Day: 3 April 2024

Doha: A new batch of experts took the legal oath at the Ministry of Justice on Wednesday as experts accredited before the judicial authorities in the country, in accordance with the regulations set forth in law No. (16) of 2017 regulating the expert work.

The experts were handed registration certificates to embark on their duties, after they were registered as experts on the roster with the Experts Department at the Ministry of Justice.

The new batch includes 12 experts from national cadres and experts in multiple specializations, including computational expertise, mechanical engineering, real estate appraisal, electrical engineering, maritime field, and food safety, in addition to translation and linguistic proofreading specialty which is debuted for the first time to be included in the roster of experts registered at the Ministry of Justice, constituting a new addition to the roster of experts, and meeting the demand in this field before the courts.

Commenting on this occasion, Director of the Experts De
partment at the Ministry of Justice Abdullah Bushahab Al Marri emphasized the importance of the role performed by the experts as judges’ assistants and one of the core pillars of prompt justice stemming from their legal responsibility in exposing the proofs and evidence with respect to the technical aspects related to a wide diversity of cases. He affirmed that expertise reports play a tremendous role in accelerating the issuance of rulings and adjudication.

Al Marri pointed out that the Ministry of Justice is committed to enhancing the capabilities of national experts and providing the expertise that cope with the comprehensive renaissance the State of Qatar is witnessing in multiple fields, emphasizing that the ministry is working to increase the number of experts and diversify their fields of operation, particularly the rare and accurate professional expertise through setting rules that rigorously regulate the method of registering the experts in the rosters and authorizing experts to practice expert work
.

He added that Experts Department at the Ministry of Justice embarks on fully preparing and rehabilitating the national cadres and expertise to be utilized in meeting the judicial needs within its efforts aimed at activating the provisions of Law No. (16) of 2017 regulating expertise work, indicating that work is ongoing to draw the rare expertise so as to strengthen the efficient expertise work and providing the necessary technical expertise in multiple fields and specializations to achieve the goals of the Ministry of Justice in providing integrated support for the legal and judicial system.

For the legal system, the Ministry seeks to provide expertise that keeps pace with the comprehensive renaissance Qatar is experiencing in all fields.

Source: Qatar News Agency

Amman: 28,294 fatwas (religious edicts) were recorded during the first half of Ramadan, an average of 1,886 fatwas per day, media spokesperson for Iftaa Department , Dr. Ahmed Harasis, announced.

In a statement on Wednesday, Harasis indicated that 2,353 fatwas were issued on the first day of Ramadan.

Source: Jordan News Agency

The Artistic Community mourned the distinguished Iraqi Composer ‘Kawkab Hamza’ who passed away last night, Tuesday, following an emergency health problem in a hospital in the Danish capital, Copenhagen, which he entered to receive medical treatment the day before Monday.

Kawkab Hamza is an Iraqi Composer, born in Babylon in 1944 from a Faili Kurdish family. He has been known since the 1970s and composed many famous songs, such as (Oh Star, Far Qantara, and Oh Flying Birds) with the voice of the great singer Saadoun Jaber. He also presented many lyrical and theatrical works. .

Source: National Iraqi News Agency

Doha: The Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) announced it would implement seven projects to meet the food, clothing, and other everyday needs of 18,050 orphans, at a cost of QR 4,957,000 in Palestine (Gaza), Niger, Sudan, Somalia, Afghanistan, Jordan, and Iraq.

A statement from the QRCS on Wednesday said that orphans are one of the most vulnerable and marginalized groups in the world and they experience difficult conditions and untold suffering in the absence of socioeconomic support.

As a result of the tragic loss of one or both of the parents, they receive no financial, psychological, or educational care. Their suffering ranges from lack of access to education, food, and treatment to marginalization and social isolation, the statement read.

With a keen eye for securing education, QRCS aims to ensure that the younger generation have access to education in underserved and affected areas, as well as to provide a safe and appropriate educational environment, by paying for their tuition fees and living expense
s and securing essential teaching supplies.

QRCS is planning to provide educational support for 12,705 students in Palestine (Gaza), Sudan, Afghanistan, Lebanon, Jordan, and Iraq, through nine projects worth QR 5,732,050. Among these projects are the provision of school bags and stationery, rehabilitation of schools, provision of desks and teaching aids, and payment of monthly subsidies for poor school and university students.

Source: Qatar News Agency

Kuwaiti Minister of Social Affairs, Family and Childhood Affairs Sheikh Feras Saud Al-Malik Al-Sabah on Wednesday touted the distinguished humanitarian role of the Kuwaiti Charitable Societies Union (KCSU).

