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Doha: Qatar Museums (QM) announced its May 2026 programme of public activities, featuring a curated selection of workshops, talks, and family-focused sessions across its museums and creative spaces.  Offering a series of programmes focused on calligraphy, creativity and environmental awareness, the Museum of Islamic Art will host: Calligraphy workshops: Nasta’liq Intermediate for Children and Youth, (May 2, 9, 16 and 23), in addition to Ruq’ah Intermediate for Women, (from May 3 to 6). – Planet Kids Club: Space, (May 19), a monthly programme combining storytelling and craft activities, encouraging children to learn about sustainability and creative reuse. For its part,…

Doha: Media City Qatar has surpassed 500 licensed companies, reflecting sustained growth across its media and creative industries as companies continue to choose Doha as a base for their operations. In a press release Sunday, Media City Qatar said that the milestone represents a 60 percent increase since the start of 2026 and a fivefold increase since 2024, reflecting sustained momentum across key sectors including Gaming & Interactive; Screen, Broadcast & Music; and Tech, Digital & Social. It added that approximately 60 percent of its licensed companies classified as startups, while nearly 70 percent of Media City Qatar’s licensed companies…

N’Djamena: Qatar Charity launched a free field medical campaign for Sudanese refugees in Chad, targeting around 2,300 refugees living in camps, as part of an urgent humanitarian response aimed at easing pressure on health services and improving access to treatment in displacement areas. The initiative, implemented in Iriba area of Wadi Fira Region in eastern Chad near the Sudanese border, is being carried out through a temporary health clinic operating for several weeks. The initiative comes amid extremely fragile health conditions in refugee-hosting areas, which suffer from limited medical facilities and shortages of staff and medicine supplies, making Sudanese refugees…

Doha: The Ministry of Justice (MOJ), represented by the Planning, Quality, and Innovation Department, organized a workshop to introduce the Data Classification Project. The workshop aimed to familiarize ministry employees with the project, review its objectives and deliverables, and explain the mechanisms for implementing data classification according to approved national policies. This contributes to raising awareness and enhancing compliance with cybersecurity requirements and information protection. In a statement issued today, the ministry indicated that the workshop outlined the laws and regulations governing data classification in Qatar, including the National Data Classification Policy (NDCP), the national policy adopted by the National…

Cairo: The Qatari International Search and Rescue Group conducted a training and advisory visit to the Arab Republic of Egypt as part of a technical support program for the Egyptian Civil Protection Team. This visit is part of the team’s preparations for obtaining international accreditation from the International Search and Rescue Advisory Group (INSARAG), of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), scheduled for next August. This visit is the sixth and final one in a comprehensive program focused on enhancing the Egyptian team’s readiness through a simulated earthquake exercise that replicates realistic devastation conditions. These…

Doha: In alignment with its commitment to advancing national workforce development, the Ministry of Labour (MOL) convened a specialised technical introductory workshop for evaluators and members of the judging panel of the inaugural Qatar Private Sector Nationalisation Award. The workshop forms a key component of the Ministry’s institutional preparedness framework, aimed at aligning evaluation methodologies, standardising adjudication criteria, and upholding the highest standards of transparency, integrity and professionalism throughout the assessment process. MOL’s Assistant Undersecretary for National Manpower Affairs in the Private Sector, Khames Mohammed Al Naimi reaffirmed the Ministry’s dedication to establishing a robust and credible evaluation system founded…

Doha: HE Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani attended on Sunday the closing ceremony of Al Noor Center for The Blind of the Qatari Foundation for Social Work for the year 2026, at the Center’s headquarters in Lusail City. During the ceremony, a total of 29 graduates from the Center’s affiliates and beneficiaries from inclusive schools and universities were honored, in recognition of the successes of an integrated educational and rehabilitation journey. A number of Their Excellencies the ministers, officials and representatives of bodies concerned with social work also attended the ceremony, alongside families of affiliates, beneficiaries,…

Doha: The Shura Council will discuss the topic of strengthening parental care and supporting family cohesion in its weekly session slated for Monday. This discussion falls within the Council’s focus on issues related to family building and the protection of children, considering the family as the fundamental building block of society, and its associated dimensions that contribute to consolidating social stability and reinforcing values ​​among future generations. The inclusion of this topic on the Council’s agenda comes within the framework of its legislative and oversight priorities related to social issues with a direct impact. The Council is scheduled to review…

Londona: The State of Qatar, represented by its Permanent Mission to the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and Qatar Energy, participated in the meetings of the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC 84) of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), held in London. This participation comes within the framework of the State of Qatar’s support for international efforts aimed at protecting the marine environment and enhancing cooperation among member states on relevant environmental issues. The Committee discussed a number of environmental topics, most notably ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from ships, in addition to other issues related to the protection of seafarers…

Doha: HE Minister of Interior and Commander of the Internal Security Force (Lekhwiya) Sheikh Khalifa bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani met on Sunday with HE Ambassador of Canada to the State of Qatar Karim Morcos. During the meeting, they discussed relations of bilateral cooperation between the two countries, particularly in the security fields, and ways to support and develop them, in addition to several topics of mutual interest.