QatarTribune Qatar_Tribune TUESDAY QatarTribuneChannel qatar_tribune AUGUST 11, 2020 DHU AL-HIJJAH 21, 1441 VOL.13 NO. 5022 QR 2 Fajr: 3:43 am Dhuhr: 11:39 am Asr: 3:08 pm Maghrib: 6:15 pm Isha: 7:45 pm Business 8 Sports 12 PPI of industrial Consistent Mountasir FINE sector rises 7.6% wins in Spain for HH HIGH : 43°C in June: PSA Sheikh Abdullah LOW : 35°C NCC played vital role in fight against COVID-19: Minister Since the onset of the the Prime Minister and Minister of National Command pandemic, the National Interior HE Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa Command Center has bin Abdulaziz Al Thani for his leader- Center acts as our ship and for making this state-of-the- information hub, played a vital role in Qatar’s art centre, which is equipped with Amir greets measures to protect the population the most advanced technologies and says Dr Al Kuwari from COVID-19. The centre a resourceful and talented task force Ecuador prez supports the Supreme Committee available to us. I am deeply indebted TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK for Crisis Management, the to all the ministries and entities that on I-Day DOHA have contributed to our national National COVID-19 Committee and COVID-19 response.” QNA MINISTER of Public Health and the different ministries in achieving The health minister called on the DOHA Chair of the National COVID-19 their goals. It receives information public to be vigilant and play their Committee HE Dr Hanan Moham- from across the country and acts part in limiting the spread of the vi- HIS Highness The Amir ed Al Kuwari has said the National as our reference centre. rus. “Looking forward, it is very im- of State of Qatar Sheikh Command Center (NCC) has played portant for everyone to work together Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani a vital role in Qatar’s successful fight —HE Dr Hanan Mohamed Al Kuwari, and stay vigilant. Now more than ever on Monday sent a cable of against the coronavirus. Minister of Public Health HE Dr Hanan Mohamed Al Kuwari at the National Command it is important to wear your masks, congratulations to President “Since the onset of the pandemic, Center (NCC) on Monday. Minister of Public Health and keep physical distance as the risk of the Republic of Ecuador the National Command Center has of spread of COVID-19 remains high,” Lenin Moreno on the an- played a vital role in Qatar’s efforts to mittee for Crisis Management, the Na- goals. It receives information from HE Dr Al Kuwari said during her visit Dr Al Kuwari added. niversary of his country’s protect the population from COVID-19. tional COVID-19 Committee and the across the country and acts as our refer- to NCC on Monday. Independence Day. The centre supports the Supreme Com- different ministries in achieving their ence centre and our information hub,” She said, “I would like to thank Continued on page 2 Lebanon govt QA, local partners resigns over blast fallout launch initiative LEBanon’S Prime Minister Hassan Diab announced to help Lebanon his government’s resig- nation on Monday amid QNA outrage over the deadly DOHA Beirut port explosion that has reignited angry street QATAR Airways, in coopera- protests. The collapse of tion with Qatar Charity (QC) his government had looked and Ali Bin Ali Holding’s inevitable after a string of Monoprix Qatar, has launched resignations and a cabi- an initiative through which net meeting during which citizens and residents of Qatar several cabinet members can donate essential supplies made it clear they would for the Lebanese people after also quit. PAGE 4 QATARI FieLD HOSPITALS GET ReaDY AS MEDICAL the Beirut explosion. Qatar Airways initially launched the initiative on equiPmeNT FROM DOHA ReaCHes BeiRUT Thursday to support dona- A planeload of medical supplies for the field hospitals being set up by Qatar in Beirut reached the Lebanese capital on Monday.O ne tions from its employees in of the field hospitals set up by Qatar at the Roum Hospital compound will start receiving people injured in the explosion at the city’s Doha. It extended it until COVID-19 recoveries port, on Tuesday. Qatar had air-dashed planeloads of medical supplies, including two field hospitals, to Lebanon after the devastating Tuesday to include citizens blasts. Qatar’s Internal Security Force (Lekhwiya) has sent a search and rescue team to Lebanon after deadly explosions that killed and residents of Qatar. The reach 109,993 (PG 3 ) more than 130 people and wreaked widespread damage. The team began their operations in Beirut on Friday. (TNN) PAGE 2 essential supplies will be transported free of charge return stronger than it was from Doha to Beirut by Qatar before. Airways Cargo at the end of Charge d’affaires at the this week and Qatar Charity Lebanese embassy in Qa- will oversee their distribution. tar Farah Berri extended on On