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Chief of Staff visits US Amiri Guard concludes infantry competition, honours winners Central Command in the State of Florida QNA Chief of Staff of the Qatari Armed Forces HE Lieutenant-General The Amiri Guard celebrat- (Pilot) Ghanem bin Shaheen Al ed the conclusion of the 7th Ghanem visited the US Central Air edition of the infantry com- Force Command in the state of Flor- petition for the year 2020 ida, the of America. and the graduation of four During the visit, he met with Com- foundation courses in the mander of the US Central Command presence of the Commander General Kenneth McKenzie and re- of the Amiri Guard Major- viewed the bilateral military relations General Hazza bin Khalil Al between the two countries and the Shahwani, the deputy com- ways to enhance them. mander of the Amiri Guard, Lieutenant-General Ghanem also the Inspector-General, the visited Boeing Company in Missouri. assistants of the Command- During the visit, he was briefed er of the Amiri Guard and a on the production progress for the number of department and F-15 aircraft, which will be delivered group leaders, officers from later. He also met Qatari trainees the Armed Forces and Commander of the Proto- try’s . tee Captain Mubarak Ali Al all participants are subject modern and advanced de- from the Qatari Armed Forces at the the Internal Security Force cols Group Brigadier-General He added that the com- Nuaimi, said the competition to. velopments in the training Boeing Company and urged them to (Lekhwiya). Hitmi Muhammad Al Hitmi petition aims primarily to reflected the level of compe- Regarding the gradua- process in order to reach the make more effort in the service of At the beginning of the expressed his happiness at emphasise the importance tence and readiness of the tion of a number of foun- highest levels of readiness. the nation. ceremony, the general report achieving first place in the of infantry training as one of different groups of the Amiri dational and qualifying Muraikhi added that the Lieutenant-General Ghanem of the competition in which annual competition, in which the basic and important pil- Guard. courses, Acting Commander participants carried out a was accompanied during the two seven factions took part for the various departments and lars of military control and He said, this year, the of the Amiri Guard School joint exercise at the con- visits by Military Attache of Qatar two weeks was presented. groups of the Amiri Guard linkage, as well as to promote competition was attended Colonel Ali Arahma Al Mu- clusion of the sessions. The to the US Brigadier-General Staff The Protocols Group won the took part. teamwork and contribute to by seven factions from dif- raikhi said, through the di- commander of the Amiri (Engineer/Air) Ali Mohammed Al first place as the best faction Hitmi explained that the reaching the highest levels of ferent groups and depart- rectives of the Amiri Guard Guard later honoured the Kuwari and President of the In- and Lieutenant Muhammad competition is a preparation readiness. ments, and it consisted of Command, the focus has winners in various branch- ternational Military Cooperation Saafq Al Anzi was awarded to participate in the national For his part, Chairman of five committees that over- been on enhancing train- es of the competition and Authority Brigadier-General Ab- as the best faction leader. march to celebrate the coun- the Infantry Contest Commit- saw the accurate tests that ing and keeping abreast of course graduates. dulaziz Saleh Al Sulaiti. (qna) 16 inspiring films to showcase Ajyal Film fest presents Qatari artists at 8th Ajyal fest optimistic urban take on Tribune News Network their immense talent and artis- global plastic pollution Doha tic vision Ajyal Film Festival is pleased to celebrate filmmak- Amplifying voices from ing in our country and help Tribune News Network Qatar’s growing national film audiences explore select narra- Doha industry, the Doha Film In- tives and topics that can gener- stitute’s (DFI) 8th Ajyal Film ate meaningful change.” The 8th Ajyal Film Festival Festival will present 16 inspir- Made in Qatar will celebrate presented by Doha Film Insti- ing films by Qatari directors the exciting state of filmmaking tute (DFI) virtually hosted two and Qatar-based filmmakers in Qatar in two programmes of acclaimed directors associated as part of the popular Made in thrilling short narratives, ani- with ‘Microplastic Madness’, Qatar programme presented by mations and documentaries. offering a hopeful ‘take action’ Ooredoo. Programme 1 will hold message on global pollution Unlocking opportunities for on Thursday, November 19 told through the voice of youth. emerging home-grown creators J’ai Le Cafard at 6:30pm at Ajyal’s Drive-In Making its MENA premiere