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Summary of Local News Released Tuesday -1-

- Under the patronage of HE Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani, UDST held a graduation ceremony for 781 students.

- Qatar Museums announced on Tuesday its fall 2023 exhibitions program, starting in September and featuring a globe-spanning variety of artists, cultures, and artforms.

- Doha Film Institute has signed a strategic memorandum of understanding with Qatar Esport Federation (QESF) with the goal of promoting the fast-growing electronic gaming community in the country and establishing a culture of creativity and innovation in the sector for athletes.

- QatarDebate Centre, a member of Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development, announced signing a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Turkish Ibn Khaldun University (IHU) to strengthen cooperation and provide a package of programs that serve the educational community.

- Qatari writers are shining during their broad and valuable participation in the 32nd edition of the Doha International Book Fair, which is being held this year under the slogan "With Reading We Rise" at the Doha Exhibition and Convention Center (DECC).

- The fifth edition of the pearl diving competition (El Meyna) for children will kick off Wednesday at Katara Beach.

- Hamad International Airport (DOH) has once again demonstrated its commitment to innovation and excellence by adding another accolade to its name, winning the Most Innovative Airport Initiative Award at the Future Travel Experience (FTE) Innovate Awards event.

- Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) launched Tuesday a new and high-performing trading platform built on the same advanced technology used by many global capital markets, as part of its strategic plan aimed at transforming Doha into a leading investment hub in the region.

- Acting CEO of the Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) Abdul Aziz Nasser Al Emadi revealed that the next 16 months will see good legal ground for listing corporate bonds and treasury authorizations.

- Qatar Financial Markets Authority (QFMA) issued in its annual report that the Qatari capital market attracted foreign investments representing the foreigners' net purchase of securities listed in the market, worth approximately QR 15.8 billion ($4.3 billion), and witnessed an increase in trading value by 42% compared to last year, where the trading value exceeded QR160 billion, compared to QR 112 billion in 2021.

- QatarEnergy signed Tuesday definitive agreements with China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC), covering the long-term supply of LNG to China and partnership in the North Field East LNG expansion project (NFE).

- Dukhan Bank has received an international recognition for its innovative approach to banking services by winning the 'Most Transformed Islamic Bank in Qatar 2023' from Euromoney's Islamic Finance Awards 2023.

- Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) index on Tuesday dropped 15.09 points (0.15 percent), to close at 10,266.95 points.

- Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) has provided the hospitals of Palestines Ministry of Health (MOH) in Gaza with a total of 12 dialysis machines and accessories, as well as life-saving medicines and medical consumables for the patients with kidney failure.

- Qatar Charity announced Tuesday the launch of 'Labbeh' initiative, to support water and sanitation projects in three African countries suffering from drought, with an estimated value of QR 20 million, and it is expected that about 160,000 people will benefit from it.

- Qatar Football Association (QFA) affirmed that no racial or discriminatory language was used or directed by player Yusuf Abdurisag Yusuf towards any player of the New Zealand team during the international friendly match against the New Zealand national team.

- Qatar's national men's football team left Tuesday for the US for the CONCACAF Gold Cup 2023, slated to run from June 24 to July 16 in the US and Canada.

Source: Qatar News Agency

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