Here is a summary of local news released Sunday: – The State of Qatar welcomed the agreement reached by the members of the Libyan 6+6 committee on the election laws, considering it an important step towards achieving a political agreement, leading to the presidential and parliamentary elections.
– The State of Qatar participated Sunday in the 156th meeting of the Ministerial Council of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (GCC), which took place at the GCC Secretariat General headquarters in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, in the presence of Their Highnesses and Excellencies the GCC foreign ministers.
– The State of Qatar is participating in the 55th GCC Meeting of Permanent Technical Committee for Civil Retirement and Social Security Bodies that will be hosted by Riyadh, Saudi Arabia during Jun. 12-14.
– HE Permanent Representative of the State of Qatar to the United Nations Sheikha Alya Ahmed bin Saif Al-Thani participated at the resumed part of the High-Level Meeting of the General Assembly on the Midterm Review of the Implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) 2015-2030, at the United Nations headquarters.
– HE Permanent Representative of the State of Qatar to the United Nations Sheikha Alya Ahmed bin Saif Al-Thani and HE Permanent Representative of Ireland to the United Nations Fergal Mythen, in their capacity as facilitators of government consultations to draft the political declaration of the Sustainable Development Goals Summit, have presided over the 4th session of the consultations at the UN headquarters.
– HE Minister of State for International Cooperation at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Lolwah bint Rashid Al Khater met Sunday with HE Ambassador of the European Union (EU) to the State of Qatar Dr. Cristian Tudor.
– HE Minister of Transport Jassim bin Saif bin Ahmed Al Sulaiti met here on Sunday with HE Minister of Transport of the Republic of Ghana Kwaku Ofori Asiamah.
– HE Chairperson of the National Human Rights Committee (NHRC) Maryam bint Abdullah Al Attiyah expressed that the large number of Qatar citizens have registered in the electoral lists reflects their true and free will in choosing who they want to represent them in the 7th session of the Central Municipal Council (CMC).
– HE President of National Cyber Security Agency Eng. Abdul Rahman bin Ali Al Farahid Al Maliki met via videoconferencing with HE Chairman of National Cybersecurity Center of the State of Kuwait Eng. Mohammad Abdulaziz Bu-Erki in the presence of the technical and advisory teams of both sides.
– HE Vice President of the Presidential Council of the State of Libya Abdullah Al Lafi met Sunday with HE Ambassador of the State of Qatar to Libya Khalid Mohammed bin Zabin Al Dosari.
– HE Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Sweden Tobias Billstrom met with HE Ambassador of the State of Qatar to the Kingdom of Sweden Sheikha Moza bint Nasser Al-Thani.
– Vice-President of the 111th International Labor Conference Corina Ajder praised the positive results of the legislative and regulatory reforms for the labor market and the protection of workers’ rights in the State of Qatar, noting the election of Qatar as President of the International Labor Conference.
– Deputy Head of Scholars in Bosnia and Herzegovina Dr. Anas Levakovic has praised the State of Qatar’s humanitarian efforts and initiatives to provide a helping hand to the people of Bosnia and Herzegovina over the past years, noting in this regard the development projects implemented by Qatar Charity office in Bosnia.
– The Ministry of Interior released Sunday the final lists of candidates in the elections of the 7th Central Municipal Council (CMC), announcing 110 candidates including 4 women.
– The Ministry of Interior called on all candidates for the Municipal Council elections to submit a license request for electoral campaigning through the form prepared for this purpose in the Ministry’s building.
– The Ministry of Transport held a regional workshop on the Ballast Water Management Agreement, attended by a number of marine specialists from the concerned authorities in Qatar, and representatives of the maritime authorities in a number of countries of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf.
– The Ministry of Social Development and Family’s Qatar Social Work (QSW) launched Sunday a workshop on a project to design autism-friendly spaces in the State of Qatar.
– The Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MoCI) stopped providing a number of services in all governmental services centers after they had become available electronically through the Single Window Services Platform (SW).
– The Ministry of Endowments (Awqaf) and Islamic Affairs, represented by the Department of Zakat Funds announced that it has provided assistance worth QR 16,865,134 in May 20223.
– A new batch of legal experts on Sunday took the legal oath as accredited experts before Qatari judicial authorities, in accordance with the regulations set forth in the law No. 16 of 2017, regularizing expertise works. (MORE)
Source: Qatar News Agency