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Thu, 28 Jan 2021 15:57:20 +0000
The Round Up 28 January 2021
The stories making headlines in Qatar on #TheRoundUp ⁉️ ’Illegal’ practice in recruitment of Nepalis workers 🦠 Fear grows over a second covid wave hitting #Qatar 🚗 Video of the huge pileup on the Lusail Expressway 🤾 Qatar gets knocke...

Thu, 28 Jan 2021 13:34:25 +0000
Katara Tunnel Accident
WATCH:  the moments a huge accident took place in the Katara tunnel on the Lusail Expressway. The underpass was shut for several hours, causing huge delays on Doha’s roads. Thankfully paramedics and emergency services were on the scene within ...

Thu, 28 Jan 2021 10:36:45 +0000
COVID cases double in less than a month as Qatar braces for possible second wave
Major concerns have risen over a second Covid-19 wave hitting Qatar as the country’s daily reported cases surpass 320 in the largest surge since August. Qatar has been celebrated globally for successfully containing the spread of Covid-19 and maint...

Fri, 29 Jan 2021 09:41:13 +0000
From the field to your console: DN explores the rising popularity of E-sports
With a growing eSports community in Qatar, Doha News explores what the new trend is all about. The computer flashed from scene to scene as the young eSports player’s avatar progressed in the story. With her kohl-lined eyes, glossed lips and delicat...

Thu, 28 Jan 2021 12:20:24 +0000
Qatar’s third largest bank looks to increase presence in Turkey
The C.E.O of the Commercial Bank of Qatar says they’re committed to doing business with Turkey as the bank looks to expand operations there.  Commercial Bank of Qatar [CBQ], the country’s third largest lender by assets, is set to build o...

Thu, 28 Jan 2021 09:47:06 +0000
Arabian horses strut their beauty at Katara’s festival
Horses from 30 countries around the world will participate at the festival. In its first edition, the Katara International Arabian horse Festival will open its doors on February 2nd and run till the 6th. Horse owners will showcase their mares and sta...

Thu, 28 Jan 2021 08:05:52 +0000
Questions over Qatar visa centre in Nepal and alleged illegal recruitment practice
Authorities are investigating an alleged Qatari Police Staff work visa that was illegally issued to a Nepali national.  Concerns of the illegal recruitment of Nepali citizens into Qatar’s police staff have resurfaced after an electronic copy o...

Thu, 28 Jan 2021 12:18:11 +0000
Three Qatari clubs among those competing in Asian Champions League
The draw for the 2021 AFC Champions League was announced on Wednesday. The tournament’s group stage will kick off on April 14 in “centralised venues” Qatar’s Al Duhail, Al Sadd and Al Rayyan will be participating in the 2021 AFC Champions...

Thu, 28 Jan 2021 08:36:12 +0000
Qatar Red Crescent delivers food aid to thousands of families in Yemen
The food distribution project has helped a total of 9,810 families in the war ravaged country. Qatar Red Crescent Society [QRCS] concluded a half a million dollar-worth food distribution project that has benefitted 68,670 displaced people in war-torn...

Fri, 29 Jan 2021 03:00:40 +0000
I thought I had recovered, then came ‘Long Covid’
Though Covid-19 symptoms can typically recover in two weeks, young, European expat Lisa was among some of the patients that weren’t so lucky.  At least 1 in 20 patients (with some sources suggesting even 1 in 10) who contract COVID-19 have bee...



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