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Amir patronises Al Zaeem Air College graduation Amir honours outstanding graduates College sees graduation of first Qatari woman as fighter pilot Amir affirms Qatar’s firm support to Palestinian cause

QNA Trump and the current US Doha administration to find so- lutions for the Palestinian- The Amir hh Sheikh Israeli conflict,saying all Tamim bin hamad al solutions should be con- Thani on Wednesday held sistent with international a telephone conversation law and the relevant UN with President of Palestine resolutions. Mahmoud Abbas. It is essential to note They discussed the lat- that the success of any initi- est developments in Pal- ative to address this seven- estine. During the conver- decade conflict is depend- sation, the Amir stressed ent upon the engagement Qatar’s firm position, sup- of the main parties with (Left) The Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al Thani honours the first Qatari woman who graduated as a porting Palestine and its this conflict in serious and fighter pilot. The Amir at the Al Zaeem Mohamed Bin Abdullah Al Attiyah Air College graduation ceremony people. direct negotiations based on Wednesday. SEE ALSO PAGE 16 The Amir also stressed on the principle of interna- on the importance of Pal- tional legitimacy and what QNA formance of the graduates’ pa- ment for the Gazelle aircraft, estinian unity in order to is consistent with it in the Doha rade and the military parade, adding that the AW-169 air- face the challenges and end various US efforts and pro- hh the Amir honoured the Amir to patronise Ahmed Bin Mohamed craft will be used to provide divisions. posed plans. The Amir hh Sheikh Tamim first eighth outstanding gradu- Military College graduation today advanced training in helicop- The Amir said Qatar All Arab states, through bin hamad al Thani patron- ates and the four officer gradu- ter flight for graduates before was ready to work on reach- the Arab League, have ised the graduation ceremony ates. The amir hh Sheikh Tamim bin hamad al Thani will patronise the they join operations in the Air ing a fair, comprehensive, adopted in 2002 the Arab of the 7th batch of students of The seventh batch then graduation ceremony of the 15th batch of officer cadets of the Force. and permanent resolution to Peace initiative, which ar- Al Zaeem Mohamed Bin Ab- handed over the flag to the armed Forces, the Ministry of Interior and other security services he said the college imple- the Palestinian issue that is ticulated a set of principles dullah Al Attiyah Air College eighth batch and the order for at ahmed Bin Mohammed Military College on Thursday. (QNA) mented new training courses based on the resolutions of conducive to a just peace. at its headquarters in Al Udeid promotion was then read out such as the foundational international legitimacy and Qatar notes in this con- Air Base on Wednesday. and the parade queue left. candidate course and the the Arab Peace Initiative. text that peace cannot be The graduation ceremony The Amiri Air Force and In a speech, Commander cal life with confidence. military diploma course after The Palestinian presi- sustainable if Palestinians was attended by Prime Minis- the Al Zaeem Mohamed Bin of Al Zaeem Mohamed Bin Ab- This batch of graduates they were previously held at dent thanked the Amir for rights in their sovereign ter and Minister of Interior he Abdullah Al Attiyah Air Col- dullah Al Attiyah Air College included 33 fixed wing pilot, Ahmed Bin Mohammed Mili- his continuous support to state within the 1967 bor- Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa bin lege participated in an air Staff Brigadier Pilot hamad 28 helicopter pilots, 7 weapon tary College. the Palestinian cause and ders, including east Jeru- Abdulaziz al Thani and a num- show. The Amiri Air Force hadid Mubarak al Ibrahim systems officers and 29 who The commander of Al for the effort of Qatar to- salem, and the right of re- ber of ministers. aircraft included a number of said that the 7th batch includes specialised in directing fighter Zaeem Mohamed Bin Abdul- wards the just Palestinian turn are not preserved. At the beginning of the cer- Rafale, Mirage 2000, Alpha fighter and helicopter aviation aircraft. Nine of them were lah Al Attiyah expressed his cause. Qatar has reaffirmed its emony, the national anthem Jet, Apache, Agusta, C-17 and and air support specialists. he from Kuwait. pride in the graduation of the Meanwhile, Qatar wel- commitment for supporting was played. Then commander C-130 aircraft, as well as a emphasised that the batch is Staff Brigadier Pilot first Qatari woman as a fight- comed all efforts aiming to the Palestinian institutions of the graduates’ queue came Twin Otter skydiving aircraft eager to protect the homeland hamad Al Ibrahim praised Al er pilot after she finished the achieve a longstanding and and economy, while stress- forward to request hh the and the Al Zaeem College air- as the leaders of tomorrow. Zaeem Air College for develop- required hours of study and just peace in the occupied ing that the prosperity of Amir to review the queue of craft included PC-21s, Super he said the graduates com- ing its work mechanisms and training and completed the Palestinian territories. the Palestinian people can the 97 graduates from Qatar Mushshak and Gazelle. pleted all the requirements continuing the policy of mod- graduation requirements effi- It appreciated the en- only be achieved through a and Kuwait. The graduates took the and obtained bachelor’s de- ernisation and development, ciently and competently. deavours of President sustainable peace. After reciting verses from oath and performed the na- gree in aviation science, which which included the utilisation the holy Quran and the per- tional anthem. qualifies them to enter practi- of h125 aircraft as a replace- Continued on page 16  PM ChAirs his first CAbinet Meeting Sidra Medicine MoPH issues licence to 5,724 Cabinet okays establishment of launches Adult Pain Clinic health practitioners in 2019 human food safety committee SIDra Medicine has QNA country of the applicant. a short period), and “locum” launched an adult Pain Doha The ministry maintains the (who practiced the profession QNA committee for human food of the Claims Committee at Clinic as part of its Wom- principle of transparency and temporarily and does not reside Doha safety. the Ministry of Finance, and en’s Services expansion The Ministry of Public health objectivity in granting registra- in the country). As per the provisions of the committee is formed un- programme. The clinic (MoPh) issued licences to tion and licences to the practi- It also updates the policy for PRIMe Minister and Min- the draft, a committee called der the chairmanship of the treats all kinds of chronic 5,724 health practitioners in tioners, he said. CPR sessions upon renewing ister of Interior he Sheikh the “Standing Committee for Undersecretary of the Minis- pain conditions in women, 2019. It included 968 physi- the licence. Khalid bin Khalifa bin Ab- human Food Safety” will be try of Finance and the mem- including post caesarean cians, 197 dentists, 3,123 nurs- The health practitioners af- dulaziz al Thani chaired the established in the Ministry of bership of representatives section/operative pain; es, 361 pharmacists and 1,075 filiated with health institutions Cabinet meeting at the Amiri Public health, and it will be from the concerned authori- pelvic pain; knee, shoulder health practitioners from the that have an effective team for Diwan on Wednesday. headed by a representative of ties. or neck pain; headache auxiliary medical professions rapid response from the CPR The PM thanked the Amir the MoPh and the member- The committee is tasked among others. The treat- category, the ministry has said. courses have been exempted to hh Sheikh Tamim bin ham- ship of representatives from with receiving and studying ment is done via medica- The MoPh affirmed keen- simplify the procedures for re- ad al Thani for his confidence the relevant authorities. compensation requests sub- tion, nerve blocks, active ness to ensure the highest newal of licences in line with the in appointing him as the The committee will have mitted to ministries, govern- physiotherapy and behav- standards of quality and safety best regulatory practices. Prime Minister and Minister several specialisations such ment agencies, public bodies ioural interventions. The of health services provided to It also adopted a new policy of Interior. as proposing strategies, poli- and institutions, in particular, clinic is part of a number of the Qatari community and to regarding “medical examina- The PM thanked he cies, and procedures for food requests for compensation services that are slated to provide the health sector with tions” required to obtain a li- Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser safety in Qatar, and propos- arising from contracting and be introduced at the hospi- competent health practitioners. The ministry also works to cence and renew a licence. bin Khalifa al Thani for his ing mechanisms to deal with supplies contracts, and related tal in 2020. PAGE 2 Director of the health Spe- facilitate the registration and The MoPh has approved esteemed efforts to serve Qa- food safety risks at the na- compensation requests for de- cializations Department at licensing procedures for health the organisation of eight new tar. tional level. lay in the implementation of MoPh Dr Saad Rashid al Kaabi practitioners in a manner that areas of work within the list of The PM welcomed minis- The Cabinet also ap- obligations or completion of said the ministry works to en- does not affect the safety of auxiliary medical professions, ters and urged them to exert proved its draft decision to original or additional works, sure the efficiency of health patients while ensuring the including psychological coun- more efforts and continuous reorganise the Compensa- change orders or amendments Airlines halt China practitioners working in Qatar, highest standards of quality, sellor, radiation oncologist, re- cooperation. tion Claims Committee at the that have been made to those and adopts unified policies for efficiency, and safety of health covery counsellor, emergency The Cabinet approved its Ministry of Finance. contracts. flights as virus toll their registration and licencing services, including updating medical officer,orthopaedic draft decision on the estab- The draft decision pro- rises (PG 9 ) regardless of the origin of the the procedures for visiting doc- practitioner, and orthopaedic lishment of the permanent vides for the reorganisation Continued on page 2  certificate or the origin of the tors (visiting medical staff for technician. 02 Thursday, January 30, 2020

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amir sends condolences to algerian president Qatar, bangladesh may sign important The amir hh Sheikh Tamim bin hamad al Thani sent on Wednesday a cable of condolences to the President of the People’s Democratic republic of algeria abdelmadjid Tebboune on the victims of the military plane that crashed in oum el deals during Muraikhi’s visit: Minister Bouaghi province. (QNA) deputy amir sends condolences Current bilateral trade between the two nations is $200 million, especially in industries and services sectors to algerian president ASHRAF SIDDIQUI The Deputy amir hh Sheikh abdullah bin hamad al Thani sent Doha a cable of condolences to the President of algeria abdelmadjid Tebboune on the victims of the military plane that crashed in QATAR and Bangladesh are oum el Bouaghi province. (QNA) likely to sign a couple of mem- orandums of understanding Pm sends condolences to (MoUs) during the visit of algerian counterpart Qatar’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs he Sultan bin PrIMe Minister and Minister of Interior he Sheikh Khalid bin Saad al Muraikhi to Dhaka Khalifa bin abdulaziz al Thani sent a cable of condolences next month, Minister of State to the Prime Minister of algeria Dr abdelaziz Djerad on the for Foreign Affairs of Bang- victims of the military plane that crashed in oum el Bouaghi ladesh Mohammed Shahriar province. (QNA) Alam has said. Talking to Qatar Tribune on hammadi meets Philippine the sidelines of the concluding education official session of the three-day ‘Made In Bangladesh’ exhibition, Alam MInISTer of education and higher education he Dr Moham- said he had very productive med abdul Wahedal hammadi met on Wednesday with the meetings with Muraikhi and the Chairperson of Philippine Commission on higher education Chief executive Officer of Qatar (CheD) of the Philippines Prospero de Vera. They reviewed Investment Authority Mansoor the ways of enhancing cooperation in the field of higher bin ebrahim al Mahmoud on education that will form the basis of a draft memorandum boosting bilateral trade rela- Minister of State for Foreign Affairs of Bangladesh Mohammed Shahriar Alam (second left) called on Minister of State for Foreign Affairs of understanding to be signed between the two sides in this tions. HE Sultan bin Saad al Muraikhi in Doha on Wednesday. (QNA) regard later. (QNA) According to him, with vi- sionary leaderships and large ous sectors for mutual benefit. tech parks in Dhaka, Rajshahi, organising the ‘Made in Bang- desh high Tech Park Author- head of Government of morocco workforce, Qatar and Bangla- “For example, Qatar can Sylhet and Jessore while two ladesh’ exhibition and said he ity and Ministry of Commerce meets Qatar’s ambassador desh can increase the present benefit from Bangladesh’s ex- more are in the pipeline. Be- was pleased to see the interest played a critical role in organ- bilateral trade volume of $200 perience in Free Zones area. sides, Bangladesh is the second of Qatari investors and traders ising this edition of ‘Made In The head of government of Morocco Saad eddine el othmani million, especially in industries Bangladesh has eight export largest supplier of IT profes- in Bangladeshi products. Bangladesh’ exhibition. met the ambassador of Qatar to the Kingdom he Fahad bin and services sectors. processing zones, whereas an- sionals. Alam said this was the first he also thanked Qatar Fi- Ibrahim al hamadal Mana in rabat. They discussed bilateral Alam said that Bangla- other 100 economic zones are The minister also congratu- time the Ministry of Foreign nancial Center and Qatar In- cooperation and issues of mutual concern. (QNA) desh has expertise and the two being set up,” he remarked. lated the Bangladeshi commu- Affairs of Bangladesh, export vestment Authority for their countries can cooperate in vari- Bangladesh has four hi- nity in Qatar for successfully Promotion Bureau, Bangla- support. Sidra Medicine launches Adult Pain Clinic Cabinet approves committee to

CATHERINE W GICHUKI post-surgical pain, since this is enforce narcotic drug decisions Doha women’s and children hospital. Continued from page 1  ment at the Ministry of Interior of understanding for coopera- Though we opened this clinic and the membership of repre- tion in the fields of youth and SIDRA Medicine has launched to focus on the general body The Cabinet took necessary sentatives from the competent sports between the Ministry an Adult Pain Clinic as part of pain of women, we specialise in measures to issue a draft law on authorities. of Culture and Sports of Qatar its Women’s Services expan- chronic pelvic pain.” the diplomatic and consular The Cabinet also approved and the Ministry of education sion programme. he said the treatment corps after it reviewed the rec- the draft decision of the Min- of the Portuguese Republic; a The clinic treats all kinds would involve multidisciplinary ommendation of the Shura ister of Municipality and en- draft executive programme for of chronic pain conditions in team including gynaecology, Council on the draft law. vironment to establish a joint the memorandum of under- women, including post cae- pain medicine, physiotherapy Furthermore, the Cabinet committee for the removal and standing for cooperation in the sarean section/operative pain; and clinical psychology. approved the draft decision of disposal of abandoned vehicles, field of standardisation between pelvic pain; knee, shoulder Dr Timothy Pavy, a senior the Minister of Interior to form machinery and equipment. the Qatar General Authority for and neck pain; and headache attending physician said one a committee to implement the A joint committee will be Standardization and Metrology among others. The treatment in five adults has some sort of rulings issued for the execution established in the Ministry of (QS) of Qatar and the Turkish is done via medication, nerve pain. “Pelvic pain is one of our of narcotic drugs and dangerous Municipality and environment Standards Institution (TSe) of blocks, active physiotherapy interests because it affects most psychotropic substances legally called the “joint committee for Turkey. and behavioural interventions. women. Thousands of women ordered to be confiscated. the removal and disposal of The Cabinet reviewed the The clinic is part of a num- of reproductive age have pain The preparation of that de- disposed vehicles, machinery following two topics and took ber of services slated to be every month. There are things cision comes in implementation and equipment”, and it shall be the appropriate decision: the introduced at the hospital in Dr Sadek added that Sidra are giving top-level care to our we can do to make that better, of the provisions of Law No. (9) formed by representatives of views and recommendations 2020. Medicine is a leader when it patients.” whether it’s period pain or en- of 1987 about combating dan- the concerned authorities, and of the standing committee for Sidra Medicine Division comes to introducing a new Dr Sandeep Kulkarni, one of dometriosis. Many women are gerous drugs and psychotropic shall be concerned with taking general supervision and follow- Chief of Anaesthesiology Dr way of giving anaesthetics to the senior attending physicians in great distress due to these substances and regulating the the necessary measures towards up on the implementation of Monzer Sadek said their treat- women, especially for C-sec- of Adult Anesthesiology, said pains.” use and trading of them. removing abandoned vehicles, national development strate- ment programme includes op- tion. “We are the first hospital they would also treat the com- The Adult Pain Clinic is According to the provisions machinery and equipment from gies, and the views of Planning tions such as guided X-rays, in the Middle east that has in- mon pains that women have available for adult female pa- of the draft, a committee will be squares, roads, streets, corri- and Statistics Authority (PSA) cognitive and behavioural ther- troduced giving opioids with like fibromyalgia, migraine,pel - tients above 18 years. The clinic formed to implement the rul- dors, alleys, sidewalks and pub- on the recommendation of the apy, physiotherapy, ultra sound the spinal or the epidural injec- vic and musculoskeletal pain. is not aimed for cancer pa- ings issued for the execution lic parking in coordination with standing committee on water and advanced pain interruption tion. None of the hospitals I am “In Qatar, we are the first tients, palliative care patients, of seized narcotic drugs and the competent authorities. resources regarding a project techniques. he added that if aware of in the Middle east is to open the pelvic pain clinic or patients with a history of psychotropic substances, or ju- The Cabinet approved the to develop a water resource chronic pain is left untreated, it doing the same. We are mini- that we specialise in. however, drug abuse, including recrea- dicially ordered to seize and de- following: a draft air services policy and the developing of the can lead to much suffering and mising the number of patients we do not only treat pelvic pain tional substances and chronic stroy, headed by the Director of agreement between Qatar and national strategy for water re- even disability. who have chronic pain. We but also other pains such as alcoholism. the Verdict execution Depart- Uruguay; a draft memorandum sources in Qatar. ‘24 fully-owned Indian firms, 6,000 Qatar-India JVs operate in Qatar’

