QatarTribune Qatar_Tribune QatarTribuneChannel qatar_tribune Tuesday February 11, 2020 Jumada al-akhir 17, 1441 VOL.13 NO. 4866 QR 2

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Global gas outlook bright, says Kaabi Qatar moving ahead with its plan to boost LNG production: Kaabi Share of natural gas in energy mix to rise from 23% to 27% by 2050

SATYENDRA PATHAK To meet this growing demand, 81 percent in 2018. Oil will re- Doha Qatar is marching ahead with Fossil fuels main an important source of its plan to raise LNG produc- will continue energy, but its share is expected GLOBAL gas outlook is quite tion from the current 77 million to dominate to fall to 26 percent. Coal will Amir condoles bright as natural gas will be tonnes per annum (mtpa) to the global energy mix drop sharply, providing only the only hydrocarbon resource 126 mtpa by 2027,” Kaabi said. 18 percent. Natural gas will be with Thai king to increase its share in the “This will not just enhance and will amount to 71 the only hydrocarbon resource QNA global energy mix from the our ability and flexibility to percent in 2050, to increase its share, from 23 Doha current 23 percent to 27 per- meet additional global LNG against 81 percent in percent today to 27 percent in cent in 2050, Minister of State demand, but will also help the 2018. Oil will remain an 2050.” The amir hh Sheikh Tamim for Energy Affairs and Qatar shift to less carbon-intensive important source of Kaabi said that natural gas bin hamad al Thani on Petroleum President and CEO energy in many parts of the energy, but its share is offers a reliable and cost-effec- Monday sent a cable of HE Saad Sherida al Kaabi said world. In parallel, Qatar has tive pathway to a lower-emis- condolences to hM King on Monday. raised focus on achieving the expected to fall to 26 sions energy system. Maha Vajiralongkorn of the Speaking at the launch highest environmental stand- percent. Coal will drop “Natural gas continues to Kingdom of Thailand on of Gas Exporting Countries ards in its energy industry,” the sharply, providing only receive positive policy support the victims of the attack in Forum (GECF) Global Gas minister said. 18 percent. Natural gas in several countries as an alter- a shopping centre in the Outlook 2050 in Doha, Kaabi Citing the findings of GECF will be the only native to polluting and carbon- city of Nakhon Ratchasima said, “Natural gas is set to be Global Gas Outlook 2050, intensive fuels and a flexible in eastern Thailand, wish- the highest in the primary en- Kaabi said, “Fossil fuels will hydrocarbon resource to option complementing inter- ing the injured a speedy ergy mix as it is the only form continue to dominate the glob- increase its share. mittent renewables,” he said. recovery. of hydrocarbons to increase its al energy mix and will amount — HE Saad Sherida al Kaabi share during the next 30 years. to 71 percent in 2050, against Continued on page 11 

Shura okays draft law on treatment PARASITE maKes history 2022 WC acts as catalyst of citizens abroad at the oscars for development: Thawadi QNA Korean black comedy Parasite made movie Doha history at the Oscars, becoming the first National volunteering The Shura Council has ap- non-English-language film to win the best proved a draft law on medical picture award. It also took home the strategy for World Cup treatment of Qatari citizens awards for best original screenplay and to be launched soon abroad and referred its recom- international feature film, while Bong Joon mendations to the government. Ho won best directing award. 1917, the The draft law seeks to World War I drama from Sam Mendes, AILYN AGONIA facilitate procedures for treat- won three awards, for best visual Doha ing Qatari patients abroad and effects, cinematography and sound providing them with the best mixing. Martin Scorsese’s The SUPREME Committee for services. Delivery & Legacy Secretary- Irishman had 10 nominations, yet it Under the provisions of the General Hassan al Thawadi law, the state will provide for the left empty-handed. Joaquin Phoenix has underscored the impact of treatment of patients in foreign won best actor for Joker, while the country’s preparations for countries and will bear all the Renée Zellweger won best actress hosting the 2022 FIFA World costs. The Shura Council meet- for Judy. (PG 8 ) Cup in driving significant ing on Monday was chaired by developments such as infra- Speaker he ahmed bin abdullah Best Picture: Parasite Supporting Actor: Brad Pitt, structure growth and labour bin Zaid al Mahmoud. Director: Bong Joon Ho, Parasite Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood reforms as well as in terms of at the end of the session, Supporting Actress: Laura Dern, Marriage Story legacy for the nation and the Mahmoud briefed the council Actor: Joaquin Phoenix, Joker region. on participation and the ac- Original Screenplay: Parasite During the Education City SC Secretary-General HE Hassan al Thawadi speaks during the companying delegation in the Actress: Renée Zellweger, Judy Adapted Screenplay: Jojo Rabbit Speaker Series moderated by Education City Speaker Series at Qatar National Library on Monday. 30th extraordinary Conference International Feature: Parasite (South Korea) Qatar Foundation Editor-In- of arab Inter-Parliamentary Animated Feature: Toy Story 4 Chief for External Communi- Thawadi said Doha Metro, expressways in Qatar will be Union (IPU) on Saturday, held cations Michael Jabri-Pickett which has been fully opera- up and running according to Sound Editing: Ford v Ferrari under the slogan “Supporting at the Qatar National Library tional since last year and sig- the schedule. the Palestinian Brothers in Their Visual Effects: 1917 on Monday, Thawadi stressed nificantly impacted the lives of While two stadiums have Just Cause (the Issue of arabs Film Editing: Ford v Ferrari that many developments in people of Qatar, is among the been fully operational since and Muslims)”. Animated Short: Hair Love place for the World Cup will results of the efforts in ensur- last year, three more stadiums Live Action Short: The Neighbors’ Window go beyond 2022 and will be ing that the requirements of will be ready by the end of this expanded and further devel- World Cup preparations fit in. year, he said. Documentary Short: Learning to Skateboard oped as guided by the Qatar He said World Cup prepa- He also mentioned the ‘Preserving in a Warzone (If You’re a Girl) National Vision 2030 and as rations have been a catalyst Club World Cup 2020 edition environment top Original Score: Joker part of the legacies the com- in pushing forward with the which will be hosted in Qatar Original Song: I’m Gonna mittee identified since the Doha Metro project, which towards the end of the year. priority’ (PG 2 ) Love Me Again from Rocketman rights to host the World Cup will be expanded. was awarded to Qatar in 2010. Similarly, he said, major Continued on page 16 

97 deaths in a day as coronavirus toll hits 909 Get, set, play! Let’s celebrate sports The number of people infected on a cruise QNA ated with an inactive lifestyle, ship with a new strain of coronavirus almost Doha Green parks, arenas and such as cardiovascular disease doubled on Monday, as authorities in China stadiums are all decked and diabetes. The day is also and beyond pursued greater quarantine GREEN parks, arenas and up to receive tens of thou- viewed as an opportunity to measures to contain the disease. Deaths stadiums are all decked up to sands of citizens and resi- bring communities closer to- from the new coronavirus have hit 909, the receive tens of thousands of gether through sport, based Chinese government announced, with 97 citizens and residents from dents from all segments of on the sporting principles of fatalities within 24 hours — the grimmest all segments of society to cel- society to celebrate team building, inclusion and toll of the outbreak so far. The operator ebrate National Sport Day on National Sport Day unity, participation, fitness of a cruise ship quarantined in the port of Tuesday. and health. Yokohama in Japan due to an outbreak of This year, the National The activities include foot- tional Al Shawahef, acting as Qatar is the first country coronavirus on board reported that about Sport Day celebrations are ball, basketball, tennis, taek- a reminder of Qatar’s ancient in the world to devote a day 66 more people had been infected with the spread over in nine different wondo, cycling, swimming, and sporting heritage and the role to sports, where citizens and virus. This raised the total infections on the areas that encompass all parts walking, in addition to many it has played in the country’s residents participate to cel- Diamond Princess liner to about 136. The of the country with the partici- free activities and recreational most recent developments. ebrate and learn about various ship was quarantined after a passenger who pation of more than one hun- competitions available to eve- The primary goal of Na- sports and activities and their disembarked in hong Kong was confirmed dred institutions, including ryone. The National Sport Day tional Sport Day is to pro- many benefits, which encour- to be infected with the virus earlier this ministries, governmental bod- also focuses on the Qatari cul- mote sports and to educate aged some global institutions month. (DPA) PAGE 5 ies, sports clubs, academies, ture represented by the row- the local population on ways and unions to copy this unique schools and others. ing championship with tradi- to reduce health risks associ- experience. PAGES 4 & 6 02 Tuesday, February 11, 2020

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FM sends message to new UNODC D-G in Vienna Quick read Aman opens entry QNA VIeNNa for children’s video deputy amir sends condolences to Thai king THE Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Af- test until March 12 The Deputy amir hh Sheikh abdullah bin hamad al Thani on fairs HE Sheikh Mohammed Monday sent a cable of condolences to King Maha Vajiralong- bin Abdulrahman al Thani QNA to achieve balance between korn of Thailand on the victims of the attack on a shopping sent a written message to the Doha physical movement, men- centre in the city of Nakhon Ratchasima in eastern Thailand, Director-General of the Unit- tal activities and daily duties wishing the injured a speedy recovery. (QNa) ed Nations Office on Drugs THE Protection and Social Re- away from video games, as and Crime (UNODC) in Vien- habilitation Center (Aman), well as to develop their life Pm sends condolences to Thai na Ghada Wali. the importance that Qatar at- operation between Qatar and part of Qatar Social Work skills in a creative and benefi- counterpart The message was delivered taches to the UNODC due to the United Nations, especially Foundation, has launched a cial way. by the Ambassador of Qatar its distinguished role in com- the continuous support of the video competition titled ‘My It also seeks to launch PRIMe Minister and Minister of Interior he Sheikh Khalid to Austria and its Permanent bating crime and drugs and State for the programmes and Day Without Video Games’ in freedom of artistic and crea- bin Khalifa bin abdulaziz al Thani sent on Monday a cable of Representative to the United the State’s keenness to provide projects of the United Nations celebration of the Gulf Chil- tive expression for the con- condolences to he Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Thailand Nations and international or- all forms of support to the new office in the field of crime pre- dren’s Day and in cooperation testants with the aim of col- Prayut Chan-o-cha on the victims of the attack in a shopping ganisations in Vienna HE Sul- director-general to help her vention and criminal justice, with the Doha Film Institute, lecting the largest number of centre in the city of Nakhon Ratchasima in eastern Thailand, tan bin Salmeenal Mansouri carryout her duties. and its support for the goals the Shafallah Center for Per- videos expressing the topic wishing the injured a speedy recovery. (QNa) during his meeting with Wali. THE UNODC director- and principles upon which the sons with Disability and the and providing the opportunity Mansouri emphasised general commended the co- United Nations was founded. Media Center for Youth at for the largest possible num- the Ministry of Culture and ber of participants. Sports. Aman will continue to re- ceive entries for the competi- Participants will be tion until March 12. informed if their video was Balance must be struck between growth The competition targets approved or rejected by participants aged between seven to 15 to post videos less March 20. The winners will than a minute using either a be announced in the sec- camera, mobile phone or iPad, ond week of April and environmental challenges: minister with their guardians’ consent. The rights of the videos will belong to Aman, which is Director of Awareness ‘Preserving the environment is a priority to which Qatar and the ministry attach great importance’ entitled to use or publish any Management at Aman Abdul video it deems appropriate Aziz al Ishaq and a specialised QNA ance between the requirements and support for livestock field, with the name of the winning committee will judge the com- Doha of the development process in the ministry officials said mo- participant mentioned. petition according to an eval- the State and addressing envi- bile veterinary clinics and pri- Participants will be in- uation form and specific cri- MINISTER of Municipality and ronmental challenges and find- vate markets for farms have formed if their video was ap- teria developed by the Aman Environment HE Engineer Ab- ing radical solutions to them. been made available in cooper- proved or rejected by March in agreement with the awards dullah bin Abdulaziz bin Turki He said one of the goals of ation with Qatar Development 20. The winners will be an- administration. al Subaie has stressed the need the forum was to act as a link Bank, pointing out that there is nounced in the second week Head of Technical Pro- to strike a balance between the with the concerned authorities a committee in the ministry to of April. duction Department at Aman country’s development require- and various members of society evaluate the process of prevent- The organisers have al- Maha al Mannai said the cen- ments and addressing environ- who specialise in the field of the ing grazing and its implications. located valuable prizes to the tre is keen to promote a safe ment challenges. environment. The forum, which dealt winners, where the winners childhood, which is in line He said that enacting ap- He said the ministry is cur- with the ways to preserve Qa- from first to 10th place will re- with the international agree- propriate legislations, devel- rently examining the proce- tar’s environment and ensure ceive certificates of apprecia- ments ratified by Qatar, par- oping initiatives and commu- a priority to which Qatar and tions. dures that guarantee the provi- its sustainability, included tion and QR5,000, while 11th ticularly the Convention on nity projects, and ensuring the ministry attach great im- He said ministry has an or- sion of various types of support notes, proposals and discus- to 20th places will receive cer- the Rights of the Child. cooperation of community portance, particularly the land ganisational, supervisory and to fishermen, adding that the sions by the participants on the tificates of appreciation and Executive Director of the members will help in preserv- and marine environments in executive role in various envi- ministry has recently devel- most important environmental QR3,000, 21st to 30th posi- Media Center for Youth at the ing the environment. line with Qatar National Vision ronmental issues, adding that oped a mechanism for moni- challenges, including fishing tions will receive certificates Ministry of Culture and Sports In his opening remarks at 2030, which made the environ- a number of other authorities toring the marine environment laws and legislations, protection of appreciation and QR2,000, Dr Hamad al Fayyad pointed the first environmental forum ment one of its key pillars. have competencies and tasks by ships to detect fishing viola- of rare wild animals and natural and 31st to 40th will receive out that the competition will organised by the Ministry of He added that protecting related to preserving the envi- tions and others, in coordina- wildlife from overgrazing, as certificates of appreciation spread knowledge and aware- Municipality and Environment and preserving the environ- ronment. tion with other authorities con- well as addressing inspection and QR1,000. ness in an attractive creative on Monday, the minister said ment is a shared responsibility The minister stressed the cerned. and environmental violations in The competition aims style by inspiring talents and preserving the environment is of all individuals and institu- importance of achieving a bal- In the wild environment various forms. to encourage participants creative individuals. MoPH, partners’ initiatives Qatar-Iran ties on upswing since improve community health Amir’s visit to Tehran, says envoy

