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Thu, 25 Nov 2021 10:20:29 +0000
Can you “mix-and-match” COVID vaccines?
Combining two different Covid-19 vaccines is ‘safe’ and provides strong immunity against the virus health experts insist. A senior doctor at Qatar’s ministry of health has reiterated that there is ‘no danger’ in mixing d...

Thu, 25 Nov 2021 18:00:00 +0000
UK and Qatar launch new air-force training squadron 
Qatar is one of the biggest buyers of UK weapons. The UK and Qatar have announced the launch of a new Joint Hawk Training Squadron to provide advanced and high-speed jet training to pilots.  Britain’s Defence Secretary, Ben Wallace and the Qat...

Thu, 25 Nov 2021 09:58:26 +0000
UN nuclear chief departs Iran after ‘inconclusive’ talks
Top US commander warned of Iran’s ability to build a nuclear weapon soon. The United Nations’s nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi said on Wednesday that talks with top Iranian officials in Tehran were “inconclusive” as world...

Thu, 25 Nov 2021 13:03:19 +0000
Qatar based study shows Covid-19 reinfection cases rare
The study was published in the New England Journal of Medicine and was conducted by Weill Cornell Medicine Qatar. A new study by Weill Cornell Medicine Qatar (WCMQ) has revealed that those reinfected with Covid-19 have very little chances of requirin...

Wed, 24 Nov 2021 11:42:24 +0000
Norwegian journalists arrested for trespassing in Qatar released
Two journalists from the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation were arrested for trespassing while on a reporting trip in Qatar.  Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK) journalists Halvor Ekeland and Lokman Ghorbani have been released by Qatari polic...

Wed, 24 Nov 2021 18:07:47 +0000
Despite previously branding them terrorists, UAE now in talks with the Taliban
Abu Dhabi previously lobbied Washington to establish the Taliban’s office in the Emirates, before then accusing Qatar of ‘sponsoring terrorism’ for Doha’s hosting of the movement’s political office. The UAE has held talk...

Thu, 25 Nov 2021 12:17:22 +0000
Visa requirements for Qatar residents and nationals
Nationals from over 80 countries can enter Qatar visa-free. Tajikistan became the latest country to exempt Qatari citizens from Entry Visa requirement, authorities announced earlier this week. “An official source inside the Consular Department of t...

Wed, 24 Nov 2021 13:25:44 +0000
Qatar to improve data collection on workers’ deaths after Amnesty report
The Gulf state says it is responding to calls for improvement by rights’ groups in the way work related deaths are documented in the country.  Qatar’s labour and health ministries signed an agreement on Wednesday aimed at cooperating on ...

Wed, 24 Nov 2021 10:46:09 +0000
Motorcycles seized by traffic police as Lusail residents call for more action 
Public calls urging legal action against traffic violators in Lusail have been increasing in recent weeks with residents complaining of dangerous and noisy motorists.  Traffic police announced on Tuesday that five motorcycles had been seized by offi...

Wed, 24 Nov 2021 10:01:05 +0000
Qatar steps up efforts to combat human trafficking
Recent United Nations [UN] reports found that people in the Middle East have become more vulnerable to human trafficking during the coronavirus outbreak. Qatar’s labour ministry’s National Committee to Combat Human Trafficking signed an a...



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