Sheikh Dr argues : “Islam considers human life as the most precious gift of Allah, which should be protected in all circumstances. Protection from disease is a part of that guidance. And vaccines are modern tools to protect against disease. They protect people from disease and also prevent them from becoming carriers of the disease within their communities and countries. By that logic, it is a duty of Muslims to take vaccines,”

eurasiareview Monday, April 19, 2021 5:32:00 AM EAT

Sheikh Dr said : "Try to go to a mosque which has a courtyard. Personally, I would prefer to pray outside as a precaution,"

thenational Sunday, April 11, 2021 6:37:00 AM EAT

Sheikh Dr said : “After reviewing the documentation concerning these vaccines – namely the Oxford AstraZeneca and Pfizer/BioNTech injections – the conclusion is that they will have no effect on a person’s fasting,”

timesofoman Wednesday, April 7, 2021 8:53:00 PM EAT

Sheikh Dr said : “People with ASD are one of the priority groups that receives the care and attention of the health sector in Qatar, given the importance of providing specialized and Qatar advanced services to this precious group,”

thepeninsulaqatar Friday, April 2, 2021 12:52:00 PM EAT

Sheikh Dr said ( about The UK ) : "Very early on in the global efforts to produce Covid-19 vaccines, Qatar was clear that it wanted to only procure internationally approved, safe and effective vaccines for its population. The two Covid-19 vaccines currently being used in Qatar - Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna - have both been shown to be effective at preventing severe symptoms due to the UK variant,"

gulf-times Monday, March 29, 2021 10:48:00 PM EAT

Sheikh Dr said : “To accommodate more people in mosques, the endowment fund supported implementing projects for building new mosques. A total of 22 projects have been completed in 2020 and 30 projects are under construction,”

thepeninsulaqatar Monday, February 8, 2021 9:37:00 AM EAT

Sheikh Dr said : “The fund also granted scholarships last year to 72 university students, 204 students of 37 nationalities for Religious Institute, 438 students of eight nationalities for Al Silm School of Endowment (known as Ihsan school) and 32 disabled students of 11 nationalities,”

thepeninsulaqatar Monday, February 8, 2021 9:37:00 AM EAT

Sheikh Dr said : “Under Sheikh Ali bin Abdullah Endowment Library, 78,500 books in Arabic and 5,700 books in English were published. The Library also published 45,000 copies of Qatar calendar,”

thepeninsulaqatar Monday, February 8, 2021 9:37:00 AM EAT

Sheikh Dr said : “The healthcare programme helped needy people for 12,593 renal dialysis. A project for supporting organ transplantation was also launched which benefitted 72 patients,”

thepeninsulaqatar Monday, February 8, 2021 9:37:00 AM EAT

Sheikh Dr said : “The efforts made by UAE has contributed to developing the language to keep pace with the global waves of modernisation and development,”

khaleejtimes Friday, December 18, 2020 8:15:00 AM EAT

Sheikh Dr said : “High glucose levels affect the patients’ immune system defences and some diabetic-related issues such as nerve damage and reduced blood flow increase the body’s vulnerability to infection,”

khaleejtimes Sunday, November 15, 2020 10:48:00 AM EAT

Sheikh Dr said : “During the meeting, we listened to the directions of His Highness regarding the GCC’s important role, recalling the great contributions His Highness the late Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah made in supporting and strengthening the Gulf joint cooperation,”

kuwaittimes Monday, October 12, 2020 8:38:00 PM EAT

Sheikh Dr explained : “Everyone with dementia will eventually lose the ability to drive safely and although the time at which this happens will be different for each person, most drivers with Alzheimer's disease stop within about three years of the first symptoms. People who have driven a car for most of their life often find it hard to give up driving in older age as they see it as a sign of growing more infirm with age and losing their independence,”

thepeninsulaqatar Saturday, September 26, 2020 6:24:00 PM EAT

Sheikh Dr added : “As the Alzheimer’s dementia symptoms progress, patients can have behavioral and psychological symptoms associated with the condition, which can add to their distress and result in them not being able to drive safely and possibly being a danger to themselves and others. However, people with any form of dementia are often not able to assess their deteriorating driving skills or the risks that they pose to themselves and to others when they are behind the wheel of a car. While it can be very difficult to discuss driving restrictions with an elderly relative or friend, it is important to do so early in the diagnosis,”

thepeninsulaqatar Saturday, September 26, 2020 6:24:00 PM EAT

Sheikh Dr said : “Joining the COVAX Facility was not a difficult decision – not only will this give Kuwaiti citizens access to COVID-19 vaccines as they become available, it will also mean our friends and partners outside our borders also get access,”

unicef Wednesday, September 23, 2020 1:40:00 PM EAT

Sheikh Dr said : “Joining the COVAX Facility was not a difficult decision – not only will this give Kuwaiti citizens access to COVID -19 vaccines as they become available, it will also mean our friends and partners outside our borders also get access,”

