Amir Highlights Educated Youth's Role in Popular Arab Movements
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BUSINESS | Page 1 SPORT | Page 8 Qatar men’s team emerge as West Qatargas highlights Asia rugby long-term ties with China at LNG2019 champions published in QATAR since 1978 SUNDAY Vol. XXXX No. 11146 April 7, 2019 Sha’baan 2, 1440 AH GULF TIMES www. gulf-times.com 2 Riyals Qatar’s Saoud al-Mohannadi Amir highlights educated youth’s elected FIFA Council role in popular Arab movements member QNA Kuala Lumpur atar Football Association (QFA) Vice President, Saoud al-Mo- Qhannadi, has been elected as a member of the powerful FIFA Coun- cil for the session 2019-2023, on the sidelines of the Asian Football Confed- eration (AFC) Congress in Malaysia’s capital Kuala Lumpur. Al-Mohannadi received 37 of the 46 votes. In addition to al-Mohannadi, Du Zhaocai of China, Praful Patel of India, Kohzo Tashimaof Japan and Mariano Araneta of the Philippines were also elected to the FIFA Council. FIFA President Gianni Infantino was present at the 29th general meeting of AFC. The AFC Congress also approved Qatar’s proposal to amend a provision in the statute that prevented candi- dacy for two posts, and thus al-Mo- hannadi also retained, by acclamation, his position as AFC Vice President for West Asia. Moreover, the AFC General Assem- His Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani meeting with the President of the His Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani addressing the opening session of the 140th bly re-elected Sheikh Salman bin Ib- Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Gabriela Cuevas Barron. Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) in Doha yesterday. rahim al-Khalifah as its President for a new term of four years. Sport Page 1 is Highness the Amir Sheikh ing education globally. weapon of the weak only. Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani “Investing in quality education is “It does not help them much vis-a- Hyesterday said educated youth one of the most important elements vis the veto of the powerful members played an important role in popular of building the economy, advancing at the Security Council, or in granting movements in several Arab countries, societies, and achieving growth and an international cover to those who highlighting the importance of quality prosperity. If we are talking about the perpetrate aggression against others, education in advancing societies and challenges emanating from sustainable human rights violators and those who Amir attends achieving growth and prosperity. development, peace or the rule of law, annex the territories of others by force. Speaking at the opening ceremony we would fi nd that education is at the An example to this is the recognition of of the 140th Assembly of the Inter- forefront of the tried-and-trusted so- the major superpower in this world of Parliamentary Union (IPU) at Shera- lutions to these challenges. the de facto annexation of Jerusalem ton Doha yesterday, His Highness the “Our country has also launched nu- and the offi cial annexation of the Golan opening of Amir said: “In some Arab countries, merous initiatives in the fi eld of sup- by Israel,” highlighted the Amir. educated youth led popular move- porting and promoting education in The Amir also called upon the mem- ments in demand for dignity, justice collaboration with national and global bers to look into the common challeng- and freedom, which they summed up in partners such as the initiatives ‘Edu- es that the world is facing. Saoud al-Mohannadi the saying ‘decent living’. They proved cate A Child’, the World Innovation “Each of us has his views and opin- that they were cultured and civilised in Summit for Education (WISE), and ions, but there are many common chal- IPU assembly their demands and movements, when other initiatives,” continued the Amir. lenges that face all of us, including they were allowed the opportunity for Speaking about the importance of environment, climate, poverty, armed O Opening attended by education and the steps taken by Qatar QVCs opened in peaceful activity in some Arab coun- the rule of law, the Amir said: “Without confl icts, extremism, terrorism, and in promoting education globally. “In- 7 Indian cities tries. it, there will be no justice of any kind, recently the problem of cybersecurity HE the Prime Minister and vesting in quality education is one of the “These experiences prove that the and the two antitheses of the rule of law and individual privacy intrusion. To Minister of Interior Sheikh most important elements of building Qatar, represented by the Ministry regimes which had denied them the are chaos, on the one hand, and tyranny counter them, we assume a minimum Abdullah bin Nasser bin the economy, advancing societies, and of Interior (MoI), has opened visa freedom of expression and opportuni- on the other. level of commitment to the