higher education he Dr Mo- on international principles of Indian ambassador hammed bin Abdul Wahed al mutual respect, sovereignty and hosts 71st Republic hamadi; Minister for Admin- non-interference in the internal istrative Development, Labour affairs of other countries. We Day reception and Social Affairs he Yousuf also welcome the efforts of the Mohamed al Othman Fakhroo; Amir of Kuwait to promote a TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK Director of Protocol at the Min- peaceful resolution of the GCC Doha istry of Foreign Affairs and other crisis,” he said. dignitaries. The envoy said the ‘2019 SOMe 24 fully-owned Indian The Indian envoy said, “The India-Qatar Year of Culture’ cel- companies and an estimated companies are pursuing mutu- ebrations have offered the two 6,000 Qatar-India joint ven- ally-beneficial collaborations in countries an opportunity to re- tures (JVs) operate in various infrastructure, IT, energy and new and revitalise their bonds of sectors of the Qatari economy, other areas in Qatar, contribut- cultural heritage. said Indian Ambassador to ing to Qatar’s efforts to host the Congratulating Indian com- Qatar he P Kumaran. he was FIFA World Cup in 2022.” ate the role played by Qatar as a dia seeks to develop a gas-based other important pillar of the tries in the region. munity members, the ambas- speaking at the official reception The envoy pointed out that reliable and dependable source economy and increase the share bilateral agenda between the “We are of the view that the sador said the large and diverse to celebrate India’s 71st Repub- Qatar is the largest supplier of of energy to meet the growing of natural gas in its energy mix two countries. he said peace in countries concerned should re- Indian community in Qatar has lic Day on Tuesday. LNG to India, accounting for 55 demands of India. We look for- over the next decade,” he said. the Gulf region is of paramount solve their differences through a earned a well-deserved reputa- The reception was graced percent of India’s global LNG ward to enhancing our coopera- Kumaran described defence importance for the continued process of constructive dialogue tion for its commitment, hard by Minister of education and imports. “We deeply appreci- tion in the energy sector, as In- and security cooperation as an- progress and prosperity of coun- and peaceful negotiations based work and law-abiding nature. nation Thursday, January 30, 2020 03 gOrD and AshAre sign agreement EAA gets Chevron Phillips Chemical to fast-track sustainability efforts sponsorship for The collaboration will see formation of guidelines for sustainable outdoor cooling in MENA region’s hot climate needy students TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK NA’s hot climate. TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK “We strive to be the Doha he added that sustainability experts Doha neighbour of choice in the from GORD will be invited to present communities where we op- The Gulf Organisation for Research their research and findings at AShRAe’s eDUCATION Above All erate and seek to invest in and Development (GORD) has signed a future industry events within Qatar. (eAA) Foundation has an- charitable programmes that memorandum of understanding (MoU) Following the MoU, AShRAe will nounced a contribution from improve lives around the with the American Society of heating, closely work with GORD Institute, which Chevron Phillips Chemical world,” said Jay Bickett, vice- Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning en- is engaged in continuous long-term Company Qatar, which will president, Qatar, for Chev- gineers (AShRAe), Qatar Oryx Chap- applied research projects on various see the chemical producer ron Phillips Chemical. “To- ter, to foster sustainable development themes including carbon and climate invest QR385,000 into gether with education Above through joint initiatives. change, eco materials, energy efficiency, eAA’s Together Project. All Foundation, we look for- The MoU was signed by GORD’s sustainable hVAC solutions, environ- While eAA Foundation ward to improving access to Founding Chairman Dr Yousef Alhorr mental sciences and renewable energy. continues to tackle deep- education for disadvantaged and President of AShRAe, Qatar Oryx In addition, the partnering companies rooted socioeconomic and populations in Qatar.” Chapter engineer Kinan Fahs at GORD have plans to hold training sessions fo- geographical barriers hin- Maryam al Mannai, To- headquarters located in Qatar Science & GorD’s Founding Chairman Dr yousef Alhorr and President of ASHrAE, Qatar oryx cused on sustainable built environment. dering children’s education gether Project officer at edu- Technology Park. Chapter Engineer Kinan Fahs with other officials at GorD headquarters. AShRAe is a pioneering engineering across its globally renowned cation Above All, said: “edu- Broadly, the agreement outlines four body founded in 1894. In Qatar, it has programmes, Together Pro- cation Above all is proud areas of cooperation whereby the part- Speaking on the sidelines of the and expertise that will undoubtedly ben- been active since 2007. ject was launched in 2016 to to work with partners like nering organisations will work towards event, Dr Alhorr said, “For years, GORD efit Qatar and the wider region.” Providing a history of GORD- bring opportunities to out- Chevron Phillips Chemical capacity building through joint training has been spearheading sustainability ef- engineer Fahs said, “Together, we AShRAe relationship, engineer has- of-school-children of expa- as we strive to provide all stu- and educational programmes. The areas forts in MeNA and beyond. Similarly, can establish better guidelines and even- san Sultan, advisory committee chair triates from disadvantaged dents with the inclusive and include: driving technological dissemi- AShRAe has become a point of refer- tually more sustainable buildings.” of AShRAe, Qatar Oryx Chapter, and backgrounds in Qatar. equitable quality education. nation through industry events; embark- ence for heating, ventilation, and air Giving out details of the upcoming director of Mechanical Department at To date, Alsilm schools, As a global company employ- ing on research projects of mutual inter- conditioning (hVAC) industry across the projects resulting from the partner- MZP Architectural & engineering Con- run as part of the Together ing thousands, the company est; developing technical publications; world with its standards and guidelines. ship, Fahs mentioned collaboration in sultancy said that the two organisations project, have enrolled a to- understands that talent ex- and improving standards to speed up Our partnership with AShRAe today establishing standards and guidelines have been collaborating on mutually tal of 1,496 students of 22 ists everywhere regardless sustainable development. will be a coming together of knowledge for sustainable outdoor cooling in Me- beneficial projects since 2007. different nationalities, both of socioeconomic status, and Arabic and non-Arabic given the right opportunity, speaking. any student can thrive. HBKU’s CSE attracts aspiring computer engineering students

TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK provides opportunities for par- CSe, said: “CSe’s determina- Doha ticipants to work in group set- tion to become a world-class tings to better understand how multidisciplinary college ef- AS part of its mission to nur- computer engineering affects fectively starts at home. Put ture technically-ground- their lives. simply, we need to attract local ed leaders and innova- The series also provides op- students with a passion and flair tors through teaching and portunities to work on practical for computer engineering. Our research, the College of Sci- engineering projects and appli- ‘Innovate.Create’ series of work- ence and engineering (CSe) at cation developments covering shops are designed specifically hamad Bin Khalifa University cybersecurity and robotics. to pique high school seniors’ (hBKU) has launched a series The workshop on January interest in this constantly evolv- of workshops for high school 25 explored the origins of com- as well as mobile application students in their final two years ing field of research. We’re also seniors with an interest in puter security and how cyberse- design and development will be of high school who have a good determined to show them what Students of Alsilm School pose with Chevron Phillips Chemical computer engineering. curity works. held on February 22. academic record. makes hBKU such an exciting Company Qatar donation cheque. The ‘Innovate.Create’ series A session on programming The workshops are open to Dr Mounir hamdi, dean of and innovative place to study.” 04 Thursday, January 30, 2020 nation

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Diversion of traffic at Mesaimeer Interchange Minister of State for Foreign Affairs HE Sultan bin Saad al Muraikhi on Wednesday held a fare- MURAIKHI MEETS AFGHANISTAN AND CHINA AMBASSADORS Minister of TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK expressway and Industrial Area well ceremony in honour of Ambassador of Lebanon to Qatar HE Hassan Najem, Ambassador State for Foreign Affairs HE Sultan bin Saad al Muraikhi on Wednesday met Doha Road will be removed to com- of Bulgaria to Qatar HE Metin Kazak and Ambassador of Sri Lanka to Qatar HE Kithsiri Athu- separately with Ambassador of Afghanistan to Qatar HE Abdul Hakim Dalili plete works on the vital inter- lathmudali, on the occasion of the end of their tenures in the country. Heads of diplomatic mis- and Ambassador of China to Qatar HE Zhou Jian. Talks during the meetings The Public Works Author- change. sions and bureaus accredited to the country, along with a number of Ministry of Foreign Affairs dealt with relations and the means of enhancing them, as well as a number ity (Ashghal) will implement a A direct alternative link department directors attended the ceremony, which was held at the Diplomatic Club. (QNA) of issues of mutual interest. (QNA) traffic diversion on Mesaimeer will be provided for commut- Interchange, in coordination ers from Rawdat Al Khail Street with the General Directorate towards Industrial Area Road of Traffic, from Friday, Janu- while traffic between Doha ex- ary 31. pressway and Industrial Area The traffic signal connecting Road will be diverted to another Qatar Charity signs $1mn Rawdat Al Khail Street, Doha alternative lane. Qatar Chamber backs cooperation pact with iOm Education City’s tree Immediate response projects will be implemented in Iraq at a cost of $600,000 to benefit 107,000 people planting programme TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK their common relationship through the Doha implementation of more joint projects at the international level. Both parties QATAR Charity (QC) has signed co- also agreed to work together to reach a operation agreements with the United strategic agreement. Nations International Organization for Fehaida said, “These agreements Migration (IOM) to implement urgent reflect the desire and keenness of Qa- response projects worth $1 million in tar Charity to strengthen and enhance Iraq, Yemen and Syria, with funding the existing cooperation with IOM and from Qatar Charity. affirm the strength of the relationship The agreements were signed by between both organisations, which Faisal Rashid al Fehaida, assistant was crowned with Qatar Charity enjoy- CeO for International Operations and ing observer membership at IOM since Partnerships Sector at Qatar Charity, 2006.” and Iman ereiqat, IOM Kuwait’s Chief Fehaida added that Qatar Charity, of Mission. through over a quarter-century of ex- According to the agreements, ur- perience, has expanded its geographi- TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK tions at QF Nawal al Sulaiti gent response projects will be im- cal reach in more than 60 countries Doha informed the delegation about plemented in Iraq at a total cost of and has implemented projects in sev- the QF’s efforts and initiatives $600,000, benefiting 107,000 people. eral areas through 31 field offices in 31 AS part of its endeavour to aiming at planting trees and The projects include supporting Faisal rashid al Fehaida of Qatar Charity and Iman Freiqat Chief of Mission of Kuwait’s countries. keep pace with the ongoing protecting environment. health and protection services in Nin- IoM sign an agreement he noted that Qatar Charity also environmental sustainabil- She also highlighted ob- eveh, rebuilding 120 destroyed homes established its strong partnerships ity transformation in Qatar, jectives of the ‘Park & Plant’ in Mosul and responding to the water timated cost of $200,000. Qatar Charity’s efforts to increase net- with UN agencies and international a delegation from the Qatar initiative which is designed crisis in Al Qurnah. The agreements come in line with working and enhance cooperation with humanitarian organisations, resulting Chamber paid a visit to the to make education City a The agreements also stipulated Qatar Charity’s keenness to continue United Nations agencies and interna- in more than 93 partnership and coop- Qatar Foundation headquar- greener space and turn it into support for a project to enhance mater- its coordination, cooperation and part- tional organisations as a means of ad- eration agreements signed to date. ters to learn about its col- a more pedestrian-friendly en- nal and child care in Yemen at an es- nership with international organisa- dressing the challenges of development he also emphasised Qatar Charity’s laboration opportunities and vironment. timated cost of $200,000. The project tions, especially UN agencies, to con- and humanitarian action, especially for keenness to harness its experiences, programmes related to envi- In this respect, Qatar will benefit 4,000 people, the majority tribute to supporting and enhancing those affected and hit by humanitarian potential and capabilities for the ben- ronmental sustainability. Chamber announced its sup- of whom will be children. Qatar Charity’s efforts in the field of crises. efit of humanitarian action through co- The delegation included port for the initiative aiming Around 4,000 people affected by humanitarian and development work On the sidelines of the agreement operation and partnership with several board members Dr Khaled bin to plant 20,000 trees before the Syrian crisis will benefit from mul- worldwide. signing ceremony in Kuwait, the two international organisations, networks Klefeekh al hajri, Abdul Rah- the end of 2022 through en- ti-sectoral assistance in Syria at an es- The agreements also fall within sides agreed to continue to develop and humanitarian alliances. man bin Abdulla al Ansari, Dr couraging the private sector Mohamed Jawhar al Moham- companies to join the initiative ed and Ibtihaj al Ahmadani. whose target is to plant 20,000 QC Director-General Saleh trees before the end of 2022. bin hamad al Sharqi and During the visit, QC board many businessmen were also members expressed their Mathaf introduces varsity students to its collection present. full support for the initiative During the visit, Sustain- through planting several trees TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK and art-making activities in- focused on el Anatsui – per- ability Specialist of Opera- at the education City’s park. Doha spired by the museums’ ‘Tri- haps Africa’s most promi- umphant Scale’ exhibition, nent living artist – and en- MAThAF: Arab Museum of featuring the work of Gha- couraged students to reflect Modern Art on Wednesday naian artist el Anatsui, stu- on his commentary about hosted College Night, an dents learnt about the artist’s the making of human event designed to introduce inventive usage of sculptural communities.” university students to the form and visual language. Mathaf, a member of Qa- museum’s world-class col- Students also learnt tar Foundation, encourages lection, its programmes and about Mathaf’s internships visitors and students to use facilities. programmes and other ways its space as a place for learn- The event is part of to collaborate with the mu- ing and discovery. The mu- Mathaf’s educational activi- seum through its different seum often collaborates with ties, which place enhancing educational programmes. local and international uni- creativity, engagement and Mathaf Director Abdellah versities to develop tailored developing an appreciation Karroum said, “College Night programmes such as the for modern art at the core aims to connect university Mathaf Voices internship, of the museum’s community students with our team in which enables candidates to outreach. order to strengthen Mathaf’s undergo a work placement at Through a series of tours, relationship with local aca- age an exchange of dialogue partnerships. the museum during the aca- film screenings, fun games demic institutes and encour- that could lead to long-term “The activities we hosted demic year. The Westin Doha, QCS raise awareness of cervical cancer This cancer can be prevented by regular screenings and follow-up care

TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK eral in the community on gthe Doha ways to protect themselves from hPV (human papilloma- AS part of the Cervical Can- virus) and cervical cancer. The cer Awareness Month activi- main focus of the campaign is ties, The Westin Doha hotel to encourage women to do a and Spa, in collaboration with cervical screening, especially Qatar Cancer Society (QCS), that most deaths from cervical conducted an internal session cancer could be prevented by for its employees to highlight regular screenings and follow- information about the disease, up care. cancer. We are pleased to have our female associates because ary as the global awareness the importance of early detec- he highlighted that the so- diagnosis, methods of preven- Commenting on the initia- this joint venture with Qatar health and the well-being are month of cervical cancer, tion and how we prevent it.” ciety’s needs to further spread tion, importance of early de- tive, Ammar Samad, general Cancer Society. It is also our part of the core values of The which is considered one of the She thanked The Westin awareness about cancer and tection and screening. manager of The Westin Doha duty to be part of the society Westin brand.” most common types of cancer Doha hotel and Spa for par- change stereotypes around it. Cervical Cancer Aware- hotel & Spa, said: “It is very and encourage positive and Nour hammad, health among women. ticipation in QCS’s campaign “It is time to shed light ness Month is an occasion to important for us to increase healthy lifestyle changes. educator at QCS, said: “You She added, “This campaign and wished all the institutions on this disease and put more raise awareness among female awareness among our female “We are honoured to sup- are precious’ campaign comes aims to raise awareness about to join hands in order to raise positive images around it, she employees and women in gen- associates regarding cervical port QCS activities along with within the framework of Janu- cervical cancer and emphasise awareness of cancer. said. nation Thursday, January 30, 2020 05

MoCI recalls Chevrolet, 25,000 employees take part CMC Veryca models

TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK in Qa’s safety Week globally Doha The Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MoCI), in cooperation with Jaidah Automotive, dealer of Chevro- Safety Week 2020 aimed to raise awareness of the importance of safe practices and behaviours in the workplace let in Qatar, has recalled Chevrolet Silverado model of 2019 due to software error in the brake system control. TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK smoothly and without incident. It was The ministry, in cooperation with Doha Marketing Doha fantastic to see so many employees engage Services Company(DOMASCO), dealer of CMC in Qa- with this initiative and I am proud of the tar, also announced the recall of CMC Veryca models QATAR Airways (QA) Group recently cel- hard work that they do every day to keep of 2018 – 2019 on Wednesday owing to possible defect ebrated its Safety Week with more than their colleagues and customers safe.” in the fuel line, power steering line of steering wheel 25,000 employees taking part in more Qatar Airways Group Senior Vice- and wire harness. than 100 events in Doha and at the air- President Safety and Security Ashish Jain The recall campaign comes within the framework line’s outstations around the world. said, “Qatar Airways Group Safety Week is of the ministry’s continuous efforts to protect consum- Qatar Airways Group Safety Week now in its second year, having grown sig- ers and ensure that car dealers follow up on vehicle 2020 aimed to raise awareness of the nificantly in scale since we first delivered defects and repairs. importance of safe practices and behav- this initiative in 2019. Our focus this year The ministry said that it would coordinate with iours in the workplace to employees. Such is on encouraging employees to choose the dealer to follow up on the maintenance and repair initiatives are a vital part of Qatar Airways safe behaviours at work – something that works and communicate with customers to ensure Group’s work to ensure that safety remains is vital in any organisation but is especially that the necessary repairs were carried out. its number one priority. important for us as one of the largest avia- Meanwhile, the ministry urges customers to report events organised during the week in- tion companies in the world. any violations to its Consumer Protection and Anti- cluded workshops on safe work practices, “Not only are we engaging our own Commercial Fraud Department through its various fire safety, first aid, health and wellbeing staff this year, but also our suppliers and channels. and safety reporting. All departments and stakeholders, as we lead the industry in be- subsidiaries of the Qatar Airways Group All departments and subsidiaries of the Qatar Airways Group took part in the initiative, with coming safer than ever before.” took part in the initiative, with events in events in outstations including mock fire evacuations, safety quizzes and first aid training. Last year, Qatar Airways renewed its outstations including mock fire evacua- IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) for tions, safety quizzes and first aid training. of work into ensuring that our safety prac- “Qatar Airways Group Safety Week is the ninth time. IOSA is a highly respected Qatar Airways Group Chief executive tices are robust by encouraging a proactive all about raising awareness of the critical industry audit, carried out by IATA audi- Akbar al Baker said, “Safety is at the heart reporting culture, providing training to importance of safe practices to our em- tors across all subsidiaries and depart- HIRING NOWW of everything we do. We put a great deal staff and investing in the latest technology. ployees so that they can deliver services ments within the Qatar Airways Group.

The Company is looking for professional QA to host CAPA Qatar Aviation Aeropolitical and Regulatory Summit female CusTomer serviCe assoCiaTes for iTs upComing luxury Cinema in QaTar. TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK makers from across the public continue an open dialogue on IATA CeO and Director Gener- Doha and private sector gather for the issues and opportunities al Alexandre de Juniac; Kuwait musT have skills for The CandidaTes are as two days on February 5-6, to that come with open skies and Airways CeO Kamil al Awadhi; FOLLOWING the success of discuss the latest issues and de- market access. We are pleased Royal Jordanian CeO Stefan below: last year’s CAPA Qatar Avia- velopments regarding interna- to partner with Qatar Airways Pichler; RwandAir CeO Yvonne tion, Aeropolitical and Regula- tional aviation regulation. again this year to provide this Manzi Makolo; US Department tory Summit, the first summit Qatar Airways Group Chief high-level platform of discus- of Transportation Director, In- • presenTable & highly professional of its kind held in the Middle executive Akbar al Baker said, sion for senior decision makers ternational Office of Aviation, east, Qatar Airways looks for- “Given the complex global reg- across the industry to engage Brian hedberg; Malaysian Avi- • exCellenT in CusTomer serviCe ward to welcoming industry ulatory environment airlines and learn from each other.” ation Commission Director of leaders, national regulatory operate in, I am pleased that Key industry figures set to Aviation Development Germal • waiTress experienCe will have an advanTage authorities, international and this summit will gather high- speak at the event include Ak- Singh Khera; African Airlines regional aviation organisa- level industry experts from bar al Baker; IAG CeO Willie Association Secretary Gen- noC To Transfer visa is musT tions, and air transport execu- both public and private sectors Qatar Airways Group Chief Execu- Walsh; Coordinator for Trans- eral Abderahmane Berthé; and • tives from around the world to to engage in meaningful discus- tive Akbar al Baker port and Tourism in european AACO Secretary-General Abdul please send your updaTed s wiTh reCenT Doha next month for the sec- sion on the issues and challeng- Parliament José Ramón Bauzá Wahab Teffaha. CV’ ond edition. es faced by our industry.” bison said, “With vastly differ- Díaz; european Commission Registration is still open for phoTographs To below email address: The important summit will CAPA – Centre for Aviation ent aviation regulation across Director General (Mobility and the event through qatar20.ca- [email protected] see senior aviation decision- Chairman emeritus, Peter har- the globe, it is essential that we Transport) henrik hololei; paevents.com

