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Qatar beach volleyball duo excel at Katara Upgrade work on West Bay streets begins Qatar’s beach volleyball stars TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK of Omar Al Mokhtar Street, as well cherif younousse Doha as the improvement of external and Ahmed tijan roads leading to and from Qatar Pe- bounced back from THE Public Works Authority (Ash- troleum District. an opening match ghal) has started work on some Head of Doha Section at the loss to outclass streets in West Bay to improve Roads Projects Department Engi- French qualifiers the roads, increase their vehicular neer Mooza al Sowaidi said as part Quincy Aye capacities along with making the of Ashghal’s efforts to improve the and Arnaud traffic flow better in the area, es- existing service facilities and de- Gauthier-rat 21-16, pecially during peak hours. velop the road network in Doha in a 21-15 and make The work includes establish- way that responds to the economic the knock-outs of ment and development of eight and social growth requirements in the Four-Star Katara signalised intersections on the the country, upgrading works on Beach Volleyball cup streets surrounding Qatar Petro- some streets in West Bay Area will 2020 which began at leum District to regulate traffic, enhance internal streets leading to the cultural Village upgrade of water and electricity and from QP District. Amphitheatre on networks, installation of lighting Sowaidi highlighted the impor- tuesday. the tourna- poles and the construction of pe- along with the construction of a in two parallel phases. The first in- tance of the project given its geo- ment is one of destrian walkways. new signalised intersection at Ma- cludes the development of internal graphical location in the West Bay tokyo olympics The work also comprises the jlis Al Taawon Street, as well as the roads surrounding the QP District, Area which is one of the most vital 2020 qualifiers. expansion of five existing signal- provision of pedestrian walkways while the second phase includes the areas in Doha since it comprises PAGE 12 ised intersections on Al Corniche and cycle paths along the street. development of Al Corniche Street, the Diplomatic District and attracts Street and Majlis Al Taawon Street The project will be implemented Majlis Al Taawon Street and a part many companies.

Qatar StepS up meaSureS againSt coronaviruS People found spreading rumours referred to Public Prosecution: MoI The competent authorities Shisha banned at eateries, cafes at the Ministry of Inte- rior (MoI) have referred a TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK number of defendants to Doha the Public Prosecution to complete its procedures, THE Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) on Six more expats test positive for after they promoted rumours and false infor- Tuesday banned shisha or hookah smok- mation through social media that affect the ing in all restaurants and cafes in the coun- virus, total cases go up to 24 security and safety of society. (TNN) try until further notice. Anyone who violates this decision will TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK be held accountable, the MoPH said in a Doha statement. The decision comes in line with the SIX more expatriates tested positive for prevailing health conditions and preven- the coronavirus (COVID-19) on Tuesday, 15 arrested for tive measures being taken to combat coro- taking the total number of confirmed cas- navirus (COVID-19). es in Qatar to 24, the Ministry of Public Earlier in the day, the Central Munici- Health (MoPH) has announced. gold smuggling pal Council urged restaurants and cafete- All six of them have had contact with rias in Qatar to stop serving shishas as a expatriates who were tested positive in preventive measure to contain the spread strict action the previous days. The patients have of the coronavirus. been admitted to the Communicable trio were tested positive. The 12 previ- The managements of Souq Wakif and ● The MoPH has warned that any- Disease Center under complete isolation ous cases all involved Qatari citizens and Katara Cultural Village have also directed one found violating the decision will and the people they have had contact other nationals evacuated from Iran on outlets within their ambit to not serve be held accountable with have also been checked and tested. Feb 27. shishas and hookahs. On March 8, the MoPH announced The new patients have been admit- The move is among a string of meas- wider community, refer to the ministry’s for the first time that three expatriates ted to the Communicable Disease Cen- ures taken by Qatar to deal with the virus. website www.moph.gov.qa for all informa- working in the country had contracted tre under complete isolation. Health The MoPH has urged all entities and tion and resources about the COVID-19 the virus. The next day, three more ex- officials are also tracing the people the individuals to follow preventive measures that are available in several languages, or patriates who have had contact with the patients have had contact with. to ensure their safety as well as that of the call the toll-free number 16000.

The Ministry of Interior (MoI) has busted a gang of gold smugglers with the arrest of 15 of its members. The arrested gang members – all from one asian country – were attempt- Citizens, residents unite in the battle against coronavirus ing to smuggle gold out of the country. “The North Security Department arrested 15 ● both citizens and residents. in the battle against the virus.” people from one asian country after they Declare their willingness Khaled al Muhannadi, a lawyer, said: Khaled bin Abdullah al Ghali, another attempted to smuggle gold out of the country to volunteer to help contain “Judges and lawyers, civil and military, social media enthusiast, said, “It is a mat- illegally by converting it into powder,” MoI doctors and engineers, students and teach- ter of gratification when you see citizens said in a statement. the spread of the virus ers ... we are all ready to volunteer to serve and residents announce their intentions to In a series of tweets, the MoI said the ac- Qatar.” volunteer for serving society and the state cused planned to turn solid gold into powder TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK In a tweet, Hussein al Ishaq said, “I for free. Each individual has a sense of so- so that it can be hidden in bags and other Doha announce my total readiness to help in cial responsibility. I hope that this sense materials to evade detection at the airport or any effort to stop the spread of the virus will be with all major entities and compa- seaports. IF there is a will, there’s a way (to defeat — whether in the health sector, the munici- nies as well.” “after completing the necessary proce- the coronavirus). In a noble gesture, hun- pality, the Ministry of Interior, or any other Khawaja, another Twitter user, said: “I dures, the premises of the defendants in dreds of citizens and residents are literally body.” have a month’s leave and I intend to spend different regions were raided. Tools they used ready to ‘wage a war’ against the virus by Hamad, another social media user, it in Qatar because of the current circum- to convert gold into powder were seized along volunteering to provide any service the said, “What is required now is to unite and stances. I am ready to volunteer for free with cash and gold coins,” the statement country needs in this critical time. spread awareness about the virus and not in any work assigned to me as part of ef- added. The MoI urged the public to cooper- They have pledged to undertake any to spread rumours. If they are not from of- forts to combat this virus and prevent its ate with the security agencies to reduce the task assigned to them voluntarily in their ficial sources, we should not spread it. This spread.” crimes by reporting them immediately. (TNN) field of specialisation to support Qatar in is what the country needs from us at this Khaled, another social media user, the precautionary measures it had taken to time. And this is the best way to volunteer user, said, “I have been residing in Qatar said: “I am an architect and currently re- confront the coronavirus (COVID-19). to help the government agencies.” for years. I am willing to volunteer on any siding in Qatar. I put myself at the disposal A hashtag in Arabic which translates to Marwa, a Twitter user, said, “I am a mi- mission assigned to me outside of my work of the Ministry of Public Health for volun- #WeAreAllVolunteersForQatar has gone crobiologist. I am fully prepared to volun- time to tackle this virus and keep Qatar teering in any location, especially in the Significant rise in electricity, viral on Twitter, with more than 5,000 teer and work with the competent authori- safe. And I am sure that if people are asked counseling and awareness field. May God water use in January (PG 16 ) tweets in matter of hours. The trending ties, at any level.” to volunteer, Qatar would find a whole protect Qatar, its citizens, HH the Amir, hashtag is seeing a huge response from Adel Ahmed, another social media army of residents and citizens on standby and its residents.” 02 Wednesday, March 11, 2020

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‘Human rights violators in Syria should be Motc & QU sign research, made accountable’ QNA man rights and humanitarian exchange of expertise pact geNeva conditions of the Syrian peo- ple referred to in the report, QATAR has stressed the im- the absence of any horizon for Workshops will be organised for hands-on training for experts from the ministry and QU students portance of accountability a political solution, and the in- for all those responsible for sistence of the Syrian regime TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK their study with QTTSC on relevant human rights violations, war and its allies on the military Doha subjects, according to QU’s applicable crimes and crimes against hu- solution and the politics of the rules and procedures. manity in Syria and bringing scorched earth,” Nuaimisaid. THE Ministry of Transport and Com- “The ministry continuously advo- them to international justice. Civilians and civilian fa- munications (MoTC) and Qatar Uni- cates for more cooperation and inte- Qatar strongly condemned cilities have always been the versity (QU), represented by the Col- gration with educational institutions, the Syrian authorities’ fail- main targets of violence in lege of Engineering (QU-CENG), on particularly QU, to help harmonise its ure to allow the Independent Syria. The impact has been Tuesday signed a memorandum of co- output with what the transportation International Commission of evident on women, children, operation to strengthen cooperation in and land transport industry needs. Inquiry of the Syrian Arab Re- the elderly and people with scientific, technological and research This also helps raise the sector’s com- public to enter the country to disabilities. Furthermore, the in mobility and transportation fields. petitiveness in terms of research and carry out its mandate. hospitals, schools and camps The two parties also aim to maxim- academic studies in addition to up- This came in a speech by for the displaced were consid- ise benefiting from expertise and com- skilling the human resources to achieve Deputy Permanent Repre- ered legitimate targets by the petence they have in developing and success in all areas,” said Abdulla. sentative of Qatar to the UN Syrian forces and their allies training human resources. “This memo will provide an ample in Geneva Abdullah Hamadal as well as by terrorist groups, The agreement was signed by room for work with QU on developing Nuaimi, during the interactive Nuaimi added MoTC’s Acting Assistant Undersecre- various projects, studies and strategies dialogue with the Independ- Killing, destruction and tary of Land Transport Affairs Engi- that can contribute to developing land ent International Commission displacement in Syria, es- neer Hamad Essa Abdulla and Dean transport affairs, particularly the uni- of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab pecially in the city of Idlib, of QU College of Engineering (QU- versal land transport,” he added. Republic at the 43rd session of should stir the global moral CENG) Dr Khaled Kamal Naji. Dr Naji said, “This memo provides the Human Rights Council. and human conscience, Nu- The pact provides for the exchange distinguished research and advisory “As we enter the tenth aimi said, calling the interna- of information, expertise, studies, sta- Motc’s Acting Assistant undersecretary of land transport Affairs Engineer Hamad services and stimulates sustainable year of the Syrian crisis, we tional community to assume tistics and data that matter for the min- Essa Abdulla and Dean of Qu college of Engineering (Qu-cENG) Dr Khaled Kamal Naji economic and social development in are listening today to another its legal responsibilities and istry and the QU Qatar Transportation signed an agreement in Doha on tuesday. Qatar. It activates the social partner- report of the commission of take all necessary measures and Traffic Safety Center (QTTSC), ship and facilitates the transfer of inquiry that reveals to us the to protect the Syrian people, in addition to conducting research The agreement also provides for on training for professionals from the knowledge and technology with MoTC. magnitude of grave violations pressure the Syrian regime to on planning, designing and develop- the drafting and developing of poli- ministry and QU students covering the It also confirms the continuous en- and heinous crimes commit- end military operations and ing road and land transport projects, cies, strategies and legislations needed topics relating to land transport, logis- deavour by QU-CENG to find solutions ted against the Syrian people. start a real political transition traffic engineering, road safety, the for developing and regulating the land tics support services and traffic safety. to the challenges facing the transporta- We express our condemnation process based on the Geneva deployment of smart systems in land transport and transportation industry. Besides, MoTC employees who tion sector, specifically in line with the and concern about the contin- Declaration (1) and Security transport projects, public transit and Under the deal, workshops and pro- meet QU’s master’s and doctoral pro- national priorities towards a knowl- uing deterioration of the hu- Council Resolution 2254. mobility. grammes will be developed for hands- grammes’ requirements can resume edge-based economy.”

MoCI recalls GMC Sierra models of 2019 and 2020 Zakat Fund starts receiving company budgets QNA zakat institution in the coun- percentages of zakat on the the skill that students of ac- of the fund, who have been THE Ministry of Commerce and dealers follow up on vehicle de- Doha try which includes a group shares listed on Qatar Stock counting colleges usually do qualified in the legal and ac- Industry (MoCI), in coopera- fects and repairs. of qualified legal and ac- Exchange. not learn in their universi- counting sciences, will train tion with Mannai Trading Com- The MoCIsaid it would co- THE Department of Zakat counting professionals. This “The fund has also been ties,” Kubaisi noted. the accounting people from pany WLL, the dealer of GMC in ordinate with the dealer to fol- Fund at the Ministry of Awqaf service is provided free of able to train about 1,500 Head of the Zakat Ser- companies and develop their Qatar, has announced the recall low up on the maintenance and and Islamic Affairs has start- charge to all companies and accountants, auditors and vices Division of the Zakat skills in this field for free. of GMC Sierra models of 2019- repair works and communicate ed receiving the budgets of individuals to calculate their financial managers from Fund Mohamed Jaberal Ba- In addition, the fund 2020 due to the B+ battery ca- with customers to ensure that companies operating in Qa- zakat. hundreds of companies and ridi said that the Zakat Fund organises the Zakat Fiqh ble which maybe contaminated they carried out the neces- tar for the past fiscal year. It The fund completes the national financial institutions keeps its doors open for the Course for the general pub- with glue, causing the battery to sary repairs. The ministry has receives annually more than calculation of zakat within on Corporate Zakat Account- companies, financial institu- lic from non-accountants to overheat or the vehicle to stop urged all customers to report 150 company budgets to cal- two or three days from the ing work through 20 courses. tions and institutions con- teach them how to calculate suddenly. any violations to its Consumer culate their zakat. date it receives the budgets. The fund has been organising cerned with the third pillar zakat for individual funds, The ministry said the recall Protection and Anti-Commer- Director of Zakat Fund The companies will be is- the courses annually with the of Islam, enabling them to shares and others for free. comes within the framework of cial Fraud Department, which Department Jassem bin Mo- sued official letters inform- participation of more than 70 learn the skill of calculating Approximately 130 partici- its continuous efforts to protect processes complaints, inquiries hamed al Kubaisi said the ing them of the value of zakat participants in each session. Zakat. Specialists in the le- pants attend the course an- consumers and ensure that car and suggestions. (TNN) Zakat Fund is the official on the company and the They are given certificates on gal and accounting aspects nually, Baridi added.

DI to continue studies through hMc joins international efforts to virtual platforms THE management of the Doha Institute for Graduate Studies raise public awareness of delirium (DI) has decided to continue studying through the virtual TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK medical and surgical units and education and distance educa- Doha in the ICU setting. tion platforms from Wednes- Dr Nicola Ryley, chief day (today), according to IN recognition of World Deliri- Nursing Officer at HMC, said the current study plans and um Awareness Day on March 11 nurses are integral to prevent- schedule. (today), Hamad Medical Cor- ing and identifying delirium, DI stated that this deci- poration’s (HMC) Geriatric and noting that they play a vital sion came in line with the an- Long-Term Care Department role in assessing patients, nouncement by the Govern- is leading a month-long cam- identifying risk factors and ment Communication Office paign to inform and educate the symptoms, and implementing on the suspension of public general public and healthcare prevention strategies. and private schools and uni- professionals about the com- Dr Hanadi al Hamad, versities for all students in Qa- mon condition. professor Stephen thomas Dr. Nicola ryley Dr. Hanadi Al Hamad Dr. Ibrahim Fawzy Hassan chairperson of Geriatrics and tar as part of efforts and meas- Dr Anand Kartha, senior Long Term Care at HMC and ures to contain the spread of consultant, General Medicine mortality rate by 11 percent. tional Federation of Delirium diagnosis of delirium is com- ment staff. the National Health Strategy coronavirus (COVID-19). at HMC, said delirium is a sud- He said, on average, one Societies, delirium occurs in plicated as it is often linked Dr Ibrahim Mohamed Lead for Healthy Aging, said The institute added that den mental change or decline in five adult patients in hospi- up to 25 percent of medical in- with other chronic conditions Fawzy, director of Critical delirium is complex and often the information technology de- in brain function that is most- tal experiences delirium, with patients, 50 percent of surgery that may have overlapping Care at HMC, said delirium is multi-factorial and must be a partment has organised special ly caused by acute illnesses, older patients, especially those patients, and 75 percent of in- symptoms,” said Professor also common in patients ad- global public health priority. sessions for training on the use injuries such as a hip fracture, with dementia, at greatest risk. tensive care patients. There are Stephen Thomas, chairman of mitted to the ICU but noted it “Here in HMC, under the of virtual education platforms major surgery or drug-adverse Dr Kartha said it is impor- no approved medications for Emergency Services at HMC. is frequently under-diagnosed remit of the ministry’s National for members of the academic effects or withdrawal. tant that healthcare providers delirium; clinicians treat the Professor Thomas added and can negatively influence Health Strategy 2018-2022, and administrative bodies. “Delirium is a life-threat- and the general public can rec- condition by identifying and that the detection and pre- prognosis. delirium care is given due pri- The institute had earlier ening medical emergency and ognise the difference between treating the underlying causes. vention of delirium is a top “Approximately two out ority and it is recognised that announced that all its employ- is an independent risk factor delirium and dementia. “Delirium is much more priority for hospitals, spe- of three patients contract de- awareness is key to effective ees and members of its teach- for increased mortality, mor- “Delirium represents a very common than people realise cifically for emergency physi- lirium in the ICU setting and management. We have well-es- ing staff continue to work as bidity and healthcare expendi- rapid decline in brain function, and affects up to 40 percent cians, as many patients will seven out of 10 patients devel- tablished awareness and train- usual, in addition to taking ture. Delirium can result in which usually develops over of older hospitalised patients. first present at Emergency op delirium while they are on a ing programmes. During the several measures and recom- increased lengths of hospitali- hours or days. It is temporary, It is a common post-operative Departments. breathing machine or soon af- last year, we ran 55 education mendations, including not sation and long-term care re- usually lasting a few days and complication, occurring in He said delirium can eas- ter,” said Dr Fawzy, who is part events and activities across Qa- travelling except for the most quirements,” said Dr Kartha. is often reversible when identi- around 15 percent of elderly ily be treated if detected early, of the recently formed National tar, training 3,840 healthcare urgent necessity, and spread- According to Dr Kartha, fied and effectively managed,” patients following general sur- underscoring the importance Delirium Steering Committee. staff and raising awareness in ing awareness messages about every 48 hours spent with de- Dr Kartha added. gery. It is often poorly identi- of ongoing delirium educa- The Committee is working upwards of 4,500 people in the the methods to prevent the lirium increases an individual’s According to the Interna- fied and managed because the tion for Emergency Depart- to unify delirium care across community,” said Dr Hamad. spread coronavirus. (QNA) nation Wednesday, March 11, 2020 03 Public Prosecution boosts national competence to fight cybercrime QNA to prove these crimes. Doha It also aimed at providing participants with the necessary THE Public Prosecution, rep- information and skills and en- resented by the Institute of hance the joint coordination of Criminal Studies and the Cy- all the affiliates of the bodies. bercrime Prosecution, organ- The workshop topics cov- ised a joint workshop for the ered the Internet Protocol ad- national agencies involved in dress, electronic research and cybercrime, within the frame- investigation, obstacles to of- work of exchanging experienc- ficial dealing with websites, es and coordination between prohibitions when dealing with the Public Prosecution and digital evidence and its causes, national bodies. technical obstacles and its im- Los Angeles-based The workshop aimed to pact on the result of the exami- raise the efficiency of work and nation, and the retrieval of data. coordination between all na- The three-day workshop at- The Teal Society tional agencies involved in com- tracted 50 participants from the bating cybercrime in the area of Public Prosecution, the Minis- the three-day workshop attracted 50 participants from the public prosecution, the Ministry of Interior, and investigation procedures and try of Interior and the Supreme launched in Doha the Supreme council of the Judiciary. ways to extract digital evidence Council of the Judiciary. TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK perience and expertise on Doha gynaecological cancers and female reproductive health. A Los Angeles-based organi- The discussion panel includ- sation focusing on all matters ed guest speakers, marketing related to gynaecological can- specialist Zarina Mahomed, cers held its official launch Co- Founder of Sensory Souk Qc distributes gas heaters to event at the Ritz Carlton Alison Saraf and Ritz Carl- Doha on the International ton Doha’s Director of Spa Women’s Day. & Recreation Kerry Vincent, The Teal Society, founded moderated by Nicole Alexan- more than 1,900 Palestinians by Qatar-based behavioural der herself. therapist and entrepreneur The Teal Society will Nicole ‘Nickii Jean’ Alexan- be providing chemo care Qatar Charity is der, aims to raise awareness packages for women going distributing bread to about various types of gynae- through chemotherapy as cological cancers and build a their first project of the year. needy families in Gaza community for those directly They will also continue to and indirectly affected. Al- build a community of edu- TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK exander started the organi- cating women worldwide via Doha sation after her mother had events, conferences and pro- succumbed to vaginal cancer. viding mobile test screenings. QATAR Charity (QC) has dis- “We lacked education By launching in Qatar, tributed 395 gas heaters to the and resources due to the type The Teal Society hopes to families of orphans and other of cancer and timing of de- introduce and normalise needy families in various gov- tection. Because of the rapid women’s reproductive health ernorates of the West Bank, growth of this illness, by the within the Arab world. Fo- while its bread distribution time we were aware, it was cusing on a platform based project is under way in the too late,” explained Alexan- on education, early detec- Gaza Strip. der, whose main goal is to tion, regular check-ups and The aid comes in view of the project aims to support the target families, meet their basic winter needs and protect them from the harsh weather. open a door for women on a prevention and treatment the difficult economic situa- global level to receive the re- plans, the organisation wants tion faced by the Palestinians and Al-Bireh, Nablus, Jenin, weather. and Religious Affairs, and to reduce the economic bur- sources needed when dealing to encourage women in Qatar and their deteriorating living Salfit, Jerusalem, Hebron and The beneficiaries are the Zakat Fund. den on the people living under with reproductive health. to take a more active role in conditions in the winter. Bethlehem. families of orphans registered QC has been providing deteriorating economic condi- The launch event brought their reproductive health, The gas heater project has The project aims to sup- with QC and the families in- bread packets to more than tions in the Strip. together various inspira- and eradicate stigmas sur- benefited 1,975 persons in var- port the target families, meet cluded on the lists of the Pal- 100 poor families every day The beneficiaries thanked tional women from all over rounding this topic on a soci- ious governorates of the West their basic winter needs and estinian Ministry of Social De- in several governorates of the the people in Qatar for their the world to share their ex- etal level. Bank, including Ramallah protect them from the harsh velopment, Ministry of Awqaf Gaza Strip. The project aims support through QC. 04 Wednesday, March 11, 2020 nation ashghal receives QMs The Big 5 Construct Qatar wins sustainability award TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK registration certificate Doha

