SUNDAY FEBRUARY 3, 2019 JUMADA AL-AWWAL 28, 1440 VOL.12 NO. 4534 QR 2 RAIN LIKELY Fajr: 4:56 am Dhuhr: 11:48 am HIGH : 22°C Asr: 2:57 pm Maghrib: 5:20 pm LOW : 19°C Isha: 6:50 pm Nation 6 Business 13 Qatar Charity signs QR3mn QDB’s ‘Khutwa’ to train Qatari cooperation pact with IOM retirees in entrepreneurship HEROES COME HOME The Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al Thani, his Personal Representative HH Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad al Thani and other dignitaries with the Qatar national football team and the staff after their arrival in Doha on Saturday. Amir hugs, garlands Champs go on victory Fans flood streets to each team member lap around Doha catch a glimpse of stars IKOLI VICTOR into an open-roof bus for a tour of DOHA the city. The bus took them through the ASIAN Cup 2019 winners Qatar heart of the city, where thousands came home to a rapturous wel- of fans had been waiting to catch come on Saturday evening, with a glimpse of the Asian Cup cham- the Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin pions. Hamad al Thani himself leading Several ministers and high- the welcome party. ranking officials were also present Al Annabi beat Japan 3-1 in at the airport to receive the victors, Friday’s Asian Cup final in Abu alongside the families, friends and Dhabi to win the continent’s some members of the national showpiece tournament for the team who couldn’t make the trip first time in the nation’s football to play in the Asian Cup. history. Father of Almoez Ali and As- Flown home on a chartered sim Madibo, who was in the crowd Qatar Airways flight from Oman’s of fans and journalists, told Qa- Sohar, the champions received a tar Tribune: “It is indeed a happy red-carpet welcome upon arrival day for my family and Qatar. I am at the Doha Airport (Old Airport) proud of my son for what he has around 7pm. achieved along with Qatar’s na- Qatar Airways CEO Akbar tional team. The players deserve al Baker opened the doors of the their victory and I am here to sup- plane after it touched down as port him and the team.” captain Hassan al Haydos led the The 22-year-old, whose re- team out with the gold trophy in cord nine goals in the tournament hand. They emerged as the Di- made him the top goal-scorer in wan bands played the national any Asian Cup, was described as a anthem. destiny child by the father. “Even HH the Amir and his Personal as a little boy, he always loved to Representative HH Sheikh Jas- play football and it is his destiny to sim bin Hamad al Thani hugged The Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al Thani with Team Qatar captain shine in the game.” and garlanded each member of Hassan al Haydos. Al Duhail captain and national the team, including coach Felix team player Mohammed Musa The Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al Thani and his Personal Representative Sanchez and Qatar Football Asso- champions and the coaching and The players then headed on to and recuperating Ismaeil Moham- HH Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad al Thani with the Asian Cup. ciation President Sheikh Hamad administrative staff, lauding their a stage shaped like a victory arc for med said it was the happiest mo- bin Khalifa bin Ahmed al Thani. spirit and hard work throughout a photo session with their maiden ment for Qatari football and they Q-Post releases special stamps The Amir congratulated the the Asian Cup campaign. Asian Cup, before being whisked were proud of their teammates. The Qatar team It’s a very, very big We knew we had a THE Qatar Postal Services Company (Q-Post) has performed thing for our country. shot at the title when honoured the Qatar football team by issuing a set of special edition stamps with a picture and name of exceptionally well and It’s history made. It’s we reached the last each player to commemorate 2019 Asian Cup victory. earned the respect of the first time our four and were Q-Post has also announced a week-long free everyone... These country has achieved confident of beating shipping offer for those shopping through its online players are the perfect this historic victory the UAE in the semis. platform Turkish Souq to celebrate the historic win. role models for the youth. wining the Asian Cup. The rest is history. (HISHAM ALJUNDI) See also page 3 Ô QOC President HE Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad al Thani — Tarek Salman, defender Karim Boudiaf, mid-fielder Arabs celebrate Qatar’s victory as their own FOOTBALL fans across the Arab world have celebrated Qatar’s historic AFC Asian Cup win as an “Arab victory” after the Gulf country beat four-time champi- ons Japan 3-1 in the final held in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Friday. There was a burst of festivities in Arab countries as Qatar was crowned Asian champions on Friday night, with