'Media City Will Have No Editorial Limits'
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MONDAY JULY 29, 2019 DHU AL-QADAH 26, 1440 VOL.12 NO. 4698 QR 2 PARTLY CLOUDY Fajr: 3:34 am Dhuhr: 11:40 am HIGH : 40°C Asr: 3:07 pm Maghrib: 6:22 pm LOW : 33°C Isha: 7:52 pm MAIN BRANCH LULU HYPER SANAYYA ALKHOR Business 9 Sports 13 Doha D-Ring Road Street-17 M & J Building MATAR QADEEM MANSOURA ABU HAMOUR BIN OMRAN QFB announces 2019 Verstappen wins chaotic Near Ahli Bank Al Meera Petrol Station Al Meera H1 results German GP alzamanexchange www.alzamanexchange.com 44441448 ‘Media City will have no editorial limits’ There will be code of ethics that would trust media outlets to be responsible for what they say: GCO Director QNA there was Phase II in the eighties name, thanks to the efforts of inde- On whether the blockade would DOHA and nineties which saw a number pendent journalists who worked in end soon, he said the blockading of intellectuals and academics write it and were given all the space and countries started that and they can THE Media City will have no edito- columns in daily newspapers on creativity to do their own shows,” he end it. rial limits and there will be no limi- government laws which did not see said. Al Jazeera’s motto ‘The Opin- “This was not the first crisis of tations on any outlets, according to any pushback,” he said, adding that ion and The Other Opinion’ is a re- its kind as there were similar ones Director of the Government Com- the state realised that media was a flection of that, he stressed. since the eighties,” he said, adding munications Office HE Sheikh Saif platform for citizens to voice their The GCO director said the pro- that “Qatar was not an easy target as bin Ahmed bin Saif al Thani. opinion. ject was inspired by the Amir HH it is an independent country.” “There will be code of ethics, “The Phase III started in the Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al Thani, “The country builds bilateral which would trust media outlets mid-nineties to 2004. It saw the es- who issued directives in 2017 to relations based on mutual respect, that come to Qatar to be responsible tablishment of Al Jazeera, as well initiate the project. “The move was and believes in the importance of for what they say and for their ac- as a sports and cultural TV chan- not a reaction to the diplomatic dialogue,” he said, noting that Qatar tions. There will be no limitations nels in Al Kaas and Al Rayyan TV crisis, but rather an indication that played the role of mediators in dif- on any outlets, and that the code of respectively. There was high level of The move was not a reaction to the diplomatic crisis, but the country is moving forward. The ferent matters throughout the re- ethics is basically built on responsi- viewership for both channels and Al rather an indication that the country is moving forward... last two years saw the state estab- gion and beyond. ble media,” the GCO director said Kass sports channel has more view- The country builds bilateral relations based on mutual lish the Free Zone Authority, con- On how Qatar could attract dif- in an interview with TRT World’s ers outside Qatar than inside the respect, and believes in the importance of dialogue.” tinued developing labour laws, and ferent media outlets and how the Strait Talk. country,” he said. announcement of elections for the country would benefit from these He said there were many rea- Al Jazeera also expanded dur- — HE Sheikh Saif bin Ahmed bin Saif al Thani, GCO Director Shura Council,” he added. partnerships, he said they already sons that inspired Qatar to establish ing that time beyond being an Ara- He stressed the country is mov- have 33 agreements with media the Media City, one among them is bic channel and became an interna- he said, the Media City project was they were still establishing them- ing forward by enhancing bilat- technology-based outlets. The Me- Qatar’s long history in media that tional network broadcast in many researched in 2005, with a team es- selves in the space — Al Jazeera eral ties with countries all over the dia City can be thought of as three started with radio and TV in the six- languages, he added. tablished in 2008 to implement it. and the other channels were just a world. “Qatar is an esteemed in- different categories: TV channels, ties with the goal of providing peo- Replying to a question on wheth- The government back then did sample. vestor that is highly appreciated all publications, and social media. ple with information. er the Media City was established in not see that was the right time to “Now, Al Jazeera has become an over the world by banks, companies, “Following Phase I in the sixties, response to the diplomatic crisis, push through with those plans, as international network that built its and countries.” Continued on page 2 Ô Qatargas delivers first Q-Max Qatar condemns