QatarTribune Qatar_Tribune QatarTribuneChannel qatar_tribune THURSDAY OCTOBER 15, 2020 SAFAR 28, 1442 VOL.14 NO. 5078 QR 2 Fajr: 4:16 am Dhuhr: 11:20 am FINE Asr: 2:39 pm Maghrib: 5:08 pm HIGH : 34°C LOW : 25°C Isha: 6:38 pm Nation 3 Business 8 Sports 12 Qatar attends WHO QIB posts net profit Qatar to play South meet to discuss of QR2.2 bn in Korea in Austria on response to COVID-19 9 months November 17th AMIR SENDS MESSAGE TO KUWAIT AMIR MINISTER OUTLINES MOEHE’S STRATEGIC PLANS BEFORE CABINET M oEHE aims to offer world-class education at all stages: Minister QNA try will be to oversee a world-class scientific track in public or private Qatar securing DOHA education system that provides fair schools that follow the national cur- opportunities to students to access riculum. top rank on DARE THE Minister of Education and high-quality education, and pro- ● Increase the enrollment rate Higher Education presented the vides students with the necessary of students with disabilities aged Index represents ministry’s strategic plan 2018 - 2022 skills to reach their potential and 4-18 years in the general education great growth of before the Cabinet on Wednesday. achieve their ambitions. In all this, system. The Cabinet meeting was there will be focus on reinforcing ● Reducing the percentage of IT sector: PM chaired by Prime Minister and Min- the values of Qatari society, pro- dropouts from education at all edu- ister of Interior HE Sheikh Khalid moting the value of tolerance and cational levels. TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK bin Khalifa bin Abdulaziz Al Thani. respecting other cultures. ● Raising the absorptive capac- DOHA The education minister said vi- Specific axes, intermediate re- ity of student enrollment in govern- His Highness the Amir of State of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani on sion of the Ministry of Education sults and goals of the ministry: ment and private education to meet Prime Minister and Minister of Wednesday sent a written message to HH the Amir of the State of Kuwait Sheikh and Higher Education (MoEHE) Enrollment: Equitable op- current and expected needs. Interior HE Sheikh Khalid bin Nawaf Al Ahmad Al Jaber Al Sabah. The message pertains to bilateral relations and will be to take leadership in provid- portunities for all learners to enrol ● Providing and expanding en- Khalifa bin Abdulaziz Al Thani has the ways to support and develop them. The message was handed over by Deputy ing sustainable and innovative ac- in high-quality educational pro- rollment opportunities for qualified expressed his pride over Qatar Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrah- cess to education that benefits Qa- grammes. students, citizens and residents, to securing the first rank worldwide man Al Thani during a meeting with HH the Amir of Kuwait on Wednesday. At the tari society. Objectives are: enroll in local universities in all spe- on the Digital Accessibility Rights beginning of the meeting, the Deputy Prime Minister conveyed the greetings of HH The ministry’s message will be ● Increase the enrollment rate cialisations. Evaluation Index 2020 (DARE the Amir to HH the Amir of Kuwait, and wishes of good health and happiness for to regulate high quality education of children aged 4-5 years in early ● Legalising majors and select- Index 2020). HH the Amir of Kuwait, and of continued progress and prosperity for the people of of all stages, with the goal of de- childhood education programmes ing foreign universities to be in line The PM said Qatar secur- Kuwait. HH the Amir of Kuwait entrusted Deputy Prime Minister with his greetings to veloping the skills of individuals in in kindergarten and pre-school. with the country’s current and fu- ing the top rank represents the HH the Amir, wishing him good health and happiness, and the Qatari people further the Qatari society in line with their ● Raise the enrollment of high ture needs. great developments Qatar has development and growth. (QNA) abilities and the national values and school students in science and en- achieved in the telecommunica- needs.The main goal of the minis- gineering majors (STEM) or the Continued on page 2 tions and information services sector. In a tweet, the PM said, “We are proud of Qatar being ranked WE ARE BUILDING SOMETHING REALLY OUT OF THIS WORLD: AL BAKER first on the global AD RE Index for enabling community members to access digital information, including those with disabilities. This is an important achieve- EI xpanded H A will be a destination ment and represents one of the manifestations of the develop- ment of the telecommunications and information services sector for passengers of future: QA chief in our country, which has made important strides at the regional TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK terminal’s annual handling capacity to over and global level.” DOHA 55 million passengers by 2022, when Qatar hosts the FIFA World Cup. QATAR is pressing ahead with the Hamad Immediately after the world cup — International Airport (HIA) expansion to from January 2023, Baker said, the HIA achieve a capacity to handle more than would undergo the final expansion. 