Amir to meet Nepal president tomorrow

QATAR  |  DiplomacyAmir to meet Nepal president tomorrowHis Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani will meet Nepalese President Bidhya Devi Bhandari tomorrow. President Bhandari will arrive in Doha today on an official visit to Qatar. The Amir will hold talks with the Nepalese president at the Amiri Diwan. The talks will cover bilateral relations and means of boosting them, in addition to a number of regional and international issues of common interest.QATAR  | OfficialAmir congratulates Czech presidentHis Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani and His Highness the Deputy Amir Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad al-Thani yesterday sent cables of congratulations to Czech President Milos Zeman on his country’s Independence Day anniversary. HE the Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa al-Thani also sent a similar cable to Prime Minister Andrzej Papis.QATAR  | ReactionQatar strongly condemns shooting in PittsburghQatar has expressed its strong condemnation of the shooting incident that took place in the US city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, causing deaths and injuries. In a statement issued yesterday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs reiterated Qatar’s firm stance rejecting violence and terrorism regardless of their motives and reasons. Qatar  | Education Schools not affected by weather: ministryEducational institutions in Qatar functioned normally yesterday without being affected by the prevailing weather condition, and students took their mid-term exams without any delay, the Ministry of Education and Higher Education said. The ministry added that it is closely monitoring the weather condition and the state of the school buildings.