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Deputy Amir sends condolences to Indian president, prime minister The Deputy Amir His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad Al Thani sent on Sunday a cable of condolences to President of India Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi on the victims of the floods in India, wishing the injured a swift recovery. (QNA) Prime Minister sends condolences to Indian counterpart Prime Minister and Minister of Interior HE Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdulaziz Al Thani on Sunday sent a cable of condo- lences to Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi on the victims of the floods in India, wishing the injured a swift recovery. (QNA) Corniche Street Indian ambassador to hold Open House on Thursday to be temporarily The Indian ambassador to Qatar will hold an Open House on Thursday, July 29, from 3pm to 5pm to listen to and redress closed by Ashghal any urgent labour and consular issues of the Indian nationals in Qatar. Indian nationals who want to participate in the meet- ing may attend the Open House as per the following modes: from August 6 Walk-in to the Embassy premises (3pm to 4pm); through phone Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani call to 00974 – 50411241 (4pm to 5pm); Online mode - Zoom met with Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iran Mohammad Javad Zarif in Tehran on Sunday. During the QNA the use of public transporta- meeting (4pm to 5pm) - Meeting ID: 830 1392 4063, Pass- meeting, they reviewed bilateral relations between the two countries and developments in the region. Doha tion means as an alternative to code: 121700. (TNN) (QNA) private vehicles. The Public Works Author- The development works ity (Ashghal) will implement include completion of four a temporary traffic closure in pedestrian tunnels to enhance both directions of Corniche pedestrian traffic and con- Street from 12am on Friday, nect the paths to the neigh- August 6 until 5am on Tues- bourhoods. The construction Diaspora Day: Show competence, day, August 10, 2021. works also include three pla- This traffic diversion plan zas on the Corniche - aims to facilitate completion Plaza, Corniche Plaza and Al of some construction works of Bidda Plaza - in addition to WTO chief urges Nigerians abroad Corniche Street development studying some infrastructure project. development works in public ikoli victor The diversion planned utility service. doha during the summer vacation There are seven stations and school holidays includes of along Corniche Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, director general of the World closure of Corniche Street and Street - QNCC, West Bay, Cor- Trade Organization (WTO), said her appointment as parts of some surrounding niche, , , the first African and first woman to head the governing streets around Al Bidda Park, Msheireb and Qatar National body of global trade was based on “competence,” not Al Diwan Street, Al Rumaila Museum. There are also six gender, and urged her compatriots to make a positive street, Grand Hamad Street public transport bus stations difference in their chosen fields wherever they are. (Banks’ Street) and Moham- at various locations, includ- The WTO DG spoke virtually from her Geneva med Bin Thani street. ing station beside Dafna Park, home on July 25 at the annual National Diaspora 2021 However, pedestrians City Center, QNCC Metro Sta- for Nigerians in Diaspora with the theme “Diaspora In- shall be allowed to use the tion, Hotel Park, Doha Fishing tegration for National Peace and Development.” Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, director general of WTO Dr. Amina Mohammed, deputy secretary general of UN closed roads, in addition to Port and Souq Waqif Metro. Describing her experiences since her appointment, the WTO chief said she was proud to be the first wom- have a significant role to play in Nigeria’s development continent. “As a continent, we cannot continue to im- an, African, to lead the world’s trade governing body now and in the future. Diaspora remittances totaled port vaccines and pharmaceuticals; instead, we must and, at some point, the first woman to serve as Nigeria’s US$25 billion in 2019, accounting for 6% of the coun- attempt to develop vaccines.” finance and foreign affairs minister. However, she said try’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Furthermore, she The audience was also addressed by Dr. Amina Mo- Indian Cultural Centre her position is due to her competence, skills in turning said that Nigerians make up a large percentage of high- hammed, Deputy Secretary General of the United Na- things around and passion to get the job done. She told a ly educated skilled labour globally and hold important tions on peace and development in the country. global audience of Nigerians including some hundreds positions of authority and influence in multinational Meanwhile, Nigerians in Diaspora Organization sets up its youth wing of Nigerian residents in Qatar, “Make sure you have the corporations, industries, and organisations around the Commission (NIDCOM) Chairman, Hon Abike Dabiri- competence because people will forget whether you are world. She suggested that the government establish a Erewa said since its establishment in 2017 through the Tribune News Network welcome speech by Mohan a woman.” one-stop shop to enable Nigerians to positively contrib- Establishment Act, the Nigerians in Diaspora Commis- Doha Kumar, head of In-house “I am so proud that we have women in positions ute to the country’s socioeconomic needs. sion has been determined to ensure that its mandate to