QatarTribune Qatar_Tribune QatarTribuneChannel qatar_tribune THURSDAY JULY 23, 2020 DHU AL-HIJJAH 2, 1441 VOL.13 NO. 5006 QR 2 Fajr: 3:30 am Dhuhr: 11:40 am FINE Asr: 3:06 pm Maghrib: 6:26 pm HIGH : 40°C LOW : 35°C Isha: 7:56 pm Americas 8 Business 9 Sports 13 US govt to pay $1.95 bn for QIIB posts Al Duhail clear title favourites, COVID-19 vaccine as Trump QR512.6 mn net relegation fight promises issues pandemic warning profit in H1 thrilling end to season CABINET FURTHER RELAXES COVID-19 RESTRICTIONS 80% employees to return Amir, Republic of to workplace from July 28 Congo president QNA epidemic after it was briefed about ditions of their ownership, and the DOHA the latest developments by HE the ● Private healthcare benefits, incentives, and facilities review ties Minister of Public Health. facilities can operate granted to real estate owners and THE Cabinet has further eased The Cabinet also amended its at 80 percent of their users. The Cabinet then took ap- QNA coronavirus (COVID-19) restric- decision regarding stopping medi- capacity propriate decision. DOHA tions by allowing up to 80 percent cal services in health facilities. Similarly, the Cabinet reviewed of employees in both the govern- As per the decision, private ● They will continue to the fifth report on the work of the HIS Highness The Amir of State of Qatar ment and private sectors to return healthcare facilities can operate at provide emergency coordination committee between Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani on to their places of work from July 80 percent of their capacity, while the agencies operating at Hamad Wednesday held a telephone conversa- 28. The rest 20 percent employ- continuing to provide emergency services International Airport during the tion with President of the Republic of ees can continue to work remotely services. ● period from October 1, 2019 to the Congo (Brazzaville) Denis Sassou from their homes or upon request However, previous exceptions Precautionary measures March 31, 2020. Nguesso. depending on conditions until fur- decided by the Cabinet in this re- Prime Minister and Minister of Interior to combat COVID-19 will Among the powers of the During the phone call, they dis- ther notice. gard will continue. HE Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa bin continue committee is to coordinate work cussed bilateral relations and the ways The move is part of the plan All are required to adhere to Abdulaziz Al Thani. between all operating bodies at of supporting and strengthening them in to gradually lift the COVID-19 re- health requirements, precaution- Hamad International Airport, to all fields.T hey also agreed to cooperate strictions in Qatar. ary measures and controls deter- proved a draft decision of HE the from October 20, 2019, to April 20, facilitate the operations and activi- in the fight against the novel coronavirus The Cabinet, chaired by Prime mined by the Ministry of Public Minister of Commerce and Indus- 2020, for the Committee for the ties of air transportation, aircraft, (COVID-19) pandemic. Minister and Minister of Interior Health. try to amend some provisions of Regulation of Ownership and Use passengers and cargo and mail to HE Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa bin The competent authorities — Decision No (70) for the year 2006 of Non-Qatari Property. and from the country, in accord- Abdulaziz Al Thani on Wednesday each in their jurisdictions — will regarding commercial stores locat- One of the committee’s powers ance with the laws and regulations via video conference, affirmed the take the necessary measures in this ed in residential areas. is to propose areas in which non- in force, and to provide the neces- continuation of the COVID-19 pre- regard. The Cabinet reviewed the Qataris are permitted to own and sary requirements to facilitate the cautionary measures to combat the Afterwards, the Cabinet ap- semi-annual report for the period use real estate, the terms and con- work of the airport activities. ATTIYAH, US AFCENT COMManDER REVIEW BILATERAL MILITARY COOPERATION QA seeks $5 billion compensation from blockading states QNA DOHA 450 more recover QATAR Airways (QA) has launched in- ternational arbitrations seeking at least from COVID-19 $5 billion from the blockading coun- QATAR on Wednesday recorded 441 new tries — Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain COVID-19 cases and 450 recoveries, the and Egypt — as compensation for clos- Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) said in ing their airspace and removing it from its daily report. With this, the active cases their markets. in Qatar fell to 3,067 and the number of Since 2017, the four countries have ● The arbitrations seek redress total recoveries rose to 104,641. In the imposed an illegal air, sea and land for the blockading states’ last 24 hours, the virus claimed three blockade against Qatar. actions to remove Qatar more lives — aged 46, 59 and 77 – The arbitrations seek redress for the Airways from their