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QATAR and Bahrain discussed co-operation, particularly in infrastructure development and exchange of expertise in the field.

The Department of Traffic and Patrols jointly with International Bank of Qatar (IBQ) is organising a series of events at secondary schools to create awareness among students about road safety.

Qatar will soon launch programmes to boost the small and medium enterprises (SMEs) here according to H E Sheikh Fahad bin Jassim bin Mohammed Al Thani, Minister of Business and Trade.

The Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Urban Planning (MMAUP) has started clearing the large collection of abandoned vehicles dumped at an open ground in Abu Hamour area. Huge trailers were seen carrying the dumped vehicles from the area to an unknown destination early yesterday.

The first round of Darfur peace talks between the Sudanese government and a major Darfur armed group, the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM), started here yesterday.

The travel industry in Qatar has reported a drop in passenger traffic as several companies have cut down business trips and more people tend to postpone their travel plans on the back of the global meltdown.

The Department of Traffic and Patrols has launched a crackdown against vehicles transporting hazardous substances such as petroleum derivatives without permission from the authorities concerned.

Dubai construction firms are stepping up plans to expand into Gulf markets less badly hit by a property downturn than the former boom town, where prices have been hit and projects delayed.

Qatar is in need of a new press law says Robert Menard, Director General, Doha Centre for Media Freedom (DCMF). He said the press law in the country has not been amended since 1979 and changes are expected soon.

The Traffic Department has launched the Phase IV of its countrywide road safety awareness campaign with the support of Qtel as the main sponsor, says a report published in the local Arabic daily Arrayah.