The Supreme Council of Health (SCH) will soon introduce a new examination system for private health care practitioners seeking a licence to work in Qatar.

The Emir H H Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al Thani issued yesterday Emiri Decision No. 88 of 2009 appointing Ahmed Abdurrahman Al Shibi as Chief Executive Officer of Qatar Financial Markets Authority (QFMA). The decision is to go into effect from the date of its issue and is to be published in the official gazette.

Students present during the ‘Study Break’ session with Vodafone Qatar CEO Grahame Maher yesterday expressed keen interest in joining the Winter Internship Programme of the telecom company.

Qatar is set to celebrate National Day, which falls on December 18, on a grand scale this time. A series of exhilarating programmes have been lined up for the week-long celebrations starting six days ahead of the landmark date.

The latest techniques to save energy and water and modern ways for efficient waste management are to be discussed and demonstrated at “Doha Green” conference and workshop, slated for December 9-10.

The morning session of ‘Mudawanat: All About Blogging,’ an event being hosted by Supreme Council of Information and Communication Technology (ictQATAR) on Saturday will be webcast live on http:livestream.com/ictQATAR

Qatar yesterday joined 195 countries in a simultaneous broadcast of the Beatles’ song ‘All You Need Is Love’ as part of Project Red which is expected to raise around $3m for the Global Fund to help the fight against Aids in Africa.

Qatar is going to launch mandatory pre-marriage medical tests on December 13. The much-vaunted screening, in use in all other Gulf countries, comes to Qatar after years of planning.