SUNDAY DECEMBER 9, 2018 RABI AL-AKHIR 2, 1440 VOL.12 NO. 4478 QR 2 FINE Fajr: 4:45 am Dhuhr: 11:27 am HIGH : 27°C Asr: 2:25 pm Maghrib: 4:45 pm LOW : 20°C Isha: 6:15 pm Europe 10 Sports 19 ‘Yellow Vests’ clash Qatar’s Mohannadi to with police in Paris contest top AFC job Qatari riders win 1st round of QSTK 600 & QSTK Trophy GCC meeting will be meaningless if siege not addressed: Marri NHRC chief calls for developing human rights system in the Gulf QNA VIENNA CHAIRMAN of the National Human Rights Commit- tee (NHRC) HE Dr Ali bin Smaikh al Marri has called on civil society organisations in the Gulf Cooperation Coun- cil (GCC) countries to hold consultations to develop the human rights system in the Gulf, pointing out that a year Minister of Culture and Sports HE Salah bin Ghanem al Ali with Qatar Superstock 600 Championship opening round podium-finishingriders and a half of the siege of Qatar Saeed al Sulaiti, Mashel al Naimi and Hungarian Balint Kovacs at the Losail International Circuit on Saturday. Qatar’s Saeed al Sulaiti and has proved that the GCC States Sheikh Jassim al Thani won the first round of Qatar Superstock 600 and QSTK Trophy, respectively, on Saturday.MORE ON PAGE 16 have limited human rights and conflict resolution systems. NHRC Chairman HE Dr Ali bin Smaikh al Marri during a meeting with In press statement issued the officials of the Austrian Ombudsman Council in Vienna. in Vienna, Austria, the NHRC Chief reiterated the human With every additional day of rights committee’s conviction No decisions the crisis, the rift between the that any decisions that might taken in Riyadh Gulf countries as well as the S&P revises Qatar’s outlook to stable emerge from the upcom- meeting in the suffering of the people who ing GCC summit in Riyadh security, economic and have paid the biggest price of cannot succeed in achieving social fields can be this unjust siege increase,” Dr from negative, affirms ‘AA-/A-1+’ ratings progress towards a common Marri said. Gulf action unless the reper- meaningful unless the The political unity of the SATYENDRA PATHAK “We believe that the Qatari cussions of the unjust siege summit declares measures GCC begins with the unity of DOHA We believe Qatar authorities have sufficient imposed on Qatar and the to redress the suffering of its people and the cohesion of has effectively resources to continue to human rights violations suf- the victims of the Gulf the Gulf social fabric, he said. S&P Global Ratings on Saturday managed the successfully manage the boycott fered by thousands of citizens crisis and to ensure that In response to querries announced that it has revised its ongoing boycott’s impact fallout. The government has and residents of Qatar, and about the importance of outlook on Qatar to stable from taken measures to ease the even the people of the block- the human tragedy will not decisions that could emerge negative. on diplomatic ties and economic and financial impact, ading countries, would be at be repeated’ from the Riyadh summit, Dr trade and transport links.” “At the same time, we and we now expect larger the forefront of the concerns — NHRC Chairman Dr Ali bin Marri said, “No decisions affirmed our ‘AA-/A-1+’ long- budgetary and external surpluses and discussions of the in the security, economic and-short-term sovereign fallout of the boycott imposed growth to accelerate and exter- at the end of 2018 than in our GCC leaders. Smaikh al Marri and social fields can be credit ratings. The transfer and on the country in June 2017 nal accounts to remain in sur- last review. We project Qatar will The statement was issued meaningful unless the next convertibility (T&C) assessment and that Qatar will continue to plus from 2018-2021, except continue to operate surpluses after Dr Marri’s meeting summit declares mechanisms is unchanged at ‘AA’,” the rating pursue prudent macroeconomic in the event of larger declines in external accounts over our with officials of the Austrian ty of the Gulf peoples. How- to redress the suffering of the agency said in a report. policies that support large recur- in oil prices. We are therefore 2018-2021 rating horizon, on the Ombudsman Council, a ever, the discriminatory and victims of the Gulf crisis and to “The stable outlook primar- rent fiscal and external surplus- revising the outlook on Qatar back of oil prices above $51 per national human rights arbitrary measures imposed ensure that the human tragedy ily reflects our view that Qatar es over 2018-2021,” the report to stable from negative, and af- barrel,” the report said. institution in the country. by the blockading countries on will not be repeated.” will continue to effectively miti- said. firming the sovereign credit rat- “The GCC was established Qatar have dealt a deep blow gate the economic and financial We expect economic ings at ‘AA-/A-1+’. More on page 