Amir Honours Education Excellence Award Winners
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UNDER THE PATRONAGE OF H.E. SHEIKH KHALID BIN KHALIFA BIN ABDULAZIZ AL THANI THE PRIME MINISTER AND MINISTER OF INTERIOR 2-4 March 2020 WEDNESDAY 10AM to 8PM Qatar National Convention Center QNCC MARCH 4, 2020 THE PREMIERE EXHIBITION FOR QATARI NATIONALS TO RAJAB 9, 1441 DESIGN, BUILD AND RENOVATE WELCOME VOL.13 NO. 4885 QR 2 SUPPORTED BY DEVELOPMENT SPONSOR ORGANIZED BY Fajr: 4:39 am Dhuhr: 11:46 am Asr: 3:07 pm Maghrib: 5:38 pm MOST Isha: 7:08 pm PRODUCTS You name it, STARTING FROM we have it! QR Business 9 Sports 12 7 QSE encourages LGCT and GCL Season FINE Hyatt Plaza | Mall of Qatar | Gulf Mall | Al Khor Mall HIGH : 24°C Doha Festival City| Ezdan Mall - Wakrah 4015 6999 local private firms to 2020 declared open LOW : 17°C list publicly at Al Shaqab Opening soon in Mirqab Mall Amir honours Education Excellence Award winners QNA Minister of Interior HE Sheikh Master and Doctorate’s de- al Hammadi thanked the Amir the founders of the Education DOHA Khalid bin Khalifa bin Ab- gree holders, university and I congratulate all those who are for patronising the ceremony Excellence Award. dulaziz al Thani, a number of high schools graduates and distinguished for their competence and sponsoring this award He said this edition of the THE Amir HH Sheikh Tamim sheikhs and ministers, heads outstanding primary and pre- in proving their superiority and since its inception 13 years award has witnessed a quali- bin Hamad al Thani patron- of the diplomatic missions ac- paratory education students, achieving their ambition, and who will ago. tative development in terms ised the 13th Education Ex- credited to the state, senior of- in addition to the winners in be an important tributary to provide The minister hailed the of the nature of participation cellence Day award ceremony ficials in the education, higher the categories of outstanding important role and sincere ef- and the honoured persons, as 2020 at Doha Sheraton Hotel education and research sector teacher and school and scien- creative competencies for the state’s forts of the late former Minis- about 300 students and edu- on Tuesday under the theme and parents of the outstanding tific research. institutions and economy. ter of Education and Higher cational institutions competed “excellence Builds Genera- students. A film about the 2020 Education Sheikha Ahmed al for this award, 83 of whom met tions”. The Amir honoured 83 Award and the winners in var- country was screened during emony, Minister of Education Mahmoud, who contributed the criteria for excellence. The ceremony was at- winners of the Education ious categories and their fu- the ceremony. and Higher Education HE Dr to the development of educa- tended by Prime Minister and Excellence Award, who are ture aspirations to serve their Addressing the award cer- Mohammed bin Abdul Wahed tion in Qatar and was one of Continued on page 16 Kuwait Amir greets Amir on success of Afghan president praises Qatar Coronavirus will US-Taliban deal for US-Taliban peace accord THE Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al be contained Thani received a telephone call from the HE Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Amir of Kuwait HH Sheikh Sabah al Ahmad al THamad al Thani held a telephone Jaber al Sabah on Tuesday. The Amir of Ku- conversation with President of wait congratulated the Amir on the success Afghanistan Dr Ashraf Ghani on of the Qatari mediation and its good offices Tuesday. over time: FM which culminated in signing of the peace During the phone call, which the agreement between the US and the Afghan Amir made to the Afghan president, ‘Financial markets will flourish again’ Taliban movement. The two sides also they reviewed bilateral relations and reviewed bilateral relations and the means of the ways of enhancing them. TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK enhancing them, in addition to a number of The two sides discussed the DOHA regional and international issues. (QNA) latest developments in Afghanistan, especially with regard to the peace DEPUTY Prime Minister and Minister agreement signed recently in Doha of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Moham- between the US and the Afghan Taliban movement. The Afghan president praised the efforts of med bin Abdulrahman al Thani has Qatar which contributed to reaching this historic agreement. affirmed that the coronavirus will not Turkey’s exports to Qatar The amir affirmed that Qatar will continue to exert efforts that would help in conducting dia- affect the financial markets for life and logue between the Afghan government and Taliban to reach another peace agreement between the the markets will flourish again. reach $1.17 bn