{
  "id": 3014987,
  "title": "Foreign Ministry Secretary-General launches \"Sard\" platform to track news and events in multiple languages",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/foreign-ministry-secretary-general-launches-sard-platform-to-track",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-24T11:48:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Gulf Times",
    "slug": "gulf-times",
    "url": "https://www.gulf-times.com/article/731740/qatar/foreign-ministry-secretary-general-launches-sard-platform-to-track-news-and-events-in-multiple-languages"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Foreign Ministry Secretary-General Dr. Ahmed bin Hassan Al Hammadi launched the Sard platform on <date>. The Sard platform is designed to track news and events across multiple languages, including social media. This initiative aims to enhance the ministry's monitoring capabilities and provide its staff with timely, relevant information. The inauguration ceremony was attended by Dr. Majed bin Mohammed Al Ansari, Advisor to the Prime Minister and Official Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, alongside HE Abdullah bin Ibrahim Al Hamar, Ambassador of Qatar to Germany. The launch is part of the ministry's broader strategy to incorporate AI-powered technologies into its daily operations, both within its departments and at its diplomatic missions overseas.",
  "summary": "His Excellency Secretary-General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Dr. Ahmed bin Hassan Al Hammadi has inaugurated the \"Sard\" platform, meant for monitoring news and events and all that is published ...",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Peninsula Qatar",
        "title": "MOFA Secretary-General inaugurates 'Sard' platform for monitoring and tracking news, events in various languages",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/24/mofa-secretary-general-inaugurates-sard-platform-for-monitoring-and",
        "published": "2026-08-24T10:28:53.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}