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ST. PETERSBURG INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC FORUM QA interested in buying a large Amir to deliver speech at SPIEF today eet of cargo QNA of the forum, dealing with ternational cooperation in DOHA the partnership between the post-pandemic (COV- ID-19) economy, and ways HIS Highness the Amir of to overcome its effects. planes: Al Baker State of Qatar Sheikh Tamim HH the Amir will also HH the Amir will also bin Hamad Al Thani will par- participate with the participate, with the Rus- TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK tar Airways is weighing a multi- ticipate in St. Petersburg In- sian President and Austrian DOHA billion-dollar investment with a ternational Economic Forum Russian President and Chancellor Sebastian Kurz, potential order for 30 or more (SPIEF 2021) on Friday. Austrian Chancellor in the forum’s discussion QATAR Airways Group Chief freighters, attracting interest The forum will also see Sebastian Kurz in the session. Executive Akbar Al Baker has from Boeing Co, which has be- the participation of President forum’s discussion session The forum, which is be- said that the national carrier is gun offering a freighter version of the Russian Federation ing held from June 2-5 in St. very much interested in pur- of its future 777X jetliner. Vladimir Putin, and a number Petersburg, will be attended chasing a huge fleet of cargo Al Baker said a cargo 777X of heads of state and govern- Qatar and Russia in vari- by a number of ministers, aircraft. was now on the table as the ments. ous fields, especially in the senior political and economic “Qatar Airways is very in- airline ponders a freighter or- HH the Amir will deliver economy and investment officials, experts and heads of terested in purchasing a large der from Boeing or Airbus. a speech via video confer- sectors, in addition to His companies from Qatar, Rus- fleet of freighters because we Qatar Airways’ cargo ence in the main session Highness’s vision of the in- sia and the world. have to now start replacing fleet currently consists of 30 our old freighters,” Al Baker freighters, all made by Boeing, said in an interview in St. Pe- according to its website. tersburg. “With Boeing we have no He said, “We have a re- issue, with Boeing we have placement programme over a large 777X order and we SC showcases Qatar 2022 Qatar-Russia ties several years, and we will very will take those airplanes. We much want to place an order have made a recommenda- with Boeing or with Airbus, as tion to Boeing on the deliv- World Cup preparations strong: Minister things go.” eries of those airplanes,” Al According to Reuters, Qa- Baker said. TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK DOHA TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK ST. PETERSBURG We have a replacement programme over THE Supreme Committee several years, and we will very much want to for Delivery & Legacy (SC) MINISTER of Commerce and place an order with Boeing or with Airbus, as has been showcasing Qatar’s Industry and Acting Minister things go. —Akbar Al Baker, QA Group Chief Executive FIFA World Cup prepara- of Finance HE Ali bin Ahmed tions during the St. Peters- Al Kuwari and Deputy Prime burg International Economic Minister of the Russian Federa- Forum (SPIEF) in Russia. tion Yury Borisov on Thursday The SC is part of a signifi- inaugurated the Qatar-Russia cant delegation from Qatar, Business Dialogue at the St. which is the special guest Petersburg International Eco- country at this year’s forum. nomic Forum (SPIEF) 2021. SPIEF brings together indus- The Business Dialogue try experts and government between the two nations was officials to discuss key eco- organised on the special occa- HE Ali bin Ahmed Al Kuwari. nomic issues related to Rus- sion of Qatar being honoured sia, emerging markets and with the title of ‘Guest Country’ for cooperation at all levels. the world. Sport — and particularly football — unites for the prestigious gathering It’s reassuring that the The SC’s booth in the everyone. I am delighted to say that we are of SPIEF. Qatari-Russian cooperation Qatari pavilion highlights in- well on track with our preparations, with In a speech, Al Kuwari is headed towards a promis- formation about Qatar 2022, infrastructure projects reaching 95 percent completion. We af rmed that Qatar’s partici- ing future, given the growth including the stadiums, lega- hope our tournament is the light at the end of the tunnel pation in SPIEF demonstrated witnessed in the volume of cy programmes and tourna- the strength and durability of trade exchange, which rose by HMC updates visitor policy ment infrastructure. for many people after the pandemic. We look forward to the relations between Qatar about 47 percent over the past Meanwhile, Fatma Al welcoming the world in 2022 and putting on a show that and its friend, the Russian two years to amount to $296 for non-COVID hospitals Nuaimi, the SC’s Commu- fans will fondly remember for decades to come.” Federation. million in 2020. nications Executive Direc- — Fatma Al Nuaimi “These ties have been He said Qatar hosts about THE Hamad Medical Corpora- at a time for a maximum of tor, participated in a panel reinforced thanks to the care 82 Russian companies operat- tion (HMC) has updated visi- one hour with maximum three session titled, ‘The macro- and support of the two na- ing across various vital eco- tor policy for its non-COVID-19 visitors a day during public economic and social impact between our region and the set new benchmarks for hu- tions’ wise leaderships and nomic sectors. hospitals. The new visiting visiting hours. Escorts are not of sport’. During the discus- rest of the world,” said Al man, social, environmental have culminated in the bu- He called for exerting more hours will be from 12.30pm allowed. sion, Al Nuaimi outlined the Nuaimi. “Football’s power and economic development. reaucratic exchanges between joint efforts, at the levels of to 8pm daily. Food, owers, drinks and socio-economic impact of to unite is unmatched and Thanks to our legacy pro- of cials from both countries,” both public and private sec- All other measures chocolates are not allowed Qatar 2022. we are determined to lever- grammes and other projects, he added. tors, to stimulate trade and remain in place. Visitors are to be brought into the fa- “From the very begin- age that fact when we host we are already seeing the Al Kuwari said that the investment. Al Kuwari af rmed required to display the green cilities. Children under 15 ning, it has been our inten- the biggest single-sport positive impact of hosting agreements and MoUs signed in this context Qatar’s keen- Ehteraz status, wear a mask years are not permitted to tion to position Qatar 2022 event in the world in 2022.” the tournament.” between the two countries over ness to welcome Russian and undergo a temperature visit patients. No visitors are as a mega-event host which Al Nuaimi continued, past years had also contribut- private companies and inves- check before entry. permitted in the designated can build cultural bridges “We believe Qatar 2022 will Continued on page 13  ed to opening wider prospects tors. PAGE 7 Only one visitor is allowed COVID-19 hospitals. (TNN)

Random COVID test for travellers arriving at HIA: MoPH TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK test,” it added. DOHA “The test is free of charge and it should only take a few minutes. RANDOM COVID-19 tests will be You will then be free to continue conducted on a small number of your passage into Qatar and your passengers arriving at Hamad In- Ehteraz status will remain green ternational Airport and these tests while the PCR test result is pro- will be free of cost, the Ministry of cessed,” the MoPH added. Public Health (MoPH) has said. “You will be notified by SMS “As part of Qatar’s comprehen- of the PCR test result within 24 sive measures to protect the health hours. Travellers testing posi- and safety of travellers and the tive on PCR test will be notified AMIRI AIR FORCE CONCLUDES PARTICIPATION community, the Ministry of Public about the required actions they Health, through its medical teams The COVID-19 test at HIA is free of charge must take. Thank you for your co- IN ANATOLIAN PHONEIX-2021 DRILL in Hamad International Airport, is operation and understanding as conducting random COVID-19 tests and it should only take a few minutes we continue to take all necessary The Amiri Air Force concluded its participation in the International Anatolian on a small sample of travellers ar- measures to protect travellers and Phoneix-2021 Drill, which took place in Turkey’s Konya from May 25 to 31. A number riving into Qatar,” MoPH said. dom sampling will be in addition of the random sample, you will be the community from COVID-19,” of countries participated in the drill, which included several joint exercises aimed at The ministry said that any trav- to the mandatory pre-travel PCR notified by the medical teams once the MoPH said, adding that “If raising the ghting and technical capabilities of the participants. PAGE 2 eller may be asked to take part in test requirement. inside the terminal. Medical teams you have any questions, please ask the random testing and the ran- “If you are selected to be part will then ask you to take a PCR your flight crew.” 02 Friday, June 4, 2021

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Quick read AMIRI AIR FORCE CONCLUDES PARTICIPATION IN Shura Speaker chairs Deputy Prime Minister Receives Call from US Defense Secretary INTERNATIONAL ANATOLIAN PHONEIX-2021 DRILL DOHA: Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Defense Affairs HE Dr. meeting of MPs at UNGA Khalid bin Mohammed Al Attiyah received a call from US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin. The call dealt with reviewing bilateral relations in the military eld session on corruption and the means to enhance them. (QNA)

Iraqi President Meets QNA tries around the world and Qatar’s Ambassador DOHA wastes resources that could BAGHDAD President of have been used for develop- the Republic of Iraq HE HE Ahmed bin Abdullah bin ment. Dr. Barham Salih, met Zaid Al Mahmoud, Speaker of The speaker referred to on Thursday, at Al-Salam the Shura Council and Chair- the large budgets allocated in Palace, with the State of man of the Global Organi- many countries to combat the Qatar’s Ambassador to Iraq zation of Parliamentarians COVID-19 pandemic, wheth- HE Khalid bin Hamad Al Against Corruption (GOPAC), er in the form of vaccines or Sulaiti. During the meeting, presided over a meeting of par- tax breaks and incentives for they reviewed the bilat- The Amiri Air Force concluded its participation in the International Anatolian Pho- liamentarians participating small businesses, adding that eral cooperation relations neix-2021 Drill, which took place in the Republic of Turkey’s province of Konya from May in the UN General Assembly it is critical that these funds between the two countries. 25 to 31, with a number of countries participating. The drill included a number of joint emergency session on combat- are spent for the intended pur- (QNA) exercises aimed at raising the ghting and technical capabilities of the participants. ing corruption, held via visual pose and not for the benefit of communication technology on individuals who exploit public Thursday. funds for their own gain. In his speech at the meet- He added that the upcom- ing, Shura Speaker empha- ing declaration to be issued by sised the importance of parlia- the UN General Assembly’s mentarians’ roles in ensuring emergency session, to which Qatar’s population dips further the success of the UN General GOPAC contributed, is viewed Assembly’s emergency ses- as a covenant document by all sion and producing results member states to work togeth- that contribute to combating er to strengthen international corruption, which has a direct cooperation in preventing and to 2.65 million in April: PSA negative impact on the devel- combating corruption, as well TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK an annual increase of 10.3 opment process in many coun- as its roots and causes. DOHA percent, while the total water consumption hit 53,920.8 m3, THE total population of Qatar attaining a monthly decrease has decreased from 2.81 mil- of 0.9 percent and an annual lion during April 2020 to 2.65 increase of 4.6 percent. Shura participates in 15th million at end of April 2021, A total of 500 building per- according to the Planning mits were issued during April and Statistics Authority (PSA) 2021, recording a monthly de- PAM plenary session monthly bulletin. crease of 58.1 percent and an QNA The bulletin also revealed annual rise of 3.5 percent, the DOHA that the April saw an increase bulletin showed. in total number of Qataris live As for the banking sector, THE Shura Council virtually births by a monthly rate of 3.8 the total broad money supply participated in the 15th Ple- percent, compared to March (M2) recorded about QR597.9 nary Session of the Parliamen- 2021, and an annual increase billion during April 2021, an tary Assembly of the Mediter- of 205.9 percent, compared annual increase of 2.3 per- ranean (PAM) on Thursday, to April 2020. In addition, cent compared with April which will last two days. the number of male Qatari 2020. On the other hand, During the session, the fo- marriage contracts increased tered in April 2021. On the vorce certificates.by 8.3 per- value of social security and a cash equivalents, including cus was on the efforts made to annually by 103.2 percent other hand, 395 deaths were cent and 15.3 percent, respec- monthly decrease of 0.2 per- Commercial Bank Deposits, achieve the necessary recovery compared to April 2020, and recorded during the same pe- tively with 342 marriages and cent for the number of benefi- attained for QR943.5 billion from the Coronavirus pan- the number of female Qatari riod, representing an increase 149 divorce cases. ciaries of social security. during April 2021. The figure demic, as well as the attempt marriage contracts increased of 58.0 percent compared to As for the social security, According to the bulletin, recorded an annual increase to overcome the challenges lence were also on the agenda. annually by 111.6 percent com- March 2021. QR81 million was spent for the total electricity consump- of 7.3 percent compared to caused by the pandemic and The Shura Council was pared to April 2020. Moreover, April 2021 wit- 14,657 beneficiaries in April tion in April 2021 rose to April 2020, when depos- affecting the region’s econo- represented at the session by a The bulletin showed that nessed a monthly decrease in 2021, recording a monthly de- 3,516.5 GWh, seeing a month- its recorded approximately mies and societies. Combating member of the Council Dahlan 1,687 live births were regis- marriage contracts and di- crease of 2.8 percent for the ly increase of 16.3 percent and QR879.3 billion. terrorism and domestic vio- bin Jaman Al Hamad.

Officers Training Institute marks graduation of criminal investigation methods courses Palestinian government agencies QNA investigations, as well as practical DOHA training through case studies of various events. praise Qatar Charity’s relief efforts THE Officers Training Institute cel- In his speech at the ceremony, ebrated the graduation of 66 train- Brigadier Dr. Mohammed Abdul- TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK ages, health services, personal ees from the investigations courses lah Al Muhana Al Marri, Director- DOHA hygiene kits to prevent the coro- and basic criminal investigation General of the Police College, em- navirus, and medical aids and methods for officers of the Ministry phasised the importance of training QATAR Charity (QC) has been equipment for health centers and of Interior and the Lekhwiya Force courses in raising the level of pro- praised by Palestinian govern- hospitals were among the items on Thursday, in collaboration with fessional performance, and saw ment agencies for its efforts in provided. partners from the US Department them as an opportunity to improve supporting the Palestinian peo- Qatar Charity’s field teams are of State’s Counter-Terrorism Assis- various skills in order to face chal- ple, implementing humanitarian working hard to meet the needs of tance Office (ATA) and the FBI. lenges and achieve the desired re- projects for their benefit, and ex- thousands of families affected by The first course, in which 24 sults. tending a helping hand to them in the recent crisis. officers participated, aimed to im- A number of directors of de- order to alleviate their suffering It is worth noting that Qatar prove officers’ skills and develop partments and officers from the and rebuild their lives. Charity established an office in their sense of security, whereas the Ministry of Interior attended the Qatar Charity’s efforts to sup- Palestine in 1996 to provide hu- second course, in which 42 offic- graduation ceremony, as did Acting port Palestinian society were manitarian aid and contribute to ers participated, aimed to improve Principle of the Regional Security lauded by Louay Al-Madhoun, the improvement of the Pales- officers’ skills in collecting basic Office Christopher Merson from Commissioner-General of the tinian people’s living conditions. evidence and dealing with criminal the United States. Ministry of Social Development- Qatar Charity has sponsored over Gaza. According to Al-Madhoun, 21,000 people in 16 governorates the relief projects and humanitar- of the Gaza Strip and the West ian aid provided by Qatar Char- Bank, including poor families, or- ity to affected and impoverished phans, students, and people with COVID-19: 198 new cases as families over the last three years special needs. are the result of strategic coop- Qatar Charity has urged phil- virus claims life of 44-year-old eration and a genuine partner- anthropic citizens to contribute ship between Qatar Charity and to the relief campaign in order to MINISTRY of Public Health (MoPH) administered. the Ministry of Social Develop- assist as many displaced and af- on Thursday reported 198 new cases Since the beginning of the vacci- ment. He also expressed his ap- fected people as possible in order of coronavirus (Covid-19) and 356 nation campaign, a total of 2,622,285 preciation for the cooperation, to meet their urgent humanitar- people recovered from the virus in vaccine doses have been adminis- emphasising the importance of its ian needs and alleviate their suf- the last 24 hours, bringing the total tered. continuation in order to support fering. number of people recovered in Qa- The total number of positive Cov- the steadfastness of Palestinians Donations can be made tar to 214,377. id-19 cases recorded in Qatar to date in Gaza. through Qatar Charity’s website, AMONG the 198 new cases, 144 is 218,080, with 3,140 active cases be- Over the last three years, Qatar app, branches, and collection are from the community and 54 ing treated. 4,414 people were tested Charity has implemented 68 relief points throughout the country, as are from travellers returning from for the first time in the last 24 hours projects worth nearly $ USD 2.6 well as by dialing 44667711. abroad. One death (aged 44) was re- (15,039 tests in total) taking the total million, benefiting over 704,000 Donations can also be made ported in the last 24 hours, bringing tests done so far to 2,036,599 tests. people, accounting for 35% of the by texting a message. Please send the total death toll from Covid-19 to In the last 24 hours, one person total population of the Gaza Strip, and shelter for low-income and ‘Help Palestine’ campaign to pro- an SMS with the Palestinian flag 563. was admitted to intensive care, and which has a population of 2 mil - crisis-affected families. vide relief aid to those affected symbol to 92632, 92642, and During the last 24 hours, 21,941 116 people are still receiving medical lion people. These projects in- Qatar Charity recently allo- and displaced in Gaza, the West 92023 to donate QAR 50, QAR doses of Covid-19 vaccine have been attention in ICU. (QNA) cluded food, safe drinking water, cated US$5 million as part of its Bank, and Jerusalem. Food pack- 100, and QAR 250, respectively. Friday, June 4, 2021 03 Islam

To Be Sincere With Allah Question: I am Muslim. I feel that I am lost I want to QUR’AN: A LIVING MIRACLE know how to be sincere with Allah.