A cook book with more than 70 healthy recipes for popular ASHRAF SIDDIQUI and other foods will be prepared and printed free of charge Doha QNA THE Ambassador of Iran to Doha Qatar HE Mohammad Ali Sobhani has said that the rela- THE Ministry of Public tions between Qatar and Iran Health (MoPH), along with have significantly improved in its partners, has implemented recent years under the leader- many strategic initiatives to ship of the Amir HH Sheikh improve the health of the Qa- Tamim bin Hamad al Thani tari community. and Iranian President Dr Has- The ministry encourages san Rouhani. the community to adopt healthy Speaking at a gala recep- lifestyles and do regular physi- tion hosted by him at the Dip- cal exercise as per recommen- lomatic Club on the occasion of dations of the World Health 40th anniversary celebrations Organization (WHO). of the victory of the Islamic Qatar National Nutrition Revolution and the National and Physical Activity Action Day of his country, Sobhani Plan is one of the most promi- said that ties between the two nent initiatives implemented the nutrition guidelines, and tivity in 2020, a healthy cook- countries have strengthened in by the ministry in this regard. launch of the school canteen book containing more than 70 different fields including po- The plan achieved several suc- guide to ensure the availability healthy recipes for popular and litical, economic, cultural and cesses during 2019 and the of healthy food and drinks for other foods will be prepared border cooperation. most notable among them was school students. and printed free of charge. Also present on the occa- the reduction of fat, sugar and The implementation of the The Ministry of Public sion were Minister of Com- salt quotient in food and bev- guidelines for foods and bev- Health and its partners are merce and Industry HE Ali bin erages by engaging public and erages in health facilities and working to implement the Na- Ahmed al Kuwari; Minister of private sectors. workplaces is also being fol- tional Health Strategy 2018- Municipality and Environment Foreign Affairs, HE Ambassa- Seventh Joint Commission Erdakanian. The ministry also contin- lowed up to ensure the avail- 2022. HE Abdulla bin Abdulaziz bin dor Ibrahim Fakhroo as well as meeting between the two coun- Meanwhile, the reception ues to implement the Health ability of healthy options. The goals of the National Turki al Subaie; Minister of diplomats and other guests. tries in this context during HH included a cake cutting cer- in the Workplace programme Furthermore, the ministry Health Strategy include in- State HE Dr Hamad bin Ab- The Iranian ambassador the Amir’s visit to Tehran. emony. A three-minute-long involving new entities in the has implemented new growth creasing years of life by one dulaziz al Kuwari; Spokesper- said that the visit of HH the The Seventh Joint Com- video on Iran’s tourism as well programme, as well as the na- plans for school students aged year for the population aged 65 son of the Ministry of Foreign Amir to Tehran last month mission meeting will be held in as HH the Amir’s visit to Teh- tional programme for health in 5 to 19 years olds to monitor years and above, in addition to Affairs HE Lolwah al Khater; opened a new chapter in bi- Tehran in April with the Minis- ran was also played on the oc- schools. obesity rates. reducing tobacco consumption Sheikh Faisal bin Qassem al lateral relations, which is ex- ter of Commerce and Industry casion. The plan led to the imposi- Meanwhile, within the rate by 5 percent, and achiev- Thani, chairman, Qatari Busi- pected to accelerate between of Qatar HE Ali bin Ahmed al Some 25 Iranian children tion of a selective tax on soft framework of the recommen- ing 100 percent of health pro- nessmen Association; Sheikh the two countries. Kuwari to head the Qatari side. from the Irani School present- drinks and energy drinks, train- dations of the National Plan motion and disease prevention Ali bin Abdallah al Thani; Di- He mentioned the signing The Iranian side will be headed ed traditional songs from vari- ing of health care providers on for Nutrition and Physical Ac- initiatives. rector of Protocol, Ministry of of the agreement to hold the by the Minister of Energy Reza ous parts of the country. Nation Tuesday, February 11, 2020 03 shura sPeaker meeTs azerbaiJaN oFFiCial Dean of HBKU’s CPP Speaker of the Shura Council HE Ahmed bin Abdullah bin Zaid al Mahmoud met on Monday with elected vice-president Chairman of the State Committee on Affairs with Diaspora of Azerbaijan, Fuad Muradov, and the accompanying of prestigious int’l body delegation. During the meeting, they reviewed parliamentary relations be- TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK As an institutional mem- tween Qatar and Azerbaijan and the Doha ber of the IPPA, the CPP will ways of supporting and developing participate in an International them. A number of topics of common DEAN of the College of Pub- Workshop in Quito, Ecuador, interest were also discussed. The lic Policy (CPP) at Hamad Bin in July, and the main inter- meeting was attended by Chairman Khalifa University (HBKU) Dr national conference in Barce- of the Qatar-Asian Friendship Group Leslie A Pal recently attended lona, Spain, next year. HE rashid bin Hamad al Maadadi a meeting of the Executive CPP is HBKU’s newest and Ambassador of Azerbaijan to Committee (EC) of the Inter- college, offering a much-de- Qatar HE rashad Ismayilov. (QNA) national Public Policy Associa- manded Master of Public Pol- tion (IPPA) hosted by KU Leu- icy programme. The college’s ven University, Belgium. mandate is to expand HBKU’s During the meeting, Dr Pal research capacity while engag- was elected as vice-president ing in meaningful national and of the IPPA, an organisation international discourse. CPP ooredoo’s new industrial metering iot solution widely regarded as the main appoints and retains faculty of international association of the highest calibre, and its stu- public policy scholars and re- dents are selected on the basis to help firms optimise energy and water usage searchers. of academic excellence. The real-time data can also be used to detect and alert about critical events, such as water leakage and power outages Mercury to reach TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK metres within facilities and eas- real-time analytics can allow Doha ily generate cost reports to their organisations to transform and tenants. They can even free up optimise their operations and perihelion point OOREDOO, the region’s lead- resources in avoiding manual to even enable new services to ing enabler of digital business readings, and can have more their clients.” innovation, has announced the accurate and reliable data. Ooredoo Industrial Me- tomorrow: QCH new Industrial Metering solu- The captured real-time data tering is an end-to-end cloud- tion, which enables organisa- can also be used to detect and based solution to automatically TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK May 10, 2020. tions to capture the energy and alert critical events, such as capture energy and water us- Doha According to Marzouk, water usage in their organisa- water leakage, critical high con- age in facilities, and includes the phenomenon is impor- tion and optimise the consump- sumption, or even power out- all components covering hard- PLANET Mercury will reach tant as it illustrates how Mer- tion, costs and safety. ages in sections. Organisations ware, mobile IoT connectivity, the nearest point in its orbit cury’s surface receives over Previously, Qatar’s organi- can therefore lower the risk of applications and services. The around the Sun (perihelion) twice as much energy from sations faced numerous chal- severe impacts and protect their application, built on Ooredoo’s at 8:05am (Doha time) on the Sun at perihelion point as lenges with their energy and related assets and goods. innovative IoT Platform, pro- Wednesday (February 12), Qa- compared to aphelion point, water usage – they wanted to and water consumption, had to can gain granular usage reports Yusuf Abdulla al Kubaisi, vides a graphical dashboard tar Calendar House (QCH) an- because of the planet’s dis- reduce their spending, but did take time-intensive and error- with breakdown by depart- chief operating officer, Oore- with real-time analytics, granu- nounced on Monday. tance from the Sun. not know which departments prone manual readings of their ments or building sections, and doo Qatar, said: “Our Industrial lar reporting with historical data Mercury will be approxi- Dr Marzouk added that or sections were consuming the sub-metres in facilities in order can understand consumption Metering solution continues to for benchmarking and alerts on mately 46 million kilometres the residents of Qatar and most water and energy. Hence, to collect usage data and charge patterns. Hence, they can now expand our growing Internet such critical events. away from the Sun’s centre other Arab countries will they could not pinpoint how to the related costs to their tenants. optimise energy and water con- of Things portfolio. This new The platform is hosted in during the cosmic event, QCH be able to observe Mercu- start saving on their consump- Now, with Ooredoo Indus- sumption and costs based on solution helps Qatar’s organi- Ooredoo’s industry-leading said in a press release. ry on Wednesday evening tion costs. trial Metering, Qatar’s organisa- benchmarking and actionable sations to better manage their Tier 3-certified Qatar Data Cen- Expert astronomer at QCH right from the sunset time For example, organisations tions can automatically capture information. costs, and to improve efficien- tre, so Qatar’s organisations can Dr Beshir Marzouk said that at 5:27pm till the setting of with rented facilities or stor- energy and water usage data, Organisations with rented cies and safety, both for their rest assured that their data is Mercury reaches its perihelion Mercury at 6:46pm from age space, which were charg- accessible from their central of- space can automatically get up- own operations and for their kept safe in-country under high point every 88 days and the places free of light and envi- ing their tenants for the energy fice. 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QC holds activities for children at KidzMondo to enhance awareness of plight of refugees TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK winter. “I will tell my friends about Doha my experience and invite them to take part in QC’s interactive events at Kidz- QATAR Charity (QC) has launched an Mondo,” added Mohannadi. array of activities for primary school Lian al Marri, another participat- and kindergarten students at Kidz- ing child, said that the interactive ac- Mondo Doha to raise their awareness tivities helped her visualise the situa- of the sufferings of refugees, the dis- tion of refugees in a clearer way and placed and the poor in the harsh win- that she felt encouraged to donate and ter, and their need for shelter, food provide assistance. and winter essentials. Mrs Doaa Mahmoud, a teacher The events, to be held until Feb- at Al Dhakhira Primary School for ruary 13, are being organised as part Girls, said, “Through this participa- of QC’s continued winter campaign tion, we aim at acquainting children named ‘Warm and Peace’, and have with the meaning of the refugee and witnessed participation of nearly 250 the displaced, and the role of society children from government and pri- towards them, especially in time when vate schools to date. tunity to participate in a humanitar- the number of such vulnerable people The events include a range of in- ian journey through a set of stages, is on the rise due to various crises oc- teractive games that allow children to and at the end of the journey, they curring in the region.” play the relief role, and a corner that realise the refugees’ need for support “We also aim at raising awareness provides an opportunity for them to and assistance. of the participating children about the know about the conditions of refu- Hind al Mohannadi, a partici- needs of refugee children, emphasis- gees worldwide through virtual reality pating child, said that she learned, ing the importance of providing assis- technology. through these activities, about the suf- tance for them in order to enable them The children also have an oppor- fering of refugees in the severe cold of to overcome challenges,” she added. 04 Tuesday, February 11, 2020 Nation

sidra mediCiNe marks sPorT day WiTh youNG PaTieNTs

MES hosts sports activities

IN the lead up to Qatar Na- The winners of the events tional Sport Day 2020, MES which were V-H, VI-D, VII-G organised a week-long sport and VIII-H activities, including a football “Sport activities play a tournament for the students of huge role in creating a healthy Classes V to VIII. society at both physical and The sports activities aimed psychological levels of fitness. at spreading awareness of the MES has always been render- importance of sports among ing its wholehearted support the students of various age to national events and ensures groups. Students enthusi- the optimum participation of Sidra Medicine celebrated Qatar National Sport Day with its young inpatients in the paediatric wards. The Child Life team organised a variety of indoor games and activities to astically participated in the students,” said School Princi- keep the children entertained, making them an important part of Qatar’s Sport Day celebrations. (TNN) events. pal Hameeda Kadar. (TNN) Hungary envoy all QBri urges residents to remain praise for Qatar’s drive to promote active for health improvements a healthy lifestyle Doing more exercises and eating in moderation can help to lose weight and prevent type 2 diabetes among people TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK two-and-a-half hours’ exercise Doha per week.” The Neurological Disorders THE National Sport Day, which Research Center focuses on in- was first held in Qatar in 2012, vestigating neural conditions of provides an excellent opportu- increasing prevalence in Qatar nity to unite the country’s resi- and the region. These ailments dents to take part in fun sport- are wide-ranging and include ing activities. autism spectrum disorder, in- Qatar Biomedical Re- tellectual disability, epilepsy, search Institute (QBRI), part of Alzheimer’s disease and Parkin- Hamad Bin Khalifa University son’s disease. (HBKU), was launched in the Dr Yongsoo Park, a scientist same year as the first National at the Neurological Disorders Sport Day. The similarity does Research Center, said: “Neu- not end there, as QBRI also ac- rological disorders result from tively encourages a healthy life- problems of the central and style. It does so to improve and peripheral nervous system but transform healthcare through physical exercises and activities innovation in prevention, diag- can make our nervous system nosis and treatment of diseases active and healthy, and there- ASHRAF SIDDIQUI While encouraging people affecting the Qatari population fore reduce the risk of neuro- Doha to adopt an active lifestyle and and the region. logical disorders. take part in some sport, Fodor QBRI has three centres of studies showed that significant Center serves as a catalyst to best manage their blood glucose “Physical exercise leads THE Ambassador of Hungary said: “Here in Doha, we are excellence -- the Cancer Re- numbers of cancer deaths are promote innovative research on and insulin injections accord- to and increases neurogen- to Qatar HE Barnabas Fodor very fortunate to have so many search Center, Diabetes Re- due to lifestyle-related risk fac- both Type 1 and Type 2 diabe- ingly. esis, neuroplasticity (improv- has praised Qatar for dedicat- indoor and outdoor sports fa- search Center and Neurological tors. Exercise controls tumour tes and related metabolic disor- “For Type 2 diabetes, which ing neural networks) and syn- ing a day to sports in order to cilities. And despite the long Disorders Research Center - growth by mobilising immune ders. Its primary goal is to gain is often associated with being aptic transmission (enhancing promote a healthy lifestyle in summer during which it’s dif- and all three encourage staying cells within the body and releas- fundamental knowledge and overweight and obese, exercise neurotransmitter release and the country. ficult to use outdoor sports active and eating well to reduce ing some factors from muscles enhance the understanding of is a good way to control and im- improving brain function) so In his message on the oc- facilities, one can use them at the risk of disease. with anti-tumor properties. social, molecular and genetic prove body weight, the body’s the neurological benefits of ex- casion of National Sport Day, least five months in a year.” The Cancer Research Cent- “Moreover, regular exercise causes of the disease. responsiveness to insulin and ercise is significant. For elderly to be held on Tuesday, the am- He said that people who er focuses on understanding and healthy eating habits main- Dr Paul Thornalley, director blood glucose control. Particu- people, yoga, walking, running bassador, who himself prefers spend too much time in their the cellular and molecular basis tain stability within the body, of the Diabetes Research Cent- larly, in recently-diagnosed and swimming are highly rec- a bicycle to a car to go to his of- cars, waiting in the traffic and of cancer initiation and pro- known as hemostasis, and er, said: “Exercise is good for Type 2 diabetes, exercise may ommended, but a healthy diet, fice during winter, said he was sitting on their desk, must grab gression with a focus on breast could help to prevent cancer the health of diabetics, whether help along with a decreased good sleep and staying socially very impressed with Qatar’s every opportunity to move. cancer, which is the most com- initiation. Aerobic and cardio- they have Type 1 or Type 2 dia- calorie intake to reverse the de- engaged with friends and family efforts to promote sports as a The envoy said an active mon type of the disease among vascular exercises, coupled with betes. It helps to improve your velopment of diabetes. are also beneficial. healthy way of life. life keeps one energetic, and females globally. a balanced and nutrient-rich health and also decrease the risk “In overweight and obese “We should be doing every- He also lauded Qatar’s ini- keeps one’s spirits high and Dr Eyad Elkord, a principal diet, are highly recommended of complications of diabetes. people, doing more exercise thing we can to lead a healthy tiatives to build parks and ex- contributes to one’s perfor- investigator at the Cancer Re- for healthy individuals as well “Patients with Type 1 diabe- and eating in moderation to lifestyle. That means eating pand green areas and cycling mance at work. He also ex- search Center, said: “Maintain- as cancer patients undergoing tes should check with their phy- lose weight will help prevent well, exercising, avoiding harm- lanes on roads, and for the horted his compatriots to ing a healthy lifestyle lowers the treatment.” sician before taking on a new developing Type 2 diabetes. It ful things, getting enough sleep leadership’s concern for peo- embrace sports as part of risk of cancer onset. Different The Diabetes Research exercise routine to plan how to is recommended to do about and avoiding stress.” ple’s health. their lives.

Katara opens doors for sport lovers

TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK as Katara’s contribution to Doha spread sports awareness and promote healthy lifestyles. THE Cultural Village Founda- Thousands of citizens and tion (Katara) is ready to receive residents are expected to par- thousands of visitors on Tues- ticipate in the important annual day (today) to take part in the event to enjoy different types 9th edition of National Sport of physical activity in a healthy Day. and entertaining atmosphere. The event will see the par- This edition of the Sport ticipation of 54 public and pri- Day is also distinguished by vate entities, including 17 sports many new activities presented federations, 15 ministries and for the first time, such as the air government departments, 15 show presented by the Qatar health institutions and food Air Sports Committee, during companies, according to the or- the morning and evening peri- ganisers. ods, in addition to the activities The 9th National Sport Day related to the persons with spe- Birla Public School Primary 2 marks sport meet celebration focuses more on cial needs provided by the Qatar community participation to al- Down Syndrome Association, TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK Public School; A.P Sharma, Public School Gope Shahani the respective houses. athletes. Students who com- low people of all age groups to as well as the marine shows and Doha principal; Radhika Rele, vice- formally inaugurated the sports This was followed by the peted with each other showed take part in sporting activities, competitions held on Katara principal (Scholastic); Bhavana facilities that support outdoor spectacular, impressive and a high sense of sportsmanship whether they are common visi- Beach, featuring Chinese team’s BIRLA Public School (BPS) V. S, vice-principal (CBQED); sporting activities. well synchronised March Past and individual brilliance. tors, athletes, children, women participation with the Dragon Primary 2 recently hosted the Rajesh Pillai, vice-principal The facilities include pitch- by all the four houses. The Best March Past tro- or persons with special needs, shows. much-awaited Annual Sports (Co-Scholastic); Joseph K, es for various games such as The dignitaries took the sa- phy, the Trophy for the Best Day ‘Zeal 2020’ with great zest administration manager and football, tennis, handball, bas- lute of the cadets striding with Drill and the Overall Champi- and high spirits. Jackson Solomon, construction ketball and cricket, athletics pride. The students entered onship Trophy were awarded in The meet was in line with manager. running tracks, multi-purpose into the spirit of the occasion in the function. ‘Fit India Movement’ launched In his address, the princi- facilities, practice areas for a grand way with the oath ad- The games organised for by Indian Prime Minister Nar- pal said academic learning and games and PE. The ceremonial ministered by the School Sports the parents saw an impressive endra Modi, aimed at encour- sports education should com- torch was handed over to the Captain, Mohammed Irfan. participation. It was a day filled aging people to give priority to plement each other as to en- School Sports Captain by Ma- The displays by various with sportsmanship, enthusi- sports and fitness. hance leadership qualities. ria Thomas. She presided over houses left the audience mes- asm and memories to cherish. The dignitaries at the event Headmistress of BPS Pri- the oath-taking ceremony and merised. The Year Coordinator Annie included Gope Shahani, vice- mary-2 Anu Thomas welcomed declared the sports meet open. Once the races began, the air Babitha expressed her gratitude chairman of Birla Public School; the guests. She also handed over the was filled with loud cheers and to all for making the event a Maria Thomas, director of Birla The vice-chairman of Birla house flags to the captains of encouragement for the young grand success. asia / World Tuesday, February 11, 2020 05

Donald Trump expects ChiNa’s Xi meeTs Virus PaTieNTs iN rare hosPiTal VisiT Philippine coronavirus crisis to ‘go away’ in April govt moves WaShINgToN: US President Donald Trump said on Mon- day he expected the coro- to shut top navirus outbreak that has killed more than 900 people broadcast to disappear in april due to hotter weather. “The virus ... typically that network will go away in april,” he said, adding: “The heat, generally AFP speaking, kills this kind of vi- MaNILa rus.” The SaRS-like pathogen has infected 40,000 people PHILIPPINE government since its emergence in China lawyers moved on Monday late last year. to strip the nation’s biggest The United States has media group of its operating seen 12 confirmed cases of franchise in what campaign- varying severity. at least two ers branded a fresh attack on patients have been dis- press freedom under Presi- charged. (AFP) dent Rodrigo Duterte. Duterte has repeatedly pledged he would stop the WHO cautious on broadcast operations of ABS- ‘24-day incubation’ CBN, which drew his anger period for coronavirus during his rise to power in the 2016 presidential election geNeVa: a Chinese epidemi- campaign. ologist’s suggestion that the The solicitor general’s peti- incubation period of the new tion filed with the nation’s top coronavirus could be as long court alleges ABS-CBN vio- as 24 days should be treated lated provisions of its 25-year with great caution, a senior operating franchise. UN health official says. Some people get ex- President Duterte has posed to the virus more than Chinese president Xi Jinping wears a protective face mask as a health official checks his body temperature during an inspection of the novel coronavirus pneumonia prevention and one time, making it seem control work at the Anhuali Community in Beijing on Monday. (aFP) repeatedly pledged he as if their incubation period would stop the broadcast lasts very long, World health operations of ABS-CBN, organization (Who) emer- which drew his anger during gency operations chief Mike his rise to power in the Ryan told a press conference Xi urges ‘more decisive measures’ to from geneva. 2016 presidential election although an article by Chi- campaign nese epidemiologist Zhong Nanshan spoke of incubation contain the virus as death toll hits 900 “We want to put an end to periods of up to 24 days, it what we discovered to be high- also makes clear that the ly abusive practices by ABS- median observed incubation The Chinese president has largely kept out of the public eye since the virus outbreak CBN,” Solicitor-General Jose is only a few days. (AFP) Calida said in a statement. AFP Li Keqiang to lead a working and telling hundreds of mil- opening for another week. breyesus, said there had been The move comes as the BeIJINg group tackling the outbreak, lions of people to stay indoors. State media reported that some “concerning instances” broadcaster was working pub- EU calls ‘extraordinary and it was Li who visited ground The sweeping measures passenger numbers on the of cases overseas in people licly and privately to convince emergency talks’ on CHINESE President Xi Jin- zero in Wuhan last month. turned cities into ghost towns Beijing subway were down by with no travel history to China. lawmakers to renew its fran- new coronavirus ping donned a face mask and On Monday Xi donned a -- but there were some signs of about half on Monday com- ”We may only be seeing the chise, which expires March 30. had his temperature checked blue mask and white surgical normality returning on Mon- pared to a normal work day. tip of the iceberg,” he tweeted, Early in his term Duterte BRUSSeLS: The european on Monday while visiting gown to meet doctors at Bei- day. Roads in Beijing and Large shopping malls in as a team of WHO experts de- accused the network of fail- Union will host an extraordi- medical workers and patients jing Ditan hospital, observe Shanghai had significantly the capital were deserted and parted for China. ing to air his 2016 campaign nary meeting of health minis- affected by the deadly corona- the treatment of patients and more traffic and the south- many banks closed. In Hong Kong, thousands advertisements and not re- ters on Thursday, along with virus that has killed more than speak via video link to doctors ern city of Guangzhou said it One bank employee in of people stranded aboard turning the payments, and has a Who envoy, to discuss the 900 people. in Wuhan, state media said. would start to resume normal Shanghai was heading to the World Dream cruise ship since singled it our for ire in novel coronavirus outbreak. The Chinese president, He then visited a residen- public transport. However, for work for a half-day, with other for five days were allowed to his speeches. So far, only around 30 who has called the virus a tial community in central Bei- those at work, it was not an workers due to take over in the disembark on Sunday after its ABS-CBN, whose news cases of the new strain have “demon”, made a rare visit jing to “investigate and guide” easy balance to strike. afternoon. The rest of the day 1,800 crew tested negative for and entertainment shows been detected in europe, but on Monday to meet frontline efforts to contain the epidem- “Of course we’re worried,” he would work from home. “It the coronavirus. reach tens of millions of Fili- the World health organisa- medical staff at a hospital ic, said CCTV. said a 25-year-old man sur- makes our work more difficult Another 65 people aboard pinos online and via TV and tion warns that cases outside treating infected patients. Video footage showed Xi named Li in a Beijing beauty because we need to access the the quarantined Diamond radio, said it has done nothing China could accelerate. Calling the situation at having his temperature taken salon that reopened Monday. systems in our office,” he said. Princess cruise ship moored wrong. “Now is the time to join the virus epicentre “still very with an infrared thermom- “When customers come Schools and universities off Japan have been diagnosed “We did not violate the forces to stop this epidemic,” grave”, Xi urged “more deci- eter, then speaking with com- in, we first take their tempera- across the country remained with novel coronavirus, the law. This case appears to be an said european Commissioner sive measures” to contain the munity workers and waving at ture, then use disinfectant and shut. health ministry said on Mon- attempt to deprive Filipinos for Crisis Management Janez spread of the epidemic, said smiling residents leaning out ask them to wash their hands.” The toll has overtaken day, bringing the total number of the services of ABS-CBN,” Lenarcic. state broadcaster CCTV. of their apartment windows. The Shanghai government global fatalities in the 2002-03 of known infections to 135. the broadcaster said in a state- The eU ministers discuss Xi has largely kept out of The outbreak has prompt- suggested staggered work SARS epidemic when China The Diamond Princess has ment. ways to prevent the virus’ the public eye since the virus ed unprecedented action by the schedules, avoiding group drew international condem- been in quarantine since ar- Advocates said the govern- spread and “adopt conclu- outbreak spiralled across the Chinese government, includ- meals and keeping at least one nation for covering up cases riving off the Japanese coast ment move was the latest at- sions in relation to the eU country from the epicentre in ing locking down entire cities metre away from colleagues. -- though it has drawn praise early last week after the virus tack on press freedom under response to the novel corona- Hubei province to infect more in Hubei province as well as Many were encouraged to from the WHO this time. was detected in a former pas- Duterte, who has already tan- virus outbreak”. (AFP) than 40,000 people. cutting transport links nation- work from home and some Chief of the UN health senger who got off the ship last gled with a top newspaper and He appointed Premier wide, closing tourist attractions employers simply delayed body, Tedros Adhanom Ghe- month in Hong Kong. a website.

