BUSINESS | Page 1 SPORT | Page 1 MoCI, QNTC urge Qatar’s Nasser private sector to al-Attiyah invest in mega focussed on beach resorts 4th Dakar title published in QATAR since 1978 FRIDAY Vol. XXXXI No. 11780 January 1, 2021 Jumada I 17, 1442 AH GULF TIMES www. gulf-times.com 2 Riyals Last sunset of 2020 Amir, Deputy Amir, Premier exchange New Year greetings Amusement His Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani exchanged cables of greetings yesterday with Their Majesties, Highnesses and Excellencies, the leaders of friendly countries, on the occasion of New cities, parks Year, wishing them good health and happiness and their peoples further progress and prosperity. His Highness the Deputy Amir Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad al-Thani also to reopen exchanged cables of greetings with Their Highnesses and Excellencies, crown princes and vice presidents of friendly countries, wishing them good health and happiness and their peoples further progress and from Sunday prosperity. HE the Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sheikh O MoCI stipulates 50% capacity, for now Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdulaziz al-Thani also exchanged cables of By Joey Aguilar z Visitors are allowed entry only af- greetings with Their Excellencies, Staff Reporter ter checking their health status code in heads of government of friendly the Ehteraz app, and only those with a The last sunset of 2020 from the vicinity of one of Qatar’s globally acclaimed tourist attractions, The Museum of Islamic countries, wishing them health and green code are allowed entry, with the Art in Doha. PICTURE: Thajudheen wellness and their peoples further musement cities and parks exception of children. progress and prosperity. across the country can resume z Individuals who do not wear med- Arecreational activities and op- ical masks are denied entry, and visi- MoPH reports 213 new erations from Sunday (January 3) with tors are required to keep their masks on Good riddance, no more than 50% capacity, the Minis- while they are inside the entertainment cases, 122 recoveries try of Commerce and Industry (MoCI) site, except for children aged under 10. 2020. Hello, 2021! Brexit takes full eff ect The Ministry of Public Health announced yesterday. z Visitors’ temperatures must be reported yesterday 213 new A circular in this regard, tweeted by measured, and individuals whose tem- Fireworks soared into the sky confirmed cases of coronavirus the MoCI yesterday, is in line with the perature is over 38C are denied entry to above the Sydney Opera House, as Britain quits EU during the last 24 hours, of which previous decisions adopted to protect the recreational activity site. but the harbour below was a 166 were from community cases the health and safety of Qatari citizens z Visitors must be made aware of deserted ghost town, a fittingly and 47 from travellers returning and residents, and limit the spread of the need to maintain a safe distance of creepy send-off for a year that AFP ture to be felt for generations to come from abroad who are subject to Covid-19. at least two metres. will not be missed. London — for better or worse. quarantine. It also recorded 122 Entertainment activities will resume MoCI noted that company owners No light show illuminated Beijing The British pound surged to a 2.5- recoveries from the virus during in three stages: fi rst (from January 3), who provide entertainment services from the top of the TV tower. year peak against the US dollar before the past 24 hours, bringing the total opening of outdoor playgrounds, chil- should comply with epidemic preven- St Peter’s in Rome was nearly rexit fi nally became a real- the long-awaited exit from the single number of cases that recovered in dren’s outdoor games, and billiards tion circulars, decisions and directives, empty for vespers. London’s ity yesterday as Britain left market, 11 months since the country Qatar to 141,422. Page 2 and bowling; second (from January 11), including: Trafalgar Square, Moscow’s Red BEurope’s customs union and legally left the EU in January. electronic games and trampolines; and zInstructions for the gradual reo- Square, Madrid’s Puerta del Sol single market, ending nearly half a Britain has been in a standstill Drug price hike third (from January 24), bouncers, in- pening plan, and the timeline an- and New York’s Times Square century of often turbulent ties with transition period since then, during Drugmakers including Pfizer Inc, fl atable games, and ball pits. nounced by the Supreme Committee were all barricaded off . its closest neighbours. fractious talks to secure a free-trade Sanofi SA, and GlaxoSmithKline Plc The MoCI instructed that managers for Crisis Management. Good riddance, 2020. Hello, 2021. The UK’s tortuous departure