Doha: Qatar News Agency (QNA) launched its news services in three new languages-Russian, Hindi, and Urdu-utilizing artificial intelligence (AI) as part of its ongoing development plan. This expansion brings the total number of languages in which QNA offers its news services to eight.
According to Qatar News Agency, the agency already provides its news services in Arabic, English, French, German, and Spanish. HE Director-General of QNA, Ahmed bin Saeed Al Rumaihi, stated that the launch aims to project Qatar's voice globally and promote it as a significant tourist, economic, and sports destination. Additionally, the new language services will highlight the country's activities across political, economic, social, cultural, and sports sectors, while aligning with regional and international developments.
HE Al Rumaihi emphasized that integrating AI into new language services marks a strategic step for QNA to stay abreast of technological advancements. QNA has consistently aimed to leverage cutting-edge AI technologies to enhance its media outreach. In recognition of these efforts, QNA received the 'Innovation in the Use of Artificial Intelligence in News' award during the Google Cloud Summit Doha 2025.