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Mon, 15 Feb 2021 07:59:15 +0000Qatar to boost Gaza’s electricity supply with gas pipeline project
Palestinians living in the Gaza Strip suffer from a power shortage, with a daily supply received in eight-hour rotations. Qatar confirmed plans to establish a natural gas pipeline to double Gaza’s daily electricity supply, Doha’s envoy to the...
Mon, 15 Feb 2021 08:30:06 +0000Qatari runner sprints his way into Tokyo Olympics 2020
The Tokyo Olympics in 2020 will feature a Qatari athlete. Qatari athlete Musab Adam solidified his appearance at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics for the 1500-meter race, after winning the qualifying race at Aspire Academy on Sunday. The Aspire Academy grad...
Mon, 15 Feb 2021 08:49:53 +0000First Indian university to open in Qatar this year: ambassador
Qatar Investment Authority is set to open an office in India and Qatar’s first Indian university is scheduled to open this year, local media reported. An Indian university, as well as three new Indian schools, are expected to open in Qatar this...
Sun, 14 Feb 2021 16:47:45 +0000The Round Up 14 February 2021
Former Bahraini FM criticised for Qatar remarks on Twitter Saudi-Qatar trade resumes after three-year hiatus COVID-19 cases exceed 8,000 ATM machines upgraded for new bills
(The post The Round Up 14 February 2021 is from Doha News Qatar.)
Mon, 15 Feb 2021 05:47:42 +0000Qatar to open mission at NATO HQ in Brussels
The State of Qatar and NATO have signed an agreement to open a diplomatic mission office in Brussels. Qatar and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization [NATO] have signed an agreement to open a diplomatic missions office in the NATO headquarters in Br...
Sun, 14 Feb 2021 14:05:08 +0000Egypt says ‘monitoring Qatari media’ post GCC reconciliation
Questions on whether editorial decisions made in Doha-based newsrooms would change to reflect the recent reconciliation have emerged since the Al Ula Declaration ceremony. Cairo is reportedly “monitoring” Qatar’s media on a daily ba...
Sun, 14 Feb 2021 13:40:48 +0000Ambulatory Care Center expands ICU capacity for COVID patients
ICU capacity extended to 10 rooms, offering additional specialised facilities to patients with COVID-19 infection. The Ambulatory Care Center (ACC) recently expanded its intensive care unit (ICU) capacity to 10 rooms due to a noticeable surge in coro...
Sun, 14 Feb 2021 11:33:34 +0000Former Bahrain FM accuses Qatar of ‘violating GCC agreements’
Twitter users have responded to the Manama official, telling him that his attempts of impeding the GCC reconciliation is a waste of time. Bahrain’s former Foreign Minister and current adviser to King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, took aim at Qatar ...
Sun, 14 Feb 2021 08:42:19 +0000Qatar, Saudi Arabia resume trade via Salwa border crossing
Border trade between Qatar and Saudi Arabia is set to resume on Sunday for the first time since the Al Ula declaration. Trade of goods between Saudi Arabia and Qatar is set to resume through the Abu Samra border crossing, also known as Salwa, on Su...
Sun, 14 Feb 2021 10:52:57 +0000Qatar on track to become world’s largest LNG producer: report
The North Field Expansion project is expected to boost Qatar up the LNG producer list. Qatar’s move to sanction the $28.7 billion North Field Expansion project puts the country on track to return as the world’s largest LNG producer by 2030, Rysta...