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2024 In Qatar
Events in the year 2024 in Qatar. Incumbents *Emir of Qatar – Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani Events *28 March — Closing of the International Horticultural Expo 2023 Doha Qatar *2 August — The funeral of Ismail Haniyeh, the assassinated political leader of Hamas, is held in Lusail. *16 August — Abdullah bin Mohammed al-Khulaifi, the head of Qatar State Security, is awarded the George Tenet medal by the American Central Intelligence Agency for his role in strengthening intelligence cooperation with the United States and "maintaining national and regional security". *24 September — Qatar becomes the second Muslim-majority country after Brunei to be included in the Visa Waiver Program of the United States. *15 October — Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani announces plans for a referendum on whether to abolish direct elections to the Consultative Assembly of Qatar. *5 November — The 2024 Qatari constitutional referendum passes with 90.6% of voters in favour. *9 November � ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Qatar
Qatar, officially the State of Qatar, is a country in West Asia. It occupies the Geography of Qatar, Qatar Peninsula on the northeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula in the Middle East; it shares Qatar–Saudi Arabia border, its sole land border with Saudi Arabia to the south, with the rest of its territory surrounded by the Persian Gulf. The Gulf of Bahrain, an inlet of the Persian Gulf, separates Qatar from nearby Bahrain. The capital is Doha, home to over 80% of the country's inhabitants. Most of the land area is made up of flat, low-lying desert. Qatar has been ruled as a hereditary monarchy by the House of Thani since Mohammed bin Thani signed an agreement with Britain in 1868 that recognised its separate status. Following Ottoman Empire, Ottoman rule, Qatar became a British protectorate in 1916 and gained independence in 1971. The current emir is Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, who holds nearly all executive, legislative, and judicial authority in an autocratic manner under ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Consultative Assembly Of Qatar
The Consultative Assembly (; also known as the Shura Council) is the unicameral legislative body of the State of Qatar. As of the 2021 Qatari general election, last election, it consists of 45 members, made up of 30 elected representatives and 15 appointees of the Emir of Qatar, Emir. The body can call a Motion of no confidence, vote of no confidence against the appointed Prime Minister, though this requires a Supermajority#Two-thirds, two-thirds supermajority, which is also necessary to oppose legislative action carried out by the Prime Minister. Constitutional role The Council was formed in April 1972 with 20 appointed members. In May 1972, the first consultative assembly meeting was held, during which Sayed Aziz bin Khalid Al Ghanim was elected as the assembly's first chairman. Aside from the 20 members who took part in the meeting, Sheikh Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thani and foreign dignitaries were also in attendance. Qatar's constitution, Qatari constitutional referendum, 2003, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024 In Asia
This is a list of events that took place in Asia in 2024. Incumbents Afghanistan Armenia Azerbaijan Bahrain Bangladesh Bhutan Brunei Cambodia China Cyprus Georgia India Indonesia Iran Iraq Israel Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Lebanon Malaysia Maldives Mongolia Myanmar Nepal North Korea Oman Pakistan Palestine Philippines Qatar Russia Saudi Arabia Singapore South Korea Sri Lanka Syria Taiwan Tajikistan Thailand Timor-Leste Turkey Turkmenistan United Arab Emirates Uzbekistan Vietnam Yemen Events January * 1 January ** Egypt, Iran and the United Arab Emirates become BRICS members. ** The Republic of Artsakh is formally dissolved as Nagorno-Karabakh unifies with Azer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2020s In Qatar
S, or s, is the nineteenth letter of the Latin alphabet, used in the English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and other latin alphabets worldwide. Its name in English is ''ess'' (pronounced ), plural ''esses''. History Northwest Semitic šîn represented a voiceless postalveolar fricative (as in 'ip'). It originated most likely as a pictogram of a tooth () and represented the phoneme via the acrophonic principle. Ancient Greek did not have a "sh" phoneme, so the derived Greek letter Sigma () came to represent the voiceless alveolar sibilant . While the letter shape Σ continues Phoenician ''šîn'', its name ''sigma'' is taken from the letter ''Samekh'', while the shape and position of ''samekh'' but name of ''šîn'' is continued in the '' xi''. Within Greek, the name of ''sigma'' was influenced by its association with the Greek word (earlier ), "to hiss". The original name of the letter "Sigma" may have been ''san'', but due to the earl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024 In Qatar
Events in the year 2024 in Qatar. Incumbents *Emir of Qatar – Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani Events *28 March — Closing of the International Horticultural Expo 2023 Doha Qatar *2 August — The funeral of Ismail Haniyeh, the assassinated political leader of Hamas, is held in Lusail. *16 August — Abdullah bin Mohammed al-Khulaifi, the head of Qatar State Security, is awarded the George Tenet medal by the American Central Intelligence Agency for his role in strengthening intelligence cooperation with the United States and "maintaining national and regional security". *24 September — Qatar becomes the second Muslim-majority country after Brunei to be included in the Visa Waiver Program of the United States. *15 October — Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani announces plans for a referendum on whether to abolish direct elections to the Consultative Assembly of Qatar. *5 November — The 2024 Qatari constitutional referendum passes with 90.6% of voters in favour. *9 November � ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup
