INDEX QATAR 2-4,12 COMMENT 10 BUSINESS | Page 1 SPORT | Page 1 ARAB WORLD 5 BUSINESS 1-8 Hamad Port’s INTERNATIONAL 5-9,11 SPORTS 1-8 SC driving Container DOW JONES QE NYMEX change through Terminal 2 initial Generation 27,657.42 9,915.8 41.11 operation begins -244.56 -26.26 +0.14 Amazing, says -0.88% -0.26% +0.34% in December Latest Figures al-Thawadi published in QATAR since 1978 MONDAY Vol. XXXXI No. 11678 September 21, 2020 Safar 4, 1442 AH GULF TIMES www. gulf-times.com 2 Riyals Amir to take part in FM meets GCC secretary-general meetings to mark UN 75th anniversary MoTC submits His Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani is taking part in the meetings of the 75th session of the United Nations General Assembly and the High- Phase 4 road Level meeting to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the United Nations, which will be held at the UN headquarters in New York via video conference. The Amir will development deliver a speech at the High-Level meeting today, September 21, and a speech at the opening of the 75th session of the UN General Assembly tomorrow, September 22. plan to Ashghal Amir sends greetings to Nepal president By Shafeeq Alingal and manage the mobility and trans- Staff Reporter portation projects as an integrated His Highness the Amir Sheikh network compatible with other modes Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani and of transportation in an effi cient, eco- His Highness the Deputy Amir he Ministry of Transport and nomic, safe and environment-friendly Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad Communication (MoTC) has fashion. The two sides aim to fulfi l al-Thani yesterday sent cables Tcompleted the concept design Qatar’s mobility and transportation of congratulations to Nepal’s of Major Roads and Infrastructure needs in line with the Second National President Bidhya Devi Bhandari in the Centre of Doha City - Phase 4 Development Strategy (2018-2022) HE the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Aff airs Sheikh Mohamed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani met yesterday on her country’s National Day. HE project, key to the future development and Qatar National Vision 2030. with the Secretary-General of the Co-operation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (GCC), Dr Nayef Falah al-Hajraf, the Prime Minister and Minister of of Qatar’s capital. The MoU defi nes and explains the who is currently visiting the country. During the meeting, views were exchanged on the GCC and issues of common Interior Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa The initiative is a part of the eff orts roles, missions and responsibilities concern. Business Page 1 bin Abdulaziz al-Thani also sent a to develop an integrated planning sys- of the two sides based on the Amiri similar cable to Prime Minister K P tem for road network across the coun- decisions in such a way that avoids Sharma Oli. try, MoTC tweeted yesterday. duplication and limits overlapping “The concept design has been through a joint working mechanism Qatar reiterates its transferred to the Public Works Au- for planning, studying, designing, im- firm position on thority (Ashghal) to prepare the de- plementing, operating, maintaining tailed design and implementation,” the and managing the road projects in the QU, MME to develop ‘fi rst’ Palestinian issue tweet said. country according to approved devel- In August, MoTC signed an MoU opment plans. Qatar has reiterated its firm with Ashghal for planning, studying, The MoU also covers activating position on the Palestinian issue, designing, maintaining and managing community participation, facilitating solar agricultural greenhouse which stipulates ending the Israeli the road projects as part of upgrading co-operation, transferring knowledge occupation and establishing the the level of collaboration, joint eff orts and technology for supporting the ef- State of Palestine with Jerusalem and constructive co-operation with forts of achieving Qatar National Vi- atar University (QU) is to de- as its capital within the framework the aim of providing a safe, integrated sion 2030 as well as realising mutual velop the country’s fi rst solar of international legitimacy transportation system in line with best benefi ts, services and expertise that Qagriculture greenhouse in col- and relevant Security Council universal practices and standards. both parties can make available for laboration with the Department of resolutions while granting all MoTC and Ashghal look to develop each other. Agricultural Research at the Minis- Palestinian refugees the right of try of Municipality and Environment return, which Qatar sees as the (MME), it was announced yesterday. root and sustainable solution to QU has been provided a grant this conflict, which has lasted for by Qatar National Research Fund more than 70 years. In a statement (QNRF), for the project to develop a yesterday, the Ministry of Foreign thermally insulated greenhouse that Dr Saud