Independence Day greetings
HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, HH the Deputy Emir Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad al-Thani and HE the Prime Minister and Interior Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa al-Thani have sent cables of congratulations to Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena on his country’s Independence Day.
Condolence cables sent
HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, HH the Deputy Emir Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad al-Thani and HE the Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa al-Thani have sent a cable to Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev condoling the death of former Bulgarian president Zhelyu Zhelev.
FM meets senior US official
HE the Minister of Foreign Affairs Dr Khalid bin Mohamed al-Attiyah met US National Security Adviser Susan Rice during his visit to Washington.
HE Sheikh Mohamed bin Hamad al-Thani and Qatar’s Ambassador to the United States Mohamed bin Jaham al-Kuwari also attended the meeting.
Talks during the meeting covered bilateral relations and ways of enhancing them in all areas.
The two sides underlined the importance of co-ordination and communication between Qatar and the United States.
They also discussed a number of regional and international issues, mainly the developments in Syria, Iraq and Yemen.
Minister renews real estate registration panel membership
QNA/Doha
HE the Minister of Justice Dr Hassan Lahdan Saqr al-Mohannadi yesterday issued a decision renewing the membership of the real estate registration committee for three years under the chairmanship of Judge Khalid Mohamed al-Mansouri.
The decision of the minister of justice stipulates that the committee comprises the same members it had.
Al-Attiyah arrives in New Delhi
HE the President of the Administrative Control and Transparency Authority Abdullah bin Hamad al-Attiyah arrived yesterday in New Delhi to participate in the 15th Delhi Sustainable Development Summit (DSDS 2015), which begins today.
Two expats acquitted of forgery charge
A Doha Primary Court has acquitted an Egyptian and an Iranian of the charge of forging official documents.
The Public Prosecution had previously referred the two accused for criminal trial, charging them with forging the signatures on two cheques. The victim discovered the forgery after receiving a statement from the bank, a report in the local Arabic daily Arrayah said.
Delivering the judgment, the court stated that the claim of forgery cannot be proven without evidence.
“There is no proof that the cheques were actually signed by the accused, who have also denied the accusation.
The court stated that it was not satisfied with the arguments of the prosecution.
