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SUNDAY MARCH 28, 2021 SHABAN 15, 1442 VOL.14 NO. 5217 QR 2 Fajr: 4:14 am Dhuhr: 11:39 am FINE Asr: 3:07 pm Maghrib: 5:49 pm HIGH : 31°C LOW : 22 °C Isha: 7:19 pm World 5 Business 8 Sports 12 Over 90 killed in Qatar posts trade Haydos double sees Myanmar’s deadliest surplus of QR13.2 bn Qatar rally to quell day since coup in February Azerbaijan challenge 2-1 Amir to meet TURKISH PRESIDENT, FM REVIEW BILATERAL Congo prez TIES, DEVELOPMENTS IN SYRIA & LIBYA 2nd drive-through tomorrow QNA DOHA vaccination centre HIS Highness the Amir of State of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani will meet with President of the Democratic Republic of set to open today Congo Felix Tshisekedi at the Amiri Diwan on Monday. The president of the Drive-through centre in Al Wakra will further propel Democratic Republic of Congo will arrive on Sunday National COVID-19 Vaccination Programme on an official visit. QNA We are now HH the Amir and the DOHA administering President of the Democratic more than Republic of Congo will dis- THE second drive-through 130,000 vaccine doses cuss bilateral relations and COVID-19 vaccination centre a week in more than 35 the means to enhance and President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan met with Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign is all set to open in Al Wakra vaccination sites across support them, in addition to Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani on Saturday. The FM conveyed the greetings on Sunday, following the suc- Qatar. The opening of a issues of common interest. of His Highness the Amir of State of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani to the Turkish president, cess of the first one in Lusail. second drive-through centre wishing the Turkish people further progress and prosperity. For his part, the Turkish president entrusted This was announced by Minis- in Al Wakra will enable us the FM with his greetings to HH the Amir, wishing him health and happiness and the Qatari people ter of Public Health HE Hanan to continue to expand the continued development and prosperity. The meeting reviewed bilateral cooperation and the latest Mohamed Al Kuwari on Satur- vaccination programme.” developments in the region, particularly in Syria and Libya. (QNA) day. The minister praised the iLife Digital, in great efforts made by Qatar — HE Hanan Mohamed Al Kuwari to expand the national vac- partnership with cination programme against COVID-19. ABA Holding, to The drive-through vac- open first laptop Qatar’s first encyclopedia of cination centre in Al Wakra would further strengthen the manufacturing National COVID-19 Vaccina- plants launched at AgriteQ tion Programme and boost facility in Qatar access to vaccines for people ILife Digital has partnered TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK living in Al Wakra and the sur- with Qatar’s Prime Tech- DOHA rounding areas. to protect Qatar’s population day of their second dose. nologies to set up a 3,000 “Since opening at the end from the threat of COVID-19,” Dr Al Khal stressed that square metres production THE Ministry of Municipal- of February, the Lusail COV- she added. people should not visit the facility at Qatar Free Zone ity and Environment (MME), ID-19 Drive-Through Vac- “The Al Wakra COVID-19 drive-through centres before – Umm Al Houl to meet in collaboration with the Gulf cination Centre has provided Drive-Through Vaccination the due day of their second the growing demand for Organisation for Research & a convenient way for tens of Centre will operate in the dose. its next-gen stylish and Development (GORD), has thousands of people to receive same manner as the Lusail “Our vaccination teams affordable products. Prime launched the first-of-its-kind their second vaccine dose and Centre, with both facilities will not administer the sec- Technologies is a subsidiary Encyclopedia of Native & has been an important part of catering for people receiving ond dose earlier than the due of Ali Bin Ali (ABA) Holding, Non-Native Plants in Eastern our strategy to expand the vac- their second dose of either the date as this could negatively one of the largest conglom- Arabia at the 8th edition of cination programme,” said Al Pfizer and BioNTech or Mod- impact the effectiveness of the erates in Qatar. Qatar International Agricul- Kuwari. erna vaccine,” said Dr Abdul- vaccine. Individuals who have The new facility located tural Exhibition (AgriteQ) at “Due to the recent avail- latif Al Khal, Chair of the Na- received the Pfizer vaccine in Doha will feature a state- Doha Exhibition & Conven- ability of larger quantities of tional Health Strategic Group should attend for their sec- of-the-art production and tion Center. vaccines we have been able to on COVID-19. ond dose 21 days after the first R&D facility along with a It took seven years of re- significantly increase the pace PHCC will notify eligible dose, and for those receiving logistics and customer search to prepare the encyclo- of the vaccination programme people if their second dose will the Moderna vaccine the sec- solutions centre. Produc- pedia. Along with the explora- Dignitaries during the inauguration of the Encyclopedia of Native & and we are now administering be administered at one of the ond dose is given 28 days after tion will begin from August tion of hundreds of specialised Non-Native Plants in Eastern Arabia at AgriteQ on Saturday. more than 130,000 vaccine drive-through centers, a pri- the first dose,” he explained. 