AGP Executive Report
Last update: 12 hours agoQatar Sports: Qatar’s Davis Cup team won promotion to Asia/Oceania Group IV in Colombo, beating Kyrgyzstan 2-1 after singles wins by Mubarak Shanan and a doubles clincher by the Shanan brothers. Basketball in Doha: The FIBA U18 Gulf qualifiers kicked off at Al Gharafa Sports Hall, with Oman beating Kuwait 62-59 and Bahrain toppling Saudi Arabia 62-54; Qatar open their campaign against Saudi Arabia today. Football & Clubs: Al Sadd are in an Austria pre-season camp until August 7 under coach Razvan Lucescu, with Claudinho saying the squad is absorbing the new ideas and aiming to defend the league title and push in the AFC Champions League. Local Economy: Qatar’s real estate market saw June transactions worth QR1.692bn across 541 deals, led by Doha, Al Rayyan and Al Wakrah. Health & Education: Qatar Cancer Society launched a month-long blood cancer awareness drive focused on early detection, while the Ministry of Education highlighted new Digital Citizenship courses for Grades 5 and 8. Business & Policy: Qatar Chamber signed an MoU with Portugal’s industrial association to boost trade and investment ties. Banking: Dukhan Bank won Euromoney Islamic Finance Awards 2026 for Islamic banking and Islamic digital banking. Cyber Safety: The Ministry of Interior urged the public to be cautious with electronic links to avoid cybercrime. International: Qatar welcomed Dutch and Belgian bans on Israeli settlement products and urged more countries to follow.
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