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Germany will Al Duhail can mobilise up to reach FIFA Club €50bn more World Cup state aid for final, says Ali firms Afif Business | 13 Sport | 16 FRIDAY 29 JANUARY 2021 16 JUMADA II - 1442 VOLUME 25 NUMBER 8517 www.thepeninsula.qa 2 RIYALS Have the SIM delivered to you Amir patronises graduation of Military College H H the Amir honours the first 11 outstanding graduates. The Ahmed Bin Mohammed Military College graduation ceremony was attended by Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, H E Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdulaziz Al Thani, Their Excellencies the Ministers and a number of dignitaries from brotherly and friendly countries. 158 candidates from the State of Qatar, the State Kuwait, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan and the Islamic Republic of Mauritania graduate. QNA — DOHA Commander of the Military Academy of Cherchell in the Peo- Amir H H Sheikh Tamim bin ple’s Democratic Republic of Hamad Al Thani patronised the Algeria Major General Salmi graduation ceremony of the Pasha, the Commander of the 16th batch of graduates of Royal Military Academy in the Amir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani with Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, H E Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdulaziz Ahmed Bin Mohammed Military Kingdom of Morocco Major Al Thani and a number of dignitaries during the graduation ceremony of the 16th batch of Ahmed Bin Mohammed Military College in College at its headquarters, General Hassan Al Taeik, Com- Doha yesterday. yesterday morning. mandant of Rwanda Military The graduation ceremony Academy in the Republic of College in the Republic of Sudan attended by senior officers of the request H H the Amir to review parade queue left. At the end of was attended by Prime Minister Rwanda Major General Innocent Colonel Alamuddin Fadlullah Ministry of Defence, the Ministry the queue of the 158 graduates the ceremony, the officers of the and Minister of Interior, H E Kabandana, Vice-President of Abudeik, the Commander of of Interior, the Amiri Guard, the from the State of Qatar, the 16th batch took the oath and Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa bin Mutah University for Military Sultan Qaboos Military College Internal Security Force State Kuwait, the Hashemite performed the college anthem. Abdulaziz Al Thani, a number of Affairs in the Hashemite Kingdom in the Sultanate of Oman Lieu- (Lekhwiya) and the State Security Kingdom of Jordan and the Commander of the Ahmed Their Excellencies the Ministers, of Jordan Brigadier General tenant Colonel Mohammed bin Bureau, in addition to their Excel- Islamic Republic of Mauritania. Bin Mohammed Military College Chief of Staff of the Army of the Mohammad Aref Mahmoud Abu- Ahmed Al Mashikhi and a lencies heads of diplomatic mis- H H the Amir then honoured the Staff Colonel Abdulhadi Islamic Republic of Pakistan Zaid, Commander of the Military number of leaders of colleges, sions in the country and the first 11 outstanding graduates. Mohammed Al Hajri gave a General Qamar Javed Bajwa, College of the Republic of Turkey institutes and security and mil- parents of the graduates. Afterwards, the 16th batch speech on this occasion in which Operations and Training Assistant Brigadier General Mustafa Ayer, itary academies from brotherly After the national anthem handed over the flag to the 17th he said that the graduating batch in the State of Kuwait Major the Commander of the Adminis- and friendly countries. was played and the Commander batch, and the order for pro- is honoured by H H the Amir’s General Faleh Shuja Al Otaibi, the tration Battalion at the Military The ceremony was also of the parade came forward to motion was read out and the attendance every year. `P2 Rising cases hint 2nd COVID-19 wave: Official The timely Doha Forum Report addresses the weaknesses that the FAZEENA SALEEM seen a gradual and consistent increase in recommendations: Wear a mask as advised; pandemic has exposed in the global THE PENINSULA the number of new daily infections. Addi- maintain social distancing; avoid large gath- community. It also lays the road map tionally, and of great concern, is the increase erings of people; and wash your hands reg- The increase in number of new COVID-19 since mid-December in both the number of ularly,” he said. ahead for how global and regional cases and number of people hospitalised people with COVID-19 in hospital and the According to Dr. Al Khal, 50,000 Pfizer- cooperation can lead to a durable, every week is a matter of great concern as number of people in ICU,” he said. BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines have been sustainable, and broad-based it may be signs of a second wave of pandemic “The data over the next few days and administered in Qatar since the launch of recovery from COVID-19.” in Qatar, said Chair of the National