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Thursday is first Amir exchanges Eid greetings day of Eid Al Fitr QNA greetings with HH the Amir of Kuwait Iraq Dr Barham Salih, President of Doha Sheikh Nawaf Al Ahmad Al Jaber Al the Republic of Tunisia Kais Saied, QNA Sabah on the occasion of the bless- and President of the People’s Demo- Doha His Highness the Amir of State of Qa- ed Eid Al Fitr. cratic Republic of Algeria Abdelmadjid tar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani HH the Amir also exchanged Eid Tebboune. The Crescent Sighting Committee at the Ministry of Awqaf on Tuesday exchanged greetings with greetings with President of the State HH the Amir also exchanged Eid and Islamic Affairs has announced that Wednesday, May a number of leaders of Arab and of Palestine Mahmoud Abbas and greetings with HH Crown Prince of 12, will be the final day of Ramadan, and that Thursday, Islamic countries on the occasion of President of the Republic of Turkey the State of Kuwait Sheikh Meshal May 13, is the first day ofE id Al Fitr. This came in a state- the blessed Eid Al Fitr. Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Al Ahmad Al Jaber Al Sabah and ment from the committee after it met at the headquarters HH the Amir exchanged greetings In the telephone conversations, Deputy Prime Minister for Cabinet of the Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs on Tuesday with the Custodian of the Two Holy HH the Amir exchanged greetings Affairs of the Sultanate of Oman HH under the chairmanship of Sheikh Dr Thuqail Al Shammari. Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz with HM King Abdullah II ibn Al Hus- Fahd bin Mahmoud Al Said, in two Al Saud of the Kingdom of Saudi sein of the Hashemite Kingdom of phone calls held by HH the Amir on Arabia. HH the Amir also exchanged Jordan, President of the Republic of Tuesday. Daily COVID-19 cases drop further to 343 Qatar calls for unified Arab position to The new daily COVID-19 infections dropped below 350 in many weeks on end Israeli crimes against Palestinians Tuesday, with Qatar registering 343 cases -- 242 from Israel’s shelling of Gaza is a criminal attack: FM community and 101 from travel- QNA Death toll mounts lers returning from Doha abroad. In a statement Qatar has stressed the im- as Israel-Gaza on Tuesday, the portance of having a common MoPH said 994 people recovered from the virus in the past and united position of the Arab 24 hours, bringing the total number of recoveries in Qatar to League members to mobilise violence escalates 203,546. the international support in The Israeli military has stand down its security forces Four people aged 33, 49, 70, and 73 years succumbed favour of the Palestinian peo- continued its bombardment from the Al-Aqsa Mosque to the virus. Three of them had a history of chronic diseases ple and end Israeli aggression, of the besieged Gaza Strip compound in occupied East and all were receiving the necessary medical care, the MoPH some of which can be catego- on Tuesday, targeting several Jerusalem after days of vio- added. (TNN) rised as war crimes and ensure areas after rockets were fired lence against Palestinians. that it doesn’t happen again. from the enclave. Israeli police stormed the This came during the Health authorities in Gaza compound on Monday for a speech of the State of Qatar said at least 28 Palestinians third consecutive day, firing given by Deputy Prime Minis- The Israeli occupation forces’ storming into Al – including 10 children – were rubber-coated steel rounds, ter and Minister of Foreign Af- Aqsa mosque and terrorising of worshippers killed in Israeli air strikes on stun grenades and tear gas at Amir Cup final postponed fairs HE Sheikh Mohammed the strip since late on Mon- Palestinian worshippers inside with stun grenades and bullets, with complete bin Abdulrahman Al Thani day, after Hamas launched the mosque in the final days of Tribune News Network limited number of fans to in the extraordinary session disregard of the sanctity of the month of Ramadan and rockets from the coastal the holy month of Ramadan. Doha attend outdoor sports events of the League of Arab States’ the feelings of Muslims all over the world, show they are territory towards Israel. The More than 700 Palestinians as long as they are vacci- foreign ministers. The session confident they will get away with these severe violations of rocket fire came after Hamas, were hurt in Jerusalem and The Qatar Football Associa- nated. was held virtually under the human rights without being held accountable.” which rules Gaza, issued an across the occupied West tion (QFA) has postponed The Amir Cup is a pres- presidency of Qatar, the cur- — HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani ultimatum demanding Israel Bank in recent days. page 5 the final of the 49th Amir tigious and hugely popular rent chair of the council. Cup, for the 2020-21 sea- tournament, and games be- The FM said the occupied son, which was scheduled to tween Al Sadd and Al Rayyan city of Al Quds and Al Aqsa religious and national duty to adan and the feelings of Mus- be played on May 14 at the have always attracted a lot mosque are seeing a massive displace all Arabs and replace lims all over the world, show Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, of fans. escalation by the Israeli occu- their places, supported by the they are confident they will get between Al Sadd and Al Accordingly, the QFA pation, represented in raising Israeli government and Israeli away with the violations of hu- Rayyan. will announce the new date the level of Judaisation and il- law. man rights without being held This decision comes af- of the game shortly, in full legal settlement that can only He said Israel has carried accountable. ter the announcement of the coordination with all the be described as ethnic cleans- out large scale operations of Qatar called on Arab and gradual lifting of COVID-19 relevant authorities, particu- ing of Palestinians and all that settlement and Judaisation, Islamic countries, as well as restrictions in the country, larly the Ministry of Public is not Jewish by Jewish set- and now they want the settlers’ the international community which include allowing a Health. page 12 tlers who admitted on camera storming into Al Aqsa mosque to stand up to these racist ap- to stealing Palestinian homes. and attacking of worshippers proach that has been ongoing He said the issue was not to become a common practice. for decades against Muslim a matter of a single incident He added that the Israeli and Christian holy sites. of owning a number of homes occupation forces’ storming A beginning can be made Qatar recognises Qatar integrates plans in Sheikh Jarrah neighbour- into Al Aqsa mosque and ter- with ending all forms of sup- nurses’ role in to protect civilians: hood, but it’s part of a plan rorising of worshippers with port to the Israeli forces of oc- carried out by radical settle- stun grenades and bullets, cupation. Smoke billows from an Israeli air strike on the Hanadi compound healthcare (PG 4 ) Qahtani (PG 2 ) ment groups in Arab neigh- with complete disregard of the in Gaza City on Tuesday. bourhoods, that consider it a sanctity of the month of Ram- Continued on page 4 50% adults receive at least one COVID-19 vaccine dose Tribune News Network ready fully vaccinated with two received at least one dose, Doha doses. with nearly 8 out of 10 having Vaccination at QNCC from 3pm to In a statement, the MoPH received two doses. Qatar is The National COVID-19 Vac- said the vaccination programme among the top 10 countries in 11pm on first day of Eid: MoPH cination Programme reached a is progressing at rapid pace. The the world in terms of vaccine The COVID-19 Vaccination significant milestone on Tues- availability of more vaccines coverage per population. Centre at the Qatar Na- day with 50.1 percent of adults as well as the opening of addi- The MoPH said it is very tional Convention Center in Qatar having received at tional vaccination centres have encouraging that there is clear (QNCC) will remain closed least one vaccine dose, the Min- enabled Qatar to significantly evidence that the vaccines are in the morning on the first istry of Public Health (MoPH) increase the pace of the vaccina- protecting people from devel- day of Eid, the Ministry of has announced. tion programme since February. ● 1,876,178 vaccine doses ● 32.7% of adult population oping symptoms of COVID and Public Health has an- To date, 1,876,178 doses Last week more than 200,000 have been administered are fully vaccinated with becoming ill. Data up to the end nounced. However, it will have been administered since doses were administered over a so far in Qatar two doses of April showed that just 1 per- be operational in the afternoon, from 3pm to 11pm. From the the start of the programme, seven-day period, it added. cent of COVID-19 ICU admis- second day of Eid, the QNCC vaccination centre will stay open with 1,137,843 people having Almost 9 out of 10 peo- ● 1,137,843 people received ● More than 200,000 doses sions have been for fully vacci- from 7am to 11pm, the ministry said, reminding the public that received at least one dose, while ple over 60 years of age -- the at least one COVID-19 were administered over nated people. the vaccination at QNCC are strictly by appointment only and 738,335 people (32.7 percent most vulnerable members of vaccine dose a seven-day period walk-ins are not allowed. (TNN) of the adult population) are al- the community -- have now Continued on page 2 02 Wednesday, May 12, 2021 Nation Qatar integrates African ambassadors extend Eid greetings plans to protect civilians from to Qatar’s leaders, government and people atrocities: Qahtani Ambassadors from Afri- Muslims to bring peace and pandemic began. Qatar for standing with Ugan- relationships that our two coun- can countries in Qatar have prosperity across the world. Finally, I would like to urge dans in the times of distress. tries have enjoyed continue to QNA extended their best wishes on Ghana’s Ambassador Ghanaians in the country to I would also like to invite prosper and we wish our bilat- Doha the advent of Eid Al-Fitr to the to Qatar HE Dr Emmanuel continue to be good ambassa- Qatari businessmen to Uganda eral relations further growth and leadership of Qatar, the govern- Enos dors of Ghana as they have al- and Africa in general where development. Qatar has integrated the responsibility to protect ment, nationals and expatriates. Qatar and Ghana have many ways been. there are so many investment civilians from atrocities, particularly against war Speaking to Qatar Tribune’s similarities opportunities. Uganda is a good Ethiopian Ambassador crimes, crimes against humanity, genocide and Catherine W Gichuki, the I wish the Amir His High- Ugandan Ambassador investment destination for busi- to Qatar HE Samia Zekaria ethnic cleansing, in its domestic and foreign policy, ambassadors praised Qatar for ness Sheikh Tamin bin Hamad to Qatar HE Dr Stephen nessmen, especially from Qatar Eid celebration is a unique said Special Envoy of the Minister of Foreign Affairs assisting many other countries, Al Thani, Chemoiko Chebrot bearing in mind that Uganda moment for Counterterrorism and Mediation in Conflict especially during the COVID-19 the people Qatar gives equal opportuni- has favourable weather all year- I have the honour to extend Resolution HE Dr Mutlaq bin Majed Al Qahtani. pandemic. Excerpts: of Qatar ties to all people round and its geographical loca- my sincere congratulations and Dr Qahtani made the remarks while par- South African Ambas- and eve- I wish to take this opportu- tion is also good. Businessmen best wish- ticipating in a panel sador to Qatar HE Faizel ryone re- nity to wish the Amir His High- from Qatar and Uganda can es to the discussion held by Moosa siding in ness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad foster collaborations in food Amir His the Human Rights Qatar has shown enormous Qatar a Al Thani, the government and industry, agriculture, mining, Highness Council in Geneva sense of brotherhood through Happy Eid. the people of Qatar a Happy Eid tourism, health, information Sheikh via video conference charity Qatar Al-Fitr. technology, among other areas. Tamim technology on Tues- I want to take this oppor- and Ghana Qatar and Uganda have en- I urge Ugandan expatriates bin Ham- day, on the occa- tunity to wish the Amir His continue joyed wonderful bilateral rela- to continue being good ambas- ad Al sion of the fifteenth Highness Sheikh Tamim bin to enjoy tions in various areas and Qa- sadors and continue to support Thani, the anniversary of the Hamad Al Thani, his council fruitful relationship in many tar has given Ugandans a place Qatar National Vision 2030 in govern- responsibility to of ministers and all Qataris Eid areas. they can call home. I wish to whichever sector they are in. ment and the people of Qatar protect civilian pop- Mubarak. As we come to the end There are so many similari- thank Qatar for allowing not on the occasion of the advent of ulations from geno- HE Dr Mutlaq bin Majed Al of this Holy Month of Rama- ties about how Qatar and Ghana only Ugandans but also other Kenyan Ambassador to Eid Al-Fitr, wishing the friendly cide, war crimes, Qahtani dan, we should reflect on the celebrate Ramadan and Eid Al- expatriates to live in Qatar. Qa- Qatar HE Paddy C Ahenda people of Qatar further prosper- ethnic cleansing and poor across the globe. Qatar has Fitr. tar has given everyone resid- Qatar’s government has ity and stability. It also gives me crimes against humanity, which was adopted by shown an enormous sense of During the month of Rama- ing in the country an equal op- handled a great pleasure to extend my the General Assembly within the framework of brotherhood by being charitable dan, both Ghana and Qatar portunity. Qatar has provided the COV- warm greetings to all Ethiopi- the outcomes of the International Summit 2005. during the month of Ramadan. exhibit a strong bond between COVID-19 vaccine for everyone ID-19 ans and everyone in Qatar on He highlighted Qatar’s experience and its ef- The Amir has also made lots of families, friends and neigh- regardless of their nationality, pandemic this occasion. forts to protect civilians. donations and assisted many bours as well as the needy. religion or social status free of so well In Ethiopia, where the first According to him, the integration was done by countries There is unity among relatives charge, which is very commend- It’s an- followers of Prophet Moham- addressing the root causes of acts of violence and in Africa and friends during Ramadan. able. During the peak of the other year med (PBUH) sought refuge in extremism and preventing conflicts, and through and across Some family members abroad COVID-19 last year, the govern- and an- the 7th century AD, Eid cel- development and education programmes, creat- the world visit their home country during ment of Qatar through Qatar other time ebration is always a unique ing economic opportunities, good offices, media- in this Ramadan just to be with their Charity provided food packages that we moment. Being home to Al Ne- tion and preventive diplomacy to prevent and set- month of kith and kin. Just like Qatar and to those who were in need. In celebrate jashi Mosque - the first mosque tle conflicts. Ramadan. most Islamic countries, Ghana- addition, through Qatar Air- the end of the Holy Month of in Africa and one of the old- He stressed that the responsibility to protect This is how ians also resort to locally-made ways, they helped in repatria- Ramadan. Allow me, on behalf est mosques in the world; the civilians is a legal obligation for all countries. we as Mus- dishes for iftar. tion of Ugandans who wished to of myself and Kenyans in Qa- walled city of Harar - the fourth Dr Qahtani also pointed out that all mem- lims should I would like to thank the go home during the pandemic. tar, to send my congratulatory holiest city of Islam after Mecca, ber states of the United Nations have an explicit be chari- government of Qatar for stand- On be- message of good wishes to wish Medina and Jerusalem; and Bi- obligation to protect their people from heinous table and Qatar has shown an ing with Ghanaians and other half of the the Amir His Highness Sheikh lal ibn Rabah (Ethiopian) - the crimes or mass brutalities, expressing his belief example. expatriates during the COV- Ugandan Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and first mu’azzin (caller of the Ad- that more work needs to be done in preventing I also wish them well for ID-19 pandemic. Qatar mag- govern- the beautiful people of Qatar a han), Ethiopia highly cherishes mass atrocities. the rest of the year and a happy nanimously offered the vaccine ment and happy Eid Al-Fitr celebrations. its long-standing relations with He urged Member States to increase their prosperous Eid Mubarak from to the eligible population in people, The COVID-19 pandemic has the Islamic countries and Qatar participation in strengthening the commitment the president of South Africa, Qatar free of charge regardless I wish to brought a lot of challenges but in particular. to the responsibility to protect civilians from myself and all South Africans of where they come from. The convey a the way Qatar’s government has I look forward to strength- atrocities, particularly against war crimes, crimes to all Muslims across the world. Qatar government has support- message handled the situation is some- ening the whole-rounded bilat- against humanity, genocide and ethnic cleansing, May we continue with the good ed Ghanaian expatriates in the of grati- thing worth noting. As we move eral relations between Ethiopia thus improving the efforts made by international work that we have started as country in many ways since the tude to ahead, may the good and cordial and Qatar. Eid Mubarak! community to prevent and stop these atrocities.
PHCC teams continue to contact people eligible for vaccine directly through SMS
Continued from page 1 moph.gov.qa/en/instructions.html prioritisation would be given to key To support the gradual easing of businesses that are in direct contact The Primary Health Care Corpora- restrictions, the MoPH has set up a with the rest of the community such tion (PHCC) teams continue to di- COVID-19 Vaccination Scheduling as barber and hairdresser salons, rectly contact people who are eligible Unit (VSU) for the vaccination of restaurants, retail shops, supermar- by SMS or phone call to arrange their business workers in support of the kets, hotels and other hospitality appointments. Anyone wishing to National COVID-19 Vaccination services. Businesses not individu- register their interest in receiving the Programme. als - can contact the Unit directly to COVID-19 vaccine can do so via the The unit supports the vaccina- schedule vaccination appointments MoPH website https://app-covid19. tion of workers in all businesses, but for their staff: [email protected]. QRCS food, clothing projects benefit thousands of people
Tribune News Network goods to 1,000 families in the re- Doha gions of Bishkek, Chuy, Talas, Nar- yn, Issyk-Kul and Jalal-Abad. Qatar Red Crescent Society’s Special focus was given to the (QRCS) foreign representation mis- poor elderly, orphaned children at sions have implemented many pro- social care and rehabilitation cen- jects as part of its Ramadan Cam- tres, persons with disability, fami- paign 1442 A.H under the theme of lies headed by females, patients ‘Race to All That Is Good’. with tuberculosis, families of mi- In Jordan, food purchase vouch- grant and/or low-income labourers ers were distributed by QRCS and and low-income families with chil- Jordan National Red Crescent Soci- dren. ety (JNRCS) to 2,655 families from In Africa, a Ramadan Iftar pro- Syrian refugees and vulnerable host ject was implemented in Somalia in communities in Amman, Irbid and coordination with the local authori- Mafraq. There were certain criteria ties at a cost of $945,000. Over two to select and prioritise the benefi- days, QRCS distributed food parcels ciaries, who included 5,562 males, to 2,800 families (16,800 people) 5,562 females and 7,955 children. at the camps of internally displaced In cooperation with the Minis- people (IDPs) in Daynile District, try of Social Development in Gaza, west to the capital city of Moga- QRCS’s office is distributing 2,231 dishu. food parcels to families o at a cost All distributions were strictly of $150,000. subject to preventive measures, “The beneficiaries were selected with the recipients divided into as per the standards of the National groups to avoid crowding. Masks Programme for Assistance of Poor- and sanitisers were distributed and est Families,” said Dr Akram Nas- three projects: hand washing posts were prepared. sar, head of QRCS’s office in Gaza. 1. Ramadan Iftar: Food par- The local authorities valued “The project will hopefully secure cels for 1,390 Syrian families and QRCS’s efforts to provide assistance the food needs of the target fami- 1,397 Lebanese families. for the new IDPs. lies.” 2. Zakat-ul-Fitr: Food pur- In Mali, $365,000 food par- In the West Bank, 3,720 families chase coupons for 984 Syrian fami- cels, weighing in total 72 tonnes of (22,320 people) in northern, cen- lies and 962 Lebanese families. food items, were distributed for the tral and southern parts of the West 3. Eid Clothing: Cash cou- benefit of 1,020 families (5,100 per- Bank benefited from thefood par- pons for 337 Syrian families and sons). cels distributed under the Ramadan 310 Lebanese families in Mount Each parcel contained 71 kg of Iftar project at a cost of $249,408. Lebanon Governorate to purchase basic food items, such as millet, To improve the living conditions new clothes for their children. rice, vegetable oil, sugar and tea. of Syrian refugees and vulnerable The volunteers of the Red Cres- The Mali Red Cross volunteers Lebanese families in Bekaa and cent Society of Kyrgyzstan distrib- also gave health instructions on Baalbek, QRCS and the Lebanese uted $20,000 worth of food items fasting to 1,275 males, 1,275 females Red Cross executed the following as purchase coupons of consumer and 2,550 children.