STATE OF QATAR Public Works Authority

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES AT HAMAD MEDICAL CITY PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM (PROJECT ID: BP 2020 S 004 G) REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST The State of Qatar is committed to addressing the growing demand for public services, and in doing so is seeking innovative ways in which to deliver the required infrastructure. The Qatar National Vision 2030 highlights the significance of developing and enabling the private sector to play a key role in achieving the long-term goals and outcomes for the country. In particular, the use of Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) as means to develop its infrastructure and delivery of services. In line with above objective, Ashghal has identified an opportunity for a private investor to Build, Lease, Operate and Transfer (“BLOT”) office administration buildings within Hamad Bin Khalifa Medical City, as illustrated below. Hamad Medical Corporation (“HMC”) has developed a masterplan for Hamad Bin Khalifa Medical City (“HBKMC”) to meet the future healthcare needs of the population. The masterplan involves development of clinical and non-clinical infrastructure including administration offices and support facilities. Ashghal, therefore invites parties to submit Expressions of Interest for the Development of Administrative Offices At Hamad Medical City PPP Program (“Project”) for the Build, Lease, Operate and Transfer of office administration buildings. The purpose of this Request for EOI is to invite competent Qatari and international companies and consortia, capable of delivering the project, to participate in the tender process, and to indicate their interest in the Project by submitting an EOI. Once an EOI has been received from interested companies, the Ashghal will issue the Request for Qualifications document. Please be advised that a briefing session on the Project will be held during the Request for Qualification (“RFQ”) period. SCOPE OF SERVICES: The scope of services of the defined on three facilities ( F01, F02 & Plot x) within the Hamad Medical City will include but will not be limited to: • Build (Design and Construction) • Project Financing • Operation & Maintenance (Hard & Soft Facilities Management) • Transfer back to the Contracting Authority REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS DOCUMENT Step 1 : Interested companies are invited to visit the Ashghal website: www.ashghal.gov.qa Main page for the link (Tender and Auctions – Prequalifications) to download theExpression of Interest document which includes the Expression of Interest Acknowledgement Form and the Anti-Corruption and Confidentiality declaration as well as the Information Sheet required from interested parties with a track-record of extensive and relevant experience in the design, build, finance, operation and maintenance or BLOT model delivery of office administration development / real estate development or similar projects. All documents, along with a valid Commercial Registration, are to be returned by Thursday 20/02/2020 no later than 1:00 pm local Doha time (+3:00 GMT) in soft copy to: [email protected]. Step 2 : Ashghal shall issue the Request for Qualification Document to the interested companies by email which comprises of Request for Qualification Procedures and Service Requirements; return date(s) and all necessary instructions shall be described in the aforementioned procedures. All enquiries are to be directed to : Engineering Services Department Manager E-mail : [email protected]. 06 Thursday, January 30, 2020 nation Qf promotes art of debating across the world From Harvard to Davos, Qatar Foundation member QatarDebate champions the power of dialogue and reasoned argument

TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK tion (QF) member is provid- cussed, while frequency only was it the 50th Annual Doha ing the necessary building looks at how often the topic Meeting, but the subject blocks to help shape globally has surfaced on different matter itself – big tech and The art of debating is a responsible citizens. platforms, whether there is regulations – is extremely time-honoured and long- The event in Davos last a sense of urgency to it, and topical at the moment, and standing tradition. And, in a week was held in collabo- how many people are talking showcases the type of is- world plagued by unrest and ration with The New York about it. Finally, relevancy sues QatarDebate aims to rising political tensions, the Times, and saw six speakers refers to how pertinent it is address. benefits of debating – which discuss the motion “Big tech to our present and future. “Indeed, what QatarDe- include developing critical cannot be trusted to self-reg- “The motions are also bate and Qatar Foundation thinking and problem-solv- ulate”. At the end of the dis- treated in horizontal and did at Davos complements ing skills – are becoming an cussion, audience members vertical conducts,” said Dr what we do locally in Qatar increasingly important fac- voted on the arguments, with Barraj. “horizontal refers to and internationally, so, in tor in building progressive the overwhelming majority different topics – for exam- reality, one of the things that societies. believing that corporations ple, economic, social or po- excited us most about the QatarDebate is working cannot be trusted to regulate litical – while vertical means event is that it truly repre- to take the art of debate to themselves. the level of fluency, such as sented what we are hoping to the world. From organising helen e Clark, former QatarDebate sponsored the event at the World Economic Forum in Davos in collaboration with the New whether the motion is for do in 2020 and beyond.” the first european Arabic Prime Minister of New Zea- york Times. (PhoTo: PaSha KaLaCheV For The neW YorK TIMeS) professionals, university stu- Dedicated to spreading Debating Championship in land, who attended the de- dents or schoolchildren.” the art of debate, QatarDe- Vienna, Austria, and estab- bate as a judge, spoke about dation has supported this ist at QatarDebate and a jury internal committee whereby Abdulrahman I al Sub- bate is currently in Kuala lishing the inaugural US the relevance of the topic, debate in the interests of us member, highlighted how in most cases the RFR tech- aie, head of Outreach Pro- Lumpur organising the Asian Universities Arabic Debating saying: “I think it’s been an hearing what all the argu- QatarDebate aims to bring nique is applied: Recency, gramme, QatarDebate, said, Arabic Debating Champion- Championship at harvard incredibly important debate, ments are, and I personally key issues to the forefront of Frequency, and Relevancy,” “This year’s event at Davos ship, where – over the course University, to sponsoring a because online platforms got some new insights into the nation and find solutions he explains. was a landmark event. The of five days – around 30 uni- debate on the sidelines of have an incredible control how to tackle the issue.” to global problems through Recency refers to how World economic Forum is versity teams from across the World economic Forum over our life. I am really Dr Mahmoud Y Barraj, the power of debate. “The much time has lapsed since committed to improving the Asia will compete for the in Davos, the Qatar Founda- impressed that Qatar Foun- Outreach Program Special- motions are chosen by an the topic began being dis- state of the world, and not prestigious title. WCM-Q study sheds New book from GU-Q, QF alumna, WISE new light on causes CEO brings the future of education to life TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK ration of the future on the tech- that future might look like, so we Doha nologies we are already seeing in can try and work towards the fu- of common diseases development and its impact on ture that we want.” NeW technologies are changing human relationships.” Deena firstused speculative TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK our world at a staggering pace, Yiannouka said, “In the fiction as a way to explore the poli- Doha and promise even greater changes book, we don’t confirm whether tics of voicing women’s war-time as innovative solutions are sought a technological innovation is experiences in her honors thesis ReSeARCheRS at Weill Cornell to address global challenges. In a good or bad. Instead, we focused while a Culture and Politics ma- Medicine - Qatar (WCM-Q) have newly-released book titled ‘ed Fu- on the advantages and disad- jor at GU-Q. “I have always been examined the relationship between tures: A Collection of Short Stories vantages. The final outcome will interested in how fiction can en- natural modifications of human on the Future of education’, co- require everyone’s involvement, able women to voice their trauma chromosomes, a process called DNA authors Stavros Yiannouka, CeO from students and educators in an ethical way, and serve as a methylation, and their effects on pro- of The World Innovation Sum- to policymakers.” As the CeO powerful medium for sharing mul- teins circulating in the blood stream, mit for education (WISe), Deena of WISe, Yiannouka actively tiple truths.” Following gradua- shedding new light on the causes be- Newaz, a graduate of Georgetown engages with decision-makers tion, she managed youth develop- hind several common disorders. University in Qatar (GU-Q), and Deena Newaz around the world to encourage ment programmes at WISe and Their findings may eventually Vesta Gheibi, a Digital and Com- best practices in education sys- designed content for three global help to better understand complex munications specialist at WISe, intelligence has made educa- tems that promote equity and a forums, and is currently complet- diseases that involve chronic in- explore the role of these emerging tion accessible in new and often more inclusive future. ing a Master’s in education and flammation, including cardiovascu- educational technologies in an im- complex ways. While these ideas The goal of writing a book International Development at the lar disease, obesity and rheumatoid agined future, bringing to life the may sound far-fetched, explains about the future of education University of Cambridge. arthritis. possibilities and potential pitfalls Deena, who contributed to the through fiction, explains Deena, The book, which is now The team of researchers, led by of edtech through science fiction. book while a program officer with was to make the conversation available on Amazon, had a WCM-Q’s Dr Karsten Suhre, profes- In the book, the reader is in- WISe, they aren’t as impossible on edtech more accessible to all pre-launch at an event held in sor of physiology and biophysics, an- vited to enter a futuristic world as they may seem. “A big part of audiences, not only education San Jose, California, at a closed alysed data derived from blood sam- Dr Shaza Zaghlool and Dr Karsten Suhre. where genetic engineering has the work we do at WISe is identi- specialists. “The truth is that we roundtable gathering of special- ples of more than 1,300 individuals created super students, com- fying and landscaping innovative don’t know what the future holds. ists who work at the intersection from europe, Asia and the Middle searchers then used this information puter systems are interfaced with technologies that can transform Speculative fiction presents a of technology, education, crea- east. The researchers examined how to ask whether there are further cor- the human brain, and artificial education. So we based our explo- risk-free way to forecast what tive writing and film. DNA methylation, a naturally occur- relations between disease manifesta- ring chemical modification of the tions and specific proteins that could cell’s chromosomes, regulates im- eventually link several conditions portant genes by looking at the pro- back to relevant genes. teins that these genes produce. The team has published this work Methylation is a process by which in the prestigious international jour- CNA-Q programme receives CTAB accreditation a gene is turned on or off – i.e. meth- nal ‘Nature Communications’ under ylation of a gene determines whether the title ‘epigenetics meets proteom- TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK and highly skilled and qualified it creates a specific protein or not. ics in an epigenome-wide association Doha instructors at the school have en- This process often changes in re- study with circulating blood plasma abled the college to receive these sponse to disease or other stress fac- protein traits’. The programmes offered at the prestigious certificates of accredi- tors acting on the human body, and Dr Suhre said: “Our research lays School of engineering Technology tation. DNA methylation can therefore in- the foundations for the development and Industrial Trades at the Col- established in 1982, CTAB is a form researchers about which genes of new medicines and therapies as it lege of the North Atlantic - Qatar standing committee of The Cana- are affected by a certain disease. connects proteins - which can be the (CNA-Q) has received accredita- dian Council of Technicians and By examining 450,000 methyla- targets for drugs - to fundamental bi- tion from the Canadian Technol- Technologists (CCTT). The board tion sites on all human chromosomes ological processes and their dysregu- ogy Accreditation Board (CTAB). is in-charge of developing, coordi- and measuring at the same time lation diseased individuals.” Six additional programmes nating and managing the national 1,100 proteins in blood samples from The research paper’s first author, were recently accredited by CTAB accreditation programmes for 1,300 individuals, 350 of whom are Dr Shaza Zaghlool was responsible including, electrical Power Sys- applied science and engineering from Qatar, the research team was for the majority of the computational tems Technician, Telecommuni- at CNA-Q are now internationally tored and improved for students’ technology courses, locally and in- able to calculate the probability that work and is also the bioinformatics cations and Network engineering accredited. success. ternationally. the methylation of a certain gene research manager at WCM-Q. She Technician, Telecommunication Dr Salem al Naemi, acting vice The Dean of the School of en- Since its inception in 2002, affects the production of a specific said it was gratifying that the study and Network engineering Tech- president (Academic), said that gineering Technology at CNA-Q CNA-Q has grown to offer more protein. Once common factors that may lead to the development of new nology, Process Automation the latest accreditation of CTAB Dr Awni al Otoom pointed out than 30 diploma and certificate control DNA methylation, like age disease therapies. Technician, Mechanical Techni- is in line with CNA-Q’s strategic that the latest accreditation is a programmes in applied, technical and gender, were filtered out, the Dr Khaled Machaca, senior asso- cian (Industrial Maintenance), plan and serves the overarching proof of “our commitment to de- and occupationally aligned fields. researchers then identified 98 direct ciate dean for research, innovations and Chemical Processing Techni- goal of the college, which is to liver world class technical educa- It has graduated thousands of stu- correlations between the methyla- and commercialization at WCM-Q, cian. With this latest accredita- have high quality learning meth- tion that focuses on experiential dents who have infused Qatar’s tion of a specific gene and a protein. praised the support of Qatar Founda- tion certificates received, all of the odologies that are internationally learning.” he stated that the state industries and sectors with work- Taking it to the next stage, the re- tion for the work. engineering programmes offered recognised, continuously moni- of the art workshops, laboratories ready professionals.

VCUarts Qatar events to look at ‘art as a vehicle for driving technology’

TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK nologist Rick Treweek and art direc- The participants at the workshops Doha tor Gareth Steel from eden Labs will for education City students, faculty talk about how mixed reality technol- and alumni, on February 4 from 5pm VIRGINIA Commonwealth University ogy and other digital media can be to 8pm at the Atrium at VCUarts Qa- School of the Arts in Qatar (VCUarts used to tell captivating and interac- tar will learn how to translate exist- Qatar) in education City will be host- tive stories. The lecture will take place ing media into augmented reality or ing a ‘Crossing Boundaries’ lecture on Monday, February 3, at 12.30pm at virtual reality content with Treweek. and series of workshops on ‘Converg- VCUarts Qatar’s Atrium. The event is Film-makers and performers who are ing VR, AR and 3D Printing: Art as a open for all. interested in 360-degree cinematogra- Vehicle for Driving Technology’ be- Participants at the workshop for phy and videography techniques will be tween February 3 and 5. the general public on February 3 from given advice by Steele on their projects. Focusing on virtual reality (VR), 6 to 9pm at the Atrium at VCUarts Qa- With over 15 years of experience in augmented reality (AR), 3D printing tar will learn about basic content crea- digital media, Treweek’s practice cen- and software development, South tion and multimedia skills for VR cre- tres around creating worlds within art, Africa-based eden Labs develops ation tools, 360-degree photography games and new formats of digital me- immersive experiences with artists and videography, and 3D scanning dia. Steele designs and conceptualises to push the limits of emerging tech- and photogrammetry. They will also for virtual and augmented reality, and nologies. be given an overview of the possibili- specialises in 360-degree photography Gareth Steel and rick Treweek of Eden Labs. During the lecture, creative tech- ties of 3D printing and mixed reality. and videography. Gulf / middle East / africa Thursday, January 30, 2020 07 Palestinians protest against Trump’s middle East peace plan The protests underscores the depth of frustration with peace plan seen as supportive of Israeli objectives Pompeo urges AFP JeruSaLeM Palestinians to come PALeSTINIANS protested on Wednesday against Presi- dent Donald Trump’s contro- up with ‘counter-offer’ versial peace plan that gives Israel a US green light to an- AFP porters travelling with him. nex key parts of the occupied LonDon “I know the Israelis West Bank. would be prepared to sit The protests, including US Secretary of State Mike down and negotiate on the isolated clashes, underscored Pompeo on Wednesday basis of the vision that the the depth of frustration with a urged Palestinians who president laid out.” proposal seen as overwhelm- rejected President Don- Pompeo said the mis- ingly supportive of Israeli ob- ald Trump’s Middle east givings were coming from jectives that was drafted with peace plan to come up with “the same critics who have no Palestinian input. a “counter-offer” that could failed for 70 years”. Trump, who unveiled the win Israeli support, as he Johnson was one of the plan on Tuesday at the White headed to Britain on a five- first to voice support for house standing alongside Isra- nation tour. Trump’s proposals on Tues- el’s Prime Minister Benjamin Pompeo was on his way day and said in his defence Netanyahu with no Palestinian to London to help forge to that “no peace plan is perfect representatives on hand, said a post-Brexit alliance with but this (one) has the merit his initiative could succeed PM Boris Johnson -- a of a two-state solution”. where others had failed. leader Trump once called The Conservative prime In the West Bank city of the UK version of himself. minister will be eager to Bethlehem, demonstrators his tour also includes present a united front as threw rocks at Israeli border talks in Kiev on Friday he looks for a US trade deal guards who responded by fir- that are likely to touch on that can fill the void of the ing tear gas. Three protesters Palestinian demonstrators burn tyres during a protest against a uS- brokered Middle East peace plan, in rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, many of the controversies UK’s withdrawal from the were hospitalised after being on Wednesday. (aFP) surrounding the Ukraine- european Union on Friday. hit by Israeli fire in clashes linked impeachment trial Yet Pompeo’s dinner on near Ramallah in the central some in Israel. of President Trump. Wednesday with Foreign West Bank, the Palestinian France insists on ‘two-state’ solution to Trump’s Middle East peace plan “history knocked on our Pompeo found himself Secretary Dominic Raab health ministry said. ParIS: France on Wednesday insisted on a “two-state solution” to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, door last night and gave us a on the immediate defen- and meeting today with In Khan Yunis in south- a day after uS President Donald Trump unveiled a Middle east peace plan Paris said it would unique opportunity to apply sive over a delayed Mid- Johnson threaten to be- ern Gaza, protesters set tyres “carefully study”. Israeli law on all of the settle- dle east initiative that was come a damage limitation alight, while others hoisted “France welcomes President Trump’s efforts and will carefully study the peace plan he pre- ments in Judea (and) Sama- pronounced dead on arrival exercise for the so-called banners vowing they were sented,” the foreign ministry said in a statement. ria,” said Israel’s rightwing by the Palestinians but em- “special relationship”. “united against the deal of “a two-state solution, in conformity with international law and internationally-agreed param- Defence Minister Naftali Ben- braced by Israeli Prime Min- Pompeo had been doing the century”, in a jibe against eters is necessary for the establishment of a just and lasting peace in the Middle east.” nett, using the Israeli term for ister Benjamin Netanyahu. his best to convince John- Trump’s proposals. France will continue working with the united States and europe “and all those that can con- the West Bank. Palestinian leaders son that allowing China’s Trump’s plan foresees the tribute to the achievement of this objective”, the statement said. (AFP) Meanwhile, on the streets were “free to come up with huawei tech giant to roll creation of a “contiguous” Pal- of Tel Aviv, some residents a counter offer if that’s out Britain’s next-genera- estinian state but under strict voiced concern that Trump what they think is appro- tion 5G network introduced conditions, including a require- The Palestinians would capital in outer parts of east security wall. Those terms had paid no attention to what priate”, Pompeo told re- a long-term security threat. ment that it be “demilitarised”. only be allowed to declare a Jerusalem beyond an Israeli were warmly received by the Palestinians actually want. Some Arab states do balancing act on Trump’s Middle East plan AFP The plan was unveiled in Arab emirates -- three of pose the plan. al-Chayeji, a political science set the general public as well, in the Palestinian cause has DuBaI Washington on Tuesday by Washington’s closest allies in Abu Dhabi called it “an professor at the University of so they decided to go for a receded on the ‘Arab street’ President Donald Trump, a region where many nations important starting point” Kuwait. middle-ground solution,” said because of divisions among ARAB states have cautiously flanked by Israeli Prime Min- host US forces. while Cairo said it deserved a The nearly uniform Ahmed Abd Rabou, a visiting the Palestinians as well as welcomed the US peace plan ister Benjamin Netanyahu Other Arab states released “thorough examination”. stances are forged by a de- assistant professor at the Josef America’s dominance.” for the Middle east, but the who greeted the proposals carefully worded statements, Jordan stressed that “the sire to align with Washington Korbel School of International “I do not expect Palestin- balancing act aimed at ap- enthusiastically in the face of in what experts said showed only path to peace” would be against the perceived threat Studies at the University of ians to take the deal,” said law peasing their powerful ally Palestinian condemnation. that the Palestinian cause has a Palestinian state based on posed by Iran, he said. Denver, adding that the state- student Toqa Ismail. “If they risks provoking domestic The only Arab ambassa- gone out of fashion and that pre-1967 borders. “They simply didn’t want ments implied they disagree gave up now, it means all the public opinion and Palestin- dors present were from Bah- security ties with Washington ”These reactions were to to upset Trump whom they with many parts of the plan. decades of fighting have gone ian ire. rain, Oman and the United outweigh any appetite to op- be expected,” said Abdallah ally with, but they can’t up- Chayeji said that “interest to waste.”

