Optimising Qatar's Energy Transition Through Model-Based Analysis
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Iran's Proxy War in Yemen
ISBN 978-9934-564-68-0 IRAN’S PROXY WAR IN YEMEN: THE INFORMATION WARFARE LANDSCAPE Published by the NATO Strategic Communications Centre of Excellence ISBN: 978-9934-564-68-0 Authors: Dr. Can Kasapoglu, Mariam Fekry Content Editor: Anna Reynolds Project manager: Giorgio Bertolin Design: Kārlis Ulmanis Riga, January 2020 NATO StratCom COE 11b Kalnciema iela Riga LV-1048, Latvia www.stratcomcoe.org Facebook/Twitter: @stratcomcoe This report draws on source material that was available by September 2019. This publication does not represent the opinions or policies of NATO or NATO StratCom COE. © All rights reserved by the NATO StratCom COE. Reports may not be copied, reproduced, distributed or publicly displayed without reference to the NATO StratCom COE. The views expressed here do not represent the views of NATO. Contents Executive summary ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 4 Introduction and geopolitical context . ������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 4 Military-strategic background ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 5 Iranian & iran-backed political warfare and information activities 10 Analysis of information operations and conclusions ����������������������������������������������������������� 14 Linguistic assessment of Houthi information activities vis-à-vis kinetic actions on the ground �������������� 14 Assessment of pro-Iranian -
Page 01 Nov 27.Indd
ISO 9001:2008 CERTIFIED NEWSPAPER Golden decade for petrochemicals industry Business | 21 Thursday 27 November 2014 • 5 Safar 1436 • Volume 19 Number 6262 www.thepeninsulaqatar.com [email protected] | [email protected] Editorial: 4455 7741 | Advertising: 4455 7837 / 4455 7780 Ministry survey Qatar win Gulf Cup on work habits sparks debate We are hardworking, say citizens DOHA: An official survey have the household and children suggesting that Qataris spent to take care of. much less time on income-gen- Meanwhile, a senior offi- erating activities has kicked cial from the Ministry of up a row, prompting the Development Planning and planning ministry to issue a Statistics, said at a news briefing clarification. yesterday that the lower average Some public representatives working hours mentioned in the objected to the survey whose survey were the average for the findings on Monday said the country’s entire population and average Qatari spent barely a not for Qataris alone. few hours a day on income-gen- Economically active Qatari erating activities. men on average actually spend If Qataris didn’t work hard, eight hours and 11 minutes Qatar wouldn’t be where it is a day on income-generating today in terms of economic and activities and this average was social advancement, said a public seven hours and 26 minutes for representative. (economically active) Qatari Qatari players celebrate with the Gulf Cup trophy after defeating Saudi Arabia 2-1 in the final of the 22nd edition of the tournament at the King Mohamed bin Ali Al Athba, women. Fahad Stadium in Riyadh yesterday. -
Qatar Aims to Strengthen Ties with Turkey Further, Says FM
QatarTribune Qatar_Tribune QatarTribuneChannel qatar_tribune FRIDAY NOVEMBER 6, 2020 RABI AL-AWWAL 20, 1442 VOL.14 NO. 5097 QR 2 Fajr: 4:26 am Dhuhr: 11:17 am FINE Asr: 2:27 pm Maghrib: 4:51 pm HIGH : 33°C LOW : 27°C Isha: 6:21 pm World 7 Business 8 Sports 12 European virus Qatari stocks rebound Qatar 2022 will shine a ‘explosion’ as England sharply to resume weekly positive light on Middle locks down gaining trend East: Iraq’s Justin Meram AMIR PERFORMS RAIN-SEEKING PRAYER AMIR PATRONISES OPENING CEREMONY OF HIS HIGHNESS the Amir of State of Qatar Khalifa Al Thani and HE Sheikh Jassim member of the Supreme Judicial Council MILITARY POLICE FORCES COMMAND’S CAMP Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani per- bin Khalifa Al Thani took part in the Sheikh Dr Thaqil bin Sayer Al Shammari HIS Highness the Amir of State of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani patronised the formed the Istisqa (rain-seeking) prayer prayer. called on the worshippers to repent, opening ceremony of the Military Police Forces Command’s camp on Thursday. After the national along with a gathering of citizens at Al- Speaker of the Shura Council ask Allah for forgiveness, avoid sedition anthem was played, the commander of the parade came forward to request HH the Amir to Wajbah prayer ground on Thursday. HE Ahmed bin Abdullah bin Zaid Al and make supplication to Almighty Allah review the parade. Afterward, the ceremony began with a performance by the infantry, cavalry Personal Representative of HH the Mahmoud and sheikhs and ministers for rainfall. -
Chapter 4 Assessment of the Tourism Sector
