Australia’s Cameron Green gets nod for India ODIs, T20s PAGE 11 FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2020

AMIR CUP FOOTBALL

2027 AFC ASIAN CUP BID

The Asian Cup trophy. Football Association officially submits legal requirements file QFA State of Qatar to Malaysia, had Al Arabi’s Icelandic coach Heimir Hallgrimsson (centre) during a training session. Al player undergoes a COVID-19 test ahead of the semi- nal on Wednesday. previously handed over the first part of the file on the 26th Au- THE Qatar Football Associa- gust earlier this year. tion (QFA) has successfully The submitted file fulfilled handed over the second part of the necessities of hosting re- Al Arabi face an uphill task, the bid to host the AFC Asian quirements in addition to high- Cup 2027 covering all legal lighting Qatar’s rich history and formalities required by the legacy in organising continental continental federation. and international tournaments The move comes as part and sporting events. gear up for of the Qatar Football Associa- The dossier presented by tion’s commitment to fulfilling His Excellency also included all hosting requirements ac- the local federation’s vision for TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK defending champions. We will cording to the approved sched- the country’s sports facilities DOHA fight to keep extend our status ule, and in line with its aspira- and associated infrastructure as champions. Yes, we are very tions to host the 2027 AFC that will be ready to host events AL Arabi coach Heimir Hall- ambitious,” said Almoez. Asian Cup as per the highest of any scale such as the 2022 grimsson will have a task on “It will be a tough clash be- international standards, in ad- FIFA World Cup™ Qatar, the hand when his team meets cause two high quality sides are dition to providing a football first mega-sporting event of its Al Markhiya in the Amir Cup competing,” the star striker said. experience that not only meets kind in the Middle East. semi-final at the Abdullah Bin In contrast, Al Sadd coach the ambitions of the Asian au- Qatar’s bid to host the Khalifa Stadium on Friday. Xavi said his squad is only fo- dience but also fosters social 2027 edition of the Asian Cup There’s a doubt over the cusing on their opponents. change and rapprochement comes as the natural progres- availability of key players with “We got a two-day break, between societies. sion of the country’s sports as many as five players being which is the players deserved, The Qatar Football Associa- ambitions, following its high absent during Al Arabi’s draw especially after they made a tion, represented by His Excel- record and success in hosting with Al Wakrah in the QNB great effort in the last period,” lency Fahad bin Mohammed international and continental Stars League last week. Xavi said on Thursday. Kafood, the Ambassador of the sports championships. On the eve of the semi-fi- “The Amir Cup is a different nal, Hallgrimsson admitted to competition. We are in the semi- his worries, saying “We’re in a finals and we consider this a fi- race against time.” nal against a strong and difficult Rashford stars again While key forward Mo- Al Duhail team. We have faced hamed El Neel is ruled out for in the final, Arabi first need to but I hope they’ll be fit to play to expect from the clash. them a lot and we will give our a month, Hallgrimsson is hop- get past Markhiya, who have against Markhiya,” he added. “I know everything about best, especially as they will look for Man Utd in CL ing Sebastian Soria, Hamdi punched above their weight in Hallgrimsson conceded the players and our rivals. I for revenge after losing to us last Harbaoui, Mehdi Torabi and the Amir Cup. Arabi will go into the match just hope we deliver a good week in the league. AFP ZIYECH IMPRESSES, HAAL- Marc Martinez will be ready to While the readiness of as favourites but was wary of performance against Al Sadd,” “It will be a complicated PARIS AND ON TARGET: Viktor face the second division side his key players concerned Markhiya, who had beaten Lamouchi said on Thursday. match. We