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.

Qatari Diar Real Estate Company announced the official opening of the wholly owned St. Regis Cairo Hotel in Cairo in the presence of HE Minister of Finance Ali Shareef Al Emadi, US Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin, and Minister of Finance of Egypt Dr. Mohamed Moait. The opening ceremony was also attended by HE Chairman of Qatari Diar Sheikh Khalid bin Khalifa Al-Thani, CEO of Qatari Diar Eng. Abdullah bin Hamad Al Attiyah, and Marriott international President for Europe, Middle East and Africa Satya Anand, alongside a number of eminent individuals from both Qatar and Egypt.

Foreign Minister of the State of Kuwait Sheikh Ahmed Nasser Al-Mohammad Al-Sabah announced that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the State of Qatar reached an agreement to open airspace as well as land and sea border starting tonight.

HE GCC Secretary-General Dr. Nayef Falah Mubarak Al Hajraf welcomed Monday the opening of airspace, land and sea borders between the State of Qatar and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

The Ministry of Transport and Communications (MOTC) wrapped up its forum on "New Technologies and Digital Transformation", organized by MOTC's Digital Industry Department represented by the Digital Transformation of SMEs Program in cooperation with the UN Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) with the participation of a group of the most prominent local and international speakers in this field.

World Innovation Summit for Education - WISE, one of the Qatar Foundation for Education and Science and Community Development initiatives, has launched a new initiative to develop teaching methods and enhance research cooperation in teaching models based on written examinations around the world.

Qatar National Library has been selected to host the 17th International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) Interlending and Document Supply (ILDS) Conference from October 4 to 7, 2021. The successful bid is the result of close cooperation with Qatar National Tourism Council (QNTC), which provided support and commitment in promoting this event.

Qatari English newspaper The Peninsula hailed in its editorial on Sunday the State of Qatar's investing in technology, noting the initiatives of Qatar Digital Government programme that provide modern communication and IT tools to provide the best services to all categories of beneficiaries.

Qatar Airways announced Thursday that it began the first stage of codeshare cooperation with China Southern Airlines, with the Chinese carrier placing its code on Qatar Airways flights between Guangzhou and Doha. Flights are already available for sale with the first codeshare flights starting from Dec. 27, 2020.

The Global Competitiveness Report is issued annually by the World Economic Forum (WEF) in cooperation with the Qatari Businessmen Association and the Social and Economic Survey Research Institute of Qatar University (SESRI). In the 2020 report, Qatar ranked among the top ten countries in adopting information and communication technology, flexible work arrangements, digital skills, and the digital legal framework, and it is the second Arab country in this classification.