HE Qur’an is truly a living Answer: All perfect praise be to Allah, The Lord of the miracle. Going deeper into it, Worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except one finds amazing character- Allah and that Muhammad, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, is istics from every perspective. His slave and Messenger. In Language Sincerity means acting according to what pleases Allah TThe Arabs of the 6th and 7th centuries only and for the sake of Allah, and getting closer to Him CE were masters of the Arabic language. while avoiding any other purpose such as showing off one’s Eloquence and rhetoric were their life- actions or seeking reputation, etc. blood. The liveliness that marked their So, check yourself, if you feel that you are in the gatherings, the gaiety of their fairs and the aforementioned situation, then praise Allah, otherwise, you virtues of which they boasted, all found have to spare no efforts to purify your intention. Moreover, expression through poetry and literature. do not allow devilish insinuations to get into your heart. If They were so proud of their literary ac- they strike your heart though you have puri ed your inten- complishments that they disdainfully tion, then you should ignore them and should not give any dubbed all the other peoples of the world attention to them. If you resist them, they will not harm as “’Ajam” or “Dumb.” It was in this at- you, but making efforts to get rid of them is a good sign. mosphere that there appeared on the Imaam Muslim reported that some people from amongst scene an unlettered person, Muhammad, the Companions of the Prophet, peace and blessings of peace and blessings of Allah be upon him. Allah be upon him, came to him and said: Verily we per- He presented before them an oration and ceive in our minds that which every one of us considers declared it to be the Word of Allah, which too grave to express. He (the Prophet) said: “Do you really claimed (what means): perceive it?” They said: Yes. Upon this he remarked: “That “If mankind and the jinn were to is the faith manifest.” gather together to produce the like of this Allah knows best. Qur’an, they could never produce the like thereof, even if they backed up one anoth- er.” [Qur’an 17:88] Such a proclamation was an amazing Etiquettes of Supplication thing. It came from a person who had nev- er learned anything from the renowned poets and scholars of the time, had never Question: Is it mandatory to praise Allah and send salu- recited even a single piece of poetry in tation upon the Prophet (salla Allaahu ‘alayhi wa salam) their congregations and never attended each time before making du’aa in order for it (the du’aa) the company of soothsayers. And far from to be accepted? And, does wearing najis clothing (whether composing any poetry himself, he did not feat of theirs, they will soon be victorious save his life. In response, Allah Said (what years ago, since it challenged and far because of the presence of physical impurity or the clothes even remember the verses of other poets. within a few years. To Allah belongs the means): surpassed the limits of their literary ex- are inherently impure) affect the acceptance of du’aa”? This proclamation, repeated several times command before and after and on that “What! Now? And indeed before this pression. Unlike the miracles of previ- May Allah reward you all. in the Qur’an, was therefore the greatest day the Believers will rejoice in Allah’s you did rebel and were of the corrupt. So ous prophets, which were only applicable challenge to their literary expertise, and at help…” [Qur’an 30:2-4] this day We shall rescue you with your for a limited time, to this day the Qur’an Answer: All perfect praise be to Allah, The Lord of the the same time a fatal stab on their poly- For those who were aware of the body that you may be a sign to those who -- the Final Testament given to the Last Worlds. I testify that none is worthy of worship except Allah theist creed and beliefs. Following this, a military situation concerning the Romans come after you.” [Qur’an 10: 91-92] Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be and that Muhammad, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa salam, is His hush fell over the whole galaxy of these and Persians, this prediction was abso- At the time of revelation of this verse, upon him, -- is still a relevant miracle for slave and messenger. stirring orators and fiery poets. Not a soul lutely incredible. In fact, the Persians kept and even centuries afterwards, nobody humanity and will remain so as long as Part of the etiquette of supplication is to start with stepped forward to accept the challenge marching forward until they reached the knew that the body of Fir’awn had been the world exists. We live in an age of sci- praising Allah, The Exalted, and exalt the mention of the of producing the like of the Qur’an. They city walls of the Roman capital, Constan- preserved, but it has been discovered only ence and technology, of knowledge, logic Prophet, peace be upon him. This is one of the means to persecuted the Prophet, peace and bless- tinople. The renowned historian Edward recently and is preserved in a museum and reason. Yet, in spite of all the human have supplications answered. However, it is not a condition ings of Allah be upon him, called him Gibbon has commented on this predic- at Cairo. advancement in every sphere of life, the for the acceptance of the supplication and for answering it. insane, a sorcerer, poet and soothsayer, tion thus: The Qur’an has stated (what principles of the Qur’an have not been If someone supplicated without praising Allah, The Exalted, but failed utterly in composing even a few “When this prophecy was made, no means): “And of everything We proven wrong nor have they become “out- it is not wrong and his supplication is hoped to be answered sentences like the Qur’anic verses. To this prediction could be more unbelievable have created pairs that you may take of-date.” This is really the great miracle by the favour of Allah. day, the challenge has remained unmet, because the initial twelve years of Hera- heed.” [Qur’an 51: 49] of the Qur’an, it has proven itself a time- Another etiquette for supplicating and reciting Thikr is although throughout history and even in clius were evidently declaring an end to When this verse was revealed, the less, universal message for humankind, maintaining the ritual purity of the supplicant’s body and modern times, many people have made the Roman Empire.” [Fall of the Roman general concept was that male and female relevant to every facet of our life — be it clothes. However, if his clothes are stained with impurity, this feeble attempts to do so. Empire, v.5, p.73-74] pairs existed only among human beings politics, economics, ethics, science, litera- does not prevent him from reciting Thikr and supplicating In Prophecies But exactly seven years after his first and animals or in some vegetation. How- ture, arts or entertainment. In fact, even Allah, and it does not hinder the acceptance of his sup- Among other things, the Qur’an con- defeat, the Roman emperor sallied forth ever, with the advancement of science, the non-Muslim scholars have admitted that plication. But he should be aware that if he intends to pray, tains prophecies of future events, many of from the capital and inflicted crushing de- Qur’anic reality is becoming manifest that the entire ‘Western’ civilisation today, he must purify his clothes because the ritual purity of the which have come to pass. We reproduce feats on the Persians at several places, and male and female pairs exist in everything. thriving from the “rebirth of humanity” clothes is a condition for the validity of the prayer. here a discussion of one such prophecy, after that the Roman armies were victori- In some instances, they are termed as (i.e. the ‘Renaissance’), would not have Allah knows best. which was fulfilled within the lifetime ous everywhere. male and female, and elsewhere as posi- been so, had it not been for the message of the Prophet Muhammad, peace and Meanwhile, a large number of Mus- tive and negative, as electron and proton, brought by Muhammad. As the celebrat- blessings of Allah be upon him. lims had migrated to Al-Madeenah and or neutron and positron. In another verse, ed English writer, Robert Briffault, says in While the Prophet, peace and bless- their wars with the idolaters of Makkah the Qur’an has also clarified that the oc- The Making of Humanity: ings of Allah be upon him, was still in had already begun. The day on which currence in pairs in many other things “The ideas of freedom for all human Makkah, after having been entrusted with 313 ill-equipped Muslims were deci- is still unknown to people. It says (what beings, of human brotherhood, of the prophethood and was being subjected to sively beating their enemy – 1,000 heav- means): equality of all men before the law of dem- “Take what is given freely, enjoin what all sorts of persecutions by the Makkan ily armed Makkan warriors -- at the bat- “Glorified be He Who created pairs of ocratic government, by consultation and idolaters, exactly at the same time the two tlefield of Badr, came the news that the all things which the earth grows, and of universal suffrage, the ideas that inspired is good and turn away from the great powers of Rome and Persia were Romans had defeated the Persians. It themselves (humans), and of that which the French Revolution and the Declara- involved in repeated wars. The Romans was then realised that the Qur’anic verse, they know not.” [Qur’an 36: 36] tion of Rights, that guided the framing ignorant.” – [Qur’an 7:199] were beaten, vanquished and suffered a (which means): “…on that day the Believ- A Miracle For Us! of the American Constitution and in- great loss in men and material. At last, the ers will rejoice in Allah’s help” [Qur’an Looking back through history, it has flamed the struggle for independence in Romans were so utterly exhausted that, 30: 4-5] was meant to denote the twin been observed that the prophets, may the Latin-American countries were not far from being in a position to launch a happiness of the Romans’ victory as well Allah exalt their mention, were sent with inventions of the West. They find their counter-attack, they could not even take as their own victory at Badr. miracles that reflected the society and ultimate inspiration and source in the a firm stand anywhere. This situation In Science and History knowledge of the people they were sent Holy Qur’an. They are the quintessence was a matter of jubilation for the pagans Apart from prophecies, the Qur’an has to. Thus, Moosaa (Moses), may Allah of what the intelligentsia of medieval Eu- of Arabia as they identified the Persians, pointed out many scientific and historical exalt his mention, was sent with a staff rope acquired from Islam over a period being fire-worshippers, with themselves facts which were not only unknown at that truly turned into a snake, baffling the of centuries through the various societies and the Romans, as “people of the Book,” that time, but could not even be imagined trickster magicians of the Pharaoh. ’Eesaa that developed in Europe in the wake of with the Muslims. In their eyes, the domi- given the development of civilisation. (Jesus), may Allah exalt his mention, was the Crusades in imitation of the brother- nance of the Persians, presaged their own Entire books have been written (by both given the power to cure diseases and give hood associations of Islam. It is highly ““Beware of being the ally of Allah in the open while victory and the defeat of the Muslims. Muslims and non-Muslims) confirming life to the dead, astonishing the Jewish probable that but for the Arabs, modern It was under these circumstances that the correspondence of scientific discover- doctors who felt proud of their limited European civilisation would never have being His enemy in secret. If your character in the these initial verses of the chapter called ies to the truths expressed in the Qur’an. knowledge of healing and who had begun arisen at all, it is absolutely certain that open and secret do not equate, then you are a hypo- Ar-Room (The Romans) were revealed Again, we suffice here with two examples: to disregard and deny the supernatural but for them, it would never have as- (which mean): The Qur’an has stated that as Fir’awn powers of God. sumed that character which has enabled crite and hypocrites occupy the lowest level in Hell- “…The Romans have been defeated, (Pharaoh) was drowning in the sea he Similarly, the Qur’an was an im- it to transcend all previous phases of evo- re.” – [Umar ibn Abdul-Azeez] in the land close by. And after (this) de- made a confession of faith orally, just to mediate miracle for the Arabs so many lution.”

SUCCESS IN THIS WORLD

LL perfect praise be to Al- Hereafter should stick firmly to the they who are to their trusts and will it get the mastery of the world bedient. And establish prayer and lah, The Lord of the Worlds. Qur’an and the Sunnah and abide their promises attentive. And unless it applies the Sharee’ah of give zakah and obey the Messen- I testify that there is none by what is in them, performing the they who carefully maintain their Allah as explained in the Qur’an ger - that you may receive mercy.} worthy of worship except commanded deeds and avoiding prayers — Those are the inheri- and the Sunnah in all the fields [Qur’an 24:55-56] Allah, and that Muhammad, the prohibited matters. Allah Says (what means): tors. Who will inherit al-Firdaus. of life, and unless it (the Ummah) When the Muslims were apply- Apeace and blessings of Allah be The Qur’an and the Sunnah They will abide therein eternally.} becomes proud of its religion wor- ing the religion in all the fields of upon him, is His slave and Mes- are understood as the righteous {Whoever does righteousness, [Qur’an 23:1-11] shipping Allah Alone not making life, Allah gave them victory over senger. predecessors understood them. whether male or female, while So, anybody who embodies the any partners to Him. all other people and made them Allah, The All-Knower, has in- The righteous predecessors are the he is a believer - We will surely attributes mentioned in these vers- Allah Says (what means): a cause for the guidance of many formed us that the good deeds are companions of the Prophet, peace cause him to live a good life, es will be successful in this worldly {Allah has promised those who people. All people on the earth rec- a means to living a good life now and blessings of Allah be upon and We will surely give them life and the Hereafter. have believed among you and ognised the rule of Muslims and and being rewarded by Paradise on him, and their followers in right- He will live honourably and die done righteous deeds that He will their enemies testified to their jus- the Day of Judgement. eousness. their reward [in the Hereafter] honorably. surely grant them succession [to tice and good behaviour. Allah Says (what means): Allah Says in Surah Al according to the best of what Umar Ibn Al Khattab was right authority] upon the earth just as Now the state of the Muslim {Whoever does righteousness, Mu’minoon that the believers are they used to do.} [Qur’an 16:97] when he said: “We are people who He granted it to those before them Ummah will not change to the best whether male or female, while he the only ones who will succeed have been honoured and vener- and that He will surely establish unless it applies what the good is a believer - We will surely cause and be rewarded Al Firdaus, a high ated by the Qur’an after having for them [therein] their religion processors applied. In fact, the him to live a good life, and We rank in Paradise. vant of zakah. And they who guard been abject and subservient. So, which He has preferred for them present life of this Ummah will will surely give them their reward Allah Says (what means): their private parts. Except from anybody who seeks honour in any- and that He will surely substitute not be good except by what made [in the Hereafter] according to {Certainly will the believers have their wives or those their right thing other than that (Islam), Al- for them, after their fear, security, it good in its past. To do otherwise, the best of what they used to do.} succeeded: They who are during hands possess, for indeed, they lah will lower him.” [for] they worship Me, not as- the Ummah can only expect a hu- [Qur’an 16:97] their prayer humbly submissive. will not be blamed — But whoever Anyway, this Ummah will not sociating anything with Me. But miliation that Allah will not lift un- So anyone who wants to be And they who turn away from ill seeks beyond that, then those are evolve from its sleepiness nor will whoever disbelieves after that - til it returns to His Religion. happy in this worldly life and the speech. And they who are obser- the transgressors — And it obtain victory in its battles, nor then those are the defiantly diso- Allah knows best. 04 Friday, June 4, 2021 World

News India pre-orders 300 mn doses of unapproved COVID vaccine in brief DPA Hyderabad-based Biolog- restrictions brought on by the called arbitrary and irrational, NEW DELHI ical-E’s vaccine candidate was second wave are eased and have according to legal reporting Turkey sentences undergoing phase-three clinical underlined that vaccinating a website Live Law. ex-wife attacker THE Indian government on trials and had showed promis- large percentage of the popula- Given India’s digital divide, to 10 years in jail Thursday announced a deal ing results in phases one and tion is the only way forward. the court also voiced concern with domestic vaccine manu- two, the Health Ministry re- A little over 221 million over the need to register on an ISTANBUL: A man in Turkey facturer Biological-E for 300 lease said. doses of vaccines have been app for a shot. Many, especial- who was seen in a widely million doses of its COVID-19 “The vaccine being devel- administered since January. ly in rural areas, have no access circulated video attacking vaccine candidate, a day after oped by Biological-E is a RBD Around 26 million people have to internet. his ex-wife in public was the Supreme Court criticised protein sub-unit vaccine and is received both doses. Vaccines produced by only sentenced to 10 years the government vaccination likely to be available in the next On Wednesday, India’s Su- two manufacturers have been and four months in prison, programme. few months,” the release added. Workers hold documents as they wait for their turn to receive the rst preme Court questioned the used till recently in India and according to a report on The order with an advance This is the first time India dose of Covishield vaccine in Kolkata on Thursday. (AFP) government on several aspects the government has been criti- Thursday, The man was payment of 15 billion rupees has placed an order for a yet-to- of the latest phase of its vacci- cised by experts and opposi- found guilty of attempted ($206 million) comes amid be approved vaccine. It comes wave of Covid-19. tions since the start of the pan- nation roll-out policy. tion political parties for not premeditated murder, the a shortage of vaccines as the amid criticism of the govern- With overall a total of 28.4 demic. Casualties so far num- These included its decision placing pre-orders like other DHA news agency said. The country of 1.3 billion tries to in- ment’s handling of the vaccina- million cases, India is second ber 337,989. not to provide free vaccina- countries and helping private attack took place in March, oculate every person above the tion programme as the country only to the United States in Experts have warned of a tions to those in the age group manufacturers ramp up pro- in the northern Turkish age of 18. emerges from a deadly second terms of total number of infec- third wave in a few months as of 14 to 44, which the court duction sooner. city of Samsun. The video, shot from a nearby house, showed a woman’s body lying lifeless on the ground as the man kicked her head and body several times, and Singapore planning hit her in the face. Their Tehran dampens hopes 5-year-old daughter stood next to the woman’s body, investigation into crying. The video triggered sharp reactions on social for early agreement in media. The woman told DHA sinking ship off Lanka she thought the sentence was too short. (DPA) DPA nuclear dispute with US BANGKOK Govt closes HK’s SINGAPORE’S Maritime and Tiananmen Port Authority (MPA) said Square museum it aims to carry out its own investigation into a stricken HONG Kong: A Hong Kong chemicals-laden container museum on the Tianan- ship that has started to sink off men Square massacre was the coast of Sri Lanka and was closed down on Wednes- beginning to leak chemicals Sacks containing debris washed day, days before the yearly and oil on Thursday. ashore from the sinking ship is anniversary of the 1989 The MPA said late on seen on a beach in Colombo on crackdown on protests in Wednesday that it “has been in Thursday. (AFP) Beijing. The June 4 museum constant communication with was temporarily shut down the Sri Lankan authorities” “However so far the fuel after government allega- about the Singapore-flagged tank of the ship has not leaked, tions that it did not have the MV X-Press Pearl, which but we are preparing to miti- proper operating licence. caught fire two weeks ago gate damages if there is an oil The operator, the Hong Kong while anchored near Colombo. spill from the tank,” she said. Alliance in Support of Patri- It had been en route from In- Lahandapura said meas- otic Democratic Movements dia to the city-state, where it ures were under way to put of China (HKA), told dpa on was registered in February. up temporary floating barri- Thursday that the museum An attempt to tow the MV ers designed to contain an oil had been running without X-Press Pearl into deeper wa- spill. issues for the past 10 years ters away from the main port The MPA had said earlier and the licence requirement at Colombo failed on Wednes- it was working with Sri Lan- was likely politically moti- day as part of the vessel be- kan officials to “put in place vated. (DPA) came submerged, causing measures to reduce the extent concerns that oil and chemi- of environmental impact.” cals could leak from the ship The MV X-Press Pearl “had India top court into the sea. been delivered from the ship- quashes sedition The ship’s owners, X-Press yard in February 2021 with case against Dua Feeders, said on Thursday that the full set of applicable class the “aft portion is sitting on and statutory certificates,” the NEW Delhi: India’s Supreme the seabed at a depth of about MPA said, citing “a stringent Court on Thursday quashed 21 metres.” criteria and oversight pro- a sedition case against Meanwhile, oil patches gramme.” veteran writer Vinod Dua and chemicals believed to have The ship was carrying for his alleged comments leaked from the containers 1,486 containers, including 25 against the Narendra Modi Huge re rages at an oil re nery in Tehran on Wednesday. (AFP) and ship have been observed tons of nitric acid and a large government in a YouTube around the ship, Chairperson stock of microplastic granules show saying a 1962 verdict of the Marine Environmental used for production of plastic protects journalists from DPA Tehran oil refinery fire not yet completely extinguished Protection Authority (MEPA) products, when the fire broke such charges. The case was TEHRAN Dharshani Lahandapura said. out on May 20. led by Himachal Pradesh TEHRAN: The re at the Shahid Tondgooyan re nery in the south of the capital Tehran was still not state police after a local IRAN has dampened hopes of completely extinguished on Thursday, one day after it broke out. leader from Modi’s Bharati- an early agreement in its nu- According to media reports, huge clouds of smoke could be seen again in several parts of the ya Janata Party (BJP) lodged clear dispute with the United city. On Wednesday evening, it was said that the re was under control. A spokesperson for the a complaint against Dua for States. plant however announced that a decision had been made during the night to let the exploded gas Coronavirus cases rising the alleged offences of sedi- “We have come closer, but oil pipeline burn out. Ninety- ve percent of it had already burnt out, and re ghters and rescue tion, public nuisance, public we are still far from an agree- workers could start clearing it up in the next few hours, spokesman Shaker Khafaei told state signi cantly in Afghanistan mischief and other offences ment,” Deputy Foreign Min- broadcaster IRIB. in May 2020, legal report- ister Abbas Araghchi said on Khafaei reiterated that there were no deaths or injuries in the re, and that the cause of the DPA following a sharp increase of ing website Bar and Bench Thursday, according to Ira- incident and the extent of the damage would be thoroughly investigated after the extinguishing KABUL the number of COVID-19 in- reported. The BJP leader nian media. work. So far, it is assumed that there was a technical error and it is not an act of sabotage. The fections in he north-eastern Ajay Shyam’s complaints He did not want to confirm spokesperson also said that the plant would be put back into operation sooner than planned. (DPA) THE third wave of COVID-19 province. were linked to an episode speculation that the nuclear was spreading fast in Afghani- A spokesman for the pro- of Dua’s YouTube show in negotiations in Vienna would stan with numbers increasing vincial governor, Rizwanullah which he criticised Modi enter the final round next presidential election in a fort- save the nuclear agreement Under the leadership of significantly. Rahyab, told dpa that for now, and his government for the week. night is the arch-conservative with Iran are heading for the the previous president Donald According to the latest the province would remain handling of the COVID-19 Before that, Araghchi cleric Ebrahim Raisi, who had most delicate phase. Trump, Washington had uni- data published by the Health closed for at least two weeks, lockdown in 2020. (DPA) said, the US and other parties always sharply criticized the Representatives from Ger- laterally left the nuclear pact Ministry on Thursday, more but if the Afghan Health Min- would have to make “some dif- 2015 Vienna nuclear agree- many, France and Britain have in 2018 and again imposed than 1,500 new infections istry extended a two-week ficult decisions.” Iran’s final ment. been trying since April, to- economically painful sanc- were registered in the country lockdown of educational insti- Malaysia’s COVID decision would also definitely Whether he will continue gether with Russia and China, tions on Tehran. the previous day. The situation tutions, the extension would deaths top 3,000 not be made in Vienna, but in President Hassan Rowhani’s to mediate between Iran and The Islamic Republic then was likely to get even worse, as be applicable in the province as 103 more die Tehran, the deputy minister moderate course is question- the United States. gradually expanded its nuclear local media reported that hos- as well. and head of Iran’s delegation able, according to observers. It At stake are the difficult activities in contravention of pitals lack beds for patients The US embassy in Kabul BANGKOK: Malaysia’s in Vienna said. is also unclear at present who questions which of the many the agreements and restricted and not enough oxygen was also issued a health alert for Health Ministry reported A new problem in the Vi- will soon be appointed as chief Iran sanctions Washington is international nuclear inspec- available. Afghanistan on Thursday. 103 coronavirus-related enna negotiations is the immi- nuclear negotiator and lead the willing to lift and how to per- tions. Most recently, Iran be- In the meantime, Panjshir, According to the alert, US deaths on Thursday, the nent change of political power negotiations on behalf of Iran. manently prevent Iranian nu- gan producing uranium that is a favourite tourist spot for lo- citizens have reported being second consecutive day in Iran. According to European clear facilities from being used just below the purity level suit- cal and international tourists, denied admittance to hospitals of triple-digit fatalities and The top favourite in the diplomats, the negotiations to for military purposes. able for nuclear weapons. has shut its gates to tourists due to lack of space. taking the pandemic total to 3,096. The ministry has reported at least 50 virus- related deaths a day since May 17, with Wednesday’s 126 fatalities breaking Sat- Pakistan court acquits Christian couple on blasphemy death row urday’s record of 98. Over 8,000 new cases of the DPA central province of Punjab, the used the purchase of mobile vider. seek death for anything deemed virus were reported on ISLAMABAD couple’s lawyer Saiful Malook Pakistan’s blasphemy laws phone numbers from which the Pakistan telecommunica- insulting to Islam or the Mus- Thursday, taking the na- said. seek death for anything messages were sent against the tions regulator blocked mil- lim prophet Mohammed, but tional total to just under A court in Pakistan on Thurs- The Lahore High Court had deemed insulting to Islam, national identity of the couple lions of mobile numbers after rights activists say they are used 600,000, of which almost day acquitted a Christian cou- acquitted the couple after three but rights activists say as the main evidence, the law- Taliban gunmen killed nearly against religious minorities or 510,000 are listed by the ple who spent eight years on days of arguments on their ap- they are used against yer said. 150 children at a school in the in personal vendettas. ministry as “recovered.” death row after their convic- peal against the conviction, Ma- religious minorities or in But the couple claimed their north-western city of Peshawar The couple’s acquittal is Daily case numbers have tion on blasphemy charges, a look said. The acquittal comes personal vendettas identity documents were stolen in 2014. the second such decision in re- since mid-May exceeded defence lawyer said, in a rare weeks after the couple’s plight from the company they worked “It was common then to cent years after Pakistan’s Su- the record set in February judgement welcomed by rights was highlighted by the Europe- for to buy the mobile numbers. buy mobile numbers on a fake preme Court in 2018 acquitted of just over 4,500. Over bodies. an Parliament when it passed parents of four young children, Mobile companies don’t sell or stolen identity,” lawyer a Christian mother who spent 9,000 cases were reported Shafqat Emmanuel Masih a resolution to denounce Paki- denied sending the messages any number without an elec- Malook said. “That’s how the almost a decade on death row on Saturday, the most in a and his wife Shughufta Kausar stan’s controversial blasphemy and claimed they were trapped tronic thumb impression now, couple was trapped.” The high after her conviction on blasphe- day. The government this Masih were convicted in 2014 laws. through a conspiracy after a but back in 2013 when the cou- court observed the couple was my charges. week imposed two weeks of for sending “blasphemous” text The appeal was pending for work-related dispute with Mus- ple was accused, this wasn’t the trapped by the theft of their The ordeal of Asia Bibi had “total lockdown.” (DPA) messages to their Muslim col- more than a year after initial lim colleagues, Malook said. practice, said Asim Khan, who identity. brought global attention to the leagues in a remote town of the hearings in 2020. The couple, A government prosecutor works for a cellular service pro- Pakistan’s blasphemy laws controversial laws. World Friday, June 4, 2021 05

