At the invitation of Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom, Qatar’s ambassador to the United Kingdom Yousef bin Ali al-Khater participated in the annual reception held at Buckingham Palace on the occasion of New Year’s Day. The ceremony was attended by Queen Elizabeth II, members of the royal family, a large number of British and international dignitaries, and Arab and foreign ambassadors accredited to the United Kingdom.Foreign Ministry official meets envoysSecretary-General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Dr Ahmed bin Hassan al-Hammadi held separate meetings with the French ambassador to Qatar Eric Chevallier, Charge d’affaires of the United States embassy in Doha Ryan Gliha, and Charge d’affaires of the United Kingdom embassy Peter Chamberlain yesterday. Bilateral relations and issues of mutual concern were discussed.Qatar gives financial aid to DominicaPrime Minister of the Commonwealth of Dominica Roosevelt Skerrit met Qatar’s on-resident ambassador to the Commonwealth of Dominica Khamis Batti al-Sahouti. During the meeting in Rousseau, the ambassador provided financial aid, granted by Qatar Development Fund, for the victims of hurricanes Irma and Maria that struck Dominica in September. The Dominican prime minister thanked the government and people of Qatar for their contribution to alleviating the grave consequences of hurricanes Irma and Maria on the island. He also praised the humanitarian stand of Qatar in such circumstances. The meeting was attended by the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Commonwealth of Dominica Francine Baron.Real estate transactionsThe trading volume of registered real estates between November 26 and 30 at the Ministry of Justice’s real estate registration department stood at QR406,850,682mn. Most of the trading took place in Rayyan, Doha, Umm Salal, Wakrah, Daayen, Shamal, Al Khor and Al Thakhira.Kerala housing group in DohaConfident Group, one of the best housing brands of Kerala is now in Qatar. “Customers can book their dream home at amazing prices and attractive offers,” an official said. Confident Group representatives will be available from December 8 to 10 at MovenPick Hotel, Corniche Road, Doha, from 10am to 8pm. Customers can book villas and apartments situated at premium locations of Kerala. The projects available at Thiruvananthapuram, Kochi, Thrissur, Kozhikode and Kottayam are of international quality. Customers can directly book luxury villa projects which are available from Rs7.8mn and apartment projects with a starting price of Rs3mn. “Benefits of Central government schemes are available with Confident Group projects,” the official added. More information may be obtained from 30647607 or 30463504.
December 07, 2017 | 12:27 AM