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Posted on June 19, 2018

SC Secretary General addresses 38th session of UN Human Rights Council

The Secretary General of the Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy (SC) H.E. Hassan Al Thawadi was invited to address the opening of the 38th Session of the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council held in Geneva.

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Posted on June 19, 2018

Qatari referee Al Jassim makes World Cup debut

Qatari referee Abdulrahman Al Jassem made his World Cup debut when he officiated the match between Serbia and Costa Rica in Samara, Russia.       

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Posted on June 19, 2018

Minister: Qatar to open shelter and establish fund to support workers

Qatar will open a shelter and human welfare centre to provide necessary assistance and protection to victims of human trafficking as well as to help them rehabilitate and integrate into the society. It will also provide shelter for temporary workers until their exit from the state is ensured.

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Posted on June 18, 2018

Official: Growth prospects bright for Qatar-Greece ties

There are diverse opportunities to expand Qatar and Greece’s shipping industry that could lead to investment prospects in sectors like energy and tourism, a top official of the Greece-Qatar Business Council (GQBC) has said.

“The economic chain is so intertwined that one sector affects the other, and is dependent on the other. The Greek economy has built this shipping industry, which is an extremely vast trade that encompasses everything,” according to GQBC chairman Panagiotis G Mihalos.

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Posted on June 18, 2018

Philippines Labour Secretary lauds Qatar’s efforts to protect workers’ rights

Philippine Labour Secretary Silvestre Bello III praised the continuous efforts by the Qatari government and the programmes and reforms that benefit employees, especially the Filipino expatriates.

He was speaking on the sidelines of the 120th Independence Day and ‘Filipino Migrants Day’ at Al Rayyan Sports Club. The event was attended by HE the Minister of Administrative Development, Labour and Social Affairs Dr Issa Saad al-Jafali al-Nuaimi, Philippine ambassador Alan Timbayan, and members of the Filipino community.

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Posted on June 18, 2018

QU MBA students learn from experts' experience

The College of Business and Economics (QU-CBE) hosted a series of guest lectures for Marketing Management students in the MBA programme. 

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Posted on June 18, 2018

Experts urge women to adopt healthy lifestyles

Diva Lounge Spa recently organised a free workshop on 'Women's Health and Wellness' to raise awareness on the need to live well and be mentally and physically healthy to celebrate Global Wellness Day. 

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Posted on June 18, 2018

A Woman In The Time Of Blockade: the first Qatari feature film screened in the country

The feature film "A Woman in the Time of Blockade", which is currently on display in the Qatari theaters, shows the moral aspect of the Qatari people in dealing with the siege, as it addresses the crisis from the humanitarian point of view.

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Posted on June 18, 2018

Starting the day with a healthy breakfast among recommendations for avoiding weight gain during Eid

Ms. Leyan Emad Al Akhal, Assistant Clinical Dietitian in Bariatric and the Metabolic Surgery Department at Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC), says one of the easiest ways to avoid holiday weight gain is to start the day with a healthy breakfast.

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Posted on June 18, 2018

Qatar Chamber chief: Private sector to play bigger role

With a fresh 2018-2023 term ahead, Qatar Chamber’s newly-elected board of directors has vowed to devote efforts towards self-reliance, and to secure the private sector with a “bigger role” in economic development, a top official has said. According to Qatar Chamber chairman Sheikh Khalifa bin Jassim al-Thani, the “coming stage” will be focused on self-sufficiency, especially after Qatar overcame the challenges of the economic blockade imposed on the country in June last year. 

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