GECF to unveil Djokovic holds latest edition of off Tiafoe; ‘Global Gas Venus exits in Outlook 2050’ Melbourne Business | 01 Sport | 08 THURSDAY 11 FEBRUARY 2021 29 JUMADA II - 1442 VOLUME 25 NUMBER 8530 www.thepeninsula.qa 2 RIYALS Give extra data to family or staff Qatar-Saudi border trade Amir meets Foreign Minister of Spain to resume from Sunday QNA — DOHA In a statement published on transporting goods to Qatar via its website, the GAC revealed a Abu Samra are not permitted The General Authority of set of regulatory and preventive to enter the country. With prior Customs (GAC) has issued controls and procedures related coordination with the port several regulatory and precau- to commercial shipments at the administration, the goods will tionary controls about the Abu Samra border port. be unloaded and re-loaded movement of imported and The measure includes that onto local trucks by the transiting goods from the Salwa truck drivers coming from importer or his representative border port in the Kingdom of Salwa border port in the in the port. Trucks and drivers Saudi Arabia to the Abu Samra Kingdom of Saudi Arabia must will return to Salwa port in border port in the State of Qatar. obtain a certificate authenti- Saudi Arabia immediately after The GAC announced that cated by the Saudi Ministry of completing the unloading commercial movement through Health proving that they have process at Abu Samra port. Abu Samra port would start fol- been tested for COVID-19, All importers of goods lowing the requirements and within 72 hours of their entry through Abu Samra port are procedures from Sunday, Feb- into Abu Samra port. obligated to prepare local ruary 14. Drivers and trucks trucks and notify Abu Samra port administration of the dates and numbers of the trucks. Truck drivers coming from Saudi Arabia The GAC stated that customs must have a negative COVID-19 test procedures on imported goods certified by Saudi health ministry and are carried out at the port per the Customs Law provisions, taken withing 72 hours. regulations and the customs Incoming drivers and trucks will not enter procedures guide. The customs Qatar. The goods will be unloaded at the declaration for restricted goods is presented to the competent border port from where they will be authority through the electronic carried by local trucks. customs clearance system (Al People exporting goods from Qatar Nadeeb) to take the appropriate decision regarding them. through Abu Samra port must comply The statement said due to with Saudi customs requirements. prolonged shutdown at Abu Samra port and the transfer of specialised laboratories to other Amir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani met Minister for Foreign Affairs, European Union and locations, samples of the goods Cooperation of the Kingdom of Spain, H E Arancha Gonzalez Laya, and her accompanying delegation, would be taken for examination at the Amiri Diwan office yesterday. The meeting dealt with discussing relations between the two and analysis by the competent countries and reviewed aspects of strengthening and developing them, in addition to discussing registration authorities in the most prominent regional and international developments. `MORE STORIES ON P3 country. `P3 Qatar okays emergency use of Moderna vaccine Expats aged above 50 QNA — DOHA Chair of the National Drug Control and Chair of the Health Strategic Group on Vaccine Procurement Task- eligible for vaccine The Ministry of Public Health COVID-19 and Head of Infec- force, Qatar, Dr. Aisha Ibrahim (MoPH) has issued an emer- tious Diseases at HMC, Dr. Al Ansari, said: “Qatar’s FAZEENA SALEEM group,” said Head of Vacci- gency use authorisation for Abdullatif Al Khal, said: “The proactive approach to securing THE PENINSULA nation at MoPH Dr. Soha Al Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine comprehensive clinical trial vaccine agreements has proved Bayat during an Instagram live in the country. process on Moderna highly effective. We were clear The age limit for the ongoing Q&A session yesterday. Moderna's COVID-19 COVID-19 vaccine has showed from the outset that we only COVID-19 vaccination in the She urged everyone to reg- vaccine was approved after it is safe and highly effective. wanted to administer interna- country has further been ister on the Ministry's website the MoPH’s Department of The authorisation from MoPH tionally approved, safe and lowered, a top health official to receive the vaccine. “If you Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical means we can soon begin effective vaccines for the people has said, while expressing hope haven’t registered yet on the Control carried out an administering the Moderna of Qatar. that sufficient number of website that was announced extensive review of the vaccine along with the Pfizer- “We will soon receive the first people will be vaccinated by weeks ago please go ahead and vaccine and assessed the BioNTech vaccine as we will now