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HE Minister of Transport and Communications Jassim Saif Ahmed Al-Sulaiti met today via videoconferencing with the President of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Council HE Mr. Salvatore Sciacchitano.

The State of Qatar today participated in the 24th session of the Council of Arab Ministers of Communications and Information held via videoconferencing and attended by several Arab ministers and officials.

Qatar has won the World Summit Award 2020 (WSA2020) in category “Inclusion & Empowerment” with the platform “Bonocle” – a Qatari startup.

In the presence of HE Minister and some officials, the Ministry organized the 8th National Cybersecurity Drill (Star 8) in continuation of annual national cyber drills MOTC’s Cybersecurity Sector has been conducting since 2013. This year’s drill carried the theme: “Defending the Nation: Know Yourself.

The Ministry has organized a coordination meeting with specialists from the U.S. Navy Hydrographic Office to discuss preparations for hydrographic surveying on some Qatari waters.

QTerminals has received the first advanced electric tractor (APM 75T HE) that was assembled in Qatar at the assembly line GAME (Gaussin Advanced Mobility Electric), to be used in transporting containers at Hamad Port.

HE Minister of Transport and Communications Jassim Saif Ahmed Al-Sulaiti received a written message from HE the Minister of Information and Communications Technology of Iran.

 HE Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdulaziz Al-Thani witnessed, on Monday morning at the St. Regis Hotel, the signing of contracts to implement the transformation to environmentally friendly vehicles.

Witnessed by HE the Minister of Transport and Communications Jassim Saif Ahmed Al-Sulaiti, the Qatar Civil Aviation Authority today signed a contract with Leonardo S.p.A. of Italy for supplying, installing and operating sophisticated radar Approach Surveillance Radar PSR & MSSR (Primary and Secondary Radars) at Hamad International Airport.

The Ministry, represented by the Maritime Affairs Sector, has conducted an awareness and control campaign to ensure maritime vessels’ helmsmen and users follow the Coronavirus COVID-19 preventive.

The Ministry stresses that any company wanting to install electric charging units for electric vehicles must coordinate directly with the Technical Affairs Department at the Ministry before going ahead with installing the said unit.

The Ministry of Transport and Communications today signed two MoUs with Nasser Bin Khaled & Sons Holding Co. and Q-Auto for providing free electric vehicle chargers. The signing event was attended by HE the Minister Jassim Saif Ahmed Al-Sulaiti.