the protec- all fi elds, besides the latest regional and humanitarian law, stressing that it inception in 1997. It aims to achieve a total of 6,500 studies on road fa- most sustained and intensive tion of the civilian population, and the international developments, especially should hold accountable all of those zero deaths or serious injury on road talities, each doing between 20 and 30 bombardment of the five-year war, management of the fl ow of displaced the situation in Syria and Iraq. who engage on sectarian practices to accidents. in-depth studies per year, helping au- said Ban. “The results have been people from combat zones. deter anyone considering a repeat of Hermanson, a keynote speaker at thorities develop eff ective remedies on horrific”, said the UN chief, with It also discussed how to restore sta- such practices. a transport safety forum in Doha this various road issues. nearly 500 people killed and about bility in the city of Mosul and its sur- term battle against IS. He noted to the importance of tak- week, stressed that Ashghal has been In Qatar, MoI is working closely 2,000 injured. Page 3 rounding areas, and areas liberated It also underlined the need to devel- ing into account the post-liberation focusing a lot in making Qatar roads with ministries and other stakehold- from Islamic State militant group in op an eff ective plan to achieve stability stage and how to ensure the return of safer for everyone. ers in its campaign to substantially cut general. in Iraq. displaced people as soon as possible as “Ashghal is looking at these new the number of fatalities on the road, AMERICA | Politics The meeting stressed the need to The Foreign Minister, in a speech well as to secure the region from any constructions, it is doing road safety noted Swedish ambassador Ewa Po- Trump stance deepens synchronise military operations to during the meeting, underpinned the threat. audits, looking at forgiving roads and lano, who lauded the ministry’s initia- liberate Mosul, led by Iraq and in sup- importance of the fi ght against terror- HE the Foreign Minister said that (road) signs, among others,” he said. tive in raising public awareness on the Republican Party rift s port of the international community ism according to a national framework the State of Qatar will spare no eff ort Fortysix 4D microwave radar de- importance of road safety and respon- Several prominent Republicans with a comprehensive political agree- that brings together and unites Iraqis, in helping Iraq, pointing out that Qatar tectors have also started operating sible driving. yesterday denounced Donald ment between the Iraqi actors and the preserves the integrity of Iraqi land, Red Crescent has already begun work- in Mesaieed, detecting various road She said they are also open for a tie Trump’s refusal to commit to relevant regional partners in the long- makes no contribution to the consoli- ing with the UN agencies to help Iraqis. violations and slowing down speed- up with driving schools in Qatar in accepting the result of the ing motorists. Several high tech cam- raising the level of skills and compe- presidential election, and some eras were also installed earlier on major tence of learners who are trying to se- worried his stance might make it highways in Doha. cure a driving licence. more diff icult for his party to hold “We have a deep respect for the Qa- “We are developing a new test proce- onto control of Congress. Trump’s tar National Vision 2030, which has dure and theoretical test for next year refusal, which Democratic rival singled out few very important pri- in Sweden and we are going to show Hillary Clinton called “horrifying,” Call to protect Aleppo civilians orities and one of them is road safety,” this to Qatar authorities in the coming was the standout remark of their Hermanson said. months,” Polano added. third and final debate on Wednesday QNA tinued failure to fi nd a fi nal and fast gets, use of indiscriminate weapons, night. It ratcheted up Trump’s claims New York solution to the Syrian crisis and the massacres, obstruction of humanitar- that the election was being rigged insistence of the Syrian regime to ian convoys, prevention of the entry of against him, and became the latest continue its fl agrant violations of basic needs to the besieged areas and flashpoint in an unusually volatile he State of Qatar has demanded the international law, the situation in the adoption of the policy of forced race three weeks before voters go to the UN Security Council to im- the Middle East will deteriorate more migration and demographic change. Mosul fi ghting forces 5,640 the polls. Page 6 Tmediately intervene to protect than today, warning of more serious She also referred to the Security civilians in Aleppo and other Syrian consequences in Syria’s sovereignty Council periodic meetings on the situ- cities, stressing that the current situ- and its territorial integrity as well as ation in the Middle East, including people to fl ee their homes EUROPE | Space ation in Syria poses the biggest chal- the unity of its people, and the secu- the Palestinian issue, expressing be- Crash landing feared as lenge threat to the international com- rity and stability of the region and the lief that achieving peace in the Middle Reuters people were also fl eeing to the east munity.