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Qatar Tribune
2 days ago
- Business
- Qatar Tribune
Qatar Press Center starts issuing membership cards to journalists
Tribune News Network Doha The Qatar Press Center has begun issuing and distributing membership cards to journalists and media professionals working in various media institutions. Qatar Press Center Director General Sadiq Mohammed Al Amari has confirmed that the membership is divided into two categories. The first is for prominent figures, pioneers, and senior media professionals, including Professor Nasser Mohammed Al-Othman, the dean of Qatari journalism, and others who have made significant contributions to the journey of journalism and media in Qatar. The second is the general membership for journalists and media professionals. Al Amari explained that the center's membership includes all journalists and media professionals working in Qatar's written, audio, and visual media, including, but not limited to local newspapers, Qatar Television, Qatar Radio, Al Rayyan Channel, beIN channels, Al Kass, Voice of the Gulf, and news platforms such as Misharib, Al Jazeera, Qatar Ndeb, Marsal Qatar, as well as several specialized radio stations, among others. He noted that the first phase of membership at the center includes journalists, media professionals, producers, and broadcasters, and all those directly involved in journalistic work, pointing out that the second phase of membership registration will include supporting roles, such as photographers, proofreaders, graphic designers, and directors, making the Center's membership a comprehensive umbrella for all those involved in media work in the State of Qatar. He clarified that the center's membership cards serve as an identification tool and an accredited identity with reliable information to facilitate journalistic and media work, noting that the membership provides its holders with certain benefits, discounts, and special prices for cardholders and their families in medical services at hospitals and private centres, among others. Agreements have also been made with several distinguished hotels to offer special rates for accommodation, restaurants, and fitness centres. He added that many more stores and companies will join the discount program in the coming period. He emphasized that the Qatar Press Center represents an umbrella for elevating journalistic and media work and serves as a hub for all those working in the journalistic and media field in the State of Qatar, through intensive activities and growing local, Gulf, Arab, and international media partnerships.
Time of India
23-06-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Qatar intercepts all but one Iranian missile on US army base; all you need to know on the 'surprise' attack
Qatar's Foreign Ministry and Ministry of Defence held a joint press conference on Qatar Television Monday evening in the wake of a missile strike launched from Iran toward the US Al-Udeid Airbase, reported Doha News. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Dr. Majed Al-Ansari strongly denounced the Iranian missile strike, describing it as a 'surprise attack' that violated the spirit of Qatar's efforts to mediate regional disputes. 'We unequivocally condemn the attack on the US military base at Al-Udeid,' Al-Ansari said, noted the news outlet. 'This act came despite Qatar's continued diplomatic efforts to ease tensions in the region.' Calling for calm and dialogue, the Qatari leader also urged all parties to return to the negotiation table. 'We call for a return to peaceful diplomacy and a resolution of conflicts through dialogue, not escalation.'
