Qatari Newspapers Editorials

Doha, December 26 (QNA) - Qatari newspapers highlighted Monday the State of Qatar's support for the Afghan people for many years, stressing that Qatar remains committed to working with its Afghan and international partners to ensure that all Afghani people enjoy all their rights, foremost of which are the right to work and get an education. Locally, the newspapers noted the establishment of the Police Academy in Qatar to modernize its educational and training system, preparing modern policemen with a high degree of competence and professionalism. Establishing the Police Academy was the main core to gathering the Ministry of Interior's academic, research, training, educational, security, and police aspects under one umbrella to protect the country’s development process and preserve security and stability. The newspapers also praised, in their Monday editorials, the reactions that still continue on the exceptional edition presented by Qatar that will remain one of the most successful tournaments in history, praising the air traffic at Hamad and Doha International Airports, during the tournament, and its operational intensity, as many Gulf airlines operated shuttle flights to the State of Qatar, in addition to many international flights. Al-Sharq newspaper said in its editorial that for many years, the State of Qatar has been leading efforts and initiatives to help the Afghan people. In this context, Qatar played a pivotal role as a reliable mediator, contributing to ending the war that the Afghan people suffered from for more than 20 years through the success of its mediation between the United States and the Afghan Taliban, an effort that came out of Qatar's commitment to the development and prosperity in Afghanistan and preserving the gains and rights of the Afghan people in all segments of society, including women's rights to education and work. The State of Qatar has spared no effort to achieve this goal, whether through communication with the Afghan caretaker government, international and regional partners, or by launching initiatives aimed at preserving the rights and gains of the brotherly Afghan people. The latest initiative was the International Conference on Afghan Women's Education, organized by Qatar in partnership with the Republic of Indonesia, with the participation of more than 40 countries, in addition to a large number of educational organizations and institutions, the private sector and figures, witnessed the attendance of the United Nations, the European Union, UNESCO, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and the World Islamic Bank, the paper indicated. The newspaper noted Qatar's commitment to a number of projects to support Afghan women, including scholarship programs, funding training programs in Afghanistan in various fields, hosting the American University of Afghanistan (AUAF) in Doha to continue its work, and supporting the reopening of girls' schools in Afghanistan. The paper referred to the statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, where the State of Qatar expressed its deep concern over the Afghan caretaker government's two recent decisions to ban Afghan women from working in local and foreign non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and suspending Afghan female students' access to universities and schools, calling the government to review its decision and the right of women and girls to work and education not only as a human right recognized by international conventions and committed to by all countries of the world but in line with the teachings of the Islamic religion concerning women's rights. In a statement on Sunday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs stressed the need to respect women's right to work, given that the freedom to choose and accept work is a human right recognized by international covenants and committed to by all countries of the world. Also, the State of Qatar called on the caretaker government to review its decision to enable women to work in the various jobs available to them in the organizations in a way that helps the distribution and flow of humanitarian aid to the Afghan people. The ministry underlined the State of Qatar's position supporting all spectra of Afghan people to obtain all their rights, including the right to work. Al-Sharq concluded its editorial by saying that Qatar remains committed to working with its Afghan and international partners to ensure that all groups of Afghan society enjoy all their rights. Most importantly, the right to work and education. For its part, Al-Raya newspaper stressed that the police work's development of its academic and training has always been at the heart of the wise leadership's interest to preserve the gains achieved by the State of Qatar, which are security and safety. Qatar has placed human dignity, happiness, and security at the top of its priorities and goals. In this regard, the Amiri Decision No. 51 of 2022 came to establish and regulate the Police Academy, stipulating that a "Police Academy" be established, affiliated to the Ministry of Interior, to prepare scientifically, practically, and well-trained qualified cadres in legal, police, and other fields that the ministry needs, preparing researchers in legal, police, and other fields needed by the ministry through specialized postgraduate programs, developing educational and training methods and curricula to address the developing knowledge related to legal and police work, encouraging and supporting scientific research and the spirit of creativity and innovation to meet the developments in legal and security work fields, working on the continuous development of police cadres' performance, and ensuring the quality of the programs offered and their outputs, the paper stressed. Qatar, through the establishment of the Police Academy, is working to put security and police work within an academic framework as a science subject to all the requirements of the educational process, such as teaching, training, research, scientific and legal analysis to achieve quality education and training to prepare modern policemen with a high degree of competence and professionalism, the paper explained. Qatar has provided all the capabilities to invest in education, setting it as an engine of development and one of the social rights that members of society enjoy. After