BUSINESS | Page 1 SPORT | Page 12 Qatar Chamber offi cial sees Qatar key role athlete for China INDEX DOW JONES QE NYMEX QATAR 4 – 11, 30 – 32 COMMENT 28, 29 in state’s targets REGION 12,13 BUSINESS 1 – 6, 17 – 20 diversifi cation 17,482.00 9,813.96 48.41 ARAB WORLD 12 – 14 CLASSIFIED 7 – 17 Rio glory +67.00 -195.99 -0.26 INTERNATIONAL 15 – 27 SPORTS 1 – 12 strategy +0.38% -1.96% -0.53% Latest Figures published in QATAR since 1978 SUNDAY Vol. XXXVII No. 10096 May 22, 2016 Sha’baan 15, 1437 AH GULF TIMES www. gulf-times.com 2 Riyals UN chief In brief lauds Qatar ARAB WORLD | Tragedy Search teams hunt for EgyptAir black boxes Search teams scoured the Mediterranean yesterday for and Kuwait more wreckage and the black boxes from EgyptAir flight MS804 for clues on why the plane plummeted and turned full circle before disappearing off radar. An EgyptAir off icial said the search initiatives was focused on finding the bodies of the passengers and the Airbus The UN secretary-general says that delivering the keynote address at the A320’s flight recorders, which will the world is passing through its opening of the 16th Doha Forum. HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani held a meeting with Yemeni President Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi and UN stop emitting a signal in a month most turbulent phase since World HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Ha- Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on the sidelines of the 16th Doha Forum yesterday evening. Discussions at the meeting at when the batteries run out. The War II mad al-Thani was present at the open- Doha’s Sheraton Hotel dealt with the latest developments in Yemen and the peace talks hosted by Kuwait, particularly with plane carrying 66 passengers ing ceremony. regard to finding a solution for the return of Yemen’s legitimate government delegation to the talks. The Yemeni president plunged into the Mediterranean on By Ramesh Mathew Also present were HE the Prime Min- agreed, during the meeting, for the resumption of the Yemen’s legitimate government delegation to the talks on the UN Thursday while flying from Paris to Staff Reporter ister and Minister of Interior Sheikh Ab- guarantee to ensure that those talks would be in accordance with the Security Council resolution No 2216. The UN secretary- Cairo. Page 12 dullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa al -Thani, general thanked the Emir for his good off ices that led to persuade the Yemeni president to return the legitimate government several heads of states, ministers and delegation to Kuwait talks. The Emir also met with a number of participants of the Doha Forum. nited Nations Secretary-General senior offi cials. IRAQ | Demand Ban Ki-moon yesterday urged The Doha Forum is being held under countries in the Middle East and its by armed confl icts and terrorism for years. rations to provide a better life into real Tight security aft er Uglobal and regional powers to the title “Stability and Prosperity for neighbourhood were causing consider- He noted that the world was passing action by helping revive order, peace and prevail upon the warring parties in Syria All”. able hardships and it was high time the through its most turbulent phase since stability in some of the war-torn coun- protests in Baghdad to end the confl ict in the country, while Stressing the importance of peace and major players used their infl uence to World War II and more than 130mn peo- tries. Iraqi authorities tightened security lauding the initiatives of the govern- stability to have prosperity around the prevail upon the warring parties. ple required some kind of life-saving Speaking earlier, the president of the in Baghdad yesterday, one day ments of Qatar and Kuwait in resolving world, including in this region, Ban said He urged the powers to play a more medicine and other similar assistance on 70th Session of the UN General Assem- after protesters demanding reforms the devastating crisis. that confl icts, terrorism and the absence proactive role in establishing peace and a regular basis for survival in view of the bly, Mogens Lykketoft, hoped that the breached the city’s heavily fortified He made the observations while of basic freedom for people in war-torn stability in places that had been hit hard perils of the ongoing armed confl icts. Doha Forum would help address some of Green Zone. Security forces closed The continuing turbulence in Libya, the common global challenges, such as two major bridges and roads Syria, Iraq, Yemen and Afghanistan, terrorism, poverty, unemployment and leading to the area, which houses he said, was taking a heavy toll on their environmental degradation, eff ectively. parliament, government off ices economies and causing extensive loss of Lykketoft said that many occurrences