BUSINESS | Page 1 SPORT | Page 1 Al Sadd aiming to be the ‘Boss’ QSE working on plan of Asia for to make Qatar regional hub for fi ntech apps third time published in QATAR since 1978 MONDAY Vol. XXXIX No. 10958 October 1, 2018 Moharram 21, 1440 AH GULF TIMES www. gulf-times.com 2 Riyals Amir’s visit to strengthen strategic In brief ties with Latin American countries Amir arrives in Ecuador today QATAR | Transport QNA Qatar, Ecuador eye ing at developing Qatar’s relations Doha bolstering trade ties with all countries. Ministry starts pilot Qatar and Ecuador enjoy strong and testing of electric buses The visit of His Highness the Amir growing relations at all levels. The re- is Highness the Amir Sheikh Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani lations have been developing since the The Ministry of Transport and Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani to Ecuador as part of his four-nation opening of the Ecuador embassy in Communications has started the Hwill start today a state visit to Latin American tour, starting today, Doha in 2012, which was followed by pilot testing of electric buses in four friendly countries in Latin Amer- is expected to have a long-standing the opening of the Qatar embassy in Qatar in collaboration with Qatar ica, at the invitation of their leaders. and positive bearing on future rela- the Ecuador capital Quito in the same General Electricity & Water Corp Beginning with Ecuador, the tour will tions between Qatar and countries year. The relations were strengthened (KAHRAMAA), Mowasalat “Karwa” cover Peru, Paraguay and Argentina, as in that region, Ecuador ambassador further after the visit of His Highness and China Harbor Engineering Co. part of Qatar’s keenness on strength- to Qatar Yvonne Abdul Baki has said. the Father Amir Sheikh Hamad bin This comes within ministry’s ongoing ening co-operation and strategic part- Talking to Gulf Times in an interview Khalifa al-Thani to Ecuador in January efforts to provide eco-friendly nerships with various countries. prior to the tour, she said there 2013, and the visit of former President and sustainable transport modes During the visits, His Highness the has been a remarkable growth in of Ecuador Rafael Correa to Qatar in that help reduce carbon emissions Amir will hold talks on ways to pro- bilateral ties between Qatar and her October 2014. from public transit. The ministry mote the bilateral relations and co-op- country over the last few years and The two countries are linked by will assess the pilot testing, which eration in all fi elds, as well as the latest both Ecuador and Qatar are hoping many agreements, including a con- is planned to continue for several regional and international develop- to consolidate the gains so far and vention on the avoidance of double months, to ensure electric buses suit ments on mutual interest. work together continuously so that taxation and prevention of tax evasion; Qatar’s weather conditions, before The Latin American trip follows both nations benefit from the syner- agreements on co-operation in legal deploying them. Page 24 several tours of the Amir in Europe, gies. Page 7 matters, air services, and on trade, Asia, Africa and North America, aim- economic and technical co-opera- REGION | Diplomacy tion between the two countries; and a goodwill memorandum for media Amir of Kuwait meets co-operation and exchange of news Saudi Crown Prince between Qatar News Agency and the National Communications Secretariat The Amir of Kuwait, Sheikh Sabah of the Government of the Republic of al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah, met Ecuador. In May, the fi rst round of po- yesterday evening with Saudi Crown litical consultations was held in Quito Prince, Deputy Premier and Defence between the foreign ministries of Qa- number of agreements aiming at fa- He underlined that Qatar is an im- Minister Mohamed bin Salman bin tar and Ecuador. cilitating trade, business and invest- portant investment destination in the Abdulaziz, who is currently visiting In February 2018, Ecuador’s Min- ment, and noted a joint interest to region, stressing the signifi cance of Kuwait. Discussions during the ister of Foreign Trade and Investment increase the volume of trade exchange the Qatari investments in Ecuador. meeting dealt with means to support Pablo Campana Saenz visited Qatar between the two countries which The current ambassador of Ec- common Gulf action which was within at the head of an economic delega- reached QR30.6mn in 2017. uador to Qatar, Yvonne A-Baki, has the solid bonds among the Gulf Co- tion, and met with vice chairman of For his part, the Ecuadorean min- praised the distinct relations be- operation Council’s (GCC) countries, Qatar Chamber Mohamed bin Ahmed ister said that the delegation dis- tween the two countries, noting that Kuwait news agency KUNA reported. bin Towar in the presence of a number cussed the