 | MoI holds traffic safety session THE Ministry of Interior (MoI)
organised a traffic safety forum on
Tuesday. The forum was attended
by Director of Traffic Department
Brigadier Mohammed Saad al
Kharji and Secretary General of
National Traffic Safety Committee
(NTSC) Brigadier Mohammed
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| | QGBC hosts Swiss energy delegation |  LEVERAGING its position in
building local and international
relationships to promote
environmentally sustainable
practices, the Qatar
Green Building Council
(QGBC) hosted a delegation
headed by the Swiss Secretary
of State for Energy Walter
Steinmann.
The delegation comprised
three of Steinmann´s senior
aides and executives from 22
leading energy companies
based in Switzerland.
Jassim Telefat, treasurer of
QGBC´s board of directors,
received the guests at the
QGBC headquarters, where
he presented them with the
main cornerstones and scope
of the non-profit organisation.
A multimedia presentation
on local green building design
and ... |
| | QATARI, BRAZILIAN STUDENTS
DOCUMENT QATAR´S MANGROVES |  QATARI and Brazilian high school
students came together with
National Geographic photographers
and experts from Qatar
University´s Environmental
Studies Centre to take photographs
of Doha´s Al Dhakhira mangroves.
Twenty-two high school students
and six teachers from the Qatar
Foundation International (QFI)-
supported Arabic language and culture
programmes in São Paulo and
Curitiba, Brazil, run by BibliASPA,
were paired with students from the
Qatar Leadership Academy and
Qatar Academy on an educational
exploration in Doha.
QFI partnered with National
Geographic to integrate a photo
camp and teach digital storytelling... | | | Indian schools host colourful
Republic Day programmes |  INDIAN schools in Qatar celebrated
the country´s 63rd
Republic Day with flag hoisting
ceremonies and special
programmes on its school
premises on Thursday.
A large number of students,
teachers, parents and
volunteers took part in the
events which were colourful
and full of patriotic fervour.
The MES Indian School —
the largest Indian school in
Qatar — celebrated the occasion
with festive spirit.
More than 4,000 students,
parents, teachers, well-wishers
and members of the school´s
governing body gathered
in the boys´ section of
the auditorium.
The school´s acting president
and chief guest VV Mahmood
hoisted the Indian
tricolour and paid ... |
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