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Sunday, June 3, 2018

Qatar Rail Beats Vodafone Qatar 7-1, Crowned New Champion

Doha – Qatar Saturday's final of the Minister of Transport and Communications’ Fifth Ramadan Football Cup Championship at the Ali Bin Hamad al-Attiyah Arena will be remembered for long, most notably, for Qatar Rail’s landslide. The Qatar Rail football team have been crowned champions of the fifth annual Minister’s Ramadan Football Cup Competition 2018 after defeating the Vodafone Qatar team 7-1. There were many goals in one direction and everything was fully under Qatar Rail’s control in a faceoff that saw only one goal for the opposing team. To score a goal was not a hard job for Qatar Rail players. The match was neither a tight affair nor a deadlock to break. The ball touched Vodafone Qatar’s net 7 times. Qatar Rail, which scored 7 easy goals, actually wasted several other golden scoring opportunities. HE Minister of Transport and Communications Jassim Saif Ahmed Al-Sulaiti attended the final match and crowned the winning team. Civil Aviation Authority Chairman HE Mr. Abdulla bin Nasser Turki Al Subaey, Qatar Rail Managing Director & CEO Eng. Abdulla Abdulaziz T. Al Subaie and Qatar Aeronautical College Director General HE Sheikh Jabor bin Hamad Al-Thani also attended the match. Vodafone Qatar CEO Sheikh Hamad bin Abdulla Al-Thani, Mowasalat (Karwa) Chairman Mr. Nasser Mohammed Al Malki and Qatar National Broadband Network CEO Dr. Eng. Ahmed Salman Al-Sulaiti, were also in attendance. This year, 12 teams divided into 4 powerful groups representing transportation and communications industries competed for the title. Group 1 included Ooredoo Qatar, Milaha, and Qatar Aeronautical College. Group 2 included MOTC, Qatar Airways and Qatar Civil Aviation Authority (CAA). Group 3 included Vodafone Qatar, Hamad Port and QTerminals and Group 4 included Qatar Rail, Mowasalat (Karwa) and Mwani Qatar. This is the fifth time this competition has been organized. The first four titles of the championship went to CAA, Qatar Rail, MOTC and Ooredoo Qatar, respectively. This year’s 15-day championship was organized by MOTC in association with Qatar Rail. Vodafone Qatar and Qatar Airways were the sponsors.

Sunday, June 3, 2018

Qatar to host 2019 MSC Cyber Security Summit

DOHA-QATARQatar will host the Munich Security Conference (MSC) Cyber Security Summit in 2019, which will bring together cyber experts and decision-makers to discuss the most pressing issues in this regard.The Summit will be hosted in partnership with the Munich Security Conference and Qatar’s National Cyber Security Committee (NCSC), established in 2013 and chaired by HE the Prime Minister and Minister of Interior.HE Minister of Transport and Communications Jassim bin Saif Al Sulaiti, Chairman of the Qatar’s National Cyber Security Committee (NCSC) said: “The Summit will bring together cyber experts and decision-makers to discuss the most pressing issues in what is an ungoverned space in foreign and security policy. As Qatar found after its state media was hacked last year, hostile acts by foreign governments can now be perpetrated beyond the rule of law from behind a computer screen. It’s important for the international community to find solutions so that these actions can be punished and prevented in the future.”The Summit in Doha will bring together participants from government, international institutions, business, academia and the military to raise awareness of online security issues and the ramifications and the impact on international governance.The Summit will include a full-day programme of panel discussions that question the fundamental norms of foreign policy and the growing significance of cyber security in the Middle East.

Monday, May 28, 2018

Minister Meets with Sweden, Italy Envoys

Doha – QatarHE Minister of Transport and Communications Jassim Saif Ahmed Al-Sulaiti held separate meetings here today with Their Excellencies the Swedish and Italian Ambassadors to the State of Qatar Mrs. Ewa Polano and Mr. Pasquale Salzano.The two meetings discussed cooperation relations between Qatar and the two countries in the fields of transport and communications and means of further enhancing them.

Tuesday, May 22, 2018

Minister Meets with Malaysia, Argentina Envoys

Doha – QatarHE Minister of Transport and Communications Jassim Saif Ahmed Al-Sulaiti held separate meetings here today with Their Excellencies the Malaysian and Argentinian Ambassadors to Qatar Mr. Dato' Ahmad Fadil Shamsuddin and Rossana Cecilia Surballe.The two meetings discussed cooperation relations between Qatar and the two countries in the fields of transport and communications and means of further enhancing them.

Saturday, May 19, 2018

Minister Meets with Canadian Minister of Immigration

Doha – QatarHE Minister of Transport and Communications Jassim Saif Ahmed Al-Sulaiti met here today with Canadian Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Mr. Ahmed Hussen and his escorting delegation.The two officials reviewed Qatari-Canadian relations and discussed the aspects of cooperation in transport and communications and means of further enhancing them, in addition to investment opportunities in the two countries.

Thursday, May 17, 2018

Minister’s Fifth Ramadan Football Cup Championship Begins Tomorrow

Doha – Qatar The fifth annual Minister of Transport and Communications’ Ramadan Football Cup Championship 2018 is scheduled for the first whistle at the Ali Bin Hamad al-Attiyah Arena tomorrow.Every drop of seat counts as 12 teams divided into 4 powerful groups, representing transportation and communications industries, are ready to do their best to snatch the title from Ooredoo Qatar, which was crowned in last year’s edition after beating Vodafone Qatar 1-0.This year, Group 1 includes Ooredoo Qatar, Milaha, and Qatar Aeronautical College. Group 2 includes Ministry of Transport and Communications, Qatar Airways and Qatar Civil Aviation Authority (CAA). Group 3 includes Vodafone Qatar, Hamad Port and QTerminals and Group 4 includes Qatar Rail, Mowasalat (Karwa) and Mwani Qatar.This is the fifth time this competition has been organized. The first three titles of the championship went to CAA, Qatar Rail and MOTC, respectively.This year’s 14-day championship is organized by the Ministry in association with Qatar Rail, and sponsored by Vodafone Qatar and Qatar Airways.