Half of British adults US to donate 25 million COVID-19 fully vaccinated against COVID, gures show vaccine doses as G7 pledges help DPA dhim Zahawi tweeted: LONDON “Another important mile- stone today. 50 percent of DPA German Health Minister HALF of adults in Britain all adults in the UK have LONDON/WASHINGTON Jens Spahn also called for are estimated to have re- had the protection of two solidarity in the distribution of ceived both doses of a COV- doses. Thank you to a bril- THE United States has un- coronavirus vaccines. ID-19 vaccine, latest figures liant team. We keep going.” veiled a plan to donate 25 mil- “The European Union is show. The latest figures have been lion COVID-19 vaccine doses, helping to vaccinate the world The milestone comes a published by Britain’s four with most of them going to right now. day after the government health agencies. South America, Africa and Fifty percent of the vac- announced that three-quar- Asia via the global vaccine- cines produced in the EU are ters of adults had received UK has said it intends sharing initiative COVAX. and have been exported be- their first dose. to offer a first dose of a After coming under pres- cause we know very well: We A total of 26,422,303 sure to do more to distribute are not safe until everyone in second doses have now been vaccine to all adults by vaccines abroad, the Biden the world is safe,” Spahn told delivered since the vaccina- the end of July, and both administration had promised dpa in Oxford. tion roll-out began almost doses to everyone aged last month it would share 80 COVAX secured another six months ago. 50 and over by June 21 million of its doses by the end 2.4 billion dollars from gov- This is the equivalent of of June. ernments and foundations 50.2 percent of all people They also show that an On Thursday it outlined during an online event on aged 18 and over. estimated 75.5 per cent of how the first 25 million would Wednesday, the global vacci- In England, 22,442,383 British adults have now be allocated, an announce- nation alliance Gavi said. second doses have been giv- received a first dose of vac- ment that was made as G7 The funds raised during en - the equivalent of 50.7 cine. health ministers met in Britain the “One World Protected” percent of the adult popula- In Wales 85.7 percent of to discuss the ongoing threat summit brought the total tion. adults are estimated to have posed by the pandemic. amount to vaccinate people in England is slightly had a first jab, some way US President Joe Biden over 90 of the poorest coun- ahead of the other three ahead of England (75.0 per said in statement that at least tries to 9.6 billion dollars, sur- nations of Britain, with cent), Scotland (74.6 per- 75 percent of these doses - passing a target of 8.3 billion Scotland on 48.2 percent cent) and Northern Ireland nearly 19 million - will be dollars. (2,137,618 second doses), (73.9 percent). shared through COVAX, a The funds would suffice to Northern Ireland on 47.1 The government has World Health Organisation- Britain’s Health Secretary Matt Hancock (left) greets his German counterpart, Jens Spahn in Oxford, England buy 1.8 million vaccine doses percent (684,398 second said it intends to offer a first backed effort to deliver vac- on Thusrday. (AFP) and vaccinate about 30 per doses) and Wales on 45.9 dose of a vaccine to all adults cines for the world’s neediest cent of the adult population in percent (1,157,904 second by the end of July, and both people. equity challenge was top of stronger cooperation, espe- lower-income countries until doses). doses to everyone aged 50 The remaining 6 million mind at a G7 meeting of health Kyriakides called on G7 cially in sharing data and the beginning of 2022, Gavi, Vaccines minister Na- and over by June 21. doses will be handed over di- ministers in Oxford, England countries to share vaccines pathogens, and added that which manages COVAX, said. rectly to countries seeing surg- on Thursday. global cooperation has never Several countries also es, as well as close US allies. In the ancient univer- with poorer countries. The been more important. promised to donate an addi- These include Canada, Mexi- sity city, about 80 kilometres EU has already promised to Kyriakides called on G7 tional 54 million already se- co, India and South Korea. north-west of London, the donate 100 million doses countries to share vaccines cured doses, raising the total “We are sharing these ministers also discussed joint through COVAX with poorer countries. The number of doses gifted to the News doses not to secure favors or protection against future pan- EU has already promised programme to 132 million, ac- extract concessions. We are demics. to donate 100 million doses cording to the alliance. in brief sharing these vaccines to save The location was chosen Stella Kyriakides urged the through COVAX. The World Health Or- lives and to lead the world in symbolically: Researchers at use of the political momentum The G7 group of global ganization has lamented that While oods hit Amazon, Brazil’s bringing an end to the pan- Oxford University developed to strengthen global health powers includes Britain, due to vaccine shortages, in reservoirs at risk of drying up demic, with the power of our a COVID-19 vaccine together structures. “We have no time which holds the presidency many low- and middle-income example and with our values,” with the pharmaceutical com- to lose,” Kyriakides said. this year, as well as Germany, countries, health care workers RIO DE JANEIRO: As Brazil’s Amazon region struggles with record Biden said. pany AstraZeneca. What is needed, she said, the United States, France, Ita- had not even been vaccinated high water levels, reservoirs in other parts of the country are at Meanwhile, the vaccine EU Health Commissioner are better surveillance and ly, Canada and Japan. against the virus yet. risk of drying up. Brazil’s national water authority ANA this week declared the situation critical until November 30 in around half a dozen Brazil- ian states along the Parana River. Biden to meet Reservoirs in the centre and south, where power plants US average daily coronavirus cases including the Itaipu Dam generate the bulk of Brazil’s energy, Erdogan during are only 32 pe cent full due to a lack of rain, the Jornal Nacional his jam-packed news programme reported. The average over the past 20 years below 20,000 for rst time since 2020 was 64 percent. In 2001, Brazil experienced a blackout when Europe trip levels dropped to 29 percent. DPA tions are down from 117,000 Laying out his adminis- Biden said his govern- DPA Experts fear the second half of the year will be dif cult for WASHINGTON to 21,000. Death rates are tration’s plan for June, Biden ment built a world-class WASHINGTON the energy sector and consumers because of the drought. Brazil- down over 85 per cent, he announced a month-long ef- vaccination program work- ian Energy Minister Bento Albuquerque ruled out water rationali- THE average daily cases of told reporters. fort “to pull all the stops to ing with cities and states to US President Joe Biden will zation or a blackout during an interview with Folha de S. Paulo on coronavirus infections in 16,974 new coronavirus free ourselves from this virus open more than 80,000 vac- meet with Turkish President Wednesday. (DPA) the United States went be- cases were reported in the and get to 70 percent of adult cination sites and deploy- Recep Tayyip Erdogan on the low 20,000 for the first time United States on Wednesday, Americans vaccinated. ing more than 9,000 federal sidelines of the NATO sum- since March 2020. taking the national total to “Starting next week, staff, including 5,100 active- mit in Brussels this month, the EU to relax COVID-19 entry restrictions At a news conference on 34,154,305. 514 new deaths many vaccination sites will duty troops to help get shots White House said on Thursday. for Japan as conditions improve his administration’s Cov- were reported in the country be offering extended hours in arms. “The full range of bilateral id-19 Response and Vacci- on the same day. With this, during the month of June. Fifty-two percent of and regional issues,” will be on BRUSSELS TRAVELLERS from Japan should have an easier nation Program, President the Covid death toll in the US Pharmacies will be open adults are now fully vac- the agenda during their meeting time getting into the European Union as of Thursday due to the Joe Biden said that the av- increased to 611,020. 24 hours every Friday this cinated, including seventy- on June 14, a statement said. improving coronavirus situation in the Asian country. erage daily cases are down A total of 27,986,511 peo- month. five percent of all seniors. In April, Biden provoked Japan was added to a list of now eight countries spared the to 19,000 from 184,000, the ple have so far recovered The president said that in Twenty-eight states and the outrage in Turkey by recogniz- toughest of COVID-19 testing and quarantine requirements fol- level of daily infection re- from coronavirus infection just four months, incredible District of Columbia have ing the massacres of Armeni- lowing an agreement among the EU states to gradually lift them. corded when he took office in the country, according to progress was made in getting achieved 50 percent of adults ans in the Ottoman Empire as Tokyo joins the ranks of Australia, Israel, New Zealand, more than four months ago. the latest data from Johns people vaccinated quickly, being fully vaccinated in genocide. Rwanda, Singapore, South Korea and Thailand. Average hospitaliza- Hopkins University. efficiently, and equitably. their jurisdictions. Earlier, during the 2020 However, it remains up to each EU member state to decide election campaign, Biden exactly which requirements it imposes on travellers. promised to take a tougher At the outset of the pandemic, all EU countries - except the course towards Erdogan, Republic of Ireland - banned non-essential travel, except for in a whom he called an “autocrat.” few circumstances. Chaos as emergency number fails in France Biden will have a jam-packed The ban was slightly eased in early July, but only in a handful schedule when he begins his of countries was the epidemiological situation deemed good DPA the minister said. first trip abroad as command- enough to allow freer entry into the bloc. (DPA) PARIS A person suffering from er-in-chief next week. a cardiovascular disease is A serious breakdown at the reported to have died in Brit- French telecommunications tany because the emergency company Orange has caused services could not be reached a disruption in emergency in time. New coalition in Israel pushes numbers throughout France. Two other people with car- Health Minister Olivier Ve- diovascular diseases died on ran said three to four deaths the island of La Reunion who for swearing-in on Monday occurred during the break- had tried to reach emergency down of emergency communi- services, but it was unclear if DPA Initially, it was said that took to Twitter to sharply cations, but it was too soon to their deaths occurred because TEL AVIV the necessary vote and swear- criticize his designated succes- say whether this was because A man talks on a mobile phone as he walks past a store of French medics did not arrive in time, ing-in ceremony in parliament sor Bennett of the ultra-right the emergency numbers could telecom group Orange in Paris. (File photo) (AFP) Darmanin said. ISRAEL’S future coalition would probably take place on Yamina party. not be reached. The cause of the telecom- government is pushing to be June 14. “All Knesset members According to news agency at France’s emergency phone ter Gerald Darmanin said on munications mishap was sworn in by parliament as Among others, the ultra- elected with right-wing votes AFP, French President Emma- numbers. Thursday. still unclear. Orange chief early as Monday, according to right Yamina (Rightwards) must oppose this dangerous nuel Macron said that it was In order for people to con- The situation had im- Stephane Richard told broad- a spokesperson on Thursday. party of ex-defence minister left-wing government,” Net- too early to draw conclusions tinue being able to reach the proved in the afternoon, said caster TF1 it was not due to an The factions around the Naftali Bennett is part of the anyahu wrote. from the situation, but that it fire brigade, the police or an Darmanin, but issues could attack, but rather a software leader of the Yesh Atid (Fu- coalition. For the first time, an It is expected that Netan- was worrying. emergency doctor, around 400 persist until Friday morning. issue. The network was still be- ture) party, Yair Lapid, are Arab party is also to become yahu’s supporters will try with From Wednesday evening, replacement numbers were set These were “serious and ing monitored but was opera- also trying to replace parlia- part of the Israeli government. all their might to derail the there had been disruptions up overnight, Interior Minis- unacceptable disturbances,” tional again. mentary speaker Yariv Levin, According to a rotation shaky alliance of Lapid and local media reported. agreement, Bennett will initial- Bennett before the swearing- According to the reports, ly become premier and be re- in ceremony. the reason behind the move placed by Lapid two years later. Even after the signing of are efforts by long-time Prime This would be the first time the coalition agreement, there UK asylum seekers win court challenge over ‘squalid’ barracks Minister Benjamin Netan- in 12 years that a government are reports of at least one pos- yahu’s camp to prevent the has been formed without the sible defection in the ranks of PA MEDIA/DPA racks in Kent have been used and conditions there pose “real saying, “Whether on the basis planned coalition of eight par- right-wing conservative head the Yamina party. LONDON to house hundreds of asylum and immediate risks to life of the issues of COVID or fire ties. of government Netanyahu. The Israeli domestic in- seekers since last September, and of ill-treatment.” During safety taken in isolation, or On Wednesday evening, For the unusual coalition telligence service Shin Bet on SIX asylum seekers formerly despite the Home Office being a two-day hearing in April, the looking at the cumulative effect the former opposition leader to begin its work, a simple Thursday said it is as of now housed at Napier Barracks in warned by Public Health Eng- men’s lawyers said that accom- of the decision making about, Lapid informed President majority of the 120 legislators protecting the designated new Britain have won a legal chal- land that it was unsuitable. modating asylum seekers at the and the conditions in, the bar- Reuven Rivlin that he formed must vote in favour of it. prime minister Bennett. lenge against the government The men, all said to be “sur- “squalid” barracks was a breach racks, I do not accept that the a coalition with eight parties Netanyahu has called on Newspaper Haaretz called after a High Court judge found vivors of torture and/or human of their human rights and could accommodation there ensured from all political camps. The legislators to oppose the new this “unusual,” as Shin Bet their accommodation failed to trafficking”, argued the Home amount to false imprisonment. a standard of living which was coalition has a slim majority of designated government under normally only protects the meet a “minimum standard”. Office is unlawfully accommo- On Thursday, Justice Lin- adequate for the health of the 61 out of 120 seats in the Knes- Naftali Bennett. prime minister once he has The former army bar- dating people at the barracks den ruled in favour of the men claimants. set. Netanyahu on Thursday been sworn in. 06 Friday, June 4, 2021

ESTABLISHED SEPTEMBER 3, 2006 HAMAD BIN SUHAIM AL THANI CHAIRMAN Opinion ADEL ALI BIN ALI MANAGING DIRECTOR DR HASSAN MOHAMMED AL ANSARI EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

Fear, Hate And Reality: How Virus Labs Deserve To Combat Anti-Asian Crimes

LL New Yorkers have a right to live free More Oversight from fear of being targeted because of their Arace, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender or religion. But right now, many of our Asian American neighbors walk with trepidation, if Whether or not COVID-19 leaked from a lab, we should keep a closer eye on not terror. The numbers do not lie: Between the start of this year and May 23, there were 86 researchers tinkering with deadly pathogens reported anti-Asian hate crimes, a more than 350% increase from the 19 reported in all of FAYE FLAM to concerns over the risk of a lab leak. 2020. And that almost surely understates the There’s also US funding for virus problem. surveillance, which carries its own risks. Recent days have brought fresh heinous at- VEN if we never learn whether Researchers go out and collect viruses, tacks, including a 55-year-old Asian woman suck- COVID-19 escaped from a lab or grow them in their labs, and use them in er-punched in broad daylight on a Chinatown jumped to humans from animals, experiments. street Monday, and a 75-year-old grandmother the public is entitled to a closer Scientists have, more recently, been punched in the face in Queens. This isn’t a New look at what’s going on in virology creating genetically altered coronavi- York City-specific phenomenon, but nowhere in labs.E ruses. That research has been done as a America is the scourge worse. Some scientists worry that labora- collaboration between US labs and the Anti-Asian stereotyping is another part of the tory scientists are getting too little over- Wuhan Institute of Virology. In one con- problem, and must be vigorously combated. A sight on projects that could potentially troversial project, researchers took bat new federal law should help a bit there. start pandemics. Others worry about coronaviruses and introduced changes Police Commissioner Dermot Shea blames the global proliferation of labs that work to see if they could induce greater pan- bail reform, “people ar- with dangerous viruses and other patho- demic potential. That research was pub- rested multiple, multi- gens. lished in 2015 in Nature Medicine. Between the start ple, multiple times, and The journal Nature accused politi- More experiments followed, in which released.” He’s right cians and the press of stirring up a “di- the spike gene of one coronavirus was of this year and May that some of those ar- visive” argument over the origins of the fused to the backbone of another, creat- 23, there were 86 rested in recent inci- pandemic, but it’s only reasonable to ing new viruses increasingly adept at in- reported anti-Asian dents have lengthy rap want an explanation for some curious fecting human cells. hate crimes in the sheets and went through facts. The virus that has killed 3.5 mil- Purdue University virologist David US, a more than revolving doors. lion people so far and upended the lives Sanders told me he agrees with Ebright’s 350% increase from It is a mistake that of billions of others seems to have its concerns, but he thinks the danger lies the 19 reported in our state’s criminal closest relative in horseshoe bats, yet more in the worldwide proliferation of justice system forbids there are no horseshoe bat colonies close labs that deal in deadly pathogens, natu- all of 2020 judges from weighing to Wuhan, China, where the pandemic ral or engineered. the danger a person was first identified. Wuhan does, howev- He says there should be oversight, might present to others er, host a lab holding the world’s largest but that some genetic manipulation of — as the federal government and almost all other collection of bat coronaviruses. viruses can provide valuable insights. states do — when deciding whether to remand A World Health Organization team Gene therapy, for example, uses altered them into jail pre-trial, allowing only risk of flight sent to investigate came back with little attacks, the incident spurred the U.S. Ebright told me that back in 2003, viruses to deliver lifesaving genetic ma- as a consideration. in the way of plausible explanations for government’s interest in researching the scientific community started to terial into human cells. But that’s just part of the story. We need to SARS-CoV-2. Nor are the explanations germ warfare defenses. voice concerns over the realization that And he wasn’t convinced by argu- admit that sometimes, in some cases, people are mutually exclusive — the virus could be a But things took a strange twist: While emerging genetic technology might, in ments laid out in an article by former dangerous to themselves and others. Someone naturally occurring bat virus collected by it was commonly assumed the attacks principle, allow people to alter viruses New York Times science writer Nicho- experiencing severe mental illness needs treat- a scientist and placed in a lab from which were carried out by foreign terrorists, a to make them deadlier or more trans- las Wade, first published in Medium, ment, even if that means compelling them to get it later escaped. There’s no convincing multi-year investigation pointed back missible. And indeed, such experiments implying SARS-CoV-2 was the product it using Kendra’s Law or other tools. evidence that this virus has been geneti- to an American biodefense research- started happening — funded by the Na- of genetic modification. There’s nothing Yet New York has laughably few resources for cally manipulated, but it’s well known er. Investigators linked the attacks to tional Institutes of Health and done in about the virus that would make a natu- housing and treating people who are drug-addict- that scientists have manipulated other Bruce Ivins, a virologist at the United the name of defense, or simply to better ral origin unlikely. ed or mentally ill. viruses to make them more dangerous. States Army Medical Research Institute understand viruses as a line of basic re- But how did it get into humans? We We’ve built far too few new supportive hous- Biologist Richard Ebright, a profes- of Infectious Diseases in Fort Detrick, search. still don’t know. And it’s perfectly rea- ing units with treatment options, and long-term sor at Rutgers University, walked me Md., though he killed himself before he A project in 2005 led to the re-cre- sonable to keep asking questions. inpatient psychiatric care facilities have been dis- through a history of biodefense labora- could be tried. Perhaps increasing con- ation of the deadly 1918 pandemic flu mantled over decades. tory research going back to 9/11 and the trols over biodefense research would virus — something that helped scientists (Faye Flam is a Bloomberg Wake up to the complex sources of this prob- anthrax attacks that followed in its wake. have been a more rational response than understand why that pandemic struck so Opinion columnist and host of the lem or it can never be solved. Because Congress was targeted in those ramping up funding. many young, healthy people, but also led podcast “Follow the Science.” )

Are Rewards For Getting COVID Vaccinations Really Such A Great Idea?

DOYLE MCMANUS publicans, Democrats and inde- duced a bill last month to outlaw pendents alike. But we don’t mind DeWine’s lottery, even though snagging a bit of swag; in fact, he’s also a Republican (and even T first, getting vaccinated we’ve been known to fight over it. though he stipulates, for those against COVID-19 seemed So, since carrots are more palata- with religious objections, that it like enough of a reward. You ble than sticks, why not use them? isn’t technically a lottery, since you got the satisfaction of pro- I asked one of the nation’s top don’t have to pay to enter). tecting your health and that medical ethicists, Arthur Caplan The only thing more Ameri- ofA the people around you, and the of New York University, if there’s can than wanting to strike it rich, knowledge that soon you would be anything unseemly about enter- it seems, is political polarization able to socialize with other vac- ing people in a lottery to persuade — no matter what the issue. But cinated people without wearing them to help end the pandemic. the resisters and their political masks. “Nah,” he said cheerfully. champions are making the rest of But as demand for the vaccines “There’s nothing wrong with re- us more vulnerable to future coro- waned, the prizes began: Fishing warding people for following navirus outbreaks, especially from licenses in Maine. Crawfish in New healthy practices. And once you new variants. Epidemiologists Orleans. Baseball tickets in New start thinking about fishing licens- aren’t sure when “herd immunity” York. “A shot and a beer” in New es and free beer, it’s not a big jump — the point at which the virus will Jersey — plus (perhaps less entic- to paying people outright.” die off because it can’t find enough ing) a chance to have dinner with Lotteries appear especially ef- hosts — might kick in. Estimates the governor. fective, behavioral economists say, range from 70%, a number we’re Then, in Ohio, Gov. Mike because those big dollar figures approaching, to 90%, a number DeWine launched a lottery, “Vax- are eye-catching — and because that looks unreachable. a-Million,” with an eye-catching most of us are bad at evaluating So it’s worth trying anything $1-million prize every week. It odds, especially long ones. that might work, from doughnuts worked; DeWine reported that “Lotteries are highly motivat- to lotteries, to get the problem un- vaccinations jumped 49% in the ing if you’re trying to convince der control. first two weeks. someone to change a behavior,” The good news in that Kai- Other states followed suit. Cal- Katy Milkman of the University managed to get it yet. hesitators say they simply don’t fered one or two paid sick days. ser poll is that it suggests that an ifornia went big: 10 grand prizes of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School The remaining third of the feel much risk. And for those kids in Generation 85% vaccination rate is reachable of $1.5 million each, plus 2 million told NPR. “People overweight the adult population is the challenge “To be fair, younger people Z, “incentives like free concerts are — and it gives us some clues as to supermarket cards at $50 apiece. very low probabilities of winning.” now, but the same poll shows haven’t been eligible that long,” more interesting,” Hamel said. how to nudge more people to get It might seem mystifying that In one sense, the fact that they’re not a monolithic group. Liz Hamel, who runs the Kaiser The biggest challenge, she add- vaccinated. For some, it will be the so many Americans need to be states are resorting to prizes is a A large segment, about 12%, are poll, told me. “It’s going to take a ed, is not the vaccine-hesitant but chance to win a lottery; for others, wheedled, cajoled and bribed into sign that the vaccination rollout people who want to “wait and see” bit longer for them to show up.” the vaccine refusers — including a a promise that they’ll be able to get getting a vaccine that’s so clearly has succeeded: Almost everyone — the vaccine-hesitant. Many say Different incentives appeal to “hard refusal” faction comprising into concerts. in their interest. It turns out that who wanted a shot has been able they worry that the vaccine might some more than others. People about 13% of the adult population. But for others, it would be a big what really motivates people is the to get one. still turn out to be unsafe. Low- who worry about safety told the “We haven’t seen any decline in step forward for employers to of- chance to strike it rich. What could A poll released last week by the income people, including many pollsters it would help if the Food that group at all,” she said. They’re fer paid vaccination days. And for be more American than that? Kaiser Family Foundation found Black and Latino workers, often and Drug Administration gave full mostly Republican, mostly rural everyone, it would be a relief for We’re a proud, unruly, inde- that 62% of Americans 18 or older cite practical concerns: They say approval for the vaccines instead and mostly white. the FDA to issue those long-await- pendent people. We don’t like the have received at least one dose of they can’t afford to take time off of the current emergency-use au- Many of them are also politi- ed approvals. government to tell us what to do COVID-19 vaccine, and only 4% from work if they have side effects thorization. For low-income work- cally active. Conservative Republi- In short, a little bit of every- — a sentiment that holds for Re- say they want a shot but haven’t from the vaccine. And many young ers, it would help if employers of- cans in the Ohio Legislature intro- thing.