04 Wednesday, May 12, 2021 Nation Itnterna ional Nurses Day Students prefer STEM and creative Qatar recognises nurses’ online activities: Nord Anglia study Tribune News Network ● 1 in 2 (50 percent) students selected skills from problem solving to crea- Doha STEM (Science, Tech, Engineering, tive thinking. It has an especially im- role in healthcare system Mathematics) activities, making it portant role to play in the classroom Nord Anglia Education has released the most sought-after online activity enabling teachers to bring learning to Tribune News Network global figures showing how its 67,000 globally for Nord Anglia’s students, life. Doha students are using online learning to particularly students in the Middle “Our Global Campus gives all further develop critical skills centred East. our students an open door to the Qatar is celebrating, along with the on problem-solving, creativity, well- ● Two in five students (43 percent) rest of the world, with a wide vari- International Council of Nurses and being and global citizenship. were attracted to courses centred on ety of opportunities, which further countries worldwide, the achievements A record number of students, in- developing creativity. sparks their enthusiasm, creativity of nurses on International Nurses Day. cluding students from Compass In- ● A third of students (34 percent) and motivation to learn. As a result, Marked annually on May 12, the ternational School and Nord Anglia opted for global citizenship activities our students are among the top per- theme of the celebration this year is International School accessed Global to learn more about sustainable so- formers and most highly engaged. ‘Nurses: A Voice to Lead – A vision Campus, Nord Anglia’s online learn- cial impact. The positive impact on learning and for future healthcare’, which focuses ing platform, between September ● One in four students (24 percent) progress is evident, but a real benefit on the changes to and innovations in 2020 and April 2021. Nord Anglia’s engaged in wellbeing courses, which is to recognise their development as nursing and how this will shape the fu- HE Dr Hanan Mohamed Al Kuwari Mariam Al Mutawa analysis of a sample of 2.8mn online proved one of the most popular ac- global citizens dedicated to solving ture of healthcare. learning sessions from over 400 ac- tivities among students studying in real world problems by collaborating Minister of Public Health HE Dr around the world. part of the COVID-19 tactical com- tivities shows how students from its the Middle East. and displaying respect for all cultures Hanan Mohamed Al Kuwari said, Qatar has been a keen advocate mand group throughout the past year, 73 schools worldwide are also engag- Nord Anglia Education Regional they encounter. “The past year has been challenging of promoting nursing professionalism said: “’Our mission is to deliver the saf- ing in a wide variety of co-curricular Managing Director, Southeast Asia “Our Global Campus has been an for healthcare workers the world over and development as part of the coun- est, most effective and most compas- activities. & Middle East, Shaun Williams said: extraordinary catalyst for the rapid and to the nursing staff across the try’s commitment to delivering ad- sionate care to each and every one of With schools based in the Middle “This research highlights how edu- growth of online engagement within healthcare system in Qatar. Nurses vanced, high-quality, patient-centred our patients and this has been evident East, Southeast Asia, North America, cation technology can be a power- our community, even after the major- have been at the forefront of the fight health care. in our daily practice caring for our Latin America, China, India and Eu- ful tool to enhance student learning ity of our schools resumed classroom against COVID-19 and the manage- “International Nurses Day is an patients in both COVID-19 and other rope, Nord Anglia’s analysis shows: and drive the development of critical learning in 2021.” ment of the preventive measures opportunity to acknowledge all our healthcare facilities cross Qatar.” adopted by the healthcare system. wonderful nurses who continue to She added, “This crisis has demon- “For more than 14 months, nurs- play such an important role in sus- strated that nurses are integral to any ing staff across Qatar’s health sector, taining the health of our communities strategic healthcare crisis planning and particularly at Hamad Medical during the challenging times of this and the effective deployment of these Corporation and Primary Health Care pandemic. We celebrate their positiv- plans. We are proud of the frontline ‘Palestinian factions should Corporation, have fulfilled a multitude ity, hard work and continued commit- nurses and midwives who have dem- of roles in providing care for people ment of our nurses in these times, and onstrated courage, resilience and lead- who need medical treatment due to I am proud of the work that our nurses ership in these times. unite for common good’ COVID-19 symptoms. Additionally, deliver consistency and thank them “It is this spirit of working together our nurses have been central to the for all their efforts,” said Dr Samya Al in interdisciplinary and multisectoral Continued from page 1 ing will lead to an active and united He expressed hope that the out- rapid roll out of the National COV- Abdulla, executive director of Opera- partnerships for a common goal that Arab position to end the attacks comes of the meeting can help boost ID-19 Vaccination Programme, which tions at PHCC. has been the uniting factor in the suc- He stressed that Israel’s arbitrary and violations in support of the the Arab and Palestinian positions is enabling people to become protected COVID-19 has put many health cess of Qatar’s COVID-19 healthcare shelling of Gaza on Monday led to Palestinian people and those strug- on the international stage, and be against the virus and offers the hope systems under a lot of strain, however, approach.” deaths and injuries, which includ- gling for the sanctity of Muslim and the start of diplomatic work that of a return towards normal life. I am this pressure has also led to significant ICN defines nursing asencom - ed women and children, describ- Christian sites before their freedom protects the Palestinian people. proud and thankful to each and every disruption and innovation in health- passing “autonomous and collabo- ing it as a condemnable criminal and independence. He said being united is the way member of our nursing workforce for care. As the largest professional group rative care of individuals of all ages, attack that will escalate tensions He said the dangerous circum- to stop Israel’s approach of impos- their professionalism and commit- providing healthcare services, nurses families, groups and communities, further. stances surrounding the Palestinian ing their own laws without respect ment to patient care that has led them and midwives are leading this revolu- sick or well and in all settings. Nurs- He reiterated Qatar’s firm posi- cause require all Palestinian fac- for international law. to accomplish amazing feats.” tion of the healthcare system and this ing includes the promotion of health, tion on the Palestinian cause and tions to overcome their differences The FM saluted the Palestin- International Nurses Day is cel- was the impetus for ICN’s Interna- prevention of illness and the care of ill, the rights of the Palestinian people, and unit to work for the common ian people in the occupied Al Quds, ebrated around the world every tional Nurses Day theme of ‘Nurses: disabled and dying people. Advocacy, including their rights to religious good in facing these violations to- praising the legendary resilience May 12, the anniversary of Florence A Voice To Lead A Vison For Future promotion of a safe environment, re- practice, and on establishing an in- gether, in order to meet the aspira- against the occupation’s bullets, Nightingale’s birth. The International Healthcare’. search, participation in shaping health dependent state based on the bor- tions of the Palestinians in ending and the martyrdom for their just Council of Nurses (ICN) commemo- The sentiment was echoed by Mar- policy and in patient and health sys- ders of 1967 with East Al Quds as its the occupation that does not care cause of establishing an independ- rates this important day each year iam Al Mutawa, acting deputy chief tems management, and education are capital. for any law or even the entire inter- ent state with East Al Quds as its with participation from countries nursing officer at HMC, who has been also key nursing roles.” He said Qatar hopes the meet- national community. capital. World Wednesday, May 12, 2021 05 Israel-Gaza violence intensifies ● Two women were killed in Israeli city of Ashkelon ● The Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas aimed around 480 rockets towards Israel dpa Tel Aviv
Hundreds of rockets were fired upon Israel from Pales- tinian militants in the Gaza Strip throughout Tuesday, as Israel pummelled the tiny coastal territory with airstrikes and the death toll mounted on both sides. The cross-border violence, which erupted on Monday following weeks of rising ten- sions in the contested city of Jerusalem, is the worst the volatile region has experi- enced in years. More than two dozen Pal- Burnt cars are seen in the Israeli town of Holon near Tel Aviv, on Tuesday. (AFP) estinians have been killed in the last day, including several ous cities throughout Israel. children. Two Israeli women Stones were thrown at police died from Gaza rocket fire on officers and several cars were Tuesday. set on fire. Israeli Prime Minister In the city of Lod, a Benjamin Netanyahu said the 25-year-old Arab man was attacks on Gaza, which have shot and killed during the targeted hundreds of Hamas riots. Media reported that a and Islamic Jihad positions 34-year-old arrested after the since Monday, would inten- event was a Jewish resident of sify. Smoke billows after an Israeli air strike on the Hanadi compound in Gaza City on Tuesday. (AFP) the city. “We are in the middle of The Islamist Hamas the battle,” Netanyahu said, anyahu said in remarks after a towards Israel over 24 hours. movement had issued on adding that militant com- meeting with military officials. Of these, some 200 were inter- Monday night ultimatum tell- manders had been killed and Rocket warning sirens cepted and 150 failed to prop- ing Israel to withdraw settlers key lines hit. were a persistent sound across erly launch, the Israeli military and police from the Jerusalem An Israeli military spokes- Israeli communities. In the said on Tuesday evening. An injured Palestinian girl receives medical care at al-Shifa hospital holy site, parts of which had person said later that at least southern city of Ashkelon two Dealth toll The Al-Qassam Brigades, after an Israeli air strike in Gaza city on Tuesday. (afp) been cordoned off, and from 20 members from the two women were killed when their the military wing of Hamas, the Sheikh Jarrah neighbour- groups have been killed so far homes were struck, according mounts claimed responsibility for the jured, it said. ists on Tuesday, to be assigned hood. in Gaza, including senior of- to the Zaka aid organization. attacks, which it said were in According to local media in part to the southern re- Shortly after the deadline ficials, and some 150 missile- More than 100 rockets In total, the Gaza Health retaliation for a deadly Israeli and witness reports, three gional command of the armed expired, mass rocket attacks launchers had been destroyed. were fired atA shkelon alone, Ministry put the death toll in strike on a high-rise residen- children were killed by Israeli forces, his office said. began, with sirens wailing in Many of the targets were according to Zaka, in a move the latest round of violence at tial building in the western airstrikes and others by misdi- The airstrikes and rocket Jerusalem. located in places where ci- apparently aimed at over- 28, including 10 children. part of the Gaza Strip. The rected rockets fired by extrem- attacks followed violent clash- Netanyahu said the mili- vilians reside, spokesperson whelming Israel’s missile de- More than 100 people were apartment belonged to a mem- ists. es in recent days at Jerusa- tants crossed a “red line” by Jonathan Conricus said, so fence system and disabling it. injured, it said ber of Islamic Jihad, according Israel said it was target- lem’s holy site known as the directing missiles towards civilian casualties could not Impacts were also report- to witnesses. ing rocket production, storage Temple Mount to Jews and the Jerusalem, and Israel in turn be ruled out, though the army ed on residential buildings in In total, the Gaza Health and training facilities as well Noble Sanctuary to Muslims. shelled targets in Gaza. was trying hard to avoid them. Ashkelon as well as a school dod, some 20 kilometres to the Ministry put the death toll in as military posts. Demonstrations contin- Leaders around the world Hamas, which rules the where no lessons were being north. the latest round of violence Israeli Defence Minister ued on the ground in Israel expressed concern about the coastal strip, would “receive conducted. In total, Gaza militants at 28, including 10 children. Benny Gantz approved the on Tuesday between police escalating violence, calling on blows it did not expect,” Net- Sirens also wailed in Ash- aimed around 480 rockets More than 100 people were in- mobilisation of 5,000 reserv- and Israeli Arabs in numer- both sides to show restraint. ‘Black fungus’ emerges as new concern amid India’s virus outbreak dpa New Delhi
As India grapples with a deadly sec- ond wave of COVID-19, doctors have warned of a rare infection known as “black fungus,” following a spate of cases throughout the country. Uttar Pradesh, Odisha and Mad- hya Pradesh were the latest states in India to report cases of mucormyco- sis on Tuesday, after hundreds of in- fections were detected in New Delhi, Gujarat and Maharashtra in recent days. Mucormycosis, which is caused by exposure to a group of moulds called mucormycetes, has a potential to maim or kill patients, and has a 50 percent mortality rate. Relatives mourn as they arrive for the cremation of their loved one who died due The fungal infection is spreading to the COVID-19 coronavirus, at a crematorium in New Delhi on Tuesday. (AFP) in parallel to the pandemic, but is not solely associated with COVID-19 pa- which include sinus pain, nasal con- federal Health Ministry so far, but tients. gestion, facial pain, swelling, numb- officials have maintained there is no Eight people died of the fungal ness and toothache, among others. “big outbreak” yet. Experts, however, infection, while 2,000 cases were re- It can cause blackish discoloura- say the country could be logging upto ported in Maharashtra, India’s virus tion over the nose, blurred or double 2,500 such infections everyday. The epicentre, according to state health vision, chest pain and breathing dif- fungal infection is the latest challenge minister Rajesh Tope. ficulties, ICMR said. The infection is for India as it struggles with shortages Authorities were creating special usually found in patients with diabe- of hospital beds, supplies, medicines wards to isolate patients and treat tes and could be triggered or aggra- and vaccines due to the spread of them free of charge, since the medi- vated by use of steroids, a life-saving COVID-19. cines required to treat it are expen- tratement in COVID-19. India is currently seeing the sive, he said. Medical experts say such cases world’s worst COVID-19 outbreak, More than 700 cases have been have been reported in other coun- reporting more than 300,000 new reported in Gujarat, where the state tries like the United States, Britain, virus infections daily for the past 20 government has also set up separate France and Mexico, but the numbers days. It has an overall caseload of wards for patients. are higher in India owing to a higher 22.9 milion, second only to the Unit- The Indian Council of Medical number of cases of uncontrolled dia- ed States. Research (ICMR) urged hospitals betes. If left untreated for long, it can India logged 329,942 new virus treating COVID-19 patients, diabet- lead to permanent damage, such as cases on Tuesday, the lowest in two ics and those with compromised im- loss of eyesight, as well as death. weeks, but that may have partly been mune systems to look out for early There is no national estimate of attributable to relatively lower testing symptoms of the fungal infection, murcomycosis cases released by the at the weekend.
