Emir congratulates Turkish premier on election win
HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani held a telephone conversation with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and congratulateed him on winning the presidential elections that took place in Turkey and wished him success.
Condolence
cables sent
HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani and HE the Prime Minister and Interior Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa al-Thani yesterday sent cables to King Mohammed VI of Morocco on the death of Princess Lalla Fatima Zohra.
Independence
Day greetings
HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani and HE the Prime Minister and Interior Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa al-Thani yesterday sent cables of congratulations to the president of Chad on his country’s Independence Day.
Qatar-Argentina
ties reviewed
HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani yesterday held a telephone conversation with President of Argentina Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner.
They reviewed relations between Qatar and Argentina and ways of enhancing them in addition to issues of common interest.
Treacherous
link road
poses risk
People using the road connecting the Al-Mushaf area, Wukair, with Barwa Mesaimeer have complained about the “poor” condition of the road, local Arabic daily Arrayah has reported.
They said the road is not properly paved and has a lot of bends. Besides, a large number of trucks use it, causing traffic chaos that often leads to accidents.
Locals who use the road frequently told the daily that a billboard had been installed indicating the authorities’ intention to remove the road and start the eastern road project. They said this happened a few months ago but no change has taken place till date. This, in turn, poses a daily risk to the lives of motorists using the road, according to the report.
Prices of fruits
soar in Doha central market
The prices of fruits in the central market have increased significantly in the last few days while prices of vegetables have remained low, local Arabic daily Arrayah has reported.
A number of traders have attributed the price hike to the limited supply caused by the searing temperatures which damaged large quantities of fruits.
A box of Pakistani mangoes costs QR78; pineapples from the Philippines is pegged at QR86; American apples for QR130; grapes cost QR42 for 3.5kg; and the oranges cost QR48 for 14 kg.
It was observed that prices of vegetables have remained reasonable and normal. A box of tomatoes cost QR17 while every 7kgs of eggplants cost QR23. Arugula is pegged at QR18 for a box that weighs 3kg.
The traders said prices of fruits and vegetables go with the law of supply and demand: when supply is plenty, prices go down.
Besides losing large quantities of produce due to hot temperatures, they also cited high importation costs as another reason for the increase of prices.
Indian embassy
to celebrate
Independence Day
The Indian embassy in Doha will celebrate the 68th Independence Day of India on Friday, August 15.
Ambassador Sanjiv Arora will hoist the national flag and read out the president’s message at the Indian Cultural Centre (ICC) at 7am on that day.
Students from Indian schools in Doha will sing the national anthem and perform patriotic songs on the occasion.
The embassy has invited all Indian nationals and their families to attend the event.
The ICC is located on Street No 916, Wahb bin Omair, Al Mamoura.