activities and the coordina- of power in our country, and no one is talking about Dr. Okonjo-Iweala further said that the diaspora “provide for the engagement of Nigerians in Diaspora The Indian Cultural Centre tor for the youth wing, who it. They should enjoy it and be passionate about their should be used for more than just remittances, and in the policies, projects, and participation in the devel- (ICC) has formed the ICC highlighted the mission and work. “I am proud of Nigerians in the Diaspora, espe- she advocated for diaspora voting for Nigerians living opment of Nigeria, and to utilise the human capital and Youth Wing Qatar (IYWQ) vision of IYFQ. cially the young ones. Please continue to do the right abroad during general elections in the country. material resources of Nigerians in Diaspora towards the to act as a driving force and Vice-President Sub- thing because if you don’t, we’ll all be judged wrongly. She also discussed how the World Trade Organiza- overall socio-economic, cultural, and political develop- provide a major platform ramanya Hebbagelu deliv- Also, despite all challenges, we must never forget home tion is coordinating efforts to support African includ- ment of Nigeria” is carried out. for youth empowerment as ered an impressive presi- and always envision a strong United Nigeria.” ing Niggeria’s efforts to produce her own COVID 19 The recent National Diaspora Policy was launched, part of various initiatives dential address about the She went on to say that Nigerians in the Diaspora vaccination, as vaccine inequality persists across the as was a National Merit Award for diaspora Nigerians. introduced by the president objectives and aims of IYFQ and management committee General Secretary members of ICC leadership Krishna Kumar steered the for the welfare of the Indian meeting by discussing and community in Qatar. explaining the aim and pur- The new wing will aim to pose of the youth wing. He Snoonu CEO becomes a ‘Snooner’ to access customer satisfaction improve youth involvement also arranged for a self-in- Tribune News Network positive image of our company ers adding that, through this in skills development and troduction of all the youths Doha and our drivers among the cus- initiative Al Hajri has proven decision-making process. who attended the meeting. tomer base and the kindness of that he is “a great model for To markt the launch Anish George Mathew, Snoonu, Qatar’s fastest-grow- the people in this country.” ambitious youth”. of IYWQ, a formation day head of HR, Premises & ing delivery-services company, Al Hajri added that he may As Qatar’s home-grown meeting was organised on- Sports, proposed the vote of recently embarked on an ex- embark on more delivery shifts success story that aims to be line recently with the par- thanks. ceptional campaign to improve to collect further data on the the first local Unicorn com- ticipation of ICC members The formal inauguration its delivery services and gauge daily viewpoint of the ‘Snoon- pany, Snoonu is keen to con- and youths. The meeting was of IYWQ by Indian Ambas- customer satisfaction using er’, adding, after encourage- tinue developing its services, opened with an introductory sador to Qatar HE Dr Deep- mystery shopper experiences. ment from a number of com- introducing new features and speech by ICC Treasurer ak Mittal will be held on Au- The campaign kicked off menters, that he may video-log improvements on its platform Arshad Ali, followed by a gust 10, 2021. with CEO Hamad Al Hajri per- (or vlog) the experience to to streamline the process while sonally working three shifts give a better perspective to the offering seamless market- as a Snoonu delivery driver, a company and viewers. He later leading delivery services in Qa- ‘Snooner’, in a bid to experi- added that “in the next days we tar to its over 100,000 users. ence first-hand the interaction will do it live on Instagram”. Snoonu also has ambitious between his delivery team and The move was widely plans for regional and inter- the different facets of the busi- Snoonu CEO Hamad Al Hajri during a delivery service to gain firsthand lauded in the Qatari society national expansion, including ness’ daily operations, includ- customer interaction and business community after entering the Middle East and ing customers and merchants. it went viral on social media, CIS markets. Al Hajri performed the de- but praising the kind treat- vice provided by our company. most notably Twitter, with Committed to Qatar’s com- liveries in the Doha area wear- ment and warm welcome of It is also a pleasure to see the many commenters praising the munity, Snoonu continues to ing the casual outfit usually others. good treatment afforded to our “bold” and “brave” move, with support more than 2,000 of its worn by his delivery drivers. Commenting on the expe- Snooners from the majority many praising the initiative as partner merchants with lower After the completion of the ex- rience, Al Hajri said: “In gen- of customers, who treated me an innovative step that “greatly commissions, supporting them perience, Al Hajri stated that eral, I am very happy with the with dignity and respect and contributes to raising the level in the difficult context of the the work was “too stressful”, experience and the apprecia- tipped generously, despite not of service”. Most comments pandemic and offering a seam- citing pressure from restau- tion I received from customers knowing that I am the CEO. also praised Snoonu’s fast de- less online shopping experience rant staff and some customers, for the fast and attentive ser- This is a good indicator of the livery and efficiency, with oth- to keep the community safe.