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dpa stitution. There has been discussion of Tehran The council weighs whether the Foreign Minister Mohammad Ja- candidates are ideologically quali- vad Zarif as a potential successor. Iran has begun the process of fied to run for the post. There are Among the opposition, Judici- registering candidates for a presi- other criteria too: Potential candi- ary Chief Ibrahim Raeissi and Par- dential election due to take place in dates must be aged between 40 and liament Speaker Mohammad Bagh- mid-June. 75, for example. er Ghalibaf could also be contenders Candidates must register at the The election is scheduled for for the reformer camp. Interior Ministry, starting Tuesday June 18, but could be postponed Several former generals from and until Saturday. The registra- due to the pandemic. the Revolutionary Guards have tions are then forwarded to the President Hassan Rowhani, a also applied to run in the election, Guardian Council, according to the moderate, may not run again fol- prompting discussion of a military process outlined in the Iranian con- lowing his two terms in office. government. 06 Wednesday, May 12, 2021
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NRA Versus Reality: The Gun Lobby Cannot President Biden, Take Hide From Cold Facts The Next Step At Grand Staircase-Escalante If America is truly committed to 30x30, there’s a need to protect vast portions of the Colorado Plateau
Stephen Trimble years of human residence; they need more time; they need support. These he White House is moving scientists need the funding guaranteed forward judiciously in pursu- by monument status. ing President Biden’s goal of And now, we know even more conserving 30% of the nation’s about the importance of Grand Stair- land, fresh water and ocean ar- case than we did a generation ago: It is his isn’t a sentence we get to type often, but here goes: easT by 2030. Interior Secretary Deb a bulwark of resilience to counter the The truth is catching up to the National Rifle Associa- Haaland delivered her report on the climate crisis. Ttion and its boss Wayne LaPierre as they attempt to 30x30 initiative at the end of April. A Trump severed both monuments evade accountability yet again. statement of core principles followed, into disconnected fragments, ignoring The welcome development came a week ago when, signed by the four Cabinet members decades of ecological insight. As EO in an exceedingly rare move, an official with the US De- charged with “fulfillingthe conserva- Wilson makes eloquently clear in his partment of Justice Trustee’s office — the federal agency tion vision” of the president. While we book “Half-Earth,” preserving Ameri- charged with keeping the nation’s bankruptcy courts on don’t know specifics,H aaland’s report ca’s wildlands at scale connects related the level — sided in court with New York Attorney Gen- surely includes significant recommen- landscapes and safeguards migration eral Tish James and creditors looking to dismiss the NRA’s dations for Utah’s red rock country. corridors. Large preserves save more bankruptcy filing.Lisa Lambert, a lawyer with the office, If America is truly committed to species and protect whole bioregions. agreed with James’s central claims, stating that the record 30x30, we’ll need to protect vast por- lican officials, however, resented the restoration of their full proposal of 1.9 The restoration of Grand Staircase “clearly and convincingly establishes” that the associa- tions of the Colorado Plateau, the actions of the Democratic presidents million acres would go far in healing and Bears Ears would reconnect more tion’s leadership has been canyon country spanning the Four who proclaimed the monuments. They the wounds of Trump’s ill-informed, than 5 1/2 million acres of national negligent, and that the fil- Corners between the Rockies and the cried, “Land grab!” even though both disrespectful and destructive reversal. parks and preserves, from Bryce Can- Judge Harlin Hale will rule ing is a transparent dodge Southwest deserts. In southern Utah, monuments were set up in the national Restoring Grand Staircase-Escal- yon to Canyonlands. This expanse of whether to let the NRA sidestep consequences for park planners have recognized the interest on federal public land. Rural ante should be an even easier call for protected lands builds on other con- proceed with its shenani- self-dealing and other egre- worthiness and wildness of these one- county commissioners who celebrate Biden. These canyons and mesas fit nections to wildlands strung along the gans or force it to defend gious violations of trust of-a-kind canyonlands ever since they the fossil fuel booms of the past but the 30x30 vision perfectly. Indeed, the spine of the continent, from Grand its many misdeeds. He valiantly pressed here in proposed a gigantic Escalante National dismiss the inevitability of busts con- 1996 proclamation that established Canyon to Greater Yellowstone and must do the latter — and state courts. Monument in the 1930s. tinued to yearn for oil, gas and urani- this national monument, signed by beyond. As extinction threatens eco- Rather than face the That dream failed, but our elected um bonanzas. Trump listened to these President Clinton, was rooted in sci- systems across the globe, “arks” such the rest of us must hope music in New York, where leaders have since vindicated its bold- extreme voices, not to the people who ence, with language that could have as Grand Staircase-Escalante may be- that someday, someone the organization has been ness by establishing preserve after pre- cherish our public lands. been crafted to support the 30x30 come the safeholds from which spe- pries the whole truth from chartered since the begin- serve within the expanse of the original The Biden-Harris campaign goals: “Remoteness, limited travel cies can recolonize surrounding areas the NRA’s cold, dead ning, LaPierre would rath- proposal: Capitol Reef and Canyon- pledged to restore the monuments. In corridors and low visitation have all whose flora and fauna have been lost. hands. er wash the NRA’s hands lands national parks, Glen Canyon April, Haaland visited Utah, experienc- helped to preserve intact the monu- I fervently hope Secretary Haal- of its past, which is why he National Recreation Area, Labyrinth ing some of these remarkable places ment’s important ecological values.” and’s 30x30 plan begins with restora- went and sought the okay Canyon Wilderness, and Grand Stair- for herself. She listened to monument An “abundance of unique, isolated tion of Grand Staircase-Escalante and from federal court in Dallas to reorganize and set up shop case-Escalante and Bears Ears nation- supporters and opponents, making communities … have provided refugia the expansion of Bears Ears to the full anew in Texas. It’s the rough equivalent of a felon seeking al monuments. Few places on Earth a special point to honor the voices of for many ancient plant species” and size of the Inter-Tribal Coalition’s pro- to evade prosecution by changing his name and address. have such interconnected extraordi- local conservationists, backcountry sheltered “… an extraordinary number posal. The president has ample science James rightly blew the whistle on the brazen move, re- nary scenery, cultural history, barely guides and Native people to whom her of areas of relict vegetation … where to back up such foresight. The previ- sulting in a two-week trial that ended last week, with the tapped scientific research potential predecessor, Ryan Zinke, gave short natural processes continue unaltered.” ous administration’s derailment of NRA insisting that it’s already righted its ship, and the AG’s and healthy ecosystems. shrift. Before Trump’s 2017 reduction, America’s steady advance toward pro- team ably presenting ample evidence, from a $360,000 The tragic blunder in this incre- President Obama’s establishment Grand Staircase-Escalante existed for tecting the inner canyon country of the consulting contract for LaPierre’s former chief financial mental journey toward protecting our of Bears Ears was a remarkable act of a generation as it was first conceived. Colorado Plateau must be a short-term officer to a big-bucks retainer for his personal travel agent, heritage and legacy came when the pre- reconciliation with America’s Indig- Congress acknowledged its perma- anomaly. We can and should undo that that it has not. vious administration eviscerated the enous people. The proposal for the nence with laws that adjusted bound- mistake now. This week, weighing those piles of evidence and the two landmark national monuments, monument came right from the tribes, aries and traded Utah school trust stunning rebuke from the trustee’s office, JudgeH arlin Bears Ears and Grand Staircase. For- conceived by the Bears Ears Inter- lands within the monument for $50 (Stephen Trimble serves on Hale will rule whether to let the NRA proceed with its she- mer President Trump reduced Bears Tribal Coalition and based on years million and federal lands elsewhere in the board of the nonprofit or- nanigans or force it to defend its many misdeeds. Ears by 85% and Grand Staircase by of mapping important cultural sites the state. Paleontologists consistently ganization Grand Staircase- He must do the latter — and the rest of us must hope half for purely political reasons. on federal lands beyond reservation make transformative discoveries there. Escalante Partners. His most that someday, someone pries the whole truth from the The people of Utah and the West boundaries. The tribes saw the monu- Archaeologists have surveyed just 7% recent book is “The Capitol Reef NRA’s cold, dead hands. support these preserves. Utah’s Repub- ment as a place of healing. Biden’s of the monument’s record of 12,000 Reader.”) Changes To Society Post Pandemic Not All Good: Some Likely To Worsen Inequality
Michael Reisch equalities, particularly along racial lines, promote a structural realignment of our maintain the hyper-segregation of major communities, and not merely a statistical American cities like Baltimore and San one, we will not eliminate food deserts that n recent months, social scientists and Francisco, and lock in perpetuity the rigid contribute to high rates of obesity, reduce media pundits have made numerous, political partisanship these divisions pro- pollution that leads to higher rates of asth- sometimes speculative predictions duce. They will also reduce the day-to-day ma and certain types of cancer, halt the about the long-term effects of the COV- interactions that occur across racial and “school to prison” pipeline, or eradicate ID-19 pandemic on the US economy, class lines when people commute, work the powerful sense of “otherness” that re- society,I culture and the individual behav- and shop together. My research on the tards efforts at social transformation. ior of Americans. The changing nature relationship between periods of social There are steps we can take, but they of work and workplaces, and Americans’ progress and the extent of intergroup in- involve both fiscal costs and political risks. consumption patterns are particularly teraction, especially in cities, reveals a cor- For example, we can provide incentives popular subjects for prognostication. Most relation between physical proximity and not just for the construction of affordable observers agree that when life returns lasting policy reform. housing outside of low-income neighbor- to pre-pandemic “normal,” more people The inequitable effects of the COVID-19 hoods; we can also provide incentives for will work from home, either full-time or pandemic present a stark preview of our low-income residents to relocate, such as part-time, and shop online, and that this possible future. Essential workers, largely tax breaks and expanded public transpor- transformation may reduce the ecologi- members of racial minority communities, tation. We can fund community organiza- cal damage caused by climate change. Al- either lost their jobs or did not have the tions to facilitate the difficult demographic though there is some disagreement about option of working from home. Those who and cultural transformations that will en- the effects of these changes on productiv- remained employed risked their health and sue. Resistance to such proposals will in- ity, workplace relationships, employment lives to keep our society and economy func- evitably arise, not merely among white su- patterns and family life, most commen- tioning and suffered far higher rates of in- premacists, but also among liberals whose tators believe their overall impact will be fection, hospitalization and mortality. Even among children, and slow the increase in and family level. They fail to address the embrace of equality often goes little be- beneficial. as hopes of the pandemic’s end rise, these socio-economic inequality. Putting aside underlying structural problems that create yond posting a Black Lives Matter placard History demonstrates, however, that workers have greater difficulty obtaining the issue of their political feasibility, given our vast social divisions. in their front yards. If we are sincere about all major societal transformations have access to the vaccine. Long-standing ineq- intransigent Republican opposition and Providing tax credits, universal pre-K our goal of creating a more just and equal decidedly mixed outcomes. They produce uities in our health care system and distri- concerns among some moderate Demo- and child care, increasing the minimum society, however, we must take on these desirable consequences and unexpected, bution of income and employment-based crats about their price tag, the proposals wage and the supply of affordable hous- risks without hesitation or equivocation. often undesirable ones. In projections benefits exacerbated these effects, as did would do little to tear down the rigid phys- ing, and expanding financial support for about the future of work, most forecast- vast disparities in the environmental qual- ical barriers between American communi- public education through community col- (Michael Reisch is the Daniel ers have overlooked a major unintended, ity of our neighborhoods. ties that reflect and sustain the inequalities lege are all worthy goals, but they will do Thursz Distinguished Professor if not entirely unpredictable consequence: Recent policy proposals announced Biden’s policies attempt to address. The ef- little to dismantle the physical separation Emeritus of Social Justice at the how changing work and consumption by the Biden administration would, if fects of these policies, however well inten- based on race and class that exists in the University of Maryland School of patterns will exacerbate longstanding in- adopted, reduce poverty, particularly tioned, will be primarily at the individual U.S. Unless we take sustained actions that Social Work.)
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dpa a remarkable 47 percent of Re- Biden’s legislative agenda both sides of the aisle, reform pitching to Congress a 4-tril- New York publicans. for the rest of this year faces initiatives including immi- lion-plus-dollar package for Some 54 percent of those major obstacles on Capitol gration policy, gun laws and spending on infrastructure, President Joe Biden is surveyed say the country is on Hill as Republicans continue voting rights will stand little education and children meas- riding a wave of approval as the right track, higher than at chance of becoming a reality. ures that Republicans oppose Americans overwhelmingly any point in AP-NORC polls There are also potential as far too large. back his handling of the coro- conducted since former Presi- Despite the rosy picture, warning signs emerging on What’s unclear is whether navirus pandemic, a new AP- dent Donald Trump’s first the next phase of Biden’s the economic horizon. A new the employment slowdown NORC poll revealed on Mon- months in office. presidency is likely to be government report out Friday will continue or how it will day. And 57 percent approve of much trickier showed employers added just impact Americans’ views of As he nears four months Biden’s handling of the econ- 266,000 jobs in April, sharply Biden’s handling of the econ- in the White House, Biden is omy, although that figure is lower than in March and far omy. seeing an enviable 63 percent sharply divided by party with to resist pleas for meaningful fewer than economists had ex- Ahead of Friday’s new jobs overall approval rating. just 19 percent of GOP sup- US President Joe Biden in Washington on Monday. (AFP) bipartisan cooperation while pected. numbers, his approval ready Even more Americans ap- porters approving. Democrats lack the unani- Biden argues that the on the economy stood at a sol- prove of his handling of the Despite the rosy picture, trickier. Vaccination rates to persuade those who are re- mous support they would need report proves more federal id 57 percent. But that could pandemic, with 71 percent giv- the next phase of Biden’s have slowed, and the admin- luctant to get the shots about to eliminate the filibuster. spending is needed to help change if the nascent recovery ing him high marks, including presidency is likely to be much istration is grappling with how their safety and efficacy. Without compromise on bolster the economy. He’s stalls.
TRAGIC INCIDENT US approves BioNTech/ Pfizer vaccine for Several children killed in children aged 12-15 dpa and Prevention (CDC) since Washington the beginning of the pan- demic. Russian school shooting The US Food and Drug “This is a promising Administration (FDA) on development in our fight Monday said it expanded against the virus. If you are A 19-year-old suspect who acted alone was taken into custody with his motive still under investigation the emergency use authori- a parent who wants to pro- zation for the use for the Bi- tect your child, or a teenager dpa commemorated the victims oNTech/Pfizer coronavirus who is interested in getting Moscow with a minute of silence, while vaccination to include chil- vaccinated, today’s decision the Ministry of Education rec- dren and adolescents aged is a step closer to that goal,” At least nine people, most of ommended that all Russian 12 to 15. US President Joe Biden said them eighth-grade students, schools increase security. The vaccine by German in a statement. were killed in a school shoot- Russian President vaccine maker BioNTech “The light at the end of ing in the Russian city of Ka- Vladimir Putin expressed his and its US partner Pfizer the tunnel is growing, and zan on Tuesday, officials said. condolences to the relatives of had previously only been today it got a little brighter,” A 19-year-old suspect who the victims. approved in the country for the president said. acted alone was taken into cus- “The president expresses people aged 16 and older. Some 58 per cent of all tody with his motive still under his deepest condolences to the Acting FDA Commis- adults in the country have investigation, said authori- relatives of the children who sioner Janet Woodcock received at least a first dose ties in the Tatarstan republic, died at the hands of the gun- called the expansion “a of a coronavirus vaccine where Kazan is the capital. man and wishes a speedy re- significant step in the fight while about 44 per cent of Around 20 people were covery to the schoolchildren against the COVID-19 pan- over 18’s are already fully taken to hospitals, some of who were injured,” Kremlin demic.” “Today’s action al- vaccinated, according CDC them in critical condition. spokesperson Dmitry Peskov lows for a younger popula- figures. Among them, according to the said, according to Interfax tion to be protected from Among the higher-risk regional Ministry of Educa- news agency. COVID-19, bringing us clos- group of those aged 65 and tion, were 18 children between Putin also called for new er to returning to a sense of older, 83 per cent have had the ages of 7 and 15. Citizens in regulations on civilian gun normalcy and to ending the a first dose and 71 per cent Tatarstan were called upon to ownership, the report said. pandemic,” Woodcock said are fully vaccinated. donate blood. Russian schools had only in a statement. Since the start of the Among the dead were reopened on Tuesday after a The acting commis- vaccine drive in mid-De- seven children and two adults, week-long holiday. sioner said the agency cember, a total of 261 mil- law enforcement sources told It was unclear whether “undertook a rigorous and lion doses have been admin- Russia’s TASS news agency. guards were in place at school thorough review of all avail- istered in the US, which has Russian Deputy Prime number 175 in Kazan. Many able data” before issuing the a population of 330 million. Minister Tatyana Golikova schools had introduced guards extension. The US has recorded said medical specialists had People gather to lay flowers and toys at a makeshift memorial for victims of the shooting at School No. after earlier attacks on schools. Some 1.5 million Cov- some 32.5 million cases been flown into to the Muslim- 175 in Kazan on Tuesday. (AFP) One of the worst shootings id-19 cases in individuals 11 of Covid-19 and almost majority republic to aid local in Russian history occurred at to 17 years of age have been 580,000 deaths according doctors. rising from a white building shooting on Telegram shortly a school in Beslan, North Os- reported to the country’s to the CDC, both world lead- The shooting took place on and sounds of screaming. Hospitalised before it began, Russian media setia, in 2004, when Chechen Centers for Disease Control ing figures. the first day of school follow- Children jumped from the reported. separatists took more than ing May holidays. windows of the third floor of Around 20 people were Tatarstan republic’s lead- 1,000 teachers, students and Television footage showed the building, a local television taken to hospitals, some er, Rustam Minnikhanov, parents hostage. parents, fearing for the fate broadcaster reported. of them in critical called the shootings a “great Two days later, Russian of their children, gathered The suspect had report- condition. Among them, tragedy” and described the special forces stormed the in front of the cordoned-off edly entered the school’s main according to the regional perpetrator a “terrorist.” But hall. More than 300 people News school grounds. Some pupils entrance, carrying a machine Ministry of Education, while an anti-terrorist opera- were killed, half of whom were were taken out of the build- gun, and started shooting im- were 18 children between tion had been declared early children. in brief ing via ladders and moved to mediately. The gun was said the ages of 7 and 15 on in the investigation, later The most recent tragedy a nearby kindergartern. Other to have been registered in the Tuesday officials said there occurred at a vocational college Vaccinations for pupils in Germany aim students sat injured on the suspect’s name. was no longer any suspicion of in October 2018, in the town of to coincide with school start pavement. According to media re- security circles, reported “ha- terrorism. Kerch in Crimea, which has Witnesses told Russian ports, he had recently been tred” as a possible motive. The The shooting spree horri- been annexed by Russia. An Berlin Germany is targeting the end of the summer holidays media they had heard explo- expelled from a vocational suspect, who had not been on fied the country. 18-year-old shot and killed 20 to start vaccinations for the 12-18 age group. sive sounds. Videos shared on school for debts. the radar of law enforcement In the capital Moscow, people, before he detonated an Once vaccinations start in this age group - which can social media showed smoke The TASS agency, citing authorities, announced the lawmakers in the State Duma explosive device and died. only follow authorization from European medicine regulators - schooling could begin to return to normal, Health Minister Jens Spahn told broadcaster Deutschlandfunk on Tuesday. The vaccines would be administered either on school prem- Notorious kidnapper ises, or through vaccine centres. Currently, one-third of Germans have been vaccinated at and suspected China’s population grows to 1.41 billion least once. robber extradited dpa the country’s social mores: The vaccination rate is increasing and the incidence of Beijing Now many people are used to infection is decreasing, Spahn noted. (dpa) to Germany the idea of small families. Ning Although China’s popula- said the downward population dpa tion grew by 5.38 percent to trend is likely to continue and France seeks tougher sentences for Cologne reach 1.41 billion people in become more pronounced. police attacks after shooting the last decade, data from The new numbers are based Thomas Drach, a suspected the country’s statistics office on the first census in 10 years. P ariS France plans to tighten its response to violence against robber notorious in Germany showed on Monday that the It was conducted in November the police, Prime Minister Jean Castex announced on Tuesday for carrying out the kidnap- birth rate is dropping even as and December and was the at the funeral service for an officer killed during an anti-drug ping of a cigarette company the country ages dramatically. country’s seventh since 1953. operation last week. heir 25 years ago, has been The results from the coun- Some 7 million census From now on, violence against internal security forces will arrested after his extradition try’s most recent census showed takers went door to door or be a “specific offence, more severely punished,” Castex wrote from the Netherlands. that since 2010, China’s popu- conducted interviews on the on Twitter. He arrived in the western lation aged 60 and older has phone or online. Last Wednesday, police officerE ric Masson was fatally German city of Cologne on increased by 5.44 percent, to An elderly man and woman are pushed in wheelchairs along a street The statistics office, which shot during a check at a known drug-dealing location. Tuesday and was immediately reach 264 million people. in Beijing on Tuesday. (AFP) had delayed the publication of Four suspects have since been taken into custody. taken into custody. An Am- Already, almost every fifth the data several times, rejected Castex promised that France would not allow such a brutal sterdam court ruled a week ago person in China - 18.7 percent put the brakes on the world’s (sic) to have babies,” noted a reports that the population and cowardly act to go unpunished. that Drach, now 60, should be - is older than 60. Meanwhile, second-largest economy. comment in Chinese financial had already shrunk in the past Violence against the police is a hot-button issue in extradited in connection with the working age population One cause for the slower newspaper Caixin. year. However, experts cited in France. (dpa) three robberies of cash-in- is in decline. The cohort of growth rate are signs that Adding to that problem, the Global Times newspaper, transit vehicles in Cologne and people aged 15 to 59 actually many Chinese are unwill- China is seeing a drop in the which is close to the com- Frankfurt in 2018 and 2019. declined by 6.79 percentage ing to have more children. number of marriages, even as munist party, said they expect Brazil’s first COVID-19 vaccine study During one robbery, a secu- points, to now make up 63 State media have described the divorce rate rises. Already, to start seeing a population volunteer reunited with mother rity guard was seriously injured. percent of the population. the baby bust as “alarming.” the divorce rate is higher than decline either this year or next. Drach had only been released “The continued ageing of For example, the number of in Japan or South Korea. Independent experts also Rio de Janeiro (dpa) - Brazil’s first coronavirus vaccine study from prison in the autumn of the population is putting pres- births recorded in 2020 was Many couples are also waiting expressed doubt about the volunteer has been reunited with her mother after almost a 2013. In 1996, he and accom- sure on long-term balanced already 15 percent lower than until later in life to get married official numbers, which they year and a half. plices had kidnapped the heir to development,” said Ning Jizhe, the number reported for 2019, and start a family. claimed were too high. “I drove more than 600 kilometres from Sao Paulo to the Reemtsma tobacco dynasty, the director of the statistics according to government data A 2016 policy change lifted “I concluded that China’s Araguari in Minas Gerais,” Denis Abranches, who returned from Jan Philipp Reemtsma. institute. released earlier this year. The a 1979 law that limited many population began to shrink in the Mother’s Day visit on Monday, told dpa. The victim was released af- Overall population growth actual numbers dropped from families to only one child. 2018, and that the real popula- “It was a hug that I will never forget,” the 47-year-old said. ter 33 days for the equivalent of has also slowed, to only about 11.79 million to 10.04 million. However, that only saw a brief tion in 2020 was unlikely to ex- “It was very moving for my mother too.” Abranches leads around 18 million euros (21.6 0.53 percent a year, the slow- “In urban areas, high costs rise in the birth rate, followed ceed 1.28 billion, far fewer than the dentistry department in the Hospital Sao Paulo and as a million dollars) in ransom. est rate China has seen in of housing, health care and by a fall. Many experts argue the officially stated 1.4 billion,” dental surgeon cleans the mouths of coronavirus patients to Drach was later caught and decades. Experts warn this education have dampened that nearly four decades of the says Yi Fuxian of the University reduce the risk of additional infection. (dpa) sentenced to 14.5 years in prison. demographic trend could many couples’ enthusiams one-child policy have changed of Wisconsin. Trade war worsens treatment of foreign firms in Chinap age 9
