 | QSTP holds ´green talks´
QATAR Science and Technology
Park (QSTP) organised TECHTalks
on Tuesday to discuss emerging
solutions to achieve "sustainability
in built environment".
Representatives from public and
private sector organisations took
part in a panel discussion to...
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| | Two Qataris climb Kilimanjaro
to focus on West Africa´s famine |  TWO Qatari nationals have
volunteered to climb Africa´s
highest peak, Mount
Kilimanjaro, as part of a campaign
to draw attention to a
famine which threatens to
affect 10-15 million people in
West Africa. This is the first
time Qatari volunteers are
undertaking an expedition to
Kilimanjaro for a humanitarian
cause.
"The expedition aims to
focus attention on the suffering
of millions due to a lack of
food in West Africa so that
everyone works to reduce the
expected humanitarian consequences
as soon as possible.
Other goals of this campaign
are to attract Qatari youth to
voluntary work and to promote
innovative humanitarian
awareness initiatives," said
Director... | | | QU blood donation
campaign ends |  THE two-day blood donation
campaign organised by Qatar
University´s Medical Clinic
in collaboration with the
Blood Bank Unit of Hamad
Medical Corporation (HMC)
has concluded.
The event is held annually
as part of the clinic´s commitment
to raise awareness in
the community on the need
for blood donation.
As in previous years, the
campaign saw overwhelming
participation by QU students,
faculty and staff. Each donor
underwent a haemoglobin
test and medical checkup
before being allowed to
donate blood.
Commenting on the campaign,
Medical Clinic Director
Dr Hafsa Hashad said: "We
hold such campaigns regularly
on the campus as part of
our... | | | Georgetown to host WMD workshop today |  GEORGETOWN University´s
School of Foreign Service in
Qatar (SFS-Q), in cooperation
with Qatar´s National Committee
for Prohibition of Weapons
(NCPW), will host a workshop
for university students
on weapons of mass destruction
(WMD) on Thursday.
The workshop will be held
under the auspices of the
Chief of Staff of the Qatari
Armed Forces Major-General
Hamad bin Ali al Attiyah.
The main objective of the
event is to create awareness
on international conventions
pertaining to WMD including
nuclear, chemical and biological
weapons.
In the four interconnected
sessions, students of participating
universities will be
equipped with information... | |
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