His Excellency Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani chaired the Cabinet's regular meeting at the Amiri Diwan on Wednesday.
Following the meeting, HE Minister of Justice and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs Ibrahim bin Ali Al Mohannadi stated the following:
At the outset of the meeting, the Cabinet was briefed on the Ministry of Education and Higher Education's completion of preparations for the 2026-2027 school year.
It commended the significant achievements and continued gains being made across the education sector at its various stages and levels, particularly in expanding the construction of new schools in areas of population concentration according to the latest international standards and specifications, thereby ensuring that educational needs are met and accommodating the steady increase in student enrollment.
The Cabinet further lauded the ongoing efforts to promote educational workforces and bolster their performance, in addition to persistently developing educational curricula and quality education to keep pace with scientific and technological developments, contributing to strengthening the quality of education and its outcomes.As such, the Cabinet expressed its utmost hopes that the new school year would herald a new watershed moment for success and distinction amid a secure, motivating, and integrated educational environment capable of meeting the requirements of national development, in support of achieving the Third National Development Strategy (NDS3) objectives and Qatar National Vision 2030.
Afterwards, the Cabinet went over the items on the agenda and approved a draft bill regulating real estate tokenization and the trading of real estate tokens, along with its draft executive regulations.The draft bill, prepared by the Ministry of Justice (MOJ) in collaboration with the Ministry of Municipality, Qatar Central Bank, the Qatar Financial Markets Authority, and the General Real Estate Regulatory Authority, aligns with the MOJ's strategy in pursuit of diversifying real estate products to promote investment attraction.
This is alongside providing opportunities for all investors by establishing a comprehensive legal framework for real estate tokenization that defines the nature of the real estate token and the rights of its owner, regulates its trading, and directly connects it to the Real Estate Registry to ensure the security and reliability of transactions, protect investors, and ensure market integrity and transparency.
This framework would likewise strike a balance between fostering innovation and managing risk, in line with the NDS3 2024-2030, which aims to provide an attractive regulatory environment for investment and develop government services and digital transactions.
The Cabinet concurred upon posting the draft bill on the "Sharek" platform of the Civil Service and Government Development Bureau (CGB) for 10 days to solicit views on it, ahead of referring it for legislative review in accordance with the approved procedures.
The Cabinet further approved updating the Official Gazette system, which includes a draft bill amending certain provisions of Law No. (12) of 2016 concerning the Official Gazette, and a draft decision by the Minister of Justice regulating the electronic publication of the Official Gazette and related services, both of which were prepared by the MOJ in coordination with the Supreme Judicial Council and the General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers, completing the legislative framework for operating the Official Gazette's independent website, in line with the objectives of the Ministry's Strategy (2025-2030) to develop the legal sector, foster judicial services, and leverage cutting-edge technologies.
The system aims to provide immediate, legally authoritative publication through an approved digital platform, as well as search, notification, and verification services and access to open data, thereby reinforcing legal certainty for individuals and institutions.
The Cabinet also approved a proposal to organize the authorities responsible for managing and preserving documents at the relevant entities in the country.
The proposal, prepared by the National Archives of Qatar in coordination with CGB, intends to implement the best internationally recognized practices for regulating the governance of official records management and preserving the documentary heritage.
This will be achieved by establishing a specialized organizational unit responsible for implementing the requirements for managing paper and electronic records in accordance with the highest standards and levels and providing technical support to administrative units within government entities.
In addition, the Cabinet decided to approve a draft Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on financial cooperation between the Government of the State of Qatar and the Government of the State of Kuwait, and a draft amendment to the MOU among the governments of the Arab countries that are members of the Middle East and North Africa Financial Action Task Force to combat money laundering and terrorist financing.
Upon wrapping up the meeting, the Cabinet took stock of four reports and took the appropriate decisions thereon, chiefly a report by the Grievances Committee of the Qatar Financial Markets Authority for the period from Jul. 1 to Dec. 31, 2025; a report on the outcomes of participation in the Fifth Ministerial Conference "No Money for Terror" and the meeting of G7 finance ministers and GCC finance ministers on the global economic situation (Paris, May 2026).
This is alongside a report on the outcomes of participation in the seventh meeting of the Joint Committee on Labor Affairs between the State of Qatar and the People’s Republic of Bangladesh (Dhaka, May 2026); and a report on the outcomes of participation in the 79th session of the World Health Assembly (Geneva, May 2026).
