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Amir honours outgoing Austrian Envoy Cabinet affirms continuation of COVID-19 precautionary measures Minister outlines MME’s 2022 priorities before Cabinet QNA the results of review and specific Priorities (2022): 1. Improve Doha improvements. air quality; 2. Maintain the quality The strategic plan addresses of sea water; 3. Preserve biodiver- The Cabinet on Wednesday af- the areas related to the competen- sity; 4. Chemical and radiological firmed the continuation of precau- cies of the MME under the title safety and security; 5. Efforts to tionary measures taken to combat “aspirations and priorities”. confront climate change. the coronavirus (COVID-19) after In the food security and agri- In the field of public services: it was updated about the latest de- culture field: Aspirations (2030): To be- velopments by the HE Minister of Aspirations (2030): Achieve come a society completely free of Public Health. food security for Qatar while en- landfills. Minister of Municipality and suring efficient resource manage- Priorities (2022): 1. Efforts to Environment HE Abdullah bin ment and maintaining strong food reduce waste generation and recy- Abdulaziz bin Turki Al Subaie the nation achieve the Qatar Na- safety standards. cling; 2. Solid waste management outlined the ministry’s priorities tional Vision 2030. Priorities (2022): across the economic value chain; ahead of 2022 and aspirations for The strategy of the Ministry (1) Availability of food at rea- 3. Reducing construction waste 2030 in a presentation before the of Municipality and Environment sonable prices; (2) High level of In the field of urban planning: His Highness The Amir of State of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani met with Cabinet. included the following axes: food quality and safety; (3) Effi- Aspirations (2030): Improve Ambassador of Austria to Qatar HE Dr Willy Kempel at the Amiri Diwan on Wednes- The Cabinet meeting was During the first quarter of ciency of resource management. the level of urban planning for day. The ambassador called on HH The Amir to greet him on the occasion of the end chaired by Prime Minister and 2020, and in accordance with the In the environment field: cities of Qatar through the dis- of his tenure in the country. HH The Amir granted the ambassador Al Wajbah Decora- Minister of Interior HE Sheikh directives of the Prime Minister, a Aspirations (2030): Contrib- tinct frameworks and guidelines tion in recognition of his role in enhancing relations between Qatar and Austria, Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdulaziz comprehensive review of the min- ute to achieving the sustainable for planning in the infrastructure, wishing him success in his future tasks and further progress and development for Al Thani. istry’s current strategy was under- development goals of Qatar in the transportation and urban planning the relations. The ambassador expressed thanks and appreciation to HH The Amir The presentation followed the taken. environment sector with the aim sectors, which meet the needs of and the officials in Qatar for the cooperation he received, which contributed to the PM’s call on ministries and public The priorities, initiatives, key of enabling sustainable develop- Qatari citizens and residents alike. success of his work in the country. (QNA) bodies to come up with a plan out- performance indicators and tar- ment and protecting the environ- lining their competencies to help gets were updated according to ment for future generations. Continued on page 2 

Amir exchanges Ministry amends greetings on Qatarisation: MADLSA launches new Hijri year school return plan His Highness The Amir National Employment Platform of State of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani Mixed learning system during the first on Wednesday exchanged semester in all educational stages cables of congratulations 4,800 jobs on offer for citizens in all specialties from September with the leaders of fraternal QNA Tribune News Network schedule planned by the minis- Arab and Muslim countries Doha Kawader Doha try. The mixed education system on the occasion of the new includes students conducting Hijri year. (QNA) The Ministry of Administra- ● The platform ● As a first stage, registration on The Ministry of Education and mid-term and end-of-semester tive Development, Labour and aims to provide the platform will be for female and Higher Education has amended exams in the school building Social Affairs (MADSLA) has citizens with the male citizens, who do not have the school return plan. The min- through a schedule organised by launched the National Em- opportunity to jobs, to get nominated and look istry will implement a mixed schools and ensuring social dis- ployment Platform (Kawad- obtain jobs that suit for jobs in the government and learning system during the first tancing between students. Qatar affirms er). their qualifications private sectors semester of the academic year During the first three days The platform will dis- 2020-21 in all educational stages of the school (from September 1 full support for play jobs available in Qatar ● Job-seekers will ● Those born to Qatari of public and private schools, to September 3), schools are re- efforts to resolve in various sectors including be able to register mothers shall be nominated kindergartens and higher educa- quired to educate students about both government and private on the platform for jobs in the private tion institutions. the precautionary measures. crisis in Mali entities. The platform aims to from August 24 sector Accordingly, e-learning is Preparatory and high school provide citizens with the op- combined with classroom learn- students required only to wear a Qatar has expressed grave portunity to obtain jobs that ● Only employees ing in one framework. mask (a cloth mask). concern over the recent suit their qualifications. registered with The amendment came after In addition, students will developments in Mali, Job-seekers will be able MADLSA are coordination with the Ministry be handed over a rotating time stressing the need to ensure to register on the platform as eligible for Minister of Administrative Development, of Public Health regarding the schedule during the first semes- the sovereignty of the state of Monday, August 24, and placement Labor and Social Affairs HE Yousuf Mohammed necessary precautionary meas- ter, which clarify the days when of institutions and law and 4,800 jobs will be offered in Al Othman Fakhroo speaks during the launch ures to limit the spread of the students must work in the school the safety of government of- various areas that require sci- of Kawader in Doha on Wednesday. coronavirus. building and the days that they ficials currently detained. entific qualifications starting According to the mixed will receive distance learning. In a statement on September 2020. learning system, students are Schools are also obligated to Wednesday, the Ministry Minister of Administra- port for the national efforts simplify procedures, remove form (Kawader) to be a flex- required to attend the classes regulate the entry and exit of stu- of Foreign Affairs affirmed tive Development, Labor aimed at employing Qatari bureaucratic obstacles, and ible and easy way that enables one to three times a week, while dents to the school building to Qatar’s full support for all and Social Affairs HE You- nationals in the government speed up the completion of job-seekers to findjob oppor- maintaining an attendance rate prevent crowding and take into regional and international suf Mohammed Al Othman and private sectors. the conversion of all services tunities matching their quali- of about 30 percent of the total account social distancing, in ad- efforts aimed at finding an Fakhroo thanked Prime Min- He also thanked the PM provided to the public into fications and experiences in number of students in the school dition to cancelling the morning urgent solution to the cri- ister and Minister of Interior for giving approval to raise electronic services. the government and private per day. The aim is to do some queue and group activities such sis, in a way that meets the HE Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa the rates of Qatarization in The minister affirmed that sectors. basic classes and doing practical as trips, camps and celebrations aspirations of the people of bin Abdulaziz Al Thani for his the private sector to 60 per- MADSLA has launched the experiments in laboratories. and turning them into virtual if Mali for security and decent constant and continuous sup- cent, and for his directives to National Employment Plat- Continued on page 3  The schools are obligated possible. living, and preserves the to divide the total number of The ministry issued a stability of the region. (QNA) students so that the number of circular to university adminis- students in each division does trators and presidents regarding not exceed 15 and there should student attendance, whereby Qatar making efforts to contain Gaza escalation: Envoy be a minimum distance of 1.5 it was decided that attendance COVID-19 recoveries metres between student and his would be gradual in universities. reach 112,658 QNA ties to contain the escalation and spare classmate. So that during the first three Gaza the population of the Gaza Strip further The “distance learning” sys- months period (from Septem- Qatar on Wednesday reported crises,” Al Emadi said. tem will be applied on days when ber to the end of November) 295 coronavirus (COVID-19) Chairman of Qatar’s Committee for the The envoy stressed that Qatar has students do not come to the there will be an attendance rate cases, the Ministry of Public Reconstruction of Gaza Ambassador HE been and will continue to support the school building according to the of 30. Health (MoPH) said in its daily re- Mohammed Al Emadi has stressed that Palestinian people at all levels to alleviate port. Also, 303 people recovered Qatar is making intensive efforts to con- their sufferings. from the virus in the past 24 tain the escalation in the Gaza Strip. He urged the international commu- hours, bringing the total number He said Qatar is continuing its efforts nity, the United Nations and all relevant of recoveries in the country to to alleviate the humanitarian sufferings of international organisations to fulfil their 112,658. The MoPH said all the the residents of the Gaza Strip. commitments towards providing the nec- QA operates 550 weekly new cases have been introduced “Intensive Qatari contacts have been essary support to the residents of the Gaza (PG 3 ) to isolation and are receiving made over the past few hours and are con- Strip to mitigate the humanitarian crisis flights to 85 destinations necessary healthcare. (TNN) tinuing at the highest levels with all par- HE Mohammed Al Emadi. just as Qatar has committed to its pledges. 02 Thursday, August 20, 2020

