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PM meets Kuwaiti Minister of Public Works new travel policy to be in force from July 12 Fully-vaccinated people exempt from quarantine QNA Doha

People who are fully vac- cinated with an approved vaccine have been exempted from quarantine requirement. Qatar announced a new travel policy to ensure the continued facilitation of the entry pro- Prime Minister and Minister of Interior HE Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdulaziz Al Thani met with cess into the country through Minister of Public Works and Minister of State for Communication and Information Technology Affairs of air, land and sea ports for Vaccine now Kuwait HE Dr Rana Abdullah Al Fares and the accompanying delegation on the occasion of their visit to the travellers. country on Thursday. During the meeting, they reviewed fraternal relations between the two countries and The new travel policy will valid up to a the ways to strengthen and develop them, as well as matters of common interest. (QNA) come into effect from July 12. A new package of precau- year: MoPH tionary measures will be ap- plied to citizens, residents and ● Passengers coming to Qatar will have to pre-register People who have been visitors, which were developed on the Ehteraz website (WWW.EHTERAZ.GOV.QA) and vaccinated with a Qatar- with the aim of making the attach all the required documents before arriving in Qatar approved vaccine will be travel experience easy and for a period of no less than 12 hours granted exemption from Qatar may give COVID-19 safe while safeguarding pub- quarantine for 12 months, lic health and the measures ● Only fully-vaccinated visitors who received any of the starting 14 days after the previously taken to limit the C0VID-19 vaccines recognised in Qatar with at least 14 required number of doses, vaccine to children below spread of COVID-19. days since the last dose are allowed to enter Qatar and the Ministry of Public As per the new policy, pas- are not required to quarantine Health said in the new sengers coming to Qatar from travel and return policy 12 by Sept-end: Dr Al Khal all ports will have to pre-reg- ● GCC citizens who was diagnosed and recovered from of Qatar. Previsouly, the ister on the “Ehteraz” website COVID-19 infection within any GCC member state during validity was nine months. Tribune News Network has received two doses of the (WWW.EHTERAZ.GOV.QA) the last 12 months and have then received a single dose Qatar has so far approved Doha vaccine. and attach all the required of vaccine are exempted from quarantine five vaccines — Pfizer- Dr Al Khal said, “We in documents before arriving in BioNTech, Moderna, Oxford- Dr Abdullatif Al Khal, Chair Qatar were able to control the Qatar for a period of no less ● Children below 11 years will follow the same entry regime Astrazeneca/Covishield, of the National Health Strat- third wave, thanks to the vac- than 12 hours. of their parents. If the latter are vaccinated, the children Janssen/Johnson&Johnson egy Group on COVID-19, has cination programme, which Only fully vaccinated visi- will be considered as vaccinated and Sinopharm. (TNN) said that children under 12 is moving at a rapid pace, the tors who received any of the years old may become eligible precautionary measures in C0VID-19 vaccines recognised for COVID-19 vaccine by the place and the commitment of in Qatar with at least 14 days end of September. members of the community. since the last dose, are allowed “We hope by September or This matter contributed to re- to enter Qatar, and they are October, the majority of the ● ducing the spread of the sec- not required to quarantine. Qatar to resume issuing tourist, population will have received Mask mandate to ond wave.” GCC citizens who were the vaccine. Children under remain in place for He said, “We have care- diagnosed and recovered 12 years old are not eligible some time fully developed a plan and it from COVID-19 in any GCC family entry visas from July 12 for vaccination at present, but consists of four stages. We are member state during the last The Ministry of Interior announced the resumption of issuing tourist and family entry visas from there is a possibility that the ● Johnson & Johnson now in the third stage, and 12 months and have then re- July 12. In a statement on Thursday, the ministry within the framework of the new policies for travel vaccine will be approved for vaccine may be there are still some restric- ceived a single dose of vaccine and return to Qatar, and based on the recommendations of the Ministry of Public Health regarding this age group before the end added to the list of tions in place to ensure that are exempted from quarantine the developments of the COVID-19 at the local and global levels, decided, as of July 12 to resume of September. This will help vaccines in Qatar new strains of the virus do not 14 days after vaccination. Chil- issuing tourist and family entry visas. The ministry added that travellers coming to Qatar through us cover a larger segment of spread. From here, we must dren below 11 years will follow its land, sea and air ports will be subject to the requirements and procedures set by the Ministry the population,” Dr Al Khal ● Third booster dose be careful and not move from the same entry regime as their of Public Health, whether with regard to those who have been vaccinated with vaccines approved told Qatar TV. may be needed one stage to another unless parents. If the latter are vac- in Qatar or those who will be subject to quarantine procedures approved in the country to limit the He said the mask mandate the indicators are reassuring.” cinated, the children will be spread of the coronavirus. The authorities concerned at the Ministry of Interior appealed to the will remain in place for some ● AstraZeneca vaccine With regard to the closure considered as vaccinated. public to adhere to the requirements and procedures that were developed for this purpose before time. is also being given of the vaccination center for All travellers to Qatar are commencing the application procedures. (QNA) “We have not reached the business and industry, Dr Al required to do a pre-travel stage of doing away with the Dr Al Khal, however, ex- Khal said this centre is one of COVID-19 PCR test within 72 COVID-19 PCR tests. The PCR border. that can be obtained from one mask rule and this will not pressed the hope that the the largest vaccination centres hours of arrival in Qatar at the test result should be nega- They are required to in- of the local providers (Oore- happen in the near future. wearing of mask will be elimi- in the world. country of origin in a medical tive before they are allowed to stall and activate Ehteraz app doo or Vodafone). However, we are waiting for nated at a time when the vast centre that their local health board the airplane to Qatar or on their mobile phone using the right time,” he added. majority of the population Continued on page 2  authority approved to perform enter the state through the land locally authorized SIM cards Continued on page 2 

Qatar sends food aid to Lebanese army The first shipment of food aid 500 days to go: Qatar on track provided by Qatar to the army of the Lebanese Republic landed at Rafic HaririI nternational Airport on Thursday. An Amiri Air Force plane belonging to the to host memorable World Cup Qatari Armed Forces arrived at The first World Cup in the Middle East and Arab Rafic Hariri International Airport world will kick off on November 21, when Qatar take carrying 70 tonnes of food their World Cup bow at the tournament’s first match product. at the stunning Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor City. And The shipment of aid was July 9, 2021, marks the 500-day countdown to received by a military delega- the Qatar 2022 World Cup. Qatar’s infrastructure tion from the Lebanese army projects, including stadiums and training sites, have leadership that included Staff reached 95 percent completion. Four stadiums have Brigadier General Ali Shareef been inaugurated, the metro is up and running and representing Commander of a host of expressways have been built. Nasser the Lebanese Armed General Al Khater, CEO of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, Joseph Aoun, and a number of spoke of his country’s pride in hosting the biggest diplomats at the Embassy of single-sport event in the world. “Five-hundred days Qatar in the Lebanese Re- to go means we’re getting very close,” said Al public. Qatar will support the Khater. “It’s been ten years in the making and this Lebanese army with 70 tonnes will be the biggest event that’s ever happened in the of food products a month for a Middle East.” pages 10, 11 & 15 year. (QNA) page 2 02 Friday, July 9, 2021

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Deputy PM receives telephone call from French minister of the Armed Forces Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Defense Affairs HE Dr. Khalid bin Mohammed Al Attiyah received a telephone call from Minister of the Armed Forces of the French Republic Florence Parly. The call dealt with review- ing bilateral relations in the military fields and the means to enhance them. (QNA)

Minister of Transport and Com- them and benefit from investment Tunisian PM meets with Qatar’s munications HE Jassim Saif Ahmed opportunities in those fields. Ambassador to Tunisia Al-Sulaiti met with Minister of Trans- Qatar’s Civil Aviation Authority port of the Republic of the Sudan, (CAA) Chairman Abdulla bin Nasser Prime Minister and Acting Minister of Interior the Minister of Transport and Communications HE Jassim Saif Ahmed Al-Sulaiti met with Min- Mirghani Musa Hamad, who is cur- Turki Al Subaey, Sudanese Ambas- Republic of Tunisia met with Ambassador of the State ister of Public Works and Minister of State for Communication and Information Technology rently on a visit to Qatar, on Thurs- sador in Doha HE Abd Al Rahim Al of Qatar to Tunisia. The meeting dealt with reviewing Affairs of the brotherly State of Kuwait, Dr. Rana Abdullah Al-Fares, who is currently on a visit day.The two ministers discussed Siddig, several transportation com- bilateral cooperation in light of the current health condi- to Qatar, on Thursday at the Ministry offices. The two ministers discussed ways to strengthen aspects of cooperation in transpor- pany officials, and the Sudanese tion. (QNA) bilateral cooperation in transportation, mobility services, and communication and information tation, air transport, civil aviation, minister’s delegation attended the technology. (QNA) harbors, and maritime navigation meeting. routes, as well as ways to improve (QNA)

Non-vaccinated citizens & residents from green First shipment of Qatari food aid list countries to undergo 5-day home quarantine

Continued from page 1  listed country. paign in the country, this step They are required a 7-day can be achieved smoothly. to Lebanon army arrives in Beirut They are required to register hotel quarantine and a repeat All travellers must famil- through the Ehteraz website PCR test (on traveler’s ex- iarise themselves with the (www.ehteraz.gov.qa) at least pense) in the hotel on day 6, procedures that have been 12 hours before travel, and if arriving from a Yellow listed introduced upon entering the upload the required official country. country, knowing that these documents. They will be is- They need to undergo 10- procedures can be changed sued a Travel Authorization, day hotel quarantine and a without prior notice. which they will be required to repeat PCR on arrival in the The Ministry of Public present to the boarding staff to hotel, and on day 9 (on trave- Health also urges citizens and be allowed to fly to Qatar, or ler’s expense), if arriving from residents traveling abroad to the Immigration officials at a Red listed country. during the summer to con- the land border. Given that Qatar is one of tinue to be cautious while Non-vaccinated citizens the top ten countries in the traveling and to continue ap- and residents will be subjected world in terms of the percent- plying precautionary meas- to five-day home quarantine age of the population who have ures, which include (wearing and a repeat PCR test at a Pri- completed their vaccination, a mask, avoiding crowded mary Health Care Center on and because of the success of places, and constantly steriliz- day 4 if arriving from a Green the national vaccination cam- ing hands). QNA provided by the State of Qa- Armed General Joseph 70 tons of food products eve- Beirut tar to the army of the Leba- Aoun, and a number of dip- ry month for a year, as part nese Republic. lomats from the State of Qa- of the State of Qatar’s efforts An Amiri Air Force plane A military delegation tar to the Lebanese Republic, and firm commitment to from the Qatari Armed Forc- from the Lebanese army received the first shipment supporting the Lebanese Re- Johnson & Johnson vaccine may be es arrived on Thursday at leadership, including Staff of aid. public and people, as well as Rafic Hariri International Brigadier General Ali Sha- The State of Qatar has its belief in the importance added to list of approved vaccines Airport with 70 tons of food, reef, who represented Com- announced that it will pro- of launching joint Arab the first shipment of food aid mander of the Lebanese vide the Lebanese army with work.. (QNA) Continued from page 1  pected that there will be a have shown a decrease in the need for a booster dose of the number of daily infections as “This centre was closed be- vaccine on an annual or semi- the number of local cases de- cause some did not adhere to annual basis. creased to less than 100 per the appointments, and it will “Pfizer and Moderna are day. be reopened according to new currently conducting studies The number of people re- regulations within two days.” on this matter, and the results quiring hospitalisation also Dr Al Khal hinted that the of these studies will be consid- decreased and the positive Johnson & Johnson vaccine ered by regulatory authorities rate of cases is less than one may be added to the list of ap- around the world to take a case per 100 examinations. proved vaccines. “Recently, decision about the need for a But I do not want to give we have provided a limited booster dose,” he said, adding the impression that we have amount of AstraZeneca vac- that “We will know the answer won. The virus is still pre- cine and it has been used and to this question in the next few sent in Qatar, and there is a more will be brought in.” weeks.” third and fourth wave, so we Regarding the booster Dr Al Khal pointed out must be careful and not rush dose, Dr Al Khal said it’s ex- that health indicators in Qatar things. Bangladesh Embassy, Bangladesh Community PHCC to resume normal operations at Umm Slal Qatar join hands to hold blood donation drive Health Center from today TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK Akon were among those who the Bangladesh Community DOHA attended the campaign. Qatar for organising the blood The ambassador thanked donation drive. He pledged full QNA ID-19, our aim is not just to The Bangladesh Embassy the team of Hamad Medi- cooperation in the publication DOHA return back to normal, but to in Qatar and the Bangladesh cal Corporation for their co- of a booklet in Bangla on basic redouble our efforts by ad- Community Qatar (BCQ) col- operation in organising the health issues, the provision of The Primary Health Care vancing our healthcare ser- laborated with Hamad Medi- blood donation campaign telephone services in Bangla, and Corporation (PHCC) an- vices. During this challenging cal Corporation to organise a and commended the blood in organising health awareness nounced on Thursday that time we have redesigned care blood donation campaign on donors for their spontane- programmes for the Bangladeshi the Umm Slal health centre to ensure it is accessible to the embassy grounds from ous participation. He said the community. The ambassador will no longer be a COVID-19 all, investing in digital servic- 10am to 4pm on Thursday. embassy would look forward praised the frontline workers for facility as of today, July 9, es that have been critical to Ambassador of Bangladesh to organising such programs their outstanding efforts in con- 2021. managing COVID-19. As the to Qatar HE Md. Jashim Ud- regularly in the future with taining COVID-19. Patients who need to do restrictions continue to ease, din and Dr. Ayesha Al Malki, active support from members Several members of the COVID-19-related tests at we look forward to moving assistant executive director of the Bangladesh community Bangladeshi community vol- Umm Slal health centre will to full operation mode and of Hamad Medical Corpora- in Qatar. The Bangladesh Ambassador to Qatar HE Md. Jashim Uddin thanked unteered in the blood dona- be redirected to Rawdat Al continuing to provide our pa- tion’s Blood Transfusion Ser- During a brief meeting the HMC team for their cooperation in organising the blood donation tion campaign including brave Khail health center, accord- tients access to facilities for vice, launched the campaign. with Dr. Ayesha Al Malki, the campaign and commended the blood donors for their spontaneous freedom fighter Omar Farooq ing to the PHCC. routine disease management, DLMP Vice-Chair Dr. Javed ambassador said the Bangla- participation. Chowdhury, BCQ general sec- The PHCC also urged eve- preventive screenings and Akhtar, DLMP Senior Con- deshi diaspora in Qatar was He said a booklet in Bangla full cooperation in publishing retary Amin Rasul Saiful, and ryone who was registered at routine care,” said Executive sultant and Department Head significant and emphasised on basic health issues, as well a booklet in Bangla and in or- Aminul Islam, who worked Umm Slal health centre to re- Director of Operations Dr Dr. Jalauddin Bhuiyan, DLMP the importance of introducing as a regular health awareness ganising awareness programs full-time as volunteers. turn to care and take advan- Samya Abdulla. Donor Service Manager Dr. Bangla language, along with program for the Bangladesh for the Bangladesh commu- Through their presence at the tage of full healthcare servic- The Primary Health Care Sadika Ismail Abbas, embassy other languages, to effectively community, would be benefi- nity. campaign, many community es at their registered health Corporation designated four officials, and BCQ President transmit health-related mes- cial. Dr. Ayesha Al Malki thanked leaders encouraged the do- center. of its health centers as COV- Engineer Anwar Hossain sages to expatriate workers. He offered the embassy’s the Bangladesh Embassy and nors. “As we recover from COV- ID-19 sites. Friday, July 9, 2021 03 Islam The Virtues of the First Ten Days of Thul-Hijjah:

