The State of Qatar works to provide the best social services for its citizens in pursuit of its policy to realize and establish the principles of social stability and individual well-being. In accordance with the private societies’ law, private establishments extend charitable and social services in collaboration with the concerned government departments, using donations from individuals and the private sector.

The Qatari media continues its conscientious efforts to carry out its mission of fostering civil society. Its role is to highlight Qatar’s contemporary developments reflect its genuine Arabian and Islamic heritage and morals. The Qatari media also advocates national as well as Gulf, Arab and Islamic causes.

Qatar is an independent state in the Southern Arabian Gulf surrounded by Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates and Iran. The country is situated midway along the western coast of the Arabian Gulf between latitudes 24.27° – 26.10° North and longitude 50.45° – 51.40° East. It is approximately 11,437 square kilometers on a low-lying limestone peninsula projecting northward about 160 kilometers into the Gulf. The coastline is 550 kilometers long and bounds the country to the west, north and east.