Australia, Indonesia move to implement trade deal Afghans celebrate ‘Skateistan’ SYDNeY: australia and Indonesia announced a 100-day plan on Monday to imple- ment a long-awaited trade deal, as the two countries hailed a “new beginning” for their sometimes troubled relationship. The two g20 economies hope to deepen victory at the Academy Awards trade currently worth a modest US$12 billion a year, in a region increasingly domi- nated by China’s economic and military might. AFP Indonesian President Joko Widodo said his visit to australia marked “a new be- KaBUL ginning of a new relationship” between the two nations. The former furniture manu- Indonesia’s president Joko Widodo facturer was sworn in for a second term last year, promising to reduce poverty as (left) and Australia’s premier Scott AFGHANS took to social media on Monday to celebrate Indonesia becomes one of the world’s largest economies. australia-Indonesia trade Morrison at parliament House in a rare piece of good news for the war-torn country, after deal began in 2010 and it was ratified by Indonesia’s parliament last week.(AFP) Canberra on Monday. (aFP) a film about girls skateboarding took home an Oscar for best documentary short at the Academy Awards. ‘Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone (If You’re a Girl)’ tracks international charity Skateistan’s bid to teach young Afghan girls how to skateboard in the ul- traconservative country, where few women are encour- COLLEGE OF THE NORTH ATLANTIC – QATAR aged to participate in sport. The Tender Committee wishes to inform the vendor community of the following: The film follows a group of young girls enrolled at the nonprofit who gain confidence and courage as they young Afghan girls are taught how to skateboard in the ul- Tender Tender / RFP Tender traconservative country, where few women are encouraged TENDER / RFP Title Registration Fee Bid System learn to skate on ramps and quarter pipes in Kabul Number Closing Date amid frequent militant attacks and suicide bombings. to participate in sport QR “Congratulations to our brave girls! This is a proud Auction notice for disposal of CNAQ-2020-01 500 Single Envelope 14.00 Hrs moment for all Afghan GIRLS! They face harsh realities The film’s director Carol Dysinger also highlighted obsolete/unserviceable furniture/office 17th Feb 2020 of everyday cruel life in a war zone but keep moving the plight of Afghan women during her victory speech. equipment/scrap and other items etc. forward!” said Afghan journalist Shaista Sadat Lameh. “We see so many negative stories about Afghani- “So much congrats... We wish to see Afghan Skate- stan and this is a story of real hope which can help to Electronic Copies ONLY, can be downloaded from our website, only after you have registered on that website or you board players soon in the world champions,” tweeted challenge perceptions,” said Skateistan’s executive di- have logged in with your existing CNAQ username/ password and have paid the tender document fee online. Yonus Popalzay. rector Oliver Percovich. https://www.cna-qatar.com/tenders NOTE : - After download all companies will be automatically registered and any updates on this tender will be communicated to you. SrI LANKAN pM IN INDIA: In order to receive updates, you will need to login from the tender page. Sri Lankan prime Minister • Offers should be valid for 120 days commencing from the above closing date. Mahinda rajapaksa offers • Tenders delivered after the closing date and time specified above will not be accepted. prayers at the Jaya Shree • Tender bids to be submitted no later than 2:00 pm of the closing date, and should be as follows: Mahabodhi Temple during his • Two Envelope System: Separate sealed Envelope for Technical and Commercial - (Enclose 1 Original, 1 Copy, and 1 Electronic (CD or USB)

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Could US Have Moved Faster On Coronavirus Response? Mitt Romney’s Bold Some bureaucratic hurdles in health care industry prevent testing at hospitals which slows problem Stand On Principle solving, especially during emergencies S the world grapples to contain a trou- potentially allowing hospitals to run them. bling new strain of the coronavirus, an Clearly, these two agencies grasped the ur- It’s amazing that Republicans would brand him a traitor simply for exercising Aearly criticism of the US response has gency. Gottlieb commended their prepara- come from an influential critic: Dr Scott tion on Thursday, but he has also raised the exact due diligence and objective analysis that was required Gottlieb, the former head of the Food and concerns about removing additional bu- in the pretrial oath sworn by all senators Drug Administration. reaucratic hurdles that could prevent test- Gottlieb is alarmed that this country’s ing at hospitals. capacity to test for the pathogen is lagging An official with the Association of Pub- as the outbreak spreads from China to 27 lic Health Laboratories said expanding other countries. It is imperative that Con- testing capabilities sooner is always bet- gress and the Trump administration act on ter during an outbreak. The organisation’s his concerns to ensure the nation has the members had been “anxiously awaiting the readiness and resources to contain this new declaration, which allows the deployment public health threat. of test kits” under the FDA’s emergency In a long Twitter thread posted on authorisation, said Kelly Wroblewski, the February 2, Gottlieb said swifter, broader association’s director of infectious disease screening is needed nationally to detect programmes. coronavirus. The Catch-22, as Gottlieb Questions are merited about how long called it, is that so far, only the US Centers it took HHS to set the process in motion. for Disease Control has been able to run the During a previous outbreak of another cor- tests for this virus, creating a bottleneck. onavirus, one called MERS, HHS had made For testing to occur elsewhere, leaders of this critical declaration before a case oc- two key federal agencies must sign off to al- curred in the US The agency can act when low the CDC to share technology. there’s a significant potential for a public There’s generally a two-part process health crisis. The agency would not provide during outbreaks. The US Department of an answer when an editorial writer asked Health and Human Services first has to why it still took a month for it to act. determine whether there’s a public health On Thursday, an HHS spokesman not- emergency or “significant potential” for ed that it took MERS much longer to reach one. Once that decision is made, the US the US than the new coronavirus, “so we Food and Drug Administration can issue an had plenty of time to develop a test before emergency authorisation allowing testing the virus got here.” The spokesman referred beyond the CDC. The Department of Health other questions to the Centers for Medicare and Human Services finally declared the and Medicaid Services, headed by Seema public health emergency on January 31 — a Verma, who has been dogged by questions full month after the outbreak was reported about using taxpayer dollars to hire image in Wuhan, China. consultants. To their credit, the FDA and the CDC Tensions between Verma and HHS were ready to go. The FDA issued its emer- Secreatry Alex Azar have repeatedly made gency use authorisation on Tuesday. On headlines, raising serious questions about JAEHO HWANG listened and took notes. Thursday, the CDC announced it had be- how well the agency is running. Verma’s TRIBUNE NEWS SERVICE Mitt Romney delivered his remarks He said his preference was not to con- gun shipping test kits to “qualified US and communications staff did not respond to fully aware that Trump and his sup- vict Trump because of the jolting implica- international laboratories.” The CDC had an editorial’s writer’s questions about the MERICANS witnessed a historic porters would attack him. But he tions of removing a sitting president from also taken previous steps to share informa- declaration’s timing, but transparency is moment in national politics on remained steadfast and true to his office. Romney said he wanted to hear tion to help commercial firms develop tests. imperative as the outbreak continues. Con- Wednesday in the closing min- testimony from former national security That could expand testing more broadly, gress should follow up. utes of President Donald Trump’s principles. This is what courage is all adviser John Bolton in hopes of hearing impeachment trial. His acquittal about. Some folks have it. Others something exculpatory that could jus- Awas a foregone conclusion, not because choose cowardice over country tify a not-guilty vote. But the evidence Trump deserved it but because Senate was indisputable that Trump had abused Republicans refused to hear testimony his office by withholding military aid to and many had already made clear that no Romney’s bold stand reminds us of Ukraine in a bid to exact political favours. amount of proof of Trump’s abuses would another inspiring Republican figure, the Romney said the president “is guilty convince them to exercise independent late Senator John McCain, who repeat- of an appalling abuse of the public trust. thought. edly stood up to Trump when others What he did was not ‘perfect.’ No, it was Justice never stood a chance. Cour- wouldn’t. Trump, instead of absorbing a flagrant assault on our electoral rights, age? No way. But then came Utah Repub- the truth behind McCain’s words, chose to our national security interests, and our lican Senator Mitt Romney. attack McCain’s military record and poke fundamental values. Corrupting an elec- Romney’s remarks ahead of his vote fun at the fact that he spent 5 1/2 years tion to keep oneself in office is perhaps the were powerful, inspirational and clearly as a prisoner of war in Vietnam. Far too most abusive and destructive violation of driven by his deep concerns for the future many of McCain’s Republican colleagues one’s oath of office that I can imagine.” of our country. You can (and should) read cowered in silence or stood in defence of It’s amazing that Republicans would them in full. our draft-dodging president. brand him a traitor simply for exercis- He delivered his remarks fully aware Romney didn’t allow his historic an- ing the exact due diligence and objective that Trump and his supporters would at- tipathy to Trump to sway his rationale. analysis that was required in the pretrial tack him. But Romney remained steadfast Rather, he studied the evidence and tes- oath sworn by all senators. and true to his principles. This is what timony produced during the House im- Mitt Romney’s centrist approach courage is all about. Some folks have it. peachment inquiry. serves as a model for politicians and vot- Others — including Missouri Senators Other senators tuned out and traded ers of both parties to follow — if only they Roy Blunt and Josh Hawley — choose jokes during the mind-numbingly repeti- can remove their blinders long enough to (Tribune News Service) cowardice over country. tive Senate trial, but Romney studiously actually read his words. ‘Put Down Your Stethoscope And Listen To Your Own Heart’ Medical science has opened vast opportunities for students and young doctors to follow their own path to better serve patients

DR SYED HARIS HUDA of me wanted to convince the other half cal education is meant to define a person newly-qualified physicians out there who that letting go of my dream of becoming If medical students and young doc- solely by the specialisation they choose is, are in the same situation I was 20 years T was during my one-year internship a surgeon would be letting go of being a tors could take some time out for in itself, a restrictive premise. It belies the ago – faced with doubt, uncertainty and in my final year of studies that my di- doctor forever. Common sense prevailed; regular introspection, put down their reality that studying to be a physician – like the fear of the unknown. They need to lemma arose. As a Pakistani who was I crossed surgery off my list. stethoscopes, and listen to what all learning – fosters doubts and debates, know that they will find their niche, like I Iborn and raised in the Middle East, I Now that I knew what I didn’t want and ought to give students the latitude to did, if they allow themselves to be led by was shepherded towards two options that to do, I had to find out what I wanted to their own heart says, they will be shift paths and plans as they mature and intuition as much as by instruction – per- most high school students from similar do. Further rotations in other specialisa- better equipped to help patients grow, throughout their lives. sonally, I was inspired by Tony Robbins’s backgrounds had: pursue medicine or en- tions didn’t help. Then, on the suggestion and the wider community The very fact that I should express such quote: ‘Focus on where you want to go, not gineering. The leaning towards medicine of my uncle, I tried emergency medicine, an opinion, by itself, goes against the grain on what you fear.’ was strong, partly because I was fascinated a field that, 20 years ago, was still evolv- simply because, for most people, no other My experiences have been an epiphany with the biological sciences and partly be- ing. I was hooked. I continued my train- Emergency Department at Sidra Medi- career brings to mind a degree of assur- for me: the medical profession is not set in cause I admired the work of my uncle, who ing in Pakistan, and then in the UK. By my cine, Qatar’s first specialist hospital for ance, continuity, and dedication to a single stone. On the contrary, it is emerging to be was a urologist. mid-thirties, I was a consultant in a hos- women and children. As a Qatar Founda- specialisation than the practice of medi- as exciting – and unpredictable – as any I joined a reputed medical school in pital in Birmingham. A few years into that tion entity, the hospital interestingly is cine does. other profession in the world. And, if med- Pakistan with a clear trajectory in mind: be role, I realised that there were more facets also heavily centred on medical education. I admit that was the case a few decades ical students and young doctors could take a surgeon. I idolised surgeons. As a teen- of medicine that I wanted to explore. This There is something oddly satisfying when ago. In 2020, though, nothing could be some time out for regular introspection, ager, I’d assumed the world of medicine time round, education attracted me; the your personal and professional goals start further from the truth. I see medical grad- put down their stethoscopes, and listen to revolved around surgery; that surgeons fact that I could train young doctors how to to align. uates around me opt for subjects such as what their own heart says, they will be bet- had the capacity to make or break a health- deal with medical emergencies was grati- The satisfaction I get from my role as medical journalism, medico-legal practice, ter equipped to help patients and the wider care system. fying. I was, and still am, enthralled with an educator is immense. In a way, it is also medical pharmacology, medical research, community. So when, during my final year, it struck the idea that I can learn, treat, and teach, liberating, because I know this is not the medical illustration and animation, and me that I didn’t want a future where I all at the same time. final step for me. I know it is perfectly fine business-focused or managerial roles (Dr Syed Haris Huda is would have to spend entire days confined I’ve now enrolled for a fellowship at to seek new paths, to seek change. in health care settings. And I’m pleased an attending physician to an operating theatre, it was unsettling the American College of Emergency Phy- Through my journey and having about this. at the Children’s Emergency to say the least. That discovery came with sicians, while simultaneously working as reached the point I am at today, I’ve real- I write this because I know that there Department at Sidra Medicine, a sense of fear and self-doubt. One part an attending physician at the Children’s ised something else: the notion that medi- are hundreds of medical students and a Qatar Foundation entity)

THE VIEWS EXPRESSED ON THE OPINION AND ANALYSIS PAGES ARE THE AUTHORS’ OWN. QATAR TRIBUNE BEARS NO RESPONSIBILITY. Gulf / middle east / africa Tuesday, February 11, 2020 07 militants kill, abduct dozens in benin police officer killed in attack France condemns iran satellite launch, northeast Nigeria by armed group urges Tehran to respect obligations NeWs aUNo: Jihadists killed at least 30 people and abducted wom- CoToNoU: a police officer was killed at the weekend when an PaRIS: France on Monday condemned a bid by Iran to put a en and children in a raid in northeast Nigeria’s restive Borno armed gang attacked their post near Benin’s northern border satellite in space, urging Tehran to abide by international obli- iN brieF state, a regional government spokesman said on Monday. with Burkina Faso, police said in a statement. gations on its controversial ballistic missile programme. The attack on Sunday evening targeted the village of auno The attack in the early hours of Sunday was the first to target “France condemns this launch which calls on technologies on a key highway linking to regional capital Maiduguri. The mili- security forces in Benin’s border region, where two French tourists used for ballistic missiles and, in particular, intercontinental tants targeted travellers who had stopped for the night. (AFP) were kidnapped and their guide killed in May 2019. (AFP) ballistic missiles,” the French FM said in a statement. (AFP) War dominates Africa summit as leaders vow Libya support AFP “It’s (the) UN itself which conflicts he wants to focus on tonio Guterres on Saturday said aDDIS aBaBa needs us now,” Chergui said. during his tenure. he understood the AU’s “frus- libya closes refinery as oil blockade “It’s time to bring this The other is South Sudan, tration” at having “been put leads to 1bn dollars in losses AFRICAN Union leaders situation to an end... the two where a civil war that began aside” when it comes to Libya. vowed on Monday to push organisations should work in 2013 has left hundreds of The North African state TRIPoLI: a refinery in western Libya has been shut down due peace efforts in Libya, a sign of hand in hand for that goal,” he thousands dead -- but talks on remains in chaos, mostly split to lack of crude oil, Libya’s National oil Corporation (NoC) said the bloc’s desire to play a big- added. the sidelines of the AU summit between strongman Khalifa on Monday, after losses resulting from a blockade on major oil ger role in resolving the conti- Libya has been torn by ended in deadlock. Haftar, who controls eastern facilities and ports have surpassed 1 billion dollars. nent’s conflicts. fighting between rival factions The AU leadership has Libya, and the UN-recognised The Zawiya refinery halted operations on Saturday after a As the 55-member group since a 2011 NATO-backed up- complained about being over- government in Tripoli. valve was closed on the main pipeline between the refinery wrapped up a two-day sum- rising killed dictator Moamer looked in Libya-related peace- Talks between Libya’s war- and the Sharara oil field in the country’s south-western desert. mit, Smail Chergui, the AU’s Kadhafi. making efforts, which have ring factions ended on Satur- The closure “will exacerbate the problem of managing, Peace and Security Council South African President been led primarily by the UN day with no deal on a ceasefire. importing and distributing fuel and will lead to very significant chief, offered assistance to re- Cyril Ramaphosa, who took and heavily involved Europe- The UN has proposed a second costs to the treasury to import additional fuel to replace the vive Libya’s faltering UN-led over as AU chair on Sunday, South African president an nations. round of negotiations for Feb- refinery’s production,” the NoC said in a statement.(DPA) peace process. has said Libya is one of two Cyril ramaphosa UN Secretary General An- ruary 18.

