Qatar Calls for More Support to Victims of Terrorism
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INDEX BUSINESS QATAR | Page 1 QATAR 2, 16 COMMENT 14, 15 | Page 16 ARAB WORLD 3 BUSINESS 1-8 Banks should INTERNATIONAL 4-13 SPORTS 1-8 Environmental have 3-pronged Science Centre strategy to DOW JONES QE NYMEX monitors transition away hawksbill turtle 26,075.30 9,316.44 40.62 from Libor: +369.21 +91.64 +1.00 conservation +1.44% +0.99% +2.52% KPMG Qatar Latest Figures in Qatar published in QATAR since 1978 SATURDAY Vol. XXXXI No. 11606 July 11, 2020 Dhul-Qa’da 20, 1441 AH GULF TIMES www. gulf-times.com 2 Riyals Amir sends greetings Stunner of a stadium to governor-general of the Bahamas Qatar calls for His Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani and His Highness the Deputy Amir Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad al-Thani sent more support yesterday cables of congratulations to Governor-General of the Commonwealth of the Bahamas Cornelius Alvin Smith on his country’s Independence Day. HE to victims the Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdulaziz al-Thani also sent a similar cable to Prime Minister Hubert Alexander Minnis. of terrorism MoPH reports 98,232 total Covid recoveries QNA aff ected by terrorism, such as the as- The Ministry of Public Health New York sistance it provided to Mosul in Iraq. (MoPH) yesterday reported 520 Qatar is a key supporter of the work of new confirmed cases of Covid-19 as the United Nations Investigative Team well as 961 recoveries in the last 24 to Promote Accountability for Crimes hours, bringing the total number of atar said that, in light of the Committed by ISIS (UNITAD), and people to have recovered from the exceptional circumstances re- Qatar is one of the strongest support- disease in Qatar to 98,232. The MoPH A new image of Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor, as released by the Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy (SC) on social Qsulting from the coronavirus ers of General Assembly resolutions on also announced four new deaths media. A giant tent structure will cover the whole stadium, which will host matches right through to the 2022 FIFA World (Covid-19) pandemic, there is a need victims of terrorism, and has been one yesterday. In a statement on Covid-19 Cup semi-finals. Being delivered by Aspire Zone Foundation, the stadium takes its name from ‘bayt al sha’ar’ – tents to increase the level of support for of the founding countries of the Group developments in Qatar, the ministry historically used by nomadic peoples in Qatar and the Gulf region. The design of the 60,000-capacity stadium “honours victims of terrorism because they are of Friends of Victims of Terrorism, said the people who died were Qatar’s past and present, while keeping one eye on the future of the community”, according to the SC. Sport Page 1 part of society and they are aff ected Sheikha Alya said, praising the eff orts aged 30, 57, 70 and 91, and all were by the diffi culties arising from the of Spain and Afghanistan in leading the receiving the necessary medical pandemic. work of this group. care. Page 2 This came in a statement delivered She pointed out that “when we ad- by HE the Permanent Representative dress the plight of the victims of ter- Kuwait advises against of Qatar to the United Nations ambas- rorism in a challenging environment, travelling abroad Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia declared a sador Sheikha Alya Ahmed bin Saif we must remember that the war on ter- al-Thani in Webinar III: Addressing rorism aims to eradicate this scourge Kuwait advised its citizens and the Plight of Victims of Terrorism in a and address its root causes, prevent residents against travelling abroad at Challenging Environment”, during the damage and suff ering to the victims, the moment due to the instability of the mosque after Turkish court ruling UN’s 2020 virtual counter-terrorism and prevent any violation of their hu- coronavirus pandemic, and the spread week theme of “Strategic and Practi- manity and their dignity, because the of the virus despite strict measures cal Challenges of Countering Terror- victims are the human dimension of applied worldwide, the health QNA/Reuters ism in a Global Pandemic Environ- the impact of terrorism and they have ministry announced in a statement Ankara ment”. an important role in the war on terror- on Twitter yesterday. Page 3 She said that Qatar attaches great ism and violent extremism by making importance to the issue of the rights their voices heard and exposing the Singapore ruling top Turkish court yesterday of victims of terrorism and providing delusion of terrorist