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QATAR | Page 6 SPORT | Page 1 Ashghal Late opens new Firmino interchange goal sends at Sabah Liverpool to Club Al Ahmad WC fi nal Corridor published in QATAR since 1978 THURSDAY Vol. XXXX No. 11401 December 19, 2019 Rabia II 22, 1441 AH GULF TIMES www. gulf-times.com 2 Riyals Amir attends majestic parade to mark Qatar National Day His Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, His Highness the Father Amir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani, His Highness Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad al-Thani, His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Khalifa al-Thani and other dignitaries attended the 2019 National Day Parade at the Doha Corniche yesterday. By Joseph Varghese ence of a large number of people who naval force; armoured personnel car- Staff Reporter had assembled at the venue from early riers; special forces; military police; morning. The members of the crowd support forces; the Amiri Guard and who were waiting patiently to witness armoured vehicles. is Highness the Amir Sheikh the parade, were waving the national Thereafter the teams of the Ministry Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani fl ag enthusiastically. As His Highness of Interior and Civil Defence started Hyesterday attended the 2019 the Amir and His Highness the Father their show with a line of facilities se- National Day Parade that draped Doha Amir arrived, they were greeted by curity vehicles; women police, rescue Corniche in national colours and show- colourfully dressed girls and boys. police department (Al Fazaa), Internal cased the military might of the country. A huge fl ower bed arranged beauti- Security Force (Lekhwiya), followed by His Highness the Father Amir fully in the colours of the National Flag a show of the armed forces’ armoured Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani, in front of the parade venue was another vehicles, tanks, air defence systems, His Highness the Amir’s Personal attraction and was a great treat to watch. military police vehicles, anti-terrorism Representative His Highness Sheikh After the national anthem and the fi r- vehicles, military communications sys- Jassim bin Hamad al-Thani, His High- ing of the cannons, the parade started tems and electronic warfare in addition ness Sheikh Abdullah bin Khalifa al- with horsemen and camels, leading to an to a naval show featuring Amiri Naval Thani, His Highness Sheikh Moham- airshow, displaying the country’s very Forces, warships and speed boats. ed bin Khalifa al-Thani, HE Sheikh modern and advanced military aircraft. The show concluded with a parade Abdulaziz bin Khalifa al-Thani, HE The airshow included the display of children dressed in Amiri Guard Sheikh Jassim bin Khalifa al-Thani and of several types of aircraft including, uniform. After the parade, His High- a large number of ministers and other Rafale; Apache helicopters; F-15 war- ness the Amir walked onto the Cor- dignitaries were present. planes and Typhoon multirole fi ght- niche road and waved at the cheering The parade was also attended by HE ers in addition to other military heli- crowd and shook hands with many. the Shura Council Speaker Ahmed bin copters as well as transport and cargo All units of the land, air, and navy Abdullah bin Zaid al-Mahmoud and a aircraft, according to the offi cial Qatar armed forces, the Amiri Guard forces, number of the members of the Shura News Agency (QNA). The aircraft, es- and the Lekhwiya participated in the Council, in addition to a number of pecially six jets in diff erent patterns, national parade, in addition to mem- dignitaries, including FIFA president moved around the sky, emitting wisps bers of the Ministry of Interior from Gianni Infantino, and commander of smoke in maroon and other colours. the Civil Defence Force, coast guard, of US Air Force’s Central Command The air show was followed by the borders guard, traffi c police, mem- Lieutenant General Joseph Guastella. parade of the Armed Forces infantry, bers of the Police College and National The parade that lasted for over an holding a large national fl ag. It was Service Recruits. hour started at 9.30am in the pres- followed by the air force; land force; Pages 8, 9, 23, 24 Amir arrives in Kuala Lumpur His Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani arrived in Kuala Lumpur yesterday to participate in the Kuala Lumpur Summit 2019. He was received upon his arrival at Kuala Lumpur International Airport by Minister of Education Maszlee bin Malik, Kuala Lumpur Summit Secretary-General Samsudin Osman, a number of ranking Malaysian off icials, Qatar’s ambassador to Malaysia Fahad bin Mohamed Kafoud and members of the Qatari embassy. Gulf Times Thursday, December 19, 2019 3 QATAR Barahat Msheireb the hub of Qatar affi rms support to UNHCR, National Day celebrations rejects