Qatar supports Qatar's Al Duhail efforts to eye special show enhance Islamic in maiden Club economic World Cup integration appearance Business | 01 Sport | 12 TUESDAY 2 FEBRUARY 2021 20 JUMADA II - 1442 VOLUME 25 NUMBER 8521 www.thepeninsula.qa 2 RIYALS Give extra data to family or staff NSD Committee World Cup Qatar 2022 hospitality amends guidelines pre-sales reach record-breaking $90m for activities THE PENINSULA — DOHA/ZURICH will capitalise on its principal QNA — DOHA attributes; the proximity of its MATCH Hospitality (‘MATCH’), The FIFA World Cup The amount sets eight stadiums, which are all The National Sports Day (NSD) the worldwide exclusive rights Qatar 2022 another FIFA located in or within a short Committee announced the holder of the FIFA Hospitality Hospitality World Cup driving distance of Doha, a fas- amendments in the conditions Programme, announced that pre- Programme will record, far cinating region with unique and guidelines for the sports sales for FIFA World Cup Qatar offer guests exceeding the attractions, spectacular state- activities after coordination with 2022 hospitality reached the hospitality packages sales targets of-the-art stadiums, and tradi- the Ministry of Public Health. unprecedented level of $90m. tional Arabic hospitality. The The committee said that this The hospitality pre-sale purchase which include secured by unique attributes of this FIFA was based on the public health period was conducted by MATCH official match tickets MATCH World Cup will enable MATCH indicators of the coronavirus and offered to FIFA’s Commercial plus a wide range of Hospitality for to deliver a truly ground- pandemic in Qatar, in order to Affiliates and select groups. on-site services at the equivalent breaking and unprecedented prevent its spread. The Com- MATCH is the only company the stadiums such as sales agent hospitality experience,” Byrom mittee decided that the sporting appointed by FIFA to promote gourmet catering, tender processes added. activities for this year should be and sell exclusively, either The FIFA World Cup Qatar individual and only in the open directly or via a network of preferential parking, conducted in 2022 Hospitality Programme places, so that the number of sales agents, official ticket- entertainment, and connection with will offer guests hospitality players or participants does not inclusive commercial hospi- gifts, as well as the 2014 FIFA packages which include official exceed four people in one group, tality packages for the FIFA additional ancillary World Cup Brazil match tickets plus a wide range while adhering to the safe dis- World Cup Qatar 2022. services, including and 2018 FIFA of on-site services at the sta- tance and distance that is not less Also, MATCH announced accommodation and World Cup diums such as gourmet catering, than three meters during the the conclusion of its worldwide air transportation. Russia. preferential parking, enter- sports activity. sales agent tender process, tainment, and gifts, as well as It is not allowed to organise where reputable and leading additional ancillary services, any sports events inside closed international sports travel and including accommodation and places and to allow only indi- hospitality agencies to sell FIFA equivalent sales agent tender transportation, and other cemented our belief that despite air transportation. MATCH has vidual sporting activities, and it World Cup hospitality services processes conducted by travel services. the unprecedented events of the exclusive right to deliver is also not allowed to hold group around the world. MATCH’s MATCH in connection with the “We are delighted to recent months due to the global on-site hospitality services in activities such as matches and tender process resulted in the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil confirm that demand for the pandemic, there remains unwa- private suites, lounges, and tem- others that require contact with appointment of 27 agents across and 2018 FIFA World Cup FIFA World Cup is stronger than vering enthusiasm and interest porary structures located within other players. The National 39 territories, who have collec- Russia. Official sales agents ever. The remarkable global in the FIFA World Cup Qatar the security perimeter next to the Sports Day Committee called on tively committed financially to are authorised by MATCH to response we have had to our 2022 Official Hospitality Pro- stadium bowls. MATCH offers a all authorities in the country not sales targets exceeding $260m. sell ticket inclusive official pre-sales and the enthusiasm gramme,” said Jaime Byrom, range of hospitality experiences to organise activities or events The amount sets another hospitality packages and, on and professionalism with which Executive Chairman of MATCH in the luxury, business, and that would cause gatherings, FIFA World Cup record, far an optional basis, travel our long-standing sales agents Hospitality. leisure categories, which cater to which violates the preventive exceeding the sales targets packages including