must play with a Tsygankov’s penalty and a Al Markhiya. Hallgrimsson, also admitted fancied teams Al Gharafa in “We lost to Al Sadd in the strong personality in order to MARCUS Rashford was again Carlos de Pena effort had the Al Arabi have had a diffi- to having known nothing of last 16 and in the league but that does not mean win this tournament, which is the star for Manchester United Ukrainians in control but they cult couple of months since the Markhiya. quarterfinal. this is a revenge match. It will dear to everyone in Qatar.” in the Champions League with then had captain Sergiy Sydor- resumption of football after “We deal with this match “We are trying to put an be a tough match for sure. “Al Sadd players must a hat-trick in a 5-0 thumping chuk sent off and the hosts – the pandemic forced a tempo- like any other match and the end to the Al Markhiya adven- There is no doubt about it,” focus and work on achiev- of RB Leipzig on Wednesday. with a sizeable crowd behind rary halt. While they managed preparations are not different, ture. But their results so far Lamouchi added. ing their mission, which is to Rashford’s late goal earned them – took full advantage. to finish seventh last season but the only difference is that are not a stroke of luck. They “They have good players reach the final,” he said. United a 2-1 victory away UEFA Champions League in the league, they are a lowly we do not know much about have performed well,” he said. but we have a plan too and we “Our ambition in this com- to Paris Saint-Germain last results on Wednesday ninth in the current campaign, Al Markhiya, which is difficult. will implement that,” he said. petition is to win the title. We week and at Old Trafford the Group E: At Krasnodar, Russia: having only won once in five The second division has just Al Sadd to clash with “We need to be positive are Al Sadd and we are one of England striker came on as Krasnodar (RUS) 0 Chelsea matches so far. started and it’s very difficult Al Duhail on Saturday on the pitch. That’s what’s re- the favourites to win. We are a second-half substitute and (ENG) 4 (Hudson-Odoi 37, Werner They were also beaten to get videos of them,” the Ice- Meanwhile, an exciting quired in front of a strong side preparing to face another fa- scored three times from the 76-pen, Ziyech 79, Pulisic 90) comprehensively by Al Sadd land coach said. battle is on the cards when like Al Sadd,” the Al Duhail vourite. We see this match as 74th minute on in what was a At Seville, Spain; Sevilla (ESP) 1 in the Ooredoo Cup final, ex- “I am satisfied with the football giants Al Duhail clash coach said. the final. We have to win in fine win against last season’s (De Jong 55) Rennes (FRA) 0 tending Arabi’s wait for a title, level of the players and what with Al Sadd in their semi-fi- Al Duhail captain and order to get the trophy that’s semi-finalists. Group F: At Bruges, Belgium: which last came in 2011 when they did, especially in the last nal of the Amir Cup at Abdul- key striker Moez Ali said most precious to the club, the Paul Pogba released Ma- Club Brugge (BEL) 1 (Vanaken they won the Sheikh Jassim match in the league. lah Bin Khalifa Stadium. his team will fight to get a players and the fans. We must son Greenwood to open the 42-pen) Lazio (ITA) 1 (Correa 14) Cup. While heavyweights Sadd “We played against Al Al Duhail coach Sabri much-needed win. “This is play with all our strength and scoring in the first half, before At Dortmund, Germany: Borus- or Al Duhail will wait for them Wakrah without five players Lamouchi said he knows what a big tournament. We are the more to achieve this title.” the youngster made way for sia Dortmund (GER) 2 (Sancho Rashford after the break and 78-pen, Haaland 90+1) Zenit Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side Saint Petersburg (RUS) 0 ran away with the game to Group G: At Budapest: Ferenc- make it two wins from two in varos 2 (Nguen 59, Boli 90) New era to bring hope but no quick x for Barca & Messi Group H. Dynamo Kiev 2 (Tsygankov 28- Anthony Martial also net- pen, De Pena 41) AFP without