GWC becomes QAF ready official logistics to host provider 'exceptional' for 2022 Doha meet: World Cup Dr. Thani Business | 01 Sport | 10 TUESDAY 22 SEPTEMBER 2020 5 SAFAR - 1442 VOLUME 25 NUMBER 8388 www.thepeninsula.qa 2 RIYALS Enjoy Ooredoo’s fast 5G network Amir: World is one family facing common destiny Amir H H Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani participated in the High-Level Meeting of We welcome the declaration of the 75th anniversary the General Assembly of United Nations, which is a historical document that to commemorate the reflects the consensus of the international community's 75th anniversary of unified position on the common challenges and the United Nations that aims of the organization to achieve peace, security, was held via video development and human rights. It is pleasure that the State of Qatar, in cooperation with Sweden facilitated conference at the UN the negotiations on the draft of the declaration. headquarters in New York. of the task of facilitating nego- contributions for the QNA — NEW YORK tiations on the content of this advancement of humanity, declaration, in partnership with saving millions of people and Amir H H Sheikh Tamim bin the Permanent Representative changing their lives for the Hamad Al Thani has said that of the Kingdom of Sweden.” better, through its various insti- the people on earth are tanta- The founding of the United tutions and organisations, mount to one family facing a Nations, H H the Amir said, has which are no longer con- common destiny and that coop- represented a great hope for ceivable to imagine our con- eration and joint action are earth are tantamount to one The founding of the United Nations has represented a great mankind in the aftermath of the temporary world without inevitable to address global family facing a common disasters of the Second World them,” H H the Amir said. challenges. destiny, and that cooperation hope for mankind in the aftermath of the disasters of the War, by drawing conclusions H H the Amir said: “But it is Amir H H Sheikh Tamim bin and joint action are inevitable Second World War. from it and from the absence of still falling short of finding the Hamad Al Thani participated in to address global challenges.” a global framework of relations necessary mechanisms to the High-Level Meeting of the “At the outset, I would like Among the most serious challenges that have encountered among nations that don’t accept impose its principles on its General Assembly to commem- to thank His Excellency the wars as a means of settling dis- members, while the right of orate the 75th anniversary of President of the General the international community since the founding of the United putes, and agreed upon and might still outweighs the might the United Nations that was Assembly for convening this Nations is the issue of collectively addressing the threat of binding principles that allow a of right in different regions of held via video conference at the important meeting to commem- epidemics. collective confrontation against the world and in different areas UN headquarters in New York, orate the seventy-fifth anni- genocides. of our life. with the participation of a versary of the United Nations. I We reaffirm the State of Qatar’s steadfast position in “The United Nations was Today, as we are on the number of Their Majesties, also express our deep appreci- incepted on a hypothesis of an threshold of the third decade of Highnesses and Excellencies ation for the efforts exerted supporting and embodying the principles and objectives of existing humanity that binds us the current century, and despite heads of states, governments during the last months to make the United Nations charter. together, and a common per- these appreciated efforts, the and delegations. this meeting come out with the ception of the rights of the world is still facing emerging In his speech (unofficial declaration of world leaders, The right of might still outweighs the might of right in different human being and his dignity, and unprecedented challenges translation) at the meeting, H H which is a historic document thus constituting a turning point in various aspects, foremost of the Amir said: “The confron- reflecting the consensus of the regions of the world and in different areas of our life. in international relations. which are the exacerbation of tation of the COVID-19 pan- international community to “The United Nations has regional and international flash demic and its dangerous neg- crystallise a unified stance vis- and human rights as the basic very pleased that Her Excel- made a great stride in achieving points of tension, disarmament ative repercussions on lives, à-vis the common challenges pillars on which our organi- lency Sheikha Alya bint Ahmed the goals agreed upon by the problematic issues, environ- public health and countries’ and to achieve