news in brief Iraqi president gives parliament 3 days to name new PM AFP Mahdi resigned in December Abdel Mahdi stepped down tensions between the US and Erdogan not keeping BaghDaD after two months of deadly has long expired. Iran prompting each to carry US troops injured in Iran missile ‘his word’ on Libyan protests against his govern- Any candidate would need out air strikes on Iraqi soil. IRAQ’S president on Wednes- ment, but he has stayed on in a stamps of approval from not Warning of even further strike rises to 50: Pentagon meddling, says Macron day threatened to unilaterally caretaker role, as deeply divid- only the fractured political deterioration, Saleh urged WaShIngTon: The number of uS troops injured by an Iranian ParIS: French President em- name a successor to the coun- ed political parties have failed class, but also the Shiite reli- lawmakers to “resume con- missile strike in Iraq this month has risen to 50, according to manuel Macron on Wednes- try’s premier, who resigned to agree on a replacement. gious authority, neighbouring structive and serious political new figures released by the Pentagon on Tuesday. The personnel day accused his Turkish in December, if parliament According to Iraq’s con- Iran, its rival the US and the dialogue in order to agree on have been diagnosed with traumatic brain injury (TBI), Lieuten- counterpart recep Tayyip did not nominate a candidate stitution, parliament’s largest anti-government civil cam- a new candidate for the pre- ant Colonel Thomas Campbell, a Pentagon spokesman, said in erdogan of failing “to keep within three days. bloc must nominate a prime paign that has gripped Iraq miership who has the people’s a statement. The military had said on Friday that 34 troops were his word” to end meddling “If the concerned blocs are minister within 15 days of leg- since October. approval”. injured in the strike on the ain al-asad base in western Iraq on in conflict-torn Libya. unable to resolve the nomi- islative elections. In late December, Saleh “We believe that the big- January 8. President Donald Trump had initially said no ameri- “We have seen in recent nation issue by no later than The candidate is then ap- formally declined to nominate gest obstacle lies in reach- cans were hurt by the missiles, and Democrats later accused days Turkish ships accompa- Saturday, February 1... I see pointed by the president and the governor of the oil-rich ing reasonable parameters to him of trying to downplay the injuries. nying Syrian mercenaries ar- an obligation to exercise my tasked with forming a govern- province of Basra, Assaad al- agree on a new candidate for Iran fired on Iraqi bases housing uS troops in retaliation for riving on Libyan soil,” Macron constitutional powers by task- ment within one month. Aidani, saying he would be too prime minister. an american drone attack that killed Iranian commander Qasem said at a meeting with greek ing whomever I find most ac- But Iraq is in uncharted “controversial”. Continuing in this current Soleimani in Baghdad, raising fears of war. Campbell said that premier. This deployment ceptable to parliament and the waters, as the constitution Iraq has grown increas- situation is certainly impos- of the 50, 31 were treated in Iraq and returned to duty while 18 is “a clear violation of what people,” Barham Saleh wrote makes no provisions for the ingly unstable since then, with sible and risks making things were being evaluated in germany, while another was transported President erdogan pledged in a letter seen by AFP. prime minister’s resignation protest-related violence kill- more dangerous and com- to Kuwait and has already returned to duty. (AFP) at the Berlin conference” Prime Minister Adel Abdel and the 15-day period since ing more than 480 people and plex,” he wrote. where world leaders vowed to keep out of the Libyan conflict, he added.(AFP) Attack kills 15 in Pro-govt militias hit Turkey convoy in northern Syria eastern Congo oICha: Fifteen people have DPA observatory said. been killed in the eastern BeIruT/ISTanBuL Government forces en- Erdogan accuses russia of ‘not Dr Congo region of Beni, a tered Maaret al-Nouman city honouring’ syria agreements local official said Wednes- PRO-SYRIAN government mi- after a multi-sided offensive day, giving a provisional toll. litias targeted on Wednesday a as part of a ground operation anKara: Turkish President recep Tayyip erdogan accused In the past 24 hours, Turkish military convoy west in the southern part of Idlib Moscow of “not honouring” agreements made with ankara “14 bodies have been found of the city of Aleppo in north- supported by airstrikes, barrel for northwestern Syria where russian and Syrian warplanes hacked to death,” while a ern Syria, a monitoring group bombs and artillery shells, ac- have increased their bombardment, in remarks published on pastor was killed in a sepa- said. cording to the watchdog. Wednesday. rate attack, the administra- The Britain-based Syrian The Turkish defence min- “There have been agreements made with russia. If tor for the Beni region, Donat Observatory for human Rights istry has threatened to re- russia honours these agreements, we will do the same. But Kibwana, told aFP. said the convoy was targeted spond if its posts were targeted right now, unfortunately, russia is not honouring these agree- Two people with skull by rockets in al-Rashideen re- A Turkish military vehicle passes through the Syrian town of Dana in Idlib. Ankara has 12 obser- ments,” erdogan said, quoted by the hurriyet daily. fractures caused by ma- gion. It added that the rocket in Idlib province’s north, on the way back to the Turkish border, on vation posts in the region. Despite being on opposite sides of the war, Damascus ally chetes have been admitted attack set ablaze one Turkish Wednesday. (aFP) The Syrian government’s Moscow and rebel supporter ankara have worked closely to re- to the hospital in oicha for military vehicle. advances are taking place de- solve the conflict.This was a rare critical remark from erdogan surgery, an aFP reporter The war monitor said there a day after Syrian govern- rebel stronghold of Idlib fol- spite a ceasefire agreed by who has often sought to keep good relations with russian there said. (AFP) was no immediate word on ment forces took control of a lowing a short ground opera- Turkey and Russia earlier this President Vladimir Putin since a 2016 rapprochement. (AFP) casualties. The attack came key area in the north-western tion backed by airstrikes, the month. 08 Thursday, January 30, 2020

ESTABLISHED SEPTEMBER 3, 2006 Opinion hAMAD bIN SuhAIM Al ThANI CHAIRMAN ADEl AlI bIN AlI MANAGING DIRECTOR DR hASSAN MohAMMED Al ANSARI EDITOR-IN-CHIEF The Kobe Bryant Community Wuhan Coronavirus: China The NBA legend’s loss was mourned in all corners of the world, and his legacy will live long after his death he news of Kobe Bryant’s death flashed championships with the Lakers. His name Plays the blame game early Sunday afternoon and immediately is literally synonymous with scoring. People Temptied the day. Bryant was a profes- are known to utter ‘Kobe’ when tossing any sional basketball superstar among super- object into any receptacle. stars — an inspiration to people of all ages, But not even role models live perfect The Wuhan municipal government should take the blame for concealing the an ambassador for the game and for his Los lives. Bryant’s reputation was marred in Angeles community. But it didn’t necessar- 2003 by a sexual assault allegation that severity of the virus, but the central leadership must also share the blame ily matter how directly ac- ultimately was settled out quainted you were with that of court. It’s tempting, at a JO KIM | TRIBUNE NEWS SERVICE legacy. You knew from the time like this, to downplay initial news coverage that he or even omit the negative. S of January 29, the official count was too young, at 41, for his But every life remembered of Wuhan coronavirus infections life to end. You knew he had is a life from which we learn, has topped 6,000, with 132 deaths. a family, whose shock and and for that we need the full Many have drawn comparisons pain you could imagine as measure. between the government response if it were your own, a feeling Above all, news like Athis time and China’s cover-up of its 2003 that only intensified when this is a reminder of how SARS outbreak, when the Chinese gov- it became known that one quickly, for any of us, things ernment took four months to disclose the of his young daughters was can change — sometimes epidemic crisis after its initial discovery. with him when the helicop- because of choices we’ve China’s Ministry of Health afterward re- ter crashed. made. Those of us may re- marked, “What we learned from SARS is People die tragically There is something different call decisions of whether that transparency has a vital impact on every day, including seven to keep travel plans during whether a crisis is properly handled” and others in that crash, and about a prominent death — poor weather. It was not that “any delay in the release of informa- the pain is felt acutely in of a Kobe, that pulls a dis- immediately determined tion has a negative influence.” their circles. But there is parate world of people whether thick fog in South- However, this time again, authorities something different about together, to mourn what has ern California caused Sun- have failed to report and manage the cri- a prominent death — of a been collectively lost and to day’s crash, but the condi- sis promptly. The first case of the virus Kobe, of a Prince — that celebrate what was shared tions certainly heightened was reported on December 8; it was over pulls a disparate world of the danger of helicopter a month later, on January 20, that Dr people together, to mourn flight, a mode of travel Bry- Zhong Nanshan, the expert leading the what has been collectively lost and to cel- ant preferred. Bryant coached his 13-year- crisis management panel, made an official ebrate what was shared. old daughter Gianna’s basketball club, and announcement about the outbreak. the coronavirus as among the Chinese closed down tourism and traffic, and de- Kobe Bryant played for 20 seasons in they were believed to be en route to one The government drew widespread leadership’s most significant challenges ployed military aid. Two new hospitals the NBA, straight from high school in 1996 of her games. It was important to go. But criticism for its delayed response and inef- and a credibility crisis for the govern- were announced, with plans for both to to his retirement in 2016, and he won five worth the risk? Not this time, no. fectiveness in tackling the latest epidemic. ment. The outbreak alone is, however, be finished within a week. Premier Li Ke- International experts have credited China unlikely to damage the legitimacy and the qiang appeared at the front line at Wu- (Tribune News Service) for promptly sharing the genetic sequence credibility of the central government and han, and state media has accentuated that of the virus as well as demonstrating great- China’s system. he was “sent” by Xi. These efforts were er transparency than during the SARS The media’s narrative has confined amplified by the media and perceived by crisis. However, the failure to contain the the blame to the incompetence of the the population as stemming from the cen- virus during the initial stages of the out- Wuhan local authorities. Multiple media tral government’s command. break nevertheless revealed a continuing outlets have criticised the Wuhan gov- While some analysts called the scale of pattern for China: covering up negative ernment for playing down early warning the quarantine excessive and note that the Taming A Tax War: US, France news, for fear of undermining economic signs and faulted them for carelessness, isolation has instigated local resentment, growth and destabiliSing society. such as holding a family banquet for over its implication for government legitimacy Reach Truce On Tech Taxes The main message in the Chinese state 40,000 people. In the eyes of the general should be assessed at a national scale. A media is that the Wuhan municipal gov- population, it was the central govern- significant number of villages have their HE recent trade truce between President tional governments of those customers. The ernment should take the blame for con- ment, represented by the National Health entrances barricaded to prevent “outsid- Donald Trump and French President argument against a tax like France’s digital cealing the severity of the virus, and Wu- Commission, that swooped in to take the ers,” and the state media has had to de- TEmmanuel Macron did more than spare levy is its reach: it was to apply to all of a US. han’s mayor has acknowledged that initial reins to manage the crisis. While Wuhan cry signs of public xenophobia against France’s wine, cheese and lipstick indus- tech giant’s sales revenue. “warnings were not sufficient.” Yet the authorities made apologies for “insuf- the Hubei population and warn localities tries from up to 100 percent US tariffs. Macron’s decision to suspend France’s central government is not entirely exempt ficient warnings,” Xi Jinping took com- not to construct illegal road blockades. It It also presents breathing room for an tax should prompt all parties to negotiate from blame. Online discussions on the out- mand to order “all-out efforts” to contain is plausible that the government favours international agreement governing how an international agreement for dividing up break were silenced on December 8, when the virus, and a Chinese Communist Party nation-wide approval of its measures over to tax US tech firms with worldwide reach taxes collected on the revenue of tech giants eight people from Wuhan were reporting a Central Committee task group was set up concerns within Hubei province. such as Facebook and Google parent com- with multinational reach. “mysterious virus” that hospitalised many. to oversee disease control. Public criti- So far, the Chinese media has mostly pany Alphabet Inc. While the United States objects to a plan The trending #WuhanSARS hashtag was cisms have been directed at Wuhan and focused on the positives, enforcing the he- France last year said it would impose a devised by the Organization for Economic closed down on Weibo (a Chinese social Hebei province; online postings calling roic image of Dr Zhong Nanshan and the 3 percent tax on the revenue of tech compa- Cooperation and Development, Washing- media platform similar to Twitter), which for Wuhan Mayor Zhou Xianwang’s res- front-line medical workers. Frustration nies with more than $832 million in annual ton supports a way to resolve global tax dis- is unlikely to have been done at the request ignation were left uncensored. or complaints are either censored or di- sales. Italy and Great Britain have similar putes involving multinational companies. of local authorities. And Beijing’s own in- The central government has shown rected at local authorities. It is too early to taxes set to take effect this year. However far apart Europe and the Unit- vestigation had reported on January 11 that impressive speed in carrying out disease define the outbreak as a legitimacy crisis The Trump administration has threat- ed States are on taxing giant tech firms, this the situation was under control. According management by bypassing the usual laby- for the Chinese leadership. Plus, evalua- ened retaliatory tariffs on any nation that fight is about more than famous French to New York Times, it was only after Hong rinthine decision-making process and tions of government actions will be based imposes such a levy on US tech firms. products. But high-tech revenue is noth- Kong reported cases of the coronavirus neutralising the reluctance of interest on the disastrous response to the 2003 The argument for a digital tax is that, ing to have a trade war over. For the sake that Beijing acknowledged the outbreak groups (whether Wuhan citizens or the SARS crisis, giving Beijing a relatively low without one, companies such as Google and of consumers and producers everywhere, and ceased to downplay the epidemic as tourism sector) with centralised author- bar to clear. Facebook make money from foreign cus- this international dispute should be settled a local problem – a chain of events eerily ity. Wuhan’s 11 million people were quar- As China expert Dali Yang has said, if tomers without paying anything to the na- without threats and tariffs. reminiscent of the SARS outbreak. antined the day health officials announced the virus “is stopped it reinforces Xi’s pres- Given the failed prevention effort and that the virus is capable of inter-human tige and the impression that China has a (Tribune News Service) severity of the situation, analysts regard transmission. The central authorities also system that can act and respond to crisis.” AI In Healthcare: A Reemerging Fad Or Here To Stay? Artificial Intelligence systems as standalone solutions will be ineffective – they need to be included in the physician’s workflow

DR MOWAFA HOUSEH AND professional autonomy. Furthermore, AI contribution in the diagnosis and treatment AI-based solutions: AI-based solutions are necessitate some thinking about where DR TANVIR ALAM systems then were difficult to use and re- of disease as well as making new headway developed according to available data from humans can be made use of as opposed quired significant amounts of time to infer in drug discovery and precision medicine. the population of interest. Shifts in partici- to machines. AI should be about cognitive VERCONFIDENT but underpre- a diagnosis. A combination of these factors AI-based systems are performing with pant populations are inevitable, leading augmentation rather than cognitive re- pared” can be ascribed to the cur- led to the steady decline of AI in healthcare much higher accuracy than the human ra- to the continuous evolution of AI-based placement. Until this happens, the oppo- “Orent state of AI in healthcare. For during the late 80s and early 90s. diologist. Such technology is supporting solutions over time. Therefore, AI-based sition between physicians and computer the past five years, there has been a prolif- One of the earliest examples of such radiologists and helping identify specific solutions for clinical setups need to adapt advocates will endure. eration of work into the study, evaluation, AI hardships was seen with the invention regions from medical images that could be and consider this drift, if not ultimately and application of AI across the healthcare of Mycin – an experimental AI tool that the potential location of a tumour. self-enhance. Our failure to evaluate AI Dr Mowafa Househ is a re- spectrum for the diagnosis and treatment aimed to identify bacteria causing severe AI-based systems are definitely helping systems continuously will eventually lead searcher, innovator, social entre- of diseases in areas such as cardiology, infections, and propose an appropriate with new drug discoveries for chronic dis- to patients being harmed. preneur, teacher, and author of psychiatry, dermatology, and stroke with antibiotic, the dosage of which was deter- eases and reducing the amount of time and Educating clinicians on AI-based so- Health Informatics in the Arab promising results. The discourse around mined based on the patient’s weight. money required to uncover new drugs. Un- lutions: To improve their understanding, World and an editor of Big Data, AI in healthcare is so pervasive today that Similarly, INTERNIST, a high-powered deniably, clinical decision support systems medical practitioners and clinicians should Big Challenges: A Healthcare its impact on current medical research AI tool, initially used algorithms to assist are becoming increasingly more complex be provided with an easily accessible AI Perspective, currently employed as work cannot be ignored, especially in areas in internal medicine diagnosis. The system due to the integration of data from multi- curriculum that enables them to critically an Associate Professor at Hamad such as diagnostic radiology. proved to be cumbersome and time-con- ple sources. Solutions developed with the appraise, adopt and use AI tools safely in Bin Khalifa University’s College of In the late 70s and early 80s, AI within suming, often requiring up to 90 minutes help of AI will pave the way to support and their practice. Physicians need to be trained Science and Engineering in Qatar. healthcare was on a hype cycle similar to to diagnose an illness properly. These tech- recommend treatment plans for physicians to ask the right questions, and AI systems the one we see today. Then, AI healthcare nologies primarily failed because, as medi- based on multimodal data. need to be able to offer a rationale for their Dr Tanvir Alam is an assistant systems focused on the diagnosis of dis- cal knowledge grew, the rules became too The power of AI enables the discovery diagnoses. AI systems as standalone solu- professor at Hamad Bin Khalifa eases and were developed using a “classi- complex for computer systems to handle, of intricate patterns derived from volumi- tions will be ineffective – they need to be University’s College of Science and cal AI approach” -- a systematic mecha- leading to an extensive and time-consum- nous biomedical data, and the general re- included in the physician’s workflow. Engineering in Qatar. His primary nism for the representation of medical ing effort on behalf of the clinicians. alisation within the healthcare industry is AI is dismantling healthcare diagno- research area has been centered on reasoning that limited AI diagnostic capa- Today, AI has reemerged as a disrup- that the benefits of AI are here to stay as sis treatment and prediction. It is helping biomedical discoveries using artificial bilities in situations with incomplete med- tive technological innovation within the an innovation that will change healthcare us identify gaps in the biomedical field intelligence in big data platforms. He ical information or with uncertain medical healthcare sector. Advancements in com- -- permanently. and challenging the very basic assump- is developing AI-based solutions for conditions. In addition, physicians did putational power, developments of new al- Such an understanding is, of course, tions and knowledge of what makes up different diseases to determine risk not understand how AI systems worked gorithms, and improvements in deep learn- not without conditions. It further requires: medicine today. factors and improve patient care and perceived them as a threat to their ing, a branch of AI, are making a significant Evaluation and monitoring of existing According to this article, the future will for the Qatari population.

