(MENAFN - Gulf Times) HE the Speaker of the Advisory Council Ahmed bin Abdullah al-Mahmoud yesterday reiterated Qatar's rejection of the US decision to consider Jerusalem as Israel's capital. He stressed Qatar's commitment to the Palestinian cause based on international legitimacy and the Arab peace initiative which calls for a two state solution, with East Jerusalem as a capital to a Palestinian state. Al-Mahmoud was speaking during the extraordinary meeting of the Arab Inter-Parliamentary Union in Rabat.

Attack on Somali police
camp condemned

Qatar has expressed its condemnation of the attack which targeted a police training camp in the Somali capital Mogadishu, killing and wounding a number of people. A statement released yesterday by the Foreign Ministry reiterated Qatar's firm position in rejecting violence and terrorism, regardless of their motives or reasons. The statement expressed Qatar's condolences to the families of the victims and the government and people of Somalia.

Ruwais Port Market
to open on Dec 17

Qatar Ports Management Company (Mwani Qatar) has announced that the Al Ruwais Port Market, located in the north of Qatar, will start operating on December 17. In a post on social media yesterday, Mwani Qatar said the port market would be open on weekdays from 8am to 6pm. Al Ruwais Port Market will be dedicated to the sale of international products arriving by ships that call on the port from across the region, according to a statement by Mwani Qatar.

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