{
  "id": 16300259,
  "title": "Qatar’s Years of Culture initiative announces partner countries through 2030",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/qatars-years-of-culture-initiative-announces-partner-countries",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-24T08:05:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Peninsula Qatar",
    "slug": "the-peninsula-qatar",
    "url": "https://thepeninsulaqatar.com/article/24/10/2026/qatars-years-of-culture-initiative-announces-partner-countries-through-2030"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Years of Culture initiative, launched in 2012, has announced its cultural partners through 2030, expanding the bonds of friendship between Qatar and countries around the world through meaningful cultural exchange. The upcoming partnerships include Italy (2028), the Netherlands and Switzerland (2029), and Portugal and Spain (2030), building on the previously announced partnerships with Egypt and Greece for 2027, Canada and Mexico (2026), and Argentina and Chile (2025). Her Excellency Sheikha Al Mayassa bint Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, Chairperson of Years of Culture, emphasized the initiative's role in supporting Qatar's creative industries and social and economic development while fostering dialogue and strengthening international ties.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}