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34,269.16 10,925.24 49161.81 1,838.70 -473.66 pts -25.48 pts -340.60 pts Gold +0.06 % Offshore wind project seen as key to Dow QE sensex US clean energy gets OK page 10 Price percentage Price percentage 27.43 Brent 68.70 +0.56 % WTI 65.43 +0.79 % Silver +0.99 % Al Rayyan tops building permit issuance in April: PSA
Tribune News Network permits, 21 percent of the total. fencing permits with 4 percent the municipalities with Umm municipality with 54 certifi- data showed that villa topped Doha It was followed by Al Wak- (19 permits). Salal leading with 66 percent. cates (16 percent), Umm Slal the list, accounting for 69 per- rah municipality with 79 per- By analysing new residen- It was followed by Al Rayyan with 23 certificates(7percent), cent (132 certificates) of all new The Planning and Statistics mits (16 percent), municipality tial buildings permits data, it (64 percent), Al Sheehaniya Al Khor with 16 certificates (5 residential buildings comple- Authority (PSA) on Tuesday of Al Da’ayen with 73 permits was found that villas topped the (63 percent), Al Da’ayen (59 percent), Al Sheehaniya with 8 tion certificates, followed by published the seventy-sixth is- (15 percent), Umm Salal with list by accounting for 73 percent percent), Al Wakrah (54 per- certificates (2 percent) and Al dwellings of housing loans sue of the monthly Statistics of 30 permits (6 percent), Al Khor (135 permits) of all new residen- cent), Al Doha (51 percent), Al Shammal with 7 certificates (2 certificates by 23 percent (43 Building Permits and Building with 27 permits (5 percent), Al tial buildings permits, followed Shammal (38 percent) and Al percent). certificates) and apartments Completion certificates issued Sheehaniya with 14 permits (3 by dwellings of housing loans Khor (34 percent). In terms of the type of cer- buildings by 7 percent (13 cer- by all municipalities of Qatar. percent), and Al Shammal 10 permits by 18 percent (33 per- Al Rayyan municipality tificates issued, data indicated tificates). In a quick review of the permits (2 percent). mits) and apartments buildings came at the top of the munici- that the new building com- On the other hand, com- data on building permits is- In terms of the type of by 7 percent (13 permits). palities where the number of pletion certificates including mercial buildings were found sued during April this year, it permits issued, data indicates On the other hand, com- building completion certificates residential and non-residential to be on the forefront of non- was found that the municipal- that the new building permits mercial buildings were found building with 12 percent issued with 93 certificates, 28 constituted 69 percent (232 residential buildings comple- ity of Al Rayyan was at the top including residential and non- to be in the forefront of non- (5permits). percent of the total issued cer- certificates) of the total build- tion certificates with 18 cer- of the municipalities where the residential constituted 45 per- residential buildings permits Comparing the number of tificates, while the municipality ing certificates issued during tificates, 44 percent of the number of building permits is- cent (227 permits) of the total with 42 percent (18 permits), permits issued in April 2021 of Al Wakrah came in second April, while the percentage of total. Comparing the number sued was 162 permits, 32 per- building permits issued during followed by industrial build- with those issued in the previ- place with 72 certificates (22 additions certificates constitut- of certificates issued in April cent of the total issued permits, April, while the percentage of ings workshops and factories ous month, a general decrease percent), followed by the mu- ed 31 percent (102 certificates). 2021 with those issued in the while the municipality of Doha additions permits constituted with 28 percent (12 permits), of 58 percent was noted. The nicipality of Doha with 61 certif- The new residential build- previous month, a decrease of came in second place with 105 51 percent (254 permits), and then other non-residential decrease was noted in all of icates (18 percent), Al Da’ayen ings completion certificates 15 percent was noted. Economic rebound in H2 to QSE resumes weekly gain sustain oil demand: OPEC ahead of Eid OPEC sees energy consumption in India collapsing because of surge in COVID-19 cases Satyendra Pathak the top value traded stock dur- Tribune News Network The mobility restrictions Doha ing the week with total traded Doha will limit demand from the value of QR198.8 million. end of April, well into May Qatari stocks resumed Trading volume declined The organisation of the Pe- and possibly June, impacting weekly gaining trend with the by 39.3 percent to 696.4 mil- troleum Exporting Countries the whole of second quarter Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) lion shares against 1.146 bil- (OPEC) has left its global oil oil demand for the country, general index moving up by demand forecast for 2021 according to OPEC. 29.52 points, or 0.27 percent, unchanged in its monthly “Some support might during the week to close at outlook report due to an eco- emerge from increased us- 10,925.24 points on Tuesday. nomic rebound in the second age of private vehicles over The week saw only three half of the year. public transportation which trading sessions instead of the The bloc, however, sees could cap declines in trans- five due to Eid holidays that energy consumption in In- portation fuels demand,” the will begin on Wednesday and dia, the world’s third-biggest report added. continue till Sunday. consumer of oil, collapsing The Vienna-based bloc Market capitalisation because of the surge in COV- expects to see higher growth during the short week in- ID-19 infections. from India’s industrial sector creased 0.3 percent to reach The group maintained its towards the second half of QR633.87 billion as compared QR633.8 bn global demand forecast for the year. to QR632.02 billion at the end 2021, which sees an increase “A positive baseline im- of the previous week. ● Market capitalisation of 6 million barrels per day pact of 2020, stimulus meas- Doha Bank was the best during the short week to average 96.5 million bpd ures taken by the government performing stock for the week, increased 0.3 percent to for the year, according to its to encourage private con- with a gain of 9.9 percent. On reach QR633.87 billion as monthly market report re- sumption and investment, the other hand, Qatar Oman compared to QR632.02 leased on Tuesday. and a pickup in vaccination Investment Company was the billion at the end of the The rising number of in- rollouts towards the second worst-performing stock with a previous week fections in top energy-con- Oil prices have gained more than 30 percent year to date, supported by a slow return to normality in some half will encourage growth,” decline of 1.9 percent. suming countries such as of the developed countries. it said. Qatar Aluminium Manu- India and Brazil will weigh Demand for oil is also sup- facturing Company (Qamco), on demand in the first half OPEC said. across the country. look from the International ported by the global economy Commercial Bank of Qatar lion shares in the previous of the year. Slower-than- “The assumed return to India has registered Monetary Fund, but that rebounding return to growth (CBQ) and Masraf Al Rayan trading week. anticipated consumption in normality and improved mo- nearly 23 million cases so was before the resurgence of of 6 per cent this year as most were the primary contributors The number of transac- the Americas region of Or- bility will also positively in- far, according to Worldom- COVID-19. developed economies are ex- to the weekly index increase. tions also declined 35.3 per- ganisation for Economic Co- fluence regions such as the eter, which tracks the pan- The country has grounded pected to rebound, after the Qamco was the main con- cent to 27,000 against 41,716 operation and Development Middle East and Other Asia,” demic. The government has flights and several state gov- world economy contracted by tributor to the index’s weekly in the previous week. Salam countries in the first quarter the group said. been reluctant to impose a ernments have imposed at 3.3 per cent in 2020. gain, adding 12.8 points to the International was the top vol- also impacted OPEC’s earlier However India, one of the nationwide lockdown similar least two weeks of lockdown. Oil prices have gained index. CBQ added an addi- ume traded stock during the forecast. fastest growing demand cen- to the curbs implemented last India’s refined products more than 30 percent year tional 10.2 points to the index. week with total traded volume “However, these develop- tres for crude, is expected to year, which severely crimped demand is expected to drop to date, supported by a slow Masraf Al Rayan pushed the of 189.2 million shares. ments are likely to be offset curtail its demand over the its overall demand for crude to 2.8 million bpd in May return to normality in some index up by another 7 points. Meanwhile, despite falling by positive weekly transpor- coming months. The South and led its economy to shrink 2021, a 160,000 bpd down- of the more developed states. Trading value during the 35 points ahead of Eid holi- tation fuels data from the Asian nation has emerged as 8 per cent in 2020. India’s ward revision due to the de- Vaccination rollouts in OECD week decreased by 35.7 per- days on Tuesday, Qatar’s stock US and the acceleration in a COVID-19 hotspot, with lo- economy was forecast to ex- bilitating second wave in the countries have also improved cent to QR1.384 billion against exchange witnessed strong vaccination programmes in cal, highly infectious strains pand 12.5 per cent this year, country, Rystad Energy said mobility, and demand for fuel QR2.152 billion in the previ- buying interests from both lo- the second half of the year,” of the virus spreading rapidly according to the latest out- in a note on Tuesday. products. ous trading week. Qamco was cal and foreign retail investors.
Uptick in COVID-19 cases weigh on Indian rupee, equity market
Agencies lar and could weigh on sentiments, all four quarters of FY21 and going delay any recovery and could trig- Mumbai the note said. forward, India’s shares might wit- ger a ‘correction’. Markets would also await do- ness more correction on account Samir Rachh, who oversees The Indian rupee fell 18 paise to mestic Index of Industrial Pro- of rising bond yields and the sec- $1.8 billion of assets at Nippon In- 73.53 against the US dollar (20.15 duction (IIP) and Consumer Price ond wave of COVID-19. dia Mutual Fund in Mumbai, said against the Qatari riyal) in opening Index (CPI) data, which would be “In the immediate future In- the market is completely ignoring trade on Tuesday due to weaker do- released this week, it added. dian markets could go in for the present situation, noting re- mestic equity market and strength- Meanwhile, experts have said some correction and consolida- cent gains have been “driven by a ening of the US currency. that the debilitating impact of the tion phase but as time goes by it huge amount of liquidity.” In addition, concerns over ris- second wave of COVID-19 out- could recoup and standout,” said “While the country is roll- ing COVID-19 cases also weighed break on India’s economy will have Rusmik Oza, executive vice presi- ing out vaccines, the virus has on the currency. its inevitable ramifications on the dent and head of Fundamental spread to places that do not have The domestic unit started on a stock markets, triggering an immi- Research at Kotak Securities. adequate facilities or the medical weaker note against the greenback nent correction as foreign portfolio Nippon India Mutual Fund, infrastructure to handle it,” Rachh tracking decline in Asian shares and investors continue to exit the scene one of the top performing fund said. “If we don’t see it peaking, currencies on concerns over rising in droves. managers, noted that investors in as estimated, and given how the US inflation expectations, Reliance On Tuesday, under sustained Indian rupee fell to 73.53 against the US dollar in opening trade on Tuesday. India’s $2.8 trillion equity market stocks have gained from last year, Securities said in a research note. selling pressure, benchmark indi- are underestimating the economic there could be a market correc- Most of the Asian currencies are ces ended nearly 1 percent lower, kets and dragged primarily by fi- Analysts feel despite the mar- impact from the world’s worst tion,” Rachh was quoted as saying trading weaker against the UD dol- tracking weakness in global mar- nance and banking stocks. ket delivering positive returns in coronavirus outbreak, which will by Bloomberg. Economy & Business Wednesday, May 12, 2021 09
FB faces Ethereum hits German ban new record on processing high again; WhatsApp dogecoin user data slumps Agencies Agencies Cryptocurrency ethere- A German privacy watch- um climbed to a new peak for dog banned Facebook on a third straight day on Mon- Tuesday from gathering day on continued optimism data on users of its What- about further growth in de- sApp chat app, citing an centralized finance or “DeFi”, update to its privacy policy although some analysts said that it said breaches strin- it was overvalued at current gent European data pro- levels. tection rules. Ethereum has soared this Hamburg’s data pro- year, fueled by the boom in tection commissioner, DeFi, which are platforms Johannes Caspar, said he that facilitate crypto-denom- issued an emergency three- inated lending outside tradi- month order prohibiting tional banking. Many DeFi the social network from applications are embedded in processing WhatsApp per- the ethereum blockchain. sonal data for its own pur- Ethereum, the second- poses. largest coin by market capi- “The order is intended talization, hit an all-time high to safeguard the rights of $4,200 and was last up and freedoms of the many around 5.2% at$4,133.40. millions of users who ap- “The myriad possibilities prove to the terms of use of decentralized ledger tech- throughout Germany,” nologies should be likened to Caspar said in a statement. a technological force of na- “The aim is to prevent ture that will continue to dis- disadvantages and dam- rupt finance and other busi- age associated with such a In its annual white paper, AmCham China said there remain challenges for foreign firms operating in the country. nesses,” said Paolo Ardoino, black-box procedure.” chief technology officer of Caspar’s office said the cryptocurrency exchange Bit- updated terms and privacy finex. policy allowing Facebook An upcoming technical access to a lot more infor- Trade war worsens treatment of change to its software seen as mation on WhatsApp us- reducing its supply has also ers were too broad and not provided a boost, while new transparent. institutional investors in the The watchdog opened crypto sector have warmed to urgent proceedings last it amid a tepid quarter so far month because of concerns foreign firms in China: AmCham for bitcoin. that WhatsApp users were “(Crypto has) got a lot being required to agree to more institutional involve- the update by May 15 or AmCham China calls on Beijing to stop encouraging local governments to replace foreign-made products ment than people who else they wouldn’t be able haven’t followed the market to continue using the ser- Agencies in the provinces and munici- a partner at the corporate public, meaning it could run believe,” said Chris Weston, vice. palities where our members do law firm WilmerHale. “Even contrary to written regulations head of research at brokerage WhatsApp denied the An across-the-board deterio- business, will suffer,” said Greg though American technology and could be biased against Pepperstone. update is connected with ration in US-China relations Gilligan, chairman of AmCham is highly competitive around foreign firms in practice, he But some analysts said any expansion of data last year became the top chal- China. “We feel that local offi- the world, [US firms] face the said. ethereum’s increasing valua- sharing with Facebook, lenge to doing business in cials are reacting to the levels largest barriers, which prevent For example, the financial tion was not underpinned by pointing out it is related China, according to a report re- of tension in the relationship them from accomplishing as services industry is often im- data of how widely it is used. only to messages between leased by the American Cham- and are taking the safer path, Concern much as they’d like in terms of plicitly and quietly instructed “The continued divergence of businesses and customers. ber of Commerce in China on which is to offer preference to There are mounting concerns business here in China.” not to issue too many loans, its price relative to network The order “is based on Tuesday. a domestic industry.” among the business Despite developments such or to direct loans to a particu- activity raise questions about a fundamental misunder- Many long-standing eco- In its phase one trade deal as a foreign investment law, lar segment of society, though its valuation,” J.P. Morgan standing of the purpose nomic and commercial issues signed with the United States community that China is which went into effect at the there may be no public record analysts wrote in a report to and effect of WhatsApp’s that plague the foreign busi- early last year, China commit- prioritising an industrial policy start of last year with an aim to of this. clients dated May 7. update and therefore ness community remain un- ted to protecting intellectual that distorts markets and level the playing field for over- “That’s the kind of vague- Factors such as the num- has no legitimate basis,” addressed. This includes the property rights while ending promotes unfair competition, seas investors in the Chinese ness that American businesses ber of active digital addresses WhatsApp said in a state- amount of support China gives the practice of pressuring without allowing foreign firms market, the white paper called generally are not familiar with in its network would be more ment, adding that because its state-owned enterprises, its American companies to share to compete on a level playing on the central government to in their own country,” Ross consistent with a price of the Hamburg regula- preferential treatment for do- their technology with local field. stop encouraging local govern- said. “Bias in favour of domes- around$1,000, the U.S. bank tor’s claims are wrong, mestically invested enterprises, partners in exchange for access ments to replace foreign-made tic products does not show up said. it wouldn’t affect the up- and its preference for domestic to the Chinese market. products or services with do- in regulations, but in national Bitcoin, the largest cryp- date’s rollout. technologies and products over However, there are mount- Xi Jinping unveiled his dual- mestic equivalents. treatment. In practice, you tocurrency, rose to a three- WhatsApp initially foreign technologies, AmCham ing concerns among the busi- circulation policy, which places The broader issue, Ross know you won’t be treated week high above $59,600 on tried to introduce the up- China said in its annual white ness community that China is greater reliance on the domes- said, is that China significantly fairly.” Monday. But it was last down date at the start of the year paper – a more than 500-page prioritising an industrial pol- tic market, especially in terms uses an unconventional tool Despite their differences, 2.9% at $56,632. but backed off after a wave assessment of the operating icy that distorts markets and of innovation and technologi- known as “window guidance”, US-China economic relations Blockchain data provider of confusion and misinfor- environment for American promotes unfair competition, cal developments. where Beijing policymakers remain deeply intertwined, Glassnode, in a research re- mation among users, many businesses in China. without allowing foreign firms “We need to see results use dialogue rather than leg- with two-way bilateral trade port on Monday, said there of whom flocked to rival “When US-China bilateral to compete on a level playing [of commitments being im- islation to persuade banks to- in goods totalling US$558 bil- are indications that a portion chat apps such as Signal relations worsen, we often find field. plemented]. Mere rhetoric it- wards a course of action. This lion in 2020, according to the of bitcoin capital is rotating and Telegram. that the implementation in At a meeting of China’s self doesn’t necessarily carry regulatory process is not for- Office of the US Trade Repre- toward ethereum and doge- the marketplace, particularly Politburo last May, President any water,” said Lester Ross, mally documented nor made sentative. coin. US Consumer watchdog agency rediscovers its teeth under Biden
