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Doha Today

Media Scan September 08, 2013

Published: 08 Sep 2013 - 04:07 am | Last Updated: 30 Jan 2022 - 03:38 pm

The authorities have been requested to install more lamp posts for adequate lighting of key streets, and maintain the existing ones.
People are demanding that the authorities remove sand from the Bu Samra highway and plant palms and other local trees along it to stop sand being blown on to the road.
Some people have objected to advertisements published in local newspapers offering cars for rent along with drivers for the use of companies and individuals, and they have urged the authorities to check whether it is legal to offer such services.
There are complaints against some supermarkets for not storing the ‘Shafaf’ cooking gas cylinders. These cylinders are kept in a metal cage outside supermarkets.
There is discussion about a European Union parliamentary panel backing visa-free entry for citizens of the United Arab Emirates.
There is talk on bids invited by Ashghal to demolish the zoo and rebuild it.
There are demands that the authorities develop the old shoeshine joints scattered in Souq Al Ali. The outlets give a bad look to the place and cause traffic jams as they are set up randomly.
Qatar Central Bank and other banks have been urged to install more ATMs on commercial streets and service roads and maintain the existing ones because some machines are broken for months together.