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34,586.15 10,754.48 52232.43 1,874.30 DOW -14.23 PTS QE -50.23 PTS SENSEX +382.95 PTS GOLD -1.86 % Hassad Food in deal with leading Russian agro, business entities PAGE 8 PRICE PERCENTAGE PRICE PERCENTAGE 27.52 BRENT 71.22 -0.18 % WTI 68.72 -0.16 % SILVER -2.43 % Qatar-Russia economic ties strong and durable: Minister Qatar-Russia trade volume rises 47% to $296 million in 2020. Qatar’s economy expected to grow 3% in 2021 and 4.1% in 2022 TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK its investments in Russia by forum was an important step DOHA investing in development in consolidating the strategic projects in the areas of en- partnership between the two MINISTER of Commerce and ergy, petrochemical produc- countries. Industry and Acting Minister tion, retail, stock market and “Qatar’s participation in of Finance HE Ali bin Ahmed real estate.” the forum is also an oppor- Al Kuwari and Russian Dep- Kuwari reaffirmed that tunity to highlight the com- uty Prime Minister Yury Bo- Qatar was fully prepared to petitiveness of the Qatari risov inaugurated the Qatar- intensify its cooperation with economy, and the nation’s Russia Business Dialogue on the Russian side on matters firm position at the forefront the sidelines of the 24th edi- raised at the World Trade Or- of countries attracting invest- tion of the St. Petersburg In- ganisation, and to support the ments,” he said. ternational Economic Forum ongoing negotiations on the He called on businessmen (SPIEF) 2021. emerging issues. and investors from the Rus- Delivering an opening “The most significant of sian and from all countries speech on the occasion, Ku- these matters were e-com- participating in this global wari said, “Qatar’s participa- merce, investment facilita- gathering to benefit from the tion in SPIEF candidly dem- tion mechanisms to serve the huge and promising invest- onstrated the strength and development and the infor- ment opportunities avail- durability of the relations mal international action pro- able in Qatar, as well as to between Qatar and Russian. gramme on supporting SMEs strengthen partnerships with These ties have been rein- in light of the current global the Qatari private sector in forced, thanks to the care and crisis,” he said. order to establish success- support of the two nations’ Highlighting Qatar’s eco- ful projects that benefit all wise leaderships and have nomic development, the min- nations. culminated in the bureau- ister said, “Qatar had man- On the sidelines of the Qa- cratic exchanges between of- aged in recent years to make tar-Russia Business Dialogue, ficials from both countries.” remarkable progress in im- Kuwari witnessed the signing Kuwari said that the plementing its major develop- of a number of memoranda agreements and memoranda ment plans. It has established of understanding (MoUs) be- of understandings signed Minister of Commerce and Industry and Acting Minister of Finance HE Ali bin Ahmed Al Kuwari speaks at the Qatar-Russia Business Dialogue itself as one of the most stable, tween Qatar and Russian en- between the two countries held on the sidelines of the 24th edition of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum in Russia. competitive and flourishing tities in the economic, trade over past years had also con- economies in the region.” and investment fields. tributed to opening wider Citing World Bank latest The agreements signed on prospects for cooperation at report, Kuwari said, “Qatar’s the occasion included MoU all levels, especially at the economy is expected to grow between the Investment Pro- industrial, commercial and by about 3 percent and 4.1 per- motion Agency (IPA) Qatar investment fronts, as well as cent in 2021 and 2022, respec- and BI.ZONE Cybersecurity in terms of the economy, en- tively, despite the effects of the Company. The agreement was ergy infrastructure and many COVID-19 pandemic.” signed on the Qatari side by other vital areas. Kuwari said, “Qatar gives IPA Qatar CEO Sheikh Ali bin The current position is re- special importance to the pri- Alwaleed Al Thani. Another assuring that the Qatari-Rus- vate sector and believes in its MoU between Qatar Develop- sian cooperation is headed role in enhancing the competi- ment Bank (QDB) and RSMB towards a promising future, tiveness and diversification was signed by QDB CEO Ab- given the growth witnessed of the national economy. Qa- dulaziz bin Nasser Al Khalifa. in the volume of trade ex- tar has been keen to expedite An MoU between the Qa- change, which rose by about Of cials at the agreement signing between IPA Qatar and BI.ZONE. Of cials at the agreement signing between QDB and RSMB. the measures and procedures tari Businessmen Association 47 percent over the past two aimed at supporting the pri- (QBA) and the Russian Union years to $296 million in 2020 panies operating across vari- vate sectors, in order to stimu- terised the two countries. attaches great importance to vate sector by establishing in- of Industrialists and Entrepre- compared to $201.16 million ous vital economic sectors. late trade and investment and Affirming Qatar’s keen- supporting the economies of centive programmes to attract neurs was signed by Sheikh in 2019. The minister called for ex- support their growth to reflect ness to welcome Russian its various strategic partners foreign direct investments.” Faisal bin Fahad Al Thani, a Kuwari said that Qatar erting more joint efforts, at the the huge economic capacities private companies and inves- worldwide, especially Russia. The minister said that Qatari Businessmen Associa- hosts about 82 Russian com- levels of both public and pri- and capabilities that charac- tors, the minister said, “Qatar Qatar has sought to diversify Qatar’s participation in the tion member. QFZA highlights investment opportunities in Qatar QNB, VTB sign deal to launch

TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK joint funds for Qatar, Russia DOHA

QATAR Free Zones Author- TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK through its subsidiaries and ity (QFZA) highlighted the DOHA associate companies ex- investment and trade oppor- tends to more than 31 coun- tunities offered by Qatar at the QNB Group, the largest fi- tries across three continents St. Petersburg International nancial institution in the providing a comprehensive E c o n o m i c F o r u m ( S P I E F ) Middle East and Africa, has range of advanced products in Russia. signed a memorandum of and services. The QFZA delegation at understanding (MoU) with Potapov, who is also sen- SPIEF is led by Minister of Moscow-based VTB Capi- ior vice president at VTB, State and QFZA Chairman tal Investments at the 24th said, “We strive to create the Ahmad Al Sayed. The QFZA St Petersburg International most attractive opportunities delegation took part in many Economic Forum (SPIEF). that a relevant to the needs panels at the event. The VTB Capital Investments of our clients, which includes Speaking at a panel dis- is the largest Russian asset the diversification of invest- cussion on business dialogues manager with more than $50 ments by geography, and we between Qatar and Russia, billion of assets under man- expect a fund which focusses Sayed said, “Qatar is one of agement. It is part of VTB Of cials at the agreement signing between QNB and VTR Capital. on investments in the Qatari Russia’s leading partners in Group, the second largest fi- economy will be extremely the region. QFZA provides an Minister of State and QFZA Chairman Ahmad Al Sayed with other nancial institution in Russia. both parties, in which they national investors. popular. We also aim to use integral role in enabling com- of cials at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum in Russia. QNB Group Executive can mutually carry out vari- It is worth mentioning our expertise in the debt and panies to capture the many General Manager – Group ous activities in investment that QNB enjoys a reputable equity capital and real es- opportunities presented by On the sidelines of the fo- the Chamber’s members, in Chief Business Officer Yousef management and advisory asset and wealth manage- tate markets in Russia to at- Qatar’s knowledge-based rum, QFZA signed a Memo- addition to knowledge sharing Al Neama and VTB Capital services on debt, equity and ment expertise, and its team tract international financing economy and advanced tech- randum of Understanding and offers support to compa- Investments CEO Vladimir real estate markets. of professionals had suc- for the development of our nology and logistical infra- (MoU) with the St. Petersburg nies. Potapov signed the commer- According to the agree- cessfully worked to develop country’s economy. I am sure structure.” Chamber of Commerce. The QFZA’s booth showcases cial partnership agreement. A ment, QNB and VTB in part- a leading platform of invest- that our cooperation with He said that more than MoU will help strengthen bi- investment opportunities at number of top senior manage- nership will launch Qatar ment instruments covering QNB will benefit Russian 130 companies from around lateral relations by showcas- Qatar Free Zones for Russian ment representatives attended Fund and Russian Fund to equity, fixed income, struc- economy, the emerging class the world have now registered ing Qatar’s value proposition and Commonwealth of Inde- the ceremony from both sides. attract foreign capital into tured products, real estate of Russian investors, and the in Qatar Free Zones pursuing and opening up opportunities pendent States (CIS) compa- The MoU aimed at de- both markets and build a se- and commodity investments. retail investment market of licensed projects worth more for collaboration and growth nies looking to expand inter- veloping business between lection of offerings for inter- QNB Group’s presence our country as a whole.” than QR8 billion. between QFZA’s investors and nationally. 08 Friday, June 4, 2021 Economy & Business Ooredoo Qatar signs MoU with Russia’s MegaFon

TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK ment and Trade Advisory DOHA (QRITA – cross-border ad- visory firm for strengthen- OOREDOO Qatar and Rus- ing business ties between sian telecoms provider Qatar and Russia, part of MegaFon have signed a Qatari-Russian Center for non-binding Memoran- Cooperation) helped lay the dum of Understanding at groundwork for the poten- the St. Petersburg Interna- tial long-term partnership tional Economic Forum to between Ooredoo and Meg- Hassad Food, Qatar’s food and agribusiness investment arm, has signed three memoranda of understanding with leading Russian agriculture and business entities. jointly explore possible fu- aFon and will continue to ture co-operation and share work with both companies knowledge and experience to develop their cross-bor- providing telecoms and ICT der collaboration. services expertise at major “During the last 10 years sporting events. we have gained extensive Hassad Food in deal with leading The document was experience in telecommuni- signed by MegaFon CEO Ge- cation services delivery for vork Vermishyan and Oore- outstanding public events. doo CEO Sheikh Moham- In addition to Olympic and med bin Abdulla Al Thani. Paralympic Games in Sochi, Russian agro, business entities Ooredoo is a leading in- Kazan Universiade and oth- ternational communications ers, we were able to prepare company, responsible for technological infrastructure e MoUs were signed with Demetra Holding, Damate and Qatar-Russia Investment and Trade Advisory telecom infrastructure for at the highest level during the FIFA World Cup, which the FIFA World Cup 2018 TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK sumer of Halal products, Qatar in “Transforming the food in- will be hosted in Qatar in and delighted fans with our DOHA is an important partner for dustry in a post-Covid world” 2022. Currently, the coun- ultra-speed reliable net- Damate Group, - stated Gen- panel in SPIEF, Al-Sadah try is actively preparing the work. I am confident that HASSAD Food, Qatar’s food eral Director of the company highlighted the fundamental necessary infrastructure to Qatari partners will bring and agribusiness investment Rashid Khayrov – by ensuring food security challenges such accommodate football fans the quality to a new level at arm, has signed three memo- consistent supplies of differ- as sustainability and coping and clubs from all around the 2022 World Cup and we randa of understanding with ent types of meat to the Qatari with population growth, he the world. will be happy to potentially leading Russian agriculture market we guarantee not only also highlighted how Covid re- According to the non- assist them with our expe- and business entities, Dem- their exceptional quality and lated supply-chain disruptions binding Memorandum, rience and competence. We etra Holding, Damate and the taste, which are the foundation and price inflation makes food MegaFon will explore the are proud that MegaFon will Qatar-Russia Investment and of our international strategy, security more challenging.. opportunity to share expe- once again bring value to Trade Advisory on Thursday but also a full compliance with Hassad Food is a fully rience and the possibility to one of the most grand-scale at the St. Petersburg Interna- Halal requirements proven by owned subsidiary of Qatar potentially provide Ooredoo events in the world,” – com- tional Economic Forum being corresponding certification Investment Authority (QIA), with expert assistance on mented MegaFon CEO Ge- held in the Russian port city. Finally, Hassad Food has considered as the country’s in- technological infrastructure vork Vermishyan. The four-day event began on signed a MoU with the QR In- vestment arm in food and ag- preparation at mass gather- Sheikh Mohammed Bin Wednesday and will go on un- Eng. Mohamed Al-Sadah, Hassad Food Chief Executive Of cer and vestment and Trade Advisory ribusiness sectors, Hassad has ings and large events. Abdulla Al Thani, CEO at til Saturday. Chairman of Widam Food (QRITA), to work together to several strategic commercial MegaFon was the offi- Ooredoo, said: “We are de- Eng. Mohamed Al-Sadah, source business and invest- investments, internationally cial provider of telecom in- lighted to be exploring po- Hassad Food Chief Execu- parties have agreed to find in- cooperating with Qatar for the ment opportunities in food and and locally, which supports frastructure and additional tential collaboration with tive Officer and Chairman of vestment opportunities and last 7 years, we see a great ca- agriculture sector. Both sides Qatar’s food security efforts. services to ensure network such a key player in Russia’s Widam Food, commented: develop trade relationship in pacity in our further partner- believe that Russia offers ex- Internationally, Hassad quality at football World telecommunications indus- “It is our pleasure to sign the grain logistics and trading. ship,” said Vitaly Sergeychuk, cellent investment opportuni- invested in key strategic es- Cup 2018 events held in try, an organisation with memoranda of understanding The companies will explore Chief Executive Officer of ties in meat processing, grains tablishments in Australia, Russia. At that time, the which we share many com- (MoU) with three of the most the possibilities for the busi- Demetra-Holding. handling and logistics as well Canada, Turkey, Oman, KSA Russian-based company de- mon values, objectives and established and respected in- ness in the wider Middle East Moreover, Widam Food, as building trading businesses. and Sudan, while in Qatar, livered telecom infrastruc- strengths. This MoU aligns stitutions operating in the food region, focusing on using Rus- the largest producer and pro- Oleg Chizh, Managing Di- Hassad owns multiple subsidi- ture and services in 11 cities with our corporate strategy, sector in the Russian market. sian technology and know-how cessor of animal proteins in rector and CEO of QR Invest- aries that directly manage the and 236 venues, including which includes a commit- We are delighted to work to- for agricultural infrastructure Qatar and Damate Group, ment & Trade Advisory said: company’s key investments. 12 stadiums. Additionally, ment to seeking, formal- gether to identify investment projects. one of the largest producers of “We are pleased to collaborate Hassad also has a major role in MegaFon has unique experi- izing and developing part- and trade opportunities, which “Qatar is an important and turkey meat and other animal with Hassad Food to represent crisis management and in the ence in providing connectiv- nerships that will enable us shall bring strategic and com- reliable partner for us in the proteins in Russia have agreed their interests in the Russian field of research and develop- ity and information services to offer our customers the mercial value to both sides. Middle East and one of the key to develop and expand the Federation and CIS countries ment. at Olympic and Paralympic ultimate in digital services, Demetra-Holding, one of grain markets. Annual imports trading relationship in the sec- and to establish a co-operation Al-Sadah will also be par- Games in Sochi, FIFA Con- including enhanced expe- the largest vertically integrated of Qatar wheat are about 200 tor. Both sides expect signifi- framework to identify and ticipating in another panel, federation Cup 2017, APEC riences at major sporting grain holding in Russia (in- thousand tons, and more than cant trading potential between source suitable investment and “Food X Technology,” on June Summit, G-20, COO, BRICS events. We look forward to tegrates assets in transport, a third of this volume, at the the two countries, particularly trade opportunities in food 4, where he will be discussing and other considerable working with MegaFon for export logistics and trading), end of last season has been in the halal lamb meat busi- and agriculture sector between how technology, particularly events. the benefit of both countries has worked together with Has- supplied by Russian grain ness. Russia/CIS countries and the Ag Tech and Food tech, can Qatar-Russia Invest- both now and in the future”. sad Food to analyse potential exporters. The companies of “As a major leading coun- GCC nations.” change the landscape of this areas of mutual interest. Both Demetra-Holding have been try of the Middle East and con- Hassad’s CEO took part sector.

Qatar-Russia business ties get COMMENT a shot in the arm at SPIEF 2021 Qatar businesses to embrace the do-anything-from-anywhere economy with tech

his past year, digital The future of work must will free up employees to be transformation was be secure and agile to more innovative – business- Tnecessitated by the support remote users es need to seamlessly adapt need to, seemingly over- The threat landscape, to a new world of work that’s night, enable users to work which continuously grows constantly evolving. and learn remotely. Many or- and evolves, is taking advan- However, we must ganizations had to accelerate tage of the vulnerabilities ensure that we approach their own digital capabilities caused by remote work and change carefully. Digital to protect their employees, school. According to re- transformation can be students, patients and com- search conducted on behalf technologically complex and munities. Instead of going of VMware Carbon Black, financially challenging. To to work, school, restaurants there has been a 148% spike ensure that we succeed now or out shopping, technology Haidi Nossair in ransomware attacks on and beyond these uncertain enabled it to come to us. global organizations amid times, we need to start small, The do-from-anywhere COVID-19. You need to stay which we call ‘do it light’, world is here to stay, and engagement, motivation and ahead of the cybercrime then evolve by putting to- we’ll continue to see people satisfaction. curve to keep your endpoints gether an end-to-end remote do more from wherever they The starting point is to and infrastructure protected. work strategy that includes TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK continue to develop rapidly growth prospects and Qatar’s are. The question to ask is, develop “personas” based Optimizing your infrastruc- defining your personas, re- DOHA and have already achieved economic resilience despite are organizations prepared on how and where a person ture with reliable and secure quired applications, devices, great success. The task before COVID-19. to build upon these capabili- gets work done. For example, access to applications and accessories, security and QATAR’S delegation witnessed us today is to create comfort- The business programme ties so that they are ready for these could include desk data – whether running deployment and manageabil- an eventful day on Thursday at able conditions for meeting the continued with a pitch session the infinite possibilities of centric users, on-the-go-pros on-premises, in the cloud or ity and this is what we call the four-day St. Petersburg In- strategic goals,” he said. of nine Qatari startups, which the future? or technical users. The needs both – is necessary to sup- ‘do it right’. This will lay the ternational Economic Forum The business programme presented their unique devel- It’s now time for or- of each persona such as the port users who are working foundations for success. (SPIEF), which began in the of the first day at Doha Hall opments to investors, venture ganizations to reassess their environment they work in and learning remotely. There is no doubt the Russian port city on Wednes- resumed with a session titled capital funds, business angels, remote work and learning and the app they require hybrid workplace model is day. The day saw fruitful dis- “Invest Qatar: Emerging In- development institutions, and capabilities, in order to would differ and therefore so What can we do now to here to stay. Companies are cussions on business and eco- vestment and Trade Opportu- the wide innovative commu- create a digital workplace should the technology they help us in the future? putting a greater emphasis nomic near-term prospects of nities between Qatar and Rus- nity. These startups are already that’s ready for anything and use. This mapping will enable The organizational on this pivot - reprioritizing Russian-Qatari relations. sia”. The dialogue focused on renowned all over the world. ensures productivity. your organization to create digital transformation we tech investments in securing The day’s events began with opportunities that can be cre- Sponix Tech, for instance, one the optimal experience at the are embarking on today, will remote workforces, imple- the Russia-Qatar Business Dia- ated to improve the investment of the 10 finalists in the Asia Personalized productiv- lowest cost. With few perso- equip us with the flexibil- menting tools to keep staff logue session. It was opened climate and boost trade, as well Startup Competition, uses im- ity from anywhere nas, you will overprovision ity we need to adjust to the working productively from by Minister of Commerce and as on initiatives to support and mersive replays and integrates Personalized user experi- resources that could exceed demands of the future. ICT home and more. To navigate Industry and Acting Minister diversify Russian-Qatari eco- virtual advertising during ences and intelligent collabo- the needs of users. With too spending in Qatar is set to these changes now and into of Finance of Qatar HE Ali bin nomic cooperation. matches. Urban Point’s im- ration are vital for seamless many personas, it won’t be reach US$9bn by 2024, ac- the future, we need to adopt Ahmed Al Kuwari. Saud Bin Abdulla Al At- pressive concept emerged as productivity. One of the manageable. cording to GlobalData. Tech- adaptable technologies that Leonid Slutsky, Deputy of tiyah, Deputy Undersecretary an MBA project and now spans biggest challenges to pro- However, with the right nologies such as artificial accommodate new ways the State of Duma of Russia, For Economic Affairs at the multiple countries. ductivity, is technology that number for your organiza- intelligence (AI) and cloud of working seamlessly and Chairman of the Committee on Ministry of Finance in Qatar The business day ended works against the end-user tion, you can provision the are already rapidly changing securely. International Affairs, moder- and Saleh bin Majed Al-Khu- with an open dialogue between by being slow and unreliable, right type of device, acces- how we work – from needing ated the discussion. laifi, Assistant Undersecretary Fahad Al-Kuwari, Business De- resulting in user frustration sories, connectivity, apps and to deploy, secure, manage — By Haidi Nossair, “Qatar is a country with for Commerce Affairs, Minis- velopment, Qatar Free Zones and downtime. Alternatively, data for each, creating the and support devices from the Sr. Director, Client which the strategic partnership try of Commerce and Indus- Authority (QFZA), and Yulia a positive user experience best user experience in the cloud to automating redun- Solutions Group, MER- is growing every year. Invest- try, participated in the panel Shapovalova, a news anchor at leads to greater productivity, most cost-effective way. dant processes and tasks that AT, Dell Technologies ment and economic relations during which they discussed RT International. Economy & Business Friday, June 4, 2021 09 Tesla to recall 734 imported Model 3s in China as quality issues mount AGENCIES local media and regulators the end of 2020 as the Chi- over the quality and safety nese tech news outlet labelled TESLA is recalling more than of its electric vehicles (EVs). 27% down its Shanghai factory a “Giga- 700 imported Model 3 electric That may have contributed to ● sweatshop” and accused it of vehicles sold in mainland Chi- a slide in sales so far this quar- US carmaker to recall using substandard compo- na over quality issues, adding ter even, as local rivals NIO imported Model 3s nents. Tesla threatened to sue to a series of missteps in the and Xpeng have not fully capi- produced in 2019 for seat it for spreading false informa- local market that could dent talised on its misadventures. belt, loose bolts issues, tion. interest in the nation’s top- “The latest recall could de- China’s market regulator Tesla executives were also selling electric cars. ter more mainland consumers said in a statement grilled by senior regulatory of- The State Administration from buying its cars because ficials about the quality of the for Market Regulations said they are battered by worries ● Tesla’s sales in China company’s Model 3s in Febru- on Thursday that 311 of the over quality and safety is- slipped 27 percent in April ary amid a wave of unpleasant cars manufactured in 2019 sues,” said Chen Jinzhu, chief from March amid its social media posts from car from January 12 to November executive of Shanghai Mingli- troubles with consumers, owners. 20 were found to have seat ang Auto Service. “It will be a regulator The manufacturer has re- belt issues, posing injury risks tough year for Tesla to expand jected claims that the safety or to passengers in the event of a its market share in China.” quality of its vehicles had been collision. The affected imported cent drop from March, accord- compromised in any way. Another 423 cars built units made it to the mainland ing to the China Passenger Car Tesla, now the runaway by the California-based car- market as Tesla’s popularity Association. NIO and Xpeng, front-runner in China’s pre- maker between February 2 grew abroad. its biggest Chinese rivals, re- mium electric vehicle seg- and November 20 that year The rising demand ported mixed fortunes in their ment, also faced a social- are also being recalled due to prompted chief executive Elon March to May sales, hampered media backlash from Chinese loose bolts that could cause Musk to splash US$2 billion partly by the global chip short- customers. tyre-related problems while on its Gigafactory 3 in Lingang ages. It followed an April 19 in- heightening risks of collision, near Shanghai to capture local The sharp drop in Tesla’s cident when a woman, in a the market regulator added in demand. Tesla began deliver- China sales followed a run-in T-shirt emblazoned with the the statement. ing its Shanghai-made Model with Chinese authorities and words “brake malfunction” The recall represents em- 3s in January 2020, and Mod- customers over the quality and a Tesla logo, jumped on a barrassing publicity for its el Y SUVs earlier this year. and safety of its locally built Tesla on display at the Shang- China business after several Tesla delivered 25,845 cars. The carmaker had a war hai Auto Show, to blame the public spats with consumers, units of EVs in April, a 27 per of words with PingWest at firm for her Model 3 crash.