Bartomeu. people will come.” ted from the penalty spot as At Turin, Italy: Juventus (ITA) 0 MADRID And at least with him, They will come within United ruthlessly exposed the Barcelona (ESP) 2 (Dembele 14, Messi had a reason to leave three months now and that of- side who currently top the Messi 90-pen) RONALD Koeman threw his that even Barca fans could fers more time than expected. German Bundesliga and went Group H: At Istanbul: Istanbul arms around Lionel Messi and understand. In fact, a large clear at the top of the section. Basaksehir (TUR) 0 Paris Saint- in that moment all seemed section of supporters seemed Koeman’s credit still low “We looked dangerous Germain (FRA) 2 (Kean 64, 79); well again, Barcelona toasting to be on Messi’s side, even if There is the bulk of a sea- throughout and that we could At Manchester: Manchester the resignation of Josep Ma- it meant their captain ending son to get a sense of what the score every time we went for- United (ENG) 5 (Greenwood 21, ria Bartomeu as president on up in the shirt of Manchester new leadership feels like, in- ward,” said Rashford. “It was a Rashford 74, 78, 90+2, Martial Tuesday by beating Juventus City. cluding a transfer window in real team performance.” 87-pen) RB Leipzig (GER) 0. 24 hours later. Instead, a new president January. As the season goes “This was our best per- will promise innovation and on, there will be more specula- formance of the season,” said bring hope. They will pledge tion about the possibility of a Koeman shortly after, having to do everything to persuade new coach. just seen Messi score a pen- Messi to remain. Some candi- Asked on Wednesday night alty to cap a 2-0 win in Turin, dates might hang their cam- if Bartomeu’s resignation had which sent his side top of their paigns on it. changed his situation, Koe- Champions League group af- Barcelona’s Argentine forward Lionel Messi controls the ball as Juventus’ Against this new backdrop, man said: “I don’t think so. If ter two games played. Spanish forward Alvaro Morata and Uruguayan mid elder Rodrigo Bent- Messi could find his exit hard- something changes they have By the end, Bartomeu’s ancur look on during their UEFA Champions League Group G match at er to justify, the momentum of to tell me.” divisive regime had soured the Juventus stadium in Turin on Wednesday. Barcelona won 2-0. (AFP) change pulling him in. If the But Koeman’s credit as the everything at Barca, his rela- old Barcelona made it impos- coach hired in the depths of a tionship with key players shot. take longer to fix. for a long time”. He said there sible for him to stay, how does crisis, by an unpopular presi- It was possible even to detect Among the fans, the big- were “many things” behind his he reject a new Barcelona, that dent, when other, more desir- a sense of liberation in their gest hope will be change at the unhappiness. The first he re- makes it possible for him not able candidates were either performance, a team suddenly top brings a change of heart ferred to was “wanting a win- to leave? not available or not willing, given a point to prove. for Messi. ning project”. In an interview with La remains low. Yet while few will lament When asked why he want- But that winning project Vanguardia last week, Gerard Koeman has said he will his departure, the initial uplift ed to leave in August, Messi that Messi wants, namely in Pique said the only thing he not be replaced if this season Manchester United’s English striker Marcus Rashford leaves the pitch will be more difficult to sus- said: “The truth is there has the Champions League, may told Messi in the summer was: is a success but who defines after winning the UEFA Champions League Group H match against RB tain, as deep-rooted problems been no project or anything not come for a while, even “Leo, it’s a year. Then new what that success looks like? Leipzig at Old Trafford in Manchester, England, on Wednesday. (AFP) Sports Friday, October 30, 2020 11 Cameron Green, Australia’s ‘best since RB Kindle of Al Shahania Ponting’, gets nod for India ODIs, T20s Stud wins Losail Cup

