Car accident in Lusail area
At least two SUVs were involved in an accident late yesterday afternoon in the Lusail area on the North Road, on the way to the Lusail Multipurpose Hall, one of the venues of the ongoing 24th Men’s Handball World Championship. Though there were reports of more vehicles being involved in the accident, they could not be confirmed. Eyewitnesses said the entire area was cordoned off by the police and vehicles were diverted. There was more traffic on the highway on account of the championship as well as a live music performance by Pharrell Williams, a popular American singer, at the Lusail Multipurpose Hall after the match.
Temperature may dip to 6C in Abu Samra
Foggy conditions have been forecast inshore in the early hours of today, when the minimum temperature at Abu Samra, Qatar’s land border with Saudi Arabia, is expected to hover around 6C, making it perhaps the coldest day of the season so far. The day’s maximum temperature could be 24C in Doha. As usual it would be colder in the southern areas like Mesaieed and Wakrah, where the minimum would be 9C. The minimum temperatures at Al Khor (9C), Ruwais (12C), and Dukhan (12C) are almost at the same levels of the last two days even though there is a steady rise in maximum temperatures, which would be around 19-21C.
Confidence in Qatar’s ability to host Olympics
International Handball Federation President Hassan Moustafa has voiced his confidence in Qatar’s ability to host the Olympics in the near future, particularly after its success in staging the World Handball Championship.
For any country, Moustafa said yesterday in an interview with German news agency DPA, hosting a world tournament means that it laid down the foundations that it can rely on when organising other sports events, especially by using the facilities and technical capacities that can help Qatar in hosting the Olympic Games.