QatarTribune Qatar_Tribune QatarTribuneChannel qatar_tribune MONDAY FEBRUARY 24, 2020 JUMADA AL-AKHIR 30, 1441 VOL.13 NO. 4877 QR 2 Fajr: 4:45 am Dhuhr: 11:47 am PARTLY CLOUDY Asr: 3:05 pm Maghrib: 5:34 pm HIGH : 27°C Isha: 7:04 pm LOW : 19°C Asia 7 Business 13 Sports 16 Walls, mud packs and al khaliji okays Attiyah lays down monkey removal for dividend of QR0.075 marker Trump’s India visit per share at AGM Amir, Jordan King vow to bolster ties Amir directs creation of 10,000 jobs for Jordanians in Qatar $30 mn grant to support Jordanian military retirement fund The Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al Thani and King Abdullah II bin al Hussein of Jordan hold official talks at Al Husseiniya Palace in Amman on Sunday.SEE ALSO PAGE 2 QNA dom of Jordan discussed ways tion with the growth of bilateral Qatar-Jordanian supreme under Lusail University’s um- The Amir directed the nounced the opening of a cen- AMMAN to strengthen the bilateral re- ties, and stressed their commit- joint committee, and enhanc- brella, in addition to the ex- creation of 10,000 job oppor- tre in Jordan to facilitate the lations in various fields during ment to advancing it further in ing cooperation in the fields change of expertise and train- tunities in Qatar for Jorda- process, and the support of the THE Amir HH Sheikh Tamim official talks at Al Husseiniya all fields, particularly the eco- of energy, infrastructure, and ing that will be carried as part nian nationals, in addition to Jordanian military retirement bin Hamad al Thani and HM Palace in Amman on Sunday. nomic and investment ones. higher education. The Uni- of the preparations for hosting the 10,000 job opportunities fund with $30 million. King Abdullah II bin al Hus- The Amir and the Jordan The two sides stressed the versity of Jordan will provide the FIFA 2022 World Cup in that were announced in Au- sein of the Hashemite King- King expressed their satisfac- importance of activating the a number of academic courses Qatar. gust 2018. The Amir also an- Continued on page 2 Over 3 million Coronavirus screening for all transactions in ships calling at Qatar ports January: MoI QNA with 18.4 percent, followed by DOHA Mesaimeer Services Centre with 11.3 percent. MORE than 3 million trans- The statistics also showed actions were completed in the that more than 84,000 special Over 120 entities to take part in General Directorate of Pass- transactions were completed, ports and its departments including 80,733 transactions and electronic services in in the Recruitment Applica- Build Your House 2020 expo January, according to latest tions Reviewing Committee, IN a major step to cater to the fast-growing housing market for nationals in statistics issued by the 759 transactions for el- Qatar, more than 120 firms and government entities are all set to display their MWANI Qatar has announced the commencement procedures for the detection Ministry of Interior derly and persons products and services at the first edition of Build Your House 2020 Exhibition. and examination of all ships calling at Hamad Port, Ruwais Port and Doha Port, (MoI). with disabilities, According to a market data provided by Build Your House Exhibition, Qatar will especially from countries that have reported cases of the emerging coronavi- The com- and 2,536 other spend $12 billion over five years to develop new housing for nationals. Founded rus infection, in addition to applying all health checks for ship crews to detect pleted trans- transactions. in Qatar and specially designed for the local market, the exhibition is aimed at the virus. As a precautionary measure, Mwani Qatar will reduce the entry of actions in the The total assisting Qatari nationals understand the processes and procedures involved ships calling at Ruwais Port. Entry of ships will be barred from 10pm to 7am at departments number of en- in building a personal residence. —SATYENDRA PATHAK PAGE 14 Ruwais Port, it said. (TNN) affiliated with try and exit the General movements Department through Ham- of Passports in ad International January reached Airport in January 2,690,303, while the amounted to 1,215, number of completed 840, including 436,904 Coronavirus takes a toll on travel business transactions in the service movements through electron- centres of the Unified Servic- ic portals. MERIAM JELLITI “Travel booking cancella- said, adding “People are going es Department spread across The statistics also showed DOHA tions are at their highest point in The impact is home; they are not on leisure the country reached 238,460. an increase in the electronic years,” a booking agent at Sky- heavy. We have or business tour.” When it came to the num- services transactions, which THE coronavirus outbreak line Travel told Qatar Tribune. had trips, A supervisor from ‘United ber of transactions completed exceeded half a million, in- has taken a heavy toll on travel He said