Here is a summary of local news released on Wednesday: – HH the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani sent a cable of congratulations to HE President of the Republic of Kiribati Taneti Maamau on the occasion of his country’s National Day.
– HH the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani received, in his office at the Amiri Diwan on Wednesday, the credentials of four new ambassadors to the State of Qatar.
– HH the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani issued the Amiri decision No. 51 for 2023, appointing Mohammed Abdullah Mohammed Khamees Al Jaber as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Republic of Finland.
– HH the Deputy Amir Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad Al-Thani sent a cable of congratulations to HE President of the Republic of Kiribati Taneti Maamau on the occasion of his country’s National Day.
– HE Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani sent a cable of congratulations to HE President of the Republic of Kiribati Taneti Maamau on the occasion of his country’s National Day.
– HE President of the Republic of Iraq Dr. Abdul Latif Rashid met on Wednesday with HE Ambassador of the State of Qatar to Iraq Khalid bin Hamad Al Sulaiti, on the occasion of the end of his tenure.
– HE Minister of Transport Jassim bin Saif Al Sulaiti met with HE Minister Delegate for Foreign Trade, Economic Attractiveness and French Nationals Abroad in the French Republic Oliver Becht.
– The State of Qatar affirmed its firm and principled position in support of equality and against all practices based on racial discrimination, regardless of the perpetrators, the place these practices are committed, or the identity of the victims.
– The State of Qatar affirmed that its foreign policy is deeply rooted in cooperation and partnership to face common challenges, in line with its National Vision 2030.
– The State of Qatar provided educational devices for schools in the Republic of South Africa, on the occasion of Nelson Mandela International Day.
– The State of Qatar and the Republic of the Marshall Islands have signed a joint statement to establish diplomatic relations between them at the Permanent Mission of the State of Qatar to the United Nations in New York.
– HE Minister of State for Energy Affairs and President and CEO of QatarEnergy Eng. Saad bin Sherida Al Kaabi said that 40 percent of all the new LNG that will come to the market by 2029 is going to be from QatarEnergy.
– The Ministry of Education and Higher Education (MOEHE) and the General Authority of Customs (GAC) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to include the diploma in customs management in the government scholarship plan.
– The Ministry of Municipality is participating in the International Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Conference, which is organized by the Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI), in San Diego, California, USA, from July 10-14.
– The General Retirement and Social Insurance Authority (GRSIA) participated in a virtual forum organized by the United Arab Emirates, on the best practices of mass communication in civil retirement bodies in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries.
– HE Minister of Commerce and Industry Sheikh Mohammed bin Hamad bin Qassim Al-Thani met on Wednesday with HE Minister Delegate for Foreign Trade, Economic Attractiveness and French Nationals Abroad in the French Republic Oliver Becht, who is visiting the country.
– HE State Secretary for Political and Multilateral Affairs at Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Slovenia Samuel Zbogar met Wednesday with HE Ambassador of the State of Qatar (non-resident) to the Republic of Slovenia Sultan bin Salmeen Al Mansouri, on the occasion of the end of his tenure.
– HE President of the Republic of Colombia Gustavo Francisco Petro Urrego received Wednesday the credentials of HE Issa bin Jaber Al Kuwari as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the State of Qatar to Colombia.
– HE Minister of Foreign Affairs and East African Cooperation of the United Republic of Tanzania Stergomena Tax met with HE Ambassador of the State of Qatar to Tanzania Hussain bin Ahmad Al Homaid, on the occasion of the end of his tenure.
– HE President of the Asian Athletics Association Dahlan Jumaan Al Hamad affirmed that his winning by acclamation for a third term at the top of the administrative hierarchy of athletics in the Asian continent is due to the unlimited support of the wise leadership in Qatar.
– The Police College celebrated on Wednesday the graduation of new cadets from the “Police Officers of Tomorrow” program in the presence of HE Minister of State for Interior Affairs Sheikh Abdulaziz bin Faisal Al-Thani, alongside a number of heads of departments at the Ministry of Interior and college officers.
– President of Qatar Gymnastics Federation Ali Al Hitmi, who is also the Vice President of the International Gymnastics Federation, praised the achievements of the Qatari gymnasts taking part at the Pan Arab Games in Algeria.
– Researchers at Qatar University (QU) has managed to develop a system to extract lithium from seawater within the framework of a research project supported by Qatar National Research Fund and Graduate Sponsorship Research Award (GSRA).
– Qatar National Library held a panel discussion on Wednesday to discuss The Baghdad Clock novel by the Iraqi author Shahad Al Rawi within the fourth community read session held by the library to engage its visitors in inspired discussions.
– The Doha Institute for Graduate Studies (DI) announced that seven of its academic programs have obtained international accreditation from the Foundation for International Business Administration Accreditation (FIBAA), which is based in Germany.
– Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar (CMU-Q), a Qatar Foundation partner university, has launched summer camps in computer science for middle and high school students.
– Qatari newspapers on Wednesday highlighted the State of Qatar’s reaffirmation of its strong condemnation and rejection of incidences of burning copies of the Holy Quran in several European countries, stressing the Qatar will spare no effort to condemn this crime against Islam and Muslims through international forums.
Source: Qatar News Agency
