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INDEX QATAR 2-6,12 COMMENT 10 BUSINESS | Page 1 SPORT | Page 1 ARAB WORLD 7 BUSINESS 1-8 Qatar’s banking INTERNATIONAL 7-9,11 SPORTS 1-8 Thiem into US sector is in DOW JONES QE NYMEX Open second ‘comfortable’ round, faces 28,645.66 9,850.68 42.91 position: QCB +215.61 +5.51 +0.30 India’s Nagal +0.76% +0.6% +0.70% Latest Figures next published in QATAR since 1978 WEDNESDAY Vol. XXXXI No. 11659 September 2, 2020 Muharram 14, 1442 AH GULF TIMES www. gulf-times.com 2 Riyals QM launches campaign to protect public art Amir honours ambassadors of Kazakhstan, Greece Qatar Museums (QM) has launched a campaign to protect and preserve installations across the country, encouraging the wider community to share in the responsibility to take ownership of #OurPublicArt. As part of the campaign, the museum has installed anti-vandalism signage at Zekreet, where Richard Serra’s striking East-West-West-East sculpture has been defaced by unsightly tags. The signage, installed in collaboration with Ashghal, serves to educate the community on what constitutes vandalism of public art: drawing, marking, spray painting, scratching or any other act that damages or defaces an installation. Page 3 New book on US First Lady feeds speculation A new book released yesterday dishes on the supposed icy relationship between Melania Trump and her stepdaughter Ivanka, fuel for gossips eager to speculate about first family rivalries. Author Stephanie Winston Wolkoff says she was once a friend of the president’s third wife, also acting as an adviser until His Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani met at the Amiri Diwan Off ice yesterday with the outgoing ambassadors of Kazakhstan and Greece to Qatar Askar Shokybayev and Constantinos 2018 when she fell out of favour Orphanides respectively. The Amir granted the ambassadors Al Wajbah Decoration in recognition of their roles in enhancing relations between Qatar and their countries, wishing them success in their future after reporting revealed colossal tasks and further progress and development for the relations. For their part, the ambassadors expressed thanks and appreciation to the Amir and the State off icials for the co-operation they received, which spending on Donald Trump’s contributed to the success of their work in the country. Page 2 inauguration, which she played a key role in organising. ‘Health workers should be fi rst to get vaccines’ Healthcare workers and first Doha 2030 Asian Games responders who are at the highest risk of contracting Covid-19 should be at the front of the line for vaccines when they become available, an independent expert bid launches logo, slogan panel tapped by top US health off icials said yesterday. The draft report, issued by the National he Doha 2030 Asian Games Bid Academies of Sciences, Engineering Committee yesterday unveiled and Medicine, recommends Ta dynamic bid logo and slogan, vaccines be rolled out in four which together refl ect Qatar’s combi- phases, with the first “Jumpstart” nation of tradition and modernity and phase focused on managing what its commitment to hosting a magical is expected to initially be a scarce Games with an enduring legacy for Asia. Jassim Rashid al-Buenain HE Sheikh Joaan supply of vaccines. The offi cial logo and slogan, “Your Gateway”, were revealed virtually by tee and QOC Secretary-General Jassim hosted more than 500 major interna- ‘Lebanon cabinet QOC President and Doha 2030 Asian Rashid al-Buenain said: “We are confi - tional sport events, conferences and Games Bid Committee Chair, HE The Doha 2030 Asian Games bid logo Doha 2030 logo dent that we off er the Olympic Coun- training camps. Athletes and their within 2 weeks’ Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad al-Thani, projected on to the National Museum cil of Asia and its members certainty teams would be able to benefi t from Lebanese leaders have promised to alongside Qatari athletes and commit- of Qatar yesterday. outstanding natural scenery, with its vi- because all of the permanent venues this experience and the existing state- form a new government within two tee representatives. brant, contemporary and diverse culture. we need to host the 2030 Asian Games of-the-art competition venues and weeks, visiting French President HE Sheikh Joaan said: “Our bid is “Building on the legacy of the Doha The look and feel is bold and colourful, are already built. Our infrastructure is training facilities used at major sport- Emmanuel Macron said yesterday born out of our strong belief that sport 2006 Asian Games, we want to deliver representing the bid’s vision to inspire ready to host Asia and the World. ing events, such as the IAAF 2019 after talks with political blocs who has the power to drive social change a