Qatar Tops Mena Region in Global Peace Index
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INDEX QATAR 2-16 COMMENT 14, 15 BUSINESS | Page 1 SPORT | Page 1 ARAB WORLD 3 BUSINESS 1-8 Qatar INTERNATIONAL 4-12 SPORTS 1-6 Petroleum Premier announces DOW JONES QE NYMEX League’s restart Muntajat hamstrung by 25,128.17 9,233.35 36.29 integration -1861.82 +47.24 -0.05 injury fears -6.90% +0.51% -0.14% into QP Latest Figures published in QATAR since 1978 FRIDAY Vol. XXXXI No. 11577 June 12, 2020 Shawwal 20, 1441 AH GULF TIMES www. gulf-times.com 2 Riyals Lebanese demand end to economic turmoil In brief Qatar tops Amir sends written message to president of Afghanistan His Highness the Amir Sheikh Mena region Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani yesterday sent a written message to Afghan President Dr Mohamed Ashraf Ghani, pertaining to bilateral ties, the in Global means to enhance and develop them, and Qatar’s support for the peace, stability, and national reconciliation process in Afghanistan. The message was delivered by Peace Index HE the Minister of Foreign Aff airs’ Special Envoy for Counterterrorism The Global Peace Index is based on and Mediation in Conflict QNA Doha three main criteria: the level of Soci- Resolution Dr Mutlaq bin Majed etal Safety and Security, the extent of al-Qahtani, during a meeting with Ongoing Domestic and International Protesters ride scooters past flaming tyres during a demonstration against dire economic conditions in the centre of the Ghani in Kabul. atar ranked the fi rst in the Conflict, and the degree of Militari- Lebanese capital Beirut yesterday. The Lebanese pound sank to a record low on the black market yesterday despite the Al-Qahtani conveyed the greetings Middle East and North Africa sation, in addition to a set of criteria authorities’ attempts to halt the plunge of the crisis-hit country’s currency, money changers said. Lebanon is in the grips of its of His Highness the Amir to Ghani, Q(Mena) region and 27th globally related to different fields, including worst economic turmoil in decades. and his wishes to the people of in Global Peace Index for 2020, which the internal and external affairs of Afghanistan of further progress is issued by the Institute for Economics states. and prosperity. and Peace in Sydney, Australia. The Index is an attempt to measure The Afghan president entrusted al- Of the 163 countries included in the the relative peacefulness of countries Qahtani to convey his greetings to Index, Qatar’s position this year im- and regions. the Amir, and his wishes of health proved by three ranks from last year, It is produced by the Australian in- and happiness, and the Qatari as it occupied advanced positions in stitute in consultation with an interna- people constant prosperity and 500 mosques to reopen a number of fi elds at the global level tional team of experts from institutes development. through achieving high evaluation and research centres and in co-oper- During the meeting, the Afghan rates that exceeded many developed ation with the Department of Peace president expressed thanks and countries. and Confl ict Studies appreciation for the continuous Qatar ranked fi rst at the University of eff orts of the Amir to mediate on June 15 in fi rst phase in the Arab world and Sydney. between the Afghan parties, and 16th globally in the The countries are Qatar’s endeavour to realise the Societal Safety and ranked on a scale of ya, Onaiza, Ain Khaled, Al Gharrafa, at home because the bathrooms and aspiration of the Afghan people for By Shafeeq Alingal Security index, mak- 1-5 degrees so that Staff Reporter Madinat Khalifa South, Legataifi ya, Al ablution place of the mosques will be peace. ing it one of the 20 the most stable are Mirqab, Al Meshaf, Muaither South, closed. Later, Chairman of the High Council safest countries in the those which achieve Al Wajba, Al Hilal, Al Wakrah and Al The Ministry has asked the faith- for National Reconciliation in world. 1, while the least sta- ive hundred mosques across Qa- Wukair. ful not to go early to the mosques as Afghanistan Dr Abdullah Abdullah, The Index also ble receive 5. tar will be reopened in the fi rst The Ministry has asked all to abide they will be opened only with prayer Second Vice President Sarwar ranked Qatar 161st It is important to Fphase on June 15, the Ministry of by the restrictions. calls. The worshippers should main- Danesh, Afghanistan’s Minister of globally (reverse in- note that Qatar has Awqaf (Endowments) and Islamic Af- “Precaution is obligatory and com- tain a distance of 2m between each Foreign Aff airs Mohammed Hanif dex), making it among continued to top fairs announced yesterday. mitment to precautionary measures other and should not gather inside the Atmar, National Security Adviser the Gulf, Arab and in- the Index among The ministry has