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ACTA Organizes Executive Program for Integrity in Sports

The Administrative Control and Transparency Authority (ACTA), in cooperation with the International Center for Sports Security (ICSS), organized the executive program for integrity in sports, which will last until October 6, in the presence of HE Mr. Salah bin Ghanem Al Ali, Minister of Sports and Youth.   HE ACTA Chairman Hamad bin Nasser Al Misned said in a speech

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Sheikh Joaan, Sheikha Hind Appointed to a Number of IOC Commissions

The Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) has announced that HE Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al Thani, QOC President, HE Sheikha Hind bint Hamad Al Thani, Qatar Foundation (QF) Vice-Chairperson and CEO, and HE Mr. Jassim bin Rashid Al Buenain, QOC Secretary General, have been appointed as members in a number of International Olympic Committee (IOC) commissions.   HE Sheikh Joaan bin

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UAE President condoles with Indonesian counterpart on stampede victims

President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan sent a cable of condolences to President of Indonesia, Joko Widodo, on the victims killed in a stampede at a football match in East Java province, today.   President Sheikh Mohamed wished a speedy recovery to those injured in the deplorable accident.   Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs & International Cooperation

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CAS asked to judge Ecuador case by 10 days before World Cup

Lausanne, Sport’s highest court has been asked to judge a case that aims to remove Ecuador from the World Cup by no later than Nov. 10 — just 10 days before the team should face host Qatar in the opening game.   The Court of Arbitration for Sport said it registered appeals by the Chilean and Peruvian soccer federations against

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Qatar to host AFC U23 Asian Cup 2024

Kuala Lumpur: Qatar have been selected as the hosts for the AFC U23 Asian Cup 2024 by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Competitions Committee at its fifth meeting held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Friday. Following a comprehensive Bid Evaluation process as well as the overall risk assessment on the key deliverables outlined in the subsequent report, Qatar – who will

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UAE participates in Third G-20 Sherpa Meeting

Dr. Abdulnasser Alshaali, Assistant Minister for Economic and Trade Affairs, Ambassador-Designate of the United Arab Emirates to the Republic of India, and UAE G-20 Sous-Sherpa, led a delegation from the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation that concluded its participation in the third G-20 Sherpa Meeting held in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, from 27-29 September. The meeting followed the conclusion

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Joint Statement on 9th U.S.-UAE Economic Policy Dialogue

The United States and the United Arab Emirates held their ninth Economic Policy Dialogue (EPD) on September 28, 2022.  The dialogue was co-chaired by the UAE Acting Director of the Economic and Trade Affairs Department at the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Ahmed Abdalla Burhaima and U.S. Special Representative for Commercial and Business Affairs Dilawar Syed.  

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