HE Dr Hassan Lahdan Saqr al-Mohannadi, the Minister of Justice and Acting Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs, met yesterday with the board of directors of the Qatar Lawyers Association (QLA) chaired by Rashid Muhanna al-Nuaimi. The minister appreciated the role played by the legal profession and Qatari lawyers’ efforts to provide assistance to the judiciary and legal and legislative bodies to achieve and consolidate justice. The meeting discussed ways to improve the legal profession in Qatar and to enhance co-operation in all legal fields in light of Law No 1 of 2018 amending certain provisions of the Law Practice Act No 23 of 2006.

Al Jazeera condemns
closure of its Taiz office

Al Jazeera Media Network yesterday condemned the closure of its office in Taiz, Yemen. “The Yemeni military force belonging to the Higher Security Command in Taiz, southern Yemen, stormed Al Jazeera Media Network’s offices in the city and forcefully ordered its closure on Tuesday, 9 January 2018,” the network said in a statement. “Al Jazeera Media Network condemns this atrocious and unwarranted action.” The network has called on the authorities in Taiz to reverse its decision. 

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