Qatar

Doha Metro transported 250.000 commuters on its network on 3 May 2022, allowing them to take part in the Qatar Eid Festival celebrations; streets were pedestrianised in the evening for the various events

Ooredoo Qatar has announced a promotion offering 5G access at no extra cost to all its prepaid customers in possession of a 5G device, stating that it understands that better connectivity is a huge priority for customers

Household Carbon Footprint Initiative by the Arab Youth Climate Movement Qatar trained 20 schools, over 700 teachers, on the carbon footprint for the national target of 25% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030

A WHO delegation has evaluated the Ministry of Public Health's application for the six municipalities to obtain "Healthy City for 2022" accreditation and the University of Qatar's accreditation as a healthy educational city

Mariam Al-Misnad, Minister of Social Development and Family, was awarded the Arab Women's Award for Social Responsibility for her role in community building and empowerment of people with disabilities

The Ministry of Education started 2nd phase of the comprehensive educational survey for the academic year 2021-2022, seeking students' opinions on aspects of the educational process such as promotion of religious values, national identity, mixed education

Over 28.000 applications arrived since the expatriate status correction grace period was announced last October; extended until 31/03, it grants business owners and expat workers up to a 50% reduction on the total of the 'settlement for violation' amount

Qatar Foundation is holding another car-free day today, in an effort to promote sustainability through the use of environmentally friendly alternative means of transport

Quranic Botanical Garden expert Mohamed Hassouna believes that vertical farming could help develop the country's agricultural sector and expand local food production

Qatar Airways announced an order for 30 787-9 Boeing Dreamliners and 10 777-300ERs at $11,7 billion at list prices and signed a Letter of Intent for up to 60 737MAX for $6,9 billion; the deal was saluted in the US as a precious support to local employment

9 embassies will participate in this year's Doha International Book Fair, which starts today at the Doha Exhibition and Convention Center; there will be 37 participating countries in total, united under the theme "Knowledge is Light"

The Ministry of Municipality organised an orientation field day for farmers and farm owners on raising the productivity of leafy and fruit crops with minimal water consumption to achieve food security