BUSINESS | Page 1 SPORT | Page 1 Otamendi fi res City 11 points INDEX Interest in Islamic DOW JONES QE NYMEX QATAR 2-10, 28 COMMENT 26, 27 clear over REGION 10 BUSINESS 1-7, 13-16 fi nance growing, 24.336.00 7,827.71 57.36 ARAB WORLD 11 CLASSIFIED 8-12 +90.00 +54.12 +0.67 INTERNATIONAL 12-25 SPORTS 1-8 says QCB governor United +0.37% +0.70% +1.18% Latest Figures published in QATAR since 1978 MONDAY Vol. XXXVIII No. 10664 December 11, 2017 Rabia I 23, 1439 AH GULF TIMES www. gulf-times.com 2 Riyals Emir meets Indonesian minister Hamad Port In brief set to handle QATAR | Offi cial Emir condoles with rising bulk of Romanian president His Highness the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani and His Highness the Deputy Emir Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad al-Thani sent yesterday cables global cargo of condolences to Romanian President Klaus Iohannis on the death of King Michael I. HE the Prime Minister and zMany major operators evince Interior Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa al-Thani sent interest in direct services to Doha a similar cable of condolences to Romanian Prime Minister Mihai By Santhosh V Perumal Tudose. Business Reporter ARAB WORLD | Confl ict amad Port, which has seen the New protests fl are world’s largest shipping com- over Trump move Hpanies seek entry and growth New protests flared in the Middle East in the Qatari and regional markets, is and elsewhere yesterday over US all set to handle increasing volumes of President Donald Trump’s declaration global cargo, according to a top offi cial of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, a move of QTerminals, the operator of the fi rst that has drawn global condemnation His Highness the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani met yesterday with Indonesian Co-ordinating Minister for Maritime phase of the port. and sparked days of unrest in the Aff airs Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan and his accompanying delegation. Bilateral relations and ways to develop them were reviewed “We have a robust growth strategy Palestinian territories. Tens of during the meeting at the Emiri Diwan off ice. Page 3 in place to ensure that we continue to thousands of people have protested in expand our business… There is signifi - Muslim and Arab countries, including cant room for growth and innovation,” Neville Bissett, the chief executive of Jordan, Turkey, Pakistan and Malaysia. Neville Bissett, the newly appointed QTerminals. Yesterday, further protests were chief executive of QTerminals told Gulf held in countries including Lebanon, Times in an exclusive interview. into and through Qatar due to the ex- Indonesia, Egypt and Morocco as well More than 16% of the world’s con- panded facilities, higher productivity, as in the Palestinian territories. Page 11 Qatar, UK sign deal to set up tainer traffi c fl ows between Europe and and effi cient use of capacity in the port, Asia, allowing the Gulf Co-operation he said. AMERICA | Disaster Council ports to capitalise on the thriv- As per the available data, the port ing global shipping business, a study by harboured 150 vessels in September Winds reinvigorate A T Kearney said, adding demand for this year against 104 in the same period California wildfi re Joint Operational Squadron international trade coupled with the last year while net tonnage at the port California’s largest wildfire pushed existing global ports network is anoth- expanded to 143,750 tonnes in Septem- toward prosperous coastal cities er factor in the Gulf’s marine transport ber compared to 65,470 tonnes in the yesterday, prompting a new wave of E the Deputy Prime Minis- boom. same period of 2016. evacuations as firefighters struggled ter and Minister of State for Highlighting that many main line The Hamad Port’s predecessor Doha to curb its destructive power with the HDefence Aff airs Dr Khalid bin operators have evinced interest in Port was used as a feeder port, handling gusty winds that have fuelled fires for Mohamed al-Attiyah met yesterday starting direct services to Hamad Port, cargo generally for local consumption, nearly a week. Authorities ordered with UK Secretary of State for Defence while others have already started or while the new port is seen as a hub, residents in parts of Carpinteria and Gavin Williamson. are expanding their existing routes, he which means that it now handles both Montecito to evacuate as the Thomas During the meeting, the two sides said the new routes include additional local and regional cargo. “Going for- Fire edged closer to the city of Santa discussed strengthening bilateral rela- services from China, the Far East and ward, (it) will handle increasing vol- Barbara, about 160km northwest of Los tions between the two countries, es- Bangladesh as well as enhancement of umes of international cargo,” Bissett Angeles. Page 13 pecially in defence and military fi elds, services from established routes in- said. according to a statement released by cluding India, Pakistan, Oman, and the Asked how soon the port can achieve EUROPE | Disarmament the