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HE Minister of Transport and Communications Jassim Saif Ahmed Al-Sulaiti met today with H.E. Wolfgang Ischinger, Chairman of the Munich Security Conference, on the sidelines of Doha Forum 2019 activities.

A delegation from the Ministry participated in the (IMO)’s Search and Rescue (SAR) training held in Morocco on Dec. 11-14, 2019 in association with the (IMRF).

Microsoft today announced plans to establish a new cloud datacenter region in Qatar to deliver its intelligent, trusted cloud services and expand the Microsoft global cloud infrastructure to 55 cloud regions in 20 countries.

The Ministry announces that the test operation of the Doha Metro Green Line will start this Tuesday Dec. 10, which means test operations for all Doha Metro lines will have been conducted.

The events of the 7th National Cybersecurity Drill (Star 7) began on Sun. with participation from more than 900 professionals from 95 government and private entities across Qatar.

Ministry Organizes “FIRST Qatar TC 2019” Workshop

The Ministry of Transport and Communications held the technical workshop “FIRST Qatar TC” in collaboration with FIRST (Forum for Incident Response and Security Teams), the premier organization of recognized global leaders in incident response.

This is the second time Qatar has hosted this event. The first was held in 2007. This year’s edition coincides with the 7th Qatar National Cybersecurity Drill (Star 7), which takes place annually.

The State of Qatar has taken part in the event that marked the completion of the Trans-Anatolian Natural Gas Pipeline (TANAP), which connects to the Trans-Adriatic Pipeline (TAP), in Edirne, Turkey, in the presence of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Azeri counterpart Ilham Aliyev.

The Ministry announces application for admission to the “IT Digital Leadership Training Program” is now open until this December 22.

The Ministry has announced that the trial operation of the Doha Metro's Gold Line will start for the public this Thursday, Nov. 21. The line extends from Ras Bouaboud Station to Al-Aziziyah Station.

As per the agreement, MSC, starting from January 2020, will use Hamad Port as a regional hub to manage transshipments for up to 150,000 TEUs per year, growing to one million TEUs by 2023.

HE Minister met here today with the Republic of Benin’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Cooperation, Mr. Aurelien Agbenonci, the Special Envoy of the President of the Republic of Benin and Minister of Infrastructure and Transport, Hervé Hêhomey.

The Ministry, through its (QDGTP) initiative, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Huawei Technologies