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Amir: Categorising People Into Ranks Based on Religions Reflects Racist Thinking BUSINESS | 15 SPORT | 20 Qatar to increase Qatar 2022 will downstream gas be a dream for investments : players, fans: APICORP Beckham Friday 20 December 2019 | 23 Rabia II 1441 www.thepeninsula.qa Volume 24 | Number 8111 | 2 Riyals Watch the best of football on beIN SPORTS, on the go with the new Qatarna 5G plans Amir: Categorising people into ranks based on religions reflects racist thinking The Role of Development in Achieving We cannot give up to structural National Sovereignty”, reflects the great difficulties or what are alleged to be challenges facing the world in general, and cultural obstacles existing in our the Muslim world in particular, with regard countries and societies. Also resorting to to issues of security, peace, development, conspiracy theories to justify failure in any of good governance and human rights. the above areas is also a form of surrender. Amir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani with other leaders at the Kuala Lumpur Summit 2019, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, yesterday. RIGHT: H H the Amir delivering his speech in the Summit. QNA/KUALA LUMPUR attended by their excellencies ministers of the Islamic Republic of Iran; and H E politicians and State leaders role that influencing under favorable domestic that are members of the official delegation the Prime Minister of Malaysia. requires having faith in the political will and conditions. Amir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al accompanying H H the Amir, heads of the Delivering speech at the opening potential to effect change. H H the Amir added that countries, Thani participated yesterday in the delegations of Islamic countries, a number session of the Summit, H H the Amir said H H the Amir said that we cannot where there is a Muslim majority, have opening session of the Kuala Lumpur of intellectuals and researchers in the that this summit’s theme, “The Role of give up to structural difficulties or what proved by experience and practices that Summit 2019, which carries the theme Islamic world’s issues. Development in Achieving National Sov- are alleged to be cultural obstacles existing there is no contradiction between "The Role of Development in Achieving The session was attended by a ereignty”, reflects the great challenges in our countries and societies. Also Islamic culture, development, good gov- National Sovereignty". H M King number of Their Excellencies, members facing the world in general, and the resorting to conspiracy theories to justify ernance and human rights, and that, like Abdullah Riayatuddin Al Mustafa Billah of the official delegation accompanying Muslim world in particular, with regard failure in any of the above areas is also a other major civilizations, they can be Shah of Malaysia, President of the His Highness, and a number of Their to issues of security, peace, development, form of surrender. This does not mean incubators of enlightened and rational Republic of Turkey, H E Recep Tayyip Excellencies, members of the official good governance and human rights. that there are no external conspiracies and systems of governance; meanwhile Erdogan; President of Iran, H E Dr delegations accompanying the leaders, Various schools seeking to approach foreign interventions. But their use to other regimes justify underdevelopment, Hassan Rouhani, and Prime Minister of partaking in the meeting. and address these issues have emerged, justify failures and wrong choices is an tyranny, and treading on human rights Malaysia, H E Dr. Mahathir Mohammed H H the Amir also participated in the yet we cannot tackle them at this summit. expression of intellectual indolence and on the grounds of the Islamic culture of participated in the summit. closing session of the Summit 2019, Our meeting today does not emanate from political incompetence. Also, the negative their peoples, although such justification The session that took place at Kuala along with H E the President of the a particular theoretical approach to these external factors, dubbed sometimes as in itself is incompatible with the spirit Lumpur Convention Center was also Republic of Turkey; H E the President issues, but rather from the nature of the conspiracies, often become effective and of Islamic civilization. `P2 Qatar 2019’s biggest climber in FIFA rankings Qatar announces extending financial grant to Gaza till March 2020 THE PENINSULA/DOHA start to the Asian Zone World Cup by defeating Japan 3-1 in the final of qualifiers. Besides accumulating the the AFC Asian Cup. What is more, no QNA/GAZA 22 vehicles and fire mechanisms equipment Qatar made the biggest move up biggest point haul, Qatar have also team improved its ranking position to the civil defence in Gaza, that Qatar is FIFA’s world rankings in 2019, while jumped a year-high 38 places, more than Qatar in 2019 (up 38 ranks). The Chairman of Qatari Committee for studying positively a request to extend the Belgium emerged the