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Doha Bid Team Wows Majlis Visitors with 2030 Readiness BUSINESS | Page 2 QATAR | Page 11 HIA voted as ‘Best Ashghal completes Airport in the infrastructure Middle East’ for 4th works for 3,000 consecutive year sub-divisions in Al Wukair South published in QATAR since 1978 WEDNESDAY Vol. XXXXI No. 11764 December 16, 2020 Jumada I 1, 1442 AH GULF TIMES www. gulf-times.com 2 Riyals In Brief Doha bid team US, EU push forward vaccine approval wows majlis The United States and the European Union yesterday pushed forward approval of two leading Covid-19 candidate vaccines, as fears grew of a fresh wave of infections over visitors with Christmas. Two leading British medical journals urged London to scrap plans easing restrictions for the holiday season and the Netherlands imposed its tightest 2030 readiness lockdown since the pandemic emerged. The US Food and Drug HE Sheikha Hind bint Hamad al-Thani, Administration issued an upbeat zQatar has great facilities that help Vice Chairperson and CEO of Qatar briefing about the Moderna Covid-19 Foundation, visiting the Doha 2030 HE the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Aff airs Sheikh Mohamed bin vaccine ahead of a meeting by athletes perform better: Barshim Majlis. Abdulrahman al-Thani, visited the Doha 2030 Majlis, in Muscat yesterday. experts on whether to grant it emergency approval. he Doha 2030 Asian Games Bid tional Olympic Committees (NOCs) Committee yesterday contin- have been warmly welcomed to the Tued to welcome members of the Majlis to learn more about the bid and Republicans told not OCA family to its hospitality lounge – share their thoughts ahead of the 2030 to oppose poll results the Doha Majlis – and discussed its vi- Asian Games host city election today. Strict steps in place for safe QND parade sion for an Asian Games where ‘We All To Page 10, Sport Page 1 US Senate Democratic Leader Belong.’ Chuck Schumer said yesterday Among those who visited the Majlis Voting today to decide he Qatar National Day pa- Addressing a press conference at other and use hand sanitiser. They he had been told that Senate yesterday were HE the Deputy Prime 2030 host city rade activities at Doha Cor- the headquarters of Establishments’ must stay in their seats and not move Majority Leader McConnell urged Minister and Minister of Foreign Af- Tniche on December 18 will and Missions’ Security Department, until the ceremony comes to an end,” fellow Republicans to “go forward” fairs Sheikh Mohamed bin Abdulrah- The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) will be held in compliance with strict he explained that only one person will Brig Dr al-Athbi said. and not object to the Electoral man al-Thani and HE Sheikha Hind choose a host city for the 2030 Asian safety measures in the wake of the be allowed on one permit. The total The guidelines strictly prohibit College tally that gave the recent bint Hamad al-Thani, Vice Chairper- Games at the 39th OCA General As- Covid-19 pandemic, a senior official number of seats will be 2,569. The smoking in the stands, chanting or presidential election victory to son and CEO of Qatar Foundation. sembly in Muscat, today, the off icial Qatar of the Ministry of Interior (MoI) an- metro stations will be opened only at using live choirs and singing. The in- Democrat Joe Biden. “I am told The Doha Majlis, set up on the side- News Agency yesterday said. Doha and nounced yesterday. 2pm after the parade and related ac- vitees should use the designated paths he (McConnell) ... urged members lines of the OCA General Assembly in Riyadh are competing to host the 2030 “Entry will be only for invitees, who tivities are over. The fi reworks will be to the parking spaces as specifi ed in to just go forward, not to mess Muscat, combines the sense of com- Asian Games. OCA President Sheikh Ah- are the families of the health sector em- on the Doha Corniche at 8.30pm. the invitation cards. around with the Electoral College munity and belonging associated with mad al-Fahad al-Sabah will preside over ployees and the participating entities,” “The invitees will be allowed upon The National Day parade and the or any shenanigans,” Schumer told a traditional Qatari Majlis, with the the General Assembly, with the participa- reiterated Brigadier Dr Ali Khujaim al- showing Ehteraz green status and un- festivities will be telecast live on tel- reporters. Congress meets on Jan forward-thinking and innovative ap- tion of the heads and delegates of the 45 Athbi, director of Establishments and dergoing a body temperature check. evision channels and Doha 360, which 6 to ratify the presidential election proach that is key to the Doha 2030 Asian National Olympic Committees. Authorities Security Department and Also, they must wear face masks, is the offi cial media of the National results. Page 15 bid. Representatives from