THE Big 5 Construct Qatar The certification won the ‘Green Events’ award at the fourth Qatar Sustain- covers all Ashghal ability Awards organised by functionalities Qatar Green Building Council (QGBC), a member of Qatar comprising design, Foundation (QF). construction and The Big 5 Construct Qatar was recognised both for being management of an environmentally conscious event as well as for making the big momentum for standard- reusable building materials for major projects sustainability agenda more ac- ising sustainability across our exhibitor and workshop stands, cessible to Qatar’s construction event. and by replacing plastic bottles TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK professionals. “We will continue to do and paper cups in common ar- Doha Engineer Jamal Sharida al Kaabi, manager of planning and Quality Department and other Ashghal officials QGBC Director Eng Me- our part to ensure there are eas with water machines and with their QMS ISo 9001: 2015 certification in Doha recently. shal al Shamari said, “The appropriate checks, with the glasses. THE Public Works Authority awards are about recognising ultimate goal of reducing and Initiatives taken to encour- (Ashghal) has been awarded tionalities, comprising design, the continuous improvement In the past three years, the efforts of our partners and one-day eliminating waste. The age sustainable approaches in the Certificate of Registration construction and management and achievement of the strate- Ashghal has developed and stakeholders in driving and work will be carried out in con- the construction sector itself of the Quality Management of major projects, including gic goals of the authority related improved over 300 operation- achieving sustainable develop- junction with the Qatar Green included free CPD certified System (QMS) ISO 9001: 2015 roads, drainage, buildings and to quality management and or- al processes and 22 corporate ment in Qatar. The events and Building Council in view of re- ‘Sustainability’ workshops fo- as part of its Corporate Excel- public amenities such as public ganisational excellence.” policies, in addition to elevat- tourism industry is growing ducing our foot print across all cused on planning and apply- lence Programme. buildings, schools and hospi- He added, “In line with its ing it’s measuring, monitoring rapidly in Qatar and QGBC is our events. ing smarter, more sustainable The international recogni- tals, in addition to operation Corporate Quality Policy State- and evaluation approaches, keen to work on mitigating the She added, “The success of processes in the construction tion was received by Engineer and maintenance of assets such ment, Ashghal is committed which helped in providing negative impact of this growth our own ‘Green Agenda’ would sector, and the distribution of Jamal Sharida al Kaabi, man- as roads, drainage networks to achieving and maintaining factual evidences for internal on the environment. There- not have been possible without an exclusive digital report titled ager of Planning and Quality and sewage treatment plants. Quality Management System in quality performance. fore, we are very pleased with support and collaboration from ‘5 Ways to Improve your Green Department in Ashghal, after a Eng Kaabi said, “Achieving compliance with ISO9001:2015 The upcoming milestones the steps DMG have taken to the Qatar National Tourism Credentials’. comprehensive external audit the Certificate of Registration of requirements and to complying for Ashghal’s Corporate Ex- deliver such an environmen- Council, the Qatar Green Build- Bringing the world of con- of all Ashghal’s departments the Quality Management Sys- with approved governmental cellence Programme include tally conscious event.” ing Council, the DECC, all our struction to Qatar, The Big 5 by Intertek Group in December tem ISO 9001: 2015, is a key legislations and policies and achieving the ISO 14001:2015 Loubna Aghzafi, country partners and sponsors, our ex- Construct Qatar will continue to 2019, resulting in zero non-con- milestone and major accom- requirements as related to in- - Environmental Management manager at event organiser hibitors and our local suppliers.” boost the local construction sec- formance with the internation- plishment for Ashghal and a frastructure building and con- System and ISO 45001:2018 dmg events Doha, said: “We Aside from saving half a tor with three days of face-to- ally recognised standards set by fundamental pillar for estab- struction management. This is - Occupational Health and are honoured to win the ‘Green million pages of paper by go- face business, networking and the International Organization lishing a culture of quality in the addition to Ashghal’s commit- Safety Management System Corporate Event’ prize at the ing electronic with its show learning opportunities from for Standardization (ISO). implementation and manage- ment to improve service levels, Certifications for the entire prestigious Qatar Sustainability catalogue in 2019, The Big 5 October 13 to 15, 2020 at the The scope of the certifica- ment of infrastructure projects public safety, environment and organisation by the third Awards. The steps taken in the Construct Qatar also worked to Doha Exhibition and Confer- tion covered all Ashghal func- and service delivery. It helps in customer satisfaction.” quarter of 2020. 2019 edition have stimulated reduce waste by implementing ence Center. Bedaya motivates women to balance home and work TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK Doha

BEDAYA Center for Entrepre- neurship and Career Develop- ment (Bedaya Center), a joint initiative by Qatar Develop- ment Bank and Silatech, in col- laboration with coach Najlaa al Khulaifi, hosted a motivational workshop on the occasion of In- SMAT Restaurant honours Qatari ternational Women’s day. The workshop highlighted the importance of self-com- munication (intrapersonal women for career achievements communication), balancing re- sponsibilities as well as sharing study, which increases the daily jects in different sectors,” she TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK Sheikha Ali al Marri, member this regards. Yasser al Zein, success stories on women em- stresses they live in. added. Doha of the Youth Advisory Council This women’s gathering general manager of Aura powerment. Commenting on the work- Khulaifi said, “Qatari wom- to the Minister of Culture and stems from our social Hospitality and Food ser- During the workshop, Khu- shop, Reema al Khater, market- en play an important role in SMAT Restaurant recently Sports; Hissa al Haddad, an responsibility towards soci- vices, said: “This discussion laifi shed light on the methods ing manager at Bedaya Center, the field of entrepreneurship in organised hosted a group of entrepreneur and founder of ety and our belief in the aims to highlight a number of using and discovering self- said: “We are pleased to cel- Qatar due to the support they prominent Qatari females Hissa Haddad, a local luxury of successful and prominent communication techniques, ebrate International Women’s are earning locally. Females with achievements in various footwear brand; Mubarka al important and integral role females in various fields on which contributes significantly Day, where we sought, during form 60 percent of the regis- fields on the occasion of Inter- Marri from the Ministry of of women in various fields the occasion of International to empowering women. this motivational workshop in tered entrepreneurs at Bedaya national Women’s Day. Education and Higher Edu- Women’s Day, stemming The attendees at the work- collaboration with coach Na- Center, reflecting the growth in The gathering aimed to cation; Nada Muhammad She outlined the impor- from our belief in the impor- shop were made to understand jlaa al Khulaifi, to help the at- the number of projects run or celebrate the achievements Wafa, Qatar Swimming team; tance of sharing the success tance of strengthening the the process to assess strengths tendees discover themselves by owned by women that confirm of Qatari women in various Mariam Farid, Qatar National stories of women and identi- role of women in society.” and weaknesses that will help highlighting their strengths and the culture of Qatari women fields, taking the opportu- Team for Athletics; and Nawal fying biggest challenges and He stressed the impor- them to discover themselves weaknesses using their skills and their knowledge about the nity to award them for their Akram, named BBC 100 most obstacles they faced and how tance of sharing experiences and better understand the chal- and talents to achieve their market and business, and its re- achievements and provide a influential women in 2019, to overcome them to achieve and exploring different ar- lenges that they could face, and goals in life, in addition to learn- lated aspects. platform for them to network, and comedian. success, with the aim of in- eas of cooperation between thereby achieve their goals in a ing the best methods of balanc- “However, to face the big share experiences and discuss Sheikha Ali al Marri said, spiring young girls. women in a way that enhances more effective way. ing their responsibilities.” competition in the market, we solutions to common issues. “This women’s gathering She added that women in their role and empowers them In the second session of the “We also reviewed, at the must support women by all Guest at the event in- stems from our social respon- the Qatari society have been to achieve more, especially as workshop, Khulaifi discussed end of the session, a set of suc- means to overcome challenges cluded Mexican Ambassador sibility towards society and given every resource available, the renaissance of societies balancing responsibilities and cess stories about empowering and obstacles that prevent to Qatar HE Graciela Gomez; our belief in the important stressing that the leadership is measured by the extent of how to achieve it through effec- women, with the aim of inspir- them from getting involved in Sheikha Haya al Waleed al and integral role of women in and government have been women’s progress. tive techniques and tools. ing and encouraging attendees the business world. Our sup- Thani, member of the ad- various fields, as we seek to playing phenomenal role in em- He said females in Qa- Khulaifi outlined how wom- by sharing life and practical port and motivation will play a visory board of the Canadi- highlight the most prominent powering women in the region. tar are holding key positions en can balance their responsi- experiences of successful busi- crucial role in energising these an-Qatar Business Forum; achievements and successes She said the efforts of HH in the private sector, health- bilities as majority of them have nesswomen who managed to promising women entrepre- Noora al Kaabi, director of achieved by a number of fe- Sheikha Moza bint Nasser care, medical profession, dip- multiple responsibilities that overcome barriers and prove neurs to face competition with programmes at Qatar TV; males in the community.” have been instrumental in lomatic level, ministerial seats. vary between home, work and themselves through their pro- strength and effectiveness.” AFG College with University of Aberdeen marks Women’s Day

TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK Athba bint Thamer al Thani, Doha chief executive director and advisor to Chairman of QDVC, AFG College with the University who spoke about the empow- of Aberdeen celebrated Inter- erment of women and the dif- national Women’s Day (IWD) ficulties that she experienced 2020 with a conference under when she began working in a the theme ‘Each for Equal’. non-traditional female work- This is the second year the ing environment, for which College has celebrated Inter- she was duly recognised. national Women’s Day, which Microsoft Qatar Country seeks to foster greater aware- Manager Lana Khalaf gave an ness of the important role that inspirational speech regard- women play within society. ing the challenges of attracting The event was opened Dr Sheikha Aisha bint Faleh al thani, AFG college chairperson, with other dignitaries at a conference to mark the International Women’s Day (IWD) 2020 recently. young females into the growing by AFG College Chairperson IT sector in the MENA region Dr Sheikha Aisha bint Faleh years, been a strong advocate Tay, who spoke about her own mous challenges, the only way AFG College/University Khulood said, “Women and how Microsoft is develop- al Thani, who welcomed the for the advancement of women experiences of being a journalist we can move forward in con- of Aberdeen graduate Khu- not only make up for 50 per- ing unique ways of engaging guests who joined the speakers in all roles of the social structure and the obstacles she had faced fronting them together with lood al Khori, who recently cent of the population, but female talent from an early age. and audience members. and that, despite the progress during her 10 years as a roving empathy and compassion. graduated with a degree in also 50 percent of the world’s In addition to the presen- Dr Sheikha Aisha said, “It that has been made, there is still reporter in hotspots around The only way we find those is business management, spoke potentials. It is essential that tations, there was an opportu- is always a privilege and joy massive deficits that we, as a so- the world, including war zones by changing the conversation, about the struggles she ex- we recognise their impor- nity for students and members for me to participate in events ciety, need to address.” and the challenges that female including everyone and espe- perienced when she began tance, their power and their of the audience to take part in which celebrate and draw on The speakers at the event journalists face every day. cially women and recognising at the national and interna- achievements.” a questionand& answer ses- the important role that women included Al Jazeera English She said, “At a time when that strength can be in many tional level in the equestrian Other guest speakers at sion, where issues could be play in society. I have, for many senior news anchor Nastasya humanity is facing such enor- different places.” endurance racing field. the event included Sheikha further explored. Gulf / Middle east / africa Wednesday, March 11, 2020 05 iran reports 54 new coronavirus deaths, highest one-day toll The latest deaths bring the number of those killed in Iran to 291; total 8,042 infected AFP Iran freeing 70,000 TehraN over virus ‘too little, IRAN on Tuesday reported 54 new deaths from the novel coronavirus in the past 24 too late’: UN expert hours, the highest single-day toll since the start of the coun- AFP lease programme was an try’s outbreak. geNeva inadequate response, said The latest deaths bring Rehman. the number of those killed IRAN’S response to the “We don’t know what by the virus in the Islamic re- deadly new coronavirus conditions they have been public to 291, the health min- outbreak, including tempo- released on: the bail agree- istry’s spokesman Kianoush rarily releasing 70,000 pris- ment, for how long precise- Jahanpour said in a televised oners, has been “too little, ly,” he added. conference. too late”, a UN rights expert For one thing, it only in- He added that 881 new said on Tuesday. cluded people serving sen- cases had been confirmed, Javaid Rehman, the tences of up to five years. bringing the total number of United Nations special rap- It would therefore ex- people infected to an official porteur on human rights in clude anyone jailed for na- 8,042. Iran, said Tehran was trying tional security offences, But “2,731 people, which to “fudge” its handling of the such as those rounded up is about 10 times the number outbreak, one of the deadli- in the lethal crackdown on of dear countrymen we’ve lost, est outside China, where the protests in November, polit- have recovered and been dis- disease originated. ical prisoners and dual and charged from hospitals,” Ja- “The situation on coro- foreign nationals, he said. hanpour said. navirus is highly disturbing He had recommended The outbreak of the virus within Iran,” Rehman told to Tehran that it free “all in Iran is one of the deadliest reporters at the United Na- prisoners on temporary re- outside China, where the dis- tions in Geneva. lease and not have this dis- ease originated. Since the first two re- criminatory restriction of a With 2,114 cases, the capi- ported deaths in the holy threshold”. tal Tehran remains the worst- city of Qom on February 19, The authorities should hit province. A municipality worker cleans a bus in Iran’s capital tehran amid the spread of coronavirus in the country, on tuesday. (aFP) the disease has spread wide- ensure a comprehensive The northern province of ly, he said. testing scheme, he added, Mazandaran climbed to sec- Iran is yet to officially im- “Our warnings against following a suggestion by the health authorities’ calls “to And recent reports sug- as “many prisoners have ond place with 253 new cases, pose quarantines but authori- travelling to Mazandaran may health minister, according to avoid gatherings and travel”. gest that COVID-19 has expressed concern that the bringing the total there to 886, ties have repeatedly called on be more understandable to- the official IRNA news agency. According to health min- spread inside Iranian pris- state is not doing enough. followed by 751 in Qom, the people to refrain from travel- day,” he added. In the Islamic republic, the istry figures, 222 people have ons. The Iranian judiciary’s “They are trying to fudge Shiite pilgrimage city south ling and have resorted to clos- Iran’s fatalities include families of those designated been infected by the virus in Mizan Online official news this issue.” Iran had been of Tehran where the country’s ing hotels and other accom- several politicians and govern- martyrs usually receive fi- the Khorasan Razavi province, agency cited Asghar Jahan- slow to react to the virus first cases were reported. modation to discourage travel. ment officials, as well as some nancial aid and other benefits where Mashhad is located. gir, the head of Iran’s pris- when it broke out, said Re- Mazandaran is a popular “As we said and expected hospital staff. from the state. Apart from direct fatali- ons organisation, as saying hman, and they were still tourist spot bordering the Cas- in recent days, Mazandaran Iran’s supreme leader Aya- The supreme leader also ties, 44 people have died from that “about 70,000 prison- not doing enough. pian Sea, and is particularly has almost reached the top of tollah Ali Khamenei agreed on cancelled his annual speech in methanol poisoning in Iran ers” had been released in a “We want transparent popular during holidays for the chart” in terms of infec- Tuesday to designate hospital Mashhad city to mark the Per- after rumours that drinking bid to combat the spread. public outreach and com- the Iranian New Year, which tions and is second only to staff who died after contract- sian new year due to concerns alcohol could help cure or pro- But this temporary re- munication”, he added. this year starts on March 20. Tehran, Jahanpour said. ing the virus as “martyrs”, about the virus outbreak and tect from the disease.

Congo, Burkina Faso confirm first COVID-19 cases Lebanon records first coronavirus death Morocco announces first coronavirus death AFP gondo said. “He is confined to government said. BeIruT: a Lebanese man died on Tuesday from the novel coro- raBaT: Morocco’s health ministry said on Tuesday the country KINShaSa / ouagaDougou a hospital,” the minister said. About 20 cases have been navirus, a health ministry official said, marking the country’s first had recorded its first death linked to the new coronavirus, an “We are tracking people who reported across the African recorded death from an epidemic that has infected 52 people 89-year-old woman who suffered from chronic health problems. THE DR Congo confirmed its came into contact with him so continent, and Egypt on Sun- nationwide. The woman, a Moroccan citizen who had been living in Italy, first coronavirus case in the that they too can be placed in day announced its first fatality The 56-year-old had been receiving treatment at Beirut’s rafik “suffered from chronic illnesses affecting the respiratory and capital Kinshasa, the third quarantine, and tested.” Kin- since the outbreak emerged in hariri state hospital, the ministry official told aFP, adding that he cardiovascular system”, the ministry said in a statement. most populous city in Africa, shasa is served by direct flights China in December. had recently returned from egypt, where novel coronavirus infec- She returned to Morocco in late February, before testing posi- the health ministry said on from Brussels and Paris. “The samples, taken and tions have also been detected. tive for the virus and being transferred under medical supervision Tuesday. Meanwhile, two cases of analysed... have tested positive Lebanon, already hit by economic collapse and anti-government to a hospital in Casablanca, according to the statement. The patient is a Belgian coronavirus have been detect- for the coronavirus,” Health protests, is now grappling with an outbreak of the deadly illness Two other infections have been confirmed in the kingdom -- a citizen who has been in the ed in Burkina Faso, a couple Minister Claudine Lougue said -- its latest in a long list of crises. authorities on Tuesday said they Moroccan man who came home from Italy and a French tourist country for several days, who returned to the West Af- at a press briefing on the cases had recorded 11 new cases in the past 24 hours. (AFP) who arrived in Marrakesh on Saturday. (AFP) Health Minister Eteni Lon- rican country from France, the late Monday.