Team of the followed closely by fellow climbers Belgium have held on to top spot Gaza Reconstruction, H E Ambassador Qatari grant, stressing that it will continue Year for the second successive time, Algeria (up 32 ranks) and Japan (up in a December table barely impacted Mohammed Al Emadi has announced that to provide it to the sector until next March. details showed yesterday. Qatar, the 22 ranks). by just 19 friendlies towards the end of the State of Qatar would continue to “Everything will certainly continue in the FIFA World Cup 2022 hosts, gained The Qataris won 16, drew two and a year in which 1,082 international “A” provide the financial grant for the sector first quarter of the coming year ... There is an impressive 138 points over the lost seven of those 25 matches. Their matches have been played – an all- until next March. hope for its continuous renewal ... We are course of a year in which they won biggest success came in early 2019 time high since the ranking’s 1993 H E Ambassador Al Emadi said in continuing with you in the grant, electricity the AFC Asian Cup and made a strong when they became Asian champions inception. statement yesterday, during the delivery of and monthly aid for poor families,” he said. Over 333,000 passengers used Doha Metro on National Day SACHIN KUMAR expected to follow throughout the day. National Day Parade. “Parade is a big THE PENINSULA Passengers began to reach metro sta- attraction of Qatar National Day celebra- tions at 6.30am to reach Doha Corniche, tions, but reaching the venue by car is not The popularity of Doha Metro was once which was the venue for National Day an easy task because of heavy traffic. I have again visible on the Qatar National Day as Parade. Many residents used metrolink missed parade in the past few years, but record number of residents used metro service to reach stations. There were long this year I decided to watch it from the Cor- trains on Wednesday to enjoy National Day queues for tickets at the stations but the pas- niche. I reached the Corniche on time celebrations. Braving cold weather and sengers with travel cards evaded the queues. because of Doha Metro. Reaching corniche intermittent drizzles, over 333,000 But, there was no escape from the crowd was convenient and did not take much passengers used Doha Metro network to inside the trains. Only few passengers were time,” said Leena Ghosh, who took morning reach different destinations holding Qatar lucky enough to get the seats while others train from Wakra Station with her group of National Day celebrations. had to complete the journey standing. friends to watch the parade. The crowd was expected as it was the Most of the passengers were headed to With the newly opened Katara station, first National Day after the start of preview Souq Waqif or DECC stations to watch a large number of visitors even from as far services of all the three lines- Red Line, Gold National Day Parade. Access to Al Bidda, as Al Wakrah were able to attend various Line and Green Line- of Doha Metro Corniche and West Bay QIC stations was cultural shows and activities organised by network. restricted between 6:00am and 12:00pm Katara in partnership with different entities. Anticipating huge rush of passengers, on Wednesday. Qatar Rail staff was seen Many of the visitors who took the metro Qatar Rail was all geared up to face the chal- going extra-mile to help and guide pas- expressed how satisfied they were of the lenge with special arrangements in place. sengers to reach their destinations. service reaching Katara conveniently to The rush was visible on metro stations since For many passengers, Doha Metro attend the National Day celebrations com- Passenger rush at one of the metro staions on Wednesday. early morning, giving a glimpse of huge rush became an important reason to attend the pared to previous years. 02 HOME FRIDAY 20 DECEMBER 2019 Amir participates in Kuala Lumpur Summit Amir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani with President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, H E Dr Hassan Rouhani, on the sidelines of the Kuala Lumpur Summit 2019, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, yesterday. RIGHT: Amir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani with Prime Minister of Malaysia, H E Dr Mahathir Mohammed during the summit. FROM PAGE 1 of veto does not prevail in favor of this H H the Amir said we are not fundamen- or that country. With the exception of tally different from other people and justice based on international law, col- civilizations in the world. The approach lective security requires a kind of ration- that categorises people into ranks ality in the relations between States so according to their religions reflects a that these international relations and racist thinking which is not different other peoples’ issues should not be from the thought that branded them into subject to internal political rivalry grades in the past according to their between parties in each country, at a ethnicities.
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