AFP ankle injury in the Indian Pre- TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK SYDNEY mier League. DOHA He played his last One- HIGHLY rated young all- dayer and T20 for Australia in AL Shahania Stud’s RB Kindle rounder Cameron Green was 2017, but was prolific last sea- (Burning Sand x Rich Kinkga) Thursday included in Australia’s son for the Sydney Sixers as sprinted to her third consecu- squad for their white-ball se- they won the Big Bash League. tive victory landing the Losail ries against India, while Moises Coronavirus pandemic Cup for Purebred Arabians Henriques earned a recall. permitting, India’s squad will with ease in the 6th Race Green, 21, was a surprise arrive in Sydney on November Meeting of QREC at Al Rayyan inclusion for three ODIs and 12 and complete quarantine Park on Thursday. three Twenty20s starting next and Covid-19 protocols. The Gassim Mohammad month, with his call-up follow- Their tour opens on No- Ghazali-trained mare stayed ing a classy 197 in the domes- vember 27 with an ODI in Syd- on the rails and up front un- tic Sheffield Shield last week. ney followed by another two der Alberto Sanna in the six The knock saw Greg Chap- days later. The third and final furlong sprint. She held on to pell describe him as the best he game is played in Canberra, her advantage even as the pace had seen since Ricky Ponting. which also hosts the opening upped and another Ghazali “Cameron’s domestic form T20 before the series moves ward, Ateej (AF AlBahar x Sa- has been outstanding and back to Sydney. hara Croixnoire), came threat- he has carried it through for eningly close under Marco Western Australia this sum- Australia squad: Aaron Finch Casamento. But RB Kindle mer,” said national selector (capt), Sean Abbott, Ashton held her own and finished the Trevor Hohns. Agar, Alex Carey, Pat Cum- matters gamely, winning by “As a potential player of the mins, Cameron Green, Josh two lengths and a quarter. future this is an opportunity Hazlewood, Moises Henriques, Osama Omer Al Dafea’s for him to be part of the squad Marnus Labuschagne, Glenn Evolution Du Croate (Dahess and build on his experience.” Maxwell, Daniel Sams, Kane x Salsa Du Croate) completed Henriques was also a Richardson, Steve Smith, the top three with Mickael head-turner, brought in as an Mitchell Starc, Marcus Stoinis, Berto in the saddle. all-rounder to replace Mitch- Matthew Wade, David Warner, Also excelling on the day The winning group of Al Shahania Stud’s RB Kindle (USA) at QREC’s Al Rayyan Park on Thursday. Abdulla Rashid Al Kubaisi crowned the winners. ell Marsh, who picked up an Adam Zampa. was HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Khalifa Al Thani’s Ebraz by three and a half lengths for home straight. (Amer x Massamarie) who ex- his 10th career win. The Gassim Mohammad pectedly made short work of Al Jeryan Stud’s Al Lusail Ghazali ward was much away the extra weight as the Julian (Footstepsinthesand x Gooey) from the leaders early on in the Jadeja’s final fireworks help Colin Smart trained colt bagged put up a determined run on seven furlong race but clawed the Purebred Arabians Handi- the straight to improve his his way back into contention Chennai to thrilling IPL win cap (90 & above) with ease. strike record, registering his in the final furlong with a bril- Tomas Lukasek had the 12th career win. liant run on the outside, edg- AFP kata made 172-5 off their 20 three-time Amir Sword win- Helmed by Ronan Thomas ing out Alberto Sanna ridden DUBAI overs in Dubai. ner, carrying at least 6 ½ kgs for trainer Hadi Nasser Rashid Ennab by an edge for a win. Chennai made a slow start, more than the rest, stay at the Al Ramzani, the 6yo bided his Zakhir Racing’s Al Fayz RAVINDRA Jadeja hit the last needing 72 from Ruturaj Gai- back of the pack early on in the time staying within striking (Lope De Vega x Dawn Air) two balls for six to secure a tense kwad. Dhoni went for one run 2000m run. As the pace quick- distance for much of the Local overcame a slow start to pick morale-boosting win for Chen- and India allrounder Jadeja ened in the seven strong field Thoroughbreds event. At the up a fantastic victory. nai Super Kings over Kolkata came in with his side needing coming off the bend, Lukasek business end in the mile long Sheikh Faisal bin Hamad Knight Riders that only helped 33 off 16 balls. found a gap and went up front. run, Al Lusail kicked into gear bin Jassim Al Thani’s Arandas their old rivals Mumbai Indians. With 10 required off the fi- ’s Bin General gave and kept moving forward, even- (Namid x Adventuress) made The six-wicket victory for nal over, Kamlesh Nagarkoti a brief chase by Ebraz pulled HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Khalifa Al Thani’s homebred Ebraz (GB) tually picking up a close victory, it two in a row after he won Chennai, who have failed to gave away only three runs off the away to win by two lengths on way to winning the Purebred Arabian Handicap (90 & above) at edging out Soufiane Saadi rid- the Local Thoroughbred Plate qualify for the IPL playoffs first four balls but Jadeja then and three quarters. QREC’s Al Rayyan Park on Thursday. Tomas Lukasek rode the Julian den Black Pearl by half a length. (3 Year Olds) with ease. for the first time, meant that smashed two big sixes to take In the other races, Al Was- Smart-trained 7YO horse to a 2¾-length win in the 2000m run. Qatari rider Saleh Salem The Ibrahim Saeed Ibrahim reigning champions Mum- Chennai to 178-4 and victory. miyah Farm’s Noor Al Hawa Al Marri rode his sixth winner Al Malki trained colt stepped bai were first to claim one of Scores: Chennai Super Kings (Makfi x Majestic Roi), winner trainer Georges Mikhalides, the had little trouble surging for- of the season with Al Ghazali up from six to seven furlongs, the four playoff places in this 178 for 4 (Gaikwad 72, Rayudu over C&D in a Group 2 last term, 7yo stayed on the outside track- ward into the lead and then Stud’s Maghamir Des Forges and ran on turf for the first time year’s tournament. 38, Jadeja 31*, Chakravarthy was expectedly the favourite to ing the leader Otwo. coasting to victory, with Sanna (Mahabb x Djezabel Des Forg- after two dirt starts. With Fran- Nitish Rana hit 87 and 2-20) beat Kolkata Knight Rid- bag the Thoroughbreds (Class As the pace quickened even easing up in the final few es) topping the Purebred Ara- cois Herholdt astride, the 3yo Dinesh Karthik helped out ers 172 for 5 (Rana 87, Gill 26, 2), and he did not disappoint. coming off the final bend in metres. Noor Al Hawa beat bian Handicap (90 & below) had little trouble bagging the with 21 from 10 balls as Kol- Ngidi 2-34) by six wickets. Helmed by Alberto Sanna for the 2000m run, Noor Al Hawa Ronan Thomas ridde Esteve with a thrilling run down the event by three lengths. QMMF holds theory training for navigation ahead of Qatar National Baja 4th round