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FOReIGN airlines began sus- WHO calls emergency pending flights to and from China on Wednesday as glob- meeting on China virus al fears mounted over a coro- navirus epidemic that has AFP Tedros Adhanom Ghe- killed 132 people and infected geneVa breyesus said. around 6,000. Asked about countries The flight announce- The World health Organi- evacuating citizens from Chi- ments came hours after some zation called a new emer- na, Tedros said the decision countries began airlifts of gency meeting on a deadly was up to them but “they their nationals trapped in virus outbreak following have to prepare themselves if Wuhan, the quarantined cen- cases of onward transmis- there is an import of cases”. tral Chinese city of 11 million sion outside China, warning people at the epicentre of the that all governments should health emergency. “take action”. UAE reports Among the 206 Japa- The meeting of the Middle East’s nese nationals who returned WhO’s emergency Com- first cases of home, 12 were hospitalised mittee today will decide new coronavirus for tests and monitoring whether to declare an inter- because they felt unwell or national health emergency DuBaI: The united arab showed flu-like symptoms. -- a designation used for the emirates said on Wednes- A growing number of worst outbreaks that can in- day that a Chinese family governments -- including the crease global coordination. of four who arrived from United States, Britain and “The whole world needs Wuhan were infected with Germany -- have advised their to be on alert now. The the new coronavirus, in citizens to avoid non-essential whole world needs to take the first confirmed cases travel to China over concerns action,” Michael Ryan, head in the Middle east. about the viral outbreak. of the WhO health emer- The health ministry China has urged its Passengers wear protective masks to protect against the spread of the Coronavirus as they arrive on a flight from Asia at the Los Angeles gencies Programme, told said that the condition own citizens to delay trips International Airport, California, on Thursday. (aFP) reporters in Geneva. of the family from Wuhan abroad, with at least 15 coun- Ryan said the declara- was stable and that they tries having confirmed cases Group, Southeast Asia’s big- Airlines from Myanmar Mongolia closed its unprecedented quarantine tion of an international were under medical moni- of the disease. gest carrier by fleet size, then and Nepal also announced sus- border to cars from China effort, leaving more than 50 health emergency could toring. The World health British Airways was the said it would halt services to pensions of all China routes. earlier this week. million people shuttered in help streamline the meas- organization confirmed first major airline to announce and from China from Satur- Cathay Pacific has re- China has taken extraor- their homes. ures taken, warning that 194 the infections, saying the a total suspension of flights to day “until further notice”. duced flights, citing low de- dinary measures to try and Thousands of foreign- countries implementing uni- family arrived in the emir- and from China, citing the trav- Meanwhile Kazakhstan, mand and the hong Kong stop the disease spreading, ers have been among those lateral measures was a “po- ates earlier this month. el advice of the foreign office. an important China trade government’s response plan including bans on tour groups trapped in Wuhan, now a tential recipe for disaster”. They “were hospital- “We apologise to custom- partner, stopped issuing visas against the virus. travelling overseas, suspend- near ghost-town. “Although the numbers ised on 25 and 27 Janu- ers for the inconvenience, but to Chinese citizens and said it In one of the most dramat- ing schools and extending the One US charter flight left outside China are still rela- ary after testing positive the safety of our customers and would halt cross-border pas- ic measures, the tiny Pacific Lunar New Year holiday. Wuhan on Wednesday with tively small, they hold the for coronavirus,” it said in crew is always our priority,” senger train traffic and sus- nation of Papua New Guinea Authorities last week 210 Americans on board ac- potential for a much larg- a statement. (AFP) the airline said in a statement. pend regular flights between announced no travellers from banned most street traffic cording to US Centers for Dis- er outbreak,” WhO chief Indonesia’s Lion Air the neighbours. Asia would be allowed in. in and around Wuhan in an ease Control and Prevention. Twitter row over Taiwan virus response hits UN aviation body AFP The spread of a new dead- Neither the Montreal- Silencing voices Taiwan -- which has eight ers its own territory and has the ICAO, which is currently TaIPeI ly virus in central China has based International Civil Avi- confirmed cases of the virus vowed to seize one day. headed by Fang Liu, a former sparked alarm throughout ation Organization (ICAO), that oppose ICAO’s and is a significant regional That isolation has been Civil Aviation of China official. A TWITTeR row over Tai- the region and sent countries nor the Geneva-based World exclusion of Taiwan air hub -- was often allowed thrown into stark relief by ICAO’s move prompted wan’s lack of access to inter- scrambling to reassess inter- health Organization (WhO) goes against their stated to attend annual assemblies the coronavirus outbreak a backlash, particularly in national agencies to fight the national flights as they try to will deal with Taiwan directly and sideline meetings of such and has prompted calls for Washington. “Silencing voic- new coronavirus outbreak stop the epidemic spreading. and only recognise Beijing. principles of fairness, bodies as an observer. international bodies to allow es that oppose ICAO’s exclu- has landed the UN aviation But it has also highlighted That is because the Peo- inclusion, and transparency But in recent years it has the island of 23 million peo- sion of Taiwan goes against body in hot water after it a pressing problem for Tai- ple’s Republic of China has been frozen out as Beijing ple to be included. But when their stated principles of fair- blocked followers who criti- wan -- its increased isolation since 1971 been the only one US House Foreign Affairs takes an increasingly combat- academics and analysts made ness, inclusion, and transpar- cised its refusal to work with from global bodies under of the two allowed a seat at Committee ive stance towards democrat- those calls on Twitter, many ency,” the house Foreign Af- the self-ruled island. pressure from Beijing. the UN. ic Taiwan, a place it consid- found themselves blocked by fairs Committee said.

PM Modi says India could News Trump attacks Bolton as impeachment trial heats up defeat Pakistan ‘in 10 days’ in brief AFP nent “hawk” against the advice WaShIngTon For a guy who couldn’t get ap- of others. But Bolton “got fired AFP and the prospect of losing Pakistan police proved for the Ambassador to because frankly, if I listened to neW DeLhI the latest in a string of state release Pashtun DONALD Trump on Wednes- the UN years ago ... if I listened him, we would be in World War elections in New Delhi next lawmaker day blasted his former national Six by now.” “(he) goes out INDIA is capable of mak- month. security advisor John Bolton as to him, we would be in World and IMMeDIATeLY writes a ing Pakistan “bite the dust” “Pakistan has already ISLaMaBaD: Pakistani au- he emerged as a potential 11th War Six by now nasty & untrue book. All Clas- in less than 10 days in any lost three wars. Our armed thorities released an ethnic hour witness in president’s @realDonaldTrump sified National Security. Who new war with its arch-rival, forces will not take more Pashtun parliamentarian and impeachment trial, complicat- would do this?” Trump said. according to Prime Minister than 7-10 days to make Pa- civil rights leader hours after ing the White House’s bid for a With the 100-member Narendra Modi. kistan bite the dust,” Modi detaining him during a peace- speedy acquittal. charge against Trump. fired in September after 17 Senate serving as the jury in The nuclear-armed said in a speech to military ful demonstration, a police Senators were poised to Bolton reportedly writes months as White house na- his trial, Trump called on Re- neighbours have fought personnel on Tuesday. official said on ednesdaW y, question the president’s ac- that the president told him in tional security advisor, had publicans to reject a push for three wars, and last Febru- Pakistan swiftly rejected but more than 20 other cusers and his lawyers for the August that a freeze in military shown poor judgement in a job witnesses to testify when the ary came close to a fourth the “belligerent rhetoric”, demonstrators held with him firsttime later in the day as a aid to Ukraine was directly he had begged for. issue comes up on Friday. with tit-for-tat airstrikes calling Modi’s comments remained in custody. fight over Bolton’s testimony linked to Trump’s demand that Bolton is “a guy who “Remember Republicans, sparked by an attack on In- “irresponsible and war- Mohsin Dawar, a sitting played out behind the scenes. Kiev announce investigations couldn’t get approved for the the Democrats already had dian troops in Kashmir. mongering”. MP and a senior member Democrats are pressing for into Joe Biden, the current Ambassador to the UN years 17 witnesses, we were given Modi is under pres- A statement from the of the Pashtun Protection the Senate to subpoena Bolton frontrunner for the Democrat- ago, couldn’t get approved for NONe! Witnesses are up to sure after weeks of protests foreign office said it reflect- Movement, was detained after reports that his coming ic presidential nomination. anything since,” Trump wrote. the house, not up to the Sen- against a new citizenship ed India’s “incurable obses- along with 23 supporters tell-all book corroborates the In an early-morning tweet, Trump said he hired the ate. Don’t let the Dems play law, a slowing economy sion” with Pakistan”. on Tuesday when he was abuse-of-power impeachment Trump said Bolton, whom he veteran diplomat and promi- you!” he wrote on Twitter. leading a demonstration in Islamabad against the ar- rest of Manzoor Pashteen, chief of the group. (AFP) Taliban attack kills EU lawmakers set seal on Brexit in emotional vote 10 police in northern Afghanistan of love,” eU Commission pres- pointed to Britain’s role not only 621 to 49 vote clears the final hurdle for ident Ursula von der Leyen in the development of the euro- KaBuL: at least 10 po- told the chamber, quoting pean unification project but also licemen were killed when britain’s departure from the Eu tomorrow British author George eliot. to its historic battles against tyr- Taliban fighters attacked “We will always love you anny on the continent. an outpost in northern AFP time (2300 GMT) on Friday. and we will never be far. Long “If we could stop Brexit afghanistan, officials said BruSSeLS MePs voted by 621 votes live europe.” by voting by voting ‘no’ today on Wednesday, as fighting to 49 to pass the withdrawal In other words, as French I would be the first to rec- raged across the country BRITAIN’S departure from agreement, which sees Britain Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le ommend it,” former Belgian despite ongoing talks be- the european Union was set leave the eU institutions but Drian said: “The hardest part premier and chairman of the tween Washington and the in law on Wednesday as, amid remain under most eU rules lies ahead... we’re going to get parliament’s Brexit steering militant group. The multi- emotional scenes, as the bloc’s during a transition until the down to brass tacks now.” group Guy Verhofstadt said. pronged assault took place parliament voted to ratify the end of the year. Many MePs made it clear “It is indeed a sad issue,” in Khwaja alwan district divorce papers. Following the vote, MePs that they were voting for the he said, turning to the World of Baghlan province early After half a century of some- burst into a chorus of ‘Auld withdrawal deal not out of any Wars of the first half of he last Tuesday, said the provincial times awkward membership Lang Syne’, a traditional Scot- support for Brexit, but to avoid century. “We’re sad to see a police spokesman ahmad and three years of tense with- tish song of farewell. the disruption of a chaotic no country leaving that twice lib- Jawed Basharat. (AFP) Members of European Parliament react after ratifying the Brexit deal drawal talks, the UK will leave “Only in the agony of part- deal divorce. Some expressed erated us, twice has given its at the European Parliament in Brussels on Wednesday. (aFP) the eU at midnight Brussels ing do we look into the depth real anguish and regret, and blood to liberate europe.” Woqod opens fuel station in Rawdat Al Hamama-3 PAgE 12

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DOW28,886.55 QE 10,440.73 SENSEX 41,198.66 GOLD 1,571.75 Made in B’desh expo to help forge +163.70 PTS +17.74 PTS +231.80 PTS +0.29% alliances: Minister Alam PAgE 11 PrICE PErCENTAGE PrICE PErCENTAGE 17.47 BRENT 59.77 +0.44% WTI 53.22 -0.49% SILVER +0.04% CB 2019 profit jumps 20.7% to record QR2.02 bn TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK dent actions taken by the Min- 19.4 percent to QR2.96 billion percent increase in our oper- 15 percent in 2019, contrib- Doha istry of Finance and the Qa- despite the low interest rate ating profit for 2019 to QR3.1 uting to the improvement in tar Central Bank. The World environment globally. billion,” he noted. NIMs.” The Commercial Bank (CB) Bank projected Qatar’s GDP Abraham said, “Operating Abraham further said, he said, “Alternatif Bank Group has reported a record growth to reach to 3.2 percent income for the year reached “With a softening of interest reported a good set of results net profit of QR2.02 billion in 2020. QR4.3 billion, up 23.9 percent rates globally, we focused on despite challenging market in 2019, an increase of 20.7 “Commercial Bank, a lead- compared to the same period carefully managing our cost of conditions and the deprecia- percent compared to QR1.67 ing financial institution in the last year. The growth was sup- funds by repricing our liability tion of the Turkish lira by circa billion for the same period in country, sees great potential to ported by the increase in net book and increasing our low- 21 percent. The bank reported 2018, the bank announced in support the government with interest income as well as total cost deposits. NIMs for the an increase in net profit to a statement on Wednesday. its economic diversification fees and other income, as the period increased to 2.5 per- QR100 million, up 10 per- The board of directors has agenda while also support- bank benefited from strong cent from 2.1 percent for the cent compared to the previ- proposed a dividend of QR0.2 ing local private enterprises demand for its transaction same period last year as we in- ous year. Alternatif Bank grew per share to the shareholders with their banking needs. income. Our cost base was mercial Bank’s Group CeO, banking and cash manage- creased our low-cost deposits customer deposits by 4 per- equivalent to 20 percent of the The Bank continues to invest optimised by digitising our in- said, “The excellent results for ment products. and increased the proportion cent while loans and advances nominal share value. in technology and people to ternal processes while we con- the year including the highest Total fees and other in- of our high yielding assets. dropped by 3 percent at the The Group’s balance sheet deliver world class financing tinued to leverage technology net profit achievement in the come, which increased 34.8 “Net loan provisioning end of the year, compared to increased by 9.3 percent with solutions in Qatar.” to drive the expansion of our history of the bank demon- percent to QR1.4 billion for including eCL declined 21.8 the previous year. total assets at QR147.5 billion, hussain Alfardan, Com- transaction and cash manage- strates the strong execution of the year ended December 31, percent during 2019, support- “Our associate, National compared to QR134.9 billion mercial Bank’s Vice Chair- ment business. Commercial Bank’s five-year 2019 compared to the same ed by improved asset quality Bank of Oman (NBO), per- in 2018. The increase was man, said, “I am pleased to “Commercial Bank has strategic plan. period last year, included a and increased recovery of non formed steadily during 2019, mainly in loans and advances announce that 2019 has been built a strong franchise in Qa- “Growth was recorded 39 percent increase in FX and performing loans (NPLs) and reporting a net profit of and investment securities. a record-breaking year for tar with a reputation for inno- across the board with con- trading income to QR281 mil- written off loans, contributing QR485 million. United Arab Commercial Bank Chair- Commercial Bank. We re- vation and excellent customer solidated net profit increas- lion. to the growth of our bottom Bank (UAB) has been reclas- man Sheikh Abdulla bin Ali ported consolidated net profit service, and we will continue ing 20.7 percent to a record- “Reiterating our commit- line. sified from an asset held for bin Jabor al Thani said, “We of QR2.02 billion for the year, to build on these attributes as breaking QR2.02 billion for ment to efficiency and cost “Loans and advances sale to an associate, and we are privileged to call Qatar our supported by the careful im- we move into 2020.” the year ended December31, optimisation, we continued were QR88 billion at the end have taken a goodwill charge home with its strong govern- plementation of the bank’s The Group’s customer de- 2019, compared to the same to invest in the digitisation of of 2019, up 4 percent com- of QR413.9 million. ance framework and progres- five-year strategic plan. posits increased by 6.3 per- period last year. our processes and insourced pared to the end of 2018 and “A new CeO for UAB was sive institutions. The country “During the year we re- cent to QR76.3 billion com- “The bank improved its key functions. Consequently, customer deposits increased appointed in March 2019 and continues to benefit from ac- shaped our loan book and ef- pared with QR71.8 billion in net interest margins (NIMs) our cost to income ratio im- 6.3 percent to QR76.3 billion. we will be working to ensure celerating economic growth fectively managed the cost of 2018, the increase is mainly in and extended its transaction proved to 28.3 percent down Supported by the success of that UAB achieves improved supported by government our deposits supporting a 19.4 the current and call deposits. banking capabilities, while net from 33.4 percent from a year our transaction banking ser- results through implementa- policies, in particular the pru- percent growth in net interest Joseph Abraham, Com- interest income increased by earlier, contributing to a 33.6 vices, low-cost deposits grew tion of a new strategic plan.”

Combating financial DhL signs Qr120 mn deal to crime conference kicks off in Doha set up logistics facility at QfZ QNA and North Africa Financial Doha Action Task Force (MeNA- FATF), and through its mem- THE Compliance and Com- bership in the Cooperation Spread over an area of more than 19,000 square metres, the facility at Ras Bufontas Free Zone will bating Financial Crime Con- Council for the Arab States of be operational by the end of this year, says DHL MENA Operations Vice President Bachi Spiga ference, organised by the the Gulf. Union of Arab Banks and the On the global challenges SATYENDRA PATHAK Nour Suliman said, “DhL ex- World Union Of Arab Bankers related to financial crime, he Doha press is committed to growth. (WUAB) under the auspices drew attention to the great Investing in QFZ is part of our of the Qatar Central Bank development that the tech- DhL express, the world’s expansion plans which guar- (QCB), began on Wednesday nology sector has witnessed largest express network, on antee that we always stay on in Doha with the participation during the past two decades. Wednesday signed an agree- top of our market demands.” of a group of senior specialists he added that develop- ment with Qatar Free Zones “Qatar is on track towards in the field of financial crime, ment brought many risks and Authority (QFZA) to establish becoming a logistics hub in the combating money launder- challenges, and that crime a major logistics facility in Ras world, offering world class ser- ing and terrorist financing and the diversity of methods Bufontas Free Zone with an vices that are in harmony with from various countries of the of committing it, has evolved, investment of QR120 million. our plans for our network. world. and takes advantage of the Under this agreement, DhL will start its operation at Deputy Governor of the latest technology. DhL plans to set up a world- QFZ in the second half of this QCB and Chairman of the Meanwhile, the Chairman class courier express logis- year,” Suliman said. National Anti-Money Laun- of the Union of Arab Banks tics facility at Ras Bufontas DhL and Qatar Free Zones dering and Combating the Sheikh Mohammed al Jarrah Free Zone, offering high- Authority expect the facility to Financing of Terrorism Com- al Sabah hailed the success of quality services to their cus- be operational in time to ac- mittee Sheikh Mohammed the State of Qatar in the field tomer base both in Qatar and commodate the many inter- bin hamad al Thani said of combatting money laun- overseas. national express logistics re- Qatar has reviewed all legis- dering and the financing of The facility will incorpo- quirements of the 2022 FIFA lation related to combating terrorism, calling for the re- rate 17 delivery bays over a World Cup. money laundering and ter- gion to benefit from the coun- plot size of more than 19,000 The facility will be a state- rorist financing in accordance try’s experience. square meters and occupy a Minister of State and Qatar Free Zones Authority (QFZA) Chairman HE Ahmad al Sayed with officials of of-the-art operation utilising with the international stand- Speaking at the confer- prime logistical position di- DHL and QFZA after the agreement signing ceremony, in Doha on Wednesday. world-class automated sort- ards issued by the Financial ence he said choosing Doha as rectly adjacent to hamad In- ing, ULD processing, screen- Action Task Force (FATF). the host of the conference was ternational Airport and within “We have been provid- The facility will be a state- ners, both locally and globally. ing systems and advanced IP he referred to the issu- mainly to try to understand Qatar Free Zones, allowing ing world-class courier ser- of-the-art operation utilis- We look forward to working based CCTV. ance of law No. 20 of 2019 on and benefit from the country’s DhL free movement of per- vices in Qatar for the last 40 ing world-class automated closely with DhL as we en- DhL will also add all re- combating money laundering experience in the field, adding sonnel, customers, suppliers, years. This facility will fur- hance our logistics offering.” quired supportive administra- and terrorism financing to re- that Qatar has been vigilant and shipments into and out of ther improve our services in sorting, ulD processing, “This new facility, one of the tion in Ras Bufontas. The fa- place Law No. 4 of 2010 and in the face of financial crimes. the facility. Qatar. We will unify a num- screening systems and landmark buildings in Ras cility will be developed to DhL the issuance of law No. 27 of he added Qatar has enough Talking to Qatar Tribune ber of our existing facilities in advanced IP based CCTV Bufontas Free Zone, will offer express global specifications 2019 on counter-terrorism to policies and systems in places during a tour of the DhL facil- Qatar at this facility. This will cutting-edge logistics solu- and TAPA Certification and replace law No. 3 of 2004. that enables the country face ities site at Ras Bufontas Free ensure that we make delivery available at the site. tions, opening up new product will conform to all local regu- he also indicated that Qa- challenges in that field. Zone, DhL Middle east and quicker for customers,” he Minister of State and areas and supporting the ac- latory requirements. tar has made the necessary Sabah also praised the es- North Africa Operations Vice said. QFZA Chairman he Ahmad tivities of all businesses in Qa- DhL joins more than 50 amendments to a number tablishment of the National President Bachi Spiga said the The facility will open up a al Sayed witnessed the signing tar Free Zones, as well as the leading companies and pro- of laws related to combating Anti-Money Laundering and DhL facility building is in the new product offering of Break of agreement by QFZA Deputy Qatar market more broadly,” jects that are in the process of money laundering and ter- Terrorism Financing Com- final stages of completion. Bulk express (BBC), which CeO Abdulla al Misnad and he said. establishing their operations rorist financing which con- mittee for the role it played in “The building is expected has applications across the re- DhL express Middle east and “Qatar Free Zones offer in the free zones, including tributes to setting the best developing a comprehensive to be handed over to DhL tail, ICT and eCommerce sec- North Africa CeO Nour Suli- a wide range of benefits and major international corpora- legislative practices for an in- framework to fight financial in July or August this year. tors. It will also offer a dedi- man. such partnerships are a testa- tions such as Gaussin, Un- tegrated system. crimes and protect the Qatari Once we get possession of the cated medical supply division Commenting on the sign- ment to our ongoing commit- istrong, China harbour en- Sheikh Mohammed af- financial system. building, we will ensure that storage area. ing, Sayed said, “The partner- ment to strengthening Qatar’s gineering Company, Wasco, firmed the country’s commit- he said the efforts and we start the operation in Sep- In the next phase of expan- ship with DhL will strengthen position as a global hub for Thales Group and Volkswagen ment to FATF’s recommen- the strategies of Qatar were tember or October this year,” sion of this facility, he said, 24 QFZA’s value proposition to trade,” he added. representing a wide range of dations as a member of both a source of pride for Arab Spiga said. hour customs clearance will be its tenants, investors and part- DhL express MeNA CeO geographies and sectors. FATF and the Middle east Banks. Economy & Business Thursday, January 30, 2020 11 House rents in Qatar’s prime Made in b’desh expo to help areas stabilise, forge alliances: Minister Alam says research Day two sees exchange of key insights on investment benefits under QFC, ICT opportunities in bangladesh