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Quick read Amir meets outgoing ambassador of Bangladesh Vodafone adds smart locks to The Amir His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani met range of smart home devices Amir exchanges greetings on with Ambassador of Bangladesh New Hijri Year to Qatar HE Ashud Ahmed at the Vodafone Qatar has expanded its Qatar’s other smart home products, such The Amir His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Amiri Diwan Office on Wednesday range of smart home devices to now in- as smart door sensors. Hamad Al Thani on Wednesday exchanged on the occasion of the end of clude smart locks for keyless smart liv- This latest development follows cables of greetings with the leaders of his tenure in the country. HH the ing. The latest edition of the Danalock Vodafone Qatar’s launch in June of a Arab and Muslim countries on the occa- Amir granted the ambassador Al V3 wireless Bluetooth and Z-Wave smart new Digital Smart Home Consulting for sion of the new Hijri Year. (QNA) Wajbah Decoration in recognition lock lets users easily control access to customers looking to begin their jour- Amir congratulates president of his role in enhancing relations their home with their smartphone. ney to enjoy the many lifestyle benefits between Qatar and Bangladesh, With its simple Danish design and of a smart home. The service provides of Afghanistan wishing him success in his future advanced encryption algorithm, the Da- expert advice on what’s new in smart The Amir His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin assignments and further progress nalock V3 offers a secure and elegant home technology and how to transform Hamad Al Thani on Wednesday sent a cable and development in the relations door lock experience. Users can cre- any room, apartment or villa into a smart of congratulations to President of Afghani- between the two country. The am- ate an unlimited number of digital keys environment with Vodafone’s smart stan Dr Mohammad Ashraf Ghani on his bassador thanked HH the Amir for their family members and friends devices. With Vodafone’s other smart country’s Independence Day. (QNA) and the officials in Qatar for the and program each user’s access level by home devices, residents and homeown- cooperation he received, which choosing permanent or temporary ac- ers can monitor their homes with smart Deputy Amir exchanges contributed to the success of his cess. Compatible with any standard door cameras, detect water leaks with smart greetings on New Hijri Year work in the country. (QNA) with its country-specific adapters, the water sensors, move doors and windows The Deputy Amir His Highness Sheikh Ab- Danalock V3 is globally compatible and through smart sensors, activate their dullah bin Hamad Al Thani on Wednesday can work in conjunction with Vodafone electronic devices with smart plugs. (TNN) exchanged cables of greetings with crown princes and deputy heads of state of Arab and Muslim countries on the occasion of the new Hijri Year. (QNA) Deputy Amir congratulates Mahmoud highlights role of parliaments in boosting ties president of Afghanistan Qatar’s policy under the lead- the Austrian Parliament, is of great its humanitarian stances towards achieve the goals for which it was The Deputy Amir His Highness Sheikh ership of the Amir His Highness importance and considered one of states and peoples, on top of which established. Abdullah bin Hamad Al Thani on Wednesday Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al the most significant parliamen- are the Palestinian people, who are The Fifth World Conference of sent a cable of congratulations to President Thani is based on respecting the tary events, as it brings together suffering from blockade and arbi- Speakers of Parliament, in which of Afghanistan Dr Mohammad Ashraf Ghani principles of international laws, the speakers of parliaments in the trary measures imposed by the oc- Secretary-General of the UN An- on his country’s Independence Day. (QNA) strengthening cooperation and world and provides an opportunity cupying entity. tonio Guterres will prticipate, dis- friendship among countries and for exchanging ideas and experi- The Shura speaker added that cusses issues of health, climate, PM exchanges greetings on helping them overcome challenges ences that are beneficial for parlia- Qatar has provided various types economy, science and technol- New Hijri Year posed by natural disasters, said mentary work. of material and moral support, ogy, as well as the participation of Prime Minister and Minister of Interior HE Speaker of the Shura Council HE Mahmoud highlighted the including providing field hospi- women and youths in political and Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdulaziz Al Ahmed bin Abdullah bin Zaid Al role of parliamentary diplomacy tals, drugs and equipment to a parliamentary work, issues of de- Thani on Wednesday exchanged cables of Mahmoud. in enhancing cooperation be- number of countries, the most mocracy and the changing role of greetings with prime ministers of Arab and Mahmoud was speaking dur- tween peoples and contributing HE Ahmed bin Abdullah bin Zaid Al recent of which is to Lebanon parliaments in the 21st century, in Islamic countries on the occasion of the ing the Fifth World Conference of to achieving international peace Mahmoud. after the Beirut port explosion addition to improving governance new Hijri Year. (QNA) Speakers of Parliament, which be- and security and resolving inter- incident. He affirmed in this re- and combating terrorism and ex- gan on Wednesday via video con- national disputes and issues by wars and absence of progress and gard the keenness of Qatar to tremism. PM congratulates president of ferencing. diplomatic means in accordance development. strengthen its support to the UN The delegation of the Shura Afghanistan The conference will continue with the principles of internation- He addressed the preventive and its various bodies in the hu- Council participating in the con- Prime Minister and Minister of Interior for two days. al law. and precautionary measures taken manitarian field. ference included members Nasser HE Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdulaziz The speaker of the Shura Coun- He also noted the pivotal role by Qatar to curb the coronavirus Mahmoud stressed the impor- bin Sulaiman Al Hayder, Moham- Al Thani on Wednesday sent a cable of cil explained that this conference, that parliaments play in achieving (COVID-19) pandemic and pro- tance of supporting and strength- med bin Mahdi Al Ahbabi, Saleh congratulations to President of Afghani- organised by the Inter-Parliamen- sustainable development goals in vide treatment and care to all citi- ening the role of the Inter-Par- bin Abdullah Al Mannai and stan Dr Mohammad Ashraf Ghani on his tary Union (IPU), in cooperation order to liberate the world’s na- zens and residents in the country, liamentary Union and giving it Reem bint Mohammed Al Man- country’s Independence Day. (QNA) with the United Nations (UN) and tions from the clutches of poverty, stressing Qatar’s commitment to all the means that enable it to soori. (QNA) Qatar set out ambitious 2022 priorities for growth Ashghal begins upgrading Continued from page 1  procedures *The framework for the at the Ministry of Interior is The Cabinet also approved 2. Data collection and use MME with regard to partner- concerned with developing and the Ministry of Transport and of Al Sadd Intersection Priorities (2022): 3. Legislation and regula- ships between the public and designing policies and plans Communications’ proposal to 1. The comprehensive na- tions amendments and their private sectors and their next in the field of traffic, studying renew the membership of the Tribune News Network the project will also improve the tional executive plan for the enforcement steps. traffic problems and proposing Coordination Committee be- Doha signal-controlled intersection to urban planning, infrastructure 4. Improve municipal and Implementing the strategy: solution methods, coordinat- tween the entities operating at ensure free-flowing traffic at Al and transportation sectors. public facilities This topic covered the following ing and cooperating between Hamad International Airport The Public Works Authority Sadd Intersection. 2. Administrative frame- In the field of shared ser- headings: the various bodies whose work for a period of three years, effec- (Ashghal) has announced the The project will be imple- work for urban planning. vices: After preparing the strate- affects the good regularity and tive from September 13, 2020. commencement of upgrading mented by JH Construction 3. Real estate sector devel- Aspirations (2030): Achieve gic plan, the following steps will flow of traffic, and proposing the This committee established works on Al Sadd intersection Company under the supervision opment strategy. the highest level of management focus on developing the opera- development of traffic related at the General Civil Aviation Au- as part of the Road Improve- of Gulf Engineering and Indus- In the urban beautification efficiency and outstanding per- tional plan, including: the first legislation, road engineering thority is specialised in several ment Works in Various Areas of trial Consultancy. Construction field: formance through continuous phase - the strategic plan (Feb- and transportation in line with specialisations, including: Greater Doha - Phase 9 project. works are scheduled to be fully Aspirations (2030): Beauti- work on capacity building and ruary - April 2020), the second international standards and the Coordination of work Expansion of the intersec- completed in the 4th quarter of fication of cities and increasing digital transformation. phase - the operational plan requirements of the continuous among all entities operating at tion, development of infrastruc- 2021. green spaces to promote sus- Priorities (2022): (May - July 2020). development of roads and trans- HIA to facilitate the operations ture utility services and upgra- tainable urban health. 1. Performance Manage- Reporting details, including portation. and activities of air transport, dation of Al Sadd Street and Traffic Diversion Priorities (2022): ment System continuing to report on progress The report referred to the the movement of aircraft, pas- Jawaan Street at a length of 3.2 In order to facilitate the 1. Improve the level and 2. Capacity building and hu- made until the new mechanisms follow-up of the implementa- sengers, goods and mail to and km are part of the upgradation implementation of these road- quality of green spaces. man resource development for reporting performance are tion of the plans of the National from the state, in accordance work. works, the number of lanes 2. Increase green areas. 3. Digital transformation fully implemented according Traffic Safety Strategy 2020- with applicable laws and regula- Eng Mooza Al Sowaidi, available on Al Sadd Intersec- 3. Community cooperation. and improvement of the techno- to the operational plan, and 2022 and the development of tions, and to provide the neces- head of Doha City Projects Sec- tion will be reduced for about In the area of municipalities: logical infrastructure the proposed reporting mecha- its objectives, the activities of sary requirements to facilitate tion at Ashghal, emphasised the 1.6 km on Al Sadd Street in the Aspirations (2030): Ensure Opportunities for private nisms. The Cabinet reviewed the the National TrafficS afety Com- the work of the airport activities. importance of Al Sadd Junction section between Al Amir Street that a high level of satisfaction is sector participation: This axis annual report of the work of the mittee and the National Road The Cabinet reviewed report and its significant location at the and C Ring Road from Friday, achieved when citizens and resi- covered a number of titles, in- National Traffic Safety Commit- Safety Office, and highlighted 46 of the work of the National intersection of two of the most August 21, 2020, until March dents use the services provided cluding the following: tee and its recommendations the award received by the Com- Committee for Prohibition of congested streets in the area 31, 2021. by municipalities. * Specific areas that include and took the appropriate deci- mittee for the best global project Weapons from Jan 1 to April 30, -- Al Sadd Street and Jawaan The diversion will be imple- Priorities (2022): potential opportunities for pub- sion in its regard. in sustainable transport man- 2020, and took the appropriate Street. Both roads serve many mented as follows: 1. Improve service delivery lic-private partnerships. This committee established agement and road safety. decision in its regard. service facilities, shops, com-  For commuters on mercial centers and educational Jawaan Street heading towards and health institutions. Sport Intersection or Nasir Bin “These works are part of Sulaiman Al Suwaidi Intersec- Ashghal’s efforts to improve the tion, one left-turn lane will be ‘Sabah Al Ahmad Corridor, Khalifa Avenue projects on schedule’ existing services and utilities closed. and upgrade the road network  For commuters on Al Santhosh Chandran sidelines of an event recently, Emadi approximately 37 kilometres. in Doha City to cope with the Sadd Street coming from Al Doha said, “Most of the Ashghal projects are Sabah Al Ahmad Corridor has the national economic develop- Amir Street, the number of progressing ahead of schedule. Sabah longest bridge, deepest and longest ment and social growth require- lanes will be reduced to four The Public Works Authority (Ash- Al Ahmad Corridor will also be com- bi-directional tunnel in Qatar. With ments in Qatar,” he said. lanes instead of five, as the ghal) has completed more than 70 per- pleted on time and various roads of a length of 1,200 metres, the cable- The project’s scope will in- through lane dedicated for ve- cent works of the prestigious Sabah Al this project will be opened to traffic stayed bridge on the corridor extends clude road developments at a to- hicles going straight ahead will Ahmad Corridor and over 91 percent within the timeframe.” from Mesaimeer Road to Al Bustan tal length of 3.2 km, provision of be closed. works of the Khalifa Avenue project, Most of the roads in the project Street and crosses over Halul Intersec- 6.4 km of pedestrian footpaths  Motorists on Al Sadd despite the hurdles posed by the COV- will be opened to traffic this year itself, termed a corridor instead of road due tion on Mesaimeer Road and Faleh Bin and cycle paths, landscaping Street coming from C Ring ID-19 pandemic, Yousef Abdulrahman said Emadi, adding that the corridor is to its great importance and uniqueness Nasser Intersection on Salwa Road. works and upgradation of street Road will have the number of Al Emadi, director of Projects Affairs scheduled to be finished in four phases. of construction. Upon completion, the Khalifa Av- lighting systems. It will also im- lanes reduced from six to four, at Ashghal, has said. Both projects are The works of the corridor com- The corridor includes upgrada- enue Project will deliver approximately prove infrastructure utilities in as the through lane and left- expected to be finished on time and ac- menced on February 24, 2019. It is tion of E Ring, F Ring, Mesaimeer, Al 11.6 kilometres of dual carriageway the area, such as sewer network turn lane will be closed. cording to schedule, even though there named after HH the Amir of Kuwait Bustan, Bu Erayyen and Lebday roads with four lanes in each direction. This rehabilitation, upgradation of Ashghal said it will install was a minor slowdown in the works Sheikh Sabah Al Ahmad Al Jaber Al and sections of Al Markhiya Street. In is in addition to seven major inter- the TSE network and surface road signs to advise road users due to the pandemic, he said. Sabah in celebration of the strong addition, Ashghal will enhance 12 kilo- changes, service roads along sections water drainage network, and of the closure, and has request- The major road project is sched- brotherly relations between the two metres of local and peripheral roads of the road, and cycle, pedestrian and providing protection for the ex- ed all road users to abide by the uled for completion in 2021. countries. intersecting with the corridor. The to- camel paths that will be set up on the isting power lines and telecom- speed limit and to follow the Speaking to Qatar Tribune on the It is the first project in Qatar to be tal length of the roads of the project is south side of Al Luqta Street. munications cables. Besides, road signs to ensure their safety. Nation Thursday, August 20, 2020 03 QA rebuilds network to QRCS offers food parcels to 4,759 over 550 weekly flights to over 85 destinations Palestinian refugees in Lebanon Tribune News Network increased to double daily from August 17, The distribution of food aid is going on with all preventive measures to ensure safety DOHA Los Angeles increased to daily from Au- gust 12 and New York JFK increasing to Tribune News Network Qatar Airways (QA) continues to lead double daily from September 1. Doha the recovery of the aviation industry main- Qatar Airways Group Chief Executive taining its position as the leading interna- Akbar Al Baker said, “Since the onset of WITH funding from Qatar Fund tional carrier providing global connectivity the pandemic, Qatar Airways network has for Development (QFFD), the rep- by rebuilding its network to more than 550 never fallen below 30 destinations with resentation mission of Qatar Red weekly flights to over 85 destinations. continuous services to five continents. Our Crescent Society (QRCS) in Leba- In August, the airline has already an- airline has lead the industry in offering non is implementing an imme- nounced the resumption of eight destina- passengers more choices and greater flexi- diate response to the COVID-19 tions - Adelaide (two-weekly flights started bility so they can plan and book travel with pandemic, at the Palestinian refu- on August 16); Auckland (three-weekly confidence. We have also implemented the gee camps in Lebanon. flights via Brisbane startingA ugust 18); most advanced safety and hygiene meas- Early in the coronavirus out- Houston (three-weekly flights starting ures onboard, including becoming the first break, QFFD and QRCS signed a September 2 increasing to four-weekly airline to require passengers to wear face memorandum of understanding from September 15); Kigali (three-weekly shields in addition to face coverings. (MoU) to work together to meet flights started August 3); London Gatwick “With our investment in one of the the medical needs of many com- (daily flights startingA ugust 20); Nairobi youngest, most fuel-efficient long haul munities, amid risks of overpopu- (double daily flights startedA ugust 3); fleets, strategic network management lation, especially at the Palestin- Philadelphia (three-weekly flights starting and the Best Airport in the Middle East, ian communities in Lebanon. September 16); and Sialkot (three-weekly we have been able to quickly and effec- According to the progress re- flights starting September 1) tively rebuild our network to more than ports, family food baskets were The airline’s continuous operations 550 weekly flights to over 85 destinations distributed to 1,000 direct benefi- throughout the pandemic and its variety across six continents. As the global recov- ciaries at the Ein El-Hilweh, Mieh Food baskets being distributed to Palestinians in Lebanon. of fuel-efficient efficient aircraft has also ery continues, Qatar Airways will remain ou Mieh and Sahel gatherings, enabled it to rapidly increase frequencies, focused on its fundamental mission of car- Sidon, the South Governorate. In Action 1.2: To support vul- offering passengers more flexible travel rying passengers across the globe safely addition, there were 3,759 indi- nerable communities to protect options to many destinations, including and reliably.” rect beneficiaries. themselves and their families Ankara increasing to daily from Septem- According to the latest IATA data, Qa- The distributions are going on through essential hygienic prac- ber 1, Cebu increased to daily from August tar Airways has become the largest inter- under strict preventive measures tices (Target: 1,000 families). 12, Clark increased to six-weekly from Au- national carrier between April to June by to ensure the safety of both the 2. Outcome 2: Mitigation of gust 12, Dhaka increasing to five-weekly fulfilling its missionof taking people home. beneficiaries and distributors. adverse economic impact of lock- from August 23. This enabled the airline to accumulate un- To implement the project, ex- down. Others include Islamabad, Karachi rivalled experience in carrying passengers ecutive agreements were signed Action 2.1: To provide basic and Lahore increased to double daily from safely and reliably and uniquely positioned with the Lebanese Red Cross and food assistance for the most vul- August 10, the airline to effectively rebuild its net- Palestine Red Crescent Society nerable refugees (Target: 27,800 Istanbul SAW increasing to 11 weekly work. The carrier has implemented the (PRCS). A rapid assessment was families). from August 20 then triple daily from most advanced safety and hygiene meas- conducted to identify and verify under the project, a meeting was project are as follows: With a total of 139,400 tar- September 1, Jakarta increased to double ures on board its aircraft and in Hamad the list of beneficiaries based on held between the Lebanese Red 1. Outcome 1: Disease mitiga- get beneficiaries, including 8,430 daily from August 17 and Kuala Lumpur International Airport. certain selection criteria. These Cross and PRCS to agree on the tion and minimisation of second- persons with special needs, the include households with five coordination process to trans- ary health impacts. implementation sites are: members or above, female-head- port Palestinian patients from the Action 1.1: To support health South: Rashidieh, Burj She- ed households (widowed or sepa- camps. facilities to cope with and main- mali, El-Buss, Ein El-Hilweh, rated/divorced), families restrict- There is constant cooperation tain service provision in their Mieh ou Mieh, and Sahel gather- ed to members below 14 years or with local authorities to contain response to COVID-19 while ings. above 59 years of age, and vulner- any identified case, in light of maintaining other services run- Beirut: Shatila, Burj Barajneh able families that depend on com- the high risks at overpopulated ning (Targets: 10 health centres, 1 and Mar Elias. munity assistance. camps, which may lead to a viral quarantine hospital, and 5 ambu- North: Beddawi and Nahr El- Concerning the utilisation of spreading wave. lance vehicles to be utilised for the Bared. ambulance vehicles to be secured The general outcomes of the duration of the project). Beqaa: Wavel (Baalbak). MoCI recalls Jeep ‘Ministry’s role is to provide job 128,356 phishing Cherokee models opportunities through Kawader’ The Ministry of Commerce and Indus- attacks in Qatar in try (MoCI), in cooperation with United Continued from page 1  education in areas that are compatible dents to take scholarships in the speciali- Cars Almana, a jeep dealer in Qatar, has with the requirements of the labour mar- sations needed by the labour market, as announced the recall of Jeep Cherokee, The minister said these procedures ket to ensure rapid access to suitable job well as to join training programmes re- 2020 2nd quarter the 2014-2015 and 2017 models due to are carried out electronically, start- opportunities, or join the government quired for professional jobs so that the a possible malfunction in the transmis- ing with creating a CV, registering scholarship programme or professional chances of acceptance for the job are sion system that could lead to a loss of and selecting the appropriate job, and training programmes that allow them to guaranteed given the country’s needs for driving control while the vehicle is in conducting a personal interview by the choose the required specialisations in the it. He emphasised the ministry’s role in motion and a loss of the ‘Park’ function body concerned, up to the acceptance labour market, which will ensure them to registering, nominating and following while parked. and appointment. get the right job. up the appointment of job seekers in The recall campaign is part of the He said the ministry’s role through The minister called on all job-seekers proportion to their qualifications and ex- ongoing efforts of the Ministry to protect the Kawader platform is to coordinate to take advantage of the services provided periences in the government and private consumers and ensure that dealers fol- with the authorities to offer job oppor- by the National Employment Platform. sectors. low up on vehicle defects and repairs. tunities, follow up with the registration He praised the working team mem- He said those currently registered The ministry said that it will coordi- processes and creating a CV, in addition bers who developed the platform for with the ministry must register on the nate the maintenance and repair work to guiding and counselling job-seekers, their great efforts that led to its achieve- Kawader platform again and create a with the dealer and will communicate and following up and coordinating with ment in this distinguished way. special CV because the platform needs with customers to ensure that they have employers regarding interviews and ap- Assistant Undersecretary for Admin- more details. completed the necessary repairs. (TNN) pointment. “On Monday, the platform istrative Development Affairs Abdullah However, he added, the attachments Tribune News Network malicious users increase their will be available for job-seekers to log in, Musallam Al Dosari confirmed that the by those who registered with the minis- Doha chances of success in their register and create CVs. In September, opening of registration will begin on try will be transferred to the platform and hunt for innocent people’s cre- 2020, they will be able to view and choose Monday for 4,800 jobs in all state-owned the person won’t need to attach what was Phishing attacks are becom- dentials. The first six months MoCI recalls 2020 the suitable jobs,” the minister said. entities, or in which it contributes or sub- previously attached. ing increasingly more targeted of 2020, however, have shown As a first stage, registration on the ject to the retirement and pensions law Dosari indicated that the role of em- as 128,356 such attacks were a new aspect to this well- model of Audi Q8 platform will be for female and male that will be listed on the platform in Sep- ployers on the platform is to check can- targeted at Qatar in the second known form of attack. citizens, who do not have jobs in order tember. didates’ requests for jobs and to select quarter of this year, Kaspersky As Kaspersky analysis has The Ministry of Commerce and Indus- to get nominated and look for jobs in the This number is subject to increase job-seekers who meet the requirements analysis has revealed. indicated, in second quarter try, in cooperation with Q-Auto, dealer government and private sectors, he said, and includes all specialisations and all available to them through Kawader, in According to the analysis, of 2020, phishers increasingly of Audi in Qatar, has announced the re- adding that those born to Qatari mothers qualifications. addition to entering the results of inter- a number of new tricks have performed targeted attacks, call of the 2020 model Audi Q8 due to shall be nominated for jobs in the private He said the appointment of any em- views for candidates with acceptance or also been found - from HR with most of their focus on leakage or breakage of the oil line. sector. ployee is only for those registered with rejection. dismissal emails to attacks small companies. To attract The recall campaign is part of the He explained that Kawader comes as MADLSA, and a person may apply for The Director of Information Systems disguised as delivery notifica- attention, fraudsters forged ongoing efforts of the Ministry to protect a part of the efforts taken to enhance the one job for one entity, and if he is refused, Department at the ministry Mona Al tions. emails and websites from or- consumers and ensure that dealers fol- ministry’s role in registering and follow- he will be allowed to apply for another. Fadhli spoke about a number of points These and other findings ganisations whose products or low up on vehicle defects and repairs. ing up on employment for jobs-seekers in When the entity accepts the job-seek- that must be followed to register on the are documented in Kasper- services could be purchased by The ministry said that it will coordi- the public and private sectors. er, he will be appointed immediately. platform and the technical support for sky’s new spam and phishing potential victims. In the pro- nate the maintenance and repair work In 2019, 3,570 job-seekers got place- The ministry then follows up the re- job-seekers, noting that Kawader has in Q2 2020 report. cess of making these fake as- with the dealer and will communicate ments. cruitment process and attends some per- been designed in an easy, scalable and Phishing is one of the old- sets, fraudsters often did not with customers to ensure that they have He said the national cadres wishing sonal interviews. secure manner and adopts data confi- est and most flexible types of even try to make the site ap- completed the necessary repairs. (TNN) to obtain jobs should complete academic Al Dosari advised high school stu- dentiality and privacy. social engineering attacks. pear authentic. They are used in many ways, The news agenda, follow- and for different purposes, to ing the COVID-19 outbreak, lure unwary users to the site has influenced the “excuses” and trick them into entering fraudsters use when asking MME releases 40,000 finned-back seabream fishlings into Qatari waters personal information. The for personal information. This latter often includes financial included disguising their com- credentials such as bank ac- munications with unsuspect- count passwords or payment ing users as delivery services, card details or login details for postal services, financial ser- social media accounts. vices and HR services. In the wrong hands, this “When summarising the opens doors to various mali- results of the first quarter, cious operations, such as mon- we assumed that COVID-19 ey being stolen or corporate would be the main topic for networks being compromised. spammers and phishers for This makes phishing a popular the past few months. And it initial infection method. certainly happened. While There were 128,356 phish- there was the rare spam mail- ing attacks detected in Qatar ing sent out without mention- in three months. ing the pandemic, phishers Phishing is a strong attack adapted their old schemes to method because it is done at make them relevant for the such a large scale. By sending current news agenda, as well The Ministry of Municipality and Environment (MME) released around 40,000 finned-back seabream fishlings into Qatari waters on Wednesday as part of a restocking pro- massive waves of emails under as come up with new tricks,” gramme spearheaded by the ministry. With this, the total number of finned-back seabream fishlings released rose to 91,000. (TNN) the name of legitimate institu- said Tatyana Sidorina, secu- tions or promoting fake pages, rity expert at Kaspersky. 04 Thursday, August 20, 2020 Nation QC panel holds meet to review MME proposals for regulating, recycling and treating waste A survey and analysis is carried out every five years to assess the proportion of household waste per tonne

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QATAR Chamber’s Environment Committee, a subsidiary of Food Security and Environment Com- QU’s committee on health mittee, held a meeting at the chamber’s venue to discuss pro- posals made by the Ministry of holds debate on COVID-19 Municipality and Environment (MME) for the regulation, recy- cling and treatment of waste. for students of healthcare The meeting was chaired by the Head of Food Security and Tribune News Network commented: “The University of Qatar Environment Committee Mo- Doha has invested heavily in the development hamed bin Ahmed Al Obaidli in of interprofessional education (IPE) the presence of Dr Saif Al Hajari, The Health Interprofessional Education locally and regionally, and has made Nasser Ahmed Al Khalaf and the Committee of Qatar University (QU) in great strides towards its advancement, committee’s Vice Chairman Ab- collaboration with the Interprofessional starting with the hosting of the first IPE dulrahman bin Abdulla Al Ansari. Education Students’ Association in Qa- Middle East conference to host the” All The meeting was also attend- are being buried or burned. tar, organised its second virtual debate Together Better Health “International ed by Director of Waste Manage- Bahr noted that eight re- with the motion: “this House believes Conference in 2021. IPE is at the heart ment at the ministry Eng Hamad ports are currently being pre- that, in public health emergencies, the of QU ‘s health vision and mission to be Jassim Al Bahr. pared on waste management in need to protect the public should pre- recognized for excellence in interprofes- On his part, Mohamed Al coordination with the consult- vail over personal freedoms”. The event, sional health education and interdisci- Obaidli said that the meeting ing company, and these reports which lasted two hours, was conducted plinary health research. Through their aimed to help attendees learn include data collection and online through a WebEx application high-quality interdisciplinary programs, about the studies conducted by analysis, required infrastruc- from Qatar University. member universities are preparing com- the MME and steps taken to im- ture, raising awareness and Around 200 local and international petent graduates capable of shaping the plement the proposals. participation of private sector. participants attended the event. Ms. future of healthcare in Qatar.” He stressed the importance He said the Waste Treat- Layan Sukik, Vice-President of the IPE Since each side is made up of an in- of developing waste recycling ment Management conducts Student Association and Senior Student terprofessional team, the debate opened industry to benefit the national a survey and study every five in Human Nutrition at the College of up an opportunity to see the perspectives economy, noting that the state years to identify the propor- Health Sciences (CHS) at Qatar Univer- of different health students and allowed has a key role in this regard by tions of waste in household sity, gave the opening remarks, which participants to increase their knowledge offering incentives to the pri- waste per tonne. included an overview of the association’s on the various issues related to the novel vate sector to intensify invest- Dr Saif Al Hajari underlined vision, mission and events. Dr. Moham- coronavirus that are currently affecting ments in this sector. the importance of identify- mad Diab, Dean College of Pharmacy the lives of everyone around the globe Obaidli also said that the ing the correct proportions of (CPH) at Qatar University, welcomed through reliable data and evidence- committee was coordinating household waste, stressing the the attendees, followed by the Assistant based research. with MME to hold a meeting importance of conducting such Dean for Student Affairs at CPH and the CHS student Yasmin Attieh from the with the consulting company tests every year or two years and QU Health Chair of the Interprofessional negative team said: “Having this virtual on waste recycling and man- having a database in order to Education Committee Dr. Alla El Awaisi. debate was a brilliant idea and an amaz- agement. increase the participation of the The debate was moderated by the presi- ing opportunity, especially during these For his part, Eng Hamad private sector in the process of dent of the IPE Student Association and times, since it allowed us to interact with Jassim Al Bahr reviewed the treatment and recycling waste. MSc Pharmacy; Ms. Sawsan Al Mukdad. students from different health profes- proposals made by the min- The committee recom- The affirmative members includ- sions and work together on topics related istry, assuring that it would mended the importance of com- ed the following students: Menatalla to the current situation the world is living contribute to reducing waste, petitiveness between the private Said from the QU College of Medicine in. So not only it was a great fun activity, protecting environment, and sector companies in treatment (CMED), JawaherMatiullah from the it also allowed us to look for and discover encouraging investments in and recycling of household University of Calgary-Qatar (UCQ) and new dimensions of the pandemic.” this sector. waste. the student, and HalaAlkhatib from CMED student Menatallah Said from He said that the ministry The committee’s members the CPH. The negative team included the affirmative team commented: “As had a clear waste recycling also discussed three projects re- AishatAkomolafe of CMED, Yasmin At- responsible individuals each one of us strategy based on recent stud- lated to waste and single-use bi- tia (CHS) and KaoutarBarakat (CPH). has to pay the cost during a public health ies and a slew of legislative de- field by providing them with to treatment and transport, as odegradable plastic bags which The debate followed a format in which emergency to protect the greatest inter- cisions with the aim of support- raw materials and minimis- well as preserving environment can be used in producing animal each student received a 5-minute speech, est even if it requires us to give up on ing companies working in the ing financial obstacles related by reducing materials which feeds. a 2-minute caucus and a cross-exami- some personal freedoms, since preven- nation opportunity from the opposing tion is better than cure.” team. After the debate, the audiences The Vice-President of IPE, Layan were allowed to ask questions directed Sukik, mentioned: “This debate gath- to the teams, and the judges provided ered students from different health dis- Picpa Doha set their feedback and asked the two teams ciplines and helped the manifestation of Centara West Bay Hotel questions at the end. After receiving their collaboration. The way the teams to host webinar the votes from both the audience (50%) presented their evidence was in har- on August 21 and the judges (50%), the winning team mony and their work was coherent. I am Doha holds cleanup drive was determined. The judges included: very proud of the students’ commitment THE Philippine Institute of Dr Deborah White, UCQ Dean, Dr Lily and dedication in presenting their view- Certified Public Accountants O’Hara, CHS Associate Professor and points, along with their persuasive and (Picpa) Doha LLC (G) will be IPEC Director, and Dr Ahmad Awaisu, convincing manner. I am pleased to help organising a back-to-back we- CPH Associate Professor and Head of unite students from various health pro- binar event on August 21. the Department of Clinical Pharmacy & fessions to work together especially dur- The events titled ‘Associates Practice. The negative team stood out ing this time of a pandemic, which will Virtual Meet and Greet for the and the winner was held. hopefully prepare them to work inter- Year 2020-2021 and Financial CPH Dean Dr. Mohammad Diab professionally in their future careers.” Literacy Amidst Pandemic for PICPA Members & Associates’ are aimed at supporting the advancement of the organisa- tion’s associates, or the non- Certified Public Accountant members as well as the other active members. “As we enter another fiscal year, all PICPA Doha associates are invited to the first virtual ‘Meet and Greet’ in the spirit of camaraderie. In the first part of the back to back webinar event, our associates will get to know more of how PICPA Doha can help advance their career and skills through the programmes lined-up for this fiscal year to move forward with the attain- ment of PICPA Doha’s mission and vision”, according to the organisers. The second part of the back-to-back webinar event aims to enrich the skills and un- derstanding of PICPA members and associates on how to effec- tribune news network West Bay area. tara, we integrate sustainability tively apply various financial doha “To be Earth friendly in all into our operations, promote re- skills, including personal finan- practices, Centara West Bay Ho- sponsible recreational activities cial management, budgeting, IN celebration of Mother’s Day in tel & Residences Doha has im- and actively support local”, said investing and achieving finan- Thailand, Centara West Bay Ho- plemented sustainability on mul- Sean. cial stability despite this chal- tels management and colleagues tiple services with our goals to “Our basis for the commitment lenging time. Bernard Anduyon led by the General Manager Sean ‘Reduce-Reuse-Recycle’ as much to supporting sustainability at will deliver a presentation on Spinks recently cleaned up the as we can. We implemented an en- Centara Hotels & Resorts is rooted ‘Financial Literacy Amidst Pan- neighbourhood to sustain and re- ergy management system, water deep in Thai tradition and we ac- demic and Crisis Proof Invest- store the natural environment as conservation practices with in- knowledge and appreciate the fact ing’. a part of the hotel’s sustainability room Environment Card, provide that the strength of community Certificates of participation plan. recycling bins in all guest rooms, and the responsible treatment of and exciting prices will be given The activities included clean- wood free placemat in the restau- the environment in which we during the event at 11:00am ing up litter to help reducing pol- rants etc. all live, has a positive impact on to 12:30pm (Doha Standard lution and to support the cleanli- The hotel also sources herbs our business and consequently Time) for the first part and ness of the tourist destination on and vegetable from its own or- on the prosperity and security of 2:00pm to 4:30pm (Doha create a greener environment and ganic garden and supports lo- the destinations where we oper- Standard Time) for the second greater atmosphere around the cally sourced food items. At Cen- ate in”, Sean added. part via Zoom. (TNN) Middle East / Africa Thursday, August 20, 2020 05 Lebanon Iran says COVID-19 has sees spike in killed 20,000 in six months coronavirus Mali soldiers take power AFP She also stressed health caseload after Tehran protocols should be observed during the holy Shiite mourn- Beirut blast Iran’s novel coronavi- ing month of Moharram, on ‘transitional’ basis rus death toll has surpassed which starts on Friday. DPA 20,000, the government said “In no case should Mohar- Beirut Wednesday, six months after ram ceremonies be held in announcing the start of what closed spaces,” she said. Lebanon has experienced a quickly became the Middle There has been scepticism spike in cases of the new coro- after military coup East’s deadliest outbreak. at home and abroad about navirus since a massive blast The health ministry said Iran’s official figures, amid hit Beirut’s port two weeks ago, DPA the move. COVID-19 claimed 153 more concerns the real toll could be a health official told dpa on Bamako German Chancellor An- lives in the past 24 hours, much higher. Wednesday. gela Merkel, whose country bringing the country’s overall Authorities have not im- The comments came as Soldiers leading a military currently has the European toll to 20,125 dead. posed a mandatory lockdown Lebanon confirmed a record coup against Mali’s President Council presidency, also con- Its spokeswoman, Sima Sa- on the population across Iran. high of 589 virus cases with Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, who demned the coup, calling for dat Lari, told a televised news Schools were shut, public two more deaths due to COV- resigned in the early hours of stability and peace after an on- conference there had been an- events cancelled and travel ID-19, according to the Health Wednesday, have announced line meeting with the other 26 other 2,444 cases of infection between provinces banned in Ministry. they will take power on a EU leaders. in the last 24 hours. March. Wednesday’s infection fig- “transitional” basis. The events in Mali could The Islamic republic has Restrictions were gradu- ure is Lebanon’s single-day Colonel-Major Ismael have a “destabilizing impact now reported 350,279 coro- ally lifted in April as the coro- highest since the virus was first Wague, up until now deputy on the entire region and on navirus infections since an- navirus pandemic exacerbated detected in the country in Feb- chief of staff of Mali’s air force, the fight against terrorism,” nouncing its first cases -- two a sharp downturn for Iran’s ruary. “According to figures, announced the formation of she said. deaths in the Shiite holy city of sanctions-hit economy. Lebanon has recorded about the National Committee for Merkel noted the coup Qom -- on February 19. But deaths and infections 5,000 infections in the first six the Salvation of the People would have little impact on Lari described the situ- have risen in the Islamic repub- months since the pandemic (CNSP), which is to lead the military deployments to Mali ation as “concerning” in 26 lic since hitting a months-long was detected in the country in West African nation until elec- as the coronavirus pandemic of Iran’s 31 provines, among low in May, leading to a reim- February,” said the Health tions are held. Malian soldiers drive through the streets of Bamako on Wednesday, had already forced many to them Tehran. position of some protocols. Ministry official, whorequest - “We, the patriotic forc- the day after rebel troops seized Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar head home. ed anonymity. es grouped together in the Keita and Prime Minister Boubou Cisse in a dramatic escalation of a She said it was a topic she However, more than 3,500 CNSP, have decided to take months-long crisis. (AFP) was discussing with French of those virus cases were con- our responsibilities before the President Emmanuel Macron, Riyadh committed to Arab peace plan, firmed in the time between the people and before history,” with whom she was expected Beirut blast and August 17, ac- Wague told the nation, adding AU suspends Mali over coup to meet on Thursday. says UAE-Israel deal ‘positive’ cording to the official. that the CNSP would oversee Her foreign minister, Hei- The August 4 explosion left “a civil political transition” Addis Ababa The African Union (AU) on Wednesday suspended ko Maas, noted that there was DPA we fully envisioned that there at least 180 people dead and with elections “within a rea- Mali a day after its leaders were detained by mutineering sol- a high degree of uncertainty Amman would be eventually relations devastated large parts of Bei- sonable timeframe. A military diers and the president forced out. surrounding the situation. between all Arab states, includ- rut, including several medical coup had been necessary be- The AU’s 15-member security council “suspends Mali from “It is a military putsch, we Saudi Arabia remains com- ing Saudi Arabia, and Israel,” facilities. cause Keita’s government had the African Union until restoration of constitutional order and de- can assume that. But it isn’t mitted to a peace plan that al- Faisal told reporters during a “The transfer of a large led Mali into “chaos, anarchy mands release of President Boubacar Keita, the Prime Minister clear at the moment which lows the establishment of a press conference after a meet- number of those injured in and insecurity,” Wague said. and other government officials forcibly detained by the army,” the parts of the military are re- Palestinian state, the foreign ing with German foreign minis- the blast to hospitals without The CSNP had closed all AU Peace and Security Council said on Twitter. sponsible for it,” he said. minister said Wednesday, in the ter Heiko Maas. preventive measures led to air and land borders and was Keita said Wednesday he had stepped down to avoid “blood- Wague said the CSNP was first comment by a Saudi official “But the conditions for the spread of the coronavirus implementing a night-time shed” after he was detained in a coup, whose leaders pledged also seeking dialogue with sep- since the United Arab Emir- that from our point of view are among the medical staff and curfew until further notice, new elections after taking the president and Prime Minister aratist and rebel groups inside ates and Israel announced they quite clear, that peace must be people,” the official added. Wague said. Boubou Cisse into custody. of Mali. would normalise ties last week. achieved between the Palestin- The Beirut blast also in- The council was willing The 55-member AU had already condemned the “unconstitu- The announcement comes When asked to comment ians and Israelis based on inter- jured 6,000 people, displaced to collaborate with the UN tional change of government” in the West African nation. (AFP) hours after Keita resigned on on the US-brokered deal, Sau- national recognized parameters some 300,000 others and peacekeeping mission in Mali live television following a mili- di Foreign Minister Faisal bin and once that is achieved all damaged three main hospitals (MINUSMA), the French tary coup during which soldiers Farhan Al Saud said any effort things are possible,” the Saudi in the capital. Two of them operation Barkhane as well threat facing the Sahel. The coup prompted hand- arrested Keita as well as Prime to hold back the “threat of an- diplomat said. were treating people infected as the G5 Sahel - an alliance “All agreements made with wringing from several coun- Minister Boubou Cisse. nexation could be viewed as Faisal said the plan means with coronavirus. Lebanon has formed by Burkina Faso, national, regional and interna- tries, with US Secretary of Keita and Cisse were be- positive.” Palestinians would establish so far recorded 109 coronavi- Chad, Mali, Mauritania and tional partners will be respect- State Mike Pompeo tweeting lieved to remain in the soldiers’ “When we sponsored in their state with East Jerusalem rus-related deaths. Niger - to fight the Islamist ed,” said Wague. that Washington condemned custody on Wednesday. 2002 the Arab peace plan, as its capital. 06 Thursday, August 20, 2020

