Nurturing national identity top priority for state: Shura Speaker

Doha: The Shura Council held its regular weekly session at the Tamim bin Hamad Hall yesterday, chaired by Speaker of the Council, H E Hassan bin Abd...

Doha: The Shura Council held its regular weekly session at the “Tamim bin Hamad” Hall yesterday, chaired by Speaker of the Council, H E Hassan bin Abdullah Al Ghanim.

During the session, the Council approved several draft laws and referred them to the esteemed government. Foremost among these was the draft law amending certain provisions of the Civil Human Resources Law, issued under Law No. (15) of 2016 in its amended form, following a review of the report by the Social Affairs, Labor, and Housing Committee and a detailed discussion by the members of the council.

The Shura Council also approved a draft law amending certain provisions of the Legal Profession Law, promulgated under Law No. (23) of 2006 and a draft law amending certain provisions of the Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism Law, promulgated under Law No. (20) of 2019.  Additionally, the Council approved two draft laws concerning biometric data and genetic fingerprinting and a draft law on the regulation of the import, export, and transit of rough diamonds. 

These approvals came after reviewing the reports of the relevant committees and thorough discussions by Council members.

The Council also reviewed the report of the Education, Culture, Sports, and Information Committee regarding a general discussion request submitted by several Council members concerning the role of teachers in instilling national identity.