‘TRULY INTELLIGENT’ Huawei launches new range of super devices; regional unveiling soon

TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK Group. “Every single one of us is a DOHA part of this fully connected world, as is every device. We look forward HUAWEI launched a range of Su- to working with more partners and per Device new products on Thurs- developers to build a thriving Har- day, giving consumers access to a monyOS ecosystem and provide seamless and truly intelligent expe- even better experiences, products, rience across multiple devices in all and services to our customers the different types of scenarios. While world over” there are more smart devices in our At Thursday’s event, Huawei lives than ever, the experience they also released the FreeBuds 4, its provide often isn’t smart. Siloed next-generation semi-open A ctive systems tend to complicate inter- Noise Cancellation (ANC) wireless connectivity and operations, which Bluetooth earbuds, and two high- have ultimately led to a fragmented end monitors, the MateView and user experience. the MateView GT. The Super Device experience is designed to address this problem. HUAWEI FREEBUDS 4 It provides a common language Huawei today also announced for different kinds of devices to the launch of its latest True Wire- connect and collaborate, provid- less Stereo (TWS) Bluetooth ear- ing users with a more convenient, buds, the FreeBuds 4. This new smooth, and secure experience. addition to Huawei’s numeric se- It uses distributed technology to ries of TWS earbuds inherits the meet the varied needs of all types world’s first open-fit active noise of different devices with a single cancellation (ANC) technology system, enabling flexible deploy- from the previous generation. With ment as needed. It also combines open-fit ANC 2.0 technology, light- previously independent devices weight comfort, high-resolution into a cohesive and holistic Super sound quality and intelligent audio Device that integrates all hardware connectivity, FreeBuds 4 delivers and resources to freely leverage the ing an e-sim it also boasts a long- new, high-precision temperature The MatePad Pro also sup- easily. On top of all that, you can on not only audio quality but also capabilities of its component de- life battery sensor. It also supports fall detec- ports Multi-screen Collaboration easily choose between your device takes the open-fit ANC listening ex- vices based on the user’s real-time As the new smartwatches that tion and SOS functions so users can with PCs . The tablet can become a speakers or other connected Blue- perience to a whole new level. needs. runs on HarmonyOS, the Huawei monitor and manage their health drawing board in Mirror mode and tooth speakers/earphones. At Thursday’s event, Huawei Watch 3|3 Pro integrate seamlessly in real time. a monitor in Extend mode. It also Home Screen is more stream- HUAWEI MATEVIEW launched a range of smart watches with Huawei smartphones to serve The Huawei Watch 3 Pro fea- supports cross-device file dragging lined and organized than ever. You Huawei also announced the re- and tablets powered by Harmo- as a multifunctional smart assis- tures an ultra-long battery life, and dropping, delivering a more can swipe up on apps to generate lease of Huawei MateView, the first nyOS 2, including the Huawei tant. Huawei has worked closely which lasts five days in smart mode efficient and collaborative multi- Service Widgets that display real- flagship standalone monitor from Watch 3|3 Pro, the new 12.6-inch with several partners from the re- and 21 days in ultra-long battery device experience. time, easy-to-access information or the company. Carrying the “Mate” Huawei MatePad Pro. In addi- gion to provide Huawei Watch 3|3 life mode. The Huawei Watch 3, in The new smart pen features a services without having to open the moniker, the all-new monitor em- tion, it also released the Huawei Pro users with an unprecedented turn, has a battery life of three days new platinum-coated nib for high- app itself. You can customize the bodies Huawei’s spirit of innova- FreeBuds 4, its next-generation experience: From leading food de- in smart mode and 14 days in ultra- precision handwriting and ultra- size of the Service Widgets, tap apps tion, and with its launch, Huawei open-fit Active Noise Cancellation livery app Talabat to major ride long battery life mode. low latency, accurately differentiat- and swipe up to display their widg- breaks into a new market, bringing (ANC) wireless Bluetooth earbuds, hailing apps like Jeeny, users will ing between 4,096 levels of force. ets, and tap any vacant location on the same fervour for pushing the en- and two high-end monitors, the now be able to follow automatically THE NEW 12.6-INCH HUAWEI MATE- The M-Pencil supports FreeScript, the home screen to hide them velope as it did with its smartphone Huawei MateView and the Huawei the updates related to their or- PAD PRO which converts handwriting in Huawei is committed to pro- business. As a beautifully minimalist MateView GT. ders or their rides right from their The new MatePad Pro fea- any input box into digital text in tecting consumers’ privacy and se- Wireless · Real Colour Monitor that The price and availability of all smartwatch with a simple glance at tures a gorgeous 12.6-inch OLED real time. In addition, intelligent curity. Our core design principle is supports a wide range of smart fea- these products in Qatar and across their wrist. FullView Display and has a 90% interactions such as double-tap to to ensure that only the right person tures, including; a large 4K+ ultra- the region of Middle East and Af- Huawei has also worked closely screen-to-body ratio, the highest switch, Instant Shape, and Instant can access the right data with the HD monitor, HUAWEI Smart Bar, rica will be announced soon. with Emirates, one of the world’s among all tablets currently avail- Table make handwritten input right device, ensuring the security Dual-speaker and dual-microphone leading international airlines to able on the market. Every display more seamless and natural to fit of each access to each device, as sound system. Huawei MateView is HUAWEI WATCH 3|3 PRO develop an app, which provides comes with ∆E of less than 0.5 for your unique workflow. well as the security of each act of set to redefine the category for the Huawei’s brand-new flagship Huawei Watch 3|3 Pro users con- incredibly high colour accuracy, storing, transmitting, and using next generation of smart monitors. smart watches HUAWEI WACH venient access to their Emirates delivering a crisp, colour-accurate INTERACTIVE EXPERIENCE data across all scenarios. 3|3 Pro redefines fashion on your booking details and flight status. picture that is on par with profes- Huawei Super Device experi- In addition, user data is man- MATEVIEW GT wrist. Featuring a curved glass This is the latest step in Emirates’ sional displays. The new MatePad ence is also exemplified through aged by category and protects Huawei also had a surprise for screen and 316L stainless steel ongoing partnership with Huawei, Pro also has an ultra-high contrast various software, connectivity, and devices by level, setting specific gamers with the launch of the Mat- case, this stylish watch comes com- and builds on the recent launch ratio of 1,000,000:1, and supports software integration. With Huawei security thresholds for Super De- eView GT displaying cutting-edge plete with a brand-new 3D rotating of its mobile app. The watch app DCI-P3 colour gamut. super control centre, consumers vices. Only devices that meet strict technology, great reliability and crown that senses different levels allows customers to get quick up- Equipped with the Kirin 9000 can easily toggle all connections security requirements can access outstanding quality. Introduced of pressure and provides haptic dates with a simple glance at their series chipsets, the MatePad Pro including Bluetooth and Wi-Fi eas- data corresponding to their secu- as a brand-new product category, feedback in response to user input, smartwatch, further adding to a delivers incredible levels of perfor- ily with one touch. Apart from that, rity level, making sure that users the MateView GT features a curved making the watch both comforta- seamless customer experience on mance. Supported by the distrib- Huawei took controlling music to can make use of Multi-device Col- ultrawide display that supports a ble to wear and easy to operate. The the move. uted data management and task the next level as well. In the audio laboration features with true peace refresh rate of 165Hz, with an in- Huawei Watch 3|3 Pro also allows The Huawei Watch 3 Series also scheduling capabilities of Harmo- control panel, consumers are able of mind. novative integrated SoundBar. you to make and receive phone serves as a professional fitness and nyOS, the tablet can work together to access all favorite music through “We are surrounded by more With the MateView GT, Huawei is calls and listen to music by sharing health manager that supports more seamlessly with smartphones and different music platforms in one and more smart devices these days, dedicated to offering consumers an the same phone number and data than 100 workout modes. In addi- PCs to double your productivity place. and are now in a world where all even more powerful and efficient plan with your smartphone, with- tion to a broad range of healthcare and creativity in different scenari- You can easily toggle between things are connected,” said Richard monitor, taking the gaming and out worrying about running out of support options, the watch can now os, whether you are in the office or your different music applications Yu, Executive Director and CEO entertainment experience to a new battery since in addition to featur- monitor skin temperature with a at the drawing board. to play your favorite songs/lists of Huawei’s Consumer Business level. QatarTribune Qatar_Tribune Fired-up QatarTribuneChannel qatar_tribune Federer shows great form, slays Cilic in syle page 11 FRIday, JUNE 4, 2021 Hatim strikes as Qatar see off India to stay in firm control

The socially-distanced fans enjoy the proceedings of Qatar vs India match of the Asian Qualifiers for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 and AFC Asian Cup China 2023 at the Jassim Qatar’s Baghdad Bounedjah fights for the ball at the Jassim Bin Bin Hamad Stadium in Doha on Thursday. Qatar won 1-0. Hamad Stadium in Doha on Thursday.

AFC India custodian Gurpreet Sin- opening goal in the 33rd min- Doha gh Sandhu. ute after Mohammed Muntari Despite defending deep, Standings (Group E) found space down the left be- Qatar stretched their lead in Igor Stimac’s side continued to Team P W D L F A GD PTS fore slipping the ball to Abdel Group E of the Asian Quali- show determination on coun- Qatar 6 5 1 0 16 1 15 16 Aziz Hatim who converted off fiers for the FIFA World Cup ter-attacks with Glan Martins Oman 5 4 0 1 11 4 7 12 a rebound from his first at- Qatar 2022 and AFC Asian pulling the strings in midfield Afghanistan 5 1 1 3 2 11 -9 4 tempt as Sanchez’s side took a Cup China 2023, after defeat- alongside Bipin Singh Thou- India 5 0 3 2 3 5 -2 3 1-0 lead going into the break. ing India 1-0 at the Jassim Bin naojam and Suresh Singh In a tactical move, Sti- Bangladesh 5 0 1 4 2 13 -11 1 Hamad Stadium on Thursday. Wangjam. mac replaced Sunil Chhetri The victory took Qatar Qatar came close to scor- with Udanta Singh as India to 19 points, seven ahead of ing in the 15th minute after started the second half with Oman who have two matches Yusuf Abdurisag did well on hope that they could salvage a in hand and will face Felix the right to cut back in and re- point against the reigning AFC Sanchez’s side on Monday. lay the ball to Abdel Aziz Ha- Asian Cup titleholders. Bangladesh and Afghanistan tim, who however hit his vol- Gurpreet Singh Sandhu, shared the spoils in a 1-1 draw ley over the bar. who kept a clean sheet against in the other Group E tie on India suffered a blow in Qatar in their previous encoun- Thursday. the 18th minute when de- ter, continued to frustrate Qatar It was all Qatar from the very fender Rahul Bheke received when he kept out Abdelkarim beginning as Sanchez’s men put his marching orders after Hassan from close-range in the India under pressure in the first picking up a second yellow 47th minute and later Muntari’s minute with Abdelkarim Has- card for handling the ball out- effort from inside the box. san blasting his effort just wide side the box. Despite being a The remainder of the from outside the box. man down, India continued match saw neither side able Hassan then had another to deny Qatar with Gurpreet to find the net with Qatar only chance at goal in the fourth Singh Sandhu foiling the West needing a draw against Oman minute but his effort off Karim Asians’ attempts at goal. on Monday to confirm top spot Boudiaf’s corner was saved by However, Qatar scored the Qatar’s Almoez Ali charges ahead with India defender Pritam Kotal to gain ball possession during their match on Thursday. in the group. Late goal sees draw dent Bangladesh, Afghanistan’s hopes