The Study on the Integrated Tourism Development Plan in the Republic of Lebanon Final Report Vol. 4 Sector Review Report Chapter 4 Assessment of the Tourism Sector 4.1 Competitiveness This section uses the well-known Strengths-Weaknesses-Opportunities-Threats [SWOT] approach to evaluate the competitiveness of Lebanon for distinct types of tourism, and to provide a logical basis for key measures to be recommended to strengthen the sector. The three tables appearing in this section summarize the characteristics of nine segments of demand that Lebanon is attracting and together present a SWOT analysis for each to determine their strategic importance. The first table matches segments with their geographic origin. The second shows characteristics of the segments. Although the Diaspora is first included as a geographic origin, in the two later tables it is listed [as a column] alongside the segments in order to show a profile of its characteristics. The third table presents a SWOT analysis for each segment. 4.1.1 Strengths The strengths generally focus on certain strong and unique characteristics that Lebanon enjoys building its appeal for the nine segments. The country’s mixture of socio-cultural assets including its built heritage and living traditions constitutes a major strength for cultural tourism, and secondarily for MICE segment [which seeks interesting excursions], and for the nature-based markets [which combines nature and culture]. For the Diaspora, Lebanon is the unique homeland and is unrivaled in that role. The country’s moderate Mediterranean climate is a strong factor for the vacationing families coming from the hotter GCC countries. -
Expert Commentary GECF Member Countries Shifting Towards Less Carbon Intensity
Expert Commentary GECF Member Countries shifting towards less carbon intensity Dr Hussein Moghaddam Senior Energy Forecast Analyst Energy Economics and Forecasting Department GECF Secretariat July 2021 GECF Member Countries shifting towards less carbon intensity Dr Hussein Moghaddam Senior Energy Forecast Analyst Energy Economics and Forecasting Department GECF Secretariat There is more than one way to achieve the Paris Agreement targets, and more than one way to achieve a low carbon future. Although it is projected that renewables and other unconventional sources of energy may gain a significant portion of the energy supply mix in the next 30 years, based on the GECF Global Gas Model’s (GGM) calculation, at the GECF we believe that some concerns may restrict the worldwide commitment to fully substituting fossil fuels, and in particular natural gas. The GGM shows that being committed to carbon- neutral targets does not sufficiently contribute to the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction, if not accompanied by feasible policies. Years ago, the need to discuss climate change would not be a given as it is today. Since global warming has become a major hazard for the future of the planet, energy transmission as a response to this concern is inevitable. To limit warming to 1.5°C by 2050-60, many countries agreed and pledged under the Paris Agreement to set up ambitious targets to reach net-zero emissions across their regions. According to Climate Action Tracker, 127 countries that produce around 63% of global emissions are now committing themselves to adopt net- zero targets [1]. Several explanations follow to elaborate on this point: First, the global energy demand may outweigh the energy supply from unconventional sources due to increasing consumption in energy-intensive sectors, such as power, transportation, and industry. -
Three Agreements Signed at Milipol Qatar
BUSINESS | 21 SPORT | 30 Ooredoo Group 'I was no longer announces QR23bn indispensable' at Read in revenue Madrid: Ronaldo Tuesday 30 October 2018 | 21 Safar I 1440 www.thepeninsula.qa Volume 23 | Number 7695 | 2 Riyals Ɲ@ Qatar's Fastest Mobile Network Ɲ®ƝƝ® Amir, Oman’s Interior Minister review strategic ties Amir greets President THE PENINSULA of Turkey DOHA: Amir H H Sheikh Tamim QNA bin Hamad Al Thani met with Minister of Interior of the DOHA: Amir H H Sheikh Sultanate of Oman Sayyid Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani Hamoud bin Faisal Al Busaidi, sent yesterday a cable of who called on H H the Amir to congratulations to President greet him on the occasion of his Recep Tayyip Erdogan of the visit to the country to attend the sisterly Republic of Turkey on 12th International Exhibition of the occasion of his country’s Internal Security and Civil National Day. Deputy Amir Defense (Milipol Qatar 2018). H H Sheikh Abdullah bin At the outset of the meeting, Hamad Al Thani and Prime Sayyid Hamoud bin Faisal Al Minister and Interior Minister Busaidi conveyed the greetings H E Sheikh Abdullah bin of H M Sultan Qaboos bin Said Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani of Oman to H H the Amir and sent similar cables to Pres- his wishes of further health and ident Recep Tayyip Erdogan. happiness, and to the people of Qatar further progress and Amir condoles with prosperity. H H the Amir entrusted the Indonesian President Omani Interior Minister to convey his wishes of good DOHA: Amir H H Sheikh health and happiness to H M Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani Sultan Qaboos bin Said, and sent yesterday a cable of condo- more progress and prosperity lences to President of Indonesia to the Omani people. -