opportunities of en- the bilateral relations are developing They also discussed ways to boost of Qatari businessmen. Following the couraging Qatari investments in the at all levels and that there are many bilateral relations in all domains, as meeting, the Qatar Chamber offi cial sectors of hotels, tourism, mining, mutual official visits to upgrade the well as regional and international said that the two countries signed a gas and others. relations. Page 7 developments. ASIA | Quake Mass burials to begin as Indonesia toll tops 800 UAE destabilises states in the region, Qatar tells UN The death toll from Indonesia’s quake and tsunami disaster nearly doubled to 832 yesterday and was expected to atar has responded strongly to rorism, he said the fi nancial sector in that aim at justifying the illegal meas- Agency (QNA) website, just before the rise further, prompting authorities to the attack of the UAE and Bah- the UAE has become a haven for money ures taken against Qatar. The UAE paved blockade on Qatar was announced by announce mass burials in a desperate Qrain at the UN, telling the Gen- laundering and illegal fi nancial transac- the way for such actions by resorting to Saudi Arabia, UAE, Bahrain and Egypt attempt to stave off disease. As eral Assembly that the UAE has been tions. electronic piracy at a time when the in- on June 5, 2017. shattered survivors scoured make- destabilising countries in the region, and He further said the UAE does not care ternational community is collaborating She added that the four countries re- shift morgues for loved ones, and Bahrain is interfering in the internal af- about its international obligations, re- to fi ght cybercrimes that threaten inter- ject what she called the conspiracy the- authorities struggled to dig out fairs of other countries. ferring to international reports on seri- national peace and security.” ory regarding cybersecurity, and instead the living or assess the scale of the During speeches made at the UN ous human rights violations in the UAE. He said Qatar had adopted self-con- encourage Qatar to stop changing the devastation beyond the city of Palu, General Assembly on Saturday, Third He said a leading example of such viola- trol and the principle of peaceful settle- topic and start changing its provocative grim warnings came that the eventual Secretary at Qatar’s UN mission Ahmed tions was the UAE sentencing a citizen ment of disputes. behaviour. toll could reach thousands. “The al-Kuwari said that the UAE spearhead- to 15 years in jail for just voicing his opin- The representative of the UAE at the The representative of Bahrain at the casualties will keep increasing,” said ed operations aimed at undermining the ions. This is in sharp contrast to UAE Ahmed al-Kuwari UN said “the claims regarding piracy” UN said the four countries have taken national disaster agency spokesman stability and security of diff erent coun- claims of being a sponsor of democracy and the “fabricated statements” are a sovereign decision to boycott Qatar Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, whose agency tries. and modernism in the region. have been directing fabricated accusa- completely false allegations. She was to maintain their security and stability announced the jump in the toll from In response to Abu Dhabi’s renewed Al-Kuwari said: “It has been clear that tions against Qatar. This is a continua- referring to the accusations against because of what he described as Qatari 420 earlier. Page 13 accusations of Qatar supporting ter- the regimes in Abu Dhabi and Manama tion of a series of fabrications and claims her country of hacking the Qatar News interference in their internal aff airs. The future is here: Vodafone deploys Tetra services in Msheireb Doha zVodafone Qatar is structure and the sole provider of Tetra Downtown Doha, one of Qatar’s most al-Kuwari said: “Msheireb Downtown project moves into a year of activation, providing world-class services for Msheireb Downtown Doha, important and iconic projects. We are Doha’s world-class connectivity relies on we are thrilled to showcase the excel- the world’s fi rst smart and sustainable committed to ensuring that all this a robust network catering to the world’s lence of our telecommunications in- telecoms infrastructure in downtown regeneration project. ambitious project’s telecommunica- most advanced telecom infrastructure, frastructure and services, delivered via Msheireb Downtown Doha Since then, Vodafone Qatar has tions needs are delivered to the very both for mobile and fi xed services. We Vodafone Qatar.” at QR100mn-plus been leading the massive deployment highest standards to enable thou- have partnered with Vodafone to exceed Msheireb Downtown Doha, devel- of telecommunications infrastructure sands of residents, businesses and the expectations of our residents, ten- oped to revive the old commercial cen- in the pioneering new smart city.