BUSINESS | Page 1 QATAR | Page 24 Over 5,000 visitors arrive GECF nations urged in Qatar to keep developing aboard MSC their gas resources Bellissima published in QATAR since 1978 SUNDAY Vol. XXXX No. 11383 December 1, 2019 Rabia II 4, 1441 AH GULF TIMES www. gulf-times.com 2 Riyals Oman beat Kuwait 2-1 to HMC marks keep semi-fi nal hopes alive a decade of By Sahan Bidappa Saudi beat Bahrain 2-0 Doha Saudi Arabia defeated Bahrain 2-0 yesterday to keep their semi-final eigning champions Oman over- hopes alive in the 24th Arabian Gulf high-quality came a second half fi ght back Cup at the Abdullah Bin Khalifa Rfrom Kuwait for a 2-1 victory at Stadium. Saudi Arabia’s victory has the 24th Arabian Gulf Cup yesterday. thrown Group B’s last two matches In a thrilling end-to-end contest tomorrow wide open as Oman (4 at the Abdullah Bin Khalifa Stadium, points), Saudi Arabia (3) and Kuwait it was a game of two halves as Oman (3) all have a chance to progress to healthcare dominated the fi rst half before Kuwait the last four. Herve Renard’s men will threatened to stage a stunning recov- take on defending champions Oman 10th anniversary of employee recognition ery in the second. while Kuwait face Bahrain, who are yet Abdulaziz al-Muqbali converted to open their account in the competi- programme celebrated Eight new hospitals two penalties as Oman went into the tion. Abdullah al-Hamdan opened the break with a two-goal cushion. Yousef scoring in the 29th minute while Mo- and several specialised facilities opened to Nasser pulled a goal back for Kuwait hamed Abdu Khubrani headed home meet growing demand for HMC’s services in the 78th minute, but the ten-time the second in the 59th to help the champions could not get past a deter- Qatar Olympic Committee President HE Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad al-Thani three-time winners notch up their first mined Oman defence for an equaliser. watches the 24th Arabian Gulf Cup match between Oman and Kuwait at the win in the tournament. Sport Page 1 E the Minister of Public Health Oman now have four points from Abdullah Bin Khalifa Stadium in Doha yesterday. PICTURE: Noushad Thekkayil Dr Hanan Mohamed al-Kuwari two matches, with Erwin Koeman’s Hyesterday said that Hamad side having drawn their opening tunities. We could have scored three Oman should have been a goal up in the tournament, Oman were given the Medical Corp (HMC) has witnessed match against Bahrain. Kuwait, who goals at least, but in the second half we the 10th minute as an unmarked Muh- penalty after a lengthy review. tremendous development since the shocked Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, had diffi culties,” the Dutchman said. sen al-Ghassani received a long ball From the spot kick, al-Maqbali inception of its Stars of Excellence are on three points. Oman will meet Both the teams enjoyed equal share from Mohsil al-Khaldi, but the striker sent the Kuwait goalkeeper Hameed Awards in 2010. It has also signifi cantly Saudi Arabia in their fi nal group match of support as Oman and Kuwait fans failed to capitalise on the opening. Yousef the wrong way, as he slotted increased the clinical capacity of its tomorrow while Kuwait play Bahrain. fi lled the stadium to create a festive However, Kuwait weren’t lucky two the ball into the left post. In the 28th network of hospitals and health facili- Koeman was a relieved man after atmosphere. Kuwait, who were so minutes later as defender Meshari minute, al-Ghassani had the oppor- ties by opening eight new hospitals and the victory and was impressed with his impressive against Saudi, started on Alenezi brought down al-Ghassani in tunity to double Oman’s lead, follow- several specialised facilities. team’s show. a false note, conceding two penalties the box with a needless tackle. Qatari ing an error from Fahed al-Hajri, but In her remarks during the Stars of “We played very well, especially in due to defensive errors, which proved referee Khamis al-Marri failed to spot the forward shot straight at Yousef. Excellence Awards ceremony she said the fi rst half and we created oppor- costly in the end. the foul, but with VAR being used in To Page 12 Sport Pages 1, 2, 3 that this additional capacity has been able to meet the growing demand for HE Dr Hanan Mohamed al-Kuwari HMC’s services despite the annual increase in the number of patients re- of our dedicated staff that has driven 24th Arabian Gulf Cup First team arrives for FIFA Club World Cup ceiving medical care and treatment. improvements and transformation The awards ceremony was held by across our system. The teams that are the Centre for Patient Experience and recognised today for their outstand- Yesterday’s Results Staff Engagement (CPESE) recently in ing work embody HMC values and our the presence of hundreds of staff from cultures of commitment to excellence.” the HMC. A total of 29 awards within three Kuwait 1-2 Oman The awards programme was estab- main categories – health, education lished in 2010 to acknowledge em- and research – were given to the win- Bahrain 0-2 Saudi Arabia ployees’ commitment to delivering ning