QatarTribune Qatar_Tribune QatarTribuneChannel qatar_tribune WEDNESDAY AUGUST 5, 2020 DHU AL-HIJJAH 15, 1441 VOL.13 NO. 5017 QR 2 Fajr: 3:39 am Dhuhr: 11:40 am FINE Asr: 3:08 pm Maghrib: 6:19 pm HIGH : 45°C LOW : 35°C Isha: 7:49 pm World 7 Business 8 Sports 10 WHO urges Russia to Qatar’s private sector Spain and Real Madrid follow guidelines on rebounds as restrictions legend Casillas virus vaccine ease: Report announces retirement Amir offers Lebanon all help after Beirut blasts Amir expresses Qatar’s wo enormous explosions solidarity with rocked the port in Lebanon’s Tcapital, Beirut, on Tuesday, kill- Lebanese president ing at least 50 people and wounding thousands, leaving the Lebanese QNA capital in fear and chaos. DOHA D AOZENS DE D, The deafening second blast sent an enormous orange fireball into the HIS Highness The Amir of THAD OUS N S HURT in sky, flattened the harbourside and State of Qatar Sheikh Tamim sent a tornado-like shockwave rip- bin Hamad Al Thani on Tues- ping through the city. day held a telephone conver- Health Minister Hamad Hassan sation with President of the reported an estimated toll of 50 dead Republic of Lebanon General and 2,700 injured, calling it “a disas- Michel Aoun. I had a phone call with His Excellency President General Michel BEIRUT ter in every sense of the word”. During the phone call, HH Aoun to express Qatar’s stand alongside the brothers in Lebanon The blasts were heard as far The Amir offered his condo- and its willingness to provide immediate support following the PORT BLASTS away as Nicosia on the eastern lences to the Lebanese presi- explosions at the port of Beirut. Our condolences go out to the Mediterranean island of Cyprus, 240 dent and the brotherly Leba- Lebanese people, and we pray to God that the victims be blessed kilometres away. nese people on the victims of with the mercy and speedy recovery for the wounded. The cause of the explosions was the explosions at the Beirut — HH The Amir of State of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani not immediately known but a top of- port, wishing a speedy recov- ficial, General Security chief Abbas ery for the injured. Ibrahim, said confiscated explosive HH The Amir expressed gate the effects of the explosion. HH the Amir for his stance materials had been stored at the Qatar’s solidarity with Lebanon For his part, the Leba- and Qatar’s permanent stand- city’s port. (AFP) PAGE 5 and its willingness to provide nese president expressed his ing and continuous support to all kinds of assistance to miti- thanks and appreciation to Lebanon. “With great sadness and QNTC to host first-of-its-kind concern, we fol- Qatar helps Morocco in virus fight lowed the tragic QNA explosion in the RABAT Lebanese capital virtual fashion show Beirut today. As THE Embassy of Qatar in Morocco has extended support we extend a helping hand to the broth- to the special fund for the management of the coronavirus TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK ers in Lebanon under the guidance of (COVID-19) pandemic in Morocco. The help provided by DOHA A part of the Qatar Summer His Highness The Amir, we express our Qatar Charity to fight the coronavirus crisis and its imapct. Programme, the virtual fashion sincere condolences to the families This support to the Moroccan fund comes within the QATAR National Tourism Council (QNTC), of the victims and wish the injured a show will feature top local talent framework of the endeavor of Qatar Charity, in coordina- in partnership with United Development speedy recovery. We pray the God to and the latest looks in evening tion with the authorities, to help the efforts of a number of Company (UDC), will bring together lead- grant mercy to the victims and their wear, abayas and menswear countries to confront the coronavirus and limit its spread. ing Qatari designers and luxury fashion families patience and solace.” brands for the country’s first virtual fashion — Prime Minister and Minister of Interior show. The show is expected to inspire audi- HE Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdulaziz ences with stunning original designs from Al Thani Qatar-based designers and leading retail stores while delivering an unforgettable experience to viewers from the comfort of COVID-19 recoveries reach 108,254 their homes. To be staged at The Pearl-Qatar, one of We stand in solidarity As many as 252 people recovered from the country’s most iconoic locations, the holders across the private and public sectors with Lebanon: FM coronavirus (COVID-19) on Tuesday, virtual fashion show will be broadcast live and bring residents a host of exciting events bringing the total number of recoveries from QNTC social media