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Mask Up And Stay Distant To Hasten The End Of COVID-19 Transnational Solidarity Can

HE litany of COVID-19’s curtailments is months” of “stringent community control long. In-person schools and offices, the free- measures” — that is, everyone in a mask and Be An Antidote To Racism Tdom to visit friends and family at will, and nonessential indoor spaces shut down for a indoor gatherings of many types rank high, short, difficult period. among many others. These share a tantalising “If such measures were adopted now, commonality: If the virus ever subsides, we transmission in many states could probably Racial problems in the US are deep and vexing, but the fury on American can get past them and resume a semblance of be reduced to safe levels for mid-September streets has also given rise to transnational solidarity as other former lifestyles. or early-October school reopenings,” wrote College conferences in the United States the paper’s authors, researchers from Harvard societies have sought to confront their own issues such as the Big Ten and PAC-12 added to the University and the United Kingdom. losses list by cancelling the Weeks later “such meas- season of football and other ures” are not uniformly re- Ameen Omar contributing to crime – and prevent fall sports. The widely ex- quired. The medicine is hard Doha budgets being blown on military-grade pected decision showed how to take. Masks aren’t com- assault weaponry to be used by those who farsighted planning must be fortable, and shuttered busi- T is now almost three months since are employed to protect and serve. to even contemplate a post- nesses don’t make money. George Floyd was murdered. I can Without question, racial problems in COVID-19 life: months, not But look around — the series clearly recall my feelings when a the US are deep-lying and vexing. However, weeks. of closures and reclosures friend here in Doha showed me the this summer of fury on American streets has The pandemic and its now extends months ahead. widely circulated video on his mobile: also given rise to transnational solidarity, as costs have been needlessly And as long as the infection revulsion,I anger, sadness, and a strong other societies have sought to confront their prolonged by several factors: rate stubbornly rises again sense of transnational solidarity. After own issues. For instance, Floyd’s murder the botched federal response, after each dip, this ordeal will all, by the time I viewed the footage, the has caused Kenyans to return to discuss- resistance to protective meas- endure. Children will likely Black Lives Matter movement was ignit- ing police brutality against activists. It has ures and casual departures in be home from school for long ing on a global level – including here in also been an opportunity to raise awareness discipline. Businesses that months. Perhaps a vaccine Qatar, where I am studying. of other targeted communities around the disregard state mask mandates and distanc- will be discovered. If so, testing, distribution As an African American, I also initially world, such as Uyghurs, Palestinians, Dal- ing share the blame. So do masses of fraternity and mass inoculation will require still more felt a tinge of discomfort that such an ab- its, Rohingya, among others. members who congregate for maskless beers, time. horrent act could have been committed on Hamad Bin Khalifa University and politicians who dismiss and undercut Don’t wait. Help now and act responsibly my home soil. However, I soon realised (HBKU) recently hosted a discussion on mask-wearing. and vigilantly. that the only reason any of us learned of ‘Racism and Discrimination in the Gulf’, It doesn’t have to be this way. Rigorous, “Where we see the transmissions occur are the murder is because racism is a live issue in which panelists Abrar Alshammari responsible and self-enforced protective ef- when we let our hair down and have a good in the States – and is roundly condemned and Hanan Abdulrahman highlighted forts by everyone could bring a semblance of time with our friends,” Washington Governor wherever it surfaces. Sadly, the same can- the importance of working within one’s normal life back within weeks. Jay Inslee said. not be said of other nations, where preju- capacity to tackle racism and discrimi- That’s science talking, not just wishful To get normal life back, exercise extraor- dice is a fact of life, and one that all too And yet, just as racism has a long and nation. Sometimes, we are over-ambi- thinking. The prestigious New England Jour- dinary discipline in the near term. The PAC- often goes unchallenged. shameful lineage in the US, so the Civil tious in seeking to eradicate racism by nal of Medicine published a study on July 29 12’s athletic directors just showed what the Racism is not exclusive to the US. Rights Movement has a proud and sto- starting at the institutional level, when assessing the potential reopening of Ameri- alternative looks like: months until there’s any While the condemnation of racism in ried history. And, a crucial aspect of its in reality we yield much more explana- ca’s elementary schools. Its examination of hope of return. all of its forms should be a given, I feel it is success lay in its instrumentalisation of tory power by engaging in our own cir- successful global efforts pegged significant Mask up, and stay socially distant. It hurts, not helpful to castigate America while re- media. Policies like affirmative action cles. It is easy to confront an enemy who pandemic suppression to “less than two but it’s the way. maining silent on discrimination existing helped level the playing field for disen- is faceless or detached, but the chal- in other societies. Racism is a worldwide franchised groups, although in recent lenge, and the more effective approach, (Tribune News Service) problem, its perpetuation sustained by years this progress has been chipped is to have those difficult conversations the idealisation of white skin as somehow away by Trump era divisiveness – ampli- with friends, family, and associates. Ul- superior, whether in the film industry or fied by an ever-growing number of police timately, if a community is united, the at the cosmetics counter. If racism in the brutality incidents. potential for change is greater. In to- United States seems the most troubling, The role of the state. Law enforce- day’s globalised society, a community it is because of the public attention it re- ment is not neutral by default, and can can be both localised and international. Don’t Delay Immunisations ceives. The US is often looked to, rightly or often be misguided by judicial practices Civil Rights activist John Lewis wrongly, as the ‘leader of the free world’, informed by racial bias. Despite only ac- passed away last month. He was the last N up-to-date child immunisation record is as well as mumps and chickenpox, which have so its issues tend to be at the centre of in- counting for 12 percent of the US popula- surviving member of the ‘Big Six’, who typically required by Pennsylvania schools also seen recent outbreaks. ternational debate. tion, Black people make up 33 percent of devoted their lives to campaigning for Aat the start of the academic year. But the Under state regulations, children who do Racism and discrimination are its correctional facilities’ inmates. racial equality in the US, and understood state Department of Health quietly announced not meet the list of required immunisations for not monolithic. In some places, race Since George Floyd’s unlawful de- the value of galvanising the community last month that it was temporarily suspending their grade, excluding accepted excuses, must is less visible as a form of division than mise, there have been widespread calls to before disseminating the message far and requirements for children’s immunisations for be excluded from school activities and cannot religious, tribal, or national affiliations. defund – or even abolish - the police in wide. It is easy to imagine that their work two months, until the end of October. qualify for child care programs. Children could As a Black American in Doha, I feel less the US. For many who view law enforce- was done once the Civil Rights Act (1964), That has paediatricians alarmed about the be granted a waiver of up to five days after the discriminated against for my skin tone ment officials as a source of security, such Voting Rights Act (1965) and Fair Hous- potential spread of childhood diseases such as year started, or have the deadline extended if a than I do privileged for my US passport. proposals may seem outlandish. But to ing Act (1968) became law, but nothing measles and mumps. doctor provided a medical plan. Though skin colour is the most distin- many in the Black community, it is clear could be further from the truth. Those Health Department officials said the deci- Doctors are now afraid the new deadline guishing feature – and not one that you that meaningful change is needed. The tireless campaigners understood that sion was made with good intentions, claiming conveys to parents that regularly vaccinating can easily disguise, the way you can police in the US have a history of perse- progress can only ever be assured if it is the coronavirus pandemic has made it difficult children is not a priority. They also worry that your religion or heritage—this should cuting Black people, from the criminali- safeguarded and cherished. The deaths for families to schedule regular checkups and children will be more susceptible to coming not be a moment for lauding some coun- sation of petty offences to the sabotage of George Floyd and John Lewis serve to vaccinations. down with illnesses that have coronavirus-like tries over others for their perceived tol- of black empowerment groups. Demands remind us that the struggle is endless, for While the Health Department means to symptoms, causing disproportionate fear and erance. Racism operates under a whole for change have grown out of the lack of racism knows no borders. give families time to catch up without inter- confusion. set of social layers, making it uniquely accountability for the illegal actions of rupting the school year, parents should follow Many paediatricians insist that they’re pre- variable in each society. law enforcers. How can it be possible for a Ameen Omar is pursuing his doctors’ advice and strive to vaccinate their pared to see more patients and that parents When analysing racism in the US, one police officer to be terminated for miscon- MA in Islamic Studies with a children before classes begin. should not hesitate to bring their children in to has to also account for capitalism being duct, and then simply move to a different focus on Civilizations and Society at Routine immunisation appointments have catch up on immunisations. integrally interlinked to societal inequali- area and rejoin the force? HBKU’s College of Islamic Studies. dropped significantly since COVID-19 surged Parents should listen to what experts on ties. The corporatisation of America was Meaningful reform should, where in the US in March. Parents are behind in get- children’s health are advising. The more that fuelled by the exploitation of slaves, and appropriate, necessitate redirecting of (This article is submitted on ting their children vaccines protecting against children return to school up to date on re- then by prison labour. This gives US rac- funding away from the police to other behalf of the author by the HBKU measles, which saw the greatest number of quired immunisations, the less health risks ism a historical, exploitative element that government agencies. The police current- Communications Directorate. The cases reported in the US since 1992 last year, for everyone. still has the potential to coerce and in- ly perform functions they are not suited views expressed are the author’s criminate those on the receiving end for for. A shift in funding for social services own and do not necessarily reflect (Tribune News Service) prevailing economic interests. could indeed help improve the factors the University’s official stance)

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THE VIEWS EXPRESSED ON THE OPINION AND ANALYSIS PAGES ARE THE AUTHORS’ OWN. QATAR TRIBUNE BEARS NO RESPONSIBILITY. Asia / World Thursday, August 20, 2020 07 Thousands of Taiwan government email accounts Floods in Delhi as South ‘hacked by China’ AFP ing groups -- Blacktech and Taipei Taidoor -- have been targeting government departments and Asia monsoon death Chinese hackers infiltrated information service providers at least 10 Taiwan government since 2018. agencies and gained access to “We know for sure that around 6,000 email accounts these 6,000 emails have been in an attempt to steal data, of- compromised. We are still as- ficials said Wednesday. sessing the extent of the dam- toll rises to nearly 1,300 The damage done was “not age,” the office’s deputy direc- small”, according to a top Tai- tor, Liu Chia-zung, told AFP. AFP Bangladesh’s disaster manage- wan cyber official, who said “As far as we know, the New Delhi ment ministry told AFP. the full impact was still being damage done by this infiltra- Others are sleeping in shan- assessed. tion is not small,” Liu added. Heavy monsoon rains lashed ties built on roads on higher Taipei has accused Beijing “We are making this public New Delhi Wednesday, in- ground, unable to return home of stepping up a cyber cam- because we want to alert every- undating roads and piling on to their submerged homes. paign since 2016 when Taiwan one of the threat and stop fur- misery for commuters in the In flood-hit Rupangar vil- elected President Tsai Ing- ther damage.” chaotic Indian capital, as the lage outside the capital Dhaka, wen, who refuses to acknowl- The announcement comes death toll from the annual del- Shahanara Begum said she has edge Beijing’s insistence that a week after US health secre- uge across South Asia rose to been living on the road with her the self-ruled democratic is- tary Alex Azar wrapped up a nearly 1,300. family for more than a month. land is part of “one China”. historic trip to the self-ruled The monsoon is vital to the “It seems like bad luck Tsai, who views Taiwan island as China warned Wash- densely populated region, re- doesn’t leave us. Wherever we as de facto independent, won ington not to “play with fire”. vitalising land and waterways go, floodwater follows us,” the re-election by a landslide in Beijing has ramped up dip- amid scorching summers. But 50-year-old told AFP Wednes- January in what was seen as a lomatic and economic pressure it also causes widespread death day. strong rebuke to Beijing’s cam- on Taiwan as well as increasing and destruction. “It is very insecure to live paign to influence the island. military drills near the island, In New Delhi, commuters on the road but we don’t have a According to the Taiwan including its jets breaching battled through knee-deep wa- choice... most of our food stocks Investigation Bureau’s Cyber Taiwan’s air defence zone with ters and cars and buses were and clothes are already ruined,” Security Investigation Office, unprecedented frequency in submerged as torrential rains added 70-year-old Maya Saha. two well-known Chinese hack- recent weeks. added to traffic woes in the city In Nepal, 218 people have of 20 million. died and 69 are missing from At a museum in Jaipur in landslides and floods since the mostly desert state of Ra- TOPSHOT - A cyclist rides through a waterlogged road underpass following monsoon rainfalls in Gurgaon on mid-June when the monsoon jasthan, staff told AFP how they the outskirts of New Delhi on Wednesday. (AFP) began. South Korea records almost were forced to smash open a In the latest incident early glass display case containing a cent days also hit India’s north- sleeping on embankments and torrential rain caused rivers to Wednesday, six bodies were 300 new virus cases, 2,300 year-old Egyptian mum- ern and eastern states. highways amid a shortage of re- burst their banks and inundate recovered and 11 people were my in order to save it from rain- Across India, 847 people lief camps. villages. missing after a flood swept biggest spike since March water flooding the ground floor. have died this season, the home This year’s rains have also “In terms of duration it was away a remote settlement in a “The workers broke the ministry said. come in the wake of the eco- the second-worst floods in the western district, an official said. DPA is the highest since March 8, glass of the box and took the In the southwestern state nomic devastation wrought country’s history,” said Arifuz- Nepal’s monsoon toll tops Seoul when 367 cases were recorded, mummy out” last Friday after of Kerala, the death toll from by the coronavirus pandemic, zaman Bhuyan, the head of 200 for most years, but ex- Yonhap reported. water levels started rising, Al- a single landslide rose to 61 on with the loss of crops across Bangladesh’s Flood Forecast- perts say this year’s landslips South Korean health au- In the capital city Seoul bert Hall Museum’s superin- Wednesday, with nine people flood-affectedareas a further ing and Warning Centre. have been particularly deadly thorities on Wednesday re- 150 new cases were reported tendent Rakesh Cholak said. still missing, an official said. blow to farmers and rural More than six million peo- due to the continuing after- ported 297 new coronavirus and a further 94 in the sur- “The case of the coffin got a In India’s poorest state Bi- communities. ple have had their homes dam- effects of the massive 2015 cases, marking the highest rounding Gyeonggi province. little wet but we’ve put it out to har, eight million people have In Bangladesh, 226 people aged by the floods, and tens of earthquakes and more road daily increase since early As of Tuesday, 457 cases had dry too.” been hit by the floods, with have died so far with 40 percent thousands of villagers remain construction in the country’s March, news agency Yonhap been linked to an outbreak in The torrid conditions in re- thousands of displaced people of the country underwater after in shelters, an official from Himalayan foothills. reported. Seoul’s Sarang Jeil church. The country has seen a Authorities have respond- sharp jump in infections over ed to the cluster by banning the previous week, recording churches from holding in- almost 1,300 new cases, ac- person services in the greater Bombing in Afghan capital kills well-known peace advocate cording to data from the Korea Seoul area. Centers for Disease Control Meanwhile on Wednesday, DPA was killed by an explosive de- because of his advocacy work. sy has erupted over the release the north of Kabul. Koofi is one and Prevention (KCDC). the Foreign Ministry extended Kabul vice that was placed in his car, “Peace has a price,” former of Taliban fighters classified as of four women in the 21-mem- The total number of infec- its special travel advisory, rec- a ministry spokeswoman told Afghan ambassador to Paki- particularly dangerous - a major ber Kabul delegation for the tions now stands at 16,058, ommending against travel to A high-ranking Education Min- dpa, adding that the driver of stan, Omar Zakhilwal, wrote. demand by the militants before planned talks. while 306 people have died any other countries, which is istry employee known for his the vehicle was wounded. “Dr Amin paid the price today.” they agree to any peace talks. There have been targeted from COVID-19, the disease to remain in place until Sep- work as a peace activist and re- There was no immediate Bombings and attacks continue There is still no date for the attacks on rights activists and caused by the virus. tember 19, Yonhap reported. searcher was killed in a bomb claim of responsibility for the with frequency in Afghanistan start of the talks. religious scholars in recent Of the new cases, 283 were South Korea has seen blast in the Afghan capital on attack. even as the government and Tali- On Friday, Fawzia Koofi, months. Experts see this as local transmissions, according sporadic clusters of infection Wednesday. Many Afghans expressed ban militants are planning peace a member of the government an attempt to intimidate and to the KCDC. since it relaxed stricter social Abdul Baqi Amin, direc- their sorrow on social media, talks to end decades of conflict. negotiating team, was wounded weaken Afghanistan’s civil soci- Wednesday’s daily tally distancing on May 6. tor of the Scientific Council, saying Amin had been targeted In recent days, a controver- in an assassination attempt in ety before the talks.

