THURSDAY NOVEMBER 26, 2020 RABI AL-AKHAR 11, 1442 VOL.14 NO. 5113 QR 2 Fajr: 4:38 am Dhuhr: 11:21 am FINE Asr: 2:23 pm Maghrib: 4:44 pm HIGH : 28°C LOW : 22°C Isha: 6:14 pm World 8 Business 9 Sports 15 Biden team to face QFC unveils new policy Iniesta goal takes immediate decisions on for licensing law firms Japan’s Vissel Kobe global hotspots in Qatar into last 16 Amir, Erdogan to chair sixth meeting of the Qatar-Turkey Cabinet approves draft Supreme Strategic Committee state budget for 2021 Main sections of the budget project and draft law referred to Shura Council QNA projects and programmes of Supporting business en- DOHA all sectors. vironment development ini- All ministries and gov- tiatives to enhance the role of THE Cabinet has approved the ernment agencies are re- the private sector and its par- draft state budget for the fiscal quired to set financial ceil- ticipation in various economic year 2021 and a draft law ap- ings for the medium term activities. proving the budget. 2021-2023 and direct them Work to maintain the The Cabinet, chaired by to arrange their priorities, credit rating of the State. Prime Minister and Minister of including programmes and At the beginning of the Interior HE Sheikh Khalid bin projects included in the Sec- meeting, the Cabinet listened Khalifa bin Abdulaziz Al Thani ond National Development to the explanation provided by on Wednesday, referred all Strategy of 2018-2022, ac- HE Minister of Public Health the main sections and sectors cording to the allocated on the latest developments to QNA Committee. The sixth session will discuss ways of the budget project and the budgets and specific financial limit the spread of the corona- DOHA to strengthen the strategic partnership between draft law to the Shura Council. ceilings. Prime Minister and Minister of virus (COVID-19). the two brotherly countries in various fields and The draft budget has been Continuing to allocate Interior HE Sheikh Khalid bin The Cabinet then affirmed HIS Highness the Amir of State of Qatar Sheikh exchange views on regional and international prepared based on the follow- financialresources to com- Khalifa bin Abdulaziz Al Thani. the continuation of work with Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani will head to Ankara issues of common interest. ing principles: plete the implementation of regard to the precaution- on Thursday on an official visit to Turkey. HH The sixth session will see the signing of a Adopting the principle strategic projects in accord- education sectors. ary measures that have been The Amir and President of the Republic of number of agreements and memoranda of un- of medium-term planning for ance with Qatar National Vi- Allocating the necessary taken in order to combat the Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan will chair the sixth derstanding. HH the Amir will be accompanied the general budget and setting sion 2030, especially those re- financialresources to develop pandemic. meeting of the Qatar-Turkey Supreme Strategic by an official delegation. financial ceilings for the years lated to hosting the 2022 FIFA new citizens’ lands and infra- 2021-2023 after reviewing the World Cup and the health and structure for existing areas. Continued on page 2 Two Bahraini Amir, Iranian Deal signed to set up UNOCT boats stopped in prez review ties Qatari waters, HIS Highness the Amir of State of Qatar Programme Office in Doha allowed to leave Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani held a telephone conversation with President AILYN AGONIA ered an important qualitative shift in QNA of the Islamic Republic of Iran Hassan DOHA the efforts of the international com- DOHA Rouhani on Wednesday. During the phone munity. It marks the significant role call, HH the Amir and the Iranian presi- QATAR, represented by the Shura played by parliaments by virtue of THE General Directorate of dent reviewed the bilateral relations and Council, and the United Nations their legislative, political and social Coasts and Borders Security ways of enhancing and promoting them. organisation, represented by the weight and their direct impact on all on Wednesday stopped two They also reviewed the results of the United Nations Office of Counter- issues that concern the world com- Bahraini boats after they Qatari-Iranian Joint Committee for Trade Terrorism (UNOCT), on Wednesday munity, particularly on the issue of were spotted inside Qatari and Economic Cooperation, which held signed an Exchange of Letters and a combating terrorism.” waters (5.25 nautical miles) its seventh session in the Iranian city of Contribution Agreement to establish The UNOCT Programme Office northwest of Fasht Al-Dibal, Isfahan on Tuesday. The phone conversa- the United Nations Counter-Terror- in Qatar on Parliamentary Engage- without prior notice. tion also touched on a number of regional ism Programme Office on Parlia- ment in Preventing