• There was demand that authorities replace trees along the Abu Hamour Road. People said the trees have rooted deep into the ground and the roots are spreading far and wide, damaging roads, infrastructure projects, and surrounding buildings. They said authorities should replace them with other types of trees that do not affect buildings and roads.
• Parents of autistic children complained about the long waiting list at Al Shaffalah centre and said it stretches up to five years. They said Al Rumailah Hospital also has a long list at a time when treatment at private hospitals has become unaffordable for them and that Hamad Hospital has no special section for such children. They also complained about lack of support from qualified people, schools and KGs and said they are refusing to accept their children on various pretexts.
• Visitors to health centres criticised the long process and said it increases their suffering because after the process is completed, they are forced to wait in long queues.
• There was talk on social media about the abolition of the Supreme Council for Family Affairs following the restructuring of ministries and government institutions.
• There was discussion about the order of Institute of Education at Supreme Education Council to Independent school operators to inform it by filling special forms when they leave schools and that should not limit to travelling abroad.
• Some parents demanded that the Supreme Education Council generalise the tutor classes implemented in some Independent schools and said they are forced to pay high fees for tutor classes at home, up to QR450 each for some subjects.
• Many people demanded that Mowasalat increase the number of buses as commuters are forced to wait for one hour or more at bus stops and have no option but to take legal or illegal taxis.