project teams, including the Man- high-quality healthcare services and aging Director’s Award, the Star of Ex- to recognise the outstanding achieve- cellence Award, the Rising Star Award, ments of staff . and two Awards of Merit. QATAR | Humanitarian aid HE Dr al-Kuwari said: “Since Stars This year’s winning project of the Qatar Charity launches of Excellence began in 2010, HMC has Managing Director’s Award was ‘Em- transformed dramatically. We have sig- bedded Sustainability in Value Im- winter drive in Jordan nifi cantly increased capacity across our provement Work’, which also received a Qatar Charity (QC) has launched network through the opening of eight Star of Excellence award. the 2019-20 winter campaign new hospitals and numerous specialist The project is included under the “Warmth and Peace” for Syrian facilities. This additional capacity has Health category in the Quality and Pa- and Palestinian refugee camps enabled us to meet the increased de- tient Safety subcategory. It focuses on in Jordan. The campaign, under mand for our services. Despite treating value improvement through the use of the slogan “Give Warmth”, was greater numbers of patients each year, improvement science. launched in the presence of Qatar’s we have worked hard to advance the Other winning projects recognised ambassador to Jordan Sheikh Saud quality of care we deliver in all areas of at this year’s ceremony include: Clini- bin Nasser al-Thani. It is expected to our service. cal Practice Award:Diff erent Sites, Same provide 500,000 people with food, Hienghene Sport, winners of this year’s Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) Champions League, have arrived in Doha “During the past 10 years, HMC’s Service; Collaborative Achievement shelter and heating materials. Qatar ahead of the start of the FIFA Club World Cup Qatar 2019. The team from New Caledonia will open the tournament on services have been assessed and suc- Award: Achieving Global Excellence in Charity is helping refugees and December 11 at Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium when they face the Qatari champions and FIFA Club World Cup host nation cessfully accredited more than 40 Diabetes Care; Operational Perform- the displaced and needy people representatives, Al Sadd SC. Hienghene Sport became the first New Caledonian side to win the OFC Champions League times by leading accreditation bodies ance Award: HMC-Wide Implementa- in 17 countries at a cost of nearly and qualify for the FIFA Club World Cup, and only the second non-New Zealand side to do so. Also, it is the first time a from around the world. Today we rec- tion of Bed Capacity Management and QR75mn. senior New Caledonian side – club or country – has competed in a global football tournament. Sport Page 8 ognise the commitment and expertise Patient Experience Award. To Page 12 NHRC set to hold international conference on social media QNA and the International Federation of cial media activists will also partici- defenders, political activists and so- ipation in public life is unparalleled. “New technologies and interde- Doha Journalists. pate, in addition to international and cial media infl uencers, besides dis- The rapid expansion of the digital pendence have helped the growth HE the Chairman of the NHRC Dr regional human rights mechanisms, cussing the application of provisions communications infrastructure and of civil society networks, including Ali bin Smaikh al-Marri, noted that national human rights institutions, on incitement to hate in practice and the advancement of digital technol- cross-border growth. However, the he National Human Rights the conference will witness the par- research centres and other relevant the use of social media platforms to ogy had brought about profound social emergence of these new opportunities Committee (NHRC) has com- ticipation of 300 governmental and bodies and organisations. incite and spread hate speech, includ- change, posing challenges and op- has been followed by emerging threats Tpleted all arrangements to or- non-governmental organisations, Dr al-Marri said in a press state- ing against religious minorities. portunities for human rights and civic to civic space. At the same time, digital ganise the Doha International Con- as well as journalists’ unions, major ment that the conference aims to dis- He pointed out that social media space, he added. technologies have also created new ex- ference on “Social Media: Challenges companies and social networks, in- cuss the opportunities created by so- platforms have changed the prevail- Dr al-Marri noted that the protec- cuses for governments to stifl e social and Ways of Supporting Freedoms and cluding Google, Facebook and Twit- cial media to promote human rights, ing concepts in the cultural, politi- tion of human rights now and in the media activity and restrict civil space, Protecting Activists”, which will be ter as well as international celebrities and explore the repeated forms of in- cal and media communication in the future is increasingly dependent on often based on security pretexts,” he held on February 16-17.