2021. Initially, it will manu- scientific publications, field doses a week in more than 35 mary health centre or Qatar The Al Wakra Drive- facture laptops, desktops research was conducted by a guide on cultivating plants in servation status, worldwide vaccination sites across Qatar. National Convention Center. Through Center is located and tablet PCs — with an group of experts at GORD. Qatar’s desert terrain. distribution, nativity to the The opening of a second drive- People do not need a time-spe- behind Al Janoub Stadium expected output of ap- The encyclopedia com- The encyclopedia features region, lifespan, adaptability, through centre in Al Wakra cific appointment to attend the and is operational from 11am proximately 350,000 units prises six volumes covering a collection of plant species ar- cultivation and plant forms. will enable us to continue to drive-through centers, they to 10pm, 7 days a week. Last annually. (TNN) PAGE 4 approximately 2,500 pages, ranged systematically with de- expand the vaccination pro- can attend at any time during entrance to the Center is 9pm and provides a comprehensive scriptive details such as con- Continued on page 16 gram and support our efforts operational hours on the due daily. Lights go off to mark Earth Hour Qatar-funded initiative wins UN award LIGHTS switched off for one hour from 8.30pm to 9.30pm on Saturday at Kah- Education for Justice initiative aims to prevent crime through educational activities ramaa and Planning and Statistics Authority buildings to mark Earth Hour, a global initiative to spread awareness about environment and climate change. Several QNA In a message sent to the United government buildings, including ministries, public sector companies, leading hotels NEW YORK Nations Office in Vienna, UN Sec- and malls took part in the initiative by switching off the lights for one hour. Earth retary-General Antonio Guterres Hour is an annual tradition in which people switch off their lights to spread aware- THE “Education for Justice” ini- expressed his sincere appreciation ness about sustainability and climate change. (TNN) tiative of the Global Programme and gratitude for the generous of the Doha Declaration issued by contributions made by Qatar to the Thirteenth Congress on Crime implement what was stated in the Prevention and Criminal Justice global program of the Doha Dec- 2015 and funded by Qatar, award- laration. ed the United Nations Secretary- Guterres said that he and Ex- General 2020 Innovation Award. ecutive Director of the UNODC The Global Programme of the Ghada Waly were looking forward Doha Declaration, implemented to moving together towards a new by the Vienna-based United Na- generation of initiatives based on tions Office on Drugs and Crime this successful experience. (UNODC), includes four main ar- UNODC Executive Director eas: judicial integrity, education Ghada Waly said the award grant- for justice, protection of youth ed by the UN Secretary-General from crime through sport, and the to the “Education for Justice” ini- rehabilitation of prisoners. tiative is a “welcome recognition The “Education for Justice” in- “Education for Justice” initiative was chosen to receive the award from among of UNODC’s capabilities and the itiative aims to prevent crime and 194 projects submitted by 52 organs of the United Nations. potential to innovate within our establish a culture of lawfulness mandates as we contribute to UN through educational activities spe- receive the award from among 194 due to its dimensions and impli- system-wide support to achieve cifically designed for the primary, projects submitted by 52 organs of cations at the global level and its the Sustainable Development secondary and university levels of the United Nations. It is the first achievement of impressive results Goals”. education. time that a project of the UNODC despite difficult conditions caused The initiative was chosen to received a high award of this kind by COVID-19 pandemic. Continued on page 2 02 Sunday, March 28, 2021 Contact US: Qatar Tribune I EDITORIAL I Phone: 40002222 I ADMINISTRATION & MARKETING I Phone: 40002155, 40002122, Fax: 40002235 P.O. Box: 23493, Doha. Minister of justice issues Be more security conscious to training rules for Center for Legal and Judicial Studies curb crimes, CID urges public QNA quired training programmes DOHA within the competence of the centre.

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