'Ancestral Meadows: a Matter of Trust' Is QND 2021 Slogan
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TUESDAY JUNE 15, 2021 DHUL QADAH 5, 1442 VOL.14 NO. 5285 QR 2 Fajr: 3:14 am Dhuhr: 11:34 am FINE Asr: 2:57 pm Maghrib: 6:28 pm HIGH : 44°C LOW : 32 °C Isha: 7:58 pm World 5 Business 8 Sports 12 Trial of Myanmar’s ousted leader Rise in trade shows Qatar’s Tickets for FIFA Arab Cup Aung Suu Kyi begins economic recovery, says QC qualifiers go on sale from today ‘Ancestral Meadows: A Matter Of Trust’ is QND 2021 slogan TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK their morals and humility is rooted in the care of this gift, building their homes using DOHA gentleness of the land. stone and hide, all with deep rooted humil- The union of the sea and land reflects a ity to reflect their appreciation of Allah. THE State National Day Celebrations Or- special feature of this environment, inter- Their gratitude towards Allah was clear ganizing Committee has revealed the slo- twining the Qatari people with these two through their actions above their word. gan for Qatar National Day (QND) 2021, blessings and providing their livelihood. The attachment of Qataris to their which is “Ancestral Meadows: A Matter Of They would go to the sea to dive in the sum- environment enhanced their love for the Trust”. mer, and pasture in the winter. homeland and their sense of belonging and The new slogan is based on the poetry of For pearls, they voyaged the vast ocean national pride. As such an important part the founder of Qatar, Sheikh Jassim bin Mo- with wisdom and courage, and believed that of their lives, the environment has been a hammed Bin Thani, may Allah rest his soul. life is lived through interaction with others. central theme in their anthems and poems, The verses of the poem illustrate: They welcomed ships from distant lands such as the verse of Sheikh Jassim bin Mo- “Oh, how many caravans have arriving at their shores with generosity and hammed Bin Thani that inspired the na- passed by, hospitality. tional day slogan. Leaving behind vestiges of the fluctua- Despite the challenges of living in the Commenting on the occasion, Minister tions of the times, desert with the scarcity of water and plan- Culture and Sports and Chairman of the Abodes our sights are accustomed to as tation, they found inspiration and insight, State National Day Celebrations Organiz- the seasons slip by, and were able to make the desert bloom ing Committee HE Salah bin Ghanem Al Ali Our meadows ornamented with herbs.” The new slogan is based on the poetry of the Founder of Qatar, Sheikh with their patience. The beauty of their cul- began his intervention with two verses by The new slogan represents the strong Jassim bin Mohammed Bin Thani. The slogan represents the strong rela- tivated land increased their creativity and Qatar’s founder Sheikh Jassim bin Moham- relationship of Qataris to their environment tionship of Qataris to their environment since time immemorial. deep poetry. med Bin Thani, may Allah rest his soul, that since time immemorial. They were raised The Qatari people walk the land which inspired the National Day slogan. by the characteristics of the land, coexisting the seasons, and they explored its depths so The Qatari people mirror the simplicity Allah has blessed and entrusted them with. with its nature, the colours of its soil and sea, that it formed their personality and identity. of their environment, and the gentleness of They saw this blessing and vowed to take Continued on page 2 Positive developments in Qatar-Egypt Shura Council okays ties enhance regional security: FM draft law on elections QNA DOHA ing with conflict of interest. FM thanks Shoukry The draft law includes 5 Qatar ranks THE Shura Council has ap- chapters and 29 articles, and for Egypt’s efforts proved a draft law on the elec- according to its provisions, an fourth globally in Gaza ceasefire toral system after reviewing employee must arrange his per- the report of the joint commit- sonal affairs and interests in a for digital QNA tee of the Internal and Exter- manner that prevents any con- DOHA nal Affairs Committee and the flict with the public interest or govt services Legal and Legislative Affairs with the duties or responsibili- DEPUTY Prime Minister and Committee. ties of his position or job. DRIVEN by a comprehensive Minister of Foreign Affairs HE The Shura Council, un- The draft law specifies digital transformation road- Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdul- der the chairmanship of its cases of conflict of interest map and COVID-19 response rahman Al Thani on Monday Speaker HE Ahmed bin Ab- and mechanisms for combat- strategy, the government of met with Minister of Foreign dullah bin Zaid ing conflict of Qatar has attained its latest Affairs of the Arab Republic of Al Mahmoud, interest, as well digitisation accomplishment, Egypt