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The Qatar Press Centre (QPC) has expanded its membership programme to provide journalists and media professionals with a wide range of professional and lifestyle benefits, reinforcing its role as a hub for both media development and community support.Designed as a comprehensive support system, the programme combines professional privileges with practical services that benefit members and their families. In addition to discounted access to training workshops and media development courses, members can enjoy exclusive offers across hospitality, dining, healthcare, automotive services, entertainment, shopping, personal care, and fitness sectors.QPC partnered with 44 hotels and resorts across Qatar, offering preferential rates on accommodation, dining, spa services, and leisure facilities. Participating properties include leading hospitality brands such as Souq Al Wakra Hotel by Tivoli, Marsa Malaz Kempinski, Mondrian Doha, The Torch Doha, Banana Island Resort Doha by Anantara, Sheraton Grand Doha Resort & Convention Hotel, Hilton Doha The Pearl, St. Regis Doha, and Andaz Doha.Members also benefit from discounts at 47 restaurants and cafés representing a variety of international cuisines. Participating venues include L’wzaar Seafood Market, Sukar Pasha, Wild & The Moon, Musafir Doha, Twiga Doha, Pizza Hut, Bennigan’s, Fuddruckers, Ponderosa Steakhouse, and Shawarma Reem. Discounts generally range from 10% to 20%.Recognising the importance of health and well-being, the Centre has partnered with 15 hospitals and medical centres, offering discounts of 10% to 30% on a broad range of services. These include consultations, health screenings, dental care, physiotherapy, specialised treatments, inpatient and outpatient services, wellness packages, and selected complementary consultations. Partner institutions include Al Ahli Hospital, Doha Clinic Hospital, Aman Hospital, Abeer Medical Centre Qatar, Naseem Al Rabeeh Medical Centre, Atlas Medical Centre, and American Hospital Clinics.Membership benefits also extend to everyday services through partnerships with 18 organisations across the automotive, travel, maintenance, and home services sectors.Partners include Jetour Qatar, Dallah Driving Academy, Avis Car Rental, Auto Spa, Al Muftah Group and its affiliated companies, Ali Bin Ali Travel & Tourism, and King Travel & Tourism. Members can access discounted vehicle purchases, driving courses, car rentals, maintenance services, thermal insulation, paint protection, laundry and cleaning services, and travel bookings.For family entertainment, members receive special offers at Doha Quest and Meryal Waterpark. Doha Quest provides a 20% discount on admission tickets, while Meryal Waterpark offers reduced ticket prices for members and accompanying guests.QPC has also partnered with 10 businesses in the retail and personal care sectors, including Al Jaber Watches, Blue Diamond Group, Arabian Oud, Yateem Optician & Occhiali, Banyan Tree Doha Spa, and Solidere salons. Benefits include discounts on watches, jewellery, perfumes, eyewear, cosmetics, and spa and grooming services, with some offers reaching up to 60%.To promote healthy lifestyles, the Centre has partnered with Dallah Gym, Dallah Gym Champion Factory, BMI Fitness, and Strive. Members can enjoy discounted memberships, access to fitness and wellness facilities, personal training sessions, recovery areas, and other health-focused services.Through this extensive network of partnerships, the QPC aims to provide tangible value to journalists and media professionals, enhancing their quality of life while strengthening the Centre’s role as a leading professional and service-oriented platform for Qatar's media community. 

The Al Jazeera Media Institute has announced a programme of 19 evening training workshops to be held at its headquarters throughout 2026.These workshops will cover 12 specialised and unique training topics, aiming to enhance practical media skills and prepare participants for more in-depth and intensive courses. This initiative supports the professional development of media professionals and those interested in the field.These workshops are designed to meet the needs of media professionals and those seeking a quick and structured introduction to contemporary media skills. The focus is on short-form content, visual storytelling, video journalism, and navigating fast-paced news environments, serving as a foundation step before advanced training programmes.The Institute emphasised that these workshops represent a crucial foundational step, opening the way for enrolment in advanced programmes and supporting the ongoing professional development of media professionals. The workshops will cover key areas in contemporary media, including the production of short audio stories for podcasts. Visual storytelling on TikTok, media literacy, writing press releases, digital identity, creating professional "Reels" content, writing for digital video, managing press conferences, focusing sound, handling breaking news, television presenting, and open coverage. 

More than 200 journalists and media professionals from various regional and international media institutions continue to arrive in the Qatari capital, Doha, alongside local media outlets, correspondents, and press, to cover the activities of the Emergency Arab-Islamic Summit.This large gathering of journalists and media professionals will cover the Summit's activities through the media center specially prepared for this important occasion, located inside the Doha Exhibition and Convention Center. The center has been equipped with everything necessary to cover and follow the Summit's proceedings in real-time, including screens, studios, press halls, offices, dozens of cameras, computers, and other advanced technologies, to provide comprehensive, distinguished, and rapid media services, and to broadcast the Summit events smoothly.Through these facilities, the media center offers comprehensive and accessible media services to cover this exceptional event, which is eagerly anticpated and followed by the world and has attracted widespread international attention.In this context, the center witnessed during the early hours of Sunday morning a huge influx of senior media professionals, journalists, and correspondents from various local, Arab, and international media institutions, to participate in covering the Emergency Arab-Islamic Summit. The media preparations made in this regard will provide distinguished coverage through the media center hosting this major Arab and Islamic event.This exceptional Summit, in addition to its main theme, aims to strengthen Arab-Islamic solidarity and advance joint Arab and Islamic action towards broader horizons amid current challenges.