 | Qatar to ban use of black henna on skin from June 1 APPLICATION of black
henna on the skin, eyelashes
and eyelids will be banned
from June 1. This step is to be
taken by the Laboratories
and Standardisation
Department of the Ministry
of Environment in view of
the health...
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| | Attiyah calls world leaders
to address climate change |  CHAIRMAN of the Administrative
Control and Transparency Authority
HE Abdullah bin Hamad al Attiyah, who
is chairman of the UN Climate Change
Conference COP18, has urged world
leaders to work together to address the
challenges of global climate change.
Attiyah made the call at a symposium
of global negotiators titled ´the
Future of Climate Change Regime
and Environmental Issues´ in Tokyo
on Saturday.
Among the attendees were
Japanese Parliamentary Senior Vice-
Minister for Foreign Affairs Ryuji
Yamane and a number of high-ranking
officials and experts on environment
and climate change.
In his speech, Attiyah stressed the
significance... | | | New Indian law to
make emigration
transparent: Minister |  UNION Minister for Overseas
Indian Affairs Vayalar Ravi
said that formation of
Migration Regulatory
Authority under the new
immigration law will make the
migration process more transparent.
Vayalar Ravi was speaking
to the media at Indian
embassy on Friday during his
two-day visit to Doha.
"A number of unskilled
workers and women are still
exploited by the recruitment
agencies. The Indian government´s
initiatives to create
awareness about the emigration
process are yielding positive
results. Once the new law
currently being drafted is
implemented, malpractices
like exploitation of workers for
low-income jobs by the
recruitment agencies, illegal
... | | | Qatari filmmaker makes country proud |  YOUNG Qatari film director
Shrouq Shaheen has become
a source of inspiration
for budding filmmakers in
the country.
In a major boost not only to
her career but also the country´s
emerging film industry,
Shrouq clinched the prestigious
Best Documentary Film
Award for her debut movie
Our Lady of the Rosary at the
GCC Film Festival.
The movie Our lady of the
Rosary, directed by Shrouq and
Sara Rakani (from Morocco),
and showcased at the recentlyconcluded
film festival puts the
spotlight on the largest church
in Qatar and how it has changed
the lives of many Christians
residing in the country.
Through this movie, Shrouq
has nicely conveyed a message
of tolerance ... | |
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