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Thu, 07 Jan 2021 09:27:39 +0000
Ex-adviser to UAE says ‘Qatar won’ after end to three-year dispute
The Al-Ula declaration will not be published but includes basic reunion principles. Qatar has won the GCC standoff against Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt, a prominent UAE commentator and former government adviser said. “Y...

Thu, 07 Jan 2021 09:09:28 +0000
Eligibility criteria for COVID-19 vaccine to be updated every two weeks: ministry
The ministry calls in citizens to keep an eye on bi-weekly updates of the eligibility criteria for obtaining the Covid-19 vaccine. Qatar will update its COVID-19 vaccine eligibility criteria every two weeks, Doha’s health authorities announced on W...

Thu, 07 Jan 2021 08:28:18 +0000
Qatar says GCC reconciliation deal won’t impact Iran, Turkey ties
The former blockading countries initially announced the embargo on Qatar due to the its relations with Iran and Turkey. Qatar will maintain its relations with Iran and Turkey despite the lifting of the embargo imposed on Doha in 2017, Doha’s Minist...

Thu, 07 Jan 2021 07:56:46 +0000
13 demands were ‘maximalist’ negotiation position: UAE FM
Rebuilding confidence will take time, energy and transparency, says Anwar Gargash The 13 demands set in June 2017 by the blockading quartet were a “maximalist negotiating point,” the United Arab Emirates foreign minister, Anwar Gargash told CNN a...

Wed, 06 Jan 2021 12:56:37 +0000
Visitors ‘must present negative COVID-19 certificate’ at Qatar-Saudi border: sources
Visitors entering Qatar through the now-open land border with Saudi Arabia will be required to hotel-quarantine. Travellers entering Qatar from some GCC states, including Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt, will be required to ...

Wed, 06 Jan 2021 16:47:25 +0000
The Round Up 6 Jan 2021
Top stories this Wednesday on #TheRoundUp Egyptian Aljazeera contributor detained Full GCC diplomatic relations to be restored Qatari Diar opens $1bn hotel in Cairo Travelling in the Gulf? (The post The Round Up 6 Jan 2021 is from Doha News.)

Wed, 06 Jan 2021 14:33:37 +0000
Workers stuck in Bangladesh demand urgent return to Qatar
Despite the opening of the visa centre in Bangladesh, workers in the country have been unable to return to Doha to continue their employment. Overcome with fear of losing their only source of income, hundreds of workers in Bangladesh protested outsid...

Wed, 06 Jan 2021 13:38:40 +0000
Detained Al Jazeera contributor denied medication in Egypt: CPJ
The Egyptian journalist was forcibly arrested last month on alleged “false news” and “terrorism” charges, many of which are related to his work with Al Jazeera. Al Jazeera contributor who was detained by the Egyptian authoriti...

Wed, 06 Jan 2021 09:05:52 +0000
Qatar opens $1 billion St. Regis Hotel in Cairo
After years of dispute, both countries restored their full diplomatic ties on Tuesday. Qatar Diar Real Estate Company officially opened its prestigious and wholly-owned St. Regis Hotel in the Egyptian capital on Tuesday, just hours after the signing ...

Tue, 05 Jan 2021 16:50:49 +0000
Full diplomatic relations to be restored between Qatar, blockading GCC states
Qatar will see full diplomatic relations restored between Doha, Riyadh, Abu Dhabi, Manama and Cairo, authorities confirmed. Full diplomatic relations between Qatar and its neighbouring Gulf states will be restored, Saudi Arabia’s foreign minist...



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