News Singapore says migrant dorms free of coronavirus after outbreak in brief DPA the ministry said, though it efficient testing and tracing Flooding kills six in northern Vietnamese Bangkok warned that small outbreaks system among its wider popu- remain likely. lation, with only 1,000 total in- provinces A network of crowded dor- Around 300,000 male mi- fections by April 1. Hanoi Six people are dead after torrential rains swept through mitories where coronavirus grant workers live in crowded However, case numbers Vietnam’s mountainous northern provinces in the past two transmissions flourisheddormitories, facilitating easy surged among migrant work- days, authorities reported on Wednesday. among migrant workers has transmission of the highly- ers, prompting accusations of One person each died in Lao Cai, Son La, Lai Chau and been declared virus-free by contagious coronavirus. neglect and pledges by minis- Thai Nguyen provinces, while two died in Vinh Phuc province, Singaporean authorities. Singapore’s Ministry of ters to improve migrant work- according to a report released by Vietnam’s Central Commit- “With effect from today, Health has reported over ers’ living quarters. tee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control. Flooding in all dormitories have been de- 56,000 coronavirus cases The government imposed the provinces destroyed 330 houses and damaged 556 clared cleared of COVID-19,” and 27 related deaths. Almost Samples show the comparisons between the amount of bacteria that a lockdown between April and hectares of rice in areas to the north and north-west of the the Ministry of Manpower 53,000 people have recovered, passed through a surgical mask (top row), an ordinary mask (centre June to curb the virus spread. Vietnamese capital, the report said. announced in a statement on according to ministry statistics. row) and no mask (bottom row) during a media tour of a Setsco labo- In tandem with shrinking trade Tropical Storm Higos, which made landfall in southern Wednesday. Over 53,000 of Singapore’s ratory in Singapore. (AFP) and tourism, the restrictions China’s Guangdong Province on Wednesday, will also affect Eighty-six per cent of the cases were recorded among contributed to the wealthy northern Vietnam in the coming days, with up to 250 millime- migrant workers living in the migrants, many of them hailing and Myanmar, and working in Singapore was widely laud- city-state’s economy contract- tres of rainfall expected in some regions. (DPA) affected dormitories have from neighbouring countries sectors such as construction ed during the early stages of the ing a record 13.2 per cent in been cleared to return to work, such as Bangladesh, Indonesia and security. pandemic for implementing an the second quarter of the year. Fire kills one on Greek ship adrift in Arabian Sea New Delhi A Greek sailor died and another was injured in a fire that broke out aboard a freighter adrift in theA rabian Sea, Vaccine should be mandatory says Australia PM as race heats up Greek and Indian officials saidW ednesday. The nighttime blaze aboard the Greek-flagged bulk carrier AFP Nations are scrambling to over whether vaccine rules im- Faneromeni with 18 people on board claimed the life of its Sydney develop an immunisation or pinge on personal freedoms. 55-year-old second engineer, a Greek coastguard source told gain access to one of a hand- The WHO has said the AFP. Australia’s leader called ful of contenders in the final planet’s highest-risk popula- The ship’s 26-year-old third engineer will require hospitalisa- Wednesday for coronavirus stages of clinical trials. tions must all be inoculated tion for smoke inhalation, the source said. immunisations to be manda- Upping the ante, Russia simultaneously or else it will The blaze which broke out in the engine room has since tory, wading into ethical and on August 11 said it had devel- be impossible to rebuild the been put out. safety debates raging around oped the world’s first vaccine global economy. The ship was sailing without cargo from Abu Dhabi to Port the world as the race to devel- offering “sustainable immuni- It has appealed to coun- Elizabeth in South Africa. op a vaccine gathers pace. ty”, and was in the final stage tries to join its global shared Greek state agency ANA said Indian authorities were han- Almost 30 potential vac- of human testing. vaccine programme rather dling the incident and had asked nearby ships to assist. (AFP) cines are currently being test- But the announcement than go it alone in developing ed on humans across the globe was met with scepticism by a cure. in hope of ending a pandemic the World Health Organiza- Director-general Tedros that has now killed more than tion, which said it still needed Adhanom Ghebreyesus said 775,000 people and infected a rigorous review, and scien- A worker crosses the street in Melbourne’s central business district on the most exposed 20 percent nearly 22 million, according to tists say it has been approved Wednesday. Australia should make any coronavirus vaccine compul- of each country’s population an AFP tally. without large-scale trials. sory for its 25 million citizens bar medical exemptions, Prime Minister -- including frontline health FOR RENT Prime Minister Scott Mor- Among the competitors, Scott Morrison said. (AFP) workers, adults over 65 and rison said he wants all 25 Brazilian health regulators on those with pre-existing condi- new apartments million Australians to get the Tuesday gave the green light South Africa, meanwhile, rise in anti-vaccine sentiment tions -- would be vaccinated jab after the country secured to the final stage of trials on a will launch clinical trials of a that could hinder efforts to en- first in the WHO-led scheme. in Mansoura access to a vaccine currently vaccine by Johnson & John- US-developed vaccine with courage widespread uptake. “The fastest way to end under development by Astra- son. 2,900 volunteers this week, The global outbreak has this pandemic and to reopen (3) Bedrooms Qr. 5,000 Zeneca and Oxford University. The US pharmaceutical the second such study in the seen a sharp rise in online economies is to start by pro- “There are always exemp- firm will test its drug on 7,000 African country worst hit by misinformation, speculation tecting the highest risk popu- Qr. 4,000 tions for any vaccine on medi- volunteers in Brazil, authori- the disease. and opposition -- something lations everywhere, rather (2) Bedrooms cal grounds, but that should be ties said, part of a group of up However, the push for a experts have dubbed an “in- than the entire populations of the only basis,” he said. to 60,000 worldwide. vaccine has coincided with a fodemic” -- with debate raging just some countries,” he said. 55555065 08 Thursday, August 20, 2020 Europe / Americas State of emergency as lightning triggers California wildfires AFP ing collectively called the LNU in night clothes as the walls of as high as 54.4 degrees Celsius. Los Angeles Lightning Complex fire after Dozens of fires burn out of fire surged across roadways, Nearly 45 million people across the intense lightning storm that control across California the San Francisco Chronicle re- the west of the US were under California was in a state sparked the conflagration ear- torching some 120,000 ported, adding that firefighters an excessive heat warning or of emergency on Wednesday lier in the week. were evacuating people suffer- heat advisory Wednesday. as dozens of fast-moving fires, The fire had torched more acres and causing the evacu- ing from burns. The heat wave has put a many triggered by lightning than 30,000 acres near the ation of thousands of people Gas lines exploded at one massive strain on the state’s strikes during an extreme heat wine country of Napa and So- house as the flames moved in, power network, with blackouts wave, spread across the north noma by Wednesday morning, stretched resources against the paper said. Fire officials leaving some 30,000 people and centre of the state, threaten- media reports said. “fires burning across the state said the blaze was not con- without electricity according to ing homes and causing the evac- Firefighters said that in to- which have been exacerbated tained and threatened some the site Power outage.us. uation of thousands of people. tal, fires across the state had by the effects of the historic 1,900 structures in the area. Last week, brush fires near About 20 fires broke out torched some 120,000 acres. West Coast heat wave and sus- In the past week, Califor- Lakes Hughes, just north of Los in the area of Vacaville in the Governor Gavin Newsom tained high winds.” nia’s Death Valley has been ex- Angeles, burned 10,000 acres A car burns while parked at a residence in Vacaville, California during northern Bay Area, emergency declared a state of emergency Some residents of Vacaville periencing historic high temper- and prompted the evacuation the LNU Lightning Complex fire on Wednesday.( AFP) services said, and were be- late Tuesday to mobilise over- fled their homes dressed only atures, with the mercury rising of 500 homes.

Biden formally nominated EU rejects Belarus vote result as as Democratic candidate to challenge Trump AFP Lukashenko orders clampdown Milwaukee US Democrats on Tuesday AFP nominated Joe Biden as their Minsk European Council 2020 presidential candidate, formally designating the The European Union on chief Charles Washington veteran as the Wednesday rejected the result Michel said the party’s challenger to incum- of Belarus’s disputed presi- bent President Donald Trump Joe Biden dential election as strongman EU would soon levy in the November election. leader Alexander Lukashenko sanctions against In an unprecedented roll voters to rally around Biden. ordered his security forces to a ‘substantial call vote that took place en- The lineup featured presi- prevent any further unrest. tirely online due to the coro- dent Jimmy Carter, who Following an emergency number of people navirus pandemic, all 50 served one term from 1977, video conference on the elec- responsible for states and seven territories an- and 1990s commander-in- tions, European Council chief nounced their vote tallies that chief Bill Clinton, who warned Charles Michel said the EU vote rigging cemented Biden’s role as the that the Trump White House would soon levy sanctions and the violent party flagbearer. is swirling with chaos instead against a “substantial num- suppression of “Well thank you very, very of the competence necessary ber” of people responsible for much, from the bottom of my to address the nation’s crises. vote rigging and the violent protests’ heart,” a beaming Biden said suppression of protests in the in a live video link as he cel- ex-Soviet country. ebrated the nomination. Trump: ‘If you can Protesters have flooded “It means the world to me protest in person, you the streets of Belarusian cit- Belarus’ President Alexander Lukashenko during a rally held to and my family,” he added, re- can vote in person’ ies in the wake of the August 9 support him in central Minsk recently. (AFP) minding viewers he will deliv- election, waving the red-and- er a formal acceptance speech US President Donald Trump white flags of the opposition on Thursday at the conclusion on Wednesday renewed his and calling on Lukashenko to Western leaders including televised interview. government to prevent further barred from running against of the four-day jamboree. attacks on an expansion of step down after he claimed a French President Emmanuel Yet Minsk’s ties with Mos- unrest and shore up protec- Lukashenko. She has vowed to The nomination was a for- postal voting ahead of the sixth term with some 80 per- Macron and Merkel this week cow have cooled in recent tions along the ex-Soviet coun- hold new elections and a Co- mality as he had already won November election. cent of the ballot. called on Lukashenko’s close years after Lukashenko resist- try’s border. ordination Council which her the majority of the more than “IF YOU CAN PROTEST IN German Chancellor Angela ally Russia to foster talks be- ed Russian President Vladimir “There should be no more allies created to oversee the 3,900 delegates back in June. PERSON, YOU CAN VOTE IN Merkel told reporters that the tween authorities and the op- Putin’s efforts to integrate the riots in Minsk. People are transfer of power convened on The roll call came on Day PERSON!” Trump tweeted. EU rejects the results of the position. two countries. Ahead of the tired; people demand peace Wednesday. 2 of the mostly virtual Demo- The president appeared vote, which was “neither free The Kremlin on Wednes- vote, he accused the Kremlin and quiet,” Lukashenko told In her video to European cratic National Convention to be alluding to nationwide nor fair”. day described foreign inter- of dispatching mercenaries to officials. He said the protec- leaders, Tikhanovskaya said aimed at celebrating the par- mass protests against racial Svetlana Tikhanovskaya, ference in Belarus as “un- Minsk to stir unrest with the tive measures on the border the council would lead the pro- ty’s candidate and welcoming injustice and police brutality a 37-year-old political novice acceptable” and Foreign opposition. were necessary to stop “mili- cess of a “peaceful transition independents and frustrated during the summer, which who fled to neighbouring Lith- Minister Sergei Lavrov con- Europe’s longest-serving tants, weapons, ammunition of power via dialogue” and call Republicans into their politi- saw people crowding togeth- uania after claiming victory in demned what he said were leader, Lukashenko has re- and money from other coun- for “new fair and democratic cal movement to oust Trump er despite health risks amid the vote, earlier on Wednesday attempts from abroad to take sisted calls to resign or hold tries from entering Belarus to presidential elections with in- from the White House. the coronavirus pandemic. urged EU leaders not to recog- advantage of unrest in Bela- new elections and has accused finance the riots.” ternational supervision.” The proceedings included Trump has argued that nise the “fraudulent” ballot. rus. the opposition of attempts to Tikhanovskaya, a trained Nobel Prize-winning au- a series of presentations by mail-in ballots are vulnerable “Lukashenko has lost all “No one is making a secret “seize power”. English teacher who said she thor and outspoken Lukashen- party leaders past and future to voter fraud, though there legitimacy in the eyes of our of the fact that this is about During a meeting of his never planned to enter poli- ko critic Svetlana Alexievich who unleashed their own ar- is no clear evidence to sup- nation and the world,” she geopolitics, the fight for the security council on Wednes- tics, contested the vote after has been named a member of guments against the White port the idea. (DPA) said in the video appeal. post-Soviet space,” he said in a day, Lukashenko ordered his her husband was jailed and the group. House incumbent and urged

News in brief US suspends three agreements with Hong Kong on extradition and taxes Brazil approves final tests of J&J’s DPA order that ended preferential The agreements covered our deep concern regarding the national security law in- vaccine against COVID-19 Washington treatment for Hong Kong, Beijing’s decision to impose stituted by Beijing on Hong RIO DE JANEIRO: Brazilian health regulators said on Tuesday they spokesperson Morgan Orta- the surrender of fugitive the National Security Law, Kong aims to quash dissent had approved Johnson & Johnson’s experimental vaccine against The United States has sus- gus said in a statement. offenders, the transfer of which has crushed the free- in the territory that had en- the new coronavirus for the final stage of clinical trials, the fourth pended three agreements “As part of the ongoing sentenced persons, and doms of the people of Hong joyed a degree of political au- vaccine to receive widespread testing in the hard-hit country. with Hong Kong covering implementation measures, reciprocal tax exemptions Kong,” Ortagus continued. tonomy from the mainland. The US pharmaceutical company’s subsidiary Janssen will extradition and tax exemp- we notified the Hong Kong on income derived from The US administration Washington’s actions are test the vaccine on 7,000 volunteers across seven states in tions, the State Department authorities on August 19 of also recently sanctioned the latest aspect of worsen- Brazil, part of a group of up to 60,000 worldwide, health regu- said on Wednesday, citing our suspension or termina- the international operation Hong Kong Chief Executive ing tensions between the lator Anvisa said in a statement. the imposition of a Chinese tion of three bilateral agree- of ships Carrie Lam and 10 other of- world’s two largest econo- It said the test would be a randomised, controlled, double- national security law on the ments,” she said. ficials, after Trump signed mies, including over Hong blind Phase 3 trial, or large-scale testing on humans -- the last territory. The agreements cov- legislation that enabled it to Kong, a US crackdown on step before regulatory approval. The move was part of the ered the surrender of fugi- on income derived from the slap sanctions on people in- Chinese technology, Beijing’s “Another vaccine study has been approved in Brazil, which implementation measures tive offenders, the transfer international operation of volved in efforts by Beijing treatment of the Uighur mi- is a very important development,” Anvisa officialG ustavo following US President Don- of sentenced persons, and ships, the statement said. to “remove autonomy from nority and the coronavirus Mendes said in a video on the regulator’s website. (AFP) ald Trump’s July executive reciprocal tax exemptions “These steps underscore Hong Kong.” Critics fear pandemic.

First major French city makes masks compulsory outdoors, everywhere TOULOUSE: Toulouse became the first French city onW ednes- day to declare face masks compulsory outdoors, in a bid to COVID-19 research drive lacks halt the quickening spread of the coronavirus. Study of loss of smell could aid Toulouse is France’s fourth-largest city and officials there billions of dollars, says WHO fear that a mass movement of people as the summer break COVID-19 treatment: Scientists DPA ACT involves major phil- draws to a close will lead to a spike in infections. Geneva anthropic health funds such Face masks are already compulsory on public transport in DPA where the coronavirus is gain- as the Bill and Melinda Gates France and indoors in public places. London ● Researchers found a ing entry to the body,” said A UN-led initiative to speed up Foundation, Gavi, the Vaccine Additionally, many French towns and cities, including Paris high level of an enzyme research co-leader Mengfei the development of COVID-19 Alliance and the Britain-based and Toulouse, have used discretionary powers to make masks A study of nasal tissue could that could be the ‘entry Chen of the US Johns Hopkins vaccines and medications is Wellcome Trust. obligatory in certain areas -- often busy streets, near tourist aid the development of new point’ for coronavirus into University School of Medicine. facing a massive funding gap, “There are major financing hotspots and at outdoor food markets. (AFP) COVID-19 therapies by ex- the cells of an infected “The olfactory epithelium according to the World Health gaps,” said Caroline Schmutte, plaining how people infected person is quite an easy part of the Organization (WHO). who leads Wellcome’s Ger- Norway expels Russian diplomat amid with coronavirus lose their body for a virus to reach: It’s The project, known as the many office. She criticised espionage allegations sense of smell, scientists said ● Research co-leader not buried away deep in our Access to COVID-19 Tools Ac- countries that have negotiated on Wednesday. Mengfei Chen said an area body, and the very high levels celerator (ACT), has received individually with pharmaceu- STOCKHOLM: A Russian diplomat has been asked to leave The study of nasal tissue of the nose could be where of ACE-2 that we found there 2.5 billion dollars in pledges, tical companies to pre-order Norway following the recent arrest of a Norwegian national on removed from 23 surgery pa- the novel coronavirus is might explain why it’s so easy a WHO spokeswoman in Ge- vaccines that are still in devel- espionage charges. tients appeared to explain why gaining entry to the body to catch COVID-19,” Chen neva told DPA. The UN health opment, including Germany, The Oslo district court on Monday ordered the India-born COVID-19 can cause severe said. agency estimates that 31.3 bil- the US and Switzerland. “This Norwegian national to be placed in pretrial detention for four loss of the sense of smell in the Co-author Andrew Lane lion dollars is needed to fund could create hurdles for a fair weeks. The man - in his 50s - was arrested by the Norwegian absence of other symptoms, The angiotensin convert- said the Johns Hopkins team ACT over an initial period of 12 and needs-based distribution security service PST on Saturday while meeting a Russian intel- the international scientists ing enzyme II (ACE-2) was was studying “whether the vi- months. of vaccines,” she said. ligence officer at a restaurant in the Norwegian capital. wrote in the European Res- found in large concentrations rus is indeed using these cells The initiative, which was “We need to prevent vaccine “We have informed the Russian ambassador that an piratory Journal. only on the lining cells of the to access and infect the body.” launched at a Brussels donor nationalism,” WHO chief Tedros employee at the Russian embassy is no longer wanted as The researchers found a olfactory epithelium, the area “If that’s the case, we may be conference in May, advocates Adhanom Ghebreyesus said, a diplomat and is requested to leave Norway,” a Norwegian high level of an enzyme that at the back of the nose where able to tackle the infection for the fair distribution of fu- stressing that the first shipments Foreign Ministry spokesperson said on Wednesday in a written could be the “entry point” for the body detects smells. with antiviral therapies deliv- ture vaccines and medications of vaccines must be available to statement. (DPA) coronavirus into the cells of an “These results suggest that ered directly though the nose,” to developing as well as devel- at-risk people everywhere, not infected person. this area of the nose could be Lane said. oped countries. just in a few countries. Apple becomes first US firm to hit $2 tn in market value page 11

