Qatar to begin registering voters on Saturday

The Qatari Ministry of Interior specified Saturday as the date for opening the registration of voters for upcoming municipal elections, the first such elections in Qatar, scheduled for early February.

The ministry issued a statement in which it announced the opening of voter registration in all electoral districts. There are 29 designated electoral districts, including 9 in Doha, Qatar's capital, and the other 20 in the rest of Qatari regions.