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Thu, 18 Mar 2021 22:37:23 +0000The Round Up 18 March 2021
Top stories on #TheRoundUp today School attendance dropped to 30% Baby born with Covid-19 antibodies How to invest in @QatarBursa Qatar to get its first eco-floating hotel
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Fri, 19 Mar 2021 07:42:14 +0000Key mediator Qatar steps in to find political resolution for war-torn Syria
Qatar has been calling for a political resolution to the ongoing crisis in Syria, now playing a role in the trilateral peace efforts with Turkey and Russia to ensure the end of the conflict. A decade has passed since Syrians took to the streets to pr...
Thu, 18 Mar 2021 13:37:56 +0000Battle of short video apps: ‘YouTube Shorts’ unveiled as latest TikTok competitor
Vine, Snapchat, Instagram Stories and Reels, Facebook Stories, TikTok and now YouTube Shorts – what’s the hype with short video features? In October 2018, TikTok surpassed Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat and YouTube in terms of app download...
Thu, 18 Mar 2021 14:16:23 +0000Biden says ‘tough’ to meet US troop withdrawal deadline in Afghanistan
The US was scheduled to fully withdraw its forces by May 1st as part of a February agreement signed between Washington and the Taliban last year. US President Joe Biden said that the complete withdrawal of American forces from Afghanistan “coul...
Thu, 18 Mar 2021 13:41:01 +0000Vaccinated US mother gives birth to first newborn with ‘Covid antibodies’
The mother, a frontline worker, took the Moderna vaccine while pregnant and gave birth to the first known baby in the world born with Covid antibodies. At 36 weeks pregnant, a frontline healthcare worker received the first dose of the coronavirus vac...
Thu, 18 Mar 2021 14:19:16 +0000Can expats invest in the Qatari stock market?
Interested in investing in the Qatari stock market? Doha News takes you through the steps you need to become an investor. Expats can invest in the growing Qatari stock market by trading securities listed on the Qatar Stock Exchange. Some of the com...
Thu, 18 Mar 2021 12:51:48 +0000Qatar signs QR 390 million in deals at Milipol 2021
Qatar’s Ministry of Interior (MoI) has signed several deals valuing almost QR400 million as the 2021 Milipol exhibition wraps up for the year. Military deals worth QR 390.6 million have been signed by Qatar’s interior ministry at this yea...
Thu, 18 Mar 2021 08:40:39 +0000School 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...
Thu, 18 Mar 2021 09:09:38 +0000Qatar FM attends GCC meeting in Riyadh
The 147th session of GCC Ministerial Council reaffirmed the commitment to the Al Ula declaration as well as matters of foreign relations. Qatar’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohamed bin Abdulrahman al-Thani part...
Wed, 17 Mar 2021 16:24:31 +0000The 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
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