The Ministry of Economy and Commerce, in collaboration with Mannai Trading Company, has announced the recall of Subaru Legacy (model year 2015) over a potential defect in the internal parts of the electronic parking brake motor as they might get overheated.
The MEC said the recall campaign comes within the framework of its ongoing efforts to protect consumers and ensure that car dealers follow up on vehicle defects and repairs.
The MEC will co-ordinate with the dealer to follow up on the maintenance and repair works and communicate with customers to ensure that the necessary repairs are carried out.
The MEC has urged all customers to report any violations to its Consumer Protection and Anti-Commercial Fraud Department through the following channels: Hotline: 16001, e-mail: info@mec.gov.qa, Twitter: @MEC_Qatar, Instagram: MEC_Qatar, MEC mobile app for Android and IOS: MEC_Qatar

Qatar attends Riyadh meeting
Qatar is taking part in the 33rd meeting for GCC senior municipal officials, which started in Riyadh yesterday. Doha Municipality Director Jamal Mattar al-Nuaimi is leading Qatar’s delegation to the two-day meeting, which will discuss reports of the GCC general secretariat’s technical teams and the measures that were taken on the recommendations of the 19th meeting that Qatar hosted in October 2015. The 29th meeting for municipality communications officers was held in Riyadh on Sunday. GCC ministers in charge of municipalities will hold their 20th meeting tomorrow.

Unesco candidate al-Kuwari launches another Africa tour
HE Dr Hamad bin Abdulaziz al-Kuwari, adviser at the Emiri Diwan and Qatar’s candidate for the post of director general of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (Unesco), yesterday started another African tour as part of his campaign from Chad where he will meet a number of senior officials.
The current African tour includes a visit to Cameroon, Senegal and Cote d’Ivoire and will see him meet with senior officials there to thank them for their support.
During the tour, Dr al-Kuwari will also meet a number of African politicians, diplomats and media personalities as part of his campaign, which bears the slogan ‘Toward a New Momentum for Unesco.’
The Qatari candidate had previously visited a number of African countries, with the visits receiving wide support in political and cultural circles.


Emir sends National Day greetings
HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, HH the Deputy Emir Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad al-Thani and HE Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa al-Thani have sent cables of congratulations to Algerian President Abdulaziz Boutafleika on his country’s National Day.

Qatar, Tunisia education ministers meet
HE the Minister of Education and Higher Education Dr Mohamed Abdul Wahed Ali al-Hammadi yesterday met Tunisian Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research Slim Khalbous and the delegation currently accompanying him on a visit to Qatar.
The meeting reviewed aspects of co-operation in the fields of higher education and scientific research and means of boosting and developing them.
The Tunisian minister is set to visit a number of educational institutions in the country.

Minister of State for Defence attends aviation expo in China
HE the State Minister for Defence Affairs Dr Khalid bin Mohamed al-Attiyah participated in the opening of the 11th China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition, currently being held in the Chinese city of Zhuhai. Following the opening ceremony, al-Attiyah toured the different pavilions of the exhibition, where he was briefed on the latest developments in the field of aviation and aerospace.