and foreign embassies in central lives. of the past had made the UN fi rmly be- Baghdad. “Security measures Against this backdrop, every coun- lieve that no eff ective and practicable have also been bolstered around try was duty-bound to prevent warring solution to any issue was possible with- the Green Zone and government parties in each war zone from causing out the collective eff orts of diff erent buildings,” a police off icial told DPA. further escalation in their respective countries. Anti-government protesters were territories and outside, he said. No government on its own can solve absent from the area and major Highlighting the need to build ac- such problems, adding that only team- squares in Baghdad yesterday. countable institutions at diff erent lev- work involving more than one player can Page 13 els to ensure sustainable development help the world tide over major crises. across the world, the UN offi cial recalled HE the Minister of Foreign Aff airs the promises made towards that end by Sheikh Mohamed bin Abdulrahman al- AMERICA | Diplomacy several world leaders at the 2015 United Thani, Mauritius President Ameenah Obama leaves for Nations Climate Change Conference, Gurib-Fakim, Afghanistan President COP 21-CMP 11, in Paris. Ashraf Ghani and Niger President Ma- Vietnam and Japan He sounded optimistic that a forth- hamadou Issoufou were among the Barack Obama yesterday departed HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, Mauritius President Ameenah Gurib-Fakim and other participants at the opening coming summit in Istanbul would see speakers at the inaugural function. on a trip to Vietnam and Japan ceremony of the Doha Forum. many global leaders turning their aspi- Pages 8 and 11 that will include the first visit to Hiroshima, site of the world’s first nuclear attack, by a sitting US president. In Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, Obama will stress improving relations with a dynamic Refund and exchange of purchased goods made easier and rapidly emerging country, but one which, for most Americans, remains a by-word for slaughter he Ministry of Economy and to the standards issued by the Qatar with the obligation of the circular and 3) If the consumer buys a product before making a purchase. and folly. In Japan, Obama will Commerce (MEC) has made it General Organisation for Standards and are compelled to refund consumers ac- that doesn’t comply with the terms of Reminding consumers of their role attend a G7 summit and make Tbinding on traders to either ex- Metrology); Third - when the item fails cording to the method of payment. his agreement with the dealer. in protecting their rights, the MEC has history by becoming the first sitting change or refund the cost of an item to meet the purpose that it was pur- The ministry outlines three other In this case, the consumer is entitled urged them to verify the return and ex- US president to visit Hiroshima. returned by a buyer who is dissatisfi ed chased for, or when the trader fails to cases in which consumers are enti- to exchange the product. change policy when making a purchase, with the product for a number of rea- secure a trial/ changing room although tled to request a partial or full refund If the product cannot be exchanged, to ask for an invoice, to keep the prod- sons. the nature of the product requires con- though these cases do not fall under the the dealer has to refund the consumer. uct in its original condition, to check BANGLADESH | Disaster A circular, outlining in detail under sumers to try it before purchasing it. exchange and return policy as defi ned To ensure the compliance of suppli- the product is functional and to negoti- Cyclone leaves which circumstances a consumer can The circular notes that consum- by the Consumer Protection Law. ers and dealers with the offi cial circular, ate with shops any additional terms as exchange products or request a refund, ers are entitled to return and exchange They are: 1) When the supplier ad- the ministry has asked them to clearly part of the exchange and return policy trail of devastation has been issued to traders and they have products without having to prove that vertises that it is selling a product at the display a return and exchange policy and to document these terms on the Cyclone Roanu battered the coast been given two weeks to comply. the goods are defective or overvalued. lowest market price and the consumer in a prominent place at the front of the invoice. of southern Bangladesh yesterday, Under the following circumstances, A consumer may request to return or fi nds that the same product is being shop. If the shopkeepers refuse to abide by forcing half a million people to flee the consumer protection law explicitly exchange an item regardless of his mo- sold at a lower price at another shop.