No more delays to South Sudan turkey says ‘neutralised’ 101 syrian troops peace deal, East Africans warn after five turkish soldiers killed in idlib AFP aDDIS aBaBa The clashes are further straining relations between Damascus and ankara, while also increasing tension between Russia and Turkey EAST African nations said AFP on Sunday there could be aNKaRa / QaMINaS no more delays in forming a power-sharing government in TURKEY said on Monday it war-torn South Sudan, despite had “neutralised” 101 Syr- talks between rival leaders ian regime soldiers following ending in deadlock. a bombardment which killed President Salva Kiir and five Turkish soldiers in north- rebel leader Riek Machar, western Syria’s Idlib region, whose fall out in 2013 sparked the last major rebel bastion. a conflict that has left hun- The Turkish defence min- dreds of thousands dead, face istry said its troops were push- a February 22 deadline to ing on with bombardments on form a government. Syrian positions in the area on The new government’s for- Monday evening. mation was delayed twice last It was not immediately year, and the clock runs out possible to verify the Turkish on the latest 100-day exten- claim. sion on February 22. “Further Under a deal with Russia, extension is neither desirable Turkey has 12 observation nor feasible at this stage of the posts in Idlib as a way to avert peace process,” the eight-mem- an offensive by Syrian govern- ber East African bloc IGAD said ment forces trying to retake it in a statement late on Sunday. from rebels, but Syrian troops Old rivals Kiir and Machar have been advancing despite met on Sunday in Ethiopia on Ankara’s warnings. the sidelines of the African Un- “According to our sources, ion summit, alongside the lead- 101 regime troops were neu- ers of the neighbouring nations tralised, three tanks and two -- Ugandan President Yoweri cannons were destroyed and a Museveni and Sudanese Prime helicopter was hit,” the Turk- Minister Abdallah Hambok, ish ministry statement said. IGAD’s current chair. Earlier on Monday, five But they made no break- Turkish soldiers died in Syrian through to resolve their dis- regime artillery fire in Idlib. pute over the number of re- The barrage also wounded gional states, a contentious five soldiers in the violence- issue because the borders will plagued northwest, prompt- set out divisions of power and ing the Turkish military to re- control in the young country. spond by “destroying targets”, Kiir is due to “consult with the defence ministry added. the people”, Minister of Infor- The exchange was the sec- mation Michael Makeui told ond in eight days and took AFP on Sunday, without giving place in the area of Taftanaz, details of what that will entail. which was recently reinforced South Sudan’s presidency by Turkey, said the Britain- A Syrian rebel fighter remotely-fires a rocket from a truck-mounted launcher at a position in the countryside of Idlib towards regime forces positions in the southern countryside of said in a statement that a new based Syrian Observatory for Syria’s Aleppo province on Monday. (aFP) IGAD summit would be organ- Human Rights. ised on February 18 to reach “a Monday’s incident comes by armoured vehicles. Hayat Tahrir al-Sham alliance war and risks creating one of The escalation between one of her relatives pleaded final decision” on the question a week after earlier regime But the regime supported but mostly their rebel allies, the worst humanitarian catas- Turkey and Damascus comes for the body, said an AFP cor- of regional states, although shelling killed eight Turkish by Moscow has intensified an according to the Observatory. trophes of the conflict. as intense bombardment by respondent. IGAD officials were less cer- soldiers, prompting a deadly assault against the last major Violence in the provinces It has sparked alarm from the regime and Russia killed 29 Volunteers shivering in tain on the date. response by the Turkish army. rebel bastion, home to an esti- of Idlib and Aleppo has dis- rebel backer Turkey which al- civilians in less than 24 hours. near-freezing temperatures “The chair will call the The clashes are further mated three million, for more placed 689,000 people, said ready hosts some 3.7 million Six children were among dug at mounds of rubble, res- summit at a mutually conveni- straining relations between than two months. David Swanson, spokesman syrian refugees and fears an- nine civilians killed early Mon- cuing a dust-covered man and ent time,” said IGAD official Damascus and Ankara, while Around half of Idlib prov- for the United Nation’s hu- other influx. day in raids on the village of a child who had been trapped Abdullahi Busuri. also increasing tension be- ince, along with slivers of manitarian coordination of- Turkey’s defence minis- Abin Semaan, in Aleppo prov- beneath. A peace deal signed in Sep- tween Russia and Turkey -- neighbouring Aleppo and La- fice, OCHA. try said the troops targeted ince where Russian-backed re- The latest air strikes follow tember 2018 led to a reduction the conflict’s chief foreign pro- takia provinces remain out- “The number of people be- on Monday had been sent “as gime forces have been waging a a night of heavy bombardment in fighting, but the UN human tagonists. side government control. ing displaced in this crisis is reinforcement to the region fierce offensive to retake a key by Russia and the regime that rights commission warned Turkey has beefed up its Some 50,000 fighters are now spiralling out of control,” with an aim to prevent clashes highway, the Observatory said. had already killed at least 20 Friday that violence was on Idlib positions in recent days estimated to be in the shrink- he told AFP on Monday. in Idlib, ensure our border se- At the site of the raids, a civilians in the neighbouring the rise ahead of the February by sending at least 350 vehi- ing pocket, including many The exodus is one of the curity, and stop migration and rescue worker carried a dead provinces of Idlib and Aleppo, 22 deadline. cles with commandos backed jihadists from the dominant largest of the nine-year civil human tragedy”. girl in a thick blanket, while according to the Observatory.

iraqi protester killed at university sit-in Palestinians withdraw request for UN vote on US M-E plan NaSIRIYah: one protester was killed on Monday in Iraq’s south- AFP Mahmud Abbas is set to take move references to 1967 lines Israel strikes Hamas targets in Gaza ern city of Nasiriyah after university security guards opened fire UNITeD NaTIoNS, UNITeD STaTeS part Tuesday in a session on being the basis of peace. on demonstrators trying to block the campus entrance, medi- President Donald Trump’s It would also cut out a TeL aVIV: Israeli aircrafts struck targets in the southern gaza cal sources told aFP. THE Palestinians have aban- January 28 plan, which paves line stating that Jewish settle- Strip before dawn on Monday, in response to a projectile Desperate to keep up their anti-government movement, doned their request for a vote the way for Israeli annexation ments built in the West Bank launched from the coastal enclave. which appears to be fading after more than four months, a at the UN Security Council on of much of the West Bank but since 1967 are illegal, a posi- a training compound of the Islamist hamas movement, group of protesters had briefly shut down several campuses in Tuesday on rejecting the US also allows for a demilitarized tion taken by virtually every which is in control of the gaza Strip, was hit, as well as “military the city. Mideast plan, over a lack of in- Palestinian state. country except the United infrastructures,” according to an Israeli military statement. More than 540 Iraqis have been killed in protest-related ternational support, diplomats The sudden Palestinian States and Israel. hamas and Israel have been engaged in an informal truce violence since the rallies erupted, according to a recent toll by said. withdrawal of their request The United States is also brokered by egypt, but since US President Donald Trump un- the Iraqi human Rights Commission. Introduced by Indonesia came after the United States seeking to eliminate language veiled his controversial Middle east plan last month, gaza Last week, Iraq’s interior minister ordered reinforcements and Tunisia, the resolution -- which enjoys veto power as that equated East Jerusalem militants have been launching more rockets, mortar shells and to deploy at schools, universities and public offices to ensure risked not having nine out of a permanent member -- pro- with the occupied West Bank. balloons with explosives attached to them across the border they re-open in full after prolonged sit-ins by protesters. 15 votes in its favor, the mini- posed a series of amendments The Trump plan calls for with Israel. Their rallies demanding the ouster of the entire govern- mum required for adoption that could come for a vote at recognition of the contested Palestinians are furious over the Trump plan, which would ing class broke out in october and have mainly relied on civil provided there is no veto by a the session attended by Abbas. holy city as Israel’s undivided give Israel the US green light to extend its sovereignty over disobedience tactics to put pressure on authorities, which have permanent member, the dip- In proposals seen by AFP, capital, while establishing a 30 per cent of the occupied West Bank sometime in the near however resisted any profound reforms. (AFP) lomats told AFP. the United States would sig- Palestinian capital on its out- future, including all settlements and the Jordan Valley. (DPA) Palestinian president nificantly alter the text to re- skirts. 08 Tuesday, February 11, 2020 europe / united states

bbC to make Greta Thunberg documentary series Climate activists occupy investment firm blackrock’s Paris offices London: the BBC said on monday it will make a documentary series with the teenage Swedish envi- PariS: French climate activists on monday briefly occupied the Paris offices of investment firm Black- News ronmental activist Greta thunberg, charting her life and exploring the science behind climate change. rock. Police in riot gear mustered outside the entrance to the building in central Paris, which also “the series will follow Greta’s international crusade, which takes her to the front line of climate houses a business school. in brief change in some of the most extraordinary places on Earth, as she explores what actions could be Left-wing news site La-Bas Si J’y Suis published photographs of graffiti inside the offices on its taken to limit climate change and the damage it causes,” BBC Studios said. twitter account. activist group Youth for Climate France said it was protesting at Blackrock’s potential the series will see the 17-year-old meet scientists, politicians and business moguls, challeng- involvement in a new French pension system as well as its investment in “ecocidal projects.” the pro- ing them to make changes, the broadcaster’s commercial content arm added. (AFP) testers made their way outside peacefully after about two hours. (DPA) britain’s ‘storm of the century’ UK PM warned of court battle over Scottish independence vote AFP a group of lawyers who suc- LoNDoN cessfully challenged Johnson’s suspension of the UK parlia- A SCOTTISH lawmaker who ment last year. The suspension won a landmark legal case was widely interpreted as a bid against the UK government’s by Johnson to limit the scope suspension of parliament has for MPs to have a say on his warned Prime Minister Boris Brexit strategy. Johnson he faces legal action if he blocks a new vote on Scot- tish independence. The Scottish National Par- ty (SNP) wants a second ref- erendum to be held now that Britain has left the European Union, as a majority north of the border with England want- ed to stay in the bloc. Johnson has refused to transfer powers from London to the devolved government in British pM Boris Johnson Edinburgh under the Scotland Waves crash over the barriers as high winds brought by Storm Ciara continue, in Blackpool, northern England, on Monday. (aFP) Act for a new vote to be held. Boris Johnson But SNP lawmaker Joanna Cherry suggested the Scottish should be put on Parliament should support a notice that we have non-binding consultative ref- options and we are not storm sows trail of destruction erendum, then let judges de- cide if it had the power to do afraid to push forward so under the legislation. “Boris Johnson should be SNP lawmaker Joanna Cherry put on notice that we have op- across europe; at least 5 dead tions and we are not afraid to Some 55 percent of Scots push forward,” Cherry wrote voted to remain part of the AFP force winds, police in Zako- air, rail and road travel in sev- the Belgian capital Brussels, on Twitter on Sunday. United Kingdom in 2014, FRaNKFURT aM MaIN pane said. Extensive eral countries. morning rush-hour traffic “The balance of legal opin- seemingly taking the issue Police in London said on The storm cut power to ground to a halt due to street ion is that we might well win off the table in what was de- FIERCE winds and heavy rains Monday that a man had been damage 35,000 households in north- closures and flooding. any court challenge & I don’t scribed as a “once-in-a-gener- claimed at least five lives across killed in his car on Sunday Storm has swept ern Austria on Monday. It In the German city of believe that losing would ation” decision. northern Europe on Mon- when a tree fell on to a motor- forced more than 700 flights Frankfurt the winds toppled set us back any further than But nationalists argue day as Storm Ciara disrupted way southwest of the capital. across the region in four German cities - Frank- a crane on to the roof of the where we are just now.” Brexit represents a material travel, grounded hundreds of In the west of Germany, since the weekend furt, Munich, Dusseldorf and cathedral, causing extensive Cherry, the SNP’s interior change in Scotland’s constitu- flights, flooded roads and left falling trees seriously injured ● Cologne - to be cancelled. damage. affairs spokeswoman at the tional arrangements with the vast areas without power. three people: two women in It caused extensive In the Netherlands, around In France on Monday, UK parliament, was among UK government in London. In one of the region’s most Sarrebruck -- one of whom was flooding in England, cut 220 flights were cancelled on 90,000 homes of the 130,000 violent storms for years, one in a critical condition -- and a power to 130,000 homes Monday morning at Amster- that suffered power outages a man died and another was 16-year-old boy in Paderborn. in France and played havoc dam’s Schiphol airport -- Eu- day earlier were still without reported missing in southern And in the Czech Republic, with air, rail and road travel rope’s third-busiest -- most power. Sweden when their boat cap- a man was injured by a falling in several countries destined for other European Britain’s newspapers and sized. tree. Winds of up to 180 kilo- cities. Around 240 never took the country’s Met Office on 40 leaders expected In Slovenia, a 52-year-old metres (110 miles) an hour left ● Ciara cut power to off on Sunday. Monday described Ciara as man died on Monday when a 100,000 without power, even 35,000 households in And having closed one of “the storm of the century” at this year’s Munich tree fell on his car as he travelled toppling over a truck. northern austria on the big storm surge barriers in terms of the scale of the in the northeast of the country. The storm has swept across monday. it forced more as the tempest approached destruction it wrought. And In southern Poland, at Bu- the region since the weekend. than 700 flights in four Sunday night, Dutch police Met Office meteorologist Alex Security Conference kowina Tatrzanska, a 40-year- It caused extensive flood- German cities - Frankfurt, reported more than 600 kilo- Burkill warned: “While Storm old woman and her young ing in England, cut power to munich, dusseldorf and metres of traffic jams Monday. Ciara is clearing away, that DPA United States will have three daughter were killed by roof- 130,000 homes in northern Cologne - to be cancelled Tiny Luxembourg can- doesn’t mean we’re entering a BErLin representatives: Secretary ing torn away by the storm- France and played havoc with celled school classes, and in quieter period of weather. of State Mike Pompeo, De- AROUND 40 heads of state fence Secretary Mark Esper and government are ex- and Energy Secretary Dan pected to attend this year’s Brouillette. Munich Security Confer- Also signed up from ence together with some 100 the US are House of Rep- Merkel party in crisis after ‘heir’ quits over far right row ministers, conference head resentatives speaker Nancy Wolfgang Ischinger said on Pelosi, who is among Presi- AFP She announced that she partners in the national gov- Monday. dent Donald Trump’s big- BErLin was standing down as CDU Annegret Kramp- ernment, the Social Democrat- The annual event, held gest critics, and Mitt Rom- leader and would not seek to Karrenbauer, the leader of ic Party (SPD), to call urgent for the 56th time this year, ney, the lone Republican GERMAN Chancellor An- be the party’s candidate for the centre-right Christian talks at the weekend about the will be opened on Friday by senator who voted in favour gela Merkel’s party and her chancellor in next year’s gen- Democratic Union, opted partnership’s future. German President Frank- of removing Trump from of- plans to stay on until 2021 eral elections. “The CDU must clarify Walter Steinmeier. It has be- fice in the recent impeach- were plunged into disarray “This is an unusually seri- out after barely a year in its relationship to far-right come one of the most impor- ment proceedings. on Monday after her heir-ap- ous situation for the CDU,” said the post. She announced extremists,” SPD co-leader tant meetings of experts on The foreign ministers parent gave up her leadership close Merkel ally and Economy that she would not seek to Norbert Walter-Borjans told a security policy in the world. of China, Russia and Iran ambitions in a deepening cri- Minister Peter Altmaier. be the party’s candidate press conference on Monday. In terms of the topics un- - Wang Yi, Sergei Lavrov sis over ties between the cen- AKK, as Kramp-Karren- for chancellor in next year’s Centre-left SPD ministers der discussion at the three- and Mohammad Javad Zarif tre and far right. bauer is popularly known, said general elections will not work with a party “that day gathering, Ischinger - are also coming to Munich. Annegret Kramp-Karren- she had had “a difficult time” Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer leaves room for far-right forc- told journalists in Berlin North Korean deputy for- bauer, the leader of the centre- as party leader. es,” he added. that “we have more crises, eign minister Kim Son Gyong, right Christian Democratic “At present, we can feel calling her simply “Annegret” ers last week went rogue and With the race to the chan- more dreadful crises, more on the other hand, has can- Union (CDU), opted out after powerful centrifugal forces in in a rare personal moment in voted with MPs from the AfD cellery wide open again, Sued- terrible acts than one could celled after initially indicating barely a year in the post -- a our society and in our party,” front of the cameras. to oust a far-left state premier deutsche Zeitung said the af- imagine.” French Presi- he would attend. North Korea period marked by internal bat- she told reporters in Berlin. While the party has a policy in Thuringia. tershocks could be huge. dent Emmanuel Macron is had been invited to the Mu- tles over whether to cooperate Speaking later in Ber- of no cooperation with either The breach in the politi- “It’s very possible that the expected to attend for the nich Security Conference for with the anti-immigrant Alter- lin, Merkel said she “regrets” far left or far right at a national cal firewall against the AfD chancellor’s exit is coming first time on Saturday. The the first time this year. native for Germany (AfD). AKK’s departure, at one point level, regional CDU lawmak- prompted Merkel’s junior closer,” it wrote.

