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QATAR | Tragedy
House fire kills
expat woman
A Filipina died in a fire that broke out in her accommodation in the Muntaza area on Sunday, sources said. Her husband and child sustained injuries. It is not known how the fire broke out. Police investigation is on.
YEMEN | Bombing
Qatar condemns
assassination
Qatar has strongly condemned the assassination of Aden governor Major General Jaafar Saad and a number of his companions after a car bomb targeted his convoy in Al-Tawahi district, south Yemen, on Sunday. In a statement yesterday, the Foreign Ministry described the incident as “a crime that violates all moral and humanitarian values and principles”, stressing that it would not undermine the will of the Yemeni people or discourage their determination to restore stability in their country. The ministry reiterated “Qatar’s full support to Yemen in all actions taken in order to maintain security and stability”.
QATAR | Session
Advisory Council
discusses draft budget
The Advisory Council yesterday held its regular weekly session under the chairmanship of its speaker HE Mohamed bin Mubarak al-Khulaifi. HE the Minister of Finance Ali Sherif al-Emadi, attending the session, explained the government’s viewpoint on the state’s draft public projects of 2016 fiscal year. The council later discussed a report of the Financial and Economic Affairs Committee on the state’s draft budget of 2016 fiscal year and decided to refer its recommendations to the Cabinet.
REGION | Discussions
FM takes part
in GCC meeting
HE the Foreign Minister Dr Khalid bin Mohamed al-Attiyah yesterday participated in the complementary ministerial meeting of the GCC’s 137th preparatory session for the 36th session of the Supreme Council of GCC leaders. The meeting in Riyadh reviewed a set of issues that concern joint Gulf action in addition to regional
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SPORT Saying goodbye is never easy, especially when you are saying farewell to those that have left a positive impression. That was the case earlier this month when Canada hosted Mexico in a friendly at BC Place stadium in Vancouver.
TECHNOLOGY Some 60mn primary-school-age children have no access to formal education
CULTURE Lekhwiya’s El Arabi scores the equaliser after Tresor is sent off; Tabata, al-Harazi score for QSL champions
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.