AFC Doha

Bangladesh scored late to hold Afghanistan to a 1-1 draw in Group E of the Asian Quali- fiersfor the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 and AFC Asian Cup China 2023 at the Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium on Thursday. The result did neither team a favour for their qualification hopes with Afghanistan mov- ing to five points while Bang- ladesh are on two points. Up next for Bangladesh are India on Monday, while Afghanistan will face Oman on June 11 with both teams’ hopes of automatically ad- vancing to the third round of the Qualifiers for theA FC Asian Cup China 2023 hang- An Afghanistan player (No. 4) braces for a challenge during a free kick against Bangladesh during their ing in the balance. Asian qualifier match at the Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium in Doha on Thursday. Aghanistan’s attacking midfielder Faysal Shayesteh tries to go past a Bangladesh defender. Bangladesh, who lost 1-0 in the teams’ first meeting in Afghanistan had a chance stan a minor scare in the 16th half chance in the 23rd min- dividends eight minutes after draw level in the 74th minute in the 83rd minute when So- September 2019, started on the to take the lead in the 13th minute when Masuk Miah ute but David Ahmed Najem’s the restart when Mohammad when Rakib Hossain broke free hel Rana nodded down a cross backfoot as Afghanistan domi- minute when they were award- Zoni found a way past his shot from inside the box was M. Sharif set Najem free on the of his markers down the right into the path of Topu Barman, nated the early possession with ed a free-kick but Shayesteh markers down the left flank easily saved by Bangladesh right and the defender found flank but the forward’s shot on who controlled the ball beauti- Faysal Shayesteh, Ahmad Om- firedhis effort into the sea of but his cross was intercepted custodian Anisur Rahman. Sharifi who calmly slotted the goal left much to be desired. fully before slotting home the ran Haydary and Amir Sharifi Bangladesh defenders. by Milad Intezar. Anoush Dastgir’s faith in his ball into the bottom left corner. Bangladesh’s persistence equaliser past Afghanistan’s forming a three-pronged attack. Bangladesh gave Afghani- Afghanistan had another strikers, however, finally paid Bangladesh had a chance to was, however, finally rewarded Ovays Azizi. Sports Friday, June 4, 2021 11 Fired-up Federer sees off Cilic Djokovic cruises past Cuevas DPA another Cilic double fault saw BERLIN him fall a break behind in the fourth. This time, Federer did ROGER Federer produced not allow a sniff of a comeback. his best display of the year to Federer more accustomed defeat Marin Cilic in four sets to facing Cilic in the later stag- in the second round of the es of majors – has also beaten French Open. the Croatian in Wimbledon The 20-time Grand Slam and Australian Open finals – singles champion overcame the Swiss nonetheless needed frustrations with the umpire to find something close to his and the powerful resilience of best tennis after allowing early his opponent to win 6-2 2-6 control to slip away in only his 7-6 (7-4) 6-2 on Thursday. fourth match since returning The Swiss great holds an after knee surgery. 11-1 lead in their head-to- The 39-year-old fired down head record, that one defeat 16 aces to one double fault and coming back in the US Open 47 winners to just 27 unforced semi-finals in 2014 when Cilic errors. As Cilic said before the went on to lift the trophy, and contest: “No matter the age, it seemed as though Federer Roger has the formula.” had their latest contest on his racquet early on. Djokovic makes last 32 He raced into a 5-1 lead Earlier, Novak Djokovic booked in the first set before closing a place in the last 32 with a it out in just 31 minutes, the straight-sets victory over Uru- crowd left stunned when the guayan veteran Pablo Cuevas. eighth seed stretched up to The top seed, seeking just produce a remarkable drop- a second triumph at Roland shot return winner. Garros, followed up his em- Matters became trickier phatic win against Tennys in the second set as Cilic went Sandgren in round one with a 3-0 ahead and only some pre- slightly tougher 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 cise serve-and-forehand work triumph against Cuevas. from Federer prevented the World number one Djoko- double break. vic had 31 winners to 22 un- A curious moment oc- forced errors and will now face curred with Cilic leading 3-1 James Duckworth - who beat when Federer was issued a Ricardas Berankis earlier - in time violation when receiv- the next round. ing serve at deuce. A bemused Djokovic initially took Federer spoke at length with some time to get going and the umpire before calling to lost his serve in just the third Cilic, “Am I playing too slow?”. game, before instantly hitting Swiss legend Roger Federer returns the ball to Croatia’s Marin Cilic during their men’s singles second round match of The Roland Garros 2021 French Open in Paris on Thursday. Although far from de- back in the fourth. Federer won 6-2 2-6 7-6 (7-4) 6-2. (AFP) scending into a shouting The 18-time grand slam match, the incident seemed to winner did not look back from throw off Federer, who gifted that point, serving up some Results (2nd Round) the set to Cilic with two fore- impressive tennis on the clay MEN’S SINGLES WOMEN’S SINGLES hand errors and looked unset- and breaking Cuevas again in Matteo Berrettini (9), Italy, def. Federico Coria, Argentina, 6-3, 6-3, 6-2. Elena Vesnina, Russia, def. Petra Kvitova (11), Czech Republic, walkover. tled until he refocused with a the eighth game to take a one- Kwon Soon Woo, South Korea, def. Andreas Seppi, Italy, 6-4, 7-5, 7-5. Ons Jabeur (25), Tunisia, def. Astra Sharma, Australia, 6-2, 6-4. Diego Schwartzman (10), Argentina, def. Aljaz Bedene, Slovenia, 6-4, 6-2, 6-4. Elina Svitolina (5), Ukraine, def. Ann Li, United States, 6-0, 6-4. ripped backhand winner in the set lead. Jessica Pegula (28), United States, def. Tereza Martincova, Czech Republic, 6-3, 6-3. Lorenzo Musetti, Italy, def. Yoshihito Nishioka, Japan, 7-5, 6-3, 6-2. opening game of the third. Cuevas has reached the Sofia Kenin (4), United States, def. Hailey Baptiste, United States, 7-5, 6-3. Mikael Ymer, Sweden, def. Gael Monfils (14), France, 6-0, 2-6, 6-4, 6-3. Cilic forced the tie-break third round in Paris on four oc- Karolina Muchova (18), Czech Republic, def. Varvara Lepchenko, United States, 6-3, 6-4. Philipp Kohlschreiber, Germany, def. Aslan Karatsev (24), Russia, 6-3, 7-6 (4), 4-6, 6-1. Marta Kostyuk, Ukraine, def. Zheng Saisai, China, 6-3, 6-4. after Federer had spurned casions, but hopes of doing so Dominik Koepfer, Germany, def. Taylor Fritz (30), United States, 6-3, 6-2, 3-6, 6-4. Magda Linette, Poland, def. Ashleigh Barty (1), Australia, 6-1, 2-2, ret. an easy chance for a double again this year were effectively Jannik Sinner (18), Italy, def. Gianluca Mager, Italy, 6-1, 7-5, 3-6, 6-3. Barbora Krejcikova, Czech Republic, def. Ekaterina Alexandrova (32), Russia, 6-2, 6-3. break, but a double fault from put to bed in a blistering second Cameron Norrie, Britain, def. Lloyd Harris, South Africa, 4-6, 6-3, 6-3, 6-2. Varvara Gracheva, Russia, def. Camila Giorgi, Italy, 7-5, 1-6, 6-2. the world number 47 handed set from Djokovic, who was Ricardas Berankis, Lithuania, def. James Duckworth, Australia, 7-5, 2-6, 7-6 (4), 6-0. Sloane Stephens, United States, def. Karolina Pliskova (9), Czech Republic, 7-5, 6-1. Novak Djokovic (1), Serbia, def. Pablo Cuevas, Uruguay, 6-3, 6-2, 6-4. Maria Sakkari (17), Greece, def. Jasmine Paolini, Italy, 6-2, 6-3. the initiative to his rival, who successful with all 11 of his first Coco Gauff (24), United States, def. Wang Qiang, China, 6-3, 7-6 (1). Marco Cecchinato, Italy, def. Alex de Minaur (21), Australia, 6-4, 6-1, 3-6, 6-1. by this time looked imperious serves to close in on victory. Elise Mertens (14), Belgium, def. Zarina Diyas, Kazakhstan, 4-6, 6-2, 6-4. on serve and in control from Later on Thursday evening Roger Federer (8), Switzerland, def. Marin Cilic, Croatia, 6-2, 2-6, 7-6 (4), 6-2. Jennifer Brady (13), United States, def. Fiona Ferro, France, 6-4, 2-6, 7-5. Jan-Lennard Struff, Germany, def. Facundo Bagnis, Argentina, 7-5, 7-6 (1), 6-4. Anett Kontaveit (30), Estonia, def. Kristina Mladenovic, France, 6-2, 6-0. the baseline. reining champion Rafael Na- Carlos Alcaraz, Spain, def. Nikoloz Basilashvili (28), Georgia, 6-4, 6-2, 6-4. An ace on his first set point dal was playing Richard Gas- Serbian Novak Djokovic celebrates after winning against Uruguayan Iga Swiatek (8), Poland, def. Rebecca Peterson, Sweden, 6-1, 6-1. wrapped up the breaker and quet of France. Pablo Cuevas at the French Open on Thursday. (AFP) Swiatek storms into third round ‘Heartbreak’ as injured Barty WTA in Rome and a quarterfinal PARIS run at the Volvo Car Open in joins growing casualty list Charleston also to her credit, DEFENDING champion Iga Gauff is now a stellar 14-3 WTA Swiatek swept into the third on clay this year. Currently PARIS round of the French Open on ranked a career-high World Thursday, dispatching Re- No.25, Gauff converted half of TWO Grand Slam champi- becca Peterson of Sweden, 6-1, her eight break points to earn ons were among those players 6-1 in just one hour and one the win over former World scheduled in the first second- minute. No.12 Wang. round matches of the day at Ro- No.8 seed Swiatek has Gauff got off to a quick 3-0 land-Garros on Thursday, and notched nine straight victo- start, but her momentum was while Sofia Kenin advanced in ries on the grounds of Ro- nearly derailed when Wang straight sets, Ashleigh Barty’s land Garros, and her victory held three break points at 3-1 tournament got over. over World No.60 Peterson after errors by the American. First on Court 14 at 11am., was one of her most emphatic Gauff, though, brushed those No.4 seed Kenin overcame yet as she booked a spot in off, reaching deuce after an fellow American Hailey Bap- the third round for the third amazing rally capped by a su- tiste, a qualifier who won four straight season. per crosscourt backhand, and matches in Paris in her French “From the beginning, I held on for 4-1. Gauff eased Open debut, 7-5, 6-3. felt like I had a good day to- Poland’s Iga Swiatek celebrates after winning against Swede Rebecca to 5-3, where a rally forehand An hour later, top seed day since I woke up, so I knew Peterson at the French Open on Thursday. (AFP) winner closed out the set on Barty took to Court Philippe- that, you know, I’m going to her third set point. Chatrier against Poland’s be in the right mood,” Swiatek good rhythm,” Swiatek said. China 6-3, 7-6(1) to reach the Wang found the range on Magda Linette - but after said in her post-match press Swiatek will face a seeded third round at Roland Garros. her groundstrokes in the sec- revealing following her first- conference. “I just kept that.” player in the next round of her No.24 seed Gauff im- ond set, as she powered her round victory that she in- “I did my routines before title defense when she takes on proved to 23-9 during 2021 way to break leads three differ- jured her left hip days before the match,” Swiatek contin- No.30 seed Anett Kontaveit of after the victory over 39th- ent times during that stanza. the tournament began, Barty ued. “Then when I was on Estonia. Former Top 15 play- ranked Wang, moving into the But each time, Gauff steeled proved unable to overcome it. Australian Ashleigh Barty leaves the court after an injury during her the court, I just felt the ball er Kontaveit had a similarly third round in Paris for the herself and broke back, most “It’s heartbreaking,” Barty women’s singles second round match against Poland’s Magda Linette perfectly. I felt like I could do swift victory on Thursday as first time. Her 23 match-wins notably when Wang served for told reporters about the abrupt on Day 5 of the French Open on Thursday. (AFP) anything with it. So I’m pretty she breezed past French hope this season have her in the top the set at 5-3. end to her fortnight. “I mean, happy that I had this attitude Kristina Mladenovic, 6-2, 6-0, five for most victories on tour Wang had an even bigger we have had such a brilliant she saved three break points in injury, and I think something right now.” in just 51 minutes. during the year. chance at 5-4, when a Gauff clay court season, and to kind of her first service game to level at that I’ve never experienced Swiatek, who became the Former Top 10 player and The pair faced off for the double fault handed the Chi- get a little bit unlucky with tim- 1-1, Linette ran off five straight before, even chatting with my first-ever Polish Grand Slam 2017 Roland Garros quarter- first time just 12 days ago in nese player a set point. But ing more than anything to have games to wrap up a one-set physio, not something she has singles champion last year finalist Mladenovic was no a key match for 17-year-old Wang missed a backhand wide something kind of acute hap- lead in 36 minutes. seen regularly either,” Barty in Paris, has now won eight match for Kontaveit on the Gauff -- the final in Parma, on that occasion, and Gauff pen over the weekend and just The Aussie received off- said. “So we’ve been consult- straight matches on tour, hav- day, as the Estonian hit 20 where Gauff also won in gritted out the hold for 5-5. kind of run out of time against court treatment after the first ing with people all over the ing won her third career sin- winners to Mladenovic’s sev- straight sets to claim her first The pair advanced to a tie- the clock is disappointing. It set, but only played on a little world to try and give us some gles title in Rome in her most en, and never had her serve clay-court title and second break, which favored Gauff, won’t take away the brilliant longer into the second: after insight into what the best ways recent event. broken. WTA singles title overall. who had won two-thirds of three months that we have had, Linette held serve to bring the to manage it are, to handle it, Currently ranked at a ca- Kontaveit does bring an However, this time her 12 tiebreaks this season, as much as it hurts right now. score to 6-1, 2-2, Barty walked and I’m confident we do have reer-high World No.9, Swiatek eye-opening 2-0 head-to- around, the straight-set vic- including a 13-11 blockbuster “We did everything, abso- to the net to shake hands. a plan. It’s just that we ran out was in complete control of head lead into her clash with tory was dicier, as the Ameri- in her first round against Alek- lutely everything we could to The Polish World No.45 is of time here.” her first meeting with Peter- Swiatek, including a close, can was down a late break sandra Krunic. give myself a chance. It was through to the third round of a After the shocking with- son, winning 80 percent of gritty victory over the Pole in in the second set and had to In this tiebreak, Gauff was a small miracle that we were Grand Slam for the fifth time drawal of world number two her first-service points, and the round of 16 at last year’s stare down a set point at 5-4. dominant, firing crosscourt able to get on court for that in her career, where she’ll next Naomi Osaka after a press slamming 22 winners to the Australian Open. But Gauff got herself out of backhands at key moments first round.” face No.25 seed Ons Jabeur. boycott, Barty is now the third Swede’s seven. Also on Thursday, Coco that predicament and swept while building a 6-1 lead. On Again arriving on court Barty ends her clay season big seed to depart. “Obviously the score says Gauff’s superb clay-court sea- through the eventual tiebreak her first match point, Gauff with her left leg wrapped, Barty with a title in Stuttgart, a run- Czech Petra Kvitova, who that it was pretty easy, and it son continued with a flour- to collect victory in an hour went down the line with a win- appeared hampered on serve ner-up finish in Madrid and a suffered a freak fall falling a me- wasn’t, because [Peterson] was ish, as the American teenager and 34 minutes. ner from that side to finish off and with movement from the quarterfinal showing in Rome. dia conference on Sunday, also playing really nice balls with eliminated Wang Qiang of With a semifinal showing the match. match’s earliest stages: though “[It’s a] completely new withdrew from the tournament. 12 Friday, June 4, 2021 Sports Root, Burns hold fort for hosts after Conway’s double ton ANI LONDON Scoreboard New Zealand (1st Innings; Overnight: 246-3) Bowling: Anderson 28-7-83-2; Broad 27-5-79-0; DEVON Conway’s double ton T. Latham b Robinson 23 Robinson 28-6-75-4 (2nb); Wood 27-8-81-3; Root D. Conway run out (Pope/Root) 200 12.4-1-38-0. and tight bowling from the K. Williamson b Anderson 13 Qatar Racing Limited’s Sunstrike in action in the Maiden Fillies’ pacers helped New Zealand R. Taylor lbw b Robinson 14 England (1st Innings) Stakes for two-year-olds at Kempton in UK on Wednesday evening. gain an upper hand against H. Nicholls c Robinson b Wood 61 R. Burns not out 59 (Pic: John Hoy) England on Day Two of the BJ Watling c Sibley b Wood 1 D. Sibley lbw b Jamieson 0 C. de Grandhomme lbw b Robinson 0 Z. Crawley c Watling b Southee 2 ongoing first Test here at the M. Santner c Anderson b Wood 0 J. Root not out 42 Lord’s Cricket Ground on K. Jamieson c Crawley b Robinson 9 Extras: (b2, lb1, nb5) 8 Qatar Racing Limited’s Thursday. T. Southee c Bracey b Anderson 8 Total: (For 2 wkts, 43 overs) 111 At stumps on Day Two, N. Wagner not out 25 To bat: O Pope, D Lawrence, J Bracey, O Robinson, S Extras: (b7, lb15, nb2) 24 Broad, M Wood, J Anderson. Sunstrike opens England’s score read 111/2 Total: (All out, 122.4 overs, 577 mins) 378 Fall of wickets: 1-4 (Sibley), 2-18 (Crawley). and the hosts are still trailing Fall of wickets: 1-58 (Latham), 2-86 (Williamson), Bowling: Southee 11-4-17-1; Jamieson 10-4-29-1 the Kiwis by 267 runs. 3-114 (Taylor), 4-288 (Nicholls), 5-292 (Watling), (1nb); De Grandhomme 9-3-12-0; Wagner 10-1-36-0 account on 2nd start For the Three Lions, Rory 6-293 (de Grandhomme), 7-294 (Santner), 8-317 (3nb); Santner 3-1-14-0 (1nb). (Jamieson), 9-338 (Southee), 10-378 (Conway). Toss: New Zealand. Burns and Joe Root are cur- TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK in their acceleration, still three rently unbeaten on 59 and 42 DOHA lengths off. respectively. After bundling have extended their third- sent back to the pavilion by Switched to the centre out Kiwis for 378, England wicket partnership to 93 runs. Wood while de Grandhomme IN the burgundy and gold in the final 100 metres, she got off to a bad start as open- Earlier, resuming Day was scalped by Ollie Robinson. braids of Qatar Racing Lim- showed a huge burst of speed er Dom Sibley (0) was sent Two at 246/3, overnight bat- Kyle Jamieson then joined ited, Sunstrike (IRE) (Dark to fly to the lead and just head- back to the pavilion in just ters Devon Conway and Henry Conway in the middle and Angel x Extricate) opened her ed the Archie Watson-trained the fourth over by Kyle Jamie- Nicholls put on 42 more runs both batsmen ensured that the scorecard at Kempton in UK and Adam McNamara-ridden son. Soon after, Tim Southee to the total, and along the way, visitors head into the lunch on Wednesday evening in the Blaast (GB) (Showcasing x removed number three Zak Conway brought up his 150. break with three wickets in Maiden Fillies’ Stakes over Absolute Blast) by a nose in Crawley (2) and England was He broke the record for the hand. 1,200 metres (6 furlongs) for a photo finish. The Saeed bin reduced to 18/2. highest score by a Test debu- After the lunch break, two-year-olds. She was mak- Suroor-trained and Callum Skipper Root joined Burns tant in England. Jamieson (9) and Tim Southee ing just her second start for Shepherd-ridden Wild Place in the middle and the duo en- Finally, the 174-run stand (8) departed early, but num- trainers John & Thady Gos- (IRE) (Mehmas x Turuqaat) sured that the hosts enter tea for the fourth wicket was bro- ber eleven Neil Wagner pro- den, and was partnered in the was a half-length further be- break with eight wickets in ken by Mark Wood in the 98th vided support to Conway and race by Qatar Racing Limited hind in third. hand. over as he sent Nicholls (61) both batsmen scored runs in retained jockey Oisin Murphy. Sunstrike is by top juvenile Root and Burns revived back to the pavilion, reducing quick succession. Sunstrike was somewhat and sprint sire Dark Angel, the innings for the hosts in the New Zealand to 288/4. In the 122nd over, Conway slow into stride out of the who incidentally also sired the final session, even though the Soon after BJ Watling (1), dispatched Wood for a six, and stalls and so Murphy settled winning of the Qatar Racing run-scoring was slow. Both Colin de Grandhomme (0), as a result, he brought up his her in towards the rear. Trav- And Equestrian Club Ballyo- batsmen ensured that they and Mitchell Santner (0) were double ton. elling smoothly around the gan Stakes (Gr.3), Sonaiyla at keep the Kiwi bowlers at bay dismissed in quick succes- However, in the very next bend on the all-weather track, The Curragh minutes later. He and England does not lose any New Zealand’s Devon Conway celebrates after reaching 200 on his sion, reducing New Zealand to over, he was run-out and as a she was asked to lengthen by stands at Yeomanstown Stud wickets in the final session of Test debut on the second day of the rst Test against England at the 294/7. result, New Zealand was bun- her jockey with 500 metres to in Ireland, who also bred the the day. Both Root and Burns Lord’s Cricket Ground in London on Thursday. (AFP) Watling and Santner were dled out for 378. run. They stalked the leaders promising Sunstrike. India men’s and women’s cricket Al Shaqab Racing’s January scores rst teams touch base in Southampton win in the Prix Carling at Saint-Cloud ANI India women’s head coach is the toughest format of the TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK take the lead, crossing the SOUTHAMPTON (UK) Ramesh Powar also tweeted game, it is a format that tests DOHA line by 1½ lengths in front a picture of his room at the you. It has not happened over of the field for her trainer AFTER landing in the UK on Ageas Bowl, Southampton.” the three months, it has hap- THE 4-year-old filly January Andre Fabre. Four Genera- Thursday, both the Indian India skipper Virat Kohli pened over two years where (FR) (Siyouni x Al Naamah), tions (FR) (Mastercraftsman men’s and women’s teams and head coach Ravi Shastri on teams have played each other trained by André Fabre in the x Whisper To Dream) was set base at the Ageas Bowl, Wednesday had said that the across the world and earned Al Shaqab Racing silks, put the runner-up. She is trained Southampton. final of the World Test Cham- their right to play in the finals. her first win on the board in by Elias Mikhalides and was After landing in Southamp- pionship (WTC) will be the big- It is one hell of an event,” said the Prix Carling at Saint-Cloud ridden by Stephane Pasquier. ton, the likes of Jasprit Bum- gest event as the longest format coach Ravi Shastri during a on Wednesday evening. The Yvonne Vollmer-trained rah, Wriddhiman Saha posted of the game tests a player in virtual press conference. Ridden by Augustin Mad- and Aurelien Lemaitre-rid- pictures of themselves at the each and every department. Kohli said: “We take a lot amet in this 2,000-metre Class den SOLKIA (FR) (Makfi x Hilton Hotel, which is present India and New Zealand will of pride in playing Test cricket 2 handicap for 4-year-olds and Solveigh) finished further in the premises of the Ageas lock horns in the finals of WTC and the way we have progressed older, January was slow away three quarters of a length be- Bowl. Bumrah posted a picture at the Ageas Bowl, Southamp- as a side is an example of what from the starting stalls, but hind in third. on Twitter and he captioned the ton, beginning June 18. Test cricket means to us. was quickly encouraged for- January is the first foal out post as: “Hello Southampton.” “See it is the first time that “So for all of us as a unit, ward by her jockey from her Al Shaqab Racing’s January at the winning post in the Prix Carling at of the top-class racemare Al Indian Premier League you have a World Test Cham- this is like an accumulation of wide draw to take up the run- Saint-Cloud in France on Wednesday evening. (Pic: Scoopdyga) Naamah, who also carried the (IPL) franchise Mumbai In- pionship final. When you look all the hard work of the last five- ning after just 300 metres. Al Shaqab Racing silks. She is dians posted a picture of Ro- at that and the magnitude of six years where we started to Once in front, ears pricked, back straight, Raja Luna moved ter of Siyouni was initially by the French Champion sire hit Sharma and Rishabh Pant the game that is going to be come up the ranks as a side and she set a steady pace with Raja to the lead, with January hold- shut in on the rail, but her Siyouni and was bred at Al chilling in their balcony at the played, I think this is the big- we are just happy to take the Luna (Rajsaman x Luna) on her ing her place on the running rail. jockey sent her wide and once Shaqab Racing’s Normandy Hilton Hotel. gest, if not the biggest-ever. It opportunity to play the finals.” flanks. At the beginning of the In the straight, the daugh- clear, she lengthened well to stud, the Haras de Bouquetot. FIA World Cup battle set to resume at Rally Kazakhstan Gutierrez and Standings FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Rallies Jones lead 1. Nasser Saleh Al Attiyah (QAT) ...... 29pts 2. Carlos Sainz (ESP) ...... 22pts FIA T3 and T4 3. Yazeed Al-Rajhi (SAU) ...... 17pts 4. Erik van Loon (NLD) ...... 12pts 5. Mattias Ekström (SWE) ...... 10pts categories 5. Zala Vaidotas (LTU) ...... 10pts 7. Cristina Gutierrez (ESP) ...... 7pts heading to 8. Laia Sainz (ESP) ...... 4pts 9. João Ferreira (PRT) ...... 2pts Kazakhstan 10. Denis Krotov (RUS) ...... 1pt FIA T3: 1. Cristina Gutierrez (ESP) ...... 28.5pts TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK 2. Fernando Alvarez (ESP) ...... 18.5pts AKTAU CITY (KAZAKHSTAN) 3. Eric De Seynes (FRA) ...... 15pts 4. Jean-Pascal Besson (FRA) ...... 12pts NASSER Saleh Al Attiyah 5. José-Luis Pena Campo (ESP) ...... 10pts 6. Mitchell Guthrie (USA) ...... 9pts holds a seven-point advantage 7. Annett Fischer (DEU) ...... 6pts over Carlos Sainz as several 8. Edouardo Sanchez (ESP) ...... 4pts of the leading contenders de- 9. Roberto Gamboa (ESP) ...... 3pts Khalifa Saleh Al Attiyah. 10. Enrico Gaspari (ITA) ...... 1pt scend upon the Republic of FIA T4: Kazakhstan this week to con- 1. Austin Jones (USA) ...... 29.5pts tinue the battle for supremacy Gutierrez’s closest chal- try list in the FIA T4 category, 2. Khalifa Saleh Al Attiyah (QAT) ...... 20.5pts in the 2021 FIA World Cup for lenger after round one is the with the Monster Energy Can- 3. Kees Koolen (NLD) ...... 15pts 4. Hernan Garces (CHL) ...... 12.5pts Cross-Country Rallies. Rally Spaniard Fernando Alvarez Am driver Austin Jones arriv- 5. David Zille (ARG) ...... 11pts Kazakhstan takes place over and he also makes the trip to ing in Aktau City with a nine- 6. Lucas Del Rio (CHL) ...... 8pts five desert selective sections Kazakhstan to continue his point cushion over Qatar’s 7. Nazareno Lopez (ARG) ...... 6pts between June 9th-13th. Guillaume De Mevius and Tom Colsoul in the Red Bull OT3 of the Red Bull Off Road Jr Team during the challenge for honours in a Khalifa Saleh Al Attiyah. 8. Jean-Claude Pla (FRA) ...... 4pts 9. Jordi Segura (ESP) ...... 2pts The championship kicked 2021 Andalucia Rally around Villamartin, Spain, in the second week of May 2021. South Racing Can-Am. South Racing-built Can- 10. Andre Thewessen (NLD) ...... 1pt off in southern Spain last Other T3 racers who fea- Ams dominated the opening month with the Andalucia the Qatari pinching a second Federation of the Republic of the shores of the Caspian tured in the top 10 in Spain and round in Spain and Dutch- Rally and this year’s expanded successive win and his Toyota Kazakhstan (AMFK) in the Sea attempting to defend the have entered Rally Kazakh- man Kees Koolen, Chile’s Ams in the hands of Italy’s Eu- series will see competitors vis- team-mate Yazeed Al Rajhi FIA section are a number of 10-point T3 advantage she stan include José-Luis Pena Hernan Garces and Argen- genio Amos, Argentina’s Diego it the Silk Way Rally in early finishing third overall. leading contenders in both the earned in Andalucia. She Campo (Polaris), Jean-Pascal tina’s David Zille fill the top Martinez, Germany’s Annett July, Portugal and Morocco in The Saudi sealed victory in FIA T3 and T4 categories. The drives one of two OT3 off-road Besson (Can-Am) and Enrico five places in the champion- Fischer and Spain’s Ricardo September and October and Kazakhstan in 2018 and will popularity of both has given a machines prepared by Over- Gaspari (Polaris). They face ship standings. Suarez. then conclude with back-to- be hoping to boost his title bid major boost to cross-country drive Racing, the other being further competition from the Koolen and Garces are also Initial administration and back events in Abu Dhabi and with a repeat success against a motor sport and made it one of in the hands of Belgium’s Guil- likes of G-Force Motorsport’s making the trip to Kazakhstan, technical checks will be held Saudi Arabia in November and strong line-up of international the fastest growing disciplines laume de Mevius. He showed Boris Gadasin and Andrey No- where they will face further re- next Tuesday (June 8th) be- early December. challengers. in the global calendar. an impressive speed in Spain vikov and Anvar Ergashev and sistance from AMFK President fore the ceremonial start takes Attiyah and Sainz were Among the 41 entries re- Spanish female star Cris- but came away pointless from Pavel Lebedev. Marat Abykayev (Yamaha YXZ centre stage in Aktau City from closely matched in Spain, with ceived by the Automotorsport tina Gutierrez will arrive on his first event in the car. Nine entrants grace the en- 1000R) and additional Can- 20.00hrs the same evening. Nation Friday, June 4, 2021 13 ‘Qatar 2022 will unite billions of people’ One arrested for flouting Continued from page 1  vember 2022. quarantine requirements Al Nuaimi went on to QATAR has built seven sta- say Qatar 2022 has the po- QNA Muhammad Javed Khan diums from scratch for the tential to unite billions of DOHA is the violator who has been tournament and brought people after the hardships referred to the designate pros- forward the construction of caused by the COVID-19 THE designated authorities ecution. a new metro and numerous pandemic. arrested one person who vio- The authorities urged citi- expressways. All will support “Sport – and particularly lated the requirements of the zens and residents subjected Qatar’s compact tournament football – unites everyone. I home quarantine, which they to home quarantine to fully plans. am delighted to say that we agreed to follow and are legally commit to the Ministry of Pub- The longest distance be- are well on track with our responsible for, in accordance lic Health’s condition in order tween stadiums will be just preparations, with infrastruc- with the procedures of the to ensure their own and oth- 75km in 2022, while fans will ture projects reaching 95 per- country’s health authorities. ers’ safety. have the chance to attend cent completion. The arrest of the viola- They added that anyone more than one match a day We hope our tournament tor occurred as part of the who violates the quarantine during the early stages of the is the light at the end of the implementation of the coun- will be subject to the provi- tournament. Players will fly tunnel for many people after try’s precautionary meas- sions of Article 253 of Law No. into one airport and stay in the pandemic. We look for- ures, which were approved by 11 of 2004, as well as the pro- one accommodation, helping ward to welcoming the world health authorities represent- visions of Law No. 17 of 1990 them to remain in peak con- in 2022 and putting on a show ed in the Ministry of Public on communicable diseases dition throughout the event, that fans will fondly remem- Fatma Al Nuaimi, the Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy (SC) Communications Executive Director, Health, to combat the spread and Law No. 17 of 2002 on which will kick off on 21 No- ber for decades to come.” participated in a panel session titled, ‘The macro-economic and social impact of sport’. of the COVID-19. protecting society. Memac Ogilvy names Till Hohmann as its QFFD signs deals to expand new Chief Creative programs, attract students Of cer for MENA from developing countries TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK DOHA TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK objectives through this agree- DOHA ment by creating opportunities MEMAC Ogilvy has named for cultural diversity and mul- globally recognised crea- QATAR Fund for Development tinationalism within the uni- tive Till Hohmann as its new has signed two agreements un- versity, as well as the resulting Chief Creative Officer for the der the Qatar Scholarship um- exchange of experiences and MENA region. Hohmann brella with Doha Institute for enriching knowledge among rejoins the agency, having Graduate Studies and Lusail students. This is in addition to served as its UAE Executive University, both of which were Lusail University’s belief in its Creative Director from 2007 signed virtually. role in disseminating knowl- to 2010. Misfer Al-Shahwani, Depu- edge and culture and providing Hohmann will be respon- ty Director General of Projects educational opportunities to sible for uniting the group’s at Qatar Fund for Development people of all backgrounds. Lu- five core capabilities under (QFFD), said on the occasion, sail University is also eager to one modern creative offer- “These agreements focus on support the State of Qatar’s vi- ing. He will be dedicated to Till Hohmann investing in the existing edu- sion of educating children and sustainable and innovative cational infrastructure in the youth in developing countries growth for major clients “Till believes in the State of Qatar to achieve the and extending a helping hand in Advertising, Brand and power of ideas shaped dif- objectives of the State of Qatar to poor groups and communi- Content; Experience; Public ferently. Business-defining in regard to international de- Misfer Al-Shahwani, Deputy Director General of Projects at QFFD with Mariam bint Ali bin Nasser Al Misnad, ties. Relations; Healthcare; and and change-driving ideas. velopment. As QFFD is keen in Executive Director of Administration and Finance Division at Doha Institute for Graduate Studies Qatar Scholarships was Growth & Innovation, across The kind of ideas the Ogil- the integration and cooperation established as a project of the the MENA region. vy Group is renowned for with all national institutions, academic cooperation and capi- partnerships. pillar in the construction of so- Qatar Fund for Development Hohmann steps into the across the globe,” said David serving the common goals of us talize on shared resources. Al Misnad praised QFFD for cieties and generations. to oversee and coordinate Qa- role following time with Ge- Fox, Memac Ogilvy’s chief and these institutions.” Mariam bint Ali bin Nasser covering tuition fees for many In addition, the agreement tar’s commitment to the SDGs, ometry and his work trans- executive officer. The agreement with Doha Al Misnad, Executive Director international students from with Lusail University aims to specifically in the area of schol- forming and launching the “Since departing these Institute for Graduate Studies of Administration and Finance developing countries and non- cover the tuition costs of a num- arships for students from devel- creative commerce com- shores more than a decade aims to attract international Division at the Doha Institute residents of Qatar for a period ber of international students oping countries. The program pany under VMLY&R COM- ago, he has grown into one students from developing coun- for Graduate Studies (DI), stat- of five years, allowing them to from developing countries who aims to strengthen the State of MERCE as Chief Creative of the world’s most notable tries to complete their educa- ed in a statement that the sign- enroll in the DI’s master’s pro- do not reside in the State of Qa- Qatar’s position as a major con- Officer for EMEA. He will creatives, delivering work tion in one of the institute’s ing of the memorandum of co- grams. This step was deemed tar and wish to enroll in Lusail tributor to the development of oversee the creative product for many sectors, and be- postgraduate programs. It’s operation and partnership with critical in contributing to the University’s undergraduate higher education by providing for Memac Ogilvy’s 13 offices ing recognized at the indus- worth noting that this collabo- Qatar Fund for Development achievement of a sustainable program. This is QFFD’s first scholarship opportunities for across 11 markets. try’s most prestigious award ration isn’t the first of its kind. (QFFD) aims to support and development goal in developing agreement with Lusail Univer- students from developing coun- The announcement reaf- shows worldwide. He is a In 2018, QFFD and the Insti- improve academic research, in- countries by supporting educa- sity. tries, allowing them to acquire firms Memac Ogilvy’s com- proven leader and expert in tute signed a Memorandum of stitutional integration, and pro- tion, which is a fundamental Lusail University hopes to knowledge and contribute to mitment to being its client’s achieving growth for clients Understanding to strengthen mote long-term and effective human right and an essential achieve its vision and strategic their countries’ development. most effective partner for not only financially, but re- growth, with creativity as the sponsibly, sustainably and cornerstone of that offering. culturally.” During his previous Till Hohmann added, tenure, Hohmann helped “The MENA region is one MME deal to provide fuel and ice to shipowners, fishermen pioneer innovative, digital, of most diverse, unique and brand and social offerings, interesting in the world. The TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK integrated program is provided In addition, to encourage work- in a decrease in consumption tate their requirements for the restructuring the agency’s ambition of brands to do DOHA to support fishermen and ship ers in this field to continue and due to restaurant and cafe clo- development of fisheries wealth creative product and help- new things, lead their indus- and boat owners for three con- strengthen the ministry’s strat- sures, pointing out that markets in the country. He emphasised ing drive major growth in the tries, and connect with their THE Ministry of Municipality secutive years, 2021, 2022, and egy for achieving product qual- have begun to recover and that that obtaining fuel support for midst of the global recession. young, impassioned popula- and Environment (MME), rep- 2023, by providing ordinary ity, reducing fish losses, and fishermen are satisfied with fishing vessels is subject to a Memac Ogilvy became one of tions has always inspired me. resented by the Agriculture and petroleum for fishing boats op- contributing to the country’s current prices. number of conditions. Accord- the most successful agencies I’m thrilled to be back. The Fisheries Affairs Sector, signed erating at sea, estimated at 350 food security. He also stressed that the ing to Al Dehaimi, the condi- in the region during those work Memac Ogilvy is doing contracts on Thursday with Qa- boats, and diesel for fishing ves- He emphasised that the ministry seeks to satisfy all ele- tions include the fishing license years, being named Agency in the region, coupled with tar Fuel Company (WOQOD), sels, estimated at 480, as well as ministry supports the fishing ments of the production pro- being valid and the sea journeys of the Year at Lynx 2010. the Group’s global mandate Al Wakra Port Ice Factory, and ice blocks and crushed ice. process’s inputs as well as the cess, from the fisherman to the being verified, with at least two Since then, Hohmann made this opportunity im- the Doha Import and Export HE Assistant Undersecre- soft loans it provides in collabo- consumer, and to ensure an ap- journeys per month during the has matured into one of the possible to turn down. I look Centre, to provide fuel and ice tary of Agriculture and Fisher- ration with Qatar Development propriate price for all of these six months preceding the date world’s top creative talents, forward to working with our to fishermen, ship owners, and ies Affairs at the Ministry of Bank. parties. of submitting the application for earning numerous global incredible suite of clients, as fishing boats (DIEC). The goal Municipality and Environment, Sheikh Dr. Faleh added that According to Abdulaziz Al support. He also stated that the accolades with Grey, JWT, well as our burgeoning tal- is to reduce the cost of produc- Sheikh Dr. Faleh bin Nasser Al- the ministry monitors prices in Dehaimi, Director of the Fisher- applicant must be committed to WPP, VMLY&R Commerce, ent, under the leadership of tion for fishermen, owners of Thani, said on this occasion that cooperation with the Ministry ies Department at the Ministry the laws and legislation govern- Munich based Serviceplan Foxy.” ships and fishing boats, and to the package provided by the of Commerce and Industry, of Municipality and Environ- ing living aquatic resources and Campaign 1 GmbH and Hohmann replaces Juggi encourage them to continue in ministry to fishermen of ships particularly after the Coronavi- ment, this service falls within must not have committed any more, in London, Berlin, Ramakrishnan, who served this profession in order to serve and fishing boats is one of many rus pandemic, which had a sig- the ministry’s desire to provide violations in the year preceding Hamburg, Singapore and as Chief Creative Officer for Qatar’s food security. initiatives launched by the min- nificant impact on all countries all forms of support to fisher- the date of application submis- other markets. three years. Under these contracts, an istry to support fishing inputs. around the world and resulted men, solve obstacles, and facili- sion.