the travel business bookings and meetings for Travelling’ agency said at MoI services centres dur- cluding more than 300,000 business, with the global fears is currently at risk because of many Chinese companies are ing January, the statistics transactions through the web- over the deadly virus increas- the alarming situation. cancelled. The main now shut down and trips to indicate that Al Rayyan Ser- site of the Ministry of Interi- ing day by day. “Travel agencies are re- reason is fear. People are Asia are ‘nonexistent’. vices Center topped with 24.6 or, over 200,000 transactions Doha-based travel agen- lated to both the global and afraid to travel and scared “Besides trip cancellations percent of visa and residence through Mattrash 2, and 278 cies have confirmed that their local situations and currently of airports. They avoid and the enormous drop in related transactions, right through Qatar e-Government businesses have taken a heavy whether it is from internation- going to big city airports bookings, we have had sev- above Wakra Services Center Portal (Hukoomi). beating due to the spread of the al travel companies or individ- eral excursions cancelled. The coronavirus. Though the travel uals themselves, the business like Istanbul and London.” simple reason for this is fear cancellations have not reached is badly impacted. Some Chi- — A travel agency official of airports, most people pre- a critical phase yet, they said, nese companies we work with fer staying in Qatar because the odds of risk are very high. have shut shop. The bookings currently it is one of the safest Education ministry Iran’s neighbours Several countries have are very low,” he said. losses. fear. People are afraid to travel countries as the virus has not banned arrivals from China A supervisor of airlines “The impact is heavy and and scared of airports. They been detected here,” she said. launches unified impose travel and many airlines including bookings at another travel it is not only related to Asian avoid going to big city airports The Ministry of Public portal for public bans as virus toll Qatar Airways have suspended agency confirmed a huge drop countries, but also Europe and like Istanbul and London,” he Health (MoPH) on Saturday flights to that country in the in bookings. Though financial Arab countries. We have had explained. affirmed that there are no con- services (PG 3) rises (PG 11 ) wake of the coronavirus out- impact cannot be determined trips, bookings and meetings Most of the current book- firmed cases of the novel coro- break. at present, he predicted heavy cancelled. The main reason is ings are annual leaves only, he navirus in the country so far. 02 Monday, February 24, 2020 Contact US: Qatar Tribune I EDITORIAL I Phone: 40002222 I ADMINISTRATION & MARKETING I Phone: 40002155, 40002122, Fax: 40002235 P.O. Box: 23493, Doha. AMIR AND JORDAN KING HOLD TALKS Continued from page 1 the Queen Alia International Airport, the Amir was ac- The two leaders stressed corded an official reception, the importance of support- which included the firing of ing the Palestinian people 21 canon shots and playing to achieve their legitimate the national anthems of the rights and establish their in- two countries. dependent state on the 1967 The Amir was received borders with East Jerusa- by HM King Abdullah lem as its capital. They also II bin al Hussein of the stressed the importance of Hashemite Kingdom of Jor- reaching political solutions dan; HRH Prince Faisal bin Hussein, President of Jor- Prime Minister of Jordan ates Ayman Safadi; Presi- a lineup of ministers sim al Thani; Jordan’s Am- to the crises facing the re- al Hussein, Advisor to HM dan Football Association; Dr Omar Razzaz; Chief of dent of the Jordanian Senate and senior military and civil bassador to Qatar HE Zaid gion to maintain its security the King and Chairman of HH Prince Hashim bin al the Royal Hashemite Court Faisal Al Fayez; Speaker of officials; Ambassador of Mufleh al Lawzi and mem- and stability. the National Policies Coun- Hussein, Chief Royal Coun- Yousef al Isawi; Minister of Jordan’s House of Repre- Qatar to Jordan HE Sheikh bers of the Qatari Embassy Earlier upon arrival at cil; HH Prince Ali bin al cilor; a lineup of princes; Foreign Affairs and Expatri- sentatives Atef Tarawneh; Saud bin Nasser bin Jas- in Jordan. AFGHAN PRESIDENT MEETS FM’S SPECIAL ENVOY: President of Afghanistan Ashraf Ghani met with Special Envoy of the Minister of Foreign Affairs for Counterterrorism and Mediation in Conflict Resolution HE Dr Mutlaq bin Majed al Qahtani, in Kabul on Sunday. During the meeting, they reviewed the bilateral cooperation, the peace talks between the United States and Taliban in Doha, the de-escalation agreement, the signing of an agreement to end the war in Afghanistan at the end of the month, the intra-Afghan negotiations, and the exchange of prisoners between the two sides.