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Wed, 05 Jan 2022 09:00:56 +0000Public demand authorities monitor COVID rapid test prices
With a delay in PCR testing, more people are depending on at home antigen tests. Meanwhile public figures have made a point of thanking frontline workers who once again are under enormous stress. People across Qatar are calling on the Ministry of Com...
Tue, 04 Jan 2022 13:34:35 +0000
Qatar and Turkey ‘to run technical parts of Afghanistan’s airports’
Recent talks over airport management have been delayed due to members of the technical teams contracting Covid-19. Qatari and Turkish companies are set to manage technical operations at Afghanistan’s airports, with a deal expected to be finalis...
Tue, 04 Jan 2022 14:24:57 +0000
Ministry of Interior extends grace period for visa correction
Qatar’s Ministry of Interior has extended the grace period for those who’ve overstayed their visas for the second time. The Ministry of Interior is giving people who’ve breached their visa regulations extra time to get their paper...
Tue, 04 Jan 2022 12:02:43 +0000
Leaked memo outlines Qatar’s new PCR test regulations
Amid ongoing chaos at overcrowding at public health centres across the country, health officials have issued new restrictions on who can now get tested in Qatar. After what many have dubbed as a “PCR crisis” in Qatar, Doha News has lear...
Tue, 04 Jan 2022 11:09:31 +0000
UPDATE: HMC denies medical negligence in case of newborn baby
Doha News had reached out to Hamad Medical Corporation [HMC] for comment after hearing the parents’ story but received no response. On Tuesday HMC issued a statement. Hamad Medical Corporation has denied claims made by a father of a newborn bab...
Tue, 04 Jan 2022 11:40:29 +0000
More than 2000 labour complaints filed against companies in Qatar
The Ministry of Labour has been taking action against companies and establishments violating Qatar’s laws. The number of labour complaints against companies and establishments in Qatar was over 2,000 in December alone. According to a report by ...
Tue, 04 Jan 2022 09:54:04 +0000
Release date announced for Jason Statham’s movie shot in Qatar
The trailer for Guy Ritchie‘s latest Hollywood action movie, with scenes filmed in Doha has just dropped ahead of it’s release in cinemas this year. We finally have a release date for ‘Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre’,a mo...
Tue, 04 Jan 2022 07:53:48 +0000
Campaign to remove abandoned cars in Al Rayyan
The first abandoned vehicle removal campaign of the new year is expected to pick up some 500 cars in Al Rayyan Municipality A campaign that seeks to remove up to 30 abandoned cars a day from within the jurisdiction of the Al Rayyan municipality beg...
Mon, 03 Jan 2022 13:11:05 +0000
Where are we now with Covid in Qatar?
Citizens and residents have been expressing their growing frustration at the local health sector in recent days, in light of what has been described as “mismanagement”. Qatar has been witnessing an alarming rise in Covid-19 cases over the...
Mon, 03 Jan 2022 21:13:54 +0000
The Roundup | 03 January 2022
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