Summary of Local News Released Monday -1-

- Under the patronage of HE Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani, the Community College of Qatar (CCQ) held its 13th graduation ceremony for the Class of 2024, celebrating the graduation of 872 students. - President of the Community College of Qatar (CCQ) Dr. Khalid Al Horr affirmed that since its establishment in 2010, the college has awarded over 7,000 diplomas and bachelor's degrees to more than 5,300 graduates and prepared over 3,300 students for further studies at Qatar University. - A Qatari Amiri Air Force aircraft arrived Monday at Rafic Hariri International Airport, carrying medical aid provided by Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS), as part of the air bridge operated by the State of Qatar to provide relief to the fraternal Lebanese people. - The Qatar Fund for Development (QFFD) has contributed $4 million to support over 72,000 vulnerable Syrian refugees in Lebanon and Jordan through the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UN HCR) multi-purpose cash assistance program over four months. - The Qatar Media Center of the Ministry of Culture wrapped up Monday its two-day course on making a broadcaster. - The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH), in collaboration with the National Planning Council and Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC), has announced the launch of Qatars National Ageing Survey. - The Ministry of Endowments (Awqaf) and Islamic Affairs, represented by the Department of Islamic Research and Studies, has issued its (205th-206th) in the "Book of the Nation" series, entitled: (Values of Islamic Society from a Historical Perspective). - The Qatari novelist Dr. Khaled Al Jaber has published a new groundbreaking novel titled Safartas, by Al Nokhba for Printing and Publishing. - Qatar Chamber (QC) met with a Saudi delegation representing the Asharqia Young Businessmen Council (AYBC) and discussed cooperation relations and partnership opportunities between Qatari and Saudi entrepreneurs to establish joint projects. - QatarEnergy ha s signed a partnership agreement with TotalEnergies to enter into a solar power project that is part of the Gas Growth Integrated Project (GGIP) in the Republic of Iraq. - Qatar International Islamic Bank disclosed the interim financial statement for the nine-month period ending Sep. 30, 2024. The financial statements revealed a Net Profit of QR 1,040,394,000 in comparison to QR 976,896,000 for the same period of the previous year. - Qatar General Insurance and Reinsurance company profits surged by 282.62 percent in the first nine months of 2024, reaching around QR 45.976 million, compared to QR 12.014 million for the same period in 2023. - The National Planning Council (NPC) has released preliminary figures of the value of exports of domestic goods, re-exports, and imports for September 2024. - The Doha Forum has been awarded the Qatar Tourism Award for "Top Meetings, Incentives and Exhibitions Event of the Year" for its 21st edition held last December. - The National Sport Day (NSD) committee held a wo rkshop on Monday to highlight the mechanisms and conditions for the participation of various entities in the country in the National Sport Day Award 2025. - HE President of the Qatar Tennis, Squash and Badminton Federation (QTSBF) Nasser bin Ghanim Al Khelaifi stressed that the State of Qatar's hosting of the World Padel Championships Qatar 2024 reflects its great commitment to supporting and developing the sport of padel at the local and international levels. - The World Padel Championship Qatar 2024 kicked off Monday at the Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex. - The General Assembly of the International Padel Federation elected the Secretary-General of the Qatar Tennis, Squash, Padel, and Badminton Federation, Tariq Zainal as President of the newly established Asian Padel Federation. - The Supreme Organizing Committee of the 26th Arabian Gulf Cup Football Championship (Gulf 26) has set November 9 as the date for the draw of the tournament scheduled to be held in the State of Kuwait from Dece mber 21 to January 3. - Al Arabi will host Saudi Al-Ittihad on Tuesday, in the first round of Group 2 of the Asian Basketball Super League for West Asia for the Arabian Gulf region. Source: Qatar News Agency