AfricaNews-English Tuesday, September 22, 2020 4:45:00 PM EAT

Sheikh Dr said : “Joining the Covax Facility was not a difficult decision not only will this give Kuwaiti citizens access to Covid-19 vaccines as they become available, it will also mean our friends and partners outside our borders also get access,”

tradearabia Tuesday, September 22, 2020 10:43:00 AM EAT

Sheikh Dr said : “Joining the COVAX Facility was not a difficult decision not only will this give Kuwaiti citizens access to COVID-19 vaccines as they become available, it will also mean our friends and partners outside our borders also get access,”

reliefWeb Monday, September 21, 2020 10:53:00 PM EAT

Sheikh Dr said : “Joining the Covax Facility was not a difficult decision – not only will this give Kuwaiti citizens access to Covid-19 vaccines as they become available, it will also mean our friends and partners outside our borders also get access,”

thenational Monday, September 21, 2020 9:23:00 PM EAT

Sheikh Dr said : “The discussions were held as part of the ministry’s plans and programs to strengthen international cooperation,”

kuwaittimes Monday, August 31, 2020 6:36:00 PM EAT

Sheikh Dr said : “There is no doubt that the important point is not to increase the number of positive cases of coronavirus. We are currently assessing the situation and schools that are adhering to the measures will also be evaluated with repeated checks from time to time for students and teachers so that there is a commitment to physical distance between students,”

thepeninsulaqatar Sunday, August 16, 2020 6:49:00 PM EAT

Sheikh Dr said : “The immediate need is clearly to tackle the Covid-19 pandemic and support Qatar’s efforts with additional data to track viral spread. However, in the longer-term setting up such a national environmental screening infrastructure would go a long way toward screening the supply chain into Qatar and supporting screening efforts during the 2022 FIFA World Cup,”

gulf-times Thursday, August 13, 2020 3:23:00 AM EAT

Sheikh Dr said : "The immediate need is clearly to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic and support Qatar's efforts with additional data to track viral spread. However, on the longer-term setting up such a national environmental screening infrastructure would go a long way toward screening the supply chain into Qatar and supporting screening efforts during the FIFA 2022 World Cup,"

thepeninsulaqatar Wednesday, August 12, 2020 8:47:00 PM EAT

Sheikh Dr said : “The capstone project provides an opportunity for future leaders to systematically craft an implementable strategy on a topic of importance for the future of Qatar,”

gulf-times Sunday, June 21, 2020 3:59:00 AM EAT

Sheikh Dr said : “It is important for the international community to realize that such Israeli threats and provocations of annexation are a dangerous escalation that threatens all the efforts and the initiatives made to establish a comprehensive, just and lasting peace in the region,”

kuwaittimes Thursday, June 11, 2020 7:51:00 PM EAT

Sheikh Dr said : “We in the Muslim World League are proud to should to shoulder with our Jewish brothers and sisters to build understanding, respect, love and interreligious harmony,”

alarabiya-en Wednesday, June 10, 2020 2:05:00 PM EAT

Sheikh Dr says : “The GCC is not just a security pact, but also a cul- tural and economic pact because we share the same culture, and we have the same economic concerns as resource-based economies,”

theworldfolio Thursday, June 4, 2020 9:15:00 PM EAT

Sheikh Dr explains : “We have more than 100 clients around the world, and if you look at the World Bank’s list of countries ranked by GDP per capita, the bottom 50 are our customers,”

theworldfolio Thursday, June 4, 2020 9:15:00 PM EAT

Sheikh Dr said ( about Holy Mosques ) : "This decision shows how keen the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques is to revive this great ritual,"

khaleejtimes Saturday, May 23, 2020 2:38:00 PM EAT

Sheikh Dr said : “We have to cooperate because we are living in a globalised life, which means that no nation is spared of being affected with such diseases so there’s no escape from working together,”

muscatdaily Sunday, March 29, 2020 10:25:00 PM EAT

Sheikh Dr said : “The recovery of four people reaffirms the rapid measures taken by the health sector to screen and treat everyone equally. We hope to announce the recovery of many others soon,”

