Summary of Local News Released Thursday

Here is a summary of local news released on Thursday: – HH the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani sent a cable of congratulations to HE President of the Republic of Ecuador Guillermo Lasso on the anniversary of his country’s Independence Day.

– HH the Deputy Amir Sheikh Abdullah bin Hamad Al-Thani sent a cable of congratulations to HE President of the Republic of Ecuador Guillermo Lasso on the anniversary of his country’s Independence Day.

– HE Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani sent a cable of congratulations to HE President of the Republic of Ecuador Guillermo Lasso on the anniversary of his country’s Independence Day.

– HH the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani received a written message from HE President of People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria Abdelmadjid Tebboune, pertaining to the close bilateral relations between the two countries, and ways to support and enhance them.

– As part of the arrangements being made ahead of the start of 2023-2024 season Qatar Stars League (QSL), Technical Meeting for the tournament’s first leg was held at the QSL Headquarters on Thursday, August 10, 2023.

– Qatar Stock Exchange (QSE) index lost 10.32 points, or 0.10%, at the beginning of Thursday’s trading, to reach the level of 10726 points, compared to Wednesday’s closing session.

– The volume of real estate trading in sales contracts at the Department of Real Estate Registration at the Ministry of Justice during the period from July 30 to August 3, 2023 reached QR 242,123,654.

– The net profit of the Qatar Aluminum Manufacturing Company (QAMCO) decreased by 60.7 percent during the first half of 2023, to reach QR 239,843,874, down from QR 611,057,662 during the same period in 2022.

– Financial Market Analyst to QNA: qse index maintains cohesion, and anticipation for Morgan Stanley’s reviews.

– Ezdan Holding Group saw a Net Profit of QR 161,343,000 in the six-month period ending June 30, 2023, a 38.5-percent decline from QR 262,392,000 for the same period of the previous year.

Source: Qatar News Agency