markets years, raising the death toll in the country blockading states’ actions to remove and to forbid the airline from to 163. On Wednesday, four COVID-19 Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Defence Affairs HE Dr Khalid bin Mohammed Al Attiyah Qatar Airways from their markets and flying over their airspace patients were shifted to the intensive care met Commander of the US Air Forces Central Command (AFCENT) Lieutenant General Gregory Guillot to forbid the airline from flying over unit, bringing the total number of cases in on Wednesday. They reviewed bilateral military cooperation. A number of ranking officers of the Armed their airspace. Qatar Airways is seek- ● The blockading states must the ICUs to 113. (TNN) Forces attended the meeting. (QNA) ing a total of at least $5 billion from the be held accountable for their blockading states as compensation for illegal actions their unlawful actions. Qatar Airways is seeking full com- pensation for these damages in four Commenting on the launch of the investment arbitrations, brought un- investment arbitrations, Qatar Airways der three separate treaties, namely: Group Chief Executive Akbar Al Baker Beware of scam calls promising Qatar embassy delivers the OIC Investment Agreement; the said, “The decision by the blockading Arab Investment Agreement; and the states to prevent Qatar Airways from fake scholarships: US embassy bilateral investment treaty between the operating in their countries and flying medical aid to Mexico State of Qatar and Egypt. over their airspace is a clear breach of TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK payment for educational or legal ser- THE Embassy of Qatar in the United Mexican States provided The Notices of Arbitration make civil aviation conventions and several DOHA vices. The embassy also said that a shipment of medical aid to Mexico, including medical and clear that by imposing the measures binding agreements they are signato- EducationUSA Doha (doha@educa- protective equipment and supplies worth $200,000 spon- against Qatar Airways, the blockading ries to. After more than three years of THE US Embassy in Doha has tionusa.org) provides free US higher sored by Qatar Charity. The aid shipment was delivered to states have violated their obligations efforts to resolve the crisis amicably warned the public against scam calls education guidance to all residents the Mexican Secretariat of Foreign Affairs in the presence under the agreements, including by through dialogue yielded no results, we promising fake scholarships. of Qatar. of Mexican Secretary of Foreign Affairs Marcelo Ebrard, HE expropriating and failing to adequately have taken the decision to issue Notices In a statement posted on In this regard, the em- Undersecretary for Multilateral Affairs and Human Rights protect and secure Qatar Airways in- of Arbitration and pursue all legal rem- Twitter, the US embassy bassy urged the country’s Martha Delgado and HE the Ambassador of Qatar to Mexico vestments, discriminating against Qa- edies to protect our rights and secure said it has been made citizens and residents Mohammed bin Jassim Al Kuwari. The Mexican Secretary of tar Airways, and failing to provide fair full compensation for the violations.” aware of a recurring to be vigilant against Foreign Affairs thanked Qatar for standing with Mexico during and equitable treatment to the airline fraud scheme of these scams. the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak and spoke about the and its investments. Continued on page 2 scammers, claiming “If you have re- depth of bilateral relations between the two countries. (QNA) to be working with US ceived calls or emails embassies and Qatari requesting for payment embassies worldwide, and stating that you are soliciting payment for US under an FBI investigation educational opportunities or other authority, the embassy PHCC continues Scattered rain hits parts of Qatar or legal assistance with problems urges you to inform the Ministry of SCATTERED rain accompanied by thunderstorms was reported from southern and related to one’s previous educational Interior or call the Cybercrime Com- to offer premarital western parts of the country on Wednesday, according to Qatar Meteorology De- programmes in the US. bating Centre hotline: 6681 5757 screening service partment (QMD). “Latest satellite images show the continued building of cumulus According to the embassy, no US or email [email protected] and notify clouds on the western coast of the country, with thunderstorms and hail falling government entity, including the US the embassy at DohaSecurity@State. amidst COVID-19 towards Dukhan,” the QMD said in a tweet. QMD urged people to be extra careful Embassy in Qatar, will ever request gov,” the statement said. pandemic (PG 2) and attentive during this weather. (TNN) 02 Thursday, July 23, 2020 Contact US: Qatar Tribune I EDITORIAL I Phone: 40002222 I ADMINISTRATION & MARKETING I Phone: 40002155, 40002122, Fax: 40002235 P.O. Box: 23493, Doha.