‘Parasite’ makes Oscars history with stunning best picture win nal screenplay. is happening right now,” Joaquin Phoenix won his Joaquin Phoenix and Renee Zellweger “I thought I was done for producer Kwak Sin-ae told first Oscar for his turn in su- the day and ready to relax,” an audience of Tinseltown A- pervillain origin story ‘Joker’, win best actor and actress awards Bong had said earlier after his listers, who cheered the film’s the film that started the night best director win, promising wins throughout the night at with the most nominations. AFP the pundits who believed the to “drink until next morning.” the Dolby Theatre. In an emotionally charged HoLLYwood, unitEd StatES Academy would never crown a Bong also paid tribute on Bong predicted that “nat- speech, the actor railed subtitled Asian movie. stage to his childhood hero urally we will come to a day” against injustice and “an ego- SOUTH Korean black comedy “It’s such a great honor. and fellow nominee Martin when “a foreign language film centric worldview” that leads ‘Parasite’ made movie history I feel like I’ll wake up to find Scorsese, drawing a standing winning this won’t be much of to environmental destruction, at the Oscars on Sunday, be- it’s all a dream. It all feels very ovation for the veteran direc- an issue.” before paying tribute to his coming the first non-English- surreal,” a jubilant Bong Joon- tor of “The Irishman” -- which The pre-Oscars favourite actor brother River, who died language film to win the best ho, who also won best director went home empty-handed. ‘1917’, Sam Mendes’s innova- of a drug overdose in 1993. picture award -- Hollywood’s honors, told journalists back- But a bigger shock was in tive and personal World War Renee Zellweger sealed a biggest prize of all. stage, calling the night “crazy.” store as the movie beat front- I movie about two soldiers remarkable comeback by win- A genre-defying thriller ‘Parasite’ also won the runner ‘1917’ to win best pic- crossing no-man’s-land, had ning best actress for ‘Judy’, ‘parasite’ writers Han Jin-won ( left) and Director Bong Joon-ho pose about a poor family infiltrating Oscar for best international ture, the night’s final prize. to settle for best cinematogra- dedicating the award to the with the oscars during the 92nd oscars at the Dolby Theater in Hol- a wealthy household, ‘Parasite’ feature, and became the first “It feels like a very op- phy, visual effects and sound Hollywood screen legend she lywood, California, on Sunday. (aFP) won four awards, stunning Asian film to scoop best origi- portune moment in history mixing prizes. portrayed. Trump’s budget to abandon key deficit cutting promise PaGe 11

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DOW29,159.77 QE 10,097.18 SENSEX 40,979.62 GOLD 1,576.18 New exec regulations increase +57.26 PTS -3.15 PTS -162.23 PTS +0.37% scope of taxation in Qatar PaGe 10 PRICE PERCEnTAgE PRICE PERCEnTAgE 17.82 BRENT 53.20 -2.33% WTI 49.55 -1.53% SILVER +0.70% ‘made in Qatar’ coincides with IQ posts net profit of QR2.6 bn for boom in Doha’s factory sector 2019, revenues The expo to boost Qatari manufacturers to strike business deals with Kuwaiti counterparts reach QR13.7 bn

TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK expo aims to provide an opportunity TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK The Group’s production Doha for manufacturers and exhibitors to Doha volumes as well fell by 1 per- meet with their Kuwaiti counterparts cent as compared to last year, THE “Made in Qatar 2020” expo in and discuss establishing partnerships INDUSTRIES Qatar (IQ) has amid the shutdowns. Kuwait is being held at a time when and alliances that contribute to boost- reported a net profit of QR2.6 In the fourth quarter, total the country is witnessing a boom in ing Qatari industry and exploring what billion for 2019, down 49 per- Group revenue declined by 2 the industrial sector as the number of the Qatari market needs from new in- cent compared to 2018, while percent to reach QR3.5 billion factories reached 800 and number of dustries, especially that depends on total revenues declined by 16 compared to the third quarter projects that started production after modern technology. percent to reach QR13.7 bil- of 2019, while net profit de- the siege topped 116, Qatar Chamber On the sidelines of the exhibition, lion, the company announced clined by 7 percent compared Chairman Sheikh Khalifa bin Jassim al the ‘Qatar-Kuwait Business Forum’ in a statement on Monday. to the third quarter to reach Thani has said. will be held to offer an opportunity for The Group recorded earn- QR539 million, owing to the Sheikh Khalifa said choosing Ku- both sides to review enhancing trade ings per share of QR0.43 for deteriorating macro-economic wait as a venue for the third edition of relations. the financial year 2019, as conditions which led to a de- the expo outside Qatar was due to the The forum will focus on means of compared to QR0.83 for 2018. cline of 11 percent in Group’s fraternal relations between both coun- increasing joint investments and trade The board of directors average selling prices. tries in all fields and the fast-growing as well as encouraging businessmen has proposed a dividend of commercial relations between their and companies to establish projects QR0.40 per share. private sectors. and transactions that serve both econo- Commenting on the fi- Sheikh Khalifa lauded the Kuwait Qatar Chamber Chairman Sheikh Khalifa Kuwait prime Minister Sheikh Sabah mies. nancial and operational per- Prime Minister Sheikh Sabah Khalid al bin Jassim al Thani Khalid al Hamad al Sabah The expo highlights five industrial formance for 2019, Minister Despite a difficult business Hamad al Sabah’s patronage for “Made sectors; energy, petrochemicals, food of State for Energy Affairs, IQ in Qatar” expo which will be held on pices will give a strong boost to the ex- industries, SMEs, furniture and mis- Chairman and Managing Direc- climate, our operations were February 19-22 at the Kuwait Interna- hibition and its business forum, point- cellaneous industries. tor, HE Saad Sherida al Kaabi, resilient and responded tional Fair, QC said in a statement on The expo will stimulate Qatari and ing out that it will stimulate Qatari The trade relations between Qatar said, “Despite a difficult busi- effectively to regional and Monday. and Kuwaiti businessmen to further and Kuwait have witnessed a remark- ness climate, our operations global market challenges. The exhibition is organised by the Kuwaiti businessmen to further promote their joint cooperation and able development in recent years, as were resilient and responded promote their joint cooperation and Efficient, reliable production Qatar Chamber in cooperation with build more alliances and partnerships trade exchange between the two coun- effectively to regional and glob- was maintained without the Ministry of Commerce and Indus- build more alliances and that support both countries’ economic tries achieved a great leap in 2018, al market challenges. Efficient, try, Qatar Development Bank as stra- partnerships that support both integration. recording QR4.3 billion compared to reliable production was main- sacrificing on our strict tegic partner and in coordination with countries’ economic integration He stressed the chamber’s keen- QR2.5 billion in 2017, a record growth tained without sacrificing on health, safety and Kuwait Chamber of Commerce and In- ness on strengthening communication rate of 72 percent. our strict health, safety and en- environmental standards dustry on an area of 10,000 sqm with Qatar Chamber Chairman Sheikh between Qatari manufacturers and The trade exchanges continued to vironmental (HSE) standards. the participation of around 220 Qatari Khalifa bin Jassim al Thani businessmen and their counterparts develop in 2019 to reach about QR3.1 “Cost containment pro- HE Saad Sherida al Kaabi manufacturing companies. from Kuwait, with the aim of striking billion at the end of the third quarter gressed, while we put em- Sheikh Khalifa said the Kuwaiti industrial and commercial partnership of 2019 compared to QR2.8 billion for phasis on the quality of our PM’s kind patronage of the expo em- between both brotherly countries. between both sides. the same period in 2018, a growth of supply chains and marketing The decline in profitability phasised the strong fraternal relations He also affirmed Kuwaiti PM’s aus- QC said in the statement that the 11 percent. activities. Operational excel- was slightly offset by impair- lence, cost efficiencies and a ment reversals from an invest- relentless focus on HSE will ment in an associated compa- be key going forward towards ny. The sales volumes remained maintaining a lean organiza- resilient in the fourth quarter as tion that continues to preserve compared to the third quarter, QICCA registers 26 arbitration cases in 2019 shareholder value.” with an increase of 10 percent. IQ said the financial per- The production levels declined formance in 2019 was largely by 3 percent, due to mainte- QNA munity and made arbitration hand and the arbitration body impacted by external macroe- nance shutdowns. Doha an effective legal instrument. on the other hand. conomic factors that were not The Group’s financial posi- This came during a press For his part, the interna- within the Group’s control. tion remained robust, with the QATAR International Center statement on the sidelines of tional arbitrator accredited These adverse conditions di- liquidity position at the end for Conciliation and Arbitra- a seminar held by the QICCA to the courts of the Sultan- rectly translated into declining of the year reaching QR10.7 tion (QICCA) of Qatar Cham- on Monday on the practical ate of Oman Abdul Hanan al commodity prices and caused billion in cash and bank bal- ber confirmed its keenness problems facing the conduct Issa hailed the Qatari experi- product prices to fall across ances, after accounting for a to make more efforts to keep of the arbitration case, which ence in arbitration, indicating the Group. QR3.6 billion dividend paid abreast of developments in discussed the procedural as- that there is an interest from Average selling prices de- for 2018 during the year. the field of arbitration and its pects of arbitration in com- the Omani side in identifying clined by 14 percent year-on- IQ Group’s net cash and rules and procedures, noting mercial disputes, the formal aspects of institutional arbi- year, which contributed to a bank balance including pro- that in the year 2019 the centre rules applicable and the study tration through the QICCA, decrease of QR2.0 billion in portionate share of joint ven- registered 26 arbitration cases, of practical problems that face where work is currently being the Group’s net profits for the tures reached QR12.4 billion as issued seven judgments, and the progress of the arbitration done on the procedures for the financial year 2019 as com- at December 31, 2019. This is two conciliation and mediation case. Oman Centre for Conciliation pared to last year. a testament to the Group’s ef- verdicts. Executive Director of the QICCA board member for International relations Sheikh Thani bin Ali and Arbitration, which was es- Group sales volumes were ficient and effective cash-flow The State of Qatar has be- AMAN Centre, Mansour al al Thani attends a seminar in Doha on Monday. tablished in 2019. also affected by macro imbal- generation capabilities, which come a regional arbitration Saadi said the contemporary Issa gave a presentation on ances in supply and demand, provide confidence and sus- centre after a remarkable de- legal systems have established avoid practical problems and order to issue an arbitration the most important points re- which were also influenced tainability in turbulent times. velopment in the prevalence a legal regulation of commer- ensure that the requirements ruling on its subject. lated to the progress of the ar- by lower production due to At the end of 2019, the of arbitration, QICCA board cial arbitration upon which of the adversaries are met. He noted that the arbitra- bitration lawsuit, the problems planned and unplanned main- Group was able to settle its member for International Re- there is an agreement, and that He added during his open- tion litigation is a procedural related to subcontracting con- tenance shutdowns. entire debt obligation, making lations Sheikh Thani bin Ali al defines commercial disputes ing speech that the arbitration way to activate the arbitration tracts, the procedures followed Sales volumes for the the Group debt-free. Thani said, noting that the is- brought before it, simplifies litigation is a set of interlock- agreement, which is character- in free arbitration, the end of Group declined by 2 percent IQ’s total assets and total suance of the arbitration law in how to choose the procedural ing procedures that take place ised by privacy and speed in procedures for non-payment year-on-year, which contrib- equity reached QR35.9 bil- civil and commercial matters rules on which it is based, and during a period of time, and separation, confidentiality of of arbitration fees, the problem uted to a decline of QR641 mil- lion and QR34.2 billion, re- has fostered the culture of ar- the substantive rules to which aims to investigate the case procedures and mutual trust of appointing an expert in the lion in the Group’s net profit spectively, as of December 31, bitration in the business com- disputes are subject in order to and form an opinion on it in between the parties on the one dispute, among others. for the year. 2019.

Building permits issued in Qatar increase by 7% in Jan: PSA

QNA was a clear decrease in the 28 permits (4 percent), Al dential buildings permits buildings like workshops and Umm Slal 23 (7 percent), of certificates issued in Janu- Doha issuance of building permits Sheehaniya 20 permits (3 data, the data showed that factories at 18 percent (14 Al Khor 17 (5 percent), Al ary 2020 with those issued in in the municipalities of Umm percent), and Al Shammal 16 villas top the list, accounting permits). Shammal 12 (4 percent) and the previous month, the data BUILDING permits issued Slal (41 percent), Al Shee- permits (2 percent). for 73 percent (209 permits) Meanwhile, data on finally Al Sheehaniya 11 cer- shows a general decrease of during the month of January haniya (9 percent), while Al In terms of type of per- of all new residential build- building completion cer- tificates (3 percent). 1 percent. This decrease was 2020 in Qatar increased by Shammal maintained the mits issued, data indicated ings permits, followed by tificates issued during the In terms of the type of clearly noted in the following 7% compared with the pre- same number of issued cer- that the new building per- dwellings of housing loans at month of January 2020, ac- certificates issued, data municipalities: Al Wakrah vious month, data issued by tificates. mits (residential and non- 19 percent (53 permits) and cording to their geographical showed that the new building and Al Shammal (37 percent) the Planning and Statistics Al Rayyan municipality residential) constitutes 52 apartments buildings at 7 distribution, indicated that completion certificates (resi- each, Al Sheehaniya (15 per- Authority has shown. issued the maximum number percent (363 permits) of the percent (20 permits). Al Rayyan also topped dential and non-residential) cent). The increase in build- of building permits at 196 (28 total building permits issued Commercial buildings the municipalities for issuing constitutes 70 percent (235 On the other hand, there ing permits was noted in percent) of the total issued during the month of January were found to be in the maximum number of build- certificates) of the total build- was a clear increase in the the following municipalities: permits, followed by Doha 2020, while the percentage of forefront of non-residential ing completion certificates at ing certificates issued during number of certificates is- Al Da’ayen (28 percent), Al 151 permits (22 percent), Al additions permits constituted buildings permits with 52 96 (28 percent) of the total the month of January 2020, sued in the municipalities of Wakrah (10 percent), Doha Wakrah 133 permits (19 per- 45 percent (316 permits), and percent (40 permits), fol- issued certificates, followed while the percentage of addi- Al Khor (113 percent), Umm and Al Rayyan (9 percent), cent), Al Da’ayen 122 permits fencing permits recorded 2 lowed by governmental by Doha 80 (24 percent), tions certificates constituted Slal (35 percent), Al Doha (18 and Al Khor (4 percent). (18 percent), Umm Slal 30 percent (17 permits). buildings at 19 percent (15 Al Da’ayen 52 (15 percent), 30 percent (102 certificates). percent), Al Rayyan (4 per- On the other hand, there permits (4 percent), Al Khor By analysing new resi- permits) , and industrial Al Wakrah 46 (14 percent), Comparing the number cent), Al Da’ayen (2 percent). 10 Tuesday, February 11, 2020 economy & business Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5g secures top spot on DxOMark scoreboard

fications, the Huawei Mate 30 photography. The Cine Cam- 5G, the world’s first 5G SoC Mate 30 pro bags 134 for photo, 102 Pro 5G is equipped with the era comes with a large 1/1.54- to integrate processors and same top-class SuperSens- inch sensor and supports the 5G baseband, using the 7nm+ for video and an overall score of 123 ing Cine Camera, which in- capturing of 4K ultra-wide EUV process. cludes a 40MP SuperSensing time-lapse videos, as well as Supporting SA and NSA TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK all score of 123 to make the Camera, a 40MP Cine Cam- recording at 7680fps for ultra networking modes, it flexibly Doha top of the scoreboard on the era, an 8MP Telephoto Cam- slow-motion videos. meets the requirements of us- trusted industry benchmark era and a 3D Depth Sensing The performance differ- ers and carriers in different THE Huawei Mate 30 Pro 5G for evaluating professional Camera. ence between the 5G and non- stages of 5G development. has recently received the high- camera, lenses and smart- The SuperSensing camera 5G models can be attributed It also features Huawei’s est rating from DxOMark for phones. This acknowledg- comes with a RYYB colour to the software improvements most advanced antenna de- its camera performance. The ment is a testament to Hua- filter array that Huawei pio- that Huawei made to latest sign yet, delivering high qual- smartphone was given photo wei’s relentless commitment neered, providing the camera flagship device. ity 5G connectivity perfor- and video scores of 134 and to camera innovation. with outstanding light sen- The Huawei Mate 30 Pro mance whether it is being held 102 respectively and an over- In terms of camera speci- sitivity for extreme low-light 5G is powered by Kirin 990 vertically or sideways.

oN loFTy assumPTioNs CEOs in Middle East confident of growth prospects: PwC survey

TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK shortage of skills in the work- Doha force was a potential threat to their organisation’s growth CHIEF executives in the Mid- prospects, up from 70 percent dle East remain confident in last year. CEOs increasingly their own growth prospects recognise that they must max- and are focused on driving effi- imise the potential of their ex- ciencies, upskilling their people isting staff through upskilling and seeking new markets for programmes (70 percent). opportunities, despite recog- “Our ‘GCC Hopes and nising an increase in geopoliti- Fears’ survey further demon- cal and economic uncertainty, strates that there is also great a new survey has found. demand for upskilling from PwC’s 23rd Annual CEO employees in the region,” PwC Survey - Middle East revealed said in a statement. that nine out of 10 Middle East “The response of our CEOs CEOs are worried about geopo- to technological change reflects litical uncertainty. Yet despite both increasing global aware- this uncertainty 66 percent of ness of the need to manage the respondents are confident the privacy and cybersecurity about their company’s revenue risks of technology and a re- growth in the next year, with 74 gional background in which percent more confident about the requirement to cope with the next three years. geopolitical instability features With guarded optimism, prominently in business plan- Middle East CEOs continue to ning.” navigate uncertainty and seize Understandably, the pro- the opportunities for the near portion of Middle East CEOs future. who identify rising tensions as Hani Ashkar, PwC Middle a key factor shaping their cy- East Territory Senior Partner bersecurity strategy is almost said, “CEOs in the Middle East double the global survey aver- Trump to present election-year budget based on lofty assumptions are surrounded by uncertainty. age. Whether it’s geopolitical, eco- nomic or technological; busi- Companies getting leaner ness leaders are navigating but not greener this instability and overcoming Companies throughout the obstacles through efficiency, region are steadily adapting to trump’s budget to abandon talent and technology, mak- the realities of a lower rate of ing way for new opportunities economic growth, the survey for growth. Uncertainty can has found. be a segue for reduced head- In this context, corporate count, decreased investment sustainability in the region is and overall timidness when it focused on building leaner, key deficit cutting promise comes to growth opportunities. more efficient and nimble But CEOs in the Middle East do businesses to withstand a ing government debt -- double crats to approve the required not shy away, looking instead downturn and be ready to ex- The Trump plan will fail to achieve stated the estimate in his first budget In numbers spending cuts. to adapt to create sustainability ploit any opportunities on the plan. “We believe we can make and growth for the future.” horizon. Yet mention sustain- goal of closing budget deficit in 10 years The $4.8 trillion proposal a big dent (in deficits) and ability in the context of climate this year calls for $2 trillion get back into the realm of fis- Uncertainty drives effi- change and our CEOs appear AFP media reports. in cuts to non-defence pro- $4.8 tn cal responsibility,” he said on ciencies underprepared. WaShINgToN The proposal again aban- grammes, including safety — the amount of money CNBC. Seventy seven percent Stephen Anderson, Mid- dons the stated goal of closing net programmes such as food set aside in Trump’s But “it’s necessary to have of Middle East CEOs plan to dle East Strategy and Markets WITH months left before the budget deficit in 10 years, stamps, and savings from the budget proposal. restraint on non-defense make operational efficiencies Leader, said, “Middle East presidential elections, Presi- instead pushing the target Medicare prescription drug spending,” including a 21 over the next 12 months to im- CEOs continue to make the dent Donald Trump’s budget date to 2035, according to me- coverage. percent reduction for foreign prove performance. However, transition to a lower growth roadmap abandons key defi- dia citing White House docu- aid. 75 percent expect headcount environment, in increasingly cit cutting promises based on ments. Cutting critical lifelines $2 tn He called the plan “a post to increase or stay the same. uncertain market conditions. lofty and unlikely economic However, even that ex- Russell Vought, Trump’s act- policy budget” which assumes This nuanced picture suggests They are consequently focused growth assumptions. tended timeline assumes the ing budget director, said Mon- — cuts to non-defence the administration’s policy that the drive for efficiency is on operational efficiencies to The final spending plan US economy will grow by 3.0 day the proposal will include programmes, including priorities will be enacted by as much about getting in shape enable long-term, profitable of Trump’s first term in office percent a year, which would over $740 billion for defense safety net programmes Congress. to seize future opportunities sustainable growth. Our CEOs’ faces near certain defeat in the support higher tax revenues, spending, a 20 percent in- He also defended the 3.0 as surviving current difficult justified anxiety about the im- Democrat-controlled House something not achieved con- crease. percent growth targets saying market conditions. Corporate mediate term is balanced by a of Representatives, but offers sistently in over a decade, and And the massive $1.5 tril- health, financial security and the goal is “entirely possible sustainability is the focus, not more positive outlook when a window on the administra- unheard of for an economy lion in tax cuts, mostly ben- wellbeing of hardworking to be able to hit in the next 10 rash cost cutting. Despite the they look further towards the tion’s priorities. after 11 consecutive years of efitting the wealthiest, will be American families,” she said years.” uncertainty, 47 percent expect future. It is pleasing to note The budget makes cuts growth. extended beyond 2025. in a statement. Trump also is expected to their companies to enter new that there is a region-wide fo- to social programmes, envi- Despite pledging to pursue Democratic House Speak- “Year after year, President request $2 billion in home- markets in 2020 with Saudi cus on upskilling to drive digi- ronmental protections and the Republican’s long-held er Nancy Pelosi lambasted the Trump’s budgets have sought land security spending for the Arabia and Egypt the most cit- tal transformation, which in foreign assistances, to fund war on deficits, the Trump ad- proposal. to inflict devastating cuts to US-Mexico border wall, boost ed markets for growth. turn will enable better products defence spending and extend ministration has shown little “The budget is a state- critical lifelines that millions spending for NASA by 12 per- and services and improve job tax cuts for wealthy individu- interest in tackling the issue ment of values and once again of Americans rely on.” cent while slashing the Envi- Urgent need for upskilling prospects for the local work- als and companies, according with the gap expected to hit $1 the president is showing just But Vought defended the ronmental Protection Agency Eighty percent of the re- force, including young people to officials and multiple US trillion this year amid grow- how little he values the good plan and called on Demo- by 26 percent. spondents this year said a and women.” Global markets decline on coronavirus woes Brexit: Britain plans to