bn ‘Abbaas, may Al- to be done by any of the righteous of Nahr and the Days of Tashreeq. lah be pleased with him predecessors. The Sunnah is that This is the Sunnah of our father, and his father, narrated everyone should glorify Allah indi- Ibraaheem, may Allah exalt his that the Prophet, peace vidually. This applies to all supplica- mention, when Allah, The Almighty, and blessings of Allah tions and Thikr unless the person is ransomed his son with a great sacri- Ibe upon him, said: “No good deeds uninformed. In this case, he may be fice. It was narrated that the Proph- done on any other days are superior dictated to until he learns. It is per- et, peace and blessings of Allah be to those done on these days (first missible to remember and mention upon him, sacrificed two fine sheep ten days of Thul-Hijjah).” Some of Allah by performing Takbeer, glori- that he slaughtered himself, after his companions asked, “Not even fying or praising Him, or by any of mentioning the name of Allah over Jihaad?” He replied: “Not even Ji- the other permissible supplications. them, performing Takbeer and put- haad, except that of a man who Fourth: Repentance and giving ting his foot on their necks. does it by putting his soul and his up all sins so that one can attain Eighth: It was narrated by Mus- property in danger (for the sake of forgiveness and mercy. Sins are the lim, may Allah have mercy upon Allah) and does not return with ei- cause of being expelled from the him, and others that Umm Salamah, ther.” [Al-Bukhari] mercy of Allah, while good deeds are may Allah be pleased with her, said Ibn ‘Umar, may Allah be pleased the cause of being close. Abu Huray- that the Prophet, peace and bless- with him, narrated that the Prophet, rah, may Allah be pleased with him, ings of Allah be upon him, said: “If peace and blessings of Allah be upon narrated that the Prophet, peace you see the crescent of Thul-Hijjah him, said: “No good deeds done on and blessings of Allah be upon him, and any of you wants to slaughter any other days are superior to those said: “Allah is jealous and the jeal- an Udh’hiyah, he should not cut done on these days (the first ten days ousy of Allah (comes) when one his hair or his nails.” The word- of Thul-Hijjah), so perform Tahleel commits that which He has forbid- ing of another narration reads: “He (i.e. say, ‘laa Ilaaha illa Allah’ (there den for him.”[Al-Bukhari and Mus- should not cut any of his hair or is no any other deity except Allah)) lim] nails until he slaughters his Udh- Takbeer (‘Allahu Akbar’ (Allah is the Fifth: Doing many good volun- hiyah.”Allah The Almighty Says Greatest)) and Tahmeed (‘Alham- tary deeds such as the voluntary (what means): {And do not shave dulillaah’ (Praise be to Allah).” [Ah- prayers, giving charity, Jihaad, re- your heads until the sacrificial ani- mad] citing the Quran, enjoining good mal has reached its place of slaugh- Jaabir, may Allah be pleased as He says: “Fasting is for Me and I these days. Allah The Almighty to the markets during these first ten and forbidding evil and so forth. The ter.} [Qur’an 2:196] This prohibi- with him, narrated that the Proph- reward people for it as they abandon Says (What means): {And men- days of Thul-Hijjah to perform Tak- reward of these deeds is multiplied tion is for the one who sacrifices et, peace and blessings of Allah be their sexual desires, food and drink tion the Name of Allah on known beer there, and the people there during these days and it is better (or delegates the task of doing so), upon him, said: “The best of all days for My sake.” days.} [Qur’an 22:28] This implies would also perform Takbeer. than doing them at any other time but does not include the wife or the is the Day of ‘Arafah” [Ibn Hibbaan] Abu Sa‘eed Al-Khudri, may Allah the first ten days of Thul-Hijjah and Is’haaq, may Allah have mercy of the year. Good deeds during these children except if any one of them be pleased with him, narrated that this is why scholars have said that upon him, said that the jurists from days are even better than Jihaad, has a sacrifice for themselves. Also, Types of good deeds to be the Prophet, peace and blessings of remembering Allah frequently is among the Taabi‘is (successors of which is the best of deeds, except for there is no harm for such a person in done during these ten days: Allah be upon him, said: “Indeed, recommended during these days. the Companions) would to say dur- the one whose horse is killed and he washing their head and rubbing it, First: Performing Hajj and ‘Um- anyone who fasts one day for the Ibn ‘Umar, may Allah be pleased ing these ten days, “Allaaahu Akbar, dies as a martyr. even if this causes some hair to fall. rah (lesser pilgrimage), and this is sake of Allah, Allah will distance his with him, narrated that the Proph- Allahu Akbar. Laa Ilaaha Illa Allah. Sixth: On these days, it is per- Ninth: Muslims should be keen the best thing that could be done as face away from Hell for (a distance et, peace and blessings of Allah be Allaaahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar wa lil- missible to perform unrestrict- on praying the Eid prayer, attend- the Prophet, peace and blessings of covered by a journey of) seventy upon him, said: “No good deeds laahil Hamd.” (Allah is the Greatest, ed Takbeer at any time and up to ing the Khutbah (sermon) and ben- Allah be upon him, said: “The per- years.” [Al-Bukhari and Muslim] done on any other days are superior Allah is the Greatest, there is no de- the Eid prayer as well as the restrict- efiting from it. They should know formance of two ‘Umrahs expiates It was narrated by Muslim, may to those done on these days (the first ity except Allah. Allah is the Great- ed Takbeer, which comes after the the wisdom of the legislation of the sins committed in the interval Allah have Mercy upon him, on the ten days of Thul-Hijjah), so perform est, Allah is the Greatest, praise be obligatory prayers that are prayed in Eid and that this is a day for thank- between them, and the reward of an authority of Abu Qataadah, may Al- (therein) Tahleel (i.e. say, ‘laa Ilaaha to Allah.) congregation. As for non-pilgrims, ing Allah and performing righteous accepted Hajj is nothing but Para- lah be pleased with him, that the illa Allah’ (there is no any other de- It is recommended for men to their restricted Takbeer starts from deeds. Muslims should not make dise.” There are many other authen- Prophet, peace and blessings of Al- ity except Allah)) Takbeer (‘Allahu raise their voices with Takbeer in the dawn of ‘Arafah, but for pil- this day an evil day by committing tic Hadeeths in this regard. lah be upon him, said: “I ask Allah Akbar’ (Allah is the Greatest)) and the markets, streets, mosques and grims, it starts from the noon of the prohibited matters such as listening Second: Fasting these days or as that fasting on the day of ‘Arafah Tahmeed (‘Alhamdulillaah’ (Praise so forth as Allah The Almighty Says Day of Nahr (slaughter) and lasts to music or things that keep them many of them as possible, especially atones for the sins of the preceding be to Allah).” [Ahmad] (what means): {To glorify Allah up to the ‘Asr Prayer on the last day distracted from remembering Allah, on the Day of ‘Arafah (for those not and the coming year.” Al-Bukhari, may Allah have for that [to] which He has guided of Tashreeq (the three days follow- nor should they drink intoxicants doing Hajj). There is no doubt that Third: Performing much Tak- mercy upon him, said that Ibn you.} [Qur’an 2:185] ing Eid). and so forth as these things affect fasting is the best of deeds as Allah beer and Thikr (mentioning and ‘Umar and Abu Hurayrah, may Al- Collective glorification of Allah is Seventh: Slaughtering the sacri- the good deeds that they did during The Almighty chose it for Himself remembrance of Allah) during lah be pleased with them, would go impermissible as it was not reported ficial Udh’hiyah is valid on the Day the first ten days of Thul-Hijjah.

Never Despair of the Mercy of Allah Offering Udh-hiyah and fasting the first nine days of Thul-Hijjah ne should never despair of the Mer- There is also the example of that righteous people, Allah Added (what cy of Allah because this is a grave man who used to drink alcohol and was means): {And those who, when they com- Omajor sin. brought to the Messenger of Allah, peace mit an immorality or wrong themselves Question: A woman wants to offer a sacrificial animal as Udh-hiyah but she cannot Allah, The Almighty, Says (what and blessings of Allah be upon him. [by transgression], remember Allah and fast the first ten days of Thul-Hijjah fully. However, she can fast the last three days. Will means): ‘Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, seek forgiveness for their sins - and who her sacrifice be acceptable without fasting all the ten days?  {And who despairs of the Mercy of narrated: “During the lifetime of the can forgive sins except Allah? - And [who] Answer: All perfect praise be to Allah, The Lord of the worlds. I testify that there is his Lord except for those astray?} [Qur’an Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be do not persist in what they have done while none worthy of worship except Allah, and that Muhammad, sallallaahu ‘alayhi wa sallam, is 15:56] upon him, there was a man called ‘Abdul- they know. Those - their reward is forgive- His slave and Messenger.  {Indeed, no one despairs of relief laah whose nickname was Himaar (don- ness from their Lord and gardens beneath It is recommended to fast the first nine days of the month of Thul-Hijjah (not ten since from Allah except the disbelieving peo- key), and he used to make the Messenger which rivers flow [in Paradise], wherein the 10th is Eid) based on the general evidences that recommend doing righteous deeds ple.} [Qur’an 12:87] of Allah, peace and blessings of Allah be they will abide eternally; and excellent during the first ten days of Thul-Hijjah. However, fasting the first nine days is not a precon- In another verse, Allah, The Almighty, upon him, laugh. The Prophet, peace and is the reward of the [righteous] work- dition for offering the Udh-hiyah, with no controversy amongst the scholars on this issue. Says (what means): {And do not throw blessings of Allah be upon him, lashed ers.} [Qur’an 3:135-136] Therefore, it is permissible to offer the Udh-hiyah without fasting any of those days. This is [yourselves] with your [own] hands into him because of drinking (alcohol). One Even a righteous person may commit a so because there is no relation between offering Udh-hiyah and fasting the first nine days destruction.} [Qur’an 2:195] day, he was brought to the Prophet, peace grave major sin or do an immorality. Nev- of the month of Thul-Hijjah. Commenting on the verse, some schol- and blessings of Allah be upon him, for ertheless, he immediately gives up the sin Allah Knows best. ars said that when the slave of Allah com- the same charge and was lashed. On that, and returns to his Lord, seeking forgive- mits a sin and then thinks that his sin will a man among the people said, ‘O Allah, ness and repentance. not be forgiven and, therefore, he aban- Curse him! How frequently he is brought Here is also the example of the Messen- dons seeking forgiveness and repentance (to the Prophet, peace and blessings of Al- gers, May Allah Exalt their mention. Allah, Dedicating One’s Life to Islam Is Every Muslim’s Duty to Allah, this is the destruction meant in the lah be upon him, for such a charge)!’ The The Almighty, Says (what means): {In- verse. We seek refuge in Allah form that. Prophet, peace and blessings of Allah be deed, in My presence the messengers do Question: Can someone make the intention that they want to dedicate their life to In a Qudsi Hadeeth, the Prophet, peace upon him, said: ‘Do not curse him, for by not fear. Otherwise, he who wrongs, then Islam? By this, I do not mean like the monks of the previous nations, but as per the Sun- and blessings of Allah be upon him, nar- Allah, I know that he loves Allah and His substitutes good after evil - indeed, I Am nah of the Messenger, peace and blessings of Allah be upon him, and to give Dawah to rated that Allah, The Almighty, Said: “A Messenger.’” ~~ [Al-Bukhari] Forgiving and Merciful.} [Qur’an 27: 10-11] Islam and enjoin what is good and forbid what is evil. I heard someone saying that it is slave committed a sin and he said, ‘O Allah, The wording of another narration Moosa (Moses), May Allah Exalt his arrogant to tell yourself that you will do this, and that rather you should just let it hap- Forgive me my sin.’ Allah, The Almighty, reads: A man said: “‘Why does he do so? mention, who was directly addressed by pen if it happens, because then, you might begin to see yourself as being some kind of Said, ‘My slave committed a sin and came May Allah Fail him.’ The Messenger of Al- Allah, killed a person and then said as Al- saviour and I definitely do not antw this to happen. I only want to give myself motivation to realise that he has a Lord Who Forgives lah, peace and blessings of Allah be upon lah, The Almighty, Says (what means): {My for doing good and for others to do the same. But the constant fear of arrogance and sins and Calls to account (the sinner) for him, said, ‘Do not support the devil against Lord, indeed I have wronged myself, so hypocrisy is weighing me down. Also, I feel embarrassed to spread any knowledge that the sin.’ He then again committed a sin and your brother.’” [Al-Bukhari] Forgive me,” and He Forgave him. In- I have and I feel paranoid that I may be wrong or that I’m not qualified to do so, such as said, ‘My Lord, Forgive me my sin.’ Allah, Hence, a slave should never despair of deed, He Is The Forgiving, The Merci- explaining a verse of the Qur’an to someone if I have knowledge on that particular verse. The Exalted, Said, ‘My slave committed a the Mercy of Allah, The Almighty. Rather, ful.} [Qur’an 28: 16] On one hand, we are told to convey what we know, on the other hand, what Abu Bakr, sin and came to realise that he has a Lord whenever he commits a sin, he should ask Allah Says about those who brought may Allah be pleased with him, said: “Which earth will hold me...” Who Forgives sins and Calls to account for for forgiveness and repent to Allah. None the truth and those who believed in it Answer: All perfect praise be to Allah, The Lord of the Worlds. I testify that there is the sin.’ He again committed a sin and said, is infallible. Regarding the righteous peo- (what means): {That Allah May Remove none worthy of worship except Allah, and that Muhammad, peace and blessings of Allah be ‘My Lord, Forgive me for my sin.’ Allah, ple who are promised Paradise, Allah, The from them the worst of what they did and upon him, is His slave and Messenger. The Exalted, Said, ‘My slave committed a Almighty, Says (what means): {And hasten Reward them their due for the best of what First of all, we ask Allah to increase your zeal for doing good and to bless you with sin and came to realise that he has a Lord to forgiveness from your Lord and a garden they used to do.} [Qur’an 39: 35] even more guidance. Making intention to dedicate one’s whole life to Islam is something Who Forgives sins and Calls to account for as wide as the heavens and earth, prepared The verses stand as evidence that they required of every Muslim, as Allah says (what means): {Say, “Indeed, my prayer, my rites the sin. O slave, do what you like. I Have for the righteous.} [Qur’an 3: 133] did bad actions. of sacrifice, my living and my dying are for Allah, Lord of the worlds. No partner has He. Granted you forgiveness.’” ~~ [Muslim] Indicating the characteristics of the Written By Dr. Mustafa Al-‘Adawi And this I have been commanded, and I am the first [among you] of the Muslims.”} [Qur’an 6:162-163] As for the issue of arrogance or hypocrisy, it is another matter. Intending and being determined to do good are part of the religion, but praising oneself by claiming to be the “The league of nations founded by the upholder of religion or mentioning that in order to receive praise from people is dispraised. Arrogance and showing off may infiltrate any good deed, so a Muslim should not aban- “And whoever does a wrong or wrongs him- prophet of Islam put the principle of don doing good or refrain from being determined to do it on account of such matters; self, but then seeks forgiveness from Allah, international unity and human brother- rather, he should intend to do good and do whatever good he is able to. Then, he should engage in spiritual struggle to purify his heart from the symptoms of showing off, hypocrisy he will find Allah forgiving and merciful.” hood on such universal foundations as and so forth. to show candle to other nations. The fact On the other hand, the Muslim should convey the religion of Allah to the best of his – [Qur’an, 4:110] ability and knowledge, even if his knowledge is limited, as stated in the Hadeeth: “Convey is that no nation of the world can show a on my behalf even if it is only one verse.” [Al-Bukhaari] parallel to what Islam has done towards Concerning this issue, what is correct is to be on a middle course between someone who abandons conveying whatever he knows from the religion with the excuse that he is the realisation of the idea of the League not learned – as this is not a praiseworthy form of cautiousness – and between someone of Nations.” who engages in false discourse about the religion of Allah with the excuse that it consists of conveying the message. – Prof. C. Snouck Hurgronje Allah Knows best. 04 Friday, July 9, 2021 World Former S African president Zuma Malaysia sees record pandemic deaths as begins 15-month prison sentence govt nears collapse

dpa Nkandla in eastern South Af- dpa hamad. Johannesburg rica in front of the running Bangkok According to Attorney cameras of a large media con- General Idris Harun, the Despite days of protests by tingent. Malaysia’s Health UMNO’s U-turn does not his supporters, South Africa’s After several rounds of ne- Minstry reported a record mean Muhyiddin has lost former president Jacob Zuma daily pandemic death toll on control as there are not “any began a 15-month prison sen- The 79-year-old had long Thursday as Prime Minister clear facts to show that the tence for contempt of court in tried to resist, and Muhyiddin Yassin struggled prime minister no longer the early hours of Thursday. to retain power in the wake holds the confidence of the It is the first time ever veterans’ associations of a key ally withdrawing majority of members of par- that a former president of the supporting him also support. liament.” country has been sentenced to threatened to destabilise The ministry said Thurs- However parliament has prison. the country if he was day’s 135 coronavirus-linked not sat this year as Malaysia The 79-year-old had long arrested. Dozens of them fatalities were “the highest has been under emergency tried to resist, and veterans’ had posted themselves as since the pandemic hit the rule since January. The associations supporting him guards outside his country country.” Almost 9,000 new UMNO recently joined calls also threatened to destabilize residence, Nkandlan cases, the second highest by opposition parties and the country if he was arrested. daily figure, were reported King Abdullah for lawmak- Dozens of them had posted by the ministry. ers to reconvene. themselves as guards outside gotiations with his lawyers, a As the grim virus num- Muhyiddin backed down his country residence, Nkandla. convoy of cars carrying Zuma bers were being announced, and said parliament could Zuma had decided to sur- finally left the estate. frantic political negotia- sit at the end of July before render shortly before a dead- Next Monday, the Consti- tions were taking place after on Wednesday naming De- line for police to arrest him, tutional Court is due to consid- the United Malays National fence Minister Ismail Sabri the Zuma Foundation an- er an application by Zuma for Organisation (UMNO) Yaakab of the UMNO as his nounced. Her father was in a Former South African president Jacob Zuma (centre) in Nkandla recently. (AFP) the cancellation of his prison pulled out of Muhyiddin’s deputy and making Foreign good mood and laughed on the sentence. government and demand- Minister Hishammuddin way to prison, Zuma’s daugh- months in prison by the Con- On several occasions, Zuma ment, to no avail. Through his lawyers, the ed he step down. Hussein, also of the UMNO, ter Dudu Zuma-Sambudla stitutional Court last week had questioned the legitimacy According to information 79-year-old had told the court With 38 seats, the a senior minister. wrote on Twitter. for disobeying a court sum- of the commission and stressed from broadcaster News24, on that the prison sentence would UMNO was the biggest However the conces- Zuma is now in the Est- mons. He has to answer to a that he would rather go to jail Thursday he was considering endanger his life in view of his party in the ruling coali- sions did not stop the Court Correctional Centre in commission of inquiry on vari- than appear there. further legal submissions to failing health. He was therefore tion, which took power with UMNO from withdrawing KwaZulu-Natal, a province on ous corruption charges during The politician’s lawyers the court. entitled to a re-examination a slim majority 16 months support in the early hours of the country’s east coast, ac- his 2009-18 term in office, but had filed an urgent motion on The police had arrived with of his case, the news channel ago after Muhyiddin and a Thursday, when it issued a cording to police. had failed to comply with a Wednesday evening to post- numerous vehicles in front News24 quoted from the law- handful of allies defected scathing statement about Zuma was sentenced to 15 court summons. pone the start of his imprison- of Zuma’s country residence yer’s letter. from the previous govern- Muhyiddin’s handling of the ment led by Mahathir Mo- pandemic.