bootleg alcohol Merkel meets death toll rises to Jordan imposes travel South African president Families of air-crash 44 in virus-hit iran victims attend Haftar in Berlin restrictions over coronavirus cleared of graft accusations memorial in ethiopia TehraN: The death toll from amid crumbling alcohol poisoning in Iran rose AFP has so far had one confirmed AFP 500,000 rand ($31,460) dona- aDDIS aBaBa: a private to 44 on Tuesday, state news aMMaN COVID-19 case in a traveller JohaNNeSBurg tion to Ramaphosa’s campaign ceremony commemorating the Libya peace agency IrNa reported, over returning from Italy. from a company that is facing crash of ethiopian airlines flight misguided efforts to ward off JORDAN’S health minister Amman would also “no A South African court on Tues- extensive corruption allega- 302 was held on Tuesday on process the new coronavirus by drink- said on Tuesday that the longer allow Jordanians to day ruled in favour of President tions. Ramaphosa initially told the first anniversary of the ac- ing bootleg alcohol. country would bar entry visit” countries covered by Cyril Ramaphosa in a probe lawmakers the payment was to cident. all 157 people on board DPA The outbreak of the virus to travellers coming from the ban, Jaber said. of suspected money launder- his son for consultancy work at were killed when the Boeing BerLIN in the Islamic republic is one of France, Germany and Spain The kingdom would also ing and personal enrichment the company, now known as Af- 737 MaX aircraft nosedived the deadliest outside of China, to stop the spread of the nov- “ban the entry of a ship com- linked to his 2017 party leader- rican Global Operations (AGO). and hit the ground soon after GERMAN Chancellor Angela where the disease originated. el coronavirus. ing to (Red Sea tourist resort) ship election campaign fund. He later backtracked and take-off on 10 March 2019. Merkel met Libyan General The highest poisoning toll struck Saad Jaber told journal- Aqaba from Italy, carrying Judges dismissed an in- said it was a donation towards The disaster led to the Khalifa Haftar in Berlin on Tues- in the southwestern province ists in the capital Amman 700 people”, he said. Jaber vestigation by Public Protec- his campaign to become ANC worldwide grounding of the day and reiterated the impor- of Khuzestan, where it grew by that the move, effective from added that the kingdom tor Busisiwe Mkhwebane, who party leader -- a hard-fought Boeing 737 MaX fleet due tance of finding a political solu- 16 to reach 36 on Tuesday, the this coming Monday, was would bar travellers arriving had accused Ramaphosa of battle in which he beat ex- to questions over its safety tion for his war-torn country. agency said.They had “drank part of efforts to limit the vi- from and departing to neigh- misleading parliament over president Jacob Zuma’s cho- record. Journalists were barred The meeting comes less than bootleg alcohol over rumours rus’ spread in the kingdom. bouring Lebanon as well as his campaign financing. sen candidate in 2017. from attending the memo- two months after an interna- that it would be effective in Jordan, which had al- partially shut down its land In a damning report last Mkhwebane accused rial which was held at the tional conference hosted in Ber- treating coronavirus and were ready barred travellers from borders with Israel and the year, Mkhwebane -- South Af- Ramaphosa of deliberately crash site in the rural area of lin, touted at the time as a major poisoned”, it added. (AFP) South Korea, Iran and Italy, Palestinian territories. rica’s ethics watchdog -- pub- misleading parliament for il- Tuluferda. (DPA) breakthrough in the conflict. lished findings concerning a legal purposes. Leaders in the German capital on January 19 agreed to uphold a UN arms embargo and end military support for the country’s warring factions. Turkey seeks up to 15 years Israeli court rejects Netanyahu trial delay request The embargo has not been effective however and the Berlin AFP “A response to the charges meeting has failed to make any in jail for US consulate worker JeruSaLeM by the accused is not required real difference on the ground. at this stage,” it said, adding Merkel stressed the impor- DPA ment of US-based Islamic The prosecutor’s 14-page AN Israeli court on Tuesday there was therefore insuffi- tance of a ceasefire and called ISTaNBuL cleric Fethullah Gulen. final opinion accuses Topuz turned down a request by cient grounds to justify a delay. for progress in implementing The court ordered Topuz of frequent contact with police Prime Minister Benjamin Ne- In the March 2 election, the goals of the conference, A Turkish employee of the to be kept in jail and adjourned chiefs who are accused of Gu- tanyahu to postpone the open- Netanyahu’s Likud won the her spokesman Steffen Seibert United States consulate faces the next hearing to June 11. len links. ing of his corruption trial next most votes by any one party, said on Tuesday. up to 15 years in jail over al- Topuz, however, was Topuz denied all charges week, a published ruling said. but even with its allies fell Libya has been in turmoil leged “membership in an acquitted of charges of es- against him during the hear- The scheduled March 17 three seats short of the 61 since the 2011 overthrow of armed terrorist organization,” pionage and an attempt to ing, Anadolu said. trial date looms as Netanyahu Israeli prime Minister needed for a majority in the dictator Moamer Gaddafi and according to state news agency overthrow the government, “I talked to police officers and his right-wing allies try to Benjamin Netanyahu parliament, or Knesset. has become a battleground Anadolu. Anadolu said. as part of my job as a transla- form a government in the face Netanyahu has been indict- for rival proxy forces, which A prosecutor in Istanbul Topuz has been jailed since tor. This is my job. I am not of fierce opposition, following had not received all the pros- ed on charges of fraud, bribery has drawn in foreign powers. demanded on Tuesday be- October 2017 over alleged ties guilty,” Topuz told the court, last week’s general election, ecution’s case material and and breach of trust in separate Haftar has led a long-running tween seven and a half and 15 to Gulen, whose movement according to Anadolu. the third in under a year. asked for a 45-day delay. cases including allegedly re- offensive to seize Tripoli from years in jail for Metin Topuz Ankara considers to be a ter- Topuz’s case remains a Lawyers for Netanyahu, “The forthcoming hear- ceiving improper gifts and of- the UN-backed Government for being a member of FETO, rorist organization and blames source of tension between the first Israeli premier to be ing is for the reading (of the fering a media mogul lucrative of National Accord (GNA) of Anadolu said, using a govern- for a failed 2016 coup attempt NATO allies Turkey and the indicted in office, had told the charges) only,” said the court regulatory changes in exchange Fayez al-Serraj. ment acronym for the move- by a faction in the military. United States. Jerusalem district court they decision seen by AFP. for positive news coverage. 06 Wednesday, March 11, 2020

ESTABLISHED SEPTEMBER 3, 2006 opinion hamad bin suhaim al thani CHAIRMAN adel ali bin ali MANAGING DIRECTOR dr hassan mohammed al ansari EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

A Deal, But No Peace Yet, In Afghanistan Can The Coronavirus

A return to Taliban rule would be a betrayal of everything America claimed to be fighting for Strengthen China’s N February 29, US and Taliban for a reduction of about 5,000 within envoys signed an agreement. 135 days if the Taliban meet certain OOnly time will tell if it’s actually conditions. The eventual objective is to a peace deal. There’s uncertainty withdraw all US troops over the next 14 Authoritarian Regime? because America’s accord with the months. But that timetable is dependent nihilistic, violent group that’s bedeviled on diplomatic progress. And yet the talks Afghanistan for decades seemed mostly between the Taliban and the Afghan focused not on bringing peace to a nation central government that were slated to The pandemic exposes a unique opportunity for the Chinese Communist Party that’s endured decades of war, but on the start on Tuesday are already in dispute shared American and Taliban objective over a negotiated prisoner swap, which to advance the necessary justification for a tightened security policy of withdrawing US troops. the Taliban insist happen immediately, a The Taliban’s motivation is evident: condition the Afghan central government TOBIAS BURGERS AND SCOTT N concern that the internal security of the regime It looks to increase its malevolent is rightly resisting. ROMANIUK TRIBUNE NEWS SERVICE is threatened – in fact, the disease has done presence beyond the broad portion of These and other conditions fall much to limit individual agency, as people have Afghanistan it already controls. And far short of the original US objectives, N its race to combat COVID-19 – the become increasingly reliant on the capacities the motivation has been evident ever however. After an initial rout, the Taliban disease caused by a novel strain of of the state to protect them. In that light, the since then-candidate Donald Trump’s regrouped and mounted a ferocious coronavirus that originated in Wuhan in pandemic exposes a unique opportunity for 2016 presidential campaign. Indeed, a insurgency that’s killed scores of Afghans December 2019 – China has embarked on the CCP to advance the necessary justification drawdown will likely be a feature in his and been among the factors resulting in a draconian path. The government started for a tightened security policy. 2020 reelection effort. That is if the pact nearly 3,000 allied casualties. The result aI ‘people’s war’ against the virus, locked down Events and practices observed in China holds. By Wednesday, just five days after was a stalemate that has not been solved cities and provinces, and sought to use its since December 2019 lead to the general the deal was signed, the Taliban had militarily, leading the US to sign the deal giant industrial complex to try to limit the conclusion that China has moved past carried out at least 76 attacks spanning without the guarantees of peace between virus’ spread. After weeks of ever-increasing developing and implementing surveillance- 24 provinces, sparking a retaliatory US the Taliban and an Afghan government numbers of infections and fatalities, we based, high-tech security and control in airstrike. The “reduction-in-violence led by President Ashraf Ghani, who was see, at least according to official Chinese troubled spots and is rolling out the model period is over,” a Taliban spokesman said recently reelected in a deeply disputed governmental data, that the proliferation of on a nation-wide level. Using the virus, the after the brief respite from the carnage. election. the virus has begun to drop off from its peak. CCP appears to be acting on its concern Pentagon officials seem resigned Tragically, corruption has flourished In its efforts to contain and battle the over regime survival. For a long time, to that fact. “This is going to be a long, and Afghan military preparation has virus, the Chinese government has deployed the regime would not extend beyond its windy, bumpy road,” Defence Secretary languished despite extraordinary US a wide array of high-tech solutions in tandem unspoken social contract, lest it intrude on Mark T Esper said on Monday. He was efforts. The geopolitical stakes of these with limiting population movement. It has, the limited freedom/surveillance model too referring to the accord, but could have failures have been high, of course, among others, developed and widely deployed much. However, the coronavirus scare — in been referencing a generation of warfare but the individual ones are even more the Alipay Health Code, developed by Ant combination with Xi Jinping’s emphasis that’s seen about 800,000 US troops profound — especially women and girls, Financial, a sister company to tech giant The health scare has created the latest on control — it might be the right moment serve in Afghanistan. who suffered terribly under the Taliban’s Alibaba, in initial cooperation with the local node in the (continued) rise of China’s for a change. This might also foreshadow The initial mission was to topple cruel rule. A return to such conditions government of Hangzhou, where both the networked authoritarianism model future CCP responses to issues impacting the Taliban, which sheltered Al Qaeda would be a betrayal of everything Alibaba and Ant Financial headquarters are states such as climate change, recessions/ as it planned its 9/11 attack. But over America claimed to be fighting for. based. As The New York Times reported in deepening totalitarian control, and abolishing depressions, and further health crises. time that clarity of purpose clouded Strategic and tactical mistakes an article, the app sends user data – including what remained of the already-limited free, Dictators have been shown to act with so completely that even Pentagon span the Bush, Obama and Trump locations and identifying code numbers – to the individual space within the state. partial responsibility for broader society officials had a hard time identifying, administrations, although the biggest police and other authorities. Not to be outdone, In a dictatorship, all other aspirations beyond the state but in ways that are either let alone justifying, the mission (as the belong to former President George China’s other tech giant, Tencent, which owns and goals are dependent on regime security. predominantly or concomitantly self- Washington Post’s “Afghanistan Papers” W Bush, who turned his focus from WeChat, is working in collaboration with the COVID-19 may be considered as a quasi- serving. The COVID-19 case and China’s so vividly exposed). Afghanistan toward Iraq. But another government on digital health (and tracking) internal security threat, albeit one that is response suggests the CCP has a plausible During the Obama-era “surge,” about era and US president evoke echoes. After systems that send similar information. shared by other nations and governments pathway to control the population, deter 100,000 US troops were in Afghanistan Richard Nixon agreed to a peace deal, Combined with the government database and does not pose the same kind of threat as unrest, and enhance stability maintenance. — backed, it should never be forgotten, North Vietnam accomplished its mission of travels within the nation, as well as a popular revolt or uprising by the people. On Every new innovation introduced to by thousands of forces from NATO of overrunning Saigon and the rest hotel stays, linked to national identity card the other hand, COVID-19 cannot be treated combat the virus also provides evidence of nations who had America’s back when of South Vietnam. For Afghans’ sake, numbers, these empirically observable entirely as an external security threat, either, just how invasive and controlling Xi’s reign the US became the first and only nation and for the sake of all allied forces who efforts suggest that Chinese government is which states typically respond to by prioritising has become. Quarantines and lockdowns can to ever invoke Article 5. fought so valiantly and sometimes died endeavouring to implement a nation-wide economic and military development. We gain time that enables governments to seek Currently, there about 12,000 US during America’s longest war, we hope tracking system in the name of containing therefore see the Xi regime, as both rational solutions, whether medical, social, economic troops in Afghanistan, and the deal calls that this outcome is different. of the virus. As such, the health scare has and preoccupied with survival, responding to – but these are not enduring solutions in and created the latest node in the (continued) the COVID-19 pandemic as something that of themselves. Recent decades suggest many rise of China’s networked authoritarianism falls between an internal and external security Chinese have tolerated the political excesses model. Until now, much of the high-tech threat, borrowing characteristics from both of Big Brother, even when they disliked surveillance blanket was limited to “hotspots response strategies to take advantage of a them. However, in return, Big Brother was of trouble” like Tibet and Xinjiang. window of opportunity to entrench control expected to protect lives and livelihoods In the words of Xu Zhangrun, China’s under the guise of protecting the people. from economic, social, environmental, and government has created a state of “big data The 2002-2003 SARS outbreak in China health threats. Whether people think that totalitarianism,” what has been called Beijing’s put the gaps of China’s mass surveillance deal still stands may determine if the country ‘Data Leviathan’. Yet, the more forceful, all- and sate control apparatus into sharp focus. can pull off the swift economic recovery that encompassing side of this network as witnessed This is one of the reasons why the CCP has China, and the world, needs. in Xinjiang and Tibet had yet to be expanded responded differently and so aggressively in to the rest of the country. Despite the obvious contrast to what was seen during the SARS (Dr Tobias Burgers is a project economic and human-related downsides of the outbreak. While some arguments might point assistant professor at the Cyber virus outbreak and its persistence, COVID-19 to this as evidence of China’s progress in Civilization Research Center, Keio has presented the Xi regime and the CCP with addressing outbreaks, the sudden emergence University, Tokyo, Japan) an opportunity to consolidate and proliferate of COVID-19 reveals some of the direct benefits Dr Scott N Romaniuk is a this model further, eventually encompassing that dictatorships can extract from health Postdoctoral Research Fellow most, if not all, of China. Accordingly, the emergencies when placed in a security context. in Security Studies at the China (Tribune News Service) virus can be used as an expedient excuse for The spread of COVID-19 does not warrant Institute, University of Alberta) Time To Give Women’s Cricket Its Due Women cricket players are making huge strides, but much work remains to place their sport on equal footing with men GRANT WYETH India, England, South Africa, Pakistan, The tournament was held at the same However, a landmark restructuring within establishment of a women’s version of TRIBUNE NEWS SERVICE Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, New Zealand, the time as the men’s World Cup, and games the Australian Cricket Board (ACB) in 2017 the world’s most lucrative tournament, West Indies (and amalgam of Caribbean were often scheduled as “double-headers” saw remuneration for female cricketers the Indian Premier League (IPL). Unlike N Sunday night 86,174 people packed countries), and Thailand. Australia alongside men’s matches, with women’s jump to an average of almost US$120,000 domestic T20 leagues in Australia and into the Melbourne Cricket Ground defeated India in the final. matches being played directly before the a year for a contracted player, enabling England, India does not have a women’s O(MCG) for the final of the Women’s While the other countries all have men. This helped women’s cricket gain women to pursue the sport as a full time equivalent. Last year a small, week-long, T20 Cricket World Cup between Australia strong and long-standing cricket cultures, crowds and media coverage, but it also occupation. three team exhibition competition took and India. The attendance was an the participation of Thailand in the gave the impression that women’s matches Globally, however, this something only place in Mumbai. The expansion of this to a indication that, when given exposure and tournament was an intriguing addition. were only a precursor to the “real action” Australian, Indian, and English female full tournament should be a serious goal of promotion, women’s sport has the ability Their qualification to the World Cup gives of the men’s game. In 2018 the T20 World cricketers have been able to achieve, with the Board of Cricket Control in India (BCCI), to gain public attention and enthusiasm an indication that the sport has been able Cup was held in the Caribbean and for other countries yet to value their female in order to bring further opportunities to the equal to men’s sport – and that female to gain traction with Thai women exclusive the first time was staged as a standalone players enough to provide them with world’s female cricket players. elite athletes merit similar recognition of of any male participation in their country. tournament, distinct from the men’s professional wages. Yet even in these three The huge attendance in Melbourne their achievements and financial rewards Thailand’s men’s team are currently tournament. That enabled the event to be countries the pay discrepancies between on Sunday night for the World Cup final as their male counterparts. ranked 65th in the world, which in judged on its own merits. female and male cricketers still remain should be recognised for the historic event T20 or Twenty20 is the shortest form cricketing terms is far from the elite level The success as a spectator sport of significant. The contract for Indian captain that it was. It should also provide the of the three varieties of cricket played the women are now operating at. Their this year’s T20 World Cup is symbolic of Harmanpreet Kaur is worth around various international cricket organisations at the international level. Designed as a advancement also provides an indication the significant rise in women’s cricket in US$68,000, yet her male equivalent, with a strong incentive to further invest in fast-paced game to take place in the same that Thai women have paid no attention Australia in recent years. It was only a Virat Kohli’s contract is worth close to their women’s teams. There should be an timespan as other sports — around three to the idea that certain sports are “male,” decade ago that women cricketers were US$1 million (although with bonuses, impetus to maintain this momentum, and hours — from its conception in 2003 it and they have independently found a sport considered “semi-professional” athletes, club contracts, and endorsements he is work toward bringing women’s cricket has become incredibly popular, especially that they like and become highly successful earning only a few thousand dollars a year, estimated to have earned around $25 closer to their male counterparts in how being able to attract a younger audience. at playing it. often having to pay for their own travel million last year). they are covered by the press, regarded by This year’s World Cup was played over two The first T20 World Cup for female expenses, and being forced to seek other One initiative that may go some the public, and financially rewarded for and a half weeks by 10 teams — Australia, cricketers was staged in England in 2009. employment in order to make a living. way to bridging this discrepancy is the their efforts.

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south Korea reports fewer than 150 new coronavirus cases china’s xi vows ‘victory’ over SeouL: South Korea, one of the worst-affected countries in the coronavirus epidemic outside China, on Tuesday reported fewer than 150 new cases for the first time in two weeks. a total of 131 infections were confirmed on Monday, the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (KCDC) virus in first visit to epicentre said, taking the total to 7,513. Three more people died, it added, with the toll rising to 54. In the Philippines, the each morning the South announces how many cases were China reported the number of people infected diagnosed the previous day, with Monday’s figure the lowest lowest number of with the disease rose to 33 on for a single day since late February and marking the fourth Tuesday, prompting more re- consecutive daily fall. 19 new coronavirus strictions in social activities in “The number of new CovID-19 cases has been the country. declining, so we can assess the rate of increase is coming cases and 17 President Rodrigo to a standstill,” said Yoon Tae-ho at the Central Disaster deaths, all in the Duterte ordered the Management headquarters. But the outbreak was still suspension of school classes spreading, he added, warning against any relaxation of hubei province in the capital until Saturday. containment efforts. (AFP) DPA Some government agencies BeIJINg prohibited employees from travelling either in an official CHINESE President Xi capacity or on vacation. Pentagon chief delays Pakistan, Jinping visited Wuhan, the Elsewhere in Asia, India india trip to guide virus response epicentre of the coronavirus began evacuating its citizens outbreak, for an inspection from coronavirus-hit Iran on WaShINgToN: uS Defence Secretary Mark esper has put of epidemic control and Tuesday, with the first of 58 off a trip to South and Central asia scheduled for next week prevention work on Tuesday, people reaching an Indian because of the rapid spread of the novel coronavirus, the state media reported. airbase, the Ministry of Pentagon said on Tuesday. Immediately after his External Affairs said. Border esper had been due to visit India, Pakistan and flight from Beijing, Xi went crossing points along the uzbekistan between March 16 and 20 but decided “to remain to the city’s Huoshenshan India-Myanmar border in the in the uS to help manage the DoD response” to the outbreak hospital, which was built north-eastern state of Manipur of Covid-19, the new strain of potentially deadly coronavirus within days to house residents were closed as a precautionary spreading around the world, said Pentagon spokeswoman infected with the virus, measure, Manipur Chief alyssa Farah. and spoke by video link to Minister Biren Singh said. The uS military has been largely spared so far by the patients. He also met medical chinese president Xi Jinping waves to a coronavirus patient and medical staff via a video link at the A total of 47 people coronavirus, with only a dozen or so cases confirmed among workers, the Xinhua news Huoshenshan hospital in Wuhan, in china’s central Hubei province, on tuesday. (aFP) have tested positive for the its forces deployed around the world. (AFP) agency reported. coronavirus in India including Television images showed the novel coronavirus and 17 struck a triumphal tone as he side of mainland China. a group of Italian tourists. Xi in a blue surgical face deaths nationwide, according declared the virus “basically Singapore diagnosed six In Kerala, in India’s south, mask walking through largely to statistics released on Tues- curbed” in Hubei and “vic- new cases of coronavirus on more than 11,000 people are japanese govt readies ‘state of deserted streets and waving at day by the National Health tory” nationwide, according Tuesday, taking the country’s under observation. Of them 149 emergency’ coronavirus measures people who waved back from Commission. Seventeen of to Xinhua. total to 166, while Malaysia’s are in hospital isolation wards their apartment windows the new cases and all 17 new Previously Xi had kept caseload increased by 12 to 129. while the rest are quarantined ToKYo: Japan’s government on Tuesday approved draft “state and balconies above. He deaths were recorded in Hubei out of the handling of the Passengers from the at home, the state’s Health of emergency” measures that would allow authorities to noticeably kept his distance province, where the outbreak crisis, seeking to draw a line Italian-operated Costa Department said. keep people inside and commandeer buildings for hospitals, from people in his entourage of the disease caused by the vi- between the central and local Fortuna cruise vessel In the Maldives, hundreds as Tokyo steps up its fight against coronavirus five months and people he met. rus, Covid-19, first occurred in Hubei government, which disembarked in Singapore on of tourists were stranded in before the olympics. If approved by parliament, the draft bill The trip, his first to the December. became the target for public Tuesday morning after being quarantine in luxury hotels would give Prime Minister Shinzo abe the power to declare a virus epicentre, comes as At its peak, thousands of criticism and saw several turned away by Thailand and after suspected cases were state of emergency and impose drastic measures but Tokyo China reported its lowest new cases and over a hundred high-profile sackings. Malaysia over concerns about identified in the island resorts stressed that the situation had not yet reached that point. number of new cases on new deaths were being The total number of death the virus in Italy. of Kuredu and Sandies Bathala. “Currently we are not in a situation where we need to Tuesday since the daily recorded daily in China. In a worldwide passed 4,000, ac- In Indonesia, eight Special charter flights declare a state of emergency,” top government spokesman reporting on infections began single day in February, Hubei cording to a tally by the US- more people, two of them were arranged to carry over Yoshihide Suga told reporters on Tuesday. seven weeks ago. alone reported over 14,000 based Johns Hopkins Univer- foreigners, tested positive for 400 Taiwan nationals, strand- The virus has infected more than 500 people across Chinese health authorities new cases and 242 deaths. sity, with Italy, South Korea the virus, bringing the total ed in Wuhan for months, back Japan and been linked to nine deaths. (AFP) reported only 19 new cases of Xi’s words in Wuhan and Iran the hardest hit out- confirmed cases to 27. to Taipei late on Tuesday. Coronavirus dampens Holi festivities in India DPA been advising people in the Holi milans, or meetings, ternoon. travel agent Radhika Gang- NeW DeLhI run-up to Holi to avoid large where large numbers of people People have restricted wal. gatherings and stay vigilant gather to celebrate together. themselves to smaller groups But among those who THE big, exuberant neigh- for symptoms. Holi is a day of feasting this time around and many travelled home for Holi were bourhood parties that mark Indian President Ram and festivities where families, have not travelled home for Bollywood actor Priyanka Holi were few and far between Nath Kovind, Prime Minister friends and neighbours gath- the celebration. Chopra and her husband US in New Delhi on Tuesday as Narendra Modi and several er and smear each other with The eve of Holi sees a huge singer Nick Jonas. northern India celebrated the cabinet colleagues put out coloured powder or douse rush at bus and train stations “Nick’s first Holi was made annual festival of colours un- messages on Twitter saying each other with coloured and airports. so special being home. May der the cloud of the new coro- they would not be attending water to celebrate the onset “It’s different this time: everyone celebrating have a navirus. Holi gatherings, nudging fol- of spring. Some drink, oth- Many flights to cities like Ban- very happy and safe Holi,” India has so far reported lowers to do the same. ers sing and dance and then galore and Hyderabad had Chopra said in an Instagram people are sprayed with coloured water as they celebrate Holi, 47 positive cases of the virus Clubs and resident welfare everyone feasts on traditional empty seats on Sunday and post of a picture of the couple the spring festival of colours, at Kalupur Swaminarayan temple, in and the Health Ministry has associations have cancelled dishes. It all winds up by af- Monday,” said Delhi-based drenched in colours. Ahmedabad on tuesday. (aFP)

