Libya's UN-Backed Govt, Rival Announce Ceasefire
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INDEX QATAR 2,3,12 COMMENT 10 BUSINESS | Page 1 QATAR | Page 12 ARAB WORLD 3 BUSINESS 1-8 Building permits INTERNATIONAL 4-9,11 SPORTS 1-8 QRCS health issued in July DOW JONES QE NYMEX education see double-digit activities benefi t 27,930.57 9,767.18 42.26 monthly growth +190.84 -46.6 -0.56 thousands +0.69% -0.47% -1.31% Latest Figures published in QATAR since 1978 SATURDAY Vol. XXXXI No. 11648 August 22, 2020 Muharram 3, 1442 AH GULF TIMES www. gulf-times.com 2 Riyals MoPH reports 113,216 Duhail crowned QNB Stars League champions total Covid-19 recoveries The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) reported yesterday 257 new Support hotline confirmed cases of coronavirus (Covid-19) and 292 recoveries from the virus in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of people who have recovered so far in announced for Qatar to 113,216 cases. The MoPH said in a statement on Covid-19 developments in Qatar, that all new cases have been transferred schools blended into isolation and are receiving necessary healthcare. Page 2 Turkey announces big gas fi nd in Black Sea learning system Turkish President Recep Tayyip OSchools to inform parents through SMS Erdogan yesterday announced the discovery of major natural gas about in-school days of attendance reserves in the Black Sea, near the OBlended learning support hotline 155 Turkish coast. “Turkey has made the biggest natural gas discovery OSix sessions/day for distance learning in the Black Sea,” Erdogan said at Al Duhail players and off icials celebrate with the Falcon Shield after winning the QNB Stars League title at the Al O the historic Dolmabahce Palace Janoub Stadium yesterday. In their final game, Duhail beat Al Ahli 1-0 thanks to Edmilson’s free-kick in the 24th Students to attend school 1-3 times a week in Istanbul. The country’s drillship minute. Duhail finished with 52 points, one ahead of Al Rayyan, who defeated Al Wakrah 2-0 in their final match at the Fatih found some 320bn cu m Jassim bin Hamad Stadium yesterday. Sport Page 1 chools will inform the parents ment schools in the country with the (11.3tn cu ft) of natural gas, said concerned through SMS about forms and guidelines to implement the Erdogan, announcing the “good Sthe in-school days of attendance blended learning system, local Arabic news” he had promised the public for each student, under the blended daily Arrayah reported yesterday. earlier this week. Turkey aims to learning system being implemented The guidelines, which the daily said have the natural gas ready for during the fi rst term of the school year that it had a copy of, point out that the public use in 2023, he said. 2020/21 across all the educational primary schools pupils shall attend Libya’s UN-backed govt, stages including government and pri- classes at the school building in rota- Russian doctors agree vate schools, higher education insti- tion. to Navalny evacuation tutes and kindergartens. The pupils of classes I and III will ac- The Ministry of Education and cordingly go to school on Sundays and Russian doctors treating opposition Higher Education also announced yes- Tuesdays, while the pupils of class- figure Alexei Navalny for suspected rival announce ceasefi re terday the availability of a technical es II and IV attend on Mondays and poisoning backed down yesterday support hotline, 155, for students and Wednesdays, and the pupils of classes and agreed he could be evacuated parents. V and VI shall attend only on Thurs- after his family and aides battled AFP The amendment of the back-to- days of each week. for him to be taken to Germany. Tripoli Qatar welcomes truce agreement school plan was released on Wednes- As for the preparatory school, stu- The doctors in the Siberian city day, after a co-ordination meeting dents of class VII shall attend on of Omsk, where Navalny was in a Qatar welcomed the agreement hope for this declaration to contrib- with the Ministry of Public Health Sundays and Mondays, students of coma in intensive care, changed ibya’s warring rival adminis- between the Presidential Council ute to supporting eff orts for a politi- (MoPH), regarding the precaution- class VIII on Tuesdays, and class IX tack after initially insisting he was trations announced in separate of the Government of National Ac- cal solution in Libya and rebuilding ary and preventive measures against on Wednesdays and Thursdays every too ill to be moved. The 44-year- Lstatements yesterday that they cord (GNA) and the Speaker of the the country in a way that preserves Covid-19, and mitigating the academic week. old lawyer and anti-corruption would cease all hostilities and or- Libyan House of Representatives on the rights of the Libyan people and consequences