Directorate of Defence Communi- Mediterranean. the optimum utilisation amidst the cation. The sectors that are currently con- economic blockade; he said shortly Nobel peace winners The meeting also witnessed signing tributing most to volume are machin- after the crisis started, QTerminals, warn over nuke war an agreement for building up a Joint HE the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Defence Aff airs Dr Khalid bin ery, technical and construction materi- together with Qatar’s supply chain, lo- Mankind’s destruction caused by a Operational Squadron (JOS), which Mohamed al-Attiyah and UK Secretary of State for Defence Gavin Williamson at the al, large electrical goods, vehicles, and gistics, and transportation stakehold- nuclear war is just one “impulsive includes the joint operations and signing ceremony in Doha yesterday. electronic equipment, he said, adding ers made immediate operational and tantrum away”, the winners of the training squadron, and an electronic Qatar’s major trade partners include process changes, and quickly adapted Nobel Peace Prize, the International warfare system through continuous technicians. It will have a notable role A contract to supply QAF with 24 China, India, the US, Europe and Japan. to the new situation in order to ensure Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons co-operation between the two coun- in operational coverage and aerial se- Typhoon jets was also signed, in ad- Since its opening, Hamad Port has that Qatar was impacted as little as (ICAN), warned yesterday as the United tries. JOS is a unique squadron in the curity during the FIFA 2022 World Cup dition to the training package agree- attracted signifi cant interest from main possible. States and North Korea exchange region, and is considered the nucleus events. ment. A number of senior QAF offi cers line operators and the world’s largest QTerminals’ current operations in threats over the nation’s nuclear tests. of future joint operations between JOS will ensure ease of future real- attended the meeting and the signing shipping companies, which are seeking Hamad Port include a container termi- “Will it be the end of nuclear weapons, Qatar Emiri Air Force and Royal Air time joint operations for both sides, ceremony. to enter and grow in the Qatari and re- nal with a capacity of 2mn TEUs (twen- or will it be the end of us?” ICAN head Force. as well as ensuring precision of joint Later, HE Dr al-Attiyah hosted a gional markets, Bissett said ty-foot equivalent units) and general Beatrice Fihn said in a speech after The squadron tackles all air combat procedures, in light of the two coun- dinner banquet in honour of Wil- The transition from Doha Port to cargo, roll-on roll-off and livestock receiving the peace prize on behalf of operations, ensuring combat readi- tries’ partnership in combating ter- liamson and the accompanying del- Hamad Port has led to an increase in terminals with a capacity of 1.7mn the anti-nuclear group. Page 18 ness for all Qatari and British pilots and rorism. egation. Page 2 containerised and general cargo trade tonnes and 500,000 vehicles annually. Qatar fl ays Israel’s excessive Schoolchildren visit Darb Al Saai use of force against protesters zTrump move a serious escalation and great provocation: FM QNA Reiterating Qatar’s position in support dition to being a clear violation of all Doha of the Palestinian cause and the broth- agreements and resolutions led by the erly Palestinian people, it said the most ones issued by the UN Security Coun- important among the legitimate rights of cil and General Assembly that annul all atar has expressed its strong the Palestinians is the establishment of the Israeli actions aiming to change Al condemnation of the Israeli oc- an independent state on the 1967 borders Quds’ legal status. Qcupation’s use of excessive force with East Jerusalem as its capital. Sheikh Mohamed said the US move against Palestinians during a protest over Earlier, giving a speech at the Arab was a biased one towards the Israeli oc- the US president’s recognition of Al Quds emergency meeting at the level of for- cupation and served a great injustice to (Jerusalem) as the capital of Israel. eign ministers at the headquarters of the historic and legitimate rights of the In a statement yesterday, the Foreign the Arab League in Cairo, HE the Depu- Palestinians. “It also created a reality Ministry said that the fall of dozens of ty Prime Minister and Foreign Minister that everyone must stand fi rm against martyrs and injured among Palestin- Sheikh Mohamed bin Abdulrahman al- its dangerous implications.” ian demonstrators by the Israeli oc- Thani said the Arab and Islamic world The minister also called for unity in cupation forces is a heinous crime and was facing a dangerous development support of the struggle of the Palestin- A group of schoolchildren wave Qatari flags yesterday as they visit Darb Al Saai, the venue for the National Day-linked a blatant infringement of the right to after US President Donald Trump’s ian people and urged the international celebrations in the heart of Doha.