BUSINESS | 17 SPORT | 22 QEERIQ & TRC-Q sign India take charge deal to promote on day one of clean energy first Test Thursday 2 August 2018 | 20 Dhul-Qa’da I 1439 www.thepeninsula.qa Volume 23 | Number 7606 | 2 Riyals Qatar's Favourite Network Great First Super Coverage 5G Reliable Foreign Minister receives credentials of French envoy Qatar stocks Qatar rejects claims score highest return globally of preventing its THE PENINSULA DOHA: Qatar Stock Exchange citizens from Haj (QSE) benchmark index has delivered the highest return amongst emerging and THE PENINSULA The Ministry of Awqaf developed world markets in and Islamic Affairs 2018. QE index delivered 17.05 DOHA: The Ministry of Awqaf said that it was in percent since the beginning of and Islamic Affairs has denied the year until the close of claims saying that the State of contact recently with yesterday’s trading session Qatar is preventing its citizens the Ministry of Haj and making it the best performing from going to Haj, in response Umrah in Saudi Arabia market across emerging and to regrettable media campaigns and discussed the developed markets globally. that made those claims. The stock market has The Ministry lamented the challenges facing the erased all the losses suffered use of Al Haj for political pur- citizens and residents since unjust siege was poses and said the phenomenon of the State of Qatar. imposed on Qatar as the index never stopped since the The Ministry called on broke pre-blockade levels Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the yesterday. The QE Index United Arab Emirates, and the the designated Saudi surged 151.40 points or 1.5 Kingdom of Bahrain prevented authority to eliminate percent to close at 9,976.51 Qatari citizens from entering all the obstacles, points yesterday, reaching their land on June 5, 2017. levels not seen since May 2017. The Ministry said in a which was yet to In 2018, the market has statement yesterday that they happen. seen $1.45bn in foreign net were in contact recently with the inflows demonstrating confi- Ministry of Haj and Umrah in the dence in the outlook for Qatar, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs H E Sheikh Mohamed bin Abdulrahman Al Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and ministry also said that it was not particularly among foreign Thani received yesterday a copy of the credentials of the French Republic’s Ambassador to Qatar discussed the challenges facing allowed to care for its pilgrims, investors, the bourse said in a Franck Gellet. The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs wished the Ambassador the citizens and residents of the as is the case with all GCC statement yesterday. well in his mission, and wished further progress and prosperity for bilateral relations. State of Qatar. The ministry members. added that it called on the des- The second matter was that →SEE ALSO PAGE 16 ignated authorities in the the Ministry documented Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to elim- dozens of violations related to inate all the obstacles, adding the rights of citizens and resi- that this was yet to happen. dents of the State of Qatar car- It also stressed that in fact rying out Al Haj and Umrah all the challenges remain, during the last period. These Qatar-Russia relations touch new heights noting that the border crossing violations included preventing IRFAN BUKHARI remains closed to Qatari cit- a large number of people from Officially Qatar Russia 2018 Year Thani paid two visits to Russia development in all areas, in par- izens and residents seeking Haj entering Saudi land, and in THE PENINSULA of Culture was launched in Feb- in 2017 during which he met ticular the field of air defense. who cannot travel by plane. The some cases returned people ruary 2018. with his Russian counterpart Amir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Ministry added that there were back after reaching Jeddah DOHA: Three decades down the Amir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Sergei Lavrov in Moscow, while Hamad Al Thani and President no planes transferring people airport. The Ministry said that lane after establishment of diplo- Hamad Al Thani visited the the Russian Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation going to Haj from Doha to such incidents showed that the matic relations between Qatar Russian Federation in March and visited Doha in August 2017. Vladimir Putin witnessed on Jeddah, as is the case in all entrance policies were selective and Russia on August 2, 1988, the July this year. During his Russian Defence Minister March 26, 2018 the signing of neighbouring countries. They and subject to the whims of ties between two brotherly coun- two-day visit to Russia from Sergey Shoygu also visited Doha cooperation agreement in the also noted that there was no individuals. tries today have touched new March 25 to 26, H H the Amir in October 2017 and met with field of