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27,844.64 9,813.78 38,614.79 1,966.11 +66.57 pts +38.50 pts +86.47 pts Gold -1.81% QFMA’s 2019 annual report sheds Dow QE sensex light on key achievements page 10 Price percentage Price percentage 27.55 Brent 45.37 -0.20% WTI 42.86 -0.07% Silver -2.45% QFCRA takes Qatar on course to achieve action against diversification goal: Taweel former CEO Agro-industry, IT, R&D, finance, 3D printing are good diversification options for Qatar, say experts of GWMQ Satyendra Pathak QNA Doha Doha

Qatar is ideally placed to The QFC Regulatory Author- achieve its greater economic ity (QFCRA) on Wednesday diversification vision to help announced that it had taken boost productivity and reduce disciplinary action against the fiscal and external risks David Russell, former CEO associated with the heavy re- of Guardian Wealth Manage- liance on oil revenues, Qatar ment Qatar (GWMQ) (under Financial Centre Chief Legal liquidation) for misconduct, Officer Nasser Al Taweel said and imposed a financial penal- on Wednesday. ty and a three-year prohibition Speaking during a webi- from carrying out a controlled nar entitled ‘To diversify, or function in the Qatar Financial not to diversify, that is the Centre. question’ organised by Qa- Russell was the CEO and tar Stock Exchange (QSE), approved individual in the Taweel said, “GCC countries, senior executive function and especially Qatar, have grown executive governance function Penalty strongly and seen huge im- for GWMQ. provements in their devel- The financial penalty and ● QFCRA has imposed a opment indicators, but they prohibition followed the com- financial penalty and a remain susceptible to fluc- pletion of an investigation, three-year prohibition from tuations in oil markets and, which found that Russells con- carrying out a controlled hence, need greater economic duct fell below the standard of function in the Qatar diversification.” conduct required of a senior Financial Centre on David For Qatar, he said, diver- manager under the Regulatory Russell sification is not an option but Authority’s rules, QFCRA said a necessity. in a statement. ● The QFC Regulatory “Among the GCC coun- Russell appealed the Reg- Tribunal dismissed tries, Qatar has one of the best ulatory Authority’s decision Russell’s appeal and investment stories and diver- to impose a financial penalty upheld the action taken by sification is being taken as a of $50,000 and a three-year the Regulatory Authority goal,” he said. prohibition from carrying out While there are many ar- Experts take part in the Qatar Stock Exchange webinar held on Wednesday. a controlled function in the eas where the government QFC. The QFC Regulatory and imposed a fine of QR3.59 should focus to achieve this QSE-listed firm ‘Al Meera “Developing debt mar- spending on infrastructure, non-oil economy that will be Tribunal dismissed Russell’s million on the company for objective, Taweel said, prior- Consumer Goods’, Khan said, kets and further stock market health, and education. This needed in the future when oil appeal and upheld the ac- committing violations related ity should be given to agro- “Al Meera has witnessed reforms would help foster fi- has helped raise standards revenues start to dwindle,” tion taken by the Regulatory to compliance with the appli- industry to diversify Qatar’s higher sales during COVID-19 nancial sector development, of living and support private Tellimer Research Strategy & Authority. cation of policies and proce- economy away from the hy- as demand for its food prod- as well as the development sector activity, particularly in Equity Research Head Has- The Tribunal noted that dures. drocarbon sector. ucts went up during the lock- of non-bank financial insti- the nontradable sector. nain Malik said. the financial penalty and the The fine wasalso imposed Echoing the same, Al Ray- down period.” tutions, such as investment “The current growth mod- “Developing the 3D Print- prohibition imposed by the for contraventions relating to an Investment Senior Direc- While COVID-19 has its firms,” he said. el has weaknesses, however, ing market can be a very good Regulatory Authority was ap- compliance with the imple- tor Akber Khan said that the impact on most the economic The GCC growth model and increasing economic di- diversification option for Qa- propriate given Russells con- mentation of its Anti-Money importance of the food sector sectors, he said, there are are- has delivered strong economic versification is paramount. tar. The 3D Printing hardware duct but, given certain rea- Laundering and Combating can be gauged from the fact as like the food sector that can and social outcomes over sev- Greater diversification would market is going to be very big sons, the Tribunal commuted Terrorist Financing (AML/ that most of the firms related be a good option for investors. eral decades. GCC economies reduce exposure to volatil- in the future,” Malik said. the financial penalty. CFT) policies, procedures, sys- to food businesses are faring Information technology, re- rely on oil as the main source ity and uncertainty in the Qatar Stock Exchange It is noteworthy that the tems and controls and AML/ much better than other com- search and development are of export and fiscal revenues. global oil market, help create Product & Market Develop- QFCRA had taken disciplinary CFT programme as required panies during the ongoing other areas where a country Over the years, GCC govern- private-sector jobs, increase ment Director Mohsin Muj- measures against GWMQ, op- by the AML/CFT Rules 2010 COVID-19 pandemic. like Qatar can look to diver- ments have increased pub- productivity and sustain- taba moderated the webinar erating in the Qatar Financial and other issues of regulatory Taking the example of sify its economy, he said. lic sector employment and able growth, and establish the session. Center as an insurance broker, compliance. Babtain appointed as new CEO of Commercial Bank gets 7 awards from Ooredoo Kuwait Global Finance Middle East 2020 Commercial Bank’s selection was largely due to the strength of its strategy for attracting and serving digital customers

Tribune News Network all winners. Doha Abiding by stringent cri- teria, Commercial Bank’s Commercial Bank of Qa- selection was largely due to tar has received seven pres- the strength of its strategy for tigious awards from Global attracting and serving digital Finance Middle East 2020 customers and success in en- across both consumer and couraging clients to use digi- corporate digital banking tal offerings. award categories. Commercial Bank Group The bank has won awards Chief Executive Officer Jo- for Best Consumer Digital seph Abraham said, “These Ooredoo Kuwait CEO Abdulaziz Yacoub Al Babtain Bank in Qatar, Best Online seven awards reflect the Product Offering, Most Inno- strength and breadth of our EGM and Retail Banking for customers across all seg- ties in Qatar. We are proud Tribune News Network helped the company achieve vative Digital Bank, Best On- best-in-class digital products Head Amit Sah said, “The ments of society.” to receive this recognition for Doha substantial growth over the line Cash Management, Best and our strategy of investing multiple awards we have re- Commercial Bank EGM our ongoing commitment to years, as well as successfully Trade Finance Service, Best in innovative technologies. ceived are validation of our and Wholesale Banking Head offer and enhance our digital Ooredoo on Wednesday led the restructuring of the Mobile Banking App and These digital products and pioneering position in the Raju Buddhiraju said, “This platforms so that our corpo- announced the appoint- company’s B2B department. Best in Social Media Market- services are even more rel- fields of innovation, digi- recognition is another strong rate customers can bank with ment of Abdulaziz Yacoub Prior to joining Ooredoo, ing and Service. evant for our clients given the talization and seamless cus- evidence of our commitment us on the go through online, Al Babtain as chief executive Abdulaziz was Chief Operat- The winners’ selection impact of COVID-19 on face- tomer experiences. That to innovate and meet our mobile, or phone banking.” officer (CEO) of Ooredoo Ku- ing Officer at FASTtelco. process was led by a world- to-face interactions. We will combined with consistent customers’ growing needs. Adding seven new awards wait as of August 19, 2020. Ooredoo is an internation- class panel of judges at In- continue to introduce new and ever increasing numbers We are delighted to win Best to Commercial Bank’s recent Abdulaziz has over 20 al communications company fosys, a global leader in digital innovations that en- of customers using these ser- Online Cash Management accolades and success sto- years of professional experi- operating across the Middle consulting, technology and hance the experience of our vices, enables us to remain at and Best Trade Finance Ser- ries, the Bank never ceases to ence in telecommunications, East, North Africa and South- outsourcing. The editors of customers.” the forefront of Retail Bank- vice Award together which amaze its customers and the technology and sales. He is east Asia. The company serves Global Finance were respon- Speaking about the ac- ing in Qatar, which makes reinforces our dominance in whole country with creative currently chief business offic- consumers and businesses in sible for the final selection of colades, Commercial Bank us the ideal banking partner transaction banking capabili- ways of banking. er of Ooredoo Kuwait and has 10 countries. 10 Thursday, August 20, 2020 Economy & Business QFMA’s 2019 annual report sheds light on key achievements, both locally and internationally  During 2019, QFMA supervised 11 acquisitions and mergers  The Disciplinary Committee approved violations amounting to QR17.2 mn in 2019

Tribune news network statement disclosures, (329) basic Doha data disclosures, (111) newspaper disclosures, (8) legal cases and rul- Qatar Financial Markets Authority ings disclosures, and (625) material (QFMA) has issued its 2019 annual events disclosures. report, which includes a detailed In addition to reports of securi- summary of the QFMA’s functions, ties’ numbering “ISIN”, which QFMA activities, jurisdictions, and key ef- issued during 2019, ISIN for (46) se- forts and achievements during 2019, curities including (9) ISIN of govern- locally and internationally. ment bonds, (36) ISIN of treasury The report reiterated how QFMA bills, and one ISIN of shares. is working on ensuring the continuity During 2019, QFMA supervised of development of the financial sector 11 acquisitions and mergers, including in the State, promoting the advance- nine acquisitions and two mergers. ment of the Qatari capital market, protecting its stability and its dealers, New services as well as to diversify its investment With regard to the QFMA’s e-ser- instruments and mechanisms. QFMA vices for licensing, QFMA, started, also seeks to regulate the mechanism at the beginning of 2019, to provide of conducting business related to se- QFMA is moving forward with e-services via its official website, and curities, to ensure its competitiveness via “Hukoomi” Portal, including li- and meet the needs and aspirations of One of the outcomes of the steady steps towards censing renewal applications for in- investors and dealers. QFMA’s strategic approach strengthening leadership of the dividuals to perform regulated func- In the opening message of the initiatives is the upgrade of the Qatari capital market and its tions in financial services companies. report, QFMA Chairman Sheikh Mo- Qatari market to an emerging gradual advancement to the Four new e-services have been hammed bin Hamad bin Qasim Al market status ranks of advanced financial added, namely: Thani, stated that QFMA gives great markets  Licensing renewal of Financial importance to adopt a strategic plan- QFMA Chairman Sheikh Services Activities. ning approach in achieving its objec- Mohammed bin Hamad bin Qasim QFMA CEO Nasser Ahmed Al  Approving individuals to per- tives and the advancement of the Qa- Al Thani Shaibi form a regulated function. tari capital market to be among the  Licensing renewal of approved advanced capital markets. It is also individuals. very keen to work for the continuity  Registration renewal of exter- and sustainability of development late the trading in Qatari market, and Shaibi added that QFMA seeks, mance of all departments and sec- during 2019, and through its mem- nal auditors and financial evaluators in the Qatari market, and depend- to enforce many financial services ac- through its future vision and mission tions of the QFMA. bership in many international organ- in the QFMA’s register. ing on the achievements of QFMA in tivities with international standards to all participants of Qatari capital In addition to that, the report in- izations and institutions working in The report also mentioned the its steps to transfer the market to a especially the market maker, liquid- market and their continuous interac- cludes activities of the joint local com- the field of the QFMA’s activity and e-services and projects provided by platform providing advanced finan- ity provider, and securities’ invest- tion, to be an active element that can mittees and working groups among jurisdiction. QFMA during 2019 through its elec- cial services for the investors based ment management. cope with the active and changing na- QFMA, QCB, and QFCRA, namely: The report also deals with the tronic portal, such as applications for on the best international standards He also stated that QFMA has a ture of financial markets, to be able Financial Stability and Risk Control QFMA’s initiatives completed during licensing, complaints, ISIN of secu- and practices, especially those issued firm belief in the necessity of devel- to put forward new ideas and make Committee (FSRCC), National Anti- 2019, leading to achieve its mission rities issued in the State, listing, ap- by International Organization of Se- oping financial markets in parallel them new financial products, instru- Money Laundering and Terrorism Fi- aimed at strengthening the presence proval on buying or selling treasury curities Commissions (IOSCO), as with the development of its insti- ments and services. This can con- nancing Committee (NAMLC), Finan- of a regulated Qatari capital market shares, and applications of renewals well as making the market a financial tutional performance. Therefore, tribute to the continuity of develop- cial Sector Strategy Working Group. and developing it in line with the QF- of all kinds. hub to attract national, regional and QFMA adopted a project aimed at ment process for financial markets, It also includes QFMA’s membership MA’s strategy that consistent with the international investments. promoting the QFMA’s structure so maintain stability, protect markets in key local committees and working State’s financial sector plan. These AML/CFT procedures Sheikh Mohammed affirmed that it can develop its supervisory dealers, reduce the risks that may be groups, including Information Secu- initiatives contribute to enhancing The report also addressed the that QFMA, through its strategic and regulatory performance in ac- faced, and enhance the position of rity Committee in the Financial Sec- the QFMA’s follow-up the needs and QFMA’s efforts in Anti- Money Laun- approach, was able to have a distin- cordance with the highest profes- financial markets as an investment tor, Committee of Monitoring and requirements of all concerned parties dering & Combating Financing Ter- guished international status and ob- sional standards, and in a manner destination that meets the changing Implementing Government Projects in the Qatari capital market. rorists “AML/CFT”, whereas QFMA tain an international rating of its leg- ensuring integrity, impartiality, fair- and varied investment needs of those and Initiatives (General Secretariat). The most important of such ini- exerts efforts to ensure the continu- islations regulating the Qatari capital ness, transparency, ability for inno- who deal in such markets. the Ease of Doing Business Index tiatives are: stock split, Governance ity of the mutual understanding be- market and to be an active member vation, creativity and excellence in Shaibi noted that in this regard, Working Group, the Single Window Code for Listed Funds, Financial tween QFMA and the licensed par- in many international organizations professional performance. during 2019, QFMA implemented Working Group, the Corporate Social Services Rulebook, development of ties, and the effective application of especially the IOSCO. One of the On his part, QFMA CEO Nasser the split of shares listed in the main Responsibility Working Group, and Inspection Procedures Manual, the AML/CFT procedures. During 2019, outcomes of the QFMA’s strategic Ahmed al Shaibi affirmed that QFMA market easily and in coordination the Electronic Security Shield at the electronic system for monitoring QFMA organised several workshops approach initiatives is the upgrade is moving forward with steady steps with all parties involved in the mar- Ministry of Interior. the transactions of financial servic- in participation with other financial of the Qatari market to an emerging towards strengthening leadership ket. QFMA also provided the Qatari The report also addresses the es companies’ employees and their sector regulators, as follows: market status. of the Qatari capital market and its market new Financial Services Rule- work of the QFMA’s key commit- relatives:, and development of the  Combating financial crimes. Sheikh Mohammed stated that gradual advancement to the ranks book, which aims to improve finan- tees, which include Investigation QFMA’s communications network  Guideline and suspicious as a part of the continuous persist- of advanced financial markets. This cial services provided to investors in Committee, Disciplinary Committee, (Phase 1). transaction reporting form. ing efforts of QFMA to maintain the progress comes through a distinctive the Qatari market, as well as devel- Appeals Committee, Dispute Settle-  Strengthening the AML/CFT realized acquirements; it issued dur- strategic approach based on Qatar oping its electronic services, and is- ment Committee, Licensing Com- Statistics national system. ing 2019 a new rulebook for financial National Vision 2030, and derives suing several legislations aiming to mittee, and Personnel Affairs Com- A detailed chapter has been  Collect AML/CFT data. services to develop financial services its objectives from Qatar National ensure integrity and transparency of mittee. devoted to statistics related to the  A training program for the na- provided to Qatari market dealers, to Development Strategy (2018-2022), the dealing system in the markets, The report sheds light extensive- QFMA’s efforts and activities dur- tional mutual evaluation process for be in compliance with the best prac- and implements its initiatives in and protect investors and maintain ly on the QFMA’s performance and ing 2019, such as governance reports private sector participants. tices and with services provided for harmony and accordance with the their rights. activities at the international level, and disclosure reports, of which  The components of the AML/ investors in international markets. Second Strategic Plan for Financial The 2019 QFMA annual report through its participation in several QFMA received (1490) disclosures CFT effective system, which is held The rulebook contributes to stimu- Sector Regulation (SSP) in the State. includes detailed data on the perfor- conferences held around the world for 2019, including (417) financial more than once a year.

Fight over future of UK Lufthansa hints at cockpit coal as last big mine shuts redundancies in 2021 AFP as the early 2000s. and that the phase-out plan Afp London Faced with the climate is working to close power Frankfurt am Main emergency, Britain has opt- stations.” The closure of England’s ed to halt coal production However, she noted that Lufthansa on Wednes- last major coal mine this for electricity entirely by “the phase-out does not ap- day raised the possibility of week marked another step 2025, with just a handful of ply to coal in industry or redundancies for some of its towards the end of one of power stations still using it. coal mining, so companies pilots in 2021, as the slump in Britain’s historic industries. Paul Ekins, environ- are seeking to switch to world travel due to the coro- The Bradley mine, in ment policy professor at supplying steel and cement navirus looks set to last. County Durham, northeast University College London, industries and explore ex- The warning came after England, ceased operations told AFP that thermal coal ports of coal”. the German flag carrier said on Monday, after owner, Several projects for new it had concluded a short-term the Banks Group, recently open-cast mines are being agreement with the pilots’ shuttered two other mines It leaves only Hartington, considered by the British Cockpit union (VC) to cut in the region, leaving 250 a small-scale mine in government, such as Hight- wage costs. jobs in limbo. northern England near horn, which also belongs to The deal means the airline Conservationists, in- Sheffield, and several Banks Group. will hold back from imple- cluding the Extinction Re- other smaller sites still Environmentalists are menting redundancies until bellion activist group, led again fighting the moves, the second quarter of 2021. months of pressure and operating across England. with Woodhouse Colliery in However, “the significant protests to prevent the site Cumbria in northwest Eng- overcapacity of pilots will last being maintained until 2021 mines like Bradley “are land -- dubbed the “UK’s considerably beyond March and welcomed the closure. shutting down because first deep coal mine in 40 2021,” Lufthansa said. It leaves only Harting- they are not economic any years” -- attracting particu- “The number of redun- File photo of a Lufthansa aircraft. ton, a small-scale mine more”. lar opposition. dancies for operational rea- in northern England near He pointed out that re- Prime Minister Boris sons can therefore only be compulsory redundancies,” owns Swiss, Brussels and Aus- a government bailout worth Sheffield, and several other newable sources of energy Johnson’s ruling Conserva- limited by concluding a long- Markus Wahl, VC President, tria Airlines, said it wouldn’t 9 billion euros ($10 billion) smaller sites still operating now account for almost tives are widely blamed in term crisis agreement,” the said. hire pilots from outside the in June, has estimated that across England. 40 percent of UK power former mining areas for de- company added. “Pilots are prepared to group as long as there is an 22,000 jobs will have to go as Some mines remain in and their costs have fallen stroying the industry. The deal with VC cuts make a tangible contribution overcapacity of cockpit staff. demand for flights is expected Wales and Scotland, ac- sharply in recent years. Miners went on a bitter short-time work compensa- to keeping all cockpit person- The carrier said earlier to stay below pre-pandemic cording to Banks Group. Isobel Tarr, of environ- year-long strike in 1984 to tion and pension benefits nel on board.” this month it would have to levels for years. Bradley’s closure effec- mental group Coal Action, prevent widespread pit clo- from September to the end of The measures apply to the make forced redundancies Lufthansa last week tively marks the end of an said: “We are extremely sures. Margaret Thatcher’s the year, and wage increases pilots of Lufthansa, Lufthansa and cut its fleet by at least 100 walked out of talks with union industry which stretches close to seeing an end to government, who wanted planned for 2020 will be post- Cargo, Lufthansa Aviation aircraft after what its chief representatives of German back to Roman times and coal for electricity in the to curb union powers, held poned until January 2021, the Training and Germanwings executive called “the worst ground staff, saying without which had several dozen UK, thanks to the hard work out and forced through the airline said. pilots, according to the com- quarterly results in Lufthan- union backing for its cost-sav- sites operational as recently of grassroots campaigners, plan. “We clearly reject Luf- pany. sa’s 65-year history.” ing proposals, forced job cuts thansa’s threat to make Lufthansa, which also The group, which received “can no longer be avoided.” Economy & Business Thursday, August 20, 2020 11 OPEC+ cuts may be extended beyond April 2022: Minister

dpa According to the agree- ducer, also predicted that oil Vienna ment that was reached in demand is expected to return Vienna, the cuts are to be The Organization of the to 97 per cent of pre-crisis Major oil producers need gradually phased out until Petroleum Exporting levels in the fourth quarter to stay the course on curb- April 2022. Countries (OPEC) and a of this year. ing global supplies to sta- “I urge you all not to re- Russian-led group of allied Russian Energy Minister bilize the market, possibly lax the efforts of the past producers, jointly known Alexander Novak also took beyond April 2022, Sau- three months, because this as OPEC+, had agreed to part in Wednesday’s meet- di Energy Minister Ab- endeavour will be with us a major production cut in ing, despite having contract- delaziz bin Salman said on until April 2022 and maybe April to ramp up prices ed the novel coronavirus. Wednesday. more,” Abdelaziz told fellow He sounded optimistic The Organization of the OPEC+ ministers during an amid the slump in demand notes about signs of recovery Petroleum Exporting Coun- online market review meet- caused by the pandemic. in the manufacturing, servic- tries (OPEC) and a Russian- ing. es and energy sectors, while led group of allied producers, “The more we show our- cautioning that “the market jointly known as OPEC+, had selves committed, the more oil from the North Sea has remains extremely volatile.” agreed to a major production the market rewards us,” he risen from below 39 dollars OPEC+ plus countries must cut in April to ramp up prices added. per barrel to over 45 dollars. therefore continue adhering amid the slump in demand Since the April deal, the Abdelaziz, who repre- to their agreed production caused by the pandemic. benchmark price for Brent sents OPEC’s biggest oil pro- quotas, he said.