published a list of helps us to win this epidemic. Do not mosque. Hamdullah Mohib, and several ternational economic the Mena countries the mosques and urged the faithful to shake hands even if you are wearing They should bring their own prayer off icials met separately with al- countries least aff ected by violence. in the past couple of years, along with follow the directives from the author- gloves,” the Ministry said in a tweet. mat and not share it with others or Qahtani. This classification reflects Qatar’s its high performance in many indi- ities to prevent the spread of the novel The worshippers, according to a leave it in the mosque. The faith- global position in security, which cators during the past year, the most coronavirus (Covid-19). circular by the Ministry, should cover ful can locate the nearest reopened FM receives calls was in line with the Qatar National important of which was obtaining the It was in March that the Ministry their mouth and nose while sneez- mosque by accessing the link https:// from Spanish and Vision 2030 and the Ministry of In- fi rst position globally in terms of se- ordered mosques to close and suspend ing, wear face masks as long as they www.islam.gov.qa/services/COVID- terior’s strategy to enhance security curity and safety among 118 countries the fi ve obligatory congregational are in the mosques and make ablution 19Mosques.aspx French ministers and safety. according to the annual report of 2019 prayers and Friday prayers for the HE the Deputy Prime Minister and On other levels in the Index, Qatar crime index issued by Numbeo and the safety and well-being of worshippers Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh achieved advanced ranks through get- second in the Arab world and the 29th and as a preventive and precaution- Mohamed bin Abdulrahman ting high evaluation rates in some of globally in the competitiveness index ary measure to limit the spread of the al-Thani yesterday received the most prominent indices including out of 141 countries. virus. telephone calls from Spanish low rates of homicides and violence, It also ranked fi rst in the Arab world Only the Imam Muhammad ibn Foreign Minister Arancha the extent of crime in society and and the seventh globally out of 118 Abdul-Wahhab Mosque was exempt- Gonzalez Laya and French the stability of political conditions, countries in the Global Finance Safety ed from this decision, where Friday Minister of Europe and Foreign a society free from terrorism and its Index and the second in the Arab world prayers were held exclusively in the Affairs Jean-Yves Le Drian. During effect and the absence of threat of in- and the 10th globally in the Global presence of 40 worshippers, including the calls, they discussed Qatar’s ternal and external conflicts. Competitiveness Report 2019. the imam and the mosque’s employ- bilateral co-operation relations ees. with the two countries, in addition According to the ministry’s an- to key topics of mutual interest. Microsoft refuses to sell facial recognition tech to police nouncement yesterday, the mosques Microsoft Corp said yesterday it would not sell its facial-recognition technology will be reopened at various areas in- to police departments until there is a federal law regulating the technology. “We cluding Abal Heeran, Bin Omran, Bu Qatar reports 51,331 do not sell our facial recognition technology to US police departments today, and Sidra, Bu Hamour, Ezgava, Al Salata Covid-19 recoveries until there is a strong national law grounded in human rights, we will not sell this Al Jadeeda, Umm Saneem, Umm Al Qatar yesterday announced 1,476 technology to police departments,” the company said in a statement. This comes Amad, Umm Salal Ali, Umm Salal new confirmed cases of Covid-19, a day after Amazon.com Inc said it was implementing a one-year moratorium on Mohamed, Gharrafat Al Rayyan, Umm 1,918 recoveries and three deaths police use of its facial-recognition software, halting a business it long defended Qarn, Umm Lekhba, Al Luqta, Bane in the last 24 hours, bringing the as many protested law enforcement brutality against people of colour. The death Hajer, Bu Sidra, Al Khor, Al Kheesa, Al total number of recoveries to of George Floyd, a black man who died in police custody last month, has fanned Ruwais, Al Rayyan Al Jadeed, Al Sadd, The Ministry of Awqaf (Endowments) and Islamic Aff airs has urged the faithful to 51,331. The Ministry of Public Health worries that facial recognition would be used unfairly against protesters. Al Sudan, Al Shahaniyya, Al Azeezi- follow directives from the authorities to prevent the spread of Covid-19. said during the last 24 hours, 17 new cases have been admitted to intensive care due to health complications resulting from French policemen protest reforms Covid-19, bringing the total number currently in intensive care to 230.