BUSINESS | Page 1 SPORT | Page 8 QP strives to bolster ‘Amazing global energy lead experience awaits of Qatar: Al-Kaabi when Al Rayyan Venue hosts Amir Cup fi nal’ published in QATAR since 1978 TUESDAY Vol. XXXXI No. 11763 December 15, 2020 Rabia II 30, 1442 AH GULF TIMES www. gulf-times.com 2 Riyals Qatar National Day: Thursday declared as offi cial holiday Amir assures Abbas On the occasion of Qatar National Day, the Amiri Diwan announced that Thursday, December 17, will be an off icial holiday, and that of fi rm support for employees are to resume work on Sunday, December 20. Qatar National Day is celebrated on December 18. Palestinian cause Entry to QND parade only to invitees QNA ple in establishing their independent Doha state with East Jerusalem as its capital, The organising committee of the in accordance with the decisions of in- Qatar National Day celebrations ternational legitimacy, the two-state has announced that attendance is Highness the Amir Sheikh solution and the Arab Peace Initiative. at the 2020 National Day parade, Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani During the meeting, held at the Amiri will be open only to the families Hand President of Palestine Diwan, they discussed ways to consoli- of people in the health sector and Mahmoud Abbas yesterday held a date bilateral relations between the two the participating entities, through meeting during which they discussed countries in various fi elds, in addition to special invitations. The restriction the most prominent developments in discussing a number of regional and in- is due to the compliance with the Palestine. The president briefed the ternational issues of common concern. preventive and precautionary Amir on the latest developments re- President Mahmoud Abbas left measures against Covid-19 and lated to the Palestinian cause and the Doha yesterday, after a working visit to ensure the safety of the community peace process in the Middle East, ex- the country. members, the committee tweeted pressing thanks and appreciation to Abbas and the accompanying del- yesterday. the Amir for Qatar’s constant support egation were seen-off upon departure to the brotherly Palestinian people. at Doha International Airport by HE Qatar hails US taking For his part, His Highness the Amir the Minister of State for Foreign Af- Sudan off terror list affi rmed Qatar’s fi rm position regard- fairs Sultan bin Saad al-Muraikhi and ing the Palestinian cause and its sup- ambassador of the State of Palestine to Qatar welcomed the United State’s port for the brotherly Palestinian peo- the State of Qatar Munir Ghannam. His Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani holding talks with President of Palestine Mahmoud Abbas yesterday. rescinding of Sudan’s designation as a state sponsor of terrorism. In a statement yesterday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said it looked forward for this important step to open the door wide before First batch of vaccine Sudan to fulfil the aspirations Sheikh Joaan opens Doha of its people for a democratic transition, freedom, peace, justice and economic prosperity. It noted likely by month-end that Qatar has called in all forums for the need to rescind Sudan’s 2030 majlis in Muscat designation as a state sponsor he fi rst batch of the Pfi zer Cov- of terrorism to enable it to face id-19 vaccine is expected to be challenges. Qatar affirms its Tavailable in Qatar before the continued support to Sudan to end of this month and the inoculation preserve its sovereignty, unity, would begin with the most vulnerable security and stability. Page 11 people, including those with chronic diseases and the elderly among others, 17 low-risk countries Dr Abdul Wahab al-Musleh, Advisor Consultant to the Minister of Public in Covid Green List Health, has told Al Kass TV Channel. The Ministry of Public Health He said that more vaccine will ar- (MoPH) has announced a new rive in batches by the start of next year Covid-19 ‘Green List’ of 17 low-risk because the demand for the vaccine is countries, which will come into very high. He pointed out that the vac- eff ect on Friday (December 18). cine would be optional and not com- Dr Abdul Wahab al-Musleh The new ‘Green List’ countries are: pulsory as is the case all over the world. Oman, Brunei Darussalam, Thailand, However, some entities and places, fi rmed because the issue is new and no China (A. Hong Kong SAR - China; such as travel ports and sports events practical or long-term clinical studies B. Macau SAR - China), Vietnam, may demand a certifi cate of vaccina- have been conducted yet. Malaysia, South Korea, Singapore, tion from people to allow access and In the meantime, he stressed the ef- Japan, Myanmar, Australia, New services. fective measures taken by the country Zealand, Mexico, Cuba, Mauritius, He explained that the