Summary of Local News Released Monday -1-
- The State of Qatar participated in the 15th session of the Arab Ministerial Council for Electricity in Egypt.
- The State of Qatar participated in the fifth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC-5), held in Busan, the Republic of Korea.
- The State of Qatar is set to participate in the Regional Social Security Forum for Asia and the Pacific (RSSF Asia-Pacific) in Riyadh.
- A Qatari Amiri Air Force aircraft arrived Monday at Rafic Hariri International Airport, as part of the air bridge operated by the State of Qatar to support the Lebanese people.
- The Doha-based Arab Network for National Human Rights Institutions (ANNHRI) organized a webinar on the repercussions Israeli occupation's ban on UNRWA activities inside the occupied Palestinian territories.
- The Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT), Google Cloud and Qatar Free Zones Authority (QFZ) announced the official opening of the Google Cloud Center of Excellence (CoE) at the Business Innovation Park in Ras Bufontas Free Zone.
- Qatar Central Bank issued the Regulatory Framework for Digital Banks to regulate the digital bank activities in the country.
- Qatar Financial Center Authority (QFCA) signed MoU with Qatar Islamic Bank.
- QatarEnergy and Shell have entered into a new long-term sale and purchase agreement (SPA) for the supply of three million tons per annum of liquefied natural gas to China.
- In line with the Amiri grant and the directives of the esteemed Council of Ministers on waiving outstanding loans for companies that tapped the National Response Guarantee Program (NRGP), Qatar Development Bank has officially announced the conclusion of the program.
- Tourism and travel sector experts affirmed that the British capital, London, tops the list of tourist destinations for Qatari citizens.
- Doha has won the UNESCO Learning Cities Award for 2024, in recognition of its outstanding achievements in promoting lifelong learning.
- Doha's 'Rig 1938' tower made two entries in the Guinness Book of Records, as the world tallest water slide tower with a height of 76.309 meters; and the first tower of its kind to have 12 water slides.
- Qatar University (QU) inaugurated Monday the Fourth World Congress on Engineering and Technology.
- The State of Qatar participates in the first GCC Military Shooting Championship, which kicks off Tuesday in Bahrain.
- The competitions of the West Asian Women's Beach Volleyball Championship under 20 years old, hosted by the Qatar Federation under the umbrella of the West Asian Federation for the game, kicked off in Monday.
- Al Wakrah defeated Al Gharafa 39/20 in their match held Monday at Duhail Sports Hall at the start of the Men's Handball Association Cup for the 2024/2025 sports season. (QNA)
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