AFP confidence. Kong pared some losses, end- porarily closed as authorities create 10 free ports LoNDoN “In London, stocks that are ing the day 0.6 percent lower impose lockdowns and quar- connected to China are under after tanking 1.1 percent at the antine measures. AFP Union have until the end of this MOST stock markets were pressure. Mining, energy as open. Coronavirus concerns are - Oil slips lower -Depressed LoNDoN year to strike a new trade deal weaker Monday with investors well as travel stocks are in the Shanghai bucked the trend weighing. The deepening economic activity in China, the following the UK’s departure worried over the impact of red.” with a 0.5 percent gain at the health crisis is chipping world’s largest importer and BRITAIN said Sunday it want- from the EU on January 31. China’s coronavirus outbreak The virus has killed more close. away at market confidence. consumer of oil, has also hit ed to create up to 10 free ports “Free ports will unleash the on the global economy. than 900 people, infected more Investors worldwide have energy prices. in order to stimulate the Econ- potential in our proud historic In afternoon European than 40,000 across mainland been watching with concern as CMC Markets UK analyst A committee appointed by omy after Brexit. ports, boosting and regenerat- trades, London and Paris were China and spread to more than China, the world’s second-larg- David Madden oil cartel OPEC recommend- The government said it had ing communities,” said junior fi- both down 0.4 percent, while two dozen countries in what is est economy, battles the novel ed additional output cuts on launched a 10-week consulta- nance minister Rishi Sunak, the Frankfurt slid 0.3 percent. now considered a global health coronavirus, which emerged at Saturday, citing the negative tion aimed at naming the loca- chief secretary to the Treasury. The Dow was essentially emergency. the end of last year in the cen- prices spiking more than 20 impact of the epidemic on eco- tions of the free ports by the “They will attract new busi- unchanged in initial New York It has also disrupted major tral city of Wuhan. percent. nomic activity. end of the year. Ministers said a nesses, spreading jobs, invest- trades. supply chains for items such as The domestic impact was It has also disrupted the The contract for Brent full customs declaration would ment and opportunity. “Coronavirus concerns are food, household goods, and car reflected in China’s infla- supply chains of major global crude was 1.1 percent lower not be required to move goods “This is all part of our mis- weighing,” noted CMC Markets and electronics parts. tion figures released Monday, firms such as Apple supplier in afternoon exchanges, while into a free port. sion as an open, outward- UK analyst David Madden. In Asia, Tokyo’s bench- which showed the highest rise Foxconn and auto giant Toy- West Texas Intermediate London hopes they will be looking country, championing “The deepening health cri- mark Nikkei 225 index closed in consumer prices in more ota. Key production facilities showed a decline of 0.7 percent open for business in 2021. global free trade with vibrant sis is chipping away at market 0.6 percent down, while Hong than eight years, with food across China have been tem- on Monday. Britain and the European free ports.” economy & business Tuesday, February 11, 2020 11 Xerox hikes bid for HP to New exec regulations increase scope $36 billion AFP NeW YoRK of taxation in Qatar, says Pwc experts XEROX said Monday it was raising its offer for comput- TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK will be a significant focus on er and printer maker HP to Doha how they manage their com- some $36 billion as part of an pliance, he said. effort to win over sharehold- PwC held its annual Tax Semi- “Naturally these will be ers amid a heightened battle nar this week, which attracted further compounded when for control of the Silicon Val- more than 150 executives from Qatar’s government decides ley firm. Qatar’s leading local and mul- to introduce VAT as well. We The new offer from the tinational companies and gov- are seeing Qatar’s progression imaging and copying giant ernment organisations. along the tax maturity curve is around 10 percent higher Discussions centred that it started to move forward than the bid launched last around some of the latest with issuing these regulations.” year and rejected by the HP changes, including among oth- Qatar has signed the Mul- board of directors. er key changes are those to the tilateral Framework (MLI) in Xerox said in a statement new Executive Regulations to December 2019 and as a re- it already has support from the Law No. 24 of 2018 issued sult, the MLI position and the some large HP sharehold- on 11 December 2019, which amendments to its tax treaties ers who “want the enhanced are expected to transform the will enter into force in 2020. returns, improved growth tax landscape in Qatar. “We strongly recommend prospects and best-in-class Responding to some of that companies who are cur- human capital that will result these developments was the rently benefiting from a tax from a combination of Xerox top of the agenda for many of treaty to assess the impact of and HP.” the organisations that attend- the MLI on the access to treaty ed the event, with 93 percent benefits,” Khan said. of those taking part in a PwC PwC tax experts also shed survey on the day indicat- light on the increasing focus ing their interest in learning on transfer pricing across the about undertaking a with- pwC held its annual Tax Seminar this week, which attracted more than 150 executives from Qatar’s leading local and multinational companies globe and with the recently holding tax health review for and government organisations. published Executive Regula- their operations. tions, Qatar has introduced Meanwhile, 50% of those “The new executive regula- jid Khan, Qatar Tax Leader, pared to international stand- being a member of those in- internationally-recognized surveyed don’t believe current tions have brought significant said. ards.” ternational tax conventions transfer pricing compliance tax policies sufficiently address changes to a number of areas “We also see specified In general, the scope of that it needs to be put into its requirements. As a result, the changes required in view of of tax law including the scope sanctions and penalties for the current taxes has been domestic legislation and we transfer pricing is likely to be the new executive regulations, of WHT, reporting and com- non-compliance like contracts broadened which means there see some aspects in executive an area of substantial focus and over 75 percent admitted pliance obligations, changes to be notified on a regular ba- will be more transactions and regulations” of the business community as to not having conducted a re- in terms of some of the enti- sis and the scope of WHT to companies within the tax net, With the expected intro- well as the tax authorities in view of new Permanent Estab- ties that are established in be increased, so it looks like he said. duction of the new Tax Ad- Qatar, which is why it wasn’t The statement added that lishments provisions (depend- Qatar, subsidiaries and joint Qatar is trying to balance the “Partly this is also because ministration system, Dha- surprising to hear that 62 per- its bid offers “immediate cash ent agent, force of attraction, ventures of listed companies need between a compliant Qatar has signed up for the reeba, the taxpayers can look cent of those surveyed had value, and meaningful upside complete commercial cycle) to as well as how to establish the jurisdiction and keeping the OECD G20 sponsored BEPS forward to how they can come already undertaken a transfer via equity ownership in the determine the impact on their Qatari Nationals ownership current tax rate at the same framework and there are cer- onboard with the new tax ad- pricing assessment of their op- combined company.” businesses. are of the key highlights,” Sa- level which is pretty low com- tain obligations arising from ministration system and there erations in Qatar. HP has called the Xerox bid too low and last month claimed the takeover bid is being driven by corporate raider Carl Icahn, who has a stake in Xerox. Natural gas consumption projected to rise by 1.3% per annum “His large ownership posi- tion in Xerox means that his Continued from page 1  billion to reach 9.8 billion by to 5966 bcm by 2050 driven he said, gas production in gas (LNG ) trade is the main with many projects scheduled interests are not aligned with 2050 resulting in higher en- by environmental concerns, GECF countries will grow by driving force and will exceed to come on stream in the next those of other HP sharehold- GECF Secretary-General Yury ergy demand. air quality issues, coal-to-gas almost 50 percent by 2050 to total pipeline trade by 2050, seven to 10 years. ers,” an HP statement said in Sentyurin, who also spoke on “It is expected that energy switching as well as economic over 2.5 trillion cubic metres whereas in 2018 it was only “The US, Australia, Qatar, January. the occasion, highlighted the markets will undergo signifi- and population growth,” he (tcm). just over half pipeline trade. Russia and Mozambique are “Due to Mr. Icahn’s own- importance of natural gas cant transformations over the said. Gas production from the The LNG sector is expect- projected to lead the growth in ership position, he would dis- and its great potential as the next three decades, as energy Sentyurin said, “Gas pro- Middle East is expected to ed to grow at 2.9 percent to export capacity. With over 120 proportionately benefit from energy source for sustain- accessibility will unlock al- duction will rise by 1.3 per- grow significantly, with Qa- 1077 bcm by 2050, while pipe- mtpa of liquefaction capacity an acquisition of HP by Xerox able development due to the most 30 percent of additional cent per annum to 2050, with tar, Iran, and Saudi Arabia line trade will expand more under construction, and an- at a price that undervalues efficiency, availability, and energy demand,” he said. North America accounting remaining the key producers. slowly at a rate of 1.2 percent other 260 mtpa planned, the HP.” eco-friendly nature of the re- “Natural gas, the fastest for the largest share of this Overall production is expect- per annum to reach 1063 bcm share of LNG exports will rise Xerox has said it was seek- source. growing fossil fuel, is pro- growth, followed by Eurasia, ed to reach around 1100 bcm by 2050. from the current 37.2 percent ing to elect a new slate of HP In compliance with UN jected to rise by 1.3 percent Africa and the Middle East.” from the region in 2050, he LNG liquefaction capac- to 45.2 percent of total exports board members that would data, he said, the global pop- per annum from 3924 billion Underlining the contin- said. ity is set for a period of rapid by 2030, and to 50.3 percent support the takeover deal. ulation is set to grow by 2.2 cubic metres (bcm) in 2018 ued importance of the group, Growth in liquified natural growth, doubling by 2050, by 2050,” he said. Canada’s top manufacturer Bombardier at a crossroads

AFP that would allow us to ac- agreeing that a selloff was in The Quebec government resent two-thirds of the MoNTReaL celerate our debt paydown,” the cards. owns 16.36 percent of ACLP company’s order book and while again revising down- The Airbus Canada Lim- and 30 percent of Bombar- are “strategically poised to COMING to the end of a pain- ward its preliminary 2019 ited Partnership (ACLP) dier Transportation (rail di- grow,” according to Fitzgib- ful restructuring, Canada’s revenues. requires additional cash in- vision). bon. top manufacturer Bombar- The company also said it vestments to ramp up pro- Michel Nadeau, director Regulatory authorities dier, still heavily indebted, would reassess its joint ven- duction, pushing out its of the Institute for Govern- might also reject an Alstom- faces the prospect of selling ture with Airbus, after selling “break-even timeline,” Bom- ance of Private and Public Bombardier merger. off major divisions just to stay in 2018 a majority stake in its bardier said. Organizations in Montreal, Over the past decade, afloat. CSeries jetliner to the world’s Quebec Premier Fran- suggested that sales of Bom- Bombardier invested “colos- For weeks, rumours have largest airliner manufacturer cois Legault has promised to bardier’s Global 7500 busi- sal sums” to develop three weighed on investors in the (which renamed it A220). “do everything” to safeguard ness jets “that cater to bil- new aircraft: the CSeries, and Montreal-based company The firm, controlled 14,000 Bombardier jobs in lionaires” are more cyclical business jets Global 7500 that it was in talks to sell its by heirs of the company’s the Canadian province but than its trains, but also very and Learjet 85, noted Ebra- rail division to France’s Al- founder and inventor of the has ruled out another multi- lucrative. himi. stom or another competitor, snowmobile in the 1940s, Bombardier faces the prospect of selling off major divisions just to billion dollar investment in Rather, he said, Bombar- The CSeries was the first and its business jet line to owes more than US$9 billion stay afloat. the A220. dier Transportation -- be- new design in the 100- to American conglomerate Tex- to creditors. It’s a difficult decision cause it is based in Berlin 150-seat category of single- tron. More than 20 percent of specialist at the University of Bombardier’s “ambitions politically, since Bombardier and employs only 1,500 peo- aisle aircraft in more than 25 On January 16, Bombar- the debt will come due next Quebec in Montreal (UQAM), were greater than its means,” supports a cluster of aero- ple in Quebec -- would be an years, and was to go head-to- dier announced it was “ac- year, the rest in 2025. Meh- told AFP the sale of a division echoed Quebec Economy nautics suppliers that employ easier sell politically. head against giants Airbus tively pursuing alternatives ran Ebrahimi, an aeronautics was “inevitable.” Minister Pierre Fitzgibbon, another 40,000 in Quebec. Trains, however, rep- and Boeing.

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QaTar NaTioNal sPorT day QOC to hold events at Team Qatar Sports Village in Barahat Msheireb

TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK which makes National Sport people to stay fit and active, The event will feature a Doha Day 2020 an even more signif- not only on National Sport diverse range of sports cater- icant day. The events and ac- Day, but all year long. Qatar is ing for all ages, including: THE Qatar Olympic Commit- tivities we have planned with one of the first countries in the athletics, basketball, volley- tee (QOC) will celebrate the the valuable help of national world to have a paid national ball, gymnastics, table tennis, 9th edition of National Sport sports federations and stake- holiday which is dedicated boxing, wrestling, taekwondo, Day on Tuesday in coopera- holders, will give our com- solely to sports and exercise, karate and judo. Throughout tion with Msheireb Properties. munity the opportunity to try which reflects both the for- the day there will also be live The QOC along with vari- new sports and enjoy engaging ward-thinking leadership of sports workshops featuring ous national sports federa- workshops. There will be an Qatar’s sports leaders, and the gymnastics and martial arts, tions will mark the day by of- opportunity to meet with some fact that sport is an important as well as on-stage entertain- fering members of the local of Team Qatar’s star athletes. pillar of the Qatar National Vi- ment from football freestylers community a wide-ranging It is our hope that these world- sion 2030,” he added. and sport jugglers. programme of sports activities class athletes will encourage Ali al Kuwari, Acting CEO One of QOC’s primary and demonstrations at Team young people to be physically of Msheireb Properties, said, aims for the National Sport Qatar Sports Village in Bara- active, and perhaps even in- “We are delighted to cooperate Day is to promote a healthy hat Msheireb. spire the future generation of with the Qatar Olympic Com- community both physically On this occasion, Jassim Qatari athletes. Qatar recognises the importance of sports, and it is a key goal of ours to encourage mittee as it is the first time for and psychologically by edu- bin Rashid al Buenain, Secre- “Qatar recognises the im- people to stay fit and active, not only on National Sport Day, but all year long. Barahat Msheireb to host such cating the community on the tary-General of the QOC, said portance of sports, and it is a Jassim bin Rashid al Buenain, Secretary-General, QOC a huge public event in celebra- many benefits of participating “This year is an Olympic year, key goal of ours to encourage tion of National Sport Day.” in sports. Confident al sadd, duhail aim for winning starts Wolves play Al Nassr in Riyadh; Red Knights meet Persepolis in Doha

