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Qatar readies for Eid PM meets Pakistani counterpart Al Adha festivities Doha Municipality to intensify inspection of food outlets Tribune News Network Doha

With the Eid Al Adha festivities drawing closer, Doha Municipality under the Ministry of Municipality and Environment has intensified preparations to make the occasion safe and joyous. As part of preparations, the Doha Municipality will intensify its inspection drives throughout the country on eateries, food outlets Prime Minister and Minister of Interior HE Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa al Thani met Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran and abattoirs to ensure safety of Khan in Doha on Wednesday. The PM hosted a dinner banquet in honour of Khan and the accompanying delegation. page 2 food items. Starting from July 28, the inspection drive will continue until August 8. Inspectors of the Health Con- trol Department will intensify in- spections of shops selling sweets, chocolates and nuts. Classification of recruitment Inspections will be carried out Starting from July 28, the inspection drive will continue until August 8. daily to ensure safety of food items. Food inspectors will also check the partment will also intensify inspec- method of storage of foodstuffs, Doha Municipality has tion campaigns during the holiday offices temporary: MADLSA meat, fish and poultry in complexes announced a comprehensive period of Eid al Adha. and consumer outlets. plan of action for Eid Al Adha, The municipality will also pro- QNA rights of the parties. The Central Market Food Unit which includes intensifying vide a wastewater disposal service Doha It said there are advantages for is inspecting imported auction yard and tightening health control which will function from 7am to the classified offices, which will be (1 and 2), the local auction yard, 11pm. The Ministry of Administrative De- promoted by the ministry through kiosks, supermarkets and grocery at food establishments, The insect and rodent control velopment, Labor and Social Affairs social networking platforms and stores, wholesale fruit and vegeta- especially slaughterhouses, unit will carry out work in mosques (MADLSA) has said that the classi- in the meetings of labour attaches ble stores and municipal refrigera- butcheries, consumer before Eid Al Adha. fication of recruitment offices from from abroad. The office will also tors. complexes and others The unit will be provided with tier 1 to 3 is a temporary mechanism coordinate with Chamber to The Food Control Unit in the five vehicles equipped to work in that is based on specific criteria and promote these offices with inves- industrial zone is inspecting estab- the morning period to carry out the data provided. tors who come from abroad and are lishments that manufacture food- During Eid Al Adha festivities, the orders and two spray trucks Offices can modify their classi- hosted by the chamber. stuffs. inspectors from the Public Control equipped at the canteens in the fication or join the classification list The ministry pointed out that Food inspectors and veterinar- Department will carry out morning central market. as soon as they communicate with the classification of the new mech- ians are alerting food establish- and evening inspection campaigns During the holiday, the Parks the ministry and work to request anism is in the interest of citizens, ments to improve the health re- on maintenance of hygiene. Department will receive visitors the amendment and provide the re- of ratification of contracts to the residents and office owners because quirements. Inspectors of the cleaning de- around the clock. quired data. number of applicants, the absence the ministry is keen to encourage of- This classification, which will be of violations of the labour law and fices to meet the standards required issued periodically, aims to identify the number of approved foreign re- to improve and develop its services employers with offices they can deal cruitment offices. provided to benefit all members of with. Offices that didn’t regularly The classification process is society. send their monthly data to the min- carried out through the electronic The classification of offices can Zakat Fund spends QR33.5 million as istry before the classification were system and according to the data be reviewed and updated periodi- excluded for at least six months. provided by the companies, in order cally through the ministry’s website tuition fees in 2018-19 academic year In a statement, the ministry to seek transparency in the classifi- and means of social communication, said there are several factors for cation. as well as offices that didn’t classify QNA country and in accordance with the the evaluation criteria such as the The ministry is also working on the review of the recruitment offic- UDC in deal with Doha rules and regulations of Sharia. number of employed workers, the developing a mechanism with the es, accompanied by monthly statis- Head of Zakat Banking Depart- number of countries from which offices electronically, saving time tics and email guide sent monthly to QNB, CB to finance The assistance provided by the ment, Faiz Moazzi al Shammari, said applications are submitted, the rate and effort and guaranteeing the adjust their situation. Gewan Island Department of Zakat Fund of the these aids are disbursed according development (PG 10 ) Ministry of Endowments and Islamic to the fees approved by the Ministry Affairs to the families entitled to of Education and Higher Education, tuition fees during the academic and not exceeding QR12,000 for pri- year ending 2018-19 amounted to mary students, QR15,000 for middle Ministry launches For the fifth year in a row, the Ministry of Education and Higher Education has more than QR33.5 million, benefiting school students, QR18,000 for sec- launched the Tamkeen Training Programme (Educational Empowerment Pro- MADLSA study to 3,406 students. The fund said these ondary students and QR20,000 for new teachers’ gramme) for new teachers for the academic year 2019-20. This year, separate assess impact of amounts are paid only to eligible the students at university, without a empowerment training has been provided for the administrative staff of the laboratory, aca- heat stress on families who have students enrolled maximum limit for students in special demic, social and psychological specialists, IT technicians, special educators workers (PG 2 ) in various levels of education in the needs centers. page 2 programme and learning resource officials.(QNA) page 3

New bridge on Sabah Al Ahmad Corridor to partially open tomorrow Tribune News Network duce traffic congestion in the To ease traffic flow eas of , Al Luqta, Doha area, providing a free traffic flow and as the from Al Gharrafa and Al Luqta The new bridge will provide a bridge facilitates an easy access The Public Works Authority towards Al Waab and Al Rayyan, free traffic flow from Al Ghar- to Al Rayyan Road and Khalifa (Ashghal) will partially open a especially with the current traffic rafa and Al Luqta towards Avenue,” he added. new 850-metre-long bridge in diversion and a direct link be- Al Waab and Al Rayyan. The Ashghal is changing the old Al Luqta as part of the Sabah tween those areas. bridge will have four lanes roundabout connecting Makkah Al Ahmad Corridor to traffic on The new bridge, which will in each direction to accom- Street and Sabah Al Ahmad Cor- Friday. be fully operational by 2020, will modate more than 16,000 ridor into two levels interchange. The two lanes from Al Luqta help reduce traffic in the area vehicles per hour. The junction will include one towards Al Rayyan will be open and journey time by 60 percent. new bridge and signalised junc- for the public from Friday, while The bridge will have four lanes bridge is the first key milestone tion under the bridge. When two lanes in the opposite direc- in each direction to accommo- of the construction works on completed by the first quarter tion, from Al Rayyan towards Al date more than 16,000 vehicles north of Sabah Al Ahmad Cor- of 2020, the road capacity will Luqta will be open to traffic on per hour. ridor. reach about 24,000 vehicles per August 2. Project Engineer Ali Ibra- “The bridge will provide a hour which will improve the traf- The 850-metre-long bridge will help reduce traffic congestion.page 16 The new bridge will help re- him said the opening of the new free traffic flow to serve the ar- fic in the area.