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Wed, 27 Jan 2021 09:44:41 +0000Missing Qatari navy brigadier found dead at sea
Doha’s citizens and residents stated that the deceased man was a brigadier in the Qatari navy. Qatari citizen Muhammad Buhaza was buried at the Mesaimeer cemetery on Tuesday, hours after he was found dead at sea. Buhaza was declared missing after g...
Wed, 27 Jan 2021 08:59:38 +0000UN, Qatar join efforts to help thousands of displaced families in Yemen, Iraq
Thousands of displaced families scattered across Iraq and Yemen will now benefit from Qatar’s humanitarian aid amid global pandemic challenges. United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees [UNHCR] and Sheikh Eid Charity Foundation signed two $2 mi...
Wed, 27 Jan 2021 09:03:42 +0000Qatar finalises major $115mn Turkey port purchase
Doha and Ankara inked the purchase deal last October, adding to strong trade relations between the two countries. QTerminals, Qatar’s leading terminal operating company, finalised the purchase of Turkish port, Port Akdeniz, on Tuesday. The Antalya-...
Wed, 27 Jan 2021 09:06:45 +0000Qatar Airways first to trial ‘digital passport’ mobile app
The award winning airline plans on testing the mobile app in order to ensure the safety of air travel in a new partnership with the IATA. As a part of their partnership with the International Air Travel Association (IATA), Qatar Airways is set on bec...
Tue, 26 Jan 2021 16:31:04 +0000The Round Up 26 Jan 2021
Top stories on #TheRoundUp today: Doha ranks second safest city worldwide 300% more smokers want to quit in Qatar Motorsports season starts Qatar handball team beats Argentina
(The post The Round Up 26 Jan 2021 is from Doha News.)
Tue, 26 Jan 2021 09:57:50 +0000Qatar University plans to open branches in Asia and Africa
Qatar University (QU) is planning to establish branches in a number of Asian and African countries, its president Dr. Hassan Rashid Al Derham announced on Monday. During its weekly meeting, Qatar’s legislative Shura Council along with the presi...
Tue, 26 Jan 2021 08:02:10 +0000Qatar’s Hamad Hospital to begin heart transplant surgeries
The country had also recently announced that it will add lung transplants to its list of procedures, with the first to be conducted in the upcoming two months. Hamad Medical Corporation [HMC] will soon begin to conduct heart transplants, Dr. Yousef A...
Tue, 26 Jan 2021 08:34:46 +0000Qatar sees a 300% increase in smokers wanting to quit
With Covid-19 acting as a wakeup call for many to take greater care of their health, more people in Qatar are now seeking help to quit smoking. Hamad Medical Corporation [HMC]’s Tobacco Control Centre saw a 300% surge in people visiting the facilit...
Tue, 26 Jan 2021 07:54:25 +0000Qatar beats Argentina to clinch place in World Handball Championship quarter final
Team ‘Al-Adaam’ secured second place in their group after Denmark beat Croatia 38-26, to progress to the next stage of the tournament. Qatar booked their place at the 2021 World Handball Championships quarter finals on Monday after beating Argent...
Tue, 26 Jan 2021 07:52:38 +0000Sidra Medicine starts training first batch of locally educated nurses
As Qatar ranks first in the region for healthcare, one of the country’s leading hospitals begins a training program for undergraduate nurses. 15 nursing students from the University of Calgary in Qatar [UCBQ] have joined Sidra Medicine in clini...