The State of Qatar won the LOreal-UNESCO Award for the year 2020 presented for distinguished women in the field of science. The Award was presented to Dr. Isra Marei, post-doctoral associate in pharmacology at Weill Cornell Medicine-Qatar (WCM-Q). She was recognized for her research towards the development of 3D vascular drug screening platforms based on cord blood endothelial progenitor cells.

The United States, represented by the US Department of Defense, presented HE Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani with the Department of Defense Medal for Distinguished Public Service, the highest honorary award given by the United States to US officials and officials of the governments of friendly countries.

Under the plans as envisaged in Qatar National Vision 2030, Qatar is fully on track to promote countrys tourism sector and diversify its economy. In recent years, Qatar has emerged as a destination of choice for tourists from the region and beyond thanks to timely implementation of projects related to countrys fast booming tourism sector, Qatari English newspaper "The Peninsula" said in its editorial on Saturday.

The Qatar-USA 2021 Year of Culture was officially inaugurated with joint concert by the Qatar Philharmonic Orchestra (QPO) and the US Air Forces Central Band (AFCENT Band) at the Katara Cultural Village Opera House.

Qatar Airways announced Tuesday that it has achieved Diamond Standard in the Airline Passenger Experience Associations (APEX) Health Safety Powered by SimpliFlying audit. The Diamond Standard status, which is the highest level attainable, was announced by APEX and global aviation marketing consultancy, SimpliFlying, following a meticulous assessment of the airlines robust COVID-19 hygiene and safety standards.

Qatar Chamber (QC) has issued its monthly economic newsletter for December 2020 which highlighted the most prominent trends in the Qatari economy, as well as statistics related to foreign trade and trade of private sector in October 2020. The newsletter said that the budget's main indicators emphasized that the year 2021 would be a year of recovery for Qatar's economy from the implications caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.

The State of Qatar welcomed "Al-Ula Declaration" announced on the sidelines of the 41st session of the Supreme Council of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (GCC), which was held in Al-Ula Governorate in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, January 5, 2021.

Qatar Computing Research Institute (QCRI) at Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU) has been awarded a major research grant from Facebook for a new collaborative study examining digital privacy concerns in 21 Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) countries.

The 41st session of the Supreme Council of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (GCC), which was held in the Al-Ula Governorate in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia with the participation of Their Highnesses and Excellencies heads of the delegations participating in the session, issued its final communique.

HH the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani participated along with the leaders of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (GCC) and heads of delegations in the 41st session of the GCC Supreme Council, which was held at Maraya Center in Al-Ula governorate in the sisterly Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on Tuesday.