Fm Affirms Qatar's Full Support for Int'l Humanitarian Efforts
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SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 5, 2021 MUHARRAM 28, 1443 VOL.15 NO. 5355 QR 2 Fajr: 3:58 am Dhuhr: 11:33 am FINE Asr: 3:02 pm Maghrib: 5:50 pm HIGH : 43°C LOW : 34°C Isha: 7:20 pm World 5 Business 7 Sports 12 Biden orders review of Qatar Chamber’s Kuwari invites Nine-man Qatar fight hard in classified 9/11 probes Ukrainian firms to invest in Qatar 3-1 loss to Portugal Amir congratulates PM HOSTS DINNER BANQUET IN Abdulqader for HONOUR OF SAUDI MINISTER FM affirmsQ atar’s winning bronze at Tokyo Paralympics full support for int’l TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK DOHA humanitarian efforts His Highness the Amir of State of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani has congratulated Team Qatar Paralympian Abdulrahman Abdulqader for winning the bronze medal in the shot put at Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games. “We congratulate the shot put cham- pion Abdulrahman Abdulqader for win- ning the bronze medal at the Paralympic Games in 2020. This is his second medal after winning the silver in Rio de Janeiro 2016,” HH the Amir said in a tweet. Abdulqader finished in third place after Jordan’s Ahmed Hindi who won the gold medal, and Morocco’s Izz Eddin Al Nouiri who won the silver medal. Prime Minister and Minister of Interior HE Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdulaziz Al Thani hosted a dinner banquet in honour of HRH Minister of Interior of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Prince Abdulaziz bin Saud bin Naif bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and the accom- Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani panying delegation at Al-Marmar Palace on Saturday. The banquet was attended by a met UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Martin Griffiths in Doha on Saturday. number of high-ranking officials of the Ministry of Interior. Earlier upon arrival at the Doha International Airport, HRH Minister of Interior of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and QNA currently visiting the country. rapid response to internation- the accompanying delegation were welcomed by the Prime Minister and a number of DOHA During the meeting, they al emergency. ranking officials at the Ministry of Interior. (QNA) PAGE 2 reviewed bilateral cooperation In March, Qatar and the DEPUTY Prime Minister and between Qatar and the United United Nations signed an Minister of Foreign Affairs Nations, and the humanitarian agreement to establish the HE Sheikh Mohammed bin situations in Afghanistan. They United Nations Office for the Abdulrahman Al Thani has also discussed the existing co- Coordination of Humanitari- affirmed Qatar’s support for ordination between Qatar and an Affairs (OCHA) in the State international humanitarian the UN Office for the Coordina- of Qatar. It aims to coordi- Afghan evacuees receiving all efforts, and its commitment to tion of Humanitarian Affairs. nate effective and principled cooperate with the United Na- The FM expressed Qatar’s humanitarian action in part- tions on humanitarian affairs. desire for more fruitful part- nership with national and in- This came as the FM on nerships with the UN Office ternational actors, defend the aids for a decent life: NHRC Saturday met with the United for the Coordination of Hu- rights of those in need, raise Nations Under-Secretary- manitarian Affairs, due to the the level of alert and protec- QNA mittee was reassured on the situation of General for Humanitarian Af- important role it plays at the tion, and facilitate sustainable DOHA evacuees in the country. fairs Martin Griffiths, who is international level to ensure a solutions. He underlined that all aids for a de- THE National Human Rights Commit- cent life in terms of shelter, food and tee (NHRC) on Saturday inspected the treatment were provided, in addition to situation of civilians who were evacu- providing recreational and educational ated from Afghanistan to Qatar as a activities for children, noting that more temporary transit area, and praised the than 119 families were sheltered and pro- MME, QFZA sign MoU to promote country’s humanitarian efforts to pro- vided with all life aids. vide relief to the Afghan people. He added that the Qatari government In this context, Assistant Foreign Min- provides more than 60,000 meals per food security and sustainability ister HE Lolwah bint Rashid Al Khater re- day, noting that field clinics have been ceived the NHRC Monitoring and Visits provided in the temporary accommoda- THE Ministry of Municipality and Environment (MME) and Qatar Free Zones Authority (QFZA) have Team at Umm Al Saneem Center which on the evacuation operations, reception tion centers, equipped with integrated signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen the bilateral cooperation and facili- was designated for evacuation operations, and various aids, such as the field hospi- medical staff. tate the development of a