The Council of Ministers' General-Secretariat announced that it was decided to adopt remote work Tuesday for all employees in all ministries, government agencies, public bodies, and institutions, given the exceptional weather conditions that the country is expected to witness in the coming hours._______________________________Read also:*Qatar braces for heavy rain, wind Tuesday_______________________________In a statement, the Council of Ministers General-Secretariat said that employees of the military, security, and health sectors are excluded from this decision, as well as employees whose work nature requires them to be present at the workplace.The Council of Ministers General-Secretariat urged citizens and residents to take information from reliable sources and follow security and safety instructions issued by the official sources in the country.The Ministry of Education and Higher Education announced that distance learning will be implemented today for both public and private schools, in light of the updates issued by the Meteorology Department forecasting thundery rain.This decision aims to ensure the safety of students while maintaining the continuity of the educational process.In a statement, the ministry clarified that distance learning for public schools will be conducted through the Qatar e-learning system, while private schools will utilise their respective educational platforms. Teachers will deliver remote lessons accordingly.

Qatar Airways has resumed services to Amman, Beirut and Baghdad, the national airline said in a post on X.The airline has urged customers “to monitor its website for near-term travel schedules or call the Contact Centre on +974-41445555”.Other major airlines across the Middle East region announced they would resume operations in the region after cancelling or rerouting some flights as Iran launched dozens of drones and missiles at Israel through Saturday night into Sunday.Emirates Airlines, which had cancelled some of its fights and rerouted others due to temporary airspace closures in the region, was resuming scheduled operations to and from Jordan, Lebanon, and Iraq from Sunday afternoon, a spokesperson said.Etihad Airways said it is planning to operate scheduled passenger and cargo services between Abu Dhabi and Tel Aviv, Amman and Beirut starting from Monday.Etihad warned that as services return to normal after the temporary closure of airspace across parts of the Middle East, "there may still be a risk of some knock-on disruption across Monday, April 15"."Some of our flights have been affected by the temporary closure of a number of airspaces in the region," a statement from the United Arab Emirates' Fly Dubai was quoted on state news agency WAM as saying.The attack had spurred similar announcements from Lebanon, Egypt and Kuwait following several Arab countries announcing the temporary closure of their airspace.Jordan, Iraq and Lebanon announced on Sunday morning that they had reopened their airspace following the overnight attacks.

A number of private schools across Qatar have either declared a holiday or announced online classes Tuesday on account of expected adverse weather conditions.Qatar University announced that learning and work will be remote for all students and staff Tuesday, 'due to the weather conditions and in the light of the procedures followed in this regard'.Birla Public School informed parents that "all in-school classes from LKG to Grade 12 will be suspended due to the extreme harsh weather forecast. Please take care as safety is the prime concern. Please note that there will be no staff in the school, so do not send students to school. The loss of working day will be compensated in the coming days."Ideal Indian School informed parents that teachers will conduct online classes for Grades 4 to 12 after sharing the zoom link in the class groups. "Parents are requested to make necessary arrangements to join the online classes."