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Doha, Qatar: Scale AI today signed an agreement with United Development Company (UDC), the master developer of The Pearl and Gewan islands, to establish a long-term home for Scale Qatar at UDC Tower at The Pearl Island in Doha. The...

Minister of Investment and Foreign Trade of Egypt, H E Dr. Mohamed Farid Saleh ‘Egypt seeks to deepen economic ties with Qatar as Cairo advances reforms’
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State for Defence Affairs H E Sheikh Saoud bin Abdulrahman bin Hassan Al-Thani, Minister of Justice and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs H E Ibrahim bin Ali bin Issa Al Hassan Al Mohannadi and Chairperson of Board of Directors of Qatar Leadership Centre H E Sheikha Al Mayassa bint Hamad Al Thani during the event.
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Minister of Environment and Climate Change H E Dr. Abdullah bin Abdulaziz bin Turki Al Subaie with other officials during the event. Qatar participates in COP17 high-level segment on biodiversity in Armenia

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