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Tue, 11 Jan 2022 08:21:39 +0000Egypt extends detention of Al Jazeera journalist
Egypt is one of the world’s biggest jailers of journalists, with many spending years behind bars and in solitary confinement without being formally charged or tried. Egypt has extended the detention of Al Jazeera journalist, Hisham Abdelaziz, for a...
Tue, 11 Jan 2022 08:41:07 +0000
Saudi-Qatar reconciliation, from a divisive canal to a railroad connection
The post-Al Ula Gulf is still characterized by mistrust and suspicion, but what role will joint infrastructure and investment projects play in redefining relationships between the neighbouring countries? On Thursday 6 January 2022 the Saudi Minist...
Tue, 11 Jan 2022 09:06:00 +0000
Home delivery of medicine resumes as Qatar’s COVID cases hit new high
In a bid to prevent overcrowding in pharmacies and reduce public gathering, health officials have announced the resumption of home delivery services. The Primary Health Care Corporation (PHCC) has confirmed the resumption of medicine home delivery ...
Mon, 10 Jan 2022 16:33:47 +0000
Designated children’s COVID facility opens in Qatar as numbers hit record high
Qatar recorded the highest daily reported cases on Monday, including many children, prompting authorities to designate a children-only COVID centre Following public demand, Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) designated a special facility for children wi...
Mon, 10 Jan 2022 09:52:46 +0000
Relief and congratulations, reactions to Qatari activist Noof Al Maadeed’s return to social media
Qatar’s Minister of Social Development and Family, Mariam Al-Misnad, sent Al Maadeed a gift a ‘welcome home’ gift. Qatari activist Noof Al Maadeed, who had fled the country following years of alleged domestic abuse, reappeared on T...
Mon, 10 Jan 2022 10:58:16 +0000
Qatar records its highest ever number of daily COVID cases
The Gulf nation has recorded the highest number of Covid-19 cases since the start of the pandemic. But do the numbers add up? Qatar has recorded the highest number of daily Covid-19 reported cases since the pandemic hit the country in 2020, according...
Mon, 10 Jan 2022 08:54:20 +0000
Qatar joins worldwide campaign to reduce food waste
The Recipe for Change campaign introduced in Qatar is an initiative to reduce food waste and improve food sustainability. Qatar’s Ministry of Municipality (MoM) has joined a universal campaign on restraining food waste. The initiative entitled ...
Sun, 09 Jan 2022 19:03:46 +0000
Qatari activist Noof Al Maadeed alive
The young Qatari woman announced her return to Qatar from the UK on 30 September—but was ‘missing’ for months leading to rumours she had been killed. Qatari activist Noof Al Maadeed, who had fled the country following years of alleged...
Mon, 10 Jan 2022 07:30:11 +0000
PSG president Al-Khelaifi among sport’s most influential in the world
The prominent Qatari figure was reelected last year to UEFA’s executive committee as its European Club Association (ECA) representative. The chairman of beIN Media Group and President of Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) Nasser Al-Khelaifi has been nam...
Mon, 10 Jan 2022 06:48:58 +0000
The Roundup | 09 January 2022
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