BUSINESS | Page 1 SPORT | Page 1 Al-Attiyah heads fi eld for 2017 Qatar INDEX DOW JONES QE NYMEX QATAR 2-7, 24 COMMENT 22, 23 Vodafone Qatar posts REGION 8 BUSINESS 1–11, 17-20 International six-fold increase in 19,851.92 10,597.22 52.81 ARAB WORLD 8, 9 CLASSIFIED 12-16 -119.21 -150.61 +0.18 INTERNATIONAL 10-21 SPORTS 1–12 distributable profi ts -0.60% -1.40% +0.34% Rally Latest Figures published in QATAR since 1978 WEDNESDAY Vol. XXXVII No. 10351 February 1, 2017 Jumada I 4, 1438 AH GULF TIMES www. gulf-times.com 2 Riyals In brief CMC plea for issuing QATAR | Offi cial Attack on Saudi frigate condemned Qatar yesterday strongly condemned the attack that ID cards to targeted a Saudi frigate while on a surveillance patrol west of the port of Hodeida, killing two HE the Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohamed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani meeting with Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev in Baku members of the ship crew and yesterday. injuring three others. In a statement yesterday, the Ministry of Foreign technicians Aff airs said that the Houthi militias’ continuous systematic targeting By Ayman Adly of such technicians in the local mar- represents a blatant attack that Staff Reporter ket and complaints from consumers would undermine eff orts to reach a that these workers were often under- political solution, and would impact Qatar and Azerbaijan skilled. the international navigation and the he Ministry of Administrative During a meeting of the Legal Af- flow of humanitarian and medical Development, Labour and Social fairs Committee, the panel members assistance to the Yemeni citizens. TAff airs (MADLSA) should study pointed out that the ID should include The ministry aff irmed Qatar’s the possibility of issuing professional information that introduces the work- solidarity with Saudi Arabia in its to boost bilateral ties identity (ID) badges to skilled workers er, his skills and profession. It should eff orts and actions taken to maintain and technicians in various fi elds, the be worn and displayed properly by the security and stability. Page 8 QNA opment of bilateral relations in recent his wishes of progress and growth to Central Municipal Council (CMC) has technicians so that consumers can eas- Baku years thanks to the attention and di- the Azeri people. recommended. ily identify them and avoid incurring rect supervision by the leaders of both In turn, the Azerbaijan President The IDs should be issued based on any losses or security risks. QATAR | Helping hand countries. sent his greetings and wishes of health the outcome of tests conducted at a The committee observed that some Qatar Charity opens he Qatar-Azerbaijan joint inter- The two sides reviewed the bilateral and happiness to HH the Emir and his specialised training centre for the tar- of these workers are freelancers who village in Djibouti governmental trade-economic ties of co-operation in various fi elds, further wishes of progress and pros- geted profession, the CMC observed claim that they do various types of Tand technical commission held and expressed satisfaction at the ad- perity to the Qatari people. yesterday. technical work and some companies Qatar Charity has inaugurated Doha its fi rst session in Baku yesterday in a vanced level of these ties. The meeting reviewed bilateral rela- The council stressed that the issu- also hire them on a temporary basis to Alkhair village in Arta Region in friendly atmosphere dominated by a They stressed the importance of tions between the two countries and ance of such IDs – for freelancers as perform certain jobs. Djibouti. Funded by Ruhama Qatar spirit of mutual co-operation and the maintaining what had been achieved means of boosting and developing well as company employees – has be- Meanwhile, the members wondered initiative and implemented by desire to develop the bilateral relations and work to make strenuous eff orts to them, and enhancing aspects of co- come a pressing need in order to pro- whether the current legislation allowed Rahma International Foundation, the within the framework of the agree- ensure the development of bilateral re- operation on all fronts, in addition to tect people from acts of deceit, loss or for the issuance of such badges. If nec- village includes 100 houses, a clinic, ment on setting up of economic, trade lations to serve the common interests issues of mutual interest. damage incurred through work done by essary, the CMC will issue a recom- a mosque, an elementary school, a and technical commission between of the two countries and the aspira- Qatar’s Foreign Minister also met technicians. mendation to introduce relevant laws, centre for tailoring, water tanks and the governments of the two countries, tions of the leadership and the peoples with his Azerbaijani counterpart El- The CMC’s Legal Aff airs Com- especially for services pertaining to other