The number of traffic accidents has come down as a result of enforcement of the new traffic law which came into effect late last year, according to the first aid section of the Hamad Medical Corporation. A local Arabic daily said the section receives 200 to 250 notifying calls per day. This is a significant decrease compared to the calls received last year. The Pen

Qatari women who are married to non-Qataris can get monthly assistance from the Social Affairs Department at the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs. This is based on a draft of a new law on social security recently completed by a committee.

Citizens and expatriates who intend to get married in Qatar should undergo a mandatory pre-marital checkup for genetic, infectious and chronic diseases from September, the National Health Authority announced yesterday.

A TOTAL of 32 additional emergency services stations will be built across Qatar with 22 for the Al Khor community, a senior official told Gulf Times yesterday.