BUSINESS | Page 1 QATAR | Page 6 QP enters Hassad into three move exploration helps meet blocks in local egg, Mexico chicken need published in QATAR since 1978 THURSDAY Vol. XXXXI No. 11541 May 7, 2020 Ramadan 14, 1441 AH GULF TIMES www. gulf-times.com 2 Riyals Enjoy double speed with Ooredoo ONE while you’re at home #Hadaya_Ooredoo *Terms and conditions apply Qatar Airways will fl y to 80 destinations by June-end zNational carrier plans to operate 52 destinations by end-May and 80 in June in a phased approach atar Airways has announced the best fi t for expected demand on the airline will begin a phased each planned route. Qapproach to expanding its By the end of June, the aim is to network in line with passenger de- have 80 destinations in the schedule mand evolution and the expected re- including 23 in Europe, four in the laxation of entry restrictions around Americas, 20 in Middle East/Africa the world. and 33 in Asia-Pacifi c. Many cities The national airline will do “phased will be served with a strong schedule HE the Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdulaziz al-Thani witnessing the signing rebuilding” of network to an initial 52 with daily or more frequencies. of the agreement between the Qatar Free Zones Authority (QFZA) and the French Thales Group. The agreement was destinations by end-May and 80 in The gradual expansion will focus signed by HE the Minister of State Ahmed bin Mohamed al-Sayed, who is also Chairman of the Board of Directors of the June, subject to regulatory approval. initially on strengthening connec- QFZA, and Chairman and Chief Executive (CEO) of Thales Group Patrice Caine, at a virtual ceremony in Doha and Paris Having maintained fl ights to at tions between the airline’s hub in through video conference. least 30 destinations where pos- Doha with the global hubs of its part- sible during this crisis and to most ner airlines around the world includ- Amir, Canadian PM continents, helping to take over 1mn ing London, Chicago, Dallas and Hong discuss Covid-19 crisis people home, the airline has been in of the only carriers to operate globally Kong along with reopening many ma- a unique position to closely monitor in recent months. With entry restric- jor business and leisure destinations His Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim QFZA, Thales sign deal to set global passenger fl ows and booking tions constantly evolving, accurately such as Madrid and Mumbai. bin Hamad al-Thani held a telephone trends to confi dently begin planning predicting future travel is challeng- Currently, the airline continues to conversation with Canadian Prime the gradual reintroduction of addi- ing. However, while the expectation operate fl ights to more than 30 desti- Minister Justin Trudeau yesterday up Digital Competence Centre tional fl ights and destinations to its is that short haul travel will rebound nations around the world. evening. During the call, they network. fi rst, business between large global By the end of May, subject to regu- reviewed bilateral relations and Qatar Airways Group Chief Ex- cities will pick up more gradually and latory approval, the airline plans to prospects of strengthening them, zNew facility to be a hub for software development ecutive HE Akbar al-Baker said: there will be a move towards visiting grow its network back to over 50 des- besides discussing eff orts related “Throughout this crisis our passen- family and friends following months tinations resuming services to cities to combating the novel coronavirus gers have been at the centre of our of lockdowns. such as Manila, Amman, and Nairo- (Covid-19) pandemic. The Canadian atar Free Zones Authority Thales and QFZA will also investi- focus. Our airline has implemented Qatar Airways will take full advan- bi. A further number of destinations prime minister expressed his thanks (QFZA) and Thales Group last gate the opportunity to create a start- industry-leading hygiene practices tage of its diverse and effi cient fl eet are planned to be added by the end of and appreciation to the Amir for the Qnight signed a co-operation up incubator and research partner- and commercial policies enabling our with the right aircraft size to ensure June. role of Qatar Airways in bringing back agreement to establish a Digital Com- ships to grow a local/international passengers to book and travel with Canadian nationals from various petence Centre in the Qatar Free Zones. ecosystem and explore in the future confi dence. parts of the world to Canada during HE the Prime Minister and Minister the development of other activities in “We have maintained a fl exible and Destinations operating by June-end the Covid-19 crisis. The call also of Interior Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa bin Thales’ areas of expertise. agile network to help take over 1mn discussed regional and international Abdulaziz al-Thani witnessed yesterday HE Ahmad bin Mohamed al-Sayed people home through our state-of- (subject to regulatory approval) (TRV), Islamabad (ISB), Karachi developments, particularly security evening the signing of the agreement said, “We look forward to working with the-art