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THE ongoing Made in Bang- ladesh Exhibition will go a long way in forging greater alliances between companies in Qatar and Bangladesh, the South Asian nation’s Minis- ter of State for Foreign Affairs Mohammed Shahriar Alam said in Doha on Wednesday. The visiting minister toured the various pavilions at the Doha Exhibition and Con- Johnny Archer Edd Brookes vention Centre, showcasing some of the Bangladeshi prod- said despite a net in- ucts and services that are be- Residential market crease of 1,900 rooms in ing exported to more than 100 remains robust 2019, hotel occupancy companies around the world. increased from 56 per- Alam said the Bangladesh with average cent in 2018 to 65 percent economy has steadily accel- Experts at a seminar on the booming information and communications sector of Bangladesh in Doha on Wednesday. occupancy at 82% during 2019. erated in recent years, with In the commercial of- growth reaching more than expo’s second day saw several fice market, it added, de- 8 percent in 2019. The coun- Qatari company representa- RAHUL PREETH spite the significant in- try scores particularly well on tives visiting the stalls and Doha crease in supply, average socio-economic indicators, he holding business-to-business occupancy remains un- added, urging investors in Qa- meetings with their Bangla- ReNTS for prime resi- changed from 2018 at 67 tar to make use of the attrac- deshi counterparts. Food and dential locations in Qatar percent. tive investment opportunities beverage, ICT, ceramics, phar- such as Viva Bahriya and Cushman & Wakefield in the country, which several maceuticals and fashion stalls The Pearl-Qatar have sta- also reported a significant global banks and multilateral had significant footfalls. Visi- bilised in recent months, increase in international institutions say has a highly tors also enjoyed the culinary according to a new real occupier enquiries for of- optimistic outlook. delights of Bangladesh at the estate market research. The Made in Bangladesh food corner. The residential mar- Exhibition extends a platform The day concluded with a ket remains robust with Rents in villa to businessmen in Qatar to get dazzling show of Bangladeshi average occupancy at compounds in estab- a deeper understanding of the fashion and culture. Wednes- 82 percent, the fourth lished locations such as kind of investment opportu- Bangladesh’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Mohammed Bangladesh’s Ambassador to Qatar HE day’s fashion show included quarter Qatar Real es- nities in Bangladesh and the Shahriar Alam Ashud Ahmed abayas and leather products tate Market Review re- Al Waab, Ain Khaled and scope of potential collabora- from Bangladeshi entrepre- leased by research firm Abu hamour have tions with their Bangladeshi of billion-dollar opportuni- the Qatar Free Zones Author- neurs. Students from Bang- Cushman & Wakefield on remained stable counterparts, he added. ties, has a friendly tax and The Made in bangladesh ity, the TASMU Digital Valley ladesh MhM School and Col- Wednesday said. in recent months The three-day exhibition, business environment, pro- Exhibition extends a is an innovation cluster where lege Qatar put together some Rents show signs of which began on Tuesday, saw vides competitive 10 percent platform to businessmen different sectors come togeth- spectacular cultural shows stabilising, particularly a seminar on the booming tax on locally-sourced profits, in Qatar to get a deeper er to help achieve the vision later in the day. within the one and two- fice space in the last 3 information and communica- extends up to 100 percent understanding of the kind of Smart Qatar. It connects The three-day Made in bedroom categories on months. tions sector of Bangladesh. It foreign ownership and 100 entrepreneurs, startups, inves- Bangladesh exhibition will The Pearl Qatar, it said, edd Brookes, Gen- features a line-up of high-pro- percent repatriation of profits of investment opportuni- tors, academics, researchers, conclude on Thursday, with adding that prime villas eral Manager of Cush- file speakers. and features an independent ties in bangladesh students, multinational corpo- the last day featuring a folk had performed well dur- man & Wakefield Qatar, Jahongir Burhonov, the and transparent legal environ- rations, and institutions with festival, closing ceremony and ing 2019, with stabilised and head of Middle east vice president business devel- ment, Burhonov said. the common goal of innovating a gala dinner. rents and strong occu- said, “Despite the pres- opment at the Qatar Finan- Laying out some of the parks is another potential new digital solutions. The expo is being organ- pancy. sures of pipeline supply cial Centre Authority, gave an key investment opportunities investment area worth ex- hemaidi called Bangladesh ised by the embassy of Bang- Rents in villa com- in both Commercial and overview of the benefits of set- in the information, communi- ploring, she said, assuring to explore the possibilities of ladesh in Qatar and the Bang- pounds in established lo- Residential sectors, the ting up businesses under the cation and telecom (ICT) sec- BhTPA’s assistance to Qatar joining Qatar’s digital pursuit. ladesh Forum Qatar (BFQ), a cations such as Al Waab, prime markets remain QFC fold in Qatar. tor, the Bangladesh hi-Tech investors in tapping technical- Syed Almas Kabir, the non-profit organisation com- Ain Khaled and Abu ham- robust and it is encour- he highlighted the oppor- Park Authority (BhTPA) ly-skilled human resources in president of Bangladesh As- prising Bangladeshi expatriate our have remained stable aging to see a significant tunities up for grabs in the Managing Director, hosne Bangladesh. sociation of Software and In- professionals. It is being held in recent months, the re- increase in commercial sports services, financial tech- Ara Begum, said, “Qatar can Asmaa al hemaidi of the formation Services (BASIS), under the patronage of the port said. office enquiries during nology and digital businesses. invest in fast-emerging tech- Ministry of Trasport and Com- said the country was becom- Bangladesh export Promo- however, residential the last 3 months. Qatar These are some of the specific nology parks in places such munication highlighted the ing a major software exporter, tion Bureau and is sponsored rents have not yet been is becoming the location service industries QFC will as Kaliakor, Sylhet, Rajshahi TASMU Digital Valley’s mis- particularly in IT outsourcing, by the Qatar Financial Centre impacted by the recently of choice for many inter- pursue growth opportunities and Mirshorai.” sion is to promote and grow a business process outsourcing (QFC), Qatar Chamber and opened Qatar Rail net- national companies look- in, under its 2022 strategy. Developing e-waste man- digital ecosystem in Qatar. and software development. the Qatari Businessmen As- work, it said. ing to locate regionally, The Qatar market is full agement plants in hi-tech An initiative of MoTC and The morning session of the sociation. “In the medium to long both for its affordability term, we expect to see in- for employers as well as creased demand in loca- its attractiveness for ex- tions close to the main pats due to its security metro stations, which and many international Bangladesh official calls Qataris to invest in his country may generate higher rents cultural and sporting in these locations due to attractions.” TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK for Foreign Affairs of Bang- he said Bangladesh is the increased connectivi- Johnny Archer, head Doha ladesh Mohammed Shahriar transforming very fast and ty. however, rents contin- of Consulting and Re- Alam and his accompanying there are a multitude of in- ue to soften in the over- search for Cushman & QATAR Chamber Second delegation in the presence vestment opportunities in all market as new supply Wakefield Qatar, added, Vice-Chairman Rashid bin of Bangladesh Ambassador many promising sectors outweighs new demand. “The active role the gov- hamad al Athba has said to Qatar he Ashud Ahmed. such as garments and tex- Rents in some of Doha’s ernment has taken in that trade relations between The meeting touched on tiles, noting that his country traditional urban districts opening up the Qatar real Qatar and Bangladesh have reviewing both countries’ exports to europe, Asia and such as Bin Mahmoud and estate market is clearly greatly developed in the past economic and commercial Africa. Al Sadd have, on average, having a positive effect, few years, noting that Qatari ties, Qatar Chamber said in a he also called upon Qa- seen falls of between 10 and the major investment businessmen and investors statement on Wednesday. tari investors to identify percent and 15 percent in the tourism projects are interested to explore the On his part, Alam invit- investment opportunities over the past year.” will no doubt provide a investment opportunities ed Qatari investors to visit available in Bangladesh eco- Within the hospital- positive boost for the hos- available in Bangladesh. Bangladesh to learn about nomic zones which planned Minister of State for Foreign Affairs of Bangladesh Mohammed Shahriar ity market, the report pitality sector.” This came during a meet- opportunities of investment to set up 100public and pri- Alam in a meeting with Qatar Chamber Second Vice-Chairman Rashid ing with the Minister of State available in all sectors. vate economic zones. bin Hamad al Athba in Doha on Wednesday.

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SATYENDRA PATHAK represents a significant de- for our customers. As custom- costs, and ensures speedy and for payment both locally and Doha velopment in Qatar’s cashless ers can now pay using their easy payments for customers internationally,” he said. ecosystem and e-commerce mobile phones for the first at point of sale transactions Roya Khajeh, Commercial The recently launched CB market. time, the launch of CB Wallet through android phones and Bank AGM and head of cards Wallet, which acts as a digital Addressing media persons will help Qatar achieve its vi- offers better customer service. and payments, made a de- wallet and allows credit and in Doha, Commercial Bank sion of becoming a cashless “The success of CB Wal- tailed presentation on the oc- debit cardholders of Com- eGM and Retail Banking head society,” he said. let service marks another casion about the new service. mercial Bank to pay for items Amit Sah said, “Customers can CB Wallet provides key important milestone for the “Our CB Wallet service in stores quickly, conveniently also use CB Wallet when shop- benefits for customers such as bank in our effort to continue builds exponentially on the and securely using their mo- ping online and to manage speedy online payments both providing better customer back of our successful Tap N’ bile phones, has already be- their cards anytime, anywhere locally and internationally, experience and more flexible Pay Contactless Cards and come very popular among the using Commercial Bank’s mo- Commercial Bank EGM and retail Banking Head Amit Sah addressing quicker payments in stores, payment options for our cus- provides superb addition as customers of the bank, a sen- bile application.” media persons in Doha on Wednesday. additional control on cards tomers when using our cards well as an alternative form of ior official of the bank said on “A number of our custom- and usage, and a safe, simple payments solutions. Our cus- payment for customers. It is Wednesday. ers are availing this service As mobile wallet is the future leader for digital payments and quick online payment ex- tomers who have credit and all part of how we are consist- A first of its kind in Qatar, in Qatar. We completed the of payment in Qatar, we will in Qatar and we continually perience. debit cards can add their cards ently bringing new innova- CB Wallet follows Commercial necessary infrastructure at continue to improve upon the invest in new technologies to For merchants, Sah said, detail to the wallet and enjoy tions to market to make our Bank’s introduction of ‘Con- most of the retail outlets be- infrastructure,” he said. make transaction banking a CB Wallet helps to boost rev- a faster and more secure pay- customers’ lives easier and tactless Cards’ in 2018 and fore launching this service. “Commercial Bank is the simple and secure experience enues and reduce operating ment when using the wallet better,” Khajeh said. Huawei named Woqod posts net profit in top 10 most valuable brands of Qr1.21 billion in 2019 by Brand Finance TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK bution of dividends to share- and residents and in enhanc- in the local market, as well to in retail sales was due to the Doha holders at QR0.80 per share. ing shareholders’ rights. ensure the product availabili- opening of several additional TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK The board reviewed and “The number of stations ties in the country at appro- petrol stations. Doha uable brands. WOQOD has reported a net approved the current and fu- that were built in 2019 con- priate times for customers at Muhannadi said that dur- huawei’s brand value profit of QR1.21 billion in ture projects that the compa- tributed to raising the WO- competitive prices. ing the year 2019, the com- HUAWEI announced that growth can be attributed to 2019, an increase of 4.8 per- ny intends to establish which QOD share in the retail fuel Regarding the company’s pany obtained a renewal of its Brand Finance, a leading its commitment to innova- cent compared to QR1,16 bil- are aimed at supporting the market to 82 percent by the operations, the year 2019 wit- concession for an additional brand valuation and strat- tion to continually improve lion achieved in 2018, the current comprehensive de- nessed a record high in total five years. egy consultancy headquar- product competitiveness company announced in a velopment process in the fuels sales aggregating 10.5 The company also issued tered in the UK, has named and consumer experience. statement on Wednesday. State of Qatar. billion litres, representing a several policies and proce- Huawei one of the top 10 Looking at the future, The earning per share Saad Rashid al Muhanna- 1.4 percent growth compared dures in substantiation of most valuable brands for huawei remains com- for the period amounted to di, WOQOD CeO and Manag- The company has an to 2018, wherein super gaso- governance and compliance the first time ever. mitted to the all-scenario QR1.22 compared to QR1.17 ing Director, said the com- ambitious plan to raise the line sales increased by 4.9 in terms of transparency, dis- In the recently pub- strategy. Richard Yu, CeO for the previous year, while pany managed to double the number of its stations to ap- percent, premium gasoline closure and enterprise risk lished Brand Finance of huawei Consumer Busi- the net worth increased by number of the stations in last proximately 150 by 2022, by 1.7 percent, jet fuel by 6 management. Global 500 2020 report, ness Group, said, “The 4.8 percent to QR8.7 billion two years (2018 and 2019) percent, bunker fuel by 41.7 The company has also, in huawei is the third Chinese all-scenario strategy will compared to QR8.3 billion when compared to stations which will have a positive percent, liquid petroleum gas order so as to sustain its basic company on the list with a remain the primary focus for the year 2018. built during the first fifteen impact in providing service (LPG) by 2.3 percent, and services and enhance its role brand value of $65.08 bil- of huawei for the next five Woqod said the increase years of its establishment to citizens and residents natural gas increased by 48.5 as an exclusive downstream lion, up 4.5 percent year- to 10 years. We are stead- in net profit and earning per (2002 to 2017). and in enhancing percent. oil and gas company, con- on-year. fast in our commitment to share levels compared to last he said the year 2019 wit- shareholders’ rights On the other hand, the cluded several agreements “Clearly the next big op- creating an integrated eco- year are attributable to the nessed the completion of 30 diesel product decreased by with major suppliers, con- portunity for the telecoms system, in which tablets, increase in sales, combined petrol stations, most of which Saad Rashid al Muhannadi, 8.3 percent due to decrease sumers and manufacturers. industry, the 5G space is PCs, VR devices, weara- with the efforts exerted to- are operational, and the rest WOQOD CEO and MD in the quantities demanded Woqod stated as a result inviting fierce competition, bles, smart displays, smart wards cost optimisation, en- are in process of completing by projects. of these agreements, a specif- with huawei expanding speakers, cars and IoT de- hancing the capability and governmental procedures Retail petroleum sales ic reference was made to the into markets traditionally vices are all connected to efficiency of the group’s busi- and approvals which are ex- end of 2019 compared to 66 recorded a total increase of agreement signed with Shell covered by Western provid- smartphones to deliver a ness activities, reduction of pected to be in operation by percent in 2018,” he added. 24.4 percent, diesel sales in- to produce lubricating oils ers. Despite sparking con- truly seamless user experi- general and administrative the end of the first quarter The year 2019 has wit- creased by 12.4 percent, su- of various types, which are troversy, the Chinese giant ence.” expenses and better invest- 2020. nessed the completion of the per gasoline increased by 36.7 high quality and pure engine is making clear headway, In 2019, huawei pre- ment and cash returns. “The company has an am- company’s bitumen expan- percent, premium gasoline oils produced by Shell utilis- and with a brand value of dicted that it would ship The board has issued a bitious plan to raise the num- sion project. increased by 23.7 percent, ing Qatar’s base oil and gas- $65.1 billion, now counts 240 million units of smart- recommendation to the an- ber of its stations to approxi- The expansion provides while sales of non-fuel retail to-liquids technology, where among the world’s top 10 phones and retain its posi- nual shareholders general mately 150 by 2022, which an adequate storage capacity business, including Sidra C- WOQOD will market the most valuable brands for tion as the world’s second assembly to be convened on will have a positive impact in and enhances the ability of Store sales, achieved a 13.3 referred oils through a joint the first time,” writes Brand largest smartphone manu- March 18 to approve distri- providing service to citizens WOQOD to increase its share percent growth. The increase brand with Shell. Finance in the report. facturer. With 205 companies ac- The company shipped counting for 45.4 percent of more than 44 million units the top 500, US is the most of its huawei Mate Series represented economy in the and huawei P Series flag- ranking with a combined ship devices, recording a Woqod opens fuel station in Rawdat Al Hamama-3 brand value of $320.4 bil- 50 percent increase year- lion. China follows closely on-year. Winning critical TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK The fuel station offers to meet the rising demand with 70 companies, equiva- and popular acclaim for Doha round-the-clock services to for petroleum products and lent to 18.9 percent, and a their technological break- the residents, and include achieve the goal of providing combined brand value of throughs, huawei’s 5G QATAR Fuel (WOQOD) has Sidra convenience store, customers with access to best- $133.4 billion. smartphones recorded 6.9 opened a new fuel station in manual car wash, oil change in-class products and servic- The technology sec- million unit shipments as Rawdat Al hamama -3, rais- and tyre repair works, sale of es at their convenience and tor continues to draw the of December 2019. ing its network of various pet- liquid petroleum gas (LPG) comfort. most attention as the most Last year, huawei also rol stations to 102, the compa- cylinders (Shafaf), in addition “WOQOD has recently ac- valuable sector. Of the 500 built out its all-scenario ny announced in a statement to sale of gasoline and diesel celerated the process for the most valuable brands, 46 experience by introducing on Wednesday. products for light vehicles. construction of new petrol of them – or 14 percent – a range of new products Rawdat Al hamama-3 WOQOD’s Managing Di- stations to meet the fuel and originated from the tech spanning multiple catego- petrol station is spread over rector & CeO Saad Rashid energy needs of the country. sector. Together, they have ries, including tablets, PCs, an area of 12,750 square me- al Muhannadi said, “We are WOQOD team would like to a combined brand value of wearables and IoT devices tres and has three lanes with pleased to open new fixed extend their gratitude to all $986.5 billion. huawei is in the hiLink ecosystem, nine dispensers for light vehi- petrol station in Rawdat Al concerned governmental and the sole Chinese tech brand all of which exhibited a cer- cles, which will serve Rawdat hamama -3. WOQOD as- private entities that contrib- among the top 10 most val- tain degree of growth. Al hamama area and their pires to expand its petrol sta- uted to the completion of this Rawdat Al Hamama-3 petrol station is spread over an area of 12,750 neighbourhood. tion network in the country project.” square metres and has three lanes with nine dispensers GWC receives ISO certificate for supply chain security systems TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK ments, creating new bench- Doha marks in logistics and supply chain operations”, said GWC GULF Warehousing Compa- Group CeO Ranjeev Menon. ny (GWC), the leading logis- “Our dedicated quality, tics provider in the State of health, safety, security, and Qatar, has received the ISO environment (QhSSe) team 28000:2007 certification ensures that our services re- for Supply Chain Security main the most reliable and Management Systems from secure in the industry, while Lloyd’s Register, the compa- keeping a high degree of re- ny announced in a statement sponsiveness towards our on Wednesday. clients’ needs.” To mark this achieve- The ISO 28000 certifica- ment, GWC held a ceremony tion covers the company’s at the 25K Warehouse in freight forwarding, customs the Logistics Village Qatar, clearance, contract logistics, its one million square me- warehousing, transport, and tre fully integrated logistics distribution operations, and hub, hosting auditors from assures that GWC effectively Lloyd’s Register as well as identifies and manages the members of its senior man- security of the supply chain, agement and other employ- properly enforcing opera- ees. tional controls and security officials of Gulf Warehousing Company (GWC) and Lloyd’s register at an event in Doha on Wednesday. GWC team with the ISo certificate. “We are committed to measures to eliminate or re- provide best in class supply duce risks at all levels of the ister stated, “It is always a up to certification. Awarding forces this further.” GWC offered the in- visits, as well as training 619 chain solutions to our clients organization for the compa- privilege to present our cer- certification to ISO 28000, To achieve this certifica- dependent auditors from employees covered under the while complying with the in- ny’s supply chain operations. tificates, which represent which shares our heritage in tion, the company submitted Lloyd’s Register the proper scope of standard, in order ternational standards, legal Ian Wilson, Consultancy the hard work undertaken the maritime industry, to a to several audits in the first documentation, made them- to be confirmed as compliant and other statutory require- Director for Lloyd’s Reg- by both parties in the lead valued long-term client rein- week of December 2019. selves available to the site with this standard. Rohit slams sixes to steer India to Super Over win over Kiwis PAgE 15 ThUrsdAy, JANUAry 30, 2020 rise of youngsters at the Open as Thiem floors Nadal in thriller Zverev knocks out Wawrinka to get into semis

