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Tuesday, March 19, 2024

QA Wins Minister of Transport 3rd Padel Cup

Minister of Transport H.E. Jassim Saif Ahmed Al-Sulaiti today crowned the Qatar Airways team as champions of the third edition of the Minister of Transport’s Padel Championship Cup after their outstanding performance before the Qatar Civil Aviation Authority team. The QA team defeated QCAA 2-0 in the final faceoff held in Padel-In Aspire Zone amid large fan attendance. QA team was in full control and ended all the matches excellently.Minister Al-Sulaiti also appreciated the tournament sponsors: the two Official Sponsors Mwani Qatar and QTerminals, and the Gold Sponsor Milaha. He then awarded the two teams. The final match was attended by Minister of Environment and Climate Change H.E. Dr. Abdulla bin Abdulaziz bin Turki Al Subaie, who is also the Managing Director and CEO of Qatar Rail, H.E. Sheikh Jabor Bin Hamad Al-Thani, Director General of the Qatar Aeronautical Academy, Mwani Qatar’s CEO Capt. Abdulla Mohamed Al-Khanji, Group CEO of Milaha Mr. Fahad Saad Al Qahtani, Acting CEO of Mowasalat (Karwa) Mr. Ahmad Hassan Al Obaidly, and several officials from the MOT and transportation industry.“We are pleased to have organized the Minister of Transport’s Ramadan Padel Championship Cup for the third year in a row, particularly as this tournament comes in response to staff desire at entities working in the transportation sector,” said the tournament manager Mr. Ali Al-Emadi.Al-Emadi said that they look forward to organizing another excellent tournament next year. This tournament, he said, embodies the strong partnership amongst transportation entities across Qatar, as it constitutes an opportunity for the players of the participating entities to develop their skills in this game. This year’s championship featured 37 teams from 9 transportation entities: the MOT, Mwani Qatar, QTerminals, Milaha, Qatar Airways, QCAA, Qatar Aeronautical Academy, Mowasalat (Karwa), and Qatar Rail, which had significant contribution to the previous two editions of the tournament.

Thursday, March 7, 2024

Minister Meets with Sierra Leone Counterpart

Minister of Transport H.E. Jassim Saif Ahmed Al-Sulaiti met with Minister of Transport and Aviation of the Republic of Sierra Leone Hon. Alhaji Fanday Turay.The two ministers discussed cooperation relations in the fields of mobility and transportation services and ways to take them to broader horizon in the areas of air transportation, training, and enhancing technical capacity building in civil aviation. Mr. Mohammed Faleh Alhajri, in charge of managing Qatar Civil Aviation Authority and the delegation accompanying Sierra Leone’s Minister attended the meeting.

Wednesday, March 6, 2024

3rd Minister of Transport Padel Cup Begins March 12

The organizing committee of the Minister of Transport’s Ramadan Padel Championship Cup revealed the details of the 3rd edition of the tournament. Organized by the MOT, this edition has 37 teams representing Qatar’s transportation entities.The committee said in a press conference, held at Padel In Aspire, this 3rd edition will run from March 12 to March 19, at the Padel In Aspire courts. The teams are MOT, Mwani Qatar, Qatar Airways, QCAA, QTerminals, Mowasalat (Karwa), Milaha, and Qatar Rail, which had significant contribution to the previous two editions of this tournament.In this 3rd Ramadan edition, Mwani Qatar and QTerminals are the Official Sponsors. Qatar Navigation Company (Milaha) is the Gold Sponsor. Qatar Airways is the Silver Sponsor.“We are pleased to have organized the Minister of Transport’s Ramadan Padel Championship Cup for the 3rd year in a row, especially since this tournament is all about a new sport that has gained rapid popularity in the country and responds to the desires of the employees of the entities working in the transportation sector,” said Manager of the Minister of Transport Padel Championship Cup Ali Al-Emadi.He said that they look forward to organizing another excellent tournament to be added to a record of successful Ramadan sporting tournaments we organized over the past years. This tournament, he said, embodies the strong partnership amongst transportation entities across Qatar, as it constitutes an opportunity for the players of the participating entities to develop their skills in this game.

Monday, March 4, 2024

Minister Meets with Nigerian Counterpart

Minister of Transport H.E. Jassim Saif Ahmed Al-Sulaiti met with Hon. Minister of Transportation of the Federal Republic of Nigeria H.E. Said Ahmed Alkali. The two officials discussed aspects of enhancing bilateral cooperation between the two countries in the fields of transportation, mobility, ports and civil aviation, and ways of further enhancing them.

Monday, March 4, 2024

Minister Meets with Congo Minister of Foreign Affairs

Minister of Transport H.E. Jassim Saif Ahmed Al-Sulaiti met with Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Democratic Republic of the Congo H.E. Christophe Lutundula Pen'Apala, in Ministry offices today. The two officials reviewed bilateral relations between both countries and discussed aspects of cooperation in the fields of transportation, mobility, ports and civil aviation, and ways of further enhancing them.

Monday, March 4, 2024

Minister Meets with Estonian Minister of Economic Affairs and Information Technology

Minister of Transport H.E. Jassim Saif Ahmed Al-Sulaiti met with Minister of Economic Affairs and Information Technology of Estonia, H.E. Tiit Riisalo, in Ministry offices today.The two Ministers reviewed bilateral relations between both countries in the fields of transportation, and ways to further enhance them, especially the exploitation of modern and smart technology related to the services and activities of the transportation sector.