Qatari Newspapers Editorials

Doha, November 12 (QNA) - Qatari newspapers on Saturday shed light on various topics and issues, ranging from the mighty efforts exerted by the State of Qatar to host an impressive World Cup despite the malicious campaigns, to the constant efforts of "Mwani Qatar" to invest in advanced technological innovations that bring enormous benefits to the trading community and play a major role in the transformation into a competitive knowledge-based economy. Internationally, the Qatari dailies highlighted Qatar's position in support of Afghanistan to establish peace and development, and its efforts in facilitating communication channels between international partners and the Afghan caretaker government, with the aim of promoting peace, protecting civilians and delivering humanitarian and development assistance. For its part, Al-Watan said that the negative reports that have been targeting the State of Qatar since it won the honor of hosting the FIFA World Cup 2022 were either based on misleading information or aimed at misleading for various reasons, including the inability of those behind them these reports to accept the idea of ​​holding the World Cup in an Arab country that proved its capability to organize the best World Cup edition ever in the history of football. The paper regretted that some European media chose to sacrifice their credibility and journalistic honesty in order to promote certain agendas by fabricating baseless topics. However, the whole world has discovered that this ongoing systematic campaign against Qatar is based on misinformation and racism. The State of Qatar chose to work hard to succeed in this global event, and not to pay attention to this systematic campaign based on its belief that the best response would be to present an exceptional World Cup edition that would serve football and sports as well as bringing peoples together and presenting the true civilized fact of Arabs and Islam, Al-Watan stressed. Meanwhile, Al-Raya said that the festive atmosphere of large crowds of football fans of different nationalities in Doha yesterday revealed the failure of the smear campaigns led by some media and Western politicians against the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022. Al-Raya said that the advocates of hatred, racism and boycotting Qatar World Cup cited the principles of freedom of opinion and expression, but have deliberately ignored the joy and enthusiasm of these huge crowds that came to Doha from all over the world and expressed their happiness in coming to this region for the first time and learning about its cultures and heritage, while enjoying the splendor of football and its positive energy in building bridges between nations. The paper noted that the crowds in various Doha landmarks yesterday and their positive and enthusiastic statements about the good reception and hospitality of the people of Qatar reveal the correctness of Qatar's vision which confirmed that one of the main goals of hosting the tournament is to change many of the preconceived stereotypes about the peoples of the region of which some aim at giving it the image of wars and conflicts while it is full of creativity and great ambitions for the good of the entire world. The State of Qatar present for the first time new technologies and innovations and a huge sustainable legacy that will have a significant and unprecedented impact on sports and major tournaments, especially the upcoming World Cups, such as using cooling technologies in stadiums, presenting a carbon-neutral green World Cup, providing environmentally friendly electric buses, and establishing a fully demountable stadium for the first time in the history of the World Cup, in addition to launching the International Consular Services Centre (ICSC) for the first time in FIFA World Cup history to serve fans of different nationalities, Al-Raya indicated. The joy of the masses yesterday, despite their different cultures and nationalities, affirmed that calls for hatred and racism cannot curb the enthusiasm of the masses and the splendor of football and its unique energy in bringing people together. Fans of different nationalities, cultures and languages, are welcome to an exceptional World Cup that will remain memorable in the minds, Al-Raya concluded. Under its editorial entitled "Emerging Regional Trade Hub", Qatari English newspaper The Peninsula said that Hamad Port, Qatar’s gateway to the world, has become the busiest hub of regional trade within a short span of time after its inauguration a few years ago, noting that the port has not only attracted regional trade but also set new records in safety and sustainability. The paper noted that the port does not only handles trade goods but also serving the country’s food security goals. In August this year, the Strategic Food Security Facilities’ Terminal at Hamad Port had received the first vessel loaded with two LHM 280 mobile harbor cranes and their accessories. The SFSF Terminal at Hamad Port, on an area of approximately 53 hectares at an estimated cost of QR 1.6 billion, supports the country’s self-sufficiency plans, aiming to create sustainable development for the coming generations. Now on Thursday ahead of Qatar 2022, HE Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdulaziz Al-Thani inaugurated the Hamad Port Visitor Center. HE the Prime Minister and Minister of Interior also launched the Port Community System (PCS) "Mwanina", which is an electronic platform that allows a smart and secure exchange of information between concerned persons and authorities related to the port, and contributes to the improvement and development of import and development operations, making them more efficient and less costly, The Peninsula said. The Hamad Port Visitor Center will support the country’s efforts in preserving this historical heritage through its integrated facilities that embody all aspects of the Qatari maritime heritage and its development over time, towards achieving the objectives of Qatar National Vision 2030. It will also play an important role in disseminating marine culture and knowledge for visitors, as it contains rare fish that connect them mentally with the Umm Al Houl environment, in which Hamad Port is located in particular, and Qatar’s marine environment in general, The Peninsula concluded. For its part, Qatari daily Al-Sharq underlined that the State of Qatar has spared no efforts in building peace and development as a priority of its engagement in Afghanistan in the post-war phase, and has continued its efforts to facilitate communication channels between international partners and the Afghan caretaker government with the aim of promoting peace, protecting civilians, delivering humanitarian and development assistance, and protecting and promoting the political, economic and social rights of the Afghan people, including the rights of children, women and girls. The paper said that the issue of empowering women and girls enjoys great attention and support by the State of Qatar which has repeatedly expressed its firm position on women’s rights, referring to the efforts made by the Education Above All Foundation during the past two years, in cooperation with the US-based Institute of International Education and Qatar Fund for Development, which included an initiative to help 250 Afghan students, half of whom are women, continue their study through the landmark Qatar Afghan Scholarship Project (QASP). The paper underlined the significance of Qatar's efforts in Afghanistan and its mediation that resulted in the historic agreement between the United States and the Taliban, marking an end to the longest American war. Qatar also led the largest evacuations in modern history, evacuating 80,000 people and providing support to them in Doha during their temporary stay, including shelter and health care. The statement of the State of Qatar delivered by HE the Permanent Representative to the United Nations Alya Ahmed bin Saif Al-Thani at the UN General Assembly meeting on the situation in Afghanistan, affirmed Qatar's firm commitment to work with the United Nations and international partners for Afghanistan to enjoy stability and prosperity, Al-Sharq concluded. (QNA)