Japan experts head to Mauritius for oil Apple becomes first US firm spill clean-up to hit $2 tn in market value AFP “Once damaged, it will Narita, Japan take a long time for an eco- A new team of experts logical system to recover,” he Apple is followed by other technology companies, including Amazon, Microsoft and Google parent Alphabet left Japan for Mauritius on said. Wednesday with special oil- The team is bringing 20 AFP absorbent materials to help boxes of special oil-absor- New York the clean-up of tonnes of oil bent materials capable of that leaked from a Japanese- soaking up 1,200 litres (265 Apple on Wednesday became owned ship. gallons) of oil in total. the first US company to reach “The oil leak from the The material has been $2 trillion in market value in stranded ship has caused donated by Tokyo-based the latest demonstration of severe damage to the people company M-TechX and was how tech giants have benefited of Mauritius, the economy of used in an oil leak accident in from the upheaval of the coro- which largely relies on tour- Japan last year. “I would like navirus. ism and the beautiful ocean,” to see how we can use the ab- The iPhone maker attained environment ministry official sorbent material to clean the the distinction in mid-morn- Yukihiro Haisa told reporters coastal area and the forests’ ing trading and was up 1.1 before the departure. complex root structure taint- percent at $467.18 near 1545 “I am terribly distressed.” ed by oil,” Haisa said. GMT. The company had previ- Six members of the team Tokyo has already dis- ously become the first giant to are travelling to Mauritius patched one team of six ex- hit $1 trillion in market value from Japan, with the leader perts, including a coastguard in March 2018. of the group joining from and diplomats, to aid in the Apple is followed by other New York. response. technology companies, includ- Haisa said the govern- Both the Mauritian and ing Amazon, Microsoft and ment of Mauritius has asked Japanese governments have Google parent Alphabet, all of the team to assess the leak’s come under fire for not doing which now have more than $1 impact on local coral reefs. more immediately to prevent trillion in market value. The Japanese-owned MV a large-scale spill. Shares in Apple have Wakashio ran aground on Mauritian authorities on roughly doubled from March a coral reef on July 25 and Tuesday arrested the Indian lows, an astonishing perfor- began leaking oil more than captain of the ship. mance which has lifted chief a week later, spilling over In a statement on executive Tim Cook’s net 1,000 tonnes and threaten- Wednesday, ship opera- worth to $1 billion for the first ing a protected marine park tor Mitsui OSK Lines said it time, according to a Bloomb- boasting mangrove forests was “doing everything pos- erg Billionaires Index calcula- and endangered species. sible” to help the vessel’s tion. “We would like to apply owner Nagashiki Shipping Even as other large tech People look at Apple iPads during an event in Cupertino, California. (Afp) our technical skills to help and specialist teams mitigate firms have shot higher on clean the oil-covered man- the spill. “MOL deplores any robust demand during lock- billion and revenues jumped ing protocols. from regulators and lawmak- Some analysts believe grove forests,” said Noriaki incident of oil pollution and downs, Apple has outpaced 11 percent to $59.7 billion. The tech-rich Nasdaq ers, including on Capitol Hill, efforts to break up tech gi- Sakaguchi, an environmental continues to offer support to its rivals by delivering strong A major factor in Apple’s has hit records more than 30 where Cook and the CEOs ants or otherwise reign them expert at the Japan Interna- all involved,” the statement sales of gadgetry including success has been leadership times in 2020, including on from Amazon, Facebook and in could gain momentum if tional Cooperation Agency. said. wearables and tablets, along from Cook, who took over just Tuesday. Google all were grilled at a Democrats sweep the 2020 with new apps and services ahead of the death of Steve In the most recent quarter, high-profile July 29 hearing. elections. which have gained ground Jobs in 2011. Apple enjoyed a modest rise “Simply put, they have too Another wildcard for Ap- during the global health cri- “He didn’t invent any- in smartphone revenue and much power,” said Represent- ple involves risks from height- sis. thing, but what he has done is robust increases in sales of iP- ative David Cicilline, a Demo- ened tensions between the “Apple has been wildly keep a firm hand on the tiller, ads and Mac computers amid crat from Rhode Island who United States and China, since successful in building out its steering the ship and keeping elevated demand for remote chairs the panel that convened Apple not only manufactures platforms, mitigating the fact the culture intact,” said ana- education and work-from- the hearing. iPhones and other products that iPhone sales had peaked, lyst Laura Martin at Needham home buyers. During the session, Cook there, but also relies on that by building products that sur- & Company. The company also ben- faced tough questioning over market for a large chunk of round it and services that en- “He deserves a lot of credit efited from services such as the market power of the com- sales, Greengart noted. hance it,” said Avi Greengart, for making the most out of digital payments and stream- pany’s App Store and its treat- US President Donald analyst with the consultancy Steve Jobs’s inventions.” ing and from increased sales ment of developers. Trump has been ratcheting up Techsponential. Apple’s rise comes amid in smartwatches as interest in Analysts expect more scru- pressure on Beijing through “It all feeds back into the a broader rally in technology health and fitness applications tiny ahead for Apple and the restrictions on leading Chi- A satellite image shows a close-up view of the forward section cycle for Apple.” shares as employees around rises. other giants, but it isn’t clear nese tech firms. Any retalia- of the MV Wahashio shipwreck off the coast of Mauritius on In the past quarter ending the country shift to working The ascendancy of Ap- yet whether the question- tion against Washington by Wednesday. (afp) in June, Apple reported profits at home amid the coronavirus ple and other tech giants has ing will lead to meaningful China could cause troubles for climbed eight percent to $11.2 pandemic and social distanc- prompted increased oversight change. Apple, analysts say. Investors pan for gold in rush for coronavirus vaccine “There will always be inves- agreed. That is because of the phar- Analysts warn that such investments remain tors who try to win big. It was “What I worry about for maceutical sector’s commit- high risk and, like other stock market the same thing with the inter- the moment is that the market ment to distribute an eventual net bubble, with solar power, implies a really high percent- vaccine at cost price and not bubbles before them, could soon burst with electric cars, and now with age rate of success and each of to make a profit out of a global COVID,” he said. these companies are going to tragedy, analysts said. AFP velop a substance that will With more than 21 million sell billions of dollars worth of The current appetite for Paris inoculate the world against infections worldwide, 770,000 products,” the expert said. biotech stocks is also attribut- COVID-19 and allow life for bil- dead and the global economy “That just seems unlikely to able to the changed dynamic of With the race on to find a lions of people across the globe turned upside down, the stakes me.” Adam Barker, analyst with vaccine development, analysts coronavirus vaccine, the bio- to return to some semblance of for finding a vaccine could not Shore Capital, pointed out that, said. tech sector -- from an investor’s normality -- have reached diz- be higher. on average, a drug costs $2-3 “Historically, it would take point of view -- appears to be zying heights in recent months. And as governments plough billion to develop and bring to 10 to 15 years to develop a new the new gold rush, promising US company Moderna, for billions into smaller biotech market. vaccine and now you have com- often giddy returns, but ana- example, whose vaccine can- companies and the reservation And “the chance of any drug panies in Phase III (trials) six lysts warn that the exuberance didate is in so-called Phase III of advance doses of potential or any vaccine to be successful months after the pandemic hit could be exaggerated. of clinical trials -- the last stage A lab technician sorts blood samples inside a lab for a COVID-19 vac- vaccines, it is little wonder that from Phase I all the way to the the US,” said Andy Acker, a bio- According to the World before regulatory approval -- cine study at the Research Centers of America (RCA) in Hollywood, investors see the pharmaceu- end of Phase III is about 10 per- tech specialist with Janus Hen- Health Organization, some 168 has seen its shares soar by 250 Florida recently. (AFP) ticals sector as some sort of El cent,” he said. derson. Analysts suggested potential vaccines are currently percent since the start of the Dorado. Nevertheless, analysts The shares of pharmaceuti- that government cash could be in development, with countless year. many’s CureVac, which made and, like other stock market warn that the market is in dan- cal majors such as Pfizer, Sanofi distorting the market. billions of dollars both pub- Other, less well-known its debut on the US Nasdaq bubbles before them, could ger of overheating. or GlaxoSmithKline have also “What the governments lic and private money being names such as Inovio or No- stock exchange last week, has soon burst. Many share prices “have performed well since corona- have done by putting all the pumped into the research. vavax are doing even better, seen its valuation balloon to “When you buy biotech, gone above where they should virus first emerged in China at money is that they make the As a result, the share prices with their shares rocketing by a currently more than $10 bil- you buy a kind of lottery ticket,” be,” said Chris Redhead, health- the end of last year. small companies... able to com- of small, innovative biotech dizzying 350 percent and even lion. said Gregori Volokhine, port- care analyst at Goetzpartners. But they have not risen pete with the big ones, they be- startups -- competing with 3,500 percent respectively. But analysts warn that such folio manager for Meeschaert Daniel Mahony, healthcare quite as fast as those of their gin to manufacture risk,” said pharmaceutical giants to de- A small company like Ger- investments remain high risk Financial Services in New York. fund manager at Polar Capital, smaller rivals. Mahony at Polar Capital. 12 Thursday, August 20, 2020 Economy & Business Italy to present recovery plan to EU B’desh land of opportunities by mid-October: PM AFP Rome for Qatari investors: Envoy Italy will present its propos- Our intention is to submit Remittances from Qatar to Bangladesh have grown over the last five years to reach $1 bn, says Ashud Ahmed als for confronting the economic our recovery plan in fallout from the coronavirus pan- mid-October. demic to the EU in mid-October, Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte Prime Minister Giuseppe said in an interview published on Conte Wednesday. On July 21, European Un- Fatto Quotidiano. ion leaders reached a historic “We’re currently working agreement on a 750-billion-eu- on a selection of proposals that ro ($900-billion) coronavirus respond directly to the criteria recovery plan, financed for the of European funding that en- first time by joint debt. tail investment and structural Countries benefitting from reforms to make the country the programme, including Italy more competitive and robust,” which will receive 209 billion Conte told the daily Il Fatto euros, must present their na- Quotidiano. tional recovery plans to Brus- “We will pay great attention sels, focussing on the EU Com- to material and immaterial in- mission’s priorities of ecological frastructure and aim to invest and digital transition, as well as in schools, universities and improved competitiveness. research. We will also use the “Our intention is to submit opportunity to improve the effi- our recovery plan in mid-Oc- ciency of public administration tober,” Conti told the daily Il and justice,” Conte said.

Over half million jobs at Speakers addressing a webinar on ‘Bilateral and Synergistic Opportunities between Qatar and Bangladesh’ held in Doha recently. Tribune News Network ladesh has much more to of- he said. The policy governance has risk in German aviation Doha fer to Qatar than workers. We Bijoy said he expected the been exemplary. The country produce medicines of finest economy to add half a trillion has mapped economic social DPA Bangladesh is one of the quality approved by US. These Qatar has been resilient dollars in the next five years. environmental and human Berlin International passenger traf- fastest growing economies in medicines are cost effective. It would be like “adding Viet- risks successfully to continue fic collapsed in mid-March post blockade and has world and has all the promises This is an area where the two become self-reliant in many nam”, he added. it growth momentum.” Half of the 1.1 million jobs following the introduction of to become a land of opportu- countries can collaborate.” Sheikh Fazle Fahim spoke Giving insights on Bang- in Germany’s aviation indus- sweeping restrictions on nities for Qatari investors, the “Qatar has been resilient sectors. Bangladesh can about Bangladesh’s vision for ladesh economy and Qatar- try are under acute threat as people’s movement country’s outgoing Ambassa- post blockade and has become become an ideal partner of sustainable development, ex- Bangladesh bilateral relation- a result of the coronavirus cri- dor to Qatar HE Ashud Ahmed self-reliant in many sectors. Qatar. pansion in hydrocarbon seg- ships, he said, “According to sis, an industry body said on has said. Bangladesh can become an ment, expanding value chains IMF, Bangladesh is expected Wednesday. The fallout on cargo op- Delivering a speech at a ideal partner of Qatar,” he said. Outgoing Bangladeshi and service trade. to grow by 2 percent in 2020. International passenger erations was less severe, webinar entitled ‘Bilateral and The webinar also saw the Ambassador to Qatar He said Qatar was keen to Bangladesh forex reserves are traffic abruptly collapsed in although capacity for trans- Synergistic Opportunities be- participation of Doha Bank HE Ashud Ahmed invest in Bangladesh’s energy at $32bn in July 2020. Qatar mid-March following the porting goods on passenger tween Qatar and Bangladesh’ Group CEO Dr R Seetharaman, sector, LPG storage terminals, Bangladesh trade was close introduction of sweeping re- planes fell. The volume trans- on Wednesday, Ahmed said, Bangladesh Forum Qatar Vice power and infra sector. to $1bn in 2018-19. In June strictions on people’s move- ported fell by 15 per cent glob- “Qatar and Bangladesh enjoy President and Gulf Exchange Naser Ezaz Bijoy described R Seetharaman said Bang- 2017, Bangladesh entered ment, and the situation has ally, the BDL said. excellent relations and both Vice Chairman Jaafar Ali Al Bangladesh as “Best Kept Se- ladesh as a country had been into agreement with Rasgas only been slightly improving Germany’s major cargo countries have supported each Saraf, Standard Chartered cret of Asia” as he spoke about stable in Politics and financial to supply 2.5 million tonnes since then, the BDL aviation airports in Frankfurt, Leipzig other in the international fo- Bank Bangladesh’s Country the inherent strengths of the aspects. of LNG for 15 years. Issuance industry association said. and Cologne performed bet- rums. Governments of both Chief Executive OfficerN aser economy, the growth of its ap- He said it was important of performance bonds, ten- The organization esti- ter, with a drop of only 10 per countries have keen desire to Ezaz Bijoy and Federation of parel sector, remittances, pow- to build stronger ties between der bonds for participation mates that German airports cent. strengthen relationship.” Bangladesh Chambers of Com- er generation, infrastructure Qatar-Bangladesh to expand of Bangladesh companies in were missing about 66 per A number of struggling He said that remittances merce and Industries (FBCCI) and digital space. the trade. the infrastructure projects in cent of passengers in the first airlines worldwide, including from Qatar to Bangladesh have President Sheikh Fazle Fahim. The demographic dividend “The country is going to Qatar. Letters of credit for ex- half of 2020, while ticket pric- Germany’s flagship Lufthan- grown over the last five years Welcoming the speakers, of the country lies in the fact 25 transform given its macro- ports of LNG shipments from es for the remaining flights sa carrier, have been forced to reach $1 billion. Saraf said the two countries to 54 year-olds constitute its economic fundamentals and Qatar to Bangladesh. Incom- were 9 per cent lower than in to rely on state bailouts for Projecting Bangladesh as share excellent relations and biggest age bracket, while the middle-income segment. The ing Remittances & payments the same period last year. survival. land of opportunities for Qa- were working towards increas- economy has transformed it- next five years will be defin- for Qatar exports to Bangla- tari investors, he said, “Bang- ing the bilateral trade. self into middle-income group, ing moment for the economy. desh.” UK inflation jumps on virus fallout, rebounding oil Lower travel costs slow

AFP Statistics said in a statement. tion rate in July was “due to the down Canada inflation London It is the highest level since largest monthly (petrol) pump AFP vehicles and car insurance, March and comes after infla- price increase in nearly a dec- Ottawa meat and restaurant meals, as Inflation in Britain rose to tion slowed to a four-year low ade, as international oil prices well as homes rose, while the its highest level in four months of 0.5 percent in May when rose from their lows earlier this Canadians paid 0.1 percent costs of gasoline, hotels, air- in July, fuelled by rebounding Britain was in coronavirus lock- year”, said Jonathan Athow, more for goods and services fare, telephone services and oil prices and businesses pass- down. deputy national statistician for in July than a year earlier, the computers fell. ing on the costs of the coronavi- Volatility is expected to economic statistics at the ONS. government statistical agency Many flights remained rus pandemic, data showed on continue with analysts pre- “In addition, prices for pri- said Wednesday. cancelled as a result of the Wednesday. dicting a large slowdown in vate dental treatment, physi- Inflation slowed in the coronavirus pandemic, but The annual inflationrate, as inflation inA ugust after the otherapy and haircuts have month from 0.7 percent in airlines started offering in- measured by the UK’s Consum- government recently cut tax increased with the need for June, largely due to lower centives such as reduced fees, er Prices Index, rose to 1.0 per- for the hospitality and tourism personal protective equipment travel costs. discounts and promotions to The annual inflation rate, as measured by the UK’s Consumer Prices cent in July from 0.6 percent sectors. contributing to costs for these According to Statistics entice travellers back to the Index, rose to 1.0 percent in July from 0.6 percent in June. in June, the Office forN ational The pick-up in the infla- businesses,” he said. Canada, prices for passenger skies.

