• The owner of a restaurant at The Pearl-Qatar that was closed has criticised the law banning alcohol. The ban will not last long since the country is going to host the World Cup 2022, he has said.
• People are demanding better lighting at markets all over the country because lights are very dim there and therefore needs an upgrade.
• People are talking about the campaign launched by Qatar to protect Syrian refugees from freezing cold. The campaign is titled “Caravans, Clothes and Blankets”. People are also saying that there is a need to collect funds for refugees in camps because they are facing severe shortage of basic necessities.
• Some people are complaining against long waiting lists at Al Sad Paediatric Emergency and called for appointing more doctors to cut the waiting time.
• Several parents say buses are not picking up and dropping their children on time. This means they have to pick up and drop their children themselves though they are paying transportation fees. And sometimes, children are unable to go to schools because of lack of punctuality of school buses.
• Residents of Al Kharitiyat are complaining against the closure of entrance to Nasir Al Atiyyah Street that leads to 22 February Street for two years, though it is the only entrance to the street. They have urged Ashghal to open the street as soon as possible.
• People have urged the authorities to monitor the eateries and prevent their unjustified price hikes. They say some restaurants have increased prices by at least QR10.
• Presence of huge numbers of Karwa taxis at commercial centres are causing traffic jams. There is a call to set up separate stands for Karwa taxis near the commercial centres.
• There is a call to make separate lanes for ambulances and civil defence vehicles and launch a campaign to educate drivers on how to deal with emergencies at intersections and give way to ambulances and fire-fighting vehicles to save lives.
• People are talking about Verse Number 135 in chapter Al Nesa (the women) in the Holy Quran written at the entrance to Law College of Harvard University, the US, describing it as the biggest slogan of justice in the history of the world.