rhetoric and ter- party retains power struck down the 1934 cabinet support to them. rorist agendas and their actual eff ects A decree that turned Istanbul’s This is in line with Qatar’s eff ective on ordinary people in areas aff ected by Singapore’s long-ruling party has Hagia Sophia into a museum, paving role in combating terrorism, protect- terrorism.” retained power but its support the way for its use again as a mosque ing human rights, humanitarian work, She stressed that everyone should fell sharply, while the opposition after an 85-year hiatus. and accountability for the most serious have a moral duty to support the vic- made historic gains, in a general An NGO in Istanbul, the Perma- crimes. tims of terrorism and ensure that they election held under the shadow nent Foundations Service to His- Accordingly, Qatar directed part are treated with sympathy and respect of a coronavirus outbreak. The torical Artifacts and Environment of its humanitarian aid to the regions for their dignity. When it comes to People’s Action Party won 83 of 93 Association, had fi led a petition at children, their rights must be respect- parliamentary seats up for grabs, the Council of State seeking annul- ed and their best interests must be a and 61.2% of the popular vote. But ment of the decision to convert Hagia priority by all means, and their liveli- that was pointedly down on the Sophia into a museum after being a hood should not be neglected for rea- nearly 70% of the vote it won at the mosque for nearly 500 years. sons of national security. country’s last election in 2015, while The court heard the parties’ argu- She noted that when victims of ter- the opposition Workers’ Party picked ments at a July 2 hearing before issu- rorism face additional challenges as a up 10 seats. Page 7 ing its ruling, according to Turkish Muslims perform evening prayers in front of the Hagia Sophia, after a court result of factors such as a global pan- news agency (Anadolu). decision that paves the way for it to be converted from a museum back into a demic, “we must identify these chal- UK won’t join EU’s According to the court’s full rul- mosque in Istanbul yesterday. lenges in order to be taken into account ing, Hagia Sophia was owned by a in the context of providing support virus vaccine scheme foundation established by Ottoman defined as such in the deed. have called for its use as a mosque to victims of terrorism, and perhaps Britain has turned down the Sultan Mehmet the Conqueror and Under the Byzantine Empire, Hagia again and allowed Qur’an readings the fi rst of these challenges is that the chance to join a 2.4bn euro ($2.7bn) was presented to the community as a Sophia had been used as a church for there on special occasions. Covid-19 pandemic which has become European Union plan to secure mosque. 916 years. President Tayyip Erdogan declared HE Sheikha Alya Ahmed bin Saif a top priority and it became the main advance purchases of promising The decision said that in its title In 1453, after the Ottoman Empire Hagia Sophia open to Muslim prayer al-Thani concern of all.” To Page 2 Covid-19 vaccines, saying the deed, Hagia Sophia was defi ned as a conquered Istanbul, it was converted as a mosque yesterday after the court EU would not allow it any role “mosque” and this cannot be legally into a mosque by Sultan Mehmet II, ruling. in decision-making. “The UK changed. also known as the Conqueror. Erdogan made his announcement government has decided on this The society the mosque was be- An unparalleled treasure of world just an hour after the court ruling was occasion not to join this internal stowed to cannot be prevented architecture, Hagia Sophia under- revealed, brushing aside internation- EU initiative, but given our shared from exercising its rights and ben- went restoration work during the al warnings not to change the status WHO sees hope despite interest in ensuring that vaccines are efi ts through the age-old immovable Ottoman era, including the addition of the monument. available to all, we are committed property the foundation left to it, said of minarets for the call to prayer by “The decision was taken to hand to strengthening our collaboration the ruling. famed architect Mimar Sinan. over the management of the Ayasofya surging Covid-19 cases with the EU outside the framework,” It concluded that it is not legally Under the Turkish Republic, in Mosque...to the Religious Aff airs Di- Britain’s ambassador to the EU, Tim possible to use the building as any- 1935 it became a museum. rectorate and open it for worship,” the Barrow, said. Page 8 thing other than a mosque, as it is In recent years Turkish leaders decision signed by Erdogan said.