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Thu, 18 Mar 2021 08:40:39 +0000
School attendance lowered to 30% amid surge in cases
In response to a sharp surge in Covid-19 infections in Qatar, education and health authorities announced major changes. The attendance rate for schools across Qatar will be lowered from 50% to 30% from March 21, the Ministry of Education announced on...

Wed, 17 Mar 2021 16:24:31 +0000
The Round Up 17 March 2021
Here are the top stories in #Qatar today:   Appalling conditions at budget quarantine centres One year since Covid-19 EEP’s still keeping families apart Q&A on U.K.-Qatar travel changes (The post The Round Up 17 March 2021 is from Doha News Qa...

Thu, 18 Mar 2021 08:01:13 +0000
Qatar set for ‘rotating, eco-floating’ hotel by 2025
The hotel will have 152 rooms with access to multiple breathtaking views of the ocean along with each rotation. Is your hotel just not close enough to the beach? Well your complaints may have been answered. Ambitious plans to build a floating hotel b...

Thu, 18 Mar 2021 07:46:56 +0000
Qatar pumps $10 million into WHO global health, Covid-19 programme
Qatar and the World Health Organisation have signed their first core contribution agreement to support global assistance. The Qatar Fund for Development (QFFD) and the World Health Organisation (WHO) have signed their first ever core contribution agr...

Wed, 17 Mar 2021 13:19:41 +0000
Could plasma therapy help treat Covid-19 patients in Qatar?
The country is encouraging recovered patients to donate plasma to treat current COVID-19 patients.  Doctors at Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) are using Convalescent Plasma Therapy to treat current Covid-19 patients in Qatar to help speed up their r...

Wed, 17 Mar 2021 11:49:19 +0000
One year on: Families torn apart still desperately awaiting Qatar’s EEP
As Qatar marks one year since the pandemic erupted, families remain torn apart while waiting for their Exceptional Entry Permits to be approved.  As Covid-19 spread around the globe last year, the world came to a grinding halt. In Qatar, borders wer...

Wed, 17 Mar 2021 11:41:36 +0000
QFA teams up with Ghana for five year football partnership
The Qatar Football Association has announced it has signed a 5 year partnership deal with its Ghanaian counterpart. Qatar Football Association (QFA) has signed a five-year cooperation agreement with the Ghana Football Association (GFA), the GFA has a...

Wed, 17 Mar 2021 07:18:51 +0000
One year of Covid-19 in Qatar: A timeline
To mark the first anniversary since Covid-19 struck Qatar, we take a look back on all the events of the past year. The past year has brought life to a standstill worldwide, and no less so here in Qatar, where health authorities quickly moved to impos...

Wed, 17 Mar 2021 10:04:44 +0000
Moscow’s Afghan peace conference: Who is attending?
Russian and Qatari officials say the conference are not designed to compete with Doha’s efforts in the peace process. Global attention has now shifted towards a senior-level Afghan conference in Russia on Wednesday, amid international efforts t...

Tue, 16 Mar 2021 13:44:01 +0000
Latest Qatar-UK travel changes: All your questions answered
On Monday evening, British authorities announced new travel restrictions to travellers from Qatar, placing a temporary ban on direct flights to England. Here is all you need to know about the latest changes. All arrivals to the UK must test negative ...



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