Qatari rider Jassim Al Jaham Al Kuwari .

TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK the participants for the event 2nd Longines Hathab Tour DOHA which will be held with all the preventive measures put in Motorcylces undego scrutiny ahead of the Qanat National Baja 4th Round on Thursday. dressage at QEF on Saturday THE fourth round of the Qatar place by the QMMF, and all National Baja will be conduct- safety protocols as per the Min- of the 4th round of the Qatar confirmed for the start. sues besides start details for the TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK Medium Level 1 dressage in- ed by the Qatar Motor & Mo- istry of Public Health (MoPH) National Baja to be held at The administrative checks, car category being announced. DOHA cluding Qatari rider Jassim Al torcycle Federation (QMMF) will be strictly followed. Dukhan area. scrutineering and briefing of On Saturday the 4th round Jaham Al Kuwari on his bay on Friday and Saturday (Oct On Thursday, QMMF held The race distance will be riders was also done. of Qatar National Baja will THE dressage event of the gelding Monopoly, and eleven 30th & 31st). a theory session for naviga- over 141.42kms in 2 laps. On Friday, the installation kick off at 8am with motorcy- 2nd Longines Hathab Qatar riders in Prelim Level 2. A high and encouraging re- tional training for the motor- As many as 52 entries in of navigation kits will be done cle category event, followed by Equestrian Tour 2020-21 Dressage, an Olympic dis- sponse has been received from cycle category participants the motorcycle category were and trouble-shooting guide is- the cars 11am. will be held at Qatar Eques- cipline, is a part of the Qatar trian Federation’s Indoor Equestrian Tour which also Arena on Saturday. includes showjumping and is The events to be held from held annually since 2017 as a 2pm will see nine riders in the twelve-leg series.