Welcoming the union’s representatives, the minister said the partnership between the ministry and civil society organizations is the key to the success of the recently launched humanitarian campaign aiming to help those in debt.

The second edition of this annual humanitarian initiative is supervised by the ministries of social affairs, media, labor and endowments, the Union of Consumer Cooperative Societies, and the Kuwaiti Charitable Societies Union.

It is chiefly meant to help Kuwaiti families who are locked in financial trouble.

Source: Kuwait News Agency

Prime Minister Muhammad Shiaa Al-Sudani Inaugurated the Cordoba Intersection Bridge in Al-Bab Al-Sharqi area in central Baghdad, one of the projects of the first package to relieve traffic congestion completed within 200 working days.

Source: National Iraqi News Agency

A powerful earthquake with a magnitude of 7.2 off the eastern coast of Taiwan on Wednesday, killing at least four people and injuring 98, while damaging buildings and roads, the Taipei-based Central News Agency reported.

The earthquake’s epicenter of the 7:58 a.m. (2358 Tuesday GMT) temblor was located in the Pacific Ocean, 25 km south-southeast of Hualien County Hall, at a depth of 15.5 km, according to the Central Weather Administration’s Seismology Center. The weather bureau said the strong quake has caused changes in water levels off the coast.

The earthquake’s intensity, which gauges the actual effect of a seismic event, was highest in Hualien, where it measured a 6+ on Taiwan’s 7-tier intensity scale.

A 6+ intensity represents shaking that makes it almost impossible to stand in place and can even throw people into the air. In Hualien County, the government there announced that offices and schools would be closed for the day due to the potential for aftershocks.

There were more than 300,000 household
s without power at one point, but it had been restored to over 70 percent of them by 9:30 a.m., the state-run Taiwan Power Co. said.

According to Taiwan Railways Corp., some train services in the affected area have been suspended due to the temblor.

Though most of the main Taipei Metro has returned to normal, there are still sections of the circular line in the Taipei suburbs where service remains suspended.

The tremor was also felt in the capital Taipei, some 170 kilometers north of Hualien. Wednesday’s quake was the strongest to shake Taiwan since the tragic 7.3-magnitude earthquake in 1999 that left more than 2,000 people dead, the report said.

Source: Kuwait News Agency

The State of Kuwait has a steeped parliamentary legacy that is considered one of the oldest in the region, said an academic and diplomat.

Speaking to KUNA, the two commended the history of democracy in Kuwait, which prior to the independence of the country in 1961, was alive and well and continues to sparkle and shine until this day and age.

Professor of Political Science at Kuwait University (KU) Dr. Issa Al-Ameeri said that the Kuwaiti leadership had always encouraged democracy in the country, knowing it was the nucleus of progress and development for any nation.

The keenness of the leadership in including the people in the decision-making process crystalized in the era of the late Amir Sheikh Abdullah Al-Salem Al-Sabah when the constitution was written and therein were articles that boosted freedoms, equality, and social justice, he reiterated.

In January of 1962, the Constituent Assembly was elected to write the Kuwaiti constitution, revealed Dr. Al-Ameeri who added that the most coveted document in K
uwaiti democracy was ratified on November 3, 1962.

The first elections in Kuwait were held on January 23, 1963, pointed out Al-Ameeri, deeming that as the kick-starting event of the history of National Assembly elections.

The parliament since inception was guaranteed through the constitution to deliver the voice of people concerning matters important to the people of the country, affirmed the academy.

He noted that Kuwaiti democracy was very unique in the Gulf and Arab region, setting an example of cooperation between leadership and their people.

The academic touched on the history of democracy in Kuwait, saying that in the 1930s there was an election to establish the municipal council, noting that such entity continued to exist until 1963.

On hopes for the upcoming 2024 National Assembly elections on April 4, Thursday, he expressed wishes that people would vote for MPs that were keen on the development of Kuwait in line with the leadership’s guidelines and plans.

While the point of view of Kuwaitis is
well regarded and important, those looking from the outside might provide a different perspective on the democratic process in Kuwait.

Dean of the diplomatic corps and Tajikistan’s Ambassador to Kuwait Zubaydullo Zubaydzoda commended the Kuwaiti leadership’s supervisory role in Kuwaiti democracy, saying that the will of the people of Kuwait was highly regarded.

The Kuwaiti constitution is also unique in its approach and it ensures the right of the Kuwaiti people and their aspirations and dreams, he added.

The diplomat commended the Kuwaiti democratic process, calling it unique and steeped in history.

He also stressed the importance of the upcoming elections, saying that it was vital to bring upon a National Assembly that meets the desires and ambitions of the people. (

Source: Kuwait News Agency