Around 1% are fully vaccinated in Africa as third wave hits

dpa “That is far too low at this 4, the continent registered its reported on the continent last A total of just over 5.7 Johannesburg point of the pandemic,” Af- worst week since the pandem- week, a 20-per-cent increase million infections have been rica CDC director John Nken- ic began, according to World from the previous week. documented in Africa to date, Only 1.19 percent of Africa’s gasong said on Thursday. Health Organization Regional The number of cases is according to the Africa CDC, population has been fully vac- The current rise in infec- Director Matshidiso Moeti. climbing in 16 African coun- with more than 148,000 of cinated against the coronavi- tions is being driven by the The number of cases has tries, the WHO’s Moeti said, those being fatal. rus, a paltry number that is highly contagious Delta vari- risen for seven consecutive warning “the worst is yet to But experts believe the worrying experts as the conti- ant, which has been detected weeks since the third wave come” and that Africa is still number of unreported cases is nent experiences a third wave in 15 African countries so far. began in May. More than several weeks away from see- likely higher on the continent of cases. In the seven days to July 251,000 new infections were ing infections level off. of 1.3 billion people. File photo of Malaysia’s Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin (AFP)

Court: Israeli Oil spill feared as teen may be Clashes with Taliban continue in vaccinated cargo vessel collides Afghanistan’s provincial capital with ship in Philippines against her dpa day that in a meeting between Kabul high-ranking Taliban officials dpa Baseco area when its skipper mother’s wish and some Afghan politicians Manila noticed BKM 104 travelling at Fighting with Taliban mili- in Tehran, both sides have ac- a speed of 10 knots towards its dpa tants has continued for a sec- knowledged that war is not a A cargo vessel collided with a left side. Tel Aviv ond day in parts of the capital solution in Afghanistan, and dredging ship in waters off the “MV Palawan Pearl imme- city of Badghis province, local political settlements should be Philippine capital on Thurs- diately manoeuvered to avoid A 16-year-old girl in Israel officials said on Thursday. sought out. day, triggering fears of an oil BKM 104, but [the dredging can defy the wishes of her The fighting has been rag- Naeem added that another spill, the coastguard said. ship] crashed twice on the left mother and receive a coro- ing since the morning in po- meeting would be held with the The MV Palawan Pearl col- navirus vaccination, a court lice district three and four of politicians in the near future lided with the Cyprus-flagged ruled on Thursday. the Qala-e Naw city, provincial to discuss a transition mecha- vessel BKM 104 in Manila Bay, The Palawan Pearl was The teenager filed a law- councillors Monisa Qaderi and nism from war to lasting peace, about 100 metres off the shore carrying 3,000 litres of suit against her mother in Abdul Aziz Beig said. an Islamic system for the coun- of Baseco Beach, before dawn, diesel oil, and 60 litres of March because she wanted to Some shops and small try and how to achieve it. the coastguard said. engine oil and five litres of be vaccinated like her father businesses have been burnt The developments come at No crew members were bilge oil, according to a and other relatives. down during the fighting.T he An Afghan security personnel stands guard along a road amid ongo- a fragile point for the country. hurt in the accident, it added. crew member The mother, however, re- city has been in total shutdown ing fighting with Taliban fighters in the western city of Qala-i- Naw, the On Tuesday, the US Pentagon The Palawan Pearl was jected her daughter’s wishes since Wednesday when Tali- capital of Badghis province, on Thursday. (AFP) said that US forces had com- carrying 3,000 litres of diesel because she considered the ban militants stormed it, the pleted more than 90 per cent oil, and 60 litres of engine oil side of the cargo vessel [which] vaccination a “mass experi- councillors said. security officials to the mili- important province that links of their withdrawal process. and five litres of bilge oil, ac- almost sank in the water,” the ment” and - despite scien- Hundreds of families have tants. The Taliban militants western Afghanistan with US-led foreign forces went cording to a crew member. coastguard said. tific evidence to the contrary fled the city to the neighbour- had sustained a high number of Faryab province in the north into Afghanistan in 2001 to An oil sheen was seen All 18 crew members of - feared long-term side effects ing Herat province and remote casualties in the past two days, of the country, where the Tali- root out the Taliban, which had around the Palawan Pearl, the Palawan Pearl were un- for her daughter. villages of the province, ac- largely due to being unfamiliar ban militants have made sig- given shelter to members of al- which was halfway-submerged harmed, while authorities On Thursday, a district cording to the officials. with the territory, councillors nificant advances in the past Qaeda, the group behind the after the accident, the coast- were coordinating with the court in Haifa confirmed the There has been no electric- said. couple of weeks. The province September 11 terrorist attacks. guard said. dredging ship to get more info ruling of a lower court that ity since yesterday and the pric- It was the first time the also shares a border with Turk- Late last month, the US The agency’s maritime en- about its crew. sided with the teenager, a ju- es of passenger vehicles have Taliban tried to take control of menistan. government had said it wanted vironmental protection force The BKM 104, which suf- dicial spokesperson said. soared, the officials said. a whole city since the start of Peace talks between the to withdraw its troops from Af- has been dispatched to lay fered only minor damage in The court referred to the According to councillor the official withdrawal of the Taliban and the Afghan gov- ghanistan by the end of August. out oil spill booms around the the collision, was conducting Health Ministry’s recommen- Abdul Aziz Beig, the surprise international forces from the ernment have stalled. But a Other NATO countries contrib- vessel. According to an initial dredging and other land devel- dation that all Israelis be vac- Taliban attack came after the country on May 1. Taliban spokesman, Moham- uting to the international forc- investigation, the cargo ves- opment activities in the area, cinated from the age of 12. defection of some high-ranking Badghis is a strategically mad Naeem, said on Thurs- es are following suit. sel had just left a wharf in the the coastguard said. In addition to letting her daughter get the jab, the mother must now also pay the court costs, which are of the equivalent of about 1,540 dollars. Coronavirus wave hits Myanmar five months after military coup The number of new coro- navirus infections in Israel dpa are completely overloaded. lapsing because of the coup,” has recently risen signifi- Bangkok The Health Ministry report- “The hospitals are always he said. cantly. ed a record number of full. So even if you are not Nobel Peace Prize laureate The Health Ministry an- Five months after the military nearly 4,000 new infections feeling well, a private hospital Aung San Suu Kyi, who has nounced on Thursday that coup in Myanmar, the crisis- and 57 deaths linked to cannot treat you properly if been under house arrest since 518 new cases had been re- stricken country is battling its Covid-19 in its latest figures there is no bed for you,” a doc- the coup, has already been ful- ported within 24 hours. The worst wave of the coronavirus tor who owns a private clinic ly vaccinated, said one of her number of seriously ill peo- so far. in Yangon said by phone. lawyers, Min Min Soe. ple rose to 46 and two people The Health Ministry re- now run by the junta. Tests are hardly being done According to statistics died - the first fatalities this ported a record number of Many people do not even any more, he said. “There are from the Our World in Data month. nearly 4,000 new infections want to be tested, doctors say. problems if the result is posi- site, only about 3 percent of Most of the new cases are and 57 deaths linked to Cov- In addition, many doctors and tive and there are no beds for the 54 million inhabitants linked to the Delta variant of id-19 in its latest figures - but it nurses are refusing to work for the patients.” have received at least one vac- the virus. is feared that the true numbers the new military leadership. Even before the coup, cination dose so far. Israeli Prime Minister are much higher. Myanmar has been Myanmar didn’t have a good A total of 176,000 cases Naftali Bennett has called on Volunteers wearing personal protective equipment carry the body One of the biggest prob- plunged into violence and cha- health system. “Now it is get- and 3,570 deaths have been young people to get vaccinat- of a person who died from the Covid-19 coronavirus into a coffin in lems is people’s distrust of the os since a coup on February 1. ting worse as health care has confirmed so far in connection ed against Covid-19. Taungoo, Bago region on Thursday. (AFP) state health system, which is The few private hospitals failed and the economy is col- with Covid-19. World Friday, July 9, 2021 05

News Haitian police kill four suspects, in brief Japan to impose state of emergency on Olympic city Tokyo

Tokyo: The government of Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide detain 2 over president’s murder Suga has decided to impose a coronavirus state of emer- gency on Tokyo, just two weeks before the start of the Olympic Games. Jovenel’s wife The state of emergency will be in effect from Monday until Martine has been August 22 provisionally, the government said on Thursday. The Olympic Games are scheduled to take place from July 23 to taken to Miami for August 8. The reason for the now fourth state of emergency in treatment Tokyo is another significant increase in the number of coronavi- rus infections. dpa However, the state of emergency is not a lockdown with Mexico City hard curfews as in other countries. While citizens are called upon to stay at home if possible, restaurants are open but Four suspects have been not allowed to serve alcohol, offer karaoke and have to close killed and two others arrest- earlier than normal in the evening. (dpa) ed after the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel S Korea sees record spike in virus cases Moise, police said Wednes- day evening. Seoul: South Korea has logged its highest daily spike in new Three police officers were coronavirus cases since the start of the pandemic. temporarily captured but On Wednesday, 1,275 fresh cases were registered, health have since been released, po- authorities said on Thursday, bring the total number to more lice chief Leon Charles said in than 164,000. a TV broadcast. On Tuesday, South Korea exceeded 1,000 new cases for Further details on the the first time since December, prompting Health Ministry of- manhunt for the assailants ficials to begin speaking of a “fourth wave.” were not made public. Of the new infections, more than 80 percent were again Moise was killed in the registered in the Seoul metropolitan area, which also includes early hours of Wednesday in Gyeonggi province and the western coastal city of Incheon. a middle-of-the-night attack Local clusters of infections are of particular concern to the on his residence near the cap- authorities. Such outbreaks have recently occurred in schools ital Port-au-Prince. and department stores, among other places. (dpa) A group of unidentified Members of the Haitian police and forensics look for evidence outside the presidential residence in Port-au-Prince, Haiti on Wednesday. (afp) people, some speaking Span- ish and English, attacked the Haiti has been mired in a sination, this Monday Moise had the situation under con- Russian fighter jets disrupt meeting of home and shot Moise dead. Haiti’s embassy in deep political crisis for years, had appointed Ariel Henry as trol and appealed to Haitians Spain’s premier in Lithuania His wife Martine was in- Washington described with protests against Moise’s the seventh prime minister of to remain calm. jured and has been taken to rule repeatedly paralyzing the his term - succeeding Claude “Democracy and the re- Madrid/Moscow: A meeting between Lithuanian President the US city of Miami for treat- Moise’s killing as a ‘well- country. Joseph. public will win,” he said. Gitanas Nauseda and Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez ment, Haiti’s ambassador to coordinated attack by a He had been ruling the But, like Joseph before The Haitian govern- was disturbed by a alarm that sounded due to the approach of the US Bocchit Edmond told highly trained and heavily country by decree since his him, Henry could not be con- ment declared a 15-day state two Russian military jets on Thursday. international media. armed group’ administration failed to hold firmed as head of government of siege as well as 15 days The two politicians were forced to swiftly pause the press Haiti’s embassy in Wash- legislative elections in Octo- due to a lack of quorum in of mourning, with Joseph conference held on the Lithuanian military airfield in Siauliai as ington described Moise’s kill- ber 2019. Haiti has not had a parliament, as Haiti’s consti- signing decrees for both on pilots and technicians began to hurry towards the fighter jets ing as a “well-coordinated at- said he had “died in defence parliament since the start of tution requires. Wednesday. parked behind the leaders, a video published by the Lithuanian tack by a highly trained and of democracy.” the new legislative period in Joseph has identified The state of siege allows presidential office showed. heavily armed group.” Local media reported that January 2020. himself as acting or interim the government to use the A military spokesperson said the two Russian Sukhoi The embassy called the assailants had posed as offic- It was not immediately prime minister. He is also the military for police duties and SU-24 fighter jets erew flying in international airspace over the 53-year-old president, who ers of the US Drug Enforce- clear who would succeed country’s foreign affairs min- restrict civil liberties. Baltic Sea without electronic identification. critics derided as an autocrat, ment Administration (DEA). Moise as president, or who ister. Presidential and parlia- The two Russian pilots had also neither transmitted a a “true statesman ... dedicat- Reports of DEA involve- was calling the shots in the Joseph earlier condemned mentary elections, as well as flight plan nor maintained radio contact with air traffic control, ed to progressing our coun- ment were “absolutely false,” country. the assassination as a “hate- a constitutional referendum, he told dpa, adding that fighter jets were scrambled to identify try’s democratic transition US State Department spokes- In a sign of the political ful, inhumane and barbaric are scheduled for September the aircraft. (dpa) and fighting corruption.” It man Ned Price said. chaos even before the assas- act” and said security forces 26 in the Caribbean state. Trump praised Hitler, even after UK scraps quarantine for then-chief of staff told him to stop fully vaccinated returning

dpa sources. New York The Guardian’s report from ‘amber list’ countries claims that during their 2018 A new book alleges that for- discussion, Kelly found him- dpa mer President Donald Trump self reminding the president London frustrated four-star general of which countries fought and then-White House chief with the Allied forces and Children and adults who of staff John Kelly by praising who sided with the Axis pow- have been fully vaccinated Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler. ers during World War II and against coronavirus will not The Guardian, which ob- “connected the dots from the have to quarantine on their tained an early copy of Wall firstworld war to the second return from amber list coun- Street Journal reporter Mi- world war and all of Hitler’s tries to England from July 19. chael Bender’s “Frankly, We atrocities.” Airlines welcomed the Did Win This Election,” writes Kelly is said to have strug- plans as a positive step to that during a 2018 trip to Eu- gled with Trump’s “stunning open up foreign holidays rope, Trump told Kelly, “Well, disregard for history,” which after Transport Secretary Hitler did a lot of good things.” Former US President Donald Trump in Bedminster on Wednesday. (AFP) according to Bender, included Grant Shapps made the an- A “stunned” Kelly report- what other top officials de- nouncement to MPs on edly pushed back by offering According to Bender’s Trump called his top aide scribed to him as a “disregard Thursday. Trump an abbreviated history book, Trump was “unde- a “great guy” after news of for the history of any race, re- Holidaymakers from the Passengers push their luggage on arrival in Terminal 5 at Heath- lesson and assuring him that terred” by Kelly’s position. their split was announced. ligion or creed.” UK who have received two row airport in London. (File photo) (AFP) despite whatever short-term A Trump spokesperson Kelly has reportedly criticised Trump’s position on white jabs from the NHS will no economic growth Germany calls that allegation “totally his former boss’s grasp on his- nationalist groups drew criti- longer be required to self- needs to be done. We do not may have seen under the rule false.” “President Trump nev- tory, once allegedly referring cism following the deadly 2017 isolate for 10 days on their Holidaymakers from the want to see a return to fly- of its far right wing, anti-im- er said this,” Trump rep Liz to him as “the most flawed Unite the Right rally in Char- return to England from des- UK who have received two ing being a preserve of the migrant, nationalist leader, Harrington told the Guardian. person I have ever met in my lottesville, Virginia, where the tinations on the amber list jabs from the NHS will no rich, and expensive testing the country would have been “It is made-up fake news, life.” former president said there from that point. longer be required to could sadly make travel out better off without all of the probably by a general who was Bender, who has inter- were “very fine people, on Shapps said under-18s self-isolate for 10 days on of reach for some this sum- death Hitler left in his wake. incompetent and was fired.” viewed the 45th president both sides” of a clash involv- will also be exempted from their return to England mer.” British Airways chief “You cannot ever say any- Kelly served 17 months in the since his electoral defeat, ing neo-Nazis and counter- the requirement and that executive Sean Doyle wel- thing supportive of Adolf Hit- Trump White House before attributes his reporting on protesters. Trump later added the guidance not to travel from destinations on the comed the “common sense ler,” Kelly allegedly said. “You leaving his job at the start of Trump’s alleged pro-Hit- that neo-Nazis “should be to countries on the amber amber list from that point approach”, but said “there is just can’t.” 2019. ler statements to unnamed condemned totally.” list will be lifted from July more work to do”. 19, when the majority of re- “While the quarantine strictions are expected to be a much-needed boost to mil- requirement for amber coun- eased in England. lions of people across Britain tries is being lifted for fully He said people returning looking forward to a more vaccinated UK travellers, the from holidays from amber normal summer and reunit- Government needs to quickly Migrants crossing English Channel to destinations, such as France, ing with family and friends extend this to all vaccinated Spain and Portugal, will still abroad.” travellers, agree a reciprocal be required to take a Cov- While the announcement deal with the US, add more Britain ‘will no longer be prosecuted’ id-19 test three days before is for UK residents only, countries to the green list returning. Shapps said ministers are and reduce the need for un- dpa charges may be considered groups (OCGs), prosecutors inal gangs from attempting They will also have to “working to extend our ap- necessary, expensive tests,” London for those bringing migrants are also asked to consider the dangerous crossings and act- take a test on or before the proach to vaccinated passen- he added. to Britain while posing a risk published public interest fac- ing in the interests of justice second day of their return, gers from important markets Tim Alderslade, chief Migrants who cross the to their lives. tors in charging those merely and compassion”, adding: “It but will be exempted from of holiday destinations later executive of the Airlines UK English Channel to claim The CPS said the guidance entering illegally. is right that those who exploit the day eight test. this summer, such as the industry body, welcomed the asylum in Britain will no confirms that “individuals “The guidance there- and profit from the despera- He told the Commons: United States and the EU”. announcement as a “positive longer be prosecuted, the who have played a significant fore advises that passengers tion of others, or put lives at “In essence, this means that Johan Lundgren, move towards the genuine Crown Prosecution Service role in people-smuggling, of boats and other vehicles risk through controlling or for fully vaccinated travellers easyJet’s chief executive, reopening” for the ailing sec- (CPS) has said. including those who organ- should not be prosecuted un- driving overcrowded small the requirements for green said: “We have always said tor. The agreement struck ise and pilot dangerous boat less they are repeat offenders boats or confined lorries, are and amber list countries that vaccination is the key “The summer season between police, prosecutors, crossings across the English or have previously been de- considered for prosecution. are the same.” Airlines wel- to unlocking travel and now essentially starts here,” he the National Crime Agency, Channel, can expect to face ported - and should instead “But we also have a duty comed the changes, which millions will finally be able added. Border Force and the Home prosecution where this is be with dealt with by admin- to consider the public in- the Transport Secretary said to reunite with family and Among the technicalities Officeover cases involving supported by the evidence. istrative removal channels.” terest in prosecuting pas- “may differ” in Scotland, loved ones abroad or take for the move as it stands is “illegal entry” will also apply “However, recognising Frank Ferguson, who sengers, who often have no Wales and Northern Ireland. that long-awaited trip this that the exemption will only to those arriving by lorry. migrants and asylum seek- leads CPS work on immigra- choice about their method of Heathrow boss John summer. apply to those who have re- Fresh guidance published ers often have no choice in tion crime, said the approach travel, for offences that can Holland-Kaye said: “This is “But with unnecessary ceived their vaccines from on Thursday also sets out the how they travel and face ex- “strikes a proportionate bal- usually be better dealt with excellent news that will give testing staying in place, more the NHS. circumstances when criminal ploitation by organised crime ance between deterring crim- by removal.” 06 Friday, July 9, 2021

