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Commercial Activities to Resume on Weekends INDEX BUSINESS QATAR | Page 1 QATAR 2-5, 20 COMMENT 18, 19 | Page 20 ARAB WORLD 8 BUSINESS 1-12 Qatar Petroleum INTERNATIONAL 9-17 SPORTS 1-8 North-south wins ‘New key link road Venturer of DOW JONES QE NYMEX set to open at the Year 2020’ 26,067.28 9,224.80 40.88 Mesaimeer +177.10 -19.03 +0.26 award +0.68% -0.21% +0.64% Interchange Latest Figures published in QATAR since 1978 THURSDAY Vol. XXXXI No. 11604 July 9, 2020 Dhul-Qa’da 18, 1441 AH GULF TIMES www. gulf-times.com 2 Riyals Amir sends greetings Amir receives president-elect of UNGA to Dominican leader His Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, His Highness the Deputy Amir Sheikh Abdullah Commercial bin Hamad al-Thani and HE the Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdulaziz al-Thani sent yesterday cables of congratulations to Luis activities to Rodolfo Abinader on his victory in the presidential elections of the Dominican Republic. Education and health ministers discuss resume on school scenarios HE the Minister of Education and Higher Education Dr Mohamed Abdul Wahed Ali al-Hammadi yesterday held a virtual meeting with HE the Minister weekends of Public Health Dr Hanan Mohamed al-Kuwari to discuss the best back- to-school scenarios and directions in His Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani met yesterday at his off ice in Al Bahr Palace, with the light of the current Covid-19 situation. z Cabinet decision comes into effect today President-elect of the 75th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), Volkan Bozkir, and the In a statement on its website, the accompanying delegation on the occasion of their visit to the country. At the beginning of the meeting, the Amir Ministry of Education and Higher z All precautionary steps against Covid-19 congratulated Bozkir on his election, wishing him success in his duties. For his part, Bozkir expressed his wishes to Education said the meeting also will continue to be implemented continue expanding co-operation between Qatar and the United Nations during his term as president. The meeting touched on the organisation of the dealt with a number of regional and international issues, as well as the most prominent global developments. Page 2 educational process in full compliance with the precautionary measures he Cabinet yesterday decided The decision comes into eff ect today. and social distancing norms, without that all commercial activities The MoCI notifi cation said the aff ecting the students’ learning and Tin the country will resume and Cabinet decision was “to cancel Cir- academic achievement. shops will remain open on weekends, cular No 16 on the suspension of all the Qatar News Agency (QNA) reports. commercial activities in shops and of- UN chief denounces The Ministry of Commerce and In- fi ces on Fridays and Saturdays, and to WHO collaborating centre ‘interference’ in Libya dustry (MoCI), too, has issued a no- allow the resumption of all commercial tifi cation in this regard. The decision activities”. UN Secretary-General Antonio comes into eff ect today. This is “in line with the regulations Guterres said yesterday that foreign After HE the Prime Minister and adopted as part of the second stage of inaugurated at WCM-Q interference in the Libya conflict has Minister of Interior Sheikh Khalid bin the gradual lifting of restrictions on reached “unprecedented levels,” Khalifa bin Abdulaziz al-Thani chaired commercial activities across the State”, with sophisticated equipment and yesterday’s regular Cabinet meeting, it added. zSheikha Moza attends mercenaries involved in the fighting. held using video-conferencing tech- The MoCI stressed that “all precau- opening Guterres denounced the situation nology, HE the Minister of Justice and tionary and preventive measures set by during a ministers-level UN Security Acting Minister of State for Cabinet the Ministry of Public Health and Min- Council video conference, expressing Aff airs Dr Issa Saad al-Jafali al-Nuaimi istry of Administrative Development, er Highness Sheikha Moza particular concern about the military gave the details of the proceedings. Labour and Social Aff airs in previous bint Nasser, Chairperson of forces massing around the city of Sirte, At the beginning of the meeting, the decisions should be implemented”. HQatar Foundation for Educa- halfway between Tripoli in the west Cabinet heard a presentation by HE the Meanwhile, the Cabinet yesterday tion, Science and Community De- and Benghazi in the east. “The conflict Minister of Public Health on the latest approved a draft law amending some velopment (QF), attended an event has entered a new phase with foreign developments regarding the steps tak- provisions of Decree Law No 11 of 2012 marking the offi cial designation of interference reaching unprecedented en to contain the spread of Covid-19 in on government regulation of the buy- a research group at Weill Cornell levels, including in the delivery of the country. The Cabinet affi rmed the ing and selling of chemical and