the lofty goals of sation was founded,” H H the bin Saif Al Thani, Permanent international community, and mental issues, sustainable economies is supposed to the United Nations in the field Amir said. Representative of the State of has been able over the past development, terrorism and remind us that the people on of peace, security, development H H the Amir said: “We are Qatar, is assigned to take charge decades to make many other global challenges.” `P2 Metrash2 logs Qatar Airways resumes flights to Yerevan over 4 million World Alzheimer’s SACHIN KUMAR with more than 550 weekly International Airport (LOS) transactions THE PENINSULA flights while maintaining the Lagos, Nigeria from September Day marked highest safety and hygiene 10. The four times weekly since March Moving forward on its standards. service to Africa’s largest city is expansion plans, Qatar Airways On September 20, the operated by Qatar Airways’ The Torch Tower in purple SIDI MOHAMED resumed yesterday its flight to airline increased frequency to state-of-the-art Boeing 787 colour in solidarity with THE PENINSULA Yerevan, the capital of Armenia. Clark. “We are increasing our Dreamliner featuring 22 seats all people living with The award winning airline is services to Clark to nine weekly in Business Class and 232 seats Alzheimer’s disease. Online transactions through offering five-time weekly flights. We now offer 30 weekly in Economy Class. Metrash2 have surged in Qatar service to Armenia’s capital. flights to the Philippines serv- With the addition of Lagos, PIC: SALIM MATRAMKOT/ as COVID-19 forced people to The national carrier of Qatar icing the cities of Cebu, Clark Qatar Airways’ network in THE PENINSULA stay at home. The Ministry of has also increased frequency to and Manila,” Qatar Airways Africa has expanded to 10 des- Interior (MoI) has registered Clark, the Philippines. tweeted. tinations with 44 weekly flights over 4.3 million transactions “We have resumed flights Qatar Airways will resume to the continent including through the app since March to Yerevan. We are delighted to flights and increase frequency Addis Ababa, Dar es Salaam, this year. offer a five-times weekly to many other destinations in Djibouti, Kigali, Kilimanjaro, “From March to September service to Armenia’s capital,” coming days. Mogadishu, Nairobi, Tunis and this year, about 4.3 million said Qatar Airways on its Its frequency to Copen- Zanzibar. transactions have been com- official twitter account. hagen will increase to 10 The airline’s Al Mourjan pleted through Metrash2, “With the country gradually weekly flights from October 15 Business Lounge has taken without the need to visit the reopening to visitors, now is the while flights to Madrid will be every safety measure to ensure MoI centres,” said Major Ali perfect time to plan your trip to increased to 10 weekly flights a comfortable rest for its Ahmed Al bin Ali, Head of Elec- see its beautiful mountains and from October 1. customers. tronic Services and Internet ancient cities,” it added. Flights to Manchester will “We’ve revamped our Department of the General Despite challenges created be increased to 17 weekly flights service inside our Al Mourjan Directorate of Information by COVID-19 outbreak, Qatar from October 15; and flights to Business Lounge, integrating Systems at the Ministry. Airways has remained at the Manila will be increasing to 17 the latest health and safety Compared to same period forefront of taking people weekly flights from October 2. measures to ensure our award- last year, the numbers are sig- home. The award winning Earlier this month, Qatar winning service continues,” nificantly higher as about the airline is flying to more than Airways resumed four weekly said Qatar Airways in a tweet, 1.5 million transactions were 85 destinations worldwide flights to Murtala Muhammed yesterday. carried out through the app during March-September 2019. Major Al bin Ali noted that the General Directorate of QU continues providing quality education despite pandemic: President Information Systems has added QNA — DOHA In a speech during the QU He explained that QU many services for the Metrash2 COVID-19 pandemic did annual forum for the 2020 has approved a plan by not app and the MoI website, to not affect the university’s President of Qatar University academic year, Dr. Al relying on the traditional reduce the number of visitors (QU) Dr. Hassan bin Rashid Al Derham said that QU has methods used in the to MoI service centres. These endeavour to raise its Derham has affirmed the prepared a solid and teaching and learning new services include the annual ranking as one of university’s success in effective plan under the process as an impact of the criminal complaints service, the best universities at the ensuring the progress of the general strategy approved by pandemic, and moved to the truck permits, and others.