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QATAR | Residence
New ID cards to replace RP stickers
New state-of-the-art identity cards will soon replace the stickers presently used to issue or renew residence permits (RPs) of expatriates in Qatar, local Arabic dailies reported yesterday. Quoting sources in the Ministry of Interior (MoI), the dailies said the new ID cards would contain more information and would be accepted as proof of residence and visas at airports abroad when RP holders try to board flights to Qatar. The Interior Ministry will be announcing details of the new arrangement today.
REGION | Bereavement
Emir offers condolences
HE Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad al-Thani has conveyed the condolences of HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz al-Saud, of Saudi Arabia on the death of Princess Jawaher bint Abdulaziz bin Abdulrahman al-Saud. The condolences were conveyed as Prince Ahmed bin Abdulaziz al-Saud met Sheikh Joaan in Riyadh yesterday. Sheikh Joaan also offered his condolences to the princes.
QATAR | Diplomacy
Foreign Minister meets UN envoy
HE Foreign Minister Dr Khalid bin Mohamed al-Attiyah yesterday met with the UN secretary-general’s special envoy for Yemen, Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed, who is visiting Qatar.
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ARABIA The Yemeni Minister of Tourism, Dr Mohamed Abdul Majid Qubati, yesterday expressed hope that the 48-hour ceasefire in Yemen declared by the Command of Coalition Forces on Saturday will be maintained in order to lift the siege imposed on Taz City and ease the entry of humanitarian aid to the besieged
ARABIA Some 200 teachers from schools across the country attended Qatar Museum’s (QM) first ever Teachers Council at the Museum of Islamic Art (MIA) yesterday.
ARABIA The Supreme Judiciary Council (SJC) of Qatar and the Indonesian Supreme Court (SCI) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on judicial co-operation, it was announced yesterday.
ECONOMY Sri Lanka is keen on importing liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Qatar as part of government policy to shift to clean energy, Minister of City Planning and Water Supply Rauff Hakeem has said.