MME LAUNCHES CAMPAIGN TO REMOVE VIOLATING CAMPS MES marks World Environmental Day TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK DOHA

MES Indian School observed World Environ- ment Day 2021 on the virtual platform under the theme, ‘Ecosystem Restoration,’ with the goal of sensitizing children about ways to restore the eco- system. Students from all sections of the school participated enthusiastically in a variety of activi- ties. A virtual assembly was held to commemo- rate Environment Day, during which students delivered speeches and pledged to preserve their self-sustaining planet for ecosystem restoration. To commemorate the occasion, several com- petitions were held, including a ‘‘Be a Designer’ (painting) activity and a show-and-tell activity for such as wall hangings, cards, pen stands, bags, the Kindergarten, which helped students under- paper boxes, flowers, and even beautiful dresses. stand how to conserve the environment. The ‘Be a Reporter’ (Power-Point Presenta- Painting for classes I-IV, Poster Designing tion) program gave students in classes XI and XII for classes V-VI, Best out of Waste for classes VII the opportunity to act as young environmental The Ministry of Municipality and Environment, represented by the Protection and Wildlife Department, is launching a campaign to remove and VIII, and Collage Making for classes IX and X reporters. violating winter camps at the end of the 2020-2021 camping season. The Ministry has reminded winter camp owners once more of the provided students with a platform to demonstrate Hameeda Kadar, the school’s principal, importance of removing their camps and private property while maintaining the cleanliness of the camping site. QNA their artistic and creative abilities. praised the students’ efforts and encouraged Students created incredible and creative items them to be future environmental stewards. 14 Friday, June 4, 2021 The Last Word Qatar Rail holds ‘Plant A Tree’ event to mark World Environment Day Doha Metro since its launch in and carbon dioxide emissions. 28 million trips made May 2019. In view of the key impor- on the Doha Metro Through this initiative, tance of trees to the ecosystem Doha Metro will plant a tree and its ability to mitigate the since its launch for every 1 million customer effects of climate change and journeys taken on the metro enhance environmental sus- TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK until World Environment Day tainability efforts, the Public DOHA 2030. The tree planting initia- Parks Department always en- tive seeks to raise the aware- courages institutions and com- QATAR Rail organised an ness of environmental sus- munity members to contribute event for planting trees at tainability and preserving the to and participate in the Mil- Airport Park, in collabora- planet. The trees will provide a lion Trees initiative. tion with the Ministry of Mu- visual reflection of the metro’s Doha Metro’s state-of- nicipality and Environment success in growing ridership Ajlan Al Enazi the art design contributes to (MME), to mark the World and providing greener jour- greener journeys and supports Environment Day, which is neys for all. sustainability agenda, for both the nation’s development in observed on June 5. Ajlan Al Enazi, chief of the current and future gen- line with the Qatar National The Airport Park is ad- Strategies and Business De- erations and it will encourage increase day by day.” initiative launched by MME. It nership with our society. It Vison 2030. The metro runs jacent to Old Airport metro velopment at Qatar Rail, said; more people to use the metro. Mohamed Ibrahim Al- emphasises the importance promotes green landscaping to paperless tickets and works station on the Doha Metro “Qatar Rail is committed to He added: “The number of Sada, assistant director of the of the environment and to in- support sustainability and en- with partners to support and Red Line. The event was part contributing to a sustainable journeys on Doha Metro have Public Parks Department at crease green landscapes as one vironment. It aims at achiev- promote environmental ini- of the ‘Plant a Tree’ initiative future, and this initiative will reached 28 million trips, and the MME, said: “This event of the main pillars within the ing plant diversity by increas- tiatives in Qatar, in addition launched earlier by the com- help create a green space legacy this is a significant milestone comes to mark the World En- Qatar National Vision 2030.” ing green spaces, trees and to reducing in the number of pany. At the event, 28 trees for all. These trees will become and it is a testament to public’s vironment Day in coopera- The ‘One Million Trees’ ini- beautiful scenery on the one journeys made by road, reduc- were planted, representing a visual representation of our confidence in metro services tion with Qatar Rail under the tiative, launched by the MME hand, and to improve the cli- ing carbon emissions. 28 million trips made on the inputs to the environmental which are witnessing a gradual framework of the Million Trees in 2019, is built on active part- mate by reducing temperature QF’s Sidra Medicine produces Qatar University marks plasma eye drops to treat girl World No Tobacco Day TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK DOHA

PROFESSORS from The Col- affected by ultra-rare disease lege of Pharmacy at Qatar Uni- versity’s (QU) joined the rest of the world on May 31 to mark Multidisciplinary team at Sidra Medicine produces the country’s rst plasma eye drops World No Tobacco Day, under the theme ‘Commit to Quit’ cho- TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK sen by World Health Organiza- DOHA tion (WHO). Dr Hager ElGeed, teaching IN early 2020, the family of a assistant, Clinical Pharmacy and 10-month old Qatari child suf- Practice, College of Pharmacy, Dr Maguy El Hajj Prof Ahmed Awaisu fering from an ultra-rare disease said, “Tobacco is dangerous to called plasminogen deficiency, your health, as the substances that was causing the child’s eyes you inhale while you smoke to fill with woody growths, got do not just affect your lungs. in touch with Sidra Medicine, a Rather, they can affect your en- member of Qatar Foundation. tire body. Qatar, as many other The family, then in the UK, countries around the world has was desperate to return to Qatar adopted some strategies to con- given the rising number of COV- trol tobacco use. This aims to ID-19 cases in the UK but were reduce the burden of tobacco afraid that their daughter would classed as an orphan disease – a vanced Cell Therapy Core. To mitment towards her daughters’ consumption on the health of not receive the right treatment disease with no cure. To manage speed up the process, instead case, given she was the only one individuals and societies. Mul- back home. the disease, the patient must use of locating a donor and then in the entire country with this tiple institutions in the country However, doctors at Sidra eye drops containing plasmin – screening them to ensure they disease. “It seemed like maybe offer help for people who are Medicine, the only hospital in the enzyme that the patient is are healthy, the team decided to the effort was too much to put willing to quit smoking. Such Dr Hager ElGeed Prof Ashraf Khalil Qatar that offers precision med- lacking. The eye drops are made use existing fresh frozen plasma into one patient. Yet they still a supportive environment, can icine to paediatric patients, were using the plasma of a donor who from screened donors that is did it, and with so much zeal.” encourage individuals to think countries globally to sign “the “As a pharmacist, I would like to positive that it could offer treat- is a match for the patient. usually used for infusion. In May 2021, the family re- of their health and wellbeing.” pledge to quit today” on the encourage every smoker to con- ment for this condition. “The woody growths caused “Turning the donated blood ceived the locally produced eye “If you are trying to quit World Health Organization sider smoking cessation. Many Dr Chiara Cugno, director of by plasminogen deficiency plasma into eye drops not only drops for their child. smoking, it is never late. It is al- website.” studies have proven the poten- the Advanced Cell Therapy Core can be surgically removed, but required a great deal of plan- Dr Ayman Saleh, chief of ways encouraged that you quit Emphasising on the scien- tial benefits of smoking cessa- at Sidra Medicine, said: “When to stop them from growing ning but also careful and ex- Paediatric Oncology and Hema- smoking, even if you have been tific facts, Prof Ashraf Khalil, tion, including reducing the risk we were contacted about this back, the patient needs special tensive review of available lit- tology at Sidra Medicine, said: smoking for many years,” she professor of Medicinal Chem- of cancer and cardiovascular case, we were confident right eye drops made from human erature to guarantee that Sidra “This was a truly joint effort, not added. istry and Acting Head of Phar- events. Pharmacists are one of from the beginning that we had plasma or serum containing Medicine followed the highest just between the different teams Prof Ahmed Awaisu, profes- maceutical Sciences Depart- the most accessible healthcare the expertise available to do this. plasminogen,” said Dr Pedro global quality assurance proto- at Sidra Medicine but also the sor of Clinical Pharmacy and ment, College of Pharmacy, providers and both prescription “The only thing was that the Mattar, senior attending physi- cols,” said Dr Eileen McBride, family. We are grateful to the Practice and Tobacco Control said, “More than 7,000 chemical and non-prescription smoking treatment – plasma eye drops cian, Ophthalmology Division at medical director of the Trans- parents for trusting us and al- Advocate; head of Department compounds have been isolated cessation aids are available in – had never been produced in Sidra Medicine. fusion Medicine Laboratory at lowing us the opportunity to of Clinical Pharmacy and Prac- and identified in tobacco smoke. community pharmacies. I en- Qatar before, not just at Sidra While the family did initially Sidra Medicine. produce these eye drops. This tice, College of Pharmacy, Qatar At least 65 compounds of them courage every smoker contem- Medicine, but anywhere else in import the eye drops from the “Because this was the first project was not only a first for University, said, “On the occa- were classified as carcinogens . plating smoking cessation to the country. So, we understood UK, the team at Sidra Medicine time something like this was Sidra Medicine, but also a first sion of World No Tobacco Day In addition, COVID-19 pandem- visit their closest pharmacy.” that regulatory approvals would was adamant at producing these being done, we found ourselves for Qatar.” 2021, I would like to wish us a ic has created more question Dr Hazem Elewa, associate take a while, but since we al- eye drops locally. Because the looking for an automated sterile Dr Cugno said, “The fact that tobacco-free world where the marks about the harmful effect professor and Head of Clini- ready had a strong foundation to eye drops are not a one-time production system which could we were able to produce these risks associated with tobacco is of smoking. This huge number cal Training at the College of develop the eye drops in-house, treatment and need to be ad- fill several eye drop vials to be eye drops on our own without brought to minimum. I would of compounds can seriously af- Pharmacy, QU Health, Qatar we pooled in all our expertise to ministered every few hours, the given to the family for use over relying on centres abroad is a like to reiterate that to succeed fect different parts of the smok- University, said, “Pharmacists help this young patient.” family would continue needing three months. Due to the pan- great example of how Qatar as a in the tobacco control efforts be- er’s body not only the lungs. can play a very important role The child’s mother said, them in the future, and if they demic, each step of the process country has truly embarked on ing implanted by various stake- “Therefore, I would like in educating patients about the “There was a time my daughter aren’t available locally, the fam- was delayed, but thanks to the its journey to delivering person- holders globally, all hands must to request and urge all the to- effect of smoking on the general couldn’t open her eyes; I was ily would either have to travel to determination of all the teams, alised medicine and becoming be on deck. The commitment bacco users to sign “the pledge health and especially in patients terrified she was going to lose the UK every three months or we eventually succeeded,” said self-sufficient in medicine. and efforts to quit from smok- to quit today” on the World at risk for cardiovascular dis- her eyesight.” import them. Massimino Jan Miele, manager “This experience has paved ers and other tobacco users can Health Organization Website. ease, asthma and cancer. Our The prevalence of plasmi- The team working on of Advanced Cell Therapy Core the way for us to include other make an enormous difference in All what you need is a strong students, the future pharmacists nogen deficiency is estimated producing the eye drops con- Laboratories at Sidra Medicine. tools in the therapeutic re- this crusade. will and to understand that you in Qatar and the region, study at 1.6 per one million people. A sisted of members from vari- The child’s mother said sources that we have developed “As an anti-tobacco advo- are giving yourself a better and many of these aspects in differ- personalised approach, using ous departments across Sidra she often worried if the doctors for kids in Qatar, without the cate, I would like implore and healthier life.” ent courses at the college. They eye drops, is the only option cur- Medicine, including Paediatric and researchers at Sidra Medi- need to travel or rely on expen- encourage all tobacco users -- Dr Maguy El Hajj, associ- cover smoking complications, rently available for managing Haematology, Ophthalmology, cine would be able to channel sive treatment coming from including cigarette and shisha ate dean for Academic Affairs smoking cessation, and smoking this rare disease, which is also Pathology Blood Bank and Ad- enough of their time and com- overseas.” smokers -- in Qatar and other at College of Pharmacy, said, interactions with medications.” Ooredoo CEO discusses Qatar-Russia ties, opportunities for collaboration at SPIEF

TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK Sheikh Mohammed nectivity and network speed, at the forum, with Russia DOHA shared his thoughts on and explained how and why having been the experienced strengthening bilateral ties Ooredoo has been able to host of many such events in OOREDOO’S Chief Execu- between the two countries, weather the COVID-19 storm, the past. He confirmed Oore- tive Officer Sheikh Moham- highlighting the presence of continue seamless service to doo’s readiness to take on the med bin Abdulla Al Thani many senior-level representa- its customers and maintain challenge of the tournament, appeared in a televised inter- tives that confirms the inten- a stable operational position. and expressed his pleasure at view with Russian TV channel tion to boost relationships Sheikh Mohammed also not- the prospect of working with RT Arabic on his visit to Rus- and economic links. He also ed the unilateral focus on the Russian telecom providers to sia to attend the St Petersburg emphasised the opportunity emergence of a digital econ- ensure the success of FIFA International Economic Fo- the forum presents for enti- omy, and highlighted Qatar’s World Cup 2022 in Doha. rum (SPIEF). ties to share best practice, position as a leader in digital Sheikh Mohammed is vis- The interview, conducted experience and expertise, and transformation. iting St Petersburg as part of on the sidelines of the forum, expressed his hope that Qa- Naturally, SPIEF has seen a delegation of companies focused on Qatar’s participa- tar-Russia ties will progress great interest in Qatar as the representing Qatar at SPIEF. tion in the forum, the chal- to the next level. host of the next FIFA World His interview with RT Arabic lenges Ooredoo – and the With the pandemic situ- Cup in 2022, and Sheikh Mo- took place on the same day entire telecommunications ation still going on, Sheikh hammed discussed Ooredoo’s when Deputy Prime Minister industry - has faced during Mohammed discussed Oore- role in the upcoming event and Minister of Foreign Af- the COVID-19 pandemic, and doo’s response to the crisis. during the interview. He not- fairs HE Sheikh Mohammed the potential for future collab- He detailed challenges faced, ed the many opportunities to bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani Ooredoo’s Chief Executive Of cer Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulla Al Thani during an interview with Russian oration between Ooredoo and including the phenomenal share expertise and best prac- inaugurated Qatar’s pavilion TV channel RT Arabic. its counterparts in Russia. increase in demand for con- tice with Russian counterparts at the event. Nation Friday, June 4, 2021 13 ‘Qatar 2022 will unite billions of people’ One arrested for flouting Continued from page 1  vember 2022. quarantine requirements Al Nuaimi went on to QATAR has built seven sta- say Qatar 2022 has the po- QNA Muhammad Javed Khan diums from scratch for the tential to unite billions of DOHA is the violator who has been tournament and brought people after the hardships referred to the designate pros- forward the construction of caused by the COVID-19 THE designated authorities ecution. a new metro and numerous pandemic. arrested one person who vio- The authorities urged citi- expressways. All will support “Sport – and particularly lated the requirements of the zens and residents subjected Qatar’s compact tournament football – unites everyone. I home quarantine, which they to home quarantine to fully plans. am delighted to say that we agreed to follow and are legally commit to the Ministry of Pub- The longest distance be- are well on track with our responsible for, in accordance lic Health’s condition in order tween stadiums will be just preparations, with infrastruc- with the procedures of the to ensure their own and oth- 75km in 2022, while fans will ture projects reaching 95 per- country’s health authorities. ers’ safety. have the chance to attend cent completion. The arrest of the viola- They added that anyone more than one match a day We hope our tournament tor occurred as part of the who violates the quarantine during the early stages of the is the light at the end of the implementation of the coun- will be subject to the provi- tournament. Players will fly tunnel for many people after try’s precautionary meas- sions of Article 253 of Law No. into one airport and stay in the pandemic. We look for- ures, which were approved by 11 of 2004, as well as the pro- one accommodation, helping ward to welcoming the world health authorities represent- visions of Law No. 17 of 1990 them to remain in peak con- in 2022 and putting on a show ed in the Ministry of Public on communicable diseases dition throughout the event, that fans will fondly remem- Fatma Al Nuaimi, the Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy (SC) Communications Executive Director, Health, to combat the spread and Law No. 17 of 2002 on which will kick off on 21 No- ber for decades to come.” participated in a panel session titled, ‘The macro-economic and social impact of sport’. of the COVID-19. protecting society. Memac Ogilvy names Till Hohmann as its QFFD signs deals to expand new Chief Creative programs, attract students Of cer for MENA from developing countries TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK DOHA TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK objectives through this agree- DOHA ment by creating opportunities MEMAC Ogilvy has named for cultural diversity and mul- globally recognised crea- QATAR Fund for Development tinationalism within the uni- tive Till Hohmann as its new has signed two agreements un- versity, as well as the resulting Chief Creative Officer for the der the Qatar Scholarship um- exchange of experiences and MENA region. Hohmann brella with Doha Institute for enriching knowledge among rejoins the agency, having Graduate Studies and Lusail students. This is in addition to served as its UAE Executive University, both of which were Lusail University’s belief in its Creative Director from 2007 signed virtually. role in disseminating knowl- to 2010. Misfer Al-Shahwani, Depu- edge and culture and providing Hohmann will be respon- ty Director General of Projects educational opportunities to sible for uniting the group’s at Qatar Fund for Development people of all backgrounds. Lu- five core capabilities under (QFFD), said on the occasion, sail University is also eager to one modern creative offer- “These agreements focus on support the State of Qatar’s vi- ing. He will be dedicated to Till Hohmann investing in the existing edu- sion of educating children and sustainable and innovative cational infrastructure in the youth in developing countries growth for major clients “Till believes in the State of Qatar to achieve the and extending a helping hand in Advertising, Brand and power of ideas shaped dif- objectives of the State of Qatar to poor groups and communi- Content; Experience; Public ferently. Business-defining in regard to international de- Misfer Al-Shahwani, Deputy Director General of Projects at QFFD with Mariam bint Ali bin Nasser Al Misnad, ties. Relations; Healthcare; and and change-driving ideas. velopment. As QFFD is keen in Executive Director of Administration and Finance Division at Doha Institute for Graduate Studies Qatar Scholarships was Growth & Innovation, across The kind of ideas the Ogil- the integration and cooperation established as a project of the the MENA region. vy Group is renowned for with all national institutions, academic cooperation and capi- partnerships. pillar in the construction of so- Qatar Fund for Development Hohmann steps into the across the globe,” said David serving the common goals of us talize on shared resources. Al Misnad praised QFFD for cieties and generations. to oversee and coordinate Qa- role following time with Ge- Fox, Memac Ogilvy’s chief and these institutions.” Mariam bint Ali bin Nasser covering tuition fees for many In addition, the agreement tar’s commitment to the SDGs, ometry and his work trans- executive officer. The agreement with Doha Al Misnad, Executive Director international students from with Lusail University aims to specifically in the area of schol- forming and launching the “Since departing these Institute for Graduate Studies of Administration and Finance developing countries and non- cover the tuition costs of a num- arships for students from devel- creative commerce com- shores more than a decade aims to attract international Division at the Doha Institute residents of Qatar for a period ber of international students oping countries. The program pany under VMLY&R COM- ago, he has grown into one students from developing coun- for Graduate Studies (DI), stat- of five years, allowing them to from developing countries who aims to strengthen the State of MERCE as Chief Creative of the world’s most notable tries to complete their educa- ed in a statement that the sign- enroll in the DI’s master’s pro- do not reside in the State of Qa- Qatar’s position as a major con- Officer for EMEA. He will creatives, delivering work tion in one of the institute’s ing of the memorandum of co- grams. This step was deemed tar and wish to enroll in Lusail tributor to the development of oversee the creative product for many sectors, and be- postgraduate programs. It’s operation and partnership with critical in contributing to the University’s undergraduate higher education by providing for Memac Ogilvy’s 13 offices ing recognized at the indus- worth noting that this collabo- Qatar Fund for Development achievement of a sustainable program. This is QFFD’s first scholarship opportunities for across 11 markets. try’s most prestigious award ration isn’t the first of its kind. (QFFD) aims to support and development goal in developing agreement with Lusail Univer- students from developing coun- The announcement reaf- shows worldwide. He is a In 2018, QFFD and the Insti- improve academic research, in- countries by supporting educa- sity. tries, allowing them to acquire firms Memac Ogilvy’s com- proven leader and expert in tute signed a Memorandum of stitutional integration, and pro- tion, which is a fundamental Lusail University hopes to knowledge and contribute to mitment to being its client’s achieving growth for clients Understanding to strengthen mote long-term and effective human right and an essential achieve its vision and strategic their countries’ development. most effective partner for not only financially, but re- growth, with creativity as the sponsibly, sustainably and cornerstone of that offering. culturally.” During his previous Till Hohmann added, tenure, Hohmann helped “The MENA region is one MME deal to provide fuel and ice to shipowners, fishermen pioneer innovative, digital, of most diverse, unique and brand and social offerings, interesting in the world. The TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK integrated program is provided In addition, to encourage work- in a decrease in consumption tate their requirements for the restructuring the agency’s ambition of brands to do DOHA to support fishermen and ship ers in this field to continue and due to restaurant and cafe clo- development of fisheries wealth creative product and help- new things, lead their indus- and boat owners for three con- strengthen the ministry’s strat- sures, pointing out that markets in the country. He emphasised ing drive major growth in the tries, and connect with their THE Ministry of Municipality secutive years, 2021, 2022, and egy for achieving product qual- have begun to recover and that that obtaining fuel support for midst of the global recession. young, impassioned popula- and Environment (MME), rep- 2023, by providing ordinary ity, reducing fish losses, and fishermen are satisfied with fishing vessels is subject to a Memac Ogilvy became one of tions has always inspired me. resented by the Agriculture and petroleum for fishing boats op- contributing to the country’s current prices. number of conditions. Accord- the most successful agencies I’m thrilled to be back. The Fisheries Affairs Sector, signed erating at sea, estimated at 350 food security. He also stressed that the ing to Al Dehaimi, the condi- in the region during those work Memac Ogilvy is doing contracts on Thursday with Qa- boats, and diesel for fishing ves- He emphasised that the ministry seeks to satisfy all ele- tions include the fishing license years, being named Agency in the region, coupled with tar Fuel Company (WOQOD), sels, estimated at 480, as well as ministry supports the fishing ments of the production pro- being valid and the sea journeys of the Year at Lynx 2010. the Group’s global mandate Al Wakra Port Ice Factory, and ice blocks and crushed ice. process’s inputs as well as the cess, from the fisherman to the being verified, with at least two Since then, Hohmann made this opportunity im- the Doha Import and Export HE Assistant Undersecre- soft loans it provides in collabo- consumer, and to ensure an ap- journeys per month during the has matured into one of the possible to turn down. I look Centre, to provide fuel and ice tary of Agriculture and Fisher- ration with Qatar Development propriate price for all of these six months preceding the date world’s top creative talents, forward to working with our to fishermen, ship owners, and ies Affairs at the Ministry of Bank. parties. of submitting the application for earning numerous global incredible suite of clients, as fishing boats (DIEC). The goal Municipality and Environment, Sheikh Dr. Faleh added that According to Abdulaziz Al support. He also stated that the accolades with Grey, JWT, well as our burgeoning tal- is to reduce the cost of produc- Sheikh Dr. Faleh bin Nasser Al- the ministry monitors prices in Dehaimi, Director of the Fisher- applicant must be committed to WPP, VMLY&R Commerce, ent, under the leadership of tion for fishermen, owners of Thani, said on this occasion that cooperation with the Ministry ies Department at the Ministry the laws and legislation govern- Munich based Serviceplan Foxy.” ships and fishing boats, and to the package provided by the of Commerce and Industry, of Municipality and Environ- ing living aquatic resources and Campaign 1 GmbH and Hohmann replaces Juggi encourage them to continue in ministry to fishermen of ships particularly after the Coronavi- ment, this service falls within must not have committed any more, in London, Berlin, Ramakrishnan, who served this profession in order to serve and fishing boats is one of many rus pandemic, which had a sig- the ministry’s desire to provide violations in the year preceding Hamburg, Singapore and as Chief Creative Officer for Qatar’s food security. initiatives launched by the min- nificant impact on all countries all forms of support to fisher- the date of application submis- other markets. three years. Under these contracts, an istry to support fishing inputs. around the world and resulted men, solve obstacles, and facili- sion.

MME LAUNCHES CAMPAIGN TO REMOVE VIOLATING CAMPS MES marks World Environmental Day TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK DOHA

MES Indian School observed World Environ- ment Day 2021 on the virtual platform under the theme, ‘Ecosystem Restoration,’ with the goal of sensitizing children about ways to restore the eco- system. Students from all sections of the school participated enthusiastically in a variety of activi- ties. A virtual assembly was held to commemo- rate Environment Day, during which students delivered speeches and pledged to preserve their self-sustaining planet for ecosystem restoration. To commemorate the occasion, several com- petitions were held, including a ‘‘Be a Designer’ (painting) activity and a show-and-tell activity for such as wall hangings, cards, pen stands, bags, the Kindergarten, which helped students under- paper boxes, flowers, and even beautiful dresses. stand how to conserve the environment. The ‘Be a Reporter’ (Power-Point Presenta- Painting for classes I-IV, Poster Designing tion) program gave students in classes XI and XII for classes V-VI, Best out of Waste for classes VII the opportunity to act as young environmental The Ministry of Municipality and Environment, represented by the Protection and Wildlife Department, is launching a campaign to remove and VIII, and Collage Making for classes IX and X reporters. violating winter camps at the end of the 2020-2021 camping season. The Ministry has reminded winter camp owners once more of the provided students with a platform to demonstrate Hameeda Kadar, the school’s principal, importance of removing their camps and private property while maintaining the cleanliness of the camping site. QNA their artistic and creative abilities. praised the students’ efforts and encouraged Students created incredible and creative items them to be future environmental stewards. 14 Friday, June 4, 2021 The Last Word Qatar Rail holds ‘Plant A Tree’ event to mark World Environment Day Doha Metro since its launch in and carbon dioxide emissions. 28 million trips made May 2019. In view of the key impor- on the Doha Metro Through this initiative, tance of trees to the ecosystem Doha Metro will plant a tree and its ability to mitigate the since its launch for every 1 million customer effects of climate change and journeys taken on the metro enhance environmental sus- TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK until World Environment Day tainability efforts, the Public DOHA 2030. The tree planting initia- Parks Department always en- tive seeks to raise the aware- courages institutions and com- QATAR Rail organised an ness of environmental sus- munity members to contribute event for planting trees at tainability and preserving the to and participate in the Mil- Airport Park, in collabora- planet. The trees will provide a lion Trees initiative. tion with the Ministry of Mu- visual reflection of the metro’s Doha Metro’s state-of- nicipality and Environment success in growing ridership Ajlan Al Enazi the art design contributes to (MME), to mark the World and providing greener jour- greener journeys and supports Environment Day, which is neys for all. sustainability agenda, for both the nation’s development in observed on June 5. Ajlan Al Enazi, chief of the current and future gen- line with the Qatar National The Airport Park is ad- Strategies and Business De- erations and it will encourage increase day by day.” initiative launched by MME. It nership with our society. It Vison 2030. The metro runs jacent to Old Airport metro velopment at Qatar Rail, said; more people to use the metro. Mohamed Ibrahim Al- emphasises the importance promotes green landscaping to paperless tickets and works station on the Doha Metro “Qatar Rail is committed to He added: “The number of Sada, assistant director of the of the environment and to in- support sustainability and en- with partners to support and Red Line. The event was part contributing to a sustainable journeys on Doha Metro have Public Parks Department at crease green landscapes as one vironment. It aims at achiev- promote environmental ini- of the ‘Plant a Tree’ initiative future, and this initiative will reached 28 million trips, and the MME, said: “This event of the main pillars within the ing plant diversity by increas- tiatives in Qatar, in addition launched earlier by the com- help create a green space legacy this is a significant milestone comes to mark the World En- Qatar National Vision 2030.” ing green spaces, trees and to reducing in the number of pany. At the event, 28 trees for all. These trees will become and it is a testament to public’s vironment Day in coopera- The ‘One Million Trees’ ini- beautiful scenery on the one journeys made by road, reduc- were planted, representing a visual representation of our confidence in metro services tion with Qatar Rail under the tiative, launched by the MME hand, and to improve the cli- ing carbon emissions. 28 million trips made on the inputs to the environmental which are witnessing a gradual framework of the Million Trees in 2019, is built on active part- mate by reducing temperature QF’s Sidra Medicine produces Qatar University marks plasma eye drops to treat girl World No Tobacco Day TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK DOHA

PROFESSORS from The Col- affected by ultra-rare disease lege of Pharmacy at Qatar Uni- versity’s (QU) joined the rest of the world on May 31 to mark Multidisciplinary team at Sidra Medicine produces the country’s rst plasma eye drops World No Tobacco Day, under the theme ‘Commit to Quit’ cho- TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK sen by World Health Organiza- DOHA tion (WHO). Dr Hager ElGeed, teaching IN early 2020, the family of a assistant, Clinical Pharmacy and 10-month old Qatari child suf- Practice, College of Pharmacy, Dr Maguy El Hajj Prof Ahmed Awaisu fering from an ultra-rare disease said, “Tobacco is dangerous to called plasminogen deficiency, your health, as the substances that was causing the child’s eyes you inhale while you smoke to fill with woody growths, got do not just affect your lungs. in touch with Sidra Medicine, a Rather, they can affect your en- member of Qatar Foundation. tire body. Qatar, as many other The family, then in the UK, countries around the world has was desperate to return to Qatar adopted some strategies to con- given the rising number of COV- trol tobacco use. This aims to ID-19 cases in the UK but were reduce the burden of tobacco afraid that their daughter would classed as an orphan disease – a vanced Cell Therapy Core. To mitment towards her daughters’ consumption on the health of not receive the right treatment disease with no cure. To manage speed up the process, instead case, given she was the only one individuals and societies. Mul- back home. the disease, the patient must use of locating a donor and then in the entire country with this tiple institutions in the country However, doctors at Sidra eye drops containing plasmin – screening them to ensure they disease. “It seemed like maybe offer help for people who are Medicine, the only hospital in the enzyme that the patient is are healthy, the team decided to the effort was too much to put willing to quit smoking. Such Dr Hager ElGeed Prof Ashraf Khalil Qatar that offers precision med- lacking. The eye drops are made use existing fresh frozen plasma into one patient. Yet they still a supportive environment, can icine to paediatric patients, were using the plasma of a donor who from screened donors that is did it, and with so much zeal.” encourage individuals to think countries globally to sign “the “As a pharmacist, I would like to positive that it could offer treat- is a match for the patient. usually used for infusion. In May 2021, the family re- of their health and wellbeing.” pledge to quit today” on the encourage every smoker to con- ment for this condition. “The woody growths caused “Turning the donated blood ceived the locally produced eye “If you are trying to quit World Health Organization sider smoking cessation. Many Dr Chiara Cugno, director of by plasminogen deficiency plasma into eye drops not only drops for their child. smoking, it is never late. It is al- website.” studies have proven the poten- the Advanced Cell Therapy Core can be surgically removed, but required a great deal of plan- Dr Ayman Saleh, chief of ways encouraged that you quit Emphasising on the scien- tial benefits of smoking cessa- at Sidra Medicine, said: “When to stop them from growing ning but also careful and ex- Paediatric Oncology and Hema- smoking, even if you have been tific facts, Prof Ashraf Khalil, tion, including reducing the risk we were contacted about this back, the patient needs special tensive review of available lit- tology at Sidra Medicine, said: smoking for many years,” she professor of Medicinal Chem- of cancer and cardiovascular case, we were confident right eye drops made from human erature to guarantee that Sidra “This was a truly joint effort, not added. istry and Acting Head of Phar- events. Pharmacists are one of from the beginning that we had plasma or serum containing Medicine followed the highest just between the different teams Prof Ahmed Awaisu, profes- maceutical Sciences Depart- the most accessible healthcare the expertise available to do this. plasminogen,” said Dr Pedro global quality assurance proto- at Sidra Medicine but also the sor of Clinical Pharmacy and ment, College of Pharmacy, providers and both prescription “The only thing was that the Mattar, senior attending physi- cols,” said Dr Eileen McBride, family. We are grateful to the Practice and Tobacco Control said, “More than 7,000 chemical and non-prescription smoking treatment – plasma eye drops cian, Ophthalmology Division at medical director of the Trans- parents for trusting us and al- Advocate; head of Department compounds have been isolated cessation aids are available in – had never been produced in Sidra Medicine. fusion Medicine Laboratory at lowing us the opportunity to of Clinical Pharmacy and Prac- and identified in tobacco smoke. community pharmacies. I en- Qatar before, not just at Sidra While the family did initially Sidra Medicine. produce these eye drops. This tice, College of Pharmacy, Qatar At least 65 compounds of them courage every smoker contem- Medicine, but anywhere else in import the eye drops from the “Because this was the first project was not only a first for University, said, “On the occa- were classified as carcinogens . plating smoking cessation to the country. So, we understood UK, the team at Sidra Medicine time something like this was Sidra Medicine, but also a first sion of World No Tobacco Day In addition, COVID-19 pandem- visit their closest pharmacy.” that regulatory approvals would was adamant at producing these being done, we found ourselves for Qatar.” 2021, I would like to wish us a ic has created more question Dr Hazem Elewa, associate take a while, but since we al- eye drops locally. Because the looking for an automated sterile Dr Cugno said, “The fact that tobacco-free world where the marks about the harmful effect professor and Head of Clini- ready had a strong foundation to eye drops are not a one-time production system which could we were able to produce these risks associated with tobacco is of smoking. This huge number cal Training at the College of develop the eye drops in-house, treatment and need to be ad- fill several eye drop vials to be eye drops on our own without brought to minimum. I would of compounds can seriously af- Pharmacy, QU Health, Qatar we pooled in all our expertise to ministered every few hours, the given to the family for use over relying on centres abroad is a like to reiterate that to succeed fect different parts of the smok- University, said, “Pharmacists help this young patient.” family would continue needing three months. Due to the pan- great example of how Qatar as a in the tobacco control efforts be- er’s body not only the lungs. can play a very important role The child’s mother said, them in the future, and if they demic, each step of the process country has truly embarked on ing implanted by various stake- “Therefore, I would like in educating patients about the “There was a time my daughter aren’t available locally, the fam- was delayed, but thanks to the its journey to delivering person- holders globally, all hands must to request and urge all the to- effect of smoking on the general couldn’t open her eyes; I was ily would either have to travel to determination of all the teams, alised medicine and becoming be on deck. The commitment bacco users to sign “the pledge health and especially in patients terrified she was going to lose the UK every three months or we eventually succeeded,” said self-sufficient in medicine. and efforts to quit from smok- to quit today” on the World at risk for cardiovascular dis- her eyesight.” import them. Massimino Jan Miele, manager “This experience has paved ers and other tobacco users can Health Organization Website. ease, asthma and cancer. Our The prevalence of plasmi- The team working on of Advanced Cell Therapy Core the way for us to include other make an enormous difference in All what you need is a strong students, the future pharmacists nogen deficiency is estimated producing the eye drops con- Laboratories at Sidra Medicine. tools in the therapeutic re- this crusade. will and to understand that you in Qatar and the region, study at 1.6 per one million people. A sisted of members from vari- The child’s mother said sources that we have developed “As an anti-tobacco advo- are giving yourself a better and many of these aspects in differ- personalised approach, using ous departments across Sidra she often worried if the doctors for kids in Qatar, without the cate, I would like implore and healthier life.” ent courses at the college. They eye drops, is the only option cur- Medicine, including Paediatric and researchers at Sidra Medi- need to travel or rely on expen- encourage all tobacco users -- Dr Maguy El Hajj, associ- cover smoking complications, rently available for managing Haematology, Ophthalmology, cine would be able to channel sive treatment coming from including cigarette and shisha ate dean for Academic Affairs smoking cessation, and smoking this rare disease, which is also Pathology Blood Bank and Ad- enough of their time and com- overseas.” smokers -- in Qatar and other at College of Pharmacy, said, interactions with medications.” Ooredoo CEO discusses Qatar-Russia ties, opportunities for collaboration at SPIEF

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