The organising committee of the fourth pearl diving and fishing competition – Senyar - at Katara, the Cultural Village Foundation, has received a large number of applications for participation.
Scheduled for April 22-25, the heritage festival contest features three main categories. Ahmed al-Hatmi, chairman of the organising committee said that the management of the event is going to hold a meeting with the participating divers on April 5 at 6.30pm to give them the information and instruction.
Each participating team would be allowed to include a child under 10 years old as an active participant on condition that the child should be accompanied by his parent or a first degree relative. All the participating dhows would undergo a technical inspection test to confirm their readiness for the event. Registration would remain open until April 1 at Katara.
Gulf national gets 25-year jail term
The Criminal Court has sentenced a Gulf national to 25 years in jail for causing the death of the owner of a house where he had broken into with the intention of committing theft, local Arabic daily Arrayah reported.
The accused also has to pay a blood money of QR200,000 to the victim’s family. The armed accused fought with the house owner, a heart patient, who collapsed and died. Therefore, the court punished the accused person under the most stringent articles 1/306, 85 and 84 of the Penal Code, the daily added.
GCC finance undersecretaries to meet in Doha
Undersecretaries of Finance Ministries in the Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC) States will hold a preparatory meeting for the upcoming meeting of the GCC Committee on Financial and Economic Co-operation slated for May in Doha.
The undersecretaries will discuss topics including the recommendations of the GCC States Central Banks Governors’ committee and the GCC Customs Union Authority regarding the updates on the completion of the requirements of the Customs Union Authority in addition to the recommendations of the Committee on the Gulf Common Market.
They will also discuss the recommendations on the amendments proposed by the Industrial Co-operation Committee on the controls to exempt industry inputs, and on the general framework for the study of deepening economic integration among the GCC countries, in addition to the report by the General Secretariat on the priorities of the GCC countries, which suggest the resumption of negotiations with countries and economic groups, and the proposals submitted by GCC States on the activation of economic integration among Member States.
Deputy PM returns to Doha from China
HE the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs Ahmed bin Abdullah bin Zaid al-Mahmoud yesterday returned to Doha After participating in the Boao Forum for Asia, which was held in Boao, South China.
HE al-Mahmoud was seen off at Sanya International Airport by Qatar’s Ambassador to China Sultan bin Salmeen al-Mansouri and a number of officials in the Chinese government.
MEC launches free recall of Dodge Viper vehicles
The Ministry of Economy and Commerce (MEC) has launched a free recall campaign for Dodge Viper vehicles (models 2013 and 2014) for a potential problem regarding the glass window of the doors going up more than the limit. The campaign is conducted in co-operation with United Cars Al Mana, the dealer of Dodge vehicles in Qatar.