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DOMINIC Thiem shocked top the door seed Rafael Nadal and Alex- ander Zverev ousted former Several young players champion Stan Wawrinka have been knocking on as tennis’s young pretenders the door of the Big stole a march on the old guard to reach the Australian Open Three of Rafael Nadal, semi-finals on Wednesday. Roger Federer and Austria’s Thiem, 26, Novak Djokovic, and Former tennis player John McEnroe conducts on-court interview with beat Nadal 7-6 (7/3), 7-6 Germany’s Alexander Zverev after his men’s singles quarter-final (7/4), 4-6, 7-6 (8/6) – his either Dominic Thiem match against Switzerland’s Stan Wawrinka at the Australian open first win in six attempts at or Alexander Zverev in Melbourne on Wednesday. 1-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-2. (aFP) Grand Slams, including two French Open finals – to end will get a chance to the 33-year-old’s bid to equal kick it open in Open Results Roger Federer’s record 20 Sunday’s final. Men’s Singles Quarter-finals Major titles. Alexander Zverev (GER x7) bt Stanislas Wawrinka (SUI x15) 1-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 Dominic Thiem (AUT x5) bt Rafael Nadal (ESP x1) 7-6 (7/3), 7-6 (7/4), 4-6, 7-6 (8/6) Women’s Singles Quarter-finals Simona Halep (ROM x4) bt Anett Kontaveit (EST x28) 6-1, 6-1 Garbine Muguruza (ESP) bt Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (RUS x30) 7-5, 6-3.

it should happen,” he added. after her third Major title. Wimbledon champion “It’s just a feeling that you Simona halep has also ben- don’t see this trophy as im- earlier Zverev, 22, beat efited from a more relaxed possible anymore.” 2014 champion Wawrinka, Austria’s Dominic Thiem after his epic win over Spain’s Rafael Nadal in the men’s singles quarter-final match of the Australian open in approach as she swept aside halep’s semi-final is 34, to go into a semi-final Melbourne on Wednesday. Thiem won 7-6 (7/3), 7-6 (7/4), 4-6, 7-6 (8/6) in a battle that lasted over four hours. (aFP) Anett Kontaveit 6-1, 6-1 to against fellow two-time Slam- with Thiem, meaning that reach the semi-finals without winner Garbine Muguruza, one of them will reach Sun- the floor after falling to win est of all time. You need some from a set down to halt three- hard at the Majors. dropping a set. who continued her impres- day’s final against Roger one point and enjoying some luck to beat him.” time Major-winner Waw- “I was doing things in a The Romanian fourth sive return to form by beating Federer or Novak Djokovic, luck from the net cord to set Several young players rinka 1-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 and way too professional way. seed, who is spending time Russian 30th seed Anastasia who have won 12 of the last up the third and decisive have been knocking on the reach his first Grand Slam I was not talking to any- away from tennis between Pavlyuchenkova 7-5, 6-3. 14 Australian Open titles. match point. door of the Big Three of Nad- semi-final. body. I wasn’t going out with matches, said she was finally “I’m excited to play my Thiem had Nadal’s meas- “I was lucky in the right al, Federer and Djokovic, and Big things have been friends. I wasn’t having din- feeling comfortable on the first semi-final here,” said ure in the first two sets and situation – the net cord was either Thiem or Zverev will tipped for Zverev since he ner. I was just really almost biggest stage. the unseeded former world he recovered from dropping really on my side,” Thiem get a chance to kick it open in burst into the top 10 in 2017, too focused.” “I just feel more confident number one, who won the the third to win the fourth- said. “But it’s necessary be- Sunday’s final. but he said that until now he “I changed that a little bit and I feel like I’m able to do 2016 French Open and 2017 set tie-breaker, getting off cause he is one of the great- Germany’s Zverev rallied has been pushing himself too this week... maybe this is how it,” said halep, who is going Wimbledon. Barty time as home hero Federer and Djokovic bids to live up to hype

AFP She is yet to drop a set in clash for 50th time MeLBourne Melbourne as she chases a third Grand Slam title, hav- AShLeIGh Barty is two victo- ing triumphed at Roland Gar- The two have had very different paths to their imminent semi-final at Australian Open ries away from becoming the ros in 2018 and defeated Ser- Australian Open’s first home- ena Williams 6-2, 6-2 to win DPA “To come back and save grown winner in 42 years, but Wimbledon last year. MeLBourne seven match points at his age, the top seed must first tame “Perfection doesn’t exist, I mean, he’s still playing such aggressive American Sofia but I’m very happy with the ROGeR Federer and Novak a great tennis and proving that Kenin on Thursday. way I played,” halep said af- Djokovic will on Thursday he deserves to be up there. The other-semi final at ter disposing of 28th-seeded clash for the 50th time in their he’s a great fighter,” Djokovic the Australian Open in Mel- estonian Anett Kontaveit 6-1, careers - and 17th at a major - said of the performance. bourne, where temperatures 6-1 in her quarter-final on as they both seek to extend re- In Federer’s mind all are forecast to soar to nearly Wednesday. “I felt great on cords at the Australian Open. the close saves did was tak- 40 degrees Celsius (104 Fahr- court, I was moving great, I World number two Djoko- ing pressure off: “With these enheit), tees up Wimbledon felt the ball really, really good.” vic is looking for an unprec- lucky escapes all of a sud- champion Simona halep and But in Muguruza, halep edented eighth title at Mel- den you might play without unseeded Garbine Muguruza. Ashleigh Barty is two wins away takes on a player with Grand bourne Park – Federer has expectations any more, be- The 23-year-old Barty is from becoming the Australian Slam pedigree whose confi- six – while with a 21th Grand cause you know you should the only Australian left in the open’s first home-grown winner dence is also soaring. Slam title Federer would wid- actually already be skiing in men’s or women’s draw and since Chris o’Neil in 1978. Like halep, Muguruza is a en the gap that separates him Switzerland actually, and not will be expected to beat Kenin, former world number one and from Rafael Nadal and Djoko- on the way there.” What is the 14th seed contesting her Women’s singles semis winner at Roland Garros and vic’s total tallies – 19 and 16 sure about this final is that first Grand Slam semi-final. Wimbledon. respectively. it won’t be Rafael Nadal’s Barty, into the semi-finals 1-Ashleigh Barty (AUS) vs 14-Sofia Kenin Unlike halep, the 26-year- While the Swiss has won familiar face to wait on the at the Australian Open for the (US) at 6am Doha Time old Spaniard failed to kick on their latest head to head at the other side of the net after he first time, has defeated the 4-Simona Halep (ROM) vs Garbine after those two Grand Slam ATP finals, it was 32-years- was knocked off by an out- American in four of their five Muguruza (ESP) at 7.30am Doha Time triumphs. Muguruza ended a old Djokovic that came out on While the Swiss (left) has won their latest head to head at the ATP finals, standing Dominic Thiem late previous meetings. wretched 2019 ranked 36 in top in their most recent en- it was 32-years-old Djokovic that came out on top in their most recent on Wednesday. excitement is growing that States as the only American the world – the first time since counter in a slam, winning an encounter in a slam, winning an epic four-hour-and-57-minute Wimble- It will be either the 26-year- Barty can become the first left at the Australian Open. 2014 that she finished the year epic four-hour-and-57-minute don final in a fifth-set tiebreak after saving two match points. overall, the old Austrian or 22-year-old Al- Australian winner since Chris Born in Moscow but a outside the top 20. Wimbledon final in a fifth- Serbian has won 26 of their previous 49 encounters since 2006, and the exander Zverev, both in their O’Neil in 1978. But the world fiercely proud American – her She spent the off-season set tiebreak after saving two Swiss 38-year-old only won three of the last 10 and none at the slams firstMelbourne semi-final and number one and reigning racquet is in the colours of the climbing Mount Kilimanjaro match points. Overall, the Ser- since 2012 Wimbledon. Match at 11.30aM Doha tiMe in search of their maiden title French Open champion is try- stars and stripes – Kenin is to clear her head of tennis and bian has won 26 of their previ- at the majors - with Thiem los- ing to ignore the hype. adamant she will not shrink reunited with coach Conchita ous 49 encounters since 2006, said of their recent results. very close calls. ing back-to-back French Open “I don’t pay attention to it, in the face of what will be vo- Martinez. and the Swiss 38-year-old only “But Roger is Roger. You Last week it took him over finals against Nadal. honestly. I’m here to try and cal home support for Barty. “I The results have been al- won three of the last 10 and know that he’s always going four hours and a tiebreak to “Reaching the final would do the best that I can,” she guess I could just say aggres- most immediate, defeating top- none at the slams since 2012 to play on such a high level ... defeat home hope John Mill- be the best day in my life,” said, after defeating Czech sev- sive, the fight in me,” she said, 10 seeds Kiki Bertens and elina Wimbledon. he loves to play these kind of man in a thriller five-setter, Zverev said after oursting enth seed Petra Kvitova in the asked what her strengths are. Svitolina on the way to the “Wimbledon last year, he matches, big rivalries, semis, fighting from 8-4 down in a former champion Stan Waw- quarter-finals. Kenin defeated the 15-year- semi-finals, having started the had two match points, he was finals of Grand Slams.” The fifth-set match tiebreak. rinka in the quarters. “Obviously it’s exciting. old sensation Coco Gauff on tournament with a viral illness. one shot away from winning hype of the clash may not be On Tuesday, he looked as Thiem, who leads their se- hopefully I can bring a smile the way to the last four. “I think the toughest mo- that match. It’s not like I’ve quite warranted, while Djoko- good as on a plane back home ries 6-2, said: “I think it’s the to a few faces around our coun- Romania’s halep, defeated ment is when you work hard, been dominating the match- vic has dropped just one set in against unseeded Tennys Sand- first time that I am playing in try and around the world.” in the 2018 final by Caroline work like before, or even harder, ups. I’ve had success against the first round and has mostly gren as he faced seven match a Grand Slam semi-final and I Underdog Kenin, 21, is Wozniacki, is hitting top form and you don’t feel like results are him, as you said, in Grand sailed through to reach the points in the fourth set before am the older player, so it is a flyingthe flag for the United at the right moment. coming fast,” said Muguruza. Slams in particular,” Djokovic last eight, Federer has had two coming back to win the decider. new situation.” 14 Thursday, January 30, 2020 sports

Bayern chief Important for Al Arabi to develop rummenigge attacks plans a winning culture: hallgrimsson to expand UCL AFP MunICh

The Dream Team BAYeRN Munich chief Karl- heinz Rummenigge has hit host Umm Salal out at proposals to expand the Champions League and today as Al Ahli, questioned the motives be- hind creating new and bigger Al Khor lock competitions at club and in- ternational level. horns in QSL “We have got to the point where we have to say stop. AYENI OLUSEGUN Players and coaches need to Doha Change needed! stand up and say enough is I have said so many times, enough,” Rummenigge said The culture at Al Arabi needs at a sports business confer- to change for the team to start it’s been so long since Al ence in the German city of winning trophies, the club’s Arabi won any trophy and Duesseldorf on Wednesday. coach heimir hallgrimsson it’s natural if the players feel his comments come said as the Dream Team pre- inferior to the big teams and amid talk of expanding the pare to host bottom side Umm Champions League to create Salal on Thursday in the QNB players who win trophies extra matchdays in the group Stars League. regularly. We have to stage, thereby further grow- The second oldest team change the mentality and it ing revenue for clubs. in Qatar last won a trophy in Al Arabi players during a training session ahead of their QNB Stars League match against Umm Salal. Meanwhile, FIFA’s new 2011 when they beat Umm is going to take time. The 24-team Club World Cup is Salal to clinch the Sheikh Jas- culture deteriorated over the play, train and even eat. May- tant for us, but I think we after going on a six-game los- for Umm Salal. set to start next year, while sim Cup. Prior to that victory, years and this why the club be we won’t achieve all that have made a big leap from our ing run. “We need to know the the World Cup is set to fea- the club had gone 14 years hasn’t won in a long time. while I am here, but I hope I previous matches, especially “It will be a difficult match importance of every ball and ture 48 teams from 2026. without a trophy. can be remembered as the guy in attitude and character. We because Al Arabi are a big every attack. We have to think Of the Champions League Al Arabi famously hired Gi- – Heimir Hallgrimsson who helped change the culture always try to be professional team and they are playing on that we have an opportunity proposals, he said: “We must anfranco Zola in 2015 but the here in Al Arabi.” in our preparation, it doesn’t their home turf. to stay in the first division and refuse that. There are not Italian lasted only one season mentality and it is going to take The Dream Team had a matter who we play. Umm “In the last round, we start- must fight to achieve this dif- enough dates in the calendar and since his departure, the time. The culture deteriorated good start to the 2019-20 sea- Salal started the season badly ed a new chapter and we have ficult target because football is for a competition where the club has had six coaches in- over the years and this why the son, but have since fallen short but they have changed the new players with high spirit. If very difficult,”Askar added. two finalists will have played cluding current manager hall- club hasn’t won in a long time,” of the top four places, having team a lot. They have a new we want to keep winning, we Also on Thursday, eighth- 21 matches in total, and with grimsson who believes the cul- hallgrimsson who took over as lost points from winning posi- coach and we saw in their last must keep our focus,” said Aziz placed Al Ahli host Al Khor at groups of eight teams there ture at the seven-time league coach in December 2018 said. tion and just last Friday, fell game against Al Khor that they Ben Askar who joined the club the Al Ahli Stadium. would be games with noth- champions need to change. “I know how the job of a 3-1 to league leaders Al Duhail. are improving. after The Orange Fortress fired The Brigadiers pipped Al ing to play for,” said the for- “I have said so many times, coach here is – winning games Against a struggling Umm “For us hopefully our mis- Spaniard Raul Caneda due to Sailiya last weekend by a lone mer Ballon d’Or winner, now it’s been so long since Al Arabi keeps you in and if not you get Salal however, Al Arabi have fortune is finished and we can the team’s poor performance. goal to end a miserable run of aged 64. won any trophy and it’s natu- fired. But I know what’s best a chance to return to winning score goals because we work “The team is working hard. three-straight defeats. “There is no reason ral if the players feel inferior to for Al Arabi, we need to change ways and hallgrimsson knows really hard,” he added. The players know their task Al Khor on the other hand, to change the Champions the big teams and players who the culture and you cannot be how important three points Umm Salal managed only well and they must forget the are one point from the relega- League format, we’re trying win trophies regularly. a good club with a bad culture. means to the club. their second win of the sea- past in order to restore bal- tion playoff and last place, hav- to fix something that isn’t “We have to change the We need to change how we “Winning is very impor- son last weekend at Al Khor ance and get positive results ing managed just nine points. broken.” Man United agree deal to sign Fernandes

AFP LonDon Bruno Fernandes MANCHESTER United have celebrates scoring agreed a deal worth up to Euros for Sporting Clube 80 million to sign Portuguese of Portugal recently. international midfielder Bruno (aFP) Fernandes from Sporting Lis- bon, the Premier League club announced on Wednesday. “Manchester United is delighted to announce it has reached agreement with Sporting Clube de Portugal for the transfer of Bruno Fer- dividual awards. Italy. he was also part of the with flares and graffiti. Al Shaqab Racing’s Snan nandes. The deal is subject to “Some are born great, Portugal side that won the United lie fifth in the Pre- a medical and the agreement some achieve greatness, and inaugural Nations League in mier League, a massive 33 of personal terms,” United some have greatness thrust June and has scored twice in points behind runaway lead- makes winning debut said in a statement. upon them. Thanks captain,” 19 international caps. ers Liverpool and six points Fernandes, 25, has been Sporting tweeted alongside of There had been mounting adrift of the Champions TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK Julian Auge patiently waited for margin. I think he will improve linked with a move to Old video of some of Fernandes’s pressure on United’s executive League places. Doha an opening, and once his part- a lot from this run and will be Trafford for many months, finest moments for the club. vice-chairman ed Woodward Their chances of a top- ner settled in his stride, he un- better on a grass track. Once he but United were previously United are badly in need to land at least one marquee four finish will depend greatly OWNeD and bred by Al leashed him in the final furlong. has matured in his mentality, unwilling to meet Sporting’s of midfield reinforcements name in the remainder of the on how they fare in their next Shaqab Racing, Snan put in a Snan took the lead in a matter he could be a very good horse.” valuation. due to long-term injuries to transfer window. two league games at home to remarkable performance and of strides, winning by a short Snan is by the Al Shaqab Sporting confirmed the Paul Pogba and Scott McTo- Woodward, who has over- Wolves on Saturday and then won his first race in the Prix head in front of Zulfakkar, who stallion Al Mamun Monlau, as deal is worth an initial fee of minay, while a back injury to seen the club’s poor recruit- away to fourth-placed Chelsea Magicienne on the all-weather runs in the colours of Sheikh was the third-place finisher in 55 million euros with another Marcus Rashford has also left ment over the past seven years, on February 17. track at Pau in France. he also Mohammed bin Faleh al Thani. this race, Jugurtha De Monlau. 25 million euros in perfor- Ole Gunnar Solskjaer short of had been the target of the fans’ The europa League offers did so despite the disadvan- Thomas Fourcy, who Snan is out of the Tornado De mance-related add-ons. options in attack. anger in a 2-0 home defeat to another potential route into next tage of facing more experi- trained the winner, comment- Syrah mare Nevada De Car- The add-ons include five Fernandes offers a goal Burnley last week. season’s Champions League enced opposition. ed, “he is quite an immature donne, who has already pro- million related to appear- threat, having scored 63 goals Police have launched an and Fernandes will be eligi- Travelling mid-division colt. It was a bit of a messy win. duced two winners. She is the ances, five million dependant in 137 appearances for Sport- investigation into an attack on ble to feature for United when throughout, the race was led at If the race had opened up for great-granddaughter of foun- on United qualifying for the ing since returning to his Woodward’s Cheshire home that competition returns next a decent pace by Al Mahbooba. him earlier, I think he would dation mare Nevada through Champions League and 15 mil- homeland after spells with on Tuesday night when a hood- month despite already playing Once in the final stages, jockey have won by a much greater the blue hen Nevadour. lion on Fernandes winning in- Udinese and Sampdoria in ed group targeted the property for Sporting in the group stages. beIN SPORTS to air new series ‘Behind the Scenes’ featuring Wenger and Desailly

TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK the interview he says: “I always better than the year before. Doha compare football and rugby “In 2002/03 season, I told because the mental prepara- the players that my dream is BeIN SPORTS, the global tion is different. It’s individ- to be champion with no de- sports channel will broad- ual preparation. Look at the feat. And we didn’t achieve it. Aston Villa’s Trezeguet celebrates scoring the winner against Leicester cast the first episode of the national anthem and players The players blamed me at the City in the English League Cup semi-final second leg on Tuesday.(aFP) brand-new series “Behind the who are singing it, it’s because start of the 2003/04 season Scenes” with French football they are already thinking of and said “it was your fault” Trezeguet fires Villa into EFL Cup final legends Arsene Wenger and their match in their mind. It’s because I gave them a lot of Marcel Desailly January 30 a mental preparation”. pressure and when we lost the at 22:00 Mecca time on beIN Winning two Serie A titles, first game, we didn’t have any DPA on to Jack Grealish’s flicked SPORTS hD1. one UeFA Champions League, goals. So, I told them, ‘I am LonDon pass to unleash an impressive During the episode, the FIFA World Cup and the convinced that now, you are half-volley from a tight angle. Wenger and Desailly will dis- Qatar Stars League, Marcel ready to do it.’” eGYPTIAN striker Trezeguet Leicester striker Kelechi cuss matters related to player Desailly’s versatility was con- Arsene Wenger and Mar- scored a stoppage time win- Iheanacho was on hand to rituals, the spirit inside the sidered a great asset for the Former Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger (left) and ex-Chelsea and cel Desailly are part of a long ner to send Aston Villa draw the sides level with a tap locker rooms, how football has teams he played with. France national team defender Marcel Desailly. list of names from the foot- through to the eFL Cup final in on 72 minutes. changed throughout the years Arsenal legend and for- balling hall of fame who have on Tuesday in a 2-1 (3-2 ag- With two of four minutes and much more. mer manager Arsene Wenger chitect. I asked for a huge locker Premier League title 3 times appeared on beIN SPORTS, gregate) semi-final second- stoppage time left, Trezeguet Former AC Milan, Chel- discussed how he influenced room, with big enough individ- with Arenal as well as 7 FA including Jose Mourinho, leg win over Leicester City at ran on to a long ball from fel- sea, Al Gharrafa and Qatar the design of Arsenal’s emir- ual space and a close massage Cups, before leaving the North Zlatan Ibrahimović, Paul Villa Park. low Ahmed elmohamady to SC player Marcel Desailly also ates Stadium. room and doctor room. When London club in 2018. Scholes, Peter Schmeichel, Defender Matt Targett punch home the game winner discusses preparations for a In the interview he says: you go inside you will feel that On Arsenal’s Invincible Ruud Gullit, Yaya Touré, Ne- fired the hosts in front in the and send Villa to Wembley football player as being very “At the emirates Stadium I de- it all works perfectly”. season, Wenger says that he manja Vidić, Wesley Sneijder, 12th minute when he latched Stadium. different to any other sport. In signed everything with the ar- Wenger won the english always wanted his team to do Graeme Souness and others. sports Thursday, January 30, 2020 15 rohit slams sixes in Duathlon included in fifth Al Adaid Desert Challenge super Over to seal Competition to expand race options, attract T20I series for India bigger field of than chase a total. participants Shami helps tie After a slow start in which Sharma had only 12 TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK 3rd match in runs off 11 balls, he erupted Doha over the next 12 deliveries to dramatic reach his half century. ORGANISeRS of the Al Adaid In a brutal attack on pace Desert Challenge, the Gulf turn-around bowler Hamish Bennett he region’s most challenging hit three sixes and two fours one-day off-road cycling and AFP off five consecutive de- running competitions, have Winners in the Elite class celebrate on the podium of the Al Adaid haMILTon (neW ZeaLanD) liveries. announced that they would Challenge last year. But when Colin de add a new event to this year’s ROHIT Sharma smacked Grandhomme removed programme - a duathlon en- sixes off the final two balls KL Rahul for 27 and Bennett compassing 42km of cycling factfile of a dramatic Super Over for followed with the wickets of followed by a 10k run. Al Adaid Desert Challenge – Fast Facts India to win the third Twen- Sharma and Shivam Dube, The Al Adaid Desert Chal- * Event date is Friday (February 28, 2020), ty20 against New Zealand India slumped from none lenge was launched in 2016 as with races starting at the Mawater dune and in Hamilton on Wednesday for 89 to three for 96 after 11 a mountain bike race and has finishing at the new finish line at Al Majles and wrap up the series. overs and were restricted to grown to attract hundreds of Resort * Kids races at the finish line including a new It sealed a man-of-the a further 83 runs in the re- local and international ath- strengthen with improve- event for 12-15 year olds match performance from mainder of the innings. letes. Two years ago, with the ments across all and new race * Mountain bike race is 42 kilometres Sharma, the most prolific New Zealand’s reply was rising popularity of desert run- formats, which will take com- * Running race is 30 kilometres batsman in cricket’s short- steady but unspectacular ning in Qatar, a 30k run was petitors throughout the stun- * Duathlon (MTB + RUN format) is 52 kms est format, who showed his until the back half of the included in the menu, swelling ning topography of the area to * 524 competitors in 2019; 10 elite men and class with 65 to set up In- innings when Williamson the event to 530 competitors. the all-new finish line.” 6 elite women dia’s 179 for five which was charged in an attempt to The addition of the duathlon This year’s race will com- matched by New Zealand’s keep the series alive. is expected to further enhance mence at Mawater sand dune and former Olympian, Pia 179 for six. His 95 included eight its appeal. adjacent to Sealine Beach Re- Sundstedt (Finland). New Zealand skipper fours and six sixes and with The cycling race is licenced sort and finish at the recently Despite the impact of the Kane Williamson had kept four balls remaining New by the UCI, the international opened Al Majles Resort. To blockade, the Al Adaid De- his side in the hunt with Zealand only needed two to governing for the sport. It covers reach the finish line, competi- sert Challenge has achieved a classy 95 and when the win. more than 40 km of desert while tors will traverse desert ‘high- year on year growth in par- scores were tied he scored Williamson was caught traversing one of Qatar’s most way’, sand sections and eight ticipation. Already, 2020 en- another 11 of their 17 runs behind trying to edge the impressive natural wonders, the dunes, one more than previ- tries have surpassed those of batting first in the super winning runs past the inland sea or Khor Al Adaid. ous years, amidst the back- last year by 20 percent and over. India’s rohit Sharma (left) celebrates with KL rahul after hitting the keeper and after Ross Tay- Representing Qatar Na- drop of spectacular desert and exceeded 2018 participant India only scored eight winning runs as New Zealand’s Tim Southee looks dejected during the lor and Tim Seifert ran tional Tourism Council, a ocean views. numbers. off the first four deliver- third Twenty20 International match in Hamilton on Wednesday. (aFP) a bye to level the scores, partner and leading sponsor Qatar Cyclists President Jassim Ali A. al Moftah, ies in reply before Sharma Taylor was bowled on the of the challenge, Rashed al Dr Abdulaziz al Kuwari spoke CeO of Doha Insurance smacked Tim Southee for final ball of the innings Qurese, Chief Marketing Of- about the race’s impact on a Group, said: “It is a privilege back-to-back sixes to clinch scoreboard sending the match into a ficer, said: “Qatar has estab- local level: “It makes us enor- and a source of pride to sup- the match and the series INDIA: C. Munro st Rahul b Jadeja 14 super over. lished itself as a major player mously proud that this event port the Al Adaid Desert Chal- with two games to spare. R. Sharma c Southee b Bennett 65 K. Williamson c Rahul b Shami 95 It was the third super in the sports tourism industry has captured the hearts and lenge as an official partner, “It was unbelievable. I K. Rahul c Munro b de Grandhomme 27 M. Santner b Chahal 9 over New Zealand have faced during the past decade and imagination of Qataris. especially in this year marking thought at one stage we were S. Dube c Sodhi b Bennett 3 C. de Grandhomme c Dube b Thakur 5 in the past seven months and the Al Adaid Desert Challenge “Cycling is more popular its fifth edition. We hope it will V. Kohli c Southee b Bennett 38 R. Taylor b Shami 17 gone, down and out,” a re- S. Iyer st Seifert b Santner 17 T. Seifert not out 0 they have lost them all hav- plays a huge role in strength- than ever in Qatar, and the continue to inspire people to lieved Kohli said. M. Pandey not out 14 Extras: (b6, lb2) 8 ing gone down to England ening the country’s reputation Al Adaid Desert Challenge is have an active and healthy life- “He (Williamson) played R. Jadeja not out 10 Total: (six wickets; 20 overs) 179 in the World Cup final and as a main destination for ad- among our top annual events style. We are looking forward Extras: (b1, lb2, w2) 5 Fall of wickets: 1-47 (Guptill), 2-52 (Munro), 3-88 a brilliant innings and they Total: (five wickets; 20 overs) 179 (Santner), 4-137 (de Grandhomme), 5-178 then again in a Twenty20 venture sport enthusiasts. We offering a mix of endurance to this year’s experience!” probably deserved to finish Fall of wickets: 1-89 (Rahul), 2-94 (Sharma), 3-96 (Williamson), 6-179 (Taylor) match in November. are proud to play our part in and adventure sports. Once Manar Khalifa al Murai- the game off the way he bat- (Dube), 4-142 (Iyer), 5-160 (Kohli) Did not bat: Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee, Scott Kuggeleijn, “They haven’t been too that success and to showcase again, a thrilling finale is ex- khi, Director PR and Cor- ted and the way he led from Did not bat: Shardul Thakur, Yuzvendra Chahal, Hamish Bennett. successful for us,” said Wil- some of Qatar’s most iconic pected as Qatari cyclists will porate Communications at Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah Bowling: Thakur 3-0-21-2 (2w), Shami 4-0-32-2 (2w), the front and I feel bad for bowling: Southee 4-0-39-0 (2w), Bennett 4-0-54-3, Bumrah 4-0-45-0, Chahal 4-0-36-1 (1w), Jadeja 4-0- liamson. “We’d probably cultural and tourism assets in be competing for the MTB Ooredoo, said: “We’re de- him. Kuggeleijn 2-0-10-0, Santner 4-0-37-1, Sodhi 4-0-23- 23-1 (1w), Dube 1-0-4-0 do better trying to win it in the context of sport.” Cross Country national title,” lighted to be working with “But Rohit was outstand- 0, de Grandhomme 2-0-13-1. Result: Match tied, India won super over decider regular time. event Managing Direc- he added. the Al Adaid Desert Challenge ing in the first half and the Super over – “It was pretty disap- tor Dr Jamal al Khanji, also While the event attracts again, acting as Gold Sponsor NEW ZEAlAND: New Zealand: 17 for no loss; India: 18 for no loss last two balls as well.” M. Guptill c sub (Samson) b Thakur 31 Series: India lead 3-0 pointing not getting across a board member of Qatar large numbers of local en- for the 2020 event. We look India comprehensively the line in the first 20 overs Cyclists, added: “The event durance athletes, it also has forward to an exciting race won the first two games of but it’s a game of small mar- has steadily grown in stature international appeal. Win- and wish all the participants the five-match series when Brutal Sharma immediate pressure on the gins. We must learn from it.” with the mountain biking and ners of the 2019 elite events the very best of luck in what they bowled first, which is When Williamson won tourists by electing to bowl, The fourth match is in trail running community. Its included Frédéric Gombert is always a challenging but in- their preferred option. the toss in Hamilton he put forcing India to set rather Wellington on Friday. reputation is set to further (France) and Qatar resident credibly rewarding event.”

Clarke-Field share heroic 9th-wkt stand Career-best 13 teams for Qatar Jr U-17 beach volleyball as NZ beat WI to make U-19 WC semis haul by raza for AGENCIES BenonI (SouTh aFrICa) Zimbabwe AN all-round performance by Christian Clarke AFP and his partnership with Joseph Field helped New harare Zealand reach the semi-finals of the ICC Under-19 World Cup defeating the West Indies by two wick- ZIMBABWe all-rounder Si- ets in a low-scoring match on Wednesday. kandar Raza picked up a ca- New Zealand paceman Clarke played a key reer-best seven wickets as the role in restricting the West Indies to 238 as Kristian Clarke of New Zealand celebrates scoring hosts built a 175-run lead over he claimed four wickets for 25 runs. he later the winning runs with Joseph Field at Willowmoore Sri Lanka on the third day of scored an unbeaten 46 off 42 balls to take the Park in Benoni on Wednesday. the second Test in harare on team to the target with Joey Field (38 not out). Wednesday. The West Indies opting to bat first were dis- The New Zealand team lost wickets in regu- Off-spinner Raza claimed missed in 47.5 overs. Kirk McKenzie scored 99 lar intervals chasing the target and were re- three wickets apiece in the runs. Kevlon Anderson contributed 33 and An- duced to 153 for eight in 34.5 overs. morning and afternoon ses- tonio Maurice contributed 31 runs. Clarke and Fields took over from here and sions to finish with figures of Left-arm spinner Jesse Teshkoff took two after an unbroken 86-run partnership, saw seven for 113 as Sri Lanka were for 35 and Field took two for 52. New Zealand reach 239 for eight in 49.4 overs. bowled out for 293. The Qatar Volleyball Association will host the Qatar Junior Under-17 Beach Volleyball Championship at the Raza’s haul was the sec- Al Gharafa Club courts from February 7 to 8. The draw was held under the supervision of Hussein Imam Ali, ond best for Zimbabwe in Test the QVA Technical Director, in Doha. Four players in each team will compete in the event, which has attract- cricket, after former legbreak ed 13 teams. Al Arabi Club, Qatar Sports Club, Al Shamal Club and Al Khor Club will field two teams each. bowler Paul Strang’s eight for Qatar Olympic shooting & archery from today 109 against New Zealand at Bulawayo in 2000. Rain again brought an early end to the day as Zimba- Arabi spikers beat sadd 3-0; rayyan win 3-0 bwe reached 62 for 1 at stumps in their second innings with Prince Masvaure unbeaten on 26. Craig ervine was the only Zimbabwe wicket to fall after tea when he edged behind off Vishwa Fernando for 13. Play will start early on Thursday at 0735 GMT. For the second Test in suc- cession Zimbabwe were forced to make a concussion substi- tution after opening batsman Kevin Kasuza was again struck on the helmet while fielding at The Qatar Shooting and Archery Association will host the Qatar olympic Shooting and Archery Cup at the short leg. Al Arabi Club beat Al Sadd Club in straight sets in the Na- Losail ranges from Thursday to February 8. on the opening day, the Pre-Event Training fro 25m rapid Fire brief scores tional Volleyball Championship in Doha on Wednesday. The Pistol for men will start at 3.30 pm. The organising committee is headed by Mohamed Ahmed Taher, the Zimbabwe: 406 and 62-1 (P. Masvaure 26 not out; V. opening set was contesting and Al Arabi went on to wrap QSAA Executive Director. Ali Saeed al Mannai is the Tournament Director. Taher said in a press release that Fernando 1-9) up a 28-26, 25-20, 25-11 victory at the QVA Headquarters the all the preparations have been done to host the championship at the Losail ranges and participants Sri lanka: 293 (A. Mathews 64, D. Karunaratne 44, O. Indoor Hall. In another match, Al rayyan Club posted an are excited about the year’s first competition. Fernando 44; Sikandar Raza 7-113) easy 25-15, 25-11, 25-15 victory over Al Khor Club. 16 Thursday, January 30, 2020 The last Word

AMIr PATrONIsEs Al ZAEEM AIr COllEgE grAdUATION CErEMONy

The Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al Thani patronised the graduation ceremony of the 7th batch of students of Al Zaeem (Leader) Mohamed Bin Abdullah Al Attiyah Air College, at Al Udeid Air Base on Wednesday morning. The ceremony was attended by Prime Minister and Minister of Interior HE Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdulaziz al Thani and a number of ministers. (QNA)

‘Friendly countries seek seats in the college’

Continued from page 1  Pilot Mohammed Khalaf Khalil al Jal- oudi, Commander of the Turkish Air he indicated that the college received War Academy Brigadier General Pilot correspondence from several friendly Alparslan Yucel Soysal and Commander countries requesting seats for their stu- of Pakistan Air Force Air Vice Marshal dents in the college, pointing out that hamid Rashid Randhawa. currently there are students from Iraq heads of the diplomatic missions and Kuwait. accredited to the state and senior of- The ceremony was attended by Com- ficers of the Ministry of Defence, the mander of Sultan Qaboos Air Academy Ministry of the Interior, the State Se- of the Sultanate of Oman Staff Briga- curity Bureau and the Amiri Guard, dier Air Jumaa bin Talib al Jabri, Staff in addition to leaders of security and Major General Faleh Shuja Faleh from military colleges and institutes from Kuwaiti National Guard, Commander of brotherly and friendly countries, King hussein Air College in the hash- guests and parents of graduates at- emite Kingdom of Jordan Staff Colonel tended the ceremony.

Amir meets military and security officials from friendly countries in region THE Amir HH Sheikh Tamim al Jabri, Staff Major General colleges and institutes. bin Hamad al Thani met a Faleh Shuja Faleh from Ku- The officials called on hh number of military and se- waiti National Guard, Com- the Amir to greet him on the curity officials from friendly mander of King hussein Air occasion of their visit to the countries in the region at the College in Jordan Staff Colo- country to attend the gradu- headquarters of Al Zaeem nel Pilot Mohammed Khalaf ation ceremony of the 7th (Leader) Mohamed Bin Ab- Khalil al Jaloudi, Commander batch of Al Zaeem Mohamed dullah Al Attiyah Air Col- of the Turkish Air War Acad- Bin Abdullah Al Attiyah Air lege at Al Udeid Air Base on emy Brigadier General Pilot College. Wednesday morning. Alparslan Yucel Soysal, Com- The meeting was attended The officials included mander of Pakistan Air Force by Prime Minister and Min- Commander of Sultan Qaboos Air Vice Marshal hamid ister of Interior he Sheikh Air Academy of Oman Staff Rashid Randhawa, as well as a Khalid bin Khalifa bin Ab- Brigadier Air Jumaa bin Talib number of officials of military dulaziz al Thani. (QNA)