HE the Minister of State for Defence Affairs Major General Hamad bin Ali al-Attiyah met the Iranian Border Guards Commander Brigadier General Qassem Rezayee and the delegation accompanying him yesterday.
The two sides exchanged views on issues of mutual concern and discussed ways of enhancing relations between the two countries.
Iranian Ambassador to Doha Mohamed Jawad Asayish attended the meeting along with a number of senior Qatari armed forces officers.
Meanwhile, Public Security Director General, Staff Major General Saad bin Jassim al-Khulaifi, held separate meeting with Iranian Border Guards Commander Brigadier General Qassem Rezayee.
They reviewed aspects of co-operation in issues of common interest and ways of enhancing them.
Labour Minister meets Pakistan, Mauritania envoys
HE the Minister of Labour and Social Affairs Dr Abdullah Saleh Mubarak al-Khulaifi met Pakistani Ambassador to Qatar Shahzad Ahmed yesterday.
The meeting reviewed bilateral relations and ways of boosting and developing them in addition to issues of common concern.
The Minister of Labour and Social Affairs also met Mauritanian Ambassador to Doha Sidi Mohamed Laghdaf yesterday.
They reviewed bilateral relations and ways of developing them in addition to issues of mutual interest.
Speaker receives message from UAE council president
HE Advisory Council Speaker Mohamed bin Mubarak al-Khulaifi yesterday received a message from UAE Federal National Council President Mohamed bin Ahmed al-Murr pertaining to bilateral parliamentary ties between the two countries and means of developing them.
UAE Ambassador to Qatar Saleh bin Mohamed al-Amri delivered the message to HE al-Khulaifi yesterday.
HE Advisory Council Secretary General Fahad bin Mubarak al-Khayareen attended the meeting.
Maldivian leader receives envoy’s credentials
Maldivian President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom yesterday received the credentials of Qatar’s non-resident ambassador Rashid bin Shafie al-Marri yesterday in Male.
Ambassador al-Marri conveyed the greetings of HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani and HH the Father Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani to the Maldivian president.
Ministry to enforce Qatari standards for cosmetics
Qatari General Authority for Standards and Standardisation, at the Ministry of the Environment (MoE), has decided to start enforcing from February 15 technical regulations for cosmetics and perfumes containing Ethanol.
Perfumes should not include more than 90% Ethanol and should contain a substance that make it undrinkable. The content of Methanol should not exceed 0.05%. The bottles for sale should not exceed 250ml and should be equipped with a sprayer or valve that cannot be removed by hand. It should be labelled in red in Arabic and English “For External Use Only”. The label should be conspicuous on the bottle.
Porsche Cayman 991, Boxster models recalled
The Ministry of Economy and Commerce (MEC) has announced the recall of Porsche Cayman 991 and Porsche Boxster 2014 and 2015 models in co-operation with its dealer in Qatar.
The free recall and repair campaign is due to the possibility that motorists could sustain harm because of a defect in the upper seal of the engine cover that makes it unstable, the MEC explained in a statement.
MEC monitors the local auto market closely and co-ordinates with all distributors in the country to maintain the best possible practices of consumer protection.