russia interfering N Korea seeks Russia’s Putin lays out path to staying in power with Mh17 probe, attention with say prosecutors AFP the Duma after lawmakers He also rejected a call for a NeTherLaNDS: Dutch weapons test, MoSCoW proposed a series of Putin said Russia needed lifting of the overall two-term prosecutors on Tuesday amendments to a package evolutionary change, presidential limit. accused russia of interfering says Seoul RUSSIAN President Vladimir of constitutional reforms he “because we have had Deputies then voted to with the criminal probe into Putin laid out a path on announced in January. approve the reforms in the the downing of flight Mh17, AFP Tuesday to staying in power Among them was an enough of revolutions” key second reading, with 382 including attempts to hack SeouL beyond 2024, as lawmakers amendment put forward by while suggesting that the in favour, 44 abstentions and investigators and track down approved sweeping reforms to Valentina Tereshkova, an MP country may not yet be none against. witnesses, on the second day IN a black fur hat and the constitution. and Soviet-era cosmonaut who ready for a new leader A third and final reading of the trial of four suspects clutching binoculars, In a surprise address to was the first woman in space, russian president Vladimir putin is due in the Duma on into the 2014 crash of the North Korean leader Kim the lower house State Duma, that would annul previous Wednesday, followed by Malaysia airlines jet in rebel- Jong-un oversaw his latest Putin said there could be a presidential terms. useful for society, for our be tied to one specific person. approval in the upper house held eastern ukraine. firing drill, a move Seoul presidential “reset” allowing This would allow 67-year- citizens,” he told lawmakers. But all of our previous history Federation Council and a “There are clear said on Tuesday aimed at him to run after his current old Putin, who was first elected He said Russia needed happened in this way, and of public vote on the reforms indications that russian drawing the attention of term expires. in 2000, to run again after his evolutionary change, “because course we cannot ignore this,” planned for April 22. security services are actively the US and South Korea. “This would be possible... current six-year term expires, we have had enough of Putin said. Putin shocked Russia’s attempting to disrupt efforts Kim “guided another if the constitutional court rules and potentially stay in power revolutions” while suggesting Lawmakers also proposed political establishment by to establish the truth behind firepower strike drill of such an amendment would not until 2036. that the country may not yet holding early parliamentary announcing the package of the shooting down of flight long-range artillery”, the go against (the constitution),” “These amendments are be ready for a new leader. elections but Putin said that reforms in January, the first Mh17,” prosecutor Thijs North’s KCNA news agency he said. long overdue, they are needed, “There will be a time when was not necessary and the major changes to the country’s Berger told judges. (AFP) reported, a day after Japan Putin appeared before and I am sure they will be the highest power... will not amendment was withdrawn. basic law since 1993. said Pyongyang had fired what appeared to be ballistic missiles. Images carried by official Rodong Sinmun newspaper showed rockets US begins military pullout from two Afghan bases blasting out of multiple launchers each with four AFP Under the accord, the US Afghanistan, said Monday, “victory” over America, test the firing tubes, striking what KaBuL is initially supposed to cut its referring to American Pentagon’s resolve to protect appeared to be an island troop presence from about counterterrorism operations local partners by conducting target. Other pictures AMERICAN forces have 12,000 currently to 8,600 by and support for Afghan forces. dozens of low-level attacks showed smaller-calibre started pulling out of two mid-July, and close five of its Helmand, which along against Afghan forces. The US projectiles and artillery bases in Afghanistan, a US roughly 20 bases across the with neighbouring Kandahar has only responded to a few of shooting salvos of rounds. official said on Tuesday, the country. Troops have started province is considered these attacks. Kim, wearing a day peace talks between Kabul leaving one base in Lashkar a Taliban stronghold, is Under the terms of the Russian-style hat and and the Taliban were due Gah, the capital of Helmand where US and British forces withdrawal deal, the Taliban a khaki military jacket, to start despite widespread province in the south, and fought some of the bloodiest are supposed to tackle watched from a trench violence and a political crisis. another base in Herat in the campaigns of the 18-year war. jihadists such as the Islamic next to an officer in a black The United States is keen west, a US official told AFP on Omar Zwak, spokesman State group and Al Qaeda, facemask. to end its longest-ever conflict, the condition of anonymity. for Helmand’s governor, told as well as hold talks with the Pyongyang has closed and under the terms of a deal Even with the drawdown, AFP that “20 to 30” foreigners Afghan government that were its borders and imposed signed in Doha last month has US forces retain “all the had left Lashkar Gah since the due to start on Tuesday. strict conditions as it seeks In this file photo taken on August 23, 2011, uS soldiers gather near said all foreign forces will quit military means and authorities weekend. But Kabul is in disarray to avoid the worldwide a destroyed vehicle and protect their faces from rotor wash, as their Afghanistan within 14 months to accomplish our objectives”, The initial drawdown and appears unable to present coronavirus outbreak. wounded comrades are airlifted by a Medevac helicopter from the -- provided the Taliban stick to Colonel Sonny Leggett, comes as the Taliban, which see a unified front to negotiate 159th Brigade task Force thunder to Kandahar Hospital role 3. (aFP) their security commitments. spokesman for US Forces- themselves as having achieved with the Taliban. 08 Wednesday, March 11 , 2020 europe / United states

swiss coronavirus cases jump more France’s Macron on virus: ‘We’re than 50 percent all of italy in lockdown just at beginning of this epidemic’ within a day AFP after having been in contact BeLLINzoNa: The number PARiS with an infected person. But of confirmed coronavirus with only a fraction of the cases in Switzerland rose FRENCH President 463 deaths reported in Italy, to 476 on Tuesday, an as death toll hits 631, Emmanuel Macron warned France has so far refrained increase of 164 cases, on Tuesday that France was from the draconian or 52 percent, since the “just at the beginning” of the measures imposed by its previous day, the Federal coronavirus outbreak that neighbour, which is under Health office said. has killed 30 people in the nationwide lockdown. Switzerland’s italian- infections rise to 10,149 country and infected more Clusters of cases have speaking canton of Ticino, than 1,600. been identified in half a which borders on italy’s “We’re just at the dozen French regions, with outbreak hot-spot region beginning of this epidemic,” schools closed in three -- of lombardy, has counted he said after a visit to the northern Oise area, the more than 90 Covid-19 the ambulance service in northeastern Haut-Rhin virus disease patients so Paris, urging the French area and the city of Ajaccio far. (AFP) not to panic and saying the on the Mediterranean island authorities were “organised” of Corsica. in the face of the crisis. Gatherings of more than Germany set to France is the second- 1,000 people have been approve extra worst affected country in cancelled since the weekend, €1 billion funds to Europe after Italy. leading to several sporting combat covid-19 Culture Minister Franck events and concerts being Riester and five MPs are called off. BerLIN: The german among those who have Macron said the parliament is set to approve tested positive for the virus. government, which is up to 1 billion euros ($1.1 Preventive measures pressing ahead with bn) in additional funds to have been stepped up at nationwide municipal polls combat the coronavirus, the the presidential palace, scheduled on Sunday, was head of Chancellor angela with Macron’s cabinet chief taking a region-by-region Merkel’s conservative bloc ordered to work from home approach to the outbreak. said on Tuesday. “We will provide additional budgetary resources of up to 1 billion French mayor defends smurf euros,” Christian Democrat A person wearing a respiratory mask as part of precautionary measures against the spread of the new coVID-19 coronavirus, rides a bicycle rally after outcry over virus ralph Brinkhaus said along a canal in the Navigli district of Milan on tuesday. (aFP) ahead of a meeting of his RenneS: The mayor of a small French town on Tuesday parliamentary caucus. DPA said going out for a run - 724 to 1,004. first two quarters of 2020 and defended hosting a record-breaking gathering of 3,500 people “The health minister, roMe solo - was also acceptable. The outbreak has triggered fall by “about 2 per cent” for dressed as Smurfs at the weekend, after accusations that the [and] the health authorities But otherwise the message serious unrest in prisons, as the full year. event increased the risks of spreading the coronavirus. will get all the resources ITALIANS are grappling with was to stay inside and avoid inmates are concerned about Industry Minister “We must not stop living... it was the chance to say that they need to tackle the most severe peacetime socializing. contagion risks and are angry Stefano Patuanelli told Radio we are alive,” mayor Patrick leclerc of landerneau in western the coronavirus crisis,” limitations to their everyday Overnight, panicked at curbs on visits from outside. Capital that the government France told AFP. The gathering came a day before France Brinkhaus said. (DPA) lives as their government shoppers made a run on 24- The death toll from the would beef up a draft anti- banned all gatherings of more than 1,000 in a bid to contain battles with a spiralling novel hour supermarkets, despite the protests has risen to 11, the coronavirus crisis package the spread of the virus, which has infected 1,412 people and coronavirus outbreak. government insisting this was Justice Ministry said in a from 7.5 billion to around 10 killed 25 in the country. dutch PM breaks As of Tuesday, all travel not necessary as there is no statement. Inmates in Rieti billion euros (8.5 billion to 11.3 The Smurf rally drew criticism particularly from the media in own coronavirus within the country was prospect of them being shut. and Modena prisons are billion dollars). italy, which is battling europe’s most intense outbreak, where handshake rule restricted, public gatherings Italy has the largest believed to have died from The money is expected la Repubblica newspaper described the rally as “potentially a were banned, cinemas, number of Covid-19 cases overdoses after ransacking to cover higher health care very dangerous viral bomb”. (AFP) THe Hague: Dutch Prime theatres, gyms and museums outside of mainland China. infirmaries. spending as well as help for minister mark Rutte was were shut, and restaurants On Tuesday, the number of In the south-eastern city struggling households and caught shaking hands on and bars were told to close by infections rose to 10,149, of Foggia, where dozens of businesses, including the television just moments 6 pm (1700 GMT). about a 10-per-cent jump from prisoners escaped, 50 have suspension of mortgage and after telling the country “Italy’s future is in our Monday. been caught and 22 remain at tax payments. to avoid the traditional hands. Let us all do our bit, It was a relatively small large, the ministry said, adding Italy detected its first local greeting to halt the spread giving up something for the change, compared to increases that riots were still ongoing in transmission case of coronavirus of coronavirus. good of the community,” of 20-25 per cent in previous several institutions. on Feb 20 in Codogno, some 60 “We’re not allowed to do Prime Minister Giuseppe days, but the head of the Civil Even though people were kilometres south-east of Milan, that any more. Sorry sorry!” Conte tweeted. Protection Agency, Angelo still allowed to go to work but authorities believe the virus a laughing Rutte said at a People across the country Borrelli, said the data from and external trade was not arrived in the country a month televised press meet late are only allowed to leave Lombardy was incomplete. suspended, Italy’s economy earlier. monday after he grabbed their home for a few reasons, There were also increases was expected to take a serious The government initially the hand of Jaap van including going to work, in the number of fatalities from hit from the lockdown. isolated two virus clusters, one Dissel, head of infectious shopping for vital items, visits 463 to 631, in the number of According to Capital around Codogno and another disease control at the Dutch to the doctor and care for patients under intensive care, Economics, a research outfit, in a small town in Veneto, the people dressed as ‘Smurfs’ attend a world record gathering of public health board. (AFP) elderly or sick relatives. from 733 to 877, and in the gross domestic product (GDP) region including Venice, but this Smurfs, in landerneau, western France, recently. (AFP) Government guidelines number of recoveries, from will “contract sharply” in the failed to contain the outbreak.

news HRW denounces Greece over drop in emissions from virus will not in brief solve climate crisis, says Un chief 450 migrants held on warship GeneVA: Un Secretary ‘London Patient’ man second patient General Antonio Guterres to be cured of hiV AFP there, were transferred last director of migrant and warned on Tuesday that ATHenS Wednesday to the ship. HRW, refugee rights, added: “Greece while the global outbreak PARiS: A second patient has been cured of HiV after quoting a Syrian asylum should immediately reverse of coronavirus may have undergoing stem cell transplant treatment, doctors said on HUMAN Rights Watch (HRW) seeker on board, said many of this draconian policy, properly caused a temporary drop in Tuesday, after finding no trace of infection 30 months after he on Tuesday called on Greece to the 451 detained were women receive these people in safe and emissions that cause global stopped traditional treatment. reverse its “draconian policy” and children and criticised the decent conditions, and allow warming, it would not end The so-called “london Patient”, a cancer sufferer originally towards over 450 migrants conditions on board. them to lodge asylum claims”. the problem and might even from Venezuela, made headlines last year when researchers at detained on a navy ship docked On March 1, Greece Human Rights Watch said divert attention from the fight. the University of Cambridge reported they had found no trace in Mytilene port in Lesbos. announced it would not accept that the Greek authorities had “We should not Swedish environmentalist Greta of the AiDS-causing virus in his blood for 18 months. (AFP) The men, women and asylum requests from the new denied them access to the dock overestimate the fact that thunberg (left) takes part in a children were among those arrivals the day after Ankara area where the detainees were emissions have been reduced protest, near the headquarters of picked up by the Greek Coast opened its borders, a decision kept during the day -- or to the for some months. We will not the Eu council after a meeting UK activist loses latest court bid Guard since March 1, when condemned by the UN refugee vessel where they spend the fight climate change with the of Eu environment ministers, in over gender-neutral passports Turkey decided to open its organisation UNHCR. night. virus,” he said. Brussels, recently. (AFP) borders and let make the “Greece’s decision to The Syrian, who contacted “it is important that all lonDon: A campaigner battling the British government for the crossing. detain more than 450 people HRW by telephone, said most the attention that needs to be given to fight this disease does right to get a gender-neutral passport lost a Court of Appeal Since Turkey’s February on a naval vessel and refuse of the detainees were Afghans, not distract us from the need to defeat climate change,” he said. challenge on Tuesday over the issue. 28 decision, more than 1,700 to allow them to lodge asylum but that 118 are Arabs, Guterres was speaking after the publication of a Un report Christie elan-Cane, who does not identify as either male people have arrived on the claims flagrantly violates including Syrians, Iraqis on planetary warming last year, and said the situation demanded or female, had asked the court in london to rule that Britain’s Greek islands in the Aegean international and European and Palestinians. Somalis, urgent action. “Global heating is accelerating,” he said as the passport application process was “inherently discriminatory”. off the Turkish coast. law,” Human Rights Watch Congolese, and others from World meteorological organization (Wmo), a Un institution, elan-Cane, who has fought for legal and social recognition Many of those who said in a statement. Africa were also on board. presented its update. for non-gendered identity for more than 25 years, called the reached Lesbos, which is “The action may amount “The children are not The Wmo report confirmed findings in December that 2019 decision “devastating”. (AFP) already struggling to cope to an arbitrary deprivation of receiving sufficient food and was the second hottest year on record. (AFP) with the numbers of migrants liberty.” Bill Frelick, HRW’s clothing,” he told HRW.

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AFP Sanders needs a strong frontrunner earlier this year fan from the campaign’s start. seats that are up for choosing DeTRoiT showing in Michigan to and performed well in the “When he wasn’t doing by the next president, and I remain viable as a candidate, three early voting states, well in the polls I was really think vice president Biden VOTERS in Michigan and and he and Biden have is suddenly the underdog concerned,” she admitted. has the best chance to defeat five other states headed to barnstormed the state in after Biden scored a decisive “But when he won the South Donald Trump and win states polls early on Tuesday in the recent days in bids to broaden victory in South Carolina and Carolina primary I put my like Michigan.” latest slate of primaries that support and turn out the vote. then won in 10 of 14 states last confidence back in him.” Michigan had voted will decide whether Joe Biden The two veteran week, on Super Tuesday. “We’ve got to get ‘45’ out of Democratic in the six previous or Bernie Sanders will face politicians -- one a centrist, Artist and designer Cecilia office,” she said, referring to presidential elections but President Donald Trump in the other a leftist -- are locked Covington, 61, was the first the current president. Trump snatched it in 2016 by November. in a duel for the Democratic person to vote in Precinct Detroit attorney Conor wooing disaffected workers, Idaho, Mississippi, nomination as all other major 123 in downtown Detroit, Fitzpatrick, 30, cast his ballot particularly in manufacturing Missouri, North Dakota and contenders have fallen by braving the darkness and a in the precinct early Tuesday industries like automaking. Washington state also vote the wayside, many of them cold drizzle as she arrived at too, and said “by far” the most Biden narrowly leads in the Tuesday. But Michigan, with endorsing the surging former Chrysler Elementary School important election issue for race for delegates who formally its large delegate haul and its vice president Biden. well before it opened as a him is who can defeat Trump. pick the party nominee, and he Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden meets workers as he status as a swing state, is the Sanders, a democratic polling station at 1100 GMT. “There are going to be one, is ahead in polling in Michigan, tours the Fiat chrysler plant in Detroit, Michigan, on tuesday. (AFP) day’s top prize. socialist who was the Covington has been a Biden maybe two Supreme Court Missouri and Mississippi. Meet the Huawei Nova 7i with its 48MP quad AI camera PaGe 10 Wednesday, March 11, 2020

DOW24,936.57 QE 8,433.03 SENSEX 35,634.95 GOLD 1,647.61 Russia reaches out to OPEC as +1,085.55 PTS +272.80 PTS -1,941.67 PTS -1.96% Riyadh opens oil taps PaGe 11 PRICE PERCENTAGE PRICE PERCENTAGE 16.91 BRENT 37.78 +9.95% WTI 34.66 +11.34% SILVER -0.87% nakilat delivers all cargoes without any interruptions, continues to expand fleet Field Bravo offshore com- the company has the world’s largest lnG plex,” he said. Earlier during the AGM, fleet with 69 lnG carriers, one Fsru and the board of directors present- four large liquid petroleum gas carriers ed an overview of the com- pany’s activities and financial results for 2019 in which the SATYENDRA PATHAK company reported a consoli- Doha dated net profit of QR1.003 billion, registering an increase QATAR gas Transport Com- The majority of Nakilat’s of 12.4 percent over the previ- pany (Nakilat) continued to vessels are fixed with long ous year. deliver clean energy to world- term world class charterers, Commenting on the finan- wide destinations without any cial results, Nakilat Chief Ex- interruptions, upholding its securing steady and healthy ecutive Officer Abdullah Fad- commitment to operational cash flow for the company halah al Sulaiti said, “Nakilat’s excellence and customer sat- Nakilat Chairman Mohammed record financial performance isfaction, the company’s chair- is a solid reflection of the com- man said on Tuesday. bin Saleh al Sada Nakilat chairman Mohammed bin Saleh al Sada with other board members at the company’s annual general meeting in Doha on tuesday. pany’s intensified efforts at Speaking at the compa- implementing business diver- ny’s annual general meeting plans with four newly-built “Today, Nakilat stands Aligned with Qatar’s ambi- transportation and maritime value proposition, with its ship sification and resource optimi- (AGM), Nakilat Chairman LNG carriers added to its fleet. proud with a fleet strength of tion to enhance the resilience services,” he said. repair, offshore fabrication, sation strategies, and pursuit of Mohammed bin Saleh al Sada He said, “Nakilat contin- 74 vessels, comprising of the of the energy sector’s supply Offering a comprehensive towage and other maritime sustainable cost optimisation said, “Despite the challenges ued to push the boundaries world’s largest LNG fleet with chain and our own business suite of offshore and onshore services contributing towards initiatives to achieve greater brought about by the ongoing and successfully implement- 69 LNG carriers, one Floating diversification strategy, he fabrication services, he said, Qatar’s development as a stra- cost efficiency and synergy geopolitical situation as well ed several long-term growth Storage Regasification Unit said, Nakilat entered into a QFAB not only complements tegic shipping and maritime across the organisation.” as the dynamics of the global strategies by strengthening (FSRU) and four large LPG joint-venture agreement with Nakilat’s maritime portfolio hub,” he said. “The company’s strong maritime industry, he said, the its international presence and carriers,” he said. renowned international ser- but also aims to support the “Several milestones have results reflected positively on company succeeded in deliver- diversifying its fleet towards “The majority of Nakilat’s vice provider McDermott to increasing demand for the been achieved recently, which the performance of the share ing all cargos on time.” maintaining global leadership vessels are fixed with long establish Qatar Fabrication construction of offshore and includes the successful deliv- price. We continued to main- In preparation for addi- in LNG transportation. term world class charterers, Company (QFAB). onshore structures in Qatar, ery of the largest topside fab- tain the highest standards tional capacity to meet the “Nakilat acquired the full securing steady and healthy “The establishment of this and by extension, the coun- ricated in Qatar at the Erhama of corporate governance, oc- growing international demand ownership of four Q-Flex LNG cash flow for the company. new joint-venture will further try’s efforts at localisation. bin Jaber Al Jalahma Shipyard cupational health and safety for clean energy, Sada said, carriers as part of its fleet con- Through our in-house ship complement Nakilat’s exist- “The company’s other for Qatar Petroleum’s Bul Ha- regulations, risk management Nakilat will go ahead with its solidation, further demon- management, Nakilat oper- ing range of maritime services joint venture operations at the nine re-development project, and business continuity pre- expansion plans. strating its flexibility to capi- ates and manages 18 vessels being offered, reinforcing our world-class Erhama Bin Jaber in addition to the major fab- paredness to safeguard inves- Sada said the company fol- talise on profitable investment comprising of 14 LNG and 4 position as a global leader and al Jalahma Shipyard contin- rication of additional living tor’s confidence in the com- lowed through its expansion opportunities.” LPG carriers,” Sada said. provider of choice for energy ued to strengthen Nakilat’s quarters for Qatargas’ North pany,” he said.