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FORMER champions Al Sadd and Qatar giants Al Duhail will be looking to launch their AFC Champions League (ACL) Group stage on a positive note on Tuesday – also Qatar’s Na- tional Sport Day. Al Sadd, coached by Xavi Hernanandez, left for Riyadh on Sunday where they face QSL CEO Hani Taleb Ballan and Chairman of the Board of Directors at GORD Yousef Alhorr during the MoU Saudi Arabian side Al Nassr in signing at Al Bidda Tower in Doha on Monday. their Group D opener while Al Duhail will meet Iran’s Perse- polis in Group C opener. Al Sadd’s match kicks QSL to be first in the off at 6:15pm Doha time at the Prince Faisal bin Fahd Sta- dium. Al Sadd, who had defeated world to go green Al Nassr in the quarter-finals last year before bowing in the ner with Gulf Organisation ers registered at the QFA and semi-finals to the eventual QSl, GoRD for Research and Develop- over 70,000 fans in recorded champions Al Hilal Saudi FC, Al Sadd’s Mohammed Waab speaks to the media ahead of their opening AFC Champions League Group D ment (GORD) in sustainabil- attendance annually to QSL are brimming with confidence match against Al Nassr at Prince Faisal bin Fahd Stadium in Riyadh on Monday. ity and going green. QSL has matches, efforts at reaching following their 2020 Qatar sign mou on a responsibility towards the the lofty goal of going carbon Cup triumph. environment and we will be neutral will start at stadiums The Wolves defeated Al Du- environmental the first football league in the across the country. hail 4-0 in the final following a world to go carbon neutral,” “We want to set a trend 4-1 thrashing of Al Rayyan in sustainability Ballan said at the signing. and inspire other leagues, this the semi-final. “The QSL can be a catalyst is how serious we are about Although they are ranked AYENI OLUSEGUN in preserving the environment climate change. There are third in the QNB Stars League Doha and providing the model for over 3000 players registered standings, Al Sadd’s recent generation to come on how with the QFA and over 70,000 wins have shown that the team, FOOTBALL stadiums are usu- change can happen and its fans watch the league across one of the best in Asia, is in ally packed each passing year, importance. We depend on the season, we hope to create good form ahead of the impor- but the beautiful game always the knowledge of GORD as we awareness during matches and tant away clash. comes with an ecological foot- have seen their impact in sev- other events. At the end the In tomorrow’s match, Al print, sometimes damaging to eral aspects of society. goal is to be carbon neutral on Sadd will miss two key players, the environment. “At QSL, it is our vision to and off the field,” QSL’s Execu- defender Salem Al Hajri due to From generating tonnes of be one of the top three league tive Director of Competitions an injury and Abdelkarim Has- solid wastes that increases the in Asia. To achieve this, we and Football Development san (suspension). The Wolves game’s carbon footprint, there’s need to seek opportunities that Ahmed Khellil Abbassi said. also suffered another injury a need for football authorities will make us pioneers, not just Qatar will be the first Arab blow on Monday as Ali Asad all over the world to uphold in words but also in action. We country to host a FIFA World suffered a cut in his Achilles their environmental stability. believe in sustainability which Cup in 2022. The Khalifa In- tendon during a training ses- In efforts to maintain sus- is why we are taking the steps ternational Stadium has been sion, the club reported. tainability and reduce carbon to promote it here. As a foot- installed with a district cool- Al Sadd recently added at- Al Duhail players during a training session at the Al Duhail Stadium in Doha ahead of their opening AFC emissions, Qatar Stars League ball family, we believe in what ing system – saving up to 40 tacking midfielder Marco Fa- Champions League Group C match against Iranian club Persepolis FC on Monday. signed a Memorandum of Un- the Supreme Committee have percent of energy compared bian to their fold. derstanding with Gulf Organi- been able to achieve in this to conventional cooling -- However, the London Addressing the media Duhail to bank However, they will miss the sation for Research and De- area,” he added. and is the world’s first open- Olympics gold winning Mexi- ahead of the match, Al Sadd on experience services of Yousef Msakni, Pau- velopment (GORD) in a new “Sustainability as we know air air-conditioned stadium. can team-member is ineligible player Mohammed Waed Ab- Meanwhile in Doha, Al Duhail’s lo Edmilson, Ismail Moham- venture aimed at becoming is no longer a passing trend. It It was awarded a four-star to play in the ACL dulwahab said, new coach, Moroccan Walid med and Bassam. the first football league in the is a pressing need of the day. rating by the Global Sustain- as he was not on the “A difficult match Regragui, will bank on an ex- “The match will be difficult world to go carbon neutral. Like other industries, sports ability Assessment System for initial list of players awaits us and we perienced line-up against the because it is the first in the ACL QSL CEO Hani Taleb Bal- sector has also realised the this system. registered with the will put up our best visiting Iranian giants. this season. lan, and Chairman of the immense potential green prac- Also recently, Education Asian body. show.” The kick-off is at 6:15pm at “We will face a strong op- Board of Directors at GORD tices hold. We are glad to work City Stadium became the first However, South Waed stressed the Al Duhail Stadium. ponent but our players have Yousef Alhorr, signed the with the QSL but it will be a Qatar 2022 tournament venue Korean star and for- that securing a first Al Duhail are currently prepared well, especially after agreement at the Al Bidda long journey to achieve our to receive a five-star rating mer QFA Player of win in the AFC was leading the QSL standings with the recent win in the Amir Cup Tower on Monday. goals,” Alhorr said. from the Global Sustainability the Year Nam Tae important for his 33 points, but their recent loss which was a good reaction to “Great pleasure to part- With over 3,000 play- Assessment System (GSAS). Hee, internationals team. in the Qatar Cup final against Al losing to Al Rayyan. Jung Woo-Young, “We must fight Sadd may add to their worries. “Iranian teams per- Baghdad Bouned- with a strong spir- The Red Knights also lost form well away from home, jah, former Atletico Madrid star it to achieve a positive result,” their unbeaten status in this but for us it will be a huge Gabi Fernandez, Asian Player he said. season’s QSL when they suf- boost playing in front of our Quick read of the Year Akram Afif and Has- “This is a different com- fered a 0-1 defeat at the hands fans,” Al Duhail coach Walid Coronavirus wipes out early-season lPGa golf swing in asia san Al Haydous make a strong petition that what we faced in of Al Rayyan. Regragui said. line-up at Xavi’s team. the Qatar Cup but our recent Along with Mario Man- The finalists of this year’s SINGAPORE: golf’s hSBC Women’s World Championship in Singapore and the LPga Thailand were can- The team will also have wins at home give us a strong duzukic, Mehdi Benatia, Han ACL are guaranteed a spot in celled on Monday because of the coronavirus outbreak, meaning the US LPga Tour has been forced to the services of Pedro Miguel, motivation to continue with Kwang-Song, Almoez Ali, and the 2021 FIFA Club World Cup scrap all three of its lucrative early-season events in asia. The World Championship is one of the most Ali Asad, Boualem Khoukhi the same approach and work co will be looking to make the in China while the winners get prestigious on the US LPga Tour with the world’s top 20 players and the previous year’s major-winners and star goalkeeper Saad Al strongly to achieve best re- opening game a memorable to play in the 2020 FIFA Club all participating. The three-event swing would have carried in excess of $5 million in prize money. (AFP) Dossari. sults,” he added. one for their new coach. World Cup in Qatar. sports Tuesday, February 11, 2020 13 inter win thrilling milan derby 4-2 to move top of serie a

then headed home substitute “Sunday will be a great The Nerazzurri Victor Moses’ cross three min- game against a great team.” Tottenham Hotspur’s English utes into injury time to main- Caicedo broke through just midfielder Dele Alli.(aFP) stage second half tain Inter’s charge for a first before the interval as the Ec- Serie A title in a decade. uadorian volleyed home after comeback after Milan’s collapse means they Parma failed to clear a ball into Alli sorry as missed the chance to move into the box. going down 2-0 the Europa League places and Napoli’s struggles contin- FA probe star’s sit 10th. ued as they collapsed to a 3-2 AFP “It’s difficult to explain. The defeat at home to Lecce. coronavirus post MILaN first half was almost perfect, the Last season’s runners-up second half the opposite.” said had rekindled hopes of Euro- AFP INTER Milan moved top Ibrahimovic. pean football next season after LoNDoN of Serie A on Sunday after “We conceded the first league wins over Juventus and storming back from two goals goal and the squad lost faith, Sampdoria, and by eliminating DELE Alli has apologised for down to snatch a 4-2 win over then conceded a second and Lazio from the Italian Cup. posting a social media video AC Milan in a pulsating derby everything fell apart. Inter in Gianluca Lapadula netted which has prompted a Foot- at the San Siro. the first half didn’t look like a double, opening the scoring ball Association probe after Inter pull level on 54 points a team who were second but after half an hour, with Marco the Tottenham star appeared with Juventus, who lost 2-1 at then demonstrated why they Mancoscu sealing victory with a to joke about the coronavirus. Hellas Verona on Saturday, were after the break.” superb free-kick eight minutes Alli’s Snapchat video but are ahead of the champi- Caicedo kept Lazio’s own from time. showed him wearing a face ons on goal difference thanks dream of a first ‘Scudetto’ in 20 Arkadiusz Milik had lev- mask in an airport depar- to a thrilling second half turna- years alive as a 1-0 win over Par- elled for Napoli just after the ture lounge with the message round after Ante Rebic and Zla- ma moved the Romans second break with Jose Callejon reduc- ‘Corona whattt, please listen tan Ibrahimovic had put Milan in Serie A. ing the deficit late on. with volume’. 2-0 up at the break. ICONIC: Inter Milan’s Romelu Lukaku celebrates after scoring against AC Milan during the Milan Derby at Simone Inzaghi’s side are The hosts were furious at The 23-year-old moved the Lazio are just a point be- the San Siro Stadium on Sunday. (aFP) right in the title discussion after being denied a penalty for a camera towards an Asian man hind in third after Felipe extending their unbeaten run to challenge on Milik, with the before showing a bottle of an- Caicedo scored the only goal cause they were able to resist fore knocking down for Rebic Brozovic lashed home a stun- 18 league games. Pole booked for diving. tiseptic hand wash captioned in a hard-fought win at Parma the blows which means that we to tap the opener past Daniele ning volley and two minutes Their last Serie A defeat was “I don’t understand why ‘This virus gunna have to be earlier on Sunday. are ready for something good. Padelli. later Mattias Vecino finshed off in September to Inter Milan, they don’t go to VAR when it’s quicker than that to catch me’. “It’s a special night because “It’s absolutely too early to Stefan De Vrij blocked an- an Alexis Sanchez pass to level who they host next weekend at a debatable one,” said Gattuso. The video, apparently taken in the first half we were in great talk about things that we can other cross to deny Rebic a sec- the scores. the Stadio Olimpico. “It would have taken a minute while Alli was on holiday during difficulty like we hadn’t been still dream of today.” ond tap in but Franck Kessie De Vrij put Inter deserv- “We are trying to stay in to see if Milik had been fouled.” the Premier League’s current this season. There was the risk Milan had dominated the flicked on for a waiting Ibrahi- edly ahead with a superb diving there, fighting against the bat- Napoli are 11th, four points winter break, was subsequently of taking a hammering,” said first half with Inter struggling movic to turn in the second. header with 20 minutes to go, tleships. With this spirit, we off the Europa League places, deleted after several complaints Inter boss Antonio Conte. to deal with Ibrahimovic, who The comeback began five and after Ibrahimovic hit the can advance very well,” said with Lecce three points above were made. “Credit to these lads be- soared above Diego Godin be- minutes after the break when post for Milan Romelu Lukaku Inzaghi. the relegation zone. With the coronavirus hav- ing claimed the lives of over 900 people in mainland China, the FA are reported to have written to Alli to ask him to ex- plain his post. Stunning own goal aids Ligue 1 The England midfielder could face a ban or fine and he tried to limit the damage by apologising in a video on the leaders PSG in win over Lyon Chinese social media platform Weibo. AFP “Hi guys, it’s Dele; I just PaRIS wanted to apologise on my be- half for the video I posted on PARIS Saint-Germain survived Snapchat yesterday,” he said. the absence of Neymar and a “It wasn’t funny and I re- Lyon fightback to win Sunday alised that immediately and night’s Ligue 1 clash 4-2 at a took it down. I let myself stormy Parc des Princes, helped down and the club. by Fernando Marcal’s truly “I don’t want you to have Barcelona’s Lionel Messi gestures during the Spanish league match stunning second-half own goal. that impression of me because it against Real Betis at the Benito Villamarin Stadium in Seville, Spain, Runaway leaders and de- wasn’t funny and I realised that on Sunday. (aFP) fending champions PSG were straight away and took it down. cruising at half-time with Angel “It isn’t something that Di Maria and Kylian Mbappe should be joked about. I’m Barca beat Betis to giving them a two-goal advan- sending all my love and all my tage against a Lyon side endur- thoughts and prayers to every- ing a disappointing season. one in China.” keep pace with Real Then Marcal comically blasted the ball into the roof of his own net just after the AFP then sent off in a frantic con- break, leaving Lyon looking at MaDRID test by the end of which, Barca another heavy defeat in Paris, Quick read had the victory they so desper- where they lost 5-0 last season. paris Saint-Germain’s Edinson Cavani (left) and teammates celebrate scoring against Lyon during their LIONEL Messi gave a hat- ately needed following a diffi- However, Martin Terrier and French L1 match at the parc des princes Stadium on Sunday. (aFP) monfils bags first trick of assists on Sunday as cult few days for the club. Moussa Dembele quickly pulled title in a year at Barcelona ended their turbu- Messi had put himself at goals back, and PSG needed a errors happen but I don’t know had been postponed due break, came what looked like montpellier lent week with a thrilling 3-2 the heart of a political spat this late strike by substitute Edinson if it’s the time to be too critical,” to the swirling wind and the coup de grace. victory over Real Betis to stay week by publicly taking excep- Cavani to secure the points. Tuchel added. “The team was rain caused by Storm Ci- An attempted cutback by FReNChMaN gael Monfils won in touch with Real Madrid at tion to comments made by “Normally after a goal like great and we can’t forget we ara – which left ticker-tape Julian Draxler was going no- his first title in a year on Sunday the top of La Liga. sporting director Eric Abidal, that the game is over,” said were without lots of players.” from pre-match fan displays where before Thiago Mendes after claiming the Montpel- Madrid’s 4-1 win at Os- who suggested the players coach Thomas Tuchel of the Without Neymar – as well strewn all over the pitch -- intervened, allowing Draxler lier aTP tournament with a 7-5, asuna earlier in the day put were the cause of the decision own goal. “But we were not dis- as his injured compatriots, as they struggled to keep up to keep the ball in play and 6-3 straight sets victory over pressure on Barca to respond, to sack Ernesto Valverde last ciplined enough and it was a les- Thiago Silva and Marquin- with PSG in the first half. return it to the edge of the six- Canada’s Vasek Pospisil. The only for Betis to twice lead at month. son for us that it’s never over.” hos, in defence – Tuchel’s side PSG broke forward to open yard box, where the hapless popular 33-year-old, who is world the Benito Villamarin through Barcelona were then PSG’s performance show- made it eight straight wins and the scoring midway through the Marcal slammed it into the number nine and was top seed at a penalty from Sergio Canales beaten by Athletic Bilbao and cased why they can ill afford stretched their unbeaten run to first half as Idrissa Gueye fed Di roof of his own net. Montpellier, last won on the tour and brilliant solo effort from knocked out of the Copa del to be complacent heading into 21 games in all competitions. Maria to cut in from the right Nevertheless, Lyon hit back at Rotterdam last year but was Nabil Fekir. Rey before the semi-finals for their Champions League last 16, Lyon, meanwhile, have not and beat Lyon goalkeeper An- with Terrier’s shot squirming too good for Pospisil. “I think that Yet both times Barcelona the first time in 10 years on first leg match away to Borussia won in three and this result thony Lopes with a low strike at under the body of Keylor Navas I was very solid and I’m really hit back as Frenkie de Jong Thursday. Dortmund on February 18, even leaves the seven-time former his near post. before Karl Toko Ekambi teed happy with how I managed the and Sergio Busquets pulled “In Bilbao we played well if sporting director Leonardo champions in ninth place. Thomas Meunier then up Dembele to convert his 13th key moments, said Monfils. This them level before Clement but they knocked us out,” said insisted to Canal Plus that the squared for Mbappe to score his in the league this season just was a ninth career tournament Lenglet headed in with 18 Barca coach Quique Setien. tie was “not life or death”. Rudi Cavani nears 15th league goal of the season in prior to the hour mark. win for Monfils and his third at minutes left, all three goals “This win will give us motiva- They will hope to have Ney- double-century the 38th minute after fine work It was not until the intro- Montpellier, where he also won in teed up by Messi. tion and extra energy for the mar back by then. How Rudi Garcia’s side must by Mauro Icardi. duction of Cavani that the home 2010 and 2014. (aFP) Fekir and Lenglet were future.” “We play a lot of games and have wished this match Then, two minutes after the side made sure of the points. Hamilton and Mercedes is ‘obvious pairing’ says F1 team boss Wolff

AFP Ineos in London. titles this year while Mercedes ment. The Team Ineos cycling LoNDoN “We would like to have the are attempting to win a sev- team, formerly known as Team fastest man in the car and I enth straight constructors’ Sky, made their debut last year MERCEDES Formula 1 boss know Lewis wants to be in the It is the obvious pairing championship. and Ineos funded Kenyan Eliud Toto Wolff said on Monday fastest car. There is an obvious going forward. We would The F1 season gets under Kipchoge’s successful quest to that his team’s tie-up with mutual outcome.” like to have the fastest man way on March 15 in Australia. run a marathon in under two Lewis Hamilton is the “obvi- Wolff revealed he had not in the car and I know Lewis Mercedes themselves have hours in October. ous pairing”, with the future spoken to Hamilton since the yet to commit to remaining in “The Mercedes team is a of the six-time world cham- team’s Christmas party in wants to be in the fastest Formula One beyond 2020 but leader in global sport and have pion still unclear on the eve of December. car. There is an obvious Wolff said the partnership with consistently shown that they are the new season. “We travel for 10 months of mutual outcome. Ineos “was an important cor- at the forefront of technological Hamilton, 35, is out of the year and what we do over nerstone of our future plans in innovation and human perfor- contract at the end of the year the winter is that we leave each – Mercedes boss Toto Wolff Formula One”. mance,” said Ratcliffe, one of and the British driver has been other in peace,” he said. “It once again serves to Britain’s richest men. linked with a move to Ferrari. “We said we would contin- long-term. I would hope we can demonstrate the attraction of “By strengthening our part- “It is the obvious pairing ue our discussions when he is continue to provide technology the sport for ambitious, global nership with Mercedes-AMG going forward,” said Wolff as back from America and we have to the best driver.” brands with a long-term vision Petronas it will allow us to iden- Mercedes unveiled a five-year kicked off the season. Lewis Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 team principal Toto Wolff poses during a Hamilton will attempt to for success.” tify and unlock even greater partnership with Jim Rat- has proven he is the best cur- media event to reveal the team’s new livery for the upcoming 2020 equal Michael Schumacher’s The five-year deal is Rat- performance gains across the cliffe’s chemicals company rent driver, and on the mid and season, at the Royal Automobile Club in London on Monday. (aFP) record of seven drivers’ world cliffe’s latest sporting invest- wider Ineos sports family.” 14 Tuesday, February 11, 2020 sports