being acquainted with science and knowledge in the police field, in addition to passing advanced training courses, to strengthen the capabilities of the Ministry of Interior, the people will complete the march of giving and preserving the gains that made Qatar an oasis of security and safety, the paper said. Visitors of the World Cup praised Qatar's security level, as it was able, through the national cadres, to manage the human crowds with high professionalism, and the tournament did not witness any dilemmas or security problems, the paper said. The Police Academy in the State of Qatar, which will be according to the good expectations of the people of Qatar, has drawn up a plan that defines its components. It consists of: the Police College, the College of Postgraduate Studies, the Ras Laffan College of Emergency and Safety, the Institute of Police Officers, the Police Institute, the Women’s Police Institute, the Center Security research and studies, the administrative units included in the organizational structure of the academy, to provide qualification in the legal and police fields, as well as preparing scientifically and practically trained military and civilian technical cadres in response to fire, emergency, safety, search and rescue, and any other areas related to civil defense work, and to meet the needs Military sectors, industrial sectors, energy, and other concerned sectors in the country. Al-Raya concluded by stressing that the academy will be a comprehensive security umbrella that brings together all training and education sectors in the Ministry of Interior to protect the country's development process and preserve its security and stability. Under the headline "Cultural Festival", Qatari daily Al-Watan noted the continued tribute to Qatar's organization of an exceptional edition of the World Cup, stressing that FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 will remain the most successful tournaments of all times. The dream has come true, and the curtain has fallen on the best edition of the World Cup in history. With the testimony of the FIFA, observers and specialists, the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 - which was the fruit of determination, persistence and patience, and the first World Cup to be held in the Arab world and the Middle East - has become an example to follow. Qatar has presented itself as one of the most capable countries in the world to organize tournaments of this magnitude, Al-Watan said. The State of Qatar was able, with unyielding determination, to face the challenges and achieve impressive success by all measures. Those who have been criticizing Qatar for 12 years can no longer but acknowledge the tremendous achievement it has been achieved, and that it was the safest and most secure tournament ever, Al-Watan added. Qatar has transformed the World Cup from a mere competition in stadiums into an open cultural and social festival, in which peoples meet and get to know each other, and discover through it that what brings them together is more than what separates them. During the World Cup period, the fans expressed their wishes to visit Qatar again because of the generosity and warm welcome. They all became ambassadors of Qatar, conveying the most beautiful impressions and carrying the best memories, Al-Watan concluded. Meanwhile, Qatari English newspaper Gulf Times said that as Qatar continues to receive encomiums for hosting one of the best ever FIFA World Cups, new statistics from the mega sporting event further bolsters the organizational capabilities of the nation. In its editorial entitled "From Flying High in the Skies to Moving with Efficiency on Land, Qatar Wowed", the Gulf times noted that one of the most impressive feats was Qatar Civil Aviation Authority (QCAA) recording 26,425 flights at the end of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 through Hamad International Airport (HIA) and Doha International Airport (DIA). Air traffic at both HIA and DIA saw a high operational intensity with many Gulf airlines operating shuttle flights to Qatar, in addition to many additional flights from the rest of world, including charter flights for football fans. The paper stressed that the significant rise in air traffic was managed professionally and smoothly by the QCAA, thanks to the great preparations it made. The Gulf Times also referred to the efforts of Mowasalat (Karwa) which set new standards for event transportation worldwide by showing that mega-operations can be achieved with sustainable solutions. The paper noted that the public transport provider deployed 4,000 buses and a workforce of more than 18,000 staff from 90 nations, including thousands of specially trained drivers. A whopping 7,550,760 passengers were safely transported through all services, including the public bus and Metrolink network, which operated for extended hours during the tournament on more than 200 routes. The paper said that one of the most spectacular offerings, and as a first in the history of the tournament, fans had the opportunity to watch more than a match in one day through the dedicated Stadium-to-Stadium shuttles – which was appreciated by 54,709 users. Another first was the deployment of almost 900 E-buses, which reduced the carbon footprint of the event in an equivalent of the CO2 absorption of 18,078 trees. The tournament acted as a catalyst to build expertise in environmentally friendly transport solutions, which will be a foundation pillar of a 100% green public shared transport network. In the same context, English newspaper The Peninsula said that the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 proved to be the best edition of tournament and it removed many misconceptions and stereotypes about Qatar and the Arab world and has left a lasting legacy not only for the region, but also the entire world. Under the headline "Qatar 2022 Sets New Standards", The Peninsula said that Qatar ensured that the World Cup leaves a transformational social, human, economic and environmental legacy, stressing that the use of technology and AI played a key role and that is a potential feature for the future hosts to adopt. Security and cyber systems implemented in the Qatar during the World Cup are important legacies. Besides, lessons learnt from making the World Cup accessible for persons with disabilities, the paper said. (QNA)