National Day

Council of Ministers Decision No.(33) of 2009 (“Decision”) was issued by HH the Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani on 30 August, 2009.

The Decision amended Emiri Decision No.(29) of 1996 and Council of Ministers Resolution No.(6) of 2008 (“Resolution”), both of which set out the various public holidays applicable to the employees of Qatari Ministries and other government bodies, the public authorities and institutions of Qatar and the Qatar Central Bank (QCB), and the financial institutions it supervises, namely the Qatar Financial Markets Authority (QFMA) and the Qatar Securities Market (QSM).

Article (3) of the Resolution specifically sets out the holidays applicable to employees of the QCB, QFMA, and QSC as follows:

Good Day All,

Clearly there has been quite the brouhaha due to some very hurtful statements posted by very few members. Personally, yes this is a "personal" statement, I think the Qataris are completely justified in their reaction and hurt.

Really their State is celebrating THEIR national day, and a few youths sit on cars and all of a sudden it's the end of the world. Last time I checked on "our" National Holidays in North America many of our youths, and people of all ages for that matter, get into their cars drunk and kill people. hmmm...doesn't sound so flattering now does it...but it is the reality.

If you didn't want to celebrate with the Qatari people than stay home, who goes to a party and complain's about the host?

Remarks about National Day irk citizens

Source ::: The Peninsula /By Abdullah Abdulrahman

DOHA: Disparaging remarks about National Day celebrations on a popular local website have upset many in the local community, says a young national.

Some remarks against the festivities and the people of Qatar as well as Asian expatriates were in bad taste and smack of racism, said Mohamed Al Jufairi, a civil engineer.

“We are quite upset and writing to some major corporations which advertise on this website to withdraw their patronage,” he told this newspaper in a brief interview yesterday.

Yes, the Qatari National Day was lawless. But it's a day were Qatari people celebrate a special day...just like many countries celebrate some occasions...some throw tomatoes in the tomato festival in Spain, some splash water on people in the streets in the water festival in Thailand, some spray silly strings in Geneve Carnival....and the list goes on...These are just to give examples on the celebrations! Qatar is a safe country, if some of you are shocked to see teenagers sprayed with red or wearing masks! i say it's nothing near having crack and pot in night clubs! or maybe that doesn't shock everyone as they are used to prostitution and getting drunk! If you have time, you better discuss the "law" of prostitution and drugs in your country as both of them are allowed!