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Federal Execution Moratorium Should Heat Domes Are A Red-Hot Be The First Step Warning On Climate Costs Toward Abolition Severe and unpredictable weather events like heat domes in the Pacific Northwest pose huge Of Death Penalty economic risks that aren’t being fully appreciated. On this most central of justice issues, Noah Smith he unprecedented heat wave that recently it’s time for America to finally join the gripped the Pacific Northwest demonstrates a crucial fact about climate change that most modern world people don’t seem to appreciate yet: This will not be a smooth, predictable event. In addi- N an abrupt but appropriate reversal of Trump administration tionT to new costs that can be anticipated, climate policies, President Joe Biden’s Justice Department last week change creates enormous risks that may result in halted federal executions pending a review of protocols put in a far higher price tag to the global economy, which place under former President Donald Trump. Late in Trump’s greatly increases the urgency of eliminating green- term, the federal government carried out a spree of more than house emissions as quickly as possible. Ia dozen executions — an unconscionable rush job that was clearly A meteorological event known as a “heat aimed at stoking Trump’s political base. Given the virtual inevita- dome” sent the temperature at Portland Interna- bility of innocent executions, along with the shift in public opinion tional Airport in Oregon soaring to a record 116 away from use of the ultimate punishment, the new moratorium degrees Fahrenheit (46.7 degrees Celsius) last should be the first step toward permanent abolition of the death week. Climate change is almost certainly involved, penalty in America. but it isn’t as simple as average temperatures ris- Most nations in the advanced world long ago ended the barbar- ing; scientists also believe that a warming climate ic practice of killing their own citizens as punishment for crimes. can shift existing atmospheric patterns in ways America remains an outlier — though even here, the once-popular that make extreme heat waves like this more like- concept of capital punishment for convicted murderers today gar- ly. Heat brings with it a host of other risks. Wild- ners less than 50% support in polls when respondents are offered fires, of the kind that blasted both Portland and the alternative choice of natural life imprisonment. the entire state of California last year, are more Other arguments against executions abound: Research shows likely now in part because of climate change dry- the death penalty is meted out disproportionately against minori- ing out vegetation. Droughts are also intensifying, ties and the poor, as compared to non-poor whites who commit the which threatens crops. The net effect might be to same crimes. There’s precious little evidence that executions have make parts of the Western U.S. unlivable — or at any deterrent effect on others from committing murder. And there least, far less attractive as destinations for workers are abundant indications, including many murder convictions and capital investment. If it happens, that would overturned based on advancements in DNA evidence, that inno- incur a huge economic cost. Nor is the West Coast cent Americans have been executed. People don’t need an ounce the only area threatened by the chaos of an altered pers. cost of global warming should include weather of sympathy for genuine murderers to conclude that any risk of climate — river areas are in danger of flooding, any Their calculations for the “social cost of car- problems that we haven’t even thought about yet executing an innocent person, ever, is too high a price to pay for region could theoretically dry out or swelter, and bon” — a figure that is supposed to reflect the — “unknown unknowns,” in the parlance of the keeping capital punishment on the books. disruptions to agriculture can reverberate in mar- proper size of a hypothetical carbon tax — were late Donald Rumsfeld. The Trump administration unwittingly provided yet another kets throughout the world. typically severe underestimates, even using their What all this means is that responding to cli- argument for abolishing the death penalty by shamelessly politi- It’s important to realize that events like this own preferred methods. When you add in unpre- mate change with the modest steps advocated for cizing its use. After presidents of both parties effectively ceased were not what people generally talked about in dictable risks to whole regions of the globe, the by top climate economists — such as a $50-per- federal executions for 16 years, then-Attorney General William previous decades when they envisioned the costs cost is far larger still. Martin Weitzman, one of the ton carbon tax — is utterly inadequate. Given the Barr’s Justice Department conducted 13 of them in the final 13 of climate change. The talk was mostly of a gradual few economists who warned that these risks were magnitude and uncertainty of the risks involved, months of Trump’s presidency — more than in any similar span sea level rise as the polar ice caps melted — a terri- being ignored, was snubbed for the Nobel Prize. we have to treat greenhouse emissions as some- of time since the late 1800s. Five of those were conducted after ble problem for our grandchildren, but something Now those risks, and their economic implica- thing to be eliminated, rather than something to Trump lost reelection to an opponent who had vowed to cease all we wouldn’t have to live to see. Climate scientists tions, are making themselves apparent. If all the be managed. This requires stern policies such as executions, leaving the unseemly impression Trump’s administra- knew, of course, that all kinds of environmental world was facing was the erosion of its coastlines, President Joe Biden’s proposed clean electric- tion was trying to get as much killing done as possible before his chaos might result from a warming world; they it would be damaging but not catastrophic; as ity standard, which would aim to achieve 100% successor could stop it. just didn’t know exactly what would happen, so sea levels rose, real estate development could re- carbon-free electricity by 2035. It also calls for As we have argued before, Biden has a rare opportunity to bury they weren’t able to make definite enough predic- treat inward to dry land. But when the danger is policies to help and pressure other countries to re- this archaic and savage practice once and for all. Attorney Gen- tions to capture the public imagination. And so unknown, it’s harder to plan for it. In which tra- duce emissions as well, given that the US now rep- eral Merrick Garland’s announcement Thursday temporarily halt- the punditry focused on slowly rising oceans, and ditionally colder areas, for instance, should con- resents a modest and shrinking part of the global ing all pending federal executions is a necessary start, but Biden talked less about fires, droughts, inland floods, sumers now start installing air conditioning? How total. should move quickly beyond it: He should commute all current storms, crop failures, diseases and other potential should crops be changed, and which ones should The alternative — to avoid the strongest meas- and future federal death sentences on his watch to life in prison dangers. be engineered to survive droughts? Which states ures and hope that our grandchildren find some without parole. He should push for legislation abolishing the fed- In the economics profession, a similar process need to intensify their forest management in or- way to adapt to the changes we wreak on our world eral death penalty going forward. And he should use the federal was playing out. Top climate economists modeled der to reduce the incidence of wildfires? And so — is untenable. It’s not our grandchildren that are power of the purse to incentivize state governments to follow suit. the costs they knew about and could measure, and on. The mere fact that we don’t know the answers going to be the first ones to take the brunt of cli- On this most central of justice issues, it’s time for America to finally consigned discussion of the scarier risks to over- to these questions is itself a cost, because humans mate chaos, it’s us, right now. Our time to dither join the modern world. looked paragraphs buried deep within their pa- are generally risk-averse. Furthermore, the true and delay is now up. Schools Must Teach About Racism Teaching about racism helps explain many of the key issues that students and their families face

GLENN SACKS racism’s devastating legacy — police bru- to blame Black people for their own op- tality, housing inequality, mass incarcer- pression. ood teachers know that if some- ation, the school-to-prison pipeline, the According to Brookings Institution thing is relevant to their students’ racial wealth gap, and others — will have researchers, the net worth of a typical experiences, it needs to be a part a credibility problem. white family is nearly ten times that of a of their education. So will an English teacher who ana- Black family. White households are twice Yet teaching about racism in lyzes a 1950s novel decrying racism but as likely as black households to receive schoolsG is now drawing feverish condem- fails to recognize the racial issues her an inheritance, and whites’ median in- nation from conservatives, particularly students face today. heritance is 26 times as high. over “critical race theory.” Teachers like Teaching about racism helps explain In concrete terms, this means our myself are being accused of “indoctrinat- many of the key issues that students and Black and brown students get far less ing” students, or of introducing extra- their families face. help paying for college or vocational neous racial issues that don’t belong in These include: the high cost of high- school, buying a car, getting an apart- school. er education and health care, the low ment, or with a downpayment to become But, in fact, they do. rate of union representation, the lack a homeowner. Beyond caring about historical ac- of government-subsidized child care, It means less to fall back on in hard curacy, which is vital, teachers have and many other bread-and-butter is- times. If they want to move up in the another good reason to include lessons sues for working people in which the US world, they’re much more likely to have on racial injustice: Black and brown stu- often lags behind. These benefits exist to do it on their own. dents dominate most major cities’ pub- in many European countries because Teaching in large city public schools lic school systems. For example, in New working people—particularly trade un- today means teaching students who York City public schools, two-thirds of ionists in key industries—fought for have, for the most part, been disinher- students are Black or Latinx. In Chicago, them. In America, racial divisions and ited. Listen to them, get to know them, 84% are, in Los Angeles 83%, in Detroit anti-immigrant sentiment have long and you’ll see this in a hundred ways. As 96%, in Washington, D.C., 86%. hamstrung this fight. teachers, we can’t ignore racism, and we As teachers, we strive and struggle to The US military is disproportionately shouldn’t try to. remain relevant to our students and to Black and brown; as teachers of minority connect what we do in school with what youth, we watch a sizable chunk of our care, and benefits, today the only way for been incarcerated. In 2018, the U.S. De- (Glenn Sacks teaches social they face and will face when they leave senior classes volunteer for the military many low-income minority youth to get partment of Justice found, Black men studies at James Monroe High school. Our students want to know how each year. Whereas in the post-war era these is to join the military. were incarcerated at nearly six times School in the Los Angeles Uni- what they are learning relates to the real high school graduates could sometimes For teachers, the school-to-prison the rate of white men. If we ignore the fied School District. This column world. get unionized manufacturing jobs that pipeline is not an abstraction — many of United States’ racist legacy, the only ex- was produced for The Progressive A social studies teacher who ignores provided them a living wage, health us have former students who are or have planation for this tragic phenomenon is magazine.)

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friday, July 9, 2021

34,393.05 10,842.99 52568.94 1,800.70 Dow -288.74 pts QE -22.89 pts sensex -485.82 pts Gold -0.08 % Samsung Electronics forecasts jump in second quarter profit page 8 Price percentage Price percentage 26.01 Brent 74.29 +1.17% WTI 73.12 +1.27% Silver -0.46 % Kuwari holds trade talks with US delegation Qatar expected to register trade surplus of above $40 bn in 2021 Satyendra Pathak Doha

Qatar is expected to achieve a trade surplus of $40.5 billion in 2021 and it will continue to rise up to $50.4 billion in 2025, FocusEconomics, a leading provider of economic analysis, has said in its latest report. According to FocusEco- nomics Consensus Forecast- Middle East & North Africa report for July, the country would witness a sustained increase in both imports and exports in the coming years. While the merchandise ex- ports from the country are expected to rise from $68.4 billion in 2021 to $87.7 bil- lion in 2025, the report said, merchandise imports would Minister of Commerce and Industry and Acting Minister of Finance HE Ali bin Ahmed Al Kuwari on Thursday met with a high-level delegation increase from $27.9 billion in from the American state of Indiana currently visiting the country. The delegation was headed by Governor of Indiana Eric Holcomb. 2021 to $37.3 billion in 2025. During the meeting, they discussed ways to enhance cooperation in the commercial, investment and industrial fields. They also touched on the The report has projected opportunities available to increase trade exchange and develop investment and industrial relations. that Qatar’s current account It is worth noting that Qatar and the USA have close economic and trade relations that have been positively reflected in the volume of trade balance will account for 4.5 exchange between the two countries. The volume of trade exchange between Qatar and the USA amounted to around $5.3 billion in 2020, and percent of the total GDP in Merchandise exports from Qatar are expected to rise from $68.4 the United States ranks as Qatar’s fifth-largest trading partner. 2021. The percentage of the billion in 2021 to $87.7 billion in 2025. current account balance would rise to 7.2 percent in 2025, the suggested that the country’s year on stronger domestic and report said. energy sector performed bet- foreign demand. Investment Qatar’s current account ter compared to 2020. in the energy sector and easing balance is expected to turn Turning to the second tensions with Gulf neighbours QSE gains for 4th consecutive week positive and reach $7.7 bil- quarter, the report said, Qa- should also aid activity. How- lion in 2021, the report said, tar’s industrial production ever, the potential extension of Satyendra Pathak previous trading week. QNB adding that it will continue expanded in annual terms in restrictions and new variants Doha Group (QNB) was the top to remain in the positive ter- April. However, momentum in of COVID-19 pose downside value traded stock during the ritory for the next four years the non-energy sector seemed risks,” the report said. Continuing its gaining week with total traded value and reach up to $14.7 billion to ease early in the quarter FocusEconomics panel- trend for the third week in of QR183.8 million. in 2025. amid the progressive tighten- lists see a 2.7 percent rise in a row, the Qatar Stock Ex- Trading volume decreased The report has also indi- ing of restrictions to combat GDP in 2021, which is down change (QSE) general index by 33.3 percent to 584.3 mil- cated that the GDP per capita the second wave of COVID-19 0.2 percentage points from moved up by 35.65 points, or lion shares against 875.6 mil- in Qatar will increase from with the private sector PMI last month’s forecast, before 0.33 percent, during the week, lion shares in the previous $61,171 in 2021 to $71,681 in declining in April and May. growth of 3.7 percent in 2022. to close at 10,842.99 points. trading week. Salam Inter- 2025. More positively, the gov- Inflation in the country Market capitalisation went national Investment Limited According to the annual ernment began to loosen re- jumped to 2.5 percent in May up marginally by 0.2 percent (SIIS) was the top volume data released as part of the strictions in four phases from from 1 percent in April, the to QR627.8 billion as com- The QSE headquarters in Doha. traded stock during the week report, the overnight lending May 28 that saw the PMI re- report said. pared to QR626.4 billion at with total traded volume of rate in the country would con- cover in June. “Price pressures should be the end of the previous week. (QNBFS), foreigners have Industries Qatar (IQ), Qa- 86.9 million shares. tinue to rise from the current In other development, the notably higher this year than Foreign institutions re- bought Qatari equities worth tar Gas Transport Company The number of transac- level of 2.5 percent and reach report said, Qatar Petroleum last due to higher food and en- mained positive, closing $697 million (as of Wednes- (Nakilat) and Commercial tions also declined by 23.5 up to 4.07 percent by 2025. recently completed a $12.5 bil- ergy costs, recovering activity the week with net buying of day closing) since the begin- Bank of Qatar (CBQ) were the percent to 33,349 against The Qatari riyal will con- lion bond sale. and a supportive base effect. QR107 million against net ning of this year. primary contributors to the 43,603 in the previous week. tinue to be pegged at $3.64 in “The funds should help The possible implementation buying of QR122 million in Qatari institutions re- weekly index increase. IQ and Of the 48 listed compa- the years to come, the report Qatar boost its energy output of a VAT is an upside risk to the previous week. mained negative with net sell- Nakilat added 24.2 and 20.6 nies, 23 ended the week high- said. in the coming years, with the prices going forward. Our pan- Foreign retail investors, ing of QR66 million against points to the index, respec- er and 23 declined. There was The report said that Qa- government aiming to raise ellists see consumer prices ris- however, ended the week net selling of QR92 million in tively. CBQ added an addi- no change in the share price tar’s economic activity ap- LNG production to 126 mil- ing 1.4 percent in 2021, which with net selling of QR12 mil- the week before. Qatari retail tional 19.7 points to the index. of the remaining two stocks. peared to be resilient in the lion tons per annum by 2027, is up 0.1 percentage points lion against net selling of QR3 investors also remained bear- Trading value during the Qatar Islamic Insurance first quarter as the non-energy up from 77 million currently,” from last month’s forecast. In million in the previous week. ish with net selling of QR29 week decreased by 24 per- was the best performing stock private sector PMI was well in it said. 2022, our panel sees inflation According to an estimate million against net selling of cent to reach QR1.427 billion for the week, with a gain of expansionary territory, while “The country’s economy averaging 2.4 percent,” the re- by QNB Financial Services QR27 million the week before. against QR1.877 billion in the 5.6 percent. industrial production data is set to return to growth this port said. Crude oil prices lose ground on OPEC stalemate

