HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani arriving at the Advisory Council to inaugurate the Council’s 44th ordinary session yesterday.
Right: HH the Father Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani attending the inaugural session of the Advisory Council.

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Qatar has seen a comprehensive development in various sectors, including industry, education, health, infrastructure, and housing, under HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, HE the Speaker of the Advisory Council Mohamed bin Mubarak al-Khulaifi has said.
Addressing the inaugural session of the 44th ordinary session of the Advisory Council, the Speaker said these sectors have seen tremendous progress which have boosted the country’s development process.  
He referred to the directives of the Emir to launch the construction of 2,000 residential villas in the southern region of Doha for Qataris who come under the housing system.  
Thanking the Emir for inaugurating the session and for his unlimited support to the Council, the Speaker expressed the Council’s gratitude for the continuous accomplishments achieved by the government under the wise directives of the Emir.
HE al-Khulaifi said that the Advisory Council denounces Israel’s recent violations, including the frequent incursions in Al Aqsa Mosque and the attacks on the Palestinians and urged the Arab and Islamic worlds to take urgent action against this blatant aggression at the holy sites.
He stressed that the Palestinian cause will remain the main issue for the Arabs and Muslims, praising in this regard the position of the Emir in support to the Palestinian people for the restoration of their inalienable and legitimate rights and establish their independent state with Jerusalem as its capital.  
The Speaker said that the Advisory Council is looking forward to achieving peace and stability in Syria, and expressed the Council’s support for Qatar’s policy in this regard. He pointed out that the Emir has recently sponsored the education of 100 Syrian students in Universite Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne.
On Yemen, the Speaker praised the “Renewal of Hope” operation under the leadership of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to restore legitimacy, security and stability in the country, and to defend the safety and security of the Gulf Co-operation Council, stressing in this regard the importance of a political solution in accordance with the Gulf initiative and the outputs of the comprehensive national dialogue and the Conference of Riyadh, and the application of UN Security Council Resolution No. 2216 of 2015.
On Libya, HE al-Khulaifi said that the Council hopes the Libyan dialogue under the auspices of the United Nations will succeed.
He described terrorism as a threat that has no religion or homeland, and requires to be confronted in all its forms, but he cautioned that it should not be confused with legitimate resistance for freedom, stressing that the resistance is the result of occupation or aggression against peoples.
The Speaker said that the Council hopes all success for the upcoming GCC summit, due to be held in  Saudi Arabia.


Council holds first meeting of 44th session
The Advisory Council yesterday held its first regular meeting of the 44th session under the chairmanship of the eldest member HE Hamed Ali al-Alhbabi.
At the outset of the meeting, the Council’s Secretary-General Fahd bin Mubarak al-Khayareen read out the Decree No. 42 of 2015 calling upon the Advisory Council to convene its regular 44th session. The Decree stipulated that the Council shall convene on Tuesday, Muharram 20, 1437, corresponding to November 3, 2015.
Then HE al-Ahbabi delivered a speech welcoming the council members wishing them success in their duties and in serving the people of the State of Qatar under the wise leadership of HH the Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani.
He called upon the council to elect a speaker to the council, according to the provisions of Article 9 of the council’s Rules of Procedure.
The Council unanimously re-elected HE Mohamed bin Mubarak al-Khulaifi as the Speaker.
The Council also unanimously re-elected HE Issa bin Rabia al-Kuwari as Deputy Speaker and Dr Ahmed Mohamed Obeidan and Mohamed Abdullah al-Sulaiti as Rapporteurs.