Agencies bureau adopted a narrower typically law firms hired to reau employee and currently definition that, among other collect back rent, to give ten- a commissioner on the Fed- The US’ consumer watchdog things, made monetary penal- ants their rights under the eral Trade Commission. The is signaling a more aggressive ties less likely. The change will CDC’s rule and to make sure White House reportedly has approach toward the financial likely result in more enforce- struggling tenants got assis- not wanted him to move over services sectors after a few ment actions and larger fines tance. to the CFPB until a replace- years of being on a tight leash. against the financial services The CFPB had never held ment can be found for him at Under President Biden, industry, experts said. any authority over renters or the FTC. the Consumer Financial Pro- Created in 2011, the CFPB rent collection previously, and Another familiar face will tection Bureau has rescinded was supposed to be a nonpar- the change was welcomed by also return in a new role. On or scaled back a number of tisan advocate for consumers poverty and consumer advo- Tuesday the White House an- policies put in place by the and borrowers after the Great cates. The banking industry nounced it would put Cordray, Trump administration. And Recession; instead, the bu- has been critical of the more the bureau’s first director un- the bureau is staffing up in reau has often been caught in aggressive posture of the der the Obama administra- anticipation of taking a more the middle of the ideological bureau, partly because the tion, in charge of the Federal active role in regulation and war between Democrats and changes are happening under Office of Student Loans. The enforcement, as it did during Republicans’ views on how to a temporary director. amount of student loan debt the Obama administration. run government. “At the very least, if he’s go- owed by Americans has grown This is all being done with- Under the Trump admin- ing to make these changes and to $1.7 trillion. out the CFPB having a perma- istration, enforcement actions be in this role for an extended While Corday will be work- nent director, an important and fines dropped off sig- period of time, he should ap- ing under the Department position since the bureau’s nificantly compared to when pear in front of Congress as of Education, his position is authority comes from the di- the bureau was controlled by is statutorily required,” said likely to restore the working rector who is answerable only Richard Cordray, President Richard Hunt, president and relationship between the bu- to the president. Dave Uejio, Obama’s appointee to the CEO of the Consumer Bankers reau and the DOE. Trump’s a long-time career employee bureau who left in November Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Kathy Kraninger pauses as she speaks to media at the Association, a trade group for Education Secretary Betsy De- of the bureau, has been the 2017. The bureau’s own data CFPB office in Washington. the larger retail banks. Vos had effectively cut off the bureau’s acting director since shows the CFPB collecting A CFPB spokesperson said CFPB from any authority over Trump’s appointee Kathy Kra- roughly $650 million in fines Many of these directives were “He’s off to a promising after debt collectors, the CFPB Uejio’s actions “have reflected student loans. ninger resigned the day Biden or penalties per year under designed to give banks flex- start, setting the tone and di- moved last month to protect the urgency of the crises our “Appointing Cordray to was sworn into office. Despite Trump appointees’ control ibility — particularly when rection for the CFPB that we tenants behind on rent due to nation is facing,” adding that lead (the office) is a great step, holding a caregiver or place- compared to $1.84 billion on it came to record-keeping as hope the permanent director the pandemic from eviction. moving slowly “would fur- showing that the administra- holder position, Uejio’s has average collected annually the entire industry shifted to will adopt,” Odette William- The Centers for Disease Con- ther put American families in tion is serious about what’s been quite active in the role. under the Obama administra- working remotely. But con- son, an attorney at the Na- trol last year put into effect harm’s way.” Rohit Chopra, necessary to protect borrow- In April, the bureau broad- tion. sumer advocates argue that tional Consumer Law Center, an eviction moratorium, but Biden’s choice for CFPB di- ers and address the student ened the scope for what it con- The bureau also rescind- the banking industry has had said of Uejio. the CDC had no statutory au- rector, has himself signaled debt crisis,” said Seth Frot- siders to be abusive behavior ed several measures put into a full year to adjust at this The bureau has also ex- thority itself to enforce its own a more aggressive approach man of the Student Borrower by providers of financial ser- place by the Trump adminis- point, and consumers deserve tended its mission in ways rule. So, the bureau used its to the bureau’s mission once Protection Center, and the vices or products to consum- tration during the early days accurate records no matter previously not seen. authority to force any agents he’s confirmed by the Sen- former top official at the CFPB ers. Under Kraninger, the of the coronavirus pandemic. what. Using its authority to go acting on behalf of landlords, ate. Chopra is a former bu- over student loan issues. 10 Wednesday, May 12, 2021 Economy & Business Investors chide Toyota chief for Spain adopts landmark law to questioning ban on protect ‘gig’ delivery workers combustion cars Agencies not seem to realize what The country introduces decree that is set to give employee status to some 30,000 couriers is at stake here,” said Jens Some Toyota Motor share- Munch Holst, CEO of Aka- Agencies operating digital platforms. holders have criticized its demikerPension. That leaves out the domestic President Akio Toyoda for The Danish fund told Spain approved a pioneering care and cleaning services in- questioning Japan’s plans Reuters last month that it law Tuesday that gives delivery dustries where the gig work to ban conventional cars would consider a sharehold- platforms a mid-August dead- model is also spreading. only days after the firm said er resolution or sell its hold- line to hire workers currently The law makes manda- it was reviewing its climate ing in Toyota if there was no freelancing for them and that tory for all businesses the lobbying and aimed for car- change after “intense” en- requires transparency of arti- ground-breaking requirement bon neutrality by 2050. gagement with the company. ficial intelligence used to man- of having to hand over to the The five investors, who A Toyota spokeswoman age workforces. workers’ legal representa- collectively have around told Reuters the company The royal decree passed tives information about how $500 billion in assets un- could not immediately com- by the center-left ruling coali- algorithms and artificial in- der management and spoke ment on the investors’ criti- tion immediately affects some telligence systems function in exclusively to Reuters, said cism but would be address- 30,000 couriers. It comes in assigning jobs and assessing the carmaker risks falling ing climate issues later in the wake of a ruling by Spain’s performance, among other as- behind competitors that are the week when it announces top court last year and at a pects. rolling out electric vehicles, earnings. time when other countries in “Workers cannot lose their while giving cover for other The company in recent Europe and elsewhere are de- soul on the keyboard of our companies seeking to avoid years has said that electric ciding on a labor model for the laptops or on electronic gadg- big changes to meet climate vehicles will play a greater so-called gig economy, which ets,” Díaz said. goals. role in reducing emissions is often blamed for precarious Uber said that the regula- Toyota signaled a shift in but other solutions should jobs and low salaries. tion would hurt the couriers its climate change stance last be used, like its successful That’s because, until now, “who use food delivery apps month when it said it would hybrid or slow-selling hy- gig and other contractor work- for much-needed flexible review its lobbying and be drogen vehicles. ers had to pay social security earning opportunities” and more transparent on what With pressure growing fees from their own pockets if also the restaurant industry in steps it was taking as it re- on carmakers to slash emis- they wanted to receive benefits Spain which, amid the corona- sponded to increased activ- sions, Toyota is scrambling including unemployment sub- virus pandemic, is increasing- ist and investor pressure. to produce electric vehicles sidies and a public pension. ly relying on delivery to make Three days later though, that can compete with mod- App-based food delivery ends meet. in his capacity as head of the els from the likes of Tesla, businesses say that the law “We want to be a long- Japanese automobile Manu- Volkswagen, General Mo- threatens a 700-million-euro term partner to Spain and are facturers Association, Toyo- tors and Renault, plus Chi- ($851 million) industry in exploring different options to da questioned the country’s nese startups like Nio and Spain, and some of the couri- adapt our delivery business to decision to ban new internal Xpeng. ers took to the streets on Tues- A delivery worker rides his motorbike in Madrid, Spain on Tuesday. the new regulation,” the com- combustion engined vehi- The five investors who day in different cities because pany said in an e-mailed state- cles by 2035 in its quest for spoke about Toyoda’s they say that remaining self- on the relationship between unions and industry associa- ment. carbon neutrality. comments - also includ- employed benefits them. delivery platforms and their tions, although smaller groups Some of the associations “What Japan needs to ing Norway’s Storebrand Francisco López, 37, said workforce. The other side representing the interests of representing “independent do now is to expand its op- Asset Management, Nor- he was making 2,400 euros “The world is looking at ● the food delivery platforms couriers” wrote to the Europe- tions for technology. I think dic investor Nordea Asset ($2,900) per month work- us,” Díaz told reporters follow- App-based food delivery claim they have been sidelined an Union’s Job Commissioner regulations and legislations Management, the Church ing an average of seven hours ing a weekly Cabinet meeting businesses say law in the negotiations. Nicolas Schmit calling for the should follow after,” Toy- of England Pensions Board every seven days of the week, and adding that it reflected the threatens a $851 million APS, which groups on- Spanish law to be paused un- oda said. “Policy that bans and KLP, Norway’s biggest more than he could have made “new winds” that, across the industry in the country. demand service providers til the bloc has come up with a gasoline-powered or diesel pension fund - said Toyota at his previous job at Barce- world, deliver welfare to citi- ● Deliveroo, Stuart, Glovo and standardized framework. cars from the very begin- was in danger of blunting its lona. zens. Some of the couriers Uber Eats, the main players Four of the associations ning would limit such op- competitiveness. “A lot of us have families In the United States, Joe took to the streets on in the food delivery market, said that a model that requires tions, and could also cause “As a shareholder in and children. By working for Biden’s government has rolled Tuesday in different cities condemned the government’s companies to give them con- Japan to lose its strengths,” Toyota, we actively engaged more than one company we can back on a rule from his prede- because they say that move. tracts could lead to the loss of he added. with the company and re- adjust our schedule. The rates cessor’s administration that remaining self-employed “While Spain claims to be a 23,000 of some 30,000 exist- Investors who had wel- ceived reassurances that all are currently not the best, but would have made it easier to benefits them start-up nation, this is the first ing jobs. comed the earlier Toyota of its lobbying activities, in- they do offer us an economic classify workers as independ- law in Europe that forces a But the general secretary statement on lobbying said cluding with industry asso- cushion,” said López, who has ent contractors, blocking a technological company to dis- of UGT, one of Spain’s main they were worried that Toyo- ciations, would be reviewed managed to send remittances change supported by delivery applied across the bloc. close its algorithms,” said APS workers’ unions, said the rid- da may not be on board with and reported on this year,” to his relatives in Colombia and ride-hailing services. The The Spanish government’s in a statement. ers protesting against the law the plans. said Jan Erik Saugestad, during the pandemic. executive branch of the Euro- decree doesn’t need parlia- During negotiations, the were controlled by the plat- “We’re genuinely con- CEO of Storebrand Asset But Labor Minister Yolan- pean Union is also currently mentary approval and is the government agreed to initially forms and that the law was cerned that Mr. Toyoda does Management. da Díaz said Spain was “at the consulting with the public on result of an agreement with restrict the need for work con- meant to protect labor rights vanguard” in taking legislation potential rules that could be the country’s main workers’ tracts to delivery companies across the board. Meituan’s stock price plunges after CEO posts Chinese poem
Agencies as much as 9.8% on Monday by Tang dynasty poet Zhang ping, China has imposed ever sition and quashed plans for a after its CEO Wang Xing post- Jie to the social media plat- tighter controls in an already massive initial public offering Shares in Meituan, China’s ed the classical Tang dynasty form Fanfou, according to Chi- repressive political landscape by its affiliateA nt Group. largest food delivery platform, poem, which criticized Emper- nese media reports. He later and on the Chinese media. The Other technology compa- have tumbled after its CEO or Qin Shi Huang for silencing deleted the post, saying it was ruling Communist Party has nies including gaming giant posted —and then deleted — an his critics by burning books. meant to refer to fierce com- scant tolerance for public dis- Tencent and search engine gi- ancient poem in a move widely Wang’s post was seen as petition in the e-commerce sent. ant Baidu were fined for failing seen as possible criticism of a veiled comparison of the industry, where the most dan- The internet sector has to disclose investments and the Chinese government. ruthless ancient emperor and gerous competitors are often come under intense scrutiny acquisitions. Regulators also Authorities are investigat- China’s current authoritarian unexpected. in recent months as Beijing ex- have summoned companies to ing the company over allega- government. Investors wor- The Qin emperor is revered pressed concern over the grow- warn them against anti-com- tions of anti-monopolistic ried over how Chinese authori- as the founder of a modern, ing influence of companies like petitive behavior. behavior, part of a wider crack- ties might react have been sell- unified China but considered e-commerce giant Alibaba and Alibaba troubles surfaced down on technology compa- ing their holdings of Meituan’s a brutal and ruthless ruler who others. after its founder Jack Ma pub- nies. stock. killed scholars who dared to Regulators ordered Aliba- licly accused financial regula- Meituan’s stock price lost Wang posted the classical defy him. ba to pay a record $2.8 billion tors of being behind-the-times Workers walk by the logo of Meituan during an Internet Technology 5.3% on Tuesday and plunged poem, “The Book Burning Pit” Under President Xi Jin- fine for abusing its market po- at a conference in November. Expo in Beijing.
POWERING 400,000 homes Offshore wind project seen as key to US clean energy gets OK
Agencies approval will create thousands of sters. T. Pedersen called the approval “not jobs and is a step toward President The Responsible Offshore about the start of a single project, An offshore wind project off Joe Biden’s plan for 30 gigawatts of Development Alliance, a coalition but the launch of a new industry.” Massachusetts that would cre- offshore wind by 2030. of fishing groups and businesses, He also said the approval “means ate enough electricity to power “It will create jobs that will characterized the approval of the the jobs, economic benefits and 400,000 homes and is touted by support families, boost local econo- project as a sellout to multinational clean energy revolution” associated backers as a key piece of America’s mies and address climate injustice,” corporations that hope to profit on with the project project can come to transition to renewable energy was Haaland said. “More importantly, offshore wind in the U.S. fruition. approved Tuesday by the federal it will create a new generation of “For the past decade, fishermen Environmental groups and government. clean energy jobs and leave a livable have participated in offshore wind clean power advocates trumpeted The 800-megawatt Vineyard planet for future generations.” The meetings whenever they were asked Tuesday’s approval. Heather Zichal, Wind project, south of Martha’s project would consist of 84 wind and produced reasonable requests chief executive officer of theA meri- Vineyard near Cape Cod, would be turbines located 12 nautical miles only to be met with silence,” said can Clean Power Association, called the first utility-scale wind power off Martha’s Vineyard. The pro- Anne Hawkins, executive director it a “historic day for clean energy development in federal waters. The ject and Ocean Wind, a proposed of the group. “From this silence and for our country” and a sign that nearly $3 billion project is a critical 1,100-megawatt offshore wind pro- now emerges unilateral action and renewable energy is on the rise in part of the Biden administration’s ject off New Jersey, are keystones in a clear indication that those in the U.S. plan to grow renewable energy in the Biden administration’s push to Three of Deepwater Wind’s five turbines stand in the water off Block Island. authority care more about multina- “Now is the time to push for- the U.S. grow offshore wind as a way to fight tional businesses and energy poli- ward on offshore wind, catch up to The approval of the project, climate change and create jobs. Wind have said the newer project is opposition. Commercial fishing tics than our environment, domes- global competitors, and decarbon- which could be completed in about Vineyard Wind follows the better sited than Cape Wind, which businesses have said the growth of tic food sources, or U.S. citizens.” ize our electric grid, so that the U.S. two years, came after decades of scrapped Cape Wind project, which would’ve been closer to shore, and offshore wind projects off the East The project is a $2.8 billion joint can deliver economic and environ- debate about the sustainability of failed after opposition from some that it’s more in tune with today’s Coast would make it difficult for venture of Avangrid Renewables mental benefits to our citizens and U.S. offshore wind. Secretary of high-profile liberals and conserva- political climate. them to harvest valuable seafood and Copenhagen Infrastructure combat climate change,” Zichal the Interior Deb Haaland said the tives alike. Supporters of Vineyard But Vineyard Wind also faces species such as scallops and lob- Partners. Vineyard Wind CEO Lars said. Wednesday, May 12, 2021 11 Economy & Business 4th Industrial Revolution in sub-Saharan Africa: Key to coronavirus recovery? Prior to the pandemic, 4IR technologies had begun to take root in the region; significant challenges still exist, among them ICT infra and education
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The pandemic has significantly accelerated the global spread of technologies associated with the so- called Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR), among them artificial intel- ligence, the internet of things (IoT), big data and blockchain, according to the Oxford Business Group. In sub-Saharan Africa many now see the 4IR as key to the region’s recov- ery. Progress towards the 4IR – char- acterised by the fusion of technolo- gies in the physical, digital and bio- logical spheres – was already under way in sub-Saharan Africa prior to Covid-19. In Kenya and parts of West Africa, for instance, blockchain was used to verify property records, while Ghana-based companies Farmerline and Agrocenta used mobile and web technology to support farmers. Elsewhere, in 2016 Rwanda be- came the first country to incorporate drones into its health care system, using them to deliver blood to remote regions. South Africa is another regional leader in this regard. October 2019 saw the inauguration of the South Af- rican affiliate of the WorldE conomic Forum’s Centre for the 4IR Network, and in January last year President Cyril Ramaphosa announced the cre- ation of a presidential commission on the 4IR, bringing together start-ups, researchers, trade unionists and cy- bersecurity specialists, among others. In an article published by the Brookings Institution, a US think tank, at the same time, Ramaphosa argued that Africa had to leverage the 4IR in order to industrialise, pursue inclusive growth and attract invest- ment. He also expressed his ambition that, thanks to the 4IR, by 2030 South Africa would be “an economy that uses technological innovation to revolutionise manufacturing and in- dustrial processes, and energy provi- sion and distribution”. “We want to demonstrate how The creation in Ghana of Google’s first AI research centre in Africa illustrates the digital transformation under way on that continent. science, technology and innovation have been used to enhance our food global recognition. earlier this year, the UN Conference the end of last year, Africa’s digital essential for African policymakers to equipment and training to give young and water security and to build smart Further to this, a report published on Trade and Develoment’s “Tech- economy could contribute $180bn harness innovation and the potential people the soft and interpersonal human settlements,” he added, high- at the end of 2019 by the African De- nology and Innovation Report 2021” to the continent’s GDP by 2025, an brought by digital technologies. This skills required in many 4IR sectors. lighting some of the benefits that the velopment Bank (AfDB) noted that found that Africa as a whole was the increase on the $115bn for which it is will be crucial for the continent’s re- In addition, the AfDB’s invest- 4IR could bring to the continent. IoT had expanded considerably in world’s least-prepared region to take currently responsible. covery from the current Covid-19 ments in agriculture are expected to Africa, while there had been strong advantage of 4IR technologies. Meanwhile, international bodies pandemic”. quadruple to about $2.4bn by 2024. Strengths and weaknesses investment growth in technology-led South Africa is the continent’s have prompted African countries to Much of the funds will go towards the Various factors stand the sub- areas. The report deemed this un- most-prepared country, but it ranks develop 4IR technologies. Ongoing 4IR initiatives transformation of food systems, with Saharan region in good stead to take surprising, given the transformative far below fellow BRICS: Brazil, Rus- Last June it was announced that With the benefits of such devel- 4IR technologies to play a major role advantage of 4IR technologies. impacts that such technologies can sia, India and China. The Democratic the continent was set to receive a total opments abundantly clear, the ques- in this. For example, in recent times the have in sectors as varied as agricul- Republic of the Congo, the Gambia of $50bn in support from the World tion is: what is being done to ensure Elsewhere, the recently ratified region has seen a massive expansion ture, manufacturing, health care and and Sudan number among the conti- Bank. The bank encouraged Africa to that 4IR technologies are used to African Continental Free Trade Area in mobile technology, with consum- governance. nent’s least prepared. invest in digital technology through help sub-Saharan Africa overcome its agreement is an example of national ers leapfrogging traditional devel- But the report also highlighted a the introduction of new digital plat- Covid-19 economic slump? governments taking proactive steps opment channels straight to digital range of challenges, among them ICT 4IR and Covid-19 recovery forms, the installation of digital infra- Various international bodies to accelerate development across the services, particularly with regard to infrastructure gaps and an undercap- While the onset of the corona- structure, the development of digital are playing a part. For example, the continent. banking. italised start-up ecosystem. virus pandemic stalled progress in skills and the establishment of an World Economic Forum’s Africa Indeed, increased collaboration Africa also boasts disproportion- Education is also widely identi- many industries across sub-Saharan enabling regulatory environment. Growth Platform – launched in Cape between the private and public sec- ately high numbers of young people, fied as a key hurdle, both in the sense Africa, it also provided a major fillip A belief in the importance of the Town at the end of 2019 – brings to- tors, as well as between national and a demographic dividend which is that education systems in the region to a range of technologies, as OBG 4IR remains prominent among glob- gether governments, investors and international bodies, will be key to already bearing fruit in terms of the are often inadequate, with limited has extensively detailed. al organisations. entrepreneurs to create new employ- the growth and successful manage- 4IR. numbers of people attending higher For example, Covid-19 triggered Cristina Duarte, special adviser ment opportunities and support Af- ment of the 4IR going forwards. In More than 400 tech clusters education, and in the sense that there an e-commerce boom in sub-Saha- on Africa to the UN secretary-gener- rica’s digital transformation. short, if Africa can begin to bridge its have sprung up across the continent, is a mismatch of skills, with many ran Africa, and it is anticipated that al, wrote in March this year that, “to Development banks are also key infrastructure and education gaps, it largely thanks to the efforts of young people not given the right training to growth in this field will be sustained address the myriad challenges fac- players. The AfDB, for example, runs will be able to continue leveraging the people, with three key centres – La- take advantage of the 4IR. moving forwards: according to a re- ing Africa in the areas of food secu- the Coding for Employment scheme 4IR, both as a driver for recovery and gos, Nigeria; Nairobi, Kenya; and While progress has been made, port launched by Google and the In- rity, education, health and energy, as as part of its Jobs for Youth in Africa as the foundation for a successful and Cape Town, South Africa – achieving many challenges remain. Released ternational Finance Corporation at well as bridge the digital divide, it is strategy. The programme provides inclusive future.