Agencies Rystad Energy’s oil markets an- expect further downward pres- Prices found some support from London alyst Louise Dickson said a jettison sure on prices. But if the deal falls a large drop in oil inventories in the of the current output deal is right- apart, it will be a guessing game of United States. Oil stockpiles in the Oil prices fell for a third day on fully spooking market participants. how much supply each individual world’s biggest oil user fell by 8.0 Thursday amid the lingering uncer- “If the current OPEC+ discord producer brings back,” Rystad En- million barrels for the week ended tainty over supply as well as fears and attempts at price stoking con- ergy’s analyst said. July 2, according to two market over the possibility of abandoning tinue, a post-summer correction “The oil market is looking be- sources, citing American Petroleum the current output agreement. would follow, and potentially set yond the oil supply deficit inA u- Institute figures, compared with an Brent crude oil futures slipped the stage for an even more bear- gust and expecting the Opec+ estimate of a 4.0-million-barrel fall by 23 cents, or 0.3 per cent, to ish 2022 price environment,” agreement to fall apart well before by analysts in a Reuters poll. $73.20 a barrel by 0644GMT, said Dickson. April 2022 when the agreement “The current Opec+ spat high- while US West Texas Intermediate Collectively, OPEC+ group has expires as other member countries lights not only the fragility of the futures were down 33 cents, or 0.5 about 8.7 million bpd of crude pro- will ask for further concessions to market in a specific Covid-19 con- per cent, at $71.87 a barrel. duction that could theoretically secure more market share,” said text, but also the broader animos- Brent prices have fallen about 5 be activated and produced within Brent prices have fallen about 5 percent since Monday’s close. Edward Moya, senior market ana- ity brewing between the group of percent since Monday’s close after just months. lyst at Oanda. 23 nations that are forced to come talks between the OPEC and its al- Excluding Iran, Venezuela and commercially incentivizing at more lieve the market can absorb this Russia is trying to mediate be- together to manage the market, but lies fell apart over a disagreement Libya, which are currently except than $70 per barrel. unexpected supply,” said Dickson. tween the UAE and Saudi Arabia of course, have direct competition between the UAE and Saudi Arabia from group cuts, the Opec+ group’s “As long as OPEC+ collectively “However, if OPEC+ were to to help strike a deal to raise oil out- interests in selling their oil at the on raising output under the group’s total spare capacity is 6.7 million keeps its production boost below increase production by 2 million put, three OPEC+ sources said on highest price for the most sustain- supply cut agreement. bpd. Much of this spare capacity is 1.6 million bpd for August, we be- bpd for August, then we would Wednesday. able time period,” said Dickson. 08 Friday, July 9, 2021 Economy & Business Jobless claims in US tick up to 373k Samsung Electronics forecasts from pandemic low jump in second quarter profit Agencies jobs, and hourly pay rose a solid 3.6% compared with a The number of Americans year ago — faster than the Samsung expected to post operating profit of 12.5 tn won for April to June, up from 8.15 tn won a year earlier filing for unemployment pre-pandemic annual pace benefits rose slightly last and a sign that companies week even while the econo- are being compelled to pay my and the job market ap- more to attract and keep pear to be rebounding from workers. the coronavirus recession Still, the nation remains with sustained energy. 6.8 million jobs short of Thursday’s report from the level it had in February the Labor Department 2020, just before the corona- showed that jobless claims virus pandemic tore through increased by 2,000 from the the economy and eliminat- previous week to 373,000. ed tens of millions of jobs. Weekly applications, which And weekly applications generally track the pace of layoffs, have fallen stead- ily this year from more than 900,000 at the start of the year. The four-week aver- age of applications, which smooths out week-to-week Vaccine boost volatility, is now 394,500 — the lowest such level since The rollout of vaccinations the pandemic erupted in is driving a potent March of last year. economic recovery as The rollout of vaccina- businesses reopen, employ- tions is driving a potent ers struggle to fill jobs and economic recovery as busi- consumers emerge from nesses reopen, employers months of lockdown to struggle to fill jobs and con- travel, shop and spend at sumers emerge from months restaurants, bars, retailers of lockdown to travel, shop and entertainment venues. and spend at restaurants, bars, retailers and entertain- Samsung’s overall turnover is equivalent to a fifth of South Korea’s gross domestic product. ment venues. for unemployment benefits, In the first three months though down sharply from Agencies of the national gross domestic semiconductor factories clus- Vice President at Moody’s of the year, the govern- earlier peaks, are still com- product. tered around Austin in Febru- Investors Service Gloria Tsuen ment has estimated that paratively high: Before the South Korean tech giant The coronavirus has ary, including Samsung’s. shared a positive outlook for the economy expanded at a pandemic, they were typical- Samsung Electronics forecast wreaked havoc with the world It is estimated that The firm lost more than the firm for the second half of brisk 6.4% annual rate. In ly coming in at only around a 53.37 percent rise in sec- economy, with lockdowns and Samsung’s mobile 300 billion won due to the sus- the year. the April-June quarter, the 220,000 a week. ond-quarter operating profit travel bans imposed around production lines in Vietnam pension, South Korean Yon- “The key earnings driver annual rate is thought to The total number of Wednesday, thanks to strong the globe for many months. and India did not operate hap news agency reported. for Samsung will still be semi- have reached a sizzling 10%. Americans receiving jobless chip prices and operations re- But the pandemic -- which But Samsung has said the conductors,” she told AFP. And for all of 2021, the Con- aid, including supplemen- suming at a key U.S. factory has killed around four million properly due to Covid production line in Texas was But the company faces gressional Budget Office has tal federal checks that were after a shutdown. people worldwide -- has also lockdown. “fully normalised in the second legal challenges. Its de facto projected that growth will intended to provide relief The world’s biggest smart- seen many tech companies Kim Woon-ho, an analyst at quarter”, and Kim Woon-ho, leader Lee Jae-yong is cur- amount to 6.7%. That would during the pandemic reces- phone maker said in an earn- boom. an analyst at IBK Investment rently on trial, charged with be the fastest calendar-year sion, amounted to 14.2 mil- ings estimate that it expected Coronavirus-driven work- IBK Investment & Securities & Securities, said the factory’s manipulating a takeover in or- expansion since 1984. lion people during the week operating profit of around 12.5 ing from home has boosted resumption had been positive der to smooth his succession at The economy is recov- of June 19, down from 33.2 trillion won ($11 billion) for demand for devices powered rise through the third quarter for April-June earnings. the top of the Samsung group. ering so quickly that many million a year earlier. April to June, up from 8.15 tril- by Samsung’s chips, as well as of this year as the “severe un- But the company’s smart- Lee was jailed in January companies can’t find work- Many states, though, lion won a year earlier. home appliances such as TVs dersupply situation persists”. phone shipments are estimat- over a sprawling corruption ers fast enough to meet their have dropped the federal aid, Samsung Electronics is the and washing machines. Samsung’s earnings “will ed to have dropped as sales scandal that brought down increased customer demand. responding to complaints flagship subsidiary of the gi- Analysts say the company remain solid, mostly due to slowed for its latest flagship former president Park Geun- On Wednesday, the gov- that the generous benefits ant Samsung group, by far the has had a particular boost from increased demand for memory product, the Galaxy S21 series, hye. ernment said that U.S. em- were discouraging some of largest of the family-controlled memory chip price hikes. chips, rising DRAM prices,” launched in January. South Korea’s corporate ployers posted 9.21 million the unemployed from seek- empires known as chaebols Taipei-based market re- Tom Kang, a research director “It is estimated that Sam- leaders and some scholars say jobs in May, the most since ing work: A total of 26 states that dominate business in searcher TrendForce last at market researcher Counter- sung’s mobile production lines a leadership vacuum could record-keeping began in plan to end the $300-a-week South Korea, the world’s 12th month expected prices of point, told AFP. in Vietnam and India did not hamper the firm’s decision- 2000. And in June, employ- federal benefitbefore it ends largest economy. memory chips, especially Power outages across Tex- operate properly due to Covid making on future large-scale ers added a strong 850,000 nationally on Sept. 6. The conglomerate’s overall DRAM -- widely used in serv- as in the U.S. -- caused by a se- lockdown,” Kim said in a re- investments, previously key to turnover is equivalent to a fifth ers and mobile phones -- to vere winter storm -- shut down port. its global rise. BP sees renewables surge but world is not on track to hit climate goals

Agencies world energy by British oil and While renewables were markets, particularly on oil, age points to a record low pursue efforts towards 1.5°C. crisis. gas company BP, with China on the rise, global energy de- whose transport-related de- of 35.1 per cent, BP said, al- “The rate of decline in car- With 10 countries, along Renewable energy capac- accounting for more than half mand plummeted 4.5 per cent, mand was crushed,” he said. though coal-fired generation bon emissions observed last with the European Union ity grew by a record amount of that growth. the largest decline since 1945, “Encouragingly, 2020 remained flat overall in 2015 year is similar to what the passing net zero targets into last year despite pandemic- This boosted the renewable with the fall mainly driven by was also the year the share of and coal consumption rose in world needs to average each law, the International Energy induced turbulence caus- power share in the global en- a contraction in oil demand of renewables in global power China and Malaysia. and every year for the next 30 Agency recently estimated ing global energy demand to ergy mix to 11.7 per cent from 9.3 per cent as airlines were generation recorded its fastest While the rapid growth in years to be on track to meet that together these commit- plummet, but the rise in wind 10.3 per cent, with the share grounded and employees stop- ever increase – a growth that renewable energy quells fears the Paris climate goals,” said ments and intentions account and solar is not enough to hit in Europe hitting 23.8 per ping travelling to offices in fa- came largely at the expense of that low oil prices at the start Dale. for 70 per cent of global car- Paris accord climate goals, ac- cent, making it the first region vour of working from home. coal-fired generation. These of the pandemic and govern- While at its lowest point bon emissions. cording to BP. for renewables to become the Spencer Dale, BP’s chief trends are exactly what the ments’ focus on fighting the in April 2020, oil demand There has also been an Wind and solar power ca- main single source of power. economist, said 2020 will go world needs to see as it tran- crisis might slow the transition dropped about 20 per cent, explosion in ESG-related in- pacity grew by 238 gigawatts “The relative immunity of down as one of the most sur- sitions to net zero – strong towards cleaner power, Mr the equivalent of 20 million vestments, with inflows into globally in 2020, a “colossal” renewable energy to the events prising and challenging years growth in renewables crowd- Dale said it was still not suf- barrels per day, this was tran- ESG-linked funds increasing 50 per cent bigger than at any of last year is encouraging” for the global energy sector. ing out coal.” ficient to hit the Paris climate sitory with energy demand al- to more than $330bn in 2020, time in history, according to said Bernard Looney, BP’s “The global lockdowns had The share of coal in power change goal to limit global ready increasing as economies from $30bn in 2015, an 11-fold the latest annual review of chief executive. a dramatic impact on energy generation fell 1.3 percent- warming to well below 2°C and rebound from the Covid-19 rise in five years.

free at last Suez Canal releases hulking vessel after settlement deal

The Ever Given left the canal’s Great Bitter Lake, insurers. looked lodged against the western Officials did not reveal details wall - an extraordinary event that where it had been held for over three months on the terms of the settlement. At experts said they had never heard first, the Suez CanalA uthority had of happening in the canal’s 150-year demanded $916 million in com- history. Agencies which the vessel was seen sailing to pensation, which was later lowered A massive salvage effort by a the Mediterranean Sea. An Associ- to $550 million. In addition to the flotilla of tugboats helped by the Egyptian authorities announced ated Press video journalist on board money, local reports said the canal tides freed the skyscraper-sized ves- the release Wednesday of a hulking a tugboat saw the vessel moving would also receive a tugboat. sel six days later, ending the crisis, shipping vessel that had blocked northward to the Mediterranean as The money, according to canal and allowing hundreds of waiting the Suez Canal for nearly a week officials representing the Suez Ca- authorities, would cover the salvage ships to pass through the canal. earlier this year. nal the vessel’s owner and insurers operation, costs of stalled canal The blockage of the Suez Canal The Ever Given left the canal’s penned the deal in Ismailia. traffic, and lost transit fees for the forced some ships at the time to Great Bitter Lake, where it had Shoei Kisen Kaisha Ltd. said the six days the Ever Given had blocked take the long alternate route around been held for over three months vessel would undergo a dive survey the crucial waterway. the Cape of Good Hope at Africa’s amid a financial dispute. The de- in Egypt’s Mediterranean city of The Panama-flagged vessel southern tip, requiring additional velopment came after its Japanese Port Said, before resuming her voy- was on its way to the Dutch port of fuel and other costs. Hundreds of owner, Shoei Kisen Kaisha Ltd., age to the next port where her cargo Rotterdam on March 23 when it other ships waited in place for the reached a settlement with canal will be discharged. slammed into the bank of a single- blockage to end. authorities over a compensation Wednesday’s release came a day lane stretch of the canal about 6 The shutdown, which raised amount following weeks of negotia- after an Egyptian court lifted the kilometers (3.7 miles) north of the worries of supply shortages and tions and a court standoff. judicial seizure of the vessel fol- southern entrance, near the city of rising costs for consumers, added The settlement deal was signed lowing the Suez Canal Authority’s Suez. strain on the shipping industry, in a ceremony Wednesday in the notification that it reached a settle- Its bow had touched the eastern already under pressure from the Suez Canal city of Ismailia, after ment with the vessels’ owners and The Ever Given, a Panama-flagged cargo ship, is seen in Egypt’s Great Bitter Lake. wall of the canal, while its stern coronavirus pandemic. Friday, July 9, 2021 09 Economy & Business Will ‘second wave’ of mergers and acquisitions in GCC banking continue to gather pace? A first wave of M&A in GCC banking was prompted by the 2014 oil price crash, the coronavirus pandemic has given rise to the start of a second wave

ore than a year af- ter the initial onset of the coronavirus pandemic, the Gulf banking sector is seeingM an increase in mergers and acquisitions (M&A), as lenders con- tinue to deal with the economic fall- out, according to the Oxford Busi- ness Group (OBG). In fact, in May last year OBG anticipated that Covid-19, com- bined with the associated crash in oil prices, would accelerate a trend towards M&A among Gulf banks, with most institutions expecting constrained profitability despite performing well in risk indicators. A report published by S&P Glob- al Ratings in March noted that the long-lasting adverse effects of the 2020 shock are likely be felt par- ticularly keenly in the UAE, Oman and Bahrain, and less so in Saudi Arabia and Qatar, and that a second wave of M&A could sweep further across the region as the full impact of the subdued economic environ- ment becomes more visible. The so-called second wave fol- lows an earlier run of M&A in the region – seen most prominently in the UAE – triggered by the 2014 oil price slump. A particularly emblematic tie- up came in 2019 with the MENA region’s largest merger to date, between Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank, the Union National Bank and the Abu Dhabi-headquartered Islamic finance institution Al Hilal Bank. The merged entity became the UAE’s third-largest bank, with an estimated $114.4bn in assets. Many analysts expected that the Gulf banking sector would likewise respond to the coronavirus pan- demic with increased M&A activity, as institutions seek to strengthen their resilience against future cri- ses. Covid-19 fallout and an excess of smaller banks will prompt further consolidation. Saudi Arabia leads the way While a large slice of the action With over $239bn in total as- sized enterprises and corporations cial position with robust liquidity, the ongoing second wave could also 10m people. has been focused on the UAE, after sets and $34bn in shareholder eq- alike. and is expected to help drive Qatar spur increased cross-border M&A, While various factors go some two decades with no bank mergers, uity, the new entity boasts strong National Vision 2030. although, it noted that this would way towards explaining the profu- Saudi Arabia has also seen two ma- liquidity and capital buffers. In its Qatar sees significant tie-up The future of M&A in Gulf bank- “would require more aggressive sion of banks in the UAE – for ex- jor developments in recent times. maiden earning quarter, it posted Qatar also saw some significant ing moves by management than seen ample, the fact that it is made up of In 2018 it was announced that net income of $909m. activity in terms of M&A in the im- With the Covid-19 pandemic be- previously”. seven distinct emirates – this figure Saudi British Bank and Alawwal The SNB boasts expansive stra- mediate aftermath of Covid-19’s ing gradually brought under control A further factor is the prolifera- suggests that there is scope for some Bank were to merge. This move was tegic plans: according to global rat- spread around the region. around the world, will this second tion of banks in the region. thinning of the ranks. finallytied up in March this year, ings agency S&P, it will “sharply Masraf Al Rayan announced wave of M&A continue? Indeed, a report published by Elsewhere, the planned acquisi- creating Saudi Arabia’s third-big- change the landscape in corporate a potential merger with Al Khaliji The S&P report published in Moody’s last year noted that the im- tion of Bahrain’s Ahli United Bank, gest bank. lending” in both the Kingdom and Commercial Bank on June 30 last March argued that 2020 had seen pulse towards consolidation was felt its largest financial institution, by Even more significant has been more broadly region. The new en- year – an announcement that sent the region’s banks grapple with a particularly keenly by smaller banks Kuwait Finance House, was post- the emergence of the Saudi Nation- tity will finance economic develop- Al Khaliji’s shares soaring. “triple shock” to profitability, stem- which risk being “crowded out” by poned due to the pandemic, and as al Bank (SNB), which formally be- ment and support Vision 2030, as On January 7 this year the Qatar ming from “lower lending growth, larger peers. yet no timeline has been announced gan operations on April 1, becoming well as expand and deepen trade Financial Markets Authority con- lower-for-longer interest rates, and Similarly, in March a report pub- for its continuation. If this M&A the largest financial institution in and capital flows between Saudi firmed that it had approved the tie- higher cost of risk”. lished by consulting firm Alvarez & goes ahead as planned, it would cre- the Kingdom and a major regional Arabia and the rest of the world. up, creating Qatar’s second-largest Although the situation appears Marsal said that the UAE banking ate the GCC’s sixth-largest bank, player. Another important focus of SNB lender – even if it is still six times to be improving in the second half sector was set to see an increased with over $100bn in assets. The entity was formed out of the will be to nurture the shift towards smaller than Qatar National Bank of 2021, the residual effects of this amount of M&A activity. It is also significant that this tie- merger of two leading institutions, digital banking that has been accel- – and one of the region’s largest triple shock will likely push many The UAE has long been seen as up would transform Bahrain’s big- after the National Commercial Bank erated by Covid-19, offering a range Shariah-compliant groups. banks to enhance their resilience overbanked; at present, there are gest bank into a Shariah-compliant last year combined with the Samba of digital services and products to Similarly to the case of the SNB, by consolidating with other enti- 21 local banks and 27 foreign banks institution, in a sign of continued Financial Group in a $15bn deal. individuals, small and medium- the new entity is in a strong finan- ties. The report also argued that serving a population of fewer than growth of the segment.