Anti-Doping Commission holds educational lecture for national gymnastics team DOHA: The Qatar Anti-Doping national Anti-Doping Code and Commission recently organised standards, a list of prohibited an educational lecture for the substances and methods in Qatari gymnastics team at the sport, the doping harm on gymnastics training hall. sportsmanship, the danger of The lecture, given by Dr. Has- nutritional supplements, and san Al Imam Ali from the Qatar the rights and duties of the Anti-Doping Commission, athlete. and Dr. A f Mohammed Al They also covered doping Mansour from Hamad Medi- control procedures, the laws of cal Corporation, included the the Qatar Anti-Doping Commis- de nition of doping, violations sion, and the health and social The theory session for navigational training for the motorcycle category of the 4th round of the Qatar National Baja in progress on Thursday. of anti-doping laws, the Inter- consequences of doping. (QNA) 12 Friday, October 30, 2020 The Last Word

PM ATTENDS GRADUATION OF 3RD BATCH OF THUNDERBOLT COMMANDOS

Prime Minister and Minister of Interior HE Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdulaziz Al Thani attended the graduation of the third batch of the Thunderbolt Commandos training course at the Police Col- lege, in Zekreet on Thursday. The event saw the graduation of 110 students from Qatar, Palestine, Jordan and Yemen. The ceremony began with a showcasing of various combat, climbing and patrol- ling skills of the graduates. Following the ceremony, the PM toured the accompanying exhibition and viewed the equipment and tools used by the course participants. The ceremony was attended Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Defence Affairs HE Dr Khalid bin Mohammed Al Attiyah, along with top of cials from the Amiri Guard, the Armed Forces, the Ministry of Interior and the Internal Security Force (Lekhwiya). (QNA)

MoI officials praise Police College role in training national cadres A number of officials from the Ministry of college’s courses improve the capabili- reflected throughout the course as every- Interior (MoI) on Thursday praised the ties of students and enhance their con- one competed to gave their best. He said Police College’s role in training officers, fidence. the Thunderbolt course is considered the with the aim of preparing national cadres Advisor to the Minister of Interior most comprehensive as it enables the stu- to enhance security and maintain Qatar’s and Deputy Chairman of the Supreme dents to carry out the most complicated leadership in international peace and se- Council of Police College Major-General missions. curity indices. The remarks came follow- Dr Abdullah Yousef Al Mal said the Thun- Director-General of Police College ing the graduation of the Thunderbolt derbolt Commandos training course is Brigadier General Dr Mohamed Abdul- Commandos training course at the Police one of the last courses required for stu- lah Al Muhanna Al Marri said the college College. dents to graduate from the Police College. has always focused on strategic planning Undersecretary at the MoI and Students who enroll in the course have and solid execution of all its programmes. Commander of the Lekhwiya Force already passed the diving and the para- The Thunderbolt Commandos training Abdulaziz bin Faisal Al Thani stressed chuting courses. course consisted of two phases – pre- the commitment of the ministry to the Major-General Al Mal said the con- paratory and executive – and up to 360 Police College in its bid to design the tinued encouragement of the PM to the training hours under the supervision of highest-quality courses. He said the 3rd batch helped lift their spirit and was 41 trainers. (QNA)

ARMED FORCES CONCLUDE NASR 2020 EXERCISE

The Armed Forces concluded the Nasr 2020 exercise, in the presence of Chief of Staff of Qatari Armed Forces HE Lieuten- ant General (Pilot) Ghanem bin Shaheen Al Ghanem, on Thursday. Deputy Chief of Staff for Education and Training HE Major-General Hamad Ahmed Al Nuaimi, who was also the head of Nasr 2020, said the exercise saw the participation of all branches of the Armed Forces, along with a Turkish force. Artillery, Apache attack helicopters and naval artillery participated in the exercise in phase four under a joint command, highlighting the important role played by unmanned drones in extracting the coordinates of targets. The conclud- ing part of the exercise was attended by Turkey’s Ambassador to Qatar HE Mehmet Mustafa Goksu and top of cers from the Qatari Armed Forces. (QNA)

