THURSDAY MAY 13, 2021 SHAWWAL 1, 1442 VOL.14 NO. 5257 QR 2 Fajr: 3:25 am Dhuhr: 11:30 am FINE Asr: 2:57 pm Maghrib: 6:12 pm HIGH : 42°C LOW : 28 °C Isha: 7:42 pm World 7 Business 8 Sports 12 India’s official coronavirus death IEA sees strong rebound in oil Attiyah and Baumel face stiff toll surpasses 250,000 demand in 2021 H2 competition at Andalucia Rally AmIR EXCHANGES EID AL FITR GREETINGS QNA HH the Amir exchanged Eid DOHA greetings with President of Afghani- stan Mohammad Ashraf Ghani in a HIS Highness the Amir of State of phone call HH the Amir received on Amir to perform Eid Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Wednesday. Thani on Wednesday exchanged HH the Amir also received a mes- Al Fitr prayers today cables of greetings, with a number of sage from Shura Council Speaker EID leaders of Arab and Islamic coun- HE Ahmed bin Abdullah bin Zaid Al THE Amiri Diwan has announced that His Highness the Amir tries, on the occasion of the blessed Mahmoud, on the occasion of the of State of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani will Eid Al Fitr. blessed Eid Al Fitr, which included his Mubarak perform the blessed Eid Al Fitr prayer along with citizens at HH the Amir also received congratulations and the congratula- Al Wajba praying area on Thursday morning. The Amiri Diwan cables of greetings on this occasion tions of the Shura members on this wished that this blessed occasion be full of goodness and from a number of leaders of friendly occasion. HH the Amir responded blessings for Qatar, Arab and Islamic nations. (QNA) countries. with a cable of thanks. Calls grow for reducing escalation in Gaza Children above 12 can QNA DOHA take Pfizer vaccine jab WITH escalation in Israel-Gaza vio- lence fuelling fears of a full-scale war, international efforts and calls for ur- Vaccine validity for quarantine exemption People over 30 years of age now eligible to gent de-escalation have increased. now extended to nine months: MoPH take COVID-19 vaccine after Eid holidays Deputy Prime Minister and Minis- ter of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mo- TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK The extension means that vac- hammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani DOHA cinated people will have longer to received a phone call from US National take advantage of the additional Security Advisor Jake Sullivan. During CHILDREN aged from 12 to 15 privileges announced through the the call, they reviewed the develop- years are to be offered the Pfizer- lifting of restrictions plan pub- ments in Palestine. BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine in lished earlier this week. The FM received a phone call from Qatar and the validity for quaran- It also means that fully vac- UN Special Coordinator for the Middle Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of tine exemption of all vaccines ad- cinated people are exempt from East Peace Process Tor Wennesland. Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin ministered in Qatar will be extend- quarantine requirements follow- The reviewed developments in Pales- Abdulrahman Al Thani received a series of ed from the previously approved ing travel abroad (except for six tine, and the need for joint action to phone calls to discuss ways to help reduce six months to nine months. specific countries) and following reduce recent escalation in Jerusalem the escalation in Gaza. This was announced by the exposure to a COVID-19 positive and Gaza. Ministry of Public Health on case for a period of nine months – The FM also received a phone call Minister for Foreign Affairs of Finland Wednesday. The ministry con- starting 14 days after receiving the from Minister of Foreign Affairs and Pekka Haavisto. firmed that all people aged over 30 We now have very strong second dose. Minister for Defense of Ireland Si- They reviewed developments in will be eligible to receive the vac- scientific evidence that The news comes in the week mon Coveney. During the call, they re- Palestine, and the need for joint action cine after the Eid holidays. when Qatar announced that more viewed developments in Palestine. to reduce recent escalation in Jerusa- “Extending the opportunity for shows that the Pfizer than half the eligible population The FM received a phone call from lem and Gaza. children aged 12 to 15 years to take vaccine is safe and effective for has been vaccinated with at least the Pfizer vaccine comes shortly 12-15-year-olds and we want to one vaccine dose as well as setting after Pfizer said that its study of ensure that every child in this age out a road map to the gradual lift- the vaccine’s use in participants in group has the opportunity to get ing of restrictions. that age groupnfound