Victoria’s Secret to be spun off a year after sale collapsed Agencies but the private equity firm at home. ing tastes saw sales tumble, created two independent, sued to get out of the deal cit- But Victoria’s Secret had a Oneand ofits the annual first toshow bring was a publicly traded companies, A year after an agreement to ing the coronavirus pandemic. long unparalleled run of suc- newcanceled recycling in 2019. technology There’s the other being Bath & Body sell Victoria’s Secret fell apart At that point, Victoria’s Secret cess. The brand was founded toalso market been increased is ACE Green competi - Works. as the pandemic emptied was forced to close stores and by the late Roy Larson Ray- Recyclingtion. Rivals Inc,like Adorewhich Me has and Neil Saunders, managing malls nationwide, the chain sales, which had been falling mond in the late 1970s after ThirdLove, which have sprout- director of GlobalData, said will be spun off by its owner as the brand fell out of favor, he felt embarrassed about developeded up online a processand marketed that that the spinoff means Victo- to become a separate com- evaporated. purchasing lingerie for his turnsthemselves lead fromheavily scrap on social bat- ria’s Secret will have to stand pany. Victoria’s Secret has been wife. Les Wexner, founder of teriesmedia intoplatforms briquettes like Insta- on its own. L Brands, based in Colum- trying to turn its business the then Limited Stores Inc., gram, have focused on fit and “Its numbers will no longer bus, Ohio, has been shopping around, with an eye on chang- purchased Victoria’s Secret comfort while offering more be flattered by the contribution the struggling chain elsewhere ing the corporate culture, rein- in 1982 and turned it into a options for different body of Bath & Body Works, and its since the collapse of that deal venting fashions and redesign- powerful retail force. By the types. Meanwhile, American management team will be fully and said it had held talks with ing stores. While the brand mid-1990s, Victoria’s Secret lit Eagle’s Aerie lingerie chain, accountable to investors,” he a number of potential buyers, had been known for its sexy up runways and later filled the which partners with women said. but it appears it could not come style, women have increasingly internet with its supermodels activists like Manuela Baron, The split becomes official to an agreement on price. shifted toward more comfort- and an annual television spe- has also lured customers away in August if approved by the Victoria’s Secret was to be able options, particularly dur- cial that mixed fashion, beauty from Victoria’s Secret. board at L Brands. Shares of L Brands plans to spin off Victoria’s Secret to shareholders in a sold to Sycamore Partners last ing the pandemic when many and music. With the decision an- the company fell 2.8% in early move that will make the lingerie and beauty products business a year for about $525 million, have spent most of their time Failing to adapt to chang- nounced Tuesday, L Brands trading on Tuesday. separate, public company. QatarTribune Qatar_Tribune QatarTribuneChannel qatar_tribune Fans rejoice as Manchester City reclaim Premier League title page 13 WEDNESday, MAY 12, 2021 Coach Blanc applauds Al Rayyan players on making Amir Cup final
QFA postpones the prestigious final to accomodate fans following lifting of restrictions
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From having a forgettable season to now being a step Al Rayyan’s French coach Laurent Blanc. closer to the Amir Cup 2021 title, Al Rayyan have turned a new leaf following their im- pressive 2-1win in the semi- final against Al Duhail on Monday. Meanwhile, much to the fans’ delight, the Qatar Foot- ball Association (QFA) an- nounced the postponement of the final of the 49th Amir Cup to accomodate fans following lifting of restrictions. The final was scheduled to be played on May 14 at the Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium. This decision comes af- Al Rayyan players celebrate their win over Al Duhail in the Amir Cup 2021 semi-final at the Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium on Monday. ter the announcement of the gradual lifting of COVID-19 nation with all the relevant against one of the best Qa- stances after the AFC Champi- “We must now be happy prepare our best.” performance. We know that restrictions in the country, authorities, particularly the tari teams.” The Lions had ons League. Then entered into with this victory and enjoy Earlier on Sunday, Al Sadd the task is not easy but we which includes allowing a lim- Ministry of Public Health. finished third in Qatar Stars the zones after returning to these wonderful moments. coach Xavi Hernandez had will continue to work hard in ited number of fans to attend The postponement also League and also bowed out of Doha for ten days. The players From tomorrow we will start praised his players for making order to win the title,” Xavi outdoor sports events as long ppovides Al Rayyan more the Asian Champions League needed to go out to see their thinking about the Amir Cup the final with a convincing 3-0 said. “We played wonderful as they are vaccinated. The time to prepare for the final in the early stage in Goa re- family, but this was not al- final against Al Sadd, which win over Al Arabi. football for the first half hour Amir Cup is a prestigious and against Al Sadd. cently. lowed because of the corona- is considered the best team in Al Sadd, who also came off of the match. I consider this hugely popular tournament, A delighted Al Rayyan Al Rayyan, however, are virus situation and the bubble Qatar besides Al Duhail.” a disappointing Asian Cham- match as one of the best we and games between Al Sadd coach Laurent Blanc con- now within distance of win- created. The players overcame He continued: “It wasn’t pions League campaign where have played,” he added. and Al Rayyan have always at- gratulated his players on ning the prestigious Amir Cup these difficult circumstances easy for us to reach this level they failed to make it to the On Al Sadd’s ambition to tracted a lot of fans. making the final and said, “I 2021 title. and it was their motivation to after these difficult circum- last 16, are on course for their win the title, Xavi said: “Cer- Accordingly, the QFA will am proud of what the players Blanc, a former coach of provide their best and achieve stances. So I am proud of 18th Amir Cup title. tainly our goal is to win the announce a new date for the presented during this match. France, said: “The team went victory over a strong Al Duhail these players and as for pre- “We are happy with this title. We will work hard to win final shortly in full coordi- They played a very big match through very difficult circum- team. paring for the final we have to victory. I am happy with our Amir Cup.” Quick read Qatar Football Association participates in ‘I’m Vaccinated & I’ve Donated’ campaign Tribune News Network Doha
The Qatar Football Associa- tion (QFA) participated in the ‘I’m Vaccinated & I’ve Donated’ campaign, in cooperation with the Qatar Red Crescent Society which launched the humani- Ireland’s Clare Cryan competes in the final of the Women’s 1m Spring- tarian initiative to support the board Diving event during the LEN European Aquatics Championships provision of the COVID-19 vac- at the Duna Arena in Budapest, Hungary, on Tuesday. (AFP) cines for refugees, displaced persons and migrants around Ireland’s long lockdown saw walkers step up the world, which comes as part of a wide international advo- Dublin: Ireland’s recent third pandemic lockdown led to an in- cacy campaign that includes a crease in “recreational walking,” according to Sport Ireland, a number of national societies, government body, with the usual mist-laced winter gales blowing international organizations and in from the Atlantic Ocean proving no deterrent to a population Qatari institutions. otherwise told to stay at home for months on end. The report The initiative aims to pro- said “overall levels of physical activity have increased on 2019 vide COVID-19 vaccines for figures,” with the percentage of Irish adults “walking for recreation” the benefit of 3,650,000 peo- climbing from 65 per cent before the pandemic to 76 per cent ple from the most vulnerable Al Duhail and Al Rayyan players hold up a banner supporting Education for All ahead of their Amir Cup 2021 semi-final at the Jassim Bin during the first quarter of 2021, slightly below the high reported groups in refugee, displaced Hamad Stadium on Monday. during Ireland’s first lockdown last year. “Running and cycling ex- and migrant communities, as perienced similar fluxes,” according to Sport Ireland, with the early well as mobilizing support and individuals and societies, and agreement in this regard, which 2021 step-up in numbers coming “despite a decrease in organised funding for everyone’s right in achieving goals in the fields Football remains an effective and flexible tool to pro- covers a lot programmes at the sport participation.” (DPA) to receive vaccination against of health, education and social mote the goals of peace and development, considering local and international levels. Covid-19, and finally, promot- inclusion. its role in encouraging tolerance and respect and its The QFA believes, without a ing and encouraging vaccina- At the same time, the QFA contribution to empowering women, youth, individuals doubt, that football has become Top German swimmer Wellbrock grateful tion against COVID-19. This is has continued with its pioneer- a major factor in equipping and for Olympic coronavirus vaccine in addition to a worldwide cam- ing role in social responsibil- and societies, and in achieving goals in the fields of preparing young people with paign to organize support at the ity by participating “Donate to health, education and social inclusion. life skills and increasing the Hanover: Germany’s leading swimmer Florian Wellbrock is grateful level of states, institutions and Build Their Future” initiative sense of sportsmanship. that he will have the chance to receive a coronavirus vaccine before individuals, in partnership with launched by the Education tial and create a better future lions of children around the It is a commitment to en- competing at the delayed Tokyo Olympic Games this summer. “I international and local media. Above All (EAA) Foundation for them, their families and world, in addition to other bar- courage all sectors of the soci- think it is very important for everyone that before the Games and in The QFA’s participation in at the beginning of the blessed their communities. riers such as conflict, poverty ety to participate in the most Tokyo we cannot infect or be infected – or only with very light symp- this initiative comes as part of month of Ramadan, to collect The campaign will continue and insecurity. popular game in the world, by toms,” the 23-year-old double world champion said at the European its aim to enhance its role in so- donations with the aim of sup- to support EAA Foundation The participation of the integrating football with the championships in Budapest on Monday. Wellbrock, is competing in ciety, within the framework of porting the most vulnerable projects around the world with QFA in this initiative comes local and regional communi- open water in Hungary, added: “I can well imagine that many have social responsibility. and marginalized children in a special focus on supporting within its social responsibility ties, by means of targeted so- this nightmare in their head that they do their rapid test or PCR test Football remains an effec- the world with the educational children in Iraq, Nigeria, Paki- programme for the 2020-2021 cial programmes that seek to in Tokyo in the morning and then are not allowed to leave the room tive and flexible tool to promote opportunities they desperately stan, Syria and Palestine, and season, especially as the two involve these sectors in the because they may have been infected and cannot take part in their the goals of peace and devel- need. the “Together” project in Qa- sides have cooperated previ- tournaments and competitions competition that day. “That would of course be the worst case and I opment, considering its role The campaign aims to sup- tar, especially as the COVID-19 ously with much success in organized by the QFA and also wouldn’t wish that to any athlete.” All German athletes are to receive in encouraging tolerance and port children’s access to safe, pandemic has exacerbated similar initiatives previously. together with the EAA Founda- a vaccine offer before the Games begin on July 23. (dpa) respect and its contribution to quality and equitable education many pre-existing barriers that The QFA and the EAA tion, through various activities empowering women, youth, in order to unleash their poten- prevent the education of mil- Foundation have a cooperation suitable for all ages. Sports Wednesday, May 12, 2021 13 Manchester City reclaim title of Premier League champions
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Manchester City were confirmed as Premier League champions once again after Manchester United were beat- en 2-1 at home by Leicester on Tuesday night. City missed the opportuni- ty to secure a third league title under Pep Guardiola on Sat- urday when a missed penalty from Sergio Aguero proved costly as Chelsea came from behind to win 2-1 at the Etihad Stadium. United beat Aston Villa on Sunday and needed another victory to delay the celebrations once again - but a side showing 10 changes could not see off the Foxes, who took an early lead through a fine volley from teen- ager Luke Thomas which was cancelled out by Mason Green- Manchester City fans celebrate their club winning the Premier League title, outside the Etihad Stadium in Manchester, England, on Tuesday, after their closest challengers for the title Manchester United lost to Leicester wood’s neat finish. City. Manchester City have wrapped up the title with three games to spare, capping a remarkable surge to the silverware in the second half of the season. (AFP) Caglar Soyuncu headed in a corner midway through still to play. as well as the Europa League seemingly inevitable march safe in the knowledge of hav- crown from Liverpool. set the record straight when the second half to secure all Even if United, set for a final, could have produced towards the title. ing delivered another major City, though, will also have they tackle Chelsea in the three points, which left City as rescheduled league match the required performance, it Guardiola will now take his trophy back to the Etihad Sta- European dominance firmly in Champions League final on champions with three games against Liverpool on Thursday would have only delayed City’s side to Newcastle on Friday dium, reclaiming the league their sights, with the chance to May 29.
