Doha, Qatar: Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs HE Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani chaired on Wednesday morning the Cabinet's regular meeting at the Amiri Diwan.
Following the meeting, Minister of Justice and Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs HE Ibrahim bin Ali Al Mohannadi stated the following:
At the outset of the meeting, the Cabinet extended its highest congratulations to HH the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani on the imminent advent of the blessed Eid Al-Adha, praying to Almighty Allah to return this blessed occasion to His Highness with the best of health and happiness, to the beloved country of Qatar and its people and residents with prosperity and growth under HH the Amir's wise leadership, and to the Arab and Islamic nations with goodness, welfare and blessings.
The Cabinet commended HH the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani's honoring of the winners of the seventh edition of the State Appreciation Award and the State Incentive Award in science, arts, and literature, in recognition for their significant contributions to their respective fields and their role in supporting national development and enriching the cultural and intellectual landscape locally and globally.
The Cabinet also congratulated the winners, commending their outstanding contributions and wishing them continued success in serving their country and nation.
The Cabinet then considered the topics on its agenda, as it approved a draft law on regulating the practice of social professions.
The draft law, which was prepared by the Ministry of Social Development and Family within the framework of implementing its strategy, comes in line with the Third National Development Strategy and Qatar National Vision 2030, with the aim of establishing and integrated legislative framework to regulate the practice of social professions in the country, by identifying the controls, provisions and professional standards necessary for practicing them.
The draft law also aims to support the participation of the private and non-profit sectors in providing these services within the legal framework that ensures governance, transparency and sustainability, and to enable the competent authorities to carry their tasks in supervision, monitoring and follow-up, as well as establish unified mechanisms for measuring the quality of social services in a way that ensures their improvement and development.
The Cabinet decided to approve a draft decision of the Minister of Public Health to determine the fees due for licenses in the field of health research.
The preparation of the draft decision comes within the framework of implementing the provisions of Law no. 6 of 2025 regulating health research, with the aim of regulating the procedures related to granting licenses in the field of health research.
At the end of the meeting, the Cabinet took note of the audited financial statements of the Qatar Financial Centre Regulatory Authority (QFCRA) for the financial year ended on Dec. 31, 2025, and the annual report on the QFCRA's activities for the year 2025. (QNA)
