Day: July 2, 2024

Sixteen people were killed and 2,446 injured, 97 of them seriously, in the 1,790 road accidents that occurred in urban areas on June 24-30, according to the General Directorate for National Security (DGSN).

These accidents were mainly due to drivers’ inattention, failure to give priority, speeding, failure to keep a safe distance and pedestrians’ inattention, DGSN pointed out in a press release.

With regard to the control and repression of traffic offenses, the security services drew up 41,248 tickets, 7,168 reports submitted to the public prosecutor’s office, while 34,080 transactional fines were collected, according to the same source.

The sums collected from these fines amounted to around 7.3 million dirhams, according to the statement, which also mentioned the impounding of 4,362 vehicles, the seizure of 7,168 documents and the withdrawal of 270 vehicles from circulation.

Source: Agence Marocaine De Presse

Doha: HE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Sultan bin Saad Al Muraikhi received on Tuesday a copy of the credentials of HE Ambassador of the Republic of Guinea (Conakry) to Qatar Thierno Abdoulaye Sow.

HE Minister of State for Foreign Affairs wished the Ambassador success in his duties, assuring him of providing all support to advance bilateral relations to a closer cooperation in various fields.

Source: Qatar News Agency

Doha: Under the chairmanship of HE Dr. Ali bin Fetais Al Marri, the President of the GOPAC, the Global Organization of Parliamentarians Against Corruption (GOPAC) held the regular meeting of its Executive Committee in Doha, to exchange information, lessons, and best practices related to anti-corruption measures.

The committee, whose membership includes the heads of the organization’s regional offices and which consists of six geographical groups, discussed a number of topics on its agenda, including accepting new members, studying the organization’s annual budget, listening to the operational plan presented by the organization’s executive management, in addition to reviewing the participation in various international forums, and the official website of the GOPAC was launched.

HE Dr. Ali bin Fetais Al Marri said that the GOPAC aims to exchange information, lessons learned, and best practices, in addition to undertaking projects to reduce corruption, promote good governance, cooperate with international finan
cial institutions and civil society organizations that share common goals, and emphasize the principles of the rule of law in establishing a healthy, free, and productive society.

His Excellency asserted the organization’s endeavor to achieve these goals through cooperation with regional branches in setting behavioral standards aimed at enhancing transparency, good governance, and strengthening the rule of law.

HE Dr. Ali bin Fetais Al Marri indicated that the organization, on the other hand, exchanges information on lessons learned and best practices related to anti-corruption measures, and encourages parliaments and parliamentarians to formulate and enact legislation that promotes good governance and transparency. He added that the GOPC also aims to strengthen measures aimed at effectively confronting corruption and increasing the level of public awareness of the issue of corruption at all levels of society by educating parliamentarians and policymakers on the existence of corruption, its nature, and ways
to combat it.

His Excellency also pointed out that through international participation, GOPAC calls for the inclusion of anti-corruption measures in all government programs and to improve the capabilities of national and regional institutions in effectively confronting corruption. This can be done by working with national and regional bodies in mobilizing the necessary resources for anti-corruption programs through various means, including exchanging information through websites and supporting the organization of anti-corruption workshops at the national, regional, and international levels.

His Excellency said that the GOPAC holds a major international conference on an anti-corruption issue every two years to coordinate and cooperate with international organizations, parliamentary institutions, civil society, and other organizations, on all matters aimed at improving governance, transparency, and accountability, in addition to conducting research and disseminating information on best practices and studying
members’ issues to enhance and seek the organization’s goals and achieve its objectives.

The meeting concluded with the approval of the annual budget and the adoption of an operational plan for the organization until 2026, headed by the State of Qatar. It also identified the strategic priorities for the coming period in light of the development of parliamentary endeavors in various international forums in the field of combating corruption, most notably the increase in parliamentary contributions to the conferences of the States Parties to the United Nations Convention against Corruption.

Source: Qatar News Agency

Gaza, The Palestinian Ministry of Health announced today that the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) murdered at least 37,925 Palestinian civilians and injured at least 87,141 others, since the beginning of its ongoing genocide on the Gaza Strip on Oct. 7, 2023.

The ministry said in a statement that the IOF committed three massacres against Palestinian families in the Gaza Strip in the past 24 hours, murdering 25 Palestinian and injuring 81 others, explaining that many of the victims remain under the rubble or on the streets, as the IOF has been preventing ambulance and civil defense crews from reaching them.

On its 270th day, the Israeli occupation’s extreme and unprecedented genocide on the Gaza Strip continues, with nonstop air strikes and bombardment shot from all sides (air, land and sea), murdering, injuring and committing bloody massacres against tens of thousands of Palestinian civilians, cutting all means to deliver supplies of food, water, medicine, and fuel to them, and causing a humanitarian catast
rophe of countless martyrs, wounded and missing civilians, as well as a massive destruction of vital infrastructure and facilities in the Gaza Strip.

Despite warnings from UN agencies about the deteriorating humanitarian conditions in the Gaza Strip, the Israeli entity continues its genocide on the strip, ignoring two UN Security Council resolutions demanding it to stop immediately, and ignoring orders from the International Court of Justice (ICJ) regarding ending the invasion of Rafah City, south of the Gaza Strip, and taking measures to prevent acts of genocide.

Source: Qatar News Agency

Riyadh, Saudi Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Eng. Walid bin Abdulkarim AlKhuraiji, discussed in a phone call on Tuesday with his Chinese counterpart Ding Li the bilateral relations between the two countries and ways to enhance them.

Issues of common interest besides regional and international developments were also discussed during the call.

Source: Qatar News Agency