science and education clear mechanism for gaining a The third matter the Min- heights spanning multiple dimen- signed a number of cooperation Deputy Prime Minister and Min- between Qatar Foundation for Haj visa for residents of the istry touched upon was that sions including economy, agreements while he received ister of State for Defence Affairs Education, Science and Com- State of Qatar. systematic media rhetoric that security, culture among others. FIFA World Cup host mantle H E Dr. Khalid bin Mohamed Al munity Development (QF) and The Ministry of Awqaf and incites against the people of Today, Qatar and Russia are from President Valdimir Putin Attiyah. A technical military Rosneft, which aims to open a Islamic Affairs stressed in light Qatar remains in place, and celebrating 30th anniversary of on July 15, 2018, the day of 2018 cooperation agreement, a mem- research centre for Rosneft at of those developments that it represents a threat to their their diplomatic relations with Russia World Cup final. Earlier, orandum of understanding the Qatar Science and Tech- seeks to clarify three things. The safety. They added that such a bright record of friendly ties H H the Amir had visited Russia related to air defense and a legal nology Park. first was that the obstacles and rhetoric prevented Qatari Haj set in the last three decades and in January 2016. contract on the general condi- H H the Emir and Russian challenges facing people in organizers from carrying out aims of further expansions in the The Russian Federation tions of military supplies were President also discussed ways Qatar who want to go to Haj Haj and Umrah trip like the rest days and years to come. during the blockade of Qatar signed during the meeting. to strengthen the bilateral coop- remain in place, and noted that of the GCC members, based on This year both countries are supported Qatar’s principled The two defence ministers eration in several fields, there was no breakthrough in the foundations of Haj affairs also marking year 2018 as stance of resolving the crisis also met in Moscow in August including defence, energy, that regard. They also high- agreed before the 1438 Hijri ‘Qatar-Russia 2018 Year of through negotiations. Deputy 2017 on the sidelines of a mil- economy, investment, trade lighted that Qatari Haj com- season. Culture’ which is being organised Prime Minister and Minister of itary exhibition, and discussed exchange and scientific research. panies are banned from in partnership with leading insti- Foreign Affairs H E Sheikh bilateral relations in the field of entering Saudi land. The →CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 tutions in Qatar and Russia. Mohamed bin Abdulrahman Al defense and capacity →CONTINUED ON PAGE 5 QIA to invest $500m in Indonesia’s tourism sector THE PENINSULA Sheikh Abdulla bin Mohammed ment’s national vision for 2030. bin Saud Al Thani expressed his Qatar Investment Authority, the DOHA: The State of Qatar and gratitude for signing the MoU with sovereign wealth fund of the State Republic of Indonesia signed a the Indonesian government. He also of Qatar, is a respected global insti- memorandum of understanding highlighted QIA’s keenness to invest tution that operates to the very (MoU) on developing the tourism and contribute to the tourism devel- highest standards and invests stra- sector in Indonesia, where Qatar opment seen in Indonesia. tegically to achieve superior and Investment Authority (QIA) allo- General Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan sustainable returns cated $500m to carry out a number expressed his content with the stra- Since 2005, it has built a major of tourism projects in 10 sites chosen tegic partnership with QIA, which global portfolio that now spans a by the Indonesian government. in turn will deepen the relations broad range of asset classes and Al Rayyan beat Al Duhail to claim Sheikh Jassim Cup From the Qatari side, the MoU was between both countries. regions. It has done so by investing Al Rayyan’s Abdulrahman Mohammed Al Harazi aims to shoot at the goal while being signed by CEO of QIA Sheikh Abdulla Several tourism sites have been and managing the funds it is respon- challenged by Al Duhail’s Mohamed Moosa Ali during the final of the Sheikh Jassim Cup bin Mohammed bin Saud Al Thani and chosen by the Indonesian gov- sible for in a professional, strategic from the Indonesian side it was signed ernment to hold projects that and prudent manner; and by simul- at Al Sadd Stadium here yesterday. Al Rayyan won in penalty shoot-out. PIC:ABDUL BASIT/THE PENINSULA →SEE ALSO PAGE 20 by Coordinating Minister for Maritime support local tourism in aim to taneously developing QIA into a Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia, increase the gross domestic product dynamic, multinational, world-class General Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan.
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