The Qatar Amiri Air Force rescued 11 Qatar Petroleum (QP) employees stranded on one of the northern platforms of QP in a night operation on Sunday, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) said yesterday.
The QP employees were stranded on the platform due to bad weather conditions, according to a press statement issued by the Directorate of Defence
Communication, MoD.
An Amiri Air Force helicopter was immediately despatched from Al Udeid Air Base, after receiving a distress notification and call for help, in order to carry out the rescue operation from the platform.
The 11 employees were than safely taken to Haloul Island.
The operation was conducted using an AgustaWestland helicopter, a multi-mission chopper used for medical evacuation in critical cases. It is considered the best in the world for such rescue operations, the statement noted.
The directorate stressed that air force personnel at Al Udeid are always ready to deal with emergencies.
Armed Forces, HMC sign MoU
The Armed Forces Medical Services Command yesterday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Hamad Medical Corporation (Hamad International Training Centre) to establish a training centre for medical services.
Under the MoU, which comes within the framework of joint co-operation between the two sides, training courses will be held at the Specialised Military Medical Centre. The Medical Services of the Armed Forces will establish a training centre for medical staff as well as draw up a framework for training programmes for cadres.
The MoU was signed by Brigadier Nasser Mohamed al-Kaabi, acting director of Medical Services; and Dr Khalid Abdulnour Saif Eldeen, executive director of the Hamad International Training Centre.
The QP employees were stranded on the platform due to bad weather conditions, according to a press statement issued by the Directorate of Defence
Communication, MoD.
An Amiri Air Force helicopter was immediately despatched from Al Udeid Air Base, after receiving a distress notification and call for help, in order to carry out the rescue operation from the platform.
The 11 employees were than safely taken to Haloul Island.
The operation was conducted using an AgustaWestland helicopter, a multi-mission chopper used for medical evacuation in critical cases. It is considered the best in the world for such rescue operations, the statement noted.
The directorate stressed that air force personnel at Al Udeid are always ready to deal with emergencies.
Armed Forces, HMC sign MoU
The Armed Forces Medical Services Command yesterday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Hamad Medical Corporation (Hamad International Training Centre) to establish a training centre for medical services.
Under the MoU, which comes within the framework of joint co-operation between the two sides, training courses will be held at the Specialised Military Medical Centre. The Medical Services of the Armed Forces will establish a training centre for medical staff as well as draw up a framework for training programmes for cadres.
The MoU was signed by Brigadier Nasser Mohamed al-Kaabi, acting director of Medical Services; and Dr Khalid Abdulnour Saif Eldeen, executive director of the Hamad International Training Centre.
DCMF forum to discuss press freedom
The Doha Centre
for Media Freedom (DCMF) will organise a forum to mark the International
Day to End Impunity in Crimes Against Journalists, under the title
“Ending impunity and promoting international human rights mechanisms” on
November 1 at Hilton Doha Hotel. Representatives from governmental and
non-governmental organisations in Qatar, journalists, experts from
regional and international human rights organisations and media outlets
will participate in the one-day event. The forum will discuss, through
various sessions, press freedom states around the world and the efforts
by human rights and press freedom advocates to promote journalists’
safety and end violations against journalists and media workers. The
forum will also discuss means of co-operation to combat impunity in
crimes against journalists and to hold those who target journalists to
account according to international covenants.
Canadian-Qatari parliamentary group meets
The Qatari-Canadian Parliamentary Friendship Group held its founding meeting at the Canadian Parliament building in Ottawa, in the presence of ambassador of Qatar to Canada Saud bin Abdullah al-Mahmoud, and senior members of the Canadian House of Commons and Senate. Ambassador al-Mahmoud said that the group will work to strengthen the bilateral relations between Qatar and Canada. Chairman of the Qatari-Canadian Friendship Group Borys Wrzesniewski praised the strong relations between Qatar and Canada.
The Qatari-Canadian Parliamentary Friendship Group held its founding meeting at the Canadian Parliament building in Ottawa, in the presence of ambassador of Qatar to Canada Saud bin Abdullah al-Mahmoud, and senior members of the Canadian House of Commons and Senate. Ambassador al-Mahmoud said that the group will work to strengthen the bilateral relations between Qatar and Canada. Chairman of the Qatari-Canadian Friendship Group Borys Wrzesniewski praised the strong relations between Qatar and Canada.