Health week will tell us more, but these increases the vaccination campaign started on Strategic Group on COVID-19 and Head of appear to be the early signs of a potential December 23, 2020. Infectious Diseases at Hamad Medical second wave in Qatar,” he added. Co-chairperson of the National Pan- H E Lolwah Al Khater demic Preparedness Committee and Director of Health Protection and Commu- nicable Diseases at the Ministry of Public Health, Dr. Hamad Al Romaihi addressing the press conference said that first batch of Moderna COVID-19 vaccine will arrive in the next 10 days. HBKU’s CPP supports Dr. Al Romaihi also said that while Moderna vaccine will be a very limited quantity but this is an encouraging devel- call for coordinated opment and can expect regular, larger deliveries of both Moderna and Pfizer/ global recovery efforts BioNTech vaccines to arrive from early Dr. Mariam Abdul Malik, Dr. Hamad Al Romaihi and Dr. Abdullatif Al Khal during the press March. THE PENINSULA — DOHA conference, yesterday. “Our vaccination campaign strategy Ponzio, and Co-Chair of the will enable everyone who needs to be vac- The College of Public Policy Global Coalition on Youth, Peace Corporation, Dr. Abdullatif Al Khal, Dr. Al Khal said that if numbers of pos- cinated to do so in 2021, but for now we (CPP) at Hamad Bin Khalifa and Security Saji Prelis. yesterday. Addressing a televised press itive cases and hospital admissions con- must prioritise people most at risk from University (HBKU), in collabo- In discussing the report’s conference, he said that if the number of tinue to increase over the coming week or severe complications from the virus. Our ration with the Doha Forum recommendations, the speakers cases continues to increase, additional two, additional restrictions may need to be strategy for the COVID vaccination cam- and Stimson Center, convened considered its findings that restrictions may need to be implemented implemented across the country and will paign – the biggest vaccination campaign a panel discussion examining current international efforts across the country and urged public to return to some of the early restriction ever to be delivered in Qatar — is made the findings of the Doha Forum toward global challenges are too adhere all COVID-19 preventive measures. phases. up of four phases throughout 2021,” he 2020 Report on the theme of often fragmented and under- “Over the past month in Qatar we have “I ask everyone to follow the preventive said. `P3 COVID-19 recovery. resourced. Charting the way The panel discussion titled forward, the report recom- ‘Coping with New and Old mends a three-year global Crises: Global and Regional green recovery effort with four Ashghal signs pacts to instal 2,600 decorative lamp poles Cooperation in an Age of Epi- critical dimensions of global- demic Uncertainty’ analysed national-local interaction. It THE PENINSULA — DOHA from Ras Bu Abboud Bridge to Doha City- the current and long-term also points to the promising role scape Area and two-square kilometres challenges that have emerged of new public-private partner- The Public Works Authority ‘Ashghal’ has around Central Doha. from the pandemic and high- ships to spur innovation through signed two new contracts to provide 2,600 The palm fronds design was chosen to light the need to build on new technologies and promote decorative lamp poles for beautification of decorate Doha Corniche, especially to enhanced global cooperation job and wealth creation Doha Corniche and Central Doha areas, match the palm trees extended along Cor- and solidarity engendered by opportunities. within the works of the Supervisory niche. The tree leaf designs were selected the new crisis. The Doha Forum Al Khater said: “2020 has Committee of Beautification of Roads and for poles in Central Doha to match the developed the report in part- been a year that challenged the Public Places in Qatar. The contracts were beautification and landscaping works in nership with the Stimson notion of multilateral cooper- signed in the presence of the President of the region, besides enriching the Qatari Center, a US-based think tank. ation. We saw both instances of Public Works Authority (Ashghal), Dr. Eng. identity. The panel discussion was solidarity and cooperation as well Saad bin Ahmed Al Muhannadi, executives Dr. Eng. Al Muhannadi commented that held at Minaretein, Education as cases of failure and isola- and representatives of local manufacturing the contracts were signed to provide beau- City. Dr. Leslie A Pal, founding tionism. The timely Doha Forum companies. tification lighting poles for Doha Corniche Dean of CPP, moderated the dis- Report addresses the weaknesses The new lamp poles have distinguished and Central Doha’s streets. He clarified that cussion between Assistant that the pandemic has exposed special design features reflecting the Qatari the new lamp poles have distinct features Foreign Minister and Spokes- in the global community.