Qatar launches official gazette site and Al Meezan legal portal
The Justice Ministry says the now-launched services combine authenticated electronic legislation with an English- and Arabic-language legal research portal.
Event / data period: 2026-10-11
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Qatar’s Ministry of Justice launched a new website for the Official Gazette and the Al Meezan Legal Portal on October 11, Qatar News Agency reported. An October 7 QNA notice had previewed the planned launch; the later report confirms the platforms went live and describes their available functions.
The ministry says the Gazette’s electronic edition is an authenticated official text under the law, while Al Meezan links legislation with judicial rulings, legal opinions and agreements. At launch, QNA reported that the portal held more than 9,659 legislative instruments, 3,758 judicial rulings and 709 agreements. The services are available in Arabic and English; ministry officials said AI tools guide users to authoritative legal text and do not replace it.
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Qatar Official Gazette and Al Meezan portal
The new gazette site and legal portal opened on October 11; the portal links legislation with rulings, opinions and agreements.
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Justice Ministry opens the online legal services
At launch, QNA reported more than 9,659 legislative instruments, 3,758 judicial rulings and 709 agreements in Al Meezan.
Methodology
The event date comes from QNA’s October 11, 2026 report confirming the Ministry of Justice launched the services. QNA’s October 7 report only previewed the planned opening. Inventory figures are the content counts reported by QNA at launch.
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Al Meezan portal inventory at launch
Portal records reported in QNA’s October 11, 2026 launch report.
| Legislative instruments | 9659 | more than |
| Judicial rulings | 3758 | reported count |
| Agreements | 709 | reported count |
Methodology
Counts are attributed to Qatar’s Ministry of Justice in QNA’s October 11, 2026 launch report. Legislative instruments are reported as more than 9,659; rulings and agreements are reported counts.
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