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Sun, 23 May 2021 09:30:56 +0000
Infantino says workers’ rights ‘top priority’ for both Qatar and FIFA
Qatar’s much-anticipated 2022 FIFA World Cup will kick off in less than two years.  Workers and human rights are a priority for FIFA and its World Cup 2022 host Qatar, the organisation’s President Gianni Infantino said at the 71st FIFA v...

Sun, 23 May 2021 17:33:07 +0000
Qatar backs Libya unity government in first FM visit in years
Libya has struggled under a civil war since the ouster and killing of former leader Muammar Gaddafi in 2011. Qatar’s Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani arrived in Libya on Sunday in the first such high-level vi...

Sun, 23 May 2021 13:58:32 +0000
Choice or obligation? How vaccine misinformation sparked a Twitter debate
A debate about the Covid-19 vaccine sparked online, with some claiming indirect obligations to take the jab “violates rights”. A hashtag trending on Twitter in Qatar has seen social media users debate whether taking the Covid-19 vaccine i...

Sun, 23 May 2021 10:30:08 +0000
Vaccinated GCC citizens exempt from hotel quarantine in Qatar
*This article has been updates to confirm only GCC citizens, not residents, are exempt, as per changes made on the official ministry website. GCC citizens are allowed to enter Qatar at any time, provided they follow the updated travel and return poli...

Sun, 23 May 2021 11:58:22 +0000
Amir Tamim meets Hamas chief Haniyeh in Doha
Israeli forces continue to fire stun grenades and tear gas at Palestinians in occupied Jerusalem’s Al Aqsa Mosque despite a ceasefire. The Head of the Political Bureau of Hamas Dr. Ismail Haniyeh thanked Qatar’s Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hama...

Sun, 23 May 2021 07:50:22 +0000
Qatar’s amir says committed to halting Israeli attacks on Palestinians
While a ceasefire came into effect on Friday to end the 11-day deadly offensive on Gaza, Israeli attacks on Palestinians continue. Qatar’s Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani pledged to help stop Israeli attacks against Palestinians and the Al...

Sun, 23 May 2021 10:01:35 +0000
Qatar, Egypt on ‘positive’ path to reconciliation
The two countries joined efforts in recent weeks to broker a ceasefire that brought to end an 11-day Israeli offensive on Gaza. Both Doha and Cairo have been committed to their parts of the Al-Ula Declaration, Egypt’s Foreign Minister Sameh Sho...

Sun, 23 May 2021 12:07:14 +0000
Doha gets its first ever ‘floating’ supermarket for customers at sea
Qatari-owned supermarket chain Al Meera has taken its motto “dedicated to being in every neighbourhood in Qatar” to a whole new level. Qatar now has a floating grocery store anchored near Al Saffliyah Island for passengers and staff using...

Sun, 23 May 2021 09:51:38 +0000
Movie nights galore! Sony’s biggest films to be broadcast on beIN
The exciting deal will cover the Middle East and North Africa region [MENA] and Turkey. Global Sports and entertainment broadcaster beIN Media Group and media giant Sony Pictures Television [SPT] have announced a major multi-year content deal that is...

Sun, 23 May 2021 09:10:49 +0000
‘Israeli mobs’ posing as Qatar’s Gaza reconstruction group targeting Palestinians
Palestinians in Gaza have been receiving spam calls in the name of the Qatari committee to collect personal information. The Qatari Gaza Reconstruction Committee issued a statement denying its link to calls made to Palestinians in the besieged Gaza S...



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