business cluster in Qatar Free Zones dedicated to advanced agriculture headed by Deputy Chairman of the Na- tal and the provision of a number of vol- All medical examinations related to technology and the food industry. This step comes in line with Qatar’s strategy to achieve food tional Human Rights Committee HE Dr unteers to serve the evacuated civilians. the COVID-19 pandemic have been con- security, promote economic diversification and empower the private sector. The signing of the MoU Mohammed bin Saif Al Kuwari. The NHRC Deputy Chairman said the ducted for people in those centres. was followed by an introductory tour of Ras Bufontas Free Zone and the Business and Innovation The team listened to a detailed expla- team met with Al Khater who provided Park to showcase the advanced infrastructure and services offered to investors. PAGE 7 nation by the Assistant Foreign Minister the information through which the Com- Continued on page 2 Qatari aid arrives Work in full swing to complete expansion of fishing ports TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK ment and services attached to them are DOHA among the most important services at Kabul airport that fishermen and fishing vessels need A Qatari plane carry- THE work is currently under way to to perform their work. ing humanitarian aid complete the largest expansion project He said the works in the fishing provided by the Qatar for fishing ports in Qatar. port development projects have come Fund for Development The expansion project, which in- a long way, as the completion rate has and Qatar Char- cludes the development of fishing ports reached 100 percent in each of the ity arrived at Kabul in Al Wakra, Al Khor and Al Ruwais fishing ports of Al Khor and Al Wakra International Airport, and the Fishermen’s Terminal with Al and Al Thakhira, while the completion Afghanistan, on Thakhira, is expected to see the light of rate in the fishing port in Ruwais has Saturday. day soon. reached about 95 percent. The aid included It is expected to start operating and He pointed out that the project to 17 tonnes of medi- exploiting the marine parking lots for expand the fishing ports and develop cal aid and basic boats and ships and the services at- services there is among the most im- foodstuffs such as tached to them during the next three portant national programmes and pro- rice, sugar, salt, flour and infant formula. The plane was received months. jects included in the second national by Ambassador of Qatar to Afghanistan HE Saeed bin Mubarak Al Abdulaziz Mohammed Al Dehaimi, development strategy 2018-2022. Khayareen. Director of the Fisheries Department at He said the project is being imple- The ambassador also attended the launch of the first the Ministry of Municipality and Envi- mented by Urbacon Trading and Con- domestic civil flight out of a total of two flights from Kabul to ronment (MME), said this project will tracting UCC under the supervision Kandahar and Mazar-i-Sharif after the recent events. He said a contribute to improving the produc- of the company Qatar Ports Manage- Qatari technical team was able to reopen Kabul International Airport tivity of fishing vessels and boats and The expansion project, which includes the development of fishing ports in Al Wakra, Al ment. to receive aid and humanitarian flights, and that the airport will be maintaining the quality of fish prod- Khor and Al Ruwais and the Fishermen’s Terminal with Al Thakhira, is expected to see ready for international civil flights soon. (QNA) PAGE 2 ucts, as the fishing ports and the equip- the light of day soon. Continued on page 2 02 Sunday, September 5, 2021 Contact US: Qatar Tribune I EDITORIAL I Phone: 40002222 I ADMINISTRATION & MARKETING I Phone: 40002155, 40002122, Fax: 40002235 P.O. Box: 23493, Doha. SAUDI MINISTER OF INTERIOR ARRIVES IN DOHA Italian minister of foreign Minister of Interior of Saudi Arabia Prince Abdulaziz bin Saud bin Naif bin Abdulaziz Al Saud arrived in Doha on affairs to visit Doha today Saturday on an official visit to the country. The minis- ter and his accompanying QNA delegation were welcomed DOHA Di Maio’s visit to Doha at the Doha International aims to thank Qatar for the Airport by Prime Minister ITALIAN Minister of Foreign and Minister of Interior HE Affairs and International Co- crucial assistance provided Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa operation Luigi Di Maio will to Italy in the evacuation of bin Abdulaziz Al Thani and start an official visit to Qatar its citizens from a number of officials of the on Sunday. Afghanistan, examine in- Ministry of Interior. Ambas- In a statement, the Italian depth the political aspects sador of Saudi Arabia to Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the new situation in Qatar HE Prince Mansour and International Coopera- bin Khalid bin Abdullah Al tion said Minister Di Maio’s Afghanistan, and confirm Farhan Al Saud was also visit to Qatar is part of a tour the joint commitment to present to receive the minis- that will also take him to Uz- the fight against terrorism ter.