GERMAN CUP FINAL German football president ready to resign for making Leipzig seek maiden title Nazi comparison
DPA to end Nagelsmann era Frankfurt The German Football Federa- DPA tion (DFB) said its president, Berlin Julian Nagelsmann has a Fritz Keller, is ready to resign chance to close his RB after a no confidence vote from Julian Nagelsmann will have Leipzig chapter with a regional chiefs in the wake of a one last chance to finish his Nazi analogy. term at RB Leipzig with a first- major win for the club, Keller recently apologised ever major title for him and the but will face a Borussia for likening DFB vice presi- club when they face Borussia Dortmund side hungry for dent Rainer Koch, a judge out- Dortmund in the German Cup success and silverware. side football, with infamous final onT hursday. Nazi judge Roland Freisler The 33-year-old coach will during a meeting last month. move to Bayern Munich in “I think two good teams The analogy drew wide- summer. To clinch the trophy will go head-to-head and that spread criticism and led to a with Leipzig, he must over- anything can happen,” he said. no confidence vote from the come a negative run against Dortmund have had a regional football chiefs earlier Dortmund. mixed season with ups and this month. German Football Association Nagelsmann now has won downs, but managed to get to Koch has not accepted Kel- President Fritz Keller. only one of his 11 league du- the final sprint with chances ler’s apology. els against the Cup final op- of silverware and qualifying to The DFB Sports Court then Later, he was appointed ponents. Dortmund’s late 3-2 the Champions League. launched an investigation af- president of the People’s win on Saturday just added up “It’s a bit of an adjustment ter a report from the ethics Court, where he handed down to the negative series. for every team when you’re committee. A ruling by the around 2,600 death sentences “The record is not out- always playing in an empty court is expected by the end of from 1942 to 1945. standing. It’s about time we stadium and have to adjust the month. The DFB has been bogged won a game. We have our next Leipzig’s German headcoach Julian Nagelsmann gestures during the German first division Bundesliga to hygiene concepts [due to A statement from the DFB down in a long-standing pow- chance on Thursday. We have match against BVB Borussia Dortmund in Dortmund, Germany, on Saturday. (AFP) the coronavirus pandemic] all said Keller had “declared his er struggle between Keller and to get it right there,” Nagels- over again,” Brandt pointed willingness, in principle, to Curtius, who called the eth- mann said. “It was a great experience performed against Bremen in their semi-final clash.T hat out. make his office available af- ics committee to look into the Leipzig reached the fi- that I will never forget. Now “shows that everything is fine.” put an end to second division “Some teams cope with it ter the conclusion of the trial Nazi analogy. nal after a tough battle with I have another chance and I “Julian wants to win, and side Kiel’s fairy tale, after they well, others have their difficul- before the DFB Sports Court, Curtius, who also faces Werder Bremen, just secur- want to come off the pitch as we want to win. We fight for eliminated holders Bayern in ties. We are one of the teams next Monday, May 17.” investigations by the Sports ing the 2-1 win thanks to a late a winner,” Forsberg told an in- him, he fights for us. And we the second round. that have had more difficul- DFB also announced on Court in two cases first han- Emil Forsberg goal in extra terview to the German football have a common goal: We want But despite the major ties with it.” Dortmund last Tuesday that the contract of dled by the ethics committee, time. federation (DFB) website. to win the cup,” Forsberg add- triumph over Kiel and the played the competition’s final Secretary-General Friedrich has said that he would be pre- The semi-final hero has al- He pointed out that noth- ed. latest win against Leipzig, in 2017, when they beat Ein- Curtius would be terminated. pared to stand down. ready played in the Cup final ing changed after Nagelsmann Dortmund gave underdogs Dortmund midfielder Julian tracht Frankfurt 2-1. A win Freisler attended the Curtius also lost a no with Leipzig, losing to Bayern said he will take the job at Holstein Kiel no chance to Brandt sees no favourite team this season would be their fifth Wannsee Conference, which confidence vote by the region- Munich in 2019. Bayern and the way the team reach the final, with a 5-0 win to win the Cup showdown. Cup triumph overall. set in motion the Holocaust. al bosses. Fulham relegated after home defeat to Burnley Goalkeeping legend Buffon DPA to find the crucial first goal. forward, and just before the to leave Juventus at the London The visitors had the ball in hour mark Aleksandar Mitro- the back of the net when Wood vic headed wide of the post end of the season Fulham were relegated from tapped the ball past Alphonse after a hard-hit cross from the Premier League following Areola, but it was disallowed. Bobby Decordova-Reid. DPA everything. I’ve received eve- a 2-0 home defeat to Burnley The France international Two penalty appeals were Rome rything and more. on Monday. was called on again from a cor- heard from the Fulham bench, We have reached the end Scott Parker’s men went into ner to bundle the ball behind first Lookman, who stumbled Goalkeeping legend Gi- of a cycle.” Buffon’s future has the game needing a win to avoid on the goal line, but Burnley in the box, but a louder shout anluigi Buffon wants to leave been the subject of speculation the drop, but yet again struggled looked to be getting closer. was when Ivan Cavaleiro went Italian record champions Ju- in the Italian media in recent in the final third and were un- The Clarets were then re- down under a heavy challenge, ventus at the end of this sea- weeks. At Juventus, he is cur- able to find the breakthrough. warded for their efforts when but neither were given. son, the 43-year-old told the rently number two behind Pol- Ashley Westwood slid Westwood was picked out at Areola could have been Qatar-based broadcaster BeIN ish keeper Wojciech Szczesny. the ball home to give Burnley the back post by Matej Vydra awarded a red card himself, Sports on Tuesday. In the current Serie A sea- a first-half lead, withC hris and he made no mistakes slot- after coming out of his area to A club spokeswoman con- son, Buffon has made seven Wood’s effort from distance ting the ball home. make a crucial challenge, but firmed the interview had taken appearances so far. following soon after as the Burnley’s English defender Ben Mee (L) shakes hands with Fulham’s With half-time approach- the ball appeared to strike his place. With the exception of Clarets secured their place in English manager Scott Parker after the English Premier League ing Fulham’s challenge was hand and VAR decided not to Buffon will either stop a brief stint at Paris Saint- next season’s top flight. match at Craven Cottage in London late on Monday. (AFP) made harder, and their fate intervene. playing or find another op- Germain, Buffon has mostly Fulham knew they would was all-but sealed when Wood Fulham kept up the pres- portunity that “motivates me played for Juve since 2001, have to surpass their great es- come by for Parker’s team, but his shot was straight at struck the ball expertly into sure until the end, with a to play or have a different life where he won the league title cape from relegation in 2007- with just 25 in the Premier Nick Pope inside the opening the top corner from distance. makeshift back three to com- experience,” he said, accord- 10 times. 08, in which they won their League, and despite dominat- seven minutes. Fulham went into the sec- mit more attacking players. ing to the Gazzetta dello Sport With more than 650 Serie last three matches, but their ing possession they were un- Despite chances for Ad- ond half needing three goals Anguissa came closest newspaper. A appearances to his name, he 12th home league defeat of the able to add to their tally. emola Lookman, including a without reply and, having man- when he rattled the bar from “This beautiful and very is a record-breaking player in campaign ensured they would Fulham started brightly header which dipped over the aged just nine goals at home all the edge of the area, but Park- long experience with Juve will the league. be playing Sky Bet Champion- and committed numbers for- bar from an Antonee Robinson season in the Premier League, it er’s side could not get on the come to a definitive end this Buffon was playing for the ship football next season. ward. Frank Anguissa had the cross, as the game went on, looked an unlikely scenario. scoresheet and their Premier year,” Buffon was quoted as national team when it won the Goals have been hard to first opportunity of the match, Burnley looked the more likely They continued to push League stay came to an end. saying. “I think I gave Juve 2006 World Cup. 14 Wednesday, May 12, 2021 Sports
ITALIAN OPEN Djokovic moves past
Zuraig on way to victory at the Windsor track in UK on Monday. Fritz in rainy Rome (Pic: Francesca Altoft)
ATP “I haven’t played a lot at Rome all, so I don’t feel physically exhausted or worn out,” Djok- Noora Racing Ltd’s On a rainy Tuesday, Novak ovic said. Djokovic managed to close out Djokovic improves to 4-0 a 6-3, 7-6(5) win over Taylor in his ATP Head2Head Series Zuraig opens Fritz in the second round of the against Fritz as he looks to de- Internazionali BNL d’Italia. fend his crown in Rome where All other remaining matches he is 56-9 with five titles. He’ll account on 2nd start have been cancelled including next face either Cameron Nor- Daniil Medvedev’s showdown rie or Alejandro Davidovich Tribune News Network different horses, and a late with Aslan Karatsev. Fokina. Doha course correction for one Djokovic and Fritz’s most runner who nearly took the recent encounter was a five-set Andy Murray to In the pink and blue colours of wrong track! battle in the third round of the Noora Racing Ltd, Zuraig (GB) Once in the straight, Australian Open, but this time make unexpected (Teofilo x Dakatari) opened his Zuraig took some time to find Djokovic came out sharp. The scorecard on Monday evening. his balance when coming un- Serbian broke in Fritz’s first return in doubles Trained by Andrew Bald- der pressure from his jockey, service game, and made 70 ing, the 3-year-old colt, was but once settled, he flew home per cent of his first serves in DPA making just his second race- in the final furling to win by the opening set to comfortably Rome course appearance in the Free three quarters of a length in close it out. Tips Daily On attheraces. front of the Richard Hannon- “It was a very strange Andy Murray will make com Novice Median Auction trained and Sean Levey rid- match with strange condi- his competitive comeback Stakes, for 3-5 year olds over den Remediym (GB) (Adaay x tions. Obviously playing under at the Internazionali d’Italia 2,000m on the sharp turning Lamentation). the rain non-stop for almost this week after he and Liam track of Windsor, UK. The George Boughey- two full sets, it is challenging Broady were entered into the Ridden by Oisin Murphy, trained and Nicola Currie-rid- for both me and him,” Djoko- men’s doubles as alternates. Zuraig sat quietly in mid-di- den Fire Eyes (FR) (Toronado vic said. “I thought that I had Murray has not played vision in a messy race which x Aldayha) finished a further an advantage there because in a tournament since losing saw the lead switch between half-length behind in third. the conditions were slower Serbian Novak Djokovic returns a forehand to US Taylor Fritz during their first round match of the Men’s Ital- to Andrey Rublev in the sec- which allows me to return his ian Open at Foro Italico in Rome, Italy, on Tuesday. Djokovic won 6-3, 7-6 (5). (AFP) ond round in Rotterdam in serves, because he’s got really March due to a groin injury. big serves.” The three-time Grand Slam Westbrook breaks Robertson record, The second set began in champion flew toR ome to step nearly identical fashion with up his preparation for a return, becomes NBA triple-double king Djokovic breaking in the first practicing with world number game to establish early domi- one Novak Djokovic and Diego DPA Robertson retired in 1974 nance. The World No. 1 had Schwartzman on Sunday. Washington with 181 career triple-doubles to step his level up to save a Murray will also make an and had been the unchallenged two break points at 4-3, but unexpected doubles appear- Washington Wizards point leader in the statistical cat- then Fritz went for broke on ance, partnering fellow Brit guard Russell Westbrook on egory since the 1961-62 season, Djokovic’s next service game Broady at the Foro Italico af- Monday secured his 182nd though the term was coined at 5-4 and was rewarded for it ter Hubert Hurkacz and Felix career triple-double, break- in the 1980s to refer to the all- by evening out the match. Af- Auger-Aliassime withdrew. ing a tie with Oscar round performances ter already playing most of the They will face Austral- Robertson’s record of LA Lakers superstar match in rainy conditions, play ian duo Max Purcell and Luke to become the NBA’s Magic Johnson. was stopped at 5-5 at 4:40 pm. Saville for a place in the sec- king in the statistical Westbrook had tied “I kind of kept the match ond round in the Eternal City category. Robertson’s record just under my control for most part on Wednesday. Murray has Westbrook scored two days earlier, when of the two sets, then served entered qualifying for the 28 points, grabbed 13 he had 33 points, 19 for the match; very sloppy French Open as he waits to rebounds and handed rebounds and 15 assists service game,” Djokovic said. discover whether he will be out 21 assists in a 125- in a 133-132 win over “He played well, made a great handed a wildcard for the sec- 124 loss to the Atlanta the Indiana Pacers. passing shot to come back. I ond major of the year, which Hawks, overtaking the Big O’s The Wizards’ point guard, was stressed out in the end ob- starts on May 30. record set in 1974. who had his first triple-double viously, but I think it was the The former world number Early in the game, with his in 2009 as a Oklahoma City right call to stop the match.” one is also hoping to receive a second assist, Westbrook also Thunder, has averaged a triple- When they returned to the Workers cover the court with tarp after the match between Djokovic and Fritz was suspended due to rain wildcard to play in Geneva or became the fourth ever player double in four of the past five court three hours later, both at the Men’s Italian Open at Foro Italico in Rome, Italy, on Tuesday. (AFP) Lyon next week. Scot Murray in NBA history to record more seasons with 145 instances, the players held serve comfortably confirmed on Monday he will than 20,000 points and 8,000 NBA said. Johnson is third in and Djokovic closed out the the tie-break. Djokovic is 4-2 at the Australian Open after Carlo and a semi-final appear- play at the Queen’s Club assists, joining Robertson, LeB- the all-time statistical category win on his first match point in since winning his 17th major a third-round exit in Monte- ance in Belgrade. Championships in June. ron James and Gary Payton. with 138. IPL & QUARANTINE Muguruza sails into second round; Kiwi players likely to depart for UK from Maldives this Bencic becomes first big casualty weekend: Gary Stead DPA “I woke up (and the weath- Rome er was) sunny, had an oppo- ANI is that England board is still nent. Then it turned out I had Auckland working through the final de- Garbine Muguruza eased another opponent and it was tails of what it means to come into the second round of the raining the whole match. We New Zealand head coach through the Maldives as sup- Internazionali BNL d’Italia on had a little bit of everything! Gary Stead on Tuesday said posed to New Zealand,” ESPN- Tuesday thanks to a comfort- “But, Rome, it’s such a famil- the Kiwi players who are in cricinfo quoted Stead as saying. able victory over lucky loser Pa- iar tournament. I played here Maldives are likely to depart “They can still work on tricia Maria Tig, though Belinda so many times, I’ve had nice for the UK this weekend. their fitness. SoI don’t see it Bencic was the biggest casualty matches. I love this clay, the as a bad thing. It’s an adapting on a rain-interrupted day. red clay. It’s familiar to me. world and I think that’s just Spaniard Muguruza was I’m just looking forward to New Zealand are slated something we’ve got to keep due to face Anastasia Pavly- getting as many matches as to lock horns against doing,” he added. uchenkova until the Russian possible.” England in a two-match New Zealand are slated to withdrew due to an abdominal Bencic will not be join- Spaniard Garbine Muguru- Test series, beginning June lock horns against England in issue, giving Tig a reprieve and ing her in the next round, as za in action against Roma- 2 and then the side will a two-match Test series, be- the chance of an upset. she became the highest seed nian Patricia Maria Tig at square off against India in ginning June 2 and then the But Muguruza won all to be eliminated on the day the Italian Open in Rome, side will square off against but three games in a compre- in a 6-3 6-4 defeat to Kristina Italy, on Tuesday. (WTA) the final of the World Test India in the final of the World hensive 6-1 6-2 victory that Mladenovic. Championship (WTC). Test Championship (WTC). required little more than an The two played each oth- Pacer Trent Boult chose hour on court as the former er under two weeks ago in compatriot Madison Keys, Iga Swiatek. world, awaits top seed Ash- After the postponement to head back home after the world number one went to the first round of the Madrid though the outcome was no Elise Mertens, the 14th leigh Barty after the 33-year- of the Indian Premier League IPL and as a result, he will be 22-6 for the season. Open, with Bencic victori- different. seed, was also dumped out of old showed character to fight (IPL) 2021, UK-bound Kiwi missing the first Test against Conditions were not great ous, but Mladenovic got her Keys claimed only her sec- the competition, losing out 4-6 back and beat Martina Tre- Test cricketers headed to Mal- England. “Everyone has got as drizzle persisted for much revenge as she capitalised on ond win in six meetings with 6-2 6-3 to Veronika Kuderme- visan 0-6 7-6 (7-4) 7-6 (8-6), dives and now the group is their reasons around it. India of the match, but Muguruza her opponent’s seven double Stephens but had to come tova, whom she had beaten in while Nadia Podoroska set currently undergoing quaran- changed very, very quickly, was grateful to progress after a faults. from behind as she eventually straight sets in their three WTA up a second-round clash with tine there. Stead also said that over the space of two or three generally testing day. Like Tig, Sloane Stephens clinched it 4-6 6-2 7-5 after Tour contests before this one. Serena Williams after seeing it is unclear whether the Black days, and there were options “It was a weird day,” the was also competing as a lucky two-and-a-half hours on court Veteran Kazakh Yaroslava off Laura Siegemund 2-6 7-6 Caps will have to undergo put in front of the guys and 12th seed said afterwards. loser as she came up against to set up a clash with 15th seed Shvedova, ranked 665 in the (7-3) 6-1. quarantine in UK after coming he (Boult) felt for him and his from Maldives. mental health, the best thing The Kiwi group in Mal- he could do was get home for Naomi Osaka ‘not really sure’ if it is appropriate to stage Tokyo Olympics dives includes Kane William- a while,” said Stead. son, Mitchell Santner, Kyle “He is a professional, he Tokyo: Japanese tennis star pandemic and the tournament people aren’t healthy, and if Grand Slam champion said: “To have anything to compare it to,” Jamieson, and physio Tommy has been there in the interna- Naomi Osaka wants to play in will now be held from July 23 to they’re not feeling safe, then it’s be honest, I’m not really sure.” Osaka said. Simsek. “I don’t know all the tional circuit for a long time the upcoming Tokyo Olympics August 8. definitely a really big cause for The 23-year-old will feel sad if “I would feel, of course, defi- details right now. My under- now. He will be ready. We are but she isn’t “sure” whether “I’m an athlete, and of course concern,” she added. the Olympics goes ahead with- nitely a bit sad, but at the end standing is that they are looking working through what build- the quadrennial event would go my immediate thought is that I When BBC Sport asked the out fans but she is still gear- of the day, it’s an honour to play to leave (Maldives) somewhere up looks like to him and his ahead as planned. want to play in the Olympics,” tennis star that if it would be ing to participate in her debut in the Olympics in the first place around the time that we leave readiness for the World Test The Tokyo Olympics scheduled BBC quoted Osaka as saying. appropriate to stage the show- tournament. and if that’s what keeps people – May 15, 16 or 17 – in that Championship final when he to take place in 2020 was post- “But as a human, I would say piece event during the ongoing “I’ve never played an Olympic healthy, then I’m up for (playing time frame. My understanding comes back to us,” he added. poned due to the coronavirus we’re in a pandemic, and if COVID-19 crisis, the four-time event, so it’s not like I would behind closed doors).” (ANI) Wednesday, May 12, 2021 15 Reports by L N Mallick For events and press releases email [email protected] or Pakistan Prism call (974) 4000 2222 Sohni Dharti organises online Shan-e-Ramadan programme