Deposits at banks jump 2.8% in Jan 2020 Qatar First Bank posts net profit IN January 2020, deposits Authority (PSA) 5.2 percent. On the other hand, and credit facilities for com- Regarding the data of build- cash equivalents; including mercial banks increased at a ing permits issued, the total commercial bank deposits, ac- monthly rate of 2.8 percent number of permits reached 696 counted for QR872.9 billion. of QR1.3 million in 2019 Q4 and 2.1 percent, respectively. in January 2020, recording a The figure has recorded This is an annual increase of monthly increase of 7.1 percent. an annual increase of 10.5 TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK to a stable growth momentum viduals, institutional investors 10.5 percent and 11.7 percent, As for the banking sector; percent compared to January Doha in 2020” and government related enti- respectively, according to the Total Broad Money Supply 2019, when deposits recorded It is noteworthy that QFB ties. The product offered an latest monthly data issued by (M2) reached QR1.8 billion in approximately QR789.7 bil- QATAR First Bank (QFB) has has made a prodigious cur- investment in a stable mature the Planning and Statistics January, an annual increase of lion. (TNN) reported a net profit of QR1.3 tain raiser for 2019 where market. This investment pro- million in the fourth quarter shareholders elected a robust vided clients with ten years of 2019, the bank announced well-diversified new board of of strong, credit-backed con- in a statement on Tuesday. directors consists of promi- tractual cash flows with mini- A key highlight for the year nent economic and business mal capital obligations and a was that QFB’s accumulated figures that abetting the cur- best-in-class asset in a market losses of QR1.3 billion were rent transformational shift of characterized by large, mar- QICDRC hosts seminar on impact offset against share capital QFB. QFB also shifted its op- ket-leading companies such during the year. erating model to a fee income as Microsoft, T-Mobile, Nin- of coronavirus on contractual As result of offset and on structured products. tendo, REI, Amazon, Google, performance during the year, In line with this new strat- Facebook, Oculus, Costco, the bank was able to secure egy, the bank announced ear- AT&T, and Boeing. obligations under Qatari law positive retained earnings of Qatar First Bank headquarters lier that it has successfully QFB also made a success- QR2.9 million as at December building in Doha. completed the $117 million ful exit along with its investors TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK 31, 2019. off-market acquisition of 90 through the sale of two Boeing Doha QFB also recorded a Thani, QFB Chairman, com- North office campus located 737-900ER aircrafts, which is growth momentum related to mented, “The 2019 was a in Bellevue, Washington. This its second sharia-compliant THE Qatar International its income streams where fee key milestone for QFB where acquisition was QFB’s sixth aviation deal. Court and Dispute Resolu- income increased by 103% three of our quarters ended up product offerings and fourth The two aircrafts were on tion Centre (QICDRC) host- to 32.3 million compared to generating net profit, and our in the US real estate market a seven-year long-term shar- ed a legal seminar on “Coro- QR15.9 million in 2018 large- fee income products show- offering investors access to in- ia-compliant lease contract to navirus and its impact on ly driven by new structured ing significant growth with ternational investment oppor- Indonesia’s Lion Air. Interest- contractual obligations un- products introduced during the successful execution of tunities through Investment ingly, this is the first deal of its der Qatari law” as part of its 2019. QFB made continu- the fee-based-income model. Management Platform. kind that the bank is under- programme to raise aware- ous gain from its cost ration- These optimistic signs has It was also a strong testi- taking in the field of aviation ness on topical legal matters, the seminar featured counsellor Abdelraouf Elbekei, partner of alisation plan implemented in helped us to create the turna- mony of QFB’s key focus on through the global investment a statement said on Tuesday. Sharq law firm, and counsellor William cattan, partner Sultan Al 2017 where bank reduced its round performance in 2019 its strategy of offering innova- management platform that The seminar featured Abdullah law firm. total expenses by 17.2% com- along with the unending con- tive financial solutions with the bank launched and at- Counsellor Abdelraouf El- pared to 2018. fidence from our shareholders greater returns to the bank’s tracts increased opportunities bekei, partner of Sharq Law as “force majeure”, hence re- overburdening the debtor in Sheikh Faisal bin Thani al while we are looking forward clients of high net worth Indi- for its clients and investors. firm, who explained how the sulting in their annulment. carrying out his/her commit- spread of the virus can impact He added that the party ment, or in some cases, it can contractual obligations of the impacted by the “exceptional make the contract impossible parties in contracts conduct- circumstances” is entitled to comply with. ed in the State of Qatar in ac- under Qatari law to request For his part, Counsel- cordance with Qatari laws. amendments to the terms lor William Cattan, part- Ooredoo announces two new appointments He explained that the im- of the contract. Elbekei then ner Sultan Al Abdullah law pact of the Coronavirus may discussed the conditions for firm, highlighted examples TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK Maryam succeeds Mohan- din Hamed Hussein, who is hanna Nasser al Nuaimi, who lead to the debtor being over- implementing and applying of epidemics and pandemics Doha na Nasser al Nuaimi, who is retiring. played a key role in developing burdened to fulfil his/her each of the two theories on across countries and their retiring. Sheikh Ali is the chief of Ooredoo Group’s HR strategy commitment under “excep- contracts in accordance to impact on contracts. OOREDOO has appointment Maryam has over 25 years Legal and Regulatory Depart- and operating model, and to tional circumstances” also the provisions of the Qatari He explained how some Sheikh Ali bin Jabor al Thani of professional experience and ment for Ooredoo Qatar since Izzeldin Hamed Hussein for known as “hardship” or it Civil Law. contracts may directly be as Acting Group Chief Le- was most recently the execu- 2016, a position he will keep their valuable contributions to may lead to the impossibility He concluded that the affected by the outbreak of gal & Regulatory Officer and tive director of Organisation in addition to his new role. our company. of carrying out the obligation impact of the Coronavirus on Coronavirus, such as those Maryam Mubarak al Nasr as and Talent Development at Sheikh Ali holds a Bachelor’s “I also take this opportu- under “force majeure”. contracts must be applied on covering supply chain con- Acting Group Chief Human Ooredoo Group. She holds a degree in Law. nity to congratulate Sheikh ali Elbekei also explained a case-by-case basis, as the tract, construction work and Resources Officer, as of March degree in Business Adminis- Sheikh Saud bin Nasser al Bin Jabor al Thani and Mary- that it is impossible to im- outbreak of the virus may employment, in which imple- 10, 2020, the company an- tration and an MBA from Qa- Thani, Group CEO, Ooredoo, am Mubarak al Nasr on their plement contracts due to not have any impact on the mentation is burdened due to nounced in a statement on tar University. said, “I would like to extend new roles and wish them the unforeseen events, known contract, or it may lead to the nature of the contracts. Tuesday. Sheikh Ali succeeds Izzel- my warmest thanks to Mo- best of luck.” 10 Wednesday, March 11, 2020 economy & business QIC Group, Sompo Japan strengthen ties with knowledge exchange programmes

TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK surer in the MENA region, edge exchange initiative, Doha SJNKI sent its staff to QIC Ahmed al Jarboey, Senior headquarters in Doha for Vice President, MENA Retail AS part of its endeavour to- enhancing technical skills, & Motor Claims, said, “This wards helping realise Qatar exchanging experiences and collaborative partnership National Vision 2030, QIC adopting best practices. The highlights QIC Group’s repu- Group announced on Tues- trainee was successful in fa- tation and goodwill for which day that it had completed miliarising himself with QIC SJNKIhas chosen us as the a knowledge exchange pro- Group’s knowledge in various idealpartner. We wish to fos- gramme with leading insur- fields of insurance, digitised ter this growing relationship ance company Sompo Japan retail platforms and commu- and take to its next stageof its Nipponkoa Insurance Inc. nicating with a multi-cultural evolution. It would be our way (SJNKI). workforce and customer base of cementing thepartnership Owing to QIC Group’s in the Middle East. between the two business AKCC seminar sheds reputation as the leading in- Talking about this knowl- powerhouses.” light on innovation in the cement industry TRIBUNE NEWS NET- tious materials. Workers in the US gig economy The focus of AKCC’s in- WORK novation activities is driv- Doha en by feedback from its customers, and the forego- AL Khalij Cement Com- ing issues were addressed most vulnerable to virus outbreak pany (AKCC), a subsidiary by the AKCC technical of Qatari Investors Group, team as part of a continu- recently held a seminar ous dialogue with custom- Cleaners, waiters and porters: millions of americans lack any financial safety net if they are not able to work under the theme of “AKCC ers. Product Development” to The event was also an AFP promote its latest innova- opportunity for AKCC to NeW YorK tions in Qatar. provide a platform to col- The seminar was con- lect additional feedback THEY are on the front lines ducted by Dejan Peshevs- from customers in order to of the coronavirus outbreak, ki, QHSSE Manager, and drive upcoming develop- yet have the least protection Mohamed Metwally, Pro- ments. against it: workers in the US duction Manager. It was Raja Assili, Qatari In- gig economy, living paycheck attended by representa- vestors Group’s CEO said: to paycheck, have no choice tives of Public Works Au- “AKCC is a customer cen- but to show up to work, de- thority (Ashghal), Qatar tric company and this sem- spite the growing risks of General Organisation for inar is a great example of contagion. Standards and Metrology mutually beneficial suppli- Cleaners, waiters, delivery (QS), consulting firms, and er-customer collaboration. or ride-share drivers, home- ready mix and chemical We listened to our custom- help, receptionists, bar staff, companies. ers and worked with them construction workers, por- The aim of the seminar to address their requests. ters: millions of Americans was to present the out- We understand our role in lack any financial safety net if comes of AKCC’s Research providing cement and sup- they are not able to work. and Development projects, port which helps down- Health authorities are ad- conducted over several stream companies reduce vising people to “self-isolate,” months in collaboration their costs. but for these workers, that with the company’s clien- “The aim of this semi- means running the risk of tele. nar was to present solu- eviction because they cannot unlike in Europe, paid sick leave is a luxury in the united States. Discussions in the tions which optimize mix pay their rent, or living with- seminar revolved around designs, enhance quality, out power because they can- have access to it, according Support package? Ballantyne of the Main Street AKCC product perfor- and cut costs. We thank not afford electricity. to the Economic Policy Insti- Faced with a disease for Alliance. mance, strength enhance- our customers for their “They cannot go without tute. which there is no vaccine and She said if consumers stop ment mechanisms, com- custom and collaboration a paycheck. They do not have These workers often also These workers are going to no proven treatment, US un- spending for fear of financial patibility with chemical in this project. We look for- money in a savings account lack health insurance which come in unless they ions and NGOs are calling for uncertainty that could hurt admixture, and perfor- ward to announcing more that will let them pay their would cover the costs of test- themselves are too sick to a plan to help gig workers. an economy already rattled mance and efficiency with exciting developments in rent if they don’t work for a ing for the virus, and so carry They want a ban on evic- by a market plunge and a supplementary cementi- the coming months.” couple of weeks. They have on working. That makes them work because they have no tions for anyone who has to crash in oil prices. no way to cope with this,” more exposed to the disease, savings. They have no way miss work, uninterrupted After days of prevaricat- said Eileen Appelbaum of the and more likely to spread it if to feed their children if they access to drinking water and ing and an initial plan to progressive Center for Eco- they become infected. don’t draw a paycheck every electricity and any benefits spend $8 billion on fighting nomic and Policy Research. “These workers are going single week. that might have pertained be- the coronavirus, President That is the case for Xavier to come in unless they them- fore the crisis, such as health Donald Trump was expected Pressley, a 36-year-old Af- selves are too sick to work be- Eileen Appelbaum of the pro- insurance. to announce an economic rican American working for cause they have no savings,” gressive Center for Economic Some are also calling for stimulus package later Tues- the logistics firm CRST at the said Appelbaum. “They have and Policy Research emergency aid funds similar day. One World Trade Center in no way to feed their children to those used to bail out farm- While waiting for that to New York. if they don’t draw a paycheck ers during the US trade war happen, the banks are offer- every single week.” The amount of paid leave with China. ing some leeway to clients un- ‘Can’t afford to get sick’ She said school closures depends on how long an em- “If people are losing hours able to pay their bills or credit “My paycheck pays my could hurt such people even ployee had been with a firm and they’re getting smaller cards. rent and all my bills,” he said. more, as often their kids re- and the number of hours they paychecks or maybe even ex- “This is a rapidly evolv- “I can’t afford to get sick right ceive their main meals from work. periencing temporary layoffs, ing situation and we want now.” school. It is rarely more than nine that will not only impact their our customers to know we Unlike in Europe, paid If paid sick leave is not days, which is short of the ability to pay rent and main- are here to provide assis- sick leave is a luxury in the federally mandated, a hand- 14-day minimum quarantine tain their health insurance tance should they need it,” United States, where 55 per- ful of mostly Democratic- period recommended by the and buy food, but it may have said Anand Selva, head of the cent of workers in the hotel run states do have it, such as health authorities, experts a longer ripple effect on our consumer affair division at and restaurant trade do not New York and Washington. told AFP. economy,” warned Amanda Citibank.

trend-settinG sMartPhone Meet the Huawei Nova 7i with its 48MP quad AI camera

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Google oiL PricinG War US stocks restricts up modestly visits to curb amid virus virus risk anxiety AFP SaN FraNCISCo AFP NeW YorK GOOGLE on Monday be- gan restricting visits to its WALL Street stocks clung to offices in Silicon Valley, modest gains at midday as oil San Francisco and New prices rallied and the Trump York as it ramped up pre- administration signalled plans cautions against the deadly for stimulus measures in re- novel coronavirus. sponses to the coronavirus. The added measure US stocks had opened signif- was enacted as word went icantly higher after Monday’s out that Apple had joined rout, but briefly dipped into the the list of technology firms red in late-morning trading, a advising employees to sign of continued anxiety at un- work from home and that certainty over the coronavirus. the prestigious TED Con- Near 1635 GMT, the Dow ference set to take place Jones Industrial Average was in April has been delayed up just 0.1 percent at 23,879.53 to protect the health of at- as it sought to win back some of tendees. the losses from Monday, when To reduce novel coro- it shed more than 2,000 points navirus risk, “external/so- in the worst session since 2008. cial visits” to some Google The broad-based S&P offices have been restrict- 500 climbed 0.4 percent to ed, and all job interviews 2,757.84, while the tech-rich will be “virtual” instead of Nasdaq Composite Index face-to-face for the foresee- gained 0.9 percent to 8,024.72. able future, according to a Art Hogan, chief market spokesperson. strategist at National Securi- Google was already ties, predicted stocks won’t re- among technology compa- ally be in the clear until inves- nies including Facebook, tors have confidence the US Microsoft and Amazon pump jacks draw crude oil from the long Beach oil Field in california on Monday. (aFP) cases have peaked. that have given employees “We are at the beginning the option of working from of a discovery phase,” he said, home instead of going to adding that in the near-term, the office. “it’s going to look increasingly Apple over the weekend russia reaches out to oPec worse, until it doesn’t.” told employees at most of US President Donald its offices around the world Trump is expected to announce that they can work from stimulus measures later Tues- home this week, according as riyadh opens oil taps day, such as tax relief for work- to an internal memo re- ers in the gig economy who ported by Bloomberg and worry about calling in sick. confirmed by Axios. Trump said in a midday ap- Twitter staff across the On Tuesday, Saudi oil giant Aramco announced a plan to massively increase oil output despite falling demand pearance at the White House world was asked to work that he plans to provide as- from home starting Mon- AFP Russian Energy Minster based RS Energy Bill Farren- petitiveness against US shale added. sistance to airlines and cruise day in an effort to stop the MoSCoW Alexander Novak said Tuesday Price said. “This is a grab for production. “All oil producers will of companies, two especially spread of the new corona- that Moscow remains open to market share.” They had previously in course share the pain of a low- hard-hit industries, boosting virus epidemic. RUSSIA said on Tuesday it was cooperation with OPEC to sta- Novak in turn said Russia December agreed on a milder er oil price,” said SEB analyst equities in both those sectors. Google last week can- open to renewing cooperation bilise the oil market. could also swiftly increase its production cut of 500,000 Bjarne Schieldrop. The gains in stocks came celled its major annual with the OPEC oil cartel even “I want to say the doors production. barrels in 2020 and Russia “But it is US shale oil pro- as oil prices rallied, with some gathering of software de- as kingpin Saudi Arabia esca- aren’t closed,” Novak told the “I think in the short-term wanted this to continue. ducers who will have to step analysts pointing to more con- velopers amid virus con- lated a price war with Moscow state-run Rossiya 24 television we can increase by 200- Saudi Arabia responded on back and lower production.” ciliatory statements out of Rus- cerns. by announcing it would flood channel, hinting at the possi- 300,000 barrels (per day) with Sunday to the collapse of their On Monday the crash in oil sia after it failed to reach an The internet giant said markets with new supplies. bility of further talks. the prospect of 500,000 bar- proposed cuts with its biggest prices and fears over the global agreement with Saudi Arabia it nixed the festival-like The oil price conflict broke Russia’s failure to reach rels, that’s in the near future.” price cut in 20 years in a bid to economic impact of the virus on a production limit, sending event Google I/O event out after OPEC and a group of agreement with the cartel “If necessary we have win market share. outbreak prompted a melt- oil prices into free-fall on Fri- scheduled for May a short non-member countries domi- “does not mean that in the fu- various tools including re- Oil prices plunged by al- down on stock markets. day and Monday. distance from the “Google- nated by Russia -- the world’s ture we can’t cooperate with duction and increasing pro- most a third on Monday, their Global stocks and oil prices Petroleum-linked shares plex” in the Silicon Valley second largest oil producer OPEC and non-OPEC coun- duction,” Novak said, adding biggest one-day move since the rebounded on Tuesday, how- were mixed with Exxon Mo- city of Mountain View. -- on Friday failed to agree on tries,” Novak insisted. that a meeting of OPEC and 1991 Gulf War. ever. bil and Chevron both in posi- The annual Google production cuts. Kremlin spokesman Dmit- non-member producers was At first glance, this looks Benchmark oil contracts tive territory, but Halliburton I/O conference typically Saudi Arabia, the world’s ry Peskov told journalists: “No planned for May or June. like a battle between Russia WTI and Brent were both and ConocoPhillips were both attracts thousands of de- biggest crude exporter, re- one rules out such a possibil- The dispute broke out af- and Saudi over oil policy,” said around seven percent higher down more than two percent. velopers from around the sponded by announcing uni- ity.” ter Russia on Friday refused Chris Weafer of Macro Advi- on the day in the European af- Airline shares were also world to mingle with one lateral price cuts. This prompt- Aramco said Tuesday it to agree to a proposal by OPEC sory consultancy. ternoon, having earlier spiked mixed after spiking in response another and with engineers ed the oil price to plummet and would boost crude oil supplies ministers led by Saudi Arabia “But the context of the re- by over 10 percent, but failed to Trump’s comments. from the internet company fuelled huge drops on stock to 12.3 million barrels per day for a drastic cut of 1.5 mil- lentless rise in US oil produc- to recoup the previous day’s United Airlines and Jet- on ways to synchronize markets Monday. in April in a move that will lion barrels per day involving tion over the past ten years is losses. Blue both won more than three software and services to its On Tuesday, Saudi oil gi- flood markets when current OPEC and non-member pro- also an important factor.” Russia’s stock exchanges percent, but Delta Air Lines fell array of offerings. ant Aramco announced a plan agreements expire. ducer countries including Rus- Both Russia and major plunged more than 10 per- 2.1 percent after announcing a It joined a growing list to massively increase oil out- - ‘Grab for market share’ sia. OPEC producers have been cent Tuesday when traders host of belt-tightening meas- of global events that have put despite falling demand -The announcement “shows Russian oil companies had “openly annoyed” with US pro- returned from a long holi- ures and capacity reductions been cancelled as the virus during the novel coronavirus the Saudis have something opposed such cuts, fearing loss ducers’ refusal to participate day weekend, before rallying in response to lower consumer spreads around the world. outbreak. to prove,” director of Britain- of market share and of com- in past production cuts, he slightly. demand. A game developers conference in San Francis- co was postponed, and Fa- cebook recently cancelled its F8 developers confer- China inflation slips but stays high on virus, food worries ence, the biggest annual event for the US tech giant, AFP plies of key goods. percent, with pork increasing “The sudden new coro- sector that measures the cost not be a good thing for all due to virus worries. BeIJINg However, the factory pric- 135 percent -- following a 116 navirus epidemic caused a of goods at the factory gate -- companies as some depend on Like Google I/O, the es fell and observers warned percent rise in January -- as the more complex impact on price fell 0.4 percent, slightly more higher oil prices to have higher F8 gathering in the Silicon THE soaring price of pork and of further drops as global de- country’s pig herds are ravaged movements in February,” said than expectations of a 0.3 per- profits”. She said she expects Valley city of San Jose typi- other food, as well as the rising mand for Chinese goods is by African Swine Fever that has Zhao Maohong, director for cent drop. prices to normalise as people cally draws throngs of soft- cost of medical supplies during battered by the spread of the seen millions of pigs culled. the urban department of the Iris Pang, ING chief econo- return to work and are more ware makers from around the coronavirus outbreak kept disease. The National Bureau of statistics bureau. mist for Greater China, told willing to spend. the world who collaborate Chinese consumer inflation Consumer inflation rose Statistics also said medical Consumers were encour- AFP that “factories almost And United Overseas Bank with the tech giant on its close to eight year highs in Feb- 5.2 percent on-year last month, goods had seen a rise as of- aged to stay home over an stopped operation in Febru- economist Ho Woei Chen platform. ruary, officials said on Monday. slightly down from 5.4 per- ficials grappled with the coro- extended Lunar New Year ary”, leading to expectations of pointed out that non-food CPI Face-to-face interac- And analysts said the figure cent the month before, which navirus, which has infected holiday to avoid infections and a fall in prices. “moderated quite sharply to tion at the San Jose con- would likely remain elevated was the highest since October more than 80,000 people and businesses suspended opera- She added that both index- 0.9 percent, from 1.6 percent ference center will be for some time as measures put 2011. The reading was in line killed more than 3,000. The tions. Cities also imposed vari- es are expected to fall in March in the previous month”. replaced with online pres- in place around the country to forecasts in a Bloomberg News price of disinfection products ous travel restrictions. because of lower energy prices “This is an indication of entations. contain the deadly outbreak survey. increased 14.8 percent from The producer price index after a rout on oil markets. weaker demand in China,” she have put a huge dent in sup- Food prices rose almost 22 January. -- a barometer of the industrial But Pang said “this may told AFP. US awaits Trump plan to offset coronavirus damage to economy

