Cabinet reviews regional situation, okays key pacts
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The Cabinet has condemned the latest Houthi ballistic missile attacks on Saudi Arabia as a blatant violation of Saudi sovereignty and international law, pled ...
The Cabinet has condemned the latest Houthi ballistic missile attacks on Saudi Arabia as a blatant violation of Saudi sovereignty and international law, pledging full solidarity with Riyadh and stressing that Saudi security is inseparable from Qatar’s own. The condemnation came at the Cabinet’s regular meeting Wednesday at the Amiri Diwan, which also welcomed a Gulf railway accord and approved a run of legislative and cooperation measures.
The Cabinet opened by praising His Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani for his continued push to reach a comprehensive US-Iran agreement that would end the crisis and anchor lasting peace in the region. It also pointed to Monday’s talks in Washington between His Excellency Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim al-Thani, President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance, which centred on how a deal might be reached.
The Cabinet welcomed the general agreement signed on Sunday in Manama that links GCC member states through a shared railway. It called the deal a strategic milestone that will ease passenger and freight movement, boost intra-GCC trade and deepen economic integration across the bloc.
The meeting also praised Qatar’s showing in the 2026 Rule of Law Index from the World Justice Project, where it held a top-three regional position for a second straight year across five indicators: regulatory enforcement, civil justice, criminal justice, absence of corruption, and order and security. The Cabinet said the result reflected stronger institutions, greater efficiency, and a firmer commitment to justice, integrity and transparency, and pledged further work on laws, their enforcement and public accountability.
On regional security, the Cabinet reiterated its strongest condemnation of repeated Houthi strikes on several parts of Saudi Arabia, most recently two ballistic missiles fired towards Riyadh, following an earlier attack on Madinah.
On the agenda, the Cabinet…
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