THURSDAY AUGUST 12, 2021 MUHARRAM 4, 1443 VOL.14 NO. 5335 QR 2 Fajr: 3:44 am Dhuhr: 11:39 am P ARTLY CLOUDY Asr: 3:08 pm Maghrib: 6:13 pm HIGH : 43°C LOW : 32°C Isha: 7:43 pm World 7 Business 9 Sports 12 Kunduz military base, airport QFB posts its highest half-year net Messi sets new goals, targets more fall to Taliban in mass surrender profit of QR41 mn in 5 years Champions League glory with PSG Amir appoints new ambassadors Amir affirms support for Algeria QNA ing Ahmed Mohamed Nasser DOHA Al Dehaimi as Ambassador Ex- and Greece to combat wildfires traordinary and Plenipotenti- HIS Highness the Amir of ary to the Republic of Panama. State of Qatar Sheikh Tamim HH the Amir also issued QNA rian provinces. HH the Amir afflicted several regions in bin Hamad Al Thani on Amiri Decision No 32 of 2021 DOHA wished the injured a speedy the country, in addition to its Wednesday issued Amiri Deci- appointing Jamal Nasser Sul- recovery. support to the Greek people sion No 28 of 2021 appointing tan Al Badr as Ambassador HIS Highness the Amir of HH the Amir also ex- in this crisis. Khaled Fahad Abdulhadi Al Extraordinary and Plenipo- State of Qatar Sheikh Tamim pressed Qatar’s support to Al- HH the Amir expressed Shahwani Al Hajri as Ambas- tentiary to the Republic of bin Hamad Al Thani has af- geria during the crisis, saying his condolences for the vic- sador Extraordinary and Plen- Cuba. firmed Qatar’s support for the country is ready to provide tims of the fires, wishing ipotentiary to the Kingdom of HH the Amir issued Amiri Algeria and Greece to combat the necessary help to combat the injured a speedy recov- Belgium. Decision No 33 of 2021 ap- the wildfires. the wildfires and address their ery. HH the Amir affirmed HH the Amir also issued pointing Khaled Youssef Khal- This came as HH the Amir impact. the support of Qatar and its Amiri Decision No 29 of 2021 ifa Abdullah Al Sada as Am- on Wednesday held a tel- The call also dealt with willingness in the future to appointing Bandar Mohamed bassador Extraordinary and ephone call with President of the strong bilateral relations provide necessary assistance Abdullah Al Attiyah as Ambas- Plenipotentiary to the Italian the People’s Democratic Re- and the means to enhance to Greece in such circum- sador Extraordinary and Plen- Republic. public of Algeria Abdelmadjid them, in addition to discuss- stances. ipotentiary to the Kingdom of HH the Amir issued Amiri Tebboune. ing a number of issues of The phone call also dealt Saudi Arabia. Decision No 34 of 2021 ap- During the phone call, HH joint interest. with bilateral relations and HH the Amir issued Amiri pointing Hassan Ahmed Ali the Amir expressed his condo- HH the Amir on Wednes- the ways to develop them. Decision No 30 of 2021 ap- Mohamed Al Mutawah as Am- lences to the Algerian presi- day received a phone call They also discussed a num- pointing HE Abdulaziz bin bassador Extraordinary and dent and the Algerian people from Prime Minister of the ber of regional and interna- Ahmed bin Abdullah Al Malki Plenipotentiary to the Repub- for the victims of wildfires that Hellenic Republic Kyriakos his thanks and appreciation sistance provided by Qatar tional developments of com- Al Jahni as Ambassador Ex- lic of Georgia. broke out in a number of Alge- Mitsotakis, who expressed to HH the Amir for the as- to Greece due to the fires that mon interest. traordinary and Plenipotenti- The decisions are effective ary to the European Union. from the date of their issu- HH Amir also issued Amiri ance, and are to be published Decision No 31 of 2021 appoint- in the Official Gazette. COVID-19 measures Qatar administers over Attiyah, Canadian minister to continue: Cabinet sign defence agreement 4 mn vaccine doses Cabinet satisfied with TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK percent of the eligible population — DEPUTY Prime Minister and Minister of State for Defence Affairs vaccination progress DOHA 12 years and above — have received HE Dr Khalid bin Mohammed Al Attiyah on Wednesday signed an at least one dose. About 74.9 per- agreement on arrangement of defense cooperation between the QNA QATAR’s National COVID-19 Vac- cent of the eligible population have Ministry of Defence of Qatar and the Ministry of National De- DOHA cination Programme achieved a been fully vaccinated. fense of Canada and the Canadian Armed Forces, with Canadian significant milestone on Wednesday With this, 65 percent of Qatar’s Minister of National Defense Harjit Sajjan. The agreement, signed THE Cabinet has affirmed the contin- with over 4 million vaccine doses total population have been fully vac- via virtual ceremonies, aims at strengthening the joint defense uation of procedures and precaution- being administered in the country. cinated, while 77 percent have