The Ministry of Economy and Commerce (MEC), in collaboration with Teyseer Motors, has announced the recall of Suzuki GSX-R1000 models of 2017-2018 because the O-ring on the fuel pump may have been twisted during the fuel pump installation process.
The MEC said the recall campaign comes within the framework of its ongoing efforts to protect consumers and ensure that dealers follow up on motorcycle defects and repair them.
The MEC said it will co-ordinate with the dealer to follow up on the maintenance and repair works and will communicate with customers to ensure that the necessary repairs are carried out.
The MEC has urged all customers to report any violations to its Consumer Protection and Anti-Commercial Fraud Department.

Education City to reopen today: QF
The Qatar Foundation (QF) has said that Education City will reopen today following the temporary closure necessitated by the extreme weather experienced in Doha recently.
“Over the last 48 hours, we’ve made great progress in addressing the impact on our operations of the recent unprecedented extreme weather in Doha, which led to the temporary closure of our centres at Education City for safety reasons,” QF tweeted yesterday.
“As a result of these efforts, Education City will reopen as usual on Tuesday, October 23. All gates except Gate 9 (Al Shaqab Street) will be open,” it continued.

* Sidra Medicine has announced that the Outpatient Clinic will remain closed for appointments until Friday, October 26, excluding Paediatric Infusion and Hematology Oncology.
“Patients will be alerted via SMS. We’re available 24/7 for questions on 4003 3333,” it tweeted yesterday, adding that Children’s Emergency and Urgent Care and the main hospital building are open.

* The Qatar National Library (QNL) has announced that it will reopen today.
“All events will resume as scheduled. We look forward to welcoming you to the Library,” QNL tweeted yesterday.

* The US embassy will not be open today for consular services, but will be open for all other business, the mission tweeted yesterday.
Visa applicants will be contacted with rescheduled appointments.
ACS appointment holders should call the US embassy between 9am and 12 noon for further information.

Qatar to attend Alesco meeting
Qatar will participate in the high-level meeting on progress in the implementation of the fourth objective of sustainable development goals 2030, which is being organised by the Arab League Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organisation (Alesco) in Tunisia on October 23 and 24.
Qatar’s delegation is headed by Undersecretary of the Ministry of Education and Higher Education Dr Ibrahim bin Saleh al-Nuaimi.
The participants will discuss a number of common topics for the implementation of the fourth goal, ways to accelerate progress, and exchange of advice, ideas and practices to achieve it.

Foreign ministry official meets Australian envoy
HE the Secretary-General of the Foreign Ministry Dr Ahmed bin Hassan al-Hammadi met Australia’s ambassador to Qatar Dr Axel Wabenhorst in Doha yesterday.
During the meeting, they reviewed bilateral relations between the two countries, ways of boosting and enhancing prospects for co-operation and matters of common concern.

Indian embassy community house on Thursday
Indian embassy will hold its monthly community house on Thursday (October 25,  2018)  between 3pm and 4pm to listen / redress any urgent labour and consular issues of Indian nationals residing in the country, according to a statement issued yesterday.