diminishing UNRWA role he lights went up and eve- Airways, Msheireb Properties district and the first fully sus- ryone rose to their feet to organised the event for all resi- tainable regeneration project Tchant for Qatar as the na- dents in Qatar to celebrate Qa- worldwide. Recently, the dis- QNA tional anthem reverberated loud tar National Day in the historic trict welcomed its first batch of Geneva and proud in Barahat Msheireb Downtown Doha that holds a residents and commercial ten- in celebration of Qatar National very special place in the hearts ants with many shops opening Day. of Qataris. up their doors to the public, atar has reaffi rmed its This is the fi rst ever public Folkloric tunes, family games and residents moving in Wadi 1, commitment to continue event to take place in Barahat and delicious food and enter- Al Kahraba, and Al Khail neigh- Qto enhance its strategic Msheireb, the world’s larg- tainment attracted fl ocks of bourhoods. relations and partnerships with est open-air covered square in people to Msheireb as the fun With its signifi cant central United Nations High Commis- the Middle East, and the hub of went on for two days. location in Doha, Tram Msheir- sioner for Refugees (UNHCR), entertainment and social gath- Msheireb Downtown Doha, eb, and the fully operational and to provide the necessary erings in Msheireb Downtown by Msheireb Properties, is the Msheireb Central Metro Station, support for its activities and ef- Doha. latest destination for leisure, residents have reported satis- forts. In collaboration with the living and business. It is also faction with connectivity smart Ministry of Transportation and the world’s smartest and most features of their units, and other Qatar provided $60mn to Communications and Qatar sustainable fully built city conveniences. the UNHCR over the last fi ve years, while Qatar Fund for Development provided aid to the tune of $235mn from 2013-2019 to countries such as Syria, Yemen, Iraq, Libya, Sudan, and the Rohingyas in Bangladesh HE the Assistant Minister of HE the Assistant Minister of Foreign Aff airs and Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Aff airs, Lolwah Foreign Aff airs and Spokesper- Rashid Alkhater at the Global Refugee Forum in Geneva. son of the Ministry of Foreign Aff airs Lolwah Rashid AlKhater agreements to support the UN- pointed out, in the statement HCR, and is considered one of of Qatar at the Global Refu- the biggest donors to the UN UNRWA: Qatari fi nancial support gee Forum, to the struggle of agency. HE AlKhater noted that contributed to reducing defi cit 5.4mn Palestinian refugees and Qatar has launched many hu- stressed the need for fi nding a manitarian initiatives, such The United Nations Relief and Off ice, which concluded that just solution based on related as Education Above All, that Works Agency for Palestine there is no corruption or international resolutions, and to pledged to provide education to Refugees in the Near East financial abuse. continue supporting the United 10mn children, 2.3mn of which (UNRWA) said that the financial He added, in a statement to Nations Relief and Works Agen- are refugees. She also discussed deficit for the year 2019 the Qatar News Agency (QNA), cy for Palestine Refugees (UN- the QUEST initiative which aims decreased from $167mn to only that the Qatari support for RWA). to benefi t 619,000 Syrian refu- $90mn. UNRWA contributed greatly to She stressed that the gov- gees, and added that Silatech UNRWA Media Adviser Adnan reducing the financial deficit ernment of Qatar and Qatari provides vocational training to Abu Hasana said that over the of the UN agency this year, charitable organisations were roughly a million young people. past three weeks, intensive praising the development of the committed to enhancing the The organisation is also working eff orts were made which relationship with Qatar in order partnership with the UNHCR. on providing 5mn jobs by 2022, resulted in the agency receiving to provide better service to She noted that Qatar provided particularly to refugees. $77mn from more than 20 millions of Palestinian refugees $60mn to the UNHCR over the She noted that Qatar issued countries and partners. It in the UNRWA’s five fields last fi ve years, while Qatar Fund in 2018 a law regulating political includes funds transferred from of operations. UNRWA had for Development provided aid to asylum, stressing its humanitar- countries that have frozen their announced that it needs at least the tune of $235mn from 2013- ian role in protecting refugees. remaining contributions for this $167mn to be able to continue 2019 to countries such as Syria, She added that the law was part year in light of the investigation its services and pay the salaries Yemen, Iraq, Libya, Sudan, and of a larger legal framework that supervised by the United of its employees until the end of the Rohingya in Bangladesh.