12 Ô as a basis for asserting the uni- to the social fabric of the Gulf. Continued on page 2 Ô Foreign Ministry MCI & NTC to launch 1st QND cautions Qatari QP takes Kazakh envoy citizens in Paris Trade Fest from December 15 10% stake in thanks Qatari TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK Festival which will take place The private sector Mozambique leadership for The Ministry of Foreign Affairs DOHA from December 15 to 20. companies and organisations has advised Qatari citizens, The large, first-of-its-kind participating in the festival oil blocks (PG 12) continuous especially students, in Paris AS part of the Qatar festival, will offer shop owners, include shopping malls, and other parts of France to be National Day celebrations, retail sector professionals and restaurants, retail outlets, support cautious in view of the ongoing the Ministry of Commerce private sector companies and beauty salons, hospitality protests in the country, and to and Industry (MCI), in organisations an opportunity service providers, hotels, (PG 3 ) avoid travelling to such areas. cooperation with the to share with Qatar’s citizens sport clubs, health and OTI celebrates The ministry also asked citizens National Tourism Council and residents the joy of beauty centres and institutes, graduation of 135 not to leave their homes unless (NTC), has announced the celebrating the National Day and entertainment centres. in an emergency. (TNN) launch of the first edition by launching unprecedented new officers (PG 2 ) of the National Day Trade discounts. More on page 20 Ô Calls for stringent measures to protect environment TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK and greenery there. Throwing natural reserves. DOHA garbage in the wild is also At the same time, many rampant. citizens as well as residents DESPITE the vigilant In the latest incident, the feel that the penalties being monitoring by the Ministry of Northern Land Patrol Unit of imposed by the ministry are Municipality and Environment the Department of Protection not severe enough to deter the (MME), environmental of Wildlife at MME on Friday violators. Some of them have violations at natural confiscated a vehicle at taken the issue to the social reserves across the country Rawdat-Iaqrtat for destroying media, with many expressing Lack of awareness are continuing unabated, natural environment and surprise at the continuation prompting many citizens and initiated legal procedures of the violations despite O The large number of residents to call for stringent against the violators. the rigorous measures violations suggests that punishment to deter the Despite the penalties by the MME. many people are seemingly perpetrators. imposed by the MME, the large Many of them demanded unaware of the importance of Land patrols of the number of violations suggests that the punishment be MME have detected several that many people are seemingly made severe to include environment protection environmental violations in unaware of the importance imprisonment of the violators O Social media useres call the past few days and initiated of environment protection. and permanent confiscation for harsh punishment, legal action against the The ministry regularly posts of the violating vehicle miscreants. A majority of these pictures of violating vehicles in the event of repetition including imprisonment, violations consist of vehicles on its social media accounts to of the offense. social service and illegally entering natural raise the awareness among the permanent confiscation of reserves, destroying meadows public of the need to protect Continued on page 2 Ô violating vehicles 02 Sunday, December 9, 2018 Contact US: Qatar Tribune I EDITORIAL I Phone: 40002222 I ADMINISTRATION & MARKETING I Phone: 40002155, 40002122, Fax: 40002235 P.O. Box: 23493, Doha. Citizens call for stricter OTI graduates 135 new officers punishment for eco QNA norms violators DOHA THE Officers Training Insti- Continued from page 1 Ô Abdulla, another Twitter tute of the Armed Forces Col- user, said: “They will not stop lege and Institute celebrated SOME social media users unless the punishment is pain- the graduation of 135 offic- even suggested publishing the ful. I suggest that the cars of ers and members of various names of the violators through the violators be confiscated branches of the armed forces newspapers and other forms immediately so that they real- and other military authori- of media. ise the seriousness of the crime ties in the country and sis- Some others feel that the they are committing against terly countries, at the end of most effective solution is fenc- the environment.” the basic courses for the first ing the green fields with large A comment by Twitter user half of the 2018/2019 rocks to prevent vehicles from Khalifa said, “If green fields TRAINING year.