Cabinet Renews Qatar's Solidarity with Lebanon
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QatarTribune Qatar_Tribune THURSDAY QatarTribuneChannel qatar_tribune AUGUST 13, 2020 DHU AL-HIJJAH 23, 1441 VOL.13 NO. 5024 QR 2 Fajr: 3:44 am Dhuhr: 11:39 am Asr: 3:08 pm Maghrib: 6:13 pm Isha: 7:43 pm Business 8 Sports 12 Pilot project to store Confident Leipzig ready FINE excess power in for Atletico despite HIGH : 44°C batteries launched Werner departure LOW : 34°C US thanks Qatar AmiR RECEivES CREDENTials OF NEW AMBassadoRS for its role in combating global terrorism TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK DOHA The US State Department has said Qa- tar is one of the closest military allies of the United States in the region. In a statement on Wednesday, the US State Department said the US counterterrorism coordinator Ambassa- dor Nathan A Sales will arrive in Doha to thank Qatar for its commitment to combating global terrorism and its dedication to a robust partnership with the US on counterterrorism and His Highness The Amir of State of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani received the credentials of six new ambassadors to Qatar at the Amiri Diwan on Wednesday. HH The Amir received the security. credentials of Ambassador of Turkey HE Mehmet Mustafa Goksu (left) and Ambassador of the United Kingdom HE Jonathan Paul Wilks. HH The Amir welcomed the new ambassadors, wishing them Sales will meet with Attorney Gen- success in their missions and the relations between Qatar and their respective countries further progress and prosperity. For their part, the ambassadors conveyed to HH The Amir greetings of their eral HE Ali bin Fetais Al Marri and other countries’ leaders and wishes of further progress and prosperity to the Qatari people. Earlier, the ambassadors were accorded official reception ceremonies at the Amiri Diwan.PAGE 16 senior government officials to discuss Qatar’s role as a strong partner in combating the financing of terrorism, including implementation of its new Anti-Money Laundering/Countering the Financing of Terrorism (AML/CFT) legislation. Sales will also discuss Qa- Cabinet renews Qatar’s solidarity with Lebanon tar’s active participation in the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS. Qatar is one of the United States’ Amir’s directives to provide urgent aid an extension Ministries, govt agencies must remove bureaucratic obstacles to closest military allies in the region. of Qatar’s position in support of Lebanon: Cabinet ensure that necessary services are provided to public: PM Al-Udeid Air Base is home to the Com- bined Air Operation Center, which hosts QNA two countries and the people. ID-19) pandemic. ernment agencies that participate 18 nations and is responsible for all DOHA The measures are an extension The Cabinet affirmed the con- in implementing programmes and Coalition air operations in the Middle of Qatar’s positions in support of tinuation of the precautionary projects emanating from the stra- East and Central Asia. THE Cabinet has renewed Qatar’s Lebanon and its stability. measures to combat the pandemic. tegic plans. solidarity with Lebanon in facing The Cabinet, chaired by Prime The Prime Minister directed The directives came after HE the disaster in the wake of the Bei- Minister and Minister of Interior that ministries and other govern- the Minister of Commerce and rut port blast. HE Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa bin ment agencies should simplify Industry made a presentation on The Cabinet affirmed thatH is Abdulaziz Al Thani on Wednesday, procedures and remove bureau- the detailed plan for the strategy Highness The Amir of State of Qa- offered sincere condolences to the cratic obstacles so that necessary of the Ministry of Commerce and tar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al families of the blast victims and to services are provided to the public. Industry. Thani’s directives to help broth- the government and people of Leb- They also need to speed up the He stated that the strategy of ers in Lebanon immediately after anon, wishing the injured a speedy digitisation of all services provid- the Ministry of Commerce and the explosion and the subsequent recovery. ed to the public to be part of the Industry has four intermediate broad public interaction to con- The Cabinet was also briefed e-government platform. outcomes, 12 main goals, 22 pro- tribute to providing aid to Leba- by HE Minister of Public Health Prime Minister and Minister of The PM also directed the ne- grammes and 178 projects. US Coordinator for Counterterrorism non reflect the depth of the firm on the latest developments in ef- Interior HE Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa cessity of strengthening coordina- Ambassador Nathan A Sales. fraternal relations between the forts to curb coronavirus (COV- bin Abdulaziz Al Thani. tion between ministries and gov- Continued on page 2 Second-round