55 million passengers ahead of the FIFA The expansion in the later phase would World Cup 2022. take the airport’s capacity to more than 65 “We are building something really out million passengers annually. Attiyah attends opening of joint of this world. We are expanding a huge area “We are also hoping that this will be of the western runway. We are also building We are expanding a huge a huge showcase not only for my country squadron command office in UK Al Wakra Hospital the north node of the Hamad International area of the western runway. but (also) making Hamad International launches acute Airport, which will increase the capacity to We are also building Airport a destination for passengers of the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Defence Af- over 55 million passengers,” Qatar Airways the north node of the Hamad future.” fairs HE Dr Khalid bin Mohamed Al Attiyah and British Minister pain treatment Group Chief Executive Akbar Al Baker said International Airport, which will The Qatar Airways chief said the air- of Defense Ben Wallace participated in the opening ceremony services (PG 3 ) at the Moodie Davitt Virtual Travel Retail increase the capacity to over 55 line is responsible for the total passenger of the Joint Squadron Command Building No (12), which is Expo 2020. million passengers.” experience. “We are responsible for total based in the Coningsby base in the United Kingdom. During the “June 2022 onwards, when the expan- passenger experience -- on the ground, in opening ceremony, military parades were held, in addition to a sions are ready, giving us enough time to — Akbar Al Baker the air and of course when it comes to shop. joint sortie on typhoon planes. After the ceremony, Attiyah held Trump, Biden duel prepare the new areas to open its doors We control the price, we make sure that we a meeting with British Minister of Defence Ben Wallace. During to travellers and visitors before the 2022 being carried out in two phases. The first meet the standards that our passengers the meeting, a number of military issues of mutual interest were after debate World Cup in Qatar.” phase includes linking the North Node to want. We are also making sure that we have discussed, in addition to the latest regional and international scrapped (PG 7 ) The airport’s expansion, which has been the new Central Concourse. This phase of the diversity of products that we want for developments. PAGE 16 in place since the fourth quarter of 2019, is the airport’s expansion is set to increase the every kind of passengers.” Third traditional handicrafts Vegetables to be available for exhibition kicks off at Katara sale at all five local produce yards from October 29: MME The Ministry of Municipal- ity and Environment (MME) has announced that fresh vegetables from local farms will be available for sale at all five local yards on every weekend between 7am and 4 pm starting October 29. The vegetable markets 165 interviewed for employment located in Al Sheehaniya, Al Mazrouha, Al Wakrah, in health sector through Kawader Al Khor-Al Zakhira and Al THE Ministry of Administrative Development, Labor and Social Affairs, Shamal will offer farm fresh in cooperation with Hamad Medical Corporation, interviewed 165 can- local agricultural products didates for jobs in the health sector through the National Employment directly to customers with- Platform (Kawader). The interviews were carried out over three days out middlemen at competi- The third exhibition of traditional handicrafts kicked off at Katara on at the ministry’s headquarters. The ministry affirmed that communica- tive prices. The market will Wednesday with the participation of Arab and foreign countries, in addition tion is going on with various government agencies and private sector be open from Thursday to to the host State of Qatar. A group of artisans will participate in the exhibi- companies to coordinate with them to follow up on the completion of Saturday between 7am and tion which will last for ten days. (QNA) PAGE 16 procedures for interviews through the Kawader platform. PAGE 2 4pm. (TNN) 02 Thursday, October 15, 2020 Contact US: Qatar Tribune I EDITORIAL I Phone: 40002222 I ADMINISTRATION & MARKETING I Phone: 40002155, 40002122, Fax: 40002235 P.O. Box: 23493, Doha. Ministry is set to improve FM DISCUSSES TIES WITH KUWAITI CROWN PRINCE, PM AND FM performance of students in national examinations Continued from page 1 Increasing the percentage of Qataris and residents enrolled in the ACHIEVEMENTS AND IMPLEMENTATION: teaching profession from graduates Learners whose achievements of the College of Education at Qatar are compatible with their abili- University in the teaching profession.