BUSINESS | Page 1 SPORT | Page 1 Qatar capital market seen set for advent Amir Cup football of REITs to enhance final postponed investment portfolio published in QATAR since 1978 WEDNESDAY Vol. XXXXII No. 11911 May 12, 2021 Ramadan 30, 1442 AH GULF TIMES www. gulf-times.com 2 Riyals Eid al-Fitr on Thursday Amir exchanges Eid The Crescent Sighting Committee at the Ministry of Awqaf and greetings with leaders Islamic Aff airs has announced that Wednesday, May 12, will be the final day of Ramadan, and that of Islamic countries Thursday, May 13 is the first day of Eid al-Fitr. This came in a statement from the committee after it met at the headquarters of the Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Aff airs yesterday under the chairmanship of Sheikh Dr Thuqail al-Shammari. Egypt discovers 250 tombs, 4,200 years old Egyptian archaeologists have discovered around 250 tombs in the country’s southern province of Sohag, dating back about 4,200 years, the antiquities ministry said yesterday. His Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani and Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of The graves “include some with a Defence Mohamed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz al-Saud, with their respective delegations, holding talks in Jeddah. well or several burial wells and other cemeteries with a sloping corridor that ends with a burial room,” the ministry said. They range in age “from the end of the Old Kingdom to Amir, Saudi crown prince the end of the Ptolemaic period,” it added. The Old Kingdom, spanning around 500 years, ended in 2200 BC, while Egypt’s Ptolemaic dynasty lasted for 300 years an ended with discuss ways to bolster ties the death of Cleopatra in 30 BC. Pipeline outage causes US gasoline panic buying QNA session dealt with discussing brotherly bi- His Highness the Amir left Jeddah at Jeddah lateral relations and the means to enhance dawn yesterday after the offi cial visit and His Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani Gas stations from Florida to Virginia them in diff erent fi elds, in addition to dis- returned to Doha. The Amir and the ac- exchanged greetings, in telephone conversations yesterday, began running dry and prices at the cussing the most prominent regional and companying delegation were seen off at with a number of leaders of Arab and Islamic countries, on pump rose yesterday, as the shutdown is Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim international issues, particularly develop- King Abdulaziz International Airport by the occasion of the blessed Eid al-Fitr. His Highness the Amir of the biggest US fuel pipeline by bin Hamad al-Thani and Saudi Ara- ments in the region. the Saudi crown prince. Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani exchanged greetings with hackers extended into a fifth day and Hbia’s Crown Prince, Deputy Prime The session was attended by members The Amir sent a message to the Saudi the Amir of Kuwait Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah sparked panic buying by motorists. Minister and Minister of Defence Mohamed of the offi cial delegation accompanying the King Salman bin Abdulaziz al-Saud, and on the occasion of the blessed Eid al-Fitr, in a phone call the The administration of US President bin Salman bin Abdulaziz al-Saud have held Amir. Present on the Saudi side were Minister the crown prince, expressing his apprecia- Amir received yesterday afternoon. His Highness the Amir Joe Biden projected that the Colonial talks at Al Salam Palace in Jeddah. of State and Member of the Cabinet Prince tion for the hospitality accorded to him and exchanged greetings with the Custodian of the Two Holy Pipeline, source of nearly half the fuel At the beginning of the session, the Turki bin Mohamed bin Fahd bin Abdulaziz the accompanying delegation during the Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz al-Saud of the Kingdom supply on the US East Coast, would crown prince welcomed the Amir and the al-Saud, Deputy Minister of Defence Prince visit, which provided a good opportunity of Saudi Arabia, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and restart in a few days and urged drivers accompanying delegation to Saudi Arabia, Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz al-Saud, to discuss the issues of concern to the two Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. His Highness the not to top up their tanks. Colonial was conveying the greetings of the Custodian Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin countries, in addition to ways to support Amir exchanged greetings with King Abdullah II ibn al-Hussein shut on Friday after hackers launched of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdullah al-Saud, Minister of State, Mem- and strengthen fraternal