New strategy As Trump threatens ban, TikTok launches US ad campaign

Tribune News Service arts to food, beauty, fashion and during the COVID-19 pandemic as center later this year in Culver City film,” TikTok said. “Our communi- people looked for ways to entertain where outside experts can learn TikTok on Tuesday announced a ty brings so much joy and inspires themselves at home. about the company’s moderation nationwide ad campaign that fea- creativity daily, and we’re excited The app, filled with a wide policies and see the code that pow- tures people who create content for to put that on full display.” stream of videos from comedic ers its algorithm. the viral social video app. TikTok’s U.S. ads began Mon- takes to trendy dance moves, has TikTok and its employees are The move comes as the compa- day and will run through Oct. 12. transformed the entertainment exploring their legal options in ny, owned by China-based ByteD- The commercials will appear on industry. Talent agencies discover two potential separate lawsuits. ance, faces growing pressure from channels including ESPN, TNT, new stars through TikTok; music Another option for ByteDance is to President Trump, who believes the ABC and NBC, over radio, and artists leverage the platform to sell its U.S. operations of TikTok. app is a national security threat through digital platforms including market their songs to become hits; Among the potential bidders is because of its ties to China. Trump Hulu and Spotify. One of the ads and video creators use TikTok as Microsoft, which has said it is has filed an executive order for will appear at tonight’s Lakers vs. a career, making money through exploring buying TikTok’s U.S., ByteDance to divest its U.S. TikTok Blazers NBA game, TikTok said. brand deals and promotions. In Australian, New Zealand and operations by Nov. 12. The company said that the L.A., there are more than 65 career Canadian operations. But TikTok, which employs campaign will continue next creators and nearly a dozen influ- TikTok’s troubles have pro- roughly 1,500 employees in the month in other markets, including encer houses that started because moted rivals — including L.A.- U.S., said that it has not and will the United Kingdom, European of TikTok, the company estimates. based music video app Triller — to not give U.S. user information to Union, Latin America and South- But TikTok’s growth has been poach some of its most popular the Chinese government. The com- east Asia. TikTok declined to say hurt by the Trump administra- creators. Instagram has also pany said in a statement that it is how much it is spending on the ad tion’s allegations. Earlier this This illustration picture shows the logo of the social network application TikTok recently launched its own short- grateful for the support of its users, campaign. month, Trump issued an executive on the screen of a phone. (AFP/TNS) form video feature called Reels. and the ad campaign “acknowl- TikTok debuted two years ago order that would bar transactions TikTok has tried to retain the edges how much this community in the U.S. after its parent, ByteD- between American companies caused concern among TikTok em- tion to the Chinese government loyalty of its creators through pay- means to us.” ance, purchased Shanghai-based and ByteDance starting Sept. 20, ployees who worried whether they and that the U.S. data is stored in ments in its $200 million creator “The vision … is to celebrate lip-synching app Musical.ly. Since sending creators into a panic over would continue to get paid. Virginia and backed up in Singa- fund. Last week, the company the impact of the TikTok commu- then, TikTok has grown expo- whether they could still make TikTok has maintained that it pore. The company plans to open announced the fund’s first 19 nity on every facet of culture, from nentially in popularity, especially money through the app. It also has not given U.S. user informa- a transparency and accountability recipients. Kylian Mbappe reveals his night of tears ahead of Champions League ‘Final Eight’ THURSday, AUGUST 20, 2020 page 15 Al Khor, Shahania in relegation showdown; Al Sadd aim to end the season with a win

QNB Stars League Standings Pos Club M W L D GF GA GD Pts 1 Al Duhail 21 15 2 4 37 16 21 49 2 Al Rayyan 21 14 1 6 38 15 23 48 3 Al Sadd 21 14 5 2 50 28 22 44 4 Al Gharafa 21 10 6 5 33 28 5 35 5 Al Sailiya 21 8 9 4 22 25 -3 28 6 Al Wakrah 21 7 8 6 28 29 -1 27 7 Al Arabi 21 6 8 7 28 28 0 25 8 Al Ahli 21 5 11 5 24 35 -11 20 9 Qatar SC 21 4 10 7 18 26 -8 19 10 Umm Salal 21 3 10 8 18 37 -19 17 11 Al Khor 21 3 11 7 23 33 -10 16 12 Al Shahania 21 2 10 9 22 41 -19 15

won’t change our style of play who are fourth in the table against them, especially since and (their coach) Jokanovic is we have presented good levels doing very well. The team im- Al Khor players during a training session ahead of their QNB in recent matches,” said Nabil. proved a lot this season, and Stars League match against Al Shahania on Thursday. On Thursday also, Al Sadd they have good players. will hope to cap a disappointing It will be an excellent game, campaign with victory against tough for both sides, and we Tribune News Network pending on Umm Salal’s ability how important this match is. ter a previous successful stint, cide our fate. We have high Al Gharafa at the Al Janoub know that we are in a good mo- Doha to earn a positive result against Beating Al Shahania will not said ahead of the match. confidence in our players, and I Stadium. Xavi Hernandez ment. We want to finish the Al Sailiya. Umm Salal are be an easy task. They are in an Al Shahania, on the other hope Al Shahania will be game stressed that the Wolves need competition well, with a win,” Bottom sides Al Khor and Al 10th with 17 points, one above awkward position like us. No hand, have managed just three for it. The game will be chal- to end the season on a high, es- the Spaniard said. Shahania have all to play for as Al Khor and two ahead of one can afford to commit any wins all season, one less than lenging, especially since we pecially with the AFC Champi- When asked about his both teams target at least a rel- last-placed Shahania. mistake, especially in defence. their opponents. Though hav- will have to win compared to ons League around the corner. side’s position in the league egation playoff berth when they Brazilian coach Andre “We must take advantage of ing conceded 41 goals so far, the Al Khor, who can afford a draw. “It’s a pity that we couldn’t table, the former Barcelona lock horns in the QNB Stars Lima, who is in charge of Al the opportunities that come to Nabil Anwar led side will need a We have only one goal, and that win this title. I think we lost legend said: “We cannot be League on Thursday. Khor following the shock de- us because matches, like this, defensive masterclass and hope is to win. We will fight it out due to our own mistakes, but happy; Al Sadd can’t finish in However, Al Khor seems to parture of Omar Najhi, said generally have few chances. the likes of Kesse Amangoua from the beginning. we are in a right moment; we third place. We are disappoint- be in a better situation and can his side can’t afford to make We have to stay fully focused and Ramin Rezaeian have a “Every match has its dif- won the last four games in a ed. We didn’t compete well. So avoid the rigours of relegation any mistakes. on the game from beginning till good day in front of goal. ficulties. We have assessed row, and we want to continue we have to prepare well for the playoffs if they manage a draw “The game will be challeng- the end,” the Brazilian, who is “We are all focused on the Al Khor, and we know their like that, knowing the diffi- next one, and we have to play or win against Al Shahania, de- ing for both teams. We know highly respected at the club af- Al Khor match, which will de- strengths and weaknesses. We culty because it’s Al Gharafa, much better.” FIFA ethics USA learns path it must take Aljumayliyah wins in colours of committee drops Infantino for return to FIFA World Cup Khalid bin Rashid Al Mohannadi case AFP QREc run at a steady pace with the that she needed to be ridden Washington Doha favourite Ultramarine (Si- patiently and switched off. She AFP youni) in the lead. Aljumayli- relaxed well today and accel- Lausanne The United States learned on Six runners lined up in the yah came off the rail half way erated well when asked. The Wednesday the path it must Prix Jurietti (Class 2) at Vi- down the straight to come slow pace helped her.” FIFA’s ethics committee on take in continental qualifying to chy, France, which was won with her run in the centre of Bred by Al Shaqab Rac- Wednesday decided to close its return to the FIFA World Cup by Aljumayliyah (Olympic the track. Joining with The ing, Aljumayliyah was sold case against president Gianni after missing out on a 2018 trip Glory) in the colours of Khalid Shard SHARD (Pivotal) at the by Haras de Castillon at the Infantino, who is facing a crimi- to Russia. bin Rashid Al Mohannadi on 200-metre post, Aljumayliyah v.2 Arqana yearling sale. Pin- nal probe in Switzerland over A 14-match round-robin Tuesday evening. A winner on pulled clear in the final 100 hooked into the Breeze Up, suspected collusion with the qualifying slate for the Qatar her debut at two, she has been metres to win by one and a she was then bought by Paul country’s top prosecutor. 2022 World Cup was unveiled since placed at Listed level for quarter lengths. Nataf. Aljumayliyah is by Al “After examining the rel- by the Confederation of North, An hostess brings the FIFA World Cup trophy prior to the Concacaf trainer Henri-Alex Pantall. Jockey Julien Guillochon Shaqab Racing’s Olympic Glo- evant documentation and evi- Central American and Car- preliminary draw for FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 tournament at the The filly sat towards the commented after the race: ry (Choisir) and is the first foal dence, the chairperson of the ibbean Association Football Home of FIFA in Zurich on Wednesday. (FIFA/AFP) rear on the rail. The race was “Last time out, we realised out of Aldayha (Acclamation). investigatory chamber has de- (CONCACAF) including five cided to file the complaint and automatic finalists and three path ahead,” US men’s coach in two preliminary qualifying close the case due to the evident play-in nations. Gregg Berhalter said. rounds from October 2020 to lack of a prima facie case re- The first qualifying window “This campaign presents March 2021. garding any alleged breach of for the final “Octagonal” series some unique challenges, so Highlight matches for the the FIFA Code of Ethics,” FIFA in June 2021 will see the Ameri- the message is to be prepared Americans will include meet- said in a statement. cans visiting an opponent to for the unexpected and control ings with arch-rival Mexico on FIFA also revealed the im- be determined while their final what we can control. One thing home soil in October 2021 and pact of the coronavirus pandem- match will be in March 2022 at is certain: this group of players at Mexico in January 2022. ic on its revenue was expected Costa Rica. is hungry for the challenge.” The United States could to remain “comparatively low”, The top three finishers in the The COVID-19 pandemic open at Trinidad and Tobago with much of commercial rights eight-team final CONCACAF wiped out international match- in their first qualifying match if having already been sold. It pre- group will qualify for Qatar es in March and June and that the Soca Warriors advance from dicted a positive result of $100 2022. The fourth-place team forced changes to the usual early qualifying. It was Trinidad million (83 million euros) in its will play a home-and-away se- North American format for and Tobago that beat the visit- revised 2019-22 budget, with ries with a team from another qualifying, with five top-rated ing Americans 2-1 on October the cancellation of next year’s region to decide another berth. sides from July’s FIFA rankings 10, 2017 in the final qualifying Confederations Cup and post- “We have been develop- – the USA, Costa Rica, Hondu- match to keep the United States ponement of the revamped Club ing this group for more than a ras, Jamaica and Mexico – au- from reaching the Russia 2018 Aljumayliyah (Olympic Glory) on way to winning the Prix Jurietti World Cup partially offset by year to get ready for World Cup tomatically into the final round World Cup, missing out for the (Class 2) race at Vichy in France on Tuesday evening. (Pic: C. Morla) other revenue streams. qualifying and now we know the and three other spots settled first time since 1986. 14 Thursday, August 20, 2020 Sports Winning La Liga best ‘Return of a legend’: Ronald Koeman day of my professional officially named new Barcelona coach life, says Zidane AFP Aix-en-Provence (France) AFP axed, paying the price for the Madrid Bayern trouncing and internal Zinedine Zidane said on conflict that took place during Wednesday that leading Real Crisis-hit Barcelona hailed a league season that saw them Madrid to the La Liga title in a the “return of a legend” as the surrender the La Liga title to stop-start season at the mercy Spanish giants on Wednes- Real Madrid. of coronavirus was “the best day officially namedR onald Ex-France international day of my professional life”. Koeman as their new coach Abidal was replaced Wednes- The 48-year-old French through until 2022. day by Ramon Planes. football icon insisted it will re- “FC Barcelona and Ron- Koeman will leave his role main a memorable day even in ald Koeman have reached an as coach of the Netherlands to a career which includes winning agreement for the Dutchman his assistant Dwight Lodeweg- the 1998 World Cup as a player. to take over as first team coach es, while the national federa- The only setback in the until 30 June 2022,” the club tion searches for a full-time season was a Champions said in a statement. replacement. League last 16 exit at the hands The Oranje take on Po- of Manchester City. land on September 4 and Italy “We set the goal (of win- As a player, Ronald three days later, in Amster- ning La Liga) very high,” Zi- Koeman had arrived in dam as part of the UEFA Na- dane told AFP. French former football player and Barcelona in 1989, at the tions League. “After the (coronavirus) now Real Madrid’s head coach time the second most “It was an honour to be the confinement, knowing that Zinedine Zidane gives a child ad- expensive signing in the national coach of the Neth- perhaps we were not going to vise on how to shoot a ball during club’s history behind leg- erlands,” said Koeman, who start playing again, because the presentation of a sports and endary Diego Maradona. would have been in charge for that’s what was going on, fi- educational program called “Zi- the 2020 European champi- nally to have taken La Liga, for dane Five Club” (ZFC), at his futsal Barcelona’s new Dutch coach Ronald Koeman poses during his official presentation at the Camp Nou onships, now postponed by a me it was my happiest day. facility, in Aix-en-Provence, southern Former Barca star Koeman, stadium in Barcelona on Wednesday. (AFP) year because of the coronavi- “Even if we always want France, on Wedesday. (AFP) who has been in charge of the rus pandemic. to say that the Champions Netherlands since 2018, will his arrival as a player, Koeman Barca history, scoring the win- ning four consecutive La Liga “For the past two-and-a- League, yes, it’s great, it’s my story with the France team, replace Quique Setien, who was arrives once again as coach at ning goal to claim the Catalan titles between 1991-94. half years I have done every- magnificent,I don’t want to it was beautiful until my last sacked after the Catalans were the club that he helped win club’s first ever success in Eu- thing I can to achieve success- compare. game. With ups and downs, humiliated 8-2 by Bayern Mu- their very first European Cup rope’s top club competition. Mixed coaching bag es with the Oranje. “When we won this com- but my story was beautiful. nich in the Champions League back in 1992,” Barcelona said As a player, Koeman arrived Koeman’s coaching career, how- “I look back with pride on plicated, this very difficult La “If one day it has to con- quarter-finals on Friday. in a statement headlined “Re- in Barcelona in 1989, at the ever, has been mixed and he ar- what we have achieved togeth- Liga, it was really the best day tinue, it will happen naturally. The 57-year-old, who be- turn of a Barca legend”. time the second most expensive rives with the Catalans in crisis. er in that period. The Dutch of my professional life.” What will happen will happen.” comes the fifth Dutchman to “Koeman, the hero of Wem- signing in the club’s history be- Setien was firedon Monday national team has a bright fu- Zidane added that he Zidane won 108 caps as a coach Barcelona after Rinus bley, is back,” the club added, a hind Diego Maradona. after the embarrassment against ture, I am convinced of that.” would never rule out at some player with the French team, Michels, Johan Cruyff, Louis day after president Josep Maria In his six seasons as a Bayern which meant Barca fin- Koeman said that “every- stage taking charge of the playing in the 1998 World Cup Van Gaal and Frank Rijkaard, Bartomeu revealed the Dutch- Barca player Koeman made ish the season trophy-less for one knows Barcelona is my French national team. winning side. will hold a press conference man would take over. 264 official appearances, scor- the first time since 2007. dream club”. “It feels very spe- However, it’s not some- However, his international later Wednesday at 1600 GMT. That night back in 1992, ing 88 goals as he shone in Earlier on Tuesday sport- cial to me to be able to become thing that is on his immediate career ended in disgrace when “More than 30 years after Koeman secured his place in Cruyff’s ‘Dream Team’, win- ing director Eric Abidal was a manager there.” horizon which is not surprising he was red carded in the 2006 given that present incumbent final against Italy. Didier Deschamps has already Zidane, playing his cards won the 2018 World Cup from close to his chest at his football the coaching hot seat. school at Aix-en-Provence, ad- “I said it a dozen years ago: mitted that he had no grand Badminton star Momota Noah Lyles takes dash if I am a coach, why not one plan for the future. day train the France team?” “I don’t have a career plan. Zidane told AFP. I enjoy training today just as I sparks stampede with double at Hungary meet “It is not new. Even Didier did when I was a player. When Deschamps knows it because it doesn’t work out, or some- it was he who announced it. thing has to be done, I’ll do it coaching offer Worldathletics.org “We all have a story and differently.” Szekesfehervar (Hungary) AFP Tokyo Noah Lyles closed his abbre- viated 2020 season with an It’s an irresistible prospect for impressive double dash victory Change of guard as ex-Tour budding badminton players to highlight the tenth edition of – a chance to be coached by the Gyulai Memorial, a World champs Froome, Thomas Japanese world number one Athletics Continental Tour Gold Kento Momota, who has trig- meeting in Szekesfehervar, gered thousands of responses Hungary, on Wednesday. left out of Ineos team by offering his services. In the 100m, it was no con- “Would anyone like to test by the midway point, as AFP tories in the past eight Tours play badminton with me?” Japan’s world No. 1 badminton Lyles, racing with a black glove London were thanks to a British rider. Momota wrote on his Twitter player Kento Momota. on his right hand, found his Froome will not get the account on Tuesday. rhythm en route to a 10.05 win. Four-time Tour de France chance to bring down the cur- “I also want to teach peo- might be too good at it!” Sixty-five minutes later, he re- champion Chris Froome and tain on his hugely-successful ple badminton. I want people Former Japan internation- turned to the track for the 200m File photo of Noah Lyles of the US competing in the men’s 200metre 2018 winner Geraint Thom- spell with Ineos (formerly to know how fun this is,” add- al footballer Hiroshi Kiyotake which he took with an equally event during the Diamond League Athletics Meeting at The Louis II as’s absence from the formida- Team Sky) with a tilt for a fifth ed the badminton star, who also put up his hand, prompt- graceful run, clocking 20.13. Stadium in Monaco on August 14, 2020. (AFP) ble Team Ineos line-up for this Tour yellow jersey as he “needs was injured in a car crash in ing Momota to offer a trade: “I was just out here to have year’s race ushers in a new era more time”, according to team February in Malaysia. “Let’s do this in private. Teach fun,” Lyles said, explaining that in the African-American com- got to work, chipping away at with the accent on youth. principal Dave Brailsford. Momota, a top gold med- me how to juggle a football.” he decided to double back after munity are struggling in Amer- the lead over hurdles eight and Defending champion Egan Froome has been trying to al hope for Japan at the now- And even Momota’s na- a training session last night left ica,” he said. “I have a platform nine, running nearly even by Bernal of Colombia and high- get back to peak condition af- postponed Tokyo Olympics, tional badminton teammate him energetic and feeling good. and I intend to use it.” the tenth before taking down ly-rated Russian Pavel Sivakov ter he was involved in a high- spent months recuperating Kanta Tsuneyama weighed After his victory at the Monaco Italy’s Eseosa Desalu was the world champion on the are both 23 whilst last year’s speed crash at last year’s Crite- after the crash, which killed in asking for a shot. Diamond League meeting last second in the 200m in 20.35, lean by 0.01 in 13.21. Giro d’Italia champion Rich- rium du Dauphine which came the driver of his vehicle and Details are not yet decid- week, Lyles said, “this was just a season’s best. Adam Gemili, In the women’s sprint hur- ard Carapaz of Ecuador is 27. close to ending his career. left him with eye injuries. ed, but Momota said he would icing on the cake. who was second in the 100m dles, Nadine Visser won her Both 35-year-old Froome However, Froome, who His coaching offer – for wait until September before “I don’t get to run two races in 10,28, was third over the fifth race in as many starts this and Thomas, 34, have been broke his neck, femur, elbow, just two lucky students – at- deciding which students to very often so it was a lot of fun. half lap in 20.56. year, clocking 12.68 to equal her set targets of achieving a team hip and ribs in the crash, con- tracted a flood of applicants, take. The badminton star said Physically I feel healthy, which With the season’s four world lead set in Turku’s Conti- Grand Tour cleansweep with the ceded he is not in the shape ranging from parents apply- in June he had fully recovered is the most important. Now it’s fastest men in the field, the nental Tour Gold stop last week. former in the Vuelta a Espana required for the gruelling race ing for their children to fel- from the injuries he sustained time to go home and get ready showdown in the 110m hur- She held off a strong chal- (Oct 20 to Nov 8) and the latter which gets underway in Nice low sports stars. in the crash, and was back on for next year.” dles was to be of the evening’s lenge by Hungary’s Luca Ko- the Giro (Oct 3-25). on August 29. Olympic swimmer Daiya track for the Olympics. As he did in Monaco, key attractions, and it lived up zak who closed hard to clock Their absence means there Ineos team for Tour de France: Seto, who won a bronze in the Tokyo 2020 had been Lyles raised his black-gloved to expectations. 12.71 to break the national will be no serious British con- Andrey Amador (CRC), Egan Rio Games for individual med- scheduled to open in July, but fist into the air during his in- Grant Holloway got out record in her country’s biggest tender for the yellow jersey Bernal (COL), Richard Carapaz ley, tweeted: “Wanna do this!” was postponed for a year over troduction before the 100m. well, building a clear lead by international invitational. for the first time since Bradley (ECU), Jonathan Castroviejo But Momota replied: “I the coronavirus and is not set He said he’s going to keep hurdle four and building on it Further back, European Wiggins won La Grande Boucle (ESP), Michal Kwiatkowski (POL), don’t want you because you to begin on July 23, 2021. wearing it. over barriers five, six and sev- champion Elvira Herman was in 2012. Luke Rowe (GBR), Pavel Sivakov “The glove is a sign that we en. But then Orlando Ortega third in 12.96. Six of the team’s seven vic- (RUS), Dylan van Baarle (NED). ‘Dame Time!’: Blazers’ Lillard won’t let up against Lakers AFP/DPA “Blow the Whistle” by rapper just to secure their post-season teammates. What he’s been and rode a career-best playoff Miami Too Short as he positioned berth. Lillard was the man who able to do is amazing. He’s the game from Nikola Vucevic to a himself on defense having saw them through. He aver- top guy I’ve played with.” 122-110 upset of the top-seed- Portland guard Damian knotted the score at 87-87. aged 37.6 points and 9.6 assists The Lakers, back in the ed Bucks on Tuesday. Lillard is going long in the Then came a pull-up jump- in eight seeding games, getting playoffs for the first time in Vucevic hit 15 of 24 shots Trail Blazers’ quest for a deep er from 36 feet – near the half- a unanimous nod as Most Valu- seven years, will be eager to _ 5 of 8 from the 3-point line NBA playoff run. court logo – over Lakers star able Player of the restart. turn the tables in game two. _ and finished with a playoff Lillard has emerged as the Anthony Davis two minutes In addition to prolific For all the accolades he has career-high 35 points to lead star of the NBA restart in the later that gave Portland a lead scoring – 51 points against received in the restart, Lillard Orlando. He also pulled down quarantine bubble in Orlando, they wouldn’t relinquish. the Philadelphia 76ers and 61 wasn’t celebrating yet. 13 rebounds. Florida, and now that his ex- “Obviously it’s a big time against the Dallas Mavericks “The job is far away from The last Magic player to ploits have helped the Blaz- shot,” Lakers star James said. -- Lillard has been adept at being done,” he said, “but I’m score at least 30 points in ers to a first-round matchup “It was a breakdown defen- enabling teammates. proud of our effort.” a playoff game was Dwight against the mighty Los Angeles sively. He makes big shots and “I’ve never played with Earlier, Orlando Magic Howard, who had 33 against Lakers, he is not about to let up. takes big shots. Commend someone who lifted his team coach Steve Clifford talked at the Hawks on April 19, 2011. Lillard scored 34 points -- him for that.” on the court with his play and length about the importance Terrence Ross attempted including a pair of long-range Tuesday’s opener in the as a leader,” said Carmelo An- of playing ahead against the just three 3-pointers but fin- three-pointers in the fourth best-of-seven Western Confer- thony, whose three-pointer Milwaukee Bucks in their first- ished 7 of 13 from the field LeBron James (in yellow) of the Los Angeles Lakers drives the ball quarter – as the eighth-seed- ence first-round series could off an assist by Lillard with round playoff series. His team and scored 18 points. Markelle against Damian Lillard of the Portland Trail Blazers during the first ed Trail Blazers beat LeBron have been seen as offering less than three minutes to followed his advice all the way Fultz and Gary Clark each had quarter in Game One of the Western Conference First Round 2020 James and the Lakers 100-93. some breathing room to the play helped seal the Lakers’ to a Game 1 victory. 15 points, while D.J. Augustin NBA Playoffs at AdventHealth Arena at ESPN Wide World Of Sports After draining a 30-foot Blazers – who faced a string of fate on Tuesday. After taking a 12-10 lead, recorded 11 points and a play- Complex in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, on Tuesday. (Getty Images/AFP) jump shot, Lillard danced to must-win games in the bubble “He genuinely cares for his the Magic never trailed again off career-high 11 assists. Sports Thursday, August 20, 2020 15 Team-building works wonders for PSG as they make maiden Champions League final

