Emir receives phone call from Abbas
QNA/Doha
HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani received a telephone call from Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.
The Palestinian president briefed the Emir on the latest developments in the Palestinian territories, especially the brutal Israeli aggression and military operations in the Gaza Strip, stressing the need for international action to stop this aggression.
The Emir reiterated Qatar’s position in support of the Palestinian people and their just cause, and denounced the ongoing hostilities by Israel in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip.
The Emir also stressed the need for an immediate action by the international community to put an end to the arrogance of Israel, and stop its aggression, which has killed several people and wounded hundreds of unarmed civilians. The Emir stressed at the same time the importance of adherence by the Palestinian people to their national unity in the face of Israeli aggression.
Al-Attiyah meets
French envoy
HE the Chairman of the Administrative Control and Transparency Authority Abdullah bin Hamad al-Attiyah has met the outgoing French Ambassador to Qatar Jean-Christophe. Al-Attiyah wished the outgoing French Ambassador more success.
Minister holds talks with US envoy
HE the Minister of Youth and Sports Salah bin Ghanem bin Nasser al-Ali has met the outgoing US Ambassador to Qatar Susan L Ziadeh.
Talks during the meeting dealt with a number of issues of common interest.
The Minister presented a memento to the outgoing US ambassador.
Qatar confirms
two citizens
held in UAE
AFP/Doha
Qatar has confirmed the arrest in the United Arab Emirates of two of its citizens, described as “spies” by Emirati media.
Hamad Ali al-Hamadi and Yousef Abdelsamad al-Mulla were arrested on June 27 at the Ghweifat border crossing between Saudi Arabia and the UAE, a Qatari foreign ministry spokesman said in a statement.
Their families had reported their arrests to Qatari authorities as the UAE had not officially informed Doha, according to the statement, published late on Wednesday by the official QNA news agency.
Qatar’s ambassador to the UAE has been tasked with investigating the fate of the pair, the spokesman said, without giving further information.
Citing UAE sources, the Emirati Al-Khaleej newspaper, reported on Wednesday that authorities had arrested Qatari “spies”, but gave the number as three. They were “Qatari intelligence elements operating on UAE soil,” Al-Khaleej wrote on its front page. “They were arrested and are being questioned.”
Qatar’s Al-Arab daily had reported that three Qataris had been subjected to “arrest and torture” in Abu Dhabi.
Firms violating
labour law to
be named
The Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs has issued letters to the owners of recruitment agencies warning them that it will publish in local newspapers the names of companies that violate the labour law, Arabic daily Al Watan has reported.
The action will be taken if such violations are detected and recorded through an inspection campaign that is intended to be carried out by the employment department of the ministry in order to monitor recruitment offices, the report adds.