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Doha Today

Media Scan November 3, 2013:

Published: 03 Nov 2013 - 09:12 am | Last Updated: 29 Jan 2022 - 11:35 pm

• Citizens have demanded that the authorities set up weighing machines along Al Shamal Highway to detect overloaded trucks.
• Some people have complained about buses carrying labourers being parked in the waiting area on service roads, which creates problems for them.
• There is talk about robotic weight-loss surgery to be performed in December at Hamad Medical Corporation -- the first surgery of its kind in the Middle East and North Africa region.
• Some people have criticised the authorities for not launching a drive to spread awareness about coronavirus.
• There are demands that the authorities set up speed bumps on roads to curb road accidents, which are taking place almost daily.
• There is discussion on social media sites about the closure of a big construction materials firm after it was found selling counterfeit goods with a popular trademark.
• There is talk about a new traffic control system for the February 22 highway, with a chopper patrolling to inform the control room to send traffic police to places witnessing traffic snarls.
• There is discussion on social media sites about the importance of building the Qatar-Bahrain causeway.
• There is talk about a partial solar eclipse in Doha today from 4.19pm to sunset.