DPA He is also weighing a pay- On Wednesday, the ad- the US stimulus plan, saw their economy. The president often The Trump administration are pushing for a response that WaShINgToN roll tax cut and loans to busi- ministration plans to meet numbers move higher on antic- touts stock market strength and is also under pressure to ensure focuses on protecting work- nesses. Wall Street executives. ipation of the plan out of Wash- low unemployment in his run US citizens are not hit by big ers, including through reduced US PRESIDENT Donald A White House delegation, US markets opened up ington. for re-election this year. medical bills in the outbreak. health care costs. Trump is set to announce eco- including Treasury Secretary some 3 per cent, but the gains The recent market drops “It’s not their fault. It’s not The extent of the core Trump used Twitter to nomic stimulus measures on Steven Mnuchin, is due to con- were later scaled back, with have been partially attributed our country’s fault,” he said stimulus remains unclear, with continue to pile pressure Tuesday designed to offset the duct meetings with lawmakers indices briefly dipping into the to concerns about how the on Monday as he suddenly ap- economic analysts increasingly on the “pathetic, slow mov- hits the country’s economy is on Capitol Hill to discuss the red, in a choppy morning of coronavirus would affect eco- peared before journalists to say calling for measures that will ing” US Federal Reserve to cut taking as a result of the spread bill. Trump, meanwhile, met ex- trading. The S&P 500 was up nomic activity. The plunge was he would provide a stimulus, directly help impacted indus- its interest rate further, after an of the new coronavirus. ecutives from the health sector. just 0.1 per cent at noon. worsened by a feud between referring to workers who are tries that would otherwise face emergency rate cut last week, Among the measures being Trump praised both cruise The initial bounce comes Russia and Saudi Arabia about worried they may go without collapse and workers, rather the first since the global finan- floated is legislation to protect line and airline companies for after a more than 7-per-cent oil prices. pay. than moves that are too scatter- cial crisis. hourly wage earners who are at taking steps to mitigate the decline on Monday, which fol- Trump has veered between Some companies in the shot or focused on finance. Last week, Congress and the risk of missing paycheques as spread, saying “we will be help- lowed sharp declines in Europe trying to downplay the risks services sector have begun to Democrats are blaming the White House moved through a result of a slowdown in eco- ing them through this patch.” and Asia. from the new coronavirus to announce measures to assist White House for not instilling an 8.3-billion-dollar package nomic activity or quarantine He was not clear about other Markets abroad, where the US, to admitting that there workers, but major employers confidence, saying this has led that was focused on fighting the measures affecting them. aspects. traders are eagerly awaiting will be a real impact on the are still holding out. to declines on Wall Street. They virus itself. O’Brien’s last-ball six seals Super Over win for Ireland PaGe 14

Wednesday, March 11, 2020 Qatar’s younousse, tijan bounce back to make knock-out stage

The eighth seeded pair lost their opening match but came back in the next to advance in the Four-Star Katara Beach Volleyball Cup

RAAJIV TRIPATHI Doha

QATAR stars Cherif You- nousse and Ahmed Tijan bounced back from a shock Results opening match loss only Pool A: Round 1: Match 1: Viacheslav Krasilnikov / Oleg Stoyanovskiy Russia (1) def. Saifeddine to outclass French qualifi- Elmajid / Benlouaer Ziad Qatar (32) 21-14, 21-12 (0:29); Match 2: Aleksandrs Samoilovs / Janis Smedins ers Quincy Aye and Arnaud Latvia (16) def. Esteban Grimalt / Marco Grimalt Chile (17) 21-17, 21-13 (0:33); Round 2: Match 17: Gauthier-Rat in the next and Viacheslav Krasilnikov / Oleg Stoyanovskiy Russia (1) def. Aleksandrs Samoilovs / Janis Smedins Latvia (16) 16-21, 21-16, 15-11 (0:47); Match 18: Esteban Grimalt / Marco Grimalt Chile (17) def. Saifeddine Elmajid advance in the Four-Star Ka- / Benlouaer Ziad Qatar (32) 21-18, 21-13 (0:30); Pool B: Round 1: Match 3: Alexander Brouwer / Robert tara Beach Volleball Cup 2020 Meeuwsen Netherlands (2) def. Assam Mahmoud / Mahdi Sammoud Qatar (31) 21-16, 21-18 (0:32); on Tuesday. Match 4: Piotr Kantor / Bartosz Losiak Poland (15) def. Steven van de Velde / Christiaan Varenhorst Netherlands (18) 21-17, 21-18 (0:36); Round 2: Match 19: Alexander Brouwer / Robert Meeuwsen At the Katara Cultural Vil- Netherlands (2) def. Piotr Kantor / Bartosz Losiak Poland (15) 19-14 retired (0:17); Match 20: Steven van lage Amphitheatre Central de Velde / Christiaan Varenhorst Netherlands (18) def. Assam Mahmoud / Mahdi Sammoud Qatar (31) Court, the eighth-seeded You- 21-14, 21-17 (0:33) nousse and Tijan surrendered Pool C: Round 1: Match 5: Phil Dalhausser / Nick Lucena United States (3) def. Jasper Bouter / Ruben Penninga Netherlands (30, Q13) 21-18, 21-16 (0:34); Match 6: Martin Ermacora / Moritz Pristauz- their 1-0 set advantage to lose Telsnigg Austria (19) def. Ilya Leshukov / Konstantin Semenov Russia (14) 14-21, 21-18, 15-9 (0:43) their first Pool H match to Round 2: Match 21: Phil Dalhausser / Nick Lucena United States (3) def. Martin Ermacora / Moritz Ukrainian qualifiers Iaroslav Pristauz-Telsnigg Austria (19) 21-12, 21-15 (0:30); Match 22: Ilya Leshukov / Konstantin Semenov Gordieiev and Sergiy Popov Russia (14) def. Jasper Bouter / Ruben Penninga Netherlands (30, Q13) 27-25, 20-22, 15-11 (0:56) Pool D: Round 1: Match 7: Daniele Lupo / Paolo Nicolai Italy (4) def. Alejandro Huerta / Cesar 21-17, 13- 21, 10-15. Menendez Spain (29, Q10) 21-19, 21-13 (0:31); Match 8: Nils Ehlers / Lars Fluggen Germany (13) The Asia and Asian Games def. Robin Seidl / Philipp Waller Austria (20) 21-11, 19-21, 15-10 (0:48); Round 2: Match 23: Nils champions Younousse and Ehlers / Lars Fluggen Germany (13) def. Daniele Lupo / Paolo Nicolai Italy (4) 21-16, 21-17 (0:34); Tijan, who won the bronze Match 24: Robin Seidl / Philipp Waller Austria (20) def. Alejandro Huerta / Cesar Menendez Spain (29, Q10) 21-15, 21-12 (0:32) medal in this event in 2018, Pool E: Round 1: Match 9: Taylor Crabb / Jake Gibb United States (5) def. Josue Gaxiola / Jose Rubio then faced the sudden-death. Mexico (28, Q8) 21-13, 21-16 (0:34); Match 10: Sam Pedlow / Sam Schachter Canada (21) def. Mirco However, they reorganised Gerson / Adrian Heidrich Switzerland (12) 18-21, 21-14, 15-10 (0:51); Round 2: Match 25: Taylor Crabb their game superbly during / Jake Gibb United States (5) def. Sam Pedlow / Sam Schachter Canada (21) 21-15, 21-17 (0:33); Match 26: Josue Gaxiola / Jose Rubio Mexico (28, Q8) def. Mirco Gerson / Adrian Heidrich Switzerland the second match in the group (12) 21-16, 20-22, 15-10 (0:51) stage against the Frenchmen, Pool F: Round 1: Match 11: Evandro Goncalves / Bruno Oscar Schmidt Brazil (6) def. Dries Koekelkoren posting a 21-16, 21-15 victory / Tom van Walle Belgium (27, Q6) 12-21, 21-14, 15-9 (0:45); Match 12: Billy Allen / Stafford Slick United States (22, Q1) def. Julius Thole / Sven Winter Germany (11) 21-16, 21-14 (0:35); Round 2: in half an hour. Match 27: Evandro Goncalves / Bruno Oscar Schmidt Brazil (6) def. Billy Allen / Stafford Slick United Ahmed commented after States (22, Q1) 21-15, 21-17 (0:37); Match 28: Julius Thole / Sven Winter Germany (11) def. Dries the match: “All teams are be- Koekelkoren / Tom van Walle Belgium (27, Q6) 21-18, 21-18 (0:39) ginning the year here and need Pool G: Round 1: Match 13: Michal Bryl / Grzegorz Fijalek Poland (7) def. Lombardo Ontiveros / Juan Virgen Mexico (26, Q5) 17-21, 21-19, 15-12 (0:54); Match 14: Adrian Gavira / Pablo Herrera Spain some time to find their groove. (10) def. Clemens Doppler / Alexander Horst Austria (23) 19-21, 21-14, 15-11 (0:43); Round 2: Match No matter how much you may 29: Michal Bryl / Grzegorz Fijalek Poland (7) def. Adrian Gavira / Pablo Herrera Spain (10) 33-31, practise, you still need to be 19-21, 15-13 (1:06); Match 30: Lombardo Ontiveros / Juan Virgen Mexico (26, Q5) def. Clemens match sharp and the momen- Doppler / Alexander Horst Austria (23) 24-22, 21-15 (0:40) Pool H: Round 1: Match 15: Iaroslav Gordieiev / Sergiy Popov Ukraine (25, Q3) def. Cherif Samba / Ahmed tum often comes when you Tijan Qatar (8) 17-21, 21-13, 15-10 (0:50); Match 16: Tri Bourne / Trevor Crabb United States (9) def. play more and more matches. Quincy Aye / Arnaud Gauthier-Rat France (24, Q2) 21-6, 21-16 (0:26); Round 2: Match 31: Tri Bourne / “I think we had this is- Trevor Crabb United States (9) def. Iaroslav Gordieiev / Sergiy Popov Ukraine (25, Q3) 20-22, 25-23, 16-14 sue in the first match against (1:00); Match 32: Cherif Samba / Ahmed Tijan Qatar (8) def. Quincy Aye / Arnaud Gauthier-Rat France (24, the Ukraine team, but in the Q2) 21-16, 21-15 (0:30). second, we minimised our mistakes. We focused on our strong points and used the re- Asia and Asian Games champions cherif younousse and Ahmed tijan in action during their match against Quincy Aye and Arnaud Gauthier-rat of France at the Katara cultural Village Amphitheatre on tuesday. ception well to create opportu- nities. And they did come, we in three sets in the second their lung-opener, bowed out. bow out. The loss of Younousse and Mirco Gerson and Adrian Aleksandrs Samoilovs and exploited them to get points round to record their second Younousse and Tijan were So did Assam Mahmoud Tijan was not just the only up- Heidrich from Switzerland, Janis Smedins, the 16th seeds and seal the match,” the de- win and topping the pool, You- the only pair among Qatar’s and Mahdi Sammoud, who set result that marked the first the 12th seeds, suffered two from Latvia, shocked defend- fender added. nousse and Tijan finished sec- three teams to make it to the were pitted against former day of the main round action. losses in a row in Pool E and ing champions Esteban Gri- “We’re happy to bounce ond on the set quotient basis next stage. Saifeddine Elma- world champions and 2016 Nils Ehlers and Lars Fluggen, were knocked out. In Pool F, malt and Marco Grimalt from back and make the knock-out and advanced to the knock-out jid and Benlouaer Ziad were Rio Olympics bronze medal- the 13th seeds from Germany, Billy Allen and Stafford Slick, Chile in 33 minutes and 19th- stage. We’ll try to do good and first round. placed in Pool A and faced lists Dutch Alexander Brou- stunned fourth-seeds Daniele the US qualifiers, sprang a sur- seeded Martin Ermacora and see how deep we can go into Gordieiev and Popov also world champions and top wer and Robert Meeuwsen, Lupo and Paolo Nicolai from prise on Germans Julius Thole Moritz Pristauz-Telsnigg from the tournament,” Tijan said. progressed to the first elimina- seeds Viacheslav Krasilnikov the 2018 Katara Cup winners. Italy 2-0 in a Pool D clash. and Sven but the 11th seeds Austria took three sets to upset With ninth seeds Try tor but Aye and Gauthier-Rat, and Oleg Stoyanovskiy in their They lost to them straight and Fluggen had won the 2016 ti- managed to win the second Ilya Leshukov and Konstan- Bourne and Trevor Crabb from who had been beaten by the opening game. They lost both went to suffer another defeat tle along side Markus Bocker- match and stayed in the tour- tin Semenov, the 14th-seeded the US beating the Ukrainians Americans in straight sets in their matches in the pool to later to bow out. mann in Al Gharafa. nament for another day. from Russia. Ferrari – at Australian GP – wants to put ‘smiles on faces’ AFP second race, has barred fans. Four-time world champion MeLBourNe Italy’s clampdown came Sebastian Vettel and Charles into force after the country Leclerc, who impressed on his FERRARI Formula One boss reported 97 more deaths on debut last season, will again be Mattia Binotto on Tuesday Monday, taking its toll to 463. in the cockpits. urged his team to “put a smile Australia has recorded three Vettel said he was keen on people’s faces” at the Aus- deaths with 101 confirmed to get racing underway after tralian Grand Prix as Italy cases as of Tuesday morning. pre-season testing in Spain went into lockdown to combat Ferarri said in a statement suggested world champions coronavirus. that despite it being “a very Mercedes would be the team Most teams, including difficult time in Italy” the Aus- to beat once more. the Scuderia, are already in tralian Grand Prix would start “The first race of the season Melbourne or en route for as planned and the Scuderia is always special and I think it the opening race of the year “will be there”. will allow us to get a better idea on Sunday, which organis- Binotto added that he than we had in testing as to ers have said will go ahead as hoped the Maranello-based what the hierarchy is between scheduled in front of packed team, and the grand prix week- the teams,” said the German. grandstands despite the coro- end as a whole, could help take A Ferrari crew members seen as the Italian Formula one team un- He added that the Albert navirus outbreak. people’s minds off the crisis. pack at the Albert park circuit in Melbourne on tuesday, ahead of the titles that have eluded them have introduced over the past Park track was “a real techni- In contrast, all sporting “At what is a difficult Australian Grand prix. (aFP) for 12 and 11 years respectively. few months,” said Binotto. cal challenge and that’s prob- events in Italy have been sus- time for Italy and the world “After a long winter work- “We know that the opposi- ably the reason we drivers like pended until April 3 as part of as a whole, as part of a global the same sense of anticipation season’s SF90, and with a ing on building and developing tion is strong, but we also know it so much”. tough measures announced by sport, it is our obligation to as ourselves,” he said. deeper red colouring. our car, the time has come to that it is the start of a long sea- Ferrari has nine wins in Prime Minister Giuseppe Con- try and put a smile on people’s Ferrari head into the sea- The team is pinning its get a first indication of our per- son where development rate, Australia, the first through te on Monday to tackle the dis- faces as they prepare to watch son with a new SF1000 car, hopes on the machine earning formance level and how effec- reliability, and our operational Gerhard Berger in 1987 and ease, and Bahrain, the season’s the first race of the season with which is narrower than last the drivers’ and constructors’ tive are the improvements we effectiveness will be key.” the last from Vettel in 2018. sports Wednesday, March 11, 2020 13

aspire Zone gears up for al arabi, al ahli target embassies Futsal tourney amir cup semi-finals

