DOHA: The Emir H H Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani and the Deputy Emir and Heir Apparent HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani sent cables of congratulations to the Italian President Giorgio Napolitano on his re-election for a second term as Italy’s President.
The Prime Minister and Foreign Minister H E Sheikh Hamad bin Jassem bin Jabor Al Thani has also sent a similar cable to the Italian President.
PM receives call from Finland PM
Doha: The Prime Minister and Foreign Minister H E Sheikh Hamad bin Jassem bin Jabor Al Thani received a telephone call this evening from the Prime Minister of the Republic of Finland Jyrki Katainen. Discussions dealt with bilateral relations in addition to developments in the region.
PM receives call from Canada FM
Doha: The Prime Minister and Foreign Minister H E Sheikh Hamad bin Jassem bin Jabor Al Thani yesterday received a telephone call from Canada’s Minister of Foreign Affairs John Baird. Discussions dealt with bilateral relations in addition to the current developments in the region.
Arab Deaf Week gets under way
DOHA: About 9.3 percent of the disabled in Qatar suffer from hearing impairment, according to data released by the Qatar Statistics Authority (QSA) on the occasion of Arab Deaf Week.
Of the total 4,553 people registered with the Qatar Society for Rehabilitation of Special Needs during 2012, 422 people were having hearing impairment. Of them, 45.7 percent were Qataris. The Arab Deaf Week is organised every year from April 20 to April 26 under the motto adopted by the Arab Deaf Union, “Obliging health authorities to early detect deaf and hearing impaired cases”.
QNA/The Peninsula
