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Quick read Qatar-Finland second round of talks to be held in Deputy Amir congratulates Turkish President Erdogan The Deputy Amir His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad Al Thani sent on Thursday a cable of congratulations to President Doha to cover wider areas of interest: Finnish FM of the Republic of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan on the anniver- sary of his country’s Republic Day. (QNA) Ashraf Siddiqui to Afghanistan. He said when he was con- development of Qatar, in ad- Doha Because the COVID-19 tacting ministers all over the dition to a Finnish school with PM sends greetings to president of Turkey situation is not permitting free world in preparation for the Ge- around 700 students. Prime Minister and Minister of Interior HE Sheikh Khalid bin The second round of political movements and the Afghani- neva meeting, all of them had There are various areas, he Khalifa bin Abdulaziz Al Thani sent on Thursday a cable of con- discussions and consultations stan issue is so crucial, he said one question -- the develop- noted, where both the coun- gratulations to President of the Republic of Turkey Recep Tayyip between Qatar and Finland will he thought, on his way back ment of Doha talks. tries can cooperate and enhance Erdogan on the anniversary of his country’s Republic Day. (QNA) be held in Doha and will cover home, to visit Qatar for consul- Haavisto advised both the their relations -- areas like edu- a wider range of areas of inter- tation with the country’s leader- parties to issue very construc- cation, communication technol- Qatar slams stabbing incident at French ests, Foreign Minister of Fin- ship. tive statements so that the in- ogy and natural gas sector. land Pekka Haavisto has said. Haavisto said that dur- ternational community can He said Qatar Airways’ di- Consulate in Jeddah In an interview with Qatar ing his two-day stay in Doha, trust that there will be positive rect flights between Doha and Qatar has strongly condemned and denounced the stabbing Tribune, Haavisto said Qatar he met the Amir His Highness results and peace will prevail in Helsinki play an important role incident at the French Consulate in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, and Finland share common Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Afghanistan. He said there is a in the economic relations and which resulted in the injury of a security guard. The Ministry approaches towards building Thani and his counterpart HE small Muslim community in praised the airline for its role of Foreign Affairs renewed, in a statement on Thursday, Qa- harmony among states in con- Sheikh Mohammad bin Abdul- Finland and it enjoys full free- during the outbreak of the COV- tar’s firm position rejecting violence and terrorism regardless flict zones and working to bring rahman Al Thani, where both Foreign Minister of Finland dom and its members play their ID-19 pandemic in transporting of their motives and reasons. The ministry expressed Qatar’s peace, safety, security and sta- sides discussed bilateral rela- HE Pekka Haavisto role in administration as well as both cargo goods and stranded wishes of speedy recovery for the wounded. (QNA) bility in various regions. tions, including trade, Finish in parliament. passengers at various airports He said he was in Afghani- School Doha and the ongoing coming up after four years and On Qatar-Finland bilateral to their home countries. stan for the forthcoming inter- Afghan talks in Doha. the donors’ decision to help Af- relations, Haavisto said there Talking on labour reforms national donors meeting for Af- On the present status of the ghanistan very much depends are some major Finnish compa- in Qatar, Haavisto said these ghanistan to be held in Geneva Afghan talks, he said his mes- on the development of their nies, including Nokia, and few will have immense impact on Qatar stresses importance on November 23 and 24 to con- sage for the teams is that a very talks, especially reduction in hundreds of Finnish nationals the national production and of comprehensive response sider future aid commitments important donors meeting is casualties. are contributing towards the growth. to climate change impact Minister of State for Foreign contribute $100 million for the Qatar’s embassy delivers medical aid to Pakistan Affairs HE Sultan bin Saad Al support of small developing is- Muraikhi has stressed the im- land states and the least devel- QNA Abbas. The ambassador expressed portance of a comprehensive oped states to deal with climate Islamabad hope that the Qatari medical aid response to the impact of cli- change. The Qatar Fund for De- would help the Pakistani govern- mate change, saying Qatar has velopment is currently designing The Embassy of Qatar in Pakistan ment’s efforts in overcoming the played a leading role in inter- a funding mechanism to provide on Thursday delivered medical aid pandemic, noting that Qatar has national efforts on this front. that money to those countries in from Qatar Charity (QC) to Paki- been assisting all friendly countries He was speaking while order to face the climate change stan, to support the country’s efforts in facing the pandemic. representing Qatar at the vir- challenge, Muraikhi said. to contain the spread of the corona- Major-General Abbas thanked tual ministerial meeting of the “Qatar is working on regu- virus (COVID-19). Qatar for its constant support to Group of 77 and China on main- lating the pricing of carbon Ambassador of Qatar to Paki- Pakistan and its support for the taining a low-carbon develop- products as a way to limit car- stan HE Sheikh Saoud bin Abdul- healthcare sector in facing the chal- ment path towards the 2030 bon emissions and as part of its rahman Al Thani handed over the lenges of the pandemic. agenda in the era of COVID-19 efforts to direct investments to- medical aid to Executive Director A number of diplomats and on Thursday. Muraikhi noted wards cleaner alternatives. The of Pakistan Air Force Hospital in members of Qatar’s military attache that the Amir His Highness country also adopted scientific Islamabad Major-General Safdar in Pakistan attended the event. Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al strategies to protect the envi- Thani announced during the ronment and to decrease the Climate Action Summit in Sep- reliance on hydrocarbons,” he tember 2019 that Qatar will said. (QNA) QU’s Dept of Biomedical Science QU-CPH students organise virtual boosts breast cancer awareness breast cancer awareness campaign ICC launches online tracking Tribune News Network Tribune News Network tively to the needs of the society, raising Doha Doha awareness for such a cause plays its in- system for consular services spirational and essential role. We highly Qatar University’s (QU) Department Qatar University’s College of Phar- encourage our students to take part in it, Santhosh Chandran tus of the application. In case of Biomedical Sciences, under the super- macy (QU-CPH) and Qatar Pharmacy spread awareness and celebrate the he- DOHA of a delay in processing the vision of the College of Health Sciences, Undergraduate Society (QPhUS) organ- roes who have faced the diagnosis heads- application, the system will on Thursday organised a breast cancer ised a virtual breast cancer awareness on.” Indian Cultural Centre show the reason for the delay awareness event titled ‘Early Detection sor of Biomedical Sciences at the College of campaign entitled ‘Move Forward’ via Dr Maguy commented, “Pharma- (ICC), the umbrella organisa- and when the process is com- Saves Lives’. Due to the current situation Health Sciences QU, said that the Depart- WebEx platform recently. cists are often the first point of contact tion of Indian community as- pleted, it will show the mes- of the COVID-19 pandemic and follow- ment of Biomedical Sciences is organising As October is globally recognised as with the community and are in a great sociations under the aegis of sage ‘Ready at ICC’, and so on. ing the policies and regulations of the a breast cancer event every year during Breast Cancer Awareness Month, phar- position to educate the public about the the Indian Embassy, has in- Applicants need not to call or Ministry of Health, the event was con- the month of October, which is the month macy students raised awareness about importance of screening for breast can- troduced an online system to arrive at the ICC to know the ducted through the WebEx platform. of breast cancer. He said breast cancer is breast cancer through educating the cer. I am very happy to see this impor- track the consular services it status of their applications.” The guest speakers included May the most common cancer in women in the public via social media where informa- tant outreach event organised by our provides. The tracking system pro- Osama from Qatar Cancer Society and world, in both developed and developing tion was provided on the disease, risk pharmacy students and I would like to Those who apply for re- vides updates to the applicants Aya Hamdan, teaching assistant of countries, adding that in low-and middle- factors, signs and symptoms, and the take this opportunity to acknowledge newal of passport and other based on the information re- Human Nutrition at the QU College of income countries, the incidence has stead- importance of early detection. their efforts in organising this event es- documents through the ICC ceived from the Indian Embas- Health Sciences. Students, faculty and ily increased in recent years. A quiz competition was held on so- pecially under the unusual circumstanc- can now track the status of sy. The new system will help in other department and sector officials She added that breast cancer is the cial media to assess the public’s knowl- es of COVID19 pandemic.” their application through the addressing the concerns of the attended the event. most common cancer among women in edge on breast cancer. Hend added, “As future pharmacists link: https://getappointment. applicants,as well as avoiding The speakers focused on the aware- Qatar, but unfortunately, some people The welcome remarks were deliv- one of our roles is to educate and raise iccqatar.com/track. Updates unnecessary crowds on the ness of the disease, which greatly in- do not know enough about the symp- ered by QU-CPH Associate Dean for Ac- awareness. Although COVID-19 has af- will be available to the appli- ICC premises in the time of creases the chances of a patient with toms of the disease and how important ademic Affairs at the College of Pharma- fected the campaigns and outreach ac- cants 12 hours after the sub- COVID-19 pandemic. breast cancer receiving treatment, early diagnosis is. “That is why we are cy Dr Maguy El Hajj, followed by QPhUS tivities that we used to do in our associa- mission of the application. ICC, which functions even stressing that this action must be taken willing, through this event, to increase President Hend Al Naimi tion, it is a powerful reminder that we are Speaking to Qatar Tribune, on weekend holidays, is the at an early stage. They added that nutri- women ‘s awareness, because once it has QU-CPH Dean Dr Mohammed Diab all in this together and awareness has a ICC President AP Manikantan only window for the Indian tion can play a role in a healthy diet in been detected in its early stages, the dis- said, “The month of October sheds light powerful role in protecting the vulner- said, “The new tracking sys- community in Qatar to access general and can help prevent the devel- ease survival rate is 99 percent, which on and spreads awareness for a crucial able. The ‘Move Forward’ campaign is tem will provide the applicants consular services, other than opment or progression of breast cancer. decreases to 27 percent if the disease is cause: breast Cancer. In line with Qatar one of the biggest activities that we have with all the updates and sta- the Indian Embassy itself. Dr Amal Al Haidos, assistant profes- detected at a late stage,” she said. University’s mission of contributing ac- organised on the virtual platform.”

MME seizes foodstuff from illegal warehouses Local agricultural product sale kicks off at five yards The ninth edition of the lo- cal agricultural product sale began in Qatar on Thursday with the participation of 150 local farms in the yards of Al Mazroa, Al Wakrah, and Al Thakhira, Al Shamal and Al Sheehaniya. The yard sale will go on throughout the season on weekends, from Thursday to Saturday from 7am to 4pm, according The Ministry of Municipality and Environment (MME), in cooperation to Ahmed Al Yafei from the with Al-Khor Municipality, has seized a large quantity of foodstuff that Agricultural Affairs Depart- were kept in inappropriate conditions in large warehouses at a farm. ment at the Ministry of Mu- to ensure quality and safety lect random samples of veg- The seized items were destroyed, samples were collected from other nicipality and Environment of vegetables. The MME, in etables from the yards and materials, and necessary legal measures were initiated against the (MME). He said the ministry cooperation with the Minis- test for pesticides, he added. violators. (TNN) has taken several measures try of Public Health, will col- (TNN)