Qatar Charity opens new camp in Syria
QNA/Doha
Qatar Charity (QC) has opened a new camp in Northern Syria to accommodate more than 200 displaced families, a QC statement said.
QC has established 208 equipped tents to house 1,200 displaced people in Idlib province, in addition to the 10 tents which would serve as a school for the children of the camp along with other facilities including water tanks, bathrooms, washing machines, electric generator and primary access to basic services.
QC has recently carried out a model village project in co-operation with the Islamic Dawah Organisation to house 100 displaced Syrian families built at a cost of $2mn.
Law students present oral arguments to legal experts
Students from the Qatar University College of Law (LAWC) presented oral arguments recently to top legal professionals in Qatar as part of the Championship Round of the Advocacy Skills course in the college’s Legal Writing and Advocacy Skills Programme.
Haneen Younes, Muna al-Anzi, Hissa Almuiki, and Haya al-Kaabi demonstrated their skills in advocating before a court, with Catriona Nicol from McNair Chambers, Karen McGrath from the Qatar 2022 local organising committee, and LAWC faculty member Dr Brenda Tofte from the Legal Writing and Advocacy Skills Programme serving as arbitrators.
Haneen was named Best Oralist in Advocacy Skills Spring 2014 while Muna placed second, with Hissa and Haya as runners-up.
LAWC dean Dr Hassan Okour said since the launch of the programme, students have been going from strength to strength in their understanding of advocacy and how to articulate and argue cases skilfully and confidently.
“They have become adept in these skills and are well-prepared for real-world situations,” he added.
Hilary Bell, instructor in the programme, said: “The four students demonstrated an exceptional level of professionalism and talent.”
Workers’ housing destroyed in fire
Two accommodations belonging to a contracting company located near the petrol station along the under-construction East West corridor in Ruweida have been destroyed in a major fire that broke out in the wee hours of Wednesday.
Sources told this newspaper that although the accommodations housed scores of workers, no one was hurt in the fire.
The sources said that the timely arrival of the firefighting units helped prevent the fire from spreading to other buildings in the area, one of which housed a printing press.
The cause of the fire is not known.