Habitat III National Report Final Report
Government of Lebanon Council for Development and Reconstruction (CDR) Grand Serail – Beirut - Lebanon January 2016 Habitat III National Report Final Report Acknowledgments The Council for Development and Reconstruction would like to thank all those who supported the preparation, review, and the provision of information related to the issues outlined in the report especially: Core Research Team: Mrs. Oula Aoun, Faculty Lecturer in Urban Planning, Lebanese University Ms. Marwa Boustani, Urban Planner & Researcher, UN-Habitat Lebanon Mr. Jihad Farah, Assistant Professor in Urban Planning, Lebanese University Ms. Hayat Gebara, Research Assistant, UN-Habitat Lebanon Ms. Gabriella Romanos, Editing Support Mr. Leon Telvizian, Lead Urban Planning Consultant Technical Committee Mrs. Mona Bitar, Engineer, DGUP Mr. Habib El-rayyes, Engineer, DGUP Mr. Sami Feghali, Head of Private Land Pooling & Subdivision Unit, CDR Mr. Tarek Osseiran, Project Officer, UN-Habitat Lebanon Steering Committee Mr. Ziad Abdullah, Central Administration of Statistics Dr. Thanaa Abou Ghida, Ministry of Economy and Trade Ms. Dona El Turk, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ms. Mariam Mghames, Ministry of Social Affairs Dr. Lamia Mansour, Ministry of Environment Ms. Zahra Ramadan, Directorate General of Urban Planning We would like to thank the various interviewees whose input has been of great value to the report including: Mr. Mazen Halawi at the Banque du Liban; Fadi Matar, Ms. Amal Karaki and, Ms. Samira Souaidan at the Council for Development and Reconstruction; Ms. Mariam Mghames from the Ministry of Social Affairs. We are also very grateful to the experts who took the time to review the Habitat III draft report. These include: Dr. Ibrahim Chahrour, Dr. -
Employment in Iraq, 2019
Distr. LIMITED E/ESCWA/EDID/2019/WP.17 4 November 2019 ORIGINAL: ENGLISH Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) Employment Profile and Challenges of the Private Sector in Iraq Salim Araji and Ali Fakih* United Nations Beirut, 2019 ____________________________ * Araji is a first economic affairs officer in the Economic Development and Integration Division at United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia, [email protected]. Fakih is an Associate Professor in the Department of Economics at the Lebanese American University. He is also a fellow at the IZA Institute of Labor Economics, Centre for Interdisciplinary Research and Analysis of Organizations (CIRANO), Global Labor Organization (GLO), and a Research Associate at the Economic Research Forum (ERF). E-mail: [email protected]. We want to thank, Dr. Khalid Abu Ismail of ESCWA for his comments. We also would like to thank Nathir Haimoun and Manuella Nehme for their excellent research assistance. Note: This document has been reproduced in the form in which it was received, without formal editing. The opinions expressed are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of ESCWA. 19-01141 Contents Employment Profile and Challenges of the Private Sector in Iraq ............................................... 0 1. Introduction ............................................................................................................................... 1 2. Population trends and demographic analysis ............................................................................ -
Umayyad Route
Umayyad Route World Congress for Middle Eastern Studies Seville, 16-22 July 2018 The programme The project in brief The multilateral cross-border cooperation “Mediterranean Sea At Mediterranean level, tourism has often led many countries and to adopt and introduce new consumer models translated into Basin Programme” is part of the new European Neighbourhood regions to develop the industry in a competitive way rather than environmentally friendly tourism products, respecting natural Policy and of its financing instrument (ENPI) for the 2007-2013 in a cooperative manner. For obvious climatic reasons but also resources and diversifying the seasonal nature of tourism period: it includes the European Union and partner countries due the role played by tour operators, Mediterranean tourism demand. UMAYYAD contributes to this objective by promoting regions placed along the shores of the Mediterranean Sea. destinations have based their growth essentially on a “sun and sustainable tourism based on the synergies derived from the sea” vision and developed strategies aimed at maximizing short design of a cross-border itinerary between 6 countries sharing term profits instead of addressing the needs and expectations common history and cultural background. of customers and residents. In this sense, there is a real need Portugal Spain Italy Tunisia Egypt Jordan Lebanon Expected results Partnership Specific Objective • Mediterranean Cultural Tourism Network established and 1. Andalusian Council of Chambers of Commerce (Spain, To contribute to the improvement of territorial cohesion in good practices in cultural tourism and cross-sector activities Andalusia) order to overcome the seasonal misbalances in tourism sector transferred within the Mediterranean territory through promotion of 2. -
