mededelingen

In de officiele mededelingen valt niks te lezen over het verblijf van de CdM van Oranje in Qatar. Vreemd? Nee, CvC is even uit de hectiek van de (inter)nationale sportwereld ondergedoken in de oase van Doha. Aan het eind van de ramadan, met een koele periode en weinig op het programma kom ik de dag makkelijk door.


Cables of greetings
HH THE Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani and HH the Heir Apparent Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani have sent cables of congratulations to the president of Zambia on his country’s national day.
Qatar-UK ties reviewed
ARMED Forces Chief of Staff HE Major General Hamad bin Ali al-Attiyah yesterday received British Ambassador to Qatar Simon Collis. They discussed co-operation between the two countries and ways to develop it in various areas.
Advisory council meets
THE Advisory Council held its weekly regular meeting in Doha yesterday under the chairmanship of its Speaker HE Mohamed bin Mubarak al-Kholeifi. The council considered issues on its agenda and took appropriate decisions.
Envoy presents papers
SYRIAN President Bashar al-Assad received in Damascus yesterday credentials of Majed Ghanim al-Ali as Qatar’s ambassador to Syria. The presentation ceremony was attended by Syrian Foreign Minister Farouq al-Shara, Presidential Affairs Minister Ghassan Lahham and Qatari embassy staff. – QNA