{
  "id": 13883112,
  "title": "Shura Council completes preparations for 55th session",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/shura-council-completes-preparations-for-55th-session",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-12T05:34:05.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Peninsula Qatar",
    "slug": "the-peninsula-qatar",
    "url": "https://thepeninsulaqatar.com/article/12/10/2026/shura-council-completes-preparations-for-55th-session"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Doha, Qatar: The General Secretariat of the Shura Council in Qatar has completed preparations for the opening of the Council's 55th annual session, according to Secretary-General Nayef bin Mohammed Al Mahmoud. The preparations, he explained, demonstrate the Council's forward-looking institutional vision and leverage qualified national personnel to maintain continuity and enhance performance. Following the opening session, the first working session will convene to execute procedures outlined in the Council's internal regulations. The General Secretariat has been diligently testing technical and logistical systems, as well as verifying the readiness of all facilities to ensure the session's smooth and efficient conduct. Coordination with relevant entities has ensured the readiness of buildings, facilities, systems, technologies, and personnel.\n\nAl Mahmoud emphasized that the Secretariat's preparations extend beyond the inaugural session to encompass the entirety of the legislative term. This includes planning for weekly sessions and committee meetings, welcoming parliamentary delegations, organizing bilateral meetings, and supporting the Council's activities both within Qatar and abroad. He highlighted that qualified national personnel assist the Council and its bodies in fulfilling their duties and responsibilities according to approved regulations and directives from the Council's leadership.\n\nThe General Secretariat's role transcends routine administrative tasks, merging institutional responsibilities with specialized legal functions that reflect the Shura Council's status as the nation's legislative authority. It also requires political and diplomatic acumen for parliamentary work. Al Mahmoud stressed the importance of adhering to a clear institutional framework and the Council's internal regulations to coordinate administrative, legal, and parliamentary functions, thereby improving efficiency and quality.\n\nIn this vein, the General Secretariat has developed its 2025-2030 strategy, unveiled during the previous legislative session, to set institutional priorities and chart a course for future operations. This strategy outlines six objectives: reinforcing institutional governance, enhancing operational efficiency through digital transformation and innovation, supporting legislative and oversight functions, broadening local and international partnerships and cooperation, cultivating a workforce suited to future demands, and fostering community engagement. It also includes 46 projects to be realized over five years. Reviewing the strategy's first year of implementation, Al Mahmoud noted that it bolstered governance within the Secretariat by refining the organizational structure, elucidating departmental responsibilities, documenting work procedures, and optimizing operational mechanisms. He further pointed out that the strategy has improved operational efficiency through digitalization and innovation, with most Council operations now conducted electronically. He highlighted several digital systems developed and deployed by the Council, such as the \"Injaz\" system for managing projects and strategies and monitoring their implementation across departments, and the \"Integrated System,\" which empowers employees and departments to carry out their responsibilities and access essential services, particularly those concerning human resources and financial affairs, serving as a repository of data and information.",
  "summary": "<p>Doha, Qatar: Secretary-General of the Shura Council H E Nayef bin Mohammed Al Mahmoud announced that the Council’s General Secretariat has completed preparations for the opening of the second ordinary session of the Council’s second legislative term, marking its 55th annual session.</p> <p>He noted that the preparations reflect a forward-looking institutional vision and draw on qualified…",
  "key_points": [
    "Shura Council in Qatar completes preparations for 55th annual session.",
    "General Secretariat ensures technical, logistical systems, facility readiness.",
    "2025-2030 strategy outlines institutional priorities and future operations."
  ],
  "editors_take": "The Shura Council’s focus on digital transformation and national personnel training signals a shift toward a more efficient, technologically driven legislative authority capable of managing long-term strategic objectives.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}