relations between of Jordan, Iraqi President Dr Barham Salih, Tunisian President a ransomware attack. Page 9 Abdulaziz al-Saud. For his part, the Amir ber of the Cabinet, and National Security the two countries in various fi elds for the Kais Saied and Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune. expressed his greetings to the Saudi king. Advisor Dr Musaed bin Mohamed al-Aiban, benefi t and interest of the two peoples, His Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani Nine dead in Russia The Amir and the Saudi crown prince and Governor of the Public Investment Fund asking God to protect the Custodian of the exchanged greetings on the occasion of the blessed Eid al-Fitr exchanged greetings on the advent of Eid Yasser bin Othman al-Rumayyan. The Amir Two Holy Mosques and the crown prince, with Kuwaiti Crown Prince Sheikh Meshal al-Ahmad al-Jaber school shooting al-Fitr, praying to Allah the Almighty to attended a Suhoor banquet held by the crown to enjoy good health and wellness, and al-Sabah and the Deputy Prime Minister for Cabinet Aff airs At least nine people, most of them accept all good deeds and bless the occa- prince in honour of His Highness the Amir bring to the brotherly Saudi people more of the Sultanate of Oman Fahd bin Mahmoud al-Said, in two children, were killed yesterday when sion for the Arab and Islamic Ummah. The and the accompanying delegation. progress and prosperity. phone calls held by the Amir yesterday evening. a lone teenage gunman opened fire at a school in the central Russian city of Kazan, off icials said. President Vladimir Putin ordered a review of gun control laws after the shooting, Nearly 1/3rd of Qatar’s adult which occurred on the first day Qatar calls for united Arab back to school following annual May holidays. The spree started around 9.30am local time, at the School population fully vaccinated No 175 in Kazan, the capital of the stance to back Palestinians predominantly Muslim Russian republic of Tatarstan. Page 11 Almost 9 out of 10 people over 60 years have received at least one dose, and nearly 8 out of 10 have got both doses RAMADAN THOUGHT QNA the extraordinary session of the he Ministry of Public Health The National Covid-19 Vaccination Doha League of Arab States at the level Those who believed (in the (MoPH) has announced that Programme is progressing at a rapid of foreign ministers, which was Oneness of Allah — Islamic T32.7% of Qatar’s adult popu- pace. The availability of more vaccines held virtually under the presiden- Monotheism), and whose hearts lation are already fully vaccinated as well as the opening of additional atar has stressed the im- cy of Qatar, the current chair of the find rest in the remembrance of against Covid-19 with both the doses. vaccination centres has enabled Qatar portance of having a unifi ed council. Allah, verily, in the remembrance The MoPH also said the National to signifi cantly increase the pace of the Qdecision from all members HE the Deputy Prime Minister of Allah do hearts find rest. — Covid-19 Vaccination Programme vaccination programme since Febru- of the Arab League to move actively and Minister of Foreign Affairs Qur’an 13:28 reached a signifi cant milestone yester- ary, and last week more than 200,000 on the international arena to sup- said that the occupied city of Al day with 50.1% of adults in the country doses were administered over a seven- port the Palestinian people and end Quds and Al Aqsa Mosque are see- Prayer times having now received at least one vac- day period. Israeli aggression, a lot of which ing a ferocious escalation by the cine dose, according to a Qatar News Almost nine out of 10 people over can be categorised as war crimes, Israeli occupation, represented in Fajr....3.26; Zuhr....11.30; Asr....2.57; Agency report. 60 years of age, the most vulnerable and prevent it from happening raising the level of Judaisation and Maghrib.....6.13; Isha.....7.43 To date, 1,876,178 doses have been members of the community, have now again. illegal settlement that can only administered since the start of the pro- received at least one dose, with nearly This came during the speech be described as ethnic cleansing Fasting times gramme, with 1,137,843 people hav- eight out of 10 having received two of Qatar given by HE the Deputy of Palestinians and all that is not ing received at least one vaccine dose, doses. Qatar is among the top 10 coun- Prime Minister and Minister of HE Sheikh Mohamed bin Abdulrahman Jewish by Jewish settlers who ad- Iftar today ............................6.13 pm while 738,335 people are fully vacci- tries in the world in terms of vaccine Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohamed al-Thani chairing the extraordinary session mitted on camera to stealing Pal- nated with two doses.