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Thu, 11 Mar 2021 09:03:23 +0000Nearly half of school staff vaccinated: health ministry
The vaccination drive is set to expand in Qatar as more shots arrive in the country. More than 45% of teachers and administrators working in public and private schools have been inoculated against Covid-19, a senior official said on Wednesday. So f...
Thu, 11 Mar 2021 09:31:33 +0000
Bahrain sends protest notice to Qatar over ‘bad-intentioned’ Al Jazeera episode
Al Jazeera has denied rumoured changed in its editorial approach following the GCC reconciliation. Bahrain’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs sent a “note of protest” to the Qatari foreign ministry over an episode aired by Al Jazeera, Ma...
Wed, 10 Mar 2021 15:30:44 +0000
The Round Up 10 March 2021
Top stories on #TheRoundUp this Wednesday: 🇶🇦 #Qatar invited as “honoured guest” at #Afghan peace summit 🏺 Al Thani Foundation save Islamic artefacts from #London auction 🚓 Man arrested for recharge cards scam 🍼 #Coffee served i...
Wed, 10 Mar 2021 13:58:20 +0000
UAE ship docks at Qatar terminal as trade restarts
This marks the first commercial energy trade between Qatar and the UAE since the end of the 2017 blockade. Qatar Petroleum (QP) loaded 712,000 barrels of condensate destined for the Emirates National Oil Co. (ENOC) in the UAE on March 3, according to...
Mon, 08 Mar 2021 11:05:26 +0000
No bounds: Qatari women soar into extreme air sports
In Qatar’s world of extreme sports, few women are defying stereotypes. Doha News met up with the daring athletes to learn more about their passions. Want more from Doha News? Website: www.dohanews.co Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dohanews T...
Wed, 10 Mar 2021 13:25:26 +0000
Qatar ramps up efforts with new UN humanitarian office
The new United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in Qatar is set to deal with humanitarian action and needs. Qatar and the United Nations (UN) have signed an agreement to establish a UN Office for the Coordination of Human...
Wed, 10 Mar 2021 11:24:21 +0000
UN envoy to Afghanistan meets Taliban delegation in Qatar
The envoy’s visit comes amid increasing international pressure to push the delayed talks between the Afghan Government and the Taliban. UN Secretary-General’s Special Representative for Afghanistan Deborah Lyons held meetings with the Taliban...
Wed, 10 Mar 2021 11:42:24 +0000
Yemen FM, Qatar Red Crescent tap into dire humanitarian crisis
QRCS launched 19 health and humanitarian projects in many governorates of Yemen to date. Talks between Yemen’s foreign minister and the president of Qatar Red Crescent Society tapped into the dire humanitarian circumstances in the war-torn co...
Wed, 10 Mar 2021 08:08:05 +0000
Russia to host Afghan summit to jumpstart peace process
The meeting comes amid international pressure to fast track delayed talks to end decades of conflict between the Afghan government and the Taliban. Russia is set to host an Afghan meeting later this month in efforts to discuss ways to help advance th...
Wed, 10 Mar 2021 12:05:46 +0000
Qatar intercepts sale to keep Islamic artefacts at Jerusalem museum
Qatar’s Al Thani Foundation has come together with a Jerusalem museum and Sotheby’s to keep artefacts from being sold and transferred to London. A Qatar-based foundation interjected to keep 268 rare artefacts at the Museum for Islamic...