accommo- have responded to our invi- “Qatar promises to deliver individual client preferences, protocol set by the Ministry of secured by MATCH for the dation, flights, ground tation to tender has further an amazing tournament that needs, and budgets. `P2 Public Health. High Internet dependence Qatar ready to stage FIFA Club World Cup RIZWAN REHMAT fan attendance is allowed. hosting the East and West Zone environment for the Feb 4-11 cause of cyber blackmail THE PENINSULA The Ministry of Public Health matches of the 2020 AFC Cham- event which will be covered by (MoPH)—which also monitored pions League —has already live TV broadcast right around SIDI MOHAMED is an act involving the unlawful The health and safety protocols and assisted state authorities in created a bubble-to-bubble the world. `P2 THE PENINSULA use of information technology are in place to stage the third technique, information system, major football tournament — The Economic and Cyber or the Internet illegally, in vio- the 2020 FIFA Club World Cup Crimes Combating Department lation of the provision of the —in Qatar in the last five at the Ministry of Interior (MoI) law. months. Three of the six partic- has highlighted the huge The seminar, which was ipating teams have already dependence on the Internet for attended by around 400 made touchdown in Doha — the recent increase in cyber people, aims to raise awareness first being Korean giants Ulsan blackmailing. on the tricks and means that Hyundai FC followed by Lt. Eng Abdulaziz Mohammad perpetrators of cybercrime Egyptian powerhouse Al Ahly Al Kaabi, while addressing a employ. It also aims to ensure who arrived at the Hamad Inter- virtual seminar organised by the public safety by introducing the national Airport to a rapturous Department in collaboration with services provided by the welcome from their fans residing the Public Relations Department departments of the MoI within in Doha. Tigres UANL of Mexico at the MoI yesterday, said: “A jail the framework of strength- are also in town. term of not more than three years ening partnership and cooper- It won’t be long before Bra- and a fine of not more than ation with stakeholders. zil’s SE Palmeiras fly in QR100,000 or either of these Al Kaabi presented a set of alongwith European giants penalties, shall be imposed on critical educational tips that Bayern Munich this week for any person who uses infor- must be followed to protect the six-team continental block- mation network or information against falling victim to elec- buster that also includes top technology to threaten or tronic crimes. These include Qatari side Al Duhail. blackmail another person into ignoring fake messages sent to Two brand new 2022 FIFA Qatar's Al Duhail players are seen during a training session in Doha yesterday. Al Duhail are one of making him/her do or refrain e-mails or SMS claiming the World Cup venues — Ahmad the teams which will feature in the 2020 FIFA Club World Cup that also includes Korean giants Ulsan from doing a certain action.” receiver has won a prize or any Bin Ali Stadium and the Edu- Hyundai FC, Egyptian powerhouse Al Ahly, Tigres UANL of Mexico, Brazil’s SE Palmeiras and European According to the other message from unknown cation City Stadium— will host giants Bayern Munich. The Feb 4-11 tournament will be played at two brand new 2022 FIFA World Department, cyber blackmailing origins. `P2 the matches where 30 percent Cup venues — Ahmad Bin Ali Stadium and the Education City Stadium. MME launches new census targeting agricultural, livestock farms SANAULLAH ATAULLAH for making policies and plans first phase census data about come in June 2022. “We encourage to take mation in person. THE PENINSULA to boost agriculture sector,” said agricultural farms and live- “Under the census, we are census time to time which aims “In Qatar agriculture sector Adel Al Yafei, Head of Technical stock farms will be taken, targeting farm operators, farms at increasing self-sufficiency of faced challenges, during last The Ministry of Municipality and Committee for Census at MME. however, in the second phase registered in Qatar, livestock Qatar in agricultural produce to three to four years we started Environment (MME) has Speaking in Qatar TV pro- survey on cost of the project farms (which is called locally ensure the food security imple- work to address these chal- launched new census of agri- gramme, Al Yafei said the and produce will be con- Azab) in different types mobile, menting Qatar National Vision lenges,” said Al Yafei. culture, targeting 1,230 agricul- census of agriculture will ducted,” said Al Yafei. complexes and those livestock 2030,” said Al Yafei. He said the challenges tural farms and 7,200 livestock identify the challenges which “We started taking census farms annexed with agricultural “We called farmers (agricul- include for example marketing farms operating across the will contribute greatly in state data under new census of agri- farms and livestock farms tural and livestock) to cooperate of agricultural produce and country.