celebrations extending well into the early hours of Saturday. In Jordan, dozens of football fans shared videos on social media as they gathered at public squares to celebrate the win. The fans sang songs in celebration of Qatar’s victory as groups performed traditional folk dances and raised the Qatari flag. Likewise, in Sudan, revellers raised Sudanese and Qatari flags as they sounded their horns and drove through the streets to celebrate the win.Soon af- ter the Qatari national team scored the final goal, football fans in the Gaza Strip launched an all-night celebration. Fans carried Palestinian and Qatari flags, while some held banners with words: “Qatar represents the Arabs in the Asian Cup”. The Asian Cup champions on an open-bus victory lap at the Corniche, in Doha on Saturday. See also pages 4, 5, 19, 20, 21 and 24 Ô 02 Sunday, February 3, 2019 Nation Sunday, February 3, 2019 03 Al Wakra joins Qanat Qarnevale festival witnesses UN’s Learning Cities network QNA high turnout of visitors at The Pearl DOHA AL Wakra Municipality The festival combined reviewed on Saturday its arts, music and experience of joining the UNESCO Global Network leisure activities for Learning Cities in the presence of representa- TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK tives of all municipalities, DOHA the Qatar National Com- mission for Education, QANAT Qarnevale held Culture and Science, the across various sites at Qanat UNESCO office in Doha Quartier, The Pearl-Qatar has and the director of the concluded successfully. The Doha-based Arab Towns festival was organised for the Organization Awards. second year by United Devel- The Director of Al opment Company (UDC), the Wakra Municipality Man- master developer of The Pearl- sour al Buainain gave a Qatar and Gewan Islands. detailed account of how Following the outstanding the municipality got per- success of last year’s version, Visitors and residents had fun taking water taxi rides on the canals and watching shows such as acrobatics, LED dance performances, music performances, glass blowing, water manent membership of the festival has witnessed, fountain and outdoor cinema shows. the UNESCO Global Net- this year, higher turnout of work for Learning Cities visitors and residents to The opened shops, restaurants and through its sustainability Pearl-Qatar. cafés that populate the Qanat initiatives. Visitors and residents had Quartier district. Buainain noted that Al fun taking water taxi rides Qanat Quartier is a unique Wakra Municipality is the on the canals and watching residential area of The Pearl- first Gulf city to receive shows such as acrobatics, LED Qatar Island, known for its mag- this membership. dance performances, music nificent greenery, beach, canals, The membership is performances, glass blowing, pedestrian-friendly squares, an acknowledgement of water fountain and outdoor plazas and Ve netian-like expe- Al Wakra Municipality’s cinema shows. rience. The commercial area at effort to integrate educa- The festival combined arts, Qanat Quartier offers a charm- tion and culture as well as music and leisure activities in ing, yet lively environment with public and private sector an exciting atmosphere which boutique shopping and a variety initiatives to achieve sus- attracted families while intro- of coffee shops and restaurants tainability. ducing visitors to the newly to experience. Ooredoo’s Data Centre hosts Qatar Independent Technical School IT students TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK work and software used. Manar Khalifa al Murai- DOHA They were introduced to a khi, director PR and Cor- number of services provided porate Communications at OOREDOO recently host- by the Data Centre, includ- Ooredoo, said: “An important ed a group of Information ing hosting and co-location, part of our corporate social Technology (IT) students cloud services, data back-up responsibility strategy at from Qatar Independent and restoration, managed Ooredoo is supporting educa- Technical School at its Qatar storage, email and web se- tion, and hosting school visits Data Centre. curity, with gaining appre- is an ideal way for us to do The visit - the second for ciation of how their studies this. the school, following a simi- relate to real-life operations “It’s vital that students lar visit last year - was intend- in the world of information can access real-life experienc- ed to give the students an un- technology. es that relate to their studies, derstanding of the real-world The students also learned and we’re pleased to have implementation of their stud- about the employment op- been able to show Qatar In- ies and allow them a close portunities at Ooredoo that dependent Technical School look at how the Data Centre would suit their studies and students how our Data Centre works, including the IT net- chosen career paths.