The Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs, represented by the Zakat Fund Department, will take part in the 11th meeting of the GCC Zakat institutions, due to start today in Kuwait.

Qatar’s delegation to the meeting will be led by the Fund’s Director Jassim bin Mohamed al-Kubaisi who will present a paper on the Qatari Zakat Fund’s dealings with donors.  The 11th meeting of the GCC Zakat institutions will discuss a host of issues, including the obstacles facing  Zakat organs, the GCC Zakat diploma programme, a proposal for promoting charity projects of GCC Zakat institutions via a unified site and review of successful projects.

Qatar’s envoy to Saudi presents credentials

QNA/Riyadh

Saudi Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Abdulaziz bin Abdullah bin Abdulaziz al-Saud received a copy of credentials of Sheikh Abdullah bin Thamer al-Thani, Qatar’s ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Prince Abdulaziz bin Abdullah bin Abdulaziz al-Saud wished ambassador Sheikh Abdullah bin Thamer al-Thani success during his tenure and wished further progress and prosperity to Qatar-Saudi relations.

Qatar-Vietnam ties reviewed

HE the foreign minister’s assistant for foreign affairs met the Vietnamese Deputy Foreign Minister Pham Quang Vinh in Doha yesterday. The meeting dealt with bilateral ties and means to develop them in addition to topics of mutual interest.

Defence minister back from US

HE the Minister of State for Defence Affairs Major General Hamad bin Ali al-Attiyah and his accompanying delegation returned to Doha yesterday after several days’ official visit to the United States of America.

Qatar envoy meets Somalia’s minister

Somalia’s Minister of Culture and Higher Education Duale Adam Mohamed held talks with Charge d’affaires of Qatar’s embassy in Somalia Hasan bin Hamza Asad Mohamed in Mogadishu yesterday.

Road crash leaves three motorists severely injured

The woman was driving her car at the roundabout and going straight when a bus, trying to take a U-turn, crashed into her car. The woman’s car overturned several times and settled on the other side of the road, while the bus ran over the pavement and its driver was thrown out of it.

The woman sustained severe injuries and the police patrols and civil defence personnel who hurried to the scene had to cut part of the car door to get her out of it. All the three injured were immediately carried by the ambulances to Wakra Hospital for treatment.

Expatriate gets 3-year jail for  drug trafficking

A Doha Criminal Court has sentenced an Asian expatriate to three years in jail and a fine of QR200,000 for drug trafficking and consumption, local Arabic daily Arrayah reported yesterday.

Further, the court ordered the accused to be deported after serving his sentence. However, the lawyer of the accused appealed the ruling and asked that his client should be acquitted. Besides, he asked the court to deal with his client with leniency and mercy and release him after spending the period he had already remained in jail after the first ruling.

The accused was arrested while possessing marijuana for the purpose of selling and consuming it, the daily added.

Indian embassy Open House on November 28

The Indian embassy will hold an Open House on November 28 to address any urgent consular and labour problems of Indian nationals in the State of Qatar.

The Open House will be held from 5.30pm to 6.30pm. Written information on issues/cases proposed to be discussed with the embassy may be given from 5.30pm to 6pm. This will be followed by meeting with embassy officials from 6pm to 6.30pm.