Ghani A vied of the solar greenhouse Aff airs said that it is regrettable allows the entry of optimum solar ra- to see some misleading media diation levels through negative linear Though greenhouses provide an is relatively low. However, exces- campaigns that try to mix up issues fresnel lenses on the roof. optimised and controlled growth sive amounts of solar radiation en- and distort the image of Qatar The performance of the proposed environment for plants to maximise ter the greenhouse during the hot at the expense of the brotherly greenhouse in terms of providing the yield, they can be energy intensive. season due to its high transparency. Palestinian people and their required levels of solar radiation for In comparison to a conventional The conductive nature of the typical legitimate rights at this defining plant growth and the reduction in cool- greenhouse, the monthly cooling load greenhouse walls causes undesired moment in the history of the ing load were assessed using ray tracing of the proposed greenhouse is about heat gain. conflict. The statement indicated simulations, cooling load calculations 80% less. Therefore, the project can To overcome the fi rst shortcoming, that Qatar will spare no eff ort in and fi eld trials in Nabati farm. achieve the benefi ts of a closed green- the entry of sunlight to the green- providing whatever support it can Dr Saud Ghani, lead researcher of house while overcoming the high house is only allowed through nega- to alleviate the suff ering of the greenhouse project and professor of cooling demand, in subtropical and tive linear fresnel lenses that are fi t- Palestinians until the Palestinian mechanical engineering at College of arid regions. ted in rows in its roof corresponding people obtain all their legitimate Engineering said, “Qatar has set food The design of the solar greenhouse to the plant grow lines underneath. rights. (QNA) security as a priority for the country aims to overcome two identifi ed The lenses are placed directly above and set out a commitment to sustain shortcomings of the conventional the plants grow rows. They act as a 4 arrested for fl outing about 70% self-suffi ciency on green- greenhouse during the hot season, roof mounted lighting system, dis- home quarantine rules house vegetables. Achieving sustain- its highly transparent and conduc- persing sunlight over the plants. The able food security was further ascer- tive structure. The highly transpar- remaining walls of the greenhouse are The competent authorities tained by the ongoing geopolitical ent walls of a greenhouse are desired covered with thermal insulation rolls, in Doha yesterday arrested tensions and the unjust blockade on during the winter season where the thus, overcoming the second short- four people for violated the Artist’s renderings of the proposed development of key areas in Doha. the country.” amount of available solar radiation coming. To Page 3 legal requirements of home quarantine. The arrests came in implementation of the precautionary measures in force in the country to ensure public safety and to curb the spread of Biden blasts Trump plan to push apex court nominee the coronavirus. The four persons being referred to prosecution are: Mukhtar Ibrahim, Mohamed Nabil Reuters it was inappropriate to do so in an elec- Yousef Abdullah, Suhail al-Rahman Philadelphia/ Washington tion year. Aziz al-Rahman Ansari and Khalid A majority of Americans, some 62% Naji Abdul-Hafez Abdullah al-Ajji. including many Republicans, told a The authorities call on citizens emocratic presidential can- Reuters/Ipsos poll that they thought and residents who are subject to didate Joe Biden urged Senate the winner of the Nov 3 election should quarantine to fully adhere to the DRepublicans not to vote on any get to nominate a justice to fi ll the va- requirements set by the Ministry candidate nominated to the Supreme cancy. of Public Health, to ensure their Court as the November election ap- Trump on Saturday said he will make safety and the safety of others. proaches, calling his rival Donald his nomination this week and named Trump’s plan an “exercise in raw po- Amy Coney Barrett of the Chicago- MoPH reports 120,303 litical power.” based 7th Circuit and Barbara Lagoa of total Covid recoveries Biden was speaking yesterday, the the Atlanta-based 11th Circuit as pos- day that a second Senate Republican sible candidates. The Ministry of Public Health voiced objections to Trump’s plan to The passing of Ginsburg upended (MoPH) reported yesterday vote quickly on a replacement to liberal the November election contests, en- 230 new confirmed cases of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who died ergising both Trump’s conservative coronavirus (Covid-19) during the on Friday. Trump speaks during a campaign event in Fayetteville, Joe Biden speaks at the National Constitution Center in base — eager to see the court over- last 24 hours, of which 214 are from Such an appointment by the presi- North Carolina, on Saturday.