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Mon, 02 Aug 2021 08:30:25 +0000
Al Jazeera exposes ‘political strategy’ behind Emirati-funded film The Misfits
Since Doha News reported on the controversial film, VOX Cinemas confirmed it would no longer be screening the movie in Qatar. Al Jazeera’s investigative show “What’s Hidden is More Immense” [Ma Khafiya A’tham], returned ...

Mon, 02 Aug 2021 08:50:28 +0000
How to register to vote in Qatar’s Shura Council elections
Voter registration for the Shura Council elections has opened across all electoral districts and will run until Thursday 5 August. Voter registration for the Shura Council elections, set to take place in October, is now open for eligible Qatari citiz...

Mon, 02 Aug 2021 07:23:30 +0000
‘Essence of sportsmanship’: World reacts to Tamberi-Barshim 2020 Olympics win
The world watched as Italy’s Gianmarco Tamberi and Qatar’s Mutaz Barshim decided to split the gold at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics high jump. Team Qatar athlete Mutaz Barshim jumped a distance of 2.37 meters at the men’s high jump event ...

Mon, 02 Aug 2021 07:41:48 +0000
Qatar sends second batch of aid to Lebanon
The first batch of food to the Lebanese army was sent on 8 July. The second batch of Qatari food aid to the Lebanese army arrived in Beirut on Sunday, Doha’s state news agency [QNA] reported. This comes as part of Qatar’s promise to provi...

Sun, 01 Aug 2021 14:39:59 +0000
Foreign interference? Mysterious Shura election hashtag ‘trends’ on Twitter
#The_People_Boycott_Shura_Elections was trending in Qatar on Twitter, but suspiciously, the trend only included one tweet.  A mysterious “trending” hashtag has appeared ahead of Qatar’s historic Shura Council elections in October, ...

Sun, 01 Aug 2021 13:33:41 +0000
Qatar condemns attack on UN headquarters in Afghanistan
The Gulf state will host a senior level meeting on Afghanistan on 11 August. Qatar has strongly condemned the targeted attack of a United Nations headquarters in Herat province, western Afghanistan, on Friday, where at least one security guard was k...

Sun, 01 Aug 2021 12:58:52 +0000
Qatar Airways pilot sues Transport for London after ‘loose sign’ accident
The pilot was left with a fear of heights and memory loss after a 19 kilogram loose London Underground sign fell on his head. Qatar Airways captain and training instructor Piero Burresi-Paone is taking legal action against Transport for London after ...

Sun, 01 Aug 2021 18:41:51 +0000
تلاعب أجنبي؟ هاشتاق غامض عن انتخابات مجلس الشورى القطري يحتل الأكثر تداولاً عبر تويتر
رغم عدم وجود أي تفاعل عبر هاشتاق #الشعب_يقاطع_انتخابات_الشوري عبر تويتر، حظي الوسم برواج مثير للريبة عبر منصة التواصل الاجتماعي في دولة ق...

Sun, 01 Aug 2021 12:01:24 +0000
Qatar mourns death of popular Kuwaiti actress Intissar Al Sharrah
The Gulf icon’s health began deteriorating in November 2020. Prominent Kuwaiti actress Intisar Al-Sharrah died on Saturday at the age of 59 after a long battle with an illness in London, where she has been receiving medical treatment for severa...

Sun, 01 Aug 2021 13:11:10 +0000
Mutaz Barshim wins gold in men’s high jump at 2020 Tokyo Olympics
Team Qatar’s Mutaz Barshim has secured Qatar’s second ever gold medal after placing first in the men’s high jump at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Team Qatar athlete Mutaz Barshim has landed a gold medal – the second for Qatar ̵...



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