While Qatar’s commitment to press freedom is encouraging, additional measures are required to promote more media freedom, writes Ambassador Stefanie McCollum on World Press Freedom Day 2021. Last week, Al-Sharq columnist Abdulaziz AlKhater lamented...

As the world marks the 28th World Press Freedom Day, we take a look into press freedom in Qatar and the development of journalism in the Gulf state over recent years. In recent decades, Qatar has stood at the forefront of developments in the media, m...

This is LinkedIn’s first edition of the list, which includes some of Qatar’s top companies. Qatar Petroleum [QP] has topped LinkedIn’s Top Companies in Qatar list, which ranks the the businesses based on working environments provide...

Tehran’s oil exports took a hit when the former Donald Trump administration withdrew the US from the 2015 nuclear deal and imposed sanctions on the Islamic Republic. Iran expects to export up to 2.5 million barrels per day [b/d] of crude oil if...

Top stories on #TheRoundUp this Sunday: Qatar introduces new platform for workers’ complaints Daily Covid-19 infection numbers drop Qatar holds one of the highest cancer survival rates worldwide Astronomers predict first day of Eid (The post The Ro...

Iran expects to export up to 2.5 million barrels per [b/d] day of crude if US sanctions are lifted. Russia’s top representative at the ongoing Vienna talks Mikhail Ulyanov said meetings have witnessed “indisputable” progress amid ef...

US President Joe Biden formally began withdrawing American troops from Kabul on Saturday. Russia, the US, China, and Pakistan have called on all parties involved in the Afghan conflict to reduce the level of violence in Kabul, urging the Taliban to â...

Health officials have confirmed that Qatar’s restrictions and vaccine campaign have contributed to the decline in daily Covid-19 cases. Senior health officials at the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) have confirmed that daily Covid-19 cases in ...

Qatar’s Ministry of Administrative Development, Labour and Social Affairs (MADLSA) is set to establish a unified platform for workers.  A unified platform to allow for workers’ complaints and disputes is set to be launched in Qatar withi...

Qatar Calendar House predict May 13 could be the first day of Eid Al Fitr this year. Calculations by astronomers at Qatar Calendar House [QCH] say April 13 may be the first day of Eid Al Fitr. Specialists at the QCH predicted that May 12th will make ...