Summary of Local News Released Monday -1-

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- The State of Qatar chaired today the 10th meeting of the Committee of Undersecretaries of Labor Ministries in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) in Doha, as a preparation for the upcoming meeting of GCC Ministers of Labor, set to take place in Doha next Wednesday. - The State of Qatar chaired the 15th meeting of the Gulf committee for the GCC unified terrorist list, which concluded Monday at the GCC Secretariat General in Riyadh. - Doha hosted Monday the 10th meeting of the Undersecretaries Committee of the GCC Ministries of Social Development Affairs, a preparatory meeting for the 10th meeting of the Committee of GCC Ministers of Social Development Affairs due on Wednesday, under the chairmanship of the State of Qatar. - The State of Qatar's Public Prosecution chaired the 15th virtual meeting of Their Excellencies Assistant Attorneys General and Prosecutors of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) member states. - The 13th meeting of the Committee of Heads and Directors of Tax Departments in the GCC count ries, which was hosted by the State of Qatar, represented by the General Tax Authority (GTA), concluded on Monday. - Qatar Participates in International Conference on Role of Digital Transformation in Sustainable Development in Alexandria. - The Gulf Family Day Forum kicked off in Doha today, under the slogan "Family is The Treasure of a Nation". On this occasion, HE Assistant Undersecretary for Family Affairs at the Ministry of Social Development and Family HE Sheikha Sheikha bint Jassim Al-Thani affirmed everyone's commitment to strengthen and support the family as a fundamental element in building the societies in the GCC countries. - Assistant Undersecretary for Educational Affairs at the Ministry of Education and Higher Education (MOEHE) Maha Al Ruwaili emphasized that the ministry will adopt, through the launch of its new strategy, a comprehensive and integrated approach to improving the quality of education in the State of Qatar and expanding access to it. - Several officials at the Ministry of Edu cation and Higher Education have praised the goals and programs that the ministry's new strategy 2024/2030 seeks to achieve, describing the strategy as comprehensive and integrated. - The Ministry of Public Health, in cooperation with Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC)) and Primary Health Care Corporation, has launched the annual national campaign for oral health 2024. - Hamad Medical Corporation's (HMC) Qatar Rehabilitation Institute (QRI) has announces the launch of its groundbreaking Neuro Vestibular Physiotherapy Clinic, the first facility of its kind in the region. - The Ooredoo Group released its inaugural GRI-2023 Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) impact report. - MEEZA QSTP-LLC, Qatar's leading managed IT services and data centers provider, announced an agreement to deliver 1 megawatt capacity in its M-VAULT4 data center to a global hyperscalers. - Qatar Science and Technology Park (QSTP), a member of Qatar Foundation (QF), concluded its summer training camp program. - Set to take place at the end of this year, the Qatar Tourism (QT) Awards is returning for its second edition, QT said a statement on Monday. - The Cultural Village Foundation (Katara) announced submissions opening for the 7th Katara Prize for Prophet's Poets from September 1 to November 30. - Qatar Charity has inaugurated a series of significant development projects in Ghana. - The General Assembly of the West Asian Table Tennis Federation (WATTF) has renewed its trust in Thani Al Zaraa, a member of the Qatari Table Tennis Federation Board, as a member of the new board of the WATTF for the 2024-2028 term. Additionally, Ahmed Khalil Al Mohannadi has been appointed as the Secretary-General of the Federation for the same term. - Al-Gharafa Club SC announced Monday that it has signed Argentine defender Matias Nani for one season on loan from Al Shamal SC. - The Doha Falcons team achieved a commendable fifth place in the overall standings of the Longines Global Champions Tour and Champions League for teams, following the concl usion of the 14th round, held over three consecutive days in Rome, Italy. - Qatari athlete Ali Arshad finished 6th in the 100-meter wheelchair race (T34) at the Paralympic Games in Paris today, by recording a time of 15.42 second Source: Qatar News Agency