thepeninsulaqatar Sunday, March 15, 2020 9:33:00 AM EAT

Sheikh Dr argues : “Islam considers human life as the most precious gift of Allah, which should be protected in all circumstances. Protection from disease is a part of that guidance. And vaccines are modern tools to protect against disease. They protect people from disease and also prevent them from becoming carriers of the disease within their communities and countries. By that logic, it is a duty of Muslims to take vaccines,”

eurasiareview Monday, April 19, 2021 5:32:00 AM EAT

Sheikh Dr said : "Try to go to a mosque which has a courtyard. Personally, I would prefer to pray outside as a precaution,"

thenational Sunday, April 11, 2021 6:37:00 AM EAT

Sheikh Dr said : “After reviewing the documentation concerning these vaccines – namely the Oxford AstraZeneca and Pfizer/BioNTech injections – the conclusion is that they will have no effect on a person’s fasting,”

timesofoman Wednesday, April 7, 2021 8:53:00 PM EAT

Sheikh Dr said : “People with ASD are one of the priority groups that receives the care and attention of the health sector in Qatar, given the importance of providing specialized and Qatar advanced services to this precious group,”

thepeninsulaqatar Friday, April 2, 2021 12:52:00 PM EAT

Sheikh Dr said ( about The UK ) : "Very early on in the global efforts to produce Covid-19 vaccines, Qatar was clear that it wanted to only procure internationally approved, safe and effective vaccines for its population. The two Covid-19 vaccines currently being used in Qatar - Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna - have both been shown to be effective at preventing severe symptoms due to the UK variant,"

gulf-times Monday, March 29, 2021 10:48:00 PM EAT

Sheikh Dr said : “To accommodate more people in mosques, the endowment fund supported implementing projects for building new mosques. A total of 22 projects have been completed in 2020 and 30 projects are under construction,”

thepeninsulaqatar Monday, February 8, 2021 9:37:00 AM EAT

Sheikh Dr said : “The fund also granted scholarships last year to 72 university students, 204 students of 37 nationalities for Religious Institute, 438 students of eight nationalities for Al Silm School of Endowment (known as Ihsan school) and 32 disabled students of 11 nationalities,”

thepeninsulaqatar Monday, February 8, 2021 9:37:00 AM EAT

Sheikh Dr said : “Under Sheikh Ali bin Abdullah Endowment Library, 78,500 books in Arabic and 5,700 books in English were published. The Library also published 45,000 copies of Qatar calendar,”

thepeninsulaqatar Monday, February 8, 2021 9:37:00 AM EAT

Sheikh Dr said : “The healthcare programme helped needy people for 12,593 renal dialysis. A project for supporting organ transplantation was also launched which benefitted 72 patients,”

thepeninsulaqatar Monday, February 8, 2021 9:37:00 AM EAT

Sheikh Dr said : “The efforts made by UAE has contributed to developing the language to keep pace with the global waves of modernisation and development,”

khaleejtimes Friday, December 18, 2020 8:15:00 AM EAT

Sheikh Dr said : “High glucose levels affect the patients’ immune system defences and some diabetic-related issues such as nerve damage and reduced blood flow increase the body’s vulnerability to infection,”

khaleejtimes Sunday, November 15, 2020 10:48:00 AM EAT

Sheikh Dr said : “During the meeting, we listened to the directions of His Highness regarding the GCC’s important role, recalling the great contributions His Highness the late Amir Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah made in supporting and strengthening the Gulf joint cooperation,”

kuwaittimes Monday, October 12, 2020 8:38:00 PM EAT

Sheikh Dr explained : “Everyone with dementia will eventually lose the ability to drive safely and although the time at which this happens will be different for each person, most drivers with Alzheimer's disease stop within about three years of the first symptoms. People who have driven a car for most of their life often find it hard to give up driving in older age as they see it as a sign of growing more infirm with age and losing their independence,”

thepeninsulaqatar Saturday, September 26, 2020 6:24:00 PM EAT

Sheikh Dr added : “As the Alzheimer’s dementia symptoms progress, patients can have behavioral and psychological symptoms associated with the condition, which can add to their distress and result in them not being able to drive safely and possibly being a danger to themselves and others. However, people with any form of dementia are often not able to assess their deteriorating driving skills or the risks that they pose to themselves and to others when they are behind the wheel of a car. While it can be very difficult to discuss driving restrictions with an elderly relative or friend, it is important to do so early in the diagnosis,”

thepeninsulaqatar Saturday, September 26, 2020 6:24:00 PM EAT

Sheikh Dr said : “Joining the COVAX Facility was not a difficult decision – not only will this give Kuwaiti citizens access to COVID-19 vaccines as they become available, it will also mean our friends and partners outside our borders also get access,”

unicef Wednesday, September 23, 2020 1:40:00 PM EAT

Sheikh Dr said : “Joining the COVAX Facility was not a difficult decision – not only will this give Kuwaiti citizens access to COVID -19 vaccines as they become available, it will also mean our friends and partners outside our borders also get access,”