petro- Medicine – Qatar (WCM-Q) as a sophisticated equipment and the continued implementation of the pre- chemical products that are produced in World Health Organisation (WHO) number of mercenaries involved in cautionary measures taken to combat Qatar, QNA added. Collaborating Centre for combating the fighting,” he said. Page 8 the pandemic. The meeting also reviewed a report Covid-19 and other selected infec- As part of the plan to gradually lift the on Qatar’s population in 2019 and the tious diseases in the region. Trump case witness restrictions imposed as a result of Cov- outcomes of a study by the permanent Under the new designation, the Her Highness Sheikha Moza bint Nasser, Chairperson of Qatar Foundation, id-19, the Cabinet decided to revoke its population committee and its remarks Infectious Disease Epidemiology attended an event marking the off icial designation of a Weill Cornell Medicine quits military service earlier decision on closing shops and all on the report. The Cabinet then took Group (IDEG) at WCM-Q will support – Qatar research group as a WHO Collaborating Center. The event was A key witness who gave testimony commercial activities on Friday and Sat- the appropriate decisions regarding WHO’s regional and global eff orts attended by the Minister of Public Health, HE Dr Hanan Mohamed al-Kuwari. about President Donald Trump urday of every week, according to QNA. the matter. to promote health and well-being by during the impeachment hearings providing scientifi c research and ad- Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) achievement, and further strengthens is retiring from the military, citing vice to inform policy decisions and and Hamad Medical Corporation Qatar’s ability to fi ght infectious dis- pressure on his career advancement, Cabinet okays raise in Qataris’ employment public health programmes in the East- (HMC) as they confront the infec- eases that aff ect communities all over his lawyer said. Lieutenant Colonel ern Mediterranean Region (EMR). tion’s spread, working with healthcare the EMR region and beyond.” Alexander Vindman told Congress The Cabinet has approved a draft (QNA), the draft decision comes in Led by Dr Laith Abu-Raddad, and policy experts to provide scientifi c She added, “This offi cial desig- in 2019 that it was “inappropriate” decision of HE the Minister of implementation of the provision of WCM-Q professor of infectious dis- technical analyses that has supported nation demonstrates the success of when Trump pushed Ukraine to open Administrative Development, Labour Labour Law No 14 of 2004. ease epidemiology, IDEG has a special the Covid-19 national response. Qatar’s investment in the healthcare an investigation into Joe Biden, his and Social Aff airs (MADLSA) on The draft decision aims to raise the focus on viral hepatitis, which is espe- HE Dr Hanan Mohamed al-Kuwari, and research sectors, and reinforces political rival. Vindman had direct determining the ratio of Qatari to non- percentage of Qataris working in state- cially prevalent in EMR countries and Minister of Public Health and manag- Qatar’s contribution to public health knowledge of a Trump call with Qatari employees in the private sector. owned companies, or where the state is is one of the leading causes of deaths ing director of HMC, said: “The mem- on a global level. On behalf of the Ukrainian President Volodymyr This came at the regular Cabinet an investor, to 60%, the report states. globally. The group contributed to ef- bers of the IDEG are doing fantastic health sector, I would like to thank Zelensky. David Pressman, a lawyer meeting yesterday, chaired by HE The decision also includes other forts in combating the spread of HIV/ work with senior experts and offi cials Her Highness Sheikha Moza bint for Vindman, said there had been a the Prime Minister and Minister of authorities that are subject to the AIDS, reproductive tract infections in the MoPH and HMC to ensure we Nasser, Chairperson of Qatar Foun- “campaign of bullying, intimidation, Interior Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa bin retirement and pensions law. It aims to and, more recently, Covid-19. minimise the spread of the corona- dation, for her vision and leadership and retaliation” by the president Abdulaziz al-Thani. raise the percentage of Qataris in human Since the start of the Covid-19 pan- virus in Qatar. Being awarded World in creating a culture of research ex- against the soldier. Page 9 According to the Qatar News Agency resources to 80% in these authorities. demic, IDEG has spearheaded WCM- Health Organisation Collaborating cellence in Qatar Foundation and in Q’s eff orts to work closely with the Centre status on WCM-Q is a huge WCM-Q.” To Page 20 US virus cases soar past 3mn mark After shattering a daily record this week and recording more than 60,000 ‘Only way to solve Libyan crisis is to Masks become a fashion statement new coronavirus cases, the United States has now passed the 3mn mark in the total tally since the start of the Reuters coronavirus pandemic.
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