Qatar welcomes world for FIFA World Cup
Cabinet wishes everyone to spend days filled with excitement and happiness during their stay in Qatar with the hospitality of its people
THE Cabinet has welcomed the leaders of fraternal and friendly countries and heads of delegations, who will join His Highness the Amir of State of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani at the opening of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 on Sunday.
The Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister and Minister of Interior HE Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdulaziz Al Thani, also welcomed the international teams and missions participating in the tournament.
The Cabinet expressed Qatar’s pride in hosting this tournament, the global scale it represents, and the high human values it symbolises.
The Cabinet stressed that since winning the bid to host the World Cup, Qatar has been working diligently and confidently to achieve an exceptional tournament that possesses all the elements for success.
THE Cabinet has welcomed the leaders of fraternal and friendly countries and heads of delegations, who will join the Amir His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani at the opening of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 on Sunday.
The Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister and Minister of Interior HE Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa bin Abdulaziz Al Thani, also welcomed the world national teams and missions participating in the tournament.
The Cabinet expressed Qatar’s pride in hosting this tournament, the global scale it represents, and the higher human meanings and values it symbolises.
The Cabinet stressed that since winning the bid to host the FIFA World Cup, Qatar has been working diligently and confidently to achieve an exceptional tournament that possesses all the elements for success and reflects the achievements and generosity of the Qatari people as well as the authenticity, civilization, and culture of the Arab world and the Middle East region.
The Cabinet wished everyone to spend days filled with excitement and happiness during their stay in Qatar with the hospitality of its people, who will welcome the people of the world during this historical event that symbolises the spirit of fraternity, cultural communication, and familiarity among people, which leads to deepening the feeling of harmony, tolerance, and cooperation. The Cabinet then approved a draft law on Border Measures to Protect Intellectual Property Rights.
The draft law is meant to replace Law No 17 of 2011 on Border Measures to Protect Intellectual Property Rights within the framework of updating legislation and keeping pace with changes.
The draft law aims to strengthen the role of customs in combating infringement of intellectual property rights by stopping clearance procedures and releasing imported, exported, or re-exported goods that bear counterfeit trademarks or represent copyrights plagiarism and contribute to combating commercial fraud and related money laundering crimes.
The Cabinet approved the draft decision of the President of the National Cyber Security Agency (NCSA) to issue the organizational structure of the agency.
It also approved the draft decision of the Minister of Endowments and Islamic Affairs regarding allocating an annual percentage of the endowment’s revenues for its construction and reconstruction.
This draft decision comes within the framework of implementing the provisions of Law No 9 of 2021 regarding the endowment.
The Cabinet approved a draft memorandum of understanding for cooperation in the field of giftedness and creativity between the Ministry of Education and Higher Education in the State of Qatar and the King Abdulaziz and His Companions Foundation for Giftedness and Creativity “Mawhiba” in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
It also approved a draft memorandum of understanding for cooperation in the fields of translating and publishing classics between the Ministry of Culture in the State of Qatar and the National Press and Publication Administration in the People’s Republic of China.
The Cabinet then followed up the arrangements and preparations for hosting the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, and took the appropriate decision in their regard.