WEDNESDAY JANUARY 1, 2020 JUMADA AL-AwwAL 6, 1441 VOL.13 NO. 4831 QR 2 Fajr: 4:58 am Dhuhr: 11:37 am Asr: 2:35 pm Maghrib: 4:56 pm Isha: 6:26 pm MAIN BRANCH LULU HYPER SANAYYA ALKHOR Business 9 Sports 14 Doha D-Ring Road Street-17 M & J Building Foreign buying spree Al Rayyan cagers PARTLY CLOUDY MATAR QADEEM MANSOURA ABU HAMOUR BIN OMRAN HIGH : 26°C Near Ahli Bank Al Meera Petrol Station Al Meera helps QSE end 2019 down Al Ahli Club in LOW : 14°C alzamanexchange www.alzamanexchange.com 44441448 on a high the QBF League AMIR EXCHANGES NEW YEAR GREETINGS Qatar welcomes 2020 with hope for further progress, peace & prosperity TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK were also the highest climbers in the DOHA QATAR ENDS 2019 ON A GLORIOUS NOTE World Ranking in 2019 collecting not less than 138 points during the QATAR welcomed New Year 2020 year and rose 38 places to the 55th with a hope for better future, further spot. progress, peace and prosperity as Qatar also achieved a major it ended 2019 with giant strides on milestone in the public transport all fronts including infrastructure, sector as it launched Doha Metro for transport and sports. the public in 2019. On Dec 10, all the As the world celebrates the New Doha Metro lines – Red, Gold and Year, the Amir HH Sheikh Tamim Green -- became operational, mak- bin Hamad al Thani exchanged ca- ing travel much easier for the public. bles of greetings on Tuesday with The Doha Metro covers all the prom- leaders of friendly countries on the inent places the commuters wish to occasion of the New Year, wishing visit for work or leisure. them good health and happiness Qatar Airways, the country’s and their peoples further progress national carrier, has completed a and prosperity. successful year with strong network In a video posted on Twitter, the expansion, new aircraft deliver- Amir said, “May Allah make 2020 a ies and the unique achievement as year of goodness and blessings, and With the inauguration of Al Janoub Stadium in 2019, Qatar made huge progress on the way to completion of World Cup stadiums. The 40,000-capacity stadium the only airline to win the Skytrax a new decade of happiness, was unveiled to the world in May when it hosted the Amir Cup final. In the transport sector, Qatar launched all Doha Metro lines, making commuting much easier. Award for the World’s Best Airline peace and prosper- for a fifth time. “2019 was another ity.” year of great achievement for Qa- Qatar ended across World Cup stadiums portfo- Khalifa International Stadium’s suc- tar Airways. There have been many the year 2019 on lio in 2019. cessful redevelopment was complet- highlights during the last 12 months, a glorious note One of the major highlights dur- ed in 2017. in particular receiving the highly as it as it marched ing 2019 was the inauguration of the Qatar successfully hosted the prized ‘Best Airline in the World’ ahead with its de- SHES ITS spectacular Al Janoub Stadium. The 2019 FIFA Club World Cup and award from Skytrax at this year’s velopmental work WI S 40,000-capacity venue was unveiled showed to the world what the coun- Paris Air Show. To have won the ac- and achieved major READER to the world in May when it hosted try can do when it comes to welcom- colade for a record fifth time for my milestones. Qatar, HAPPY the Amir Cup final. ing champions. country and our airline was a truly the host of the 2022 A Al Janoub Stadium became the In 2019, the Qatari men’s na- special moment,” Qatar Airways FIFA World Cup, NEW YEAR second FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 tional team won the historic AFC Group Chief Executive Akbar al Bak- made major progress tournament venue to open after Asian Cup. Al-Annabi (the Maroons) er said. QTerminals begins tandem Sultan Qaboos in lift operations at Hamad Port stable condition SULTAN Qaboos bin Said is in a stable condition and continues the medical treat- ment programme prescribed for him, Oman’s Diwan of Royal Court said in a state- ment on Tuesday. The state- ment, carried by Oman News Agency, said that Sultan Qaboos “extends his thanks and appreciation to his loyal people all across the country for their sincere wishes, noble sentiments and their support for their leadership.” It added that Sultan Qaboos “prayed to Almighty Allah to safeguard Oman and its loyal people and QTerminals has successfully started tandem lift operations at grant them success towards more progress and prosperity to Hamad Port. The vessel operations become much faster as continue the successful march of development and to achieve WORLD RINGS IN 2020 IN STYLE two 40ft containers or four 20ft containers can be loaded or the desired goals.” (QNA) Fireworks erupt over Sydney’s Harbour Bridge to welcome the New Year. (AFP) PAGE 5 discharged simultaneously in one crane move. Fuel