from agreement with Brussels, which was plan to raise prices on over 300 of recreational activities “shall adhere zCirculars and decisions issued by While some cities would launch the European Union took full eff ect only fi nally clinched on Christmas drugs in the United States today, to the precautionary and preventive the MoCI. fireworks over empty streets, when Big Ben struck 11pm (2300 Eve. measures outlined by the Ministry of zInstructions related to the re- others, such as London and GMT) in central London, just as most Once Big Ben tolled at 11pm, EU Public Health (MoPH) and the Ministry sponsibilities of employers to limit the Singapore, called their displays of the European mainland ushered in rules no longer applied, and the free of Administrative Development, La- spread of Covid-19, and directives for off . Paris, Rome and Istanbul 2021 at midnight. movement of more than 500 million bour and Social Aff airs (MADLSA), and health and safety regulations issued by were under curfew. Prime Minister Boris Johnson people between Britain and the 27 EU comply with the following guidelines”: the MoPH. New York’s countdown ball was called it an “amazing moment”, states ended. zThe policies set by MADLSA on set to drop on Broadway. But in which made Britain “an open, gener- Gibraltar, a British enclave off the the precautionary measures to prevent place of hundreds of thousands ous, outward-looking, internation- coast of southern Spain, is the excep- and reduce the spread of the epidemic. of people jammed shoulder- alist and free-trading” country. tion, after inking a last-minute deal “The decision goes into eff ect as of to-shoulder in Times Square, “We have our freedom in our hands with Madrid to avoid a hard border Sunday, January 3, 2021 and maybe sub- the audience would be a few and it is up to us to make the most of and major disruption. ject to amendments and updates accord- dozen pre-selected key workers it,” he said in a New Year’s message to Elsewhere though, customs bor- ing to the latest developments in this — including nurses, doctors, a the nation. der checks return for the first time regard. Any violation of this decision grocery store worker and a pizza Most people in Britain and in Eu- in decades, and despite the free- exposes perpetrators to legal account- delivery man — their families rope are keen to draw a line under trade deal, queues and disruption ability and procedures,” MoCI said. kept six feet (2 metres) apart in Brexit, which has dominated politics from additional paperwork are ex- “The Ministry stresses that the suc- socially distanced pens. on both sides of the Channel since pected. cess of each stage of the comprehen- Organisers booked Gloria the country’s narrow vote to leave in “It’s going to be better,” said Mau- COMMUNITY sive plan of gradually lifting restric- Gaynor to sing her disco classic I 2016. reen Martin, from Dover on the tions depends on the compliance of all Will Survive. (Lyrics: You think I’d The referendum on EU member- southeastern coast of England, where individuals with the required preven- crumble? You think I’d lay down ship opened up deep political and so- most voted to leave the EU in 2016. See Pages tive and precautionary measures,” the and die? Oh no, not I!) To Page 3 cial wounds which remain raw, with “We need to govern ourselves and be circular added. the consequences of Britain’s depar- our own bosses.” Business Page 7 4,5 & 6 QF’s WISE launches Learning Ecosystems Living Lab LELL aims to create a and economic perspective, and how we global community that can design an alignment to make the supply and demand of learning have a looks at innovative ways to socio-economic outcome for citizens. learn in diff erent regions It involves closing the skills gap and anticipating what type of learning is atar Foundation’s (QF) global needed in what spaces,” said Gog. education think tank WISE Other panellists at the event in- Qhas launched a new initia- cluded Sébastien Turbot, CEO and tive, Learning Ecosystems Living Lab David Atchoarena Alexandra Agudelo Soon Joo Gog Rosie Clayton chief curator at eko6, and Rosie Clay- (LELL), it was announced yesterday. ton, co-founder of Weaving Lab. They The latest push by WISE to disrupt novative credentialing system or tech- ing how her city used formal and non- goals beyond 2030 or 2050. Educa- should also aim to serve other purposes discussed various ways in which coali- linear models of education worldwide, nology platforms that replace or aug- formal education systems to become a tional development might be slow, but like employment, welfare, social cohe- tions can be formed to enhance learning LELL will regularly bring together ment the traditional linear system of “learning city.” we need to keep going and support each sion, and public health.