AYENI OLUSEGUN diff City man who joined Al Ara- Doha bi a year ago, has already been sidelined this season for three AL Arabi coach Heimir Hall- months due to an ankle injury. grimsson said his side will be The 30-year-old said Al more cautious in their 2020 Arabi will have to play collec- Amir Cup quarter-final clash tively against a tough Al Ahli. against Al Ahli at the Al Duhail “We all spoke in the mid- Stadium on Wednesday. dle of the season and pledged Aspire Zone Foundation will host the Aspire Embassies Futsal The former Iceland coach to improve performance and tournament that is jointly organised with Qatar’s Ministry of has endured a mixed season so play collectively. We care foreign affairs. the tournament is scheduled to be held from far and hopes to take The Dream about the level of play and we March 17 April 15. the 4th edition of the tournament will feature beyond the quarter-finals. have to show top performance 16 diplomatic teams of embassies in Qatar, representing countries in the Amir Cup. like: Kenya, Mali, South Africa, Sudan, tanzania, Azerbaijan, India, “The Al Ahli match will be Indonesia, France, Italy, Sweden, Jordan, lebanon, Kurdistan, uSA difficult and we want to con- and a team representing Qatar that will include members from tinue the journey in the Cup but the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. It’ll be an exciting game and this can only be achieved if we it’ll be a big step forward for beat Al Ahli.” the team that reaches the Al Ahli coach on the other semi-final. In the league, we hand is keen to finally beat Al Quick read tend to take more chances, Arabi and atone for the two de- feats this season. The four-time but the knockout game champions have gone almost Garcia defies sagan in Paris-nice sprint could be a cautious affair. 30 years without a major trophy SPaIN’S Ivan garcia Cortina took advantage of a late crash to emerge but Jovovic believes Cup games as surprise winner in a bunch sprint on stage three of the Paris Nice – Heimir Hallgrimsson can always spring surprises. cycling race on Tuesday. Al Arabi coach Heimir Hallgrimsson (right) with midfielder Aaron Gunnarsson during the press conference “Two games against Arabi, germany’s Maximilian Schachmann (Bora-hansgrohe), the winner of “It’ll be an exciting game on tuesday ahead of their 2020 Amir cup quarter-final match against Al Ahli. we didn’t have positive results. the opening stage on Sunday, retained the overall lead after coming and it’ll be a big step forward We have improved in our per- home 13th. he swore to keep the yellow jersey as long as possible. for the team that reaches the on a high,” Hallgrimsson said However on Wednesday, earlier, now they play a fast- formance even though the re- “I showed in the past I could ride good time trials,” he said in refer- semi-final. on Tuesday. they take on an Al Ahli side who paced game. Jovovic has done sults do not show it but I know ence to stage four on Wednesday. “I want to defend this beautiful “In the league, we tend to Al Arabi, eight-time cham- they have already beaten twice a very good job even though we are on the right path. jersey and I’m going give it my best in the time trial and then in the take more chances, but the pions, were last in the final of this season in the QNB Stars he may not have the results to “Cup games can always showdown in the hilly, mountain stages.” knockout game could be a cau- the prestigious Amir Cup in League, the latest a 3-0 drub- show for his efforts. We’ve to be spring surprises. It’s a to- The late fall on Tuesday caused a ripple of panic as garcia Cortina tious affair. We’ve done well 1994 when they lost to city ri- bing in January. careful in defence and take our tally different game, we’ll do and Slovak star Peter Sagan reacted quickest, speeding across the defensively after that Al Sadd vals Al Sadd. The Dream Team Hallgrimsson though is chances,” he added. everything to present a high- line first and second after a long 212.5km ride in wind and rain. “i defeat, conceding just one goal have made the quarter-finals wary of The Brigadiers’ recent One player who was ex- level contest. The defeats in was surprised to beat Peter Sagan,” the fresh-faced 24-year-old Garcia in the last three matches. Hope- of the last two editions, but on form especially since Nebojsa pected to have a huge impact the league will give us extra Cortina said of beating the peloton’s highest-paid rider. “i managed to fully, we’ll have the wind in our both occasions were knocked Jovovic’s arrival at the club. thus season is midfielder Aaron motivation to raise our play,” find the right place to go and just went full gas,” he explained.(AFP) sails and we can end the season out by Al Rayyan. “They were a physical side Gunnarsson. The former Car- Jovovic said. Klopp, Guardiola voice concerns over matches behind closed doors of the situation.” No restrictions Wolves boss Nuno Espirito Santo, whose side are due to have yet been face Olympiakos in the Europa League on Thursday in an emp- placed on games ty stadium in Greece, said foot- ball should stop instead of being played in Britain played behind closed doors. “If we have to go we will. AFP But we don’t agree -- we’re not LIverPooL happy to go,” he told Sky Sports. “Behind closed doors JURGEN Klopp said on Tues- doesn’t make sense,” he add- day he was unsure whether ed. We’re pretending to live Xavi visits Tamreen student leaders closing stadiums would help a normal life when things tackle the coronavirus as Pep aren’t normal.” Guardiola admitted he did not On the pitch, Klopp is fo- at the American School of Doha like the idea of matches being liverpool’s German manager Jurgen Klopp (second left) and players cused on overturning a 1-0 first- played in empty stadiums. attend a training session at Melwood in liverpool on tuesday. (aFP) leg deficit against Atletico to SC.QA important for. Qatar’s road to then took part in a photo and No restrictions have yet maintain his record of never los- Doha 2022 did not begin when it won signing session before meet- been placed on games played in closed rooms watching, maybe City play Arsenal at home ing a two-legged European tie in the bid – and nor will it end ing school directors and other Britain and Liverpool will host together. I’m not sure what is on Wednesday in a re-arranged five years as Liverpool boss. FOOTBALL legend Xavi when the tournament is over. members of staff. Atletico Madrid on Wednesday better in this case.” Premier League game -- when Diego Simeone’s side frus- Hernández recently met stu- We all know it will leave a last- Dr. Tom Hawkins, Director in front of a capacity crowd of Liverpool are expected to Guardiola will go head to head trated the Reds in Spain three dent leaders from the American ing legacy and to be able to talk of ASD, said: “I am impressed more than 50,000. wrap up a first English league with his former assistant, Mikel weeks ago and Klopp demand- School of Doha (ASD) to learn to some of those who will be re- with the work the SC doing to Nearly 3,000 Atletico fans title in 30 years in the coming Arteta. ed a higher tempo from his side more about Tamreen, the FIFA sponsible for helping guide the include the community and are expected to travel for the weeks but could do so in an Guardiola, whose side are to unsettle Atletico’s famously World Cup Qatar 2022 online country through the next steps educate everyone on the World game even though La Liga has empty stadium if authorities due to host Real Madrid in the well-organised defence. educational programme. of this journey is really special.” Cup’s legacy. Legacy is such an announced that all matches tighten the rules. Champions League next week, “If you play predictable, Six student leaders from the He continued: “I was par- important piece of the event in Spain will be played be- The Champions League has does not want a prolonged pe- Atletico defends you for the ASD Tamreen Club delivered a ticularly impressed with the and it’s important that we all hind closed doors for the next been severely disrupted by the riod of games without fans. next six months without a Qatar 2022-themed lesson to toolkits given to children to contribute to making it success- two weeks. fast-spreading virus. “We are here for the people. rest,” said Klopp. Xavi which covered topics in- educate them about the World ful. It is a great opportunity for “Some things are more im- Paris Saint-Germain and If it’s just one or two games, OK, “It is really good what they cluding the bid win, informa- Cup and what it means to Qa- our students to be involved.” portant than football, we realise Barcelona will play their but not longer,” he said. “We are doing, (I have the) high- tion about the stadiums and key tar. The country is developing Mead Al Emadi, the SC’s that in this moment,” Liverpool second-leg matches behind play for them and if they cannot est respect, but there are ways facts about the legacy the tour- so quickly and the toolkits really Community Engagement Man- boss Klopp said ahead of his closed doors, while it remains be there, then there is no sense. and we have to find them to- nament will deliver. help to show the children what ager, said: “It gives us great side’s Champions League last- to be seen if Juventus can host I wouldn’t love it. morrow night.” Xavi, who is a Supreme is happening and, more impor- pride that several schools across 16, second-leg match. Lyon next week with Italy in “But if (European govern- Captain Jordan Hender- Committee for Delivery & Leg- tantly, why it is happening.” Qatar are using the toolkits in “I don’t know enough about lockdown. ing body) UEFA or the govern- son and Andy Robertson will acy’s (SC) ambassador, said: “It During his visit, Xavi also their classrooms. We aim to how much it would help with Manchester City boss Guar- ment say we have to play with- be fit to return from injury was a privilege to attend this participated in a seven-a-side keep inspiring more and more the football games. The prob- diola believes it is only a matter out spectators, we will do it. The for Liverpool, but goalkeeper event and meet some of the football match with members of of Qatar’s future leaders using lem with football games is if you of time before English clubs face health is the most important Alisson Becker remains side- young people who this World the ASD football programmes the World Cup in the coming are not at the stadium you are in further restrictions. thing and we have to take care lined by a hip problem. Cup is going to be particularly and the student leaders. He years.”

Coronavirus as deadly for Italian football as two World Wars AFP 3 amounts to the postpone- and which teams are relegated. War, with Genoa awarded the Several clubs on Tuesday roMe ment of two championship A general view shows a deserted campo dei “I’m not an optimist, unfor- title which Lazio still claim was announced the suspension of days, in a league which has al- Fiori in downtown rome on tuesday. (aFP) tunately,” said AC Milan presi- tied. In 1973, a cholera epi- training sessions until early ONLY the gunfire of two World ready been hit by delays, with dent Paolo Scaroni, whose club demic which left 227 dead in next week, including second- Wars had previously stopped four previous matches yet to be donated 250,000 euros for the Italy, including more than 170 placed Lazio, along with AC “calcio” in football-mad Italy. played. care of patients in their Lom- in Naples, did not halt play. Milan, Fiorentina and Cagliari. But from Tuesday all sport- The Italian Football Fed- bardy region, hardest hit by the There is little room for ma- The government decree ing events in the Mediterra- eration (FIGC) held an emer- contagion. noeuvre because of Euro 2020 allows for the possibility of or- nean country, including the gency meeting on Tuesday to “So many of us are in- beginning on June 12. ganising matches under inter- top-flight Serie A league, will discuss a strategy with four volved in football that there is And there are also con- national jurisdiction in empty be suspended for a month be- proposed solutions which will a real risk of contagion. Even if cerns that the European tour- stadiums, such as ties in UE- cause of the coronavirus crisis. be discussed again on March it is true that nobody is as well- nament, due to be hosted FA’s Champions League and Italian Prime Minister Gi- 23. The first would apply if the monitored as the players.” across 12 countries with Italy Europa League. useppe Conte made the dra- league resumes on April 3. Since 1898, only the dark hosting the opening match, Juventus are due to host matic announcement as the In that case, FIGC presi- Other options include not In the final case, Juventus days of two World Wars had might face an unprecedented Lyon in the second leg of their nation grappled with a dis- dent Gabriele Gravina said, the assigning the Scudetto this would be crowned champions stopped Serie A – between cancellation. Champions League last-16 tie ease which has killed 631 and federation would “take advan- season, organising play-offs of Italy for a ninth consecutive 1916 and 1919 and from 1943 As for the Italian Cup, in- in Turin next week. Inter Mi- prompted the government to tage of all the dates available for the league titles or using the season. to 1945. terrupted after the first leg of lan host Spain’s Getafe in the restrict movement for its 60 until May 31,” a week after the standings up until the moment There is also the problem In 1915, the competition the semi-finals, it is almost im- Europa League on Thursday million citizens. season was originally due to the season was interrupted, the of who qualifies for next sea- was interrupted following Ita- possible for it to be completed while Roma welcome Sevilla a The suspension until April finish. FIGC said. son’s European competitions, ly’s entry into the First World before the summer. week later. 14 Wednesday, March 11, 2020 sports o’brien’s last-ball six Qatar airways cricket helps ireland clinch super over win tahir Akram of Asian club. Zaheer of commercial Bank Qatar. Consolation for Akram stars in Asian the Irish against Afghanistan Club’s 1-wkt win; Zaheer

AFP sizzles for CB Qatar greaTer NoIDa (INDIa) TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK KEVIN O’Brien hit a last- Doha Scores ball six as Ireland clinched a PREMIER DIvISIOn consolation super-over win TAHIR Akram turned in a Asian Club beat Fireox Unit by one wicket against Afghanistan in the thrilling all-round display Fireox Unit: 242 in 44.4 overs (Jassim Khan third Twenty20 International as he steered Asian Club to a 77, Saqlain Arshad 48; Tahir Akram 5/45, in India on Tuesday. pulsating one-wicket triumph Muhammad Shahid 2/26) With three runs needed for over Fireox Unit in their Pre- Asian Club: 245 for nine in 49.3 overs victory off the final ball of the mier Division match of Qatar (Muhammad Awais Malik 73, Shahid Saad 60; Waqas Avi 3/52) super over, O’Brien cleared Airways Cricket Tournament. Man of the Match: Tahir Akram (Asian Club). the long-off fence to end his Fireox Unit, after being CBQ beat Galfar Al Misnad by one wicket team’s 12-match losing streak asked to set the target, posted Galfar Al Misnad: 191 in 49.4 overs in T20s against the Afghans. a fighting 242 all out in 44.4 (Khurram Shahzad 38, Imran 35, Mohammed overs. The score might have Rizwan 31; Zaheer 3/31, Abbas 3/47, been bigger if Akram had not Abdullah 2/16) Scores secured an impressive haul. CBQ: 192 for nine in 49.3 overs (Zaheer 77, He picked five wickets for 45 Tameem 41; Nadeem 3/33, Mujeeb 2/30, Ireland 142 for 8 (Delany 37, Iqbal Hussain Chaudhry 2/42). Naveen 3-21, Ahmad 3-25) tied runs and Muhammad Shahid Man of the Match: Zaheer (CBQ). with Afghanistan 142 for 7 (Gurbaz had two for 26 with one of his 42, Delany 2-21). Ireland won the six overs being a maiden. Super Over. Jassim Khan played an at- bagged three wickets and tractive knock of 77. In his 55- struck a stylish 77 to set up a ball stay, he blasted four sixes stunning one-wicket triumph O’Brien made 26 off 21 and five boundaries. Saqlain for Commercial Bank Qatar balls in Ireland’s 142 for eight Arshad also batted well and against Galfar Al Misnad. after electing to bat first. collected a six, along with sev- After restricting strong Afghanistan, who won the Ireland’s Kevin o’Brien (centre) and teammate Harry tector (right) celebrate after winning as Afghanistan’s rashid Khan (left) reacts at the end en fours. It was quite unfortu- Galfar Al Misnad to a mod- series 2-1, replied with 142 for of the third t20 in Greater Noida, near New Delhi, on tuesday. (aFP) nate of him to have missed a est 191 in 49.4 overs, mainly seven. half-century by two runs. through Zaheer and Abbas, “Luckily that last hit came Afghanistan needed 16 to plined line and length to keep hurt Afghanistan’s middle- ing 105 runs in the three During the chase, Asian who shared six wickets, CBQ off,” a relieved O’Brien said win off the final six deliveries Afghanistan to just eight runs order with two wickets off suc- matches. Club went up and down and came home in 49.3 overs. after receiving the man of the of normal play, and paceman in six balls. cessive balls to send back Mo- Bowlers Naveen-ul-Haq in the end, they had just one Apart from Zaheer’s 96-ball 77 match award. Craig Young claimed Asghar Gareth Delany also played hammad Nabi, for four, and and Qais Ahmad took three wicket left with 10 runs to which included one six and six “We have learnt from Afghan for 32 before Rashid a key part in Ireland’s win af- Najibullah Zadran, for nought. wickets each in the Ireland make in the final over. Akram fours, Tameem chipped in with game one to game three, about hit a boundary off the last ball, ter top-scoring with 37 and Wicketkeeper-batsman innings. suddenly flung his bat around 41, which had three fours and specific plans for each player. taking the game into a decid- then taking two wickets with Rahmanullah Gurbaz top- “I think the wicket was and smashed two sixes in came off 107 balls. Nadeem You have to adjust quickly and ing over. his leg-spin. scored with 42 and was named good but our batsmen played three balls to seal the scintil- had a good spell for the losers I think we did.” Young then bowled a disci- Off-spinner Simi Singh player of the series for amass- some poor shots,” said Rashid. lating victory. as he returned three for 33. Muhammad Awais Ma- The tournament is backed lik was the chief contributor by Qatar Airways, who are for the winners with 73. He proud to be the official spon- cracked three sixes and three sor of the annual cricket tour- asian club - Qatar unveil team jersey Austin MotoGP rescheduled fours in his 88-ball knock. nament. As the country’s na- Shahid Sadd also batted sensi- tional carrier, Qatar Airways AFP third date on the calendar bly and his run-a-ball 60 con- continues to play a vital role ParIS while the next GP is scheduled tained two sixes and five fours. in enhancing the already flour- for April 19 in Argentina. The Waqas Alvi picked three wick- ishing sports activity in Qatar MOTOR cycling’s Grand Prix Argentine race at the Autódro- ets for 52. Akram was named and is a keen supporter for de- of the Americas at Austin has mo Termas de Rio Hondo now the Man of the Match. veloping the next generation of been postponed from April becomes the first of the new In another match, Zaheer cricket players in the country. to November due to the coro- season for defending champi- navirus outbreak, organisers on Marc Marquez and the rest said on Tuesday. The first and of the 500cc riders. To allow second MotoGP of the season for Austin to be rescheduled at Qatar and Thailand were for November 13-15 the season Quick read also called off with the for- final at Valencia has also been mer scrapped and the later pushed back by a week until Qoc suspends all age groups activities rescheduled. Austin was the November 22. The Qatar olympic Committee (QoC) has announced that activities of all age groups have been postponed as of today until further no- tice. QoC pointed out that the decision comes within the framework of the efforts and measures taken by the state to curb the spread of the Coronavirus (Covid 19), out of keenness on the safety of members of all sports organizations and institutions, and in align- ment with the recommendations of the Ministry of Public health on avoiding gatherings in public places. (QNA) the Asian club - Qatar unveiled their team jersey for the current domestic cricket season at a simple ceremony, Kraft edges closer to World cup ski jumping title which included owner yunus thakur and team Manager Farid Mapkar. captain Muhammad tanveer and vice- BERLIN: austrian’s Stefan Kraft moved closer to the World Cup title de- captain Muhammad Awais Malik, who also plays for Qatar national team, displayed the jerseys. QcA officials spite finishing only 17th in the men’s World Cup ski jumping in lilleham- - Manzoor Ahmad (operations Manager) and Gul Khan Jadoon (Domestic cricket Head) - were also present on mer on Tuesday. Kraft’s only remaining rival, Karl Geiger of Germany, the occasion. the team was playing regularly in the QcA-organised tournaments but had taken a break. this was unable to take advantage, finishing 19th to now trail by 140 points season, they returned to action in the premier Division of Qatar Airways tournament. in the standings with two individual events remaining. (DPA) Rudisha says back on track and Team Dynamite win first ‘Box Cricket’ meet TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK Doha chasing history after losing way TEAM Dynamite emerged the winners in the Box Cricket AFP everybody has the right to enjoy,” he said. Tournament, organised by LoNDoN “Whenever we have a (athletics) meet, Bravo Cricket Academy (BCA) sometimes we go to socialise, to go out for at Ezdan Oasis. In a thrilling DAVID Rudisha says he is back on track instance. That is normal life. final, they defeated United after injuries, partying and a close shave “I never meant anything extreme, be- Challengers by five runs. with death in his bid to become the first cause that is not what I do... Sometimes Explaining the concept man to win three successive 800 metres when you have friends, you go out and of Box Cricket, Christopher Olympic titles. throw a party and so forth, and that is ac- Raja of the organising com- The 31-year-old Kenyan’s world re- tually what I meant.” mittee, said: “Cricket is not cord run of 1min 40.91sec to win the Rudisha says he is fortunate to even be just about sixes and fours 800m in London in 2012 was hailed as around to have a tilt at making history as but taking singles and Box the greatest track performance of those David rudisha is happy again and hoping to his car had a head-on collision with a bus Cricket is one such innova- Games by many, including global athlet- make history later this year in becoming the first – which was on the wrong side of the road tion of the game which lays team Dynamite players celebrate their Box cricket tournament triumph. ics chief Sebastian Coe. man to win three 800 metres olympic titles. – last year. His car was written off but he importance on taking singles Rudisha returned in Rio to defend his emerged unscathed physically but the men- and batting sensibly.” in the coming weeks,” said four bowlers getting to bowl title but the four years since have been outdoor champion at 800m also saw his tal scars remain. “Actually I don’t even have After the success of the Christopher. only two overs each. frustrating for him in terms of injuries in- weight balloon as he confessed to looking words to explain the accident,” he said. first edition, BCA is aiming Over 200 players from 16 The first two overs were terrupting his training and he has not run for “a bit of destruction to distract”. “It was really horrific and scary. It was to promote it more by taking teams took part in the two-day mandatory power play with competitively since July 2017. He was more reserved about how he not easy and everybody, every time, kept it more venues and hosting weekend event. two fielders allowed behind It has also been upsetting off the track found that difficult period when he spoke asking me: ‘How did you even survive? matches on weekends. Each team was allowed to the umpire. with his father Daniel – a 4x400m relay to the BBC. “Well, I, you know, I have How did you get out of that car?’ “We aim to host more register 12 players per side. All ICC rules were followed silver medallist in the 1968 Olympics – never really directly spoken about party- “To come out without a single scratch events in Losail and Al Khor, The matches were played on and there was no leg before passing away last year. The two-time world ing but, you know, just a social life that was just like a miracle.” making it a regular feature eight-over-a-side format with rule in the matches. Wednesday, March 11, 2020 15 Reports by L N Mallick For events and press releases email [email protected] or L N Mallick Pakistan Prism L N Mallick call (974) 4000 2222 L N Mallick ‘eMU’ nominated ‘Global cultural ambassador’ for Pakistan souq Syed Muhammad Imran Momina, alias ‘EMU’ of the legendary music band Fuzön, was awarded the ambassadorship at a ceremony attended by Pakistani community members, music enthusiasts, local singers and musicians

