(MENAFN- QNA) A summary of local news released Saturday by Qatar News Agency.
- HE the Minister of Foreign Affairs Dr. Khalid bin Mohammed Al Attiyah described the formation of a new government in Iraq as a promising step, expressing the State of Qatar's hope that this would be reflected positively on the situation in Iraq and the region after long years during which it witnessed painful events.
The Public Prosecution has been awarded the ISO certification in financial and administrative affairs by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO).
Departments of Financial and Administrative Affairs, Information Systems and Criminal Affairs got ISO 9001:2008 from TUV in recognition of its application of the highest international quality standards in the abovementioned areas.
- Qatar University's College of Pharmacy's (QU-CPH) Continuing Professional Pharmacy Development (CPPD) programme won the 'Outstanding Education Award' at the GCC Pharmaceutical Congress held in Dubai.
The award is for the best programme covering community needs such as patient safety, pharmacoviligance, health re-engineering and clinical pharmacy, adopting training and developing academic staff, conducting research-related activities, and facilitating recruitment, QU said Saturday.
- A delegation comprising officials from nine South Korean companies convenes here Sunday to spur bilateral trade with Qatar.
Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency) (KOTRA) is hosting the meetings, the Commercial Section of the Embassy of Korea told QNA.
The nine companies from Chung-buk region of South Korea will meet with potential agents and distributors in Qatar to discuss future business plans.
- Higher land prices continue to put upward pressure on Qatars rent inflation. According to the latest Ministry of Justice data, land prices have increased 52.7% since the beginning of the year.
This has led to a rise in rent inflation to 7.9% in August 2014. As described in our recently published Qatar Economic Insight September 2014 report, rising rent inflation is leading to a moderate acceleration in domestic inflation, a QNB press release said.
- An exceptional evening was organised by France Galop along with their sponsor, the Qatar Committee of the Qatar Prix de lArc de Triomphe and the Qatar Racing & Equestrian Club on Wednesday, 17 September 2014. The 93rd edition of the Qatar Prix de lArc de Triomphe was launched on a boat on the River Seine in front of a crowd of 250 personalities. (MORE)
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