hub in Doha and to transport (KHI), Lahore (LHE), Melbourne and stability in the region. by HE the Minister of State Ahmad bin Thales, already a key player in Qatar more than 100,000 tonnes of essen- Africa: Addis Ababa (ADD), Cape Town (MEL), Perth (PER), Sydney (SYD) Mohamed al-Sayed, also chairman of Free Zones, to set up this hub for in- tial medical and aid supplies to where (CPT), Johannesburg (JNB), Lagos Europe: Athens (ATH), Budapest Amir, Ukraine leader in QFZA, and Thales Group chairman and novation and technological explora- they are needed. (LOS), Nairobi (NBO), Tunis (TUN) (BUD), Moscow (DME), Istanbul talk on combating virus CEO Patrice Caine at a virtual signing tion. The Centre will be able to support “As we follow the indicators of the Americas: Chicago (ORD), Dallas (IST), Amsterdam (AMS), Stockholm ceremony in Doha and Paris. a very exciting range of projects, and global travel market on a daily basis, (DFW), Sao Paulo (GRU), Montreal (ARN), Barcelona (BCN), Brussels His Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim The centre will be a hub for software provide leading technological sup- we continue to focus on our mission (YUL) (BRU), Paris (CDG), Copenhagen bin Hamad al-Thani held a telephone development and facilitate large-scale port for other companies in Qatar Free - how we can enable mobility for our Asia-Pacific: Guangzhou (CAN), (CPH), Dublin (DUB), Edinburgh conversation yesterday evening projects including events and security Zones, and across the country. Today’s customers and provide them with Hong Kong (HKG), Seoul (ICN), (EDI), Rome (FCO), Frankfurt (FRA), with Ukraine’s President, Volodymyr solutions, playing a key role in Qatar Free agreement builds on the strategic col- seamless connectivity to their fi nal Tokyo (NRT), Beijing (PEK), Shanghai London (LHR), Madrid (MAD), Zelensky, during which they Zones’ growing technology ecosystem. laboration agreement we signed re- destination. We have built a strong (PVG), Bangkok (BKK), Jakarta Manchester (MAN), Munich (MUC), discussed bilateral relations and ways In the short term, this includes pro- cently with Google Cloud to launch level of trust with passengers, gov- (CGK), Kuala Lumpur (KUL), Manila Milan (MXP), Oslo (OSL), Berlin to boost them. Ways of combating viding development support for large a new Cloud region in Doha, based in ernments, trade and airports as a reli- (MNL), Singapore (SIN), Ahmedabad (TXL), Vienna (VIE), Zurich (ZRH) the pandemic of the new coronavirus applications such as FAN ID, to manage Qatar Free Zones, as well as our exist- able partner during this crisis and we (AMD), Amritsar (ATQ), Bangalore Middle East: Amman (AMM), Beirut (Covid-19) and prevention to curb its spectator fl ows and access during large ing cooperation with Microsoft. These intend to continue delivering on this (BLR), Mumbai (BOM), Calicut (CCJ), (BEY), Baghdad (BGW), Basra spread, besides areas of co-operation sporting events. Over the longer term, agreements are key pillars in our strat- mission as we gradually expand our Kolkata (CCU), Colombo (CMB), (BSR), Erbil (EBL), Teheran (IKA), in this regard, were also discussed QFZA and Thales expect the centre egy to localise agreements and inter- network.” Kochi (COK), Dhaka (DAC), New Sulaymaniyah (ISU), Kuwait (KWI), during the phone call. to support projects in areas including national centres and to further develop While the situation remains hugely Delhi (DEL), Goa (GOI), Hyderabad Muscat (MCT), Mashad (MHD), Najaf counter-UAV, airport security and op- our leading technology ecosystem, for dynamic, Qatar Airways has made a (HYD), Kathmandu (KTM), Chennai (NJF), Sohar (OHS), Salalah (SLL), QC donates QR500,000 erations optimisation, large event secu- the benefi t of Qatar and all our inves- number of assumptions based on its (MAA), Male (MLE), Trivandrum Shiraz (SYZ) for QRCS Covid-19 drive rity, mobility and experience solutions. tors.” To Page 4 unique perspective, having been one Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) has received a donation of QR500,000 Five private clinics 85-year-old Qatari woman from Qatar Charity (QC) to support closed for violating the former’s coronavirus control cured of Covid-19 campaign, as part of the government’s Measures taken to curb Covid-19 rules eff orts to fight the virus, protect the community against infection and The Ministry of Public Health has treat the patients at hospitals and spread of Covid-19 will closed down five private medical quarantine facilities. Page 2 centres and referred them to the Health Prosecution for violating the decision Repatriation of stranded to suspend some non-emergency Indians from May 9 continue, says Cabinet health services in private health facilities, as part of precautionary The repatriation of Indian citizens he precautionary measures notaries empowered with require- measures to combat the Covid-19 stranded in Qatar due to the taken in Qatar to combat the ments to combat money laundering epidemic and to ensure the safety of lockdown in India and flight TCovid-19 pandemic will con- and terrorist fi nancing, and to issue patients and medical workers.