LNG cargo to Belgium QATAR TAKES hospital bombing PART IN NATO QATARGAS Operating Company Limited (Qatargas) has delivered the first in Tripoli cargo of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) on a Q-Max vessel to Zeebrugge CELEBRATIONS QNA LNG Terminal in Belgium, marking the first discharge of a Q-Max LNG DOHA vessel at this terminal. The cargo, which was loaded at the Ras Laffan Qatari Amiri Air Force terminal in Qatar on June 22, arrived on board the Q-Max vessel, Al participated in North Atlantic QATAR has condemned the aerial bomb- Dafna, on July 22. The delivery also celebrates yet another multi-terminal Treaty Organization (NATO) ing of Al-Sawani field hospital, south of the delivery for Qatargas, bringing the total number of multi-port deliveries celebrations. PAGE 16 Libyan capital Tripoli, in which five medical undertaken by the company in 2019 to eight. This operation saw the first workers were killed and many injured. LNG parcel discharged in Zeebrugge and a second parcel at the South In a statement on Sunday, the Ministry Hook LNG terminal in the United Kingdom. Qatargas Chief Executive of Foreign Affairs said the bombing of the Officer Khalid bin Khalifa al Thani said, “At Qatargas, we are very much hospital is a flagrant violation of internation- focused on further developing the concept of multi-port deliveries of our al humanitarian law which aims to ensure LNG cargoes and offer it to our global portfolio of customers. This will the safety of patients and medical staff provide our customers with flexibility and reliability to help them meet working in hospitals and maintain health their demand for clean burning natural gas while enhancing flexibility of facilities in times of war. supply. As the world’s premier LNG company, we are committed to meet The statement stressed that the bomb- and exceed the expectations of our customers.” PAGE 9 ing of the hospital necessitates an urgent international investigation to bring the perpetrators to international justice, and called on the international community to take urgent action to protect civilian targets. The statement offered Qatar’s condolences to the families of the victims and to the government and people of Libya, wishing the injured a speedy recovery. Iran links tanker row to ailing nuclear deal MME cleans up Sealine IRAN said on Sunday it considered Britain’s seizure of an Iranian oil tanker a breach of the ailing 2015 nuclear deal, after the remaining parties to the accord met in Vienna in another attempt to salvage the beach, removes 700 tonnes agreement. Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi linked the tanker row to discussions over the of waste from Al Daayen (PG 2 ) nuclear deal, formally known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action. PAGE 7 Therapeutic play helps kids cope with illness at AWH ABLTJV enriches lives of workers: SC TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK gramme was designed to provide an THE Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy DOHA outlet for children to express their feel- (SC) has recognised ABLTJV, the Joint Venture ings and anxieties about their illness between Qatari contractor Al Balagh Trading & A programme introduced two years ago and their hospital experience. Thera- Contracting, and India’s biggest construction at Hamad Medical Corporation’s Al peutic play can help children better firm Larsen & Toubro Limited, for the com- Wakra Hospital (AWH) to help children understand their illness and it can also mitment to ensuring that workers’ rights are better understand their illness and ad- help make the process of receiving med- protected at every step of their journey with just to being in hospital has helped over ication or undergoing tests less stress- the company — from recruitment fees reim- 375 paediatric patients to date. ful, as playing is an excellent distrac- bursements, to the timely payment of wages, The therapeutic play programme tion,” said Hanan Musleh, head nurse or providing access to remedy. ABLTJV is the is the first of its kind in Qatar and uses for the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit at main contractor for Al Rayyan Stadium. At ragdolls, puppets, props and toys to Al Wakra Hospital. ABLTJV, Hitendra Bahadur is the go-to person relationship with every worker. They can walk help children express fears they may Introduced in 2017, the programme for workers. Bahadur, a former Command- into my office or call me at any time. Military have about treatment or their illness. uses toys, free play, storytelling, games, ing Officer with 34 years of experience in the life teaches you to maintain contact and stay “For most children, spending time colouring and drawing to familiarise Indian Army, was appointed as the SC Project tuned to the needs of your team round-the- at the hospital is stressful.