Armed forces exercises
Qatar Armed Forces General Command has announced that the marine shooting range (O.B.D-28), located east of Mesaieed near Fasht Al-Hadid, will be active until 10 February and from 2 February until 30 April from 6am to 5pm every day.
The Qatari Armed Forces General Command has advised those who frequent the area to take precautions.
Training course for media personnel
Qatar News Agency (QNA) is organising a training course entitled “Introduction to Media Law and Copyrights” today.
The course is part of a series organised by QNA Department of Foreign Media Affairs for the training of Qatari cadres working in the media field.
ABP hosts reception to recognise volunteers
Qatar Foundation’s Academic Bridge Programme (ABP) recently hosted a reception to recognise ABP student volunteers for their efforts in the Adult Arabic Literacy Programme of Reach Out To Asia (Rota).
More than 30 people attended the reception that was held in the Liberal Arts & Sciences (LAS) at the Education City. Special guests in attendance included Issa al-Mannai, director, Rota, Hamad al-Baker, director of Public Relations and Communications for Qatar Petroleum, Mohamed al-Hajj, representative of Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zeid Al-Mahmoud Islamic & Cultural Centre and Rasmeya Aljamali, Rota community development specialist.
ABP student volunteers were recognised by al-Mannai for their dedication working with a group of service employees to complete their Arabic language training, as part of Rota’s Adult Arabic Literacy Course. The adult service employees who successfully finished the Rota programme were also awarded certificates for their achievement.
The Rota Adult Arabic Literacy Course is done in collaboration with Qatar Petroleum, Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zeid Al-Mahmoud Islamic & Cultural Centre and the Academic Bridge Programme.
Wakra Hospital to have 500 more beds by 2017
The Al Wakra Hospital will have 500 more beds by the middle of 2017, according to reports in local Arabic dailies.
Quoting sources in the Supreme Council of Health, the papers said the hospital is expected to have 90 more beds this year itself as part of an expansion project.
The project includes new annexe buildings that will house an additional 500 beds with all the necessary accompanying medical services. The project is expected to be completed in mid 2017. The development works of the area surrounding the hospital have been completed.
Meanwhile, the Supreme Council of Health is expected to open soon the new Medical Commission for expatriates in Ras Laffan area. A modern health centre in Al Khor is also being readied for opening this year.