The 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup was the 6th edition of the AFC U-23 Asian Cup (previously the AFC U-23 Championship before rebranding from 2021), the biennial international age-restricted football championship organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) for the men's under-23 national teams of Asia. The tournament was held in Qatar from 15 April to 3 May 2024. The tournament acted as the AFC qualifiers for the 2024 Summer Olympics men's football tournament in France. The top three teams of the tournament qualified for the Olympics as the AFC representatives, while the fourth-best team entered a single-elimination AFC–CAF play-off match. A total of 16 teams competed in the tournament. Saudi Arabia were the defending champions, but failed to defend the title after losing to Uzbekistan in the quarter-finals, who in turn lost the final to Japan in both teams' hunt for the second title. Host selection Qatar was selected as the host for this competition by the Asian Football C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Qatar 1812 Km
The Qatar 1812 km is an endurance race for sports cars held at the Lusail International Circuit in Lusail, Qatar. It is the opening round of the 2024 FIA World Endurance Championship. History On 12 December 2022, it was announced that Lusail International Circuit would host the opening round of the FIA World Endurance Championship from 2024 under a 6-year contract. The race was announced as the 6 Hours of Qatar and was preceded by the Prologue, also set to take place at the circuit. At an Automobile Club de l'Ouest The Automobile Club de l'Ouest (English: Automobile Club of the West), sometimes abbreviated to ACO, is the largest automotive group in France. It was founded in 1906 by car building and racing enthusiasts, and is most famous for being the organ ... press conference ahead of the 2023 24 Hours of Le Mans, the race name was changed to Qatar 1812 km. The race length of 1812 km is derived from the date of Qatar National Day, 18 December, and it has a time limit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swimming At The 2024 World Aquatics Championships
The swimming events at the 2024 World Aquatics Championships were held from 11 to 18 February 2024 at the Aspire Dome in Doha, Qatar. Daniel Wiffen of Ireland won the Male Swimmer of the Championships award and Claire Curzan of the United States won the Female Swimmer of Championships award. The United States won the Team of the Championships award. Schedule 42 events were held. ''All times are local (UTC+3).'' Medal summary Medal table Men Women Mixed events Records The following world and championship In sport, a championship is a competition in which the aim is to decide which individual or team is the champion. Championship systems Various forms of competition can be referred to by the term championship. Title match system In this sys ... records were set during the competition. World records Notes References External links Official website {{World championships in 2024 2024 World Aquatics Championships Swimming at the World Aq ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Water Polo At The 2024 World Aquatics Championships
Two water polo competitions took place as part of the 2024 World Aquatics Championships between 4 and 17 February 2024 at the Aspire Dome in Doha, Qatar. Qualification A total of 16 teams qualified for each tournament. Men Women Medalists Medal table Medal summary References External linksOfficial website {{Water polo at the World Aquatics Championships 2024 The year saw the list of ongoing armed conflicts, continuation of major armed conflicts, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Myanmar civil war (2021–present), Myanmar civil war, the Sudanese civil war (2023–present), Sudane ... 2024 World Aquatics Championships International water polo competitions hosted by Qatar 2024 in water polo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Artistic Swimming At The 2024 World Aquatics Championships
The artistic swimming events at the 2024 World Aquatics Championships was held from 2 to 10 February 2024 at the Aspire Dome in Doha, Qatar. Schedule 11 events were held. ''All times are local (Time in Qatar, UTC+3).'' Medal summary Medal table Men Women Mixed Team Note References External links Official website {{World championships in 2024 Artistic swimming at the 2024 World Aquatics Championships, 2024 World Aquatics Championships Synchronised swimming at the World Aquatics Championships 2024 in synchronized swimming ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024 World Aquatics Championships
The 2024 World Aquatics Championships, the 21st edition of the World Aquatics Championships, were held in Doha, Qatar, from 2 to 18 February 2024. Originally scheduled to be held in November 2023, the championships were postponed until February 2024 in response to the rescheduling of the 20th edition of the World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, Japan, from 2021 to 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and then again to 14 to 30 July 2023 due to travel restrictions and safety measures in place in Japan. It was the first time the World Aquatics Championships was staged in the Middle East. Doha staged the World Aquatics Swimming Championships (25m) in 2014, and has also staged nine legs of the World Aquatics Swimming World Cup series between 2012 and 2021. The tournament featured the largest number of athletes in comparison with previous events, in which more than 2,600 participants hailing from 201 countries, in addition to the World Aquatics Refugee team, competed in 75 medals ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023 AFC Asian Cup
The 2023 AFC Asian Cup was the 18th edition of the AFC Asian Cup, the quadrennial international Association football, football tournament organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). It involved 24 national teams after its expansion in 2019 AFC Asian Cup, 2019, with hosts Qatar national football team, Qatar the defending champions. On 17 October 2022, the AFC announced that the tournament would be held in Qatar, replacing the original hosts China. Due to the high summer temperatures and Qatar's participation in the 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup, the tournament was postponed to 12 January – 10 February 2024, while retaining the original name for both existing sponsorship and logistical purposes. The 2023 tournament were the second of three consecutive Asian Cup to be held in Middle East, following the 2019 AFC Asian Cup in United Arab Emirates and preceding the 2027 AFC Asian Cup in Saudi Arabia. This marked the first time a FIFA World Cup host nation hosts the AFC Asian Cup. Du ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