and Countering Accordingly, the relevant and international issues. (QNA) mentary Engagement in Preventing Terrorism will cover all parliaments authorities of the General Di- and Combating Terrorism in Doha. of the world. Its mission is focused rectorate of Coasts and Bor- HE Ahmed bin Abdullah bin Zaid on strengthening parliamentary ders Security contacted the Al Mahmoud, Speaker of the Shura United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism is a contribution and bolstering its na- Operations Room in Bahrain Council, and Vladimir Voronkov, new front in fighting terrorism that highlights tional, regional and global capacities in order to obtain a justifica- Action against 58 for Under-Secretary-General of the UN the important role of parliamentarians in to combat terrorism. tion for the presence of the not wearing face mask and Head of the UN Counter-Terror- affecting governments: Shura Council speaker UN’s Vornkov expressed his ap- two boats in Qatari waters. ism Office, signed the agreement via preciation of Qatar for the role it plays After receiving no re- THE designated authorities on Wednesday videoconference. It was witnessed in combating terrorism and under- sponse, the captain of the referred 58 people to the Public Prosecution by HE Sheikha Alya bint Ahmed bin He said it is a new front in fight- ians, worldwide in their noble tasks lined that the establishment of the of- boat was inquired and he for not wearing mask in places where they Saif al Thani, Qatar’s Permanent ing terrorism that highlights the im- to save humanity from the scourge of fice in Doha is an important addition stated that he had lost con- are mandatory. They also referred 5 others Representative to the UN. portant role of parliamentarians in terrorism, from violence leading to it to international efforts to combat ter- tact with his leadership, and to the Public Prosecution for violating the The Shura Council speaker impacting governments. and to establish a secure, stable and rorism, especially as it is concerned that his equipment had bro- maximum number of four people in a vehicle stressed that the establishment of “The opening of this Office in prosperous international commu- with parliamentary engagement in ken down while they were including the driver, except for cases when the UN Programme Office in Doha Doha is a clear message to the in- nity in which law and cooperation this area giving the office special im- inside the Bahraini waters, they are members of one family. The meas- is a testimony to international com- ternational community that Qatar is prevail,” he said. portance and an effective and influ- causing him to lose his way ure is in line with the precautionary meas- munity’s recognition of the dis- on the right track in its counter-ter- Warmly welcoming the new ini- ential role in the international arena. back to his site. ures in force in the country to contain the tinguished role played by Qatar in rorism initiatives. Qatar is making tiative, he added, “The establishment The captain of the Bah- spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19). (QNA) countering terrorism. every effort to assist parliamentar- of the Programme Office is consid- Continued on page 2 raini boat requested the Qa- tari Coasts and Borders Secu- rity patrols to allow him and the accompanying boat to return to his area. Therefore, coordination Qatar-Turkey panel discusses FOOTBALL LEGEND DIEGO was made again with the Op- erations Room in the Kingdom ways to bring skilled of Bahrain, and the two boats MARADONA PASSES AWAY were allowed to leave the area. Turkish workers to Qatar It is worth noting that the lo- DIEGO Maradona, one of the great- Maradona had been a “dear friend” cation where the two Bahraini A Qatar-Turkey Joint Technical employment fair in which Tur- est footballers of all time, died and said he hoped they would “play boats were monitored was op- Committee, which was formed key will showcase the Turkish on Wednesday at the age of 60, together in the sky” one day. posite to the exercise site that in accordance labour skills suit- plunging his sport and his native Gary Lineker, who was in the was previously announced. with an agree- able for the Qatari Argentina into mourning. Renowned England team defeated in 1986, ment to bring labour market. along with Pele as one of the great- tweeted that Maradona was “argu- skilled Turkish The two sides also est players ever to play the game, ably the greatest of all time” but workers to exchanged the the Argentine World Cup-winning made a reference to that infamous Qatar, held its best experiences captain died of a heart attack, goal by adding: “After a blessed but second meeting of the two coun- having undergone brain surgery troubled life, hopefully he’ll finally through vide- tries in combating earlier this month, a member of his find some comfort in the hands of oconference on Wednesday.