{
  "id": 16357310,
  "title": "Qatar wins presidency of Arab Parliament's Committee on Foreign, Political, National Security Affairs",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/qatar-wins-presidency-of-arab-parliaments-committee-on-foreign",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-24T18:27:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Peninsula Qatar",
    "slug": "the-peninsula-qatar",
    "url": "https://thepeninsulaqatar.com/article/24/10/2026/qatar-wins-presidency-of-arab-parliaments-committee-on-foreign-political-national-security-affairs"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Cairo - Qatar's State, represented by HE Mubarak bin Mohammed Al Kuwari of the Shura Council, has been unanimously elected to lead the Foreign, Political, and National Security Affairs Committee of the Arab Parliament. This decision occurred during the opening session of the third term of the Parliament, taking place on Saturday at the Arab League's headquarters in Cairo.\n\nHE Mubarak bin Mohammed Al Kuwari, the Shura Council member and committee chairman, expressed his gratitude to the Arab states for their recognition of Qatar's active role in bolstering joint Arab efforts. He underscored Qatar's dedication to working in tandem with other Arab states to enhance cooperation and joint Arab action, all aimed at serving the interests of the Arab nation and fulfilling the aspirations of its people.\n\nThe procedural session will be followed by preparatory meetings to prepare for the opening of a new session of the Arab Parliament on Monday. In the previous session, HE Saad bin Salib Al Otaibi, representing Saudi Arabia, was elected as President of the Parliament, with four Vice-Presidents also chosen: Saeed bin Hamad Al Saadi from Oman, Hisham Salah Ahmed Al Hosari from Egypt, Ihsan Zuhdi Barakat from Jordan, and Dr. Abdul Salam Abdullah Nasiya from Libya.",
  "summary": "<p>Cairo: The State of Qatar, represented by HE Mubarak bin Mohammed Al Kuwari, a member of the Shura Council, has won the presidency of the Foreign, Political, and National Security Affairs Committee of the Arab Parliament.</p> <p>This victory came by acclamation during the procedural session of the Arab Parliament, held Saturday at the headquarters of the General Secretariat of the Arab League…",
  "key_points": [
    "Qatar elected to lead Arab Parliament committee on foreign affairs",
    "HE Mubarak bin Mohammed Al Kuwari named committee chairman",
    "Decision made during opening session of third term"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Doha News",
        "title": "Qatar’s Al-Kuwari elected to chair Arab Parliament foreign affairs committee",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/qatars-al-kuwari-elected-to-chair-arab-parliament-foreign-affairs",
        "published": "2026-10-24T17:57:12.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}