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Tue, 16 Mar 2021 08:25:11 +0000
Vaccines provide 95% protection against new variant strains: health official
Pfizer-Biontech and Moderna vaccines are being rolled out in Qatar as part of the national vaccination campaign.  Both vaccines available as part of Qatar’s inoculation drive provide 95% protection against the new mutated strains of the novel...

Tue, 16 Mar 2021 08:45:23 +0000
UK places Qatar on its ‘red’ travel list
Hotel quarantine put in place for travellers transiting and flying out from Doha’s Hamad International Airport.  Travellers transiting or departing from Qatar are rushing back to their destinations in the United Kingdom after it was placed on the ...

Tue, 16 Mar 2021 07:54:09 +0000
Qatari start-up Snoonu partners with Microsoft to ramp up digital transformation
Fast growing Qatari delivery service Snoonu joins forces with Microsoft to accelerate digital transformation and expansion into new markets. Microsoft and Qatar based delivery app Snoonu have announced a partnership that will accelerate the start-up...

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 19:18:51 +0000
The Round Up 15 March 2021
👇Top stories in #Qatar on #TheRoundUp today: 🧐 Egypt “monitoring” Qatar on journey to reconciliation 📈 361% increase in arms import to Qatar during blockade 😷 Drivers face prison for “masking” number plates 🌊Meet Qatar’s nati...

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 11:49:37 +0000
33-year-old dies from Covid-19 as Qatar mulls more restrictions
A new death case, aged 33, takes the total death toll in Qatar to 266 due to the novel coronavirus. A 33-year-old who contracted Covid-19 was the latest fatality of the novel coronavirus in Qatar on Sunday, the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) said, ...

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 14:13:02 +0000
Qatar’s FM meets Taliban’s deputy leader in Doha
The Afghan government has agreed to participate in an international conference in Istanbul next month. Qatar’s Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani met with Taliban deputy leader, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar in Doha on Sunda...

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 11:37:51 +0000
Qatar donates dialysis machines to hospitals in besieged Gaza
Qatar’s generous donation aims to help the healthcare system in Gaza save the lives of hundreds of patients with kidney failure.  Qatar Red Crescent Society [QRCS] has donated 11 dialysis machines for several hospitals in Gaza in an effort to supp...

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 12:44:05 +0000
Qatar’s arms imports increased by 361% over four years: report
The report stated that there was a drop in global arms sales for the first time since the period from 2001-to-2005. Arms imports to Qatar saw a 361% increase from 2016-to-2020, according to a report released by the Stockholm International Peace Resea...

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 09:11:38 +0000
Post Al Ula: Qatar-Egypt relations in state of ‘cautious optimism’
The two countries restored their relations in January after a three-year feud, yet the path to full reconciliation remains shaky. Egypt is still monitoring Qatar’s actions in fulfilling its commitment to the Al Ula Declaration, Egyptian Ministe...

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 13:42:22 +0000
As renewables replace oil, is Qatar doing enough to diversify?
To fight global warming, world leaders are initiating plans to replace oil with renewable energy, but is Qatar doing enough to diversify its economy?  Qatar’s former prime minister on Saturday warned Gulf states of the inevitable end to the era of...



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