re- relationship between the two countries and provides a compre- ary measures that have been taken to A total of 4,012,536 vaccine dos- ceived at least one vaccine dose. hensive framework for coordinating various defense cooperation combat the COVID-19 pandemic. es have been administered since the “Thank you to everyone who has activities, peace processes, humanitarian operations and training The Cabinet, chaired by Prime start of the programme, the Minis- taken the vaccine. If you have not of human cadres. The agreement reflects the commitment of Minister and Minister of Interior HE try of Public Health (MoPH) said in yet been vaccinated, act now to pro- Qatar and Canada to promote peace and stability in the Middle Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa bin Ab- a Twitter post. As many as 21,570 tect yourself, your family and help East by combating terrorism, violent extremism, and maintaining dulaziz Al Thani, took the decision doses were administered to commu- us return to normal life. Book your regional prosperity. (QNA) after it was briefed by HE Minister of nity members in the last 24 hours. vaccination appointment today,” Public Health on the latest develop- With this, the MoPH said, 88.8 the MoPH appealed. ments to curb the COVID-19. The Cabinet also expressed its satisfaction with the progress of the vaccination against the virus, as a to- tal of more than 4 million doses have Prime Minister and Minister of Interior been used to vaccinate the popula- HE Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa bin tion. Abdulaziz Al Thani. The Cabinet also approved draft decision to amend some provisions including following up the progress of of Resolution No 3 of 2003 on the Es- work at the border, supervising em- tablishment of a Permanent Commit- ployees, border post staff and work- tee for the Management of Abu Samra ing towards eliminating obstacles Border Crossing. that hinder the proper performance This committee, which is affili- of work at the border post. ated with the Ministry of Interior, is concerned with several specialties, Continued on page 4 Simulation sessions to raise awareness about Shura elections Baladna’s H1 net profit SatYENDRA PatHAK “The sessions we are con- DOHA As the country ducting focus on how a draft edges closer law becomes a law and give jumps 19% to QR86 mn IN a bid to raise awareness to the much- youngsters an overview of BALADNA, which spearheaded Qatar’s pursuit to become among citizens of Qatar about anticipated Shura Shura Council debates. The self-sufficient in dairy production, has embellished its picture the importance of the up- Council elections in simulation will also allow the of consistent growth with the half-yearly results. The dairy firm coming Shura Council elec- October, it has become participants to exercise and posted a net profit of QR86 million on revenues of QR381 mil- tions and to encourage them very important to raise further develop their skills for lion for the first six months of 2021, translating to earning per to participate in the electoral awareness among debate, negotiation and public share (EPS) of QR0.045. The profit shows a 19% climb from process, the Ministry of Cul- Qataris, especially the expression,” the official said. QR73 million recorded in the same period last year, on rev- ture and Sports on Wednesday younger generation “At the end, we would like enues of QR386 million. For the second quarter of 2021, the launched a simulation of Shu- to thank Doha Youth Center dairy firm’s net profit stood at QR42 million. Operating profits ra Council sessions in Doha. about the functioning of to give the chance to the Qa- amounted to QR104 million compared to QR94 million during Organised in partnership the Shura Council.” tari youth to participate in the the same period in 2020. (TNN) paGE 9 with Shura Council, the core — An official of Ministry simulation sessions,” he said. simulation programme will be of Culture and Sports On July 29, 2021, Qatar completed in several sessions A simulation of Shura Council session in Doha on Wednesday. approved the electoral law that spanning over two days. mandated the thirty members On the first of the simula- forming internal committees. closer to the much-anticipated eration about the functioning being elected from single- tion session, a group of Qa- “Qatar is now just a couple elections in October, it has be- of the Shura Council,” a sen- member constituencies. The tari youth was trained on the of months away from holding come very important to raise ior official of the Ministry of law requires candidates to be basic system for the council’s its historic Shura Council elec- awareness among Qataris, Culture and Sports told Qatar at least thirty years old and of mechanism and the process of tions.