RAF completes 1st phase of Gaza rehabilitation project

Sheikh Thani bin Abdullah Foundation for Humanitarian Services (RAF) announced the completion of the first phase of a project for the rehabilitation of 300 houses in Gaza Strip for the Palestinian families affected by the repeated Israeli wars on the Strip.The total cost of the project, which is being implemented in two phases, is QR6.5mn, donated by the citizens and residents of Qatar.The project, being implemented in co-operation with Turkey’s Life Way Association, aims at providing adequate shelter for more than 2,100 Palestinian citizens from poor and needy families whose homes have been partially or totally destroyed during the Israeli aggression on Gaza Strip during the past years, RAF said in a press release.The first phase of the project cost over QR3mn.Armed Forces concludes first riot control exerciseQNA/DohaThe Armed Forces concluded the first Riot Control Training Session for members of the Armed Forces and Military Police, held under the patronage of HE the Minister of State for Defence Affairs Dr Khalid bin Mohamed al-Attiyah, in the presence of Brigadier General Mohamad Meshi al-Ahbabi, Army Military Police Commander.The four-week course held at the Military Police School was attended by members of Emiri Land Forces Command, a number of military police commanders and members of Joint Special Forces Group along with members of the Emiri Border Command.The course aimed at providing the participants with the necessary skills to deal with riot and crowd control. It included training sessions, which taught participants useful rules about dealing with riots, different uses of weapons and tools for riot police, riot police’s missions and stadium security as well as control/arrest techniques.Qatar Media body wins two prestigious prizesQatar Media Corporation has won two prizes in the 18th session of the Arab Radio and TV Festival which concluded in the Tunisian city of Hammamet on Friday night.Qatar Television’s programme Besaraha won the first prize in the talk show category of the main television competitions, while Al-Watar Al-Khames programme won the second prize in the entertainment and artistic programmes category.