facilities. Some 1,200 poor which was signed in Baku on March 8, of the two countries. mar Mammadyarov. mittee, headed by council member electrical, air-conditioning, plumbing people are expected to benefit from 2016. They also called for benefi ting from During the meeting, they reviewed Sheikha al-Jufairi, had earlier high- and other works. this integrated residential project. The Qatari side was chaired by HE common experiences and promote relations between the two countries lighted the importance of the issue Fahd Salem al-Ghanim, assistant the Foreign Minister Sheikh Moham- visits between trade delegations and and means of boosting and developing in view of the increasing demand for director in the Labour Inspection De- ed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani, while raise the partnership at business and them, in addition to issues of mutual the services of such people in many partment who attended the commit- AFRICA | Politics the Azerbaijani side was chaired by the private sector level, and expressed interest. households. The social and security tee’s meeting, explained that under the Morocco’s king hails the Minister of Emergency Situation their confi dence that the formation HE Sheikh Mohamed said in a press risks of getting work done by techni- existing system, the profession men- Kamaladdin Heydarov. of this commission will be a fertile conference with his counterpart that cians without adequate credentials tioned in the employment contract of ‘return home’ to AU At the beginning of the meeting, ground for the development of bilat- Qatar aspires to more partnerships and ID was also raised. the worker is indicated on his Qatar ID. “I am finally home,” King Mohamed Heydarov welcomed HE the Foreign eral relations in various fi elds. with Azerbaijan. Besides, it was observed that many So, it is the responsibility of the person VI said yesterday as the African Minister and the accompanying del- The two sides agreed to continue He added that he discussed with people post advertisements in local looking for a worker to confi rm this and Union readmitted Morocco after a egation for visiting Azerbaijan, con- co-operation in order to develop and Mammadyarov the co-operation be- newspapers and on the Internet claim- check the ID. 33-year absence, deferring the issue fi rming the positive results of the visit strengthen bilateral relations in the tween both countries in various fi elds, ing that they can carry out certain re- Besides, residency permits are not of Western Sahara for another day. of HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Ha- economic, trade, investment, indus- especially political and economic ar- pairs and technical jobs even though issued for certain specialised profes- Morocco’s return came a day after 39 mad al-Thani to Azerbaijan in March trial, energy, education, environment, eas, in addition to co-operating in glo- they do not have the required experi- sions until the candidate clears certain of the AU’s 54 member states agreed 2016, which resulted in the signing of agriculture, food, culture, youth and bal forums and fi ghting terrorism and ence or certifi cation. tests, it was observed. These include to allow it back in the fold, despite eight agreements. sports, tourism, civil aviation, trans- extremism. Accordingly, the CMC recommend- physicians, engineers and lawyers, and stiff resistance from countries such He also extended thanks to HE the port and customs areas. Qatar is satisfi ed with the increase ed that the entities concerned should there are specifi c organisations regu- as South Africa and Algeria over Foreign Minister for the success of his At the end of meeting, the two sides of Qatari visitors to Baku, hoping to ensure that such technicians obtain the lating their practice. the status of the disputed former recent visit to Qatar on October 31, signed the minutes of the fi rst session receive Azerbaijani tourists in Doha, necessary skills and also make them sit He, however, noted that the minis- Spanish colony. Page 10 2016. of the commission. he noted. for qualifying tests as a mandatory re- try welcomed the CMC’s recommen- For his part, HE the Foreign Minis- Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev Mammadyarov said that his country quirement to issue ID badges. dations in this respect, affi rming that ter thanked Azerbaijan for the warm yesterday met HE the Foreign Minister. was keen to develop its relations with The suggestion was earlier made the law does not prevent the issuance INDIA | Obituary welcoming, generous hospitality and During the meeting, HE the Foreign Qatar and looked forward to strength- by CMC member Fatima Ahmed al- of professional IDs if the department E Ahamed, MP, dies good organisation of the commission’s Minister conveyed greetings of HH the ening the ties between the two coun- Kuwari in view of the proliferation concerned deems it necessary.