sustainable, inspirational Games dreams of a more prosperous future for “We have a proven track-record in World Athletics Championships and designated a new prime minister a and foster peace and understanding. plan that provides certainty and an Asia through the celebration of sport. delivering world-class events to the the FIFA 2022 World Cup. day earlier. “What I have asked for, The unique role sport can play in keep- enduring legacy for Asian sport. We The ‘Your Gateway’ slogan mirrors very-highest standards. And we can QOC Marketing & Communications what all political parties without ing us connected and inspiring hope want to deliver an Asian Games that Qatar’s belief that the Doha 2030 Asian deliver a world-class Asian Games that Director Sheikha Asma al-Thani added: exception have committed to has been so clearly demonstrated this supports development throughout the Games can be a gateway to a brighter sets a sustainable blueprint for future “By understanding the challenges Asian this evening right here, is that year during the global pandemic. It continent and provides a platform that tomorrow for Asia’s National Olympic bids. At a time of great uncertainty, NOCs are facing and identifying ways the formation of this government has only strengthened our determina- connects all nations and celebrates our Committees (NOCs). The Doha 2030 Qatar is ready to deliver the excellence the Games can contribute to overcom- will not take more than 15 days,” tion to use Doha 2030 as a gateway to a peaceful diversity.” bid is proposing a gateway to a risk- Asia deserves in the sustainable, risk ing them, we can ensure that Doha 2030 Macron said in a speech. He said brighter future for Qatar and the Asian The logo has been designed to show- free, excellent and sustainable Games. free way that it needs.” is a gateway to a stronger future for Asia the cabinet would be comprised of Olympic family. case the blend of Qatar’s heritage and CEO of the Doha 2030 Bid Commit- In the last 15 years alone, Qatar has before and after 2030. To Page 5 “competent personalities”. Page 7 Millions of European PM witnesses contract signing for students return to school building eight public schools Millions of mask-wearing European Schools reopen, Metro back children returned to school yesterday with governments determined to get pupils back in class despite still-rising coronavirus on track as Phase 4 begins infections which surged over four million across the continent for the first time. Schools reopened housands of students returned to school for According to the blended learning system, stu- in Russia, Ukraine, Belgium and the new academic year yesterday after a long dents have to attend classes in school from one to France, where teachers and Tbreak necessitated by the Covid-19 restric- three times a week, with a maximum 30% of the children aged 11 and older were tions, even as many others stayed at home as part total number of students allowed on a single school obliged to wear face coverings, of the blended learning system put in place for this day. In order to maintain the necessary health con- echoing regulations in place across term. ditions and social distancing, schools have been the continent. Lockdowns imposed Doha Metro and public bus services also resumed required to split students at any level into groups from March meant many children operations yesterday while food courts reopened at of a maximum of 15. have missed months of education, malls, all with limited capacity on the fi rst day of the Also, a minimum distance of 1.5m has to be main- as well as time with their friends. Fourth Phase of the lifting of Covid-19 curbs. tained between each student on all sides. To Page 3 Facebook dismantles Russian ‘influencer’ A Russian influence operation posed as an independent news outlet to target left-wing voters in the United States and Britain, including by recruiting freelance journalists to write about domestic politics, Facebook said yesterday. The website HE the Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdulaziz operated 13 Facebook accounts and al-Thani yesterday witnessed the signing of a contract to construct eight public schools under two pages, which were set up in the public-private sectors partnership system. The contract was signed by the Public Works May and suspended on Monday Authority (Ashghal) and Dar Al Uloom Real Estate Development Company of Barwa Real Estate for using fake identities and other Group. The ceremony was attended by a number of ministers and senior off icials. The new forms of “co-ordinated inauthentic Passengers on board Doha Metro yesterday. Children in a classroom at a school yesterday. schools are located in Al Wakrah, Al Wukair, Al Kheesa, Rawdat Al Hamam, Umm Salal Mohamed, behaviour,” the company said.