accounts, including which promote Qatar as a destination that DEPUTY Prime Minister and Minister of in Qatar to 108,254, the Ministry of Pub- Instagram, Facebook and YouTube Live on embraces modernity while remaining rooted Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed lic Health (MoPH) said in its daily report. Thursday, August 6, at 9 pm. in tradition.” bin Abdulrahman Al Thani has said Qatar Also, 216 more people tested posi- It will highlight the original creations of With its architecturally distinct precincts, stands in solidarity with Lebanon after tive for the virus in the last 24 hours. five brands –The Project, Per Lei Couture, The Pearl-Qatar is home to luxury brands, blasts at Beirut port left at least 50 In a statement, the MoPH said all Ashwa Fashion and Youssef Al Jasmi – in diverse leisure and entertainment facilities, dead and thousands injured. “We stand the new cases have been introduced to the ready-to-wear, menswear and evening- an award-winning marina, pristine beaches, in solidarity with the brotherly leadership isolation and they are receiving neces- wear categories, along with the abaya brand and a selection of world-class restaurants and people of Lebanon in this difficult sary healthcare according to the health Shades. and high-end retail shops. ordeal. We extend our sincere condo- status. “Measures to tackle COVID-19 Jawaher Al Khuzaei, Director of Public The fashion show is part of the Qatar lences to the families of the victims who in Qatar have succeeded in flattening Relations and Communication at QNTC, Summer Programme, a vibrant line-up of died as a result of the explosion that the curve and limiting the spread of the said, “We are pleased to introduce this inno- offers brought out by QNTC for residents to occurred in the port of Beirut. We pray virus and the number of new daily cases vative concept to Qatar’s summer calendar enjoy during the summer holidays. for the speedy recovery of the wounded,” and hospital admissions is continuing to this year. Developing such offerings is part the FM said in a tweet. (TNN) decline each week,” it added. (TNN) of QNTC’s wider strategy to work with stake- Continued on page 2 2022 FIFA World Cup host Qatar a rising football power TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK region. The stadium officially opened By 1981, Qatar had surprised the making headlines in Spain. Led by DOHA in 1962, but competitive amateur world with a stunning run to the final legendary Brazilian coach Evaristo de games were taking place at the site match of the Under-20 FIFA World Macedo, Qatar reached the quarter- FOR a relatively young footballing from the early 1950s. Cup in Australia, defeating both Bra- finals of the 1992 BarcelonaO lympics nation, Qatar has registered some By 1973, this historic stadium zil (3-2) and England (2-1) along the football tournament, losing only to surprising achievements along the near the iconic Corniche had hosted way. eventual finalists Poland in a closely way to becoming a FIFA World Cup both legendary boxer Muhammad Ali The scorer of Qatar’s winner in contested 2-0 defeat at Barcelona’s host nation in 2022. With some stu- and FIFA World Cup star Pelé, who the semi-final, Badr Bilal, remembers magnificent Camp Nou stadium. pendous showing in recent years, the played with the famous Santos team the moment he scored the spectacu- Later the same year, formidable current champions of Asia are cer- and wowed the Doha crowds with lar bicycle kick to defeat England as striker Mubarak Mustafa spurred tainly a rising football power. his skills. It is said that the Brazilian “undoubtedly the greatest moment of Qatar on to their first triumph in the In an article, the Supreme Com- striker picked up his first career yellow my career”. Gulf Cup – on home soil in Doha – to mittee for Delivery and Legacy (SC), card during this match, but the story But Qatar’s football rapid de- the delight of the country’s football the local organisers for the 2022 FIFA remains unconfirmed to this day. velopment did not stop there. By fans. World Cup, has showcased the rapid By the end of the 1970s, Qatar 1984 they had qualified for their first Three years later, Qatar once rise of Qatar as a rising footballing na- had built a new home for its national Olympic Games, drawing 2-2 with again hosted the best young players tion. team in the form of Khalifa Inter- France in their opening game of the in the world, for the 1995 FIFA Un- Football first came to the country national Stadium. Many top inter- Los Angeles competition before bow- der-20 World Cup in Doha, where in the late 1940s, with rapid develop- national competitions and football ing out in the group stages.