benefit from the delivery of Moderna vaccines and summer. register or book an results of clinical studies con- expand our national vacci- availability of two vaccines. while this will be a limited “For non-Qataris the age appointment with your health ducted on thousands of vol- nation programme in Qatar.” He said both vaccines have quantity initially, this is an limit is reduced to 50 years and centre to receive the vaccine,” unteers. The approval by Moderna is the second shown similarly high levels of encouraging development and above or those with compli- said Dr. Al Bayat. “The online MoPH follows similar author- COVID-19 vaccine to be safety and efficacy in trials. we can expect regular, larger cated chronic illness; and for registration will facilitate when isation of Moderna's vaccine approved for use in Qatar. People should not be con- deliveries of both Moderna and Qataris all age groups. Hope- you meet the requirements of by health agencies in the US, Dr. Al Khal said with high cerned about which vaccine Pfizer and BioNTech vaccines to fully soon the next phase will priority groups to get an Canada, the EU, the UK and demand for COVID-19 vac- they are offered, he said. arrive in Qatar in the next days be announced and non-Qataris appointment to receive the Switzerland. cines around the world, Qatar Director of Pharmacy and and weeks.” also will have a lower age vaccine,” she said. `P4 Number of Mahaseel outlets rises to 95 SIDI MOHAMED products is the increase in THE PENINSULA farmers’ confidence in the mar- Mahaseel is keting services provided by the Mahaseel outlets in the country currently company, because of the trans- selling local products have supplying more parency in dealing and the speed jumped to 95 in the current than 30 varieties of payment of their dues within season, from 44 in the previous of vegetables to a period not exceeding one to season. two weeks,” he added. “This is evidence of the com- the local market. Currently, Mahaseel supplies pany’s success in expanding its more than 30 varieties of vege- marketing base, and the farmers’ tables to the local market. desire to buy their products and local product is distinguished as Moreover, 350 local farms are their quality as well, as the it reaches the marketing places currently registered with company is keen on the quality in less than 24 hours and Mahaseel to benefit from the of products so that the products therefore is fresh, while the marketing and agricultural remain competitive,” said imported products take a longer services. Mahaseel’s General Manager time of about four days. So we Al Ghaithani added that there Mohamed Al Ghaithani, while encourage spreading the culture is a dedicated team in the speaking to Qatar Radio of buying the local product,” he company for communicating yesterday. said. with farmers, and following up Sheikh Joaan welcomes Saudi Sports Minister Al Ghaithani said the biggest He said the company suc- their suggestions and taking Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) President H E Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al Thani met yesterday with challenge for the company is to ceeded in marketing 3.5 million them into account in order to Minister of Sports and Chairman of the Olympic Committee of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, HRH inform the consumer of the value kilogrammes of locally-produced improve the services provided Prince Abdulaziz bin Turki Al Faisal, and his accompanying delegation at Hamad International Airport. of the local product and its value vegetables in the Qatari market, by the company to them. This has The Chairman of the Saudi Arabian Olympic Committee is visiting Doha at the invitation of the QOC compared to the imported during January 2021. This is triple created trust between farmers President to attend the final day competitions ofthe FIFA Club World Cup Qatar 2020. President of product. the amount marketed during the and the company, which in turn the Qatar Football Association, H E Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa bin Ahmed Al Thani; Secretary-General “At Mahaseel, we are keen on same period last year. has increased the number of of QOC, H E Jassim bin Rashid Al Buainain, and several QOC officials attended the meeting. marketing products that have “The reason for the com- farmers and suppliers to the good specifications only. The pany’s success in marketing its company compared to last year. 02 HOME THURSDAY 11 FEBRUARY 2021 Amir receives message from Amir of Kuwait QNA — DOHA Speaker of the Kuwaiti National Assembly conveyed the greetings Amir H H Sheikh Tamim bin of H H the Amir of the state of Hamad Al Thani received yesterday Kuwait, Sheikh Nawaf Al Ahmad a message from the Amir of the Al Jaber Al Sabah to H H the Amir, state of Kuwait, H H Sheikh Nawaf wishing him success and the Qatari Al Ahmad Al Jaber Al Sabah dealing people further progress and with the strong bilateral relations prosperity.