Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III and Qatari Minister of Defense Khalid bin Mohamed al Attyah meet in 2023.
Events in the year 2023 in Qatar .
Ongoing — COVID-19 pandemic in Qatar
March: The Fifth UN Conference on the Least Developed Countries is held in Doha, Qatar.[ 1]
13 to 18 February: 2023 Qatar Total Open , a women's outdoor hard court tennis tournament.
20 to 25 February : 2023 Qatar ExxonMobil Open , a men's outdoor hard court tennis tournament, was held for the 31st time in 2023. It was held at the Khalifa International Tennis and Squash Complex in Doha, Qatar.
7 to 14 May: The 2023 World Judo Championships took place at the Ali Bin Hamad al-Attiyah Arena in Doha, Qatar.
2 October 2023 - March 28, 2024: Expo 2023 is an International Horticultural Expo to be hosted by Doha, Qatar.
23 October: Qatar 's Emir Tamim Bin Hamad Al Thani has warned the escalation of fighting in Gaza poses a threat to the region and the world. He asserted Israel should not be given a "green light for unconditional killing".[ 2]
8 October: The 2023 Qatar Grand Prix , at the Lusail International Circuit in Lusail, Qatar.
28 December: A court in Qatar reduces the sentences of eight retired Indian Navy officers who had been sentenced to death for spying .[ 3]
19 November, 2023: The Qatar Airways Grand Prix of Qatar was the nineteenth round of the 2023 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season.