ore than 50 chil- dren from differ- ent age groups participated in the online ‘Shan-e- MRamadan’ programme organ- ised by Sohni Dharti forum at Al Khor recently. Three contests, Quran recitation, Naat recitation and speeches, were held during the event. The participants were divided into three categories Abdul Mannan Rao Aiman Fatima Amna Salman Areesha Arif Ayesha Arif Ayesha Bint-e-Zafar based on age groups: 5-8 years, 9-11 years and 12-16 years. The winners of the Quran recitation contest in the 5-8 years group were Sarah Bint-e- Zafar (first), Muhammad Anas Aqeel (second) and Umair Abdullah/Laiba Noor (third). The winners in the 9-11 years group were Syed Yahya Wa- jahat (first), Musfirah bint-e- Mujtaba (second) and Manahil Nasrat Gul (third). In the 12- 16 years category, the winners Ayesha Inam Rao Burhan Arif Huda Amir Huda Suhail Jannat Sajid Laiba Noor were Syed Hamza Wajahat (first), Muhammad Abdullah Bin Nasooh Akhtar (second) and Huda Sohail (third). The winners of Naat reci- tation contest in the 5-8 years category were Syeda Amna Wajahat (first), Amna Salman (second) and Areesha Arif (third). The winners in the 9-11 years group were Abdul Mannan Rao (first), Ayesha Inam Rao (second) and Ayes- ha Arif/Aiman Fatima (third). Manahil Nasrat Gul Mirza Asad Baig Muhammad Ahmed Bhatti Muhammad Anas Aqeel Muhammed Abdullah Bin Nasooh Musfirah bint-e-Mujtaba The winners of the speech competition in the 5-8 years category were Huda Amir (first), Sarah Bint-e-Zafar (sec- ond) and Burhan Arif (third). The winners in the 9-11 years group were Ayesha Bint-e-Za- far (first), Sadia Danish (sec- ond) and Ayesha Arif (third). The winners in the 12-16 years category were Jannat Sajid (first), Mirza Asad Baig (sec- ond) and Muhammad Ahmed Sadia Danish Sarah Bint-e-Zafar Syed Hamza Wajahat Syed Yahya Wajahat Syeda Amna Wajahat Umair Abdullah Bhatti (third). Former Chairman of Sohni resenting different organisa- tests. team, judges, guests and chief Souq CEO Aamir Saeed Khan mal Khan. understanding of Holy Quran Dharti Saleem Baloch attend- tions in Qatar and Pakistan Sohni Dharti Chairman guest for their participation for motivating the winners by The programme aimed to and awareness of the multiple ed the event as the chief guest. attended the event and ap- Shahid Bhatti expressed his in the event. He also thanked giving away gift vouchers. help children to know more acts of kindness and generos- Several prominent religious preciated the children for their gratitude to all the contestants, Salman Saeed of Unilever, Al The programme concluded about the life of Holy Prophet ity especially during the Holy and social personalities rep- active participation in the con- their parents, future leader Mana Company and Pakistan with dua (prayers) led by Ja- Muhammad (PBUH), basic month of Ramadan. PEF hosts webinar on ‘Health safety for fasting engineers and site staff during Ramadan’
akistan Engineers Forum (PEF) Qatar recently organ- ised a webinar on ‘Health safe- ty for fasting engineers and site staff during Ramadan’. PDr Abdul Rehman Abid and Engineer Mohammad Tahir Jamil were the guest speakers. The event was held in coordination with An- war Ali Rana. Dr Abdul Rehman is work- ing as a Consultant Cardiology with Hamad Medical Corpora- tion (HMC). He holds an MBBS degree from Bahauddin Zakariya University and FCPS from Cardi- ology College of Physicians and Surgeons of Pakistan, Multan. He has worked with various specialist tions used by patients. He noted The fasting workers should be pro- hospitals in Qatar and Pakistan. that cardiovascular diseases are vided with shelters and outfits if they Mohammad Tahir Jamil holds a serious problem in the modern have to work in the sunlight. Work- a BE (Civil Engineering) degree world and cited some studies that ing sites should also be equipped with from NED University of Engineer- have shown that the effects of fast- first aid and medical assistance. ing and Technology Karachi, Pa- ing on stable patients with cardiac “In the current pandemic situ- kistan. He is a Pakistan Engineers disease are minimal and the major- ation, patients in the low or mod- Council-certified professional en- ity of patients with stable cardiac erate risk category, who are ex- gineer with 35 years of experience. PEF President Javed Iqbal gives a brief introduction of his forum and detailed the activities held over the past years and the illness can endure Ramadan fasting posed to patients with confirmed He is a member of the Institution challenges in organising the programmes in the light of the COVID-19 restrictions. with no clinical deterioration. COVID-19, are safe to fast as long of Engineers, Pakistan, American “The global diabetes preva- as they are asymptomatic. Those Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) webinars and presentations. ple shifts during Ramadan. to the site work,” remarked Jamil lence in 2019 was estimated at 9.3 who develop symptoms while fast- and Chartered Member of Struc- Mohammad Tahir Jamil, a The working environment dur- while noting that the staff need to percent (463 million people). This ing should be advised to break the tural Engineering Institute, USA. former PEF president, started his ing Ramadan is challenging with stay healthy by doing exercises as means that about 50-90 million fast,” remarked Dr Abdul Rehman. PEF President Javed Iqbal presentation by extending greet- the COVID-19 restrictions, and part of daily routine and avoiding people with diabetes worldwide PEF executive committee gave a brief introduction of the ings of the Holy month of Rama- needs to be managed carefully by smoking. may practice fasting during Rama- members including PEF President forum and detailed the activities dan. He explained the impact of the team by advance scheduling, Dr Abdul Rehman said that dan,” he noted. Javed Iqbal, Vice President Qais- held over the past years and the Ramadan timings on the work planning and daily progress report. fasting during Ramadan is an ob- He explained the various im- er Anwar and General Secretary challenges in organising the pro- progress and how project man- “The health of the fasting ligatory duty for all healthy and pact to health of fasting during Ghaiyas Rao also expressed their grammes in the light of COVID-19 agers and their teams manage staff can be achieved by staying adult Muslims, as stated in the Ramadan as faced by patients views during the webinar which restrictions. He explained the im- the site schedule accordingly by stress-free, relaxed, and eating Holy Quran. “However, the Holy with type 2 diabetes, hyperten- concluded with a question-answer portance of organising this we- developing micro-schedules and and drinking well during the pre- Quran exempts those who are sick, sion, heart conditions and other session. binar during the Holy Month of manpower histogram. He said dawn meal to avoid any weakness medically unfit or traveling from illnesses. PEF will hold its next webinar Ramadan in light of the COVID-19 that immense planning goes into during working hours. If there is fasting during Ramadan”. He said that during Ramadan, the after Eid Al-Fitr. Those interested restrictions. He invited Qatar- achieving a healthy workload bal- any issue during work, it has to Fasting during Ramadan dic- site workers should have light duties to seek membership details or any based engineers to come forward ance in the Muslim and non-Mus- be highlighted to the supervisor tates complete abstinence from food and the work should be distributed other information can visit the and use the PEF platform to host lim working staff during the multi- timely so as to mitigate any impact and drink and extends to medica- with ample time of rest in between. PEF website: www.pefqatar.com. 16 Wednesday, May 12, 2021 The Last Word Qatar Foundation’s QBG concludes Ramadan activities Tribune News Network mental and botanical termi- ducted via webinar underscor- Bin Khalifa University’s Ram- focusing on an electronic sys- Doha nology. This month, QBG also ing the significance of food self- adan Summit: Design Post- tem for the remote monitoring announced the winners of its sufficiency and sustainability, COVID Humanity: Taarfuf, of water quality in Qatari fish Qatar Foundation’s Qur’anic Fun and Learn, Environment as well as Qatari plant conser- Taawun, Tarahum. farms. Botanic Garden (QBG), the Research and Food Security vation initiatives to preserve Ahmed Abdelkader of Doha Commenting on the activi- first garden in the world to competitions. local flora. Secondary School presented ties, QBG Director Fatima Khu- exhibit all plant species men- For this year’s Earth Day, The webinars brought to- his project on the impact of laifi said, “Ramadan is a time tioned in the Holy Qur’an, Ha- marked on April 22 each year, gether local panellists and herbariums and the use of a for reflection, compassion and dith and Sunnah, hosted a wide which took place during the experts from around Qatar, smartphone app to document charity. Thanks to innovative range of virtual community- holy month, QBG held a se- which participants were able taxonomic history and raising technologies and the enthusi- oriented activities during the ries of events throughout the to actively engage with through people’s awareness about flora asm and expertise of our team Holy Month of Ramadan. month, including a webinar on questions during the live in Qatar. and partners, we were able to One of the highlights was local plant conservation and stream. Sara Al Nama from Al host a range of informative and QBG’s daily Ramadan compe- food security initiatives, and The month of April also Bayan Secondary School for thought-provoking seminars tition, where keen botanists an online lecture organised saw three high school students, Girls’ project topic involved the and online activities. We at and gardeners of all ages could with the Ministry of Culture who, provided with guidance use of the rootstock of Sidra in QBG are delighted to host ac- win prizes by answering ques- and Sports and Al-Arabi Sports Ahmed El-Gharib on the plants tion. and support by QBG, present- grafting apple trees in Qatar, tivities for the community and tions on QBG’s social media Club. of the Holy Qur’an. The lecture Another part of QBG’s ed environmental projects at while Ahmad Makableh from extend a heart-felt thank you to pages about verses and the The webinar was presented attracted around 100 attendees Ramadan activities line-up was the College of Islamic Studies Ahmed Bin Hanbal Independ- everyone for joining us in cel- Hadith related to environ- by QBG Assistant Researcher and featured a prize competi- a programme of seminars con- at Qatar Foundation’s Hamad ent Secondary School for Boys ebrating this blessed month.” Qatar to present ambitious cultural show at SPIEF 2021 Tribune News Network of the Doha Film Institute. MOSCOW Fatma Al Remaihi, CEO of Doha Film Institute, said, “Over Qatar will participate in the the past decade, we have focused 24th St. Petersburg Interna- on working towards the goals of tional Economic Forum (SPIEF Qatar’s 2030 vision to build a 2021) as a guest country. The knowledge-based economy by forum is scheduled to take place promoting the creative skills of in St. Petersburg, Russia, from our youth, particularly in film. June 2 to 5. Qatar will host the As a medium with universal Qatar National Pavilion at the resonance and is also the most forum venue, which will show- popular and accessible, film case the economic capabilities of helps promote a deeper under- the Middle East country as com- standing of the world we live in, prehensively as possible. to realise collective dreams and Qatar’s cultural programme become a vehicle for positive at the forum will reveal three Portrait of Sheikh Faisal Bin Qassim Al Thani change. Films also help over- large-scale projects represent- come geographic boundaries Qatar Airways to participate ing the historical traditions and and connect us with nations, contemporary art of the coun- cultures, and people unknown. try. All the activities will be By promoting dialogue on film in St. Petersburg International held at different venues around and culture with Qatar Film St. Petersburg and open to the Days in Russia, we are also fa- public. cilitating a stronger understand- Economic Forum from June 2 An intense business agenda ing of the cultural identity of Qa- at SPIEF 2021 will be com- tar and the wider Arab region. plemented by a wide-ranging At this time of uncertainty and In its 24th edition, SPIEF will feature Qatar as a ‘guest country’ cultural programme: The physical separation, it is essen- Mawaheb festival will reveal Shiekh Faisal bin Qassim Al Thani Museum in Qatar tial to continue to foster these Tribune News Network Baker said: “The St. Peters- safety measures. The previ- the musical culture of the Mid- important connections and sup- DOHA burg International Economic ous edition of the Forum, dle East and North Africa to artifacts, pearls, and antique our countries, strengthen trust, port the diversity of perspectives Forum is a hugely important held in 2019, gathered over the public; an exhibition at the jewelry, which makes it a magi- and expand opportunities for to build a brighter future”, Qatar Airways (QA) will be global event, and economic 19,000 participants from as Russian Museum of Ethnogra- cal journey through history. I intercultural and economic in- Mawaheb Music Festival one of the leading interna- development will be of para- many as 145 countries and phy will present the history of look forward to representing our teraction. Culture and creative (Mahaweb means ‘talents’ in tional companies attending mount importance following saw the signing of some 745 Qatar through unique artifacts; beloved Country in the best way industries today make a signifi- Arabic) will explore new per- the upcoming St. Petersburg the damage done by the pan- business agreements. and the Qatar Film Days Festi- possible, and to taking part in cant contribution to the sustain- formers from Qatar and other International Economic Fo- demic. A multiple award-win- val will showcase the Qatari film similar future large-scale events. able development of society countries of the Middle East and rum (SPIEF), scheduled to “Qatar Airways is proud ning airline, QA was named industry. All three projects are I hope this exhibition will be and the competitiveness of the North Africa for music lovers of take place in St. Petersburg, to be among the key drivers of ‘World’s Best Airline’ by the organised by the Culture Crea- successful and that it will be able economies of many countries,” St. Petersburg. The festival will Russia, from June 2 to 5. trade between Qatar and Rus- 2019 World Airline Awards, tive Agency (CCA) under the to attract a wide range of visitors Chief Executive Officer of RQ CC feature audiovisual concerts, Now in its 24th edition, sia, as demonstrated by our managed by Skytrax. It was auspices of the Qatari-Russian to enjoy these artifacts.” Diana Charmadova stated. night DJ sets, a musical picnic SPIEF is one of the largest continuous commitment to also named ‘Best Airline in Center for Cooperation. ‘Qatar between Land and Qatar Film Days Festival, by the water, lectures, and work- investment and economy-fo- the Russian market through- the Middle East’, ‘World’s Sheikh Faisal bin Qassim Al Sea, Art and Legacy’ exhibition a joint initiative of Doha Film shops. The Qatar Philharmonic cused events of its kind in the out the years. We are looking Best Business Class’, and Thani, founder and chairman of at the Russian Museum of Eth- Institute and ССА, will discover Orchestra and the SOUND UP world and will feature Qatar forward to welcoming guests ‘Best Business Class Seat’, the Board of Trustees of Sheikh nography will display artworks contemporary cinema of MENA Orchestra will open the festival. as a guest country. and visitors to our exhibition in recognition of its ground- Faisal bin Qassim Al Thani Mu- and artefacts that tell about the countries (the Middle East Concert on June 4-6, 2021 will Held under the patron- stand, where they can experi- breaking Business Class ex- seum, said. “It is truly a pleasure traditions and lifestyles in Qatar. and North Africa) for the Rus- be held in leading venues of St. age of the Russian President ence our world-class products perience, Qsuite. to be a part of this international A display of the project includes sian audience. A series of film Petersburg. Vladimir Putin every year, and hospitality firsthand.” The Qsuite seat layout is event, which is a window for handmade carpets, rare samples screenings on June 4-6, 2021, “Our projects aim at creat- SPIEF is organised by Ro- QA first began its opera- a 1-2-1 configuration, pro- us to showcase our authentic of deep-sea pearls, a collection in the Sevkabel Port are the best ing a complex vision of modern scongress Foundation and tions to the capital of Russia, viding passengers with the culture and heritage to all visi- of antique jewelry and weapons, feature and documentary films Qatar, one of the key factors in convenes individuals from back in 2003 and celebrates most spacious, fully private, tors of the Forum, especially in and other historical artifacts of the region, including Oscar shaping the cultural agenda of leading Russian and inter- over 17 years of direct flights comfortable and social dis- a prominent city such as Saint from the National Museum of nominees, participants and MENA countries,” Anastasia national companies, political to Moscow. tanced Business Class prod- Petersburg, which is considered Qatar, the private collection of winners of Cannes, Toronto, Shavlokhova, Managing Di- figures and business leaders In 2017, the airline further uct in the sky. It is the only one of the richest countries in Sheikh Faisal bin Qassim Al Venice, IDFA, and SXSW. The rector of the Cultural Creative from around the world. demonstrated its commit- airline to have been awarded the world culturally with a peo- Thani, and the Arab Museum of documentary “Notturno” about Agency, said. “The goal of the Qatar’s honourary posi- ment to the region by adding the coveted ‘Skytrax Airline ple with passion for art, history Modern Art (Mathaf). The exhi- the life of people from Syria, programme is to develop inter- tion at the forum as a guest direct flights to St. Peters- of the Year’ title, which is and culture. bition will open its doors from Lebanon, and Iraq will premiere national communication in cul- country demonstrates the burg. recognised as the pinnacle “The ‘Qatar between Land June 5 to August 22, 2021. in Russia at the festival. It was ture and strengthen networks dedication and commitment The forum was originally of excellence in the airline and Sea, Art and Legacy’ exhi- “Qatar’s cultural programme directed by Gianfranco Rosi, the between Qatari and Russian of both countries to further scheduled to take place in industry, five times. HIA bition is a great opportunity for at SPIEF 2021 will show a syn- first documentary filmmaker in institutions. We decided to pre- cement their existing eco- 2020 but was later postponed was recently ranked ‘Third people from around the world thesis of tradition with moder- history to win the main prizes of sent interactive and accessible nomic, cultural and tourism to June 2021 in light of the Best Airport in the World’, to explore the very precious ele- nity. It will give a new perspec- Venice and Berlin. All of these formats of events, revealing to relations. COVID-19 pandemic. This among 550 airports world- ments of the Qatari and Middle tive on Qatar, from a different films are shaping the new lan- a wide audience different aspect Qatar Airways Group year’s edition is set to take wide, by the Skytrax World Eastern tradition and lifestyle, angle. This will contribute to a guage of Arabic cinema pro- of life in Qatar and the entire Chief ExecutiveAkbar Al place under strict health and Airport Awards 2020. such as handmade carpets and deeper understanding between duced in Qatar with the support region.” DFC to welcome Eid Al-Fitr with engaging online activities, creative displays
Tribune News Network Eid Al-Fitr messages and post with gifts 3D figures for fami- and delivery. continues to operate with over- Doha them on their public accounts lies to take pictures by, as well The hypermarket will be all capacity and parking spaces with the hashtag #EidatFesti- as a book-shaped part with Eid open from 9am to 12am. reduced to 30 percent. Doha Festival City (DFC), Qa- valCity, tagging @dohafestcity. greetings in different languages, In line with the preventative All food courts, restaurants tar’s choice for shopping, dining Selected pictures will be offering visitors an opportunity measures set out by the authori- and cafés are closed until fur- and entertainment, is welcom- displayed on the dedicated me- to learn more about Eid Al-Fitr ties, Doha Festival City has in- ther notice, with takeaway and ing Eid Al-Fitr with a variety of dia wall at the 1st floor Centre wishes and greetings from troduced stringent health and delivery options still available. fun and exciting online engag- Court, starting from May 13. around the world. safety measures throughout Fitting rooms of all retail stores, ing activities starting from the To make Eid celebrations Axis node installations will the mall for its staff and visi- prayer rooms and ablution ar- first day of Eid, inviting visitors even more exciting for fami- boast various shapes, colours tors. This includes a thorough eas, health and beauty centres, to share in the generous spirit of lies, while following the current and symbols of Eid where shop- mall disinfection treatment on Edge Fitness, kids’ playgrounds, Eid Al-Fitr. guidelines that restrict access to pers will also be able to take a weekly basis, robust clean- play centres and theme parks Starting from May 12, Doha the mall for the kids below 16 creative pictures, keeping the ing and sanitisation operations are closed until further notice. Festival City will display Eid years old, DFC will run a social warmest memories of 2021 Eid during mall trading hours, 225 Physical distancing stick- Al-Fitr greeting message on all media photo competition that celebrations. hand sanitising stations in- ers in common queuing areas, digital screens, as well as several will allow kids to take part in In addition, a 3D lettering stalled in the areas that have such as ATM machines, banks, installations allowing visitors to the mall’s celebrations from the ‘What A Feeling’ and an ‘Eid commonly touched surfaces. telecommunication kiosks and take special Eid Al-Fitr pictures safety of their homes. The online competition is the loveliest memories this Eid Mubarak’ displays will be locat- At the entrance to the mall branches and various retail and take part in engaging dis- Encouraging parents to open to all kids up to 12 years in the mall and virtually. We ed at Market Node, where visi- and all shops, visitors must shops were installed to help plays and learn more about Eid dress their kids in the best Eid old and three lucky winners will welcome everyone to experi- tors can also take photos and show their green Ehteraz QR shoppers keep the required Al-Fitr around the world. outfits and post a photo on be announced on May 17, 2021. ence the spirit of Eid Al-Fitr and share them on social media. code, and should wear a face physical distance as set forth in Beautiful Eid decorations their public accounts with the DFC General Manager Rob- celebrate this joyous occasion Between May 12 and May mask during their whole time in the guidelines by the authori- will adorn the mall inside and hashtag #EidatFestivalCity and ert Hall said, “We are delighted with Doha Festival City.” 15, general mall trading hours the mall. ties. outside. follow @dohafestcity, Doha to celebrate Eid Al-Fitr this year A special ‘Eid Mubarak’ dis- will be from 10am to 12am, with Following the latest govern- Stores will provide sanitis- DFC invites everyone to ex- Festival City will award the win- with safe and interactive art- play at the Atrium Node near an option to trade until 1am for ment restrictions, kids below ers on entry and at cash points press their love and gratitude ner with a special gift – hadiya works and engaging activities, West Court 1 Entrance will also all retailers, and 2am for F&B 16 years old are not allowed to ensure the highest level of this Eid by sharing photos with – of QR1,000. allowing our visitors to create consist of a large lantern filled outlets operating for takeaway to enter the mall, and the mall hygiene.