Summary of Local News Released Thursday

Here is a summary of local news released on Thursday: - HH the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani made a phone call on Thursday to HE President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev.

- HH the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani sent a cable of congratulations to HE President of the Republic of Montenegro Jakov Milatovic on the anniversary of the Statehood Day.

- HH the Deputy Amir Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad Al-Thani sent a cable of congratulations to HE President of the Republic of Montenegro Jakov Milatovic on the anniversary of the Statehood Day.

- HE Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani sent a cable of congratulations to HE Prime Minister of the Republic of Montenegro Dritan Abazovic on the anniversary of the Statehood Day.

- HE Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Business, Trade and Energy of the Commonwealth of Dominica Dr. Vince Henderson received a copy of the credentials of HE Yasser Awad Al Abdullah, as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the State of Qatar (non-resident) to the Commonwealth of Dominica.

- HE Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan Bakhtiyor Saidov met with HE Ambassador of the State of Qatar to Uzbekistan Hassan bin Hamza Hashim.

- The State of Qatar, represented by a delegation from the Ministry of Interior and the Internal Security Force (Lekhwiya), is taking part in securing the France Cycling Tour (Tour de France), within the framework of joint cooperation with friendly countries in securing major sporting events.

- The Ministry of Interior, represented by the Juvenile Police Department, launched the 7th edition of its awareness program, Our Summer Is Safe 7, at the Doha Youth Center, in cooperation with the Ministry of Sports and Youth.

- The Education Above All Foundation (EAA) and the World Bank (WB) are committed to improving access to quality education and addressing the needs of out-of-school children around the world, especially in developing countries, as the two agencies agreed to explore new ways to support countries in countering the COVID-19 pandemic-aggravated learning crisis.

- The Police College of Qatar, on Thursday celebrated the graduation second batch of Police Officers of Tomorrow" Program. held at the College premises, the graduation ceremony was held in presence of HE Undersecretary of the Ministry of Interior Abdullah bin Khalaf bin Hattab Al Kaabi and a lineup of officials and officers from MOI.

- Qatar Tourism revealed that Qatar received more than two million visitors during the first half of 2023, which indicates the remarkable performance of the tourism sector thanks to the many tourist attractions that Qatar abounds in.

- The Ministry of Interior (MOI) on Thursday organized an exhibition at Mall of Qatar in celebration of the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking 2023.

- HE Prime Minister of the Republic of Uzbekistan Abdulla Aripov met with HE Ambassador of the State of Qatar to Uzbekistan Hassan bin Hamza Hashim.

- The Ministry of Environment and Climate Change received the Special Achievement in GIS (SAG) Award, presented by the American ESRI Institute, the global market leader in geographic information systems (GIS), during its international conference for geographical information system, held in San Diego, US from July 10-14.

- The Ministry of Environment and Climate Change and the Qatar Research, Development and Innovation Council agreed to launch a research program on the environment, climate change and research priorities, during the month of September, and the proposed steps to implement the cooperative program.

- Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) index gained 60.71 points at the beginning of Thursday's trading, or 0.60 percent, to rise to the level of 10,183 points, compared to Wednesday's closing, with the support of various sectors.

- HE Assistant Undersecretary for Commerce Affairs at the Ministry of Commerce and Industry Saleh bin Majed Al Khulaifi said that India is the second-largest trade partner, noting the trade volume between the two countries increased by about 33 percent during the years 2021 and 2022, reaching USD 17.2 billion.

- Qatar Central Bank (QCB) issued treasury bills worth QR 500 million for a one-week term, due on July 20, at an interest rate of 5.5050 percent.

- The Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) index ended this week's trading down by 0.280 percent, losing 28.3 points, and thus retreating to the level of 10,217 points.

- University of Doha for Science and Technology (UDST) announced the reopening of admission for Qatari students who have successfully completed their High School Graduation Certificate by the end of the academic year 2022/2023. Admissions will remain open for this group of students until Thursday, Aug. 3, 2023.

- Following the most successful FIFA World Cup ever, 440 clubs from 51 member associations across all six confederations will benefit from the FIFA Club Benefits Program (CBP) by receiving a share of the revenue for the release of players to participate at the final tournament in Qatar.

Source: Qatar News Agency