Country's Biggest Automated Abattoir Begins Operations
QatarTribune Qatar_Tribune QatarTribuneChannel qatar_tribune WEDNESDAY JANUARY 15, 2020 JUMADA AL-AWWAL 20, 1441 VOL.13 NO. 4843 QR 2 Fajr: 5:01 am Dhuhr: 11:43 am Asr: 2:45 pm Maghrib: 5:06 pm Isha: 6:36 pm MAIN BRANCH LULU HYPER SANAYYA ALKHOR Business 9 Sports 12 Doha D-Ring Road Street-17 M & J Building QNB’s 2019 net profit On a wing and a prayer: PARTLY CLOUDY MATAR QADEEM MANSOURA ABU HAMOUR BIN OMRAN HIGH : 22°C Near Ahli Bank Al Meera Petrol Station Al Meera jumps 4 percent to Qatar brace for crucial LOW : 14°C alzamanexchange www.alzamanexchange.com 44441448 QR14.4 billion Japan clash Amir issues a AMIR GRANTS AL WAJBAH DECORATION host of laws TO BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA ENVOY Country’s biggest THE Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al Thani on Tuesday issued a host of laws. The Amir issued Law No 1 of 2020 on the uni- automated abattoir fied economic register. TheAmir also issued Law No 2 of 2020 amending some provisions of the Penal Code issued by Law No 11 of 2004. The Amir issued Law No 3 of 2020 amending some provisions of Law No 9 of 1987 on combat- begins operations ing drugs and dangerous psychotropic substanc- es and regulating their trade and use. The Amir also issued Law No 4 of 2020 amend- ing some provisions of Law No 15 of 2014 on the Al Wakra Central Market becomes operational regulation of charitable activities. The Amir issued Law No 5 of 2020 amending some provisions of SATYENDRA PATHAK ning. -
Renewable Energy in the GCC Countries Resources, Potential, and Prospects
Renewable Energy in the GCC Countries Resources, Potential, and Prospects Renewable Energy in the GCC Countries Resources, Potential, and Prospects Imen Jeridi Bachellerie Gulf Research Center The cover image shows the Beam Down Pilot Project at Masdar City. Photo Credit: Masdar City Gulf Research Center E-mail: [email protected] Website: www.grc.net First published March 2012 Gulf Research Center © Gulf Research Center 2012 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the Gulf Research Center. ISBN: 978-9948-490-05-0 The opinions expressed in this publication are those of the author alone and do not necessarily state or reflect the opinions or position of the Gulf Research Center or the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung. By publishing this volume, the Gulf Research Center (GRC) seeks to contribute to the enrichment of the reader’s knowledge out of the Center’s strong conviction that ‘knowledge is for all.’ Dr. Abdulaziz O. Sager Chairman Gulf Research Center About the Gulf Research Center The Gulf Research Center (GRC) is an independent research institute founded in July 2000 by Dr. Abdulaziz Sager, a Saudi businessman, who realized, in a world of rapid political, social and economic change, the importance of pursuing politically neutral and academically sound research about the Gulf region and disseminating the knowledge obtained as widely as possible. The Center is a non-partisan think-tank, education service provider and consultancy specializing in the Gulf region. -
10Th Volume, No
22nd Volume, No. 66 1963 – “58 years tugboatman” - 2021 Dated 22 August 2021 Buying, Sales, New building, Renaming and other Tugs Towing & Offshore Industry Distribution twice a week 18,600+ TUGS & TOWING NEWS SAAM AGAIN CHOOSES SANMAR FOR PANAMA Sanmar has delivered the third tug to SAAM Towage from its successful RAmparts 2400SX design of compact tugboats. Named SAAM PALENQUE by its new owners, she will work in Panama where SAAM Towage is the largest supplier of towage services, with operations at all ports on both the Atlantic and Pacific coasts. Based on the exclusive-to- Sanmar RAmparts 2400SX design from Canadian naval architects Robert Allan Ltd, SAAM PALENQUE previously worked at Izmir in Turkey as part of Sanmar’s own fleet. SAAM PALENQUE is a sister vessel to ALBATROS, a RAmparts 2400SX design tug delivered to SAAM Towage earlier this year following the expansion of its services into Peru. SAAM Towage also operates the Sanmar-built RAmparts 2400SX tug SAAM VALPARAISO in Panama, which was delivered in 2020. Measuring 24.4m x 11.25m x 5.6m and powered by two Caterpillar 3516C main engines, each achieving 2,100kW at 1,600 rev/min, the technologically-advanced SAAM PALENQUE can achieve an impressive 72 tonnes of bollard pull and has a top speed of 12.5 knots. The FiFi 1 classified tug’s fire-fighting pump is driven through clutched flexible coupling in front of the port side main engine and has a capacity of 2,700 m3/hour. Tank capacities include 72,400ltrs of fuel oil and 10,800ltrs of fresh water.