Algeria leads the GECF research and development arm

Tribune News Network the 5th GECF Summit in 2019 to “enhance and strengthen Scientific Committee meeting Doha in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea. cooperation, inter alia through on 29-30 June 2021. “I would like to attest to the creation of a GECF Gas “I’m confident that Adjeb’s A founding member of the the very prolific and vivid con- Research Institute, subject to academic background and 31- GECF, Algeria’s footprint in tributions Algeria has made to satisfactory feasibility study year managerial experience the 18-member association is the success and legacy of the result, recalling that the loca- in upstream, downstream, deeply embedded in the his- GECF as one of its Founding tion of the Institute shall be in transportation and project tory and current direction of Members,” Yury Sentyurin, Algeria”. management will enable the the organisation. The pillar GECF Secretary General em- The GECF GRI, whose GRI project to reach its goals member country has recently phasised in a congratulatory leadership has been assumed and objectives in favour of the assumed renewed importance message to the President of by inaugural director, Azzedine GECF Members,” he added. as it took the leadership of the the country on the occasion of Adjeb from Algeria, takes upon It’s worth mentioning that forum’s research and devel- Algeria’s Independence Day itself increased importance a number of well-skilled and opment arm with a candidate on 5 July. Sentyurin also sent against the backdrop of re- seasoned professionals from nominated by Algeria ap- similar cables to the newly- newed scrutiny of natural gas Algeria lend their energies to pointed as the director of the appointed Prime Minister of and its place in safeguarding the GECF to make progress forum’s newly-established Gas Algeria as well as the Minister environmental sustainability. on all its main deliverables. Research Institute (GRI). of Energy and Mines. “Our collective commit- Operating at all levels of the Following the 22nd GECF “Being one of the larg- ment to the GECF community Forum’s Secretariat staff rank- Ministerial Meeting, success- est hydrocarbon producers is set to facilitate technology ing – from leadership to jun- fully delivered under the Alge- in Africa and the world, your Algeria’s footprint in the 18-member GECF is deeply embedded in the history and current direction of the improvement in the gas and ior positions – Algerians form rian Presidency in 2020, this esteemed country has always organisation. LNG industry in the GECF one of the largest group of year Algeria is shouldering the been playing its leadership countries. Therefore, we are nationals at the organisation’s responsibility of the GECF Ex- role in the energy sphere with General. stature as the Forum’s Secre- spotlight thanks to Algeria’s required to strengthen our co- headquarters, once more sym- ecutive Board Chair, strategis- wisdom and diligence. Or- Meanwhile, the progress tariat – stands as yet another national representatives’ ini- operation on Digital Technol- bolising the foremost position ing activities of this governing ganisations like ours thrive achieved on the establish- shining testament to Algeria’s tiative, supported by the GECF ogies, Artificial Intelligence, of Algeria in the Forum’s com- body of the Forum. In 2023, precisely because of the unwa- ment of the Algeria-based GRI prominent role in the globally leaders at the 3rd GECF Sum- the Internet of Things and munity and inspiring the other Algeria will host the 7th GECF vering support of important – the centrepiece of GECF’s renowned platform. mit in 2015. In fact, the final Advanced Analytics in the in- Members to strengthen their Summit of Heads of State and stakeholders such as Algeria,” research and development It should be recalled, that Declaration asserted the Mem- dustry,” said Sentyurin at the engagement with the institu- Government, as announced at wrote the GECF Secretary ecosystem enjoying the same the project has come into a ber Countries’ determination recently-held 8th GECF GRI tion. QatarTribune Qatar_Tribune Pliskova beats QatarTribuneChannel qatar_tribune Sabalenka to set up Wimbledon title clash with Barty page 13 FRIday, JULY 9, 2021 500 Days To Go: Qatar on track to host memorable edition of FIFA World Cup First FIFA World Cup in the Middle Five-hundred days to go East and Arab means we’re getting very close. It’s been ten years world reaches in the making and this another major will be the biggest event countdown that’s ever happened in the Middle East. It will milestone bring the region together here are only 500 and be a moment of pride days to go until Qatar hosts the first FIFA in the history of the world. World Cup in the Mid- As we move closer to the Tdle East and Arab world. Nasser Al Khater, CEO of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 LLC. tournament, we are sure The 22nd edition of the tournament will kick off on 21 the excitement is going to November 2022, when Qatar build even further. – the reigning champions of Asia – take their FIFA World Nasser Al Khater Cup bow at the tournament’s first match at the stunning World Cup infrastructure pro- 60,000-seat Al Bayt Stadium jects had reached 95% com- in Al Khor City. pletion, with all the stadiums Qatar will host the most set to be ready by the end of compact version of the tour- the year. nament in modern history. “Since 2011, we’ve been All eight stadiums are within working hard on the delivery 50km of central Doha, while of our tournament and nation- fans, players and officials will al infrastructure. If we look be able to stay in one accom- at the metro, the airport and modation throughout the “Five-hundred days to fans as they begin planning highways expansion, we’re in event, which will conclude go means we’re getting very their trips to the country. a very good place. All the sta- with the final at the 80,000- close,” said Al Khater. “It’s “The compact nature is diums will be ready by the end seat Lusail Stadium on 18 De- been ten years in the making probably the most positive as- of the year, which gives us a cember 2022 – which is also and this will be the biggest pect of this World Cup,” said whole year to test them before Qatar National Day. event that’s ever happened in Al Khater. the event.” place exactly a year before Qa- ing to be a great opportunity to the very early design phase. It promises to be a festival the Middle East. It will bring “For fans, they won’t have Al Jamal continued: “Five tar 2022. It will provide a vital see the new stadiums in action Some stadiums will have their of football like no other – with the region together and be a to follow their team from city of our stadiums have been opportunity to test infrastruc- and prepare ourselves for Qa- capacities reduced, with the everyone always in the thick of moment of pride in the history to city, which means there will completed, while the other ture and operations while giv- tar 2022.” seats donated to aid the devel- the action and never far from of the world. As we move clos- be a significant cost saving and three will be ready soon. Six ing fans a taste of the region’s Al Khater also outlined opment of sporting infrastruc- a stadium, fan zone or tourist er to the tournament, we are means they will have time to of the stadiums will be used passion for the beautiful game. Qatar’s legacy commitments – ture in other countries. Some attraction. sure the excitement is going to take in the ambiance and en- for the FIFA Arab Cup 2021, “It’s an important event particularly in relation to sta- stadiums will be repurposed, Nasser Al Khater, CEO of build even further.” joy what Qatar has to offer.” which will take place in No- for us,” said Al Khater. “It will dium developments. while one [Ras Abu Aboud] the FIFA World Cup Qatar Al Khater went on to say The SC’s Yasir Al Jamal, Vice vember and December.” bring the Arab world together “From the very begin- will be completely dismantled, 2022 LLC, spoke of his coun- he believes the compact tour- Chairman, Technical Delivery Involving 16 teams from for an important tournament ning, legacy has been at the with its parts used to create fa- try’s pride at hosting the biggest nament footprint is one of Qa- Office, and Chairman, Opera- across the region, the FIFA – held under the FIFA um- forefront of our minds – with cilities in Qatar and overseas.” single-sport event in the world. tar’s unique selling points for tions Office, said Qatar’s FIFA Arab Cup 2021™ will take brella for the first time. It’s go- our plans factored in during (SC) See also page 11 QFA names Xavi, Sheikh Mohammed’s Weetamoo Cazorla as best coach, takes the feature at Nantes Tribune News Network stoutly and managed to catch the long- time leader Abraaj (FR) (Shalaa x Won- player of the season Taking her tally to three wins from only derous Light) in the dying stages, winning six starts, Weetamoo (IRE) (Le Harve x by a length at the line. Wild Silva) won the Derby de l’Ouest at The runner-up Abraaj is trained by F. Tribune News Network Nantes in the colours of His Highness Rohaut and was ridden by Valentin Seg- Doha Sheikh Mohammed bin Khalifa Al Thani uy. The E. Libaud-trained and Mickael on Thursday. Berto-ridden Equinoxe (Prince Gibraltar The Qatar Football Asso- Trained by Philippe Sogorb and x Top Wave) battled on to take third, but ciation (QFA) on Thursday ridden by Olivier Peslier, the bay filly could not trouble the first two as he was named Xavi Hernandez of Al showed plenty of resilience the Class 1 further three quarters of a length behind. Sadd as the best coach and race for three-year-olds and scored for a Bred by His Highness Sheikh Moham- Santi Cazorla (also Al Sadd) as second consecutive time at Nantes. med bin Khalifa Al Thani’s Al Shahania the best player for the 2020-21 Having broken on terms with the Stud, Weetamoo is a daughter of Monfort season. field, Weetamoo was taken back by Pes- and Preaux’s stallion Le Harve (Noverre) QNB Stars League cham- lier through the early stages. At the half- and out of Wild Silva (Silvano) who was pions Al Sadd bagged top hon- way point, she was well settled against Weetamoo won the Derby de l’Ouest at placed fourth in a Group Three at Ham- ours in the Best Awards for the the rail as the leaders set a very steady Nantes in France on Thursday. bourg. The second dam Wild Side was a 2020-21 season, announced pace for the 2,400m contest. Although (Pic: Jean-Charles Briens) multiple group winner in Germany and by the Board of Trustees of Xavi Hernandez, coach of reigning QSL champions Al Sadd. Briefly shuffled to the rear of the field as bred Wild Coco (Sirocco), winner of three Qatar Football Association the sprint for home started at the 600m gap on the inside as they turned for home, group races and Wetmacht (Mount Nel- (QFA) Award. point, Weetamoo quickly plunged for a making up three places. She stayed on son) dual Listed winner. Apart from Xavi, Spaniard Santi Cazorla won the best player award of the season while feared striker Baghdad Al Shaqab Racing’s Lusail claims Gr 2 Tattersalls July Stakes Bounedjah claimed the Man- sour Muftah Award for Top Tribune News Network two furlongs and LUSAIL trav- Scorer for his tally of 21 goals elled strongly in third position, in the season. Notching up a third win, and leading the group in the cen- Al Gharafa’s Homam Al second straight victory, from tre of the track. Two furlongs Ameen was named the Best only four career starts and In from home both groups began Under-23 Player Award after the colours of Al Shaqab Rac- to merge and it was apparent receiving the highest number of ing, ultra-game colt Lusail (IRE) that Lusail was travelling bet- votes in the final voting process. (Mehmas x Diaminda) stuck his ter than most. He was sent for Abdulrahman Al Jassim neck out to claim the Group Two home inside the final furlong was declared the Best Referee Best U-23 Player: Homam Al Tattersalls July Stakes at New- and held off big challenges from of the season. Santi Cazorla of Al Sadd. Ameen of Al Gharafa. market in UK on Thursday. the eventual second and third- Lusail wins The Tattersalls July Stakes (Gr 2) at Newmarket in UK The Board of Trustees of Trained by Richard Han- placed colts to land a head vic- on Thursday. (markcranhamphoto.com) QFA Award congratulated Sadd striker, with 21 goals. Best Referee: Abdulrahman Al non and ridden to perfection tory. The Alan King-trained all awardees this season, and Best Under-23 Player: Homam Jassim by Pat Dobbs, Lusail broke and Martin Harley-ridden ing Day), was a further head in Europe in 2020. His dam, thanked and appreciated all Al Ameen (Al Gharafa) Best First Assistant Referee: quickly out of the stalls for the Asymmetric (IRE) (Showcas- behind in third. Diaminda (Diamond Green) nominees, wishing everyone Best Coach: Xavi Hernandez (Al Khaled Ayed Khalaf six-furlong contest for two- ing x Swirral Edge), who took Bred by Tally Ho Stud, Lu- won her maiden at Ascot and continued success. Sadd) Best Second Assistant Ref- year-olds and was aimed up second while his half-brother sail is a son of Memhas (Accla- is a daughter of Lominda (Lo- The Awards List Best Player: Santi Cazorla (Al eree: Majed Al Shammari the centre of the course. With the Tom Dascombe-trained mation), who was also owned mond), who produced Group Mansour Muftah Award for Top Sadd) Best Video Assistant Referee: a brisk pace being set, Dobbs and P J McDonald-ridden San by Al Shaqab Racing and was One Golden Jubilee Stakes Scorer: Baghdad Bounedjah, Al Best Referee Team Award Meshari Ali Al Shammari. chose to steady the colt after Maximus (Showcasing x Dar- Champion First-Season Sire winner Fayr JAG (Fayruz). Sports Friday, July 9, 2021 11

95% Readiness ● Infrastructure readiness reaches 95%, as country gears up to host more than a million fans in 2022 ● The 9th of July 2021 marks the 500-day countdown to the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™. 500 ● The first World Cup in the Middle East and Arab world will days to go: kick off on 21 November and conclude on 18 December – A ll FIFA World Cup stadiums Qatar National Day. More than a million ● Qatar’s infrastructure fans are expected to ready a year before kick-off projects, including stadiums travel to Qatar for the and training sites, have tournament, which will reached 95% completion. Four be the most compact stadiums have been inaugu- version of the World rated, the metro is up and Cup in modern history. running and a host of Fans, players and of- expressways have ficials will fly into one been built. airport and stay in one accommodation. They will never be far from the action, as the long- est distance between stadiums is just 75km.

The Khalifa International Stadium

also introduced a vast range of health Spectacular stadiums and safety initiatives, such as health Eight stadiums will host matches screening, nutrition programmes and during Qatar 2022. Five have state-of-the-art cooling work wear, already been completed: Khalifa such as StayQool. International, Al Janoub, Education To ensure compliance with the City, Ahmad Bin Ali and Al Bayt. The WW Standards, the SC and its stake- remaining three – Al Thumama, Ras holders have interviewed more than Abu Aboud and Lusail – will be com- 20,000 workers, conducted more pleted by the end of this year. than 1,300 accommodation inspec- Al Bayt – designed to resemble tions and more than 2,000 construc- a traditional desert tent – will host tion site inspections. the opening match, while Lusail will The football for development pro- host the final.T he stadiums each gramme, Generation Amazing, has have unique designs which celebrate Inside view of the Al Bayt Stadium built 30 community pitches in Qatar, Qatari and Arab culture. Al Janoub Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Pakistan, pays tribute to Al Wakrah’s seafaring Nepal, India, the Philippines and Al Thumama Stadium past, while Al Thumama is designed Oman. The pitches provide a safe to resemble the ‘gahfiya’ – a cap worn space to learn key life skills through by men across the region. football. Since its launch in 2009, All the stadiums have dedicated Generation Amazing has positively legacy plans. The majority feature a affected more than 725,000 people range of community facilities, with in 22 countries. some set to be repurposed after the Challenge 22 is an innovation tournament. Seats will be removed award which supports budding en- from some stadiums and donated trepreneurs with funding and access to countries which lack sporting to a broad network of experts. Since infrastructure – to ensure the tourna- 2016, it has worked with 13 start-ups ment’s positive legacy is felt far and to help them develop and market wide. their products – all of which are set to Qatar 2022 will also feature the boost the fan experience in 2022. first fully dismountable stadium in The Josoor Institute’s mandate World Cup history. Ras Abu Aboud is is to ensure the knowledge gained made from shipping containers which from hosting the World Cup is passed will be repurposed immediately after to the next generation of sports and the tournament and turned into facili- World Cup. tion Amazing, Challenge 22 and the events professionals. Thanks to Ras Abu Aboud Stadium ties in Qatar and overseas. Players will stay at the same train- Josoor Institute. diploma programmes, networking All the stadiums are mandated ing site throughout the tournament, Qatar has prioritised the health events and masterclasses, thousands to achieve four-star ratings from the while long flights between matches and safety of workers since winning of people have benefitted from educa- Global Sustainability Assessment will be eliminated – which will help the bid to host the World Cup. The tion and training related to Qatar’s System. players to remain in peak condition. SC developed the Workers’ Welfare hosting of the tournament. The longest distance between Standards (WW Standards) – a blue- Compact tournament stadiums by car will be 75km (Al print for ensuring the wellbeing, safety, Community spirit F ans, players and officials will Bayt to Al Janoub), while the shortest security and dignity of all workers Qatar has actively engaged its always be in the thick of the action distance will be just 5km (Ahmad Bin engaged on Qatar 2022 projects. The diverse population in the lead-up to during Qatar 2022. Ali to Education City). Five of the sta- standards cover the entire cycle of the tournament. Projects such as Everyone will fly in to a single air- diums can be reached directly on the a worker’s employment, from recruit- the Youth Panel, Accessibility Forum port and stay in one accommodation. Doha Metro, with the others accessi- ment to repatriation. and Volunteer Programme have Fans will never be far from a stadium ble by metro and bus services. More than 30,000 workers have engaged thousands of people on the or tourist attraction. All eight stadiums supported the delivery of the tourna- road to 2022. More than 370,000 are no further than 50km from central Legacy ment, with more than 14,000 current- people registered their interest in Doha, meaning short travel times via Qatar is determined that this World ly engaged on stadium and training volunteering – with many of them sup- the Doha Metro or new road network. Cup will leave a positive legacy site developments. porting events in the lead-up to the They will also have the chance to for the country, the region and the The WW Standards have helped tournament, including the FIFA Club attend more than one match per day world. Helping Qatar deliver a lasting workers collectively reclaim more than World Cup™, which was held in Qatar during the early stages of the tourna- legacy are a range of programmes QAR 102.9 million (US $28.2 million) in 2019 and 2021, and the FIFA Arab Lusail Stadium ment – a unique feature of a modern – notably Workers’ Welfare, Genera- in illegal recruitment fees. They have Cup™ qualifiers.(SC)

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Football’s almost home as England are in Euro 2020 final England are one win away from ending a 55-year title drought in football, with the whole country in a frenzy ahead of the Euro 2020 final against Italy

