QATAR | Event
Livestock festival opens today
The fourth edition of Qatar annual livestock (sheep and goat) festival, Halal Qatar, will be launched at Katara, the Cultural Village, today. Around 450 livestock breeders and owners from Qatar and other GCC countries are taking part in this celebration of the tradition and heritage of the old way of life in the region. The festival features four main events: the “most beautiful” animal competitions, the breeders’ forum, a barns category which includes 20 miniature barns of different types of goats and sheep and the daily auction. The festival, which is open to the public, will include various activities aimed at informing the public about the social and economic history of the region, with a lot of fun-filled activities for families.
PALESTINE | Violation
Qatar condemns arson at mosque and church
Qatar has strongly condemned the two incidents in which a West Bank mosque in Bethlehem and a Greek Orthodox church building in occupied Jerusalem were burnt down. In a statement issued yesterday, the Foreign Ministry “stressed that such criminal acts contradict with all human principles and divine laws, and constitute a serious violation of all international norms and laws”, the official Qatar News Agency (QNA) said. The Ministry considered that the burning of Muslim and Christian holy sites by Israeli settlers is an indication of hatred and intolerance.
