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Qatari Newspapers Editorials
General- Qatar
Doha, April 17 (QNA) - Qatari newspapers on Monday shed light on an array of local and Arab issues, including Qatar's participation in the Arab League emergency meeting to discuss the developments in Sudan, and the launch of Hayya Platform in a new form to allow more tourists who currently need a visa to Qatar to enjoy the country's warm Arabian hospitality and diverse touristic offering.
Qatari daily Al-Arab said in its editorial that Qatar's participation in the Arab League emergency meeting at the level of permanent representatives to discuss the developments in Sudan, as well as its call on all parties to stop the fighting immediately, exercise maximum restraint, resort to the voice of reason, give priority to the public interest and spare civilians the consequences of the fighting, comes within the framework of the Qatari role in strengthening United Nations efforts to achieve peace and extinguish regional and international hotbeds of tension.
The State of Qatar has always called for dialogue and resorting to peaceful means in resolving disputes, including addressing the root causes of conflicts and achieving security, peace and development in the African continent, within the framework of its strategic partnership with the United Nations, Al-Arab said, pointing to the efforts of the Qatari diplomatic mediation which resulted in resolving a number of conflicts in Africa.
Qatar has pursued a clear policy aimed at preventing armed conflicts and resolving them by peaceful means, contributing to the international efforts aimed at conflict prevention and mediation. The State of Qatar has made great efforts to resolve disputes through mediation at the request of the concerned parties, based on the United Nations Charter and the principle of dialogue as an indispensable approach to resolving disputes between the parties. These efforts have yielded satisfactory results for all parties and were welcomed by the international community, the paper added.
Qatar has continued to support the brothers in Sudan since its successful experience in achieving peace in Darfur by hosting the peace talks which resulted in the Doha Document for Peace in Darfur, Al-Arab concluded.
Meanwhile, Al-Watan warned of the mounting risks resulting from the accelerating developments in Sudan, which requires resorting to dialogue as the only way to contain this escalation which has so far claimed scores of lives and injured dozens, including innocent civilians.
Since the beginning of this month, the signing of an agreement between the military and the civilians to end the crisis in Sudan has been postponed twice due to differences over the conditions for integrating the Rapid Support Forces into the army, which is a basic clause in the peace agreement that was reached, the paper noted.
This agreement was supposed to allow the formation of a civilian government, which is a prerequisite for the return of international aid to Sudan, but instead of making progress that restores hope for all Sudanese, dangerous confrontations erupted on Saturday, raising fears of devastating consequences to unity and sovereignty of this country, the paper added.
The Arab League emergency meeting in Cairo yesterday constituted an opportunity to discuss the situation and work towards finding a solution. The meeting of the Peace and Security Council of the African Union was also an opportunity to defuse this confrontation. Hope is pinned on the wisdom of the brothers in Sudan to find an acceptable way out that ends the fighting and allows for the realization of the promised democratic transition in a way that meets the interests of all Sudanese without exception, Al-Watan concluded.
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General- Qatar
In its editorial, Al-Sharq newspaper said that for the second day in a row the brotherly Sudanese people are living under the violent escalation of the military battles taking place between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in the capital Khartoum and other states, during which hundreds have been killed and injured.
These battles exacerbate the situation and will take brotherly Sudan to a juncture that have serious repercussions at the internal and regional levels, the paper said.
With the worsening of the situation, and the escalation of grave concern as a result of the rapid developments on the ground in Sudan, international and regional movements (Arab and African) started to get active in an effort to avoid the worst scenarios and work to calm the escalation and urge the Sudanese parties to resort to the voice of reason and exercise maximum restraint, the paper added.
The Qatari daily referred to the emergency session held Sunday by the Council of the Arab League at the level of permanent representatives, during which it called for an immediate cessation of all armed clashes in order to stop bloodshed and preserve the security and safety of civilians and the capabilities of the Sudanese people.
It also referred to the phone calls held by Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah with Sudan's military leader Abdel Fattah Al Burhan and RSF Commander Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, known as Hemedti. During the calls, the Saudi Minister called for an end to the escalation.
Egypt and South Sudan also offered to mediate between the two sides, and the African Union asked its Commission Chairman Moussa Faki Mahamat to immediately travel to Sudan to engage the parties towards a ceasefire.
Al-Sharq concluded by saying that the two parties to the conflict in the brotherly Sudan need, at this difficult time, to listen to the calls and appeals of brotherly and friendly countries, give priority to the public interest, spare civilians the consequences of fighting, pursue a policy of dialogue and resort to peaceful means to overcome differences.
On the local affairs, Al-Raya newspaper said that the State of Qatar was able to occupy a prominent position on the global tourism map, and has become among the world's favorite destinations for those looking for rest, recreation and luxury, as it provides its guests with an integrated tourism experience. Qatar tops the global index of peace, security and stability, and has a wonderful and modern tourist infrastructure, beautiful coasts and various tourist places, it added.
The paper underlined that the current year witnessed the influx of more tourists to the country, and in order to maintain this leadership in the tourism sector, Qatar Tourism has launched the Hayya Platform in a new form, providing tourists who currently need a visa to Qatar to enjoy its tourism offerings and the warm Arabian hospitality.
Hayya Platform allowed the entry of over a million visitors during the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 tournament, and its application via smart phones, will become the single portal for all tourist and business visas to Qatar, the paper said, noting that this will unify visa processes for tourists, GCC residents and companions traveling with GCC citizens (whom are issued an ‘Authorisation Electronic Travel' permit), as part of Qatar's keenness to continue its investment in the tourism sector, which forms an important pillar to the economy, and reflects its strategic vision to position the country as the leading tourism destination in the region.
In conclusion, Al-Sharq said that Qatar's national tourism strategy seeks to welcome over six million visitors a year by 2030, and therefore it welcomes its guests from all over the world, noting that Qatar today is experiencing a tourism renaissance driven by the initiatives and creative ideas in order to localize the tourism industry and make Qatar a tourism destination in the region and the world.
Meanwhile, English-language newspaper The Peninsula said that the State of Qatar is striving to enhance its position as one of the leading global tourist destinations in the region. To achieve this goal, Qatar Tourism has developed plans and launched several infinitives and programmes to attract millions of visitors every year.
Under the headline "A leading tourist destination", the paper said that as a part of this strategy, Qatar Tourism launched the Hayya Platform to facilitate tourists to get entry visas to visit the country, pointing out that the move is expected to promote Qatar as one of the favourite places for tourists to enjoy the famously warm Arabian hospitality and diverse touristic offering and facilities.
Visitors will enjoy seamless travel and connectivity into Qatar as Hayya will be enabled for e-gate entry at Hamad International Airport. For those entering Qatar via land at the Abu Samra border, the Hayya Platform will provide a pre-registration option for faster entry of vehicles, making the stay in Qatar smoother and enjoyable, the paper said.
It noted that the platform unifies visa processes for tourists, GCC residents, and companions travelling with GCC citizens in addition it will serve as a single portal for all tourist and business visas to Qatar.
The re-launch of Hayya Platform in its new form and services will enable visitors to enjoy the continuously expanding Qatar's hospitality and leisure landscape, as the country has already been named as Arab Tourism Capital for 2023, The Peninsula concluded. (QNA)
