DOHA - Qatar's constitutional amendments were approved in a national referendum, the state news agency QNA reported on Wednesday.

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Sheikh Khalifa bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, Minister of Interior and chairman of the General Referendum Committee, said in a statement that the project for constitutional amendments to Qatar's permanent constitution received a popular approval rate of 90.6 percent of the total valid votes, the QNA reported.

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On Oct 29, Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani issued a decree calling on all citizens 18 and older to participate in the referendum.

According to previous reports from the QNA, the latest constitutional amendments introduce significant updates to Qatar's domestic and foreign policy frameworks, including whether to end its limited voting for legislative seats.