His Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, His Highness the Deputy Amir Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad al-Thani and HE the Prime the Minister and Minister of Interior Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdulaziz al-Thani yesterday sent cables of congratulations to the President of Senegal Macky Sall on the occasion of his country’s national day. -QNA
Qatar condemns stabbing incident in France
Qatar has strongly condemned the stabbing incident that occurred in Romans-sur-Isere town, southeast France, killing two people and injuring others. In a statement yesterday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs reiterated Qatar’s firm position rejecting violence and terrorism, regardless of their motives and reasons.
The statement expressed the condolences of Qatar to the families of the victims and to the government and people of France.
Ashghal receives Royal Society accolade
The Public Works Authority (Ashghal), represented by Quality and Safety Department, has won the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) Gold Award.
The award comes in recognition of Ashghal’s keenness to ensure an accident-free environment across all its functions, the authority has said in a tweet.
With this recognition, Ashghal also becomes the first government entity in Qatar to receive the award, it added.
“Such successes show Ashghal’s commitment to local and international laws and specifications for occupational health and safety and to protect workers’ rights,” Ashghal stressed.
RoSPA is managed by an executive committee under the patronage of the Queen.
