Here is a summary of local news released on Sunday: - HH the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani sent a cable of congratulations to HE President of the Arab Republic of Egypt Abdel Fattah El Sisi, on the occasion of his country's National Day.
- HH the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani sent a written message to HE President of the Islamic Republic of Iran Ebrahim Raisi, inviting His Excellency to visit the State of Qatar.
- HH the Deputy Amir Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad Al-Thani sent a cable of congratulations to HE President of the Arab Republic of Egypt Abdel Fattah El Sisi, on the occasion of his country's National Day.
- HE Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani sent a cable of congratulations to HE Prime Minister of the Arab Republic of Egypt Dr. Mostafa Kamal Madbouly, on the occasion of his country's National Day.
- HE Minister of State at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Dr. Mohammed bin Abdulaziz bin Saleh Al Khulaifi met Sunday in Tehran with HE Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) of the Islamic Republic of Iran Ali Ahmadian.
- HE Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Integration, International Cooperation and Chadians Abroad of the Republic of Chad Mahamat Saleh Annadif met with HE Ambassador of the State of Qatar to Chad Talib bin Mohammed Al Mankhas.
- Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT) announced that registration is now open for individuals, companies, and local institutions who wish to nominate their best digital projects and applications for participation at the World Summit Awards (WSA 2023) competition for 2023.
- The State of Qatar condemned in the strongest terms the burning of a copy of the Holy Qur'an in the Danish capital, Copenhagen, stressing that this heinous incident is an act of incitement and a serious provocation to the feelings of more than two billion Muslims in the world.
- The Cultural Village Foundation (Katara) launched the events and activities of Katara summer camp with the engagement of 40 children whose ages range between 10 to 15 years old.
- The National Human Rights Committee (NHRC) announced the launch of an awareness campaign to raise awareness of the impact of heat stress in the work environment on workers' rights to life and physical, mental, and psychological health.
- United Development Company (UDC)-the master developer of The Pearl Island and Gewan Island- has won the Green Apple Environment Awards for Beautiful Buildings 2023, an international award from the Green Organization that recognizes organizations that adopt the best environmental practices around the world.
- A workshop entitled the bilateral Qatar-US hostage recovery exercise started on Sunday at the officers' club in the Internal Security Force camp (Lekhwiya), organized by the Qatar International Academy for Security Studies (QIASS) and will continue for three days.
- The State of Qatar participated in conference on irregular migration that was held in Rome on Sunday under the auspices of HE Prime Minister of the Republic of Italy Giorgia Meloni.
- Qatari player Mubarak Shannan won the title of Tamdeen Pro League for tennis that was held on the hard courts of the Rafael Nadal Academy in Kuwait over five days.
- The Qatar beach handball team finished third in the third stage of the Beach Handball Global Tour, which concluded today in Poland after defeating Poland, the host team, 2-1 in the match to determine the third and fourth places.
- Qatar Volleyball Association's (QVA) preparations are well under way for the World Volleyball Challenger Cup (Qatar 2023), which is scheduled to take place in Doha for the first time in Middle East at the Aspire Sports Hall from July 28 to 30, with the participation of 8 teams.
- Qatari champion Mutaz Barshim won second place in the high jump competition on Sunday in the London Diamond League for athletics.
- Al-Sadd SC announced today the signing of Ecuadorian professional Gonzalo Plata for five seasons, coming from Spanish football club Valladolid.
Source: Qatar News Agency