to join the global film commu- Cinema in Lusail; Friday, No- and screening in the Mohaq cat- nity, Made in Qatar, presented vember 20 at 2:30pm at VOX egory for jurors aged 8-12 years by Ooredoo, returns as one of Cinemas, Doha Festival City; at Ajyal, Microplastic Madness the most highly-anticipated and available for online screen- (USA/2019) is the story of go- segments of Ajyal. The one-of- ing for Qatar audiences from getting fifth grade students a-kind platform for aspiring November 19 to 23: from Brooklyn, USA who be- filmmakers draws on the im- Programme 2 will hold come citizen scientists, commu- mersive power of cinema to on Saturday, November 21 at nity leaders and advocates as drive the creation of original 6:30pm at Ajyal’s Drive-In Cin- they diligently collect environ- and compelling content from ema in Lusail; Sunday, Novem- mental data, lead community our region and foster global ber 22 at 5:30pm at VOX Cin- outreach programmes, and use understanding through artistic emas, Doha Festival City and their impressive research to in- dialogue. available for online screening form public policy. The 12 DFI-supported for both Qatar and MENA audi- At an online press briefing, shorts will vie for the Made in ences from November 19 to 23. Debby Lee Cohen, director and Qatar Awards, chosen by a jury Smile You Deserve It Audiences are invited to join plastic-free activist, said: “With A scene from Microplastic Madness that includes filmmaker Ka- the exclusive online question Ajyal, having a youth jury for mal Aljafari, composer Dana and answer sessions with the a youth-made film is a huge Award at Greenpoint Film Fes- Microplastic Madness Al Fardan and producer Marie filmmakers. The Programme 1 honour and truly unique. Eve- tival 2020, the film extends an makes light of a topic of univer- Balducchi. question and answer is set for rything started from amidst the alarming, yet charming narra- sal relevance, while highlighting Fatma Hassan Alremaihi, 7pm on Friday, November 20, community, from children who tive, told through stop-motion the increasing importance of festival director and DFI chief while the Programme 2 ques- started looking at their own animation, heartfelt kid com- youth voices as global citizens, executive officer, said: “The tion and answer will take place neighbourhoods and homes to mentary and interviews of ex- community advocates and fu- Made in Qatar programme re- at 9pm on Sunday, November understand how the issue of perts and renowned scientists ture leaders. All 56 fifth graders turns amid a truly exciting time 22. 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Doha on Saturday signed a The courses being offered Memorandum of Understand- are hospitality training, Arabic ing (MoU) with the Al Mutam- language, graphic design and iz Educational Centre to offer caregiver training, among oth- various courses at discounted ers. rates to Kenyan expatriates. According to Ahenda, the The MoU-signing ceremo- MoU will enable many Ken- ny was attended by Kenyan yans who want to enhance Ambassador to Qatar HE Pad- their education to suit the local dy C Ahenda, Deputy Head of Qatari market to join the cen- prepare them first to learn ba- of students.” offered in the first phase, the Mission Ambassador Wash- tre. “Most of the courses are sic Arabic language and then For his part, Farah said, Kenyan community would ington Oloo, Chairman of the tailor-made to suit the work- Kenyan Ambassador to Qatar HE Paddy C Ahenda with Ahmed Al get them ready for the culture “This journey is going to be love to have a portfolio of oth- Kenyan Community in Qatar ing class and are also flexible Kashif, Director of Al Muntamiz Centre A shock that is very common pivotal in empowering our er disciplines ranging from Omar Farah and Director of Al in their timings,” he said. with new entrants in any Ar- community. We reckon that management, administration Mutamiz Educational Centre Ahenda also welcomed the language has been a ma- centre is poised to open a abic-speaking country. “Due education is the cornerstone and engineering to computer Ahmed Al Kashif. the idea of starting a branch jor impediment to many non- branch in Kenya that will to the coronavirus pandemic, of life and we are happy to be and other accredited courses Initially, Al Mutamiz Edu- of the centre in Kenya to of- Arabic speakers to find jobs in prepare Kenyans not only for the centre has introduced dis- part of this milestone.” in order to cater to the di- cational Centre will provide fer Arabic language course the Middle East. jobs in Qatar but the entire tance education designed to According to him, besides verse needs of the community Kenyan community mem- for non-Arabic speakers, as According Al Kashif, the . The centre will promote career advancement the specialised courses to be members.