in 2019 (PG 2) two parties that would lead to achieving security and stability in Afghanistan. (QNA) “We will see over time that this vi- rus is contained and markets return to prosperity again,” Sheikh Mohammed told CNN during an interview. “We detected the first case from Iran, which unfortunately has become One more test positive for UDC to award contracts one of the most recorded cases of in- fection ... And we believe that because We have prepared worth QR3 bn in 2020 of the impact of this virus on Iran, the rest of the countries of the region will everything like coronavirus, says MoPH HE United Development Company (UDC) be affected,” he said. healthcare facilities QNA Disease Center under complete Twill award contracts worth QR3 billion Sheikh Mohammed said, “We to receive any number of cases. DOHA DIMDEX 2020 cancelled isolation and is in stable condi- in 2020 to further develop the Pearl-Qatar have prepared everything like health- tion. Island and to start projects related to the care facilities to receive any number of — HE Sheikh Mohammed bin ONE more person tested posi- over virus fears The first seven positive upcoming Gewan Island, the company’s cases, God forbid ... with an emphasis Abdulrahman al Thani tive for coronavirus disease DOHA International Maritime patients, who are undergoing chairman said on Tuesday. on isolating them from society so that (COVID-19) in Qatar on Tues- Defence Exhibition and Con- treatment at the Communi- Addressing shareholders at the company’s the entire country is not affected by day, taking the total number of ference (DIMDEX 2020) has cable Disease Center, are in a annual general assembly meeting in Doha, the outbreak of the virus.” Mohammed said Qatar is always open cases to eight, the Ministry of been cancelled due to fears stable health condition. UDC Chairman Turki bin Mohammed al Khater On the extent of the impact of the to dialogues to resolve the crisis as Public Health (MoPH) has said. over the spread of corona- The statement said the said, “In line with our business plan, it is virus on Qatar as an important centre long as there’s respect for interna- In a statement, the MoPH virus across the globe. The MoPH will continue to moni- intended that capital contracts will be awarded of aviation, the FM said, “Of course, tional laws and sovereignty of each said the infected patient is a expo was scheduled to be tor those who have been in for developing projects with an amount of QR3 there will be an impact as we have seen country. Qatari citizen who was evacu- held from March 16 to 18. quarantine for any symptoms billion and with cash outflow for those con- in recent days. We have seen that there Asked whether there is a glimmer ated from Iran by Qatar on a The event was cancelled and will continue to take all tracts amounting to an estimated QR1.9 billion is an impact on financial markets, as of hope in the relationship between private plane on February 27. after consultations with necessary measures to limit during 2020.” While work on projects related to well as travel and oil markets and eve- Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE, he The patient was subjected public health officials and the spread of the virus. The Pearl-Qatar will go as per schedule, Khater rything in all respects.” said, “We will remain optimistic. Some to immediate quarantine upon the government, the organis- The ministry has also set said, 2020 is going to be all about achieving “But we believe that this will be a channels had opened for dialogue be- arrival in Qatar and has not ing committee of the expo up a dedicated, round-the- the company’s goals with Gewan Island being cycle for the virus ... and this issue will tween Qatar and Saudi Arabia. Un- had contact with community said. (TNN) clock call center to answer all the cornerstone for our future developments. not remain for life. Over time, we will fortunately, that did not lead to any- members since his arrival. The questions and inquiries related UDC is going ahead with its investments in see a containment of this virus and thing.” risk of the outbreak of the dis- statement added. to coronavirus disease (COV- long-term projects estimated at QR5.5 billion, ways to overcome it. We will also see a “We look forward to a more pros- ease in the wider community The infected patient was ID-19). The hotline number is Khater said. —SATYENDRA PATHAK PAGE 9 boom in the market again,” he added. perous and stable future in the re- in Qatar is still very low, the admitted to the Communicable 16000 and is toll-free. On the ongoing Gulf crisis, Sheikh gion,” he added. 02 Wednesday, March 4, 2020 Contact US: Qatar Tribune ı EDıTORıAL ı Phone: 40002222 ı ADMıNıSTRATıON & MARKETıNG ı Phone: 40002155, 40002122, Fax: 40002235 P.O. Box: 23493, Doha.