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Sunday, June 11, 2017

Ooredoo Qatar Wins Minister’s Ramadan Football Cup Competition 2017

Doha-The Ooredoo Qatar football team have been crowned champions of the fourth annual Minister’s Ramadan Football Cup Competition 2017 for the first time after defeating the Vodafone Qatar team 1-0 at Al Sadd Sports Club yesterday.There were no goals in the first half as it was a tight affair with few chances for both sides. Eventually, a goal surfaced as Ooredoo players broke the deadlock in the first minutes of the second half of the faceoff.Both teams gave a great performance throughout the match but wasted many golden chances thanks to the goalkeepers, who have done a great job to keep their nets untouched.Following the match, the winning team Ooredoo Qatar, championship sponsors, referees and the organizing committee have been honored by Mr. Hassan Al Hail, Advisor to HE Minister of Transport and Communications Jassim Saif Ahmed Al-Sulaiti and Eng. Abdulla Abdulaziz T. Al Subaie, Managing Director & CEO, Qatar Rail.Organized by Qatar Rail, 12 teams divided into 4 groups competed during the 14-day tournament at the Al Sadd Sports Club. The first group included teams from the Ministry of Transport and Communications, Milaha, and Qatar Airways. The second group included Qatar Rail, Karwa, and Ooredoo Qatar. The third group included Hamad Port, Hamad International Airport, and Mwani Qatar. While the fourth group had teams from the Qatar Civil Aviation Authority, Qatar Aeronautical College, and Vodafone Qatar. The tournament was sponsored by Qatar Airways, Ooredoo Qatar, Vodafone Qatar and Al Emadi Enterprises. for more HE Minister Transport and Communications fourth Ramadan Football Cup Competition

Tuesday, June 6, 2017

Significant increase in vessels arriving at Qatar Ports in April

Doha,Statistics for April 2017 released by the Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics reveal that Qatar ports received 375 vessels in April 2017, up four percent over March.Messeid Port alone received 159 vessels weighing 2,207,029 tons, which makes up 42% of total number of vessels received at all Qatar ports. Haloul Port received 7 vessels weighing 716,428 tons, Doha Port received 7 vessels weighing 34,909 tons, Al Rowais Port received 57 vessels weighing 10,745 tons and Hamad Port received 145 vessels weighing 1,086,562 tons.Qatar ports have been witnessing significant economic and trade growth recently, and they continue to provide the largest share of imported materials and commodities for all sectors across the country.

Monday, May 29, 2017

HE Minister of Transport and Communications Fourth Ramadan Football Cup Competition 2017

Doha,As part of the Ministry of Transport and Communications’ initiatives to promote a spirit of unity between the staff of communication and transportation sectors, the fourth annual Minister’s Ramadan Football Cup competition 2017 kicks off today.Organized by Qatar Rail, 12 teams divided into 4 groups, will compete during the 14-day tournament at the Al Sadd Sports Club.The first group includes teams from the Ministry of Transport and Communications, Milaha, and Qatar Airways.The second group includes Qatar Rail, Karwa, and Ooredoo Qatar.The third group includes Hamad Port, Hamad International Airport and Mwani Qatar.While the fourth group includes teams from the Qatar Civil Aviation Authority, Qatar Aeronautical College, and Vodafone Qatar.The tournament is sponsored by Qatar Airways, Ooredoo Qatar, Vodafone Qatar and Al Emadi Enterprises.

Wednesday, May 24, 2017

Minister receives message from French Minister of Transport

Doha, HE Minister of Transport and Communications Jassim Saif Ahmed Al Sulaiti today received a written message from French Minister of Transport Élisabeth Borne.The message was delivered by the Ambassador of the Republic of France to the State of Qatar, Eric Chevallier during his meeting with Minister Al Sulaiti.The meeting discussed bilateral relations between the two countries in the fields of transport, and means of further enhancing them.

Monday, May 22, 2017

Qatar, Laos Sign Air Transport Agreement

The State of Qatar and the Lao People's Democratic Republic signed an air transport agreement in Doha today. The agreement comes as part of the efforts to connect the State of Qatar and its national carrier Qatar Airways to more destinations around the world.The agreement was signed by HE Minister of Transport and Communications Jassim Saif Ahmed Al Sulaiti, and Laos Minister of Public Works and Transport Dr. Bounchanh Sinthavong.Following the signing, the two ministers discussed the bilateral relations in the fields of transport and mobility and means of further enhancing them.

Monday, May 22, 2017

580 teachers become ambassadors of 'Haseen' cyber security programme

Doha-AROUND 580 male and female teachers from more than 300 private, public and international schools across Qatar have completed training for the Haseen Internet safety and security awareness programme that aims to raise students' awareness about cyber security.The participating teachers will now act as Haseen ambassadors and impart the training to other staff within their schools in order to provide grade 1 to grade 12 students with fundamental ICT competencies and ensure responsible, safe and ethical use of Internet by them.The training workshops were organised recently held by the Ministry of Transport and Communications (MoTC) and the Ministry of Education and Higher Education.The participating teachers were educated on the cybersafety topics that Haseen covers along with the best practices and how to use the Haseen search engine.The two ministries recognise the significance of cyber safety education for all, especially children. Schools also have a responsibility to provide safe online environments and teach children how to use technology in positive and productive ways. To this end, the MoTC collaborated with the Ministry of Education and Higher Education to make Arabic and English cyber safety multimedia content available which can be integrated into subject classes."We are glad to have achieved our goal; providing such a number of Haseen ambassadors, something which reflects how deeply the Ministry of Transport and Communications believes in the importance of raising cyber safety awareness amongst young people, as well as instructors and parents," said Reem al Mansoori, Assistant Undersecretary of Digital Society Development at MoTC.Assistant Undersecretary for Educational Affairs at the Ministry of Education and Higher Education, FawziaalKhater, said that the joint efforts between the two ministries have produced a portal with a search engine for a number of educational activities related to Internet safety, designed using multimedia (video, animation, written and audio files, and online self-assessments). Such media aligns with the standards of subjects such as Arabic, English and the Value Education Framework. Teachers have been trained in how to use the portal and integrate activities into daily lesson plans.Haseen offers teachers an online portal, which has almost 150 learning resources on cyber safety topics in different formats. The portal provides over 350 detailed learning activities that use the learning resources and can be used with children at schools during Arabic, English and Ethics classes.Teachers can choose the educational resources (animation, video, worksheets, audio clips, animated quizzes and interactive web programmes) that provide cyber safety content integrated with the lesson, and the student can then practice using the activities attached to the resource.