Bloomsbury Qatar Foundation Publishing, a British joint venture in Doha, signed him from the shortlist.

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She noted also the leading work of the Qatar Foundation and Her Highness Sheikha Moza in ringing the bell on this issue.

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Her Highness Sheikha Mozah Bint Nasser Al-Missned, UNESCO Special Envoy for Basic and Higher Education and Chairperson of Qatar Foundation, congratulated UNESCO and the partner institutions on the launch of the WDL and stated that "Qatar is very proud to be a founding member of this remarkable international collaboration".

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The International Table Tennis Federation and the Peace and Sport Foundation are organizing an international tournament in Doha, Qatar in November, and they're hoping the unusual teams could help to develop understanding between feuding countries.

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During the course of her visit, the Director-General signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Doha Cultural Village Foundation in the presence of Sheikha Mozah Bint Nasser of Qatar.

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