BUSINESS | Page 1 SPORT | Page 1 Qatar to see ‘sizeable’ Messi dreams of fi scal surpluses in delivering PSG 2021-22: economic elusive Champions think-tank League crown published in QATAR since 1978 THURSDAY Vol. XXXXII No. 12003 August 12, 2021 Muharram 4, 1443 AH GULF TIMES www. gulf-times.com 2 Riyals Amir appoints 7 Panama’s highest honour for Qatar’s envoy new ambassadors His Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim Qatar Dialogue bin Hamad al-Thani issued yesterday a number of Amiri decisions appointing new ambassadors extraordinary and plenipotentiary to seven countries. Decision No 28 tackles major of 2021: Khaled Fahad Abdulhadi al-Shahwani al-Hajri appointed as ambassador to Belgium. Decision No 29: Bandar Mohamed Abdullah al-Attiyah, ambassador to Saudi food concerns Arabia. Decision No 30: Abdulaziz bin Ahmed bin Abdullah al-Malki al- Jahni, ambassador to the European QNA of the United Nations, while next year Union. Decision No 31: Ahmed Doha it will take place under the umbrella of Mohamed Nasser al-Dehaimi, other bodies. ambassador to Panama. Decision For his part, Director of Food Se- No 32: Jamal Nasser Sultan al-Badr atar Food Systems National curity Department at the Ministry of ambassador to Cuba. Decision No Dialogue, organised by the Municipality and Environment and 33: Khaled Youssef Khalifa Abdullah QMinistry of Municipality and National Co-ordinator of the UN Food al-Sada, ambassador to Italy. Environment (MME) over the past two Systems Summit 2021 Dr Masoud Jar- Decision No 34: Hassan Ahmed Ali days, as part of preparations for a glo- allah al-Marri said that the second day Mohamed al-Mutawah, ambassador bal food summit scheduled for next included four panel discussions on the to Georgia. The decisions are September, concluded yesterday. fl exibility and resilience of the food eff ective from the date of their HE Assistant Undersecretary for system in Qatar. issuance, and to be published in the Panamanian President Laurentino Cortizo granted Qatar’s ambassador to Panama Saad bin Mubarak al-Nuaimi Agriculture and Fisheries at the Min- He added that the panel discussions off icial gazette. (QNA) the “Order of Vasco Nunez De Balboa” of Grand degree, and a certificate of appreciation for his eff orts and his role istry of Municipality and Environment also focused on topics such as envi- in strengthening relations between the two countries. The Order of Vasco Nunez De Balboa is the highest honour Sheikh Dr Faleh bin Nasser al-Thani ronmentally friendly local production Greek PM thanks granted by the Panamanian presidency to ministers and heads of friendly diplomatic missions. Panama’s Minister of said that the second day of the national without exhausting natural resources, Foreign Relations Erika Mouynes presented the Order to the ambassador. (QNA) dialogue discussed the challenges fac- transforming the food system in Qatar Amir for Qatar help ing food security including developing into a sustainable system by 2030, so a strategic reserve, local production, that it is fl exible, healthy, and resilient. in fighting fires infl ation, and limiting waste during the He also said that there were discus- His Highness the Amir Sheikh production process among other topics. sions on food supply chains to ensure Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani received He said that there were a number of the achievement of fair trade through a phone call yesterday from Greek Barshim determined to better proposals and initiatives made to ad- fair distribution to all parties mini- Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, dress all these topics, highlighting that mising risks and maximising benefi ts who expressed his thanks and the dialogue was a good opportunity across the food supply chain for both appreciation to the Amir for the for all stakeholders to discuss the de- producers, outlets and consumers in assistance provided by Qatar to Sotomayor’s world record velopment of the food system in Qatar. Qatar. Greece in fighting the fires that HE Sheikh Dr Faleh al-Thani said The Ministry of Public Health, the hit several regions in the country, that the dialogue was the fi rst of its Ministry of Commerce and Industry, in addition to its stance with the kind, and included all parties con- Mahaseel, supermarkets, representa- Greek people in this crisis. The By Sports Reporter cerned with the food system in Qatar. tives from local farms and food com- Amir expressed his condolences Doha It was held this year under the umbrella panies took part in the dialogue. for the victims of the fires, wishing the injured a speedy recovery, and aff irmed Qatar’s support and its t’s been a frantic 10 days for Mu- willingness in the future to provide taz Essa Barshim, the Qatari high the necessary assistance to Greece Ijump star, since