The State of Qatar is participating in the work of the 157th session of the Council of the Arab League, at the level of permanent delegates, which began Monday in Cairo, headed by Lebanon, to prepare for the work of the meeting of Arab foreign ministers, scheduled for Wednesday.

Her Excellency Dr. Dr. Hala El-Said, Minister of Planning and Economic Development of the Arab Republic of Egypt, met with HE Mr. Salem Mubarak Al Shafi, Ambassador of the State of Qatar to Egypt.

The 17th session of the Arab Human Rights Committee began today at the headquarters of the Arab League's General Secretariat.

HE the Ambassador of the State of Qatar to the Arab Republic of Egypt Salem bin Mubarak Al Shafi stressed that Egypt is a country with strategic weight, and its pivotal role in the region cannot be neglected, pointing out that he is part of an integrated system that works to achieve the maximum possible rapprochement in the Qatari-Egyptian bilateral relations.

HE President of the Arab Republic of Egypt Abdel Fattah Al Sisi received on Wednesday the credentials of HE Salem bin Mubarak Al Shafi as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the State of Qatar to the Arab Republic of Egypt.

HE the Permanent Representative of the State of Qatar to the Arab League Ambassador Salem Mubarak Al Shafi handed over the presidency of the Arab League at the delegate level to HE Permanent Representative of the State of Kuwait to the Arab League Ambassador Ahmad Abdul Rahman Al Baker during the 156th session of the Arab League on Tuesday, in preparation for the Arab League's meetings at the level of foreign ministers scheduled for Thursday.

The 108th meeting of the Economic and Social Council of the Arab League at the ministerial level began today at the Arab League General Secretariats headquarters.

HE Secretary-General of the League of Arab States Ahmed Aboul Gheit received on Wednesday the credentials of HE Salem bin Mubarak bin Shafi Al Shafi as Permanent Representative of the State of Qatar to the Arab League.

HE Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Arab Republic of Egypt Sameh Shoukry, received on Monday a copy of the credentials of HE Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the State of Qatar to the Arab Republic of Egypt Salem Mubarak Al Shafi.

HE Secretary-General of the Arab League Ahmed Aboul Gheit met today with HE the Permanent Representative of the State of Qatar to the Arab League Ambassador Ibrahim bin Abdulaziz Al Sahlawi, on the occasion of the end of his tenure.