Police proud champions of Gulf Clubs Volleyball Championship 2020

QVA League champions Police won the Gulf Clubs Volleyball Championship in Kuwait City, Kuwait on Monday. In their round-robin league match, winner-take-all game, Police beat former four-time winners Al Hilal Club of Saudi Arabia in straight sets by 25-19, 25-23, 25-21. With this victory, the 2015 runners-up Police topped the table with 15 points and emerged the winners. Police are the third club from Qatar to win the Gulf title. Al Arabi won the title first time in 2010. Al rayyan bagged the crown on three occasions - 2011, 2015 and 2016. Also this was the fifth time that a Qatar team won the regional club volleyball title. Pakistan humble Bangladesh erupts in joy after biggest b’desh in first Test cricket triumph AFP with one publication liken- said, referring to the year- Teenager paceman Naseem Shah adjudged man of the match DhaKa ing Bangladesh captain Ak- long celebration of what bar Ali to Mughal emperor would have been the 100th AFP scoreboard THOUSANDS of fans flooded Akbar the Great. birthday of Bangladesh’s RaWaLPINDI (PaKISTaN) the streets of Bangladesh’s “Young Tigers Rule the founding President Sheikh BaNGlaDeSH (1ST iNNiNGS): ...... 233 capital Dhaka and the prime World”, roared the front-page Mujibur Rahman, who is her PAKISTAN completed a PakiSTaN (1ST iNNiNGS): ...... 445 minister on Monday promised headline of the largest-cir- father. BaNGlaDeSH (2ND iNNiNGS): crushing innings-and-44-run Tamim Iqbal lbw Yasir ...... 34 a public celebration after the culating English newspaper, The Bangladesh Cricket victory over Bangladesh on the Saif Hassan b Naseem ...... 16 under-19 team won the World The Daily Star. Board is expected to an- fourth morning on Monday, Najmul Hossain Shanto lbw Naseem ...... 38 Cup in the nation’s biggest “The Young Tigers created nounce financial rewards for taking a 1-0 lead in the two- Mominul Haque lbw Shaheen ...... 41 cricket triumph. arguably the most seminal the players. Taijul Islam lbw Naseem ...... 0 Test series. Mahmudullah c Sohail b Naseem ...... 0 Bangladesh stunned four- moment in its cricketing his- “We cannot express this Bangladesh were bowled Mohammad Mithun b Yasir ...... 0 time winners India in the final tory at Senwes Park in Potch- achievement in words. A out for 168 in their second in- Liton Das lbw Yasir ...... 29 of the Under-19 World Cup efstroom yesterday, ending World Cup is World Cup... we nings after resuming the day Rubel Hossain lbw Abbas ...... 5 late Sunday in South Africa to their wait for a major global were close many times in the Abu Jayed c Shafiq b Yasir ...... 3 on 126-6 as Pakistan’s pace Ebadat Hossain not out ...... 0 record a three-wicket victory trophy,” the Star wrote. past but it did not happen,” and spin attack was too hot to extras: (w2) ...... 2 over the favourites. Bangladesh Prime Min- the governing body’s spokes- handle despite a flat Rawal- Total: (all out; 62.2 overs) ...... 168 The elated supporters, ister Sheikh Hasina said a man Jalal Yunus said. Fall of wickets: 1-39 (Saif Hassan, 8.6 ov), 2-53 pindi stadium pitch. (Tamim Iqbal), 3-124 (Shanto), 4-124 (Islam), some wearing the team jer- “mass reception” would be The under-19 team played 5-124 (Mahmudullah), 6-126 (Mithun), 7-130 sey and painted from head held for the team once they 30 youth one-day interna- (Haque), 8-156 (Rubel), 9-165 (Das), 10-168 (Abu to toe as a tiger – the nation- return to Dhaka. tionals in two years before Despite Naseem being Jayed) al team’s nickname – held “They beat four-time the tournament, winning 18 unavailable to bowl on Bowling: Shaheen 16-6-39-1 (w1), Abbas 17.4-6- 33-1 (w1), Naseem 8.2-2-26-4, Yasir 17.2-3-58-4, spontaneous victory parades champions India. These boys matches. Monday with rib pain, Shafiq 3-0-12-0. and shouted “Bangladesh, are very brave,” she told a Their best showing at the Pakistan mopped up Result: Pakistan won by an innings and 44 runs Bangladesh”. weekly cabinet meeting. World Cup ahead of the tour- the last four wickets in National newspapers “This is the best gift in nament was a third-place fin- hailed the teen cricketers, Mujib Borsho (year),” Hasina ish as hosts in 2016. 90 minutes, inflicting Test Championship, taking their 10th defeat on their tally to 140 points. Bangladesh in 11 India lead the nine-team matches with one draw. championship table with 360 points followed by Australia kiwis to go all out for odis sweep vs india (246) and England 146. Fast bowler Naseem Shah, Top two teams on the who at 16 years and 359 days championship table will play became the youngest bowler the final at Lord’s in June 2021. to take a Test hat-trick on Pakistan’s victory was on Sunday, finished with 4-26 pakistan’s Naseem Shah, who got a hat-trick, holds a ball and the the cards after they bowled and was declared Man of the Man of the Match Award after the hosts won the first cricket Test Bangladesh out for 233 in the Match. match against Bangladesh in rawalpindi on Monday. (aFP) first innings and then piled Despite Naseem being una- up 445 in reply, with Babar vailable to bowl on Monday gust this year) so we will carry missed Das lbw and had Abu Azam smashing 143 and Shan with rib pain, Pakistan mopped this confidence. Jayed for three to finish with Masood 100. up the last four wickets in 90 “Naseem and other bowlers 4-58 and complete the win. This becomes Bangladesh’s minutes, inflicting their 10th bowled superbly and it was an sixth defeat in 14 months, in- defeat on Bangladesh in 11 outstanding batting display, so Disappointing batting cluding their fifth by an innings. matches with one draw. all in all it was a complete team Haque rued Bangladesh’s They have yet to score a cham- Pakistan skipper Azhar Ali effort.” low first-innings total. “Disap- pionship point in three Tests. said home wins – only pos- Bangladesh skipper Mo- pointing batting on a flat wick- The second Test starts in sible in recent months, after minul Haque started the day et (in the first innings) and no Karachi – after a two-month the resumption of Test cricket by square-driving paceman team can come back from such break – from April 5-9. in Pakistan following a dec- Shaheen Shah Afridi for his situations,” said Haque, who Bangladesh, who played a ade’s isolation over security fifth boundary in the first over, has now lost all three Tests as three-match Twenty20 series concerns – were important to but then fell leg-before in the skipper by an innings. with Pakistan last month, in- boost confidence. same over for 41. “Pakistan bowled superbly sisted on splitting their tour “It’s an important win and Liton Das (29) and tail- and exploited our weaknesses into three phases over security home wins always increase ender Rubel Hossain kept Paki- and that hat-trick changed the concerns. confidence within the team,” stan at bay for 11.5 overs before game completely to open Paki- They will also play a one- New Zealand, boosted by the return of captain Kane Williamson, will be seeking a clean sweep in the said Azhar. “We have to play Mohammad Abbas trapped stan’s victory path.” day international in Karachi one-Day International series against India in the third day and night match at Mount Maungauni on important away series includ- Rubel leg-before for five. With the victory, Pakistan (April 3) before the second Tuesday. The hosts, who had lost the Twenty20 International series 0-5, are 2-0 up in oDis. There is a lot ing one in England (July-Au- Leg-spinner Yasir Shah dis- gained 60 points in the World Test match. at stake for India in this match as they go to salvage their reputation. (aFP)

Arabian Peninsula Horse Show: reema al Nasser, magidaa al rayyan emerge winners

Sheikh Hamad bin Ali al Thani’s Magidaa Al rayyan and Safiya Al rayyan posted a fine 1-2 in the Class 3A three-year-old fillies on the opening day of the three-day Qatar Internation- al Arabian peninsula Horse Show on Monday. At the Longines Arena in Al Shaqab, Sheikh Nawaf bin Nasser al Thani’s reema Al Nasser clinched the Class 2B two-year-old fillies in the show, being organised by Qatar racing & Equestrian Club. Tuesday, February 11, 2020 15 Reports by Catherine W Gichuki For events and press releases email Catherine W Gichuki african Panorama [email protected] or Catherine W Gichuki call (974) 4000 2222 Catherine W Gichuki

rich tributes paid to former Kenyan president Daniel toroitich arap moi

Kenyan expatriates say they remember the late leader for his compassionate approach and his positive contribution to Kenyan politics

EOPLE from all walks of life have been stream- his humanity in his political career. He contributed posi- ing at the Kenyan embassy to pay their tributes tively to the Kenyan politics.” to former Kenyan president Daniel Toroitich Njuguna said it was also a great platform to update arap Moi, who passed away on February 4. The each other on the developments back home. Kenyan embassy opened a book of condolenc- Antony Karanja said he was happy to be able to sign a esP to his memory. Members of the diplomatic community condolence board in memory of the former president. “I paid their respects by signing the condolence book. remember him for the way he valued education. He made Besides, a board was placed on Friday, February 7, at sure that primary school students stayed in school. Milk the embassy where community members recalled what used to be provided after classes so everyone was looking they remembered Moi for. forward to the end of the day.” Moi was the second and longest-serving president of Another Kenyan expatriate, Cecilia Wanjiku Wangui Daniel Toroitich Arap Moi Kenya -- from 1978 to 2002. He succeeded president Jomo said that besides milk that was provided even when she Kenyatta while Mwai Kibaki succeeded him. was in her early years of school, she said the former presi- Deputy Head of Mission and Head of Chancery at Ken- dent supported the community when there was food short- yan embassy Ambassador Washington Oloo said a number age in her area. “I remember there was a time there was of people have visited the embassy to write their condo- no food and Moi provided yellow maize to our school and lence messages. “The embassy had opened a condolence parents would take turns to come and prepare food for us.” book for the diplomatic community. The turnout was re- She remembers the former president about how they ally good. We have received everyone from the diplomatic would walk about 12 kilometres to go and sing for him by community.” the roadside as he passed by. “After singing, we would be Oloo said that Moi, who ruled the country for 24 years given money and then we used to go back to school and as the president, is known for laying a firm foundation for celebrate.” peace, love and unity under his Nyayo philosophy. Ramah, another Kenyan expatriate, said he remembers Zacchaeus Njuguna, a leader from the Kenyan commu- Moi for the good things that were there during his reign. nity said that when they gathered on Friday, they observed “During my primary school year, we enjoyed free milk and a minute of silence to remember the former president. exercise books. There were also Nyayo tea zones, stadiums, “Everyone present had a chance to speak and write some- buses, hospitals among others. The former president was thing about Moi on the board. We will remember him for so generous.”

Condolence book being signed at the embassy.

Qatar-based East African artistes to enthrall audience on Friday

OME Friday, February 14, all roads will lead to Swiss Bell Ho- tel where three Qatar-based East CAfrican artistes will be perform- ing. The event, dubbed as ‘Valentines Day Love Moment’, will feature Sha- lixx (Hamisi Alex Nyaribo) from Kenya, Slash (Julius Ssemakula ) and Julio Kay (Julius Ssemwezi Kuttuza) Julio both from Uganda. Kay Another artiste, DJ Cash Spin will be on the decks to give the best mix of music. The event is being organised by Ricky Media. Shalixx, who is a singer, songwrit- er and musician, told Qatar Tribune Shalixx that the doors to the show will open at 5pm. include Endless Feeling, For You, Slash The show is expected to draw a Vroom Vroom, Gozigido, Destroy huge crowd of people from all walks of Dem, among others. life, especially those from East Africa. He said it would be an opportu- According to Shalixx, some of the nity to launch his new song titled, A promotional poster of the upcoming event. songs to be featured during the show ‘Nyaboke’. 16 Tuesday, February 11, 2020 The last Word muraikhi meeTs azerbaiJaN oFFiCial Venues set to

Minister of State for Foreign Affairs HE receive visitors Sultan bin Saad al Muraikhi met with Chairman of the State Committee on on sport Day Affairs with Diaspora of Azerbaijan Fuad Muradov in Doha on 100 institutions to participate in the events Monday. During the meeting, bilateral QNA style, such as cardiovascular relations between Doha disease and diabetes. the two countries The day is also viewed as an as well as topics of QATAR is set to celebrate the opportunity to bring commu- mutual interest were 9th edition of National Sport nities closer together through reviewed. (QNA) Day on Tuesday with all the sport, based on the sporting playgrounds, stadiums, parks principles of team building, and other venues ready to re- inclusion and unity, participa- ceive visitors. tion, fitness and health. The committee of the Na- Qatar’s interest in sports tional Sport Day has completed is due to its awareness of the all the preparations for the growing role of sports in cre- Mandarin Oriental Hotel presents enticing family launch of Sport Day activities ating a healthy individual who in all regions of the country. actively participates in the na- Sport Day activities are tion’s march toward develop- residence offer to celebrate National Sport Day distributed this year to nine ment, as sports are one of the different areas that cover the most important pillars of Qa- TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK initiatives, Mandarin Oriental, Doha entire country with the par- tar’s National Vision 2030. Doha will provide free activities through- ticipation of more than 100 The State also believes out the day. institutions, including min- that sports diplomacy comple- MANDARIN Oriental Hotel, Doha will The hotel’s fitness team will partici- istries, governmental bod- ments the role of official di- celebrate the National Sport Day with pate actively as the fitness centre hosts ies, sports clubs, academies, plomacy in building bridges of an attractive family residence offer, many interesting activities in the base- schools and others. communication and bonds of which includes a healthy breakfast. ment floor 1, and its first activity will The events will include an love and cooperation between The offer is valid until February 12. start at 9:30am with exercises directed array of games such as football, nations, in addition to deepen- Guests of all ages can enjoy the sport- to the body energy system. basketball, tennis, taekwondo, ing social and cultural ties be- ing activities organised by the Qatar From 10am to 10:30am, the exer- cycling, swimming and walk- tween people. Olympic Committee in the main Bara- cises aimed at strengthening the main ing, in addition to recreational Qatar is the first country hat Msheireb Square to help spread the muscles. By the end of the day, guests competitions open to all. in the world to devote a day to Olympic spirit. will be welcome to relax with kinetic ex- Another featured activity sports. The main Barha Msheireb Square ercises from 6:30pm to 7pm. will be the traditional rowing The celebration of National this year turns into the Qatar Sports The family residence offer starts championship titled ‘Al Shawa- Sport Day started after the im- Team village hosted by the Qatar Olym- at QR1,800 per night and can be en- hef’, reminding residents of plementation of the Amiri Res- pic Committee. Sports Village activities hanced by reserving a deluxe room with Qatar’s sporting heritage. olution No. 80 of 2011, which continue from 8am until 8pm. Partici- views of the day’s events in the main The primary goal of Sport stated that the second Tuesday pants in the recreational activities will Baraha Msheireb Square, allowing the Day is to promote sports and of February each year will be a have a unique opportunity to meet with guests to fully enjoy a busy day. Reser- to educate the local population National Sport Day and an of- the most prominent national athletes. vations can be made using the reserva- on ways to reduce health risks ficial holiday. Qatar celebrated As part of the Qatar Sport Day tion code: Sports Day 2020. Mandarin Oriental Hotel, Doha. associated with an inactive life- the first Sport Day in 2012.

Qatar World Cup 2022 to break down stereotypes: Thawadi

Continued from page 1  to the local market and a sig- nificant portion that will be “THIS is a once-in-a-lifetime available to the international opportunity, not just a foot- fans as well. ball tournament for 32 teams. Commenting on the sus- It’s a chance for the world to tainability aspect, Director of come and see who we are Qatar Green Building Council and build bridges between Eng. Meshal al Shamari said, nations and people, and to “With less than three years till break down stereotypes. But kick-off of the carbon-neutral the much more important FIFA World Cup 2022. Qa- part is the tangible impact it tar’s sustainability journey has on people’s lives, and eve- feels faster, more challenging ry initiative we have seeks to and more exhilarating con- do that,” Thawadi added. stantly. But our decisions for “Major sporting events sustainability today must be place a lot of requirements on made with the intention that a host nation. And from our ment, Thawadi said a nation- Qatar National Vision 2030. ues. We also need to identify they will carry us not just to experience, it’s very impor- al volunteering strategy will He said the World Cup has the mistakes we have made in 2022 or even 2030, but to tant that the plans you have be launched in two to three been a catalyst that has al- the past and look at how we generations ahead. in place fit with the nation’s months that addresses the is- lowed for significant amount avoid them in the future. At Khalifa Essa al Kubaisi, overall development plans. sue of developing volunteer- of reforms that has happened the SC, we look at ourselves Media Relations and Press Of- That’s what we did,” he said. ing capacity for the World in a very sustainable manner. as an experiment to see what fice manager at QF, said: “Our “From day one, we recog- Cup. He highlighted Qatar’s works and then extend it na- Education City Speaker Series nised we were lucky to have He said the strategy is also establishment of the univer- tionwide. If you implement hosts experts and thought- a 12-year gap from when about instilling the volunteer sal minimum wage for the something without first test- leaders from Qatar and be- we won the right to host the essence and ethos within the workers as well as SC’s efforts ing it, the consequences can yond to give their insights and World Cup. That allowed us communities - Qataris, expa- together with contractors to be significant and can even share their experiences on a to plan, but also to sit down triates and visitors. reimburse recruitment fees harm those it is supposed to wide spectrum of topics. and develop our legacy plans. “The idea is to demon- to workers engaged in World benefit.” “It provides the commu- The legacy started from day strate civic engagement and Cup projects. On the issue of sustain- nity of Qatar with an oppor- one. Many nations only start enable people to contribute He said, “The criticism of ability, he reiterated Qatar’s tunity to both hear from and looking at legacy after the to their communities through Khalifa Essa al Kubaisi Meshal al Shamari worker welfare in Qatar has commitment to hosting the engage with these speakers tournament, but we planned volunteering. It instils a sense died down, but we have to first carbon-neutral tourna- in the spirit of open dialogue for it. We worked hard to of camaraderie, responsibil- as research and technology, look into behaviour insights be realistic. Unfortunately, ment. and the exchange of perspec- communicate and engage ity and community. A na- Thawadi said they are work- such as engaging with fans among the public, the per- Concerning security, he tives. In this way, the Educa- with stakeholders from the tional volunteer strategy aims ing with HBKU on a ground- and enhancing their experi- ception has not changed and assured the preparedness of tion City Speaker Series re- beginning to understand to bring together different breaking project that would ence. is still negative. We can’t be the country. flects how QF is committed to what our nation’s goals and stakeholders to develop an benefit the fans, workers and On the impact of World complacent and the progress To the delight of the audi- providing platforms for dis- vision were, and what was re- initiative that will be one of others on a global level. Cup in advancing significant we are making on worker wel- ence, he also shared that they course, interaction, and the quired and how we could fit the legacies that lasts beyond He added that they have workers’ welfare reforms, he fare should not be restricted have been in talks with FIFA sharing of knowledge. We are into that.” the World Cup.” also partnered with George- said Qatar is always commit- to the World Cup. It must be to develop ticketing strategy delighted to welcome Has- Further commenting on On other initiatives as town University Qatar to ted to the matter as it has al- something we subscribe to to ensure that there will be a san al Thawadi as our latest the legacies of the tourna- part of the preparations such work on an initiative that will ways been embedded into the because of our inherent val- significant portion that goes speaker.”

CurTaiN Comes doWN oN halal QaTar FesTiVal

The ninth edition of Halal Qatar Festival concluded at Cultural Village Foundation (Katara) on Monday. The festival attracted a large number of visitors including families and children. The event, which aimed to promote Qatari heritage, also witnessed the auction of various breeds of livestock. (TNN)