exams to start from Aug 23 People arriving in Qatar must adhere Qatar affirms respect THE second-round examinations for to quarantine requirements: MoPH grades from (first to twelfth - day and for Sudan’s unity adult education) for the academic TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK period of one week. Passengers arriving year 2019-20 will start on Sunday, DOHA from any other country will be required August 23, and end on Monday, to quarantine at one of the govern- and sovereignty August 31, 2020. The full schedule THE Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) ment-approved hotels for a period of of exams can be accessed on the has insisted that people arriving in Qa- one week, followed by another week of QNA Ministry of Education and Higher tar must adhere to quarantine require- home quarantine. DOHA Education website. (QNA) ments. Arriving passengers must fol- The passengers who have un- low all guidelines to ensure a safe and dergone tests in one of the ministry Qatar has affirmed respect effective home quarantine period. approved COVID-19 testing centres for Sudan’s sovereignty, “When arriving in Qatar, you will ily, your friends, and the community abroad and who have had a COVID- political independence, unity MoPH conducts COVID-19 be required to quarantine at home for as a whole,” the MoPH said in a tweet. 19-free certificate, will be exempted and integrity of its region, environmental testing to a period of time. It is extremely impor- According to the ministry, passen- from tests at the airport and will be non-interference in its inter- tant that you follow the rules of home gers arriving from the countries identi- eligible for home quarantine for one nal affairs, and aspirations of enhance surveillance (PG 2 ) quarantine. You have a responsibility fied by the government as low risk, will week. the Sudanese people to live and duty to protect yourself, your fam- be required to quarantine at home for a Continued on page 2 in a democratic country that enjoys security, stability, and prosperity. This came as Qatar on Wednesday participated in the ministerial meeting of the Qatar updates list of low-risk countries QE ATARI T am FINds FIRST BodY Friends of Sudan Group, which HE Dr Mutlaq bin Majed FRom BEIRUT RUBBLE was hosted in Saudi capital Al Qahtani. TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK Riyadh, via video conference. DOHA Special Envoy of the its support for the ongoing Minister of Foreign Affairs for mediation efforts in Juba, Qatar has updated the list of low-risk countries for travel Counterterrorism and Me- the capital of the Republic amid the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the Govern- diation in Conflict Resolution of South Sudan, aimed at ment Communications Office (GCO) has said. HE Dr Mutlaq bin Majed Al achieving peace in Sudan. In a Twitter post on Wednesday, the GCO said, “As Qahtani represented Qatar in Qatar also praised the Qatar continues to implement its travel policies, the list the meeting. progress made by the media- of low-risk countries has been updated based on public In a speech, Al Qahtani tion and expressed desire for health indicators in Qatar and around the world. Changes stressed that there is no more cooperation. will come into effect from Saturday, August 15.” military solution to conflicts. Qatar underlined the The GCO said for travellers to be considered for the low- THE Qatari search and rescue team has retrieved the first Dialogue and negotiations are importance of not competing risk country exemption, they are required to stay in the low- dead body of a Lebanese security officer from under the only solution. He stressed on over Sudan, calling for unity, risk country for a minimum of one week. In the event that a rubble of the Beirut port. Local media outlets said the body the importance of address- cooperation, and coordina- traveller stays for less than a week in the low-risk country, was that of a security officer working in the port. Qatari team ing the root causes of the tion of regional and inter- they must follow the policies applied to arrivals coming from continues the search and rescue operations in the area look- conflict. national efforts to achieve countries outside the low-risk categories, it added. ing for survivors or dead bodies under the rubble. (TNN) Qatar also reiterated sustainable peace. 02 Thursday, August 13, 2020 Contact US: Qatar Tribune I EDITORIAL I Phone: 40002222 I ADMINISTRATION & MARKETING I Phone: 40002155, 40002122, Fax: 40002235 P.O. Box: 23493, Doha. Ministry set to develop AEI mir R CE Ves MESSAGE From President OF PANAMA incentives for attracting foreign investors to Qatar Continued from page 1 prove industrial services, sup- port the competitiveness of the WITHIN this plan, responsi- national product, develop indus- bilities for the implementation trial studies and strategies, de- of initiatives and projects were velop a small and medium-sized defined