prices remain stable Msheireb Tram starts operations across MDD TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK friendly transportation tech- closed-loop track system. DOHA nology with options and con- The self-powered environ- veniences that makes it also mentally friendly tramway de- MSHEIREB Properties, the an accessible method of com- pot is Platinum LEED certified. national real estate devel- muting within the downtown It is made up of three one-deck, oper and subsidiary of Qatar area for people with special hi-tech, electric streetcars, Foundation, has launched the needs. which are fully air-conditioned, much anticipated Msheireb With 9 stations, Msheir- incorporating special light-fil- Tram. eb Tram interconnects all of tering glass panels which pre- The new tramway con- Msheireb, making it easier vent over 90 percent of the heat nects all Msheireb Downtown for visitors to move from one from sunlight. Doha (MDD), the world’s spot to the other making the The modern hi-tech smartest and most sustainable city a truly walkable and en- streetcar also includes many THE diesel and gasoline prices will remain unchanged in January city district, and the first sus- vironment friendly city. Visi- advanced features making it 2020, Qatar Petroleum announced on Tuesday. One litre of Super tainable downtown regenera- tors, residents, and tenants a convenient and safe method Gasoline (95) is set at QR1.90 in January, while Premium Gaso- tion project worldwide. can find a tram car on the of transportation for passen- line 91 will cost QR1.75 per litre. Similarly, one litre of diesel will Manufactured by the US- loop every six minutes, with gers. cost QR1.85 in January, same as that of December. (QNA) based TIG/m, LLC, Msheireb a 400-metre hop-on/hop-off Tram adopts the latest in eco- zone along the single 2 km, A Msheireb Tram in Msheireb Downtown Doha on Tuesday. Continued on page 2 02 Wednesday, January 1, 2020 Contact US: Qatar Tribune I EDITORIAL I Phone: 40002222 I ADMINISTRATION & MARKETING I Phone: 40002155, 40002122, Fax: 40002235 P.O. Box: 23493, Doha. AMIR ADDRESSES REGIONAL, GLOBAL ISSUES Qatar takes part in Arab News in brief League meet on Libya Deputy Amir exchanges QNA New Year greetings CAIRO THE Deputy Amir HH Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad al Thani on QATAR took part in the ex- Tuesday exchanged cables of greetings with crown princes traordinary session of the and vice-presidents of friendly countries on the advent of the Arab League Council to dis- New Year, wishing them good health and happiness and their cuss the current developments peoples further progress and prosperity. (QNA) in Libya, chaired by Iraqi Am- bassador in Cairo and Per- PM exchanges New Year greetings manent Representative to the Arab League Ambassador PRIME Minister and Minister of Interior HE Sheikh Abdullah bin Ahmed al Dulaimi, at the Arab Nasser bin Khalifa al Thani exchanged cables of greetings with League headquarters in Cairo the heads of governments of friendly countries on the advent on Tuesday. of the New Year, wishing them health and wellness and their Qatar’s Permanent Repre- peoples further progress and prosperity. (QNA) sentative to the Arab League Ambassador HE Ibrahim bin Ambassador HE Ibrahim bin Qatar slams blast in western Iraq Abdulaziz al Sahlawi led Qa- Abdulaziz al Sahlawi tar’s delegation to the meeting. Qatar has expressed its strong condemnation and denuncia- The meeting discussed adopting a joint Arab position tion of the explosive device blast near a school in the city the ongoing developments in aiming at restoring stability in of Fallujah in Anbar governorate of western Iraq, killing five Libya and the importance of Libya through political means. children. In a statement on Tuesday, the Ministry of Foreign Af- fairs reiterated Qatar’s firm rejection of violence and terrorism, regardless of motives and reasons. The statement expressed the condolences of Qatar to the families of the victims and to the government and people of Iraq. (QNA) 2020 to see four lunar, 2 solar eclipses: QCH TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK have the chance to observe all DOHA phases of this lunar eclipse. MoCI recalls BMW K1600 Bagger, The third penumbral lunar K1600 GTL motorcycle models THE year 2020 will see six eclipse will occur on July 5 (Fri- eclipses, including four lunar day) during full moon of Hijrah TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK ers and ensure that car dealers and two solar eclipses, accord- month ‘Dhu-al-Qaida, 1441’ and DOHA follow up on vehicle defects. ing to astronomical calcula- residents of Qatar will be able to The ministry said it would tions, Qatar Calendar House observe all phases of this lunar THE Ministry of Commerce coordinate with the dealer to (QCH) announced on Tuesday.