Sameh Shoukry. also approved as penalties for ranking fourth globally for the During the meeting, they a draft law on anyone who vio- provision of digital services reviewed bilateral relations be- the protection lates its provi- and subsequent adoption ac- tween the two countries, espe- of trademarks, sions. cording to Boston Consulting cially in the field of investment, copyright and After the Group’s (BCG) study. and the exchange of support in rights related to discussion, the The study shows that international forums. the Internation- Shura Council the level of satisfaction of They also reviewed the lat- al Federation decided to refer digital government services est developments in the region, of Association HE Ahmed bin Abdullah bin the draft law to in Qatar is on par with the particularly the developments Football (FIFA). Zaid Al Mahmoud. the Legal and averages of developing regarding the Palestinian cause The draft Legislative Af- countries (58 percent). The and the current situation in law includes 12 articles, and its fairs Committee for study and digital service offering in Libya. The two sides stressed Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani provisions require the registra- to submit a report thereon to Qatar has been met with a the importance of coordinat- with Minister of Foreign Affairs of Egypt Sameh Shoukry in Doha on Monday. tion of FIFA trademarks, and the Council. positive response, with the ing the regional efforts to reach the deposit of works and au- The Speaker briefed country’s citizens placed solutions that guarantee the se- region. Shoukry of Egypt to Doha. We naissance Dam in Doha. dio recordings, performances the council on the ongoing highly in terms of frequency curity and stability of the region The FM renewed Qatar’s discussed the positive develop- The Egyptian FM com- of performers and FIFA radio preparations for the opening of access. In total, 53 and encourage joint coopera- thanks to Egypt for its efforts ments in our bilateral relations, mended the efforts of Qatar programmes with Intellectual of United Nations Office of percent of Qatari respond- tion. that contributed to the recent and ways to enhance coopera- through its chairmanship of the Property Protection Depart- Counter-Terrorism (UNOCT) ents revealed they use During the meeting, the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. He tion and strengthen joint Arab Ministerial Committee of the ment at the Ministry of Com- Programme Office which is digital government services FM noted the positive develop- also stressed the leading role action.” Arab League, wishing success merce and Industry, and spec- concerned with parliamentary at least once per week, six ments in the relations between of the Egyptian community in For his part, Shoukry ex- to the FM in this regard and ex- ify the procedures to be taken engagement in preventing and percent above the global the two countries, stressing that the public and private sectors. pressed Egypt’s thanks to Qa- pressed his thanks to Qatar for regarding the registration. combating terrorism. The of- average. PAGE 8 these developments enhance In a tweet, the FM said, “De- tar for holding the emergency its care of the Egyptian com- The Shura Council also ficial will be inaugurated on the security and stability of the lighted to welcome FM Sameh consultative meeting on the Re- munity. discussed a draft law on deal- Wednesday in Doha. Qatar, Lebanon sign MoU to reconstruct Beirut hospital 4 held for trying to smuggle gold out of Qatar TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK QATAR, represented by Qatar tives of His Highness the DOHA Fund for Development (QFFD), Amir of State of Qatar Sheikh has signed a Memorandum of Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani at FOUR people have been arrest- Understanding (MoU) with the the Paris International Confer- ed for allegedly trying to smug- Lebanese Republic, represent- ence, allocating $50 million to gle gold out of the country. ed by the Ministry of Health, support the brotherly Leba- The accused — identified to reconstruct the old building nese people. only as Asian men — were of the Karantina Hospital in The MoU also comes in planning to grinding gold bars Beirut. the framework of the strong into powder to facilitate the The MoU comes within fraternal relations between the smuggling, according to Al the framework of the pledges two countries. Shamal Security Department, made by Qatar after the The MoU aims to recon- which made the arrests. explosion at the Beirut Port on struct and equip Building (B) of Several grinding tools August 4 last year, to provide Beirut Governmental Hospital along with invoices of gold aid to Lebanon, and to follow — Karantina, which was com- purchases were seized from led the police to the others. action. up on its previous pledges, in pletely damaged as a result of them.