YED Muhammad Imran Mo- mina, alias ‘EMU’ of the leg- endary music band Fuzön, was declared the Global Cultural Ambassador for Pakistan Souq inS Doha recently. EMU visited Doha at the invitation of Pakistan Souq and was awarded the am- bassadorship in a ceremony attended by a large number of Pakistani community members, notables and influencers of the community, music enthusiasts, and local singers and musicians. Supported by Pakistan Embassy Qa- tar, Pakistan Souq is an online community platform created primarily for business purposes. It’s become very popular be- cause of its social, cultural and community- friendly activities. Its aim is to engage the Pakistani community in economic, social and cultural arenas. Syed Muhammad Imran Momina, alias EMu, poses EMU was accompanied by Pakistan Souq for picture in front of tornado tower in Doha. CEO Amir Saeed Khan to the event, which was graced by Pakistan Ambassador to Qatar HE Syed Ahsan Raza Shah and Commercial Secretary Salman Ali. The ambassador welcomed EMU in Doha and congratulated him on his nomination as Global Cultural Ambassador of music and showbiz for Pakistan Souq. Dr Khalil Ullah Shibli, who coordinated EMU’s Doha visit, said this honour is likely EMu with pakistan Souq cEo Amir Saeed Khan (left) and Dr Khalil ullah Shibli (right). to bring in a new dimension to the future of music, fashion and cultural activities in Qatar Niazi, Ghulam Ali, Ustad Salamat Ali Khan viewed him live on its Saturday Brunch Pro- formers and bring their talents to a profes- for the Pakistani community. and legendary Mehdi Hasan, Nusrat Fateh gramme when the phone lines got jammed sional level by providing them with focused Fuzön has been the most popular, cel- Ali Khan and Reshma. because of the love, affection and interest training. He wishes to set up a recording ebrated and longstanding band of rock, pop EMU is very popular as an accomplished shown by the Qatar’s Pakistani and diverse studio under the auspices of Pakistan Souq and classical fusion genre in Pakistan for pianist, music composer, arranger, producer communities, who dialed in to talk to him and conduct music classes in the future,” more than 19 years. The group was formed in and an audio-video recording expert with live. He and his group Fuzon have performed said Dr Shibli. 2001 and produced its first album ‘Saagar’ in plenty of international performances to his in India, Bangladesh, China, London, Los Currently, he is the member of governing 2002, with phenomenal songs like Khamaj, credit. He has been on the showbiz and mu- Angeles and many other places. He has also body and the chairperson of music commit- Aankhon kay sagar, Ankhian, Teray bina and sic circuit for the last 30 years. Despite his composed music for films, television com- tee of Arts Council of Pakistan, Karachi. Deewanay. ‘Saagar’ was followed by another huge success, he continues to be an extreme- mercials, dramas, tableau, and for dances Although it was a short visit to Doha by famous album ‘Journey’ (2008) with famous ly humble soul who loves to interact with like ‘Ballet Beyond Borders’. He now mentors EMU, it will likely have a big impact on Qa- songs like Neend naa aaye and Soona soona. people wherever he goes. several young musicians and singers. tar’s cultural scene in the future. “Stay tuned EMU of Fuzon produced a tribute to the During his visit to Doha, Qatar Broad- “EMU’s plan is to create a local group folks for more and better as he will be back,” the maestro displays an award. legends in 2015 with music maestros Tufail casting Service Urdu Radio FM 107 inter- of Qatar-based singers, musicians and per- said Dr Shibli. Al Qaim restaurant beckons food lovers Pandemic planning a must to VER since Al Qaim opened anced menu was designed in a also use fresh vegetables and its doors to public in Al Me- way to satisfy the taste buds of best quality spices,” said Raza. Eshaf, Al Wakra, the outlet is people from across the globe,” “We have experienced chefs fight coronavirus, says expert receiving an overwhelming re- said restaurant owner Sardar from Karachi, Gujranwala and sponse from its multinational Hassan Raza. Peshawar to prepare dishes he World health organization (Who) has development of a plan,” said Dr Satti, who holds clientele. The restaurant’s signature to suit every palate. We have declared a global health emergency over a PhD in entrepreneurship. “We opened the restaurant dish is daigi type biryani while a tandoor specialist who pre- Tthe new coronavirus, which causes an ill- His work experience encompasses more than with an aim to offer authentic other specialties includes mut- pares roghni naan, plain naan, ness officially known as CoViD-19. it is critically 15 countries spanning four continents -- from Pakistani cuisine. Our concept ton/chicken karahi, nihari, tandoori roti, plain paratha, important for businesses, educational institu- desert to the Arctic, and from tropical rain forest was to introduce unique fla- haleem, paya. Sardar Hassan raza alu paratha, qeema naan and tions, schools, transportation and airlines, to deep ocean. He is currently working as execu- vours from different parts of The outlet’s menu covers a qeema paratha,” added Raza. organisations, cities and countries to have pan- tive Director operation (Asia & Africa) to plan, Pakistan in a semi fine dine en- wide variety of distinctive cur- by experienced chefs and cooks Free home delivery services demic plans in place to continue operations and develop and implement the Sustainable Develop- vironment. We endeavoured to ries, barbecue and rice items and freshly served with oven are available in Al Wakra and minimise losses in the event of a global pan- ment Goals (SDGs) for international Philanthropic provide food with rich and ex- with varied spice levels. Cur- hot naan or roti. Ezdan area. Delivery to Doha is demic. Dr liaqat Amin Satti, Deputy Ceo of The organizations in Asia and Africa. otic flavours in a very economi- ries include a large selection of “We use fresh chicken and also available for bulk orders. Strategic Center for Consultancy and Technology According to Dr Satti, pandemic planning cal way while keeping the high chicken and lamb items, which meat having green stamp, a Special breakfast menu is (SCCT), and an expert in pandemic planning, may involve putting flexible working systems standards of hospitality and are exclusive in the town. All the proof that the animals have served on every Friday and Sat- business continuity, and crisis management has into place. The businesses may need to change customer care. The well bal- dishes are diligently prepared been slaughtered in Qatar. We urday from 7.30 am to 11.30 am. suggested this in an interview. their policies on flexible work schedules, work- Businesses, he noted, need to plan their ing from home and absenteeism. Some staff response of such emergencies and management may also need by setting forth clear policies for to be able to take over other posi- monitoring the situation, roles and tions within the company or work responsibilities and decision mak- in conjunction with other compa- ing for worst-case scenarios. nies in the same market sector to “Senior managements of maintain critical services, func- organisations should set out the tions, and processes. guiding principles they would use in the event of a pandemic, in the event of a pandemic. These there may be shortages of raw can include the level of care to be materials, equipment, and sup- provided to their employees; how plies etc. A pandemic plan should the critical functions and pro- consider how these shortages cesses will continue; what are the will be dealt with and set out the minimum staffing levels required Dr liaqat Amin Satti number of materials that will need etc. The purpose is to ensure that to be stockpiled to keep business people and organisations address all phases of running at an acceptable level. pandemic planning (Risk Assessment, mitiga- The international best practices suggest all tion, Prevention, Preparedness, Response, businesses prepare continuity plans detailing Recovery, and Continuity). The plan must be how they can keep their business operations with flexible enough to address multiple hazards and high absenteeism and shortages. This may mean practiced regularly,” he said. focusing only on essential services or scaling The plan, he pounted out, must be developed down production. The occupational Safety and in an interactive, cross-cutting manner, in collabo- Health protocols suggest that business pandemic ration with community partners and stakeholders. planning should include ways to safeguard the it should also be coordinated with the ministry of workplace from disease transmission. Business- Public Health pandemic planning efforts, as well es should set out in advance the engineering and as state policy and planning efforts. administrative controls they will use in the event “A pandemic business plan should include of a pandemic. a communications programme that will allow engineering controls may include erecting messages and information to disseminate, physical barriers between staff and customers or despite the possibility that everyone may not be installing sneeze guards, for instance. Administra- able to access their offices. This should include tive controls include developing policies to allow the ability of top managements to communicate staff to work from home and minimize face to any decisions they make to staff to keep the face contact. business operating. investors and stakehold- Dr Satti said that Strategic Center for Consul- ers should also be kept informed to reduce tancy and Technology (SCCT) experts are availa- investor panic. local governments can help with ble 24/7 to help to plan, develop and implement communications by assisting businesses in the pandemic and continuity plans. Sardar Hassan raza (Fourth right) with guests at the opening ceremony of Al Qaim restaurant. 16 Wednesday, March 11, 2020 the Last Word QM delegation visits Sudanese pyramids in Al-Barjawi

to be seen from their main QSAP’s discoveries facades. The entrance is con- nected to a dirt road that starts have contributed to from the Information Centre. developing tourism The delegation then vis- ited pyramid No. 9, which was sector in Sudan excavated at the beginning of the 20th century by archaeolo- TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK gist Reisner. The Qatari mis- Doha sion has re-excavated, stud- ied, protected and restored A DELEGATION from Qatar the rooms of the pyramid to Museums (QM), accompanied make them available for tour- by Ambassador of Qatar to ists. The pyramid belonged Sudan HE Abdul Rahman al to King Tabrika, who ruled Kubaisi, visited the Al-Barjawi Meroe from 207 to 86 BC, and region in Sudan. its rooms can be accessed at 10 The delegation was intro- metres below the surface. The duced to the activities of the Qatari mission also disman- Qatari mission – considered as tled, restored and reinstalled one of the most important mis- the inscribed funerary temple sions working under the Qa- for pyramid No. 2 which be- tar-Sudan Archaeological Pro- piness at the great achieve- years have greatly contributed tific research,” Namla said. in Al-Bajrawi, one of the most the Qatari projects, which in- longed to King Amani Khabal. ject (QSAP) comprising over ments attained by the Qatari to developing tourism in Su- This will in turn make Sudan important and highly visited cluded Doha Meroe, a world- The delegation also vis- 40 missions – and its work in mission. He said: “We are dan. He also expressed his ap- a cultural attraction, creating archaeological sites in Sudan. class tourist village compris- ited the royal bath located Nubian archeology sites. very proud of this achieve- preciation to the German dele- economic returns from tour- Al-Bajrawi (Old Meroe) ing two buildings, namely, within the royal city, which The delegation was led ment, the result of a strong gation which has given Sudan ist projects, museums and was the capital of the state ‘Archaeologist Harbour’ and includes the remains of tem- by Ahmed al Namla, CEO of cooperation between QM and a copy of Dr Friedrich Hinkel’s other centres of attraction. of Meroe (4th century BC ‘Information Centre’, both ples and palaces of the Meroe QM, and included Moham- our brothers in Sudan.” archive, stressing how this will The QM delegation heard - 4th century AD). The site of which are built in Nubian kings. The QSAP is currently med Juma al Kuwari, rap- He also noted the great greatly contribute to enriching a detailed explanation from contains a royal city with the style. Between the two fa- financing the construction of porteur of the Supreme Com- support provided by Qatar to the work conducted by Ger- Dr Mahmoud Suleiman Mu- remains of temples, palaces, cilities is a theatre that hosts an external building that lies mittee for the project, and preserve such a valuable and man missions today. hammad Bashir, co-director three baths, groups of pyra- various events. As part of the outside the bath. It will take Abdullatif al Jasmi, rappor- important human heritage. “QSAP aims to highlight of the Qatari mission and di- mids, quarries and piles of project, the entrance to the the form of a small museum teur of the Scientific Com- Namla pointed out that Sudan’s civilization and sup- rector of the World Heritage remains of the iron industry pyramids was changed from which includes archaeologi- mittee of the project. QSAP’s achievements and port cultural tourism, train- site ‘Meroe Island’, about the that Meroe was famous for. the western side to the south- cal pieces and information Namla expressed his hap- discoveries over the past five ing programmes and scien- activities of the Qatari mission The delegation also visited ern side, to allow the pyramids about the bath. Local families clean up famed mangrove Significant rise in electricity, forests on the Purple Island in Al Thakira water use in January: PSA TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK aL ThaKIra QNA fic accidents cases with 89 Doha The total electricity con- percent, followed by severe MORE than 175 volunteer sumption during January injuries by 9 percent. How- families and children took part QATAR has seen a signifi- reached 2631.0 GWh, ever, 16 deaths were re- in an initiative to clean up one cant annual rise in water and an annual rise of 29.3 corded, equivalent to only 2 of Qatar’s most valued natural electricity consumption in percent of the total traffic ac- and historical heritage sites – January, according to latest percent. cident cases. the mangrove forests on the figures released by the Plan- According to the report, Purple Island (Bin Ghanim Is- ning and Statistics Authority electricity and water con- a total of 5,925 new vehicles land) in Al Thakira. (PSA) on Tuesday. sumption saw a monthly de- were registered in January, Fatma Hassan, event/school The total electricity con- crease of 6.3 percent and 0.5 showing a monthly decrease coordinator at A Flower Each sumption during January percent, respectively. of 1.5 percent and an annual Spring (FES) and programme reached 2631.0 GWh, an The report said a total increase of 5.8 percent. coordinator of Friends of Nature annual rise of 29.3 percent. of 693 traffic cases were re- The demographic sta- (FON), said: “This is A Flower Similarly, the volume of wa- corded in January 2020, tistics revealed that the to- Each Spring’s 2nd beach clean- ter consumption reached showing a monthly increase tal population of Qatar in- up event. We had the American 52092.4 thousand m3 in of 8.6 percent. creased from 2.766 million Girl Scouts camped at our site; January, an annual increase Light injuries accounted in January 2019 to 2.773 mil- the girls were very eager and the of 53.5 percent. However, for the vast majority of traf- lion at end of January 2020. families were very committed. We thank our co-host AquaS- Traffic Accidents Cases Traffic Violations Foreign Trade Directions Top Five Origins of Imports, Million QR Glance ports for accommodating the Deaths Minor Radar 16 619 131,618 rest of the participants who at- Statistics of January 2020 Published by the Planning and Statistics Authority, giving a monthly Major No Injuries China USA GermanyUK India statistical image on some economic, demographic and social aspects. Passing Traffic Signal For more information & details please 58 16,705 1,950 1,549 724 695 509 refer to the Bulletin 5,181 tended the beach clean-up and psaqatar psa_qatar www.psa.gov.qa “Qatar Monthly Statistics“ 73 Issue Top Five Destinations of Exports Million QR Guidlines and Alarm Signals give the event an AquaSports 4,848

JapanChinaSouth Korea India Singapore twist. It’s wonderful to see peo- community awareness since animals; they are also very many species of birds and ma- Births & Deaths Population by Gender Driving Licenses Issued 0123 Metallic Plates These data represents the number of individuals in all age groups (Qataris and 1,137 4,274 3,613 3,281 3,164 1,744 Non-Qataris) within the boundaries of the State of Qatar. ple with a common goal come 1999. The event was also sup- susceptible to pollution and rine life. We are grateful to A Qatari Non-Qatari Passing Traffic Signal Land Lines E-Government Visitor Arrivals by Region * Male Female 537 7,850 1,092 together and celebrate what ported by Baladiya. changes to local conditions.” Flower Each Spring, Friends Total Number of Visitors from the beginning of the Year 2020 Renewal of the Health Cards * A visitor is a traveler taking a trip to a main destination outside his/her usual environment, for less Births Births than a year, for any main purpose (business, leisure or other personal purpose) other than to be Traffic Movement Violations 50,759 employed by a resident entity in the country or place visited. A visitor is classified as a tourist, if 1,139 1,066 Male Female his/her trip includes an overnight stay, or as a same-day visitor otherwise. they have achieved.” Mohamed El-Azab, opera- Purple Island is also a loca- of Nature and Aquasports, as 3,841 Deaths Deaths 2,028,289 744,932 Online Registration for the Medical Commission Europe 139 53 73% 27% 22,323 The commendable envi- tions & branding manager of tion of significant historical in- well as to the American Girl Stand and Wait Rules & Obligations Violations 114,623 41.3% 16,787 Palm Import License Other Asia inc. Oceania 6,025 83,329 30.0% ronmental event was organ- AquaSports, said: “The beach terest. The name Purple Island Scouts, and all the incredible Others Population by Age Group Marriages & Divorces 17,769 Medical Practicing Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) ised by Doha Environmental cleanup was an amazing hard is derived from the dye pro- volunteers for supporting our 1,056 30,743 11.1% 73% Marriage Americas Actions Project (DEAP) and work. The mangrove forests duced in ancient times from efforts. It takes a village to 369 Vehicles by Type 25,410 9.2% FON, and hosted at two differ- of Al Thakira around Purple the shells of a local mollusk. #keeepqatarclean.” Divorce Other Arab 134 17,177 6.2% Other African Countries ent campsites -- one side of the Island are a protected natu- This purple dye was much Over 1,000kgs of dangerous 14% 12% 6,110 2.2% Purple Island by AquaSports, ral site and home to a wide prized by royalty and the and polluting refuse was col- 1% -15 15-24 25-64 +65 Private Private Transport Heavy Equipment Trailer Others Real Estate Building Permits Qatar’s leading watersports variety of wild birds and sea wealthy across the region and lected including old tires, plas- 397,239 314,594 2,024,747 36,641 4,354 1,129 107 54 281 No. of Sold Properties Building Permits and nature tourism company, life including flamingos, her- as far as the Roman Empire. tic bags, fishing lines and sharp Electricity & Water Social Security Vessels Movement 299 696 Beneficiaries of Social Security Sold Properties Value Electricity Utilization No. of Vessels individuals 2,969 Million QR and the opposite side of the ons and the endangered grey Jose Saucedo, director metal objects during the clean- 2,631 GWh 15,555 452 Water Consumption Value of Total Social Security Net Tonnage Thousand Ton island by FES, a program pub- mangrove. Grey mangroves of DEAP, said: “Purple Is- up. At the end of the day, Bal- 52,092 Thousand m³ 85,390 Thousand QR 6,858 licising local flora and other are hugely important to habi- land is an incredible beautiful adiya removed all the collected environmental aspects for tat preservation for many place in Qatar that is home to garbage for safe disposal. Sidra Medicine symposium urges better nutrition and support for young women

medicine in this field. QF entity concludes The MCH 2020 sympo- sium included a pre-confer- Maternal and Child ence seminar and community Health Symposium workshop aimed at pregnant women and first-time mothers TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK to provide them with informa- Doha tion regarding nutrition and exercise during pregnancy. THE Maternal and Child “Risk factors such as ma- Health Symposium (MCH ternal stress, maternal men- 2020), held by Sidra Medi- tal health, obesity and ma- cine, a member of Qatar ternal age can impact birth Foundation (QF), wrapped outcome. Therefore, provid- up its three-day conference ing healthcare for women at with key calls to action on to cover advancement meth- Sidra Medicine. “A key message from the Origins of Health and Disease Pregnancy complications an early age, and giving them better nutrition for women, ods in the field of reproduc- Dr Khalid Fakhro, act- symposium is that to advance paradigm: Maternal Roots of in women are said to be rap- advice as they go through life, importance of HPV vaccines tive health, pregnancy and ing chief research officer at maternal and child health in Adult Onset Chronic Disease’, idly increasing with a health has very positive impact. I in adolescent women and in- foetal and post-natal life. Sidra Medicine, said: “MCH Qatar, large cohort studies it was noted that the introduc- risk for both mother and am looking forward to seeing vestment in further research The conference is in align- 2020 showcased the success- and public participation are tion of good nutrition in the child. Common complications more interesting work come to understand pregnancy ment with Qatar’s National ful integration of our clinical fundamental. As an academic early stages of a woman’s life reported in Qatar include ges- out of Sidra Medicine related complications. Health strategy 2018-2022 and research maternal pro- medical centre, patients at is fundamental not only for tational diabetes, pre-term to this topic, and the pos- The symposium which priority target ‘Healthy wom- grammes at Sidra Medicine. Sidra Medicine who enroll in her health, but also for health- birth, pre-eclampsia, gesta- sibility for us to collaborate took place at the Qatar Na- en leading to healthy preg- International and local speak- research can teach us a lot, ier pregnancies and healthier tional hypertension, stillbirth through the Kings College tional Convention Centre nancies’ and was co-chaired ers shared their experience with benefits not only for to- babies. The theory was sup- and low birth weight. How- Global Engagement Part- brought together nearly 600 by Dr Souhaila al Khodor, di- on topics such as gestational day’s world but also for fu- ported by several speakers, ever, the symposium partici- nership Fund,” said Rachel delegates including well- rector of Maternal and Child diabetes, pre-term birth, peri- ture generations around the who shared best practice pants agreed that more lon- Tribe, professor of Maternal known researchers, clini- Health Programme, and Dr natal child health and repro- globe,” continued Dr Fakhro. examples and research pro- gitudinal studies are needed, and Perinatal Science from cians, trainees, postdoctoral Annalisa Terranegra, investi- ductive conditions such as in- During a session present- grammes from Qatar as well in addition to technologies to Kings College London who researchers, students and all gator in Nutritional Genom- fertility that affect millions of ed by Prof Kent L Thornburg, as from the US, the UK, Spain address pregnancy complica- presented on the mechanism members of the community ics and Metabolism from women and men worldwide. titled ‘The Developmental and other countries. tions and enable precision of disease in pre-term birth.