# 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. - Canonical URL: https://newsverum.com/en/news/qatar-justice-portal-launch-2026 - Publisher: Newsverum - Section: Government - Country: Qatar - Published: 2026-10-11T23:19:29+00:00 - Updated: 2026-10-12T06:27:45+03:00 - Event / data period: 2026-10-11 - Other editions: [Türkçe](https://newsverum.com/tr/news/qatar-justice-portal-launch-2026.md), [العربية](https://newsverum.com/ar/news/qatar-justice-portal-launch-2026.md), [Français](https://newsverum.com/fr/news/qatar-justice-portal-launch-2026.md), [Español](https://newsverum.com/es/news/qatar-justice-portal-launch-2026.md), [Deutsch](https://newsverum.com/de/news/qatar-justice-portal-launch-2026.md), [Português](https://newsverum.com/pt/news/qatar-justice-portal-launch-2026.md) 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. ## Data ### 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. 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. | date | label | description | status | |---|---|---|---| | 2026-10-11 | 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. | occurred | Sources: · Download data: [JSON](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/qatar-justice-portal-launch-2026/data/qatar-moj-legal-platforms-launch?lang=en&format=json) · [CSV](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/qatar-justice-portal-launch-2026/data/qatar-moj-legal-platforms-launch?lang=en&format=csv) ### Al Meezan portal inventory at launch Portal records reported in QNA’s October 11, 2026 launch report. 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. | Measure | Count | Qualifier | |---|---|---| | Legislative instruments | 9659 | more than | | Judicial rulings | 3758 | reported count | | Agreements | 709 | reported count | Sources: · Download data: [JSON](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/qatar-justice-portal-launch-2026/data/al-meezan-inventory-at-launch?lang=en&format=json) · [CSV](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/qatar-justice-portal-launch-2026/data/al-meezan-inventory-at-launch?lang=en&format=csv) ## Sources - [Qatar News Agency (QNA)]() (Source checked: 2026-10-12; Published: 2026-10-11) - [Qatar News Agency (QNA), advance announcement]() (Source checked: 2026-10-12; Published: 2026-10-07) ## Correction history - 2026-10-12T06:27:45+03:00: Full translations of the table text cells were added in all seven languages. Original source values and numerical observations were preserved. --- Cite the canonical URL above. [Editorial standards and corrections](https://newsverum.com/en/editorial)