HH the Emir and HH the Father Emir take part in the funeral of HH the Grandfather Emir

Pakistan’s President Mamnoon Hussain, who was in Doha on an official visit, conveyed his condolences on the death of HH the Grandfather Emir Sheikh Khalifa bin Hamad al-Thani to HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani and HH the Father Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani yesterday.

HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani and HH the Father Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani yesterday received at Al Wajba Palace scores of mourners on the demise of the late HH the Grandfather Emir Sheikh Khalifa bin Hamad al-Thani.

The Qatar Organ Donation Centre (Hiba) aims to enrol 200,000 organ donors by the end of this year, a top official told the Qatar International Forum for Organ Donation on Sunday.

A ‘Branding Evolution’ exhibition will make its Middle East debut in Qatar from November 6-20 at City Center Rotana in Doha, it was announced yesterday.

The ‘1 in 11’ campaign, established by Reach Out to Asia (Rota) in partnership with Unicef and the FC Barcelona Foundation, is helping marginalised children in Bangladesh, Indonesia and Nepal secure a brighter future by making educational opportunities available to them.

Twenty five young participants from GCC countries attend a training workshop on shared leadership and voluntary work, hosted by the Ministry of Culture and Sports. The two-day workshop concludes today.

The Human Resources Department, in collaboration with National Command Centre at the Ministry of Interior (MoI), is holding a workshop on the “art of dealing with media” for officers from different departments at the MoI.

Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro left Doha yesterday after a two-day visit to Qatar.

The Northwestern University in Qatar (NU-Q) has launched a week-long initiative to promote research opportunities for its students.

A group of 40 internationally renowned surgeons from five continents gathered in Doha recently for the first Orthopaedic and Sports Medicine master class in the region.

Qatar Leadership Centre (QLC)’s Rising Leaders engaged in a knowledge-transfer exchange with professionals at prominent Japanese multinational companies while on a special Learning Journey to Tokyo last week.