human val- achieving growth and prosperity. But centres (QVCs) in the Indian cities ties for peaceful activity, bear a basic “At the regional and global levels, ues that we share,” the Amir said. Khalifa al-Thani, several ignorance is one of the most important of Kolkata, Lucknow, Hyderabad, responsibility for the deterioration of the danger of the receding role of in- Highlighting the need to fi ght ter- ministers, Advisory Council obstacles to peoples’ growth and ren- Chennai and Kochi in addition to the situation into violence,” stated the ternational law in the relations be- rorism, the Amir noted that the war members and heads of aissance. It also stokes intolerance and New Delhi and Mumbai, where QVCs Amir. tween the states is on the rise as there on terrorism should not mean fi ghting racism, and facilitates the dissemina- were opened earlier. QVCs are being Sheikh Tamim said education has is a tendency towards giving priority armed extremism of only one colour, diplomatic missions tion of preconceived notions against the opened in diff erent countries as part of become a social right and an integral to the supremacy of power over it, while there are extremist terrorist forc- O Delegates from more than diff erent other,” the Amir said. simplifying work visa procedures for part of human rights. He also high- with the relegation of international es and movements that are not on the “Qatar has paid special attention to coming to Qatar. lighted the eff orts of Qatar in promot- law and international legality to a agendas of this war. To Page 10 160 countries participating international co-operation in the fi eld in the five-day conference of education and provided support to some developing countries in various By Joseph Varghese regions of the world, as well as inter- Staff Reporter national organisations operating in this fi eld. Our country has also launched numerous initiatives in the fi eld of Doha IPU meet a befi tting reply to is Highness the Amir Sheikh supporting and promoting educa- Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani tion in collaboration with national and Hgraced the opening of the 140th global partners such as the initiatives: Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary ‘Educate A Child ’, the World Innova- false charges by siege countries Union (IPU) held at the Sheraton Doha tion Summit for Education and other yesterday. initiatives,” the Amir highlighted. HE the Advisory Council Speaker Welcoming the gathering, HE al- By Ayman Adly of the 140th IPU Assembly refl ected Ahmed bin Abdullah bin Zaid al-Mah- Mahmoud stated that the assembly will Staff Reporter the appreciation of the world for Qa- moud, president of IPU Gabriela Cue- be a major milestone and hoped fruitful tar and its distinguished place among vas Barron, secretary-general Martin discussions and deliberations will be con- countries due to its peaceful and pro- Chungong and the under-secretary for ducted during the course of the event. he hosting of the 140th General gressive policies under the leader- the United Nations Counter-Terrorism President Barron pointed out that Assembly of the Inter-Parlia- ship of His Highness the Amir Sheikh Offi ce, Vladimir Voronkov spoke at the IPU has played a big role in the 20th Tmentary Union (IPU) in Doha is Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani. The en- opening ceremony. century and it is continuing the same in a fi tting response to the false accusa- tire world has come to Doha for the The opening was also attended by the 21st century through eff ective and tions levelled against Qatar by the four event while the blockading countries HE the Prime Minister and Minister sustainable solutions for the challenges blockading countries, HE the Speaker have missed it. of Interior Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser that the world is facing. of the Advisory Council Ahmed bin HE al-Mahmoud continued: “The bin Khalifa al-Thani, several ministers, “When we look at how the world is Abdullah bin Zaid al-Mahmoud said only country that objected to Qatar Advisory Council members and heads going today we are going to see a world yesterday. hosting the 140th IPU Assembly was of diplomatic missions in Qatar, among full of contradictions. We have all the Speaking to the media yesterday, he Syria, citing the same usual false ac- other dignitaries. information but we are not sure of stressed that contrary to the claims, HE the Speaker of the Advisory Council Ahmed bin Abdullah bin Zaid al-Mahmoud cusations against Doha, but the UK Parliament speakers and heads of what is real news or fake news, though the siege countries (Saudi Arabia, with IPU president Gabriela Cuevas Barron and IPU secretary-general Martin expressed its support. We have al- delegations, as well as members of the we are going through the fourth Indus- the UAE, Bahrain and Egypt) had not Chungong at the press conference yesterday.