AfricaNews-English Tuesday, September 22, 2020 4:45:00 PM EAT

Sheikh Dr said : “Joining the Covax Facility was not a difficult decision not only will this give Kuwaiti citizens access to Covid-19 vaccines as they become available, it will also mean our friends and partners outside our borders also get access,”

tradearabia Tuesday, September 22, 2020 10:43:00 AM EAT

Sheikh Dr said : “Joining the COVAX Facility was not a difficult decision not only will this give Kuwaiti citizens access to COVID-19 vaccines as they become available, it will also mean our friends and partners outside our borders also get access,”

reliefWeb Monday, September 21, 2020 10:53:00 PM EAT

Sheikh Dr said : “Joining the Covax Facility was not a difficult decision – not only will this give Kuwaiti citizens access to Covid-19 vaccines as they become available, it will also mean our friends and partners outside our borders also get access,”

thenational Monday, September 21, 2020 9:23:00 PM EAT

Sheikh Dr said : “The discussions were held as part of the ministry’s plans and programs to strengthen international cooperation,”

kuwaittimes Monday, August 31, 2020 6:36:00 PM EAT

Sheikh Dr said : “There is no doubt that the important point is not to increase the number of positive cases of coronavirus. We are currently assessing the situation and schools that are adhering to the measures will also be evaluated with repeated checks from time to time for students and teachers so that there is a commitment to physical distance between students,”

thepeninsulaqatar Sunday, August 16, 2020 6:49:00 PM EAT

Sheikh Dr said : “The immediate need is clearly to tackle the Covid-19 pandemic and support Qatar’s efforts with additional data to track viral spread. However, in the longer-term setting up such a national environmental screening infrastructure would go a long way toward screening the supply chain into Qatar and supporting screening efforts during the 2022 FIFA World Cup,”

gulf-times Thursday, August 13, 2020 3:23:00 AM EAT

Sheikh Dr said : "The immediate need is clearly to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic and support Qatar's efforts with additional data to track viral spread. However, on the longer-term setting up such a national environmental screening infrastructure would go a long way toward screening the supply chain into Qatar and supporting screening efforts during the FIFA 2022 World Cup,"

thepeninsulaqatar Wednesday, August 12, 2020 8:47:00 PM EAT

Sheikh Dr said : “The capstone project provides an opportunity for future leaders to systematically craft an implementable strategy on a topic of importance for the future of Qatar,”

gulf-times Sunday, June 21, 2020 3:59:00 AM EAT

Sheikh Dr said : “It is important for the international community to realize that such Israeli threats and provocations of annexation are a dangerous escalation that threatens all the efforts and the initiatives made to establish a comprehensive, just and lasting peace in the region,”

kuwaittimes Thursday, June 11, 2020 7:51:00 PM EAT

Sheikh Dr said : “We in the Muslim World League are proud to should to shoulder with our Jewish brothers and sisters to build understanding, respect, love and interreligious harmony,”

alarabiya-en Wednesday, June 10, 2020 2:05:00 PM EAT

Sheikh Dr says : “The GCC is not just a security pact, but also a cul- tural and economic pact because we share the same culture, and we have the same economic concerns as resource-based economies,”

theworldfolio Thursday, June 4, 2020 9:15:00 PM EAT

Sheikh Dr explains : “We have more than 100 clients around the world, and if you look at the World Bank’s list of countries ranked by GDP per capita, the bottom 50 are our customers,”

theworldfolio Thursday, June 4, 2020 9:15:00 PM EAT

Sheikh Dr said ( about Holy Mosques ) : "This decision shows how keen the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques is to revive this great ritual,"

khaleejtimes Saturday, May 23, 2020 2:38:00 PM EAT

Sheikh Dr said : “We have to cooperate because we are living in a globalised life, which means that no nation is spared of being affected with such diseases so there’s no escape from working together,”

muscatdaily Sunday, March 29, 2020 10:25:00 PM EAT

Sheikh Dr said : “The recovery of four people reaffirms the rapid measures taken by the health sector to screen and treat everyone equally. We hope to announce the recovery of many others soon,”

thepeninsulaqatar Sunday, March 15, 2020 9:33:00 AM EAT