he added the only under such circumstances. The medal that was missing from his cab- Qatar crosses 4mn phone call also dealt with bilateral inet — the Olympic gold. relations and ways to develop them, He shared the biggest win of his besides a number of regional and career with a dear friend, Gianmarco international developments of Tamberi, in Tokyo after both were vaccine doses mark common interest. (QNA) Page 3 tied at 2.37m and now he has been sharing his victory with all the well- Amir gets phone call wishers at home and abroad. from Somali president “The longest I have slept is 5 hours By Joseph Varghese last night, and before that I would get Staff Reporter His Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim only 2-3 hours. bin Hamad al-Thani received a phone “Lots of celebrations and commit- call yesterday from Somali President ments, media and otherwise, but that ith Qatar yesterday cross- Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo. During is part and parcel, and so it’s OK,” the Qatar’s gold medallist Mutaz Essa Barshim celebrates on the track following the ing the 4mn vaccine doses the call, they reviewed bilateral 30-year-old said yesterday. men’s high jump final during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Wmilestone against Covid-19, relations and ways to enhance and He has even pushed back the re- healthcare offi cials are urging those yet develop them, besides discussing a lease of a book he was writing over the ebrations around his victory, the to choose where I can compete. I am to be vaccinated to go for it at the earliest, number of regional and international last year to include the latest chapter professional athlete in him keeps him looking for remarkable jumps now.” especially some of the vulnerable groups. developments of joint interest. (QNA) in his glorious career. focused on the next task. “I am try- Of course, the world record is in his As of yesterday, 4,012,536 doses of vac- “Everyone would have asked ‘why ing to keep training ahead of the fi nal sights. cine have been given since the start of the Amir condoles with isn’t the Tokyo Olympics in there?’ Diamond League stop (in Zurich) in “Only one person (Javier Sotomay- National Vaccination Campaign which I am fl ying soon, and hopefully I will September but it isn’t easy.” or of Cuba with 2.45m) in the universe was launched on December 23, 2020. Algerian president get my editor to join me somewhere Despite having won it all, Barshim has jumped higher than me (2.43m), The Ministry of public Health an- so we can work on it together, and has said that there is no lack of drive and that 1 or 2 cm might require 3 or nounced that a “Significant milestone His Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim now I just have to push the release in him. “I want to achieve the most 4 years of hard work and dedication. reached for the National Covid-19 bin Hamad al-Thani held yesterday dates back a bit. “But I think it will be I possibly can. The motivation and It is doable, I don’t believe in some- Vaccination Programme as the total a telephone call with Algerian good,” he said. drive is there, but I need to be careful. I thing being impossible. Before I retire number of doses administered passes 4 President Abdelmadjid Tebboune, But despite all the noise and cel- am at the stage of my life where I need I would like to do it,” he said. million.” To Page 3 during which he expressed his condolences to the Algerian president and people over the victims of wildfires that broke out in Messi magic in Doha a number of provinces. He wished the injured a speedy recovery. His Highness the Amir also expressed Afghan president rallies forces Qatar’s support to Algeria during the crisis, saying the country is ready AFP to provide the necessary support Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan to combat the wildfires and address their impact. The call also dealt with the strong bilateral relations and the fghan President Ashraf Ghani returned to the capital means to enhance them, besides yesterday after a fl ying visit to the besieged north- discussing issues of joint interest. Aern city of Mazar-i-Sharif to rally his beleaguered (QNA) forces, with Taliban fi ghters having now taken more than a quarter of the country’s provincial capitals in less than a Algerian president meets week. His visit was overshadowed by the mass surrender of Qatar’s ambassador hundreds of Afghan soldiers in nearby Kunduz, along with Algerian President Abdelmadjid the overnight capture of another provincial capital - the Tebboune met in Algiers yesterday ninth city to be overrun since Friday. with the outgoing Qatari One army offi cer, who asked not to be identifi ed, said ambassador Hassan bin Ibrahim they had endured withering mortar fi re at Kunduz airport al-Malki.