of school closures and Students of class X shall attend Sun- campaigner’s wife had appealed to ganise nationwide elections, a move an immediate ceasefire, the suspen- the rule of law. delaying the beginning of the new aca- days and Mondays, students of class XI President Vladimir Putin and staff widely welcomed by the UN and sev- sion of all combat operations across The statement renewed Qatar’s demic year. on Tuesdays and students of class XII had accused authorities of putting eral countries. Libya, and the activation of the support for the Skhirat Agreement, Blended learning combines online on Wednesdays and Thursdays of every his life at risk by delaying the The surprise announcement came political process. and called on all Libyan brothers learning and in-person teaching in the week. evacuation. Page 8 after multiple visits by top foreign In a statement yesterday, the Min- to uphold the national interest and classroom. Students will attend classes As part of distance learning, stu- diplomats to Libya in recent weeks, istry of Foreign Aff airs expressed adhere to dialogue without exclud- 1-3 times a week to do coursework, ex- dents will have daily assessment and Democrats endorse resulting in the fi rst deal between the Qatar’s hope that all Libyan parties ing any component of the Libyan periments and exams. From Septem- discussions with their teachers and Biden nomination rival authorities since a December would respond to the declaration of society, leading to a comprehensive ber 1-3, students are to be informed there will be a weekly assessment for 2015 UN-backed accord in Morocco a ceasefire, expedite the completion political settlement that preserves about the blended learning approach each subject. In addition, the ministry Former US Vice President Joe that led to an agreement on a unity of the political process, and lift the Libya’s sovereignty and territorial in schools. will provide a good number of record- Biden accepted off icially the 2020 government. blockade on the oil fields to resume integrity and fulfils the aspirations During the fi rst term, schools will ed lessons on its YouTube channel on Democratic presidential nomination The statements were signed by production and exports. of its people for security and stabil- receive only 30% of its students capac- weekly basis. Digital textbooks will be during a speech delivered for the Fayez al-Sarraj, head of the UN- The statement expressed Qatar’s ity. (QNA) ity to attend in-person classes on daily available in pdf format, besides other largely virtual 2020 Democratic recognised unity Government of basis. Each student should attend in- interactive textbooks. National Convention from the Chase National Accord (GNA), based in person, one to three classes a week, as The teaching staff will be given ad- Center in Wilmington, Delaware. “It is the capital Tripoli, and Aguila Saleh, elections next March”, and for the Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said. assigned by the school. equate training on the remote learn- an America we can rebuild together,” speaker of the eastern-based parlia- “end of all combat operations”. The European Union’s diplomatic Distance learning will take place ing techniques and all the related ap- Biden said, pledging to make control ment, backed by military strongman Saleh also backed elections — chief Josep Borrell praised the agree- through six sessions a day. The record- plications. However, teachers are not of the coronavirus outbreak his Khalifa Haftar. though he did not specify a date — ment as “important and positive” and ed lessons will be of 15-20 minutes du- obliged to respond to the queries of first act if elected president. “We The two have been at war virtually and urged “all parties” to observe “an called on all factions in the North Af- ration. Students should access Qlearn- students outside the offi cial working will never get our economy back since the formation of Sarraj’s gov- immediate ceasefi re and the cessation rica state to keep their commitments. ing portal through a dedicated login hours, and schools cannot force them on track. We will never get our kids ernment in December 2015. of all fi ghting.” “Important and positive news with their user names and passwords, to do so. safely back in schools. Never have The UN’s top offi cial to Libya, Italy welcomed the move, as did coming from #Libya on a ceasefi re and have access to MS Teams App. The Educational Aff airs Sector rec- our lives back until we deal with this Stephanie Williams, called for “all Germany and the Arab League. and the resumption of a political Parents will provide computers for ommended that live streaming lessons virus,” Biden added. Page 5 parties to rise to this historic occasion “The announcement of the ceasefi re process,” Borrell tweeted.