{
  "id": 17837685,
  "title": "Shura Council holds weekly session",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/01/shura-council-holds-weekly-session",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-01T21:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Gulf Times",
    "slug": "gulf-times",
    "url": "https://www.gulf-times.com/article/737341/qatar/shura-council-holds-weekly-session"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Shura Council convened its regular meeting on Monday at the Tamim bin Hamad Hall in the Council's headquarters, led by Speaker Hassan bin Abdullah al-Ghanem. At the outset, the Council praised Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani's involvement in the 8th Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) Summit in Moscow, Russia, highlighting its significance in enhancing global energy security. They also acknowledged his discussions with Russian President Putin and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, focusing on energy security and regional stability. Additionally, the Council commended His Highness's visit to Uzbekistan and his meeting with Uzbekistan's President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, emphasizing the importance of such bilateral engagements. Conversely, the Council strongly condemned an attack on a Qatari liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier in the Arabian Gulf, stressing the danger it poses to maritime navigation and global energy supply security. They reaffirmed their full backing for Qatar's actions to protect its assets, interests, and vessels, in line with international law and the UN Charter. Following the Chairman's reading of the agenda, the Council endorsed its previous meeting's minutes. They examined a draft law on cloud computing, forwarded by the government, and decided to send it to the Health, General Services and the Environment Committee for assessment and subsequent submission of findings. Speaker al-Ghanem informed the Council that the draft state general budget for the 2027 fiscal year and its approval law were forwarded to the Economic and Financial Affairs Committee, per Article 135 of the Council's Internal Regulations. The Council then assessed the government's proposal to reduce childhood obesity, referring it to the Health, General Services and the Environment Committee for examination and reporting back to the Shura Council. Lastly, they reviewed the participation of Deputy Speaker Dr. Hamda bint Hassan al-Sulaiti in the IPU's 300th Session in Geneva and Amina bint Youssef al-Jaidah's virtual attendance at the Palestine Committee meeting.",
  "summary": "The Shura Council held its weekly session Monday at the Tamim bin Hamad Hall at the Council's headquarters, chaired by His Excellency the Speaker Hassan bin Abdullah al-Ghanem.At the beginning of...",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Peninsula Qatar",
        "title": "Shura Council holds weekly session",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/02/shura-council-holds-weekly-session",
        "published": "2026-11-02T18:19:38.000Z"
      }
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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."
}