DPA Berlin Star-studded Paris Saint-Germain have shaken off the ghosts of the past by finally reaching the Paris Saint-Germain have undergone a remark- Champions League final, and team-building is seen as the main reason for their success in Lisbon able transformation and have been rewarded with a first- ever place in the Champions League final. For many years the Qatari- owned club appeared to be a group of individuals on a football pitch, bought for hun- dreds of millions, only to fail spectacularly on the Europe- an stage more often than not which seemed to prove that money doesn’t buy success. But this campaign has seen Neymar, Kylian Mbappe, Thi- ago Silva and company act like a real team with the desire to shake off all ghosts of the past Paris Saint-Germain supporters celebrate outside the PSG team hotel and win the trophy at last. in Lisbon, Portugal, on Tuesday. (AFP) “The team has grown to- gether. We have the mentality of a small team but we aren’t a small team. That is remarka- ble. We don’t define ourselves by individual quality and are awarded for this,” coach Thomas Tuchel said. Just minutes after the final whistle of their classy 3-0 semi-final win over RB Leipzig, Neymar posted a photo on social media of the team celebrating wildly in the dressing room, with the cap- tion “Historical.” And from defender Thilo Kehrer to club chairman Paris Saint-Germain’s Brazilian forward Neymar (left) ad Mquinentre) celebrate with teammates at the PSG team hotel in Lisbon, Portugal, after Paris Saint-Germain supporters wave the club flags as they celebrate Nasser Al Khelaifi the team the Champions league semi-final match against RB Leipzig on Tuesday.(AFP) on the Champs Elysee Avenue in Paris on Tuesday. (AFP) effort was highlighted while back in Paris the fans cel- individual skills even better.” on the referee after they went new people which glued for the ebrated into the night. It took PSG, who have I am very happy and very proud of this out again early against Man- team together,” Tuchel said. “I am very happy and very 40 domestic titles and the chester United at home on Neymar was now also de- proud of this magnificent and 1996 Cup Winners’ Cup tro- magnificent and historic night for the club. a stoppage time penalty last termined to be a team player historic night for the club. phy, a record 110 games from It’s the first time we have qualified for the year, and the entire summer and after working hard dur- It’s the first time we have their first appearance in the Champions League final. This relationship they of 2019 saw him linked with a ing the lockdown insisted that qualified for the Champions elite event to finallymake return to Barca. “I am in the best shape since I League final,” Al Khelaifi told the final where on Sunday (the players) have is fantastic. We needed this. The Brazilian was suspend- came to Paris.” the club’s TV. they meet either Bayern Mu- This desire to fight as one and this result reflects ed but PSG then started this On Tuesday, he was seen “I have felt since the nich or French league rivals the true Paris Saint-Germain family. campaign in the best possible defending at his own penalty Borussia Dortmund game (in Olympique Lyon. way by beating record winners area while up front was denied the last 16) that the players But they also earned the Paris Saint-Germain club chairman Nasser Al Khelaifi Real 3-0 in his absence, and by the post twice, including a are united, that they wanted distinction of having matched that of Mbappe as well. cheeky free-kick, and he set up to fight together and that’s Real Madrid’s record of scor- Tuchel said that this victo- di Maria’s goal with an acro- what we needed. This rela- ing in 34 successive matches ry, as well winning the return batic back-heeler. tionship they have is fan- in the competition. mar and Mbappe constantly “I am very proud because woes culminated in 2017 when leg against Dortmund 2-0 be- Now comes the small tastic. We needed this. This PSG’s hunger at the Lis- tormenting the Germans the team showed not only they beat Barcelona 4-0 in the hind closed doors just before matter of the final on Sun- desire to fightas one and this bon finals showed in different along with Angel di Maria who quality but hunger as well.” last 16, only to implode in the the coronavirus lockdown, day. Tuchel said they have result reflects the true Paris ways. In the quarter-finals, scored the second and set up That banished memories of return leg and lose 6-1, with were crucial for a team which no preference, either the Saint-Germain family.” they fought against elimination Marquinhos and Juan Bernat Neymar and now departed Neymar scoring twice for Bar- was also strengthened smartly well-organised Lyon team or Kehrer said: “We are really against Atalanta and turned for the other goals. Edison Cavani once famously celona before switching sides in summer with experienced Bayern, who once were inter- a close-knit team, we done a lot around the game in the 90th “The strength is in them,” bickering on the field over for a world record 222 million goalkeeper Keylor Navas and ested in him and have similar of things together away from minute and stoppage time. was the screaming headline who should take a penalty euros (264 million dollars). midfielder Ander Herrera. attacking power to PSG as the pitch. And if we bring all Against Leipzig, they were of L’Equipe sports daily on during a league match. Neymar’s frustration “We had a few key mo- shown in their 8-2 demoli- that onto the field it makes the utterly dominant, with Ney- Wednesday as Tuchel said: Their Champions League boiled over in a heavy attack ments and got experienced tion of Barca. Mbappe reveals night of pain, Neymar and attacking stars align tears ahead of CL ‘Final Eight’ for PSG in pursuit of Cup glory oon after Paris Saint-Ger- Smain made it to the final of the UEFA Champions League AFP in Paris for that world record fee in 2017, defeating Leipzig 3-0 in Lis- Lisbon which has clearly made him even more de- bon on Tuesday, PSG super- termined to succeed now. star Kylian Mbappe revealed An inspired Neymar helped Paris Saint- “Today I am in one piece, with no inju- how he had slept through pain Germain reach the Champions League ries, able to help my teammates in the best and tears not knowing wheth- final on Tuesday, but the fact that the Bra- possible way,” he wrote. er he would be able to play in zilian was not their best player against RB the ‘Final Eight’ following his Leipzig says everything about the frighten- Di Maria right at home ankle injury. ing strength of Thomas Tuchel’s team and There will be no Ballon d’Or this year, with Mbappe suffered injury in shows why they can be confident of lifting organisers France Football cancelling the the French Cup final against the trophy for the first time. award because of the coronavirus Saint-Etienne at the end of Neymar has become a different play- pandemic. But Neymar will still July. However, he returned to er in his third year in the French capital. have a strong claim to be the best play a key role off the bench in His first two seasons at PSG following player on the planet if he can lead the 2-1 quarter-final win over his 222 million-euro ($264m) transfer PSG past either Bayern Munich or Atalanta last week and started from Barcelona were blighted by inju- Lyon in Sunday’s final. against Leipzig. ries and constant speculation about a “I am sure that if we win the “The truth is that the night move back to the Camp Nou. Champions League he will be in I got my injury against Saint- When it became clear last summer a position to win these trophies,” Etienne I thought that was it, that a return to Catalonia would not hap- said teammate Kylian Mbappe. that I wouldn’t come back” for pen, he knuckled down and decided fi- “He is destined to do so.” the Champions League ‘Final nally to make a proper go of it in Paris. Yet while Neymar and Eight’, said Mbappe. This is the end result. After scoring in Mbappe, the two superstars and “I cried all night, but the both legs against Borussia Dortmund in the two most expensive players of all time, next morning I woke up and the last 16, just before the coronavirus dominate the headlines, there were stand- said to myself that I would do brought football to a halt, he was out- Paris Saint-Germain’s Brazilian forward out performances all through PSG’s team everything I could, get treat- Paris Saint-Germain’s injured German coach Thomas Tuchel embraces standing in the 2-1 quarter-final win over Neymar after the match against Leipzig in on Tuesday. In particular, Di Maria. ment all day and come home French forward Kylian Mbappe as he leaves the pitch after being Atalanta last week in Lisbon and even Lisbon on Tuesday. (AFP) The Argentine was once the major su- and get more treatment. substituted off during the UEFA Champions League semi-final against better in the 3-0 demolition of Leipzig. perstar at PSG before being eclipsed by his “I knew the team would Leipzig at the Luz stadium in Lisbon on Tuesday. (AFP) Neymar hit the post twice in the first him score a goal when I scored maybe two attacking colleagues. need me at some point, maybe half, including from an audacious free- in my career,” joked Tuchel. Against Leipzig, on his return from not for my physical presence “I feel good, better and Munich in their semi-final on kick wide out on the right as everyone “He scores in training, but he is play- suspension, it was he who set up two goals on the field but also being better all the time, but I still Wednesday. waited for a cross. ing exceptionally well, he is so, so strong. either side of scoring himself. around the team and showing have to wear a heavy strapping “I’d prefer Lyon for sure, The 28-year-old won the free-kick He has a winning mentality, a hunger to Di Maria looked right at home in them I was ok. around it. because they are a French which led to Marquinhos’s opener, and it win and to show he is capable of being the the Estadio da Luz, where he turned out “I never wanted them to “There is no more pain. I team,” Mbappe said when was his flick which set up Angel Di Maria best player in the world. If he scores in the for Benfica for three years and where he see that I was suffering. It was still need to take certain pre- asked if he had a preferred op- for the second goal, ensuring it was game final then I’ll be happy.” was the man of the match for Real Ma- a difficult time but it was a real cautions but I am ready to help ponent in the final. over by half-time, before Juan Bernat Neymar later posted a picture on Ins- drid when they won the 2014 Champions pleasure to come back against the team, give everything on “It will be a very tough sealed the win. tagram of himself lying on the ground in League final against Atletico Madrid. Atalanta and help the team the pitch. All I want is to win, game. If it’s Bayern, fine, but The only thing missing was a goal of agony, a reminder of his bad luck with in- “It is going to be difficult to sleep to- qualify today.” Mbappe, 21, that’s why I came here.” if it were Lyon it would cer- his own. “What can I say to Neymar to help juries in his first two seasons after arriving night with the final in mind,” he said. admitted he is still not back to On the final ahead, he tainly make it a very special peak fitness. hoped Lyon will beat Bayern occasion.” (AFP) 16 Thursday, August 20, 2020 The Last Word

PM meets Bangladesh and Austria ambassadors Doha Institute launches Arabic courses for non-native speakers The Director of the Language Center at the Doha Institute for Graduate Studies announced on Wednesday that the centre will open its doors for non-native Arabic language courses for the first semester of this year. The language centre offers three courses for levels -- beginner, intermedi- ate and advanced. Classes start on September 6 and will be held twice a week for one and a half hours per tive approach that takes the original class. educational content as well as the au- These courses are part of the Doha thentic communication of language as Institute’s community outreach initia- a key pillar of its teaching philosophy. tive and contribute to improving com- It is important to note that the munication between the Institute and Doha Institute plays an important role individuals and organisations in the in enhancing the status of Arabic as a Prime Minister and Minister of Interior HE Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdulaziz Al Thani on Wednesday met with Ambassador of Bangladesh to Qatar HE community. The aim of the initiative language of knowledge and communi- Ashud Ahmed and Ambassador Austria HE Dr Willy Kempel on the occasion of the end of their tenure in the country. During the meeting, the prime minister is to familiarise a foreign learner liv- cation while at the same time allowing wished the two ambassadors success in their future assignments, hoping for further progress and development in the relations between Qatar and each of ing in Doha with the characteristics of students, citizens and residents access Bangladesh and Austria. (QNA) Arab culture and its co-existence with to English for international communi- Qatari culture through a communica- cation. (TNN) Experts explore changes to 460 students participate global library services during pandemic at QNL discussion in QU Graduate Studies Tribune News Network Doha

Qatar National Library (QNL) recently hosted an international orientation for fall 2020 panel discussion examining how library services across the world have changed due to the corona- The event provided the students with an overview of the campus life at QU virus pandemic. The event, titled ‘Libraries Tribune News Network and the Pandemic: Preparing, Doha Planning and Providing Ser- vices’, brought together leading Qatar University’s (QU) librarians from Qatar and across Office of Graduate Studies the world to share knowledge recently held an orientation and highlight how library ser- session for newly admitted vices are evolving in 2020. lighted the importance of creat- ies across the world and spoke graduate students online Eiman Al Shamari, Infor- ing a strong workplace culture about the key themes for reo- through Webex, in line with mation Services Librarian at in libraries after the pandemic, pening: ‘Safety, Spaces, Staff, the precautionary measures QNL, moderated the event. including encouraging good Sanitisation and Services’. implemented by the univer- Randa Chidiac, executive di- personal hygiene and infection She also suggested that the sity during the third phase of rector of the Projects and Grants control practices across organi- pandemic has allowed librar- lifting COVID-19 restrictions Unit at the Holy Spirit Univer- sations. ies to rethink their strategies on in the country. sity of Kaslik in Lebanon and She also elaborated on her digital transformation. Some 460 students at- vice-president of the Lebanese library’s safety measures, in- Amani S Alyafei, head li- tended the session, along Library Association, gave an cluding dividing staff into split brarian in the science section with officials and other staff emotional address to delegates teams with staggered reporting of QNL, said: “This event was a of the university. after the explosion in Beirut and and lunch hours, temperature fantastic opportunity for Qatar The event started with a spoke about the crucial role of reporting, ‘clean desk’ policies National Library to bring to- welcome speech by Dean of the Lebanese Library Associa- and avoiding physical meetings. gether an expert panel to share Graduate Studies Dr Ahmed tion and the importance of in- Staff members are also encour- knowledge and experience Al Own, who discussed the na- formation governance during aged to telecommute and stay from across the world and see ture of student life at the post- the country’s current situation. home if they are unwell. how libraries have taken differ- graduate stage compared with Chidiac also spoke about ad- Yeo also shared that Sin- ent approaches to the unprec- the undergraduate level. He vocating for copyright reform in gapore National Library has edented situation of the global also introduced to the students Lebanon to allow digital sharing been documenting the impact pandemic. the sections of the Office of during the pandemic and the of COVID-19 through archiv- “Knowledge sharing is criti- Graduate Studies and the ser- changing role of the librarian ing websites and television cal for libraries to continue to vices provided by each section. Features of the webpage of the Office of Graduate Studies was explained at the programme, along with during this year, particularly in broadcasts, as well as librar- play their vital role in their com- He encouraged the students to the important policies students should follow during their studies. promoting public health aware- ians taking photographs and munities and on the world stage. bring out their best efforts at ness and increasing remote collecting pandemic-related One important unifying theme the university, especially since by her office, such as work- thesis. into very distinguished levels working. ephemera. that the event revealed was how most of them have careers and shops on writing theses and In addition, Shaikha Al of their life, as they prepare Carol Ann Daul Elhindi, Together with the National integral libraries have been dur- family responsibilities in addi- on using SPSS programme in Kobaisi, a senior student af- to change themselves into manager of Reference Services Museum of Singapore, the li- ing the global pandemic, and tion to their studies. research questionnaires. fairs specialist, talked about very different and skilled in- at QNL, spoke about libraries in brary launched a public call to how the role of the library has Ghada Al Kuwari, assis- She also explained, in ad- student services available on dividuals. Obtaining a gradu- the US as “second responders” contribute materials that docu- adapted to provide more digital tant dean for Student Affairs dition to student events, the the campus, such as photo- ate degree is not only a goal institutions that step up dur- ment experiences of the pan- support.” at the Office of Graduate tad boot camp for thesis and copying, printing and univer- for advancing in one’s career, ing times of disaster to provide demic, aiming to capture a fuller Alyafei added, “The current Studies, presented a tour of dissertation and the tad talks sity ID card, with giving an it is a comprehensive experi- a range of services that serve picture of life during these times pandemic has been a catalyst for the Graduate Studies office’s for discussing life experienc- overview of how the students ence that takes the student the needs of their communi- for the future. Members of the change in library services across webpage on QU website and es and challenges for gradu- can get their textbooks - pa- into a new different amaz- ties. These include professional public can contribute videos, the world, and the key role that explained the important poli- ate students. per and electronic copies. ing world with its marvelous training programmes, mental audio recordings, memes, pho- libraries play in facilitating cies students should follow Dr Sandi Adeeb, head of The event ended with amount of knowledge, and health programming and sup- tographs, flyers, posters, jour- learning, curating programmes during their studies. Research Ethics and Integ- an open discussion session, every step that is taken by port, and supplemental support nals and diaries. and engaging with the public The event also included a rity, gave a detailed explana- where students’ questions the student is an important for the census, tax forms and Dr Milena Dobreva, asso- has evolved significantly. Librar- speech by Dr Mary Newsome, tion of the research ethics were answered by the dean one towards completing their elections. ciate professor of Library and ians are still at the very heart of assistant dean for Student Ac- and the approvals that the and the assistant deans. journey successfully,” said Alicia Yeo, deputy director Information Studies at UCL- this process, and we as curators ademic Support, who talked students must obtain when “The orientation session a press statement from the of the National Library Board at Qatar, gave an analysis of the of knowledge must continue to about the services provided they begin preparing for their seeks to transfer the students university. Singapore National Library, hig- reopening plans of 40 librar- evolve also.

QF school turns lockdown into an opportunity for learning for students Tribune News Network Center to present a message of thanks lence in the field of education by cel- very quickly, especially in terms of Doha and gratitude to the Supreme Com- ebrating outstanding winners”, says creating an appropriate space in the mittee for Delivery & Legacy for its ef- Dr Kuwari. house for online learning and remote WHILE the lockdown has proven ex- forts in combating the pandemic. Online competitions and activi- working. tremely challenging for the majority “They were also able to practice ties have helped encourage students “We had to reorganise the rooms”, of the population, many parents have their photography and filmmaking to strive for excellence, instilling con- Jocelyn explains. “Such as customise used the crisis as an opportunity to skills by taking part in the school stars fidence in their abilities. “My other an office for my daughters to study help their children grow and develop competition in Qatar and winning children also participated in several online. My husband had to host we- through exciting at-home activities first place.” projects, such as a project to create binar for his company from our din- and online learning, while building The benefits of staying home have a house for a cat out of empty plastic ing room, so I had to basically beg our strong and healthy family relation- not been limited to academia, but it containers. My son Jassim also pre- children to be silent and remain in ships. has been a chance for the family to sented videos to raise awareness of their bedrooms for three plus hours at Hanadi Haider is the mother of reestablish a positive environment at Madeleine & Vivian (daughetrs of Jocelyn) Fahad the pandemic, which saw both of my a time during his presentations. And three children at Qatar Academy Al home, full of energy, love and creativ- children doing a lot of research on- that was hard work!” Wakra (QAW), part of Qatar Founda- ity”, she points out. beach every week, fishing and swim- along with helping their children with line.” Jocelyn applauded the teachers’ tion’s Pre-University Education. She “We immersed ourselves in ming. The pandemic has taught us their studies. Explaining how the quarantine dedication to creating detailed and says that through online competitions our children’s world. We played that, with a positive outlook, we can “We used the lockdown as a served as chance to improve commu- varied lesson plans that resulted in and courses, her children gained a va- with Lego, painted pictures, kept transform any crisis into an opportu- chance to enrol our children in educa- nication between family members, well-rounded, all-encompassing, full riety of different skills and knowledge. fit, and through these activities, we nity of learning and play, while build- tional activities, like Qatar Reads. My Dr Kuwari says: “We had a great time academic days of learning for both of “We definitely benefitted from were able to help our youngest child ing healthy relationships with our daughter, Maryam, participated in a together. As a family, we did a lot of her daughters. the lockdown caused by COVID-19”, Jawaher develop a range of skills. children.” competition organised by the Visual physical activity – yoga, walking, and “Their teachers were easily reach- Hanadi explains. “Two of my children We worked hard to make sure that Kholoud Al Kuwari is a doctor Art Center, where she won an award swimming – and built some truly able and were ready to help us and – Fahad and Hamad – took part in a they learned the importance of and mother of four students at QAW. for a drawing she did about the pan- wonderful memories.” clarify coursework when needed. But number of different courses online, in- spending time with the family”, says She says that staying at home was not demic. She has also been nominated Jocelyn Malesa, a mother of two even more, the staff at Qatar Academy cluding the 2020 Qatar Virtual Mara- Hanadi. easy, for both the young people who for the Education Excellence Award students at Qatar Academy Msheireb, Msheireb have evolved into not only thon organised by the Qatar Olympic “And with the easing of restric- had to learn using digital platforms, or 2020, which aims at consolidating explains that when the lockdown was our friends, but also an extension of Committee. They also visited the Ajial tions, we have started going to the the parents who had to work remotely and promoting the culture of excel- announced, there was a need to adapt our family.