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Jordan Henderson helped Liverpool win one of 31 con- tinental titles for English clubs in the 2019 Champions League, and he is also part of the national team that finally also has the chance for silver- ware after a 55-year rot. While clubs from the now money-laden Premier League have enjoyed vast success over the years, England have not won anything since beat- ing West Germany in the 1966 World Cup final at old Wem- bley. On Sunday, the play against Italy at new Wembley for the Euro 2020 title. Wednesday’s 2-1 semi-fi- nal win of Gareth Southgate’s team against Denmark sent the 60,000 at Wembley and the whole coronavirus- and Brexit-battered country into a frenzy. “Full focus on Sunday, the England’s Harry Kane celebrates in front of England’s supporters after winning the UEFA EURO 2020 semi-final against Denmark at Wembley Stadium in London on Wednesday.(AFP) biggest game of our lives,” midfielderH enderson said. World Cup. duck in 2003, the men’s crick- goal England had conceded young guns as England. ling, and Harry Maguire was of Southgate. “We’ve got to try and “When you’ve waited as eters in 2019. Meanwhile the in the tournament. An own “There’s one more massive capable of, with young talent Thus on Sunday a whole make everybody happy again long as we have to get through child who watched England goal by Denmark captain Si- hurdle to conquer. Italy are a such as Mason Mount, Bu- nation will be hoping that it in this stadium, and in this a semi-final, the players - winning the World Cup in mon Kjaer and captain Harry very good side, I’ve thought kajo Saka, Jadon Sancho now really is “coming home” - a country. A huge opportunity considering the limited in- 1966 is now a pensioner.” Kane, on the rebound after that the last couple of years. making them even better. reference to the popular Euro for us as a group, as a coun- ternational experience some It helped England’s cause his penalty was saved by goal- They are in outstanding form “Sunday’s game will be 1996 song “football’s coming try, and we’ll give it absolutely of them have - have done an that with fans allowed back keeper Kasper Schmeichel, and have defensive warriors the culmination of a task home” - when it didn’t hap- everything.” The Denmark incredible job,” said South- they have played five of their saw England through. who have been through every- that in many ways was set pen. game was England’s fifth big gate who missed in the 1996 six games at Wembley in the And it won’t get any easier thing. It’s a great game to look out for him from the moment “We’re in a final at home, semi-final since 1966, having shoot-out at old Wembley. championships in 11 Europe- against Roberto Mancini’s forward to,” Southgate said. he stepped off the Wembley what a feeling,” Kane said. lost all previous ones: at Euro The Guardian said on an cities. Italy who are unbeaten in 33 The manager has turned pitch after missing a penalty “We know it’s going to be a 1968 to Yugoslavia, to Ger- Thursday the final offers “the England finallycame matches, have not lost against from 1996 villain to hero, with against Germany in 1996, and very tough game against Italy. many on penalties at the 1990 chance to scratch English lucky when they rebounded England at big events and the 2018 World Cup a first which - despite everything - We’ve had a great tournament World Cup and Euro 1996, sport’s last great itch. The from Mikkel Damsgaard’s have at a similarly exciting indication of what the team still remains tantalisingly in- so far. One more game to go at and to Croatia at the 2018 rugby union team broke their sensational free-kick, the first mix of seasoned veterans and around Kane, Raheem Ster- complete,” the Guardian said home, and we can’t wait.” ‘Eternal captain’ Chiellini wants Italy’s Verratti hopes to lead Italy to European title coolness prevails in final DPA DPA London Berlin Italy midfielder Marco Verratti believes Euro Coaches and team-mates 2020 final with England could be decided in the came and went, match plans head rather than only with the legs at Wembley changed - but he is still on Sunday. around: 36-year-old Italy cap- “This is a match with a lot of pressure,” he tain Giorgio Chiellini. told a news conference in Florence on Thurs- He didn’t score on Tues- day. “The team that has more fun and goes into day like five years ago against the game with a cooler head will have an ad- Spain but his broad smile and vantage. jokes at the pre-penalty shoot- “The details will be decisive, you have to out coin toss in the Euro 2020 concentrate on the game and blend out the semi-final against the Iberians rest.” Italy are unbeaten in 33 games and have also made waves. reached the final with 4-2 penalty shoot-out Italy are making headlines victory over Spain, after a 1-1 draw on Tuesday. at the Euros with impressive England also needed extra-time to beat attacking football but that is Denmark 2-1 a day later thanks to a controver- only possible through the de- sial penalty award. fensive stability guaranteed by “Perhaps it was a bit of a generous penal- Italy’s midfielder Marco Verratti. the veteran centre backs Chiel- ty, but it is part of the picture in football,” the lini and Leonardo Bonucci, 28-year-old said, adding he did not fear the took over after they missed qualification to the with both also known as “the Italy’s defender and captain Giorgio Chiellini (C) jokes with Spain’s defender Jordi Alba (L) ahead of the Wembley crowd - vastly favouring England - 2018 World Cup. senators” in Italy. penalty shoot-out during the UEFA EURO 2020 semi-final at Wembley Stadium on Wednesday.(AFP) would influeceS unday’s referee. “He has given us confidence in a moment “I have been saying for Such a game was a “childhood dream,” he when we had lost it,” said Verratti. “He was many years that they are the 112th cap on Sunday at Wem- the rest of the defence have after Italy failed to qualify for said and would be “historic” for both teams. the perfect coach to bring back the spirit and best in this position,” coach bley in what is likely his last been as tight at the back in an the 2018 World Cup, but still Italy have fought back to the elite with a the smile. And the results have proved him Roberto Mancini said earlier chance for Azzurri silverware. unbeaten run of 33 games as called up regardless of his an- remarkable run since coach Roberto Mancini right.” in the week. “It is probably my last he is about his life away from nouncement, and the next Chiellini made his Italy tournament with the na- the pitch. World Cup just 16 months debut in 2004 against Finland tional team,” he said in the Not much is known of the away. but has only been a regular run-up, adding this week on father of two daughters apart “He has a lot of charisma since 2007, thus missing the Instagram was “a dream that from that he got a master’s and great experience. He gives Italian President Mattarella to attend final 2006 World Cup where Italy must be lived.” He added degree with honours in busi- you instant security,” said won the trophy. early Wednesday on that so- ness administration in Tu- team-mate Leonardo Spina- DPA that Mattarella would fly to only 12 hours in the English He was part of the Italy cial media network after the rin, where he has been under zolla who is sidelined with a Rome London and watch as Italy aim capital, and must quarantine team that lost the Euro 2012 drama against Spain: “A final contract at top club Juventus ruptured Achilles tendon. for a second Euro title follow- for five days on their return to final 4-0 against Spain. They worth a final!!! Go on like since 2004. Mancini reportedly wants Italian President Sergio ing initial success in 1968. Italy. got a revenge of sorts in 2016 this!!!” Italian coach Walter His contract there has ex- to further develop his team Mattarella will attend Sun- Also in London will be Tuesday’s semi-final win with a 2-0 win in the last 16 Materazzi has once hailed pired but another extension is around Chiellini, and the day’s Euro 2020 final of 1,000 fans from Italy, its foot- over Spain, also in London, with Chiellini opening the him as “a force of nature” reportedly a formality. Gazzetta dello Sport daily also his country’s national team ball federation FIGC said on was was watched only by Ital- scoring - before crashing in the and sports daily Tuttosport What happens in the na- can’t see him leaving. against England at Wembley. Wednesday. They must test ian fans resident in the UK or next round against Germany. once said “you need some- tional team remains to be “At almost 37 years of age, Mattarella’s office on negative for the coronavirus, Ireland. A similar contingent Now they are back in the one for the dirty work if you seen, with Chiellini originally he is indispensable for the fu- Thursday confirmed a report observe strict coronavirus of 6,500 tickets has been made final where he is to earn his want to win.” Chiellini and announcing his retirement ture plans. from the ANSA news agency safety restrictions, can spend available to Italy for the final. Sports Friday, July 9, 2021 13 Pliskova battles to set up title clash with Barty DPA dream.” London Barty was again wearing a Tokyo 2020 Olympics Organis- dress similar to that of her Aus- ing Committee President Seiko Karolina Pliskova came tralian idol Evonne Goolagong Hashimoto speaks during a from a set down to overcome Cawley who won the title in press conference in Tokyo on second seed Aryna Sabalenka 1971 and 1980 and 41 years Thursday. (AFP) and reach her maiden Wim- ago was also the last women’s bledon final on Thursday. finalist fromD own Under. Pliskova, ranked 13 in the She started with a double Fan ban: Tokyo world, won a high-quality con- fault and needed to save two test of big-hitting 5-7, 6-4, 6-4 break points before winning Games to and will face top seed and 2019 the opening game, and she was French Open champ Ashleigh 2-0 up when Kerber failed to be without Barty on Saturday. bury an overhead shot which Pliskova actually posed Barty brought back with a blis- spectators the main threat in the first set, tering forehand passing shot. forcing eight break points in Kerber did better on the in state of total - at 2-2, 3-3 and 5-5 - but next overhead to get on the each time Sabalenka’s power- scoreboard for 3-1 but Barty emergency ful serve got her out of trouble. went on to claim the set in the Sabalenka, by contrast, ninth game with an ace after DPA had not got near the Pliskova 36 minutes, after fighting off a Tokyo serve until the eighth seed break point. made a mess of a volley with Kerber became more ag- The Tokyo Olympics will be the entire court to aim at. gressive and finally converted held without fans after a coro- A delightful Sabalenka her sixth break point of the navirus state of emergency drop volley then brought up a match on a Barty ground- covering the period of the solitary point for the set - and stroke that went wide en route Games was declared in the city, an untimely Pliskova double- to a quick 3-0 lead in the sec- local organizers said after dis- fault gift-wrapped it for her. ond. cussions with the International Pliskova finally landed a Kerber was two points Olympic Committee (IOC). punch at 2-2 in the second, away from levelling the sets in Japan had long banned bringing up another three the eighth game only to drop foreign fans but hoped to al- break points and nailing the serve at love in the next game low venues to be filled up to 50 first with a perfect return to as Barty eventually forced a per cent of capacity with up to the feet which Sabalenka could tiebreak where she raced off to 10,000 domestic spectators. only scuff into the net. a 6-0 lead. “We had no other The 29-year-old backed The German bravely saved choice,” said local organizing up the break with three aces the first three but it was all chief Seiko Hashimoto. to take a 4-2 lead, confidently Czech Republic’s Karolina Pliskova (left) and Australia’s Ashleigh Barty celebrate their Wimbledon women’s singles semi-final wins against over on Barty’s fourth chance. IOC president Thomas served out the set and made an Belarus’s Aryna Sabalenka and Germany’s Angelique Kerber respectively on Thursday. (AFP) “To go from Centre Court Bach arrived in Japan on ideal start to the decider with with a stanading ovation is the Thursday but shortly after a break and a confident hold. nerve, clinching her place in Impressive Barty downs Barty, who won the Wim- “Being able to play on the best feelin you can have,” said the Japanese government of Pliskova’s Grand Slam ex- the final with an ace to give ex-champ Kerber bledon junior title in 2011, final Saturday at Wimbledon Kerber. “I’ve lost but I’ll take Prime Minister Yoshihide perience - she has now made herself the chance to claim her Earlier, World No. 1 Ash Barty fired eight aces and 38 win- is going to be just the best ex- this journey with me. Suga announced the meas- the semi-finalsor better at all maiden grand slam title. overcame a second-set scare ners as she now aims for her perience ever,” Barty said on “I’m unbelievably proud ure in response to increasing four major championships - She said: “It’s amazing, until to reach the Wimbledon final fourth title of the year and court. and grateful.” World num- numbers of infections. was beginning to tell against now I didn’t get past the fourth for the first time 6-3, 7-6 (7-3) 16th overall. “This is as close to as good ber 28 Kerber is leaving with Public support for the Olym- her 23-year-old opponent. round - now I’m in the final. against former champion An- Former number one Ker- a tennis match as I’ll ever play. positive memories after first- pics is low in Japan as many peo- Sabalenka went into full It’s an amazing achievement. I gelique Kerber. ber won the title in 2018 and Angie brought the best out of round losses at the Australian ple fear the Games delayed from hustle mode, varying her pace think we played a great match. Australia’s Barty, 25, ral- was a finalist in 2016 but failed me. I’m incredibly proud of and French Open this year. last year owing to the pandemic and trying to move Pliskova She served amazing, so I’m su- lied from 5-2 down in the set to reach the decider again de- myself and my team and now She had boosted her Wimble- could become a ‘superspreader’ around the court. per happy I managed to stay in for victory in 1 hour 26 min- spite a spirited fight-back after we get a chance on Saturday don morale with a first title in event, and health experts have But Pliskova held her there and find a way to win.” utes on fourth match point. the lost first set. to try to live out our childhood three years in Bad Homburg. also raised concerns. “We must take stronger steps to prevent another na- tionwide outbreak, also con- sidering the impact of corona- Depleted England thrash Pak in 1st ODI virus variants,” Kyodo News quoted Suga as saying. ANI Earlier, Saqib Mahmood’s four-wicket The fourth state of emer- Cardiff haul helped England bundle out Pakistan gency around Tokyo and for 141 inside 36 overs. neighbouring regions will be Saqib Mahmood’s four-wicket haul and Sent into bat first, Pakistan got off to a in effect from Monday, replac- Dawid Malan’s unbeaten 68-run knock bad start as the side lost its first four wick- ing a current and less strict helped second-string England side thrash ets with just 26 runs on the board. Imam- quasi state of emergency. It is Pakistan by nine wickets in the firstODI ul-Haq (0), Babar Azam (0), Mohammad to run until August 22 provi- of the three-match series here at the So- Rizwan (13) and Saud Shakeel (5) all sionally, the government said. phia Gardens on Thursday. failed to impress with the bat in hand. The Olympics are sched- Earlier this week, three England play- Fakhar Zaman and Sohaib Maqsood uled for July 23-August 8, ers tested positive for Covid-19 and the first then put on a brief 53-run stand for the with the Paralympics following choice squad was sent into mandatory iso- fifth wicket, but as soon as Pakistan start- from August 24. A decision on lation. As a result, a completely different ed to get on track, Maqsood (19) lost his fans at the Paralympics will be Japan’s tennis star Naomi Osaka. squad was selected for the series against Pa- wicket to a run-out and the visitors were made at the end of the Games. kistan. Chasing 142, England openers Phil reduced to 79/5 in the 19th over. A statement from Salt and Dawid Malan put on 22 runs for the Soon after Zaman (47) also perished the IOC said it and the Interna- first wicket, but this partnership came to an to Matthew Parkinson in the 19th over tional Paralympic Committee Osaka asks for end in the fifth over as Salt (7) was sent back and soon after, the entire side was bun- were “respecting this decision, to the pavilion by Shaheen Shah Afridi. dled out in no time. Shadab Khan showed support it in the interest of safe Zak Crawley then joined Malan in the some promise as he scored 30 runs, but and secure Games for every- ‘privacy and middle and the duo mixed caution with that was just about that. body.” The state of emergency aggression to ensure England do not suf- Brief Scores: Pakistan 141 all out (Fakhar is not a lockdown with hard fer from any hiccups. Malan (68*) and England’s Saqib Mahmood celebrates taking Zaman 47, Shadab Khan 30, Saqib curfews as in other countries. empathy’ when Crawley (58*) remained unbeaten respec- the wicket of Pakistan’s Babar Azam for a Mahmood 4-42); England 142/1 (Dawid While citizens are called tively as England cruised home by nine duck in the first ODI at Sophia Gardens in Malan 68*, Zak Crawley 58*, Shaheen upon to stay at home if pos- wickets with 169 balls to spare. Cardiff, Wales, on Thursday. (AFP) Afridi 1-22). sible, restaurants are open she returns to action but not allowed to serve alco- hol, offer karaoke and have to DPA at this summer’s Olympics in close earlier than normal in London the country of her birth, Japan. the evening. In an essay for a special is- Mahmudullah, Taskin heroics help Bangladesh post 468 The Japanese have been Naomi Osaka admits she sue of Time magazine ahead asked to rather enjoy the should have been prepared for of the Olympics, Osaka wrote: Agencies ninth-wicket partnership. Olympics from home, and also the fall-out to her decision to “The world is as divided now Harare Mahmudullah brought up to travel less during the up- duck press conferences at the as I can remember in my short his maiden 150 and his highest coming summer holidays. French Open, but has asked for 23 years. Bangladesh added 174 runs Test score before Blessing Mu- Olympic and federation of- more “privacy and empathy” “Issues that are so obvi- to their overnight score to post zarabani scalped No.11 Ebadot ficials, classed as organizers, when she returns to action. ous to me at face value, like 468, thanks to Mahmudullah’s Hossain for a duck to bowl can still attend venues even if In May, world number two wearing a mask in a pan- 150* and Taskin Ahmed’s 75. Bangladesh out for 468. the general public cannot but Osaka announced she would demic or kneeling to show Zimbabwe fought back well in Coming in to bat after tea, excluding them tallies with the not participate in post-match support for anti-racism,­ the last session to post 114/1 at Zimbabwe openers Shumba advice of Japan’s top corona- news conferences at Roland are ferociously contested. stumps on Day Two. and Takudzwanashe Kaitano virus advisor, Dr Shigeru Omi. Garros in order to protect her I mean, wow! “So, when I Starting the day at 294/8, started cautiously to see off Tokyo authorities on mental health. said I needed to miss French Mahmudullah and Taskin whatever little movement the Thursday reported 896 new She said she had suffered Open press conferences to Ahmed showed good intent new ball had to offer. Shumba, cases, the 19th day in a row bouts of depression since win- take care of myself mentally, early on, with both batsmen playing just his second Test that the figure was higher than ning her first grand slam title I should have been prepared playing their strokes instead match, started to play his shots that from the previous week. at the US Open in 2018 and for what unfolded. of going into a shell. Though once the ball got older but was Suga’s government, Bach’s that talking to the media trig- “I felt under a great amount the pitch was a batting para- trapped leg before wicket by IOC and local organizers have gered anxiety. of pressure to disclose my dise, the Zimbabwe bowlers, Shakib Al Hasan. however insisted the Games But the four Grand Slams symptoms - frankly because who bowled very well on day Stand-in captain Brendan can go on amid a tight hygiene reacted strongly to Osaka’s the press and the tournament one, strayed in their lines in Mahmudullah scored an unbeaten 150 for Bangladesh in the first Taylor (37*) and debutant protocol for everyone involved. move, releasing a joint state- did not believe me. I also do the first session and gave away innings against Zimbabwe on the second day of their one-off Test at Kaitano (33*) ensured there Bach arrived at Haneda air- ment that threatened her with not want to have to engage in a easy runs to the Bangladesh the Harare Sports Club in Harare on Thursday. (AFP) were no more hiccups as Zim- port to oversee the final count- potential disqualification and a scrutiny of my personal medi- batters. babwe finished the day on down. Reports said he went ban from future tournaments cal history ever again. Playing his first Test match with a maiden Test fifty. By the second session with some 114/1, trailing Bangladesh by straight to his hotel and would should she not reconsider. “So I ask the press for some since February 2020, Mah- lunch, Bangladesh had added brilliant stroke-making. Mil- 354 runs. observe a three-day quarantine. The 23-year-old promptly level of privacy and empathy mudullah brought up his fifth 110 runs to their overnight ton Shumba finally broke the Scores: Zimbabwe 114 for 1 There are various meetings withdrew from the French next time we meet I do hope century in style with a four. score in just 24 overs without 191-run stand when Ahmed (Taylor 37*, Kaitano 33*) trail in the run-up, including the Open after her first-round win that people can relate and un- Ahmed was not too far behind losing a wicket. attempted a wild slog off and Bangladesh 468 (Mahmudul- IOC Session where Australia’s and later pulled out of Wim- derstand it’s OK to not be OK; as he achieved a milestone of The batsmen continued to lost his leg stump, just four lah 150*, Das 95, Ahmed 75, Brisbane is set to be elected bledon, but she is due to play and it’s OK to talk about it.” his own in the very next over pile on Zimbabwe’s misery in runs shy of the world record Muzarabani 3-72) by 354 runs. host of the 2032 Olympics. 14 Friday, July 9, 2021 Nation

FM MEETS INDIANA GOVERNOR TUNISIAN PM MEETS QATAR ENVOY COVID-19: 113 test positive as virus claims 2 more lives Tribune News Network Doha

Qatar on Thursday recorded 113 new COVID-19 cases — 55 from within the community and 58 among travellers returning from abroad. The Ministry of Public Health also reported 142 recov- eries. With this, the active cases in Qatar declined to 1,529 while the total recoveries jumped to 220,904. In the last 24 hours, the vi- rus claimed the lives of two per- sons, aged 64 and 80, raising the total number of deaths so far to 598. As many as 35,960 doses of COVID-19 vaccine were administered in the last 24 hours, bringing the total doses The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman given out so far to 3,369,163. Al-Thani met with Governor of the state of Indiana Eric Holcomb and his accompanying delegation on With the recent increase in Thursday. The meeting dealt with reviewing strategic cooperation relations and the means to enhance the number of COVID-19 cases them, in addition to exchanging views on a number of issues of joint interest, and discussing the scope Prime Minister and Acting Minister of Interior of the Republic of Tunisia met with Ambassador of the in Qatar, it is important for eve- for bilateral strategic and economic cooperation.(QNA) State of Qatar to Tunisia. The meeting dealt with reviewing bilateral cooperation in light of the current ryone to play their role in con- health conditions. (QNA) trolling the virus by following precautionary measures: INTERNATIONAL PLASTIC BAG FREE DAY MME, Qatari Diar sign MoU on land development, allocation