that it was vaccinated soon.” Dr Abdullatif Al Khal, Chair ‘safe and extremely effective in — Dr Abdullatif Al Khal, Chair of of the National Health Strategic Qatar stands firmly preventing COVID-19 cases’. The the National Health Strategic Group Group on COVID-19 and Head US Food and Drug Administration on COVID-19 of Infectious Diseases at Hamad approved the Pfizer-BioNTech Medical Corporation, said, “We with the Palestinian COVID-19 vaccine for children now have very strong scientific ages 12 to 15 years in the US,” the be able to register their children range of global studies looking at evidence that shows that the Pfizer MoPH said in a statement. to take the vaccine through the the effectiveness of the vaccine, the vaccine is safe and effective for cause: Mahmoud Offering the vaccine to 12 to 15 Ministry of Public Health website ministry also announced the valid- 12-15-year-olds and we want to year-olds in Qatar will help to en- (www.moph.gov.qa) from Sunday ity for quarantine exemption of all ensure that every child in this age sure a return to greater normality May 16, after which they will be vaccines administered in Qatar will group has the opportunity to get QNA when the school year starts this contacted by the Primary Health be extended from the previously ap- vaccinated soon.” DOHA coming September. Care Corporation. proved six months to nine months The MoPH said parents will In addition to this, following a from Wednesday onwards. Continued on page 4 Speaker of the Shura Council HE Ahmed bin Abdullah bin Zaid Al Mahmoud has stressed that Qatar un- der the leadership of His Highness the Amir of State of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani considers the Palestinian issue its main cause. Fears of ‘full-scale war’ as He said Qatar stands firmly with Palestinian cause and it is acting re- sponsibly to ensure that Al Quds and Israel-Gaza violence intensifies Al Aqsa mosque return to the Arab Shura Council Speaker HE Ahmed bin ISRAEL and Hamas continued to and Islamic World, and an independ- Abdullah bin Zaid Al Mahmoud. trade fire on ednesdayW as the worst ent Palestinian state is established fighting between the sides in years based on the borders of June 4 of 1967 lims, and Christians. showed no signs of abating and fears with East Al Quds as its capital. The Shura Council speaker paid grew of a “full-scale war.” He said Qatar strongly condemned tribute to the Palestinian people who Hamas, the group that rules the the Israeli aggression and called on are standing up to protect Al Aqsa Gaza Strip, launched a new barrage of the international community to inter- mosque, the Damascus Gate, the rockets into Israel after Israeli mis- fere and stop it. Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood, and siles destroyed a third tower in the He said, at an emergency meet- Gaza in the face of bullets. besieged coastal territory. Mosques to open for ing for Arab Parliaments’ Speakers He called for participants in the Heavy bombardment on the Gaza organised by the Arab Inter-Parlia- meeting to make sure they conclude Strip continued into Wednesday as Eid prayers at 4.35am mentary Union, the Arab Ummah is the meeting with a united position Israeli forces continued to launch inten- ON the occasion of Eid Al Fitr for the year facing a decisive moment and a grave that would regain trust in joint Arab sive raids on various locations. Hamas 1442 AH, corresponding to 2021 AD, the challenge in how to protect Al Quds, work, and that becomes the basis for confirmed that its Gaza City commander, Bassem Issa, was killed in an Israeli airstrike along with other Eid prayer halls (open squares) will be Al Aqsa Mosque, and the Palestin- a new way of working to face the ar- senior members of the group. Local sources said Israeli fighter jets bombed sites belonging to alestinP - opened at 3:45am, the Ministry of Awqaf ian people in the occupied territories rogance and crimes of Israeli occu- ian armed groups, in addition to security and police buildings. In Gaza City’s Tel Al-Hawa neighbourhood, and Islamic Affairs has said in a tweet. from the racist, inhuman, and aggres- pation, and support the Palestinian a pregnant woman, Reema Telbani and her child were killed by an Israeli attack on their home. Gaza’s The mosques in which the Eid prayer sion by Israel using its army, police, people beyond supportive words and ministry of health said the overall death toll since the latest offensive began stood at 56, including 14 would be held will open at 4:35am. Eid and settlers in a clear challenge to statements. children. More than 300 others have been wounded. Six Israelis, including one child, have also been prayers are held at 5:05 in the morning, international law and disregard of killed.