Pfi zer-Bi- to protect the sports people and hold Iceland, Ireland. oNTech Covid-19 vaccine is to be ad- sports events while maintaining the The list and related travel advice will ministered in two doses three weeks safety and health of the participants be reviewed regularly and published apart to build up the required immu- and the public as well. He said that accordingly, MoPH said on its HE Sheikh Joaan, President of OCA Sheikh Ahmad al-Fahad al-Sabah and other dignitaries at the Doha Majlis yesterday. nity against the coronavirus. He also there are strict protective and preven- website. Page 4 stressed that current research indicates tive precautionary measures against zMajlis showcases Qatar’s matchless sport facilities that can deliver a that it could provide protection for up Covid-19 to be followed at the upcom- Moscow condemns US to nine months, but this is not con- ing Amir Cup. sanctions on Turkey magical experience to the OCA family if Doha won the 2030 Asian Games bid Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei zOlympic Council of Asia Executive Board meeting begins today in Muscat Lavrov yesterday condemned US sanctions against Turkey over the he President of Qatar Olympic in order to be acquainted with the de- (OCA) will begin in Muscat today at purchase of Russia’s S-400 air Committee (QOC), HE Sheikh tails of the Qatari fi le. Kempinski Hotel. The Oman Olym- Qatar to get Arab world’s defence missiles as “illegitimate”. TJoaan bin Hamad al-Thani, Jeevan Ram Shrestha, head of the pic Committee, the organiser, is set to “This is, of course, another launched the Doha Majlis yesterday at Nepalese Olympic Committee, said start the meetings in accordance with manifestation of an arrogant the JW Marriott Hotel Muscat in the that he had visited Qatar several the medical protocol after completion fi rst panda habitat attitude towards international law, presence of Sayyied Khalid bin Hamed times, and he was surprised in each of all the technical and logistic prepa- a manifestation of illegitimate, al-Busaidi, Chairman of Oman Olym- of his visits by the amazing and rapid rations. The agenda of the executive unilateral coercive measures pic Committee (OOC) and other dig- developments in sports facilities in board meeting includes roll call of the atar is to get the fi rst panda engineer Ab- that the United States has been nitaries. the Gulf country, pointing out that he previous meeting, address by the OCA habitat in the Middle East and dullah Nasser using for many years, already The majlis, located near the main was present at the 2006 Asian Games president and reports on the visit of QArab world, as envisioned in the al-Kaabi told decades, left and right,” Lavrov hall of the venue for the 39th General as the director of the Nepalese delega- the evaluation committee to Doha and 2021 budget of the Ministry of Munici- an event. said according to Russian news Assembly of the Olympic Council of tion at the time. Riyadh, the candidate cities for host- pality and Environment (MME), it was The panda habitat project is to be agencies. Asia, features all the details of Doha’s The 74th Executive Board Meet- ing 2030 Asian Games. To Page 6 announced yesterday. undertaken by Ashghal who has off ered 2030 bid fi le and Qatar’s main sport ing of the Olympic Council of Asia Sport Page 1 The panda, with its distinctive black a tender to create it according to the Suspected Russian facilitates, which are being showcased and white coat, is adored by the world required standards that achieve the cli- to visitors. and considered a national treasure in mate specifi cations for the well-being hackers target US The presentation covered Qatar’s Doha 2030 guarantees unprecedented China. This bear is also the logo of the of the panda. The US Department of Homeland world-class public transport system Asian legacy starting in 2021 World Wildlife Fund since its founding The other major MME projects for Security and thousands of and the venues which are reachable in 1961. 2021 are the waste segregation plant in businesses scrambled yesterday within 30 minutes from each other The Doha 2030 Asian Games Bid to share with Asia its significant ex- Pandas live mainly in temperate for- Al Khor, development of animal farm to investigate and respond to a and the eight integrated sports com- Committee yesterday released perience and expertise, developed ests high in the mountains of southwest complexes (locally called Al Al Azab), sweeping hacking campaign that plexes with all the advantages and further details of Project Legacy over the past two decades. With China, where they subsist almost entire- upgrading MME laboratories with ad- off icials suspect was directed by the facilities where 54 sport activities can 21 – a series of programmes that virtually all the necessary infra- ly on bamboo.