Asia’s Na- head of the Security Committee. maintain a safe distance between each Day Organising Committee. Page 3 Gulf Times Wednesday, December 16, 2020 3 QATAR Qatar’s mission organises Offi cial training course on youth participation in SDGs QND parade spectator established by the Generation QNA Health minister New York Amazing initiative that aim to empower individuals sup- meets top Spanish port values of global citizenship sports off icial rganised by Qatar’s Per- through the development of manent Mission to the football. entry only for invitees OUnited Nations, Genera- She said that this course is HE the Minister of Public Health tion Amazing, and United Na- specifi cally held to provide youth Dr Hanan Mohamed al-Kuwari By Shafeeq Alingal will further move to the Theater intersection tions Institute for Training and advocates with a deeper under- met in Doha yesterday with Staff Reporter and the Wadi Al-Sail Fire Station intersec- Research (UNITAR) ), a three- standing of the 2030 Agenda, the the Director-General of Sports tion, from where it will move to Al-Mannai day virtual training course was enabling role that sport plays in of the Supreme Council for underpass, the Souq Waqif signal, and head held on enhancing youth partici- its implementation, and the key Sports in Spain, Joaquin Maria he Qatar National Day parade at Doha towards the Amiri Diwan intersection in the pation in Sustainable Develop- importance of youth participa- de Aristegui LaBordi, and his Corniche on December 18 will be held direction of Al Fanar and then to QNB signals ment Goals (SDGs) and the 2030 tion in the successful implemen- accompanying delegation. Tin compliance with strict safety meas- before culminating at the General Secretariat Agenda. tation of the 2030 Agenda and The meeting reviewed the ures in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, premises. Inaugurating the course, HE the Paris Agreement on Climate bilateral relations and ways a senior offi cial of the Ministry of Interior The Corniche waterfront will be complete- the Permanent Representa- Change. to strengthen and develop (MoI) announced yesterday. ly closed and only the invitees will be allowed. tive of Qatar to the United Na- Ambassador Sheikha Alya them, especially in health. It “Entry will be only for invitees, who are Al-Athbi said invitees will be given invitation tions ambassador Sheikha wished that the youth advocates also discussed Spain’s desire the families of the health sector employees cards with barcodes that determine the route Alya Ahmed bin Saif al-Thani would clearly recognise the pow- to co-operate with Qatar and and the participating entities,” reiterated to the car parking. reviewed Qatar’s sustainable er of sport to inspire humanity, the World Health Organisation Brigadier Dr Ali Khujaim al-Athbi, director The Qatar Red Crescent Society volunteers strategy in hosting the 2022 bring hope and transform hu- (WHO) in the “Sports Security of Establishments and Authorities Security will be available at entrances to ensure the FIFA World Cup. Ambassador manity through joint action. and Health” initiative. During Department and head of the Security Com- compliance of the attendees with health re- Sheikha Alya indicated that the The training course is de- the meeting, the Spanish mittee. quirements. Supreme Committee for Deliv- signed to provide an in-depth delegation commended Addressing a press conference at the head- The organising committee has allocated ery & Legacy (SC), as the leading analysis of the 2030 Agenda Qatar’s health system, state- quarters of Establishments’ and Missions’ seats for the invitees in southern and north- government entity in Qatar re- through an introduction to the of-the-art medical facilities Security Department, he explained that only ern platforms to the right and left of the sponsible for implementing and post-2015 process, the 17 Sus- and Qatar’s successful one person will be allowed on one permit. Brigadier Dr Ali Khujaim al-Athbi main podium. The total number of seats will co-ordinating the infrastruc- tainable Development Goals and management of Covid-19 The total number of seats will be 2,569. The be 2,569. They will be available at Al-Bidda ture, services and programmes their challenges, the integration which led to a reduction in the metro stations will be opened only at 2pm af- choirs and singing. The invitees should platform No 1 (875), Al-Bidda platform No 2 for 2022 FIFA World Cup, is of sustainable development goals number of deaths, stressing ter the parade and related activities are over. use the designated paths to the park- (511), Al-Bidaa No 3 (370), and Al-Bidda No 4 implementing this strategy policies, and the implementation the importance of learning The fi reworks will be on the Doha Corniche at ing spaces as specified in the invitation (813).
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