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The Ministry of Munici- pality and Environment (MME) signed a memo- randum of understanding (MoU) Thursday with Qa- tari Diar Real Estate Invest- ment Company regarding a mechanism for transferring the condition preventing the disposal of state-allocated lands for citizens to private lands in the areas of Al-Khu- zama and Al Nafl (Ijarah) and Qetaifan South Islands in Lusail City, or the intro- duction of a mechanism. Francisco Miguel De Sousa, managing director of talabat Qatar and Noof Bakhamis, head of the Aware- The MoU was signed in ness Section at Public Relations Department of MME, met recently to raise awareness on plastic pollution. the presence of HE Abdulla bin Abdulaziz bin Turki Al Subaie, Minister of Munici- pality and Environment, and Acting Minister of State for MME, talabat Qatar partner Cabinet Affairs. The Memorandum of Un- derstanding was signed on to raise awareness about behalf of the Ministry of Mu- nicipality and Environment by the Director of Lands and Mohammed Abdulrahman Al-Abdullah, and Eng. Yousef Abu Bakr Al-Musleh signed the agreement. dangers of plastic pollution Survey Department Moham- med Abdulrahman Al-Abdul- State of Qatar’s directives for the condition preventing largest sustainable smart Tribune News Network plastic pollution. sustainable initiatives that will lah, and on behalf of Qatari the development of modern the disposal of state land city. Doha The Ministry of Munici- help raise awareness, educate Diar by the Chief Develop- and sustainable cities in ac- to private land in the areas He said that the com- pality and Environment high- customers and contribute to a ment and Asset Management cordance with the Qatar Na- of Al-Khuzama and Al-Nafl pany offered numerous op- During the International lighted talabat’s efforts to better future. Officer Eng. Yousef Abu Bakr tional Vision 2030. (Ijarah) and Qetaifan South tions and opportunities for Plastic Bag Free Day, the Min- reduce plastic pollution, by “We would like to thank Al-Musleh. He stated that the MME’s Islands in Lusail City, where residential, commercial, and istry of Municipality and En- offering an award to talabat the Ministry of Municipality The signing of the memo- urban planning sector will re- the applicant must submit a other real estate investment vironment (MME) partnered Qatar’s Managing Director, and Environment for partner- randum is part of the existing ceive requests from citizens copy of the plot of land’s ti- in Lusail City. with talabat Qatar to raise Francisco Miguel De Sousa. ing with us during Interna- cooperation between the two to transfer the condition that tle deed. A copy of the pur- Al-Musleh explained that awareness of plastic pollution Noof Bakhamis, head of tional Plastic Bag Free Day, parties in the development prevents them from disposing chase contract for the plot of the areas covered by today’s and encourage customers to the Awareness Section at aiming together to reduce and allocation of land and of or entering their own lands land located in Lusail City, agreement are among the reduce its consumption. the Public Relations Depart- plastic consumption in line real estate in the country. in exchange for a cash allow- as well as a waiver agree- most distinguished residen- On the occasion, on July ment of MME, said: “Activat- with the Qatar National Vision The Director of Lands ance in those areas, so that ment in accordance with the tial areas within the city, and 3, talabat Mart replaced all ing the International Plastic 2030. “ and Survey Department, the applicant can benefit from special conditions in force in that the opportunity to trans- single-use plastic bags with Bag Free Day in cooperation talabat has launched a se- Mohammed Abdulrahman the housing loan in accord- the Ministry of Municipality fer the condition preventing paper bags. In addition, seven with state institutions serves ries of initiatives to protect Al-Abdullah, stressed dur- ance with the conditions and and Environment, are also disposal from state lands to restaurants had their food the ministry’s directions to the environment, including ing his speech at the signing controls in place at the Lands required, and the request to private lands will enable citi- delivered in paper bags as have sustainable, environ- cleaning beaches, recycling its ceremony that the Ministry and Survey Department, spe- transfer the condition pre- zens to benefit from housing well. They were McDonald’s, mentally friendly cities and papers and switching to biode- of Municipality and Envi- cifically, in order to achieve venting the disposal or entry and construction loans and Dunkin Donuts, Hardee’s, Exit to promote alternatives to gradable plastic bags in all its ronment seeks, through the Qatari Diar’s vision of estab- of private land is approved to live in these areas in the 55, Graze Cafe, Pappa Roti and plastic for our future and for talabat Mart stores. In addi- signing of the memorandum lishing and completing all in collaboration with other modern city of Lusail, which Volume Cafe. the sustainability of our re- tion, sustainable solutions are of understanding, to increase construction works in Lusail competent authorities. is characterized by an inte- In line with talabat’s com- sources.” being implemented in Qatar to and provide the finest resi- City in accordance with the Eng. Yousef Abu Bakr Al- grated infrastructure and mitment to a sustainable fu- Francisco Miguel De Sou- help the whole ecosystem em- dential areas for the welfare housing system. Musleh, for his part, empha- facilities, diverse and com- ture, this initiative contributes sa, managing director of tala- bark on a sustainable journey. of citizens, by ensuring the He also stated that the sised Qatari Diar’s eagerness prehensive services, and this to protect the environment bat Qatar, said: “We are highly Consumers can download selection of housing areas in Lands and Survey Depart- to provide opportunities for will contribute to advancing and specifically marine life, committed to protecting the talabat on the iOS App Store modern cities that reflect th ment will investigate the ben- Qatari citizens to invest and the development of Lusail which is highly affected by environment by implementing and Google Play Store. This is in accordance with the eficiary’s request to transfer live in Lusail City, the state’s City in general. Indian envoy urges APEDA exporters to increase Ooredoo adds new 5G-enabled export of Indian mangoes & other fruits to Qatar device to its 5G network access gal on a job well done. TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK Mango promotion Dr. M. Angamuthu, chair- DOHA man, APEDA, Jayanta Aikat, program launched Commissioner and Director, Ooredoo, Qatar’s leading Food Processing Industries & telecommunications opera- Tribune News Network Horticulture Department, Gov- tor, has announced the re- Doha ernment of West Bengal, and lease of yet another 5G-ena- one of the APEDA-registered bled device, extending access Ambassador of India to Qa- exporters, M/s JBL Enterprise, to its groundbreaking 5G net- tar HE Dr. Deepak Mittal at- Kolkata, attended the session. work. tended the virtual inaugural ses- The session was attended by The POCO F3 comes in sion of the ‘Mango Promotion Family Food Centre W.LL from Arctic White and has 256GB Program’ organised by the Ag- Qatar. of memory and 8GB of RAM. ricultural and Processed Food Family Food Centre stores The device is available for Products Export Development hosted an exclusive in-store QR1,499 from the Ooredoo Authority (APEDA) on Thurs- encouraged APEDA-registered full support and suggested that mango promotion programme eShop and its retail stores. tomers a great-value smart- this it’s vital for us to ensure day. In his special address, the exporters to look into ways to APEDA organise more such for eight special varieties of Sabah Rabiah Al-Kuwari, phone with which they can we offer as comprehensive a ambassador said that the king increase the export of Indian programmes to highlight state- mango, including Geographical Director PR at Ooredoo, said: experience the power of 5G. range of devices as we can, to of fruits, mango, is enjoyed by mangoes and other fruits and specific products fromI ndia. Indication (GI) tagged mangoes “We’re delighted to announce Complete customer satisfac- make sure as many customers both the Qatari and expatri- vegetables to Qatar. He assured He congratulated APEDA and from the eastern part of India the arrival of yet another 5G- tion is a key part of our corpo- can access our incredible 5G ate populations in Qatar. He them of the Indian Embassy’s the Government of West Ben- from July 7-8. enabled device, offering cus- rate strategy, and to achieve network as possible.” The Last Word Friday, July 9, 2021 15

500 days to go Young fans share their excitement for Qatar 2022 of the most eye-catching stadiums. Schoolchildren from across Doha discuss Designed to replicate a traditional tent structure, it is a cultural gem and their hopes and dreams for mega event an embodiment of the hospitality of the people of Qatar. Tribune News Network about an hour from a stadium or “We have seen some of the sta- Doha tourist attraction. diums. There is one that looks like a Ten-year-old Qatari student Mo- camp in the middle of the desert. It There are exactly 500 days to go hammed Al Sulaiti, from Qatar Acad- looks like a big tent,” said Al Bayt fan until Qatar hosts the first FIFA World emy, is excited to welcome fans from Kai Qi Chng, who is Chinese and 11 Cup in the Middle East and Arab all over the world. years old. world – and excitement is building He said: “I’m proud of my coun- Another major infrastructure across the country. try and proud to be Qatari, and I’m project is the Doha Metro, which has Fans of all ages are eager to see looking forward to meeting different been up and running since May 2019. their favourite teams in action when people and learning about their cul- Thanks to the metro and Qatar’s the 22nd edition of the tournament tures. I’m excited to show the world compact tournament footprint, fans kicks off on November 21, 2022. our country’s culture and heritage.” will have the chance to attend more To mark the 500 days to go mile- Fourteen-year-old Jad Ahmed, from than one match a day during the early stone, qatar2022.qa interviewed Doha College, is eager for fans to ex- Jad. “I’m excited to see Qatar and evision, so I can’t wait to go watch it to host matches, while the remaining stages of the tournament. schoolchildren about their hopes for perience Qatar’s diversity and hospi- France play. It will also be interesting at the stadium if we can get tickets.” three will be delivered well in advance “I’ve seen the metro system being the tournament, which is set to be the tality. to see whether France can win again Seven-year-old Laith Al Khshali, who of the tournament. built and put into use and I’m excited most compact version of the event in “I would tell fans that Qatar is a and keep their title.” Haya Al Thani, has Iraqi and English parents, attends With uniquely crafted designs to see the fans use it,” said 14-year- modern history. great place with lots of diversity. It seven years old, from Arab Interna- Arab International Academy. He said: and architecture, each of the state-of- old Matteo Cardinale from Doha Col- We spoke to youngsters from is a very accepting place and anyone tional Academy, said: “I support Qa- “Neymar Junior is a very good player. the-art-stadiums has a story to share lege. “It will obviously be packed but Qatar Academy, Doha College, Arab can come here and have a great time. tar, my country. Qatar, Qatar, Qatar!” I want to see him play in Qatar. I sup- with the world. the energy will be something to re- International Academy and Ahmed You will always feel welcome here,” Seeing superstars in Qatar For many port Brazil. During the World Cup, I “My favourite stadium is Al member.” Vitor Cruz, 14, from Doha Mansour Primary School. he said. children, their dream is to see sport- want to attend the matches and watch Bayt,” said Jad. “Its design is like College, said everyone should be aim- Qatar More than a million fans Jad is also excited to see Qatar ing superstars on the pitch. Neymar Junior with my mum, dad nothing you have seen before. The ing to visit Qatar for the tournament. are expected to travel to Qatar for the – the reigning champions of Asia – “My favourite player is Harry and brother.” Amazing stadi- design relates to Qatar, which makes “It’s really beautiful – just come tournament. And thanks to the coun- compete in the World Cup for the Kane,” said ten-year-old Ruby Bjork- ums With only 16 months to go, more it unique compared to other stadiums and enjoy the experience. It’s in a try’s compact nature, they will always first time. hammer, who has English and Swed- than 95 percent of Qatar’s World Cup around the world.” The 60,000-ca- great location. Central in the world. be close to the action. Wherever fans “Qatar has the chance to prove ish heritage and goes to Doha College. infrastructure projects have been pacity Al Bayt, which will host the You can just catch a quick flight and stay, they will never be more than themselves to the whole world,” said “Usually we just watch football on tel- completed. Five stadiums are ready opening game of Qatar 2022, is one get here.” Qatar Airways joins IATA’s SSOC concludes course on communication Turbulence Aware platform systems to ensure security of sports events TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK doha Sharing data on turbulence could help the airline industry cut CO2 emissions The Safety and Security Opera- Tribune News Network tions Committee (SSOC) of the DOHA FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 concluded on Thursday the Qatar Airways (QA) and work of the foundational course the International Air Trans- on systems and communica- port Association (IATA) an- tions for those attached to the nounced that QA will become Tournament Security Opera- the first airline in the Middle tions Center. East to join the IATA Turbu- The course, which lasted five lence Aware platform. days, was attended by 52 officers IATA’s Turbulence Aware and non-commissioned officers helps airlines mitigate the im- from the Ministries of Interior pact of turbulence, a leading and Defense, as well as the Le- cause of passenger and crew khwiya Force. It covered two injuries and higher fuel costs theoretical and practical aspects each year, by pooling and shar- of using tournament security ing anonymised turbulence operations center techniques to improve their performance Cup Qatar 2022. of the FIFA World Cup Qatar data from multiple participat- continue to innovate as one of IATA and supporting us on secure sporting events. in the security and safety At the end of the course, 2022 Safety and Security Op- ing airlines and thousands of the World’s Leading Airlines multiple industry initiatives.” The course is designed to operations of the country’s Major General Khalifa Abdul- erations Committee (SSOC), daily flights. The real-time, ac- by adopting this new solu- The challenge of managing provide participants with the various sports tournaments, lah Al-Nuaimi, Head of the presented the certificates to curate information enables pi- tion that combines technol- turbulence is expected to grow best experiences and skills to including the FIFA World Command and Control Unit the participants. lots and dispatchers to choose ogy and big data for more ef- as climate change continues to optimal flight paths, avoiding ficient flight planning not only impact weather patterns. This turbulence and flying at opti- to ensure a smooth journey, has implications for both safe- mum levels to maximise fuel but also to reduce fuel burn, ty and efficiency of flight. Tur- efficiency and therebyreduce in turn lowering our carbon bulence Aware is a significant Haitian embassy condemns killing of President Moise CO2 emissions. emissions. To make flying saf- improvement in turbulence QA was the first Middle- er and more sustainable, the reporting and avoiding excess Eastern airline to participate airline industry must leverage fuel consumption. Tribune News Network for further urgent care,” said a press in the Turbulence Aware ini- such digital innovations, and QA also see this as a con- Doha statement from the embassy. tiative when it was launched work together to share tur- tributor to helping the avia- The statement continued: “As we as a pilot project in Decem- bulence data for more precise tion industry tackle its carbon The Embassy of the Republic of Haiti to mourn the loss of our president, the in- ber 2018. Turbulence Aware forecasting.” targets, alongside other ini- Qatar has condemned the assassination terim prime minister ensures that, to- has since expanded into a Willie Walsh, IATA’s di- tiatives like carbon offsetting, of the country’s President Jovenel Moise gether with members of government and fully operational platform rector general, said, “We wel- eco-friendly jet fuel, electric on July 7. the Security Council of the National Po- with over 1,500 reporting come this major commitment planes and general awareness Echoing the statement made by the lice (CSPN), all measures have been taken aircraft sharing real-time from Qatar Airways in be- about the impact of flying. interim Prime Minister Dr Claude Jo- in order to ensure the continuity of the turbulence data. With to- coming the first MiddleE ast As travellers return to the seph, the embassy said it condemns the State and to protect the Nation. In fact, day’s announcement, QA has airline to join the Turbulence skies with QA, they can take “heinous, inhumane and barbaric act”. last night the Director General of the Na- equipped 120 aircraft with Aware programme. This will comfort knowing that they are “It is with profound sorrow that the tional Haitian Police confirmed the killing the Turbulence Aware plat- significantly increase the cov- travelling with the airline that Embassy of the Republic of Haiti to the of four members of the armed commando form, with plans to expand erage area for this important not only provides the highest State of Qatar informs its citizens and and the arrest of two.” to the rest of its fleet. safety and operational initia- possible level of health and the public at large, that on the night The embassy has extended gratitude QA Group Chief Executive tive, providing real-time tur- safety standards that safe- of Tuesday July 6 to Wednesday July President Jovenel Moise towards all those who have expressed Akbar Al Baker said: “With bulence information not only guard the wellbeing of its pas- 7, 2021, at approximately one o’clock their sentiments of sympathy and support safety and environmental sus- to Qatar Airways aircrew, but sengers both on the ground in the morning in Haiti, HEM Jovenel foreign mercenaries. His wife, Mar- in the trying times. The embassy said it tainability as our top priority, to all the other participating and in the air, but also ensure Moise, President of the Republic of tine Moise, who also fell victim to the will open a book of condolences. we show our commitment to- airlines. Qatar Airways has a the most efficient and com- Haiti, was fatally wounded within his gunshots, was able to receive first re- “Democracy and the Republic will wards responsible flying. We long history of working with fortable journey in the air. private residence by a commando of sponder care and was flown to Miami prevail,” the statement added. QF researchers contribute to global genomic study on potential COVID-19 therapies

Tribune News Network as smoking and high body severity – one of the most dis- collaborations in human genet- far by the team, two had higher tar Genome, said: “We were Doha mass index. tinctive and perplexing features ics and currently includes more frequencies among patients of prepared to join the consortium The findings could help of the disease. than 3,500 authors and 61 stud- Asian or Middle Eastern an- because we knew how impor- In March 2020, thousands provide targets for future thera- He added that the identi- ies from 25 countries. cestry than in those of Euro- tant it is to represent Middle of scientists around the world pies and illustrate the power fication of the genetic factors To do their analysis, the pean ancestry, underscoring Eastern and Arab genomes in united to answer a pressing of genetic studies in learning can ultimately lead to potential consortium pooled clinical and the importance of diversity in such studies to enhance diver- and complex question: Which more about infectious disease. therapeutic targets in addition genetic data from the nearly genetic datasets. sity and empower genetic dis- genetic factors influence the These results come from one of to the protection conferred by 50,000 patients who tested The team highlighted one of coveries and avoid being absent wide variation in COVID-19 the largest genome-wide asso- the vaccines. Both approaches positive for the virus and two these two loci near the FOXP4 from such key global efforts.” severity? Why are some pa- ciation studies ever performed, are necessary for improvement million controls across numer- gene which is linked to lung The team hoped their re- tients severely affected while which includes nearly 50,000 in COVID-19 prevention and ous biobanks, clinical studies, cancer. The FOXP4 variant as- sults would point for useful tar- others escape with mild or no COVID-19 patients and two treatments. Dr Hamdi Mbarek and direct-to-consumer genetic sociated with severe COVID-19 gets for repurposed drugs. symptoms at all? million uninfected controls. “The more we understand companies such as 23andMe. increases the gene’s expression, The researchers will con- A comprehensive summary Dr Hamdi Mbarek, research COVID-19 pathogenesis, the world to contribute to this glob- Because of the large amount of suggesting that inhibiting the tinue to study new data as it of their findings to date, pub- partnerships manager at Qatar better we get at treating and al effort, called the COVID-19 data pouring in from around gene could be a potential thera- comes in and update their re- lished in Nature – the world’s Genome Programme (QGP), managing the disease. Based on Host Genomics Initiative. It the world, including more than peutic strategy. sults through the ‘Matters Aris- leading multidisciplinary sci- part of Qatar Foundation’s Re- these results, genetic tests are was founded in March 2020 by 13,000 genomes from Qatar, Other loci associated with ing’ format at Nature. They will ence journal – revealed 13 loci search, Development and In- being developed to predict the Andrea Ganna and Mark Daly the scientists were able to pro- severe COVID-19 included begin to study what differenti- or locations in the human ge- novation, and lead analyst of course of the disease, potential from the Institute for Molecular duce statistically robust analy- DPP9, a gene also involved in ates “long-haulers”, or patients nome that are strongly associ- the Qatari dataset, said that sci- targeted therapies and drug re- Medicine Finland, University of ses far more quickly, and from lung cancer and pulmonary whose COVID-19 symptoms ated with infection or severe entists from around the world purposing candidates are being Helsinki and the Broad Insti- a greater diversity of popula- fibrosis, and TYK2, which is persist for months, from others, COVID-19. have moved at breakneck speed evaluated,” he said. tute of MIT and Harvard. tions, than any one group could implicated in some autoim- and continue to identify addi- The researchers also to unravel the role of genetics in QGP became the first and The initiative has grown to have on its own. mune diseases. tional loci associated with infec- identified causal factors such the wide variation in COVID-19 only member from the Arab be one of the most extensive Of the 13 loci identified so Said Ismail, director of Qa- tion and severe disease.