The Court of First Instance (Administrative Circuit) is considering a case in which a national has built a house on a plot of land belonging to another Qatari due to an error by a survey technician, local Arabic daily Arrayah has reported.

The person who constructed the house filed a lawsuit against the municipal authorities demanding compensation for the error as well as a construction completion certificate and permission for electricity and water connection, the daily adds.

The plaintiff said the land delivered to him was adjacent to his actual plot and that he did not have the financial means to replace the new house with another. He also argued that the house in which he was currently staying with his family was in a poor state and requested the court to order the municipal authorities to give him a construction completion certificate so that he could get electricity and water connection - even on a temporary basis - until the lawsuit is decided, according to the report.

MEC panel’s approval mandatory for hike in price of goods, services

Thirty different types of products and services, including food and non-food goods and services, require a committee’s approval for price increase, local Arabic daily Al Watan has reported.

The committee for fixing prices was formed in June 2011 and holds regular meetings to follow up on local market conditions and study complaints by consumers in this regard and requests by companies and service providers to increase prices.

As stated on the website of the Ministry of Economy and Commerce (MEC), the list of such goods and services includes milk and dairy products, types of red meat, chicken, vegetables, fish and seafood, cooking oil, ghee, rice, sugar, tea, coffee, eggs, canned and frozen foods and wheat flour, according to the report.

Non-food goods and services include transport, vehicles and their spare parts, children’s supplies, personal supplies, building materials, clothes, stationery and materials, the daily further notes.

The list also includes services such as those provided by restaurants, cafeterias, labour recruitment offices, vehicle agencies, electric firms, beauty salons, tailoring shops, vehicle servicing and washing and laundries, the report adds.

Doha to host Gulf Traffic Week

The Directorate General of Traffic has started making preparations for the Gulf Traffic Week, which will be hosted in Doha in March, local Arabic daily Arrayah has reported.

Sources have told the daily that there are plans to conduct various events and activities at the Darb Al Saai grounds on the occasion, including free driving tests for visitors as well as free eye tests and driving training, the daily states.

The Gulf Traffic Week activities will also include contests and distribution of prizes, the sources point out, adding that awareness leaflets will be distributed for the benefit of road users by informing them about traffic rules, according to the report.

The first edition of the Gulf Traffic Week was held way back in 1984.

Renovated fish yard on the Corniche

Doha Municipality is making final preparations to open a renovated fish sales yard along the Corniche, local Arabic daily Al Sharq has reported.

It has already equipped the place with shades that vendors can use while selling fresh catch from the sea. There are also wooden stands that provide fishermen with ample space to display their catch.