QRCS marks GCC Red Crescent Day 2020 HBKU College signs agreement TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK with Astana Civil Service Hub DOHA TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK among the participating coun- THE Qatar Red Crescent Soci- DOHA tries. Its main areas of activ- ety (QRCS) and all Red Cres- ity are the development of cent Societies/Authorities in THE College of Public Policy partnerships and networks, the Gulf countries celebrated (CPP) mission of Hamad Bin peer-to - peer learning and the the GCC Red Crescent Day as Khalifa University (HBKU) management of research and an embodiment of the spirit of has signed a Memorandum of knowledge. integration and unity among Understanding ( MoU) with “We look forward to work- them, under the auspices of the Astana Civil Service Hub ing with the Astana Civil Ser- the Secretariat-General of the to facilitate effective policy vice Hub,” said Dr. Leslie A. Gulf Cooperation Council ( implementation and develop- Pal, Founding Dean of CPP. GCC). ment. “The Hub is made up of more The QRCS celebration The MoU, signed on Octo- than 40 countries, and has of this day is a further dem- ber 12 and followed by an on- more than 30 activities and onstration of its prestigious line initiation meeting a week Dr. Leslie Pal projects. It is supported by the position as a regionally and later, lays the groundwork for United Nations Development internationally active hu- the two organisations to col- responses to the COVID-19 Program and has strong rela- manitarian organisation with laborate in the future. The pandemic in 10 Middle East- tions with the Organisation for an unrivaled track record in the efforts and sacrifices made Ali bin Hassan Al-Hamma- opportunity to reaffirm QRCS’ agreement sets out the provi- ern and North African coun- Economic Cooperation and various areas of relief and by QRCS volunteers to serve di, Secretary-General, said commitment to its humani- sions for joint public manage- tries. Development and other inter- development work, both lo- their communities and con- the day was a celebration of tarian mission both in the ment research projects in the The mission of the Asta- national organizations. This cally and globally. It reflects tribute to the overall devel- the spirit of unity and inter- GCC region and beyond,” said framework of the FIFA World na Civil Service Hub, estab- partnership paves the way for the QRCS’ openness to co- opment of the community. connectedness between GCC Al-Hammadi. “We hope that Cup 2022. The Hub will also lished in 2013, is to promote the College to extend our net- operation with other com- During the outbreak of the volunteers. “This is the prod- this celebration will lead to a share expertise and best prac- and promote the efficiency works in Central Asia, and also ponents of the International COVID-19 pandemic, volun- uct of years of hard work and stronger solidarity between tices in public administration of civil service across Central to develop joint research pro- Red Cross and Red Crescent teers played a remarkably role planning by the GCC Red the Red Crescent Societies and disseminate information Asia and beyond by building jects and case studies in the Movement towards its ulti- in protecting people in Qatar Crescent Top Officials Com- and Authorities of the GCC to on CPP research projects institutional and human ca- near future.” mate humanitarian goal of with utmost dedication. mittee and its volunteer and serve humanity everywhere, and initiatives. This includes pacity. In doing so, the Hub For more information on saving lives and preserving At the ceremony attended media subcommittees,” he inspired by a sense of be- the recently launched me- aspires to become a multilat- the work of the College of Pub- dignity. by many QRCS senior of- said. nevolence, compassion and natracker.org, which records eral platform for the exchange lic Policy, please visit https:/ The ceremony recognised ficials, staff and volunteers, “I would like to take this integrity.” and analyses government of knowledge and experience www.hbku.edu.qa / en / cpp.