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[email protected] Editorial: 4455 7741 | Advertising: 4455 7837 / 4455 7780 Crisis talks in Egypt Banks to close Qatar Charity for Eid holidays from tomorrow raises QR20m DOHA: Banks will have official Eid Al Fitr holi- days for five days beginning tomorrow, but from the sec- ond day of Eid some of their for Syrians branches will be open during their normal weekday work- ing hours. In the evenings, some Citizen donates 10,000 tonnes of wheat banks’ branches in shopping centres will be open from 5pm DOHA: A Qatari philanthro- participated in the campaign. to 9pm on the second and pist has donated through Doha- This was the first time QC opened third days of Eid. On the first based charitable organisation, a campaign for donors outside day of Eid all banks and their RAF, 10,000 tonnes of wheat Qatar. branches will be closed. flour for Syrian refugees, while The campaign will be used The banks have filled up Qatar Charity (QC) has raised to fund new relief projects in their ATM networks with QR20m within two hours of Syria and implement established cash — all of them have put live broadcast via Aljazeera projects, meeting a variety of new and crisp currency bills Mubasher (Direct) as part of needs for Syrians inside and out- of various denominations on their 10-day relief campaign for side the country, including food, the occasion of Eid.