Sunday, Qatar Airways behalf of Lebanon his deep- Playgrounds in public US court issues summons for MBS carried over 45 tones of sup- est thanks and appreciation plies donated by its staff and to His Highness the Amir of SAUDI Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman kill him. A summons is an official notice of a Ali Bin Ali Holding from Doha State of Qatar Sheikh Tamim parks reopen (MBS) has been issued a summons by a US lawsuit, given to the person or persons being to Beirut. bin Hamad Al Thani for the court for a lawsuit by a former top Saudi intel- sued. Al-Jabri, who lives in Canada, report- Qatar Airways Group Chief grand gesture towards the ligence agent who was reportedly targeted in a edly under increased protection by police and Executive Akbar Al Baker said Lebanese people, praising Qa- foiled assassination attempt. The US District private security guards, claimed that his close Beirut has always shown its tar’s and its people’s generous Court for the District of Columbia issued the ties with the US intelligence community and strength and steadfastness in support who were always the summons on Friday, a day after Saad al-Jabri deep knowledge of the prince’s activities had the face of challenges. first to help Lebanon in diffi- filed the lawsuit accusing Prince Mohammed rendered him one of the aspiring monarch’s key The QA boss said he is cult circumstances. of sending a hit squad to Canada to try and targets. (AL JAZEERA) PAGE 4 confident that the city will recover from the crisis and Continued on page 2 TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK to COVID-19 precautions is a DOHA must for entry, it added. 867,174 tonnes of local vegetables sold in July Starting from June 15, The total sales of local vegetables through the “Premium Product” and “Qatar Farms” programmes People in small groups can Qatar began lifting coronavirus during July reached 867,174 tonnes. While 243,000 tonnes were marketed through the Premium start using the playgrounds restrictions under a four-phase Vegetables Programme, 624,174 tonnes through the Qatar Farms Programme. (TNN) in public parks as Qatar has plan. While some public parks lifted yet another COVID-19 reopened in the first phase, Qatar Airways increases restriction in the third phase the playgrounds remained of the rollback. closed until now. The third services to Pakistan In a tweet posted on phase that began on July 28, Monday, the Ministry of after the second phase on Qatar Airways has increased its flights to Pakistan. The airline Municipality and Environment July 1, saw the reopening of now operates 49 weekly flights to four gateways in Pakistan (MME) said the playgrounds shopping malls, gyms, salons with its Boeing 787 and A350 aircraft. Flights to Islamabad have in public parks have reopened and hairdressers at limited increased from 11 to 14 weekly flights, to Karachi from 10 to but will admit only up to 10 capacity. The fourth phase is 14 weekly flights, to Lahore from 11 to 14 weekly flights, and to people at a time. Adherence scheduled to start on Sept 1. Peshawar from five to seven weekly flights. PAGE 3 02 Tuesday, August 11, 2020 Contact US: Qatar Tribune I EDITORIAL I Phone: 40002222 I ADMINISTRATION & MARKETING I Phone: 40002155, 40002122, Fax: 40002235 P.O. Box: 23493, Doha. Quick read MUraikHI Bids FarEWell TO KAZakHstan’S Ambassador Qatar takes part in virtual Minister of State for For- Deputy Amir congratulates eign Affairs HE Sultan president of Ecuador bin Saad Al Muraikhi briefing on humanitarian THE Deputy Amir His Highness on Monday met with Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad Al Ambassador of Kazakh- Thani on Monday sent a cable of stan to Qatar HE Askar circumstances in Lebanon congratulations to President of Shokybayev on the oc- Ecuador Lenin Moreno on his coun- casion of the end of his QATAR took part in a briefing on the try’s Independence Day. (QNA) tenure in the country. humanitarian situation in Lebanon. The The minister thanked meeting was held by the United Nations PM congratulates president the ambassador for his Office for Coordination ofH umanitarian of Ecuador efforts in supporting and Affairs (OCHA) via video conferencing. strengthening the bilat- Minister of State for Foreign Affairs PRIME Minister and Minister of In- eral relations between HE Sultan bin Saad Al Muraikhi repre- terior HE Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa Qatar and Kazhakhstan, sented Qatar at the meeting. bin Abdulaziz Al Thani on Monday and wished him suc- Addressing the meeting, Muraikhi sent a cable of congratulations cess in his future duties. conveyed heartfelt condolences to the to President of Ecuador Lenin (QNA) government and people of Lebanon, Moreno on his country’s Independ- and best wishes of a speedy recovery for Minister of State for Foreign Affairs ence Day.