The weekly cabinet meeting, chaired by HE the Prime Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa al-Thani expressed its solidarity with Oman and Yemen which suffered heavy losses caused by Cyclone Mekunu.
The cabinet expressed Qatar’s support for both countries in dealing with the consequences of this disaster.
The cabinet then reviewed topics on its meeting’s agenda.
Following the meeting, HE the Minister of Justice and Acting Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs Dr Hassan Lahdan Saqr al-Mohannadi stated the following:
The cabinet approved a draft law amending certain provisions of Law No 1 of 2016 on the organisation of sports clubs and to refer it to the Advisory Council.
The draft law is prepared in line with ongoing developments and updates in international regulations and standards related to the independence of sport.
The amendment aims to enhance the independence of the general assemblies of the sports clubs in terms of their competencies, tasks and powers, and to find a clear and effective legal mechanism to attract Qatari cadres qualified to work in sports clubs, to promote the participation of athletes from different universities, institutes and schools in tournaments and international competitions, and to encourage the private sector to invest in the sports sector and advance sports activities and services in the country.
The cabinet also approved the holding of the third session of the joint Qatari-Tajik committee on economic, commercial and technical co-operation in Tajikistan from August 27 to 29 this year.
It also approved a draft agreement for co-operation in the field of agriculture, livestock and fisheries between the governments of Qatar and Palestine; a draft governmental agreement for co-operation in the field of electric power generation between the governments of Qatar and Pakistan; a draft memorandum of understanding between the National Committee of International Humanitarian Law of the Ministry of Justice of Qatar and the regional mission of International Committee of the Red Cross to the Gulf Co-operation Council; a ‘model’ for draft memorandum of understanding for co-operation in the field of tourism and business activities between the government of Qatar and the governments of other countries.
The cabinet reviewed the message of the minister of justice about the final report on the study of the phenomenon of bounced checks, and the ministry of justice’s views in this regard; and took appropriate decisions.
