CHAIRMAN: DR. KHALID BIN THANI AL THANI
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF: PROF. KHALID MUBARAK AL-SHAFI

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Amir meets IOC President

Milan, Italy: The Amir, HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani met today with the President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) HE Kirsty Coventry, ahead of the opening of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games, in the city of Milan, in the friendly Italian Republic. At the beginning of the meeting, HH Amir congratulated the IOC President on assuming her position, wishing her success and prosperity, and also expressed his best wishes of success for the 25th Winter Olympic Games in Italy. The meeting dealt with areas of cooperation between the State of Qatar and the International Olympic Committee, as well as ways to strengthen and develop them. The meeting was attended by a number of Their Excellencies ministers and senior officials.

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Government
Amir meets Italian Prime Minister

Milan, Italy: The Amir, HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani met today with the Prime Minister of the friendly Italian Republic, HE Giorgia Meloni, at the government palace in the city of Milan, on the occasion of His Highness's visit to attend the opening of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games. The meeting dealt with discussing bilateral cooperation between the two countries and ways to strengthen and develop it in various fields. The meeting also dealt with the most prominent regional and international issues of common interest, particularly the developments in the region. The meeting was attended by several of Their Excellencies ministers and senior officials

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Cote d'Ivoire Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation meets Qatar's Ambassador

Yamoussoukro: The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Republic of Cote d'Ivoire, HE Niale Kaba, met with the Ambassador of the State of Qatar to the Republic of Cote d'Ivoire, HE Mubarak bin Hussein Al Marri. The meeting dealt with discussing bilateral cooperation and the means to enhance it.

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