His Excellency Mr. Hassan bin Abdullah Al-Ghanim, Speaker of the Shura Council, met today with HE Mr. Fortune Charumbira, Speaker of the Pan-African Parliament, and his accompanying delegation, who is currently visiting the country. During the meeting, HE the Speaker of the Pan-African Parliament congratulated the government and people of the State of Qatar on the great success in hosting the 2022 FIFA,Football,Soccer World Cup Qatar, stressing that he was keen to visit the State of Qatar to thank it for hosting the best edition in the history of the tournament, praising at the same time the comprehensive renaissance. The country is witnessing, appreciating Qatar’s contributions and support for sustainable development efforts. During the meeting, they reviewed the bilateral relations between the Shura Council and the Pan-African Parliament, and ways to enhance them, in addition to reviewing a number of issues and topics of interest to both sides, and ways to increase coordination on them. A number of Their Excellencies officials and members of the Shura Council attended the meeting.
The Presiding Officer of the Shura Council convened with the Presiding Officer of the Pan-African Parliament
by Arab Desk
March 2, 2023

Arab Desk
The Arab Desk leads The Eastern Herald's reporting on the Middle East and North Africa. The desk has covered the Gaza-Israel war since October 2023, the Iran-Israel war of 2025-2026, the fall of the Assad government in Syria, Hezbollah's political and military shifts in Lebanon, the war in Yemen, and the diplomatic realignment of the Gulf states under the Abraham Accords and the Saudi-Iranian rapprochement.
