Al-Raya newspaper hailed in its editorial Wednesday the strong foundations of Qatar's economy, the best in the region in terms of numbers, thanks to the growth rates, continuity and availability of liquidity for Qatari companies and the high solvency that characterizes them.

The State of Qatar won the 2nd place in the Global e-Competition on Astronomy and Astrophysics (GeCAA) 2020, which was organized with the participation of around 300 students representing 40 different nationalities from all over the world. The GeCAA was held in lieu of the 14th International Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics (IOAA), which was supposed to take place in Colombia but cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic

The Peninsula highlighted in its editorial Tuesday that a subsidiary of Qatar Petroleum and the "National Grid Grain LNG" in the United Kingdom signed a long-term agreement for the storage capacity of liquefied natural gas and its return to its gaseous state, which came in light of Qatar's global position as a reliable source of clean energy supplies around the world and the culmination of Qatar's leadership in the field of liquefied gas industry.

Hamad Medical Corporations (HMC) Enaya Specialized Care Center has become the first facility in Qatar to achieve certification for excellence in person-centered care by Planetree International. While Enaya is the first facility at HMC to achieve this award, the Communicable Disease Center, the Ambulatory Care Center, Home Health Care Service, and the Private Nursing Service are currently undergoing certification.

he State of Qatar hosted Annual General Meeting of the Global Alliance of International Financial Centers for the year 2020, which was held via visual communication technology. The State of Qatar was represented at the meeting by Qatar Financial Center (QFC). The agenda of the meeting included a number of virtual events that highlighted the strategic role carried out by the State of Qatar in advancing the economic recovery in the post-coronavirus pandemic, whether at the local, regional or international level.

The Ministry of Public Health announced today that it has signed an agreement with a second pharmaceutical company to procure a COVID-19 vaccine as soon as it is approved and released for global use. Dr. Abdullatif Al Khal, Chair of the National Health Strategic Group on COVID-19 and Head of Infectious Diseases at Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC), explained that the new agreement is with Moderna, a Massachusetts-based biotech company.

Al Sharq and Al Watan highlighted the invitation of HH Sheikha Moza bint Nasser, Chairperson of Education Above All Foundation (EAA) and UN Sustainable Development Goals Advocate, to the world to benefit from the advantages of digital learning. Her Highness speech at the Education post-COVID-19: Extraordinary session of the Global Education Meeting (2020 GEM), co-hosted by the Governments of Ghana, Norway, the United Kingdom, and UNESCO, stressed the need for cross-sector collaboration to ensure equity in digital learning for children across the globe, especially those marginalized, the newspapers explained.

Al-Sharq and Al-Watan newspapers highlighted in their editorials Thursday the State of Qatar's welcoming of constructive initiatives to find means toward de-scalation and settle differences through dialogue in the Gulf region before the Security Council on Wednesday, affirming that this welcome is a reflection of Doha's positive approach and its early keenness on dialogue and resolving crises through diplomatic means, away from the policy of blockade and sanctions to achieve political and security stability in the region.

As the State of Qatar continues to implement its travel and return policy, the COVID-19 Green List for Low-risk countries and regions has been updated to include Hong Kong and Macau based on public health indicators in Qatar and around the world, effective on Thursday, 22 October.

In its editorial on Tuesday, Qatari newspaper Al-Raya hailed the State of Qatar's ability to maintain its position as one of the fastest growing economies in the world, with plenty of investment opportunities in many sectors, stressing that this reflects the progressive policies and the financial and legislative reforms adopted by the State recently.